Deflated Football

No, but that doesn't mean I think trading for Odell Beckham is an option either.

 

I try to be realistic when I set my expectations.

Well IF he makes it to free agency, I would at least like to see the Ravens try and land him. We need more playmakers on offense and Alshon would be a very good place start. I don't want to spend our first on another WR in the draft, but we really need to find some way to inject some young and fast talent for Flacco. I wonder if the Bears are dumb enough to trade him for something other than a first?

Why would he leave? He's treated well there, he puts up great numbers, and the team will pay him.

 

I have no idea why people think he's going to leave.

Because we can dream. Are you happy with our current WR group?

I'd like to see more of Waller. He's been our MVP on ST's this season and now I want to see what he can do on offense. I'm willing to bet he'd be more of an impact than Marlon.

Yep, I want to see Givens at #2. Aiken and Brown have already shown they're not capable, but for whatever reason the coaches are afraid to change.

I feel the same way, but it's hard to tell which coach it is. I support Harbaugh but I feel like he's too conservative to make a change. I wonder how much he intervenes with his coordinators and tells them to do this or that.

We need to get Givens out there more.......

Agreed. Givens looks like he gets seperation and he actually catches the ball. If Flacco hadn't under thrown him last night, Givens would've had an easy TD after burning Honey Badger. I would start Givens at this point opposite Senior so we can take some more deep shots and keep the defense honest. Marlon and Kamar need to go after this season.

Yeah, I would make Marlon inactive next week and see what Butler can do. Marlon doesn't even play STs, so it's not like we're losing anything without him. Marlon had his chances, and he didn't take advantage. At least we know...

Marlon plays ST's. But I've seen enough of him on the Ravens anyways.

Trestman will stay. I'm not convinced even Pees will be fired.

Why is that? 

What's the point in winning anymore games? For pride? Nah. I want a shiny new top 5 draft pick, some new coordinator(s) and a totally revamped offense and defense. Is it bad to think this way?

Flacco's supporting cast at WR is just ridiculously laughable besides Steve Smith Sr. Do we need to start some kind of petition to force Ozzie to do something about it?

Things I'd rather watch than Trestman's two minute drill:

1. Paint drying

2. Grass growing

3. Keeping up with the Kardashians

Hilarious!

Isn't the referee a second year guy? Either he's really stupid or he dislikes Baltimore.

Yep.  He could've played but we chose not to dress him.

That's unfortunate. Thanks for heads up!

Butler is inactive tonight.  It might be a case of someone trying to poach him off of our PS and us not wanting to lose him.

I read on BR.com that he's eligible to play tonight?? They promoted him and then deactivated his spot for tonight's game?

If Butler has a fairly good game tonight without any drops, I wouldn't mind seeing him taking Marlon's spot indefinitely. What good is a 6'5 frame when you don't know to use it?

I haven't liked a player coming out of college as much as I like VH3 in a long time. He IS a Raven. He could be a shutdown corner and he's also an all star off the field. Pair him with Jimmy and place Webb in the slot with an improved pass rush and we could be back to a Ravens defense. If we get a top 5 pick, only player I could see us picking over him is Bosa which I would also be very happy with. But man, VH3 is a game changer. 

I wonder how the defense would look this season if we had a Sherman or a Revis. If I recall correctly, didn't Revis say that the Ravens contacted him in the offseason? Man, every time I watch these guys, specifically Sherman, he abuses the WR at the LOS and stays on his hip throughout the entire route using his hands to deter the WR. I wish once Jimmy recovers from his injury that he can be this kind of DB because he's shown flashes of being incredible in press. Our defense is banged up and we desperately need some attitude and physicality on that side of the ball. Ozzie has some work to do with this pass rush and lack of healthy DB's. VH3 anyone? Doubt Pees is back next year, so the new DC would be salivating with the talent we have on defense. The players just need to be in a position to succeed. 

Yep the Ravens have brought these guys here we might as well use them. Besides both Ross and Givens have not looked bad with the chances they have got.

Bingo. Ross and Givens look explosive. I would start SSS and Givens with Ross in the slot and see if he can use some shiftiness to get open in the middle. I would also place Waller in front of Marlon and use Aiken sparingly. Campanaro was supposed to be that slot receiver, but he's of no value when he's always injured even though he's flashed some major potential when he sees the field. So sad. Ross and Givens look hungry when they're out there, and that's exactly what the offense needs. 

Here is another prediction Cordarelle Patterson will be wearing Purple next year.

Not interested unless he can give us some 2013 production and then some. Ross and Patterson would be a nice duo on kick returns but he's not any better than the WR's we have now and we need a significant upgrade in that department. 

Thank you so much my friend!! I do not diagnose Clips like that. However I know I saw Hill playing fs role numerous times and play it well. Members here and my friends disputed me when I said Hill could play FS. One dude played football for Maryland and attempted to say Will Hill was very slow. But this same dude said Elam was better than Will. So I doubt he watches the games!!lol

Anyways I think the ravens could be dominant again in a hurry of they traded for Chancellor and obtained a fast physical 3 down LB to partner with Mosley and take control of the middle of the field!! The ravens would be fronting safety's and ilbs that can run well, cover, tackle,play the ball and INTIMIDATE!! The key to the 2012 dominance in foxboro was 2 safetys that INTIMIDATE and LBs that could cover like safety's. Especially Ellerbe. The key to the SF defense was 2 ilbs that were fast physical and could run and cover as well as safety's. Obtaining Chancellor would present a challenge I'm sure. However finding a 3 down physical instinctful LB to partner with Mosley either through free agency or the draft should be a priority. Daryl Smith plays smart but he is a liability.

Why not trade for Alshon?? Or some other proven or clearly ascending receiving commodity?? It would give us leverage in contract negotiations and keep us out of a bidding war. I think a #2 or early round 3 is reasonable to acquire Alshon. I do not want to hear a #2 or #3 and we have to pay him is to expensive. Because it is not nearly as expensive as burning draft picks on busts at WR and money for useless aging or overrated #3 or #4 WRs on other teams.

As with the salary cap situation, Ozzie has it a hot mess!! To much guaranteed $$ on the books for old,injured and eratic players. My opinion, it is best to cut ties with these players and spread the cap hit out over a couple seasons so they can be competitive. Or else take the cap Hits this year and accept the team will suck for another year and have 2 years of early draft picks to go with a good amount of csp space. I know most fans do not want to hear another bad losing season. But it would be truly nieve to think they are going to fix all these holes in the draft. Especially the way Ozzie has drafted lately.

Ozzie's bad drafting and signings has led to other issues. He plays comp picks to a fault of a tunnel visioned senile man. And it handcuffs the organization's flexibility and strategy. He follows one strategy and has zero vision and intuition to adjust philosophies and strategies when the situation is favorable and beneficial to adjust his route and path of thinking. Ozzie learned bpa from belichick by his own admission. It led to some good players from 1996-2003. However as his stars aged and he failed to draft many or any marquee talent, it led him to panic,

get away from bpa and try to replace his stars exact position. However when trying to acquire elite talent for your teams foundation you accept a marquee player at any position. That is the payoff of bpa.

Yet another bad draft as ravens fans will have to watch WRs like Tyler Lockett and Steffon Diggs outperform the raven's round1 WR. As well as game changers at WR and other positions play in the pro bowl and outperform the ravens top2 selections YET AGAIN!! The excuses you all are making for Perriman and Fat Maxx like they are rookies will not last long. Then you will settle for the top 2 picks are busts or mediocre YET AGAIN!! Just a question out of curiosity. How many losing seasons before it is time to replace ozzie?. Since the championship they are below .500 and missed playoffs 2 out of 3.

What if Alshon decides to sign elsewhere in the offseason though? We would only have him for the remainder of this lost season and be without a couple of high draft picks. I really want Alshon, but it'd be better just to wait till the offseason to try and get him because if we traded for him, there's no guarantee whatsoever that he'll re-sign. 

Ravens would only trade him to be nice at this point because we won't get back any substantial value due to his age and recent injury and of course his desire to retire after this season. Of course if we did trade him, Kamar would be the number one which is something Ozzie would be fine with so that means we're almost a lock for that #1 pick in the draft. I really hope we revamp the WR situation in the offseason and persuade SSS to come back as the 2 or 3 for some unfinished business. 

Is there any realistic way that the Ravens can sign Alshon in the offseason? It just seems like the perfect fit. With SSS retiring, we desperately need more playmakers on offense and I'm assuming that Trestman stays so it seems ideal for him to recruit Alshon. Not only that, but we don't have to worry for a big time recieving threat for quite some time since he's only 25. I don't trust Ozzie at all in drafting a superstar WR. Flacco has shown that he's the man when he has a competent supporting cast. Imagine if he had Alshon, Breshad, Maxx, Gillmore, Boyle, Givens, etc, and what if we could even get someone like Hankerson for cheap? No more journeymen. No more tall WR's that play soft and have butterfingers. GET THE MAN SOME WEAPONS!

He was good at UCF too.

That's why I can't wait for him to take the field

Breshad is insanely good in this game. He will burn everyone and makes contested catches. Hope it carries over into real life lol

Sicario was my favorite movie of the year.

Why not stop putting hope on the 3-game a season Webb?   He has been injured and barely played since 2012.   Im ready to move on from him.   

 

His injuries (and performance) has been worse than Bob Sanders of Colts.

Good point. I'm just not interested in having Lewis here anymore. We need a true playmaker at FS to pair up with Will Hill. If we draft Ramsey, hopefully he could solve the crisis and maybe we could be in the market for a Sean Smith or a Prince Amukamara and cut ties with Webb unless he excels in the slot.