However, as a Bears FAN-I say offer a 7th round pick and tell them, “take it or leave it.”

“When the time ran out on the Vikings, the Jaguars ran up to pick Leftwich. The Ravens eventually won out on the deal because it wound up with Terrell Suggs with the 10th pick.”

There’s NO difference between the two instances. In fact, they are EXACTLY the same, right down to the agreed upon compensation to make the deal.

The Vikings agreed to take a 4th round pick from Baltimore to move down in the 2003 draft. The Vikings watched the time go off the clock as they thought the pick was now in the hands of the Ravens and the trade just hadn’t been announced yet. The Ravens claimed they couldn’t get thru to the league, a tidbit they didn’t even bother to notify the Vikings of. Both teams in that situation also ended up with the players they initially intended to draft. Funny, I don’t remember Ozzie offering to pay up back then.

So if the Ravens should be so fortunate to receive the 4th round compensation (which I highly doubt) they can just pass it along to the Vikings, since if they feel the Bears are obligated then so too should they be.

Once the Bears didn’t phone into the conference call with a minute left, the Ravens should have picked their guy.

The system is flawed, and should be improved.

SHHHHH!! we could get an extra pick out of this. just go with it lol.

and the Browns comment, priceless.

Second, Ozzie is very good at what he does, but he’s not the draft G-d that everyone tries to make him out to be. There have been total drafts he has tanked, not to mention bad picks. As good as he is in the 1st round is as bad as he has been in the 2nd. I’m happy to have him, because he is very good…but he’s hardly the be all & end all of the draft. Now had he got Jimmy Smith & the Bears 4th rounder – that woulda been a coup!

Lastly, Browns fans saying anything is beyond hilarious. Not only is your franchise a dump, but you continue to place your hopes on another essentially useless QB, and you continue to trade down to get more picks while failing to secure any elite playmakers for your team. That’s just not the way to get it done. You need playmakers in this league. Your only hope is to put your whole 2012 draft into getting Andrew Luck & building from there. Otherwise, you will continue to occupy the basement…or wallow in mediocrity at best…for the next 10 years. As another poster commented…too bad, so sad…

Now if you’re a steelers, bengals, or browns fan, first of all i hate you . but second of all my above statement doesn’t pertain to you. you guys can hate on baltimore all that you want, because i do the same thing to all of your teams. It’s part of the rivalry.

So since everyone got who they wanted should the fourth rounder get sent to Baltimore? Probably not; though Chicago was trying to get their insurance they never got it and because of the clock they put their trade partner at risk of losing their guy. Unfortunately for Baltimore, they just got screwed by Chicago messing up, and they are not entitled to the benefits of the agreement when it wasn’t properly finalized and they didn’t have to provide the insurance. It really sucks for them but they can’t get something for nothing – They signed the contract but Chicago didn’t, even though Chicago verbally agreed to the deal. It wasn’t finalized and Baltimore got screwed out of a fourth, but they aren’t entitled to the pick.

now everyone shut up, its done

They look stupid and will have a tough time making anymore deals during this draft. They are notorious for trading down to get extra picks. There’s their punishment.

the vikings same thing in 2002 with bryant mckinnie and the ravens didn’t get compensation when mthe deal blew up.

The ravens also have stated publicly that they got the player they wanted, the CB from Colorodo. They were not hurt in the process so they don’t deserve compensation.

Eight years ago, the Minnesota Vikings thought they had a draft-day deal with the Baltimore Ravens to move from the No. 7 to the No. 10 overall pick in the draft. They reported the trade to the NFL and assumed the Ravens had done the same.

Then they watched in horror as their television screens showed their time limit had expired and two teams jumped in front of them. The Ravens later claimed they could not get through to the NFL to report their end of the deal, a failure that embarrassed the Vikings even after they recovered to select defensive tackle Kevin Williams at No. 9 overall.

Secondly – They both got the players they wanted. Who cares.

The Bears blew it and I hope the Ravens dont do business with them again.

I would be bitter too if I was a fan of the Cleveland Browns.

Ravens got Their guy and will get a 4th round pick from the Bears as well. Ozzie the legend does it again.

Not a good sign for the upcoming season boys…