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The one move that defined the 2018 NFL season for all 32 teams

By Erik Lambert

ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 09: Oakland Raiders new head coach Jon Gruden looks on during a news conference at Oakland Raiders headquarters on January 9, 2018 in Alameda, California. Jon Gruden has returned to the Oakland Raiders after leaving the team in 2001. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 09: Oakland Raiders new head coach Jon Gruden looks on during a news conference at Oakland Raiders headquarters on January 9, 2018 in Alameda, California. Jon Gruden has returned to the Oakland Raiders after leaving the team in 2001. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – NOVEMBER 22: Calvin Ridley #18 of the Atlanta Falcons catches the ball for a touchdown during the second half against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on November 22, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – NOVEMBER 22: Calvin Ridley #18 of the Atlanta Falcons catches the ball for a touchdown during the second half against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on November 22, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /

Baltimore Ravens: Passing on Calvin Ridley

I don’t think anyone in Baltimore is going to be upset that the team eventually ended up with Lamar Jackson at the end of the first round, but with this team’s affliction for Alabama players and a desperate need for playmakers at receiver, how did they not end up with Calvin Ridley?

The Ravens used their first pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft on South Carolina tight end Hayden Hurst.

In nine games this season, Hurst has a total of seven receptions. Ridley had eight touchdown catches.

Even though the Falcons’ offense has not been very good, Ridley has proven himself to be much better than his draft position and the Ravens’ passing attack could use a dynamic player like him.

Unfortunately, they got in their own way during the draft, and got a better pass-catching option later in Mark Andrews. They could have had both Andrews and Ridley, but here we are.

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