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If Will Hill hadn't been suspended multiple times before for this same thing he would have never been on the team to begin with. So I don't think this is unexpected. It is like signing Johnny Manziel now and getting upset that he is going to nightclubs before games. We knew what we were getting we were willing to take the risk.

You mean because you had to wait an hour to find out he had been suspended? What if it was the other way around? He got suspended and we had to wait an hour to hear he was released? Then people would be yelling on here an hour for him to be released. Man a whole hour some people in the world are spoiled.

His cap hit is only relevant to savings if he is cut. That was just structured that way to save money to the team in the past years. No one cares what his total cap hit is. They just want to know the real cap hit for keeping him on the team...

The other thing is we dont' need to clear up salary cap space we already did that. Other than signing June 1st cuts who are we going to use more money for? We can cut Pitta June 1st and save 5 million. That can be used towards our picks.

Hard to take a journalist serious if he doesn't even know the facts. Cutting Webb would save 3.5 million dollars in cap hit. Will Hill 2.8 million. Why are these guys so against depth? Webb and Will Hill are still much better than the practice squad filching we have been doing to man our secondary the past couple of years.

Well I think Ozzie is putting us in a bad situation down the road. I think he knows this is a big year for him. If the team makes the playoffs he is secure in his job. If the team self-destructs again it won't look good for Ozzie. After the super bowl they didn't try to keep anyone. I think that would have been the time to kick the can down the road. Now they should be re-building. But I am not the one who's job is on the line.

You think a player is going to agree to change his contract against his benefit? Some of the stuff people come up with. And how do you know his injuries are minor? He has played football for a long time I am sure he has serious injuries. He had a concussion the first game of the season. He had a shoulder injury the third game of the season for which he had surgery for after the season. I like how everyone just belittles players injuries like they could last one day in the NFL

I did not say that at all. I said another 5-11 season and he could be unemployed so he is going to go all in on next season.

I have no idea what you are responding to in my post.

Elam was the 32nd player taken. That is a second round pick this year. I don't see what that has anything to do with whether he plays or not now. He hasn't played like a first round player. He was injured all of last year. He will most likely be gone after this season anyway. Bad pick. You deal with it and move on. I don't think Elam has anything much in trade value.

Ozzie is trying to stay an NFL GM. Another 5-11 season and he could be unemployed. I don't know if Weddle is the answer but I prefer on spending a bunch on a couple of quality guys than the usual signing 5 or 6 guys for a couple million who are all terrible.

I don't think you would cut Webb. He plays decent enough Corner. You need quality reserves. So when someone gets injured your season isn't over. Cutting Webb only save 3.5 million. I don't understand all this cut this guy, cut that guy. We need more depth. Elam can play special team and so could Will Hill. Webb can return punts.

If the team is really about best player available than it really doesn't matter that Osemele is going to the Raiders. It shouldn't effect their selection. They can always hope for the best for Monroe and pick a tackle in the latter rounds. Or get one in the free agent market. If they think someone like Bosa is going to be a beast and Stanley is going to just be a steady left tackle than they would be fools to take Stanley.

Yes it is. If they don't arrest you for driving with a suspended license what is the point of suspending your license?

I don't see why driving with a suspended license is a minor deal. He can face up to six months in jail for this.

Ozzie didn't get rid of Oher. He left for a big pay day in free-agency. But he definitely was not the solution for the Ravens at left tackle. I don't know how you can praise Ozzie in this situation as he did use a first round pick on Oher. Well actually a first and a fifth as he traded up to get him.

Neither one hurts us that much. Sergio Kindle fell to the second round because of character issues. His lack of performance due to off-field issues was predicted by other teams. Arthur Brown was not a late second round pick because of his lack of size and not being that good. I guess they are just lessons learned for the scouts and Ozzie and company of what not to do. No use crying over spilled milk. Move on and don't make the same mistakes again.

He never studied the playbook and was always out partying. He would have never done anything in the NFL if he hadn't been injured. Why do people continue to blame it on his injury completely?

Elam was the 32nd pick in the draft. This year the 32nd pick is a second round pick. I think Elam should get a chance as he has contributed in the past. Arhur Brown has never even played. He is like Sergio Kindle. I don't see what the team ever saw in Brown. I watched his college tape after he was drafted and first off he looked too small for the NFL and second he didn't seem all that good. Total loss for why they would trade up for him.

I like the celebrations after a touchdown. Or after a sack. But I hate it when some makes a tackle after a guy has rushed for five yards and starts celebrating. If you don't have an interception, a sack ,a forced fumble, a tackle for a loss or a stop on third down you should not be celebrating on defense.

Agreed, and most likely, the contract will be more of a "full body of work" kind of thing. But even the biggest Flacco supporter, like me, would say that he hasn't exactly been that great for most of his big contract so far. Had a very good 2014, but was basically below average by any possible metric in 2013 and 2015. We can say that there are a lot of factors that cause that, and we'd be right in saying that, but those were arguably some of his worst seasons as a pro. In all reality, my deal was very close to the same one that RSR proposed, they had it as a six year, $125M deal, so just about $1M a year more. The kicker, though, is that people will look at this and say "OK, $20M a year on average, so his cap hits should be in that range the whole time correct?". But that's not the case, because we aren't accounting for the dead money from his current deal, which is substantial. As of right now, there's still $25.85M of dead money on Joe's existing contract. That needs to be spread out over the next three years, regardless of whether he signs an extension or not. So basically, that 6 year, $120M new deal becomes a 6 year, $146M deal when accounting for the existing dead money, so the average cap impact would be roughly $24-$25M a year. So if the Cap hit is 25 million a year I would say don't do the extension. The only way it really helps us with the cap this year is if you put the higher paying years towards the end of the deal and you are in the exact same place as you are now in 3 years. Just pay him what he is owed and do an extension next year when we could actually use the pressure of threatening to cut him to get the team a better deal

Could you imagine if that was Ben? "I thought my knee detached completely. The pain was so intense I couldn't even see straight" Flacco is easily the toughest AFCN QB and one of the toughest in the league. Rivers gets my respect also I am not a Roethlisberger fan but he has been hit hard so many times in his career and he gets up and plays most of the time. I think to use Ben as an example of Quaterback who aren't tough is not a good one.

So you want the team have a bad season next year so you can be right about Pees? Also why wouldn't you post it in the Fire Harbaugh thread as he is obviously doesn't even know as much about football as you as he was keeping Pees when he should have known he was the reason the team was bad?

Brought back the team from mutiny? If they practice with pads that week who knows if they win the super bowl. Tomlin is an awful coach. Everyone said Reed and Lewis spent a ton of time studying film during the week. Reed always seemed to know what the opposing QB was doing. You are giving Harbaugh credit for the team going 5-11? Well than you would be happy with just about every coach who ever coached in the NFL. As most can get a 5-11 season out of a team.

Yeah Harbaugh doens't know defense and doesn't know offense. Hates the players who got him to the Super Bowl victory yet he is adored on here. Reed should be coaching for the Ravens.