Mystigo_Dragon

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    I didn't neg ur post but I will disagree with you on this one. Yes, it is frequent that our homegrown talent leave, but Brown's situation is a little different from recent FA departees. This is Brown's third year and his contract will expire in 2016 but so is Daryl's contract, so picking up Arthur's 5th year option and then re-signing him is a must even if his price tag is heftier after a breakout year. Mosley and Brown are the future of the LB corp even if it doesn't seem that way right now.

     

    Perhaps we let Daryl Smith walk but if we just miss a Super Bowl bid, Daryl Smith will be a Raven until we carry him off the field on his shield!

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  2. Posted · Edited by Mystigo_Dragon · Report post

    Harbaugh will put the best players on the field, regardless of how much money they make. He showed that last year when Monroe, who just signed a $37,500,000 contract, was healthy and available for the postseason, but he stuck with Hurst, an undrafted rookie, who I'm assuming was making close to the league minimum.

     

     Not true, but I won't bicker over the semantics!

     

    If Melvin has the better skills this year, he will play a great deal, especially in critical situations, but the big salary guys, like Webb, will get the starts and play a great dead, waving his hands at Receivers catching passes and missing tackles!  :unsure:

    It's the way the game is played - a multi million dollar guy is not going to sit while a less-than-$1.5 Mil plays! That HC would lose his job if he doesn't win the Lombardi! B)

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  3. Posted · Edited by Mystigo_Dragon · Report post

    This has been quite a pre season for me! B)

     

    First, I admitted that IMHO "Joe Cool" Flacco has shed the "Average Joe" moniker I was fond of calling him and finally showed that he isn't as much a "gunslinger" any more - is learning his position!

     

    Now, here's another "First" -- I am liking what a TV Talking Head said!

     

    Yup, ESPN's analyst and former AFC rival Tedy Bruschi gave an on point critique of the Ravens and I agree with every word!  :oldwiseman:

     

    Yes, I feel just fine and yes, it is me, the MysticDragon! To prove it, lemme say, I still think Harbs is a hyperbole-filled politician!

     

    See? :P

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    If you watch the press conference, what Rossburg said is anything but preposterous. The response about using Webb or Smith had nothing to do with either being a primary return guy. Rather, he was referring to crucial moments in a game when a mistake may ruin the team's chance at winning. In those specific situations, he indicated that it would be better to have a veteran fielding a kick than a wide-eyed rookie who might not be aware of all of the variables. This is why those guys are getting reps in OTAs

     

    It's basically the same thing they've done for years - remember seeing Webb or even Ed Reed go back to field a punt late in a game, even though they weren't the primary return man?

     

    Then, I wish Id had seen the the video rather than read someone's else's appraisal!

    Thanks and I fully agree that a veteran presence should be there to "Fair Catch" the kick or punt rather than try to make a play! That's, of course, if that vet is reliable enough to shelve his ego during that play!  ^_^

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    I like this progress report!

     

    One of the things that make me give a side-eye to reports of rookies is the lofty praise given a guy only to see him either end up on the PS or outright released in the case of UFAs. <_<

    This report gives us a realistic glimpse without giving us a bunch of praise for guys who are actually "treading water" under a new, fast system!

     

    When we get to the Pre-season we'll see who's the "wheat" and who's the "chaff"! Until then, this is as clear and concise report as we've had!  :oldwiseman:

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    Preseason games, pick Toussaint to run the ball back also Asa Jackson.

    See how they do in prep for the season. I can't picture Steve Smith Sr. returning kickoffs at age 36. Someone may disagree with me, but it's insane to even mention Webb as a return specialist unless the front office & coaching staff have completely lost their minds.

     

    Didn't we pick a small school WR who had Return skills? Yes, to even mention SSmithSr and Webb is preposterous!

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    I'm curious as to what we are going to do though, if Pitta does come back. We can't carry 4 TEs. Something would have to give.  

     

    What would be your suggestion? 

     

    I would suggest trading Pitta for draft picks, whatever I could get!

    We have superbly addressed our TE needs so, in my humble opinion, Dennis Pitta's a step backwards, a sentimental tryout of a vet whose "shelf-life" is questionable due to his unsure hips! Therefore, Pitta isn't worth taking away valuable snaps from our young stallions at TE.

    Besides, his numbers don't even dent Todd Heap's and he's not mentioned in sentences with the words "Hall" or "Fame", so what's the harm in letting him go elsewhere? :unsure:

    This will be an unpopular position because of the sentimentality and even pity fans may feel but I wouldn't waste a roster spot on him here considering our drafted TEs and returning guys! I'd see what I could get on the market if he insists upon playing!  :oldwiseman:

    You asked, balfan; comments & observations?

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    wouldn't be surprised at all of Pitta participates in training camp, from the film i saw, he could run routes, block, as well as do drills with his hips....

     

    WAIT! You'd risk releasing a 4th-to-6th Rd TE with a big body, good blocking skills and very good hands on the oft-chance that Dennis Pitta can last an entire season of knocks?   :ref: 

    While I like Dennis Pitta, we're not talking about Falcon Tony Gonzalez or Charger Antonio Gates!  :oldwiseman:

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    I think Pitta's a liability here with his questionable health and durability! I say go with the "Kid's Movement"!

     

    I would hate to let sentimentality enter into the equation and we keep Pitta only to have him go down, again and for good, while the TE we released turns into a bona fide "Beast"! :oldwiseman:

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    Can you spell O - T - A? None of it matters or counts until it's LIVE!  <_<

     

    :ref:  tweeeeeeeet!  WAIT!

    Four :Dancing_Banana_Homer_by_zorkky:  must think OTAs mean something other than conditioning and teaching moments! they're just playing "catch"! Not running patterns in ernest, not covering hard!

    We'll see how we stand when the pre-season begins and then in September, when it means something!

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  22. Posted · Edited by Mystigo_Dragon · Report post

    I liked Taliaferro a lot but that fumble against Pitt still stings. Truthfully though, any decent RB will excel behind our offensive line. Ask Forsett.

     

    If we dumped every Rookie RB for 1 fumble, we'd still have "Bam" Morris as the #1 Back!  :lol3:

    That fumble will be used as a "teaching moment" in young Lorenzo's career!

     

    If he does it more frequently, then I could support your statement, in retrospect!  :sherlock:

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    Nah forget that, That's what makes Joe who he is. Remember he audibled to a throw in 3rd and 1 in the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl. Flacco has the stones to do it, I say let him.

     

     

    THAT, I can see with an Anquan Boldin as the target, but be that as it may, yes, he's learning to play his position well!

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