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Ramsey has sass like one of the Mean Girls :D

On 19. 5. 2016 at 9:26 PM, CaliRavenFan said:

I agree 100% the only downside is we wont have a chance at drafting him because he will be gone within the top 5 picks. Hands down I believe he is better than Ramsey and would be a complete steal for us if we happen to draft him. Maybe he will be "injured" at the end of the season and we can make more of a push for him in the late 1st round.. 

I wouldn't wish that on him. But then, I wouldn't wish the Browns on him either. He'll be somewhere in the top 5 for sure, if he continues to play the way he's been playing this and last year.

  24 minutes ago, Derrel said:

Like Steve Smith's fire but wish he would play and shut his mouth. Been with us for several seasons and hasn't made a major impact....drops too many balls.

2014 had a drop rate of 7.5%, which is somewhat high, though not unreasonable. Was credited with 10 dropped passes on 134 targets.

2015 had a drop rate of 1.4%, which is outstanding. Credited with one drop on 73 targets.

1 drop on 26 targets so far this year.

So really the drops aren't actually a concern if you actually look at the data.

I'm sure if you compare his yards after catch with other WRs in the league, he'll rate pretty high as well. I haven't seen a whole game this year, but last year for sure.

Sorry, I don't agree with sitting Shareece. That guy was all over that field, covering and following the ball. What people don't realize is how really really good Robinson is. If we sat every player that got burned a time or two, we would have no defense.

That's a fair point to make. Not all that a player does on the field translates into stats. If an ILB plugs a hole in the middle, and the RB has to bounce back and choose a different route, he's already done a job. If a DB covers a WR well, so the WR doesn't get targetted, the DB has done his job, though me might not get tackle stats.

That's a good comeback from Steve Smith Sr! I laughed.

As to Tucker, I've drafted him for my FF team 3rd year in a row. And with my talent benching scoring RBs (Jeremy Hill and LeSean McCoy this week) in favor of guys who don't get to the endzone, Tucker has got me some ugly wins too. Might be this week as well, since with 15 points he's my best scoring player on the active roster.

Ravens are looking decent this year and unless they mess-up bigtime, I think they're ultimately fine. However, I'd say the Jacksonville game is about 50/50, and god knows about the Raiders too. Those are odd ones. I see Ravens not getting a win on some of the lower to average teams, and then totally smashing some contender. It's something they manage to do pretty much every year - lose to a loser and then beat up a winner.

Am I the only one looking at Mrs Forsett's abs and thinking "WOW!"?

It was nice of Browns to give a moment for silence for CB. Love the email from O. J. Brigance. I think that one sentence was the best motivational speech the team could have got. And he knows about adversity. I wear the 57 jersey in his honor (and love CJ too).

I'm perfectly fine with boring. The only Raven on the roster of my fantasy football is the defense anyway. The heart-attack games might once cause me a heart-attack. I wonder why.

I can respect a team, that can respect their opponents. Good on the Bills.Tyrod is also turning into quite the playmaker with the spins. But Ravens D was on the money!

I wish him the best of luck with the next team. He's a skilled player. Both him and Ravens just got unlucky with the injuries.

The blog by Monroe on the T-Train is very well written and gives a good insight into how players deal with pain and what effect it has on them. Well worth the read.
For those bashing on Monroe for 'work ethic', as far as I know, his work ethic was never questioned and the only reason he is facing starter controversy is he pulled the short end of the stick while with us in Baltimore. It's unfortunate, it could cost him his job, and rightly so, Ravens can't afford to keep guys for sentiment, but for what they do for the team on the field. However, he's been a hard worker and apart from the last two years, when he's been dealing with injury repeatedly, he was a durable and reliable player. I'm still hoping he can get back on track, although I feel comfortable with having Stanley succeed him.

12 hours ago, CaliRavenFan said:

Being oringally from Michigan in a Huge Maze and Blue fan, Henry was a player that stood out every week as a dominate player, besides Peppers he was the best Defensive Player we had. I can see him having more of an impact than Carl Davis did for us last year.

Honestly the only reason why I think he slid so far in the Draft is because nobody respects the Michigan program yet. We have been so average the last 10 years that its going to take time to rebuild the talent and respect that Ohio State has but we definitely have the right people in place now for that to happen.

The only downside I see with us having such a talented deep young line is they might not be willing to pay Williams the money to stay a Raven after this year. There is no denying he will make huge money if we let him hit FA and the only way I dont see that happening is if we get his contract done after camp cuts. 

That will change a lot, over the next couple of seasons. Year 1 with Jim, and already there was a massive improvement! They should be recruiting the cream from now on, so they will eventually funnel quality players into the NFL. One of the reasons not many Michigan players were drafted was, that almost no one, if anyone, declared early for the draft. Anyone who was there, decided to stay with Jim another year. So there was less to pick from. Next year will be something else! One player who I really wouldn't complain about showing up with the Ravens would be Jabril Peppers. That kid is magic!

20 hours ago, fusuymada said:

I hope that connection with Harbaugh-Harbaugh-Mattison helps him become a better Raven. I can only also hope that Jim develops a great program at Michigan and the best recruits in the country come to Jim so he can provide that inside information to John to help the Ravens as well. The access that John would have to Jim's players would be unheralded in the NFL and the Ravens could virtually use Michigan as its minor league franchise.

That would be pretty awesome, if that could happen! Judging by last season already, there is quite some talent, especially on the defense. One player to watch out for is Jabril Peppers, who is primarily a CB, but is very multifunctional, can play safety too, as well as a runningback, is athletic and just a pleasure to watch him perform. Another talented player is Jake Butt, but he's a TE, so we won't be seeing him, the way we are stacked at the position.

I hope to see him on the field. Michigan's defense last year was phenomenal. Three consecutive shut-outs. Go Blue!

6 hours ago, billiejean said:

Why would they put Mosley at tackle or SS? That doesn't make sense. He did come off the edge a few times to rush the passer but the guy is an ILB through and through.

What I meant is that it's hard to compare expectations of Mosley now and what they were of Elam. Mosley is well entrenched in one position, that he plays really well as ILB. That's the only thing he plays and he's good at it and knows his responsibilities. Elam played FS his rookie year, although he is better suited as SS and as far as I remember, he played SS in college too. Then in his sophomore year, he was asked to change position and move around, doing nickel at times and lining up all over the place. Secondary isn't the easiest transition from college to NFL and I believe that if Elam was in one position only and learning the ropes of that, he wouldn't have had the slump that he did.

5 minutes ago, ellicottraven said:

Mosley will not be a vocal leader, but a leader none the less. He is a lot like Flacco in that he is quiet and not boisterous in his leadership.

He might not be all that different style of a leader as Buck (Daryl Smith) was. Daryl wasn't a flashy leader, but he was a leader nonetheless. 

20 minutes ago, bioLarzen said:

I would say put the "ready to lead" talks aside and let the guy prove it on the field. I guess we can all remember how one of the recurring themes of the 2014 off-season was how Matt Elam looked ready to lead the secondary... fellow players, coaches, he himself, pundits all heralded him in unison, how he had grown to be the true leader in the pre-season - and then the 2014 season happened, in which he, after a promising rookie season, completely disappeared...

That said, I'm quite confident Mosely will continue to grow and won't disappoint - but let him prove himself - he has what it takes to do so.

I agree. However, I expect that Mosley won't be asked to play ILB, but some OLB and maybe tackle or some SS as well to help out where needed. Elam was not as good a player as Mosley was coming into the league, nevertheless, he was promising and did alright his rookie year. I think that the shifting from position to position and not sticking with one thing that he could learn to his full potential is what destroyed him as a player and why he had such a steep sophomore slump.

Both those guys are the reason I chose #57 for myself when our female gridiron team finally got their jerseys. C. J. Mosley is an inspiring young player who plays my position and O. J. Brigance deserves so much respect for his perseverance and positive attitude. I like fighters.

11 minutes ago, jravens1313 said:

ZaDarius Smith

I rather see him stepping up as a pass rusher, rather than filling Courtney Upshaw's role. If he goes for a decent price, I'd stick with Upshaw, he's solid at what he does.

So sorry to hear of Trey Walker's passing. Stay strong, those of you who have been personally affected by his loss. And those of you that ride motorbikes, please wear a helmet. Even minor injuries can be fatal when you're going at any speed.

46 minutes ago, respecttheRaven said:

Ditto.......my feelings exactly!!! Dislike Brady, Belichick . and Kraft. Have to say though, that if Gronk was on our team, I would not be complaining!

Gronk and Edelman I could learn to live with  Hate the rest.

Continuing to keep Tray in my thoughts and prayers..... So very sad.....

On another couple thoughts, is it okay to hate the Patriots MORE than the Steelers??? Because I do, lol ?

One other thing, I do hope Monroe comes back and has a really great year in 2016, maybe prove a lot of people wrong ?

And yes, Eric Weddle looks AWESOME in black !! ??

Yup, I do for sure. I dislike Steelers fans, but respect the organization. You can't call something a rivalry unless you have respect for the opponent. Pats however, I have no respect for the organization, head coach, and on a personal level their starting QB, despite skills. Bunch of cheating whiners.

I'd love to get Upshaw to stay. Anybody notice that all the signings begin with a "W"? As in Win :D

My guess is it could have been a foot in mouth moment by KO and it just came out wrong. I don't think he or anyone can say that the line, offense or defense is under-appreciated in Baltimore. We have a lot of respect for our big guys. Only thing is, Ozzie has a tradition of not spending decadent money on a player who decides to go for the check if he sees an alternative.

This breaks my heart. He has declined in speed, resulting in poor coverage of speedy TEs, however, except for that, he is still phenomenal. I really hope we can get him back (or that he gets picked up by a good team).