tsylvester

Ravens exercised the 5th year option for Flowers, https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/ravens-exercise-zay-flowers-fifth-year-option

FYI, according to AI, the 14th pick should occur between 9:30 pm and 9:45pm, i shall be well asleep by then. My how old age changes priorities

Dallas is not, not extending the headache that is George Pickens, would you trade the 14th for him and a 3rd?

It is big news, he likely doesn't get the surgery if he was going to retire

If they trade to say 22 or so, I would be fine with Sadiq, otherwise I would like to see them trade down to the top of round 2, 1-5 say, get a high 3rd too if possible. Better value there for players they both covet and need

We are 2 days away from the NFL draft, who will the Ravens take? Me, I think they will trade back, get an extra 2nd and 3rd. So, who do you got?

My fav, have a sideline, black hat with the front facing Raven

Hope he doesnt end up like Sly Stalone, who has had so many fusions in his neck he cannot turn it any more.... Would love to see him back though.

Would you have given up the 14th pick for Lawrence? Frankly, Bengals are nuts, the guy is a loose cannon who wants a boat load of money

3 pt stance is over rated unless you are in short yardage. It helps to keep the pads low and drive forward. Coaching today, especially in the high-school and college ranks is far superior to yesteryear. The issue is over use, of muscles, ligaments and games played. Some ligaments can't handle the muscle size and you get soft tissue injuries; hamstrings, the cl family of the knee, even the achilles. Yes, strength and conditoning has come a long way, shoot, Gatorade wasn't even invented when I played, we used water and oranges. We lifted, stretched, then ran 1 mile before practice, then went full tilt in practice. Ice bath after practice. Today, most of that is taken away, changed, thought cruel.

Maybe not a plethora of injuries, but the quality of player is certainly way down. That is not just due to coaching, that is because of a lack of recovery time and extended play

14 total full pads practices, that is once per week for "most of the season" If that is all they did, then complaining about once a week is ridiculous, and since that would leave 3 weeks of games with no pads allowed in the practice. So yes, Flowers is a wilter, along with any other player complains about practice, Allen Iversons.... I'm all about recovery time for the players, takes 3-4 days after an NFL game, 5 for some older vets. But the best way to get the rust off it sometimes to use a hammer... Not that I want to defend Harbs

Found this using the Google Note that NFL regulations restrict full-pad practices to 14 in the regular season, meaning some claims about "always" wearing pads may refer to maximum allowable use of padded sessions rather than every single practice. Other Teams/Approaches: In contrast, some teams use few or no padded practices during the regular season. For example, the Patriots did not practice in full pads after the regular season began in 2025, according to a Facebook post by New England Patriots Nation.

He only has a point if other teams, ones who win in the playoff and go on to win the Super Bowl, have softer practices. We just do not know the answer to that right now.