DiehardRavenFan

Yeah I hate winning playoff games and a Superbowl too........You must miss the Kyle Boller days like me......He was a stud lol. Idk bout you but come playoff time Flacco has what it takes to win games given he's surrounded with the right pieces. Although I'll admit during the regular season things get pretty ugly at times.... but I think the lack of what he has to work with at times is as much to blame as his poor play.

Also we still might be signing Williams.....Not to mention with a decent draft to shore up CB,WR,and LBs the Raven D will be a top 5 defense again. So to say iyr team is gutted is massively and insanely overblown. The science behind running an NFL FO is very complex and although we may think we know what needs to be done I promise you 9 times out of 10 they have the better idea as to what needs to be done in order to sustain the franchise's success.

Reading all of that was borderline painful to me being the Ravens fan that I am. So leading your team to 10 playoff wins and a Superbowl in the span of 8 yrs........then going through what only seems to be a brief couple years of rebuilding before becoming contenders again is grounds for firing? I don't know the exact stats but I would venture to say Bill Belichik is possibly the only head coach in the NFL with more wins than Harbaugh since he came in the league....Maybe one morea as well. Point being a very large majority of NFL fans haven't even been able to watch their team even win one playoff game let alone 10 and a Superbowl. I'd like to see how your fan life would be as a Browns, Lions, or even Bengals fan lol. Honestly as Raven fans we have been completely spoiled with being able to watch a competitive team. Trade or cut Flacco, Suggs and Smith lol? That is the most absurd bs ive ever seen. You just named quite possibly the 3 hardest players on our entire football team to try and replace. My mind is blown......Good thing I can confidently just always say in Ozzie I trust. Our team isn't that far from competing again.... just be patient this league is designed to make sure teams have far less success than the Ravens have managed to sustain. Sorry for the rant but just look up how many QBs in the history of the NFL have more playoff wins than Flacco. And his playoff days are just around the corner have some faith.

Do you not understand what Woodhead brings to he table for Flacco? When healthy he is a very dynamic receiving back who can be a great safety net. If he stays healthy watch the games and your question will be answered. Although u don't know the exact contract numbers so I should delay any judgements.

Yes lol. I love it. Exactly my feelings on some of the unrealistic overreacted thoughts.

I agree Williams is an absolute beast in the middle and I hope we can keep him but if he walks I think our run D will still be solid and honestly think a couple more good FA and a good draft could make this D a very very dominant one. . Pierce although not on Williams level seems to be an undrafted gem.....Guy is a FA but I do like our D line depth and I see Jernigan as an up n coming stud. I do however disagree saying this early that Corriea and Kafusi are already busts. Kafusi was on IR from the get go and Corriea had a very hard task of having to learn multiple positions at once as a rookie.....This yr we will get to see what he's made of as I see him being able to zone in on one position n the chance to be starter next to Mosley. Also agree that finding 2 long term solid CBs to solidify our secondary is priority (have 1 shutdown CB in Smith till he leaves the field n we get torched so we need depth) and then Young looks like he can hold down the starting slot. I hope they draft one RD 1 or 2 and also pick up a top tier FA. My biggest worry of all tho is potentially not having a good enough pass rush cuz an elite QB will shred our secondary apart regardless of who we find to put back there if we cant. I do have to say I STRONGLY disagree about your Suggs and Flacco being cut suggestion tho. Suggs when healthy is still a very good player who basically excels in every area of the game as well as being a leader...... If he stays healthy mark my words he will still put up 10+ sacks and as always be among the best OLB stopping the run. And lastly I don't know why so many people have such a hard time realizing we are in a far better position than roughly half NFL teams paying Flacco 20 mill a yr and having a franchise QB rather than scrambling for QB solutions year in and year out wasting draft picks. Im not saying Flacco is one of the best but if he's surrounded with the right pieces hes one of maybe 12 or so QBs who even possess the ability to win a Super Bowl (as history has shown). I promise you Mallet doesn't win a Bowl in 2012 or win anywhere close to the 10 playoff wins Flacco has amassed. I'll admit the regular season can get pretty ugly at times but hey they call him January Joe for a reason. Let's be real here they haven't exactly brought him stud receivers or a consistent rushing attack. I don't miss the Kyle Boller days I can tell you that lol. This team isnt very far from being a contender again...A dynamic playmaking WR would be a start and of course shoring up the o-line.

MARK my words people.....the Ravens will stop the run with the best of them. Everyone needs to stop with this doubting we can stop the run. We may have lost Ngata but I honestly think we will be even better at stopping the run this year. Our front 7 is damn good and the depth out D-line has with become evident when we are once again in the top 10 in yards per rush allowed just like every other year. So people remove the head from yourself and get it straight........our run D is dominant.

Upshaw is absolutely not a bust a d anyone who knows football knows that he is very appreciated and does exactly what's expected of him. He is an excellent run stopper and mainly is used only for that purpose. Given the chance I think he could get some sacks as well it's just that he isn't on the field for pass rush purposes. So people......STOP with the bust or we don't need him talk. Cuz truth be told we need and should want him more than most people have been showing. His stats and play on the surface may not be flashy but what he does for our Ravens D is very very productive. A defense that in my opinion is going to be significantly better this year even with losing Ngata.

To terrynjulia03........do you not realize how good of a linebacker Daryl Smith has been for us and how high of a level he had played? He has absolutely stepped in and did about as good of a job trying to fill the greatest linebacker of all times shoes as best as one could ask for. Arthur Brown has been behind Daryl on the depth chart for good reason. He has been one of the most consistent and solid defensive players on our team over the last few seasons. He is so underrated and underappreciated as a player by too many fans.