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[Guest ArmyRaven52]

[quote name='KillaBirdTJ' timestamp='1313158812' post='747553']
Here we go again! More Fan bashing? So trading for Evans, Samuals, and signing a Center and Tackle would make our franchise worse than the Raiders and Redskins combined? No sir I believe we would be built to win now, as in this season. YOU are obviously a blind follower who has zero vision.
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Welllll it wasn't directed towards you but since you took it personal I guess guilt minds need no accusing eh ? And yes trading for those guys would make our franchise worse in my opinion.

Asante Samuel is still considered by many to be one of the best corner's in the league. That being said what do you think the asking price for that be. Best case a 3rd (which is extremely unlikely.) Worst case a 1st so that being said with Ray about to leave and Ed right behind him, and Birk who wont make it through the season. We kind of need as many draft picks as we can get. And considering the amount of free agents we lost compared to the amount we gained we should be getting a few compensatory picks which will only help us out in the long run.

We are built to win now, are we built to win the SB who knows but it is within the realm of possibility. If people want to start going off half cocked after ONE preseason game after a drastically shortened off season then go ahead but moves made out of desperation is how you end up with Haynesworth type deals, which is something we don't need.

We are all worried about how we played last night, Torrey was getting used to the speed of the game and to be totally honest his first few series he was on a guy named ASomugha who happens to be the best cover corner in the league. So your expectations were what exactly, a 10 catch 160 yard performance with 3 TD's or something? And lets be honest here we had young guys show up to play big time. Art Jones is going to be pushing for time this year because he played well, Pitta played very well and if he isn't even the best of the 2 TE's we have I think we will be just fine. Then Ellerbe played very well, Webb played very well, Pollard played extremely well. Cody stepped up big time, and Kindle played well enough to maintain optimism.

And since it has been previously stated that I obviously have no vision I will just throw out some suggestions that may not actually hurt this team.

Next year Top FA LT
Joe Staley
Joe Thomas
Levi Brown
All 27 or younger.
Mark Tauscher is there too if you want a stop gap.

Next year's Top C's
Ryan Kalil
Todd McClure
Nick Hardwick
Dan Koppen is there if you want a veteran stop gap.

Next Year's Top WR's
Larry Fitzgerald
Mike Sims-Walker
Mario Manningham
Steve Smith
Deasean Jackson
Donnie Avery
Robert Meachem
Pierre Garcon
There are more but I named the guys that could stretch the field for us.

Free Agent Lb's
Steven Tulloch
D'Qwell Jackson
Jon Beason

I think those are all guys who will be FA's who we could add and immediately be starters, and that woulkd not require us giving up draft picks that we could use to fill some deficiencies or use a combination of wither.

As far as no vision I have plenty of it and I would like to make plenty of moves NEXT year when the Cap goes up and then Ngata resigning so we should have 10+ million to spend next year with the possibility of Ed and Ray coming of which means we would have in the neighborhood of 20 + mil to spend on FA and signing draft picks that have a rookie wage scale so it won chew up much cap which is why dealing all those draft picks that it would cost for those guys is actually really stupid.

Next time you go after somebody step with some rational thought because right now you are the blind follower.

[ellicottraven]

I would hire Ozzie Newsome as my assistant and hide behind him while he made all the decisions!

[CNC]

I wonder what is taking Ngata deal so long man... We need cap now. Ohara, mcKinnie and Asante

[The Raven]

What OL depth is actually available right now, that would actually be an upgrade? Anyone?

On the subject of Oher, we need to give him time. He's nowhere near as bad as we tend to act like he is. Joe Thomas wasn't Joe Thomas in his 2nd year. Staley wasn't Staley in his 2nd year. Even JO wasn't JO in his 2nd season. Oher will become a great LT, he's shown flashes of greatness. He's had bad moments, but I think many of his "sacks" are products of a lackluster team offense. Oher is the least of our concerns. We do need depth at LT, but not a starter. RT is a bigger concern, but Reid is impresing me. Let it play out.

[NextManUp#52]

The Ravens have to get Offensive Line help, otherwise you can flush this season right down the drain. We have two solid Guards, one solid Tackle who is playing on the wrong side, and an old/beat up center who is missing training camo/pre-season because of injury (how much hope is there he will be healthy in the regular season?). Cousins is not a starting caliber Tackle, Reid is a rookie, and Harewood is for all intent and purposes a rookie as well. I don't know what is available, but the focus has to be on improving the O-Line.

[PuRock]

[quote name='NextManUp#52' timestamp='1313167040' post='747842']
The Ravens have to get Offensive Line help, [b]otherwise you can flush this season right down the drain.[/b] We have two solid Guards, one solid Tackle who is playing on the wrong side, and an old/beat up center who is missing training camo/pre-season because of injury (how much hope is there he will be healthy in the regular season?). Cousins is not a starting caliber Tackle, Reid is a rookie, and Harewood is for all intent and purposes a rookie as well. I don't know what is available, but the focus has to be on improving the O-Line.
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I agree that the offensive line needs help. But I wouldn't go that far.

Let's all not forget that in the 2007 season we went 5-11. Afterwards we lost Ogden and Flynn to retirement. Everybody was worried about the O-Line in the 2008 season, freaking out. They struggled in PS and we signed Willie Anderson late (Sept 4th).

The O-Line had young guys step up in 2008 and we became one of the best rushing teams in the league.

I'm not saying we have the same youth depth as that 2008 squad. But we do have Reid, Mattison that can make a transition. We still have time to pick up a vet. There is never a reason to throw in the towel.

[Militant X 1]

[quote name='KillaBirdTJ' timestamp='1313159809' post='747602']
You should start with youself. Its funny yall get off all day with your "witty" remarks trying to question other fans fanhood, calling people out who want to win NOW, and be more active in grabbing free agents who can help us out.

[b]I see yall... theres a good six to twelve Raven fan critics out there hating on ideas and thoughts they didnt think of, or agree with[/b], the minute you get a taste of your own medicine...
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Killa, chill bruh!

sure, there are a few cats in here that will down right piss you off at times, but, as long as you value your own opinion over others while respecting other peoples opinions....you will be fine in here. don't take things in a forum (with people that you can't see face to face) seriously bruh!

~Mili

[flynismo]

Dont get him riled up again .... Around here you get what you give...

[1/28/01]

[quote name='flynismo' timestamp='1313188582' post='749048']
Dont get him riled up again .... Around here you get what you give...
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Something about reaping and sowing....I don't know

[ZIBBY28]

LB depth worries me... I'm not the biggest McClain fan, but I guess we'll see what happens. Hopefully Ray [i]does[/i] last forever

[baltravens]

Staring with the 2011 draft, I would have selected DE-Wilkerson over Smith, and I would have re-signed Wilson. No excuses on not re-signing Wilson. That would have shored up or secondary for another year. Not only that, we have Foxworth returning so a pass-rusher in round one would have made much better sense.

I understand the Ozzie has a plan in selecting Smith, maybe he knew Kindle would be back pronto and completely ready to play. I just don't know.

[KillaBirdTJ]

[quote name='ZIBBY28' timestamp='1313261650' post='749940']
LB depth worries me... I'm not the biggest McClain fan, but I guess we'll see what happens. Hopefully Ray [i]does[/i] last forever
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I hear ya, it seems in the past we have had considerable success developing Lb's (Jamie Jamie Sharper, Bart Scott, Adalius Thomas, Edgerton Hartwell, Boulware of course...), it just seems either the coaching/development has changed or they just aren't as good of atheletes?? McClain, Ellerbe, and Gooden just dont stand out to be anything above average... McClain was beat in pass coverage at least three times and failed on a few opportunities to make a play. I will be merciful as this IS the first Preseason game.

What Really concerns me at this point is the coaching staffs overall assessment of the talent/potential level of certain players/positions:

Cornerbacks

Chris Carr- a #4 corner/#3 at best- (Should have been let go for Josh Wilson); I say use him as a #3 or trade bait (along with Chris Carr) for a physical veteran corner who can tackle and is not playing 10-15 yards off the line of scrimmage! Smh

Foxworth- was beat on a regular basis in 2009, best as a #3 corner- Overpaid; I say cut or trade him for a physical veteran corner who can tackle and is not playing 10-15 yards off of the line of scimmage! Smh

Webb- #3 at bes at this point in his young career, injuries has set his development back; I say keep him around & see how he developes

Jimmy Smith- Top Draft Pick- I say let him start week 1

Carey Williams- Isn't afraid to be physical and play up on the line; I say start him week 1

Chykie Brown- Looked good and physical too- I say put him in rotation

[jimmysmith3]

[quote name='baltravens' timestamp='1313262681' post='749951']
Staring with the 2011 draft, I would have selected DE-Wilkerson over Smith, and I would have re-signed Wilson. No excuses on not re-signing Wilson. That would have shored up or secondary for another year. Not only that, we have Foxworth returning so a pass-rusher in round one would have made much better sense.

I understand the Ozzie has a plan in selecting Smith, maybe he knew Kindle would be back pronto and completely ready to play. I just don't know.
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I think Oz has a lot of confidence in Kruger as well, he was a 2nd round pick in 2009 and he was regarded as a steal or at least great value pick at the spot that we got him. We also drafted Art Jones last year with our 5th round pick, but before he had a serious injury he was regarded as a first round talent. Between Kindle, Kruger, and Jones it was an easy gamble to say that at least one will step up for us this season. There were other good pass rushers available in later rounds, eg. Justin Houston and others so there was always an opportunity to pick someone up later like he did with Pernell Mcphee (who looked like great value for a 5th round pick in his first game). Also with our bad CB issues in recent years I don't see how Oz could pass up on a top 10 to 15 talent with "marginal" character issues at the 27th spot. We won't (hopefully) be drafting in the top 15 let alone the top 10 any time soon so it was really an opportunity that Oz could not pass up. I think it was a no brainer and I was completely extatic with the pick. Just my oppinion though, and Muhammad Wilkerson would have been a great pickup as well and that's likely who Oz would have chosen if Jimmy was gone at our spot.

[KillaBirdTJ]

[quote name='ZIBBY28' timestamp='1313261650' post='749940']
LB depth worries me... I'm not the biggest McClain fan, but I guess we'll see what happens. Hopefully Ray [i]does[/i] last forever
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Offensive line worries me

We need a LT and a Center...

Since there is nobody apparently available in the market I personally would prefer we give McKinney a chance to prove himself by dropping down to at least 350 then let him play LT... Play Oher back at RT where he is elite! Perhaps Ohara (34 years) at Center?

So CB, LT, AND C and we are unbeatable.

[flynismo]

[quote name='KillaBirdTJ' timestamp='1313264281' post='749962']
Offensive line worries me

We need a LT and a Center...

Since there is nobody apparently available in the market I personally would prefer we give McKinney a chance to prove himself by dropping down to at least 350 then let him play LT... Play Oher back at RT where he is elite! Perhaps Ohara (34 years) at Center?

So CB, LT, AND C and we are unbeatable.
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Forget McKinney, unless you're an athlete like Ogden or Gaither you wont survive as a 380+ OT. Even if we asked him to drop to 350, which was Ogden's weight and still massive, it would take quiet some time for him to drop that weight.

O'hara would be a nice pickup though, if we can afford him.

[KillaBirdTJ]

You may be right about McKinney, but we need help... I dont know what else may become available after final roster cuts but Please move Oher back to RT! Im having a difficult time seeing as an average LT at this point, and that will NOT cut it in the post season. How can Flacco light it up when he is under that type of pressure? Its like someone else posted earlier; why wont they just play Oher where he is best at? stop forcing a round peg in a square hole... Smh

[KillaBirdTJ]

[quote name='jimmysmith3' timestamp='1313263832' post='749961']
I think Oz has a lot of confidence in Kruger as well, he was a 2nd round pick in 2009 and he was regarded as a steal or at least great value pick at the spot that we got him. We also drafted Art Jones last year with our 5th round pick, but before he had a serious injury he was regarded as a first round talent. Between Kindle, Kruger, and Jones it was an easy gamble to say that at least one will step up for us this season. There were other good pass rushers available in later rounds, eg. Justin Houston and others so there was always an opportunity to pick someone up later like he did with Pernell Mcphee (who looked like great value for a 5th round pick in his first game). Also with our bad CB issues in recent years I don't see how Oz could pass up on a top 10 to 15 talent with "marginal" character issues at the 27th spot. We won't (hopefully) be drafting in the top 15 let alone the top 10 any time soon so it was really an opportunity that Oz could not pass up. I think it was a no brainer and I was completely extatic with the pick. Just my oppinion though, and Muhammad Wilkerson would have been a great pickup as well and that's likely who Oz would have chosen if Jimmy was gone at our spot.
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Good points... You have to go with a talent like Jimmy Smith at #27... If only we had of kept Josh Wilson, that is one move (or lack there of) I disagreed whole heartedly with. We have young guys to play nickle or dime and even special teams... I just cannot see Carr being much different than he always has been. Wilson was/will develop into an elite corner in this league.

[baltravens]

[quote name='KillaBirdTJ' timestamp='1313266732' post='749981']
You may be right about McKinney, but we need help... I dont know what else may become available after final roster cuts but Please move Oher back to RT! Im having a difficult time seeing as an average LT at this point, and that will NOT cut it in the post season. How can Flacco light it up when he is under that type of pressure? Its like someone else posted earlier; why wont they just play Oher where he is best at? stop forcing a round peg in a square hole... Smh
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I think you are panicking about LT. Oher only has one year under his belt playing that position in the NFL, and he could develop into a formidable LT quicker than you think. Sure, I would love Oher put back at RT, but then Flacco would get killed with pressure from the other side. In another year we could see substantial upgrades on our OL due to Birk's age and our tackle conundrum. What I mean is that the organization could finally get it, and they could build it better now that they feel that CB has been addressed with Smith as our shutdown corner this year.

[KillaBirdTJ]

I could be wrong about Oher, it just seems that he has so much trouble with average pass rushers on the left side, If he doesn't improve on the left then Flacco will be catching it from both left and right sides. Jah Ried needs time, as does Harwood who hasn't even practiced, not to mention Cousins

I just seems like a no-brainer to go with what works in this scenario and look to free agency or roster cuts for a better solution at LT. Once again I hope Oher makes me eat my words!

[KillaBirdTJ]

[quote name='baltravens' timestamp='1313268412' post='750000']
I think you are panicking about LT. Oher only has one year under his belt playing that position in the NFL, and he could develop into a formidable LT quicker than you think. Sure, I would love Oher put back at RT, but then Flacco would get killed with pressure from the other side. In another year we could see substantial upgrades on our OL due to Birk's age and our tackle conundrum. What I mean is that the organization could finally get it, and they could build it better now that they feel that CB has been addressed with Smith as our shutdown corner this year.
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Smith as our shutdown; I like that idea and think he needs to start week 1 along with Carey Williams. Seriously, they play like ravens; physical and up on the line not giving away cusions, not shying away from contact. Im fine with not looking to trade or sign another corner because I think those two can get the job done. Use Brown, Webb and Carr as nickle and dime packages... Cut Foxworth and use his $ to go towards either a LT, C, or pass rush DE.

[xxhighriser]

[quote name='KillaBirdTJ' timestamp='1313269208' post='750009']
I could be wrong about Oher, it just seems that he has so much trouble with average pass rushers on the left side, If he doesn't improve on the left then Flacco will be catching it from both left and right sides. Jah Ried needs time, as does Harwood who hasn't even practiced, not to mention Cousins

I just seems like a no-brainer to go with what works in this scenario and look to free agency or roster cuts for a better solution at LT. Once again I hope Oher makes me eat my words!
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I believe we are all on the same boat, but just cus we need a LT doesn't mean he will magically pop up. If there are talks for a trade, that takes time. And if there are talks for a free agent, that takes cap which we are still trying to free up (Ngata). I understand your frustrations but give it some time, we have 3 weeks.

[arnie_uk]

Ok so this is more just a general post on our whole offseason and ozzies moves. TBH i think hes done a good job and some of us should really stop hating on him, i would actually give him a solid B atm, which could rise or fall in the next weeks depending on his next moves or lack of and ill explain.

So going into the offseason we had a few needs:

Explosivness on offense - He cuts veterans on the offense entrusting our young upcoming tight ends and the rookies he drafted. To leave it at that and start week one against the steelers with smith starting might have been a bit naive on his part, so eventually he goes out and gets a deep threat in lee evans. we now have fast explosive play makers on offense that gives flacco every chance to take the next step. Conclusion: Initially i was optimistic, with worry in the back of my mind, but now with evans, and smith and doss probably 3/4 on weaker cbs, we could see the best out of them and the rest of our receiving corps.

2. CB - he drafts a top 10 talent at 27 in the draft with jimmy smith who could be a shutdown corner here for the next 10 years. this counteracts losing wilson, although it would have been great to keep wilson and have these two start together, its pretty like for like atm, with the potential as said, off smith being shutdown! we resigned carr who is a great nickel back and of course we have fox coming back from injury, who has shown hes starting caliber in this league. Conclusion: I feel although we lost wilson, we are in a stronger position depth wise at cb this year with fox coming back and have a potential stud in smith. Webb and carr afre more than servicable. Good moves by ozzie.

3. Pass Rush - ok so he didnt directly do anything to address this issue but he actually has. i dont know if this is ozzies doing, but an agressive chuck pagano was put as d coord, this eans more blitzes which should lead to more sacks. and he also saw something in kindle, kruger, mcphee, and jones to not draft a pass rusher or mortgage alot of cap on osi. These relatively "unknown" pass rushers could turn out a great move, or an awful one on his part, but i beleive he seen enough in these young ravens and chucks aggresive plays to decicde pass rushing wasnt as big a need as it appeared. conclusion: up in the air, could be HIT or could be MISS.

4. Backfield questions - Ok so we had an "unhappy" mcclain and overpaid mcgahee both were let go. We upgrade at fullback with vontae leach, great addition, and we sign ricky williams who isnt necessairly an upgrade over mcgahee, but we should see similar production from williams. he will have a minimal roll anyway, and of course costs less. Conclusion - Upgrade in full back should pay dividends for RR and hopefull he gets back to form of 2 season ago, williams will do the job we ask, so no real up or downgrade at backup RB, and of course we have youngsters there fighting for that spot too.

5. QB depth - Drafts Tyrod, could be good in certain situations, if cam uses him, hes not pro ready yet if flacco goes down, hopefully wont be needed. Conclusion: i still feel ozzie has to address this need.

6. Oline - We draft Reid surprisingly in the drat (trading up). hes not quite starting caliber yet, but with games under his belt he has the potential to start for us and be a good RT. Oher has question marks at LT but the org is trusting him and i think this is the right move. there is still questions surrounding birk and the C posiiton, our udfa have potential, i just dont like the thought of them going up against casey hampton week 1. Conclusion: it all begin sin the trenches and were nearly there. i think we need a vet RT and C that can initially start, then as the season goes on, let reid see more time and see how he gets on, and rotate birk, the vet and even bartholemew in certain situations in centre so that birk is fit and healthy for the postseason push to superbowl, i dont want him overworked in the season if he doesnt need to be.

7: Finially Ngata - this is my biggest criticism of ozzie this offseason. They new this was coming all last season, all lockout, surely this had been given some thought and the FO had an idea of what they wanted to offer, hes the best DL in the league, just pay him and free up cap room so you can fix probs no.5 and 6.

In answer to your question, if i was GM, i couldnt do a better job than ozzie has done so far, BUT i would have resigned ngata almost immediatly, it owuld have been no.1 priority. Apart from that ozzie hasnt really misssed a trick, ne knows we need a back up QB and oline depth, maybe not signing gaither could prove a mistake, but as vets get cut, well get good depth at decent price.

Stop the hating, Ozzie and the rest know better, thats why hes there and were sitting on our laptops watching him work.

if you too time to read my first published novel, thank you lol

[ChrisAllen]

[quote name='arnie_uk' timestamp='1313276380' post='750130']
Ok so this is more just a general post on our whole offseason and ozzies moves. TBH i think hes done a good job and some of us should really stop hating on him, i would actually give him a solid B atm, which could rise or fall in the next weeks depending on his next moves or lack of and ill explain.

So going into the offseason we had a few needs:

Explosivness on offense - He cuts veterans on the offense entrusting our young upcoming tight ends and the rookies he drafted. To leave it at that and start week one against the steelers with smith starting might have been a bit naive on his part, so eventually he goes out and gets a deep threat in lee evans. we now have fast explosive play makers on offense that gives flacco every chance to take the next step. Conclusion: Initially i was optimistic, with worry in the back of my mind, but now with evans, and smith and doss probably 3/4 on weaker cbs, we could see the best out of them and the rest of our receiving corps.

2. CB - he drafts a top 10 talent at 27 in the draft with jimmy smith who could be a shutdown corner here for the next 10 years. this counteracts losing wilson, although it would have been great to keep wilson and have these two start together, its pretty like for like atm, with the potential as said, off smith being shutdown! we resigned carr who is a great nickel back and of course we have fox coming back from injury, who has shown hes starting caliber in this league. Conclusion: I feel although we lost wilson, we are in a stronger position depth wise at cb this year with fox coming back and have a potential stud in smith. Webb and carr afre more than servicable. Good moves by ozzie.

3. Pass Rush - ok so he didnt directly do anything to address this issue but he actually has. i dont know if this is ozzies doing, but an agressive chuck pagano was put as d coord, this eans more blitzes which should lead to more sacks. and he also saw something in kindle, kruger, mcphee, and jones to not draft a pass rusher or mortgage alot of cap on osi. These relatively "unknown" pass rushers could turn out a great move, or an awful one on his part, but i beleive he seen enough in these young ravens and chucks aggresive plays to decicde pass rushing wasnt as big a need as it appeared. conclusion: up in the air, could be HIT or could be MISS.

4. Backfield questions - Ok so we had an "unhappy" mcclain and overpaid mcgahee both were let go. We upgrade at fullback with vontae leach, great addition, and we sign ricky williams who isnt necessairly an upgrade over mcgahee, but we should see similar production from williams. he will have a minimal roll anyway, and of course costs less. Conclusion - Upgrade in full back should pay dividends for RR and hopefull he gets back to form of 2 season ago, williams will do the job we ask, so no real up or downgrade at backup RB, and of course we have youngsters there fighting for that spot too.

5. QB depth - Drafts Tyrod, could be good in certain situations, if cam uses him, hes not pro ready yet if flacco goes down, hopefully wont be needed. Conclusion: i still feel ozzie has to address this need.

6. Oline - We draft Reid surprisingly in the drat (trading up). hes not quite starting caliber yet, but with games under his belt he has the potential to start for us and be a good RT. Oher has question marks at LT but the org is trusting him and i think this is the right move. there is still questions surrounding birk and the C posiiton, our udfa have potential, i just dont like the thought of them going up against casey hampton week 1. Conclusion: it all begin sin the trenches and were nearly there. i think we need a vet RT and C that can initially start, then as the season goes on, let reid see more time and see how he gets on, and rotate birk, the vet and even bartholemew in certain situations in centre so that birk is fit and healthy for the postseason push to superbowl, i dont want him overworked in the season if he doesnt need to be.

7: Finially Ngata - this is my biggest criticism of ozzie this offseason. They new this was coming all last season, all lockout, surely this had been given some thought and the FO had an idea of what they wanted to offer, hes the best DL in the league, just pay him and free up cap room so you can fix probs no.5 and 6.

In answer to your question, if i was GM, i couldnt do a better job than ozzie has done so far, BUT i would have resigned ngata almost immediatly, it owuld have been no.1 priority. Apart from that ozzie hasnt really misssed a trick, ne knows we need a back up QB and oline depth, maybe not signing gaither could prove a mistake, but as vets get cut, well get good depth at decent price.

Stop the hating, Ozzie and the rest know better, thats why hes there and were sitting on our laptops watching him work.

if you too time to read my first published novel, thank you lol
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I largely agree. Oz has done a much better job than many pessimists have given him credit for. Ngata IS priority number one!

[*kid_chaos100*]

My Idea..

QB- Flacco Taylor
RB-Rice Williams Parmele
FB- Leach
WR-Boldin Evans Doss Smith Reed
TE- Dickson Pitta
OL- Oher Grubbs Birk Yanda Cousins
DL- Ngata Cody Redding
LBs-Suggs Kindle Lewis Johnson
CBs- Foxworth Smith Williams Webb Carr
S- Reed Pollard Zibby Nakumara

What do you think?

[*kid_chaos100*]

I really think Cary Williams is going to be better than Webb and Carr....

[1/28/01]

[quote name='*kid_chaos100*' timestamp='1313377963' post='751234']
My Idea..

QB- Flacco Taylor
RB-Rice Williams Parmele
FB- Leach
WR-Boldin Evans Doss Smith Reed
TE- Dickson Pitta
OL- Oher Grubbs Birk Yanda Cousins
DL- Ngata Cody Redding
LBs-Suggs Kindle Lewis Johnson
CBs- Foxworth Smith Williams Webb Carr
S- Reed Pollard Zibby Nakumara

What do you think?
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Cousins? Why in the world would you choose him if you're playing the role of GM?

Also, Kindle as an ILB when he's used to just getting after the QB is a bit puzzling as well. Everything else is pretty much how things are now, with exception of maybe the CB order.

[Suggs Package]

If I were GM, I would:

Don't go searching for a new OL unless you can convince Langston Walker to play RG. The FA's out there are even worse than our backups. Trade for a big strong guard at the right price only.

Sign a backup Center.

Get Ngata's deal done before the 1st game of the season. There will be some major cuts and opportunities for depth.

Don't sign another backup QB unless necessary. Taylor offers another dimension and even though he won't be ready, he can make up for his passing inefficiencies with his feet.

Take a look at Lofa Tatupu to see if he can play 3-4 ILB next to Ray. Only for less than 3 mil or less a season.

Otherwise, I wouldn't do a thing, Ozzie has done a great job.

[*kid_chaos100*]

Why would you sign Lofa Tatupu when we have Kindle as a ILB...

[1/28/01]

[quote name='*kid_chaos100*' timestamp='1313428253' post='751543']
Why would you sign Lofa Tatupu when we have Kindle as a ILB...
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Perhaps due to Kindle NOT being an ILB

[*kid_chaos100*]

[quote name='1/28/01' timestamp='1313378309' post='751241']
Cousins? Why in the world would you choose him if you're playing the role of GM?

Also, Kindle as an ILB when he's used to just getting after the QB is a bit puzzling as well. Everything else is pretty much how things are now, with exception of maybe the CB order.
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Umm why not... Ray Lewis and Sergio Kindle would be a great duo for an inside LB.... Nd Sergio can take Mcclains' spot... I believe Sergio is better than Mcclain... :-B
Plus.. Why would you not pick Cousins! Hes the probably the best RT on the team!