Editor’s note: this article ran originally on April 7th. Now in light of the Ravens selecting Ronnie Stanley.
Ronnie Stanley, when he speaks at media opportunities, reminds me of The Simpsons episode when Homer joins the U.S. Naval Reserve. Entitled “Simpson Tide,” it’s a quasi-parody of Crimson Tide, as Homer, through fate and circumstance, ends up as a de facto Captain of a nuclear vessel.
Before boarding, Captain Tenile addressed the men:
“I’m a man of few words.”
That’s all he says.
Attending a media session with Ronnie Stanley, the former Notre Dame Offensive Tackle, is very reminiscent of that episode’s moment. When you write a feature on Stanley, be prepared to do all the heavy lifting, because you’re not going to get much from to work with from him.
Of course, Stanley isn’t trying out to be a talk show host, he’s on his way to get paid protecting quarterbacks and blocking for rushers.
We’ve seen Stanley linked with the Baltimore Ravens in a lot of mock drafts. We’ve had him slotted there for months.
NFL Network NFL Draft Analyst Mike Mayock said Stanley to the Ravens at #6 would make perfect sense. Mayock also compared him to Laremy Tunsil of Ole Miss, as he believes the pair are on par with each other as the top two tackles in this draft class.
We knew since last summer that Stanley was going to be a top ten pick, and now it appears that he’s just a month and change away from making it happen.
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