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How is #25 and #60 close to equal value to what the Ravens were offering? Because 25 is close to 14 and 60 is close to another top 15 pick???? If Chicago gave 2 1sts, it still wouldnt be close to the same offer.

I wonder if the Commanders make a play for him. They have the space and have a better pick than the Ravens. In fact, their pick may be in the catbird position (grabbing an elite player who always drops).

rich72 wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2026 6:06 pm No way is he top 5, I would say he about 9th or 10th best.

naw,disagree big time, max is one of the top 3 when it comes to complete and elite defensive end in teh n.f.l "sacks,tackle for loss,pressure and vs running" there is a lot more to playing d/e then just sacks

RI RAIDER wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2026 9:57 am I wonder if the Commanders make a play for him. They have the space and have a better pick than the Ravens. In fact, their pick may be in the catbird position (grabbing an elite player who always drops).

at this time im wanting to keep madmax on the team for life...dudes makes our team much better

NewEraX25 wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2026 5:22 am Paye isn't that good, and Maxx would still get abused by OT's and double teams. If we can get a monster NT, then Maxx might just be able to get to the QB in a 3-4.

Paye has had seasons where he had 8 sacks. He's good enough. I just don't see him as an OLB in a 3-4. We could draft a nose tackle in the 2nd round. But Paye and Crosby are too undersized to be 3-4 DEs.

I live in MD and the Crosby trade no-trade has been consuming a ton of time on sports talk shows. A local reporter (from the Baltimore Banner I think ) believes Eric De Costa (Ravens GM) got cold feet considering the amount of screening of medicals before the trade took place. Have the Raiders spoken publicly on the issue?

De Costa, appearing on a local talk show, seemed to imply he did not have everything timely

eastcoast128 wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2026 7:24 pm I live in MD and the Crosby trade no-trade has been consuming a ton of time on sports talk shows. A local reporter (from the Baltimore Banner I think ) believes Eric De Costa (Ravens GM) got cold feet considering the amount of screening of medicals before the trade took place. Have the Raiders spoken publicly on the issue?

De Costa, appearing on a local talk show, seemed to imply he did not have everything timely

I think De Costa is covering his ass for backing out of an agreement which while well within his rights, was still a bush league move. He would get more respect if he simply owned it.

Aqib Talib Speaks on Raiders-Ravens Trade Gone Bad

"Let me tell you how it went down," said former NFL player Aqib Talib on The Arena: Gridiron. "Trey Hendrickson said my number is $40 million. He put it out there, and his agent did too... The Ravens like Crosby, they like Hendrickson, but they do not like the $40 milion number. They trade for Crosby ... Then a day or two go by, and Hendrickson, nobody is willing to pay that $40 million ... That number is down. Then word is that that number is now $30 million."


"So now the Ravens are like we can get Hendrickson for $30 million and keep their first round picks draft picks. They back out of the trade and go get Hendrickson. It is a business move if you ask me. There are never feelings in this football s***

As big of a douche as Talib was as a player (and probably still is!), he’s pretty entertaining on the podcasts I have seen him on. He seems like a straight shooter who doesn’t pull punches.

teams need to remember that teh ravens are not straight shooters when it comes to agreements

eastcoast128 wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2026 7:24 pm I live in MD and the Crosby trade no-trade has been consuming a ton of time on sports talk shows. A local reporter (from the Baltimore Banner I think ) believes Eric De Costa (Ravens GM) got cold feet considering the amount of screening of medicals before the trade took place. Have the Raiders spoken publicly on the issue?

De Costa, appearing on a local talk show, seemed to imply he did not have everything timely

we know this is not the case and decosta is no longer seen as a straight shooter on agreements but a douche who backs out of deals like a coward cause he cant handle what critics say

Cruisin with Tooz wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2026 9:15 am How is #25 and #60 close to equal value to what the Ravens were offering? Because 25 is close to 14 and 60 is close to another top 15 pick???? If Chicago gave 2 1sts, it still wouldnt be close to the same offer.

The only teams that should be interested in spending two 1sts for a top DE are teams that are in the hunt for a superbowl and need one top player to get them there. So most teams that fit that profile are teams likely picking from picks 25 to 32. We were lucky as Ravens had a bad year but considered a team in the hunt. I dont see any other teams in the hunt that are picking near 15 or below. Its Not logical to think we will get the value of two 1st round picks near 15. Only a Fans logic would be that obsurd

RaiderFan1 wrote: Sun Mar 15, 2026 10:17 am The only teams that should be interested in spending two 1sts for a top DE are teams that are in the hunt for a superbowl and need one top player to get them there. So most teams that fit that profile are teams likely picking from picks 25 to 32. We were lucky as Ravens had a bad year but considered a team in the hunt. I dont see any other teams in the hunt that are picking near 15 or below. Its Not logical to think we will get the value of two 1st round picks near 15. Only a Fans logic would be that obsurd

on top of that the ravens hinted it was the injury and failed physical which hurt max's value going forward...f[raiders_icon]ck the ravens and decosta for being pos

id rather keep crosby then trade him due to lessened value from lies by the nfl talking heads and pos ravens

I still don't understand why the NFL can't have an independent Doctor look at the medical report to determine of the Ravens acted in bad faith.

Raider_Dave wrote: Sun Mar 15, 2026 11:26 am I still don't understand why the NFL can't have an independent Doctor look at the medical report to determine of the Ravens acted in bad faith.

If the rules allow them to back out of the deal, regardless of their reasons, then what’s the point?