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Ya Smith who missed out on the top 100 players, who also has been playing lights out for 16 years

@Myth420 and ravensfan23 agree. It underscores the fact that philosophy and scheme have a lot to do how effective a defense is. I have said this several times; we have had a carousel of players in the secondary since Pees took over. We have signed and released so many players in the secondary since he became a coach. No one seems to grasp what he is coaching. Does that mean that Ozzie no longer knows how to evaluate talent? I think the organization has been very patient with Pees. Weddle is a proven talent, so let's see if he struggles this coming season. If he does, that has to be it for Pees.

I totally agree . After watching the 2000 Ravens season on YouTube, I get a little sick to my stomach thinking about how this team has changed over time.
"Bend but don't break", should have no place in a Raven's vocabulary !
After seeing how our secondary has been slayed the last couple years , I'd say it's about time to get back to "Breaking Everything" !

Let me put my paranoid plotting hat on here. Let’s say a team has too many good players over the 53 man limit. Let’s also say they set the league record in having players get injured during the season. How can they solve this problem? Maybe they have some of their bubble players fail a drug test. So now they’re out for 4 games and don’t count against the limit. So the team gets to stash a bunch of players this way. By the time the suspensions are over several other regular players have gone down with injuries just in time to be filled by all those guys coming off suspension. Sounds like a plan to me. If not now then some time in the future?

Please don't give the Patriots any ideas.

I'm really looking forward to what our offense can do this season, so stacked at RB, TE and Receivers.
What I'm more interested in is what changes there will be on on defense! I hope we can get a little meaner and dominant. I really miss the days when our D scared other offenses !

7 hours ago, bioLarzen said:

11 hours ago, MadStorkSociety said:

  12 hours ago, sami said:

#1 I think maybe a Camo jersey or pants with different shades of purple plus grey and white would be nice since Harbaugh and the Ravens are so into the Military.
#2 If I remember right Monroe was pretty durable until he got here.
and #3 Bat-Mite is absolutely correct. It takes some sick puppies to put stuff like that on twitter.

I think a purple Camo is a great idea!

But the idea of the "color rush" thing is that the uniform is as unicolor as possible - almost as if the players were doused with a bucket of paint :). A "camo" pattern would go against that.

If they're going to wear one color, they should at least make it interesting. I've said this before, they could find an iridescent material that changes colors from black to purple, depending on the angle it's viewed from. This would also closely resemble the actual coloring of a Ravens feathers in the sunlight.

I think it would be the baddest looking uniform in the league !

BAR NONE...

Only one thing on part with annoying Steeler's fans, that's annoying Patriot's fans ! Good thing he was only 8 years old !

There you go Cleveland, have a bone!
Don't expect anything like this out of your football team.
Odds of the Browns winning Superbowl 51 is 200 to 1..!

I would like to see Joe make quicker transitions, from one to another receiver. Not staring down receivers and having more pocket awareness. This might go a long way twards keeping his knees safer in the future. I would also like to see Trestman dial up more quick strike pass plays, like Brady is able to throw, to keep from getting hit so often. Once we are able to complete more quick short receptions, this will open up some deep shots. Good to have some deep threats again.

If we have another 5 win season with 6 interceptions, we will definitely see some e major changes ! Pees will be looking for work...

Take whatever time is needed Sr. Let some of these young guys get the reps needed to make a difference, this season.
Meanwhile you will be fresh for the playoffs stretch.

Since we have plenty of tightends competing, Waller can untransition from experimental tightend, back to reciever!

Take whatever time is needed Sr. Let some of these young guys get the reps needed to make a difference, this season.
Meanwhile you will be fresh for the playoffs stretch.

I'm hoping this is a minor injury and Perriman is able to come back and play soon. Not holding my breath, just hoping!

Is anyone else thinking, after last years dismal season, these guys should be getting together and watching something a little more like Conan the Barbarian, or at least something a little more testosterone laden?

  On 6/3/2016 at 4:32 PM, JimmyBlack said:

I know that it cost us a shot at Bosa or Ramsey but who didn't enjoy seeing us knock off the Steelers?

I was in a bar in Pittsburgh with my Ravens gear on during that game, which was a very important game for them at the time it was played for their playoff hopes. Their fans were in total shock that we beat them with a backup quarterback that just arrived and so many of our starters injured and their team coming in after just spanking the Colts, Bengals, and Broncos. It was a pretty awesome day for me!!!!!

I won't sit in any room with Stillers fans during a Pit Ravens game..!
Especially after watching them knock us out of the playoffs, at my brother-in-law's house, years ago. I was the only Ravens fan in the house. Everyone was going crazy !
Bunch of loud mouthed, postseason, converted Skins fans...!
Not real Pitt fans, More Raven Haters.

Timmy, I believe Warren is expecting a call. His pro bowl caliber wisdom may be just what you need. On the field anyway. I wouldn't listen to anything else he has to say!

I am so stoked to see how our tightend squad turns out this year ! We could be very dangerous on offense between our tightends, running backs and receivers.!

In 2012 Joe Flacco didn't get the Offensive player of the year award, although he did end up with a Superbowl MVP award.!
This is really the only award worth having at the end of a season.

  3 hours ago, Bat-mite said:

I can relate to what Sapp is saying. I really don't think he cares if Timmy wears his number or not. I just think he is a little miffed that Timmy never called him.

Everybody in society today is so "busy" they can't find the time to call. Everybody of small character uses the "I was busy excuse." Timmy J. needs to call Sapp - we all need a phone call especially when your a little down and out.

Now that's funny !
Uncle Warren just needs 1 little phone call !
Come'on Timmy......

I think the injury bug is still going to linger and the Ravens will be lucky to go 8-8.
Maybe we are looking at the beginning of the end of the Harbaugh/Newsome/Flacco Era. I dont care how much Purple Energy Drink Flacco consumes he is pocket clumsy and with a very mediocre OL he will he may tweak that knee like last year trying to scramble or should I say bumble. And what will be the worst feeling for us Baltimore football fans will be the loss at home to the whinny Snyder team in D.C

No way do we lose to the Skins this year at home !
It's time to put Pees on notice...
Joe will score plenty of points this season.
The question is, how many "Bent and Broken" points, Dean Pees Defense let's get scored on us.

  12 hours ago, crazyboutravens said:

What a surprise. John snubbed I am shocked. Mike Zimmer has not won a thing
as a HC. So, they snub John they snub Joe they snub the Ravens nothing new
here. Turn out the lights ( oh they already tried that ). Most people who write
these articles would not know a football from a donut.

The "turn out the lights" comment was pretty funny lol

On another note, I don't see Campanaro making the team. Too bad, so much potential and a MD guy to boot.

What's going to suck is watching Camp turn into the next Wes Welker after we cut him and the Patsies pick him up !

Last year about this time I put big money on the Ravens to win Superbowl 50.
This year I am going to just watch how things unfold.
It would really be great to have very few injuries and get back to some dominant, "Play Like A Raven" football ! We have the right pieces to be potentially very good on Offense and Defense!
I would love to see Perriman have an awesome season and give Baltimore a little of the deep ball magic we've been missing.

If Timmy knew more about Warren Sapp, he wouldn't want to emulate anything more than his game.

Warren's a serious loudmouth with little class.
Didn't he lose his job broadcasting shortly after getting busted for not paying his hooker at a hotel during last year's Superbowl?

To solve stupid mistakes by refs is simple, beat the other team so the refs do not matter. John Harbaugh knows this just his father & brother. Forget the cry baby crap of pointing out refs faults for being so inept.

Say you are driving the ball down the field, about to score a touchdown and an official calls a phantom penalty on one of your receivers for tripping a defensive back.

Or say he doesn't recognize a lineman reporting in as an eligible receiver and calls him ineligible, after he makes a catch for the first down, on a drive that has scoring potential momentum.

Either penalty halts the drive, killing any chance of scoring a touchdown.

Again, explain to me how all we have to do is outscore the Referees !

The only reason Harbaugh is complaining to the Refs, is they are usually screwing us out of game winning chances to score !

Why not just have an official in a booth or studio somewhere that's in charge of replay reviews? That seems more efficient and could shorten the delays. Also, if there are excessive replay delays, they could cut out some commercial breaks between change of possession, so it would even out.

This is probably the best idea. When we at home are seeing what happens, in super slow motion and can see exactly what the call should be why can't they have another official doing the same thing ?
While on the subject of other officials, I think with the ridiculous amount rule changes, it's time for the NFL to come up off some of their billions a year profits and hire some full time Referees! It's as stupid that they treat this aspect of the game like it's not a very big matter as it is that they have all this great technology, that's basically being wasted.
You would think they like the fact that officials are able to change the outcomes of games and basically no one can even complain about it.
If the game doesn't start getting a little more balanced in the eyes of the fans, they will find something else to watch!

And yet teams like the Patriots get concessions for their crap all the time. Like it's no big deal. I'm waiting for the day when a game changer actually goes against one of them... OH WAIT! They won't let something like that happen. I do have to admit it was hysterical watching Belicheat run across our field that night that Tuck kicked that FG... And subsequently Bellicheat gets the goal posts raised 5 feet??? I'm just sayin folks.

Not only that, Belicheat grabs the official by the arm to get an explanation from him, which garnered no fine or even a warning from NFL.