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A little nugget Eric threw out after the signing is that they are working on an extention for Flowers

Ravens add another camp body at center, Ethan Pocic, former Browns center ----- Former Cleveland Browns center Ethan Pocic is signing a one-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The deal has a maximum value of $4.5M, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Ethan Pocic signing 1-year deal with Ravens, sources say - ESPN https://share.google/7E80BzSmFs6WKywg1

True, but you cant draft and pay a pocket passer if you refuse to provide a pocket from which to pass from

Only limited by the pass poor offensive lines he played behind. They guy proved how good he was by playing a half on a torn up knee, not too mentioned his playoff run

I agree on both, this ring of honor just doesnt seem to hold the same, what's the word, awe, as it should. But since there are others, put Joe in, even though I don't think he played long, a major sticking point for me, here.

Buchanan started to make some good plays as the season went on. When it first started, through the first 5 or 6 games, I was thinking, & saying he was a bust for the most part. But he started to string together plays each week up to his injury. Now, with a new dc, and a better front 3/4, he should make the jump. Madds, he would be gravy on the potatoes if he comes back healthy and at full strength.

Any thoughts on Joe Flacco being in the ring of honor?

I know I pushed a lot on Serrat pre draft, but this team needs a player like him at the receiver position, tough, great hands, fabulous after the catch big bodied guy. I'm pulling for him

Dont overlook Hibbner, he should make some great contributions

Oh, I don't want to lose Lamar either, Hall of Fame qbs don't grow on trees. I am excited to see this year's draft classmates in action, my bet says it will turn out to be one of the best in a long time. Not as good as JO & Ray, but every bit as good, if not better than 1999 when the Ravens got Ed Mumitalo and Chris McCallister, along with Brandon Stokley, who, while not a true #1, was certainly very productive here and especially with Manning throwing him the ball in Indi

I think Eric was a bit handcuffed by Harbs, as the years went on Harbs seemed to have more control over the draft. We saw the result, sadly

I don't worry much about a move, the NFL owners really hate it when a team moves, unless of course they are the one who wants to move. With that said, currently there isn't a city that both needs a team and can provide the league with the money from fans like Baltimore can. Granted, sell outs have slipped due to poor play and expense. But if play gets better, the seats will be filled. This generation of fans are not like the old days, not even like fans 20 years ago, who would fill that stadium win or lose. They are by and large front running fans, in every city.

Yeah, he is probably licking his chops

SeaHawks just sold for $9.6 Billion, good googley moogley

Nice article on Loane, and a big reason, I contend, the Ravens wanted to move on from Lindy- power OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- During Olaivavega Ioane's pro day at Penn State, no one was knocked off their feet more than Baltimore Ravens offensive line coach Dwayne Ledford. In running the offensive line drills, Ledford decided to hold a blocking bag before the 6-foot-4, 320-pound guard prospect took a rep and it got Ioane thinking. Ioane had already been heavily linked to the Ravens in the first round of mock drafts, and this was his chance to make a strong impression. "All right, I'm going to use that to my advantage," Ioane remembers saying to himself. "I'm trying to push him on his ass a little bit." Ioane drove back Ledford several yards and nearly put him on his back, which reinforced his reputation as one of the draft's most dominant blockers. A month later, Ledford was among those advocating for the Ravens to draft Ioane with their top selection. Baltimore used the No. 14 pick on Ioane, who became only the second guard selected by the Ravens in the first round for a reason. The Ravens believe Ioane's toughness and grit can become the foundation for the Ravens' new-look offensive line. Ioane is the biggest addition to a line that allowed quarterback Lamar Jackson to get pressured on 37.1% of his dropbacks last season (the worst rate of Jackson's eight-year career). One of the most anticipated days of Ravens training camp will come when Ioane can start showing his power. "I can tell physicality is his thing," Ravens middle linebacker Roquan Smith said. "I'm very excited to see him in camp when the pads get to popping a little bit more." Ioane immediately lined up as Baltimore's starting right guard from the first day of spring practices. He represents a significant upgrade over Daniel Faalele, whose run block win rate (70.8%) ranked 32nd among guards over the past two seasons and his pass block win rate (93%) was 25th among guards. During the noncontact workouts, Ioane has impressed coaches with how fast he comes off the ball as well as his professionalism. Ravens offensive coordinator Declan Doyle acknowledged he almost didn't notice the rookie on the field. "He's in there, and he's a rookie, but he feels like a veteran from his communication or from his relationship with the guys around him," Doyle said. "You can see the athleticism on really a number of the schemes that we're running, as well as in the protection game. He's a guy that is very quiet, but he's hungry to get better." The challenge for Ioane is moving from the left side in college to right side in the NFL. At Penn State, Ioane played 1,822 snaps at left guard and 296 on the right. The Ravens decided to put John Simpson, who was signed from the New York Jets in free agency, at left guard and switch Ioane to the right. "It's definitely a little bit of work to get used to again, but there isn't much to it," Ioane said. The Ravens showed how much they valued Ioane by how high they selected him. The only other guard drafted in the first round by Baltimore was Ben Grubbs, the 29th pick in the 2007 draft who became a two-time Pro Bowler. Teams are typically taking quarterbacks, wide receivers, offensive tackles, cornerbacks and edge rushers in the top half of the first round -- not interior offensive linemen. Over the previous decade, only five guards have been selected in the top half of the first round: Quenton Nelson (sixth), Chris Lindstrom (14th), Alijah Vera-Tucker (14th), Kenyon Green (15th) and Tyler Booker (12th). But, when the Ravens were on the clock, the consensus in the draft room was to select Ioane. "Vega was my favorite player in the entire draft," Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta told the team's podcast. "Knowing that Vega was one of the very top players on our offensive coaches' list, it made it super easy for me." Heading into the draft, DeCosta described Ioane as coming "straight from central casting for what you want your guards to look like." Known for pushing around defenders in the run game, Ioane has been equally strong in shutting down pass rushers. He didn't give up a sack in his past two seasons at Penn State. Ioane is looking forward to blocking for Jackson, calling it an honor to be his teammate. But Jackson will likely enjoy having someone with Ioane's mindset having his back, too. "When I'm on the field, nobody is going to stand in front of me and survive," Ioane said. "That's my biggest mentality. I'm out there trying to move people off the ball, make them not get to my quarterback." https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49286936/olaivavega-ioane-physicality-foundation-baltimore-ravens-offensive-line

Bullock, according to his the Instagram story, had succeful surgery and is expected to be fine in a few weeks...

Frankly, I dunno about this one. When I was his age, "cutting" (our slang turn for insulting) on our friends was all in fun, even saying one was being a mommy's boy. This instance, may very well be much ado about nothing

As the Aiyuk turns Brandon Aiyuk may have just talked his way out of the league. All he had to do was file some paperwork, pay a speeding ticket, be quiet for a few more weeks and not insult Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels, and he most likely would be free to sign with the Commanders in a month or so. But Aiyuk couldn't do any of that. Instead of taking care of business, he took a shot at Daniels on the Fourth of July because Daniels laughed when a 49ers fan walked up to him with a camera and yelled, "F--- Brandon Aiyuk." Aiyuk was upset that Daniels didn't defend him, so Aiyuk essentially called Daniels a mama's boy. As you may know, Daniels is famously close with his mother -- she goes almost everywhere with him, and she's his agent. Insulting her is a bad idea if you want to play for the Washington Commanders, which Aiyuk does. Shortly after Aiyuk posted his tirade, Daniels posted a response on his Instagram story -- a picture of Kevin Durant pointing two thumbs down. Aiyuk and Daniels have been best friends since they played together at Arizona State. Part of the reason Aiyuk walked away from the 49ers last season is that he wants to play with Daniels in Washington and doesn't want the 49ers to trade him somewhere else. In the process, Aiyuk has made himself utterly undesirable to every team other than the Commanders because he's acting so erratically. The only team that might have been interested in signing Aiyuk to a cheap one-year prove-it deal would have been the Commanders, because their quarterback theoretically could keep Aiyuk in check. Apparently not. If Aiyuk is taking shots at Daniels before Aiyuk is even on the Commanders, imagine how Aiyuk will act if he ever signs with Washington. He might be even more disruptive than he is now. He seems to love the attention that social media provides, and he's liable to turn on anyone at any time. And if he truly has made an enemy out of Daniels' mother, then it's highly unlikely that Aiyuk and Daniels ever will reconcile. What an incredible example of a player throwing his career away simply because he couldn't stop talking. Keep in mind, Aiyuk never has been accused of doing anything violent. And before he injured his knee, he was one of the hardest-working players on the team. But he's shockingly immature and self-destructive, to the point where most teams probably wouldn't want him in their locker room even though he's good. The 49ers sure don't seem to want him. None of his former teammates seems sad to watch him go. George Kittle even said, "Good luck with that," when a Commanders fan asked him what to expect from Aiyuk if he signs with Washington. Keep in mind, we don't know for certain that Aiyuk and Daniels are on the outs. All we know is that they've unfollowed each other on Instagram and taken jabs at each other. For all we know, they could be trolling all of us. In fact, NFL Insider Benjamin Allbright tweeted on Saturday that the entire beef between Aiyuk and Daniels is an act. If that's true, they're really committing to the bit. I find it hard to believe that Aiyuk could come up with such a clever ruse and actually execute it. He seems to be operating based on emotion, not strategy. And I find it even harder to believe that Daniels would engage in such behavior when he doesn't have to. He's not facing an early retirement like Aiyuk is. Commanders QB Jayden Daniels Fires Back at 49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk https://share.google/zLVqyGZu12V0CwFio

One of my favorites as a kid

We are not perfect, but I wouldn't not want to live in any other country....

Won't know until they put the pads on, until proven wrong, my money is on Bullock when he gets healthy this summer There is a reason they have not made a real move to get one...yet

Wow, Campbell's brother killed his mother. How so very sad https://nypost.com/2026/07/01/us-news/mother-of-nfl-star-calais-campbell-found-dead-inside-atlanta-home-brother-ciarre-campbell-charged-with-murder/

He can be a good teacher for the young tight ends at the least

Some fun facts; records to be broken. Frankly I thought the most consecutive games with 1 full sack category would have gone to Sugg or even McCreary or Weaver, or Doom, shocking hmmmm https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-records-lamar-jackson-joe-flacco-derrick-henry-jamal-lewis-trey-hendrickson-nnamdi-madubuike-elvis-dumervil-zay-flowers-mark-andrews As the Ravens aim for a return to the postseason in 2026, a few franchise records could fall in the process. Some franchise records seem nearly untouchable. Ed Reed's 61 career interceptions are 30 more than the next-closest player (Ray Lewis), while Lewis' 2,643 career tackles are in an even further stratosphere: no other Raven has even reached 1,000. Other franchise records, however, appear to be much more in reach. Here are five that could have a new name next to them by season's end: Career passing touchdowns as a Raven Current record-holder: Joe Flacco (212) Biggest threat to the record: Lamar Jackson Jackson is 26 passing touchdowns away from becoming the Ravens' all-time leader in career passing touchdowns. Jackson has reached that number in three seasons, most recently in 2024, when he tossed a career-high 41 touchdowns. Career rushing touchdowns as a Raven Current record-holder: Jamal Lewis (45) Biggest threat to the record: Derrick Henry Henry is 14 rushing touchdowns away from becoming the Ravens' all-time leader in career rushing touchdowns. Henry tallied 16 rushing touchdowns in each of his first two seasons with the Ravens and hasn't failed to reach double-digits in the category since 2017, which was his second season with the Tennessee Titans. Should Henry accomplish this feat, it'd be remarkable considering that Henry will have played half as many seasons in Baltimore as Lewis did. As a side note, Jackson is 11 rushing touchdowns away from breaking the record, but he's never reached double-digit rushing touchdowns in a season. Should Jackson get there, though, he would join an exclusive club: the only other quarterbacks to rush for double-digit touchdowns in a season in the Super Bowl era are Jalen Hurts (four times), Josh Allen (three times), Cam Newton (three times), Daunte Culpepper, Kordell Stewart and Steve Grogan. Most consecutive games with at least one full sack Current record-holder: Nnamdi Madubuike (6) Biggest threat to the record: Trey Hendrickson Hendrickson has had two streaks of recording at least one full sack longer than six games in his career. He had a seven-game streak in 2023 and a nine-game streak two years before. Should Hendrickson be able to consistently get after the quarterback this season, a more prominent Ravens record could be in jeopardy of falling. Single-season sacks Current record-holder: Elvis Dumervil (17) Biggest threat to the record: Hendrickson Seventeen sacks in a season is an extremely difficult feat to accomplish. Since sacks became an official NFL statistic in 1982, there has never been more than four players in a single season who have tallied at least 17 sacks. Hendrickson, however, is part of that elite class of pass rushers. He had 17.5 sacks in both 2023 and 2024, and he was on pace for double-digit sacks last season before injuries derailed him. Whether this record is in any jeopardy of falling – along with the production of Baltimore's pass rush as a whole – will be largely contingent on Hendrickson's health. Hendrickson missed 10 games last season with a hip/core muscle injury, but said he felt "ready to go" at his introductory press conference in March and participated in offseason workouts. Single-season receiving yards Current record-holder: Mark Andrews (1,361) Biggest threat to the record: Zay Flowers This may be the most difficult record to break of any on the list. Since 2016, the NFL has seen an average of about five pass-catchers per season tally at least 1,361 receiving yards. Five players did it last season: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Puka Nacua, George Pickens, Ja'Marr Chase and Amon-Ra St. Brown. A necessary ingredient to reach this total is a large target share, which Flowers is likely to have this season. While the Ravens have a handful of promising wide receivers, including Rashod Bateman, Devontez Walker and a pair or rookies in Elijah Sarratt and Ja'Kobi Lane, Flowers is undoubtedly the top option among Ravens pass-catchers. That has been the case in each of his first three NFL seasons – his 342 targets are 142 more than the player with the next-most targets, which is Andrews. Should Flowers break this record, he'd likely make even more franchise history as the first Ravens skill position player to ever earn a Pro Bowl nod in three straight seasons.

He has the speed and the instincts, maybe it was just that he was tasked with having to do too much. This is his make or break season.