Actually that wouldn’t be an insult
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The Offseason Thread
- Thread starter Oldfaithful
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I agree we need to be run first
DeVito52
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I just skipped to the gif so I’m not sure what you said, but I totally agreeI suppose you're right. You should probably just stay at the first grade level. So you should only read Dr. Seuss from now on.
Right Gastón?
Oldfaithful
Hall of Famer
Yeah. He's about as educated as a typical infowars reader.... which is sadly better than average.... good job
We need to include pictures. It may help
With regards to Ricard I don’t think the tweets helped - within the locker room more than in the front office tbh - Michael pierce saying he felt weird about it in the aftermath is pretty telling I think
More important though to his future as a fullback honestly is the fact that he’s basically completely unnecessary in a running game that operates with options/fake options out of the shotgun - every week it was basically project pat vs maxx for the gameday roster spot and maxx’s ability to pull across the line and cross the formation pre-snap was way more useful
Yes we run power but we don’t really use a traditional fullback anymore - if we were to find an h-back like juscyzyk in the draft I think we’d have use for him in that maxx role but ultimately I think you see us carry 4 TEs again next year (hopefully Andrews, Hurst, re-signed Boyle and then another TE)
If pat’s gonna make the roster he’s gonna have to make it as a pure DL (and retain the fb option value but it won’t make a difference to his making of the roster or not)
We’ll see what happens with urban but we have Pierce, Williams, Wormley and Henry all ahead of him already + Sieler will be more improved and this draft class is hella loaded with DL talent
BaltRavens
Practice Squad
Yep. Spot on.
This draft is going to be very interesting without Ozzie. I hope Roman is an improvement over Marty, and we will see what other additions come to the staff. We as a team have to keep climbing, as well as the progression of Jackson in the passing game. After all, the NFL became a passing league in 2010.
JO_75
Hall of Famer
So Weddle now says he may play elsewhere and not retire.
“[I’m] not sure if things are going to get worked out with Baltimore,” Weddle told the team website, via the Baltimore Sun.
Weddle has had “great conversations” with General Manager Eric DeCosta. But with Weddle due to make $6.5 million in base salary in 2019, it seems likely the Ravens would want Weddle to take a pay cut if he returns.
Weddle did not indicate whether the Ravens want him back.
“I want to finish out [my contract],” Weddle, 34, said. “But obviously, decisions have to be made for the future of the team, the organization. They’ve got to do what’s best for them, and I respect that.
“. . .[We’ll] see if there’s something to be worked out. If not, then I’ve had an unbelievable experience here and loved every second. So if it does happen, we both move on and then . . . we’ll see if I’ll play somewhere else or hang ’em up.”
“[I’m] not sure if things are going to get worked out with Baltimore,” Weddle told the team website, via the Baltimore Sun.
Weddle has had “great conversations” with General Manager Eric DeCosta. But with Weddle due to make $6.5 million in base salary in 2019, it seems likely the Ravens would want Weddle to take a pay cut if he returns.
Weddle did not indicate whether the Ravens want him back.
“I want to finish out [my contract],” Weddle, 34, said. “But obviously, decisions have to be made for the future of the team, the organization. They’ve got to do what’s best for them, and I respect that.
“. . .[We’ll] see if there’s something to be worked out. If not, then I’ve had an unbelievable experience here and loved every second. So if it does happen, we both move on and then . . . we’ll see if I’ll play somewhere else or hang ’em up.”
Oldfaithful
Hall of Famer
@allblackraven: trader
allblackraven
Hall of Famer
That's old news - he said that after our loss to Chargers.
And he can't be considered trader if we cut him.
RL52TheGreatest
Ravens Ring of Honor
The "wack" scheme worked pretty damn well until the playoff game in which Marty didn't change anything in the game-plan from our first game against the Chargers. We just need to tweak it so that Lamar is passing the ball more and play to his strengths (middle of the field throws, get the TEs more involved in the passing game, take more play-action deep shots, etc.).
As for Lamar's accuracy: yeah, he definitely needs to work on it, but I'll honestly be surprised if we don't see any improvement in that area. Lamar seems to have a great attitude and you can tell from his interviews that he wants to be great so I'm sure he'll be working on it all during the off-season.
pretty damning indictment of the receivers - note this stat isnt incompletions it's drops of "catchable balls" so Lamar's low completion % doesn't affect these results
3rd straight year of a complete rebuild at wr methinks
RL52TheGreatest
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pretty damning indictment of the receivers - note this stat isnt incompletions it's drops of "catchable balls" so Lamar's low completion % doesn't affect these results
3rd straight year of a complete rebuild at wr methinks
I knew Brown had some drop problems, but I didn't think it was this bad.....
The only one we should keep out of the three is Snead. The WR FA class doesn't seem all that great though so I could see us still keeping Crabtree around for one more year. Brown, on the other hand, doesn't really fit our offense with Lamar and I don't think he'll be back.
I'd actually like to know what his drop rate was starting after the first Browns game. Really surprising to see John Brown on that list.
pretty damning indictment of the receivers - note this stat isnt incompletions it's drops of "catchable balls" so Lamar's low completion % doesn't affect these results
3rd straight year of a complete rebuild at wr methinks
i agree with you on the lamar part for sure but as far as scheme, it wont work! That option stuff with one wr and 3 TEs will not work at all.. it wont win us a SB for sure
RL52TheGreatest
Ravens Ring of Honor
It did work though for the majority of our games. I'm not saying we should use the same exact scheme, as we need to let Lamar pass the ball more, but it can still be very effective as long as we don't overuse it.
Head Coach John Harbaugh will address the media at 11:00 a.m. Friday.
General manager & executive vice president Eric DeCosta will address the media next Wednesday (1/30) at 11 a.m.
General manager & executive vice president Eric DeCosta will address the media next Wednesday (1/30) at 11 a.m.
JAAM
Hall of Famer
I really don't want Crabtree back. Out of that trio, Snead is the most important for Lamar's development. Crabtree's drops are only hurting Lamar's confidence as a passer. Maybe we'll make a splash trade like we did for Boldin. A durable vet that catches everything in sight.