Minionhunter

stampede, yeah, the Chargers have been plagued more than us. The Patriots have woes on their offensive line and running back. I never, NEVER with injury on anyone, and I won't ever. With the Pats though, I will say I'm not the least sympathetic for that despicable team and organization, I hope opposing teams exploit them and knock them out of the playoffs in the second half, though I am sympathetic for the injured players who I wish good and healthy recovery for as individuals.

He also magically got a sweetheart deal on that giant piece of land in that super upper class neighborhood outside Boston right around the time he took less money Patriots cheating the cap like the Broncos did with Elway. But what do you expect, it's the Patriots.

I was wondering if they might grab him up if he cleared waivers. Cleveland rumors were he didn't play hard after not getting the exclusive job and sharing it with Crowell. I think that will change since he will be with his home town team. Good luck TW, be humble, play hard and don't get down. If you show those skills like in the early weeks last year in Cleveland on a regular basis, I bet you will be up with the main team in short order. Compare his signing to the reports that Dri Archer didn't sign with anyone after 10 offers to join practice squads (INCLUDING Pittsburgh!!! What the heck is wrong with that kid? Maybe why Pitt cut him...).

Compare Joe to Manning who threw his OC, WR and line under the bus in one question answer as to if he would like an interception he threw back or not.

Should we pick up Jacoby? Chargers just cut him.

Mario - sorry I fat fingered the wrong button. Should have been thumbs up.

Chargers just cut Jacoby...

I agree and disagree. Agree - tired of all this postcognative prowess being whined over, go get some cheese to go with that. Agree - Torrey was a cap decision too, but I think this was a good move with Perriman, if Perriman were gone, I bet we would have gotten Diggs. Perriman had an injury, you can't predict it but yes there were some red flags (not at combine, knee issues in childhood) that indicated we should have either kept Jacoby or ALSO gone after Diggs to have a backup 'speed' plan (or targeted a burner in UDFA land, but speed is usually gone by then if it does not come with serious liability), that seems to have been the mistake this year (or not going after Givens much earlier). I think the shot at a "cheaper Torrey" was well worth it. Neutral - I don't think we should have traded Boldin. It was a cap move, but really poor choice, we should have let him walk in 2014 if we were meant to get rid of him, because he wasn't replaced. This one still puzzels me, we had a decent amount of cap space that year even if just keeping Boldin at his salary. Either way we would not have overpaid for him, that is why this is neutral. Neither is a miracle worker. Disagree - Kapernick is not that good of a QB, Jim Harb is a great QB coach and his OC was excellent and they got a lot out of Kaep. Without them or someone else like them, he is lost in the woods. Torrey and Q can't do anything if the QB does not look for them to use their skillsets. Maybe if they ran read option with Kaep and with his contract, who cares if he only makes it a few years, they were not on the hook for much. Mistake was not using him as a runner until he was used up with too many hits like they to with RB. Once they got him into that contract which was a series of one year deals (team friendly) I thought they might be going the burn him out but win while he has gas in the tank route, but nope, went conservative and eliminated his usefulness. So, I would have kept Q, let Torrey walk (sorry your a good guy but we have some serious dead cap space issues), had a backup speed plan. Neither Q or Torrey were WR1's like SSS.

Hensley via twitter says that it is a PCL. John, can you clarify? I have not heard anything official from the Ravens on this, but I could have missed it.

Did John just drop a BOMBSHELL! Sprained MCL for Perriman? I had only heard sprained PCL, and that was from Hensley. Can anyone confirm this? Did I miss an announcement?

I wouldn't be too exited about Nicks, but Harbs reportedly has a habit of being ultra thorough and that got us Kubiak.... Can't hurt to kick the tires on Nicks even if we don't take him in. The only thing I see is if he is a Ravens guy, meaning that he really needs someone to listen to him and let him be himself, all the other teams listed don't necessarily allow players to do that. Long shot, but it can't hurt to work him out. I'm for giving Butler the reps, he can catch. Wisenhunt just fired!

Have to wonder how bad Boldin's knee injury really is. He is not on IR.

If a guy can't run routes, forget him with Joe.

Everyone re-read this post, aside from the fact we are not quite averaging 30/game, it is spot on. Joe does make his tartes better and Brady does not, he uses a couple top shelf targets and gets by with the rest. Kamar is item exhibit #1. Brady couldn't do anything with him, likely because Brady is a whining crying rage addict who only knows how to yell at a person and will only throw to them when they demure to him. Avcado ice cream my butt, he is juicing. Look up the interview with his QB coach who when asked How is Brady performing like this? "Aheem [clears throat], ah, he is a very hard worker." Look it up. Joe does not get his due. Before the suberbowl, before Christmas, Inner Harbor lights show, Night before the game he was eating at Noodles & Co. and was kind enough to take pictiures with my buddies kids before he left.

I understand that we both want the Ravens to win out. I understand that we both know the odds are stacked against that. what I differ on is that I fall on the side of this. They say no one person or small group of people can change the world, I say thouse are the only ones who ever do. - Paraphrase of Margaret Mead. I take the contrarian view, I've done it my whole carrear and I will change it before I'm done. If I let the it will never happen be realistic set into my thinking, I'm dead. that is why I won't take that attitude.

If the attitude is we won't win 8, then we won't. I think we can despite the odds, maybe just to spite them.

I don't want Torrey back even though I like him, I don't think he would be the upgrade we need, he isn't a rock and stick fighter. Boldin would be an instant upgrade and we could potentially resign him.

Restructure someone elses contract to fit him in, I'm not convinced he could be squeezed in right now. I know we are 2-6, I'm not sold we aren't making the playoffs. It shows the other players we are fighting and adds another fighter. I think adding him may be more helpful than you do, agreed, I also know it is a long shot. I do think taking the shot is worth it and not too expensive. I would be all for them calling up Brown and saying go to it rookies, but they have not shown they want to do that.

1. Puts a high quality leader in the locker room 2. Puts a high quality target for Joe on the field 3. Would not cost that much (cost would be restructuring someone's contract for a million or so) 4. Shows that we have not given up 5. Adds something positive to the situation

I know he has a knee issue, but they should free up a little money and trade for Boldin.

Please be on the phone with San Francisco for Boldin.

1,2,3,4,5. Trade for Boldin!

You hit the nail on the head. NFL team owners are not supposed to have connections with gambling. See the 1983 PBS special that was aired once then never again cakCalled "the unauthorised history of the NFL " find it and watch it.

Blandino is an ex-stand up comic.

Weed or PED?