I'd call it doubling down in desperation mode rather than damage control. If he were smart he'd come back to the Ravens and sign a huge contract right now. Let the team get better. Get in the offseason early to learn the new offense. Play well and try win a superbowl and get ANOTHER huge contract to follow this one.
Apples and oranges but yeah that happened. Ray actually tested the FA waters and had no takers. The Ravens could have lowered their offer but did not. Ray was smart enough to take the deal.
lol ship his ass to Indianapolis, he'll realize how good he had it in Bmore.
Doubling down... damage control... same thing in this situation. He's still got in his head that he's going to get the deal he wants. Only once he drops that line of thinking is something likely to happen in the next 2 years. Or he goes out and puts up another MVP level season. Really his only options if he wants a long term deal in the next year or so.
If teddy is wrong, it will mean nothing
Exactly. It works against him to do that. But that being said I agree with you. Someone who is disgruntled will not be at their best even if they're not "milking it"
What do you think the issue was with Leveon Bell?
But that's the thing. Why does he think he's going to get it. I mean sure wait till the draft I guess. But he's not going to get it. What makes him think he is? There's just not a single piece of positive data for him.
I don't know. I didn't follow that situation the way I have Lamar's.
I dont feel bad for Lamar , he could have made probably 30 more million by now if he signed a couple of years ago.
Because he has the NFLPA telling him that he should and has no one else on his side to challenge that line of thinking. He doesn't have the right people around him/advocating for him. But he's loyal to this inner circle. His own fault.
Exactly! Just tuck his tail between his legs, walk back to the Ravens with his head down humbly, and say; "Where do I sign?" And after he signs the contract, then he should say; "Now, let's go get that Super Bowl that I promised y'all on my draft night!" I need my "L-Jack" Attack back man!
His biggest problem right now is he has people in his ear telling him he deserves a Watson deal. But none of those people actually sign paychecks, and they ignore that he has lost value over the past two seasons. I just hope, for his own good, that someone will give him some better advice. SOON!
But even if he doesn't have someone in his inner circle, he's never seen all the Allen comps going around? He's never once even compared himself to his to his other class mates? You'd have to be totally oblivious to not know and just stick your head down and keep charging down this path.
Deshaun Watson happened. That's it. If Watson never happened, he'd probably have signed by now. But when you see a guy with pending legal matters get that much, I don't blame him for trying to get that too. It's become clear that it's an aberration, but he's dug in so deep and has been validated every step along the way that he deserves the same or more from people that he trusts, whether he should or not.
Fucking Browns
