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I have to say I chuckled to read your comment. I think Bisciotti is happy with mediocrity and I don't think any of our coaches are on the hot seat regardless of what the pundits and fans say. Yeah, because owners that overreact and fire coaches with a ton of playoff wins and one losing season are the ones that are better than mediocre.....

The 2k Ravens did not go 8-8. They went 12-4 and won the SB.

Exactly. I'm not sure why this Boldin pipe dream keeps gaining more momentum. Maybe it's because we have plenty of speed at WR, but we don't have a reliable, physical possession receiver, and Boldin happens to be just that. Also, Harbaugh expressed interest in bringing him back, Ozzie emphasized the need to add a possession receiver, and as of right now, there isn't anyone else out there on the market, so I don't know why you would think it's just a pipe dream.

Mr Woodlawn I can't tell you how disappointed I get when I hear the argument that Flacco carried us to the Super Bowl on his back. He surely played well (11 TD, 0 int) Did you watch Peyton Manning's post game interview after the mile high miracle? Reporters asked him why he didn't throw long much of the game. His response? " ... with #20 back there .... had to be careful with pushing the ball downfield ..." The mile high miracle pass was awesome. It was really just short of a Hail Mary pass. That game ended on an int by Corey Graham a defensive player. The AFC championship in New England: we held the Patriots scoreless in the second half. We were down 17-7 at the half and won 27-17. People always down play the incredible play of the defense because of Flacco's offensive out put in that playoff run. No one is saying Flacco won by himself, but he absolutely carried this team to the SB win. The defense made some clutch plays, but they also got torched in the SB, and the mile high miracle wouldn't have been necessary if our ST didn't give up 2 return tds. Flacco was great in every playoff game and was clutch in the 4th qtr. I dont think any other qb has ever won a SB in a postseason where their team gave up more than 30 twice. He torched Denver with the deep ball and carved up the Pats when they played their safeties deep. He had the best statistical postseason ever, and he did it without a dominant player like Moss, Harrison, or Gronk. You can always pick out clutch plays by a defense in any SB run ever. If Joe didn't carry this team to the SB in 2012, then no qb in the history of the game has ever carried their team to the SB. No qb has ever been better or more important to their team's success in a postseaon as Flacco in 2012. So Joe threw to whom? Boldin? According you, no. Jacoby did what in Denver and in the SB? According you, nothing. The defense played much better than it did during the season for those 4 games. Yes, Joe had a remarkable 4 games but it was only possible because of the rest of the team, Boldin, Jones and others. Oh, and rah, rah Joe! No, I never said no one else did anything. Stop putting words in my mouth. "Carry the team" is an expression. Do you understand the difference between a figure of speech and something meant to taken literally? No one argues that Brees, Rodgers, or Brady carried their team, yet none of them won anything without other players making plays, too.

Hilarious, Flacco did what? Are you kidding me? April fool day has come and gone, LOL! If it's so funny then name 1 qb in the history of the game that had a better statistical postseason then Joe in 2012. Name one thing in my post that was false. The fact that you think it's a joke shows you either didn't watch the SB run or you are completely unaware of the several postseason records that Joe broke or tied.

Mr Woodlawn I can't tell you how disappointed I get when I hear the argument that Flacco carried us to the Super Bowl on his back. He surely played well (11 TD, 0 int) Did you watch Peyton Manning's post game interview after the mile high miracle? Reporters asked him why he didn't throw long much of the game. His response? " ... with #20 back there .... had to be careful with pushing the ball downfield ..." The mile high miracle pass was awesome. It was really just short of a Hail Mary pass. That game ended on an int by Corey Graham a defensive player. The AFC championship in New England: we held the Patriots scoreless in the second half. We were down 17-7 at the half and won 27-17. People always down play the incredible play of the defense because of Flacco's offensive out put in that playoff run. No one is saying Flacco won by himself, but he absolutely carried this team to the SB win. The defense made some clutch plays, but they also got torched in the SB, and the mile high miracle wouldn't have been necessary if our ST didn't give up 2 return tds. Flacco was great in every playoff game and was clutch in the 4th qtr. I dont think any other qb has ever won a SB in a postseason where their team gave up more than 30 twice. He torched Denver with the deep ball and carved up the Pats when they played their safeties deep. He had the best statistical postseason ever, and he did it without a dominant player like Moss, Harrison, or Gronk. You can always pick out clutch plays by a defense in any SB run ever. If Joe didn't carry this team to the SB in 2012, then no qb in the history of the game has ever carried their team to the SB. No qb has ever been better or more important to their team's success in a postseaon as Flacco in 2012.

I don't see how you can say he had adequate skill players when his top playmaker by far was a 37 y/o coming off an Achilles tear, who's play was diminishing the year before he got here. Then it was Wallace, who's career was taking a nose dive before he got here. People are acting like we gave Joe a legit chance to carry the team, but who did we draft for him? A bunch of TEs that can't stay healthy and Perriman, who has had one healthy season and was still very raw. Plus the line has had trouble opening up holes in the running game and giving Joe time to throw recently. There is not a qb in the league who could successfully carry a team with that. The only time hes had a realistic chance since the SB was 2014, and the offense put up at least 30 in consecutive playoff games. Even then, he didn't have a great receiving corps, just a solid one, but that's all he needs. You absolutely can build a team around Joe, but he needs more than aging veterans who are in decline, as everyone does.

I don't think there was any philosophical change at all, let alone a major one. This draft was labeled as deep with pass rushers and corners, and one of the weskest for o-linemen in a while. I think Ozzie just took what was available to him. There were some receivers projected to us, but none of them lasted beyond the top 10.

What player have we drafted so far that would compete at the same position that Correa does? Do you think that Tim Williams is a good fit at ILB? we drafted Correa to be a pass rusher not ILB lol and Judon out played him in the preseason so? The team has said that Correa will be given a chance to move to ILB and start next to Mosley.

All Flacco needs is a top defense and a running game. He's much better when he's a game manager. In the big picture, we'll be OK. I disagree. When we relied heavily on our run game and defense, our lack of playmakers on offense always cost us in the playoffs. Flacco was at his best when we had decent pass protection and a mix of tough possession receivers and speed on the outside. We had that in 2012(won SB) and 2014, when we blew out piits in the playoffs and had 2 14 point leads in NE. I'd say all Flacco needs is decent pass protection. He's always been good when he has a reasonable amount of time to throw. Even last year, when our o-line was healthy, the offense was pretty good. It was the games with Yanda and Stanley out that put us in a hole. That being said, this is supposedly a weak o-line class and a deep class for pass rushers, so I have no problem loading up the defense in this draft. The needs at C and RT are concerning though.

I'm glad we got Stanley. I think he was the best rookie LT in the 2nd half of the season last year, and I think he'll be our franchise LT for a while. It's hard to find that, no matter where you pick in the draft. Our line was garbage without him last year, and we needed Stanley to keep Flacco from getting killed.

Our biggest problem in the secondary has been playing too far off the ball and giving up easy passes. We just got a big, physical corner who can play press and jam receivers at the line. That's exactly what we needed. It seems like we've had issues with screen passes and tackling in the secondary for a while, too, and Marlon should help with that as well. He has the size and speed to clean up his issues with deep passes and develop into a shutdown corner. That may take a year or two, but for now, I'd rather force teams to make yough, contested catches than let them play pitch and catch down the field like the Steelers did on the final drive on Christmas.

Yes but there were at least 8 players higher in he board. Best player available, guess not. It's pretty cool that Ozzie let you see his board. We all go to see his board ???

Yes but there were at least 8 players higher in he board. Best player available, guess not. It's pretty cool that Ozzie let you see his board.

Well guys like Mike Wallace were our #1 (Torrey Smith) when we were winning the Lombardi, so not very intelligent to suggest we won't be on top without one. We're not trying to win a fantasy league or a Madden football game here. Boldin was our #1 when we won the SB.