Bruce_Almty

.... If an inside candidate is actually selected, the expected outcome is for the offensive struggles to continue.

And Harbaugh will be on Bisciotti's hot seat for that failure.

Jimmy Graham has been dominant since his breakout season in 2011 and just put together an 86-catch, 1,215-yard, 16-touchdown outing in 2013. Raven fans want to pay Pitta a bunch to keep him and I could agree if had ever put up numbers anywhere close to Graham's. Pitta will be 29 when the season begins, beginning his downward slide.

I know i mentioned this before but thoughts on a guy like rich rodriguez? Head coach of Arizona wildcats right now but might not be a bad idea to at least reach out to him to gauge interest. Has a fast paced offense with plays slightly similar to chip kelly. Could be the fresh start the offense is looking for. He would utilize the speedy receivers we have much better with crossing routes and drags and for anyone worried he wont run the ball...his main running back's stats in 2012: 303 attempts for 1900 yards and 2013: 349 attempts for 1900 yards. Probably has a pretty good gig down in Arizona but at least gauging a guy's like that interest wouldnt be a bad idea

"Old dogs," "recycling coaches" and "copy-cat league" are phrases that don't bode well when fans are looking for an innovative new coach. College football is so much more exciting these days. I realize they don't play defense there, but they don't tackle in the NFL either. Harbs espouses aggression, perhaps an aggressive OC would breath some life into the plain vanilla Raven playbook.

I don't have any exact numbers but

Myth: Elam is a bust

Fact: you can't call a player that played decent(and out of position) a bust after his first year. Jimmy Smith alone debunks that myth.

Didn't realize this myth was widely held, but your "fact" is opinion in my opinion.

Ravens need to draft TE 1st round, WR 2nd round this spring. The Flacco-Pitta relationship is a detriment to the team. It only works if they both excel and the only way for Pitta to excel is for Joe to target/favor him & other teams know this. Also, with the Smith brothers (Jimmy/Torrey) due new contracts next year we need to draft some skill players this year cuz I can see us strapped to meet their demands.

Myth: Dennis Pitta is a must sign, indispensable security blanket, outstanding TE.

Fact1: Dennis Pitta, along with the other Ravens of 2012, had a magical run to the Super Bowl and is a good friend of Joe Flacco.

Face2: Performance: in 2010 behind Todd Heap, 1 catch for 1 yard; in 2011, 40 catches for 405 yards and three touchdowns; in 2012, 61 catches, 669 yards, 7 TDs; 2013 IR (mostly).

Fact3: Dennis Pitta is an average TE, recovering from a serious injury and is replaceable.

Opinion: Not worth $7mil. (going rate for top tier TEs); Ravens should make him a right player, right price, fair offer and move on.

After reading some of the comments to this post, Pitta could easily be classified as a WR.

neg away.

Recycling the garbage really is not going to get us anywhere; we need some fresh blood.

No, none.