[News] Steve Smith, Terrell Suggs Looking Like Their Old Selves

[BR News]

The veteran players are back after suffering torn Achilles last season, and they are showing they can still be impact players.

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[Ravenshine]

It makes me so happy to see Suggs and Smith back out there doing what they do. I agree with the reason for the rotation schedule... Nov/Dec best football!

[cobrajet]

I am glad Sizzle and SSS are looking like they are starting to get back into their old groove. Now if we can get Dixon and Doom back to their old selves, then we should be even better!

[ravens4life86]

Good for Sizzle, Dum back this week.
Im a little concerned Stanley is in a boot (Coleman) and hasnt practiced. He never missed a game, so Im hoping he plays. They have Khalil Mack.. Hurst got Joe injured last year, he cant block Mack. So Stanley has to play.
And Lewis still in concussion protocal??? Come on that was a week ago. He should be able to play

[ellicottraven]

Hey Garrett I love the lounge podcast that you and your sidekick Mink have going on. Keep creating such great shows but see if you can change Mink up with some other people once in a while just to keep the show intelligent and fresh. But great podcast in any case.

[Ravenous_Ravens]

Good for Sizzle, Dum back this week.
Im a little concerned Stanley is in a boot (Coleman) and hasnt practiced. He never missed a game, so Im hoping he plays. They have Khalil Mack.. Hurst got Joe injured last year, he cant block Mack. So Stanley has to play.
And Lewis still in concussion protocal??? Come on that was a week ago. He should be able to play

With CTE being a big issue now, especially with the leagues' front office, this is to be expected. Basically they will air on the side of caution to avoid complications. Good move for player safety too, since rushing someone back that is not yet ready can lead to repeated injury and life long issues. Jensen can play LG just fine and IMHO is much better as a run mauler. Let Alex recover fully before throwing him back out there, for his sake and the teams sake in the long run.

Stanley they are basically letting him rest and heal as much as possible, so he can play on game day. The boot is definitely more precautionary just to play things safe and possibly keep opponents guessing at who they will be facing.

[sizzlingdoom]

  12 hours ago, ravens4life86 said:

Good for Sizzle, Dum back this week.
Im a little concerned Stanley is in a boot (Coleman) and hasnt practiced. He never missed a game, so Im hoping he plays. They have Khalil Mack.. Hurst got Joe injured last year, he cant block Mack. So Stanley has to play.
And Lewis still in concussion protocal??? Come on that was a week ago. He should be able to play

With CTE being a big issue now, especially with the leagues' front office, this is to be expected. Basically they will air on the side of caution to avoid complications. Good move for player safety too, since rushing someone back that is not yet ready can lead to repeated injury and life long issues. Jensen can play LG just fine and IMHO is much better as a run mauler. Let Alex recover fully before throwing him back out there, for his sake and the teams sake in the long run.

Stanley they are basically letting him rest and heal as much as possible, so he can play on game day. The boot is definitely more precautionary just to play things safe and possibly keep opponents guessing at who they will be facing.

If you're right about Stanley, that would be terrific to say the least. I don't know how you say that with such confidence though unless you have some inside information. I agree though, sounds like Lewis has been struggling as a run blocker. If we get better oline run blocking + Dixon back, our run game should get exponentialy better.
Also I fully believe Dixon will take over the lead dog role as soon as he's healthy and gets a chance. In which case I wouldn't mind seeing West as his main back up, while Forsett joins Hester in returning some kicks. A Dixon-West combo would just punish opponents not to mention they both have some explosiveness. With a lot of new pieces and people coming back, I expected the offense to start out slwo until they jive together. I think we'll really be hitting our stride on Offense by the time we meet the Steelers for the first of probably 3 meetings this year. I'm so pumped about this season. We are loaded everywhere

[sizzlingdoom]

Let's send these 2 HOF'ers out the right way!
SSS-My favorite athlete ever
Sizzle-Ravens legend to say the least

[Rav'n Maniac]

I am glad Sizzle and SSS are looking like they are starting to get back into their old groove. Now if we can get Dixon and Doom back to their old selves, then we should be even better!

I can't wait to see everyone back and playing at a high level. Good Post!

[Crusader]

Never dougted one but they would come back strong. Its not in their nature to be weak. Not like this new generation that will be coming in that everyone gets a trophy.

[RavenSwag]

Glad to have the 2 old chizzled vets back on the field and helping us win games. The biggest question was can they both bounce back off injuries at the age they're at. Well I think they're silently answering that question from the naysayers. They are RAVENS what you expect and they represent the city of Baltimore, a no nonsense, hardworking, blue collar town.