Adam Schefter Said We Are One Of The Teams Likely To Sign Nnamdi..

[flynismo]

At some point, loyalty has to play a factor as well...letting guys like Heap go is a very risky move.

[behindenemylines]

[quote name='flynismo' timestamp='1306019998' post='689314']
At some point, loyalty has to play a factor as well...letting guys like Heap go is a very risky move.
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I definitely agree. What's different about the CB corps is it has been a revolving door. I really believe in loyalty and stability(e.g. I would be appalled if ray, ed reed, ngata, suggs, grubbs, oher, flacco, ray rice, boldin, mase, etc. dont retire as ravens.).

The complicated thing with Heap is I love the guy, but I am really excited to see what Pitta and Dickson can do. If we keep Heap, it just means letting one of those guys hit the free market, which I am fine with. Its just a matter of pick which one you want to let go.

[SpeedKills]

[quote name='behindenemylines' timestamp='1306016495' post='689304']
Like I said, much as I like Wilson, I would be very comfortable with webb/brown/williams as our backups if our starting two are Asomugha/Smith. And after running the numbers, I am confident we can afford him, it is just a matter of planning out where we spend our money for the next couple of years, and planning it well.

Plan:
[center]2012:
Gotta Pay- Ray Rice, Ben Grubbs, Lardarius Webb
On the Fence- Cory Redding, Jarrett Johnson, Jason Phillips, Brendan Ayanbadejo
Leaving- Derek Mason, Todd Heap, Matt Birk, Kelly Gregg

2013:
Gotta Pay- The Flacc, Dickson, Pitta
On the Fence- Ramon Harewood, Art Jones, Kruger,
Likely Leaving- Foxworth, Ed Reed(Medical reasons, he may very well stay), Ray Lewis(Said he wont play past 37)
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More than enough $ is leaving town to afford the people we need to sign..... we can afford Aso. Also, don't discount the fact that we have two years worth of draft picks in there.

For reference, Wilson was my favorite player to watch in our secondary other than Ed Reed last year- but I wouldnt bat an eye choosing between him and Nnamdi. I'm not a huge fan of Foxy and really don't think much of carr in general. Having Aso on one side of the field and Jimmy smith *with ed reed backing him* on the other side would make our defense no less than terrifying for any passer, and would free up the middle of our defense to spend its time crushing quarterbacks.

I think, all in all, its a well-considered, smart move. Everyone mentions Baltimore as a dark horse in the Aso sweepstakes, but what is interesting is it is the only one consistently mentioned that will be a [b]consistent[/b] contender. The eagles have an aging, injury prone quarterback who has finished only one full season worth of games(2006) and they have huge issues on defense. The cowboys are a mess. We would be the most stable place for a guy like Asomugha to land. I actually think looking back at the Ravens FO moves of the past few years that they were planning on take a stab at Aso for awhile. Look how many CB contracts we have expiring this year and next? Either year, we'd have the space to do it.

I'm a huge advocate of this move.
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With this argument being presented, my mouth is starting to water. But still... it's not a big chance.

[-Truth-]

[quote name='mgridda' timestamp='1305360873' post='686207']
And again, we're #2 in YPA.
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I, for one, think that's very impressive. And it seems more indicative of our performance than our 21st rated pass defense. I believe something similar was said on NFLN about the Panthers defense. From what I recall, they were rated either in the Top 10 or even Top 5 based on the the number of snaps they were on the field. It certainly wasn't their fault that they saw the field as often, as their offense was inept at keeping drives alive. Stats like that at least deserve to be taken into account.

[BaltRavens2010]

Wouldn't that be the ideal solution. Man if that were to happen, sweeping Pittsburgh would be so much easier. Front 7 can focus to stopping short routes and Mendenhall. Back 4 will shut down anything that comes there way