Updated: Ravens Sign Ryan Mallett

[Winchester]

we still had tyrod as the back up.

 

why waste a higher pick on a 3rd string QB when we usually carry just 2 QBs on the roster?

Because Tyrod was going into year4 that is why. Not to mention QBs in mind to late rounds better than many round1 QBs from 2011. So value was there. Other than the Gilmore\Urschel picks Aaron Murray and Zach Mettenberger would have been BPA. Even then a case could be made a QB was BPA. Because....., Urschel and Gilmore are far more impressive physical specimens now than when drafted. Those dudes work very very hard to get Stronger,more explosive and more agile with rigorous weight training,strict nutrition,martial arts and time on the practice field. And not drafting Murray,McCarron or Mettenberger has led to this. The signing of Mallett. Only way I could see this signing as making sense is if he can help on the practice field with route concepts and other offensive aspects considering he spent 3 yrs with Belicheat and Josh McDaniels.

[Deflated Football]

We just waived Renner, probably because we signed Mallett.

#InOzzieIAmGettingWaryOf

[raven1121]

they should get rid of schaub and kept renner and started him instead of that 1-11 crap of a QB clausen. poor renner picked up twice and dropped twice didnt even gave him a chance to show what he's got except in the preseason.

[Moderator 3]

Official Ravens tweet:

We waived QB Bryn Renner and RB/RS Raheem Mostert, and placed DE Chris Canty on IR.

Signed QB Mallett, RB Magee, CB Rolle to 53-man roster.

[sflegend89]

This front office is starting to lose me at this point. This isn't a Ravens move, it's just not. Why isn't Mallett still in Houston? That's the golden question. Houston is begging for quality QB's to have in the fold, why is Ryan Mallett still not on the Texans roster halfway through the season. 

 

Because Bill O'Brien cannot stand Mallett, he gave him a fair shake to win the starting job and from that point on Mallett made such a remarkably poor impression on the coaching staff and front office that they had to dig their heels in and say "We can't have this guy in the locker room anymore, he's not doing enough on the field to have to deal with him". After you watch a guy root against his own team there really is no going back. Mallett doesn't deserve to be a Raven, I've got news people don't change drastically overnight, if he was rooting against his own team and missing team activity a few months ago a lot of that's still part of his personality.

[ravensdfan]

This front office is starting to lose me at this point. This isn't a Ravens move, it's just not. Why isn't Mallett still in Houston? That's the golden question. Houston is begging for quality QB's to have in the fold, why is Ryan Mallett still not on the Texans roster halfway through the season. 

 

Because Bill O'Brien cannot stand Mallett, he gave him a fair shake to win the starting job and from that point on Mallett made such a remarkably poor impression on the coaching staff and front office that they had to dig their heels in and say "We can't have this guy in the locker room anymore, he's not doing enough on the field to have to deal with him". After you watch a guy root against his own team there really is no going back. Mallett doesn't deserve to be a Raven, I've got news people don't change drastically overnight, if he was rooting against his own team and missing team activity a few months ago a lot of that's still part of his personality.

Yeah I had hoped to find this move just a bad dream today. Makes no sense at all to me. Mallet is not our back-up of the future, or at least, he shouldn't be. Do not understand why Renner was not given a chance at this point. Especially when Harbs came out and said about giving the young guys a look over the next 3 weeks. smh.

[jshane]

I say we cut Trestman and start tryouts for his job for next year.... 

Edited December 15, 2015 by jshane

[A Fish Called Yanda]

Texan's starting QB doesn't know if he's going to play again after his concussion, yet they still refused to keep Mallett.  Isn't that a little bit of a sign that maybe he isn't worth being on your roster?  The Texans are in the thick of the race for their (terrible) division as well!

 

I didn't want him, I still don't want him.  Stupid signing, waste of money no matter how little it is.

[Raven552]

I can't believe they let Renner go again.  What the heck is the FO thinking? 

[Moderator 3]

I can't believe they let Renner go again.  What the heck is the FO thinking?

Possibly that he's just not ready. They see him in practice; we don't.

[January J]

If he's not ready then giving him some in game experience will be the best way for him to learn. We've got nothing to lose and everything to gain. Rynners gotta feel like they're just playing with his emotions as much as they've brought him up and dropped him. If we're going to give younger guys a shot why not here? I'm calling it right now: this guy will be an absolute locker room cancer. I can just smell it.

Edited December 15, 2015 by January J

[GrimCoconut]

I guess we wanted him because Schaub isn't healthy yet but I hate this move. I don't think I'll ever like it.

[ellicottraven]

I guess we wanted him because Schaub isn't healthy yet but I hate this move. I don't think I'll ever like it.

Give him a chance Grim! I can bet his contract is extremely conditional to his behaviour, etc. So, why not give him a chance to see how he performs and behaves? I get your sentiment but we don't have too many options till Joe gets back...

[bMore Heathen]

Official Ravens tweet:

We waived QB Bryn Renner and RB/RS Raheem Mostert, and placed DE Chris Canty on IR.

Signed QB Mallett, RB Magee, CB Rolle to 53-man roster.

I liked Mostert he was great on STs, although I guess they wanted a RB to contribute on offense. Hope he goes back on the PS.

[Ravenseconbeast]

I still amazed how much this kid gets so much chances after screwing up in the professional league so many times.   Why does a kid like him gets such leverage?

 

Compare to him with Taylor.   Even with Tyrod Taylor with the way he performs right now(which is pretty darn good with Bills), he might get cut next season.   

 

Meanwhile, Ryan with the disastrous work ethic and manziel like ego 'who gives a dang'  might have a better chance of getting more money than Tyrod.  

 

This was a bad signing if that 2.5mill for next season is true.  I don't care if Mallett does bad or not.  Just do not want him on our team next season.   

 

Anywhere you work, if you are an adult and get paid to work, the 'My alarm clock was out last night'  are some of the stupidest excuses you can hand out, and b/c he was one of the backup patriots QB(dont understand that obsession in this league b/c all of them sucked), he will probably get a one more chance in this league being garbage.   

Edited December 16, 2015 by MTRavensFan

[GrimCoconut]

Give him a chance Grim! I can bet his contract is extremely conditional to his behaviour, etc. So, why not give him a chance to see how he performs and behaves? I get your sentiment but we don't have too many options till Joe gets back...

I'll give him a chance. It just doesn't change my opinion that I don't like the move. I don't like his attitude. I question our decision making in this signing. If he causes problems, it's likely going to result in some heavy and justified criticism towards the front office and especially Ozzie Newsome.

I don't like the move. That doesn't mean I'm not giving him a chance. I really have no choice in the matter.

[redlobster]

I think Cincy wanted to sign him as well, might be a case of seeing if they can improve the backup qb position and hurting cincy.

[Raven552]

Possibly that he's just not ready. They see him in practice; we don't.

Perhaps, but this would be the perfect time to see what he does in a real game.  What could it matter?  Let's look toward next season.

[Tru11]

Because Tyrod was going into year4 that is why. Not to mention QBs in mind to late rounds better than many round1 QBs from 2011. So value was there. Other than the Gilmore\Urschel picks Aaron Murray and Zach Mettenberger would have been BPA. Even then a case could be made a QB was BPA. Because....., Urschel and Gilmore are far more impressive physical specimens now than when drafted. Those dudes work very very hard to get Stronger,more explosive and more agile with rigorous weight training,strict nutrition,martial arts and time on the practice field. And not drafting Murray,McCarron or Mettenberger has led to this. The signing of Mallett. Only way I could see this signing as making sense is if he can help on the practice field with route concepts and other offensive aspects considering he spent 3 yrs with Belicheat and Josh McDaniels.

 

not really.

 

injuries have led to this.

 

neither murray, McCarron or Mettenberger  play o-line.

 

They already had a back up on the roster for a full season and they where certainly not banking on flacco to get injured so there was no reason to reach for a QB and carry 3 on the roster.

 

Putting either of them on the PS would be a no go.

 

Tyrod had little trade value.

 

Again its easy to talk 2 years down the road and say we should have done things different.

Im pretty sure if they had a crystal ball they would make much better decisions....

[Winchester]

Because your not guaranteed a good qb being there in mid rounds whenever a team needs one. You draft when available which is how Brady ended up a patriot. And Murray or Mettenberger in mid late rounds is not a reach at all!!

Edited December 15, 2015 by Winchester

[rmw10]

Official Ravens tweet:

We waived QB Bryn Renner and RB/RS Raheem Mostert, and placed DE Chris Canty on IR.

Signed QB Mallett, RB Magee, CB Rolle to 53-man roster.

Kinda mad about Mostert. Hopefully he clears waivers. I liked him.

[Willbacker]

Seems like the Ravens are more interested in athletic ability than they are in smarts and intelligence and that's not good at the QB position.

[GhostofGrbac]

I have no issue with the signing. If Mallet screws up he's gone. He has the physical tools to play at the NFL level. His immaturity is the only thing holding him back. 

 

He's a better QB than Clausen, Renner, and Schaub

[IGwheaties_man]

As strange as it sounds, 3 games left this season- Chiefs, Steelers, then Bengals. I'd start Mallet this week, then have Clausen and Renner start the remaining two games. The theory behind this is let's assume Mallet plays poorly this year. Obviously doesn't deserve a second start, especially because of that **** he pulled in Houston. I start Clausen and Renner since they seem like more viable contenders for the backup position for next year. Why not have em play against division rivals? The key to success within the league, in terms of getting to the post season to contend for a bowl is can you win division games or not? Cleveland beat Pittsburgh and Cinci IN CINCI last year and us this year at home. The reason the Titans aren't in the race for their division is because their division record is poor. They had a chance to beat the Colts this year at home and choked. Bucs and Falcons are in the hunt for the NFC Wild Card. Lets say they both win out. The Bucs would make it, as the Falcons have an 0-4 division record. THEY CAN'T WIN A GAME IN THE DIVISION. Yet, the Bucs have with a rookie at the helm, and I'm not taking anything away from him. I love the kid and I'd much rather take him than our options right now. Would've been the perfect move too... Start Renner at home, start Clausen on the road against a formidable defense similar to the Hawks, of whom he hasn't had any success against.

[terrynjulia03]

So they waived a QB they chose and picked up a guy that doesnt even have a alarm clock? This year gets dumber by the minute.

[IGwheaties_man]

Well my plan won't work because they waived Renner. Thanks.

[Moderator 3]

Found this posted over in the blogs and thought I would copy it over here since it gives a different perspective.

I'm a Texan season ticket owner and January J is spot on in his assessment. Mallett was no problem in his first year with us. He won his first start with us last year (beat Hoyer by the way) but played his second game with a torn pectoral. Signed a contract with us though he had other offers and the next week they brought in Hoyer for competition. No excuse for the tardiness but I do think the whole yo-yo starting situation played with his mind. Think he will be a pleasant surprise for Ravens and certainly will not cause any problems in the locker room. Wishing him good luck.

[GordonBot]

Clausan throws for 300 yards, and plays pretty well... 

We don't even give Renner a shot and we pick up Malliot who has a history of being late and missing flights...


I just don't get what this is going to do for us.

[DenverRaven]

This move makes sense to the FO, likely because Mallet has proven he can play in the NFL. They see Renner every day, they know what he is capable of. I might be one of the few, but I like this move for 2016.

[GordonBot]

I just really miss Tyrod Taylor now....