[News] Late For Work 5/25: WR Competition Will Be Tight As OTAs Begin

[RavenManiac#7]

 Thanks to all our Military, those that gave the ultimate sacrifice, veterans, and active military!

 

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I couldn't agree more, Grapple! I have Always felt humbled, and considered it an Honor just to thank Every veteran, and ask for their permission to shake their hand Every time I see one wearing a hat or shirt, or anything else, identifying themselves as a veteran of our armed forces. We are All very blessed every time we find ourselves in the presence of these HEROES. May God greatly bless each and every one of them. With me, I Never miss the opportunity to express my sincere and genuine gratitude and respect to them all, and that goes for EVERY day of the year, not just on the Memorial Day weekend. I salute you right now Veterans!

[RavenManiac#7]

Based on what? Campanaro showed the quickness to get open at an NFL level. He made some tough catches, including one in traffic where he got hit, and I heard he routinely made contested catches in practice as well. He converted a couple of big 3rd and longs before he got hurt in Cinci. In his short time on the field, he has shown every trait necessary to be a great slot receiver. Carter has never played an NFL snap.

Spot on, brother! I find it somewhat surprising that so many of our fellow fans seem ready to move on from Camp after One season and One injury. Camp may have been limited last year because of that "hammy", but you're absolutely right. He showed us a LOT of ability when he Was able to be on the field. Much too much ability to not give him Every opportunity to show the team that one injury does Not prove that he is injury prone. Nothing but time has the ability to show us that. We just all have to wait and see what happens from this point on. He could very well become a Great slot receiver in this league. And, once again, based off of what he showed us last year, he absolutely deserves the opportunity to show us if that will become a reality. 

[RavenManiac#7]

I would prefer to keep Waller and Carter rather than Aiken and Campanaro. It's about the upside, Waller could turn out to be an unstoppable redzone target and Carter is just as good in the slot if not better than Campanaro without the injuries. So I think our receivers should be SSS, Perriman, Brown, Waller and Carter and put Campanaro on the practice squad. This way we could keep all 4 of our TE's on the team.

How can we possibly know that Carter is just as good in the slot as Campanaro? He hasn't taken even One snap in an NFL game. And how can we know that Carter gives us the ability (that we haven't even seen yet) without the injuries (plural, despite the fact that Camp suffered One injury, singular, in his first season)? Why are so many people so ready to dump Camp for a totally unknown Carter already? And as far as putting Camp on the PS, you Do realize for that to happen he would have to clear waivers, which I think would be HIGHLY unlikely to happen. Look, time may very well show us that maybe, just maybe, Camp Is injury prone. But I, for one, am not ready to label him as such after One injury. And I am Absolutely not ready to move an unproven rookie over him on the depth chart, let alone give the guy Camp's roster spot. I think you may be jumping the gun a bit. Like I said, maybe time will show us that you're right about Camp, and maybe even Carter as well. But, to me, it's WAY too early to come to that conclusion. Why don't we just wait to see what happens in camp and the preseason games? Time, alone, will answer our wr questions, not hunches or speculation. I think we should give Camp the opportunity to show us that his injury last just might have been bad luck, not necessarily the blue print of his NFL career. The ability he showed us that he possesses when he Was able to be on the field at the very least, I believe, earned him that much. It's just too soon to write him off and give his job to a rookie we haven't even had the chance to evaluate. Give Camp a chance. How about it?

[January J]

How can we possibly know that Carter is just as good in the slot as Campanaro? He hasn't taken even One snap in an NFL game. And how can we know that Carter gives us the ability (that we haven't even seen yet) without the injuries (plural, despite the fact that Camp suffered One injury, singular, in his first season)? Why are so many people so ready to dump Camp for a totally unknown Carter already? And as far as putting Camp on the PS, you Do realize for that to happen he would have to clear waivers, which I think would be HIGHLY unlikely to happen. Look, time may very well show us that maybe, just maybe, Camp Is injury prone. But I, for one, am not ready to label him as such after One injury. And I am Absolutely not ready to move an unproven rookie over him on the depth chart, let alone give the guy Camp's roster spot. I think you may be jumping the gun a bit. Like I said, maybe time will show us that you're right about Camp, and maybe even Carter as well. But, to me, it's WAY too early to come to that conclusion. Why don't we just wait to see what happens in camp and the preseason games? Time, alone, will answer our wr questions, not hunches or speculation. I think we should give Camp the opportunity to show us that his injury last just might have been bad luck, not necessarily the blue print of his NFL career. The ability he showed us that he possesses when he Was able to be on the field at the very least, I believe, earned him that much. It's just too soon to write him off and give his job to a rookie we haven't even had the chance to evaluate. Give Camp a chance. How about it?

while i agree with you for the most part- i dont think were "dumping"camp, its just that camp is almost as an unkown as much as carter. true he has some playing time under his belt, but certainly not much. if we can get similar production from carter AND he can stay healthy, it obviously would be worth it. you can have all the talent in the world but if your hurt all the time and not durable it means nothing. with that said im hoping camps injury was just an abbiration- one hammy injury doesnt mean we should write him off for good. so we'll see what happens throughtout camp.

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Yanda is the best RG in the league and he's going to get paid like it from us or somebody else. Likewise, KO isn't going to be cheap either and both are tempted to go on the free market. Just like Jimmy Smith, give up the big bucks now or let walk after this season. Neither one of these guys are going to play for hometown pennies.

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I would think that a freak injury would happen once not twice. Sometimes we need to admit that what we want to do is predicated on the concept of what we can do.

He was never healed. He didn't have surgery the first time to avoid be placed on IR and it caught up with him. At least this time he's had the surgery  address the injury instead repeating past mistakes. In any cas they're going to let him play if he's cleared. A $6million paid vacation doesn't seem to be Ozzie's style. 

[jravens13]

Boyle is Massive and moves very well for a guy his size. I think he is a sleeper at TE and the Ravens addressed their contingency plan post Pitta in the draft.

[January J]

while i agree with you for the most part- i dont think were "dumping"camp, its just that camp is almost as an unkown as much as carter. true he has some playing time under his belt, but certainly not much. if we can get similar production from carter AND he can stay healthy, it obviously would be worth it. you can have all the talent in the world but if your hurt all the time and not durable it means nothing. with that said im hoping camps injury was just an abbiration- one hammy injury doesnt mean we should write him off for good. so we'll see what happens throughtout camp.

well what do you know. Looks like it def wasn't an abbiration after all. Had a feelin this would happen - but like I said I didn't want to write him off. Let's hope it's not too severe- but even if it's not, the coaches will be more weary of giving him a roster spot knowing durability is an ongoing issue. Now Carter's got a real shot to prove his worth. Edited May 28, 2015 by January J

[RavenManiac#7]

well what do you know. Looks like it def wasn't an abbiration after all. Had a feelin this would happen - but like I said I didn't want to write him off. Let's hope it's not too severe- but even if it's not, the coaches will be more weary of giving him a roster spot knowing durability is an ongoing issue. Now Carter's got a real shot to prove his worth.

I came back to this article just so that I could respond to you. There's no doubt in my mind that you realize how disappointed I am about Camp getting hurt again. I see real talent in that kid, but I couldn't agree with you more that all the talent in the world can't help you from the bench. To be honest, this really doesn't surprise me. Although I was hoping against hope that he could prove to be more durable, I won't deny that I had my doubts. Even with this slight set back, I still do not believe he will clear waivers so if we try to PS him I think we will lose him. I, also, agree with you that the coaching staff will be more reluctant to give him a roster spot, especially if Carter, himself, stays healthy, and shows them the same, or similar, set of skills. The thing is, though, that still has to happen. Although Camp's performance on the field has been brief, he has shown enough to convince them that they want his skills, if he could just stay the heck on the field. Carter still has to do that. But, if he does, and if he can avoid injury himself, then I agree with you that Camp's spot could very well be lost. If that happens, I would hope that we would put him on IR. rather than try to get him to the PS. That would give our training staff time to make sure that he is training properly and getting his body right because it seems a bit coincidental that Both injuries have been to his thighs; the "hammy", and the quad. Makes me wonder if a different and more leg strenuous training regiment could help. Just a thought.

[January J]

I came back to this article just so that I could respond to you. There's no doubt in my mind that you realize how disappointed I am about Camp getting hurt again. I see real talent in that kid, but I couldn't agree with you more that all the talent in the world can't help you from the bench. To be honest, this really doesn't surprise me. Although I was hoping against hope that he could prove to be more durable, I won't deny that I had my doubts. Even with this slight set back, I still do not believe he will clear waivers so if we try to PS him I think we will lose him. I, also, agree with you that the coaching staff will be more reluctant to give him a roster spot, especially if Carter, himself, stays healthy, and shows them the same, or similar, set of skills. The thing is, though, that still has to happen. Although Camp's performance on the field has been brief, he has shown enough to convince them that they want his skills, if he could just stay the heck on the field. Carter still has to do that. But, if he does, and if he can avoid injury himself, then I agree with you that Camp's spot could very well be lost. If that happens, I would hope that we would put him on IR. rather than try to get him to the PS. That would give our training staff time to make sure that he is training properly and getting his body right because it seems a bit coincidental that Both injuries have been to his thighs; the "hammy", and the quad. Makes me wonder if a different and more leg strenuous training regiment could help. Just a thought.

believe me man I really want this guy to succeed too , he clearly has so much potential but just can't catch a break. Like harbaugh said- I'm sure nobody's more frustrated about it than camp himself. But what can you do? My hope is like you said , they put him on IR- no way he clears waivers if they put him on the P.S. And how sucky would it be to see a team like New England pick him up and for him to turn into the next big thing? I almost couldn't bear it lol. Let's just hope he makes it back in July healthy and stays that way. Certainly not gonna rule him out- but for this to happen on the first day of OTA's is definitely a bad sign. Harbaugh already expressed his concern in that psi interview and this will no doubt add to it. Everybody in the organization seems to really be high on him though so I really don't see him getting cut.