JoeyFlex5
Hall of Famer
I think Jefferson ends up with the green dot, and I think he’s underperformed based on his contract but I think 2019 is a make or break year and I think he has a great year and keeps the green dot long term
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Welcome to Baltimore: Earl Thomas and Mark Ingram
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Jefferson seems like the best option, be interesting to see how he is used with ET in centerfield.
JoeyFlex5
Hall of Famer
He’s not great at zone pickups because he’s always being aggressive and gets caught flat footed a lot, but other than that he’s a really high iq player, I think with him likely getting to almost abandon deep zone drops with ET back there he’s gonna be in the box a lot more, and be in a great position to scan the field and call plays. Overall I think he’s gonna take off this year and become a staple to our defense
balfan23
MVP
This is just great ... many like to talk about how we don’t get love in the national media and I tend to agree but nobody loves us quite like Pete Schrager
Ravens Mobile: Schrager: Dear Earl, You're Gonna Love Baltimore
https://www.baltimoreravens.com/video/schrager-dear-earl-you-re-gonna-love-baltimore-old
Ravens Mobile: Schrager: Dear Earl, You're Gonna Love Baltimore
https://www.baltimoreravens.com/video/schrager-dear-earl-you-re-gonna-love-baltimore-old
Especially during 2018 - he’d been riding with this team since the offseason
JoeyFlex5
Hall of Famer
Peter schrager is one of the best young analysts out there, and he just so happens to RIDE for the ravens and he makes it no secret. GMFB has actually turned out to be a really good show in general, I just wish Nate burleson would stop with his goddamn long ass metaphors and having to give everything a nickname
Ingram's contract:
2019: $2M base (gtd); $3.333M Cap #
2020: $4M base; $5.333M Cap #
2021: $5M base; $6.334M Cap #
which means a 4m signing bonus guaranteed at signing
really nice contract
2019: $2M base (gtd); $3.333M Cap #
2020: $4M base; $5.333M Cap #
2021: $5M base; $6.334M Cap #
which means a 4m signing bonus guaranteed at signing
really nice contract
Dom McRaven
Hall of Famer
Grim
Ravens Ring of Honor
I miss him [#20]
We had the best and now we have the third best in recent history.
And it also helps when you get to see this every day:
I mean kay is awesome - looks have nothing to do with it
Dom McRaven
Hall of Famer
She is awesome, but looks have NOTHING to do with it? We definitely agreeing to disagreeing on this lol.
Oldfaithful
Hall of Famer
Dude that's tasteless
JoeyFlex5
Hall of Famer
I agree I actually like hearing her takes, she’s got a good personality for sports tv, I think she’s way better than any of the others like joy Taylor or the girl from the Whitlock or skip/Shannon show
i think kay adams and colleen wolfe are probably the 2 best nfl anchors at the moment - andrew siciliano's pretty good too and scott hanson is great on redzone but i think adams and wolfe are probably the best working at the moment as hosts...
Dom McRaven
Hall of Famer
Hanson is pretty cool, but Sciliano is the fucking GOAT on Red Zone (just my two cents).
balfan23
MVP
It’s nice to see when a sport show selects a woman who has meaningful things to say and can effectively orchestrate a discussion panel and isn’t just there cause she’s easy on the eyes. If I watch a sports show it’s for content, not because there is a hot chic on it.
Oldfaithful
Hall of Famer
Even as someone who didn't want to sign a RB. Ingram for that price is a good contract and a perfect scheme fit. Might damn near have a career year here next to Lamar. We need to get ourselves a LG or C(whichever Bozeman doesn't play next year) but it's fine to me. That's an identity move. And so is Thomas
As for Thomas. Why? I get that you're worried the defense system is changed, but the Seattle defense was really effective, made a hall of fame career out of it thus far. It's a shot in the arm the defense needed and an enormous upgrade from a declining Weddle. Our defense thrived not because of a complicated system, but because we had significant intelligence and great communication. Thomas not only replaces Weddle in both regards, but is probably a smarter player and is a good communicator himself. He had that reputation in Seattle, and can handle any defense you throw him into.
Even then Thomas is a guy you build a secondary around, not one you jam him into. And when healthy his game has no weaknesses. His tackling is the weakest part of his game, but even then compared to most other safeties he's considerably better.
What is it about the Thomas signing that makes you feel unsure?
I felt similarly about the potential of signing Ingram until I saw the numbers tbf