[News] Brandon Williams Couldn't Imagine Himself In Any Other Color

[BR News]

The Ravens defensive tackle tried to will his return to the Ravens, leaving little clues about his intentions. Ultimately, Baltimore’s front office, led by Owner Steve Bisciotti, went all out to keep the anchor at the front of its defense.

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[Bruce_Almty]

Here's hoping he earns his money.

[ellicottraven]

Really Brandon? He got way too much money for that to be entirely true. But, relocation can't be great for anybody. So, in that regard I'm sure he wanted to stay. But, now that its signed and delivered, he can't disappoint like most players do after getting the big bucks. We've seen it too often lately so we hope he's old school and earns his money.

[Crusader]

Really Brandon? He got way too much money for that to be entirely true. But, relocation can't be great for anybody. So, in that regard I'm sure he wanted to stay. But, now that its signed and delivered, he can't disappoint like most players do after getting the big bucks. We've seen it too often lately so we hope he's old school and earns his money.

I think you might have something there. Ravens pay for pass performance and New England pays for future performance.

[All Joe]

I had read a number of articles on Brandon Williams once I learned the Ravens had an interest in him prior to the draft and subsequent to his being drafted by the Ravens. Williams background of being raised by his mother and the family having to deal with financial hardship is unfortunately not that uncommon. What came across in reading about Wiilliams was his positive attitude and how he addressed his circumstances. Williams' summer job with the porta potty company tells me he was prepared to do his part to.help improve his standing and that of his family.                                                                                                                                                    I enjoy seeing small college players come into the league and becoming solid starters. When Williams performed well in the Senior      Bowl combined with his work ethic and his expressed determination to succeed in the NFL, I was upbeat when the Ravens drafted him in 2013. I was hopeful Williams would develop to be a solid reliable starter for the Ravens in the likes of Kelly Gregg. Late in the Spring of that year I was in Ocean City, MD on a weekend when they were having a Baltimore Ravens celebration that included a parade. The parade would stop momentarily on occassion and Ravens' players and coaches who were in the parade would talk with spectators and sign autographs. At one point when the parade stopped I recognized defensive line coach Brooks riding in the vehicle stopped in front of where I was standing. I got his attention and asked him if Brandon Williams was the real deal. Coach Brooks nodded as he looked at me and said, "Oh yea". Before Williams had gone through a full training camp Coach Brooks knew what Williams was capable of. Williams likes to clown around and have a good time but don't worry the Ravens will get their monies worth from Williams. He takes the challenge of besting the men across the line from him to heart, his pride will allow for no less.

[ellicottraven]

6 minutes ago, All Joe said:

I had read a number of articles on Brandon Williams once I learned the Ravens had an interest in him prior to the draft and subsequent to his being drafted by the Ravens. Williams background of being raised by his mother and the family having to deal with financial hardship is unfortunately not that uncommon. What came across in reading about Wiilliams was his positive attitude and how he addressed his circumstances. Williams' summer job with the porta potty company tells me he was prepared to do his part to.help improve his standing and that of his family.                                                                                                                                                    I enjoy seeing small college players come into the league and becoming solid starters. When Williams performed well in the Senior      Bowl combined with his work ethic and his expressed determination to succeed in the NFL, I was upbeat when the Ravens drafted him in 2013. I was hopeful Williams would develop to be a solid reliable starter for the Ravens in the likes of Kelly Gregg. Late in the Spring of that year I was in Ocean City, MD on a weekend when they were having a Baltimore Ravens celebration that included a parade. The parade would stop momentarily on occassion and Ravens' players and coaches who were in the parade would talk with spectators and sign autographs. At one point when the parade stopped I recognized defensive line coach Brooks riding in the vehicle stopped in front of where I was standing. I got his attention and asked him if Brandon Williams was the real deal. Coach Brooks nodded as he looked at me and said, "Oh yea". Before Williams had gone through a full training camp Coach Brooks knew what Williams was capable of. Williams likes to clown around and have a good time but don't worry the Ravens will get their monies worth from Williams. He takes the challenge of besting the men across the line from him to heart, his pride will allow for no less.

Not even his agent would've given him such a rousing report! We'll see how he does. The thing that bothers me is He isn't a 50+M kind of player. He is a very good nose tackle, but that's it. He's great at eating up blocks and clogging up the middle, but he gests no pass penetration and never threatens the QB. That ability to me is what gets players the big bucks. But, now that he's gotten the big bucks I'm just hoping this one time a Ravens player steps up to earn his keep. The old school players like Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Ogden are all gone.

Edited March 14 by ellicottraven

[sami]

Ozzie really made Brandon Williams interview awkward at the end with that "ask your colleagues" answer.

[#Nevermore]

I am happy for Brandon he is a genuine person and likes to have fun.

However, 52 million for a guy who isn't 3 down player? I thought they could've signed Poe for 20 million less and half the guaranteed money.

I hope it works out. He is entering his prime years, so he should be at his best.

[fusuymada]

Two things;

Fans are extremely fickle, which by the nature of the word fanatic, is an oxymoron. Either your a fan of your team and its decisions or not. This reminds me of the Orioles signing Chris Davis. Everyone said do what you can to keep him and when the organization did, everyone whined that they spent too much money. What is it? Sign him or save money but you can't do both. I see the comments already. The same people screaming to sign him are in the comments section complaining about him not being worth it or not being a 3 down lineman, except he is but the team rotates linemen to keep them fresh. The article clearly states he is is a run stuffer and he pushes the pocket back in the QBs face when passing. As far as I knew there wasn't much more you can do but run or pass.

The Ravens seem to be jinxed with big contracts and injuries. Ngata, Webb, J Smith, Flacco, Watson, etc... When we give a contract out, there usually is an upcoming injury. I am hoping not, but let's all have our rabbits feet and lucky charms ready when he is on the field.

[fusuymada]

  12 hours ago, ellicottraven said:

Really Brandon? He got way too much money for that to be entirely true. But, relocation can't be great for anybody. So, in that regard I'm sure he wanted to stay. But, now that its signed and delivered, he can't disappoint like most players do after getting the big bucks. We've seen it too often lately so we hope he's old school and earns his money.

I think you might have something there. Ravens pay for pass performance and New England pays for future performance.

Past performances? I think because of New England's success people feel they are gods. But unless they are, no human can predict future performance. The Patriots have failed on picks as well, but because we don't pay attention to every move the Patriots make, we don't notice it like we nit pick the Ravens decisions. In the past decade some of the best scouts, coaches and front office people have been stolen from the Ravens with promotions to move to other teams. Phil Savage of the senior bowl, Daniel Jeremiah from NFL network, a large portion of the Eagles front office and scouting team came from the Ravens and I could go on and on and on. People complain about draft picks and who we choose, but Ozzie doesn't scout players, his staff does. When that staff turns over there is a learning curve and I think we have seen the last of the poor drafts and this free agency shows just how well we did with a number of our picks getting lucrative contracts. Last years draft was good as well but it really takes 3 years to judge a draft.

For the players Ozzie drafts, they either are busts which every team has, there are those who are really good and get big free agent contracts. Of those, fans will either complain that we let them get away, or we kept them and overpaid, you can't win. The old saying that "you can't please everyone" is certainly true for Ravens fan, yet the rest of the parable says to do what you want and don't care what critics say because critics are a dime a dozen. It actually takes a fan, not a critic, to be a team supporter.