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However, you can't pay a qb, wr, and running back top dollar.... As Papa said, you can plug & place backs most of the time. Fournett is the real deal, when he gets blocking, , he reminds me of Eddie George with the way he gates and runs so up right. But no, I would not draft him in the first two rounds, too many other glaring needs.....

Yeah, why not, they have given every corner back & safety in the known universe a chance, may as well try more runningbacks............

they are a talented bunch, but injuries have kept them out; no one can plan for them. it is odd though, the number of rookie wide outs with injuries..... by the way, while cooper had a nice game against the stillers, i have never seen a player play so scared,,,,,, he looked terrified out there.....

Oops, ,my monthly free articles has run out.... such a shame I can't read it... Not that there was any shocking news in it other than the obvious.....

Titans moved quickly, fired their head coach at the bye... We ned a petition to get Clarence Brooks the DC job, after the fire Pees.... Pwees!

He has done a great job with that program, but there is a big difference between recruiting for CAA and FCS compared to the Big 10. Even so, I would like to see him get the job if he would be interested.....

That isn't saying much, now is it.... The redzone play calling under Tresman has been atrocious, or is that expealidocious............... What we, all of us need to keep in mind in the final two minutes of games this year, are the players he as to work with. I will gladly pay you tomorrow for a wide receiver today......... Look, these guys struggle to get open, to catch passes, to get any semblance of seperation all game long, and we expect them to all of a sudden to those things in the last two minutes of a game? Has Flacco missed some passes in those last few minutes of each game? Sure, but what QB has not? Rogers, anyone? 77 freaking yards total last night.... But when you have hold the ball a split second longer because these guys need that time to get an inch of seperation, the pressure from the rush gets there quickly, passes are off target by what, a few inches, when these guys have 0, ZERO catch radius..... The failures this season, THIS SEASON mind everyone, to win games at the end, or hold the ball for the final minutes so the defense doesn't get a chance to blow the game, are a combination of many factors, yes, play calling is one factor, Joe is another, by personell, to me, is the biggest issue. Now injuries have forced their hand and some players not living up to what they ave done in the past, have pushe dothers to the forefront. Oh I will give Treman some credit, did everyone notice, in the past two games, the offense has slowed play down, eating as much clock, play clock, as possible to shorten the game and keep the defense off the field as much as possible.....

we shall see, rehab for this injury is neithr fun nor easy and when retirement has already been uttered, it has been on the mind long before....

I am most intreged to see both GIvens and Ross more in this offense now with Smith Sr out and another piss poor game from Brown, much to my dismay. Ross has the wiggles to work from the slot and run after catch. Givens, we know, is a burner and timing is everything. Should be fun..

Wth Beamer retiring, another job opening up, more viable than MD..... beggers can't be chosers....

Yeah, he will be a posession receiver in the NFL, with the ability to go deep. He is strong getting off the line of scrimmage, even against Florida, he had no toruble with press coverage. His biggest issue this year is his quarterback and the fact they now have two other real good receivers, Stringfellow being one of them. Another tall, big, strong handed receiver. Both he and Treadwell have great body control and concentration,as you saw in that clip, just one example....

He has a major learning curve to go through. I've been watching all season, with a rush in his face against better defenses than Tulsa, not so good... Oh and Papa, in College, Joe hit receivers in stride on deep routes, too.... They all do, but timing gets messed up in the pros for a few years due to many factors.....

that was before Pees...........

Spoiled by success? You realize the majority of the people on this board, in this thread are those old enough to remember the 96, 97, 98 seasons, vividly. We also remember the 2002, 2005, & 2007 seasons, very well. We are also the ones who have been saying for the past few years, the drafts have been a bust, not just saying it this year. Most of us old timers also said this season was going to be a bust because of those poor drafts, unlike some others, cough, cough, you, who said this was a Super Bowl team just prior to the start of the season..... Spoiled? Hardly, realists? yes, that is the ticket, we call it as we see it..... Fait weather fans need not apply here. Drafting at the bottom of the round is not a good excuse. This team drafted at the end of the draft many, many times and hit. They have made their money later in the draft and in undrafted players quite well. It is not where you draft, it is how well you draft. Many first rouders, historically, have failed, not just on this team, but overall in the league...... Just because we question does not mean we lack "faith" in the organization. But yes, if changes are not made in the front office & or in the coaching/scouting staff, this team will stay below the Mendoza line. Oh and by the way, this organization does have two Super Bowl wins, but 9 of the seasons (including this one) have been 500 or less. 11 of them have been 9 wins or more. So how is it we could be spoiled?

The games being close is a distraction, this team is really, really bad. If the coaches and front office people think; well, the games are close so this team must also be, then we are in for a decade of bad football....

sure, what moves can he make in the front office, coaching staff, to turn this thing around. and how does he get me to stop calling him Biscut, it's all gravy....

I agree. There are a number of throws he has missed, some rare poor dicisions he has made this year, but none that would turn this season around more than any of the other issues. I will say, something seems off with him this year, some of those throws he normally makes he is way off, contrary to his nature. Take the last play Monday night, he normally makes that throw, why he chose to go to a fade when the defensive back was behind Gilmore has me puzzled. He knows and has made that throw properly in the past, a bullet between the 8 & the 0, not a fade. I am not sure if he is pressing too hard or if something else is bugging him, but he does not seem to be the same so far......

Cooper is a smoother runner, more precise route runner. He reminds me of Jerry Rice. Coop is a decent blocker but that is where Treadwell has the edge. Coop is a bit faster, but Treadwell has better leaping ability and is stronger. Speaking of Cooper, Bama has a freshman right now with the same body type, but looks like he will be even better.....

Two sad facts. One, the ravens might be drafting too high to get him, unless they trade down. Two, they having a glaring blind spot for top quality recievers. Boy I wish they would draft him. Between him, Perriman, Ross and the tight ends, this offense would only be stopped by them selves.... or a piss poor offensive coordinator.....

Missed tackles are the first sign of being tired. They were pushed around most of the game, no pressure on Palmer; more signs of being tired; worn out. Don't get me started on Mosely, oh wait he had a sack, whippie! NOT.....

The game was lost on the plane to there..... This team looks tired, both lines, no gas left in the tank. They looked incredibly slow both physically and mentally. Missed assignments, simple assignments too boot..... The only brite spot was Buck Allen, I think they found their running back for the future.... The game was lost in the off season when they hired Mark Tressman; predictable offense............ The game was lost in the off season when they brough Pees back... no imagnation, no sense of talent..... no true game planing...

Yes, the game has gown down, talent wise. Not because of a lack of talent, but because f a lack of preparation. These new practice rules etc that the players wanted, as we have talked about when the CBA was reworked, have given what we have today; medicocre play. The teams winning today win not just because they have better players, but because their attention to detail is much better; they make less mistakes. Brady is great, but as history has sown with his receivers who left there, they would not be as good with out him. Why? system, how they are sued, yes, but more so, how much emphasis Billy B puts on knowing, doing your assignment to the letter. They do, so they win more. They Ravens don't, so they lose more. Is it leadership? Maybe, but some of the onus has to fall on the players. No matter how hard Harbs claims they work, come game day, with so many blown assignments, it is clear, they do not, truly.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/desean-jacksons-home-robbed/ar-BBmnl0U?li=AAa0dzB&ocid=U142DHP Don't mind the mess, just more coincidences running after Desean. Glad no one was hurt, seriously..... Well, TMZ is not against making things up to make money.....

Puzzling isn't it? It was the same back in 96, Vinne, Derrick, Michael, the offense couldn't be stopped, except when they got lazy and stopped them selves. The defense showed flashes, but could not stop a pee-wee team.

This is a pivital year for the franchise. Sure they can take the asy way out, fire the coach, bring in some one different to "reach the players" and get their "fire back".... That might last for a few years, then you are stuck in the ever revolving coaching door... or, you take a page from the Steelers, who stick it out with a coach through a few down seasons, showing the stability of the franchise; players like to see that. One thing we can say about this franchise; players love to play here. Fire him? Poor game management over all, his choice for who tells him to challange calls puzzles me, as they are mostly always wrong.... Use of time outs, another issue.... But overall, no, stick with him, he is young, remember, give him 3 more years see if this team turns around, talent wise.