thundercleetz

Thanks for sharing this, Spen. Bittersweet story. It made me angry reading how Frank was treated in some areas of the city, but I was happy to read how his neighborhood rallied behind him.

The team only had 1,478 yards total. I don't care if it was only one RB who got 1,300 yards of that, it is irrelevant and 1,478 total yards is pathetic. Buffalo got 2,000 yards with only three rushers. The statitics you are citing are not impressive.

Just finished shoveling my sidewalk here in Towson as well. Hopefully I timed it right!

Of course Joe would restructure his contract, it means a fat bonus check and added job security. While his cap number will go down, by no means is he taking a pay cut. It makes no sense commending Flacco on his willingness to restructure. This is an Ozzie problem.

PFF is the best in the business. https://www.profootballfocus.com/about/how-we-grade/

You can try to spin the numbers all you want but the Ravens were 26th in team rushing and had only 8 rushing TDs. Yes the Ravens were eighth in passing yardage, but we only had 21 passing TDs. Overall, Ravens were 25th in the league in scoring offense. These are the statistics that matter.

I agree with papa, not impressed. After 2014 with Kubiak, it's hard to find any positives in the run game. Last year was a regression to 2013. I do like our talent with Allen and West. Need to get back to 2014 level of play so the play action is more effective.

I like Cam a lot as well. I'll be happy if either the NFC teams win it all. Cam is a winner. The MVP will come down to him or Palmer. Maybe the better QB this weekend will win the MVP? I am pumped for this matchup! Two awesome defenses, two awesome QBs. The interesting stat that is going around is this is the first time two Heisman winning QBs face off against each other in the playoffs.

Point number one is the only one that matters. We have to get touchdowns instead of field goals. The second half defensive yardage stats were great, but the defense was still in the bottom quarter of the league in the second half for points allowed.

I'm pulling for the Cards. From everything I've read Larry Fitz is a great guy. His intensity last week was fun to watch. He deserves a ring. I also like Palmer a lot. He worked hard to come back from another ACL injury and IMO was the MVP this season. As a Ravens fan, I was thrilled when the Steelers fired Bruce Arians. The guy had our number and it seemed he always had a big play in his playbook that he would save for a decisive moment in the fourth quarter. Our fortune against the Steelers didn't seem to turn until Arians was fired. Arians is an awesome coach and an outstanding offensive mind. What I am saying, it would be really cool to see two guys the Steelers and Bengals got rid of win a Super Bowl together.

RSR on Treadwell: http://russellstreetreport.com/2016/01/18/tale-of-the-tape/laquon-treadwell-strong-hands-effort/

Some additional thoughts on the Davis signing: Look at AJ's tweets. This was the sort of signing we needed to make to send a message across the league, and to our own guys, that Baltimore is serious about winning. Don't make this singing and it looks bad that we let the HR champs of the past two seasons walk. That would have been too big a hole to fill, and by not going for a total rebuild in the vein of Chicago or Houston, we would be a perpetual state of mediocrity.

I'm not worried as much about the bats now. As far as lead off I think we have two really good candidates: Rule 5 pick Joey Rickards has a high career OBP and steals bases. LJ Hoes doesn't run as well, but he gets on-base and is a smart runner with average speed. Rickards could start in RF and lead off, and Hoes/Kim could start in LF and bat second. Manny is our best hitter and needs to hit third. Bat Crush fourth, AJ fifth and Wieters sixth.

Yes! Welcome back, Crush!

Yes, it's a front office problem. We have historically picked WRs that don't fit our system. In Chicago, Trestman had big receivers who can get downfield and high point the ball. Doesn't have that here. Cam Cameron's Air Coryell offense in San Diego also had big downfield receivers like Vincent Jackson and Malcolm Floyd. He never got that here. The best utilization of talent we had at WR was with Kubiak's offense and the play action. Look at the Steelers: Holmes, Wallace, Sanders, Brown, Wheaton, Bryant, and Coates. Speed, speed, speed! All guys in a similar mold who play fast and can get in and out of cuts. The Steelers teach them from there. The Steelers drafted all of these guys. Even with a deep receiving corp, they drafted Sammy Coates in the third round last year. He didn't get PT this season, but he's going to be waiting in the wings. While guys like Derrick Mason, Anquan Boldin and Steve Smith have been great, we have used these vets as stop gaps neglecting to prioritize receiver early in the draft. In addition, throw in poor vet stop gaps like Jacoby Jones, TJ Housh, Donte Stallworth, Kelley Washington, Kevin Johnson, Frank Sanders and Marcus Robinson, and we have failed to develop an identity at receiver. These type of past-their-prime warm bodies don't allow much room on the roster to draft young guys and give them PT. You don't see the Steelers making these sorts of WR signings.

Treadwell is still my choice is Ramsey if taken. TDs win games, and Treadwell gets lots of them and we have a QB to throw him the ball. A defensive lineman and/or pass rusher can only do so much. Look at JJ Watt in Houston. As good as Watt is, look at the impact Hopkins has had on games with a terrible QB. If Houston ever gets a good QB, Hopkins will be unstoppable. The Ravens need a #1 receiver like Treadwell. Treadwell's skill set is also the perfect compliment to Perriman.

I'm not worried about the moving around. Cespedes had a cheap contract, and he got traded from contender to contender who failed to meet expectations (Oakland to Boston to Detroit). That's what happens when you're a good player with a cheap expiring contract. Happened with Tex before he signed with the Yanks. My concern with Cespedes is he is limited to LF. We already have two other guys, Hoes and Kim who are pretty much LFs only as well (Hoes can play RF but is better in LF, Kim can play 1B but his bat doesn't project there). Cespedes can play CF in a pinch if AJ needs a day off, but it shouldn't be a long-term play there. Regardless, we have struggled to get any production out of LF for years, so he would be a major upgrade.

No. I am not. I like Bobby Engram a lot. I think he has a lot of coaching potential. He is a player's coach and is well spoken. This problem goes a lot deeper than the WR coach. We haven't developed a receiver in 20 years. It's an organizational problem. Look at David Shaw, head coach at Stanford. He was our WR coach under Billick. He got hammered for being a bad coach. Receivers didn't do this, didn't do that and everyone said it was his fault. That didn't stop him from becoming a top head coach in college football, turning down NFL head coaching interviews. No one would say Stanford receivers are poorly coached.

O's rumored to have offered Cespedes a 5-year contract in the $75-90M range. I don't know if it is serious or leverage against CD. Cespedes would be a monster in Camden Yards. Also, no draft pick required because the Mets acquired him midseason. Maybe that's why he got an offer over Upton. Cespedes might be less risky than Davis. Monster year last year, should be a 4 WAR player. Defense is average. About a week ago AJ tweeted at Cespedes. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/14571920/baltimore-orioles-make-contract-offer-free-agent-outfielder-yoenis-cespedes

Touché!

Michael Thomas, WR Southern Miss http://mattwaldmanrsp.com/2016/01/05/rsp-film-room-no-69-s-miss-wr-michael-thomas-sleeper-alert/

My post wasn't directed at Papa. I tend to agree with Papa that it is a bad contract, but I feel we had our hands tied. Now, we have our hands tied once again.

It has nothing to do with how much Joe likes it here or his agent, restructuring is a no brainer for both of them. Joe gets a check and added length to his contract, and his agent gets a fat commission check too. Joe has all the leverage. He will probably even receive a pay raise to keep him in line with the most recent QB contracts. The Ravens have two choices: restructure and give Joe a slight pay raise, or keep the contract as is. It's a win-win for Joe, it's a dangerous game for the Ravens.

Agreed Pacman is either exetremely stupid or full of shit. It doesn't matter if AB faked the injury or not: an injury has no effect upon a penalty being called. And why the hell would Brown fake a concussion knowing he'd have to sit out the final drive?

Exactly. Which is why restructuring is terrible for a team long-term. McNair got a couple big checks out of it.