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Suggs is the man! Doom gets all those sacks because Suggs demands all those double teams. And regularly beats them. He is arguably the most important player on our D along with a healthy J.smith. Sacks come and go but take a look at the guys who have lined up on the other side of our D. All have overachieved thanks to Suggs.

I hope J.smith takes his time. His injury is not as tough as an ACL tear but does tend to have more setbacks if not given enough time. I don't mind if he's limited in practice and minutes until the regular season

Guys loosen up a bit. He's just being a little sarcastic and ur all taking it literally. Brown was drafted in the second round so there's no 5th year option. If brown has a good year next year then he'll probably price himselfe out. It's not a shame because we'd get a high comp pick and a good year from the guy. As things stand we have nothing lol.

That made me laugh. Liked!

For starters, Mathis signed with the Eagles as a free agent and thus his backloaded contract haunted him. i think teams are interested but I don't think any GM is willing to commit top dollars to a declining injury prone guy at this point. Mathis is also owed a mil this year and a mil next by the Eagles. He can double dip and compete for a championship at an organization that treats veterans with nothing but class. Don't count is Ozzie out on Mathis if he's still on the market in a week

I agree. No thanks. Il take a healthy KO and Yanda all day any day! With that being said I think the chances of Mathis actually signing for the Ravens is like 5-10 percent. but I really don't understand why we are all rushing into this situation. The Ravens benefit regardless of what happens. If a team signs Mathis to a multi year deal the he'll set the bar for the Yanda and KO negotiations. Perhaps it may add a sense of urgency. If this stalls and teams are not willing to commit to him, then I don't see why the Ravens wouldn't bring him in for a one year 3-4 mil. Keep in mind, we were one injury away from a disaster on the Oline. You can never have enough good linemen. Especially when you give up nothing but cap space that's already available

Mad respect to you KO. Keep doing what your doing and ul get her a mansion soon enough. Stay strong. Stay smart. Stay a raven for life.

Win now to me means your best chance of wining it all is now. We have a great group of youngsters to compliment our vets. Sugge, doom, yanda, forsett, webb, flacco, d.smith, Monroe, could all be deep in their decline in 3 years. Maybe not even on the team. The youngsters around them are very talented. By win now I can see the Ravens taking a few more risks in Free agency next year (like a revis pats deal, 1 year rental). I can also see the coordinator that doent end up in the top 10 fired. Even though Ozzie loves his picks I wouldn't expect 9 or 10 picks. If a playmaker is on the block, Ozzie should snatch. The foundation is set. Now seal the deal!

PFF claims the Ravens have the third best roster, which basically means we have the best AFC roster. Lets not forget that we have the best Head Coach and Front office. Oh yeah and 20 mil coming of the books next year. Rmc and others around here occasionally claim that we are NOT in a win now mode. Is this still a debate? We are Ravens and are always in win now mode. We reload and don't rebuild. Lets hope for another epic season!

Dear Cleveland Cavs....... That was weird, a bit under the belt, creative, effective, and quite frankly BRILLIANT! I didn't see that coming but sure as hell made me laugh my butt off.

I like Kyle but have never been a huge fan of his. Especially after we lost Vonte who I believe was the best blocking FB in the NFL. With that said, I believe you guys are being a bit too harsh on the guy as hes been improving with every game. I don't know if hes ever going to catch 50 catches but if he can pickup blocks like he did last year and catch 2 balls a game just for the sake of keeping defenses guessing. I think we struck gold. Fumbling is a problem. But I believe that Kyle is just trying to do too much at times. Just keep both hands on the ball and lower your pads. If the tackler wants to wrap you up then you headbutt his chest and knock him back. Make him feel the contact. If a tackler wants to go low, then you lower your shoulders and make him eat dirt! or may I say turf in the modern NFL arenas. Don't fight too hard for yards. Do what a FB does best. Inflict pain and yards will come as a result.

I agree. Pees is on the clock. Our 7 best secondary guys missed significant playing time last year. Hill, Smith, Webb, Elam, Brooks, Jackson, Melvin. They are all back. The ones who couldn't keep up with the pace are all gone and we added a stud rookie and 2 proven vets. That's 10 guys that will fight for 5 starting spots. Last year we entered the season without hill and Webb. Elam was a starter and Brooks was a rookie. In other words, we are light years ahead of where we were a year ago. This is very similar to our Oline 2 years ago compared to our Oline last year. We added a few pieces to an already solid foundation. And the youngsters who struggled were gone. The youngsters who showed potential became great depth. Very similar situations and that's why I'm very optimistic. Pees is on the clock! It's on him if he can't field 4 quality guys in the secondary out of 10 talented guys.

I for one don't believe Elam is a bust. Not yet..... But I'm really concerned about how the ravens continue to use him. He is a bulky 5'11 downhill tackling guy that doesn't have enough fluidity to play nickel. He's too small to mark TEs and too stiff to mark slot WRs. We should keep him close to the line and attack instead of react. Put him in situations that are ideal to his skillet instead of situations where he is likely to struggle. When he does that then add stuff to his plate. One at a time.

Even tho we did we'll without Ngata for a few games, I fear he will be missed. He was the most athletic 340 pounder in the NFL. Teams had to gameplan against him even when he was banged up. He always drew double teams and regularly beat them. And when teams disrespected his presence quarterbacks would literally get hurt. Examples are Eli manning, Big Ben, rg3 and the list goes on and on. Timmy Jernigan is on the right track but he needs to stay healthy for starters and continue to elevate his game. Those are big shoes he needs to fill. I'm very optimistic about our young (B.williams Jernigan Davis) trio and the solid depth that we have. It's vital that both B.Williams and Jernigan continue to up their game and Carl Davis to earn Cantys spot by mid season for us to offset Ngata's loss Is it September yet?!!

Mad respect to the guys for being honest about LT. He had a great rookie season when healthy but we all can agree that he runs way too high for a guy his size. He averaged 4.3 yards a carry which is not bad but we have to consider that Pierce averaged 4.0 yards behind the same line. I'm a big fan of LT but he needs to run down hill much more than he did last year. If he can master 3rd and short then he will be a valuable asset to this team. Keep your feet moving and fall forward after contact. Buck Allen will get a few chances early to prove that hes just as good as LT running behind our OLine. My ideal situation would be Forset running the ball 15 times a game and Allen 10 times.LT could come in for a few plays here and there and just dominate short yardage situations.

So true. The Cowbows have made a habit of bringing in (troublesome guys) for cheaper prices because no one else is willing to take the risk. They got Mclain for dirt cheap. They got Hardy for nothing because no one else would touch him. Have you heard about his arrest. Its disgusting to say the least! They Drafted Gregory late in the second, and added a solid Lineman after the draft for free instead of him joining the second draft and lose another pick. They got Dez late in the first round because of off field issues. I mean seriously, Ray Rice made a stupid nut-headed mistake and everyone around him pays for it. On the other hand, "Americas Team" gets rewarded for picking up trash and claiming that they are helping them. If it goes wrong, people will just blame the player but never the Cowboys. I wouldn't be surprised one bit if the Cowboys pick up Rice and he posts Pro Bowl numbers behind that line. It's amazing how fast things change in the NFL. 2 years ago, the Ravens had a RB (Ray Rice) in the prime of his career. We also had a solid backup in Pierce who we traded up in the 3rd to get. It bothers me that we invested a 2nd, 3rd, and a late round pick for these guys to count against our salary cap while someone else gets benefits from it. Other teams have players that have done worse but the media wouldn't dare to bring up those issues unless its beneficial to the team.

It doesn't matter where we rank. 20 mil in free cap is 20 mil. I for one am extremely excited. Seriously. We get to walk into an offseason with the option of keeping all of our starters. Then add a few rookies via draft. Then pickup 1 or 2 marque free agents just to ensure a title run. I'm sure ozzies is already licking his lips.

We still have over 7 mil in cap space. Awesome! 20 mil dead cap coming off the books next year. Awesome! Keeping Yanda is a must. KO is walking in the same footsteps as Yanda. Keeping him is also a must.

To me, loosing coach Kubiak was the biggest loss this off-season. It sucked at first but seriously..... Good luck to Kubiak landing his dream job. Coach Trestman is not too shabby of a replacement himself. His resume is impressive and shows that he really understands quarterbacks. Going back to the 2001-2003 Oakland Raiders days when he did his magic. I watched the Bears a few times over the past 2 years and have one concern. Coach Trestman rarely commits to the run. Matt forte had his worst 2 bad years running the ball under Trestmans watch leaving so much pressure on the Quarterback game in and game out. His mentality is the the opposite of Kubiak even tho they run similar schemes. Trestman relies on the pass to run the clock afterwards. Kubiak on the other hand relies on the run to open up play action and deep passing game. That was perfect Flacco so I'm really keeping my fingers crossed that Flacco and them get it together before mid season. Remember it took about 10-12 weeks for our offense to run at full efficiency last year. On the bright side, Trestman doesn't just let the dogs loose and throws the ball all over the place. In fact, Forte had 100 catches last year and I hope that trend continues. Flacco had a lot of success early in his career using ray rice as a pass catcher. Buck Allen may be the best catching RB in the draft. Lets just hope Flacco and Trestman work something out and play "efficient" football. Flacco is certainly capable, the Oline is surely capeable, and our Defense would be so stingy at giving up points if we don't turn the ball over.

Upshaw is a monster! Noone is hating on him were just expect a lot more from him as we see his potential on a weekly basis. When comparing him to JJ, I think hes a better version of JJ. Just a player that makes everyone around him better.

Don't call Upshaw a bust, not yet..... Lets go back a few years when Upshaw was drafted. Upshaw fell to the second round because hes was too big to play DE in a 4-3 system and too small to play DE in a 3-4 scheme. He was considered a bit too big and stiff in a 4-3 scheme and too big and chunky as an OLB in a 3-4 which the ravens prefer. In other words, he needed to bulk up for real or lose weight and work on pass rush technique to become a potential pro bowler. (Good at everything but not great at anything syndrome) The Ravens on the other hand, have had 3 off-seasons to work with him. 1- First year we had Kruger waiting for a chance to explode and that's exactly what he did. Upshaw learned quickly how important it was to set the edge and do the hard work. Upshaw still played about half the defensive snaps and had some good plays in the postseason. 2- Second year, Kruger leaves and guess what.... DOOM shows up. Upshaw once again got demoted to the role of freeing up space and killing the run. He also had weight problems and the Ravens tried their best to make him loose weight to play off the line. Upshaw also played more than half the snaps and played fairly well in my opinion. 3- Doom didn't go anywhere and had a monstrous season. The Ravens then ordered Upshaw to start gaining weight. More muscle to play on the Line. In the meantime, Kruger, McPhee, A.Jones, D.Smith and Doom all had the best years of their lives. In my opinion, all five of those guys should thank Upshaw for working the trenches and freeing up space for them. All of these guys got the stats to get them the huge dollars. Upshaw on the other hand, played a huuuuge part on our Run Defense over those 3 years. That should not go un noticed. The Ravens were among the best against the run and in the red zone. Upshaw and B.Williams are the 2 most underrated stallions on this D. They ocuppy so much space and if you disrespect them they will push you 3 yards back. Totally messing up a play and never getting credit for breaking up the play.

I was sceptical at first as to why the patriots would let go of a CB. They lost browner and revis so it made me question. I hope this praise for Arrington is legit. Welcome to Baltimore. Play like a raven!

Please don't defend habitual cheaters And don't compare cheating millions of fans from the outcome of games to off field issues. If a player takes PEDs then he performs better (alone) If a quarterback intentionally deflates balls then his receivers get more yards. His running backs fumble less. He has a better grip In bad weather etc... I said this before and say this again. If the pats had 1 or 2 3rd down incompletions then the ravens would have won. The outcome of the colts game is irrelevant because the colts were cleat out prepared. What I'm trying to say is that there is a fine line between great teams and dynasties. The pats would not have won 2 if not three superbowls without controversy. This is a culture of playing under the belt and it's about time it gets punished. I think the NFL actually went soft. Very soft! They knew the pats cheated their way to the Super Bowl but allowed them to participate in it and somehow won it. What about that had money invested in those games? What about the legacy of other player that were changed? It's just not right. When it comes to those draft picks. The pats will get a 3rd round comp pick for Revis. Btw they signed him to a 12 mil per year deal and counted only 7 mil against the cap. Then didn't pickup the 25mil option that we all knew they never would have and get a 3rd round pick because of it. What about continually rolling the dice with players that have bad histories? Other teams would be held accountable. The pats get away with it! I call that a bit of karma. The pats earned loosing a 1st and 4th round pick. Brady should be gone for at least for games. The pats cheated in the Playoffs and the NFL just pushed it under the rug. The player responsible would have been banned "suspended" from participating in the final in most other sports. Brady actually won that Super Bowl. And because he lied back then and played. He robbed the Ravens, Colts, and Seahawks from a legitimate chance to win a Super Bowls. 4 games is nothing for influencing the outcomes of games and lying about it and playing in playoff games while lying.

With deep threat receivers, stats alone don't necessarily tell the full story. Torrey had a so and so season statistically but earned a huge contract. That's because he led the league in PI calls. That's 250 yards right there. He also demanded a deep safety to keep an eye on him on every play because of that big play threat. Thus, SSS and OD had single coverages all day long. Forsett also rarely faced stacked boxes because teams feared play action bombs to Torrey. I don't care about stats when it comes to Permian. If he can force teams to gameplan against him on a weekly bases then we are set! If he gets shut down by single coverage on a regular basis then we are basically screwed. I hope perriman can stay healthy and be our go to guy for years to come.

1- Melvin and Jackson both showed flashes of promise before they got hurt. But to say they are ready to handle #1 or 2 WRs in the NFL is a reach. You said yourself that it takes more than a few games for secondary players to adjust to he NFL level. They are certainly not ready to face starting WRs if Webb or Smith get hurt for a long period. I like keeping them but very skeptical when it comes to throwing them in the fire. 2- Webb's knees are fully recovered. It was a bad back that held him back last year. To me, a bad back is worse than a torn ACL because it never really heals 100% (A player learns how to adjust to it). But the encouraging thing is that Webb played much more fluidly towards the end of the season than when he first came back from his injury. If Webb gets 80 or 90% of his old form, he'd still be one of the best #2 CB's in the NFL. 3- Defensive players actually pann out sooner than Offensive players. Linebackers, Pass Rushers, and Dlinemen routinely have immediate Day 1 impact. Secondary players are the ones that usually struggle to adjust. On offense, Quarterbacks, Linemen, and receivers all struggle adjusting to the NFL. Maxx William will go through growing pains, Perriman will have impact because hes a deep threat but don't think for a second that he will have a solid all around game until he develops it.