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Yeah I see whatyou are saying. Take the Minny game. Had the Vikes not lost their 2 cb's at half would the offense have been as productive. I don't think so. In the end I do not think the D will get much better so they need to score. The blueprint has been written to slow this offense down and I expect every team to use it. I said 9-7 before the season. I called into NST this evening and they asked me to predict w-l the rest of the way. I got it to 8-8. In the end it is up to the players and the coaches to get it right.

Interesting idea. One thing that has come to mind the last couple of days. This D reminds me of 2 yrs ago. Rolle kept getting burned but it was really Ed Reed not helping over the top. Also Landry showed he had flws that yr. Then that yr we also could not get a passrush. With no Pryce they never got to the QB. The reasons the D is playing like this are diffferent but the results look very similar to the Billick's last season.

OK then where is the teams reinbursment for last yrs effort. He didn't try so he should not have been paid. All he is doing now is working for the paycheck from one of the other 31 teams next yr. He could give a crap if this team does well. He only wants to do well now.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/liverpool/article6881598.ece# Ef this grading BS. What does that do. Start demoting guys who are incappable of doing the job.

Suggs just signed a 6 yr deal. He could be cut after the 5th without a huge cap hit. http://insidethecap.blogspot.com/2009/07/suggs-contract-analysis-future-of-pass.html

No doubt raw but he seems to have more of a football IQ and doesn't get injured from a sneeze.

I bet the Duke kid would be more effective than Dwil. Infact if he was activated of the practice squad I would lay $100 that he has a catch in 3 games. That said he would be more effective than Dwil.

Yeah on another board I said of a similar pic makes me want to practice polygamy. I do need to see it.

He tends to be burned with the high priced guys. The damn near min salaries of a Leonard type guy we have done well with. It is the guys that eat big chunks of cap space that have hurt us. Also if you think Willis has been a good signing then I guess you haven't seen the writing on the wall in Owings Mills. If the team wouldn't have taken a huge cap hit this season he would not be on the team now. He came in worked fairly hard for one season other than the Buf game where he looked like he was going to die and the other times when he needed to be pulled because he was worn out in the 4th quarter. Last yr he was a turd because he was complacent and lazy. Now he is trying hard because he is trying to get that next big contract. Yeah I forgot Rolle being signed this offseason. What was the point? If he was so hurt then why waste cap space we could really use now on him then.

Suggs is making more money than any other def player in the league. For that he needs to be getting to the QB. He is one dementional. He gets to the QB when everything is right for him meaning a great passrush from the other side to give him single coverage. A couple of yrs ago they should have traded him for monster picks and moved on. Now we are stuck with him. Landry and williams I think are making $1.4 mil. We are where on the cap now. We could have gotten rookies with lower salaries to do their jobs as well as they do. That said Ziby and Nakamora need to be giveen a shot at Landry's spot. Williams is useless. I would take that kid from Duke on the roster over him now. I thought they had these hard calls to make during cuts. Seems like they kept some of the wrong people.

Ozzie is very good with the draft. He is able to grab talent damn near anywhere and RFA's also. He has turned many low and undrafted players into stars. That said his FA moves have blown for many yrs. I have said so. It took until listening to Bruce Cunningham's show a few weeks back to figure a reason why. Shaq Haris was the Pro Player guy while Savage was the college guy. Since Shaq has left a lot of Ozzies FA moves have blown up and hurt us. I believe Haris left after the Super Bowl and that seems about the time when it started. 2001 Terry Allen - He was old while still in TB Bennie Anderson - We wasted so much time and QB sacks with this loser Elvis Grbac - His yds and scoring was in garbage time Leon Searcy - He couldn't stay healthy yrs before we signed him to that monster deal Carnell Lake - Used up all his good yrs in other cities 2002 Ethan Brooks - This guy sucked 2003 Harold Morrow - did a little in Minny and nota for us also another Billick budy Marcus Robinson - Did jack for us Frank Sanders - Did less than jack T.J. Slaughter - Did a little in Jax and basically nota for us 2004 Mike Flynn - Flynn's signing lost us Casey Rabach and Jason Brown. He was a turnstile from day one and wasted space on this roster. Kevin Johnson - Trade for a guy who nobody wanted 2005 Dale Carter - After a long career we bring in another retread to waste money on Keydrick Vincent - This guy absolutely sucked. He was a backup in Pit and we grabbed him on a big contract 2006 Steve McNair - Sry but bad trade ans signing. Yeah yeah yeah 13-3 but fell off the planet after that. He was going to be released and I think we could have signed him cheaper on the market 2007 Willis McGahee - I got out of buf now I can be lazy 2008 Frank Walker - No coment needed 2009 Chris Carr - No coment needed Domonique Foxworth - may be good but that contract was to large Dawan Landry - He was a FA. We did not need to tender him. He had great rookie yr then sucked after that. Demetrius Williams - Always hurt and not producing. No need to tender him L.J. Smith - Always hurt and no need to sign him. http://www.footballdb.com/teams/baltimore-ravens/roster/ I do not know who the Pro player guy is now but he needs to be better at what he does. In the end Ozzie does make the signing so he needs to light a fire under the ass of who is coming up with these losers

I would love to have this guy but I just do not see this going down.

Suggs should never have gotten that deal. This team will learn to regret it. The Ravens last yr played over their heads. After the season Ozzie should have decided to plug some holes this team had. He did not. He kept dead wieght in Landry, Dwil, and Walker. Foxworth may end up blowing up in his face. You can play over your head for a season but not 2. I said 9-7 before the season and they could very well be worse.

Cmac was being an ahole. He was undermining the coach. He did it many times under Billick who seemed to let it go as Chris being Chris. This coach will not be like that. He is also a raging booze hound. Add in the knee and you have why he is not a member of the NFL anymore. As to the DB's. There is one who needs to take much more credit than he has gotten. Landry is a pile of fecal matter. You could polish him from now to the end of time and he will never shine. I think Mr. Hanky needs to be renamed Dwan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCPOowojiC0 Shenko got the TD right in front of him and this guy just watched. Shenko got another one to set up a score right in front of him. At least Walker will give the penalty before giving up a score. This ass just watches. Houshca gave up 3 pts. Landrey has to account for almost 20 that he was directly or indirectlt responsible for. This guy needs to ride pine.

Well this area has been well placed with the Federal Govt so we are not hit nearly as hard as other places.

Orton is 26-12 in his career. He kept the Bears in the playoffs his rookie yr. He is a very solid QB. He will not light the world on fire but he will get you wins. He shoudl have been the starter over Grossman for most of those yrs.

I agree that it looks like things will get much worse before they get better. The NFL will have to lower their prices along with all entertainment outlets. If they do not the paying public will walk away from them.

It makes for poor attendance also. A couple of days ago on Bruce Cunningham's show they were dumping on Cincy for their attendance issues. I was thinking the whole time about the over 1 mil jobs lost in Ohio in recent yrs and all the closing auto plants Ohio has.

Was Cmac good enough to offer you a drink. It's a joke people.

http://forums.extremeravens.com/index.php?showtopic=898&view=&hl=papasmurfbell&fromsearch=1 Damn. I came up with that idea last week. Where is my cash?

I worked on the field for a few yrs but I will not count that. Two yrs ago I was at Arundel Mills seeing a movie and Kelly Gregg came in with his GF/wife. I just wished him good luck. In 97 I think I ran into Ernest Byner and his wife shopping at Giant. I just said hello.

I said 9-7 before the season and I am sticking with that. There were holes they left on this team. This team played over their head last yr. That doesn't happen 2 seasons in a row.

She is clueless when it comes to sports. She wanted to build a new arena to attract a WNBA team. I guess she will buy the extra 15,000 seats every night.

The NFL better get a hold on the bad officiating. This has been getting worse every yr for about 5 seasons. It is making the league a joke. If it ain't bmore I don't watch anymore. I can walk away from the NFL all together. MLB is basically dead to me. The UFL can get me by.

She is a fool. The way the economy is this idea is moronic. Westport is a great location when they start getting that redevelopment going. This will go nowhere.