[News] Ravens Sign Quarterback Ryan Mallett

[RaRaRavens]

I just can't stress it enough, it looks like a terrible pickup at any rate. The fact that we tied up 2,5M of our always small cap space is just pathetic. FO seems to be performing just about as well as the rest of the team.

[mggjames]

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.

[Ravensfolyfe]

I dunno

[Moderator 3]

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.

Thank you for taking the time to register and post a different view of him. Sadly we've pretty much only heard about the "bad".

[WNC-Raven]

Bummed about Renner being released. If Mallett was pouting or rebelling about losing the starting job in Houston, I am not confident that he will be content to be a back up here without some possible negative undercurrent. Hope I am wrong but Mallett obviously thinks he is starting material and did not handle being a back up like a pro in Houston. Just hope Mallett is truly accepting the 2016 role of a backup. There's no way Mallett will replace a healthy Joe so I hope he has his head straight about his role.

This is Joe's team. The players know it, the coaches know it, the fans know it, even steelers fans know it. I'm not too concerned about Mallett knowing his place on our team. I'm sure he knows exactly what his role will be and is choosing stability and the chance to grow some more over what he has been through this year in Houstin. With the possability that Flacco may not be 100% at the start of next season should be motivation for Ryan to work his butt off both on the practice field and in the classroom in case he is called upon. Welcome to Baltimore Ryan!

[salamander]

This is Joe's team. The players know it, the coaches know it, the fans know it, even steelers fans know it. I'm not too concerned about Mallett knowing his place on our team. I'm sure he knows exactly what his role will be and is choosing stability and the chance to grow some more over what he has been through this year in Houstin. With the possability that Flacco may not be 100% at the start of next season should be motivation for Ryan to work his butt off both on the practice field and in the classroom in case he is called upon. Welcome to Baltimore Ryan!

Of course I fully know, as does Joe, the players, coaches, fans (including Steelers fans) that Mallett's role on the team is as a backup. However, it was only a very short time ago that Mallett was displaying very immature and unprofessional behavior at not being a starter, in which he was overtly acting out as a result.  I am sure that the FO has been quite clear with Mallet but people do not usually abruptly change or grow up that quickly or instantly, regardless of what they may be saying. I wish Mallett well but I will defer judging the depth of his attitude change until I see, months from now, what  kind of teammate he has become, as well as his work ethic and attitude. Beyond the red flags and behavior which resulted in Houston letting him go from the team, I will be thrilled if Mallett has truly learned and changed due to his recent experiences and adds a quality backup QB to the roster.

Edited December 15, 2015 by salamander

[TheConquerorWorm]

Here I was hoping we were done with the bad news for this season, but guess not: Ryan Mallett for $2.5M in 2016...jeesh!

 

Considering everything that's been going on with this dude, his immaturity, arguing with coaches, discipline problems, overruling OC-s play calling etc., than 2.5M seems WAAAAAY too much. And he's not even that good of a player.

 

Why we throwing this kind of money at this kind of backup player is beyond me. I understand we need solid backup with Flacco's injury, but I seriously believe we could have gotten a backup QB with at least similar potential (weighing in all pros and cons) with much less money. Guess we have too much cap space in our hands, LOL.

It's UP TO $2.5 million WITH incentives (Pro-Bowl, # of starts, play-off games, etc). My guess is that his actual contract is similar to Schaub or every other back-up QB in the league.

[Fastynart]

Another stupid personel move by the Ravens. How much more does Bisciotti have to see us endure before he cleans house of Harbaugh and Newsome. Ryan Mallett? Seriouly? Oh, the guy started 4 games for the Texans (before he was benched). So what is there to get excited about? Meanwhile, we still don't know if Renner could blossom since Harbaugh never gave him a chance. Stupid is as stupid does.

[catgirl54]

Very disappointed in this latest roster move. Mallett showed himself to be a punk on the Texans. I don't care how badly O'Brien handled the QB line-up, Mallett was unprofessional and acted like a spoiled brat. I don't see him fitting in. Should have kept Renner on and and developed him instead.

[purpledown]

i agree with what the Ravens are doing. The season is over these players know they are fighting for jobs. Mallett, Clausen or someone else just might have to start for the Ravens next season if Flacco is not fully recovered. One of them should be good enough to back him up. Probably Clausen I still dont trust Mallett.

[Bohica5]

2.5 for another slug?....keep spending guy's we'll have to trade or cut flacco if he doesn't renegotiate now for sure.....Just keep on throwing money out into the street(schaub) just like you're drunk monkeys.......

[smiley4660]

So, in comparison to both Schaub and Clausen, Mallet probably has the most upside potential. He does however, need to get his attitude, focus and most importantly, get his "stuff" together.

[hn68wb4]

2.5 for another slug?....keep spending guy's we'll have to trade or cut flacco if he doesn't renegotiate now for sure.....Just keep on throwing money out into the street(schaub) just like you're drunk monkeys.......

you clearly have no idea what our cap situation is...

[b93333]

I don't believe I have ever seen a Ravens signing which was accompanied by so much negativity. It's understandable given current events but I'm thinking that our F.O. may see something that makes it worth giving him a shot. Time will tell. If it proves to be another bad signing then Mr. B needs to take a look at whoever called this shot. If he turns out to be a gem then kudos to the shot caller. I am sure the contract is written so that if he self destructs we won't have lost much in terms of cap space so we can afford to take a shot.

[cobrajet]

I understand the frustration of this signing. We saw first hand the poor attitude of Mallett on Hard Knocks. With that said, I saw Clausen play and he does not throw well and has a difficult time reading the field. He is not a very good QB. Schaub is not going to be here next season. I saw Renner in preseason but if he can't beat out Clausen and was cut already to make room for Mallett then the coaches and FO knew that he was not improving and is not the future. Mallett has the skill to play, and maybe getting cut was a wake-up call (no pun intended) to get his attitude in check. If we don't have a healthy QB on the team that can play well, and there are not many sitting around out there, bring in the guy, lay down the law to him, let him play and keep him on a short leash. We all know one thing about Harbaugh and that is "his attitude" will not fly in this organization. I am confident that that was made crystal clear to Mallett.

[Jfravens]

This is a good move, Mallett is a good Qb, But why release Bryn? Keep Mallett and Renner!! Let Schaub and Clausen go.

[RaRaRavens]

It's UP TO $2.5 million WITH incentives (Pro-Bowl, # of starts, play-off games, etc). My guess is that his actual contract is similar to Schaub or every other back-up QB in the league.

I sure hope so.

[slowboater]

This is a good move, Mallett is a good Qb, But why release Bryn? Keep Mallett and Renner!! Let Schaub and Clausen go.

Crab Mallett is a good QB? Then why did the Pats release him? The Texans? They desparately need a quarterback and let him go. I have to question why the Ravens would go down this road. A warm body? Big arm? Sure hope Joe comes back 100%.... And on that note.... Where are all the Flacco bashers?

[slowboater]

...Mallett has the skill to play, and maybe getting cut was a wake-up call (no pun intended) to get his attitude in check. If we don't have a healthy QB on the team that can play well, and there are not many sitting around out there, bring in the guy, lay down the law to him, let him play and keep him on a short leash. We all know one thing about Harbaugh and that is "his attitude" will not fly in this organization. I am confident that that was made crystal clear to Mallett.

So you are possibly suggesting the Ravens had to pick the lesser of all the evils?

[BillyD]

Well, all I can say is that this is what the bottom of the barrel feels and look like.

[KidNme]

Dumb move IMHO!

Cut a guy who hasn't gotten a chance ("We're going to give the young guys a chance and pull the trigger")in Bryn Renner and sign a guy who has shown he's a lateral move from Shaub at best and we already know Shaub won't be here next year so why?

Mallet has already "Had some personal things he had to work through" and didn't sign right away. I guess he was fielding better offers? SMH

[RavensAllDay1987]

The people that are clamoring for Renner because he had a decent comeback performance after throwing a horrible pick in a meaningless preseason game against 3rd and 4th string defense, need to chill, Mallet has real nfl experience, and is a better option then Renner. Most of you fans are dumb as box of rocks and think you know more then the guys that run and manage the team, let them do their job.

[RavensAllDay1987]

Grapple Raven

Yesterday, 02:24 PM

I am really sick to my stomach we picked up Mallett at the expense of Renner, who I was hoping would get a shot to see what he could actually do in a regular game. Smh.

Sick to your stomach over a 5th string QB. Thats just sad

[RavenzRule2000]

Bottomline is that Mallett is a jerk but decent QB. The Pats let him go because he didn't get along with Billichick. I compare him to Cutler. I say let him back up Flacco next year and maybe draft the QB of the future 2016.

[bioLarzen]

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.

 

Thanks for the heads-up!

[RavenManiac#7]

I never have understood all the "hoopla" or whatever you want to call it about Renner. He is, without a doubt, an unproven commodity. Just because he had a couple/few good moments against 3rd and 4th stringers, and Some players that didn't even make teams, that doesn't mean that he was the second coming of an undiscovered John Unitas, once cut by the Steelers, I believe. Going by what I saw of Renner, and I watched Every play he made in the preseason, and comparing that to a much bigger picture of what I've seen of Ryan Mallet, I think the Ravens did the right thing. I wouldn't be surprised at all if Mallet has learned a Big lesson from being cut by the Texans. The way that was handled in Houston left a lot to be desired, although I am not cutting Mallet one bit of slack for missing that team meeting and flight. He did wrong, Period. Maybe he's grown up a bit. My opinion, and that's all any of us have, is that he will show that he has more talent than Renner, Shaub, and Clausen. Personally, I feel more secure thinking of going into next season with Mallet as Joe's backup than any of the other three. Only time will tell.

[RavenManiac#7]

Just what is it with so many of you in regards to Renner? "He never got the chance to blossom." Wrong! Renner has had Every practice this season to show our coaches that he has the potential to "blossom", and he has Not done that. He's had Every day in practice to show that he was only a better option than Schaub or Clausen, and he has not even been able to do That. Our coaches see him Every day in practice, so I believe that they have a Much better idea of his abilities than we fans, who saw only a tiny bit of him against weak competition in the preseason. And even then, he only had a few plays, maybe one Good drive, again, against 3rd & 4th stringers and lesser players than even that. Ryan Mallet has shown far more ability in a Much larger body of work. Of course, he acted extremely immaturely in that fiasco with the Texans. I will not defend him in the slightest about that. But, I will Not be one of those kind of people who will not consider giving a man a chance to prove that he just might have learned a lesson after making a terrible mistake and getting cut for it. Everybody deserves a second chance. Personally, I am hoping that he Did learn from his mistake, and has grown up because of it. The guy Does have some talent. He's 6'6", just like Joe, and has a very strong arm, just like Joe. He's not Joe, of course, but I think he will prove to be our best option as a backup to Joe next year out of the guys we currently have, or Had as in Renner's case. And everybody who is So convinced that Renner can be something special, well, let's see if he gets a chance to prove that elsewhere or, even, still here. Who knows?

[The Purp]

Just what is it with so many of you in regards to Renner? "He never got the chance to blossom." Wrong! Renner has had Every practice this season to show our coaches that he has the potential to "blossom", and he has Not done that. He's had Every day in practice to show that he was only a better option than Schaub or Clausen, and he has not even been able to do That. Our coaches see him Every day in practice, so I believe that they have a Much better idea of his abilities than we fans, who saw only a tiny bit of him against weak competition in the preseason. And even then, he only had a few plays, maybe one Good drive, again, against 3rd & 4th stringers and lesser players than even that. Ryan Mallet has shown far more ability in a Much larger body of work. Of course, he acted extremely immaturely in that fiasco with the Texans. I will not defend him in the slightest about that. But, I will Not be one of those kind of people who will not consider giving a man a chance to prove that he just might have learned a lesson after making a terrible mistake and getting cut for it. Everybody deserves a second chance. Personally, I am hoping that he Did learn from his mistake, and has grown up because of it. The guy Does have some talent. He's 6'6", just like Joe, and has a very strong arm, just like Joe. He's not Joe, of course, but I think he will prove to be our best option as a backup to Joe next year out of the guys we currently have, or Had as in Renner's case. And everybody who is So convinced that Renner can be something special, well, let's see if he gets a chance to prove that elsewhere or, even, still here. Who knows?

How many times did Daniel Brown, another fan favorite, get put on the practice squad and then get released again? He was someone that showed a lot of promise in the preseason against 3rd and 4th stringers and is now having success against starters. It may be the same with Bryn Renner, and a lot of us would like to see him get that chance. 

[cobrajet]

So you are possibly suggesting the Ravens had to pick the lesser of all the evils?

No, I understand why many fans are upset, but I did not talk to to Mallett like Ozzie did. Maybe Mallett said all the right things and actually meant it. Sometimes people need to to get a serious wake-up call. Maybe being thrown off the Texans team was that wake-up call. I am not saying I liked what I saw on Hard Knocks because I really didn't. All I am saying is that the guy is a Raven now, so maybe Ozzie got through to the guy. I am willing to give him a chance, but I won't support him very long if he starts pulling that whiney-baby stuff I saw on Hard Knocks.

[RavensAllDay1987]

Raven fans are spoiled idiots.