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    50 minutes ago, rmw10 said:

    Hurst is only on the roster because he was the only T option.  He is as bad as he's made out to be.  He's graded out as one of the worst LT in the league the past 2 years (6th worst in 2014, 2nd worst in 2015).  Why we haven't made a serious attempt to upgrade from him is beyond me.

    You could argue adding Lewis was an attempt to upgrade, but unfortunately he is hurt as well.  If he was healthy, it would be interesting to see if it was Lewis or Hurst as the backup LT.

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    3 minutes ago, darklight1216 said:

    As if Thursday night games didn't deliver enough clunkers now they have to make them ugly from start to finish with these color rush uniforms.

     

    I thought the dolphins were the Bengals at first because surely they would be the ones wearing orange but no... it's the Miami carrots.

     

    Something just occurred to me: the Ravens are going to look like Barney when it's their turn.

    I actually like the Miami uniforms, but it does seem weird that they are orange and Cincy is white. Cincy's "color rush" all white uniforms are really dull.

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    1 hour ago, LosT_in_TranSlatioN said:

    So once again Sami created an overreactionary thread based off of a first round rookie?

     

    Listen, if its a truly devastating injury we would have heard about it

    I wouldn't say this one was an overreaction...a starter in a walking boot. Still far from a guarantee that he plays Sunday.  Obviously this gives us hope, but there is a big difference between being healthy enough to walk without a boot and playing in an NFL game.  Practice would be a big next step (even if limited)

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    Hopefully it doesn't come to this, but if Stanley and Lewis both can't go, Ravens very well may have to make a roster move.  If Stanley and Lewis were to be inactive, that would leave only 6 active linemen that are currently on the 53 man roster (Hurst, Jensen, Urshel, Zuttah, Yanda, Wagner)

    Probably would have to cut someone or send someone to the Practice Squad and most likely call up Clausell as the backup tackle.  Too risky to go into a game with only 6 linemen.

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    1 hour ago, Cillmatic said:

    I see Wagner walking after this season, dudes WAY to streaky. We're gonna have almost an entirely new line next season.

    It'll definitely be interesting to see what Wagner gets on the open market.  My gut too says that he will be gone.  My guess is the Ravens offer him a reasonable, market value offer, but somebody opens up the checkbook and overpays them.  Not sure if it will be an entirely new line though, since I think 3 of the 5 current starters will be the same--Stanley, Yanda, and Lewis--although I see Lewis playing RT if Wagner does leave.  That would leave Jensen/Urshel and I'm sure some new faces competing for LG and C.

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    The way the Ravens are playing I consider the next 2 games 50-50 chances to win.  Therefore, if you buy into that, we have a 25% chance of 5-0, a 50% chance of 4-1, and a 25% chance of 3-2.  NFL is too unpredictable.  Let's take this one game at a time and try to get to 4-0 on Sunday, then we can have this discussion again next week if you'd like.

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    1 hour ago, allblackraven said:

    I don't think it's fair blaming our bad running game on O line alone. As much blame should be put on our backs. Forsett really didn't look like he would do much better even if the line blocked better. West would probably benefit more. It's pretty bad that we collectively pray for injured rookie with 0 NFL carries to line up ASAP. I'd start West on Sunday and give Buck Allen opportunity. What's the worst that can happen?

    My only concern with this is that I am not sure how good Allen and Dixon are at pass protection....obviously got to protect Joe back there.  We definitely need to find some way to improve though.

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    28 minutes ago, ellicottraven said:

    To tell you the truth, it depends on how we match up with the Raiders. They have just shown they can travel to the East Coast and win. They're traveling to the East Coast next week as well. Last year we couldn't travel to the West Coast and win any game. So, we need to be wary of the Raiders. They're a talented team and we are just squeaking by really bad teams. 

    I agree with your point that the Ravens need to be wary about the Raiders and ready for a tough game; however, I would like to point out that New Orleans and Tennessee aren't exactly "East Coast" since they are in the Central time zone, not the Eastern time zone. 

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