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Hypothetical Trade: Chiefs give Ravens 31st pick for Orlando Brown Jr.

By Chris Schisler

Oct 18, 2020; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Orlando Brown (78) and offensive guard Patrick Mekari (65) block against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 18, 2020; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Orlando Brown (78) and offensive guard Patrick Mekari (65) block against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports /
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Aug 17, 2020; Owings Mills, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. (78) during training camp at Under Armour Performance Center. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /

The Bottom Line:

The Chiefs’ 31st pick overall may be the most realistic trade offer the Ravens can hope for. If Eric DeCosta can get a fourth-round pick on top of it then that would be gravy. If I was DeCosta taking this trade would be tempting.

I could draft an edge rusher and an offensive tackle in the first round. That would just mean I would have to get a receiver in free agency. Another possibility would be picking at 27 and trading back from the 31st pick to make the second night of the NFL Draft much more fun.

Using one of the late first-round picks to trade back could be more profitable than getting a trade offer in the neighborhood of a second and a fourth. Baltimore could turn two first-round picks into a long list of possibilities. Turning away from those possibilities because a great team could remain great is like refusing to get in a car because it’s not 100 percent safe. You’re not going to get anywhere.

The Ravens can’t fear increasing the potency of the Chiefs. They have to focus on getting better. The Ravens showed that they need to work on some things before beating the Chiefs in the playoffs is the right goal for them. The Ravens need to reload their roster with young and affordable talent.

The Ravens are inevitably going to trade Brown Jr. right? Then the Ravens have to be willing to listen to the most credible offers they’re going to get. If the Dolphins, Jaguars or a team to be named later makes a sweeter proposition, the Chiefs would need to sweeten the pot more. Until then, this hypothetical trade seems like a win-win.

We don’t know what Brown Jr.’s trade value is. The Ravens should set the price at a first-round pick minimum and see where it gets them. All of Baltimore is ready for DeCosta to fleece another NFL decision-maker, but a realistic trade is all we can objectively hope for.

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I’d have a hard time saying no to this trade offer if the Chiefs were the only viable way to get an extra first-round selection. You may want more, but can you really say it’s not a fair trade offer?

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