Build Your All-Ravens Team

[BALTIMOREFLACCO]

For some reason, MSUFan's thread gave me the idea to do this. Build your all time great Ravens team by making a depth chart. 

Example:

 

QB: Joe Flacco

RB: Jamal Lewis, Ray Rice

WR: Derrick Mason, Andquan Boldin, Torrey Smith, Jacoby Jones, Qadry Ismail
TE: Shannon Sharpe, Todd Heap, Dennis Pitta

LT: Johnathan Ogden

LG: Ben Grubbs

C: Matt Birk

RG: Marshal Yanda

RT: Michael Oher (?)

 

LE: Michael Mccary

DT: Sam Adams, Tony Siragusa
RE: Haloti Ngata

OLB: Peter Boulware

OLB: Terrell Suggs

MLB: Ray Lewis

CB: Chris McCalister

CB: Lardarius Webb

FS: Ed Reed

SS: Rod Woodson

 

KR: Jacoby Jones

PR: Jermaine Lewis

K: Matt Stover
P: Sam Koch

[BirdWatcher]

Nothing from before our first Super Bowl?

2nd string QB: Vinnie Testaverde
WR: Michael Jackson, Derrick Alexander
FB: Sam Gash

[rmw10]

I'm pretty sure we just did this a few months ago.  I could be mistaken, though.

[Yatagarasu]

If we had Jamal Lewis back in 2002, then we would've contend for the Super Bowl. We know how that worked out.

[cushrinada1986]

QB: Joe Flacco, McNair
RB: Jamal Lewis, Ray Rice, Priest Holmes
WR: Torrey Smith, Derrick Mason, Andquan Boldin, Jacoby Jones, Qadry Ismail
TE: Shannon Sharpe, Dennis Pitta, Todd Heap,
LT: Johnathan Ogden
LG: Ed Mulitalo
C: Matt Birk
RG: Marshal Yanda
RT: Orlando Brown (Zeus)

LE: Michael Mccary,
DT: Sam Adams, Haloti Ngata, Tony Siragusa
RE: Rob Burnett, Adalius Thomas
OLB: Peter Boulware
OLB: Terrell Suggs
MLB: Ray Lewis
CB2: Chris McCalister
CB1: Lardarius Webb
SS: Ed Reed
FS: Rod Woodson

KR: Jacoby Jones
PR: Jermaine Lewis
K: Matt Stover
P: Sam Koch
[/quote]

[JEEPercreepermd]

QB: Flacco

 

RB: Rice, Lewis

 

FB: Leach

 

WR's: Boldin, Mason,Torrey Smith, Ismial, Yamon Figurs...JK Jones

 

LT: Ogden

 

LG: Grubbs

 

C: Flynn

 

RG: Yanda

 

RT: Zeuss

 

DT: Sam Adams, Kelly Gregg, Goose

 

DE: Ngata, Mcrary

 

MLB: Lewis, Bart Scott

 

OlB: Suggs, Thomas, Boulware

 

CB: CMACK, Webb, Rolle, Frank Walker (JK)

 

FS: Reed

 

SS: Pollard

 

K: Stover

 

P: Koch

[Blackbirds Rule]

QB Flacco, Cunningham, Testaverde

RB Lewis, Rice, Holmes

FB Leach

WR Jackson, Smith, Ismail, Boldin, Jones, Lewis, Mason

TE Sharpe, Heap, Pitta

LT Ogden, McKinnie

LG Osemele, Grubbs

C Birk

RG Yanda

RT Zeus, Oher

 

DE McCrary, Pryce

DT Ngata, Siragusa

DT Adams, Gregg

DE Burnett, Redding

OLB Suggs, Johnson

ILB Lewis, Sharper

OLB Bouleware, Thomas

CB McAllister, Starks, Graham

FS Reed, Sanders (Prime time), Herring

SS Woodson, Pollard

CB Webb, Rolle

 

K Stover

P Koch

LS Cox

KR Jones

PR Jermaine Lewis

 

Gunners Ayanbadejo, Herring

 

My perfect 53

[billick]

Webb was our best corner ever ?

[jdynamite]

[quote name="Blackbirds Rule" post="1463526" timestamp="1367861106"]

QB Flacco, Cunningham, Testaverde
RB Lewis, Rice, Holmes
FB Leach
WR Jackson, Smith, Ismail, Boldin, Jones, Lewis
TE Sharpe, Heap, Pitta
LT Ogden, McKinnie
LG Osemele, Grubbs
C Birk, Flynn
RG Yanda, Mulitalo
RT Zeus, Oher

DE McCrary, Pryce
DT Ngata, Siragusa
DT Adams, Gregg
DE Burnett, Redding
OLB Suggs, Johnson
ILB Lewis, Sharper
OLB Bouleware, Thomas
CB McAllister, Starks
FS Reed, Sanders (Prime time)
SS Woodson, Pollard
CB Webb, Rolle

K Stover
P Koch
LS Koch
KR Jones
PR Jermaine Lewis

Gunners Ayanbadejo, Nakamura

My perfect 53[/quote]

I agree with most of your squad I would just switch out a handful of players for my own preference.

Out- Cunningham , In- McNair ( 3rd String)
Out - Leach ( love him but ), In - Sam Gash
Out - Nakamura , In -D.Mason ( 6th WR)
Out -D.Sanders , In - K.Herring

** I didn't want to take Ismail out so that's why I dropped Nakamura. Adalius Thomas, Pollard, K.Herring all have special teams experience from early on.
** taking PrimeTime out was only to add Herring a guy that could play special teams, but contribute on defense if necessary. Since we had the older PrimeTime, which wasn't effective like R.Woodson.
** I understand Sharper at ILB and that would be great since he showed later he could play the position but as a Raven we may have to swap him an Thomas.

[Blackbirds Rule]

I agree with most of your squad I would just switch out a handful of players for my own preference.

Out- Cunningham , In- McNair ( 3rd String)
Out - Leach ( love him but ), In - Sam Gash
Out - Nakamura , In -D.Mason ( 6th WR)
Out -D.Sanders , In - K.Herring

** I didn't want to take Ismail out so that's why I dropped Nakamura. Adalius Thomas, Pollard, K.Herring all have special teams experience from early on.
** taking PrimeTime out was only to add Herring a guy that could play special teams, but contribute on defense if necessary. Since we had the older PrimeTime, which wasn't effective like R.Woodson.
** I understand Sharper at ILB and that would be great since he showed later he could play the position but as a Raven we may have to swap him an Thomas.

Sanders is my second favorite player of all time after Ray. I keep Sanders over Herring because even at 37 he could still play corner and do a little returning if you needed. Sharper led the league in tackles after the Texans stole him from us in their supplemental draft. He started on our 2000 championship defense no way does he get replaced by anyone. AD Thomas is already on the team as a backup OLB. If you wanted to replace Nakamura with Herring I could agree with that because he was a better safety and would also be a very good ST player. Cunningham was very underrated. When he played we won including over the Steelers. Grbac couldn't beat the Steelers. I keep in Cunningham over McNair for the fact that all of our QB's would have strong arms. Cunningham had a cannon just like Flacco and was accurate. I take him just for that reason alone. Gash was a good run blocker but he didn't catch the ball or carry it. Leach is the better all around FB. Mason doesn't make the cut because we don't need him. He can't do anything better than the other 5 WR's and we don't need him at special teams. Michael Jackson can go deep and do possession and you already have Boldin to be another possession WR. Smith, Ismail, and Lewis all go can deep for your strong armed QB's.

 

I'll edit my list to put Herring in over Nakamura. Then looking at my team I have too many lineman we only need to carry 8 not 10. I'll remove Mulitalo and Flynn, as Grubbs can play the G and C spots if needed. I'll add Mason as the 6th WR for ST duty and I'll add Corey Graham on as a 5th CB to also play ST. That way we have an efficient 11 on ST.

 

ST 11 on KO, Stover, Ayanbadejo, Herring, Graham, Pollard, Johnson, Sharper, Thomas, Starks, Mason, and Rolle. No returns allowed on this athletic ST group.

[Blackbirds Rule]

Webb was our best corner ever ?

I think it was McCallister. When he was on he was an elite shutdown CB. If Webb can stay healthy for us over the next few years he can take that spot from Chris.

[Speed Kills]

Why would anyone take Cunningham over McNair?? We went 13-3 with McNair!

[beanfigger]

It seems like a lot of people are trying to run the 3-3 defense.  I know our defense has been awesome over the years, for the most part, but that's still no reason to go with only 10 defenders.

[ravensdan]

Lorenzo Neal was our best full back
I don't think boldin really belongs on the list.

Wr:
1. Mason
2. Jackson
3. Ismael
4. T. Smith

Boldin I guess would be 5

[BallHawker]

Lorenzo Neal was our best full back
I don't think boldin really belongs on the list.

Wr:
1. Mason
2. Jackson
3. Ismael
4. T. Smith

Boldin I guess would be 5

 

That's harsh.. I agree Boldin was way past his prime when he arrived in charm city, but I'd take him over Torrey and Isamel. If we had Caldwell and Joe calling the shots instead of Camoron, I'm sure Boldin would have reached 1000 yards.

[jdynamite]

Sanders is my second favorite player of all time after Ray. I keep Sanders over Herring because even at 37 he could still play corner and do a little returning if you needed. Sharper led the league in tackles after the Texans stole him from us in their supplemental draft. He started on our 2000 championship defense no way does he get replaced by anyone. AD Thomas is already on the team as a backup OLB. If you wanted to replace Nakamura with Herring I could agree with that because he was a better safety and would also be a very good ST player. Cunningham was very underrated. When he played we won including over the Steelers. Grbac couldn't beat the Steelers. I keep in Cunningham over McNair for the fact that all of our QB's would have strong arms. Cunningham had a cannon just like Flacco and was accurate. I take him just for that reason alone. Gash was a good run blocker but he didn't catch the ball or carry it. Leach is the better all around FB. Mason doesn't make the cut because we don't need him. He can't do anything better than the other 5 WR's and we don't need him at special teams. Michael Jackson can go deep and do possession and you already have Boldin to be another possession WR. Smith, Ismail, and Lewis all go can deep for your strong armed QB's.

I'll edit my list to put Herring in over Nakamura. Then looking at my team I have too many lineman we only need to carry 8 not 10. I'll remove Mulitalo and Flynn, as Grubbs can play the G and C spots if needed. I'll add Mason as the 6th WR for ST duty and I'll add Corey Graham on as a 5th CB to also play ST. That way we have an efficient 11 on ST.

ST 11 on KO, Stover, Ayanbadejo, Herring, Graham, Pollard, Johnson, Sharper, Thomas, Starks, Mason, and Rolle. No returns allowed on this athletic ST group.

You misunderstood a couple things I said, The way I looked at the whole set a up team is putting the players on the team in the position that they once played as a Raven... So I said Jamie Sharper didn't play MLB/ILB until after he left the Ravens so to fit his Ravens resume he would be an OLB, while Adalius Thomas played multiple positions including OLB, ILB.

I didn't want to take Sharper off the team or anything.

Deion Sanders is cool, that's why I said if I must have another special teamer then I would add in Kim Herring, Deion is an all time great but when he was a Raven he was a shell of himself he wasn't playing at that high level like Rod Woodson was...
Now if it was the true PrimeTime Deion then J.Lewis & J.Jones might not see any returns lol, L.Webb would be our nickelback

Once again I understand your reasons and agree with some of them..

[jdynamite]

Lorenzo Neal was our best full back
I don't think boldin really belongs on the list.

Wr:
1. Mason
2. Jackson
3. Ismael
4. T. Smith

Boldin I guess would be 5

I really like Lorenzo Neal a lot. He may have been career wise the overall best blocking FB in recent memory, but Lorenzo Neal only played 1 season as a Raven and he wasn't even a full time starter because Le'Ron McClain began as the starting FB that season but due to injuries of McGahee and rookie Ray Rice, McClain became a featured back with Lorenzo Neal then starting.

Sam Gash played 3 years with us, when the Offense was basically power running and hoping the Defense could score lol