[News] Marshal Yanda Joins Rare Company With New Deal

[BR News]

The veteran offensive lineman signed a four-year extension, and he hopes to retire a Raven.

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[ALSKAN RAVEN FAN]

I hope he does retire a Raven. Yanda has been a bright spot on this team since he came to the Ravens.

[iluvpurple]

Rare AND refreshing, and yes, VERY much deserved......... thanks for staying a Raven, Marshall

[EliteRavens]

Such a great player! We are so grateful to have you Yanda

[WNC-Raven]

What more can you say about Marshall Yanda. He is a true football player in every sense of the word. Through and through

[Run Pass Pass Punt]

Does that mean 8M a year or are bonuses included? Does that make him the highest paid guard in the league?

[PalmBayRaven]

He's at least one guy we can count on to play like a Raven! Glad he's ours.

[OzzieBisciotti]

Finally, Ozzie gets it right

[Purple&Black]

Well deserved

[Zeus]

Oz just did somethings right... Feels good I bet

[stixfix69]

Every Raven who has been a Raven for life have one thing in common....I want them all to be coaches for us....

[Maryland]

I remember back to the Grubbs/Yanda "who we gonna keep" controversy. Looks like we kept the right one.

[geaux_ravens]

Please don't let the cardinals humiliate us on national tv..Please!

[WordProphet]

I guess Torey Smith and Anguan Bolden play on the field did not speak to what the organization is about, so I guess they were not deserving players and so were traded, but they did make us look like fools Sunday past didn't they. You give Pitta all this money to keep him here who has not played for almost two years, but you traded Smith and Bolden because you didn't want to give them what they deserved, I guess you call that a class act, but the Ravens are paying for that now!!!

[WordProphet]

Yes, Yanda got what he deserved, but the Ravens have not done that for other players who were loyal to this team, and so now we are 1-5, have you finally found out that when you trade your best players you lose!!! And yes, I am upset, because Harbaugh and Ozzie has messed up this team to the point where now we have to be in the rebuilding mode, because of moves that should have never been made!!!

[OriolesMagicPlease]

I need a new jersey. Seventy three it is!

[thecommish]

Congrats Marshall....now lets lock KO up too!

[Flamengo1265]

I guess Torey Smith and Anguan Bolden play on the field did not speak to what the organization is about, so I guess they were not deserving players and so were traded, but they did make us look like fools Sunday past didn't they. You give Pitta all this money to keep him here who has not played for almost two years, but you traded Smith and Bolden because you didn't want to give them what they deserved, I guess you call that a class act, but the Ravens are paying for that now!!!

Last night the 49er's played a team with a decent defense....Boldin had 3 catches for 39 yds and T. Smith had zero catches.  They are pretty good WR's, but our secondary makes every opposing QB/WR combo look like Hall of Famers.

[sofgman]

Seahawks - Sanfrancisco 20-3. And the 49er beat Raven ?? Any ideas ? I am wondering what John Harbaugh will say after next monday. Cant wait..

[budman]

I guess Torey Smith and Anguan Bolden play on the field did not speak to what the organization is about, so I guess they were not deserving players and so were traded, but they did make us look like fools Sunday past didn't they. You give Pitta all this money to keep him here who has not played for almost two years, but you traded Smith and Bolden because you didn't want to give them what they deserved, I guess you call that a class act, but the Ravens are paying for that now!!!

Boldin was a definite mistake but not re-signing Torrey Smith was not. Smith just is not worth the money that he got from San.Fran. He thought he was worth #1 receiver money and we thought different. What has he done so far to make it seem we made a mistake? Nobody could forsee that Perriman would not take the field this year which does leave a hole at receiver, but paying Smith all that money for the past and projected production just did not make sense.

Boldin is a different story. We could have kept him at a relatively low price and he is and has been worth every penny.

Edited October 23, 2015 by budman

[RavenManiac#7]

So happy that we've got Yanda locked up. Losing him to free agency would have been, in my opinion, the biggest such loss we would have ever suffered. He's a Raven through and through and has been since the day he arrived. I know the chances are slight that we can keep KO, as well, but I sure would like to see it happen. You know, KO played Tackle all through college and I'm still wondering if sliding him outside to LT would be an upgrade over Monroe, who I think has been a disappointment and not played up to the contract we gave him. I, also, know that if we were to give that a try and found that, indeed, it Would be an upgrade KO would cost us even more money to retain him. But, if that improved our LT position, over the often injured Monroe, we could try to find a team in need of a LT and move on from him. I think that Urschel is ready to move into the starting line at LG should we be able to pull this off. The rest of this season should be all about us finding who we feel should be in our future and who should not. We have a lot of dead money coming off the books and Joe's contract redoing ahead of us for next year, so I think that if this idea Would prove to be an improvement of our OL, I have to believe that it would, actually be doable. The re-signing of KO, that is. And even if we kept him at guard, we might find that Urschel would then be an improvement at Center from Zuttah. Now is the time to find these things out since the playoffs, seriously, are not a realistic goal any longer. I just think that, although maybe difficult, we should do all we can to hang onto KO. Just one fan's opinion.

[RavenManiac#7]

I remember back to the Grubbs/Yanda "who we gonna keep" controversy. Looks like we kept the right one.

I SO much want Yanda/KO to Not be a replay of this. I want KO to remain a Raven just like Yanda. This game is Still won or lost in the trenches, and I want our QB kept as safe as possible.

[Prino61]

now getting J.Tucker a long term contract makes this a successful season(in my eyes)

[purpledown]

Great move, but this means KO is history, i hope he is not in Steelers or Redskins uniforms next season.