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#22 ranked Center in the league is STILL a huge upgrade over Gino... There is also still a bunch of time for Ozzie to work some magic.

Pretty sure it'll be Flaherty. He'll be ok until Manny gets back

Again. We don't need Steve Smith. End of story. We are fine as is with Smith,Brown, Jones and Pitta. We need a Center and RT waaaay more than an aging, declining receiver.

lol like who? Houshmanzadeh was terrible except for the one catch he made to beat Pit. Stokely, waste of roster spot. Dallas Clark, waste of roster spot. Dante Stallworth did nothing for us, Lee Evans cost us a trip to the SB..did zero all year before that. The only two vet receivers we hit on really were Mason and Boldin. Until the playoff run last year, Boldin under performed his contract by ALOT. Just saying that if we cant run the ball or protect the quarterback, it won't matter who's out there at receiver

Spring Ball is...well spring ball. It gets a whole lot tougher when you aren't facing split squads and the pitchers are bringing their A quality stuff. Can't wait until we get Manny back. I've said it boldy and proudly, and I'll say it again. The best defensive 3b in the game. You only see the all time greats make the plays that he makes.

Just read an article about the Ravens being a potential spot for Steve Smith. We don't need to keep wasting money on 35 year old receivers. We have plenty of talent in the cubbard at receiver in Torrey, Marlon, Streeter, Jacoby, will also have a healthy Pitta..plus whoever they draft. Spend money on Oline...only after we have that taken care of should we bring in vet receivers. Flacco's knee injury last year was luckily not as bad as it could have been. .and no matter how over paid you think the guy is, we can't win without him. That's a fact.

Last year, he wasn't really able to do much weight lifting due to his wrist injury in 2012.. this year he will be back to normal. I like Flaherty, he has power, good FB hitter. .on defense he's OK not a liability

I really strongly feel like this team is good enough to steal the division this year.

I really think that Hunter is going to be fine. He's been very solid since he's gone to the bullpen and has a ton more velocity as well. IMO I think they weighed out the production they'd get from a Johnson or Balfour and the money that they'd have to spend vs saving it and getting the same production out of Hunter..and putting that saved money into grabbing a starter and another bat..which they did. I have a feeling that Hunter is going to have plenty of 2 and 3 run leads to work with.

It's still a very strong show of support from his teammates.

Sane here, the guy served his suspension..so I say for the price...in this lineup ill take Cruz all day. Food for thought. ..The Yanks and Sox get the advantage of being able to have an endless well of cash to blow on whoever they want. Chris Davis, Weiters or possibly Hardy could wind up as a Yank or Red Sock....so ya know what? If we take 1 guy who was connected to biogenesis who can help us re claim our rightful place in this division..I'm all for it.

pretty sure he was closing games for them most of the year

Now the rotation is looking pretty solid. Now you don't have to force Gauzman to be your 5th starter if he needs more time. 1.Jiminez 2.Tilly 3.Chen 4.Norris 5.Gonzo Now...who's the DH and who us the closer? .The closer situation is not quite as much of a panic as some are making it out to be.. I mean up until 2012, nobody thought that Johnson was going to amount to anything..also the Red Sox just won the World Series with freaking Koji as their closer...we can find SOMEBODY

Glad to see that we finally picked up a legit top of the rotation pitcher

This has got to be the absolute worst period in music history. The classics never get old though. I've been on a Skynyrd kick lately..sure everyone knows free bird and sweet home alabama..but wow their guitarists, Steve Gaines, Allen Collins, Gary Rossington are all extremely amazing and under rated guitarists... If you wanna hear some great guitar work, check out I know a little. Fantastic

You'll never get that through the heads of anyone here. There are a few here who want to pin it directly on Joe, and their only argument as to why.

For the love of Zeus, you're beating that drum TO DEATH give it a rest

Norv!

Somebody who will go up and catch a freaking pass with their hands. Tired of seeing deep balls go off of shoulder pads because a receiver is playing it like a punt.

Agreed. As for Receivers, we really could use a posession type of receiver. We already have the big play guys in Smith, Brown and Jones.

That's not Ravens football. We need a power running game to compete in this division.

Yes it does. We are still running Cam's offense. We need a new system entirely.

After Dallas just missed the playoffs, might Jason Garrett be available? Say what you want about Dallas but they're offense has been good enough to come within a game of the playoffs, even with the historically bad defense they've had.

Depends on the price. We have a few options at KR..none quite as good as Jacoby though. Also,depending on how they feel about the WR position moving forward. Deonte Thompson is also a burner but hasn't been able to see many snaps. Doss has progressed a little..but still not a good 2nd or 3rd receiver option. So that will leave us with Smith and Brown. If that's the case. We NEED Jacob..bad

If they don't sign any other FA's this off season, they had better get Balfour