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No trade deadline move for Ravens: 3 big things

By Chris Schisler

General manager Eric DeCosta of the Baltimore Ravens (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
General manager Eric DeCosta of the Baltimore Ravens (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 13: A detailed view of the NFL logo on the field during the NFL game between Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 13, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 13: A detailed view of the NFL logo on the field during the NFL game between Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 13, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images) /

3. The trade deadline was all talk, little action:

Is Trent Williams a member of the Cleveland Browns? No he is not. Did Le’Veon Bell or Jamal Adams actually get shipped away by the New York Jets? No they did not. Chris Harris is still with the Broncos isn’t he? Yes he is. There were not a lot of big trades. There was the Dolphins trading for Aqib Talib for a fifth round pick. That’s probably the biggest headline of the day in terms of deals that actually got done. There were a handful of trades before the deadline even loomed, yet the action of the deadline day didn’t spike the way many hoped it would.

Trades at this point in the season are hard to come by. Teams that stink are sellers, and they want to drive up the price. Contenders are buyers. The teams in position to compete for January football tend to be teams who have made the right decisions more often than not. Most contenders have general managers that aren’t stupid and aren’t desperate enough to sell the farm. The Ravens Flock wanted a trade. It was certainly one of those wanting trade deadlines in Baltimore. How many trades were actually viable? You can’t miss out on something that wasn’t there in the first place.

Next. What happened during the Ravens bye week. dark

Here is everything in a nutshell. The Ravens had good reason for participating in trade talks. They didn’t make a desperate or rash decision and are still in the hunt for a championship. The trade deadline generated headlines all over the internet and there weren’t a lot of trades right against the Tuesday deadline. The good thing is that we can stop talking about trades and get back to the pleasant reality of the Ravens having firm control of the AFC North.

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