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Ravens Draft: Recent moves make Courtland Sutton best pick at 16

By Chris Schisler

DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 04: Courtland Sutton #16 of the Southern Methodist Mustangs scores a touchdown agains the Baylor Bears in the second quarter at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on September 4, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 04: Courtland Sutton #16 of the Southern Methodist Mustangs scores a touchdown agains the Baylor Bears in the second quarter at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on September 4, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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The Baltimore Ravens receiving room has some speedsters on it. What it needs now is a tough possession receiver who forces double coverage…

Yes, it’s me again, begging the Baltimore Ravens to draft Courtland Sutton. If I haven’t convinced you yet that Sutton is the cream of the crop when it comes to 2018 NFL Draft receivers, I can at least sell to you that he is the best pick at 16. That’s because the Ravens offense has only prioritized speed and Sutton is the one true missing piece to the puzzle.

Ryan Grant is a good route runner and I like the move. If the Ravens draft Sutton he will instantly become the number one receiver for the purple and black. He will be the go to guy, which is a good thing. Nobody that is a member of the Ravens can be overly leaned on. You can’t ask Grant to go from a 45 catch season to being a 90 reception player. If the Ravens don’t add a stud receiver, what else is Marty Mornhinweg going to do?

Grant is the best receiver the Ravens have under contract. That’s like saying fruit is for dessert. It works, but you want something more or at least something to go with it. You know you want warm apple pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream…okay now I’m hungry. The point is, the Ravens have apples, so let’s make some apple pie.

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Sutton has the chance to be the best receiver in the NFL in a couple of years and in the immediate future he can be a really good player. Sutton has a 6’4″ frame. He ran a good 40 yard time and he’s just a big play machine. You know how I feel about Sutton, I’m not going to have this argument for the 4,000th time. What I will say is that Sutton is the obvious top choice based on the Ravens’ needs.

Calvin Ridley would just add more of the same for the Ravens. He is a small and fast receiver whose greatest strength is route running. The Ravens don’t need that. The Ravens had nothing at wide receiver. Now they have a couple of players who can go deep and also win on some slant routes. Joe Flacco needs a player who he can just throw it up to. He needs a player that will go get the football no matter what.

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The Ravens game plan here is as obvious as it gets. They want to change everything about their wide receiver situation. They added two similar players in Brown and Grant. Now, it’s up to them to add a possession receiver that will draw a lot of attention from defenses. The Ravens therefore have to target Courtland Sutton with the 16th pick, whether you like it or not.

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