Matt Elam

[The Raven]

Maybe, just maybe, Elam has only three tackles so far because he's been great in coverage and our front seven has been dominant against the run. Elam hasn't even been in position to make tackles because he hasn't allowed a ton of completions, and our front seven has the running back taken care of.

[arnie_uk]

Try glasses.

glasses don't solve awful grammar.

[Static]

elam has been non existant. vaccaro and reid have been great. taking into consideration ozzie was so s high on am where he ranke him as the 16th best player in the whole draft he would have probably seleted him over vaccaro or  reid if they were all on the board..ozzie isnt perfect. as i said to everyone elam doesnt have great anticipation. that and his small stature is a no no to me. he is basicaly a mini pollard. doesnt hitquite as hard though.

 

They were also instant guaranteed starters. This is Baltimore. We don't play that.

[H8R]

When will the 9ers troll disappear ?

[Cville-Raven]

When will the 9ers troll disappear ?

IKR, I was hoping before the browns game. 

[runamuk]

If Elam is given a couple games I bet he makes Reid and Vaccaro look sick . It's been two games even Ed Reed took time to adjust . Maybe lower expectations a tad .....like half a season before judging. as for trolls I can't get that whole concept of going to another fan site and causing problems I would get it if the person is 12 but not adults.

[Cville-Raven]

Whats interesting is that Elam played most of his pre season as free safety. Perhaps they may have wanted him to replace Huff and not Ihedigbo. 

 

[The Raven]

Whats interesting is that Elam played most of his pre season as free safety. Perhaps they may have wanted him to replace Huff and not Ihedigbo. 

 

Maybe. Although, the league is shifting to needing two balanced safeties that can cover and play the run. In today's NFL, whether or not a player is a free safety or a strong safety is irrelevant. What matters is having a smart, athletic safety that can tackle. Ya know what I mean?

 

What's good is that Elam is that balanced safety capable of being used in coverage and run support. 

[FerrariFan87]

Elam's been fine and will only get better... let's lighten up the expectations a little bit, guys and gals. He is taking over for a living legend after all...

[Sami84]

Elam's been fine and will only get better... let's lighten up the expectations a little bit, guys and gals. He is taking over for a living legend after all...

no. hes taking over from pollard. elam will never ever touch ed reed standard. not even half hs standard.

[BloodRaven]

I hope Elam's move to FS is a permanent one, he has too much talent for SS. 

[FerrariFan87]

no. hes taking over from pollard. elam will never ever touch ed reed standard. not even half hs standard.

Well, I sincerely hope that you're wrong.

[The Raven]

no. hes taking over from pollard. elam will never ever touch ed reed standard. not even half hs standard.

 

He's already passed Reed's standards for making tackles... Meaning he doesn't miss them.

[Sami84]

Well, I sincerely hope that you're wrong.

i hope i am too but sorry...elam will be a solid pro. nothing more. ed reed was one of only 4  draft picks we  have had where i said we had  sure thing.

[The Raven]

i hope i am too but sorry...elam will be a solid pro. nothing more. ed reed was one of only 4  draft picks we  have had where i said we had  sure thing.

 

Why does your (mediocre) track record of projecting a player's future talent matter?

[Sami84]

He's already passed Reed's standards for making tackles... Meaning he doesn't miss them.

....you the same ppl who probably thought sergio kindle was the next demarcus ware right? courtney upshaw the next adalius thomas? 

 

sorry ....elam just isnt a natural. he will be ok. think courtney upshaw. solid but nothing more

[rmw10]

....you the same ppl who probably thought sergio kindle was the next demarcus ware right? courtney upshaw the next adalius thomas? 

 

sorry ....elam just isnt a natural. he will be ok. think courtney upshaw. solid but nothing more

 

And what basis do you have to think that?  You very well could be right, but you're providing no basis other than "I think."

[The Raven]

....you the same ppl who probably thought sergio kindle was the next demarcus ware right? courtney upshaw the next adalius thomas? 

 

sorry ....elam just isnt a natural. he will be ok. think courtney upshaw. solid but nothing more

 

Lol okay. Sami knows all!

[RayRicefan2720]

....you the same ppl who probably thought sergio kindle was the next demarcus ware right? courtney upshaw the next adalius thomas? 

 

sorry ....elam just isnt a natural. he will be ok. think courtney upshaw. solid but nothing more

 

And where did you get this insider info that makes you so sure? Are you friends with someone high In the evaluations or something?

 

The season is only 2 games in. You know nothing more than anyone else here as to how the Raven's rookies will progress. Elam could turn into a bust, or he could turn into the next Ed Reed. Its up to Elam as to who he wants to be and how he plays. Perfect example, not many people heard about Marlon Brown, and many were not expecting him to make a big impact, yet he came out of nowhere. Point being and what I already stated, is we don't know how any players will develop.

[Sami84]

my evaluations have been good. but if elam proves me wrong ill be delighted.

[The Raven]

my evaluations have been good. but if elam proves me wrong ill be delighted.

 

Out of curiosity, who have you been right about? Have you ever been wrong before and about who?

[JEEPercreepermd]

yeah. i think ozzies best work was in the late 90's .

lets see post 2003

ngata elite
grubbs elite
yanda elite
rice v good
flacco good
webb elite
pitta good
torrey good

the rest havent met expectations.

That's a lot more hits than most teams have. Every player you draft isn't going to pan out into a star player. Actually, most of them won't.

[Sami84]

right from 1998 onwards

 

guys i raved about

 

cmac

jamal lewis

suggs

ed reed

ngata

grubbs

yanda

 

guys i raved about and was wrong. they werent bad but fell below my expectations.

oher

chester

 

 

on the fence and was wrong they did good

heap

rice

flacco

webb

torrey smith

 

guys who i feel were overrated and was right. still saw them as solid if nothing else.

clayton

upshaw

elam (how i see him)

jimmy smith

travis taylor

 

guys who i knew would be busts

the entire 2004 draft. i remember getting drunk afterwards such was my anger

sergio kindle

dan cody

 

guys  who i thought we stole and was right

adalius thomas

jarrett johnson

[GrimCoconut]

my evaluations have been good. but if elam proves me wrong ill be delighted.

Sadly, your evaluations could be spot on but nobody here cares because there's no track record for us to go by on your record. It's all based off of what you claim. I can claim that I knew Ray Lewis was going to be a future hall of fame player and the best there ever was but if there's no proof nobody cares.

[Sami84]

im very honest . obviously it cant be proven but i do trust my intuition. i hope elam proves me wrong.

[Cville-Raven]

Lol okay. Sami knows all!

"I knew Sergio kindle would fall down steps to end his career"

[BirdWatcher]

i hope i am too but sorry...elam will be a solid pro. nothing more. ed reed was one of only 4  draft picks we  have had where i said we had  sure thing.

I'm good with "solid". We're not going to have a Pro Bowler at every position. The salary cap won't allow it. "Solid" players win games.

[Sami84]

even before that i was one of the few who felt he was going to fail. his mental issues were only part f the reason. he had average technique. ( kindle)

[beasy2487]

Is a beast.

[Cville-Raven]

even before that i was one of the few who felt he was going to fail. his mental issues were only part f the reason. he had average technique. ( kindle)

...sure you did