{"id":2962,"date":"2024-11-21T03:23:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T03:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2962"},"modified":"2024-11-21T03:23:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T03:23:48","slug":"ravens-could-offer-jets-outcast-route-back-to-the-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2962","title":{"rendered":"Ravens Could Offer Jets Outcast Route Back to the NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1789722759-e1732147962281.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1789722759-e1732147962281.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1789722759-e1732147962281.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1789722759-e1732147962281.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Ravens Could Offer Jets Outcast Route Back to the NFL\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Getty Eric DeCosta and the Baltimore Ravens can offer a New York Jets outcast a route back to the NFL.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Eric DeCosta doesn\u2019t need a lot of help running the front office for the Baltimore Ravens, but the well-regarded general manager does \u201cthink highly\u201d of Joe Douglas.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas had been EDC\u2019s opposite number with the New York Jets until he was fired on Tuesday, November 19. Douglas might not be in exile for long, though, not when more than one NFL team holds him in high regard.<\/p>\n<p>As NFL Network\u2019s Mike Garafolo detailed, \u201c#Ravens, #Eagles and other teams think highly of Joe Douglas. Out as #Jets GM, but sure to find his next role in the NFL in short order.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garafolo included a post from Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic explaining how if Douglas \u201cwas interested in returning to Baltimore in some capacity, there would be a scouting\/front office role available for him. He\u2019s well liked and respected in Baltimore, where he got his start.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Adding Familiar Face to Front Office Makes Sense for Ravens<\/h2>\n<p>Douglas\u2019 start involved working in personnel and scouting for the Ravens from 2000 until he joined the Chicago Bears in 2015. His time in Baltimore overlapped with DeCosta, who directed college scouting and player personnel from 2003 to 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Although he went on to help the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles win a Super Bowl as VP of Player Personnel, things fell apart for Douglas and his big break running the whole show with the Jets. Repeated failures to identify and acquire a franchise quarterback was the 48-year-old\u2019s biggest problem.<\/p>\n<p>Getting the big one right eluded Douglas, but that doesn\u2019t mean his track record of finding talent was bereft of success stories. Douglas notably scored a host of quality starters from the 2022 NFL draft class, including shutdown cornerback Sauce Gardner and wide receiver Garrett Wilson, the league\u2019s Rookie of the Year two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>As well as those two names, Douglas drafted running backs Braelon Allen\u00a0and Breece Hall, cornerback Michael Carter II, along with edge-rushers Jermaine Johnson and Will McDonald IV.<\/p>\n<p>The records show Douglas got the Jets at least \u201cseven really good NFL starters,\u201d per ESPN\u2019s Dan Orlovsky. He believes that \u201cfor a general manager to draft that many high-impactful players that are young, and to get fired, speaks to\u201d broader dysfunction within the Jets franchise.<\/p>\n<div id=\"99aa7fc498819c197dadcf9bb1a0a446\">\n<div>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cFor a general manager to draft that many high impactful players that are young, and to get fired, speaks to there\u2019s a lot more going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>@danorlovsky7 on the Jets\u2019 decision to fire Joe Douglas \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Systemic problems for the AFC East club needn\u2019t concern the Ravens. Instead, DeCosta should focus on Douglas striking it rich with the Gardner and Wilson picks.<\/p>\n<p>They are playmakers at two positions where the Ravens have struggled to improve in recent years.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Joe Douglas Could Fix Scouting Problems at 2 Positions<\/h2>\n<p>Drafting dynamic wide receivers and elite cornerbacks hasn\u2019t been a speciality for DeCosta. Last season\u2019s first-round pick Zay Flowers is an exception at wideout, but this year\u2019s top selection, Nate Wiggins, hasn\u2019t been able to make a difference among a struggling group of corners.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas chose Wilson, a receiver who\u2019s already earned league-wide honors. Meanwhile, Gardner has been a first-team All-Pro in each of his two full campaigns to date.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens could use the same level of instant impact on the back end. They also need a refresh for the future because the current rotation is loaded with veterans like All-Pros Tre\u2019Davious White and Marlon Humphrey.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the ball, Flowers needs a partner more dependable than brittle Rashod Bateman, and more refined than raw Devontez Walker. Douglas already knows how the Ravens work and how DeCosta builds his teams, so he\u2019d be a valuable addition to an operation that\u2019s already one of the best in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>James Dudko covers the New York Giants, Washington Commanders, New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens for Heavy.com. He has covered the NFL and world soccer since 2011, with bylines at FanSided, Prime Time Sports Talk and Bleacher Report before joining Heavy in 2021. More about James Dudko<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Ravens News<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltimore Ravens &#8220;think highly&#8221; of fired New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas, a former scout for the AFC North franchise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ravens Could Offer Jets Outcast Route Back to the NFL - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2962\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ravens Could Offer Jets Outcast Route Back to the NFL - 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