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Hmm, good question, but yes, I do.

I would put Heap at 2, Andrews at 3, Pita was good but could not stay healthy and his blocking left a lot to be desired. I'll never forget seeing Sharpe take that "fumble" on the screen pass to Jamal down the sidelines to a touchdown against the Broncos in the playoff game. Turned rhe tide

True to a point papa, no doubt. The difference this year, however, is this team saw how far they went, how close they came to a super bowl run, the goal line. That with a terrible, okay, that is perhaps too strong a word, but a qb not ready for pre season games, let alone playoff games. The line was healthy for once in a long time, the secondary not only played up to their level of play, but several 3rd year players finally reached their potential and played well. Lamar is clearly light years ahead of any of our back ups, who knows what Bekham will add, if he will stay healthy, or if Bateman will be able to help out. But Likely showed he can be a force, I would not be surprised to see Todd use him as a wide out, in the slot, on the edge. He did that at Georgia with the two great tight ends he had to take advantage of matchups. Oh yes, and the line is back, just about intact, that means a lot. Factor in Todd, and yes, this could be maybe should be a special year. A super bowl appearance or win? Who knows, but yes, certainly not a 6 win or less season, rather playoffs and beyond.

The main "thing" that has derailed this team over the past few seasons has been injuries. Whether it was on offense or defense, sometimes both, injuries have killed this team. They now, thanks in part to the injuries, have real depth at most every position. I think I agree with Smith, that this could be a special season.

Nice read from Smith https://www.nfl.com/news/roquan-smith-believes-ravens-are-in-for-something-special-in-2023 Count Roquan Smith among the many who believe this is their year. "I'm just excited to get out there and fly around with the guys, because I think we're in for something special," the Ravens linebacker said, via the team's official site. "And I think myself, personally, I think it's going to be probably my best year, at least the way I feel physically and mentally." Smith has legitimate reason to be excited. He's moved past the contract dispute that prompted his trade from Chicago to Baltimore, receiving a new five-year, $100 million deal from the Ravens and returns as a key part of a defense built to win in 2023. He's also operating with the luxury of time. This time around, Smith won't have to learn defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald's scheme, and his future in Baltimore is solidified. He's an important member of his team -- and he's ready to play with a vengeance. "We want all the smoke, honestly," Smith said. "There's a lot of payback that we have out there. We'll get to it when we get to it, one week at a time." Baltimore acquired Smith in the middle of the 2022 season, a campaign that included its own helping of adversity, starting with the loss of quarterback Lamar Jackson. The Ravens still found a way to reach the playoffs, but their loss to Cincinnati on Super Wild Card Weekend brought an unceremonious end to their season, leaving many feeling empty-handed. Smith expects much more from 2023, a year that is expected to test the Ravens in a competitive AFC North and loaded conference. Baltimore will have to bring it every week, and with a defense that includes a blend of young playmakers and seasoned veterans, the Ravens have high hopes. There’s no time for Smith to have mercy on opponents. "Never scared. Wasn't born scared, wasn't planning to die scared," Smith said. "I think most of the guys on the defense live the same way. People may fear us, [and] we want to strike that. At the end of the day, we're coming out to take your heads off."

Mm have to say Oba, since he tossed me a game ball in the 4th quarter of the Ravens blow out playoff win against the Broncos enroute to their first super bowl

For me, & I love Trent, but Vinnie was the best, thus far. His only fault was not having a defense that could stop a tissue blowing on the ground. Not his fault. Joe, you know how I feel, the team let him down with a terrible line, he has to be #2, that playoff run to win the Super Bowl! Like Vinnie, had the team done them better, they each would be Hall of Fame worthy... Lamar is clearly a better qb than Trent, but so far, Trent was a better leader, so he gets the nod. Time will tell though. Steve, it was a disappointment, but who could know the true life he was leading. Had his head and heart been here, man, who knows what could have been.

Harbs a few days ago

I've had to get them from time to time in my knees when I was younger, my doctor advised against them, why?

He can only do so much, can Lamar learn the offense? Make the right reads, adjustments? Can the receivers do the same? Will they be on the same page?

Yeah, this offense can move the chains, win games with a healthy, good offensive line. I'm excited for this team right now, the possibilities are endless if they stay healthy and learn the plays.

Stanley feeling young again https://www.nfl.com/news/ravens-ot-ronnie-stanley-ankle-feeling-right-entering-2023-this-is-as-good-as-i-

Yeah, cortisone is good for killing pain, one major problem though, it eats bones. That is not good, just go and get the screws removed, don't fool around with cortisone

Full go though there will be or might be some limitations placed on him to allow him to to adjust. Good sighting https://www.nfl.com/news/ravens-hc-john-harbaugh-odell-beckham-a-full-go-for-practice-but-will-have-ramp-

12 died at the Derby, 2 more at Belmont, imagine if instead of the horses, that baseball, football, or basketball players died while playing their games....

Curious, how do you feel about Tomlin, who hasn't won a playoff game since 2016, and a super bowl since 08? Harbs, 158-104 (603) Tomlin, 171-102,(625) We could do a since Ben has been gone one, even since Ben was on decline.... Of course Harbs would never step on the field during a long return in order to keep it from being a touchdown....

We cannot know the inner workings,, speculate, sure. Who knows what or who. I am sure the head coach on every teams talks with personnel on what type of players they would like, personality wise, work ethic etc from the draft & free agency. The GM wants player A, the head coach player B, who wins that discussion on any team? In the end the coach has to find a way to coach a player, get the most out of them, help them reach their full potential. I would say, Harbs has done a pretty good job of it..

Well, it is a bit misleading. Yes, the aforementioned super stars retired/left, yes I am sure it had a slight detrimental affect on the team. However, you knee that was coming, right?! In that time, between 2012 and well, now, what has happened? Several bad drafts, or should I say mediocre ones, a change in front office personnel, especially the big cheese, scouts who moved on, all good reasons for slip ups in draft. One of the big ones. In the midst of the post 2012 Super Bowl, was a season ending injury to Flacco, followed by a change in qbs, starting a rookie/first year, a new offensive system. Oh yes, then there is the injury to the new qb, causing him to miss playoffs game/s. Look, I am not a huge fan of his, you know my reasons, mostly in game things, but he is far from a slub

Nice article from the home website. Let's hope it pays off on the field. Chuck Smith already had many players who were disciples of his teaching long before he became the Ravens' new outside linebackers coach. Smith had been a private coach in the Atlanta area since 2001, and his lengthy list of former clients included future Hall of Famers Von Miller and Aaron Donald. NFL pass rushers have flocked to see Smith every offseason for years, and his success earned him the nickname "Dr. Rush." "I always knew in the early 90s that I wanted to train pass rushers because there was no one really doing it," Smith said. "It wasn't really normal back then. People kind of looked like, 'Man, that's kind of weird,' I wasn't welcomed because it was a different culture with coaches. There weren't even iPhones, I was passing out flyers." Now Smith's career has taken another turn. Hired by the Ravens in March, he's being entrusted to bring out the best in an outside linebacker group that includes Odafe Oweh and David Ojabo, two young first-round talents who are already sold on Dr. Rush. "He's a guru," Ojabo said. "He's just bringing [out] the best side of us, and he brings a lot of energy. [He] lets us be ourselves, lets us kind of dance off the ball. I'm really excited just to see how our development comes." During his playing days, Smith spent eight of his nine NFL seasons with the Falcons and finished with 58.5 career sacks, including a career-high 12 sacks in 1997. With his NFL pedigree and his success working with former Pro Bowlers such as Osi Umenyiora and Carlos Dunlap, Smith brings credibility that helps players buy in. "He's giving us insight that a lot of guys, like me in particular, haven't had, because a lot of my coaches, they're great coaches, but they haven't really played the position," Oweh said. "He's played the position. He's trained a lot of guys that played the position at a high level. I'm getting little tidbits that I wouldn't have necessarily gotten." Smith first met Head Coach John Harbaugh in 2008 while working as a training camp consultant as part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship. That relationship has helped accelerate Smith's comfort level since taking the job. The transition has been easy because I know a lot of people here," Smith said. "I did the Bill Walsh minority coaching program, got my start here coach Harbaugh's first year. I was a lot younger. He was a lot younger. Everybody here, even guys on the staff – there are guys here who I trained. [General Manager] Eric [DeCosta], [Owner] Mr. [Steve] Bisciotti, I've known a lot of these people for a long, long, long time. If there was a perfect place for me to come and really kickoff my first year again, it was the Baltimore Ravens." https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/chuck-smith-dr-rush-new-practice-ravens-oweh-ojabo

Ack, it's all good. But it all depends on how much JK wants for money. If anything has shown, runningbacks are plug & play. So it is either the Ravens money or the highway. He has shown grit and the can do attitude...

& JK, Take it with a grain of salt I suppose

Man the potential this kid had coming out of college, never to realize it for one reason or another. Ravens add what is likely another camp body to guard against injury, is my guess as to why him. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-sign-wide-receiver-laquon-treadwell-R6WYU22I3JHLDOAS3KZ7KWDPFM/

Several teams have backed out of signing Hopkins, the Bill's just gave Oliver a big deal and signed Floyd to a one year deal, leaving them thin in cap space. Should be interesting to see which is the last team standing....

My 5th grade history teacher was a huge fan of the ball room dancing. Every Friday she would have us move the desks against the wall then teach us all of the dances

Man, am I dating my self or do people still do this dance? Any who, a nice piece on our young center https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/tyler-linderbaum-build-rookie-season-pass-blocking