 During the NFL offseason after free agency and after the draft after the schedule release We enter into a slow period of time Where things just really aren't shaking like they were before and you may have a big story here there and some stories That may not really be nothing may get blown up bigger than they were intended to be But there's no denying that the period of time that we're in right now, especially with everything going on It is very slow. So one of the best ways for us NFL fans to pass time is by creating these lists These lists are who's the top this who's the top that who's the best this who's the worst that and another thing that those lists do is get fans of particular teams triggered if There's a top five quarterbacks in the NFL list and your team's quarterback isn't on there Whether you were successful or not last season you may get a little offended if there's a top five running backs in the NFL And you're running back went off for a period of the season last year And he wasn't on that list you may get offended and so on and so forth but One list that some Ravens fans were talking about and shout out to my god Thomas because he was the one that Actually put me on to this PFF ranking list was the top receivers in the NFL and the ranking every NFL receiving corpse heading into the 2020 season and this was a list done by a pro football focus I know a lot of y'all familiar with them Because if you're watching the game if even if it's after the game if it's during the week In the middle of a in the middle of a week of a football season then PFF You'll get these random you see these random tweets these random stats that they put out Oh, well this player in the third quarter if there are seven minutes left in the third quarter of a game where this team is trailing By two then this quarterback's completion percentage. It raises up by six percent And they will have stats for everything, you know just like ESPN does PFF does to all them have stats for everything But it's all good because that's their job so They came up with a list like we just talked about ranking every NFL receiving corpse heading into the 2020 season So where would you think that they would rank the Ravens receiver group? Especially at the last season Hollywood Brown he did his thing his numbers weren't all that but he was hurt last year You've been seeing the workout videos You've been seeing how fast this dude has looked and he looked fast when he was hurt imagine him being healthier now Miles Boykin got this big 6-4 receiver with speed going into his second season and usually in that second season receivers Take a big leap Just draft the Devon Duvenay James crochet and those dudes do not drop the ball and Then of course the receiving court. It doesn't just mean the wide receivers. It's just whoever is a receiver of the football Look at their tight ends Their tight ends Mark Andrews is one of the best tight ends in the league last year Then you got Nick Boyle reliable hands great blocker So what say you? PFF Well, let's see first Because you know, you know Ravens ain't ranked at the top of nothing not for the wide receiver list by these PFF people So let's see what how they break their list down and what they didn't tell we're just gonna read the first two paragraphs of this It says receivers who can both separate and make plays with the ball in their hands should be near the top of every team's Wishlist because outside of whom they have a quarterback is arguably the biggest factor in having a successful offense With the 2020 NFL draft and free agency behind us We now have a pretty good idea of each team's depth chart Which allows us to look at the teams that project to have the best receiving corpse next season across the wide receiver tight end And running back positions. Oh, see I didn't even clue running back. They include running back, too So we got Mark Ingram who can catch passes out of the backfield got Justice Hill just added JK Dobbins Then there's Gus Edwards, too, but they never really gave us a chance to catch pass out of the backfield but anyway So using PFF's play-by-play grading and the signature stats that can be found in premium stats 2.0 as a guide Here is where each team's receiving corpse ranks right now as we look forward to the 2020 season so number one Tampa Bay Buccaneers So they PFF feel like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have the best receiving group in the league And I'm gonna read this I'm not gonna read number two three We're gonna go over who two and three are as well But I'm not gonna read their paragraphs number one Tampa Bay Buccaneers just to give you a feel of why they feel Tampa Bay is the top The Buccaneers was only team in the NFL with the two top ten wide receivers in terms of PFF grade in 2019 Chris Garwin finished the season ranked first at the position in overall grade while Mike Evans finished the year tied for six All Tampa did in the offseason was improved on that group by adding the highest graded wide receiver in the FBS over the last two seasons Tyler Johnson and Canton bound tight in Rob Grunkowski to pair with the two solid receiving Options at Titan already an OJ Howard and Cameron break the cupboard is full for Tom Brady as he looks to get back to the Super Bowl again This time with a new team so we see the criteria for what PFF will consider the best and Can you really argue? Can you really cuz I know there's been a lot of stuff going around about the Bucks being Overrated and we could talk about that in another video, but as far as they're receiving group Can you really argue that? Like can you argue that they're not number one you could but if you argue that they're not number one Then you're probably gonna be arguing about one of these next two teams And so Tampa Bay Buccaneers, they say they're the best receiving group number two Kansas City Chiefs Yeah, we we we get why? And number three the Dallas Cowboys. Hmm. That's an interesting one. So my Cooper Michael Gallup. They just got CD land hmm, okay and They they also said anything that Dallas gets from the other pieces in the passing game like Blake Jarwin Ezekiel Elliott is icing on the cake and The number four is New Orleans Saints. So your top four are the Bucks the Chiefs the Cowboys and the Saints Where Ravens at though? Well, let me scroll all the way down to 25 25 So this is uh What is the bottom eight bottom seven? Well bottom eight because you got to count another 25 to strong hmm So this at Baltimore is only over the Packers over the Bears over the Jets Over the Dolphins over the Patriots over the Jaguars and over the Redskins in term of their wide receiver group and And let's see why Considering that the Ravens finished the 2019 regular season as the NFL's most efficient offense You would think they're receiving corpse will finish higher than 25th on this list Their offense and uniqueness of Lamar's Jackson game means they don't need a lot of high-level receiving talent though Marquis Brown appears to be appears to be poised to break through in 2020 after generating an NFL High passer rating of 134.4 on his 65 targets in 2019 despite playing through injury I didn't know that that's pretty good Mark Andrews also staked his claim as one of the top receiving threats at the position last season Leading all tight ends in receiving yardage from the slot by a wide margin I didn't know that either Behind those two is where things get murky Baltimore will be hoping one of Miles Boykin, Devon DuVernay or James Approach they can beat out Willie Snead at wide receiver to so Ravens are ranked 25th Out of 32 As far as their wide receiver corpse Now I know that they're gonna be a lot of Ravens fans that get upset with that I know they're gonna be a lot of Ravens fans that feel like hey We should be higher. I know it's gonna be a lot of Ravens fans that feel like that is wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong But I don't have a problem with it. I don't have a problem with it the Ravens they have a very They have in an inexperienced group a group that uh that has a lot to prove And I mean what what what have the Ravens receivers proved so far What what have those guys proven? Think about it Again Hollywood he did this thing last year and he was hurt He was hurt So based off of last year what we saw in the regular season and in the playoffs from him Oh, yeah, he should be good to go. This should be a great season from him Him and Lamar Jackson another year rapport another year chemistry Both on and off the field, but what else? Willie Snead Willie Snead on the regular season. He was there when you needed him But is he some big explosive receiver? That's just dominant No, but he does his job And he does his job well When called upon Willie Snead has been pretty reliable Miles Boykin going into the second year last year. He caught like what 13 catches for I think like three touchdowns and Little under 200 yards That was in the whole season Miles Boykin all the physical tools in the world to take that next step to take that leap But he got to take that leap. He's unproven Devon DuVernay crochet again, like you said earlier, they don't drop the ball But now what can you do on an NFL level? They're unproven So I have absolutely no problem with PFF ranking the Ravens at 25. I don't I Don't think it's a slap in the face. I Don't think it's disrespectful. I Just think it shows that PFF feels like hey These guys are unproven Because there was some list last year that said that the Ravens were the worst But now this year they moved up a little bit so I can understand I don't think it's a dig at the Ravens I don't think it's a slight at the Ravens at all It just me. Hey, we don't know about these guys These guys don't know about these guys on the NFL level and we really got to see how good they can be Now again, like the article mentioned and when we've talked about a lot on here the Ravens like we saw last year, too They don't need the best of the best at wide receiver. They don't But you still want to have quality guys And we saw why in the playoffs It's like all season long The Ravens had this group of wide receivers that according to the NFL was so bad But they will still get the job done when their names were called upon They will still get the job done Ravens did not have drop issues last year They didn't Up into the playoff game, of course But drops were not a big issue, man Especially like they had been in previous years drops were not a big issue throughout the season You will get your occasional drops now and you would have these memorable games Where some would drop more than others like the Seahawks game, you know, Mark Angelo That was a rough one that was that was a rough one, but he made up for it and plenty of games after that But drops were not a big problem for the Ravens last season again excluding the playoff game So the receivers again when they were called upon They were reliable But they were still unproven It's still a lot left To be answered because there's so many questions So we'll see how these Ravens prove themselves this season and I hope they see this list And they just use that as another piece of motivation In order to get better Get bigger get stronger get faster get more productive And again, this is just as much on LeMau as it is on the wide receivers to it's a two-way street He got to find them better Hit them in stride got to open up that route tree But they'll do it. I know they will They'll take care of business Anyway team keep it clean y'all keep taking care of business. I love y'all. I hope y'all having a really good Monday And I'm out