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What was that about needing playmakers?   ;-) 

Joe likes that! 

8 hours ago, OLD SCHOOL SMASH BALL said:

That 10 Mil in cap space should have brought back K.O. worth every penny. He knew our system, could have helped Stanley, and given Joe more time in the pocket

 Sadly, we didnt even make him a competitive offer, or even try a hometown discount offer. 

Where do people come up with this stuff?

 We made KO a highly competitive offer, offered to make him the highest paid guard in football, in fact. Yeah, $10 mil should have been enough to keep him, but the Raiders paid him $12 mil/yr, and NOBODY saw that coming.

1 hour ago, VermontRaven said:

Stanley and Wagner both practicing.  Definitely a good sign that they may be back for this Sunday. 

Jimmy Smith practicing (in non-contact jersey)-Means he is progressing through the concussion protocol to be allowed to practice, so there is hope he will be cleared to play by Sunday.

Oh, that is all great news!

ugggh...

He's hit so much, and hurt all over to the point he doesn't even know when he injured it. This is terrible.

28 minutes ago, flynismo said:

So when Flacco's not getting hit, the receivers are dropping balls, and as a result Flacco is the 27th rated passer, but "that's not going to cut it for the 4th highest paid QB in the league."

hahaha, typical Hensley logic

LOL, can Hensley get any worse?

2 hours ago, FlocksGottaFeed said:

Whooooo.... Just thought I'd step in here for a minute. It's getting crazy out there.

I love my team win or loss the Ravens all day. Ok. I'm good.

Thank you. Keep this going or we won't be able to have this sanctuary and any inkling of levetity. It's needed.

Come on in, and close the door 

Winds are howling, and the blizzard's getting deep out there, but we've got a fire going, and room for all in this negative-free zone. Might even be able to scrounge up a bottle of brandy or two.

And, oh, yeah, we've also got Sunday Ticket,  so win or lose we can still cheer on our beloved Ravens.

8 hours ago, AllDayRavenFan said:

Zuttah is truly a non factor, he winds up in Joe's lap more than his kids!!!! 

OK, even I had to LOL ? at this one! 

I think the major fallacy in all of this is the OP's assumption that "playmakers"  can't also be team players. It's just not true,  good players have to be both. Just look at Chip Kelly 's epic fail in Philly with a collection of primadonnas. 

Just now, rmcjacket23 said:

It appears you didn't bother reading their posts then, because most (not all) weren't disagreeing with the desire for playmakers. They were disagreeing with some of the other assumptions and claims you made that may or may not have even been related to having playmakers on the team.

+1000

22 minutes ago, jboy19 said:

I dont anybody ever said we don't need playmakers? 

Nope, don't remember that.

The real question is what to do about it, which is what I believe we were discussing -  OP was critical of our drafting strategy,  I merely pointed out a few we drafted who turned into playmakers (Flacco, Pitta, Rice), and a few we've recently drafted who were the definition of a playmaker in college (Dixon, Reynolds)  who haven't yet produced at an NFL level.

Didn't say we don't need playmakers,  not at all, got blasted by OP anyway. Just trying to have an in-depth discussion on how to fix it instead of merely complaining. 

2 minutes ago, rmw10 said:

This isn't something new.  Some people may think we have one, but most people around here recognize that we don't have a true game changer anywhere on this team right now.

Yeah, I think we recycle this topic every year for about a month before the draft.

54 minutes ago, OUravensfan said:

They say Suggs is more dirty than Burfict

Oh, I feel you.  Burfict is a menace. 

Coulda shoulda woulda. Yeah, it's frustrating,  but that Qb sneak with Joe works like 99% of the time. Only frustrating because it's not working. 

27 minutes ago, Tru11 said:

the ravens had 15 penalties for 111 yards while the giants had 7 penalties for 119 yards.

id say they have a lot more to complain about with some questionable calls going against them and others not being called in their favor....

saw wright tackling the WR in the endzone before either touched the ball lol.

 

I don't think people here are complaining about the calls being unfair as much as our players making bone-headed mistakes.

4 minutes ago, BmoreBird22 said:

When's the last time a team had a +3 TO differential and lost?

Matt Ryan threw 5 ints against the Cards in 2012, and won.

Spoiled, I tell ya. Spoiled rotten.

Sure, we suck right now, but guess what? This is the NFL in the parity Era. So does pretty much everybody else. We have as much chance to turn it around and catch fire as anyone. 

This is not a Flacco or a draft thread. Can we please try to stay on topic? 

39 minutes ago, allblackraven said:

How can NFL quarterback be as bad as Osweiler and get handsomely paid?

I know. Makes Elway look like a genius,  I hate that.

29 minutes ago, wizard1 said:

Are you kidding? We did get blown out.

Umm, no. We totally dominated in the 1st half, just shot ourselves in the foot with penalties. Giants did nothing until Jimmy went out,  and even then it was a one score game that came down to the very last play. 

Biggest baloney post I've seen in a while. 

I believe in the football gods. Please tell me we've paid enough penance for the RR fiasco. 

3 minutes ago, TuckerTime9 said:

95% of receivers reel in a 40 yard catch in double coverage? My gosh why does everyone love to hate this kid.

If that's true, why haven't we had a single one?

Ridiculous. Jimmy was having a great game before he went out. Beckham didn't go off until the 2ND half. 

2 minutes ago, TuckerTime9 said:

Tore his bicep. Can play through but likely won't be effective.

 

Per Jay Glazer

 

 

Unbelievable. 

So Glazier miraculously has the results of an MRI that hasn't been done yet? And knows it's minor enough to play through? Just lost all credibility. 

3 minutes ago, mmcclend said:

I wish bro I wish. But in reality, we need to restock on talent. 

Well we're not doing that before next week. But keep beating that drum, please.