Ravens Trade News: Marcus Peters, etc...

[rossihunter2]

crossing my fingers and toes. When did you change the avatar?

About an hour ago lol - im so excited in nearly stayed up until 3ish am my time to watch a nothing MNF game between the jets and pats just to see the Star Wars trailer lol

 

[rossihunter2]

Has anyone thought that jihad ward, while not showing up on the stat sheet, has at least been visible in a positive way? I know I’ve seen 53 in the backfield a number of times and I’ve seen him lined up in a ton of different spots, and I know because against cinci I thought to myself “who tf is 53?” Multiple times and never in a negative way

Yeah been a really surprising addition

 

[rossihunter2]

Wasnt he signed to the PS squad not the 53 man? Pretty sure we still have 2 spots to fill

Yeah you’re right - I mis-understood some posts by beat guys

Still 2 spots to fill

 

[rossihunter2]

Oh looky

Justin Bethel visting the patriots

how about we just sign a guy from their practice squad so we can get their intel n shit

Well he’s now been signed by the pats

Got to think EDC et al knew this was going to happen so there’s probably a good reason - mostly down to comp picks but I wonder if part of it is to free up roster spaces

 

[Sami84]

Well he’s now been signed by the pats

Got to think EDC et al knew this was going to happen so there’s probably a good reason - mostly down to comp picks but I wonder if part of it is to free up roster spaces

better be or this was a really stupid move by EDC and I'd give it an F as of this moment.

 

[cdp]

Well he’s now been signed by the pats

Got to think EDC et al knew this was going to happen so there’s probably a good reason - mostly down to comp picks but I wonder if part of it is to free up roster spaces

I think somebody on this board even called this out the moment Bethel was released.
Now we gotta sign whomever the Patriots released.

 

[Sami84]

I think somebody on this board even called this out the moment Bethel was released.
Now we gotta sign whomever the Patriots released.

that was me

 

[rossihunter2]

I think somebody on this board even called this out the moment Bethel was released.
Now we gotta sign whomever the Patriots released.

Lots of us did lol

They’re the only team in the league that values special teams on their 53 as much as we do

 

[Grim]

I don’t understand why we cut him now unless it was required for the comp pick thing. His [Bethel] salary is fully guaranteed so we save no money and in fact his release cost us an accelerated $500k signing bonus for next year. Kinda dumb when you consider everything so there should be a reason.

 

[SepticeyePoe]

Well he’s now been signed by the pats

Got to think EDC et al knew this was going to happen so there’s probably a good reason - mostly down to comp picks but I wonder if part of it is to free up roster spaces

Maybe he sent Bethel in to give them false Intel, lol

 

[Nurps]

Hopefully Bethel hates the Pats as much as some of us do lol

 

[RavensMania]

Oh looky

Justin Bethel visting the patriots

how about we just sign a guy from their practice squad so we can get their intel n shit

this is not a big deal at all

 

[RavensMania]

I’ll say that I liked him quite a bit in the draft in a time period where I sucked at evaluating film, but I did think he was reached on by the raiders.

The one year I played the forum mock I took the lions and traded for him. I was quietly excited about the signing and I wouldn’t be shocked to see him quietly develop here. He’s always been raw potential, and always struck me as a super multiple guy, someone who could rush the edge, hold up well at 5tech, and bring pressure from 3tech.

I'm expecting you to play the FM in 2020.

 

[Ludy51]

Hopefully Bethel hates the Pats as much as some of us do lol

Bethel: "Don't even worry about Lamar running, the guys actually a lot slower than he looks".

 

[RavensMania]

Bethel: "Don't even worry about Lamar running, the guys actually a lot slower than he looks".

Bethel: "Don't even worry about stopping Lamar from running. It's a waste of time."

 

[Sami84]

like i said

WHY did we release him NOW? What purpose did it serve us?

Are you trying to tell me EDC didn't see what i saw? Why give them any advantage and make their special teams unit even more formidable?

 

[rossihunter2]

like i said

WHY did we release him NOW? What purpose did it serve us?

Are you trying to tell me EDC didn't see what i saw? Why give them any advantage and make their special teams unit even more formidable?

Idk but he’s not an idiot so there’s a reason - if we knew the pats would be bethel’s landing point then the FO had to have at least an inkling

Also not really sure what intel bethel can provide - it’s not like he has or had an offensive playbook

All he can likely tell BB about is our defensive scheme which everyone knows and some potential special teams fakes (which often get developed in season anyway)

And oh wait we’re in our bye week when we always do our self-scout and come out with a slightly altered plan etc anyway

 

[JO_75]

Bethel was on the team for a couple weeks tops? He's not going to know a whole lot about our defensive scheme.

Still hoping to hear about Yannick by the end of the weekend.

 

[RavensMania]

Bethel was on the team for a couple weeks tops? He's not going to know a whole lot about our defensive scheme.

Still hoping to hear about Yannick by the end of the weekend.

huh? he was signed in the offseason. He had 14 meaningful snaps. Everything else was special teams.

 

[JO_75]

huh? he was signed in the offseason. He had 14 meaningful snaps. Everything else was special teams.

Nevermind what I said then.