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You didn't read the link. He always uses his RB to throw to except once. There is strong evidence that Marc Trestman will almost always utilize his feature back in the passing game, and that the averages are not skewed by a couple of running backs that were over utilized in the passing game. A Trestman feature running back has averaged less than 15 touches per game (12th in 2014) just once, and has caught at least 3 balls per game (12th in 2014) in every season except for one.*

Exactly the way I read the article. SR was all over him to make sure he didn't do it again. Too bad someone didn't do that to Lee Evans before coming here.

The Sun's last article on the mini camps said while Maxx wasn't as exciting as Perriman who caught a couple of Flacco bombs he moved the chains as advertised. He was injured last couple of days and Nick Boyle filled in. He made a nice catch but then ball was stripped ala Lee Evans. Boyle walked off field with Steve SR yelling at him.

Trestman will throw a ton more than Kubes and especially to his RB, Forsett. Last year his RB caught 102 passes for 808 yards and Forsett can't wait who caught 44 passes. So that suggests Forsett won't run the ball as much where he excelled as a rushing leader in NFL. Not quite. It should also be noted that Marc Trestman has stated that he plans on sticking with the zone blocking scheme that benefited Forsett so much in Gary Kubiak’s system in 2014. Even without the rushing volume, we can look forward to similar efficiency from Forsett in a scheme that saw him average 5.39 yards per carry last season, the best mark in the league for backs with at least 100 rushes. If Trestman brings the passing success that we have become accustomed to, increased red zone opportunities and a huge uptick in receptions could yield another top 10 PPR season for Forsett. Joe has already picked up the new wrinkles Trestman added to the system and is raving about him because Joe knows Trest's offenses in passing have been in the top half of the league as a coordinator and head coach. I'm excited about this offense under Trestman. MARK TRESTMAN - THE RB WHISPERER (EMPHASIS FOR FANTASY PLAYERS): http://www.4for4.com/fantasy-football/2015/preseason/marc-trestman-running-back-whisperer

Sure it's hypothetical and hindsight we could have gone back but we didn't go back after the two SBs we won, neither did GB, Indy, NO and many other teams Seattle went back but didn't win. So we probably wouldn't have won 2 SBs in a row. SF didn't go back to SB either and have now lost over half of their SB team to free agency and retirement. Because of the way it turned out and Ozzie drafting CJ and Jernigan plus this years guys we have another shot at another SB trophy within the next 3 years. Most teams don't go back to back these days. The cap prevents it. I was just agreeing with someone who made the CJ statement. You don't have to but that doesn't mean it's invalid.

Yea, but Ozzie got the Priest Holmes plus the ones I mentioned like Bart Scott, Ellerbe, were more than flashes in a pan and Marlon is still with us and so is Hurst who will probably be our future LT for years to come. He had about 20 teams after him and only an injury kept him from getting drafted.

Someone mentioned all the undrafted busts as the worse but every team signs undrafted players immediately after the draft to plug holes. These guys have an advantage because they can pick the teams they want like Hurst last year. Several teams tried to sign him but he did his homework well and knew his best chance of making the team was with Ravens. He was injured during the draft process and went undrafted. Man, was he right. He not only makes the team but played abut 6 games when Monroe was injured. He did well in some and not so well like in Indy and Houston but held his own in Pitt being the first undrafted LT ever to start a wild card game. Their own fans said imagine us starting an undrafted LT in a playoff game. Ravens then lost in NE but not because of Hurst who will probably take over when Monroe's contract expires. And everyone knows about Marlon Brown who made the team as an undrafted WR and contributed his rookie year but fell into the sophomore jinx last year but Ravens expect big things of him this year. Which brings us to two undrafted players currently on the team like Butler who had great mini camps and is pushing for a #1 job as WR. Then on defense there is Zach Orr who ran with the first team the last two days of mini camp. He's already ahead of um, Arthur Brown, a #2 pick. He said he signed with the Ravens because he knows they signed other undrafted linebackers and gave them a chance and they left for big pay days like Bart Scott, Ellerbe and MacClean. Then there's one of the greatest undrafted finds of them all - Priest Holmes who became one of the greatest runners in NFL history - for KC after leaving here after we drafted Jamal Lewis, another great runner. Ravens simply couldn't afford to sign both. Too bad, because we would have won SB36 if Priest were still here. Most undrafted players don't make it but Ozzie has more hits than most GMs.

I apologize if these names were mentioned but I'll list Dwan Edwards and Kruger the Beast and of course Arthur Brown. Need I say more? He just can't get on the field with guys like CJ and D. Smith ahead of him and right now Zach Orr, the undrafted LB is ahead of him. DeCosta said Brown was one of the best LBs in the draft and Ravens traded up to get him but has been a big bust. They said it was everything from not learning the playbook to not playing well on special teams. Like with Elam, you still gotta hope Brown will make it because it was good in college. Maybe it's the system. Teams have tried to trade for him but Ozzie hasn't given up on him yet. Like Brown, Edwards and Kruger were high draft picks that did nothing for 4 years, then Edwards contributed some his final year and Kruger had 9 sacks his final year plus the SB but he didn't have any sacks til Suggs came back from injury so Kruger got those 9 sacks in 1/2 a season. Edwards was the first player taken after Ozzie gave up a future #1 pick for Boller in Ozzie's biggest reach ever. NE got Wilfork with that #1 and we got Edwards who did nothing til the very end and then he left. Kruger was a #2 pick who only played in situational downs and is still playing in situational downs in Cleveland after bitching upon leaving here. Ozzie said he had 4 HOFers around him and still couldn't play every down. He had a big sack in SB but we would have lost the game as you saw their comeback in the second half. They would have run all over Kruger and would have more than the 500 yards they gained with Kruger on the side line most of the game. You expect high draft picks to impact but Ozzie has more hits than misses. BTW, after the Edwards draft Ozzie said he'd never trade a future #1 again and he hasn't.

One of the best posts I ever read on the boards. It bothered me for a long time but you're right. Ravens don't go in as hungry again just like in 01 after winning SB35. Even after losing Jamal for the season, Shannan Sharpe always said we should have won SB anyway but the team lost its swagger. Great points about Tucker and CJ. I feel better now after reading that. Things are just suppose to happen for a reason and we really shouldn't have been in SB47 but made it so that makes up for not getting in when we were supposed to. That was the year Ravens were struggling and Harbaugh fired CAM and promoted Caldwell who put McKenzie to LT and KO to LG and Oher back to RT. The left side of the line blew everyone away in the playoffs. Oher gave up a sack in the SB and got beat on the miracle play but Joe did some fancy footwork and side steps Oher's man and steps up in the pocket and drills the ball to JJ for winning TD.

Brookins was by far the most stupid player ever. After he left here he went to GB I think and was in their summer camp. The coach summoned him for a meeting to go over some tapes with him. Brookins thought it was the Turk taking his playbook back, another words he was cut. So he simply packed up and went home. The coach is still in his office several hours later waiting for him to show up when he got him on his cell phone at his home. Then he was cut. LOL

HUH? I was part of a huge group of about 100 Ravens maniacs that followed the Ravens all over the country for the first 16 years since they came here. I spent thousands per year going on Ravens road games and many others did the same. I've been to almost every stadium in the country. We took over all the Florida stadiums and Arizona before they built their dome but I don't think Ravens have played in their dome yet. Billick once said it was like a college game with all Ravens fans on their side of the stadium and Cards fans on the other side. Ravens ran out of the tunnel pumping their fists at our entire section of Ravens fans. Billick said the players know they have something special going on with the fans here. After a recent playoff win in NE Doom said this was like playing at home with all the purple in the stadium. We always took over the Florida stadiums. In Billick's last game in Miami the Miami Herald said there were over 30,000 Ravens fans there. We also took over the old Gator Bowl. They actually cover the seats up top because they can't sell them and it's an embarrassment to the city and they got the second franchise team over us. Go figure. I've been in the black hole and several games in Pitt including the playoff game where Elvis curled into his infamous fetal position with Ogden looking down on him with disgust. And of all the stadiums I've been too, we have the best two stadiums in the country and many cities copied them like Denver, Cinci, Cleveland, Pitt etc. Ravens stadium here is a nightmare for visiting teams and one of the hardest venues to win at. Our winning percentage was very high. So we earned this honor as the top 5 city for fans with all the travelling and merchandise we buy.

Says here Waller would be terrifying weapon as DE and he can block and physically beat down opponents on 1 on 1 drills during the week of the East West Shrine game. Sources speaking with TFY Draft Insider Tony Pauline believe it's a "a definite possibility" that Georgia Tech senior WR Darren Waller "could make the move to tight end this summer." We know the 6-foot-5, 232-pounder can block a bit, as he spent most of his career doing so in Georgia Tech's triple-option attack. Waller, who runs a 4.54 forty, is inconsistent as a receiver, but he would be a terrifying weapon as a tight end. Pauline wrote on Monday that Waller "dropped a lot of passes in drills" but "dominated" in one-on-one drills at East-West Shrine Game practice. "Physically beat down opponents," the analyst added. Source: TFY Draft Insider

Thank U. Rack that post. Thats where the quote was.

I never said it was more demanding than any position, just a lot of running, covering and hitting via collisions with smaller guys going up vs bigger guys and getting out-punched along the way.

Corner back is a very difficult position to play. You're running backwards and doing a lot of it. On top of that you're doing a lot of tackling that's going to bang you up. On top of that you have 5'8 CBs covering 6'6 receivers and going up for the ball and geting out-punched on jump balls by bigger and faster receivers. Look at Jimmy Smith. I don't think he missed a game in college but he goes down in first pro game playing on special teams and then this year with foot injury. He's going vs bigger receivers than in college and better route runners. Webbie is another one who is a good CB but we won the SB w/o him and he missed most of another season plus most of last year. He got hurt first week of camp and we never had him and Jimmy on the field at the same time last year. AsA Jackson, a backup CB seems to get injured a lot. It's just the nature of the position in my opinion with all that running, covering and collisions. It's a shame you can't go to the practices at camp like in the past and see the drills they go through to prevent injuries. BASKETBALL IS A CONTACT SPORT. FOOTBALL IS A COLLISION SPORT. BILL CURRY, BALTIMORE COLTS