[News] Justin Forsett Reacts To His Release And Re-Signing

[BR News]

The veteran running back says other teams showed interest in him as a free agent, but no situation was better than the one he has in Baltimore.

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[gekaap]

So THAT's why they cut him. Took a gamble, and it paid off. Glad Forsett will have the chance to make some extra pocket change in reward for his loyalty.

[JimmyBlack]

I love it when a plan comes together.

[ellicottraven]

Is Forsett creating a little more drama than there really was? I think there was a tacit agreement between Forsett/his agent and the Ravens front office. He made a 100K for the accommodation! Both parties won.

[cobrajet]

I am just glad everything worked out. Justin is a class act so I am sure there are no hard feelings.

[Ravensfansince03]

Welp, I'm glad he's back with us.

[Ravensfansince03]

Matt Elam tho Smh.

[pocket]

beyond dumb.

[billiejean]

It really wasn't "dumb" or a "gamble". We are paying a 30 year old running back who is coming off an injury quite a bit. No teams would be willing to guarantee him that much money. This is especially true with how deep this draft was at the position.

[ravgo52]

So glad you're back buddy! Plus $100,000 bonus for surpassing last years rushing yards.(641) After you pass that, ask Ozzy if he wants go double or nothing! Hehehe...Giv'em a run for their money!...Literally! May God Bless you and yours Mr. Forsett! Rock on Ravens!

[Purple Dawg 96]

Justin know what's up, like he said "NO situation was better than the one he has in Bmore! They even let Ray Ray test the market so everyone gets this treatment! WE THE BEST! Football

[20306cab]

Total waste of $$$. At least this site finally fixed the depth chart. Please keep it up to date. Thanks!

[emanravenfan]

Forsett is a career 3rd down back who is "meh". Like so many rb's over the years, he benefited from the "Shanahan" offense 2 years ago when Kubiak was here. It started with Terrell Davis in Denver and continued every year Shanahan was there. They would go to their 3rd or 4th back on their depth chart due to injuries and the guy would get 1500 yards or more.
You saw it with the Redskins and Albert Morris...he's mediocre at best and had a huge year. Shanahan left and Morris showed he's not that good. You saw it all the years in Houston with Kubiak. Everybody loved Foster but when he would get injured, Ben Tate would come in and rush for 150 yards. When Shanahan's son went to Atlanta last year, you saw it with Freeman; another mediocre running back who wasn't even supposed to be their starter who had a pro bowl year. I got the benefit from that last year because I drafted him and Coleman knowing one of them would light it up.

Forsett will be ok for us but we are fortunate to have depth because it will have to be RBBC all year for us to be effective running. He wouldn't be a starter on practically any other team. Hopefully Dixon will be the man by year's end.

[sami]

Forsett is a career 3rd down back who is "meh". Like so many rb's over the years, he benefited from the "Shanahan" offense 2 years ago when Kubiak was here. It started with Terrell Davis in Denver and continued every year Shanahan was there. They would go to their 3rd or 4th back on their depth chart due to injuries and the guy would get 1500 yards or more.
You saw it with the Redskins and Albert Morris...he's mediocre at best and had a huge year. Shanahan left and Morris showed he's not that good. You saw it all the years in Houston with Kubiak. Everybody loved Foster but when he would get injured, Ben Tate would come in and rush for 150 yards. When Shanahan's son went to Atlanta last year, you saw it with Freeman; another mediocre running back who wasn't even supposed to be their starter who had a pro bowl year. I got the benefit from that last year because I drafted him and Coleman knowing one of them would light it up.

Forsett will be ok for us but we are fortunate to have depth because it will have to be RBBC all year for us to be effective running. He wouldn't be a starter on practically any other team. Hopefully Dixon will be the man by year's end.

a running back is only as good as his O-line....except for Peterson.

[Popeye the sailor man]

This just an example how the Ravens do business, terrible, this why they will not be a Super Bowl contender for a long time, if they should trade anyone, it should be Joe Flacco, he's damage good's, can you imagine what we could get for him in trades, practically nothing...

[Peej]

This just an example how the Ravens do business, terrible, this why they will not be a Super Bowl contender for a long time, if they should trade anyone, it should be Joe Flacco, he's damage good's, can you imagine what we could get for him in trades, practically nothing...

Sorry, but I have to call a Troll-Alert on you! You say the Ravens should trade away a SB-winning QB just after claiming they will not be a SB contender? And then you finish your inane screed by opining that they would get practically nothing in trade?!?!?

Don't know what drug you are using, but you should switch...ASAP...wile you still possess a few brain cells!

[Bat-mite]

This just an example how the Ravens do business, terrible, this why they will not be a Super Bowl contender for a long time, if they should trade anyone, it should be Joe Flacco, he's damage good's, can you imagine what we could get for him in trades, practically nothing...

Really, dude? [Can I make a rolleyes with this new site?]

[Peej]

Forsett is a career 3rd down back who is "meh". Like so many rb's over the years, he benefited from the "Shanahan" offense 2 years ago when Kubiak was here. It started with Terrell Davis in Denver and continued every year Shanahan was there. They would go to their 3rd or 4th back on their depth chart due to injuries and the guy would get 1500 yards or more.
You saw it with the Redskins and Albert Morris...he's mediocre at best and had a huge year. Shanahan left and Morris showed he's not that good. You saw it all the years in Houston with Kubiak. Everybody loved Foster but when he would get injured, Ben Tate would come in and rush for 150 yards. When Shanahan's son went to Atlanta last year, you saw it with Freeman; another mediocre running back who wasn't even supposed to be their starter who had a pro bowl year. I got the benefit from that last year because I drafted him and Coleman knowing one of them would light it up.

Forsett will be ok for us but we are fortunate to have depth because it will have to be RBBC all year for us to be effective running. He wouldn't be a starter on practically any other team. Hopefully Dixon will be the man by year's end.

The Ravens have been successful in the past at bringing in veterans nearing the end of their careers (Matt Birk, Darryl Smith, etc.) who still can play but bring something more to the team---leadership!

I personally believe this is a good deal for several reasons:

1. No veteran wants his last play in the NFL to be one where he is carted off the field! That player will be really motivated upon his return.

2. Forsett can still play.

3. We have several potentially great young backs who will benefit from Forsett's quiet leadership by learning all of the skills - not just running with the ball - required in the Ravens offense.

4. Pay respect to a veteran who has contributed much and the rest of the team (indeed players around the league) notice how the organization does business.

[Moderator 3]

46 minutes ago, Bat-mite said:

Really, dude? [Can I make a rolleyes with this new site?]

Yes, just click on the time a post was made and it will open a whole world of options (including emoticons) for you.

[Tank 92]

1 hour ago, Popeye the sailor man said:

This just an example how the Ravens do business, terrible, this why they will not be a Super Bowl contender for a long time, if they should trade anyone, it should be Joe Flacco, he's damage good's, can you imagine what we could get for him in trades, practically nothing...

Whatcha' puttin' in that spinach Popeye?   lol

Edited September 7, 2016 by Tank 92

[January J]

12 hours ago, pocket said:

beyond dumb.

 

1 hour ago, Popeye the sailor man said:

This just an example how the Ravens do business, terrible, this why they will not be a Super Bowl contender for a long time, if they should trade anyone, it should be Joe Flacco, he's damage good's, can you imagine what we could get for him in trades, practically nothing...

Posts like this don't even deserve a response. But I'll give one anyway.

 

Kill that noise.

[eze17]

Is Forsett creating a little more drama than there really was? I think there was a tacit agreement between Forsett/his agent and the Ravens front office. He made a 100K for the accommodation! Both parties won.

Well, another team COULD have made him a better offer, which is why there was some (minimal) risk. I think the Raven's thought process was that Forsett would be one of the least likely players to get offered a pay raise if waived, rather that any team interested in him would want to do a bargain signing. I'm sure some teams poked around, and his agent may have made a few calls, but in the end the Raven's were offering him the best deal.

[hen826957]

3 hours ago, Popeye the sailor man said:

This just an example how the Ravens do business, terrible, this why they will not be a Super Bowl contender for a long time, if they should trade anyone, it should be Joe Flacco, he's damage good's, can you imagine what we could get for him in trades, practically nothing...

LOL. Man it's some crazy Raven fans on this site l swear. What an idiotic comment.

Edited September 7, 2016 by hen826957

[eze17]

  3 hours ago, Popeye the sailor man said:

This just an example how the Ravens do business, terrible, this why they will not be a Super Bowl contender for a long time, if they should trade anyone, it should be Joe Flacco, he's damage good's, can you imagine what we could get for him in trades, practically nothing...

LOL. Man it's some crazy Raven fans on this site l swear. What and idiotic comment.

My guess is a gold and black squeelers troll trying to stir the pot...

[ellicottraven]

1 hour ago, eze17 said:

Well, another team COULD have made him a better offer, which is why there was some (minimal) risk. I think the Raven's thought process was that Forsett would be one of the least likely players to get offered a pay raise if waived, rather that any team interested in him would want to do a bargain signing. I'm sure some teams poked around, and his agent may have made a few calls, but in the end the Raven's were offering him the best deal.

Well it seems to me that the risk was mostly with the Ravens. But, if Forsett wanted to really be back with the Ravens, there was no risk from his perspective. If he got a better offer than what the Ravens were offering, then he would have to make that decision to his benefit financially. Where was the stress with Forsett? Either way he would've been fine.

[eze17]

  2 hours ago, eze17 said:

Well, another team COULD have made him a better offer, which is why there was some (minimal) risk. I think the Raven's thought process was that Forsett would be one of the least likely players to get offered a pay raise if waived, rather that any team interested in him would want to do a bargain signing. I'm sure some teams poked around, and his agent may have made a few calls, but in the end the Raven's were offering him the best deal.

Well it seems to me that the risk was mostly with the Ravens. But, if Forsett wanted to really be back with the Ravens, there was no risk from his perspective. If he got a better offer than what the Ravens were offering, then he would have to make that decision to his benefit financially. Where was the stress with Forsett? Either way he would've been fine.

True, but there are cases where organizations tell a player one thing and then do something else. We have a pretty classy front office in Baltimore, so that argument is moot, and the circumstances of the deal left it basically all in Forsett's favor. But there is always a bit of uncertainty when dealing with any employer, because they don't always have your best interests in mind. Truth be told, the Raven's could have easily had second thoughts and signed a cheaper RB. Or another player they liked came out on waivers. And if Forsett cried foul they could have said "we don't know what he's talking about...". So there was an element of trust involved. Personally, I've been laid off before and the company swore they'd hire me back as soon as possible and it didn't happen. But I also got laid off at another job, where they did hire me back...so when your talking about your livelihood, yeah, I could see where it would be stressful until you resigned on the dotted line.

[Tank 92]

Not sure what all the debate is about. This was a gentleman's agreement between gentlemen. Period. 

[FloridalovesRavens]

This just an example how the Ravens do business, terrible, this why they will not be a Super Bowl contender for a long time, if they should trade anyone, it should be Joe Flacco, he's damage good's, can you imagine what we could get for him in trades, practically nothing...

You've been eating too much spinach Popeye. It's not good to have too much of one thing it really messes up the brain lol.