The "Let's Sign" Nnamdi Thread

[catty112]

One thing to consider is are we only one player away from a superbowl run? Is any team only one player away ever? Its hard to say but bringing in Nhamdi would be a bigger impact for the Ravens then the Raiders could have ever imagined. If he locks down one side of the field then teams would have to pick on J Smith or Foxy with Ed Reed lurking over top. I would take that all day.

That type of coverage would make the Qb take an extra second to get a good read which IMO is all our pass rush needs. Also with that level of skilled secondary players we would be allowed to send 5 or 6 at the qb more often undoubtedly opening up a chance for an easy sack.

Nhamdi was dominant in Oakland with an average D but here in Baltimore he will be in full beast mode and our D will most defiantly be brought to an Elite level.

As long as Flacco and the offense keeps progressing year after year like they have we would easily be considered a top contender for the superbowl.

All that being said Nhamdi could be the missing piece we need to put us over the hump and get us the prestigous Lombardi. Financing the money is a different story. It's optimistic to think he would take a discount to play for a sb contender and be reunited with his old coach but in the NFL that rarely happens, especially for an elite player looking to get his last big paycheck before he's too old to play.

[BaltimoreBean]

[quote name='catty112' timestamp='1309537928' post='702990']
One thing to consider is are we only one player away from a superbowl run? Is any team only one player away ever? Its hard to say but bringing in Nhamdi would be a bigger impact for the Ravens then the Raiders could have ever imagined. If he locks down one side of the field then teams would have to pick on J Smith or Foxy with Ed Reed lurking over top. I would take that all day.


That type of coverage would make the Qb take an extra second to get a good read which IMO is all our pass rush needs. Also with that level of skilled secondary players we would be allowed to send 5 or 6 at the qb more often undoubtedly opening up a chance for an easy sack.

Nhamdi was dominant in Oakland with an average D but here in Baltimore he will be in full beast mode and our D will most defiantly be brought to an Elite level.

As long as Flacco and the offense keeps progressing year after year like they have we would easily be considered a top contender for the superbowl.

All that being said Nhamdi could be the missing piece we need to put us over the hump and get us the prestigous Lombardi. Financing the money is a different story. It's optimistic to think he would take a discount to play for a sb contender and be reunited with his old coach but in the NFL that rarely happens, especially for an elite player looking to get his last big paycheck before he's too old to play.
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The thing is, I feel like since he received so much $$$ in Oakland, he wouldn't mind taking less if that meant being on a team with a high probability of going all the way. It seems like all the other SB contenders are in the same money boat we're in and I think were the more attractive team out of the contenders. He wants a ring now.

[big hits and ball hawks]

[quote name='BaltimoreBean' timestamp='1309558203' post='703062']
The thing is, I feel like since he received so much $$$ in Oakland, he wouldn't mind taking less if that meant being on a team with a high probability of going all the way. It seems like all the other SB contenders are in the same money boat we're in and I think were the more attractive team out of the contenders. [b]He wants a ring now.[/b][/quote]

Agreed. Nnamdi has already stated that all he wants is a ring now. He's received enough money from Oakland, the idea that he'd play for less to have a chance at a SB is not far fetched. Sure, the Cowboys would probably throw the most money at him and the Eagles could also be contenders but like BaltimoreBean said we have to be the most attractive team. The organization is always praised; we the fans are great, especially towards our defensive players; he'd be playing with Ngata, Lewis, and Reed; he'd be reunited with his old coach; and our offense is only looking to get better and is a total upgrade from the Raiders offense.

Back in 2000 the defense would say if the offense can put up around 13 or 17 points then they'd win the game. If Nnamdi played here it'd be the same way except our offense is capable of doing more.

Nnamdi would be the start of the domino effect for everything else. I do, however, think we could do it without him but I almost would rather do it with him. He deserves a ring just like many of the guys on our team.

[BaltimoreBean]

I just want this lockout to be over so there isn't any more speculation! I can't stand how close the season is and we still have so many questions on our roster.

[Free Agent]

I'm hoping Nnamdi would be willing to play for less money, if only slightly less, because at this point in his career he just wants a shot at the Superbowl. I'm hoping the Ravens can take advantage of Nnamdi's desire to win it all and give him a solid, but not outrageous, deal.

[CapoRocky]

Smith and Asomugha would be the talk of the league. We could shut down the opponents passing game. I don't think that Asomugha will go to Dallas after the season that they had last year. The biggest competition may be the Eagles.

[Radinho84]

[quote name='BMORElegacy' timestamp='1309365289' post='702129']
This isn't intended to sound heartless or cutthroat, but the fact of the matter is is that the Ravens are a business who's sole purpose is to win a Super Bowl. They are expected to do everything in their power to achieve that goal. We cut Dilfer after he won us a Super Bowl and replaced him with Elvis Grbac, I'm sure that looked ruthless back in the day but the truth remained that Difler wasn't too good and we were trying to improve at the QB position.

Foxy is a great guy but to put all of the eggs in one basket and hope that his knee holds up doesn't make much business sense. To get Nnamdi, they will have to do something with Foxworth, that goes without saying. I hope he gets traded but I doubt any team is going to want to pick up his contract with him coming off such a serious injury. So just trying to be realistic, what makes the most sense is that they cut him to free up the room.

Obviously this is all speculation and the most likely outcome is that they stick with Foxworth, but if they want to make the move for Nnamdi, they will have to get rid of Foxworth.
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don´t get me wrong. i also believe that we would be the most stupid team of all time if we had the chance to sign aso and wouldn´t do it...

i just wanted to show what players might think about our organisation..

there is also no doubt that aso is hundred times better than foxy...

if we get the chance to sign him i´m all for it!!!


but that doesn´t mean that a situation like that doesn´t have it´s two sides of the medal...

[Ravens Beast]

I don't know about Aso...if we could sign him then that's great. If not then that's fine too.

I'd almost rather have a guy like Jonathan Joseph (Cinci CB) than Aso. For the sole reason of being able to sign another FA with him. Joseph is really good and would definitely be a boost for our secondary. He's not Aso but he is a definite upgrade at CB.

I'd still dump foxy and mcgahee. Maybe with some of that money left over we can put towards signing Gaither. Just a thought.

[CapoRocky]

Let's make a statement that the Ravens intend to be in the SB this year.

[grape drank]

It wouldn't be the first time the Ravens signed a big name Defensive back in the latter end of their career. Rod Woodson, and Deion Sanders come to mind.

[Purple Punishment]

[quote name='CapoRocky' timestamp='1309898427' post='703867']
Let's make a statement that the Ravens intend to be in the SB this year.
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We intend to be in the Super Bowl every year. Our window is WIDE OPEN. We have had 3 solid opportunities to make it but we cant make it past the Pittsburgh hump. Once we overcome that, we will be able to achieve multiple NFL championships

[BaltimoreBean]

Get it done! Posted this earlier but it got deleted. I can see it now.

http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc383/Sp1772/4bbe56ad.jpg

[Purple Punishment]

[quote name='BaltimoreBean' timestamp='1309909788' post='703907']
Get it done! Posted this earlier but it got deleted. I can see it now.

http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc383/Sp1772/4bbe56ad.jpg
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That there is a beautiful thing lol. I love it

[FerrariFan87]

We're definitely going to make a run at Aso... it's only a matter of if he's willing to take less $$$ to play here.

[Militant X 1]

get Nnamdi!

~Mili

[Guest ArmyRaven52]

I think another reason that he makes way more sense than any other position on the football field is because no other free agent we have will have a more simplistic duty. All we are going to ask of ihm is to shut down whatever player we put him on. There will be no frilly blitz packages for him because he is to valuable in coverage. So as opposed to a pass rusher, they are going to have to learn schemes, sight adjustments. He will simply be locked up one on one, so he wont have to learn anything just play the game he has always played.

[1/28/01]

I just spent the last hour watching Aso videos on youtube and YES, I WANT NNAMDI IN A RAVENS UNIFORM!!!

[BaltimoreBean]

I wonder if we do get him, if Webb would give up #21...

He could take #23, that'll probably be open.

[1/28/01]

[quote name='BaltimoreBean' timestamp='1309926532' post='704026']
I wonder if we do get him, if Webb would give up #21...

He could take #23, that'll probably be open.
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Yeah, IF it were to happen, Webb wouldn't have a choice!

[JO_75]

I have heard Dallas, Philly, Detroit, Tampa, San Fran and even us all connected to Aso, and now the Texans are apparently going to make a run at him. Aso has said that he wants to win and it's not about the money, well considering teams who may make a run at him, we are the only team close to winning a Super Bowl and if he wants to win he will take less money and come here to help us win multiple Super Bowls.

Once Free Agency Begins.... GO GET NNAMDI OZZIE!!!!!

[Blex64]

[quote name='JO_75' timestamp='1309927783' post='704029']
I have heard Dallas, Philly, Detroit, Tampa, San Fran and even us all connected to Aso, and now the Texans are apparently going to make a run at him. Aso has said that he wants to win and it's not about the money, well considering teams who may make a run at him, we are the only team close to winning a Super Bowl and if he wants to win he will take less money and come here to help us win multiple Super Bowls.

Once Free Agency Begins.... GO GET NNAMDI OZZIE!!!!!
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That's the million dollar question. All of those teams, Dallas especially, have money to throw at him. How much of a paycut is he willing to take to shoot for a ring?

[BmoreRav]

I can't see no reason why it shouldn't happen. If Nnamdi is serious about a ring being most important at this stage of his career than we must be on his shortlist of teams he would want to play for, and I have no doubt he's on the Ravens shortlist of Free Agents to make a play for too! Sure, he'll have to take a paycut but I'm sure the contract we would offer him would still be pretty lucrative.

[Purple Punishment]

Detroit could make a play for him as they have revamped the hell out of that defense. I think they had a pretty stout secondary. Adding Fairley to the line with Suh...could be some sparks flying there. However I think we are best suited to grab him due to our window to win it all

[Guest ArmyRaven52]

To say we are the only legit SB contenders that want him is not accurate. Philly has just as good a chance as we do to get there. And I don't think SB but if TB got a hold of him it would be interesting to see how much noise they can make.

[flynismo]

Philly aint going nowhere. Happy 30th B-day Nnamdi!

[Guest ArmyRaven52]

[quote name='flynismo' timestamp='1309967289' post='704098']
Philly aint going nowhere. Happy 30th B-day Nnamdi!
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I dont know about that. They have a crap division so at the very least they should make the playoffs. After that who knows, it is going to be some chore beating them.

[wayne]

[quote name='Purple Punishment' timestamp='1309957948' post='704059']
Detroit could make a play for him as they have revamped the hell out of that defense. I think they had a pretty stout secondary. Adding Fairley to the line with Suh...could be some sparks flying there. However I think we are best suited to grab him due to our window to win it all
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No way he goes to Detroit, he's looking for a team on the brink, on the brink of winning it all now and the Lions are not guareenteed to make the playoffs no matter how good they look on paper.

[Purple Punishment]

Indeed Wayne. That is why I said we definitely look better than any other team to him. With one side of the field shut down by him and the other covered by Reed and Smith, HOLY HECK! who would pass on us?

[PWNEDbyDEANO]

[quote name='Purple Punishment' timestamp='1310000101' post='704293']
Indeed Wayne. That is why I said we definitely look better than any other team to him. With one side of the field shut down by him and the other covered by Reed and Smith, HOLY HECK! who would pass on us?
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The thing is, as much as that sounds good, I actually believe that our drafting of Smith is the biggest factor in the argument against us signing Nnamdi. Contrary to popular belief, we aren't as desperate for a shutdown corner as we were 12 months back. Also, due to Smith's first round status and the fact that he has Drew Rosenhaus as his agent, he'll get a very nice rookie contract.

I'm not saying that because we got Smith we won't get Asomugha, rather if we hadn't drafted Smith I think we'd pursue Asomugha more strongly.

[flynismo]

[quote name='PWNEDbyDEANO' timestamp='1310000517' post='704296']
The thing is, as much as that sounds good, I actually believe that our drafting of Smith is the biggest factor in the argument against us signing Nnamdi. Contrary to popular belief, we aren't as desperate for a shutdown corner as we were 12 months back. Also, due to Smith's first round status and the fact that he has Drew Rosenhaus as his agent, he'll get a very nice rookie contract.

I'm not saying that because we got Smith we won't get Asomugha, rather if we hadn't drafted Smith I think we'd pursue Asomugha more strongly.
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Jimmy's contract won't be that big, with the rookie wage scale likely in place, plus the facts that he went late in the 1st and is a CB.