Training Camp 2025

[papasmurfbell]

Green is a requirement if they want this d to work right.

[oldno82]

Well they got him now. I expect a lot from him and hope he delivers.

[papasmurfbell]

Yep.  A guy who can get home with his own can allow for others to get pressure with overloads.  

[tsylvester]

This kid has the potential, yes, why not go there, to be Peter Boulware level good. I see, in his college play, similarities; let us hope

With this secondary and the ability of the interior linemen to collapse a pocket, qbs will have to either throw early, leading to pick potential or hold for a step longer giving the edge rushers that half second to get home.

This will be key to slow down the Bengals

[papasmurfbell]

My concern is run d without pierce.  If I want to beat the ravens I run them into the ground.

[oldno82]

They sure could use a big body in the middle. But the league is so pass happy now, we may get away with it.

[papasmurfbell]

I agree they are pass happy.  But buf and Detroit are built to do it.  Both are early games.  If they set up the blueprint others will follow if they can.  Come January we will get it broken off in us.

[tsylvester]

Travis Jones made some big strides last year, he could be, nay, should be a key piece in run stopping. Jenkins also another big body, albeit long in the tooth.

Revenell may be a good sleeper in the rotation along with Okoye, both young and a little inexperienced, but with this group, should add very good depth in the middle.

"If" these very large young men pan out, teams will not be able to run.

Jones and Madds have shown a great ability to collapse pockets, this year they should be even better.

[papasmurfbell]

The crazy thing is.  In a yr when there were tons of dt potential in the draft we grab the smallest guy.

[tsylvester]

Kelly Gregg was small too, huh?

They have a couple undrafted and late rounders 6-3 300+ pounds 

[papasmurfbell]

Kelly was also a wrestler.  He was short and could get under ol.  If you are 63 and 290 your fram is slight.

[tsylvester]

Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday! Rookies in camp, vets tomorrow, then the fun really begins!

https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/mike-green-jaire-alexander-deandre-hopkins-lamar-jackson-players-to-watch-training-camp-2025

[oldno82]

I know I'm really looking forward to it. I'm ready for some football!

[oldno82]

Well, Day One is over...takeaways included all members of the O & D lines coming to camp already in shape, Flowers tweaking something in leg but returning to play at full-go (hopefully OK tomorrow with no swelling), and in general, just good vibes from the team about how and where they want to go.

 

[oldno82]

This sums it up:

https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/jaire-alexander-ravens-standouts-training-camp-day-1-practice-report

[oldno82]

And a little more from Jeff Zebreic:

 

"The Ravens’ notoriously difficult conditioning test has delayed the training camp debuts of many players over the years. However, it didn’t hold anyone out of action this year. Eighty-eight of the team’s 91 players participated in the first practice.

The only exceptions were third-round offensive tackle Emery Jones Jr. (shoulder), defensive back Ar’Darius Washington (Achilles) and inside linebacker Jake Hummel (hand). Jones is on the non-football injury list and is expected to miss the first couple of weeks of camp. Washington will miss most, if not all, of the regular season after tearing his Achilles during an offseason workout. Hummel cut his hand in a non-football accident and will likely miss at least the first week of camp."

[papasmurfbell]

Just ir jones.

[tsylvester]

A lot of plays on both sides of the ball, no real injuries, and perhaps the best news of the day

Right guard Daniel Faalele looks a bit trimmer than last year and showed off his mobility as a puller on a screen.

[tsylvester]

Desmond Watson, Tampa, the real big fella in the draft, 464 pounds, has been put on the non football illness list as a precaution, to help him get down to a healthier weight