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Yeah Tavon Austin.. A 1st Rd draft pick and he's doesn't even start, he's the 4th WR on the depth chart. Just because you're drafted in the 1st rd doesn't mean you're the upper echelon. He's more of a kickoff and punt returner if anything.

Jernigan played inferior teams which is why he played so well, Brown, Dolphins, Texans and Jags. This summer Jernigan said out of his own mouth he wanted sacks, that right there let me know he was more about himself than the team. And I called him out on it and got crucified for it. If you're suppose to be replacing Ngata sacks are not your job, keeping lineman off the linebackers and taking up space is your job. Until Jernigan gets that through his head he will never get any playing time and doesn't deserve any playing time until he knows his role

I get sick and tired of people comparing Flacco's WR's and RB to other QB's WR and RB's. Gronkowski 2nd Rd, Brown 6th, Bell 2nd Rd and Edelman 7th Rd. These same guys could've been drafted by the Ravens. At some point you have to give the QB credit for making these guys and the QB failures for the offensive woes. Brady is playing with 3 rookie lineman and it's as if he never missed a beat, Antonio Brown is a perfect example, without Ben Roethlisberger he wasn't as effective. Flacco is being paid to be a top 5 QB so there is no reason for the offensive woes they're having. He has more turnovers than he has touchdowns. He's getting away with highway robbery if you ask me.

Rob Gronk, Levon Bell and Antonio Brown were drafted to their teams in the later rounds. So she can't put them in the same category as someone coming to a team or moving to a team or being drafted in the first rd. They're weapons because they were made weapons by the QB, That Thursday night game was a prime example with Antonio Brown. The Steelers offense is a lot different now that Vick is out there instead of Ben.So for Hensley or anybody else to repeat what he said or wrote is just foolish. Ravens had the chance to move up in the draft to get Dez Bryant but they didn't because they were to cheap and trade out of the first rd, they had the chance to draft the Gronk, Bell and Brown but they didn't. So stop comparing Flacco's weapons to other QB weapons when the Ravens had the same opportunity to draft these same guys.

I agree. If he couldn't beat out a receiver on the Rams that says a lot about him, especially when they don't even have a receivers that could start on 90% of the teams in the league. The Ravens are grasping for straws and they're being cheap. I thought they learned their lesson when they brought in Lee Evans. Givens is no different than these WR we have now with the exception of Steve Smith.

Just like Vick contributed to it with 3 other passes including the overthrown ball on the 4th and 1. If Big Ben was playing Antonio Brown would've put up AJ Green numbers. Did you see how many times he was opened that game? Stoping the streak was like beating the Patriots by a field goal without Tom Brady.

Does Ryan Mink actually think if Ben was playing that streak would've been broken? Mike Vick is a back up QB for a reason.

You must have never played sports before. Ben and Ray could walk around, with a torn achilles you can barely stand or walk and you're basically bedridden because of the swelling. He can't even rehab until 6 months after surgery, and at his age and the mileage he has on his body it might be longer than that.

The Ravens should have the most money in the NFL of any team, I don't see any player on this team worth paying top dollar to, with the exception of Steve Smith, Joe Flacco and CJ Mosley. The Ravens have been duped and hoodwinked by most of these players. Players they should be keeping they ship off and the ones they keep should be the ones they ship off.

I wish this whole team had that Steve Smith attitude and mentality on the field every week.

Exactly.. Timmy just got played for a fool on that play. There was a reason why the center let him push him that far, that's to take him out the play. For some reason or the other he doesn't get what his job is. His job is to actually stop the running back from penetrating the line and make him bounce to the outside. He needs to stop worrying about getting sacks and worry about taking up space and getting his hands in the air blocking passing lanes.

If there were leaders on the defensive side of the ball then the Ravens wouldn't be in this situation. A leader not only leads the team but he gets everybody in the right spot and hold everybody accountable to do their job. Like Steve Smith said yesterday in his outburst in the locker room per report, "You've got guys in this locker room that's just glad to be on the team". And that's saying a lot.

Why isn't Gillmore in the game. He's the best TE on the team and he's been on the sideline the whole 2nd half, which is a perfect reason why they can't move the ball

They need to get there money back from Jimmy Smith. Now we see the importance of Ed Reed was to that secondary

Trading Ngata was a mistake because Timmy Jernigan is not that type of player. This offseason he let everyone know what he was really about and that's getting sacks. When you have a player more concerned about padding stats instead of doing his job you're going to have a problem at that position. His job is what everybody else's job was that played that position, plug holes to free up your linebackers. That bone headed penalty near the end of the game was frustration of not getting to the QB, and that possibly cost them the game. Ngata would have never did anything like that. That kind of selfishness play will be the downfall of the Ravens defense. Jernigan needs to know his role and it's not going after the QB on every play.

Ladarius Webb sucks,Timmy Jernigan was a product of who was around him, hell the whole defense is a product of who was around them, from the front 7 to the back end with the exception of CJ Mosley he can actually play. The foundation of this team is gone, sooner or later when you push the envelope to far it hits the floor. The Ravens push the envelope a little too far this time, letting players go and not resigning players and it's come back to haunt them.

Eugene Monroe is getting away with robbery right now. He is the reason the NFL doesn't give fully guaranteed contracts. I feel since he got paid he really doesn't want to play. And Marc Trestman might be one of the worse offensive coordinators I've ever seen which is why I guess he can't keep a job, if you're going to tell Flacco to throw the ball with that kind of pass rush from the broncos, it should've been quick throws. 4 and 5 steps drops were just idiotic especially with the WR the Ravens have. Steve Smith is a great Receiver but his best years are behind him, 16 games is a long season for him. If another WR doesn't step up it's going to be a long season period for Flacco.

When a Corner leads the team in tackles that is a cause for concern, the reason why is because he's targeted more than anyone on the field. A corner should never lead his team in tackles.

Whoever thinks Forsett will have more yards than AD is just a fan and isn't thinking straight. 2013 he basically carried that team with 8 and 9 men in the box. Now he has a QB and a couple of Wr's. Peterson will lead the league in rushing this year and I'll go as far as he'll be the offensive player of the year this year.

The difference is Cory Redding and Trevor Price were taller and bigger guys and Rob Burnett was really just a situational player for the ravens because of his size, he was tall but didn't have the weight on him, Which is why all 5 technique defensive ends need to be and are usually around or over 300 lbs. Brandon Williams is a prime example. He's not that tall but he has his weight to throw around. Suggs and Dumervil's job is to go after the QB. Jernigan is a good player but I need to see more from him because the 4 games with Ngata were against Miami, Jacksonville, Houston and Cleveland. Miami is the only team not under .500, That's hardly what he'll be facing this year. We play the NFC West this year and the Steelers and Bengals twice. Can he hold up to the pounding he'll take this year?

With his position he shouldn't be worried about how many sacks he gets, his job is to stop the run and free up linebackers, which is why Ray Lewis lasted so long in the NFL because of guys like Sirgusa, Kelly Gregg, Sam Adams and Ngata, these guys were big and strong, Ngata was a freak of nature being he was big, strong and athletic. Hopefully Jernigan understands that, especially dropping weight the way he did. He's a 5 technique defensive end so his only job is to control gaps to keep offensive lineman from getting to the second level. So with him losing weight I hope he's gotten stronger and a lot more physical because if not he's going to have a long season ahead of him especially in the tough and rugged AFC North and make it hard from the linebacking core.

Let him take a snap first. Nicknames come from how you play

This was a terrible pick. Calvin Pryor was there for the taking and Ozzie passed on him for an alumni. Smh!! What Alabama first rd player in the past couple years translated to the nfl? Mosley is alright but he's not a 1st rd pick, he's to injury prone to play in this division. The draft drought continues.

Why isn't Bernard Pollard still there who was more productive than both Idhedigbo and Elam. Hell Ed Reed even made more plays then they did when he went to the Jets. Between Smith & Boldin, who had the more productive season? 2 million brought in to bums last year Spears and Huff.

I can't see the Ravens signing Steve Smith, even though I think he's what the Ravens need offensively (A tough as nails Anquan Boldin type player) He's to much of a fiery guy. Harbaugh doesn't want that kind of player, because he will challenge him.