ellicottraven

Missed the live stream. When is it being posted on videos?

I wasn't warm to this pick till the entire draft was over. Now I'm excited to see how much of a lock down corner he can be! I believe the Ravens are confident we found the next star of the Ravens backfield. If Jimmy plays healthy for the next 2-3 yrs, I believe we will have the best back field in the NFL bar none. Lock down alleys both on the right side and the left side with Weddle and Jefferson roaming the middle!

16 hours ago, RavensDieHard21 said:

So our accounts will still function on here to comment on the news articles? Or, do we have to access them via social media?🤔

I believe our accounts will be active to post on the news articles but the boards will be permanently closed. Mods correct me if I'm wrong please.

Good luck Jameel. We're glad to have you back in the building.

4 hours ago, Halshayeji said:

His upside is just insane! His fluid hips are something you can't teach and just by looking at his body, he's a workout warrior. Yes he's not going to average 10 sacks a year but he certainly has the versatility to ultimately become one of the best SAM backers in the NFL. I'm hoping that Suggs adopts him and teaches him everything. He could be Suggs 2.0 with some work on technique and some weight.

Please don't call him a workout warrior man! All that does is reminds me of Eugene Monroe!

2 hours ago, Halshayeji said:

No it wasn't. Our FO didn't even make calls to move up inside 10. Ozzie clearly said that they tried mooving up in the "teens" so it was probably for barnett

What I heard was they tried to move up for Reddick but where did this moving up for a WR come up? Was it just speculation that if they moved up to get one of those receivers then it would cost this much, yada yada??

2 hours ago, bioLarzen said:

http://russellstreetreport.com/2017/05/03/street-talk/ravens-wise-pass-o-j-howard/

I read that article @bioLarzen and disagreed with Tony Lombardi's point of view.

37 minutes ago, Admin 3 said:

Just to clear up a few misconceptions...

This has been pointed out multiple times, but it seems to keep being brought up so I will once again clarify that the monetary cost of running and maintaining these boards was a non-factor in the decision to sunset them. Yes, it does cost money to run them, but that was not even part of the discussion of closing the boards.

The boards will remain open through the end of the day tomorrow. (Friday, May 5 is the final day.)

When we talk about the usage drop-off, it refers to every metric we have -- not just registrations or post counts. We completely understand that the vocal group on here is extremely passionate and active. However, the number of actual active users is considerably smaller than many seem to imagine. Despite the 70,000+ registered accounts, only a very small majority have been active in the last year to two years -- and that includes people who don't post comments. We understand there are plenty of members who come to read, rather than post their thoughts. (In fact, more than 70% of registered users have never posted a single time.) When we talk about activity, it includes those fans as well. All of it has declined. The number of members visiting and posting on the boards on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis has reached very low levels. (Last preseason/regular season, only about 3% of members visited the boards. And in October and November, all of the posted comments were made by just 1% of the users. These numbers include news article comments as well.)

The mods and I greatly appreciate all of the compliments about how our board is better than others out there and how much better our members are than those on other boards. (We have always agreed.) But as any of the mods can attest, it's not easy to keep it so clean and the trolling to a minimum. There is a significant amount of effort and behind-the-scenes communication going on between the mods and admins. (In fact, the amount of conversation taking place in the mod area is greater than all of last season's game threads and this year's draft forum post volumes combined.) To keep things up to our high standards requires a great deal of time and human resources, and we must constantly evaluate how we're utilizing those resources so that we might best serve all our fans.

As you may have noticed, several fans have been looking to launch an unofficial community for those still interested in interacting with each other in a message board environment beyond tomorrow. I have been in contact with those creating the boards at www.purpleflock.com and invite you to check them out.

We know that many who have voiced their displeasure will still disagree with our decision to close the boards, but we hope you might respect the fact that, since last offseason, much thought, debate and consideration has gone into this decision. We greatly appreciate your support as fans and thank you for your unsurpassed passion.

So help me understand this. It isn't about money but it was about time resources spent on moderating the boards? There is something in these two remarks that seems contradictory to me. Couldn't more of these resources be hired if it wasn't about the money?

If trading up for a WR was so seriously considered, it baffles me as to the reason they didn't select a top 5-10 talent in the best receiving TE to come out in the past several years - OJ Howard. He would be a great move the chains TE and a mismatch on gameday. He would also be a huge upgrade on our oft injured TE group.

Let me be brief. Most of what I feel has already been articulated pretty well by several people. To me why this site worked for many of us was simply the moderation involved in keeping the conversation civil and curtailing excessive trolling. That helped make this board very intellectually stimulating, educational and a whole lot of fun. Most of us have never met each other or perhaps never will. But, we can't deny that there was a kinship formed that isn't easy to erase (at least for me). Now, there is no substitute for that readily available for us to migrate to. Facebook and other social media websites are despicable in the content and exchanges. It is not a replacement for genuine fans of a ball club. That is what makes this closure so baffling to me.

Sorry didn't end up brief.

On 5/2/2017 at 6:03 PM, OLD SCHOOL SMASH BALL said:

Couldn't you just do pop up adds to offset any cost? Or charge a registration fee?

Been there, said that and been ignored.

Eric Weddle, Tony Jefferson, Jimmy Smith, Brandon Carr/Marlon Humphrey and at slot corner Tavon Young! How's that for optimism?

4 hours ago, Florida Ravens Fan said:

Sooo what boards will you guys be signing on now??? Been a member since 08 and do not know of any other to discuss my Ravens.

I would try out different sites including the ones set up by @BOLDnPurPnBlacK and @purpleflock.com. However, I caution you to use an email generated solely for this purpose as the sites may not immediately be secure, but as long as you use aliases and don't divulge any private information about yourself, you should be fine. I use Russel Street report but not their discussion boards. So, get a feel for these boards and stick with one that you feel gives you the most value.

It is a no brainer that he expects it but again he expects great things from the Ravens every season. Now I don't think it is his job to expect great things but in fact it is his job to deliver greatness. I think he just said it without much thought. He is going to be held accountable for the Ravens greatness this year. He'll be lauded if we go deep into the playoffs and will be vilified if we underperform.

Well we know that there can be no more 4th quarter lapses from the defense. To me rankings are meaningless. Unless they take into account the number of saves a defense has had. If you can't save a lead, I really don't care where we are ranked statistically. So Mr. Pees, don't worry about rankings and instead just worry about not letting the opposition score in the 4th and no more easy TDs.

1 hour ago, arnie_uk said:

Drop In usage? That's total bull

Concur!

Thorough gentleman indeed. Nice man inside and out. Good luck to you Justin!

13 minutes ago, jdynamite said:

 

Well yesterday I heard Chris Carter talk about the Bengals Owner, very candidly. He said Owner Mike Brown had him talk to all the players and rookies a few times to tell them about his story as a player and how he overcame his off field struggles with drugs etc.  

Anyway he apologized to Chris for not drafting him since he knew Chris was from nearby in Ohio and struggled to make it there. Then when the Eagles cut Carter the owner said he felt like he should have signed him them to give him a second chance because he always felt he needed to use his team as avenue to give second chances and help those less fortunate, overlooked or with red flags.   

 

Carter said he's willing to draft and sign guys just so they can have a chance to correct past mistakes and even if it fails he's tried to help them. 

For Carter to say those things is understandable because he gets paid to visit and speak. However, in reality it has much less to do with second chances than getting high value talent at low price points. Also, second contracts are much cheaper as well. That is all the moral rationale the owner is using. Everything else is pure make up to cover an ugly franchise.

18 hours ago, gtalk12 said:

 

Maxx and Carl Davis stay, everyone else I am cool with.

 

We invested in Maxx a 2nd round, his second year was spent on the sidelines bc of an injury and had a nice first year considering Flacco was out.

How is Correa any different than Maxx given he is a second round pick as well and is coming into his sophomore season?

I am curious. Are all NFL team forums closing? Is this an NFL mandate that they move on to social media or is it just the Ravens brain trust?

If it is just the Ravens they're really doing something that in my view is pretty short sighted and could cost them fans.

TJ is such a sweet and nice kid. I'm glad he is in remission. Go get them TJ!

Just now, allblackraven said:

 

I sometime wonder what is the reason he hasn't been booted off the forum long time ago. More ammo for the theory how this place is the same as FB?

Am I paranoid?

As for his posts, I could only comment if I understood them. He tries I suppose but I don't have the brain power to read through them because it is excruciating and taxing. However, I do know I am never getting on twitter and facebook to give them a reason to rationalize this idiotic decision to close the boards.

27 minutes ago, Sami84 said:

I am hoping that matt judon becomes our breakout player next year.

I believe he has all the incentive to break out this year. First he has a year in the system and secondly while it may not directly affect his status on the team, he still has 2 high draft picks selected this year that'll breathe down his neck for playing time. Players perform best when there is competition and hopefully he'll come out on top.

  2 hours ago, Purple Dawg 96 said:

  2 hours ago, The Greek said:

we have absolutely nothing on offense that would strike fear into any defense until proven otherwise. players need to play hungry and step up and the off coaching staff needs to know how to utilize what they have

We have Joe Flacco that can strike fear in teams "BUT" the bad play calling kills us every time! Teams expect to see that arm but the run on 1st and 2nd pass on 3rd and punt makes it easy for teams to figure out and then they know when to blow up the O line and rattle Joe! WRs need to play decoy and get the ball to our arsenal of TEs like brady and big ben are doing! No secondary can cover our TEs down field! THEY 2 BIG!

Ok, first things first...Flacco does not strike fear in any defense. If Flacco strikes fear in defense, then what do you call a guy like Rodgers or Brady doing to opposing defenses. I will say this, opposing defenses know Flacco is capable of throwing it deep, and that he can pull of a good drive here and there.

But the fact is, Flacco is very predictable, he does not call audibles when the play is so obvious, and he is inconsistent. I guess you forgot the games where he threw handful of interceptions, making average defenses look like the Ravens 2000 defense.

Flacco doesn't strike fear in defenses and therefore we are building a defense that strikes fear in offenses. Joe is a very good QB that has limitations and as long as we work around those limitations he can be very effective. The problem however is we aren't working around his limitations and instead driving right through them. How? By not giving him a great O-line that protects him long enough for him to get rid of the ball and not having a robust run game that we use as our first option. If Joe had a good running game and good protection, he can take us back to the promised land. But, our coaching lacks imagination and were erroneously making Joe the focus of our offense.