EdTheMythicalOne

Got another name to add to the domain list: whattheflock

Lawrence Guy is getting some attention from the Washington Redskins but no news of what the offer might have been.

He's had what, two seasons now to show something and he's been leap frogged by Aiken, Butler, and even Dan Brown. He is a big body and was a weapon in the super bowl, but he's been a ghost since. It is like he's got Marlon Brown's plague. Sure, I hope he shows something to deserve a roster spot, or maybe even Waller wakes up and can be that guy. If not I think the Ravens need to draft that guy or try to find him on the FA market.

I like the idea of having him around for depth since we sort of know what we have with him and we've bombed all of our free agent bring ins at the position lately..the depth move ones like Darian Stewart and Kendrick Lewis. I can't imagine he will be cheap enough to keep as a bench player though.

I am actually following the markets for Fluker and D. Poe formerly of Kansas City; especially if the Ravens can't bring Brandon Williams back. Fluker struggles in pass protection for sure, but can swing from RG to RTand who knows, maybe a new coach can help him out some. it just really depends on what other teams think of him and because the market is bare of good RT's...some might over value Fluker. Poe is interesting. Read conflicting reports that he will possibly get near top level money for his previous good seasons, but he's had two very mediocre seasons back to back thanks to an injury to his back which might make him take a 1 year prove it deal. He's actually stronger than Brandon Williams and more athletic and could switch over to DT/End. I don't love the idea of Mangold, but if healthy he's certainly an upgrade over Zuttah. I don't like the idea of Pryor either. That's big time money for a guy who has only played the position for one year and I think is a product of being the Browns only real threat. He's had some injury issues and he's shown some head case stuff on the field too like when he got into a yelling match with RGIII in the huddle. I think everyone is right to stay away from him for the asking price right now. He needs to prove it a bit more.

My reactions: S: Tony Jefferson: In the words of the late, great Harry Caray...."Holy Cow!" I didn't see this move as possible as I am sure the Browns and Jets had more money to burn. I guess we have to give Weddle a fruit basket and also thank the winning history of this franchise to be able to make this move happen. I think Tony probably plays SS now and Weddle moves to FS...and I think Webb's days are done in Baltimore now. I liked Webby, he was a really good player before the knees and back injuries. RB: Danny Woodhead: A move that makes sense and is under the radar. If healthy he can be the primary 3rd down back and be a change of pace back to whoever is the starter that day. Dumb move by Dixon. Still have Buck Allen and Lorenzo Taliafero hanging around; but I think Lorenzo is seeing his last days as a Raven unless he comes back healthy and completely blows away his other competition. Still can see the Ravens adding a back in the draft. WR: Mike Wallace: Option was picked up and I think it was the right way to go. Torrey Smith wasn't available for much less than Wallace. QB: Ryan Mallet: Meh, I am okay with this because we have a veteran back up who is more than just a runner who will throw the ball once in awhile. He knows our system and with any luck we'll never see him taking any starter snaps in 2017. We still have some holes to fill and it will be interesting to see how the Ravens fill them.

Thank you for your time and effort to set up a new message board for the fans here. I am interested in joining since I am getting private messages that this board closing is official and not an April Fool's Day joke. The timing is a little bit conspicuous though. I think they could have chosen a better date, don't you? Possible Domain Names, I will suggest a few and feel free to pan or like them: flockofravens: A little play that we are replacing this message board's "flock" and well, I think you get the Ravens reference. cawtoaction: The sound a raven makes... p&battack: Purple & Black Attack. memoryofartm: Memory of Art Modell, without him there would be no football in Baltimore again. That's all I got off the top of my head right now. If I think of more later I will drop them.

If the powers that be didn't make this less that desirable decision in my opinion, then us fans wouldn't have these kinds of worries, would they?

Too bad Boyle has cement blocks for feet.

If Boldin isn't dead set on his retirement if he doesn't get a deal from Detroit, I think he's a fit for this team. If you look at our WR corps now and assume Kamar Aiken is gone, this is what you have: Mike Wallace: Speed Burner Breshard Perriman: Speed Burner Chris Moore: Speed Burner Michael Campanaro: Route Runner/slot Keenan Reynolds: Route Runner/slot We don't have that tough possession/fights for the ball guy that can just pick up some first downs and be a redzone threat.

I don't think so. Ross is a new man to being a WR, transitions from a KR/PR solely to a CB, then to WR...so not much experience in running routes and his cushions he got in college won't be as big in the NFL. He's also had a history of injury issues in college and what happened at the combine? Runs a 40 and then pulls a hammy and is done for the day. That doesn't bode well. Then there is the fact that he's tiny and probably not durable. No way I go near him in the first round. I think this is a Patrick Johnson clone.

I am thinking this might be a place where Darren Waller thrives. freak athlete for his size, just can he block at all? Would also help if he got rid of the bricks he has in his hands.

I did not think the Ravens were going to be able to pull off the move for Tony Jefferson. Him coming to Baltimore is proof to me that he doesn't have a cinder block for a head. Sure he could have earned a lot more, but the Browns are a complete mess, have been for years, and probably aren't getting better any time soon. You can't build a team completely through free agency like the Redskins have tried to do for years. The Jefferson move solidifies one big weakness and that probably means Webb will be cut soon. Can't really think it is prudent to keep him at his salary, even if restructured, to be a back up. Ravens also pick up Danny Woodhead...meh...I think he's a warm body until Ken Dixon comes back. What a stupid mistake. You'd think these guys would wake up and learn that if you cheat, you will get busted. Ravens picked up the option on Wallace and didn't sign Smith, so there's the WR question answered. I still think they add a body or two after veteran cuts. Still need some help at C and possibly RT and we need a starting corner badly. I think we're okay at DT with what we have in house and we need to find a starting edge rusher. I don't know if all they guys we need are in house already. In fact, at most of the positions I am sure that guy is not in house.

Tony Jefferson is being offered around $9-$10 million from the Browns who have money to burn. Now I know Jefferson should be telling himself that the Browns is where you go to commit career suicide, but money talks. No way the Ravens are close to that amount. Doubtful this happens. Plus he is more of a SS which means that Weddle moves over to FS? Not so sure that's a great combo. Calais Campbell will get PAID. Again, this is a money issue. Pierre Garcon is already signed? Mangold has injury issues and would be a patch-work upgrade. No point in spending big money on him when the rest of the team will be crud. Juice is gone, can't "keep" him. Sure...draft a shut down corner, a premier pass rusher, a good starting NFL caliber G/T...all in one draft. Easy peezy.

Blowing it all up for the next regime? No more Ozzie and no more Harbaugh?

Until they cut him after no other team signs him off his tender deal and the Ravens won't get compensated.

I agree he shouldn't get paid very much, but I think he can still be a productive weapon back with the Ravens. Pairing him up with another speed threat on the other side isn't a bad idea because that's what they did with Jacoby Jones. Wallace is much better than Jones as a wideout and then Perriman can slot in or whatever combo of him Chris Moore, Keenan Reynolds, and Mike Campanaro you can fix up. That is of course if they keep Wallace and there is no sure thing about that.

Well, sometimes you are drafting for depth and looking for perhaps one starter and other times you are looking for the next corner stones of your organization. One of them is Stanley hopefully. Now it starts on defense.

Called this shot a long, long time ago as well as stating that Wagner will also be gone.

Not really like the Favre situation. A lot of people think Favre is some Cinderella good ol' guy. The reason why Atlanta ditched him is for his raunchy side off the field. They didn't trust him. The talent in the arm obviously was there, it was the head (pun intended as well) that was the issue. The thing is, we are saying is this PLAYER a good PICK? If you picked a guy and he plays on your team and performs decently enough to get himself a job for another team and then has a long NFL career, that means you picked a good player. He has/had talent. This is better than drafting a guy on your team that barely plays and then fades into obscurity because he has no talent to hang in the NFL anymore. Of the players I mentioned, most of the ones I rate as being a good pick that had more success elsewhere were also at least decent players for the Ravens before they left. A lot of them actually played their best years with the Ravens. So is a player a bad pick if he plays 4-5 seasons with the Ravens and then plays 6 years more with other teams and performs just as well or better than he did with the Ravens? In the case of Dwan Edwards, maybe the coaches were the problem and didn't know how to use him effectively? He certainly wasn't a bad player. He was no Hall of Famer, but he was good.

All money is dead presidents/people. It is almost literally Soylent Green.

And he 100% sold out on going after a pass that ultimately gave him that scary concussion. He skied for that pass and contended for it and was up so high and the collision with the defensive player caused him to land right on his head. Dude was out cold for 10 minutes or so.

The year he struggled most is when he was playing through a Lisfranc injury the same as Jimmy Smith had and you saw how much that affected him in his first season back. He's been very solid, but he is in a perfect storm. Weak RT market, very solid work history, and the expanded salary cap. He's not greedy for accepting to play for some crazy money a team is willing to toss his way. I can't blame him for it. I am sure if the money was equal he probably would have stayed here.

Did somebody secretly replace our Ravens front office with Al Davis' team building philosophy and are they waiting for us to see if we can tell the difference? (Folger's Crystals anyone?) Seems like we're trying to build and Olympic relay team instead of a WR group....Mike Wallace, Breshard Perriman, Torrey Smith, Chris Moore.

Why did I just get a new TOS agreement again if the boards are actually closing? Why have new TOS rules if there will be no more board to post on at the end of the month?