TE Free Agents

[rmw10]

honestly think Leach is holding off on signing because he can afford to miss camp...but im also beginning to believe the Ravens may not want to wait and may need to move that money on to someone else

 

I think this is it.  Players hate camp.  Leach has been here so he knows what his job is.  If the rumors of him re-signing are true, he's only prolonging it because training camp sucks.  I mean, Tony Gonzalez negotiated his deal to where training camp was optional for him.

[SecretAgentMan]

*Disclaimer*
This is not a vent or a positive thread. This is a thread telling us about our options
*end disclaimer*

Pitta's Injury hits us hard, but is it fatal? No. It's a big loss but our season is FAR from over.

Why? Because of three men

Jim Caldwell
Joe Flacco
Ray Rice

Jim looks like he's great as a OC. Rice is an all pro, and Flacco is a SB MVP.


But can you fire Joe's "gun" without the bullets? No

Ray Rice is the hollow point bullet. His versatility makes the defenses cringe. Flacco's arms pisses them off enough, but having a guy like Rice is a luxury.

So I predict, the offense will still be dynamic.


But how? Here's what I think is in store for the future.


1. Sign The Replacement for Pitta.
Even if we move Juice to TE, we don't have enough experience there. Dickson is good, but after that the depth is thin. Bajema is a beast blocker but doesn't have the best hands.

So who do we get?
http://boards.baltimoreravens.com/topic/53568-te-free-agents/


One of these guys. Any of em will do.

In my scenario though, I will use Dallas Clark. He's a pure receiving TE who has experience with Jim.

Vet Min should do it

While being injury prone, he will be the #2 option. Reducing his injuries a bit.

2. Resign Vonta Leach
I love Juice. I really do, but we need a stud blocker now.

We are as balanced an offense as you can get. We need Leach on running downs. Because the run opens up the pass. Very simple.

3. Have fun predicting who the #2 WR will be.

Ozzie would've picked up a WR if he thought it was necessary. So obviously one of these guys is doing something right.

I think it's Tandon. I think he's a big contributor this season. He's got the talent, he just needs confidence. How do you get confidence.

Play more.

To the people complaining about us not having any proven talent, you become proven by getting playing time. One of these guys has to be good. Ozzie would've picked someone up if he did not trust the talent.

4. No Huddle
This one's a given. Flacco excels in the no huddle. One of the best in it. Run it more. Simple.

5.More Two TE sets

"SAM. WTH? We just lost our best TE! Why do more two TE sets? OMG THE SKY IS FALLING"
^^
That's how all of you sound right now. And that's ok. Cause I'm worried too.

But here's why this works. It makes the offense unpredictable.

This gives Flacco two guys going over the middle and two going deep, while the RB and the FB become checkdown options.

In the no huddle, this is an awesome option to have. If all else fails, check it down to Rice. Good things happen when you give it to him (in the regular season)

6. Rotate Pierce in more.

Pierce is a stud. He adds a whole other element to the offense that I did not think we would have. Power running + speed. He's the strongest RUNNER we have. By doing this it also makes the offense, you guessed it UNPREDICTABLE.

7. Pray for the return of Dennis Pitta.

We don't know if he's coming back, and if he does it's huge for us. He has some of the best hands in the NFL. But we as fans can only pray for him.


Is Pitta a huge loss? Hell to the yeah. But remember, we lost the DPOY last year and won the SB. We can overcome this.

Though I am very worried, Harbs and Ozzie are good enough to get the job done. We aren't screwed unless Flacco goes down (*knocks on wood*)

Step one is complete

[rmw10]

Yupp Shiancoe has officially signed for those that didn't know.

[Cville-Raven]

Yupp Shiancoe has officially signed for those that didn't know.

Well I hope he can produce for us.

[Sami84]

Meh..

[SecretAgentMan]

Step Two. Done

[scrock]

Yupp Shiancoe has officially signed for those that didn't know.

 

i hope he can offer something but if there is someone better than him, say a rookie named Matt from MD, then I hope the coaches will give him a chance to play...I know its almost unheard of for a undrafted rookie free agent to make the team AND start or have a very big part in the offense...Im not sure its ever happened on this team