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Yep, enjoy! We wont see another Brody Croyle led team all season (well, maybe detroit lions !). Next week, San Diego. if Brody Croyle can lead a 90 yard TD drive againts our vaunted D (in our house, no less), what is Philip Rivers going to do to our D. Unless Ray Ray and company were told to "kick back and relax", our D will get shellacked next week. Put on your seat belts next Sunday !

Thats fine. He was good in our system here; average in Texas. We need an upgrade at DE; not a lateral move. We need to get better here/ Anthony Weaver ? No thanks.

This whole thing with Ray Ray is becoming more Favre like all the time. With Harbaugh putting his stamp on this team, I see a changing of the guard and Ray and others going out the door. If we are going to make some changes, lets do now, move on and get ready for a new, younger franchise. GO RAVENS !!

Yep, like I said - as long as we score > 6 runs a game, we are good !

It will take a few years to completely turn (or rescue) this Titanic around but Roberts is a step in a positive direction. Still, we have to get some pitching...big time. I hope we consistently score 6 runs a game. :o

Those CB draft picks are looking better all the time ! :o

Yep - the Rolle coffin nailed. Lets hope FO is on same page !

Mixed feelings. Do we need Rolle's leadership/experience while we turnover the CB position ? Or do we bite the bullet and move on. Given Rolle's declining health and productivity (not to mention salary), I say we bite the bullet and move on. Oz and Co need make sure they pick up a stealth CB in the draft PLUS a legit FA CB.

Tcleetz. I echo you concerns. We do need to stop screwing around with Brown and lock him up. We get an OL once and for all and now we are going to muck it up. Just do it for Gods sake ! ;)

Or maybe Joe Friday

Next: Ray gets the big payday, maybe we keep Jason Brown, and Scott and Leonard are probably goners !

Shoot, yeah. Hal and Asimago gives us the Raider CB tandem. Why not ?

So, Crav, with the $ 30 M + pending, we can do the following: Sign our LB trio, Jason Brown and Jim Leonard Snag FAs CB Asimago, DE/LB Peppers and WR TJ Houzmenzada Sign all our draft picks Yep, that should do it ! ;)

Me, too. But one way or another, we have to acquire or draft at least one other 1 legit, healthy, shut down CB for next season. Selfishly, I'd rather us pick up a top flight CB in FA and draft another in the 1st round. We just cant go another season with such a patchwork tandem of CBs. Thats all.

Bingo ! And its long overdue.

If we Sip and Heap are healthy next year, I say we go with that or maybe TE later in the rounds. We have way too many other needs than TE right now.

Crav, It is indeed a year long proposition. Its great to hear the FO admits its weaknesses and holes and they have a plan to address them. I like that they are looking at TE, esp since Heap's health and effectiveness has been questionable the last few years. However, this team cannot afford to pass up on a legit CB or WR (unless we first secure through FA). In my mind, our team needs to do 3 things: Address/lock up/resign Suggs, Brown, Ray and Leonard. Fill holes vacated by expected losses of Scott, CMac and Rolle though free agency Draft in the order of CB or WR, WR or CB, DE, TE, OL, etc..... GO RAVENS !

Max, agreed. We need to keep Brown - he's THE GLUE to our OL. Without him, we are starting over. I dont care how well Chester played. He's no Brown. Oz, find to way to lock him up !

Crav, Strange stuff dude but here is my verbage: In my opinion, its probably time we moved on w/o Ray. Look, I would love to keep this warrior but, as everyone has stated, his best days are clearly behind and we need to go in a newer direction. This team has many rising stars - Flacco, Jason Brown, Suggs, McClain, Leonard, etc.....- and we need to find the resources to sign and keep them for the long haul. If Ray wants to stay he can. But if he feels compelled by God, Money or other reasons to move on, then by gosh, move on. This team needs to act in a financially prudent way; not like the nuckleheads in DC or Dallas. This team and Harbs have a mantra in place - its about team and getting better. On the surface, Ray doesnt appear to be part of that program. Its time to move on, get younger, better and think about a new face/look on the franchise - maybe Joe Flacco. maybe Ed Reed. Either way, I am ready to turn the page and embrace a great team with a very bright future. Go RAVENS !!

Perhaps Ray and AD reunited as a LB tandem in NE. Hmmh ?

Do we still play a Pro Bowl ? Or, what's more exciting, watching paint dry or the Pro Bowl ? Hmm . :P

We wont wait until 6th round for WR. I would very surprised if we do anything besides CB-1st round, WR- 2nd round, or vice versa. Those are our most glaring needs and Ozzie will deliver ! GO RAVENS !

Harvin is a high risk, high reward player. Before going to Fla, Harvin played 20 minutes from my neighborhood at Landstown High School in Virginia Beach. He was unstoppable in HS but had a history of being dinged up (knee injuries I recall). He's a fast cat and playmaker. I'd rather have the big possession Boldin type guy and draft him or acquire him via free agency.

13-3 or 14-2, Crav? I surely thought you'd have us at 15-1. :P

Dont think we necessarily need a deep threat (while that wouldnt hurt); we need a beast across the middle. Since the Stealers are our true competitor, its obvious we need a physical guy who can be successful against the Stealers secondary.