oldno82

Well...the Lamar extension issue I think is dead until the off-season. If he has a great year, or even a good year I think he's going to want to test free agency in '28. That means we carry an $80 million cap hit in '27. He might even ask for a trade. The thing is, if he has that kind of year, other quarterback needy teams will line up to bid for him because he can be such an exciting dynamic player. I like Lamar. I don't want to see him leave. But he really controls his own destiny.

Right, as much as possible. But eventually a situation will happen where he will have to make a 45 yarder to win a game. I just don't know if he can or can't do it...it's TBD. I still think IF they decide to make a change they ought to go with Matt Prater.

And Moody ranked 28th. Looking at that list of percentage made, there aren't a lot of other kickers from 2025 who are known to be better than Loop available now.

Something we should remember...I, and many other fans I'm sure, are spoiled by having Justin Tucker, the GOAT, here for the last dozen years or so. Tucker was a one-of-a-kind. He was superb under pressure and had a great leg. I've lost track of all of his exploits but I'll never forget him kicking under all kinds of weather conditions and putting 3 points on the board over and over again. But his time has come and gone, mostly due to his own personal foibles. Now we're kind of back to reality with Loop. I still think we can do better but we really won't know until the season starts exactly what we're going to have unless Moody suddenly discovers the secret of consistency. Or Loop does. Or they discover another option we haven't considered yet. We'll just see how this all plays out. But I really don't think we'll ever see another Tucker.

I would prefer they sign Prater, even at 42 years old. He was still clutch last year.

Ravens add kicker Jake Moody to practice squad: "Moody had a prolific college career at Michigan, where he was twice named the Big Ten Kicker of the Year and won the Lou Groza Award as the nation's top kicker in 2021. Him and Head Coach Jesse Minter overlapped in 2022 when Minter was Michigan's defensive coordinator. The San Francisco 49ers drafted Moody in the third round in 2023, making him just the second kicker to be selected within the top 100 picks in the previous 15 drafts. He converted 76.2% of his field-goal attempts during his first two seasons with the 49ers and was cut after the 49ers' first game last season after going 1-for-3 with a miss from 27 yards and a blocked attempt from 36 yards. Moody went to Chicago, where he made eight of his nine attempts in two games played, then finished the season as the Commanders' kicker and was 10-for-11. However, Moody lost a training camp battle this summer in Washington against undrafted rookie Drew Stevens. Ravens kicker Tyler Loop had a strong training camp but missed three of his eight field-goal attempts this preseason, including two from 58 and one from 51 yards."

Good developmental decision. Hopefully, he pans out for us.

He's really come on strong in the pre-season games.

Sun reports Ethan Burke makes the 53.

We can only hope. Still 2 weeks of practice left for him to ramp up.

They should have hired someone more local with some pizazz...the new guy puts you to sleep.

Yes...I agree...one day (again like last year) he will cost us an important game. I'd rather have a consistent kicker up to 49 yard FGs than a guy who has the potential to hit one from greater than 50 but can miss easier ones.

Well I saw the first quarter plus and then, poof, the TV provider when out. When it finally came back on we were scoring to make it 31-0, so I missed most of the big scoring. It's back on now but it's well into the third quarter. Sad to hear about Loop. He's really inconsistent. I don't know if he can be depended on in the regular season. I think not. It's still not too late to bring some competition with 2 weeks to go but I don't know who's available. Nano looked good for as little as I saw of him. Huntley was superb. Moore looked good when he was in there. But the big story is our Defense. Just a really good machine from what I saw. They really stifle an offense.

Go with 3 running backs and one on the ps. There's a risk no matter what we do because this year we are loaded with talented depth but Nano just has that 'it' factor you don't see very often. There's no guarantee that Lamar and the Ravens will be able to reach an extension after this season either. Huntley wouldn't be an answer. Fagnano might be. Shoot, if it came to that I'd put Huntley on the ps if I had to. Now of course I don't think Nano is a sure thing. Fortunately, we have one more preseason game to go to evaluate him. If he stinks up the place, then sure put him on the ps. But if he plays like he has been I'd keep him somewhere safe.

If they put him on the PS, some other team will claim him. I have more confidence in him than Huntley.