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On 3/24/2017 at 10:57 AM, Edgar said:

http://nfltraderumors.co/ravens-discussing-possibility-making-dl-timmy-jernigan-available-trade/

Jernigan disappeared at the end ...his contract expires and if you can get a 3 or a 4 it probably makes sense.

Sounds good to me if they are not going to be able to extend him and just end up letting him go in free agency next year then try and get something for him. I would like to keep Jernigan but at what price.

Weddle is a true team leader / player and captain guy is helping the front office do their job and making the new Raven family members feel at home.

I honestly don't give a bleep about diva or good soldier I just want a guy who can catch the ball when it's thrown to him and can make plays at any time when needed and has a good head on his shoulders not making stupid decisions on or off the field. Our WR core has a lot of questions to it going into this year. Wallace is really the only one I trust right now Perriman needs to stay healthy another year and catch some balls and after those 2 guys who is there?

Welcome to the Raven family Carr.

On 3/15/2017 at 10:32 AM, The Greek said:

trade our next 10 7th rd picks to the browns for the rights to roll the dice on josh gordon.  

lol I hope that was an attempt at sarcasm. Josh Gordon is a tool at best and not the sharpest one either. I would prefer the 10 7th round picks. 

On 3/17/2017 at 6:48 PM, ellicottraven said:

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!!!!

lol

Good Luck Webb.

1 hour ago, Tru11 said:

The games wright was playing he wasn't making any plays either.
Not much difference then jimmy not playing and thus not making any plays.

ill go on record and say that jimmy is a far better player then wright even when jimmy isn't playing and wright is lol

carr has been the better player though and i dont think its only due to his health.

 

I totally agree lol

19 minutes ago, Tru11 said:

a guy on the field has the opportunity to make more plays.
does not mean he will.

just take wright and jimmy last season.
wright played 707 snaps (673 defense 34 ST) while jimmy only played 582 snaps( all defense)

you really wanna argue that its a FACT that wright made more plays then jimmy?

 

 

I do agree with the opportunity part  lol. Jimmy is a far better player than Wright but only the games he is on the field the Games Jimmy is not on the field he is not making ANY PLAYS!!! that's a FACT but that goes for anyone (ex: Mo Claiborne) Guy just cant seem to stay healthy and rides the bench quite frequently.  That's the point I was trying to make. I would much rather pay a guy like Carr who plays on game day and contributes more than a younger talent who cant even stay on the field. I cant argue and wont try to argue that Wright is better than Jimmy. Wright is a good football player obviously he is in the NFL but it's just my opinion that there are better options than him to start for the Ravens and that's why the rookie Young out played him last season and took his starting role.

34 minutes ago, Tru11 said:

in 5 seasons claiborne has 4 picks.
in 5 seasons with the cowboys carr has 7 picks.

seems to me carr made more plays based on your idea of what a playmaker should be....

 

 

Not beat a dead horse but Carr is on the field because he just does not seem to be injury prone. You and I and most people on these boards know that a guy on the field makes a heck of a lot more plays than one riding the pine pony! lol just a pure and simple FACT.....

1 hour ago, rudywasoffsides said:

I can't believe y'all like this signing more than if we got Mo. Ozzie been talking all off season about adding playmakers, instant coffee, etc. Carr is not a playmaker! This whole thread keeps repeating how great it is that he is reliable and not an injury risk. Why does that matter if this guy doesn't make plays when on the field? He has had like 2 picks over the last 3 years! At least Mo had talent and upside, Carr is old and you know exactly what you are going to get which is average. But it's cool because he will "stay on the field". That 6 mil a year could have gone to King Dunlap to fix the line and then take a corner in the draft since it's such a deep class! This and the Woodhead signing were wasted money imo. 

I happend to catch the re-play of the Cowboys VS Packers playoff game last night on NFL network and I really was watching the CB play of Dallas and Rodgers did not throw to Carr's side of the field as often as he threw to Mo Claiborne's side. Carr looked pretty darn good. I watched the game live and did not pay as much attention to the CB's as much as last night after the signing of Carr it was nice to see him play in a game against a very pass happy team and he performed decently. 

Just now, ravensnation5220 said:

I find it odd we've spent so much on defensive players when the draft is so deep in defensive players and is thin for offensive players.

Ya I see your point but I also would like the defense to get back to Top 5 talent but we have spent a lot on the defensive side of the ball for sure.

3 minutes ago, BOLDnPurPnBlacK said:

This move also really gives us the freedom to take a chance on Sidney Jones a bit higher than we might have since CB isn't such a glaring need now. 

If we can now grab arguably the #1-2 CB in the draft with our 2nd pick or maybe as a trade up option in the 3rd..... amazing. 

 

Go get Barnett, Foster, Williams (either), Reddick or even Howard in the first. Shoot if they think one of the RBs is a can't miss stud we could even do that too. 

And while everyone says OL is weak in this draft... I actually think it's pretty solid in the middle rounds. Not top heavy by any means - idk that there's a LT starter in the whole draft - but I really think there's some potential stud RT's, G/C's rounds 2-5. 

Carrs signing eliminates the one real glaring hole in our starting lineup (I'm assuming there's a plan for C and not worried about RT at all).

Good point about the OL  and Oz has a decent track record of being able to find stud OL in the middle rounds.

Just another thought but with an improved secondary the front 7 can pin their ears back and get after the opposing teams QB even more so. Whooo-hooo going to be fun and interesting going forward next the draft then on to mini camp and pre-season then regular season which I hope leads to a post season birth.

1 hour ago, cobrajet said:

Yeah Cowboys fans were upset by that but AJ Green, the Ravens killer, has burned our best corners.

Very good point about AJ Green and AJ beat us with game winning catches at least twice if not more.  SMH!!!

58 minutes ago, Deflated Football said:

http://dal.247sports.com/ContentGallery/Dallas-Cowboys-fans-explode-after-Brandon-Carr-Morris-Claiborne--51806441

 

Well this is just icing on the cake 

Thanks for the fun read.

One thing this deal does is open up options if Oz and the Ravens want to they can keep Carr for up to 4 years but if they want to they can opt out at any time from the way the deal sounds so more options moving forward is always nice. 

1 minute ago, 757RavensFan said:

Wish Leslie Frazier was still around to coach the new DB additions. 

Ya Frazier knows his stuff for sure. I honestly don't know who we got to replace Frazier. But Frazier had to do what was best for him.

I like the fact that Carr is reliable. I hate the team spending $ to watch the guy they spent it on ride the pine pony week after week. this is the most active I can remember Oz being in free agency.

Whoo-Hooo

I still would not mind if Oz targets a CB in the first rd I still think he should add at least 1 if not 2 in this years draft. How many times have we been hurt by not having enough guys who can play at a decent level in the secondary? I like the thought J.Smith Weddle Jefferson and Carr / Young in the secondary. Add a few younger guys from the draft and undrafted free agents and it should be fun.

2 minutes ago, hen826957 said:

I guess Ozzie got tired of waiting for Claiborne. Brandon Carr is a good pick up. Zach Brown is the one we should be targeting next. I really want him to come here. 

I am happy Oz stayed pat on his price and we ended up with a reliable guy. I would also love Oz to target Z.Brown.

We fans are going to see new faces in the secondary flying around the field this year it could be a lot of fun watching.

It looks like Claiborne went to Jets. If Carr is more reliable then I am all for it.

ESPN is reporting it too now any thoughts supposedly it's a 4 year deal.