Updated: Ravens Sign Ryan Mallett

[jimmypowder]

Thank you Donkeys by beating the Bengals! Now we need a Jets win over the Bills and the Steelers

with their arrogant whining Tomlin can sit out the playoffs. Just like us.LOL. 

[OUravensfan]

I was referring to Virginia droping his / her criticism.

Its quite a lofty request.

Oh I know, I just want people to realize there's a small sample of QBs that could do that, and we want to move on from him for Ryan Mallet.....

[Virginia 55]

You should get a medal for lasting that long without swallowing glass or something, ha

And what does this have to do with the Ryan Mallett thread?

[Moderator 3]

And what does this have to do with the Ryan Mallett thread?

About as much as your constant carping on Flacco.

[DenverRaven]

With Flacco's contract and game play alike, he is no longer an option. I'd rather keep Osemele and Mallett and trade Flacco.

 

I would really love to see what his teammates have to say. Off camera of course. It really looks like they play harder with him gone.  

 

[Virginia 55]

let's move forward with Ryan mallet? Hahaha I can't stop laughing.... We don't live in the world where a dominant defense isis all you need anymore... One game sells you on someone? I would of loved to see your reaction to Matt Flynn a couple years ago...

Sidenote* the character concerns and attitude were there for a reason. He wasn't a very well liked person in Arkansas outside of football. He had a very high sense of entitlement and arrogance.

Again, you're missing the point.  I'm not sold on one performance by Mallett.  What I'm saying is Joe's been gone for weeks now and I don't miss him one bit. The gameplay has not dropped off enough for concern. 

 

Mallett may not be the answer but we need to bring in competition at every position.  

 

To be honest Steve Smith nearing retirement, is more missed than Flacco. Just saying

[flynismo]

Now to Mallett-  He can give us what Flacco brings to the table, if we can give him a better supporting cast.

 

LOL, what a gem! So...in other words, he isn't as good as Flacco, but if we bring in some big time weapons, that may/may not hide the fact he is an inferior QB? Brilliant!

[flynismo]

And losing!!! I think the fanbase is finally coming around about Flacco.  

 

I know you are one of those I love flacco he can do no wrong kind of guys. 

 

But this injury has proved that life without him at the helm wouldn't be so bad. I mean we won three games with him in.  

 

Mallett may not be the answer but at least he is an option.  With Flacco's contract and game play alike, he is no longer an option. I'd rather keep Osemele and Mallett and trade Flacco.

 

I would really love to see what his teammates have to say. Off camera of course. It really looks like they play harder with him gone.  

 

Again -- LOL! You posted this 38 minutes ago and already got 3 negs...really sounds like the fanbase is feeding into this nonsense

[Virginia 55]

About as much as your constant carping on Flacco.

This is a Ryan Mallett thread right?  

 

So logically, talking about the only other realistic competition at the position seems almost necessary.

 

Carping on Flacco?  I'm merely pointing out his inflated contract VS his gameplay as a reason that someone like Mallett is so attractive to fans.  We are on topic and discussing the QB position.  

 

Not sure I see a problem with the rules being broken here.  We have been through this before. Seems like everyday 

[OUravensfan]

Again, you're missing the point. I'm not sold on one performance by Mallett. What I'm saying is Joe's been gone for weeks now and I don't miss him one bit. The gameplay has not dropped off enough for concern.

Mallett may not be the answer but we need to bring in competition at every position.

To be honest Steve Smith nearing retirement, is more missed than Flacco. Just saying

Top 10 with, not without. And how many TDs did our offense score for the other team. Mallet threw one TD pass, I forgot Flaccos career high is 1.

[flynismo]

This is a Ryan Mallett thread right?  

 

So logically, talking about the only other realistic competition at the position seems almost necessary.

 

Carping on Flacco?  I'm merely pointing out his inflated contract VS his gameplay as a reason that someone like Mallett is so attractive to fans.  We are on topic and discussing the QB position.  

 

Not sure I see a problem with the rules being broken here.  We have been through this before. Seems like everyday 

I think you need to look up the definition of the term "inflated contract". When Flacco is making roughly the same as guys like Alex Smith and Matt Ryan, he's an outright bargain.

 

But let me guess....Flacco isn't as good as those guys? Maybe barely on their level?

Edited December 30, 2015 by flynismo

[Virginia 55]

LOL, what a gem! So...in other words, he isn't as good as Flacco, but if we bring in some big time weapons, that may/may not hide the fact he is an inferior QB? Brilliant!

He doesn't seem to be struggling with his current crop of receivers. He should be able to give us what Flacco does. 

 

You don't see a problem with a guy that has started 14 games in his career being put into the same sentence with our starting QB and holding his own at this point, 

 

The reason you can bring in more talent is because it cost us less at QB. So yes, he should be able to get more talented receivers and no he is not better than Flacco as of yet. 

[Virginia 55]

Top 10 with, not without. And how many TDs did our offense score for the other team. Mallet threw one TD pass, I forgot Flaccos career high is 1.

I'm lost.....Who are you talking about?

[flynismo]

The reason you can bring in more talent is because it cost us less at QB. So yes, he should be able to get more talented receivers and no he is not better than Flacco as of yet. 

I understood your point. You want to bring in big talent so that we can band aid the QB position, and hope the QB eventually works out -- much like what Cincy has done all these years with Dalton.

No. Just no. QB is the ONE position where you just suck it up and pay for. This isn't the early 2000s where you can win a SB with a scrub QB

[OUravensfan]

He doesn't seem to be struggling with his current crop of receivers. He should be able to give us what Flacco does.

You don't see a problem with a guy that has started 14 games in his career being put into the same sentence with our starting QB and holding his own at this point,

The reason you can bring in more talent is because it cost us less at QB. So yes, he should be able to get more talented receivers and no he is not better than Flacco as of yet.

One game against the second worse pass defense in the league, at home, with great O line play and limited game film for the opponent..1TD, and some decent YAC left on the field.

I want to beat the Bengals next week but I am terrified to read the forums if Mallet plays well.

[OUravensfan]

I'm lost.....Who are you talking about?

Our offense was top 10 with Flacco and isn't anymore without him. So all this production hasn't dropped isn't true.

[The Raven]

Gonna be straight up and say Mallett may have looked better than he is because Pittsburgh gave him a ton of easy throws. There was only one pass - when he split three defenders on a pinpoint strike to Kamar Aiken - that impressed me. He didn't do anything special for the most part. He just took what the defense gave him and made smart plays. What Ryan Mallett is right now is a strong armed game manager.

[Virginia 55]

I think you need to look up the definition of the term "inflated contract". When Flacco is making roughly the same as guys like Alex Smith and Matt Ryan, he's an outright bargain.

 

But let me guess....Flacco isn't as good as those guys? Maybe barely on their level?

I'm telling you that no Qb that produces what they bring to the table is worth the money.  Alex, Matt or Flacco.  None of them are worth their deals. (IMHO). <<<<just my opinion. 

 

Back on topic- Mallett is a decent backup that plays for backup money.  So i'm wishing him all the best. I'm not interested in off topic discussions about other teams QB's.

 

I'm talking about the Ravens and what our team needs are.  

[The Raven]

I'm telling you that no Qb that produces what they bring to the table is worth the money.  Alex, Matt or Flacco.  None of them are worth their deals. (IMHO). <<<<just my opinion. 

 

Back on topic- Mallett is a decent backup that plays for backup money.  So i'm wishing him all the best. I'm not interested in off topic discussions about other teams QB's.

 

I'm talking about the Ravens and what our team needs are.  

 

So let's pretend that we trade Joe Flacco for a 1st rounder and a 2nd rounder, and Ryan Mallett balls out as the starter. His contract is up at the end of the 2016 season. Do we give him the franchise QB money that he'll probably ask for and maybe get from another team, or do we look for another Ryan Mallett-type option? Hmm... 

Edited December 30, 2015 by The Raven

[OUravensfan]

Gonna be straight up and say Mallett may have looked better than he is because Pittsburgh gave him a ton of easy throws. There was only one pass - when he split three defenders on a pinpoint strike to Kamar Aiken - that impressed me. He didn't do anything special for the most part. He just took what the defense gave him and made smart plays. What Ryan Mallett is right now is a strong armed game manager.

I definetely agree with this

[jimmypowder]

I definetely agree with this

I'll take that over a weak armed game manager any day .

[jimmypowder]

So let's pretend that we trade Joe Flacco for a 1st rounder and a 2nd rounder, and Ryan Mallett balls out as the starter. His contract is up at the end of the year. Do we give him the franchise QB money that he'll probably ask for and maybe get from another team, or do we look for another Ryan Mallett-type option? Hmm...

Lol.

[Virginia 55]

Again -- LOL! You posted this 38 minutes ago and already got 3 negs...really sounds like the fanbase is feeding into this nonsense

I'm not concerned with (NEG's) as you call it. I'm not going with the popular opinion. I'm going against it. 

 

(Leaders and Followers).

 

Mallett is a good option based on his pay alone.

 

Keep the conversation on topic or don't reply please.  

 

Happy New Year !!!! 

[The Raven]

I'm not concerned with (NEG's) as you call it. I'm not going with the popular opinion. I'm going against it. 

 

(Leaders and Followers).

 

Mallett is a good option based on his pay alone.

 

Keep the conversation on topic or don't reply please.  

 

Happy New Year !!!! 

 

But what about when we're forced to pay him more or lose him? You haven't explained that part of your scenario.

[Moderator 3]

With a group of receivers trying to learn their craft and an o-line playing like a sieve, our offense averaged 5.6 points per game MORE with Flacco at the helm than since he went down. Since then our receivers have figured out what they're doing and the o-line has tightened up, but scoring is down. Yes, I miss Flacco.

[Virginia 55]

lol now that's funny!!!!

[PolishRifle]

With a group of receivers trying to learn their craft and an o-line playing like a sieve, our offense averaged 5.6 points per game MORE with Flacco at the helm than since he went down. Since then our receivers have figured out what they're doing and the o-line has tightened up, but scoring is down. Yes, I miss Flacco.

 

Besides, do we really wanna start the QB carousel again? Baltimore was looking for stability at the position for a long time. That hurt the teams chances, when the Ravens had some really good defenses, more than anything.

[OUravensfan]

With a group of receivers trying to learn their craft and an o-line playing like a sieve, our offense averaged 5.6 points per game MORE with Flacco at the helm than since he went down. Since then our receivers have figured out what they're doing and the o-line has tightened up, but scoring is down. Yes, I miss Flacco.

Thank you, been trying to drill this one home, it doesn't appear to be resonating, apparently Flacco isn't capable of 275 yards and 1 TD.

[OUravensfan]

Besides, do we really wanna start the QB carousel again? Baltimore was looking for stability at the position for a long time. That hurt the teams chances, when the Ravens had some really good defenses, more than anything.

Which is why I tend to speculate that the small minority of our fan base (which thankfully has become much smaller) that is dissatisfied with our QB must not have been watching 2001-2007, aka the wasted talent years.

[usmccharles]

Thank you, been trying to drill this one home, it doesn't appear to be resonating, apparently Flacco isn't capable of 275 yards and 1 TD.

this is what's so funny. It was an average game. I think emotions are a little high because it was the steelerssteelers and we may have knocked them out of the playoffs. If 275 yards and a td is the benchmark... I would suggest those people have higher standards