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See my avatar? I am a Webb fan. All three members of my family have two RAVENS jerseys. Lewis and Webb. Most of you know why we all are such RAVENS fans. Click here to see why. Having met him a few times after that initial meeting, he was always super cool and classy. Good to my kid. Good to my wife. Good to his fans. He fought hard he played hard. He is what it means to be a RAVEN. He will always be one of my favorite RAVENS.

i wouldnt come here because the news section has gotten pretty bad. theres no news, no real information, all the videos and articles are basically "heres a long drawn out bunch of stuff you already know" or "lolfunstuff and amateur opinions"

As long as you bash Flacco in a Flacco thread, go at it 10 posts a minute for all we care. However, you absolutely littered the entire board, every single thread and now even status bar with the same and you complain about mods' bias?

Thank god the boards are closing.

Please tell me why you think the current roster is exactly what we'll put on the field week 1.

I really would love to see Webb back here, I personally think Judon needs to get the nod, he was highly effective and looked primed for a breakout(and the ZDS rookie year is apples and oranges here, one looked very good and the other got lucky on blown assignments, save it please). Webb is excellent depth and having an extra guy who plays both s and cb inside and out is huge. If anyone goes down we have a veteran and perhaps the 2nd smartest/savviest db on the team who can fill in anywhere.

I have a strong feeling the truth is somewhere in between our resident pessimist and resident optimist

Because we look at our roster and see perriman and Wallace

haters like Virginia55 refused to comprehend facts; reality question is who will replace Joe if we cut him? Matty Choker? Playoff-less Dalton? unaccomplished Romo? or better yet, one of a kind, Brock Osweiler? and I heard he's up for 50% discount from Cleveland. Haters just blatantly want to see someone they hate getting cut and are clueless on the consequences.....like dropping your established franchised QB so we can continue to search 10yr for another franchise QB or paying someone old washed up QB or unproved rookie QB with bunch of money to keep the whole team backed up for another 10yrs; it sounds like an epic plan that the Cleveland Browns have been scripting..... People are telling me to put down my purple shades to see the truth, but even I can see the truth through my purple shades and why can't those with non purple shades see the real situation? /mind-boggled.....

i really think one of the premier talents is going to fall in this draft and we'll be all too happy to pick them up - someone like corey davis/mike williams, derek barnett, reuben foster, marshon lattimore even someone like tim williams i think is probably worth picking at 16

Heartbreaking. One of my all time favorites. I even went to his softball games at the stadium.

With the 32nd pick in the 2nd round... Bill Belichick slithers up to the draft's stage, a trail of ooze and mucus in his wake. As he approaches the podium to announce his pick, the audience is taken aback with horror and disgust. Behind the podium, most of this disturbing sight is hidden, however various small tentacles appear and disappear as he gathers enough breath to mumble into the microphone. He smirks and thinks to himself, 'How smart am I? The self-proclaimed best player in the draft falling to me in the last pick of the second round? ha.ha.ha...' He breaks a smile, an unnerving combination of gnarled teeth and pained grimace, parents guard their children's faces and women shriek in despair. It does not bother the Belichick. Through his cracked facade, he mutters... Jalen 'Teez' Tabor, CB The lights flicker - then go out. When the flash on a second later, the Belichick has vanished. The only trace on him is a trail of slime and a wallet-sized picture of Tom Brady... This came to me in a dream.

I would definitely donate 5 or even $10 to support to keep the message board existed. This is THE ONLY place to visit for football discussion or learn something about football. I can't go anywhere if this closed down. and I can guaranteed that I will disappear as soon as the board shut down......

Webb deserves a lot of credit for his time here. It's unfortunate that injuries pretty much sapped his career, since he was really playing at an elite level when he signed the extension. Unfortunately, he could never fully recover as the knee injuries became too much to overcome to get back to his previous play. Even during those trying teams, Webb remained a consummate professional and team player. He was willing to do whatever the team asked - take a pay cut, switch positions, mentor the young guns, etc. He is the epitome of a team player, and I'll always have a ton of respect for Webb for that reason. Furthermore, as alluded to above, Webb was tremendous off the field as well. He was consistently active in the community and really embraced Baltimore as his home. Although this day had to come eventually, Webb will surely be missed.

Hello Ravens Nation, I have started a youtube channel where I will discuss various Ravens topics. Right now I'm obviously doing draft related videos, once the season starts I'm hoping to do game wrap-ups/ previews. Please watch the videos and let me know what you think. This is the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9d3W3Ty0DjfUQt7YuNkOPA Thank you guys, Kinda_Dante

Do you ever try to look at something in a positive light?

Rarely find corners that can tackle like he can, its innate, you cant teach it to a 180 pound kid. He has "it", shame his knees didn't keep up with him, he was a damn good player. Id love for the Ravens to bring him back at a lesser cap hit.

@Admin 3 I think the execution is the poor part in all this. You should've waited to make this move until after the draft to close the forum on a high note. I will tell you I never use the social media avenues besides this one because I don't want my views attached to me personally and I like the anonymity provided here. Granted you could've justifiably given less, I think more advanced notice would've been wiser and prove to be a far better execution for your fan base of which the team supposedly values. While I may follow the Ravens on Twitter and Facebook but my participation there is nonexistent and it won't change at all because of this decision. While I understand the need to divert resources to more utilized avenues, I think isolating a portion of your fan base that prefer message boards fails to recognize the needs of a niche of your audience. I may have my own views I won't share right now on this issue, but I think that you're making a mistake in this decision since the money wasn't a deciding factor here, according to your statement. If that's the case, I don't see how retaining this forum negatively impacts your ability to properly give the more lucrative and in-demand social media avenues the attention they require.

Not as if this would determine whether he comes back but

I've heard we're possibly going to take him back. Heard the same about Webb, which I'd also love to have back.

My first takeaway is Thank God for Brandon Carr! My second takeaway is Thank God that Claiborne didn't immediately agree to our $5M/yr offer. My third takeaway is Thank God the Ravens didn't offer more money to sign Claiborne because he would've agreed and become Eugene Monroe's second coming!!!!

I think he'd be a reliable player and a good compliment to what we already have. If I was Ozzie, my offer to the eagles would be Eagles get Ravens 3rd Round Comp Pick (99 overall) Ravens get Jordan Matthews + Eagles 4th Rounder (118 overall) Seems like a win/win for both teams.

Can't blame Joe for that Steelers game though he played well. The defense lost the game for us because of the secondary and that's why we upgrading it in free agency. Fans like to forget that - although it really was a solid unit most of the time - our formidable D lost us at least 3 games last season... games we had the lead at the end of the game, and all the D was supposed to do was stopping them one more time... and they let them march down the field and score. The Pittsburgh game was one of them. And it would have been 4 if the Eagles convert that 2-point attempt...

With the 3rd pick in the 2nd round in the 2017 Forum Mock, the Dallas Cowboys select DE Charles Harris, Missouri

Ha. You'll never see because we won't have a forum to vent on

"However, we look to utilize our time and resources to focus on how we can best connect with our fans across an array of digital/social outlets." That's not an acceptable reason to closing the boards.

Quality >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Quantity....It applies in every aspect of life....Would you trade Mosley for bunch of undrafted rookies? I would take 10 guys in this message board community over 100k trolls on FB or twitter or any social platform.... For monetary reason, I don't think there's a big jump, but slightly jump instead. For expanding pool of fans, I don't think there's any improvement; may be some bandwagon fans. If the Ravens organization want to expand their fan base, wouldn't it be better to have both message board and FB? PS: I think whoever made this decision isn't thinking about fans' feelings and the money they saved is not going to replace the heart and soul of this community...

Sorry Admin 3. This is not intended directly at you, but the heads that made this decision are just plain short sighted and foolish. In the short term, you'll find no increase in traffic to your FB or twitter feeds and moreover will end up losing fan interaction which is critical to fan engagement. That is how the dollars flow - fans to club. I just hope whoever made this decision (probably anticipating some pushback but thinking it was needed to cut costs or whatever) better hope that the real powers that be - Owner Steve Bisciotti and President Cass are fully aware of this decision. Because if this novel business school churlish idea backfires, their heads will be the first to roll.

Yeah the scale changed a few years back

I think I'd rather take the chance on Clady, but Dunlap has experience with the current OL coach, so there's that.

Come on Webb just come back already. No one loves or misses you like we do....

Logged on just to say how disappointed I am to read this. I may not post here a whole lot these days, but when I have more free time I do usually visit the forums. I don't use social media, so this is one of the few places I actually converse with other fans. Guess I'll have to rely on other forums and/or find new ones. Shame.

PS that Anderson pick was about as obvious as it gets lol

That mans hands are as reliable as Jimmys health...

So it's no secret, the Ravens need a WR. Preferably a big guy that can move the chains. It's also no secret, the Ravens can't afford a marquee FA or guarantee that a top rookie falls to 16. The Eagles signed A.Jeffry and T.Smith early in FA. They also have a first rounder in Aglohor that they won't get rid of so J.Matthews is officially on the block. 1 year left on his rookie deal for 1 mil. He averaged 900 yards and 6 TD during his 3 years in philli. 6'3 4.46 40. obviously if the Ravens give up a 7th for him it's a great deal for the Ravens but not philli. If you were Ozzie and had Philli on the line, what would you offer?

That's true and it is something but the fan lead forums seem to be where the most knowledgeable fans congregate. To be clear, while I do find you arrogant and judgmental there is no denying you are extremely knowledgeable about most things football, including cap and contract discussions. It's annoying to be constantly corrected but you do provide a rational voice in a topic that can be extremely subjective. Now go ahead, let me know why that is wrong.

With the 23rd pick in the 2nd round the New York Giants select: Alvin Kamara | RB | Tennessee

not at all. the offense still has about 30 mil more tied up into them. we actually have at this point the 4th cheapest defense in the NFL lol

Really going to miss these boards. All of my Ravens memories are accompanied by memories of fan discussion on these boards. I haven't posted a lot but I always came here to get fresh takes from real fans on the latest Ravens news. Just want to thank all of you guys for contributing and really breaking down the game. These boards had some great contributors over the years and its a shame to see them being taken down.

With the 18th pick in the 2nd round of the 2017 Forum Mock, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers select…. Sidney Jones CB University of Washinton

As much as I want to get hyped about us adding a corner before the draft... can't help but feel like this isn't much more than a lateral move from Shareece Wright, I hope I'm wrong, I hope Carr ends up being a noticeable upgrade.. but I'm not convinced. Hopefully we snag one of these talented corners early, so many good CB's available in rounds 1-2. But I remember the 2014 draft was stacked at WR in a similar fashion and we didn't take one. We passed on Allen Robinson, Jarvis Landry, and Davante Adams in the 2nd. Really hope we don't do that again this year at CB.

With the 14 pick of the second round pick f the 2017 mock draft the Cleveland Browns select ... CB Chidobe Awuzie Colorado

With some Belichick intrigue, the Patriots don't log-on for a day to mystify everyone and use their 1st round pick, 32nd overall to select.... Obi Melifonwu, S, UConn

With the 13th pick in the 2nd round of the 2017 Forum Mock, the Oakland Raiders select... Evan Engram | TE | Ole Miss

New is late here. I use br or other sources for quick info. This site serves no purpose now outside of the pressers.

I am already on FB and MySpace before that to keep an eye on what my then kids were into lol FB is now a venue for me to swap pictures with my family and friends and not to have sites post on my behalf. I personally think tweets are stupid, especially trying to figure out what some people are trying to say. I have instagram but have never used it I signed up to see a friends pictures of her grandson. I love this site and have put many, many, many hours into this to place and am beyond sad to see it go. As someone previously said, I am a PSL holder for 3 seats that have gone up 19 buck per seat per game, so I do financially support the team.

Hope we can resign him as a 3rd S great guy great player just that injury bug. Before the 2nd ACL he was right with Revis as a top rated CB. Thank you for personifying what playlike a Raven means and good luck

Webb is one of the easiest guys to love as a fan! I'm so heartbroken but I absolutely understand the move. if he comes back then I'd be the first to celebrate. If not then il thank him for 8 awesome years. Effort was never Webbs downfall and he was never a negative distraction. Thank you thank you thank you Webby!!

Member Lardarius Webb in his prime before his injuries when he was a boss.