 You ever been going to the store whether you are the parent or you went with your parents and y'all are headed in Your parents like look we're going here for this one thing. That's all we get in we ain't get nothing else You go into the store and you look you see something that you like you like. Oh, and they're like you can look But do not touch because we're not buying it That can be a very frustrating thing for the child and it can be a very frustrating thing for the parent too If the child keeps looking and keeps touching and they want to get it even though you told them from jump like look We're not getting anything else now There will be some parents that cave in and there's no problem with that But there will be some parents that won't the Baltimore Ravens have been those parents that won't when it comes to adding a significant wide Receiver to this team whether under Lamar Jackson was under Joe Fleck oh that just has not been their strategy But let's just talk about under Lamar Jackson because that's what it is currently right now Ravens have been lookers. They've been lookers. They've been searchers. They've been investigators. They've been researchers They've been due diligence Even though that's not even a word but y'all get what I'm saying Ravens have done everything but Close the deals when it's come to these wide receivers. They've done everything, but They've offered they've tried they've talked to they've done so much But the end result is always the same thing no deal That's why with this report from Jeremy Fowler. It's nice. It's very nice It's encouraging it's a feel-good story, but We've seen the same result every single time So I can't get my hopes up Anyway, let's read the excerpt from this article on ESPN.com He said the Ravens have been fairly active in the wide receiver market as Dan mentioned above They've looked into Beckham Odell Beckham, Jr. And we did hear that the Ravens they offer them something They offer them a deal So apparently the Ravens offered him a deal the the Jets are still trying to offer him a deal They still trying to bring him on and it was said that he could be waiting on Aaron Rogers It said that the Jets are the favorite But it said that he could be waiting on to see what happens with Aaron Rogers and with Aaron Rogers It's more like a win and not an if because apparently Green Bay is easing up on what they're asking for for Aaron Rogers Because he might not even play beyond this year, but we'll see so much is unknown with that But it is we all assuming that he's gonna be a jet sooner rather than later, but we'll keep on waiting for that So he's he's waiting on one QB situation that seems like it's a sure thing Now if he got a line that up with Baltimore with the Ravens and that QB situation It's the furthest thing from a short thing right now So I would definitely I don't think it's a surprise that the Jets or another team besides the Baltimore Ravens Would be a favorite to land Odell Beckham, Jr. But again, hey, we won't know till we know Continuing he said so as Dan mentioned above they've looked into Odell Beckham, Jr. I've heard the same for DeAndre Hopkins and Cortland Sutton now with DeAndre Hopkins It was said that The Cardinals have given him permission and given teams permission to talk to him directly Hey, you could talk to them and that's obviously to DeAndre Hopkins to his agents and whatnot. Hey talk to them directly You ain't even just got to talk that you could talk to them. You could talk to them straightforward And y'all come up with something good run it by us if we like it a let's talk But if we don't hey make it better So they're trying to move them. They're trying to move them. So with the DeAndre Hopkins It's only a matter of time But it's the same thing there, too DeAndre Hopkins and his camp could look like Okay, Ravens Familiar with the organization gone up against them plenty of times They interested in me that'd be nice, but who will be throwing me the ball Even though I can produce with literally anybody throwing me the ball because I've done proven that throughout my career But who's gonna be throwing me the ball cuz I'm getting up there in age a little bit. I can still play I can still move. I can obviously still catch. I'm still one of the best, but Who's gonna be throwing me the ball because I don't want to waste time Raven situation makes it murky Makes it murky makes it murky for all these wide receivers and then the same thing with Cortland Sutton Because again, he's apparently on a trade block as well But they did say that the Ravens have looked into all three of these wide receivers and it says they seem open to potentially Adding a quality outsider see ver whether Jackson is in the lineup or not potentially But I just can't count on it man Because again, my thing the same thing I've been saying for years. Oh Oh, you want you want to do it now? Now that you got all this fiasco going on with Lamar Jackson the contract stuff Where was this? In a well this energy has been here because they've been looking but again, they didn't close the deals So I can't even say where was this energy before because it's been there, but When are the Ravens gonna finally close the deal? When are the Ravens finally gonna be like, okay, we can give that up Okay, we could throw in a little more draft picks I oh we could give up this player and I saying that you got to give up the whole team to get a receiver But you got to be willing to give up a little bit more especially is if it's a wide receiver of high quality Because they don't just grow on trees and they certainly don't just grow on trees at Owens Mills And that's not even a shot at the Ravens. That's just what it is Ravens track record when it comes to receivers as y'all all know It ain't pretty Again now recently that track record has seemed to be shifting a little bit Because Hollywood was panning out pretty good Rashad baby look like he panning out pretty good but the track record is it's not pretty and The competition that they were up against It ain't much comp there anyway So Order a that's my biggest question moving forward All the Ravens actually gonna make something happen. Or is it just gonna be another year? Another offseason where we hear all they tried But they just didn't close deal. Oh, they offer but they end up the player end up going somewhere else. Oh They just didn't want to throw in this additional Draft pick. Oh, it was too much compensation that they would have had to give up That's what I'm expecting I would like if Ravens got either one of these three receivers Think it'll be a nice upgrade for sure, obviously If it's DeAndre Hopkins, you got DeAndre Hopkins Rashad Bateman, and then you draft the receiver early to I Would love that. I would love that. I think you should have done this a couple years ago And he was a Texan and I know people say oh, they wouldn't trade them to the afc You give them the right offer they would have guarantee that Texans just Traded their quarterback the man who's throwing DeAndre Hopkins a football they traded him within the afc See, it's all about the right offer Cuz I don't want to hear that. Oh No, it conference like this a FC NFC. No, no, no, no, it's all about the right offer You get the right offer on the table. Oh, you in the same conference. Okay. We'll see you when we play you. Bye I think that's how teams feeling man That's how teams feeling So again interest is great Interest is where everything starts and that's a nice stepping stone, but in order to continue climbing up them steps continue advancing How about the Ravens clothes? You got some opportunities here You got several opportunities. These are the three guys you interested in all right, let's see Let's see. Let's see what you getting ready to do Because you have one that's a free agent so you could come up with the terms of the contract You have one. That's a very high profile wide receiver who has been great But his his price is a little bit higher and then you got one That's a more under the radar, but a solid receiver you still play So you you got three different scenarios to choose from Are you gonna land one of the three? Or is it just gonna be yet another? normal Ravens offseason Well, you tried but you end up coming up short Let's see what these boys do we out