Rashaan Melvin

[Willbacker]

If he

 

Melvin played a very solid game... Did he not?

 

 

He played very well.  They even tasked him on Antonio Brown at times and he held his own.

If he holds his own next week then heck yeah he should have a chance for the #2 spot. Do we control his rights next year??

[baltimorefan328]

If he

 

 

 

If he holds his own next week then heck yeah he should have a chance for the #2 spot. Do we control his rights next year??

Rashaan is an exclusive rights free agent according to spotrack ( http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/baltimore-ravens/ ), a typically reliable source. Thus apparently if we offer him a 3 year contract at the vet minimum he either has to take that contract or leave the NFL entirely because we control his rights. Thus I'd say we pretty much have 100% control over him and I couldn't be happier about that

[rmw10]

If he

 

 

 

If he holds his own next week then heck yeah he should have a chance for the #2 spot. Do we control his rights next year??

 

He'll be an ERFA, so technically, yes.  He doesn't have a formal contract for next year but we'll renew it and he'd be a RFA the following year, I believe.

[Willbacker]

Rashaan is an exclusive rights free agent according to spotrack ( http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/baltimore-ravens/ ), a typically reliable source. Thus apparently if we offer him a 3 year contract at the vet minimum he either has to take that contract or leave the NFL entirely because we control his rights. Thus I'd say we pretty much have 100% control over him and I couldn't be happier about that

 

 

He'll be an ERFA, so technically, yes.  He doesn't have a formal contract for next year but we'll renew it and he'd be a RFA the following year, I believe.

Good to know. Thanks for the info.

[ravensnick]

Melvin played a very solid game... Did he not?

Yeah he played pretty well. I was really, really impressed with our whole secondary, particularly Webb and Hill. I finally wasn't screaming at Elam either. Elam had a good game as well. 

Edited January 4, 2015 by ravensnick

[ravensnick]

Below is a list of 2015 F.A. CBs. And how much they're making this year.

Tramon Williams CB UFA GB TBD 31 7 $9,500,000

Ike Taylor CB UFA PIT TBD 34 11 $7,692,403

Darrelle Revis CB UFA NE TBD 29 7 $7,000,000

Kareem Jackson CB UFA HOU TBD 26 4 $4,335,000

Antonio Cromartie CB UFA ARI TBD 30 8 $4,000,000

Bradley Fletcher CB UFA PHI TBD 28 5 $3,650,000

Charles Tillman CB UFA CHI TBD 33 11 $3,050,000

Walter Thurmond CB UFA NYG TBD 27 4 $3,000,000

Brandon Flowers CB UFA SD TBD 28 6 $3,000,000

Darius Butler CB UFA IND TBD 28 5 $3,000,000

Patrick Robinson CB UFA NO TBD 27 4 $2,804,333

Kyle Wilson CB UFA NYJ TBD 27 4 $2,387,400

Jarrett Bush CB UFA GB TBD 30 8 $2,033,333

Terence Newman CB UFA CIN TBD 36 11 $2,000,000

Mike Jenkins CB UFA TB TBD 29 7 $1,875,000

Chris Culliver CB UFA SF TBD 26 3 $1,580,719

Buster Skrine CB UFA CLE TBD 25 3 $1,481,500

Robert McClain CB UFA ATL TBD 26 3 $1,431,000

Josh Gordy CB UFA IND TBD 27 4 $1,431,000

Alan Ball CB UFA JAC TBD 29 7 $1,305,000

Brandon Harris CB UFA TEN TBD 24 3 $824,907

Christopher Owens CB UFA KC TBD 28 5 $800,000

Shareece Wright CB UFA SD TBD 27 3 $781,035

Davon House CB UFA GB TBD 25 3 $720,145

Perrish Cox CB UFA SF TBD 27 4 $695,000

Byron Maxwell CB UFA SEA TBD 26 3 $673,363

Sterling Moore CB UFA DAL TBD 24 3 $645,000

Chimdi Chekwa CB RFA OAK TBD 26 2 $645,000

Josh Wilson CB UFA ATL TBD 29 7 $635,000

Sherrick McManis CB UFA CHI TBD 27 4 $635,000

Brice McCain CB UFA PIT TBD 28 5 $635,000

Rashean Mathis CB UFA DET TBD 34 11 $635,000

Javier Arenas CB UFA ATL TBD 27 4 $635,000

E.J. Biggers CB UFA WAS TBD 27 5 $635,000

Zackary Bowman CB UFA NYG TBD 30 6 $635,000

Leonard Johnson CB RFA TB TBD 24 3 $572,500

Aaron Ross CB UFA BAL TBD 32 7 $570,000

Cassius Vaughn CB UFA DET TBD 27 4 $570,000

Tony Carter CB RFA DEN TBD 28 4 $570,000

Chris Cook CB UFA SF TBD 27 4 $570,000

Antwon Blake CB RFA PIT TBD 24 2 $570,000

Phillip Adams CB UFA NYJ TBD 26 4 $570,000

Neiko Thorpe CB RFA OAK TBD 24 2 $495,000

James Dockery CB UFA CAR TBD 26 3 $455,294

Chris Lewis-Harris CB ERFA CIN TBD 25 2 $436,765

Demontre Hurst CB ERFA CHI TBD 23 1 $370,588

Tommie Campbell CB UFA JAC TBD 27 4 $341,470

Adrian Davis CB ERFA NO TBD 25 1 $306,334

Chykie Brown CB UFA NYG TBD 28 3 $303,529

Mike Harris CB RFA NYG TBD 25 2 $301,764

Al Louis-Jean CB ERFA CHI TBD 21 $296,470

Chandler Fenner CB ERFA NYG TBD 24 2 $271,764

Teddy Williams CB RFA JAC TBD 26 2 $234,706

Rashaan Melvin CB ERFA BAL TBD 25 1 $232,941

Danny Gorrer CB UFA BAL TBD 28 5 $226,412

R.J. Stanford CB RFA MIA TBD 26 2 $214,706

Tramain Jacobs CB ERFA BAL TBD 22 $170,118

Terrence Frederick CB ERFA NO TBD 24 2 $148,235

Justin Rogers CB UFA WAS TBD 26 3 $113,823

T.J. Heath CB UFA MIA TBD 27 2 $100,588

Antoine Cason CB UFA BAL TBD 28 6 $100,588

Carrington Byndom CB ERFA CAR TBD 22 $98,823

Johsua Thomas CB UFA DET TBD 25 3 $75,882

Chris Greenwood CB UFA BAL TBD 25 1 $67,058

Cameron Fuller CB ERFA SF TBD $24,705

Nick Sukay CB RFA BUF TBD 25 $0

Marquese Wheaton CB RFA TB TBD 27 $0

Myron Rolle CB RFA PIT TBD 28

Why isn't Chris Harris of the Broncos on here?

[ravensnick]

He played very well.  They even tasked him on Antonio Brown at times and he held his own.

There was that one play we sacked Ben but had Upshaw in zone coverage on Brown. That was... interesting.

[arnie_uk]

Why isn't Chris Harris of the Broncos on here?

he's signed a new contract a few weeks ago. 50 odd mil

[ravensnick]

he's signed a new contract a few weeks ago. 50 odd mil

Oh. I must have missed that. Smart for the Broncos. He's much better than Talib. Nothing against Talib, but Harris is up there when you talk about CBs.

Edited January 4, 2015 by ravensnick

[H8R]

Yeah he played pretty well. I was really, really impressed with our whole secondary, particularly Webb and Hill. I finally wasn't screaming at Elam either. Elam had a good game as well.

You were impressed with Webb? ELAM did play pretty sound , I didn't have a ton of criticism for him... One play though , he passed of a WR and covered the middle of the field ... That wasn't occupied by any steelers . He just does things at times that make you scratch your head.

[ravensnick]

You were impressed with Webb? ELAM did play pretty sound , I didn't have a ton of criticism for him... One play though , he passed of a WR and covered the middle of the field ... That wasn't occupied by any steelers . He just does things at times that make you scratch your head.

Webb had a very good game. I'm not sure who was on brown that huge TD play, but beside that, Brown was very limited, with Webb being on him a lot. 

[RavensFanMania]

Rashaan is an exclusive rights free agent according to spotrack ( http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/baltimore-ravens/ ), a typically reliable source. Thus apparently if we offer him a 3 year contract at the vet minimum he either has to take that contract or leave the NFL entirely because we control his rights. Thus I'd say we pretty much have 100% control over him and I couldn't be happier about that

Another great find by the scouting department.

[H8R]

Webb had a very good game. I'm not sure who was on brown that huge TD play, but beside that, Brown was very limited, with Webb being on him a lot.

Webb had a underwhelming performance...

[ravensnick]

Webb had a underwhelming performance...

Brown is the best WR in the game. I'll take that game anytime. Haden is consider a top 5 corner, but Brown abuses him when ever the Browns play the Steelers.

[arnie_uk]

Brown is the best WR in the game. I'll take that game anytime. Haden is consider a top 5 corner, but Brown abuses him when ever the Browns play the Steelers.

Webb was awful. He was Ratley on brown. Anytime the ball was thrown to Webb it was complete, expect when stewart pushed Bryant out of bounds in the EZ.

He missed numerous tackles as well

[ravensnick]

Webb was awful. He was Ratley on brown. Anytime the ball was thrown to Webb it was complete, expect when stewart pushed Bryant out of bounds in the EZ.

He missed numerous tackles as well

I wouldn't say awful. No one has been able to cover Brown this year and Ben helps when it can extremely tough to take him down.

[izvoodoo]

Webb was awful. He was Ratley on brown. Anytime the ball was thrown to Webb it was complete, expect when stewart pushed Bryant out of bounds in the EZ.

He missed numerous tackles as well

Webb wasn't involved in that play.  It was a zone between Miles and Stewart.  Brown was in stewarts zone.

[rmcjacket23]

I don't think Melvin playing well changes or alters our need to get at least one more corner (via the draft or FA... draft preferably) this offseason, and maybe even two.

 

You've got Jimmy coming off a significant foot injury in a contract year, and Webb with a huge salary cap number and extremely disappointing production for that cap number (and a history of injuries himself), and then a bunch of essentially depth/replacement level corners like Asa.

 

I've been working under the assumption that 2015 will either be the last year Webb is on this team, or he stays at a massively decreased salary. In which case, you've still got major long-term question marks at corner heading into 2015.

 

I don't think Melvin's emergence as a solid corner changes any offseason strategy we would have at the position.

[arnie_uk]

Webb wasn't involved in that play. It was a zone between Miles and Stewart. Brown was in stewarts zone.

so it was. Even so he was still poor

[Militant X 1]

Webb had a underwhelming performance...

 

Very underwhelming performance.  He needs safety help over the top cause he gets beat on the regular to me.

[PeRK82]

You were impressed with Webb? ELAM did play pretty sound , I didn't have a ton of criticism for him... One play though , he passed of a WR and covered the middle of the field ... That wasn't occupied by any steelers . He just does things at times that make you scratch your head.

Especially in the very beginning of the game. It look like he didnt know who he was supposed to cover and he was getting lost on the field.  Might have been nerves , i dont know.

[Wildabeast88]

That's pretty tough condition to put on a guy with 2 NFL career starts. He's a keeper regardless of what happens on Saturday but if he handles him well, it will let us go BPA in the draft and maybe even get that 1st round WR that we crave for.

I agree he held up well and I can see him being the 2nd or 3rd CB and allowing us to go BPA. Interesting name I have followed especially if we lose Mcphee, is Eli Harold OLB from Virginia 6-4 250 a monster always in the backfield but also leaves the door open for CB or WR or whatever.

[Wildabeast88]

Rashaan is an exclusive rights free agent according to spotrack ( http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/baltimore-ravens/ ), a typically reliable source. Thus apparently if we offer him a 3 year contract at the vet minimum he either has to take that contract or leave the NFL entirely because we control his rights. Thus I'd say we pretty much have 100% control over him and I couldn't be happier about that

That is correct Melvin Aiken and Levine all fall into this category and I hope we resign all 3

[Wildabeast88]

Aiken and Levine are RFAs, not ERFAs.

Overthecap had them listed as ERFA's

[rmw10]

Overthecap had them listed as ERFA's

 

Ignore I said that then lol.  I trust OTC much more.  I wasn't really paying attention there and thought I was looking at OTC, not Spotrac.

[rmcjacket23]

Ignore I said that then lol.  I trust OTC much more.  I wasn't really paying attention there and thought I was looking at OTC, not Spotrac.

Yeah I've always been a bit confused between ERFAs and RFAs.

 

ERFAs you basically have to tender by a certain date or they become unrestricted, whereas RFAs can sign qualifying offer sheets with other teams and can be matched by the existing team.

 

You can get draft pick compensation for RFAs but not for ERFAs.

[ravensnick]

Very underwhelming performance.  He needs safety help over the top cause he gets beat on the regular to me.

And who doesn't with the best WR in the league. Seriously, nobody can slow him down, let alone shut him down. What did you expect?

[Gordo52]

And who doesn't with the best WR in the league. Seriously, nobody can slow him down, let alone shut him down. What did you expect?

That's what I tried telling the people I watched it with. Doesn't matter hurt as bad since it doesn't who in the league is covering Brown, he's gonna get his... Webb still needs to play better though with the missed tackles Edited January 5, 2015 by Gordo52

[PeRK82]

I agree he held up well and I can see him being the 2nd or 3rd CB and allowing us to go BPA. Interesting name I have followed especially if we lose Mcphee, is Eli Harold OLB from Virginia 6-4 250 a monster always in the backfield but also leaves the door open for CB or WR or whatever.

We need to keep mcphee no matter what. 

 

Im still p.o.ed that we had to lose Cory Redding ( the dude is still balling ) and another guy we lost that im mad about but understand because of the price tag was D.Ellerbee.    ( Still mad at Harbs for keeping him off the field for almost 2 yrs, that Dog house is for real)

[rmcjacket23]

We need to keep mcphee no matter what. 

 

Im still p.o.ed that we had to lose Cory Redding ( the dude is still balling ) and another guy we lost that im mad about but understand because of the price tag was D.Ellerbee.    ( Still mad at Harbs for keeping him off the field for almost 2 yrs, that Dog house is for real)

1. You can't overpay for somebody like McPhee. Its still going to come down to right player at the right price.

 

2. That dog house doesn't exist. Ellerbe didn't play for us because he wasn't a better linebacker than the guys in front of him. Its basically been validated now, as he was given a boatload of money to be the bigtime linebacker in Miami, and words can't even describe how disappointingly bad he's been in Miami. He will almost certainly be a FA this Spring when the Dolphins cut him. Nobody should be regretting letting Ellerbe go for one second. We are incredibly better off for not signing him.