Orlando Brown Jr. trade winners and losers
Losers
Lamar Jackson
In front of every great quarterback is a great left tackle. The 2019 NFL MVP just lost the man protecting his right side. This comes a year after future Hall of Fame right guard Marshal Yanda announced his retirement. There’s still time for the Ravens to find someone else to protect Jackson, but they surely won’t find anyone as good as Brown was.
This is an important season for Jackson and the Ravens, but it’s especially important for the former. In three trips to the playoffs, he’s won just one playoff game. Is that his fault? Not completely, but whether it’s fair or not, Lamar’s going to hear his critics until he proves he can win big games consistently. It’s going to be harder for him to do that without Brown.
Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz
Both offensive linemen are now free agents. The Chiefs could have re-signed either depending on what they did to upgrade their offensive line. One has to imagine both Fisher and Schwartz are off the table now that the Chiefs traded for Brown. Ironically, one of them might wind up being a “winner” if the Ravens decide to trade a soul for a soul and sign one of them.
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AFC West Pass Rushers
Things just got more difficult for pass rushers in the AFC West. Brown should lock down the left side and the Chiefs have options on the right side. No matter where Brown has lined up throughout his career, he has locked down pass rushers. Don’t expect anything to change in Kansas City.