AFC North Analysis From Profootballfocus.com

[BloodRaven]

[url="http://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2011/02/10/2010-movers-and-fallers-afc-north/"]Link[/url]

[quote]Moving On Up: S Dawan Landry (-7.9 to +10.9)

In 2009, Landry got better as the season went on, but still had a substandard year. In 2010 he wasn’t always consistent in coverage, but he became a force in the Raven run defense and contributed to it being one of the best in the league. He went from 17 stops to 35 while playing fewer snaps in 2010, looking well and truly back from the injury that ruined his 2008 season.

Had a Bad Year: RT Michael Oher (+11.6 to -18.9)

The switch from right side to the left hasn’t gone well. Oher didn’t look good in two of the five games he played left tackle last year, and this year he continued that trend. In 2009 Oher was excellent with his run blocking and more than competent as a pass block, but everything kind of went wrong on the left side. He suffered a knee injury late in the season, and that definitely seemed to affect his play negatively. He wasn’t terrible in 2010, but has some work to do in rebuilding the rep he created as a rookie.

Give This Guy More Snaps: DT Brandon McKinney (+5.6 in 232 snaps)

Although the Ravens’ defensive line is already fairly crowded, McKinney made a case for himself to be more involved. He got a chance to start a few games in the middle of the season and saw increased playing time during the Ravens playoff games, and showed glimpses of being a good player especially at stopping the run. With Redding and Gregg playing inconsistently this season, McKinney may see his opportunity arise next year. The last thing the rest of the AFC North needs is another dominant run stopper on the Ravens roster.[/quote]

Interesting writeup, especially their grading on Landry.

[Ed_Reed20]

I didn't realize McKinney played so well. His emergence and the team's long-term hopes for Cody, I think Gregg is expendable.

[Bltravens]

Landry inconsistent in coverage....color me shocked. He has always been an animal in run defense though to his credit.

[PWNEDbyDEANO]

[quote name='Ed_Reed20' timestamp='1297792184' post='640188']
I didn't realize McKinney played so well. His emergence and the team's long-term hopes for Cody, I think Gregg is expendable.
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Most definitely. I think Cody, McKinney and Talavou is a very strong group. It makes more sense now that Gregg's clearly in decline.

[20ravens52]

Gregg will for sure be the odd man out.

[Milton145]

Gonna go off topic...Kelly Gregg is a monster in Madden though. Dude had 10 sacks on the year for me. He's a beast pass rusher in that game.

On topic...Landry disappoints me a lot in coverage but he really does make up for it for the most part in run defense.

(ok i know that last one was a generic statement but I really wanted to make the Madden post for some reason so I had to try and be somewhat on topic in my post haha)

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

[quote name='Ed_Reed20' timestamp='1297792184' post='640188']
I didn't realize McKinney played so well. His emergence and the team's long-term hopes for Cody, I think Gregg is expendable.
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Agreed. Cody, Ngata and a drafted DE hopefully in the first round of this year's draft will solidify our D-Line for years. Mckinney is good depth behind Cody until Cody gets his stamina to a solid state.