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[oldno82]

Ray won't walk away....not with $5.4 mil guaranteed next year.

According to this, the $5.4 mil isn't guaranteed:

 

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/2246/ray-lewis

[vmax]

The Deep End

 

Each week, thanks to play-by-play game dissection by ProFootballFocus.com, I'll look at one important matchup or individual performance metric from one of the Sunday games.

This week, Ray Lewis' performance against Dallas is examined, and the sad part is -- as news that Lewis may have ruptured the triceps muscle in his right arm came in after the game -- that this may be the last game of Lewis' storied career. May is the operative word because he hasn't announced his intentions, and until the results of the MRI are known, Lewis' future is uncertain.

Lewis played 75 snaps (44 runs, 31 passes) against Dallas, missing the last two minutes of the game with the arm injury.

Passing Game (1 tackle, 1 assist): Of the 12 blitzes the Ravens ran while he was in, he rushed Tony Romo on six of them. He didn't really get close to the passer at all and looked a little slow at times. On one play he clearly tipped Romo off about the blitz by coming early; Romo audibled out of the play and the Cowboys picked up 19 yards on an in-route to Miles Austin.

Of the 25 plays he was in coverage he was targeted only once, for a four-yard gain on a first down throw. Lewis did make an assist late in the fourth quarter, which helped stop Jason Witten short of a first down.

Running Game (7 tackles, 5 assists): The first two quarters were bad for Lewis, who was pushed around on occasion. All three interior linemen pushed him to the ground at different stages. In the second half he made one good tackle, stopping the back dead for a one-yard gain (although he was unblocked). His five second-half tackles still were for an average gain of five yards; almost all came unblocked.

In summary, this was far from a vintage display and the tackle numbers shouldn't fool you. They are more indicative of just how frequently the Cowboys ran the ball between the tackles, and it's instructive that most came after a substantial gain was already made. Lewis won't put this game on his list of favorites, not after the Cowboys ran for the most yards the Ravens have given up on the ground since moving to Baltimore in 1996. It's obvious the weight he has shed to prepare for the season has affected his ability to be a more forceful presence against the run.

 

 

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/peter_king/10/15/week-6/index.html#ixzz29P7191SX

 

I can't say it....

[papasmurfbell]

One question is does Ray need the cash. He was very cash poor before the last deal. He had a major investment blow up in his face since then. He has another baby momma that is trying to get paid. So he maybe in financial problems again.

 

So few players know when to walk away. Ray said a few yrs ago that he thought he could play until he was 40 something.

[cravnravn]

One question is does Ray need the cash. He was very cash poor before the last deal. He had a major investment blow up in his face since then. He has another baby momma that is trying to get paid. So he maybe in financial problems again.

 

So few players know when to walk away. Ray said a few yrs ago that he thought he could play until he was 40 something.

 

 

No way he needs the cash from football, and if you havent noticed hes doing a hell of alot more endorsements this year than he's ever done in the past.

[papasmurfbell]

Very true. The question is does he get a good rate for them. He has burned so much cash. So it has me wondering.

[thesteelhurtin]

 

 

No way he needs the cash from football, and if you havent noticed hes doing a hell of alot more endorsements this year than he's ever done in the past.

That really could be taken as he needs the money from the endorsements. Think about he has never done a bunch of endorsements now he does. Also on the injury i know he wasnt on the cover but he had a pretty big part in madden is the madden curse extending past the cover now?

[Spen]

A lot of players have trouble walking away from the game, especially when teams still offer them money. Sometime lots of money. Walking away a huge change of life event that is hard for some players to get passed. I see no reason to assume a poor financial situation is a primary reason for Ray's desire to keep on playing.

[cravnravn]

That really could be taken as he needs the money from the endorsements. Think about he has never done a bunch of endorsements now he does. Also on the injury i know he wasnt on the cover but he had a pretty big part in madden is the madden curse extending past the cover now?

 

 

Yeah but its free Money with no risk of injury,

[Spen]

This is the kind of thing that happens when Cravn puts his jinx on us, its one of the proven jinxes in the world. This time it was an almost loss and Ray and Lardarius went down. Next time, and we know at this point he can not resist, it might be Ray Rice and Flacco. Just say no Carvn, just say no.