Matt Elam Suspended 1 game

[redlobster]

Ravens safety Matt Elam has been suspended by the NFL for one game that he wasn’t going to play anyway.

The Ravens announced today that the NFL suspended Elam without pay for one game for violating the league’s Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.

 

Lolz, what a terrible pick in hindsight. Would have loved to get Le'veon bell but obviously it wasn't a need with Rice's new deal.

 

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/10/30/injured-ravens-safety-matt-elam-suspended-one-game/

Edited October 30, 2015 by redlobster

[Clmraven]

Well that's unexpected. Wonder if the violation was before or after the injury(can they drug test players on the IR?)

[Deflated Football]

He better have a big 2016-2017 season because he'll be on the streets if he doesn't.

[rmw10]

He once gave a shout out to his dealer in addition to using slang terms for being high on Twitter, so color me surprised.

[CalvinSmoke]

This is about as bad as getting fired on your day off.

[Deflated Football]

Ravens safety Matt Elam has been suspended by the NFL for one game that he wasn’t going to play anyway.

The Ravens announced today that the NFL suspended Elam without pay for one game for violating the league’s Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.

Lolz, what a terrible pick in hindsight. Would have loved to get Le'veon bell but obviously it wasn't a need with Rice's new deal.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/10/30/injured-ravens-safety-matt-elam-suspended-one-game/

What about passing on Keenan Allen twice?

[johnmike72]

Now the Ravens just need to suspend him for the rest of his career.

[Drew P]

Swing and a miss

[Cillmatic]

What an idiot. Another one of Ozzies great picks of the 2010's.

[Inqui]

[Militant X 1]

He was done anyways.

[nyc9192]

What about passing on Keenan Allen twice?

Word.I shouted at my screen for Ozzie to get him as the draft was going on.Still gets me mad to this day.

[Cillmatic]

taking bets now. He's not making the roster next season.

[DenverRaven]

taking bets now. He's not making the roster next season.

 

I highly doubt that. We need the depth, and there's also still a chance he could end up getting us a comp pick.

[ratedr]

Better call Finish Line and ask if he can get a job there, because he won't be in Baltimore much longer.

[TDubbs]

Terrible pick I don't see much of a future for him, but it was after a SB win so its not as bad. The 1st round of that draft was pretty poor in general ... but some gems were found in rounds 2 and on. Keenan Allen, Wheaton and Mathieu in the 3rd round were steals. 

[airconteka1]

At least he got that experience working in that shoe store

[codizzle]

Proud of you guys... Two mentions of finish line already

[MrPlankton]

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap2000000244670/Week-2-Browns-vs-Ravens-highlights

 

This was the first time that I noticed Elam's play on the field (starts at :17). The results are unsurprising. Poor instincts and tackling skills. 

[Cillmatic]

I could tell from the start he's be a bum. Worst film of a SS I had seen in a long time; Who's the brainiac that thought he'd be good?

[Static]

I could tell from the start he's be a bum. Worst film of a SS I had seen in a long time; Who's the brainiac that thought he'd be good?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzie_Newsome

 

Elam is the shiny star of recent bad drafting

[edthehead]

wow,, what an idiot,,,, 

[Bltravens]

If you're going to get banged for something out for the year at least make it steroids.

[Static]

Maybe I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe rehab is painful and he is bored. Idk.

[redrum52]

I know people won't care anyway, but can Ozzie get a pass for the 13 draft? To give you an idea of how bad it was, the Chiefs #1 pick was replaced by JAH REID.

Yeah, we could've got Bell, but we were coming off a season were Rice had still a pro bowler and BP was looking like a great complimentary back. There was no reason for a rb. We also had the 32nd pick. I DARE YOU ALL TO LOOK AT THE TOP 10 PICKS...

[Inqui]

I know people won't care anyway, but can Ozzie get a pass for the 13 draft? To give you an idea of how bad it was, the Chiefs #1 pick was replaced by JAH REID.

Yeah, we could've got Bell, but we were coming off a season were Rice had still a pro bowler and BP was looking like a great complimentary back. There was no reason for a rb. We also had the 32nd pick. I DARE YOU ALL TO LOOK AT THE TOP 10 PICKS...

Yeah, that was a painfully bad draft class. Like, "NBA draft class of 2000" bad. A lot of misses all over the show, so actually getting Williams and Juice out of it is fairly impressive.

[Tru11]

I know people won't care anyway, but can Ozzie get a pass for the 13 draft? To give you an idea of how bad it was, the Chiefs #1 pick was replaced by JAH REID.

Yeah, we could've got Bell, but we were coming off a season were Rice had still a pro bowler and BP was looking like a great complimentary back. There was no reason for a rb. We also had the 32nd pick. I DARE YOU ALL TO LOOK AT THE TOP 10 PICKS...

 

dont bother.

all these GMs think if we had taken any of those guys they would had similar careers here.....

0 guaranteed that if we did in fact draft any of those guys they would pan out lol

[sflegend89]

I don't feel that bad about drafting Elam because:

 

A: That entire draft class was a dumpster fire

B: Elam was a really good player at Florida and I too saw what the Front Office did in him

 

I put more blame onto the poor quality of the draft class and our 32nd draft position than I do Ozzie/Eric/Scouts not getting the pick "right"

[GrimCoconut]

What an idiot. Sorry, mods, but dumb stuff like this deserves these labels. Matt Elam has to be a moron to get suspended when he's already on IR for a season ending injury and wasn't even that good to begin with here.

This guy needs to go.

[sflegend89]

What an idiot. Sorry, mods, but dumb stuff like this deserves these labels. Matt Elam has to be a moron to get suspended when he's already on IR for a season ending injury and wasn't even that good to begin with here.

This guy needs to go.

 

I don't think you're out of line, he clearly just doesn't get it. Elam loves the NFL lifestyle but not the work and maturity/self control it takes to perform at a high level. How many times since he got drafted has he sat down to watch film that isn't either in a meeting with the defense or for the next week's opponent? Has he ever studied a guy like an Ed Reed, Rodney Harrison, Charles Woodson? Watching the angles they take for tackles, the spacing they use in their zones, how they play TE's in man coverage, how they come up in run support, how they use the sideline to their benefit in coverage, how they react post-snap in different situations, ect.

 

I would 100% guarantee he hasn't done anything like that. Playing safety in the NFL is more than just lifting weights and going through the motions in practice, if Elam hasn't learned that by now then he never will. You can be a dummy like Greg Hardy and play DL, but if you're a safety or LB you better have a high football IQ or you will get exposed at the NFL level, instincts aren't enough like they are in college.

Edited October 31, 2015 by sflegend89