[News] Eisenberg: 'Issue Or Non-Issue' On Breshad Perriman, Darren Waller And More

[thecommish]

i expect 10 wins -seriously. We lost 8 or 9 games last year by a TD or less. Our Defense should clearly be improved (as long as Pees dont mess it up). Leslie Frasier will prove to be the most valuable addition of the off season. We get Sizzle back and the addition of Correa and Kafusi should mean additional pressure. The development of Zsmith will also help (i can say the same about Timmy J and Carl Davis). Mosley will be healthy and better... The addition of Weddle is giant and the DB looks light years better.

Then there is the offense. Ben Watson is a nice addition. The development of Maxx and Gilmore should also be noticable. The addition of Perriman, CMoore and Mike Wallace will take a lot of pressure off of SSS (and he returns). Our run game will be better bc that is Trestmens MO and the OL is solid.

Finally...I think our schedule is favorable....and I believe that this is the most depth that we have had since we won the super bowl. 2016 looks very different then 2015 in the talent skill and depth of our roster.... we dont seem to have the holes that we knew we had going into last year. Yes some unknowns but little to no holes.

I think 10-11 wins are very realistic for us this season!

[EdTheMythicalOne]

1) Breshard Perriman: ISSUE: This is because our talent at this position is questionable at best with an aging and returning from injury Steve Smith Sr. as our primary target. I don't doubt the man and do not count him out, but at some point father time catches up with everyone. After that we have Wallace who is no sure thing. He has admitted he's lost a step so it will remain to be seen if he is more than just a fly route guy. Aiken performed admirably in the position he was put in, but if he is our primary option this season we're in trouble. Moore hasn't proven anything yet, nor has Reynolds. Campanaro hasn't been able to stay on the field. Sure, having a great TE group will help, but you can't simply toss the ball over the middle. The season we had our best run is when this team had two legit deep threats in Torrey Smith and Jacoby Jones when they both actually could catch the ball. We'll need some outside game again.

2) TE situation: NON ISSUE: There is plenty of talent here even if Dennis Pitta can't return to play.

3) OL situation: ISSUE: Some new parts and some unproven players are moving into starting positions. Blind side being protected by a rookie, LG being patrolled by Urschel, Jensen, or another rookie. C being manned by at best an average Zuttah when healthy, RG is a lock with Yanda, and RT being manned by an up and down Wagner. Now, Wagner is also coming off of a lisfranc injury so hopefully he returns to form because he's now healthy. I would take some issue with Osemele being "rugged" because he missed his fair share of games in his Ravens tenure. Hopefully Stanley is the real deal because this O-Line will be in flux for the next few seasons as contracts play out.

4) Joe Flacco: NON ISSUE: As long as he's healthy and the team can keep him upright, I see no issue with the best QB in franchise history being under center. Think about this all you people calling for Flacco's head. He's the BEST QB this team has ever had. You want to know who the second best was? Vinny Testeverde. Think about that for a moment. That's how woeful this team has been at the most important position on the field.

5) Mike Wallace: ISSUE: We need him to be the guy he was in Pittsburgh and there are a lot of indications that he isn't. You can blame the lack of production on scheme fits and weak armed QB's, but the bottom line is that this guy has lost a bit of his one thing that made him great, his speed. Our talent at this position is tenuous at best and relies on a lot of "ifs" and that never makes me feel comfortable. This offense is really going to be make or break based on what we can get out of our wideouts.

[Crusader]

  20 hours ago, Crusader said:

So you believe this " stem cell injection" is really going to fix his knee to play in the NFL? Next I guess they will try Pixie Dust. Still, never was worth a even 4th round pick.

God Ravens fans have some faith in your OWN damn team!

That has NOTHING to do with faith in the team. I guess you missed all the "he just tweak his knee" last year or "bruised and strained knee on Monday." report doctors gave. When the current "STAFF" is afraid to tell its fans the truth or BS its fans, expect it in return.

[757RavensFan]

15 hours ago, thecommish said:

i expect 10 wins -seriously. We lost 8 or 9 games last year by a TD or less. Our Defense should clearly be improved (as long as Pees dont mess it up). Leslie Frasier will prove to be the most valuable addition of the off season. We get Sizzle back and the addition of Correa and Kafusi should mean additional pressure. The development of Zsmith will also help (i can say the same about Timmy J and Carl Davis). Mosley will be healthy and better... The addition of Weddle is giant and the DB looks light years better.

Then there is the offense. Ben Watson is a nice addition. The development of Maxx and Gilmore should also be noticable. The addition of Perriman, CMoore and Mike Wallace will take a lot of pressure off of SSS (and he returns). Our run game will be better bc that is Trestmens MO and the OL is solid.

Finally...I think our schedule is favorable....and I believe that this is the most depth that we have had since we won the super bowl. 2016 looks very different then 2015 in the talent skill and depth of our roster.... we dont seem to have the holes that we knew we had going into last year. Yes some unknowns but little to no holes.

I think 10-11 wins are very realistic for us this season!
 

Agreed with everything except for your O-line assessment.  

-Starting a rookie at the most important position on the Oline.  

-Urschel has less than 10 career starts.

-Zuttah an above avg center.  Not bad, not great

-Yanda. No explanation necessary

-Wagner, coming off a mediocre season. 

[law215]

I think it's a mistake not to include the secondary in the article. Smith has been up and down in both health and performance. Webb is in a new position and Weddle and Powers are on a new team. Can these guys stay healthy and how long will it take these guys to gel? That's an issue. I'm not sure Ravens did the right thing in letting Monroe go this early. Stanley may need time to grow. Who is the backups (Lewis, Hurst) and are they any better than Monroe? issue. I don't think Ravens need to go out and get a ILB. They have Mosley, Orr, maybe Correa. non-issue.

[OzzieBisciotti]

Perriman who? For real, at best, he'll be ready in October. If not by then, he won't be playing this year. He is straight up a bust draft pick - just like Elam, Terrance Brooks, Arthur Brown, Kindle, etc... He's seen more hospital bed than grass.. Also, QB spot is also an issue- if Flacco goes down again, due to our inexperienced line, our back up is terrible. Plus, if the line can't protect him like last year, he will again have a terrible year as well. When's the last time we had winning season? 3 or 4 years ago? This team has been handicapped by poor draft picks over the past 5 years, poor FA signings (e.g. Monroe), and a roster full of players who are injured every year - Webb, J Smith, Perriman, etc.. While I like Forsett, he's not going to do anything special either with a terrible line. I hope we at least get Tucker on a long term contract because our team is so old, and we need to get be smarter by getting younger - not by taking Watson and Weddell - that was a mistake. You can't replace true leadership with old leaders from other teams- we tried to do that with SSS, and what has that produced? Nothing- we need to keep our own (torrey smith, Jones, etc.). We aint making the playoffs until 2017 at best but most likely 2018. This team needs a lot of help- sorry, I'm just being realistic.

[rmcjacket23]

53 minutes ago, OzzieBisciotti said:

Perriman who? For real, at best, he'll be ready in October. If not by then, he won't be playing this year. He is straight up a bust draft pick - just like Elam, Terrance Brooks, Arthur Brown, Kindle, etc... He's seen more hospital bed than grass.. Also, QB spot is also an issue- if Flacco goes down again, due to our inexperienced line, our back up is terrible. Plus, if the line can't protect him like last year, he will again have a terrible year as well. When's the last time we had winning season? 3 or 4 years ago? This team has been handicapped by poor draft picks over the past 5 years, poor FA signings (e.g. Monroe), and a roster full of players who are injured every year - Webb, J Smith, Perriman, etc.. While I like Forsett, he's not going to do anything special either with a terrible line. I hope we at least get Tucker on a long term contract because our team is so old, and we need to get be smarter by getting younger - not by taking Watson and Weddell - that was a mistake. You can't replace true leadership with old leaders from other teams- we tried to do that with SSS, and what has that produced? Nothing- we need to keep our own (torrey smith, Jones, etc.). We aint making the playoffs until 2017 at best but most likely 2018. This team needs a lot of help- sorry, I'm just being realistic.

1. Name one team in the league that is a good starting QB AND a good backup QB? Just one. Teams with good backup QBs don't have good starting QBs. Which problem would you rather have.

2. Last winning season was 2014, just two years ago. I guess you took that season off. 

3. I always love it when people second guess past decisions (with no vision of the future, of course) and do so by referencing guys we should have kept who aren't very good when they leave.

That's quite hilarious.

[757RavensFan]

1 hour ago, OzzieBisciotti said:

Perriman who? For real, at best, he'll be ready in October. If not by then, he won't be playing this year. He is straight up a bust draft pick - just like Elam, Terrance Brooks, Arthur Brown, Kindle, etc... He's seen more hospital bed than grass.. Also, QB spot is also an issue- if Flacco goes down again, due to our inexperienced line, our back up is terrible. Plus, if the line can't protect him like last year, he will again have a terrible year as well. When's the last time we had winning season? 3 or 4 years ago? This team has been handicapped by poor draft picks over the past 5 years, poor FA signings (e.g. Monroe), and a roster full of players who are injured every year - Webb, J Smith, Perriman, etc.. While I like Forsett, he's not going to do anything special either with a terrible line. I hope we at least get Tucker on a long term contract because our team is so old, and we need to get be smarter by getting younger - not by taking Watson and Weddell - that was a mistake. You can't replace true leadership with old leaders from other teams- we tried to do that with SSS, and what has that produced? Nothing- we need to keep our own (torrey smith, Jones, etc.). We aint making the playoffs until 2017 at best but most likely 2018. This team needs a lot of help- sorry, I'm just being realistic.

When were Torrey Smith and J. Jones leaders? Name one player on our roster besides Suggs who has actually stepped into that leadership role like SSS has? 

Out of curiousity, since you're constantly ragging on Ozzie, why is he part of your username? 

[OzzieBisciotti]

  4 hours ago, OzzieBisciotti said:

Perriman who? For real, at best, he'll be ready in October. If not by then, he won't be playing this year. He is straight up a bust draft pick - just like Elam, Terrance Brooks, Arthur Brown, Kindle, etc... He's seen more hospital bed than grass.. Also, QB spot is also an issue- if Flacco goes down again, due to our inexperienced line, our back up is terrible. Plus, if the line can't protect him like last year, he will again have a terrible year as well. When's the last time we had winning season? 3 or 4 years ago? This team has been handicapped by poor draft picks over the past 5 years, poor FA signings (e.g. Monroe), and a roster full of players who are injured every year - Webb, J Smith, Perriman, etc.. While I like Forsett, he's not going to do anything special either with a terrible line. I hope we at least get Tucker on a long term contract because our team is so old, and we need to get be smarter by getting younger - not by taking Watson and Weddell - that was a mistake. You can't replace true leadership with old leaders from other teams- we tried to do that with SSS, and what has that produced? Nothing- we need to keep our own (torrey smith, Jones, etc.). We aint making the playoffs until 2017 at best but most likely 2018. This team needs a lot of help- sorry, I'm just being realistic.

When were Torrey Smith and J. Jones leaders? Name one player on our roster besides Suggs who has actually stepped into that leadership role like SSS has? 

Out of curiousity, since you're constantly ragging on Ozzie, why is he part of your username? 

Did I say J Jones? That's what I thought. Torrey Smith was a leader, more than Flacco will ever try to be- if Flacco is such a great leader, then why wasn't he a team captain at DE? i'm calling out Ozzie because the past five drafts have been horrendous and coincides with all the bad fortune we've had recently- I also blame DaCosta too, but figuring Oz is his boss and makes final decisions as GM, he's the one whose most targeted.. Plus, 1/2 the people on this site, and other websites, have written about Oz's current failures over the past 5 years. Suggs isn't the ideal leader either- how can he be when he's running his car into walls at 3AM at night? Plus, he's given his wife a beatdown in the past just like Ray Rice

[OzzieBisciotti]

  4 hours ago, OzzieBisciotti said:

Perriman who? For real, at best, he'll be ready in October. If not by then, he won't be playing this year. He is straight up a bust draft pick - just like Elam, Terrance Brooks, Arthur Brown, Kindle, etc... He's seen more hospital bed than grass.. Also, QB spot is also an issue- if Flacco goes down again, due to our inexperienced line, our back up is terrible. Plus, if the line can't protect him like last year, he will again have a terrible year as well. When's the last time we had winning season? 3 or 4 years ago? This team has been handicapped by poor draft picks over the past 5 years, poor FA signings (e.g. Monroe), and a roster full of players who are injured every year - Webb, J Smith, Perriman, etc.. While I like Forsett, he's not going to do anything special either with a terrible line. I hope we at least get Tucker on a long term contract because our team is so old, and we need to get be smarter by getting younger - not by taking Watson and Weddell - that was a mistake. You can't replace true leadership with old leaders from other teams- we tried to do that with SSS, and what has that produced? Nothing- we need to keep our own (torrey smith, Jones, etc.). We aint making the playoffs until 2017 at best but most likely 2018. This team needs a lot of help- sorry, I'm just being realistic.

1. Name one team in the league that is a good starting QB AND a good backup QB? Just one. Teams with good backup QBs don't have good starting QBs. Which problem would you rather have.

2. Last winning season was 2014, just two years ago. I guess you took that season off. 

3. I always love it when people second guess past decisions (with no vision of the future, of course) and do so by referencing guys we should have kept who aren't very good when they leave.

That's quite hilarious.

No teams in the league have a good backup- we're proof of that too. But I don't think Flacco is elite- very good, maybe. Good, definitely. Plus, because of our salary cap situation, we had to extend Flacco recently and made him the highest paid QB not long ago- is that crazy? It is- this is part of the mismanagement this team has had with salary cap and poor FA acquisitions, and bad luck of course.

2. This team is on the decline or at best flat from last year. We will not make the playoffs this year- guaranteed.

3. Ngata was bad when they left? Torrey was bad? Art Jones was bad? When they all left, our team went downhill. Ngata and Torrey were leaders... This team is on the down and down unfortunately.

Everyone just keeps drinking the purple kool-aid- i know the truth hurts. This is not the Ravens of old- ever since Lewis and Reed left- the same thing... We need Ray Rice to come back with his left uppercut to wake some people up and play

[OzzieBisciotti]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ucf-knights/os-ucf-breshad-perriman-nfl-draft-0430-20150429-story.html

[OzzieBisciotti]

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[rmcjacket23]

1 hour ago, OzzieBisciotti said:

No teams in the league have a good backup- we're proof of that too. But I don't think Flacco is elite- very good, maybe. Good, definitely. Plus, because of our salary cap situation, we had to extend Flacco recently and made him the highest paid QB not long ago- is that crazy? It is- this is part of the mismanagement this team has had with salary cap and poor FA acquisitions, and bad luck of course.

2. This team is on the decline or at best flat from last year. We will not make the playoffs this year- guaranteed.

3. Ngata was bad when they left? Torrey was bad? Art Jones was bad? When they all left, our team went downhill. Ngata and Torrey were leaders... This team is on the down and down unfortunately.

Everyone just keeps drinking the purple kool-aid- i know the truth hurts. This is not the Ravens of old- ever since Lewis and Reed left- the same thing... We need Ray Rice to come back with his left uppercut to wake some people up and play

1. OK, then  in your world, don't sign him. So then who plays QB for us?

2. Who cares. Fans don't deserve a playoff team every year. Maybe this will knock off the spoiled stink coming from some fans.

3. Yes, definitely yes, and o god yes. Literally...what have Ngata, Torrey or Jones done since they left? Do you even watch other teams play?

Torrey leaves and he sets career lows in literally everything. He looks like a guy who Joe made look very, very good. Arthur Jones, one of the single most hated players by Indy fans, has played a TOTAL of nine games in two years since signing the deal, and he did nothing when he did play. He just take a pay cut two years into a big contract. He makes Eugene Monroe look durable.

I bet next you're going to tell me Ellerbe is thriving elsewhere too? The track record of players we let walk who struggled elsewhere is a mile long and growing.

[EdTheMythicalOne]

There have been very few "original Ravens" (meaning guys we drafted) that played well for the Ravens and then went on to excel for other teams. To me that speaks volumes about our coaching staff being able to put guys in positions where they can utilize the most of their potential.

Adalius Thomas was a beast for this team. He went to the Patriots...the Patriots mind you who if nothing else would continue to use him most like the Ravens did in their scheme. He flopped there.

The guys in most recent memory that left the Ravens and then went on to be just as good or better than they were here are:

QB: Derek Anderson: Technically he never really was a Raven. We drafted him and then tried to sneak him on waivers to the PS and he was scooped up by the Browns. He had one amazing season with them and he's been a career backup ever since.

DE: Paul Kruger: his first season with the Browns was mediocre, had a great second season, and all but disappeared last year. Certainly not worth the HUGE money they gave him.

QB: Tyrod Taylor: A career back up here he was never going to beat out Joe Flacco. So far has been a half year wonder in Buffalo.

HB: Jamal Lewis: He was a shell of himself after that 2,000 yard season, but he was a serviceable starting runningback on a horrible Browns team for a few seasons.

DE: Pernell McPhee: He was a situational rusher for us, but got a chance to be an every down guy in his first season with the Bears. It was a pretty good one though he only got 6 sacks in a full season. He had 7.5 for the Ravens in much less playing time.

Ngata was clearly slowing down and the Ravens got rid of him just at the right time. He never would re-negotiate his contract and at one time HE had the highest cap hit on the Ravens and not Joe Flacco. This was even at least a season or two into Flacco's infamous contract which made him the highest paid QB in the game for about, I dunno, a few months before the Phins decided to make RYAN TANNEHILL the top paid guy in the league...for a few months before Tony Romo, etc. etc.

Also, with salary cap issues and the fact that players do not play in a vacuum void of the ails of aging and declining skill sets....you can't keep everybody. Even the legends have to move on at some point. What? Ronny Lott played for the Jets? Jerry Rice played for the Raiders?