[News] Late For Work 4/25: Dang, Trent Richardson Has Shed Some Serious Weight

[rossihunter2]

1 minute ago, verified said:

This is irrelevant, Trent richardsons weight was never the problem. The problem was his lack of vision and quickness. I doubt he makes this team

he's a camp body but one who i'm sure we'll get daily updates on once we get to camp

at least we probably get to see him play in live football in the preseason before we discard him - as long as he makes it there

[Flamengo1265]

Ramsey vs Tunsil is pretty much a no brainer but the more likely scenario of Tunsil vs Buckner vs Jack is a little more complicated.

[rpolla72]

It doesn't matter how much you weigh if you can't even run through the right hole

[JimmyBlack]

We are getting so close to the draft now.  I think that Ramsey will solidify the secondary and make it a strength rather than a weakness.  Tunsil would be an absolute steal if we end up getting him at number 6.  Either way, we have greatly helped the team in key positions of weakness.  Monroe might not last more than 4-5 games into the season.  Jimmy Smith can't carry the load alone.  Still, I wouldn't mind if we get Bosa or Buckner instead if these 2 are gone.

[JimmyBlack]

19 minutes ago, Flamengo1265 said:

Ramsey vs Tunsil is pretty much a no brainer but the more likely scenario of Tunsil vs Buckner vs Jack is a little more complicated.

I wouldn't put Jack ahead of Ramsey, Tunsil, Bosa, nor Buckner because of the knee injury.

[Fastynart]

I still believe that there will be movement in the 3-5 picks. Teams seem to be chomping at the bit to trade up. If the Ravens are patient, they may just get a deal that is too good to pass up. It is exciting though, isn't it?

[Drew P]

4 hours ago, steelcityraven said:

Trent Richardson has the talent for sure. Motivation has seemingly been the biggest issue and right now he seems very motivated. Hope that means big things for us... and could possibly have (West and LT on the outside looking in)?

Him and LT are both useless.

[EdTheMythicalOne]

I am glad Trent got himself in gear and really committed and got himself in shape. I really think that was just something the Ravens wanted to see from him to check just how seriously he would take this opportunity. There was a knock on him looking a bit sluggish through the holes and not breaking tackles. Sometimes all it takes is somebody showing they want you and care. Welcome to Baltimore Trent. You've got a hard road ahead of you to make this roster but if you show you're one of the best on the team they will take you. West is probably the closest to the chopping block and he also busted his butt to get himself in shape. Taliafero did it last year but got injured...again. That could be his ticket off the roster as well.

[Halshayeji]

7 hours ago, bioLarzen said:

Many say that this year's draft will be won or lost in the 3-4-5th rounds. So, moving a few spots back (and almost surely still pick up a potential star there) for an extra mid-round pick may, actually, be a great move.

Yeah, we are all fans, so we would all love to see Ozzie pick at #6 - which is essentially a #4 pick for us, since we were not in the QB business anyway - but I would also welcome an extra 3rd rounder...

I'd be extremely disappointed if we move back with Ramsey or Tunsil on the board.

Only scenario I'd accept is if we land a Leonard Floyd and really move up with our second to land another top 15 guy falling to the twenties. MLB Darron Lee, CB Williams III, Colkquin LT. We'd get two guys almost guaranteed sucess and will get significant playing time. 

[mearzunkies]

Weed is proven to be a a killer for a young still growing brain. I am not against it but make the age 21 and if a of age person is found giving it to kids, a long prison sentence should be due. 

[harfordravenfan]

40 minutes ago, mearzunkies said:

Weed is proven to be a a killer for a young still growing brain. I am not against it but make the age 21 and if a of age person is found giving it to kids, a long prison sentence should be due. 

Agree with that, always thought it was more of a relaxant and helped with nausea often caused by kemo versus pain suppressant but I'm not an expert on the subject

[Ugly Ball]

Here's hoping we draft Tunsil. It seems like Monroe's head is everywhere but on the field ATM and something tells me he might be suspended at some point this season for violating the NFL's drug policy.

Sounds like.

[ALSKAN RAVEN FAN]

If T-Rich is really as hungry as people are claiming it could end up being a big off-season move on the Ravens part. Our backfield is very crowded right now.

[JamesA119]

It doesn't matter how much you weigh if you can't even run through the right hole

Exactly! The guy has no vision. This is much ado about nothing.

[OzzieBisciotti]

I don't know what the big deal is about Trent Richardson. He was already cut by two teams- why would the FO think that our O-Line/ Coaching can turn this you young man around? smh.... Also, it would've been nice if we could've picked up Josh Norman- due to bad drafts, fa signings, and bad cap management, we can't even get pac man jones. We don't have a shut down corner, and all a good amount of our players are always injured (e.g. webb, jimmy smith, monroe, etc..). Then we get older with our free agent signings? I think this team is going in the wrong direction... We're at least two years from making the playoffs.. Lastly, Flacco isn't elite, but we pay him like an elite qb. An elite qb is good all season- not just during the playoffs.

[rossihunter2]

22 minutes ago, OzzieBisciotti said:

I don't know what the big deal is about Trent Richardson. He was already cut by two teams- why would the FO think that our O-Line/ Coaching can turn this you young man around? smh.... Also, it would've been nice if we could've picked up Josh Norman- due to bad drafts, fa signings, and bad cap management, we can't even get pac man jones. We don't have a shut down corner, and all a good amount of our players are always injured (e.g. webb, jimmy smith, monroe, etc..). Then we get older with our free agent signings? I think this team is going in the wrong direction... We're at least two years from making the playoffs.. Lastly, Flacco isn't elite, but we pay him like an elite qb. An elite qb is good all season- not just during the playoffs.

1.) elite or not, flacco is a franchise qb so you have to pay him like a franchise qb which means you pay him whatever it takes to keep him because what's the alternative? overpaying brian hoyer and going 9-7 at best... yuck

2.) josh norman's deal was extortionate - yes he was an all-pro but he came out of nowhere, and dave gettleman's confidence in letting him go as well as Carolina's supposedly cb proof defense suggests that norman might be a system cb anyway - certainly not worth the patrick peterson, richard sherman, darelle revis money he got

3.) there's no harm in bringing trent richardson into camp as long as he doesn't become a disruptive influence - you'll note that the front office didn't sign him until he lost the weight he needed to. Yes much of that is down to his need to be in better physical condition, but more importantly for me is it demonstrates a desire to play football and work for a chance to be on a team. So this is a no risk signing - if it doesn't work out, he gets cut, if it does work out, then the ravens just got a good rb for very little money - at worst he's a warm camp body

4.) you're right that our recent drafts have been bad, but we have brought in some good free agents (even if they are older), are you really telling me you didn't want justin forsett resigned, or steve smith around or even chris canty on ravens friendly deals for the mostpart and with regards to the bad cap situation - the Pitta deal was too risky and could be suggested was an avoidable mistake, but a lot of our problems came from dead money: most of that was from the ray rice firing - now as much as ray has been victimized and maybe deserves a second chance given the treatment of greg hardy and ben roethlisberger etc, his actions left the team no choice but to cut him and I don't think anyone could really argue otherwise

5.) to argue this team is going in the wrong direction could be justified, but I'm looking at the core of this team and seeing that 2/5 of our starting o line is on rookie contracts and 5/7 maybe even 6/7 of the starting front 7 on the defense are on rookie contracts - that to me sounds like a team that's building in the right way, the sustainable way - in the trenches and through the draft

6.) it seems hypocritical to ask for pac man when you don't want us to get older through free agency - also we want to cut down on penalties because they lose games... or did you not see pac man gift wrap the steelers their victory in the playoffs

7.) yes webby and eugene are injury prone, but jimmy's injury was a freak injury as were a lot of the injuries last year - you cannot predict when a player will be injury prone either - look at perriman, his injury came seemingly out of nowhere

 

but who can really say - i could be completely wrong

Edited April 26, 2016 by rossihunter2

[EdTheMythicalOne]

5 hours ago, Drew P said:

Him and LT are both useless.

I like Lorenzo Taliafero but you can't like a guy that can't play. He needs to stay on the field. Terrence West really didn't show me much but as I mentioned in another post he apparently dropped about 15-20lbs and is down around his college weight. Seems like guys are hungry which is exactly what the Ravens want. I think West is the odd man out if Richardson makes a strong showing. He'd be a nice change of pace back to compliment scat back Forsett. Of course if Taliafero is on IR the problem solves itself. Forsett, Richardson, West then.

[EdTheMythicalOne]

50 minutes ago, OzzieBisciotti said:

I don't know what the big deal is about Trent Richardson. He was already cut by two teams- why would the FO think that our O-Line/ Coaching can turn this you young man around? smh.... Also, it would've been nice if we could've picked up Josh Norman- due to bad drafts, fa signings, and bad cap management, we can't even get pac man jones. We don't have a shut down corner, and all a good amount of our players are always injured (e.g. webb, jimmy smith, monroe, etc..). Then we get older with our free agent signings? I think this team is going in the wrong direction... We're at least two years from making the playoffs.. Lastly, Flacco isn't elite, but we pay him like an elite qb. An elite qb is good all season- not just during the playoffs.

1) T-Rich: A classic low risk with potential high reward move here. It isn't like I am slobbering all over the move, but the Ravens essentially got a #3 overall pick in a draft for almost nothing. He's in better shape than he's ever been in and motivated. He scored the ball quite a bit in Cleveland for a team that was pathetic.

2) Josh Norman is not a shut down corner, he's a system corner just like Richard Sherman. Take them out of their scheme and they won't be very good. Norman's gonna get exposed. He wasn't worth anything close to what he got and I am glad we didn't spend the money on him.

3) We could have gotten Adam Jones if we wanted him, but I don't want this guy anywhere around this team. Guy is an absolute creep. Jimmy Smith and Webb when they were healthy actually played at a high level. Unfortunately football is a game where people get hurt. Monroe had been a fairly durable guy throughout his career before he came to Baltimore.

4) While we've had some bad drafts, we've still picked up some good players along the way. The defense is getting pretty young across the D-Line with no more Canty or Ngata. We're looking for replacements for Suggs and Dumervil and that won't be easy. Great pass rushers don't come along like a thunderstorm at 6PM in Baltimore in the summer. We've had some misses in free agency, but some of the best moves have been the more under the radar ones. Daryl Smith was a steal and so was grabbing Lawrence Guy from the Chargers. I don't think we're two years away from the playoffs if our team stays healthy, we're going back this year.

5) Flacco is elite. All the guy did was step in and win from day one. Remember he was supposed to be the third string QB behind Chris Redman and Troy Smith. Imagine where we would be if those two actually did play? The rookie came in and went 11-5, we've been in the playoffs in every season but 2 of his career, he's got more post season wins out of any QB during his career, and the times we missed the playoffs were when the team suffered terrible injuries. Oh, by the way, he engineered the super bowl win for us. I guess you don't remember what the Ravens QB history looked like before we had Joe? Be thankful to have a great franchise QB. We could be like the Browns.

[Purple Dawg 96]

Way to go Trent, not easy loosing all them pounds and keeping your strength! And I'm sorry Joe Flacco is not elite, if he was the Ravens would have four Super Bowls instead of two! He let troy strip him of one Super Bowl and threw the other away with a very very very bad pass instead of running Justin whom had a monster day giving the pats a ring because of bad "Situational Football" costing Triple " S " his ring! Yup! Prove me wrong then because these are facts, plain and simple! And I really like Joe but I'm tired of excuses!

[CaliRavenFan]

On 4/25/2016 at 6:48 AM, BmoreB said:

On 4/26/2016 at 7:36 PM, rossihunter2 said:

2 hours ago, Purple Dawg 96 said:

Way to go Trent, not easy loosing all them pounds and keeping your strength! And I'm sorry Joe Flacco is not elite, if he was the Ravens would have four Super Bowls instead of two! He let troy strip him of one Super Bowl and threw the other away with a very very very bad pass instead of running Justin whom had a monster day giving the pats a ring because of bad "Situational Football" costing Triple " S " his ring! Yup! Prove me wrong then because these are facts, plain and simple! And I really like Joe but I'm tired of excuses!

After Flacco has a MVP season and takes the Ravens to another SuperBowl would you admit he is elite?

He will have the same coordinator and WRs that he had last year when he was having a Career High stats wise season. Its also hard for any QB to overcome the injuries we have had the last couple years, Flacco kept us in all of our games with WRs we signed a week before a game. 

Look at Aaron Rodgers and how bad they did last year, would you not say he is an elite QB? He has always had the advantage in the WR department than Flacco has had and plays in a weaker division.