Training Camp 2025

[tsylvester]

Preston is a boob, I've been at camp years ago, every day and watched Preston and some other media members sit around talking to each other behind the stands, out of sight of the field for hours. 

Only to then do a write up about how practice went.

Take what he says with a grain of salt, I'm sure he still operates the same way...

[oldno82]

I've been hot and cold about him over the years. Sometimes I agree with him and sometimes I don't.

I like to follow Jeff Zreibac more than him. He seems more factual.

[papasmurfbell]

Reporters and columnists are different things.

[tsylvester]

Yes, Jeff watched the practices doesn't have an agenda. Preston likes to hawk around to talk with people to "prove" how smart he is.. he always has an agenda, a vendetta 

[papasmurfbell]

He has been right. I don’t think he has been hard enough on the team really.  There has been to much media gladhanding. 

[tsylvester]

https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/lamar-jackson-rashod-bateman-charlie-kolar-ravens-training-camp-practice-report

[oldno82]

A good day for the offense! Sounds like they're catching up to the D.

Looking forward to Saturdays game!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[tsylvester]

As good as the offense is, working against some excellent coverage is a really good test. Same for the defense.

[oldno82]

Right. Great practice for both sides of the ball.

[tsylvester]

https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/lamar-jackson-rashod-bateman-ravens-training-camp-deep-touchdown-mike-green

[oldno82]

I'm beginning to get an uneasy feeling that Loop is going to be an inconsistent kicker for us this year. There's still time for him and the Special Teams coach and Harbaugh to figure it out, but come September if he's still missing inside the 45 we'll have a problem.

[tsylvester]

Unfortunately there is likely going to be some growing pains when it comes to a field goal kicker, Loop or anyone else. we cant expect the 1st kicker they pick to be perfect, how many did it take to find Tucker?

The average of successful field goals in the league the past 10 years or so is between 81 and 85% 

Tucker was in the 90's, before the past 2 years.....

[oldno82]

Well, I know he won't be as good as Tuck was, but I'm hoping he can match Stover's stats, although i should probably look those up...and,

 

...those stats show Stover took 3 seasons before he took off, hitting mostly in the mid-70% range during that time.

[papasmurfbell]

Unless he craps the bed you have to ride with him.  He has been pretty solid this summer. 

[tsylvester]

On another note, the Comandos and Ravens agreed to cancel their joint practice next week, schedule conflict with the Ravens playing on Saturday but the Comandos playing on Monday. Good choice

[oldno82]

2 hours ago, papasmurfbell said:

Unless he craps the bed you have to ride with him.  He has been pretty solid this summer. 

Yeah after seeing Stover's stats, I agree.

[oldno82]

54 minutes ago, tsylvester said:

On another note, the Comandos and Ravens agreed to cancel their joint practice next week, schedule conflict with the Ravens playing on Saturday but the Comandos playing on Monday. Good choice

Less chance for starters to get hurt.

[papasmurfbell]

Looks like they are keeping 4 rbs.

[oldno82]

I like that.

[tsylvester]

As the Ravens entered their final week of the preseason Monday, Head Coach John Harbaugh gave updates on a host of injured Ravens players.

Outside linebacker Adisa Isaac, who suffered a dislocated elbow in Saturday's preseason win in Dallas, will miss more time than originally hoped.

Tests revealed Isaac has ligament damage and he will undergo surgery, Harbaugh said. Had it been a clean dislocation, it would've been about a three-week recovery.

"It's not a season-ender, though," Harbaugh said. "Maybe midway in the season, sometime, he'll have a chance to come back."

Harbaugh also said third-round rookie offensive lineman Emery Jones Jr., who has yet to practice due to a shoulder injury the Ravens knew about when he was drafted, will not be ready for the start of the regular season.

Jones can stay on the non-football injury list, which means he will not take up a spot on the 53-man roster due next Tuesday. Harbaugh previously said he expected Jones to return at some point in training camp, but doctors are remaining cautious.

"The surgeon, the best I can tell you, he wants to be sure that it's fully right," Harbaugh said. "That's the way it should be. We respect that. It's going to take a little longer, so we won't be counting on him early on in the season."

The most consequential player on Harbaugh's rundown was tight end Isiaah Likely, who underwent surgery for a small fracture in his foot.

Harbaugh said he has not received an update on whether Likely is still a possibility to play Week 1 in Buffalo, but even if he did, he probably would be guarded with divulging much information considering the circumstances.

"It was always going to be in that range – first few weeks," Harbaugh said. "It might be harder to pin me down on that one."

The Ravens could place Likely on injured reserve at roster cutdown, which would save a spot, but would also mean the talented tight end would be sidelined for at least the first four games.

While Reuben Lowery has received plenty of well-deserved buzz at Ravens training camp, and even more after getting an interception in Saturday's preseason win, another undrafted rookie defensive back has also impressed.

The 5-foot-9 Keyon Martin came untouched up the middle to drill 6-foot-5 Cowboys backup quarterback Joe Milton for a safety in the first quarter. Martin also had a tackle for a 5-yard loss on the previous play.

Harbaugh said he's appreciated the energy Martin has brought to the Under Armour Performance Center each day, and the feisty Louisiana-Lafayette product has backed it up on the field.

"He has an infectious personality – always smiling, always energetic, always ready to roll," Harbaugh said. "He's into and he's played well, and he's making a run at this thing [the 53-man roster]."

Long snappers always try to remain out of the headlines, but Senior Special Teams Coach Randy Brown said Nick Moore deserves more appreciation.

Moore, who bounced back from a torn Achilles in 2023 to return to form last season, is entering his sixth season in Baltimore and has established himself as a critical part of the specialist trio.

"Nick Moore is the Lamar Jackson of long snappers in the NFL because he does everything right," Brown said.

"Go back and watch the game this [Saturday]. He had eight, pretty much 12 o'clock snaps. … He's got to block defensive tackles, sometimes defensive ends. We ask him to block different than any of the other 32 teams in the NFL. And he covers as well as anybody and he's 260 pounds. Doesn't get enough credit."

https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/isaiah-likely-adisa-isaac-emery-jones-injury-updates-ravens-joe-flacco-john-harbaugh-nick-moore

 

[tsylvester]

4 rbs, is that one less safety, offensive lineman, defensive lineman, edge, db? 

This is a tough roster to crack. Ali has shown well, tough runner, but suspect hands in the passing game.  He is okay as a returner,kickoff, so he can cover 2 spots.

But the offensive line is going to need what 9?

4 rbs,

3 he's

3 qbs

6 wr's

That's 25, is that your offense? 

Kicker, punter, long snapper

Leaves 25 for the defense 

[papasmurfbell]

I think they are going to to use ir massage keeping guys.

[tsylvester]

Yeah they can do that with what, 7 or 8 players, designated for return after 4 games..right?

[papasmurfbell]

I don’t know the details.

[oldno82]

I didn't know Likely had a  fracture and resultant surgery. He may start the season on IR?