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Baltimore Ravens: 3 reasons they must go after Jarvis Landry

By Chris Schisler

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - DECEMBER 11: Jarvis Landry #14 of the Miami Dolphins scores a touchdown in the second quarter against the defense of Jonathan Jones #31 of the New England Patriots at Hard Rock Stadium on December 11, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - DECEMBER 11: Jarvis Landry #14 of the Miami Dolphins scores a touchdown in the second quarter against the defense of Jonathan Jones #31 of the New England Patriots at Hard Rock Stadium on December 11, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – DECEMBER 23: Head Coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens runs off the field after the Baltimore Ravens 23-16 win over the Indianapolis Colts at M&T Bank Stadium on December 23, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – DECEMBER 23: Head Coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens runs off the field after the Baltimore Ravens 23-16 win over the Indianapolis Colts at M&T Bank Stadium on December 23, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

3. Step into the modern age of football:

The Baltimore Ravens play with an old school mentality. It was a nice philosophy when you had Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Terrell Suggs and Haloti Ngata all playing on the same defense. It was a nice philosophy when it could lead to the NFL playoffs and Super Bowls. The 2000 Ravens are not the kind of team you see winning Super Bowls in the modern age of football. Every time I watch football from around the league with my Mom she asks why other teams make it look so much easier. Well, my response is usually because other teams have invested in their offense.

The Ravens are great at finding talent, but they are horrible at prioritizing. The purple and black haven’t invested in their offense and it shows. The Pittsburgh Steelers surrounded Ben Roethlisberger with Antonio Brown, Le’Veon Bell, Martavis Bryant and JuJu Smith-Schuster. The New England Patriots have Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman and Brandin Cooks. I could go on and on but the point is pretty simple: Good teams have good players at the play-making positions. It takes one superstar and a few good pieces. The Ravens don’t even have the good pieces for the most part.

The Bottom Line:

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Signing Landry would help Flacco. It would help the fans. It would help the team. There are three really strong reasons for the purple and black to do whatever it takes to make this dream a reality. The Ravens need to make this move.

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