[News] 2015 Ravens Practice Squad Signings

[WordProphet]

We should have kept Asa, I'm just saying, he was a hell of a return man, that alone should have kept him here. A lot of people fumble, a lot of people threw interceptions, but to give away your best return man. And then on top of that, you say Camp is going to replace him, I don't think Camp is as fast as Asa nor can he make the moves that Asa makes, and he doesn't stay healthy, but you chose him as the return man. Well, you made some bonehead decisions before when you got rid of Bolden, is this another one of them???

[sflegend89]

I remember Jacoby Jones muffing a punt or two....that how WE got him.

 

Every once in a while he muffed one but not like Asa who made multiple errors so close together. Jacoby also knew when to fair catch and how to protect the ball on returns which Asa clearly struggles with. No returner is going to be perfect but you can't have a guy back there who made mistakes as frequently as Asa.

[sflegend89]

We should have kept Asa, I'm just saying, he was a hell of a return man, that alone should have kept him here. A lot of people fumble, a lot of people threw interceptions, but to give away your best return man. And then on top of that, you say Camp is going to replace him, I don't think Camp is as fast as Asa nor can he make the moves that Asa makes, and he doesn't stay healthy, but you chose him as the return man. Well, you made some bonehead decisions before when you got rid of Bolden, is this another one of them???

 

We are a playoff team, we are trying to prevent something like this happening to us:

 

[Minionhunter]

Denver waivd gGino Gradkowski! Holy smokes! Didn't Ozzie trade him anda fifth for a fourth?

[Jim Giampaoli]

Last part of last season. Jacoby was only making it back to the 15 yd. line. His legs were gone. Still, the Ravens could have brought him back this year until his legs got tired. When his legs go, put in Asa for the remaining games as the kick off returner. We get rid of our best return players for Campanaro. He doesn't have the moves and he's crystal glass. Ozzie's going to rue the day he followed through with this one.

Edited September 7, 2015 by Jim Giampaoli

[WordProphet]

You know, fumbles and interception are a part of football, and no I don't want that to happen to the Ravens, but every team in the NFL make them every year. The best teams and the worse teams have them every year, so why are talking about that when it comes to Asa, was he the only one to fumble in preseason!!!

[Minionhunter]

Wonder why we didn't go after Terence West. The Titans got him for a conditional 7th. Weird, the Browns swooped in and scooped him from us and we could have traded for him...

[Moderator 3]

How many PS players can you have again?? 8 or 9?

  

I'm pretty sure it's actually 10. Not for sure though.

Yes, it's 10 now.

[RavensFanMania]

Well the Pats with there deflated footballs fumbled less than other teams.

[bioLarzen]

Wonder why we didn't go after Terence West.

 

Maybe because he turned out to be a painfully ineffective and mistake-prone running back in the NFL?

[bioLarzen]

I hear the Chiefs are sweeping in Jah Reid?

 

Well... maybe they thought they were getting too good?

[stampedehero]

I second that.  Renner held his own in the pre-season.  I also hope it is true that Brown is included as well.

Renner outplayed Schawb

[stampedehero]

Well, Jah Reid can warm benches elsewhere.  i also thought Touissant would be cut.

[sflegend89]

You know, fumbles and interception are a part of football, and no I don't want that to happen to the Ravens, but every team in the NFL make them every year. The best teams and the worse teams have them every year, so why are talking about that when it comes to Asa, was he the only one to fumble in preseason!!!

 

Imagine Asa telling Harbs "fumbles are a part of football" after he got stripped. Harbs would've cut him there on the spot lol. While that sentiment is true, it's not an excuse for a guy who is on the bubble and needs to prove he can play mistake free football to make the team. That's the reality of being a bubble player in an NFL training camp, everything you do is under a microscope and if you turn the ball over and make additional mistakes like failing to call for a fair catch it's going to get you in the dog house with the coaches. Those are the breaks.

Edited September 7, 2015 by sflegend89

[MYTH420]

I also thought Magee, Pointer, and Carter would make the PS. We're they claimed?

[omar586]

since urban is on IRDTR who the ravens will promote/sign to the 53 squad? magee, james, d.brown.

[purpledown]

where is Terrence Magee?

[Minionhunter]

Hensley predicted about 10 min ago that they would directly sign Magee. That would make 11 straight years of placing an UDFA onto our roster.

[DonnieRaven]

I don't think its going to matter who is on the practice squad cuase our team doesn't look good at all. and I highly doubt we make playoffs this year

[DonnieRaven]

i dont see what amkes anybody think hat we are a playoff team, atleast not right now!!! hell we could barely score in the preseason, and we lost how many preseason games?! yea i dont see this team winning 10 or more games to make the playoffs this year. ecspecially since we are gonna have the worst receiver corps in the league.

[reed20fence]

reed20fence, on 06 Sept 2015 - 8:45 AM, said:

Texans cut Charles James at the last second to get to 53 and probably give as little time as possible for teams to consider him before bringing him back to the PS.

We've grown accustomed due to Jacoby to see the KR/PR role as a WR, but this guy is a servicable CB, a shifty and speedy RB, and a really good gunner on kick coverage.

May be worth a shot.

Edited September 7, 2015 by reed20fence

[Maryland]

As if we needed more reason to hate the Colts. Although Ozzie probably knew he'd never see Myers again after he cut him anyway--it just happened to be Indy that claimed him.

[n#7]

No big surprise Asa was claimed almost immediately. He's got potential as a DB and, if he stays healthy, the Giants will reap the benefits.

[Ravensfansince03]

I thought the whole hype early this recent offseason of us getting our CB's squad back healthy was the whole point. Right when we get Asa Jackson back and he is playing harder, they release him?

[picke]

Most Intimidating roster photos - Suggs, Brandon Williams and KO. Go Ravens!

[bioLarzen]

Renner outplayed Schawb

 

Ahhh... here we go again... for the hundredth time... Shaub played against mainly the second string D's while Renner played against 3rd and 4th string D's. Both of them threw 2 INT's, Schaub also had one fumble. (which was exclusively on the O-line, namely Jah Reid)

 

Scahub's pre-season stat line: 32/50 354 1/2 - that's a 64% completion rate and 7.1 yards/completion.

Renner's pre-season stat line: 43/65, 409, 4/2 - that's a 66% completion rate and  6.3 yards/completion.

 

Theres only one stat where Renner was clearly better, namely the TD's - but once again, I don't think there's too much sense in trying to compare playing against 2nd string D's to 3rd and 4th string D's (and also, Renner had two TD's where the drive started on the opponent's half). The completion rate is about the same, and Schaub threw roughly 1 yard more per attempt.

 

What the stats don't show: Shaub has extensive NFL experience while Renner doesn't. And that's not something to forget about. We have never seen Renner play against the best D's of the opponent. Consequently we cannot know how he would fare in such a situation. And I personally would much rather see an experienced vet take on if Flacco goes down than someone who has never before had a meaningful snap in the NFL.

 

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say anything against Renner. I think he had  agreat camp and pre-season and I'm happy that he stuck with us. I just don't think he's there yet in his career... that he could replace a starting QB in real NFL games at this point. He's not "bad" or anything like that - he's just inexperienced and not high enough on his learning curve. I can easily believe he can grow to be a much better QB than Schaub has ever been.

 

Just not yet. And countless examples (Flynn, Cassell, Mallett, Thad Lewis, Geno Smith, just to name a few...) show how devastating to their careers it can be if a QB is thrown in the deep water before he's ready (and I still think Cousins will be the next example). Let Renner develop on the PS and replace Schaub  when the time comes. Next season? The one ofetr? We'll see. But right now the best place for Renner - for his sake, too - is the PS.

[bioLarzen]

No big surprise Asa was claimed almost immediately. He's got potential as a DB and, if he stays healthy, the Giants will reap the benefits.

 

And what makes you think he won't make all the mistakes that he did in Baltimore? What makes you think he'll only bring his upside to New York?

[bioLarzen]

As if we needed more reason to hate the Colts. Although Ozzie probably knew he'd never see Myers again after he cut him anyway--it just happened to be Indy that claimed him.

 

Cutting a player always carries the risk of losing him - so Ozzie must have accounted for that. If he really wanted to keep him, he would have stashed him on the IR...

 

And anyway... just look at the pool of players the Colts took from us... David Reed - did nothing for them and is out of the NFL. Tom Zbikowski - did nothing for them and is long out of the NFL. Art Jones - a huge disappointment (and an injury) in the first season, a missed entire second for injury. The only player who they really got anything out of was Cory Redding...

 

Frankly, I don't think Myers will improve on this a lot... He's been reported to be a disappointment throughout the camp (not on br.com of course...), and did next to nothing to impress in the pre-season...

 

And the main question: if you kept him on the final roster - who would you have cut instead?

Edited September 7, 2015 by bioLarzen

[bioLarzen]

I also thought Magee, Pointer, and Carter would make the PS. We're they claimed?

 

None of them were claimed, so all three are available to make the PS. What we don't know is whether they haven't been offered a PS spot or they declined (because they don't want to come back or they are waiting for a better offer).

 

But the night is still young, there are gonna be fluctuations in bo9th the "final" roster and the PS throughout the week. And also, don't forget that we are gonna have a free spot opening on the 53-man roster today when Urban goes to the IR/DTR list... Many people think the free spot will be filled with a running back (a totally logical assumption, as Buck Allen didn't seem at all ready to be a legit backup RB in the NFL yet) - and that could even be Magee (although I find it unlikely - this should be a veteran RB and a lot of them are available to be the short-term backup until Taliaferro comes back).

[Minionhunter]

"Jah! I'm now a Chief!"