Mystigo_Dragon

Interestingly, Balfan, you've spun a great story with a happy ending,... perhaps not for Elam, but definitely for the Ravens! Still, maybe Elam just needs to figure out that it's just football! Needs that "light bulb" to come on!

Tali's rap came from not having "swivel hips"! He has the power and he can make a cut. but he has yet to demonstrate that agility that makes guys like A.P. and Beast-mode such stars! Once he begins doing that,... and becoming a target in the passing game -- hey, sky's the limit!

I only read a couple of paragraphs of this before I just began grinning widely! I said, last year, that this guy was a "steal" when many here were still touting Elam, et.al. Here he comes,... and, I hope he's here to stay!

I am happy to say; now some of you may need to sit down,... Ready(?)...... happy to say that I am very pleased with Joe's maturity and how he handles a game nowadays! Shocked & stunned ??? Yeah, I said it! Now, going forward, Joe has shown that he will still take the deep shot and like last year's Divisional Playoff, he has shown he's got more room to grow and needs more maturity and patience rather than betting the whole season on one throw! All that said, I'm eagerly anticipating how he will handle the weapons and, especially, how Marlon Brown will grow with Joe!

True,... but one of these times, we're going to let a perennial Pro-bowler and Defensive Player of the Year walk away for playing cheap!

DON'T tinker with the run blocking scheme! I've seen Forte run for years //yawn// and I saw what, arguably, an average RB like Forsett was able to do behind our "Kubiak S-T-R-E-T-C-H",... Don't mess with success!

I agree with Jet4life,... as soon as Timmy Jernigan in played his first pre-season game, I said, "Uh-oh,... they are going to have to find creative ways to get him on the field!" That dilemma seems to have taken care of itself and Timmy needs to stay healthy and perform!

He wasn't put in a position last year as they ceded more favorable positions and downs to Purnell McPhee, but Courtney held his own as an "edge-setter" and did get some appreciable pressure on QBs too!

There aren't any pressing questions to be answered in the near future so give us a break! Would like, however, to see what WRs pick up the playbook the quickest! That's where the "Pro-style" schools' kids have an advantage, but not much!

That's true, but the article highlights Courtney's declaration that he wants to increase his sack numbers,... in much the same way that Purnell did prior to his last, breakout year! Then the point is if he does, when will we KEEP one of these guys rather than pass them off to other teams? We are as brilliant at drafting and developing Linebackers as we are horrible at drafting and developing Wide Receivers!

I wouldn't lose any sleep over it! I think what we lost in girth and agility with Haloti will be made up with speed and power with Jernigan & Williams leading the pack of "young big-uns" on the defensive line!

"Zrebiec dubbed pass rusher as the second thinnest position group, citing unproven depth behind Terrell Suggs and Elvis Dumervil." Okay, if this is true,... I get the money woes last January and February when the word came out that Purnell McPhee was, as usual here, "too expensive" according to the FO; soon to be "overpaid if he leaves" according to some,.... What will we do when Courtney Upshaw blossoms into a beast similar to McPhee, JJohnson, Kruger,... ya know, guys we thrain up and then discard? For once, we need to keep one of these guys!

Great point! We'll be watching "Outdoor Arena Football" in 20 years because that 9 Point play orchestrated by the Irsays hasn't been squashed as a bad idea!

You may as well, Courtney! Alas,... that will guarantee that this is your last year,... That the FO will say we can't afford to keep you and the apologists will take up the "He's not worth the money you'll command!" chant! It's been fun watching you grow,... Have a great year and good luck with your next team in 2016!

Football is not a complicated game! Hey, even a kid could play it! lol The NFL will always come up with new gimmicks to thwart the tried-and-true! So, there are three things that have withstood time: 1. If you can run the ball, you can have success as an offense! 2. If you can stop the run, you can have success as a defense! 3. If you can have success on Offense and Defense, you can be a successful team! With the youth we have on our defensive line, 2015 will be no different - 20 years in a row!!!

And,... that QB list above is why I continue to say any "expert" making most, better, best rankings without empirical data to back them is worthless,... amounts to "Bark Shavings",... ya know what I mean?

Ozzie's losing patience? Uhhh, Mr. Hemsley, stay with ESPN and their contract situations; in the Raven Nation contracts are in Pat Moriarity's "wheel-house"! Ozzie's a spectator to the process like we are! His comment is likely alluding that we'll move on with the season and not dwell on this all year!

I'll need another 1,000-plus yard year out of Justin Forsett to believe that he's the real deal! I like him but I saw some late season drag in his legs. Here's hoping he has done his conditioning and endurance work over the off-season!

Sir, The trophy given to the winner of the NFC Championship Game in the National Football League. You do,.... uhhh... realize that, uhhh.... we're in the AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE, don't ya? Does the "Smash mouth" AFC-NORTH ring a bell to ya? Sir, The trophy given to the winner of the NFC Championship Game in the National Football League. You do,.... uhhh... realize that, uhhh.... we're in the AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE, don't ya? Does the "Smash mouth" AFC-NORTH ring a bell to ya?

One play, in the middle of a game does not a decision turn, sir!

That was last year, bud,... "snake bitten" rarely happens two years in a row now that Kyle Boller's gone!

IMHO,... Bad sign!

I can't speculate on how our Secondary will perform as of May 14th,... it's not even June yet!

I'm a bit slow because don't think we've ever hoisted the George Halas Trophy and I can't even speculate on why we lost the Lamarr Hunt trophy on May 14th, 2015!

Plus,... EVERYBODY is a "Super Bowl Contender" and has "potential" every year,... on May 14th!