cravnravn Posted September 8, 2014 Author Posted September 8, 2014 www.WNST.net Ravens announce the termination of Rice Rice's contract. More at WNST.net. www.koonsbaltimoreford.com Quote
oldcrow Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 nice move ravens HUGE PROPS video proved to all you naysayers next man up Quote
cravnravn Posted September 8, 2014 Author Posted September 8, 2014 Wasn't a nay sayer, just show me the proof which they did, finally Quote
tsylvester Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 I find it difficult to believe they did not see the video, so why cut him now? They had to know it was going to come out.... Knee jerk reactions..... right move, just a few months late. Quote
varaven45 Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 Now. Maybe now all the Raven haters will get off our arses and start hating on something else. This whole deal makes me sick . Quote
varaven45 Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 Well and I guess Justin F and Lorenzo T just picked up some playing time! Quote
tsylvester Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 Now the league steps in, and makes a big mess, union wise, suspends him indefinately Quote
cravnravn Posted September 8, 2014 Author Posted September 8, 2014 Double jeopardy at its finest Quote
tsylvester Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 Double jeopardy at its finest Their fall back & that of the Ravens is that they did not see the video and Ray & his wife lied to them all..... hmmm The union can't step in, can they, black eye for sure.... Quote
element Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 Solid move. Glad to have him out of our organization. Quote
Geronimo Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 this is Ray's first offense, how can the Commish say the 1st offense is 6 games, and then suspend Ray indefinitely upon his 1st offense. This guy is a joke. Now if the Ravens want to cut Rice they have every right to do so, but the Commish just implemented his suspension policy on domestic violence, and now he's completely disregarding it. Quote
GrubberRaven Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 Cited on new evidence. NFL says they never saw it...maybe they kept this info in their back pocket if it came back to bite them... Quote
papasmurfbell Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 Pete Prisco @PriscoCBS Prediction: Three years from now, maybe less, the Bears and Ravens will regret deals to Rice and Forte.Pete right on. If he becomes injury prone they might regret it. Prisco can kiss Rice's butt when he takes the podium in Canton for his HoF speech.So are you making reservations in Canton for 5 yrs frm now? If my Aunt had balls she'd be my Unckle.Hes been 4 years in the league, nothing indicates that he will all of a sudden become "injury prone"BTW how was he last yr? And hes a smart RB at that, HE DOESN'T take direct hits..Come on Pops you.ve seen the finesse runner over the years, and the little skat backs stay around the longest, starting with Lenny Moore then Joe Washington onto Barry, Emitt and now Rice.Smart enough to knock a woman out. He was starting to go last yr. Even Warrick Dunn had a long career and ended up with a 1000 yard season pretty late in his career when people said he couldn't do it. The elusive guys with great running instincts last so much longer.Heck, even Holmes, who suffered a devastating injury was able to recover and be productive when he shouldn't have been. It was because he was an all around runner with great vision, hands, feet, and instincts. Those guys make up for loss of speed and power.There's been no indication that Rice won't duplicate similar success. This is not Jamal Lewis.I have no complaint about locking up Rice for 5 years at this stage of the game. It makes sense to have a guy like this on the roster.Last yr was an indicator On the surface it is a good deal. But in time it very well might not be a good deal. That cap space they are eating is not a good deal. He is 25 years old and the deal takes him to when he is 30. 30 is a bit old for a RB, but there are numerous cases where a RB can still be effective (sometimes very good) at that age. If it was until he was 32 or 33 I might have doubts, but as is I do not.You always seem to want to get rid of players in their prime to 'plan for the future'. If every move you make is for the future you will never achieve success in the present. And there is absolutely no reason to plan for the future at the expense of signing a 25 year old star player like Ray Rice. Yeah imagine a haul of rookies that are in their third yr now and really carrying the team. So in one hand we could have had a haul and in the other we have dead money. I didn't see it going down that way but I was pretty sure this would be a bad contract for the Ravens. Quote
papasmurfbell Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 Cited on new evidence. NFL says they never saw it...maybe they kept this info in their back pocket if it came back to bite them...I call BS. Chris Mortenson said months ago what was told to him in the vid and today it was confirmed. Goodell fumbled the ball. Quote
GrubberRaven Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 Not saying I believe it, just saying that's what they said. Quote
papasmurfbell Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 They have circled the wagons to not look like aholes who condone woman beating. I was watching ESPN and they said DV groups were about the mount a major campaign against the league and the Ravens. Quote
papasmurfbell Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/08/front-loaded-rice-contract-blows-up-on-ravens/ In that month, the Ravens paid Rice $15 million to sign, along with a 2012 base salary of $2 million. He then received a $7 million option bonus last March, along with a $1 million 2013 base salary.That’s a total of $25 million for only two years of football.The Ravens won’t owe Rice anything for 2014, since he wasn’t active for Week One. But they’ll absorb a $4.75 million cap charge this year and $9.5 million in 2015 for the combined signing bonus and roster bonus. Quote
Jungletiger Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 40% rate of domestic abuse goes on in our nations police force but a man that plays a sport is the one we want to make an example of... hurrah. Quote
tsylvester Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 Good thing they freed up cap space just before this came out, eerrr, ummm, before the season started.................................... Quote
papasmurfbell Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 40% rate of domestic abuse goes on in our nations police force but a man that plays a sport is the one we want to make an example of... hurrah.They don't rely on advertising dollars and also they are above the law. Quote
rastaman831226 Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 this is Ray's first offense, how can the Commish say the 1st offense is 6 games, and then suspend Ray indefinitely upon his 1st offense. This guy is a joke. Now if the Ravens want to cut Rice they have every right to do so, but the Commish just implemented his suspension policy on domestic violence, and now he's completely disregarding it.Ray's the scapegoat. 1 Quote
Jungletiger Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 They don't rely on advertising dollars and also they are above the law. They arent above the law And yes, it is true about advertising, which is why none of this matters. If public perception on advertiser support weren't an issue the NFL pretty much wouldn't care. This whole thing is PR, that's why I don't understand the blind outrage that no one really cares about unless they see it. Quote
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