# Jason La Canfora: La Canfora argues the Ravens are a rebuilding, non-contending team headed for a second straight losing season, and urges them to trade or dump a long list of veterans before the deadline — Derrick Henry, Ronnie Stanley, Calais Campbell, Rashod Bateman, Mark Andrews, Roquan Smith, Marlon Humphrey and John Simpson — while predicting Lamar Jackson and Roquan Smith have played their last games in Baltimore and naming the replacements who should take over.

**Claimed:** Nov 3, 2026
**Pundit:** Jason La Canfora — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jason-la-canfora
**Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/ravens/onsi/the-ravens-most-likely-trade-deadline-moves-who-has-to-go-now-01m6gr7mrvk5

14 checkable claims — 9 trade and signing calls, 4 depth chart calls and 1 roster spot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 15 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.

Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.

> This will be a second-straight losing season, and, like the Orioles, it's not the injuries, it's because the front office is woefully inept and painfully stubborn

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Rayshaun Benny to land on the practice squad**
  - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Rayshaun Benny, Baltimore Ravens
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Mark Andrews to move — “salary dump; another guy who should go”**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Mark Andrews
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Derrick Henry to move — “should be traded for a midround pick”**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Derrick Henry
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **John Simpson to move — “another dude you'd be lucky to get a seventh-round pick for but take it if it's there”**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: John Simpson
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **T.J. Tampa to be 1st on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: T.J. Tampa, Baltimore Ravens
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Ronnie Stanley to move — “as a half-season rental, someone will bite”**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Ronnie Stanley
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Calais Campbell to move — “should be traded to a contender”**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Calais Campbell
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Rashod Bateman to move — “Get the guys the GM plays favorites with out now”**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Rashod Bateman
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Emery Jones Jr. to be 1st on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Emery Jones Jr., Baltimore Ravens
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Devontez Walker to be 1st on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Devontez Walker, Baltimore Ravens
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Roquan Smith to move — “Ain't no way Smith is back”**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Roquan Smith
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Carson Vinson to be 1st on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Carson Vinson, Baltimore Ravens
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Marlon Humphrey to move — “salary dump”**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Marlon Humphrey
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Lamar Jackson to move — “quite possibly played his last snap in Baltimore”**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Lamar Jackson
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Rayshaun Benny — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/rayshaun-benny
- Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens
- Mark Andrews — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mark-andrews
- Derrick Henry — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/derrick-henry
- John Simpson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/john-simpson
- T.J. Tampa — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/t-j-tampa
- Ronnie Stanley — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ronnie-stanley
- Calais Campbell — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/calais-campbell
- Rashod Bateman — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/rashod-bateman
- Emery Jones Jr. — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/emery-jones-jr
- Devontez Walker — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/devontez-walker
- Roquan Smith — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/roquan-smith
- Carson Vinson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/carson-vinson
- Marlon Humphrey — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/marlon-humphrey
- Lamar Jackson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/lamar-jackson

## What others said about the same people

- Albert Breer on Jacoby Brissett: Breer argues the Jaguars should be taken very seriously, seeing a path to 13 wins and the AFC's No. 1 seed with a first-round bye, and they expect the Jacoby Brissett trade to Baltimore to be completed within a day. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c51d9762-3ca3-4143-9372-bf508348053f (scored 100)
- Nathan Jahnke on Jacoby Brissett: In a Week 9 recap, Jahnke expects Mark Andrews to remain Baltimore's lead tight end but says rookie Matt Hibner is more likely than Josh Cuevas to eventually overtake them, and they anticipate the Ravens acquiring Jacoby Brissett to start at quarterback. They also suggest Brian Thomas Jr. may have played their final game for Jacksonville ahead of the trade deadline. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/15c4c161-616c-4ed8-be6d-ad326cc50853 (scored 100)
- Nic Bodiford on Joe Fagnano: Previewing Week 9 running game matchups, Bodiford expects Jacksonville to win lopsidedly over a depleted Baltimore team, with Bhayshul Tuten sitting out and Chris Rodriguez taking over as lead back, while Joe Fagnano starts at quarterback for the Ravens. They also view Broncos rookie Jonah Coleman as an RB2 going forward. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a13b9f29-bb76-4c56-b226-aca74b21f5b7 (scored 100)
- Mike Florio on Jake Moody: Florio expects Jake Moody to be promoted from Baltimore's practice squad to the 53-man roster if Tyler Loop lands on injured reserve. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/886a925c-c92f-46d9-a318-6203a5064de7 (scored 0)
- Rich Eisen on Baltimore Ravens: Eisen gave a top-10 power ranking of NFL "game wreckers," predicted Will Anderson Jr. wrecks a game at least twice for the Texans this year, and walked through a Jaguars game-by-game prediction landing on a 13-4 record. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c3c4f49b-d302-4b0a-927f-a151ca5da8d0 (scored 0)
- John Breech on Jacoby Brissett: Breech picks the Jaguars to blow out the quarterback-depleted Ravens on Thursday night, and in Week 9 takes the Bengals to outlast the Falcons in a Madrid shootout. They also expect Jacoby Brissett to be a Raven within 48 hours and to make their first Baltimore start in Week 11. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e93e4009-fa0b-4806-b8f4-bfd9ea948984 (scored 100)

## More trade and signing calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Chris Clark on Nikko Remigio: Clark expects the Chiefs to bring back exclusive-rights receiver Nico (Remigio) and long snapper James Winchester, to re-sign JuJu Smith-Schuster as a cheap veteran fifth receiver, and not to bring back Hollywood Brown, Josh Dobbs-type depth, Gardner Minshew, Janarius Robinson or Mike Caliendo; they also say the Chiefs will not use a franchise tag and believes Bryan Cook won't return. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/99521265-d5c0-4db1-b2a0-fe77908ea0b3 (scored 0)
- Nate Gosney on Daiyan Henley: After the Broncos rescinded the trade, Gosney expects Daiyan Henley to remain with the Chargers for the rest of the 2026 season, but believes the awkward fallout has effectively killed any chance of them signing a new contract with Los Angeles after the season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/60272861-4ad0-4749-b36a-dcdf09b9213f (scored 0)
- Logan Lazarczyk on Kirk Cousins: Ahead of the trade deadline, they float three Raiders moves: shipping Kirk Cousins to Minnesota if the Vikings offer a second-round pick, selling Maxx Crosby to Dallas for a first-rounder plus, and acquiring Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. for a second- or third-round pick. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d0fd408a-7dcd-4e50-ac62-6b4510a8a800 (scored 100)
- Logan Lazarczyk on Kirk Cousins: Lazarczyk expects the Raiders to be sellers before the trade deadline, suggesting Kirk Cousins could be dealt back to the Vikings and that benched interior lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson is a prime candidate to be traded somewhere. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fda03952-2ea6-4919-8114-0ebb127478d1 (scored 100)
- Patricia Traina on J.J. McCarthy: Traina expects defensive tackle to be a top need for the Giants in next year's draft, and suggests the Giants could trade J.J. McCarthy next offseason — or keep both them and Jaxson Dart if the return isn't good enough. They also expect Dart to make a full recovery. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b638ed13-01ca-4ea6-9384-ec7130f912c1 (scored 100)
- Michael David Smith on Keenan Allen: Smith suggests the Colts are likely to grant Josh Downs' trade request given their contract situation and their recent sell-off, and that they could also try to trade Keenan Allen. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/52d7108f-f754-44e8-9bf3-cc3336b4e5f7 (scored 100)

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