balfan23
MVP
Paying him is not as frightening as not having him and having Somebody like James Hurst protecting Lamar’s blind side.
We wouldn’t have to worry about Lamar getting hurt running the ball.
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We wouldn’t have to worry about Lamar getting hurt running the ball.
balfan23
MVP
While reading the grading was nice my favorite part of the breakdown was the commentary about Yandas leadership style and how it is complementary of Lamar’s. That’s something I felt I saw last year. I get the sense that Lamar looks to Yanda as his rock. And why shouldn’t he? Who better to look to than an all pro future HOFer with over a decade in the league who protects your ass?
There was a “wired” sideline recording from last year where Yanda was doling out some advice to him. A hotshot youngster who thinks he’s all that might nod his head give a “ uh huh”. Lamar’s response? “Yes Sir”.
That bit where he looked to Yanda for validation on the 4th and 2 was beautiful. Youthful exuberance combined with a steady veteran hand. Love it.
allblackraven
Hall of Famer
I think Yanda is happy to have finally found a little bit of rock for himself, too.
airconteka
MVP
Bozeman got an A and allowed only 1 pressure. That's poor?
BloodRaven
MVP
Poorly over the season
Yanda looked almost maniacally gleeful when Lamar turned to him about 4th and 2 - like dangerously unhinged
Tank
Hall of Famer
Yanda made it known right away that he was ecstatic about moving to a run first offense and Lamar being the key part of that change had them quickly forming a tight bond. It's also great the way Yanda is stepping up as a vocal leader. Listening to his pre game in Seattle was definitely a goose bumps moment.
Tank
Hall of Famer
Seems he's always on the edge of a maniacal moment when on the field. Intensity personified. I recall last year when they forced him off for concussion protocol. Like he was ready to rip someone's head off and shit down their neck. lol
https://twitter.com/i/status/1066795117271429120
balfan23
MVP
Indeed ... dangerous for the D lineman opposite him. Yanda seems like such a mild-mannered dude, but like he said in a pregame (I'm paraphrasing here) - he flips the (crazy ass killer) switch on right before game time and encourages his teammates do the same.
Lmao.. idk if you intentionally used it but “ glee” and “ gleeful” is actually a word that they say alot where lamar is far
D1City55
Pro Bowler
If we were any other team, we probably would have matched those deals. The Ravens really only pay players if they're an elite player at the most important positions. I mean look at the trend, we paid Marlon and Jimmy and when have the Ravens ever let go a blue chip player into FA? Not often. We tend to keep those type of guys. Stanley and Marlon aren't going anyway.
D1City55
Pro Bowler
Agreed.
balfan23
MVP
Well, the poster should have said Bozeman "has been" and not "is", playing poorly, because that evaluation gave him an A, but did say he was playing poorly enough to put his starting job in jeopardy. He has been looking very good as a pulling guard and, since we seem to do a lot of that, it is an important skill and I suspect it is why he won the starting job.
Some people see our O line as an issue that we need to address, but you can't have at or near pro-bowl level players at every position. We have 2 studs, one well above average and 2 serviceable (though I know some don't classify Bozeman or Skura as that). That doesn't comes in at 4th behind pass rush, wide out and ILB as our weakest groups IMO.
I do agree though that I want to see a very high selection on the interior line in next year draft. Yanda is still a stud, but father time is undefeated.
tell me about. I even read somewhere that said James Hurst could be a player that we trade. I doubt it though.
Charm City
Pro Bowler
James Hurst is great insurance because it gives us a plug and play player along the whole line. If our center were to get hurt we can just move Bozeman over and put Hurst in at LG.
Although I do agree that he is good insurance and should be kept for the remainder of this season. I do believe this is the last season he will be a Ravens. My reasoning is that he counts 5.25m against the cap and by releasing him we save 3m.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/james-hurst-14676/
Yeah its why losing CJ was so surprising but that was an odd situation where his positional value to us apparently was much lower than his contractual value on the open market
he's a really nice guy to have as a 6th OL (and he made a key seal on the 4th and 2 against seattle) but that's a lot to play for a guy who's not going to play many snaps through the year - but we're not up against the cap next year and one of our tackles will still be on a rookie deal so we may well keep him
well, I always consider Boyle our 6th OL. Maybe James is our 7th lineman.
I'd hope Mekari and Powers would go up the depth chart. That being said they are backup guards and Hurst is a backup tackle
mekari's got some tackle experience in college (but he's not suited to it at the pro-level)
what i love about boyle is that even joe d'allesandris treats him like a 280+ lb guard
it was outrageous that as a pure pass blocker he would have graded out well as a tackle last year