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The Ravens Lounge

#106: Eric DeCosta's Inside Info on Ravens Draft

The Ravens Lounge

Baltimore Ravens

Sports, Football

4.9644 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2018

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Assistant General Manager Eric DeCosta talks about the emotions in Ozzie's last draft (5:28), trading back twice in the first round (16:28), choosing between Hurst and Ridley (20:30), the decision to pick Lamar Jackson (25:40) and much more.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I did feel a burden, you know, since January to make sure that we did everything possible

0:08.0

to maximize our chances to have a successful draft this year.

0:12.0

That was a very tough decision.

0:14.0

And in fact, you know, a decision that we really never made until basically when we're on the clock.

0:21.6

And it was a done deal and we look and we say, okay guys, we're making a move.

0:25.6

We're going back in and we're going to draft Lamar Jackson. Welcome into the lounge for a special double edition.

0:43.8

We're going back to back with Daniel Jeremiah,

0:46.7

and now we got the heavy hitter, even bigger, better draft analysis from the man himself,

0:51.9

assistant GM, soon-to-be GM, Eric DeCosta.

0:56.2

Hey, when you're flush, you're flush.

0:57.5

Right now, the guests are rolling in.

0:59.4

It was dry before the draft, but now that everybody's done, they're kicking up, kicking

1:02.7

their feet up, relax a little bit.

1:04.0

We're getting the big hitters.

1:05.6

Exactly.

1:06.6

The episode with Daniel Jeremiah was really good.

1:08.9

I hope you guys enjoyed that one.

1:13.7

And I think you really enjoy this conversation that we're going to have with Eric Takasta.

1:18.8

Before we pepper Eric with questions, we do want to hear from you guys.

1:19.5

We have your questions.

1:22.5

And always you guys can email us at the lounge at ravens.nifl.com.

1:23.5

You got an email over there, make?

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