What... Lol Bernard Pollard wasn't a great player then, and he's definitely not a great player now. What he was was a decent player, and fan favorite because of his hard hitting playing style and play like a Raven attitude. His coverage skills were suspect at best even when he was in his prime. That alone would most certainly disqualify his from being considered a "great" player, but when you throw in the fact that he's 30, AND coming off a major injury(torn Achilles) things aren't exactly looking up for him. But hey, don't take my word for it. Here's what Tyler Lombardi from Russell Street Report had to say. RSR: Bernard Pollard Is Not The Answer Whatever the Ravens do to help offset the void left by Elam – promote current players, trade, free agency – Russell Street Report is adamant that former Ravens safety Bernard Pollard not be part of the equation. Some fans immediately looked to the free-agent market on the day news of Elam’s injury hit. One person sitting there is Pollard, and we can all remember the massive hit he laid on Patriots running back Stevan Ridley that forced a game-changing fumble in the 2013 AFC championship game. “What [fans] don’t remember is that Bernard Pollard was torched two weeks later in New Orleans,” wrote Tyler Lombardi. “He was a big reason why the 49ers came a play away from the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history. “In a league that continues to be pass-happy, coverage has become more important for safeties. The player who was once nicknamed ‘Bonecrusher’ by his teammates at Purdue has a playing style that doesn’t fit with the NFL’s current state.” Lombardi also remembers when Pollard publicly called out Harbaugh in connection to reports of a near “mutiny” in the locker room in 2013. “Is that really the type of player you’d want to be a Raven? Someone who will call the coach out publicly as soon as he is no longer connected to the team?” asked Lombardi. “I know I don’t. Add to all this the fact that Pollard is coming off of a torn Achilles and it’s easy to see why no team has signed him yet. There are plenty of better options already on the Ravens roster. And those players won’t cause half the headache.”http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Late-For-Work-85-Jason-La-Canfora-Sees-Potential-Trade-Partner-For-New-Safety/52ef9b4b-8100-4e7c-880a-5781f586f7b9 Yep, so to put it quite simply the disruption created by his mouth outweighed his production on the field... He gone. You already said that, and I thoroughly explained why he is not. If Bernard Pollard was soooo great then he would not be currently unemployed. He's waiting for the phone to ring, but the only thing he hears is crickets chirping. Yep, and apparently Harbaugh and the rest of the coaching staff at least to some degree felt the same way. When the problem outweighs your production we no longer need their services. He gone.
