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Can the pass rusher be what Baltimore needs?" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteBaltimore Beatdowna Baltimore UpPodcastFilm ReviewFanpostsFanshotsRavensAboutOddsCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhitePodcast Film Review Fanposts Fanshots Ravens StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Ravens ReportYahoo Ravens Depth ChartYahoo Ravens TransactionsYahoo Ravens PhotosAbout Odds Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Filed under:Ravens 2019 Draft Likes & DislikesRavens 2019 Draft Likes & Dislikes: Jaylon FergusonNew Adult Justin Tucker Jersey ,5commentsCan the pass rusher be what Baltimore needs?EDTShareTweetShareShareRavens 2019 Draft Likes & Dislikes: Jaylon FergusonSteven Erler-USA TODAY SportsThe 2019 NFL Draft was a grueling adventure for Ravens fans. After the initial pick at 25, the front office sat back and calculated their next move. . . which arrived 60 picks later. Fans were excited and exhausted. In the end, we watched as Eric DeCosta and the scouting unit attempted to replace a 16-year Raven, OLB Terrell Suggs, as he ventured off to the NFC West, becoming an Arizona Cardinal. With their second overall selection, the Baltimore Ravens picked DE Jaylon Ferguson.Rd. 3 Pick 85: DE Jaylon FergusonLikes: The stats, obviously. The man who was drafted to ‘replace’ the legendary Raven was the same man to overtake Suggs’ Division I sack record.A player capable of notching 45 sacks in college is exciting, especially when the sack record was on the line in his final matchup and he stepped up to achieve such a feat.The sack totals aren’t the only gaudy number, either. He also racked in a total of 67.5 tackles for loss in his four-year career at Louisiana Tech [sports-reference]. In summation Limited Hayden Hurst Jersey , Ferguson was a college dominator.Now, to discuss his play. I like his versatility. I don’t see Jaylon as a strict defensive end/edge rusher. Against North Texas (yes, I know this isn’t ‘Bama, but still), you can see him producing while playing inside backer blitzing right up the middle. He blows past and takes down the quarterback with ease. On the next clip, he cuts to the chipping tight end, takes the block and uses the momentum from the block to burn past the left tackle and notch yet another sack. Going frame-by-frame, you also notice he’s the first off the line after the snap, demonstrating the speed he’s revered for.My final ‘like’ for Ferguson actually comes from a recent interview on our own “Baltimore Beatdown Podcast”. Jacob Louque and Vasilis Lericos interviewed Bleacher Report’s Connor Roger’s and his response settled most of my up-in-the-air uncertainties on Ferguson.Dislikes: You can’t disregard the level of competition Ferguson faced in college. Yes, he was Division I Hayden Hurst Ravens Jersey , but he wasn’t going against the top-flight lineman in college. He wasn’t battling against the best of the best, and now he will face off against professionals week in and week out. This is a big step up and it will be a tough test for the rookie.Ferguson is a solid defender and I don’t have much against him. It all comes down to becoming the NFL-caliber performer, which we’ll have to wait and see. Former NFL quarterback Mike Vick has long touted the skills of current NFL quarterback Lamar Jackson. But Vick cautions Jackson to be careful when using those skills, especially when it comes to running the ball.“With quarterbacks, we’re not used to getting hit all the time,” Vick told ESPN regarding the Ravens rookie. “When we do it, it can either get you into the game or it can shake you up a little bit. It’s not like a guy sitting in the pocket, you run the risk of getting injured. I’m not saying that should deter Lamar or scare him; I’m just saying proceed with caution.”It’s great advice, advice from which a young Mike Vick would have benefited greatly. Vick typically could run away from and around defenders. When he couldn’t, however Elite Hayden Hurst Jersey , he’d get hit. And the more a quarterback gets hit, the greater the chance he gets hurt.Some quarterbacks have the ability to naturally avoid contact, some don’t. Some, like Russell Wilson (who is a lot like Barry Sanders was), never take a big hit because they move just right at full speed to avoid the brunt of the impact.At its core, it’s an issue of physics and probabilities. Forces and angles and momentum. Bones break, cartilage tears, ligaments rupture. None of that happens without impact, and the fewer impacts a quarterback sustains — especially when on the move — the greater the chance he’ll be able to keep playing.