[News] Ravens Reach Four-Year Agreement With Jacoby Jones

[stixfix69]

Suggs, Monroe, and Pitta were part of our 8-8 team, we need a upgrade on the O-Line..

[rmcjacket23]

in a 3WR 1TE set, Smith, Brown, Jones, Pitta... sounds good to me

Doesn't sound very good to me... its essentially the same WR core that couldn't get open on third down that we had for half of last season.

[Raven_Don]

The main issue last year was the fact that we couldn't run the ball... its easy to stop an offense when you know they can't run the ball and u can sit on routes cause you know the play call we were so predictable last year.. we will be able to run this year... and being able to run will open up passing lanes...

[ozrave]

@rmcjacket23, respect but I simply don't believe that. There's so much demand for the cap space available. There's no way the FO blows that much cap on a player to showcase him then after a year put him out to pasture. There's more to his role in the new O scheme, surely.

[EAP]

@EAP, none of those men call plays. That's Smith ; he's key.

Very true, and that is the part that makes me want him to return.  Although both Rolando and Albert have starting experience as MLB/ ILB (Rolando's in a 4-3).  But yeah, DS is very sharp.

 

My previous post was responding mostly to the question of the D-Line.  

[The Mom Gene]

Suggs, Monroe, and Pitta were part of our 8-8 team, we need a upgrade on the O-Line..

Pitta came back from a serious injury in week 13.... come on, man....  healthy, he'd have been a much bigger impact, and you guys know that.

[stixfix69]

seems more people are into name players than the results...Monroe, solid yes, but still was part of a O-Line that gave up 48 sacks, still part of a O-Line that couldn't screen block, or open up holes for our run game...Suggs, a stud, so nuff said...Pitta hurt most of the year...bottom line, it take 11 on the field on Offense, defense, and ST to play as 1....On paper we looked good, on the field we looked like [profanity deleted]...fact...so neg away haters...ha ha ha...

[410BmoreRaven4L]

I haven't heard much about Hakeem Nicks. Not sure about his cap number but I think he'd be a excellent fit

[rmcjacket23]

@rmcjacket23, respect but I simply don't believe that. There's so much demand for the cap space available. There's no way the FO blows that much cap on a player to showcase him then after a year put him out to pasture. There's more to his role in the new O scheme, surely.

Not buying it. First off, Jacoby is only getting $4.5m guaranteed, of which a large chunk of that is surely guaranteed for this season. Therefore, if Jacoby doesn't have good return yardage and isn't scoring TDs on ST, what value does he have any longer?

I know people like to pretend like Kubiak has something in store for him because they've worked together, but have any of you actually seen how he was used in Kubiak's offense? It wasn't much, because the types of routes that Kubiak likes his receivers to run aren't the kind of routes that Jacoby is good at running.

Jacoby's absolutely maximum value in an offense is as a field stretching deep threat, of which we already have a similar type player, so that's not going to fool defenses very often. Jacoby is much more effective in a more vertical offense, such as the one Caldwell ran.

If I'm an objective fan, I'd expect to see less of Jacoby on offense this year.

[rmcjacket23]

seems more people are into name players than the results...Monroe, solid yes, but still was part of a O-Line that gave up 48 sacks, still part of a O-Line that couldn't screen block, or open up holes for our run game...Suggs, a stud, so nuff said...Pitta hurt most of the year...bottom line, it take 11 on the field on Offense, defense, and ST to play as 1....On paper we looked good, on the field we looked like [profanity deleted]...fact...so neg away haters...ha ha ha...

So you agree then that all five offensive lineman need to go correct? I mean you can't argue that we should let Monroe walk and then justify keeping Yanda or Osemele, because they were part of the same problem.

And how can you justify keeping the QB who threw a ton of INTs? Or the RBs who fell down at the first sight of contact? Or the receivers who routinely couldn't get open against man coverage?

You can blame as much or as little of this on the offensive line as you want, but the fact remains that virtually nobody on that offense last season played to the level they are capable of. But under your logic, they should all be gone.

Good luck replacing five offensive lineman in a single season. I'd call it a miracle of you could do it in two seasons.

[stixfix69]

@rmcjacket23...it's about fixing the obvious flaws on the O-Line, Monroe brings us 1 piece, Yanda another, the unknowns are LG,C, and RT, So to me that is a lot of holes to fill....KO we won't know how well he will play after his injury, we don't know who our RT will be, and Gino is a no-go at center...

[jmats]

I'm sorry but jacoby isn't part of the answer for anything.

[rmcjacket23]

@rmcjacket23...it's about fixing the obvious flaws on the O-Line, Monroe brings us 1 piece, Yanda another, the unknowns are LG,C, and RT, So to me that is a lot of holes to fill....KO we won't know how well he will play after his injury, we don't know who our RT will be, and Gino is a no-go at center...

And the FO sees the same thing you do, except they realize that this is day 2 of FA, and that we have until August to try to solve these problems.

It doesn't mean that we do nothing in the meantime. Just because it isn't the first thing we addressed doesn't mean we aren't going to address it or find it unimportant.

[ozrave]

Your points are well made. I hold out hope that Kubiak is building a scheme similar but not identical to that for the Texans. Perhaps - and it's perhaps - that would require something more vertical from JJ. We'll all know by October.

[stixfix69]

Jacoby is a home run threat on ST, as well as one playing WR, make no mistake about it, he has had a knack of making big plays for us, the signing was solid, and at a good price..He has a knack of getting behind DB's, just the same old question, will our line give Flacco the time he needs to get him the ball...

[RavensReign]

I'm so flipping happy guys. Pitta, Monroe, Jones, those were the top three to retain, with honorable mention to Art. Couldn't be happier. In Oz we trust. The Ravens would be just another team without Ozzie, so fortunate. I've been a Laker fan since birth, but this Baltimore Ravens team I only picked up about 13 years ago, really is my sports passion, just love this organization from top to bottom.

[rmcjacket23]

I'm sorry but jacoby isn't part of the answer for anything.

He's a big part of what we do on ST, of which our HC values greatly.

Probably more than I do, but that doesn't matter. Does he change anything about what we do offensively? Likely not, but he does bring benefits that are valuable to Harbaugh.

[410BmoreRaven4L]

Sidney Rice is a good option for the slot, and he should come at a cheap price

[RavensReign]

Got gamebreaker ? We do ! Go Ravens !

[stixfix69]

@rmcjackets..i said from day 1, Oz always slow plays the FA signing period, he lets teams with cap space go through their money, and sees who is left, and makes smart signing, and i am surprised he made these many moves this early, in the past itr was the 2nd week of the FA period is when he would make his genius moves...

[rmcjacket23]

@rmcjackets..i said from day 1, Oz always slow plays the FA signing period, he lets teams with cap space go through their money, and sees who is left, and makes smart signing, and i am surprised he made these many moves this early, in the past itr was the 2nd week of the FA period is when he would make his genius moves...

But he really hasn't made any moves. He re-signed a LT that we already had, and re-signed a ST player that we already had. It just took him longer to do both than he probably wanted.

We typically wait longer in FA to bring in guys who weren't ours to begin with.

[stixfix69]

the in-house moves are big moves, as those players usually would test the market more, but when their value dropped quickly, it made it easy to sign them on his terms..

[cursona pirate]

SO GLAD ABOUT THIS

[stixfix69]

Josh Wilson is also a possibility to bring back to play some CB for us....

[bmore_kman]

How much?

Apparently you didn't read the article...

[bmore_kman]

I wondering the same thing

Read the article...

[bmore_kman]

But he really hasn't made any moves. He re-signed a LT that we already had, and re-signed a ST player that we already had. It just took him longer to do both than he probably wanted.

We typically wait longer in FA to bring in guys who weren't ours to begin with.

Re-signings are still moves...

[law215]

Ravens are just a solid organization. Fill a major hole at LT and keep a strength in your return game for the right price. They do need to get an answer at center. Maybe not Mack if the price isn't right but a solid veteran. Meanwhile Broncos and Patriots are in panic mode. Broncos may have been the Super bowl favorite without breaking the bank. All chips are in. Now they have all the pressure in the world to win or rebuild. Patriots another perennial Super bowl favorite gave Revis $12 million for 1 year. They could have kept Talib and saved money for giving Brady weapons. Glad to be a Ravens fan.

[Rahul]

REVIS Signs one yr 12milllion deal with Patriots !!! What the heck?

[Tdotfan]

Our options are as follows:

Center: Brian De La Peunte, Evan Dietrich Smith, Phil Costa, Alex Mack, Gino, Ryan Jensen

Right Tackle: Cyrus Kouandijo (Mid 1st round prospect) Oher

Wide Reciever: Decker(VERY Unlikely), Hakeem Nicks, Edelman, Sanders, Draft(Lee, Robinson, Landry, Jordan Matthews)

Safety: Thomas DeCoud, Champ Bailey, Kendrick Lewis or Jimmy Ward, Ha-ha Clinton Dix, Calvin Pryor

Tight End: Brandon Pettigrew, Owen Daniels or Austin-Sefarian Jenkins, CJ Fiedorowicz

Anything is possible and we can get some quality talent and additions to our team. In my opinion drafting a RT, WR and then S would be the best option and getting a C and TE from FA. But Ozzie knows best lets see what he does.