[News] Late For Work 10/5: Four Reasons Ravens Make Another WR Trade, Potential Candidates

[BR News]

Pain tolerance determines Smith’s status. Camp’s injury not season-ending. Mitchell responds. Bad kickers.

View the full article

[ravenz12]

even though we got chris givens from the rams i still say we should sign another WR because we do not know when Steve smith will return or perriman. Also it was a blow that we lost Campanaro because he was playing really well against Pittsburgh and i doubt he will be back with the ravens next year since keeps getting injured.

[Dorota]

If it's up to pain tolerance, my guess is Steve Smith Sr misses the Browns game and that's it. That's one tough (you know what I wanted to say)..! He has a long week now and another and then with extra padding my guess is that he will be active and take some snaps, tough if we have a receiver to step up his game, they will be reduced. Campanaro being injury prone truly is frustrating, not like the next guy, as that's always annoying, but because he truly looks good on the field and could do some damage. I would hope he overcomes this next season, but don't know how likely it is in a player who is susceptible to them up to this point.

[MichaelJ34]

so lets make a deal get us a WR, im tired of hearing about Perriman until he is practicing fully at full speed and is ready to play... DONE

[stixfix69]

Lets just get Givens up to speed, and not panic and go off and sign all sorts of WR, give the guys the chance that they now have.Allow them to embrace the opportunity.

[reed20fence]

Won't really know what we got with Givens until we actually see him on the field. Yeah, he ran a 4.25 40... 4 years ago. So far his story reads like he got a healthy dose of targets and jumped out in year 1, got a decent dose of targets year 2. Lost Sam Bradford and had knee issues himself last year.

Even with his speed, he was used as a kick returner only, with Austin Pettis returning punts. And then when Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey got to town, he wasn't doing either.

This is either a really brilliant move. Or we got hoodwinked by Jeff Fischer.

I guess the insurance is that it's a conditional pick based on his snaps?

 

Seeing the complete mis-use of Torrey's talents in SF makes me wonder whether guys with the right speed just need a QB with a cannon like Joe in order to be meaningful in an offensive scheme?

Edited October 5, 2015 by reed20fence

[RAVENS2192]

as awesome as it is that we got are first win and held Brown to under 50 receiving yards, it was against Mike Vick who hasnt started in forever and is no where near the talent big ben is.

[Bat-mite]

I don't really follow any other teams, but it seems to me like the Ravens frequently end up with these "chronically injured" players, and they just keep them. Nobody ever scored a point by having potential. Perriman is pretty much a loss this season; Campanaro is out; Webb was of reduced caliber for several year and out a good bit; this is Suggs' second Achilles tear; Sergio Kindle fell down the steps and became useless. And, sadly, Pitta is holding a roster spot for no good reason. Of course, on the other side, we have Flacco who has never missed a snap.

[MichaelJ34]

Camp is very saddening and frustrating at the same time. This guy really does have special talent. And every time he gets the ball in his hands i do wonder if he is going to take it to the house.

But with his injuries its hard to wonder will he amount to anything in this league cuz you need guys for 16 games not 2-3.

[ryananth]

Kind of unfair to say that Perriman is a top two receiver isn't it? He may be eventually but you should give the love to Kamar!!

[rmcjacket23]

Kind of unfair to say that Perriman is a top two receiver isn't it? He may be eventually but you should give the love to Kamar!!

You don't get the love for playing literally like one quality half of football in four games.

[respecttheRaven]

Poor Campanaro.....the first couple of injuries had to do with the leg's. Now this one to his back, I remember the hit, he was trying to push the pack and a Steeler came and hit him square in the back with his helmet. This one was not on him, nothing he could have done about it......Hopefully, S.Smith heals quick and get's back sooner than later!

[salamander]

Still blows my mind that SSS was trying so hard to get back in the Steelers game with such a very painful injury. SSS is 1 amazing athlete and competitor. My kind of player, inspiring effort always.

Edited October 5, 2015 by salamander

[757RavensFan]

Surprised that the official Ravens website thought a meme mocking former Ravens was appropriate.  The 49ers have the same record as us.  We were the laughing stock last week, when we were 0-3. 

Edited October 5, 2015 by 757RavensFan

[MichaelJ34]

Kamar Marlon and Darren better get ready they are going to be needed a lot. Kamar needs to continue his second half from the Pittsburgh game and Marlon just needs to snap out of whatever funk he is in. Darren had a nice snag in Pitt and would be nice to see him get more reps and targets to help him along.

Im sure Maxx and Nick can help out enough especially Nick he is catching well and is a semi truck when it comes to blocking.

Has it been said when Crockett will be back from his calf injury?

[Ravens530]

This is what I dislike about the Ravens' beat writers...it's the mainstream "Mike Greenberg" you know what I mean mentality. You could strive to be great journalists like the mentioned Peter King. A sample from today..."Everything is still ahead of them, but their wide receiver corps is decimated with its top two receivers %u2013 Steve Smith Sr. (back) and Breshad Perriman(knee) %u2013 injured for an undetermined amount of time and Michael Campanaro (back) on injured reserve." Now tell me just exactly how Breshad Perriman can be a Raven top two receiver with out ever playing a SINGLE down?! Lets let him see the field first before you put in the Ring of Honor (which we all know needs a do over anyway).

[rmcjacket23]

This is what I dislike about the Ravens' beat writers...it's the mainstream "Mike Greenberg" you know what I mean mentality. You could strive to be great journalists like the mentioned Peter King. A sample from today..."Everything is still ahead of them, but their wide receiver corps is decimated with its top two receivers – Steve Smith Sr. (back) and Breshad Perriman(knee) – injured for an undetermined amount of time and Michael Campanaro (back) on injured reserve." Now tell me just exactly how Breshad Perriman can be a Raven top two receiver with out ever playing a SINGLE down?! Lets let him see the field first before you put in the Ring of Honor (which we all know needs a do over anyway).

Implied based on draft status and the abysmal mediocrity of the guys behind him.

 

There isn't a realistic fan of this team that thinks Kamar Aiken wins an open competition with Perriman for the #2 WR role on this team.

 

Aiken is the #2 because Perriman is injured. Its pretty cut and dry.

[JoeyFlex5]

my stepdad is a skins fan, ive watched the skins pretty closely for the past few years, do not make a trade for andre roberts, please, he is unrefined as they come and he drops balls left and right. im fine with the other 2 though, and with givens being a bit of a burner i like the idea of ricardo lockette.

although i just feel its unlikely..

[salamander]

Mitchell's response to the hit by Timmons on SSS is saying that he wouldn't spear another player and referred to his "fine history". This pretty much tells us, between the lines, that Mitchell is acknowledging that the Timmons hit on SSS was a deliberate attempt to injure SSS rather than justify or explain away the act of his teammate as incidental. Legal hit but the intent was clearly to injure SSS.

Edited October 5, 2015 by salamander

[Ravens530]

Implied based on draft status and the abysmal mediocrity of the guys behind him.

 

There isn't a realistic fan of this team that thinks Kamar Aiken wins an open competition with Perriman for the #2 WR role on this team.

 

Aiken is the #2 because Perriman is injured. Its pretty cut and dry.

And he may very well be that guy.  I don't doubt his potential, but this is about reporting -- journalism.  You simply don't report it that way in print, its lazy and irresponsible to the educated fan.

[Nick04263]

Can we just go and kidnap a WR we like from another team? Who would notice? Finders keepers.

[rmcjacket23]

And he may very well be that guy.  I don't doubt his potential, but this is about reporting -- journalism.  You simply don't report it that way in print, its lazy and irresponsible to the educated fan.

1. Lets be realistic... they don't write these articles for the "educated fan", because they aren't breaking any information that the educated fan doesn't already have. In the age of Twitter and social media, educated fans can get all this information long before it makes a printed article on the team website.

 

2. I wouldn't really call what they are doing here "reporting" as much as it is analysis, particularly this article. The mods are undoubtedly going to tell you that LFW is a compiled article of what OTHER people (not BR.com) are saying about the team, though I will agree that is somewhat of a cop out in some cases where BR.com is very clearly offering up their "editorial" in regards to what somebody else said, and when people disagree with it or question it, the easy "cop out" is to say "o well its not us saying that", when in fact it is.

[Darkraven23]

True i agree kamar should get some love he stepped up big and i think he will continue to do so the meme wasnt mocking the players its was proving a point that kaepernick has strong accuracy issues down the field when trying to hit torrey while joe his deep ball is what he does best which would have meant both are probably better being here. and finally on perriman had we not drafted him first round more than likely he would have fallen into the second because after us and pitt no one needed a wr so that tells u all u need to know on perriman

[cushrinada1986]

Ricardo from Seattle would not be a bad choice. Quick, Big WR with speed to be a deep threat. Eddie Royal would be a great underneath option. Someone who can get the welker type yardage. Either way, the WR depth at the top is going to be completely new coming 2016. With the amount of picks Oz is going to have in 2016 and the WR depth that will be available, even Camp may have to worry about being here next season.

[EliteRavens]

Its funny because WR was supposed to be our strongest position and look at us now. Just do whats best for the team Ozzie

[HoldingCall]

May be better to let a practice squad wr earn his way. If they fail (may have already) then another trade may be in order.

[mason85]

Bring Boldin back!!!!

[fusuymada]

Mitchell's response to the hit by Timmons on SSS is saying that he wouldn't spear another player and referred to his "fine history". This pretty much tells us, between the lines, that Mitchell is acknowledging that the Timmons hit on SSS was a deliberate attempt to injure SSS rather than justify or explain away the act of his teammate as incidental. Legal hit but the intent was clearly to injure SSS.

The play prior to the one in which SSS was hit, he caught a pass on the far side of the field and afterwards got up and was jawing at Timmons.  Timmons on the next play made it a point to target Steve Smith Sr and deliberately speared him.  Technically a legal hit.  In baseball, you throw at one of my guys, I will throw at your guy.  Why didn't one of our linemen or why when we play the Steelers the next time doesn't one of our linemen take out his knee.  Turn about is fair play and if that's the way you want to play, we can play that way as well. Legal or illegal, a helmet to the knee will at least sit him for the game. It doesn't have to be a coaching decision and no one should need to tell our guys to do this.  This should be unwritten and I am disappointed one of our guys didn't go ahead and already end Timmons season.

[MichaelJ34]

Eddie Royal is only 29 kinda small but could be a slot option. Lockette is 29 lil bigger than Royal by a few inches and about 30 lbs more upside there as he has Returner qualities too.

[jdynamite]

Given our injuries and lackluster play from WR why not workout Denarius Moore at least. He could return kicks and maybe work in at WR. He has some ability, Raiders didn't workout and the Bengals were too deep.