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I know there's been lots of talk about Boldin returning. I want to hear opinions on Victor Cruz coming in on a cheap contract with incentives to make more. He's only 30 years old.

The Mangold story reminds me of the Jake Long situation last year. Maybe Baltimore wanted Mangold to sign a contract that had an injury waiver in it.

Pollard was cut because he sucks...thats why he was cut from Tennessee and why he hasn't played the last 2 seasons....A safety that can't cover has no place in the NFL. Reed was a free agent and wasn't worth anywhere near what the Texans paid him. Pollard was never brought in for pass coverage...he was always a run stopper.....He led the team in tackles that year and only played in 13 games. Reed most certainly was over paid....but an offer was never really made by the Ravens for him to even consider.

My opinion is that Harbaugh is just trying to sound good for a story here. I'm no insider....but I believe Boldin leaving was part of the house cleaning John did right after the Superbowl. He didn't want Reed, Pollard (only saved 100k in cap space dumping Pollard), and Boldin back due to the rebellion that was started during the 2012 bye week.

Tucker is still here !!

Why "name" a starter?? The coach and the players know what's going to happen. No need to tell the other team what's happening, Just to appease us fans and fantasy owners.

If you look at the picture of Smith in Ramseys face, I don't fault Ramsey too much. The game was over, so should be the trash talking. What happens on the field should be over once 0:00 is on the clock in the 4th quarter. If the roles were reversed I would be happy that our guy didn't take the bait after the game and get into a fight that would end with a fine and or suspension. Then he only answered the reporters questions when asked....yes he may have gone a bit over board with the old man reference.....but if the roles were reversed, I'd rather a Raven not get into a fight and only answer the questions. Smith had a hell of a game and was a very important part of the win, he uses his game attitude to get himself in game mood, and that's fine with me. But he didn't need to get into Ramseys face after the game.

I was at practice yesterday, and may I say The Ravens make the experience of visiting very nice. Air conditioned buses that pick you up at the nearby park, free water, covered bleachers, etc. My ,means nothing, notes from practice were: 1)Zuttah had some high snaps early on (he had some in the game last week) and that's a bit of a concern. 2) Tucker was dressed, but obviously given the day off from kicking, as Wil Lutz did all the kicking. (field goals, onside practice). 3) Wallace looked great !! 4) With the exception of the interception mentioned above at the end, the offense moved the ball at ease on the secondary yesterday. Flacco's timing with the TE's and WR's was dead on. 5) Suggs wanted in on the O VS D badly and was pulled back. This tells me (once again means nothing) the he must feel great and the team is just wisely taking it slow.

Ben is the Union Rep. It was his duty to do this. This falls on the coach for not knowing the rules. TWICE NOW.

There are so many people on here that really don't understand football. Ignoring the O-line is foolish. Have you forgotten how Joe got hurt?? Let me remind your short memories. Monroe hurt......and a guy who obviously should not be a LT getting pushed back on every play when the odds caught up with him and he rolled on Flaccos leg. Even if they decide to give Monroe another try, does anyone remember a guy wearing number 75 playing guard his rookie year?? There will be a quality pass rusher, DT, or MLB still available with our first pick tonight. Whomever it is, at least one analyst will say "this guy could have went in the late first round".

I don't see them trading up. They just won't give up picks to move up. They will get a quality player at 6 and another at 36. One thing to remember is that 36th pick. It's only about 8-10 spots off from where they have picked in the 1st round the last several years. They should get two real good players this year.

Amen..... at some point they will have 90 men on the roster. Why not give him one more camp to see what he has.

I heard the kid from the Cam Newton Play 60 commercial was seen talking to Ozzie. I expect an announcement on his signing soon.

My guess is he's thinking Joe won't be ready (maybe our front office is as well) to go at the start of the year. Then he can start the season with a whole camp under his belt as our starter. This would be a chance to revive his career and get a decent contract from someone else in 2017 at starter pay. He knows Dalton will be back in 2016 for Cincy. If you think about it , this deal is all about 2016 in The Ravens eyes and his eyes.

The towel is on injured reserves. It tore it's ICL (Internal Cotton Ligament) in week 5.

When Osemele came into the league he was a Tackle. With experience now under his belt, I wonder if they've considered trying him at left tackle, at least in practice.

I imagine harder. Remember Billy Cundiff?? He had a great year or two with us and got a decent (for a kicker) contract and then flopped. Do the Ravens give a big contract based off of the last two years, or do they back off based on the last 6 or so games being a trend??

NFL Referees work for a billion dollar employer but only work part time. They should be full time NFL employees. They should get Monday off during the season but report to New York Tues-Thursday for film study, rule reviews and etc. Friday or Saturday should be travel day. The schedule would need adjusted for Thursday and Monday game crews , but can be done. During the off season they should be involved with rule changes and studying film , rules. During the off season other training should be attended weekly such as medical (IE concussion) awareness.

Those two Browns fans laughing at the end of the video was sad in a way. It's like they are beyond mad and now going crazy from finding new ways to loose.

I was getting ready to post something similar but decided to see if someone already touched on the topic. I'm thinking, I'm not really listening to coaches timetable on knee injuries.... given past history.

If "our biggest issue is Flacco's contract" then how come Flaccos cap hit in 2015 is $14,500,000 and Rothlisbergers is 17,245,000 ?? Stop being like the rest of the country and blaming Flaccos contract. His contract will be reworked this off season. His cap hit the first three years of the deal were never bad compared to other QB's

Ray for the love of god....Give a speech and wake these guys up. Tell then what "play like a Raven" means

No kidding....why in the world are they keeping him on the roster. Why even risk it now. What's their plan?? Play him week 14 and get him hurt again??? Shelf him for the season and try a do over next year.

Knowing that he won't be playing next year, a team is not going to give more than a 6th (if that) rounder for him. No one will give up a 5th round or better pick for a player who will only play 10 games then retire.