oldno82

So all we need is 6 or 7 first round picks and we'll be in business.

Probably. It would become the new story flavor of the week.

Kolar is the least of our worries. Cap hell along with all the pending free agents is a much bigger concern. I wonder if they even have a plan for that. I assume they're negotiating to get Lamar's numbers down, but I would be pleasantly surprised if they can pull that off.

Well it could very well be one of many things, too beaten up to practice, disgust with his performance to date, unhappiness with his extension/renegotiation, unhappiness with coaching. Who the f*** really knows??

Kolar is replaceable. If Likely is gone, then we can wait for the draft. But I don't think his being 'gone' is a done deal yet as Tsyl points out.

It looks like the team valued past performance more than future. I like Andrews and what he has done for the franchise but not so much if they cut Likely loose. They've got to sign Likely and that likely means (pun intended) cleaning up Lamar's cap hit for the next 2 years.

The NFL must be really happy...this year in the AFC North is parity heaven.

Yes it's possible. Given the sad state of the Ravens and Steelers. I think unlikely they win out though. Bills should beat them.

We'll see how they respond this Sunday.

I think we are past the mediocre altitude and still dropping.

Last chance at the OK Corral this week. You are so right about their inconsistency. You never know which version of the Ravens will show up. I have no clue about who will win this game. I do know that we will see the same mistakes being made as before but I am hoping there just won't be as many. If there are, the Steelers win ugly. It's either that or we win ugly. I'm hoping the negative press in Pitts regarding Lamar of late, gets under his skin and we eke out a victory. As you have said before though, is that what we should really want? This team needs a club-wide shakeup at the end of this season.

Well, I tell ya one thing: he certainly makes an impression!

You beat me to it, Tsyl...I watched that game today and saw the Bills playing without their 2 regular tackles and wondered WTF are we doing? Their O-line was better, much better, than ours with 2 subs and an injured Center playing. Coaching can really make the difference. You can bet the Steelers will look much better next Sunday than they did today against our floundering Offensive line. BTW, did you see the 6'7 311lb Tight End Pittsburgh has? He was unstoppable once he caught the ball. But he probably struggles to get open.

Since the league rules are biased in favor of the passing game, we're probably looking at a finesse ol if there is a choice that has to be made. i'd prefer a hybrid line like we had when Lamar took off 3-4 years ago. Very unfortunate that we lost a very very good OL coach in D'Allesandris last year. The OL hasn't been the same since. As for new coaches: yes up and down the line. Who's out there that might be available that we could target?

Help is desperately needed on the O-line and we can start at LT because I think this will be Stanley's last year with the Ravens. We need a couple guards to boot. Ditto with an edge rusher. A necessity that we get one. We need a stud here. Lower priority but still need a RB, WR, Center, and maybe an RT (I'm not sure Rosengarten is all that good). I see that as 5 necessity picks (or high level free agents) and 4 other needs. We'll never hit on all our needs via the draft this year. We might actually have to spend some high money (gasp!) on proven free agents. And I will also add, we need either a much better backup QB or better yet, a QB to groom as Lamar's replacement. After the beatings he has gotten over the last 5-6 years, I think his body is giving out. Now if anybody can develop a plan that gets a haul for all these needs in one off-season, I'll be greatly surprised and very happy!