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It was the comments about Perriman that made me nervous. I interpreted what he said as "BP has to show he has the fire to push himself to greatness". Worrisome.

In the attention paid to Donnell Pumphrey I think we see one of the Ravens current problems. Awhile ago they hired a numbers guy (statistician) to help them find value. This has resulted in them taking players who set NCAA records, regardless of having the physical characteristics necessary in today's NFL. Pumphrey is 5'9" and 190 lbs. No amount of "motor" is going to make him able to succeed long term for the team. Unless somehow he was sick, which prevented him from adding muscle, and he is now cured. Heart and motivation are necessary, but they are not sufficient.

Pretty sure there will be no Stanley. Let's hope Alex Lewis can do the job better than Hurst!

There is a major difference much more important than the $1M salary difference. I believe franchise tags are not guaranteed if you get injured. Kickers aren't injured all that often, but it does happen (and Tucker has been known to tackle). With this contract he doesn't have to worry what happens if he gets injured.

So, consider this wild thought, Ozzie is putting pressure on Joe, because if he won't relent, Ozzie will take a new quarterback at pick number 6 (or spend and trade up if necessary). I really think he wouldn't want to go this route because of the risk, but it's a risky situation all around.

Here, here! Just hope it turns out better in the end for John than for Stonewall

I still believe this has to do with the use of Floroquinolone Antibiotics (Cipro, Levaquin, etc). These weaken the connective tissue, especially the tendons. The effect is usually not noticed until well after the course of treatment. Not a big deal for most ordinary folks like me who just get soreness, but you add a lot of stress on that tendon and the result can be very bad. FDA has added a black box warning, but I wonder if that is getting as much attention as it should http://www.everydayhealth.com/drugs/levaquin

The problem has been that Joe is often throwing from his back foot in these two games. That leads to underthrowing. The question is how to fix this. Is it better protection, more confidence to step into the pocket and get hit afterward or quicker decisions?

Soft tissue injury http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/injuries-and-poisoning/first-aid/soft-tissue-injuries

I think a fair bit of the doubts you see here include the likelihood that since Rashaan Melvin and Timmy Jernigan are hurt and not practicing, they are not playing!

Not yet!

Problem is, Kyle has supposedly been burned badly on the outside and is much better in the slot.

A truly wonderful pair of stories. Way to go, guys! I do wonder if we won't see Kelechi playing in Houston next year so he can live with mom.

The only thing I could see that will pull him away is moving even closer to family and taking the job in Philly!