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I can't agree with 5M per you're willing to pay. I mean if Tucker ( I've always had great appreciation for both Kickers & Punters Matt Stover is still one of my favorite Ravens. ) but if Tucker were making 5M/yr. I don't see how we'd be able to pay others like Yanda, Osemele contracts in balance with respect to that. Even a guy like Upshaw might have a hard time accepting his next contract if the kicker were making 5M per. I was hoping tucker could get a deal similar to Koch but maybe more guaranteed money.

Man when did kickers pay other than Janakowski ( raiders crazy organization ) get this high. My gosh it's like Madden. Over 4M a year for a kicker. That contract something close to what Cary Williams was offered a few years ago.

They need to start doing those old events at the Pro Bowl again, like they do for College All Stars.. QB Challenges Deep Ball, Accuracy hitting moving targets, etc... I used to like seeing those obstacle courses etc..

Who?

I usually don't get wrapped up in rankings, but this one is just too out of whack.. We have players that don't even have enough games under their belt to compare yet ranked ahead of Flacco, like Mariota hasn't taken a snap in the NFL, Sam Bradford hasn't played in over year but gets the benefit of the doubt because he is playing in Chip Kelly system if healthy enough to play, Teddy Bridgewater did impress me as a rookie and I expect him to improve going forward but he shouldn't be ranked that highly. PLayers like R.Tannehill & Geno Smith seemingly get passes for their faults: Tannehill's deep ball issues are overrated according to this guy, but last year the Dolphins basically ran the offense as if Alex Smith were the QB short passes nearly every play sure he is completing a high percentage 26 out 36 passes for maybe 230 yards but he also taking a ton of sacks. Cutler, Cam Newton, are too erratic as passers, they both have too many over throws or under throws in the dirt to compare to Flacco whom the writer says "Accuracy was really bad." I don't even think Flacco's horrible 2013 season would warrant a ranking this low. And 2013 season is really an outlier when it comes to Flacco's career its the only season where he threw over 12 interceptions.

Wow you truly put a lot of thought into this considering how far we are from the season. Kudos. Lol. Reading this I can see some of those slow start games occurring, every year we seem to have a few of those games after a very strong game or two.

Melvin is an interesting player, because given the circumstances he played decent for a player that was thrown straight into battle after being a practice squad player not even on our roster. I mean he was most likely still learning the defense. He showed good tackling after catches were made. He was targeted and picked apart versus the Patriots, plenty of names can be added to that list in that respect.

I hope when training camp starts they put out more articles focusing on the D-Lineman. I really want to know how they look versus the oline. Updates on KLM, Urban, D.Tyson, C.Davis, Jernigan, even B.Williams. Toss in updates for rookie pass rusher Z.Smith. No shortage of stories there.

This time last year, I remember reading similar stories on here about Elam looking confident, playing faster in pursuit of the ball, etc. I specifically recall an article where L.Webb spoke about Elam being very vocal and much improved. So I can't say this article has restored my confidence as of yet. I just hope he has really watched plenty of film, went over mistakes, errors. Work on form tackling, just his overall coverage skills, back pedaling, turning, breaking on balls. i hope to see a strong preseason from him.

Reminds me of last weeks video where Mink & Downing went back & forth one felt Perriman had 1 drop at practice and the other felt he didn't have a drop because it was a really deep pass, that he stretched out as far as he could and the ball touched his fingertips. Both admitted if he had caught it, the catch would have been spectacular. Stuff like that wouldn't bother me, just don't drop an easy slant going to middle. Or alligator arm a pass in traffic.

I read this somewhere else first, and after reading about the four drops during a practice, I immediately thought to myself well lots of people have been waiting for him to drop a few so they could say "I told you so" but that article I read also came back and said after the drops he caught a few difficult passes in traffic, showing that he has mentality to move on to the next play. I am glad to see it on the team site as well, because it kind of takes that waiting for him to look bad feeling away, and since Mink & Downing both have spoken so glowingly about Perriman and his impressions at camp only fitting that they speak about a few drops as well.

Yeah that's him. I thought he would have had a much stronger start to his career.

I've been pulling for him, I was extremely pleased when he was drafted although I liked ILB from LSU ( name escapes me Cardinals drafted him) a little more at the time but he hasn't shown much either yet. Seems like Art Brown may end up in similar spot as Ellerbe ( minus all the special team experience), he may get some minutes this year then next year the final year of his rookie deal he may end up finally on the field get some good numbers tackles maybe a sack or 2. Then get picked up by another team. Unless he looks great in preseason and we get offered a 3rd or 4th round draft pick for him.

It's great he's ahead of schedule, but hope they don't allow him to rush back. We need him completely recovered, ready to go for the next few years included.

While it's always good to have veterans come to voluntary camps like this, I was hoping he would sit this out so that Arthur Brown could get these valuable snaps so the team can finally begin to draw some conclusions on his future... If he isn't in our plans can we at least feature in him in preseason games to trade him for a late round draft pick..

It's cool that Za'Darius Smith likes the comparison to McPhee, but I don't feel every article written needs to constantly mention McPhee when talking about Z.Smith.. Let this player create his own path.

Jernigan drop 5 lbs. so he is currently around 295, there is plenty of time for him to gain that back before the season starts also, those 5 lbs aren't as important as, if he has improved his overall technique, if he has learned to play with more leverage. Jernigan is a young player with plenty to learn, and improve upon, my point is people need to stop comparing him to someone like Ngata there aren't many 6'5" 340 lb people that can do what Ngata did. More realistic expectations would be to hopeful for things along the lines of those players. If we are going to base success merely on size & weight metrics then we C.Davis should be penciled in immediately at 6'5 320. Lol. S.Richardson has had success with similar measurables 6'3" 294. At the 5 tech ( under Rex Ryan with Jets )

Some of my Favorite Prospects. WR Pharaoh Cooper 5'11" 208 lbs - South Carolina ( this is a very explosive WR, he has kick return ability as well. They just find ways to get him the ball and he makes plays. He took over the bowl game versus my Hurricanes it was incredible ) S/ LB Su'a Cravens 6'1" 225 lbs- USC I hope this offseason Cravens and the USC staff make a commitment to a position. He came in as a Safety, but he put on some bulk and played a lot of LB last season and moved to safety at times. Not many safeties can carry that much weight and move around well enough at the pro level ( Chancellor is doing it currently and Adrien Wilson is another example ) CB Vernon Hargreaves - Florida he is already a household name, he has some really good technique. If he's not the first corner next year I would be shocked. CB Kendall Fuller - Virginia Tech his Sophomore season wasn't like his freshman season but is very good cover corner, his freshman year he played opposite his older brother Kyle Fuller ( Bear now ) and Kendall looked like the best defender on the field most of the time. RB Derrick Henry - Alabama for such a big back he has a great burst, since he shared a backfield with Yeldon and Drake he hasn't taken much punishment in college. Also catches the ball well out the backfield. WR Travin Dural - LSU he started last season off he red hot, but poor QB eventually took it's toll he faded down the stretch, he's an interesting WR outside of the big name ones. u'a Cravens

Yeah he both impressed me and infuriated me at that same time when Miami played FSU last year. He just kept making plays and talking smack while doing it. lol He's the type of player that used to be a Hurricane. I was very impressed with him in both run support and pass coverage. He has great closing speed to make quick tackles.

If Campanaro injury lingers longer than expected or he suffers a setback maybe the team can put him on the PUP list get him back after Week 6 fully healthy. This could give some of the other WRs like D.Carter, Waller the chance they need to get more reps and impress the team..

I hope Lewis-Moore can remain healthy and have a chance to finally begin his NFL career on the field this season. When we drafted him I instantly thought about how we drafted Arthur Jones coming off an injury and got him late due to injury. The Jones gamble paid off and I really believe Lewis-Moore will as well.

In regards to Jernigan I hope he develops into a player similar to Trevor Pryce for us.

I've found it interesting how LT has been overlooked since the drafting of Buck Allen, reading that he is "trimmed down and muscled up" I can't wait to see that competition, I think both will see playing time throughout the season, unless somebody just truly impresses. I was pleased with his rookie year, in limited action he showed plenty of determination while running, his extra effort got him into trouble when he fumbled versus Steelers. Let's remember also no one expected LT to play or contribute when he was drafted last year, he should have been 4th on the depth chart ( R.Rice, Pierce, Forsett, LT ) he gained valuable experience.

I understand the point you are trying to make, but you are attempting to compare players that don't exactly match up... Siragusa and Adams were both pure run-stuffing DTs with the girth to be a solid NT in a 3-4 as well, but they were with us during a time when we used a lot more 4-3 fronts and the league was more run oriented. Which meant those 2 played side by side LDT & RDT to clog the middle and free up Ray Lewis as you stated. When we drafted he Ngata he slid into a similar role early on but Ngata had rare athleticism to go with his enormous size, which led to the team moving him across the line. Kelly Gregg was a run-stuffing big-bodied guy similar to Adams and Goose but much more active in terms of tackles. Jernigan is a more of a penetrating DT, that can play the 5 technique, but would probably be best playing inside abusing guards.. A ravens comparison for Jernigan would be more in line with Trevor Pryce, Rob Burnett, or Cory Redding, guys that were versatile enough to play outside, be strong against the run, but also rush the passer from the outside as well as sliding inside in Nickel situations... If Jernigan can give us anything similar to those three then the team will be in great shape.

Just saw Campanaro had a reported injury already... It's unfortunate that injuries were concern coming out of college then he missed a number of games due to injury last year and at the first minicamp practice gets injured too. With battle already going on for WR depth chart these injuries will definitely set him back....