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The one concern I have is who is going to play ILB next to Ray. I am not a McClain fan, I think he's looked pretty bad this preseason. I think he has a place as a situational guy, but not a starter. The job should be Ellerbe's, he's made plays every game.
 
Demetrius and Troy Smith were put on waivers. With huge holes at receiver already we got rid of 3 Eron Riley and Harper. I think Demetrius makes the practice squad if no one grabs him.

To huge moves for us...

Ed Reed will miss first 6 games as he is on the pup list.

We traded Antwan Barnes to the Eagles for a undisclosed pick.
 
Word on the streets is Ozzie Newsome is in contact with the New York Giants about acquiring disgruntle D-lineman Osi Umenyiora. Don't really see where he would fit in our 3-4, probably taking over for Corey Redding.
 
Bizarre offseason for Ravens.

Cutting Heap will go down as one of the worst moves this franchise has ever made. He can still play at a very high level, was the team's offensive MVP last year, was a safety net for Flacco, and provided great leadership on the offensive side. It's not often the Ravens do things that legitimately piss me off but they had no logical reason to cut Heap.

Cutting him is one of the primary reasons (IMO) they had to make Leach the highest paid FB in the league. Dickson (as we know, will be the new starting TE) couldn't block to save his life, so they need that FB who can protect, especially since your RT is going to be a rookie or terrible Oniel Cousins.

I am glad they were able to keep Yanda and Carr. I'm especially glad Washington paid Wilson what they did, Carr is better.

They still need to get WR help and I don't mean by resigning Mason. I don't really want Moss but he probably gives you the best potential bang for your buck, but the bang works both ways...

Same goes for pass rush, but with the signing of Leach I don't see how they can possibly squeeze someone that truly represents an upgrade over what we have under the cap.

BTW, I am by no means upset with the signing of Leach. Watching Arian Foster highlights and Leach is a huge reason why he was so good. Rice should be very happy.
 
Can I get some thoughts from you guys on the play of both Chester and Wilson?

Also, I agree with BazookaJoe on Todd Heap. That still puzzles me. I know they've got two young tight ends coming up, but its also important for Flacco to still have that constant target he trusts. Losing his leadership and the leadership that Mason brought is a sign that the want Flacco to take a larger role in the locker room, but is he ready for that?
 
I posted in the Redskins thread about Chester. He stinks. Like, you would have been better off keeping Casey Rabach vs. signing Chester. The fact he got the amount of money he got made most Ravens fans laugh hysterically.

This thread says it all about Chester.

The only positive thing I can say about him is that because he's a small OG, he may do better in the NFC East where he won't have to go against huge guys like Casey Hampton and Shaun Rogers on a consistent basis.

On Wilson...he's a good player. I don't have anything bad to say about him. In the debates on Ravens boards between Carr and Wilson (our two FA CBs) I was always a pro Carr guy instead of Wilson, but Wilson isn't a bad player. He should help you guys. He came up big for us a couple times last year and was steady most other times.
 
Heap never dropped anything & always came up in the clutch. The same can not be said of Mason, Boldin (dropped TD in the playoff game against Pitt last year), or anyone else on the Ravens offensive roster. He also seemed to always come up big against Pittsburgh and in recent years not many players on our offense have done that...
 
BazookaJoe5 said:
Heap never dropped anything & always came up in the clutch. The same can not be said of Mason, Boldin (dropped TD in the playoff game against Pitt last year), or anyone else on the Ravens offensive roster. He also seemed to always come up big against Pittsburgh and in recent years not many players on our offense have done that...
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Didn't he also have a few good clutch plays in the playoffs last year against the Steelers, while injured? The dude is a gamer is all I'm saying. I hope he leaves the AFC North TBH.
 
§hayn•Da•Pain said:
Didn't he also have a few good clutch plays in the playoffs last year against the Steelers, while injured? The dude is a gamer is all I'm saying. I hope he leaves the AFC North TBH.
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Yeah, he caught a TD near the end of the first half, don't really remember what else, I've kind of blocked that game from my memory at this point.

He signed with Arizona yesterday I believe. He's gone.
 
BazookaJoe5 said:
Yeah, he caught a TD near the end of the first half, don't really remember what else, I've kind of blocked that game from my memory at this point.

He signed with Arizona yesterday I believe. He's gone.
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I remember a clutch 3rd down conversion (not TD) he had earlier in the game as well. Not to say he had a great game, but he was injured and came up clutch a time or two is all I'm getting at.
 
I'm trying to think optimistic. While Ed Dickson is strictly a receiving TE, he is very good at just that. Dickson does one thing that Heap never really did, he breaks tackles. His biggest play (against the saints http://youtu.be/4nAFRt85RG4) was an example of this.

Do I think he will make as much of an impact as Todd Heap? Not really. But that could be a good thing, as Flacco liked to rely a lot on Mason, Heap and Rice. Now coming into 2011, he only has one of those weapons and now he has to spread the ball more.

I think Ozzie is trying to make us a more explosive offense. Does Dickson do that more then Heap? Can't really tell at this point, but with Heap constantly being injury plagued the Dickson change had to be made sooner or later.

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As for the Chris Carr/Josh Wilson debate, I'm a little torn. Chris Carr is great on run defense and pretty decent pass defense corner. However, Carr is a nickle corner, nothing more, nothing less. Josh Wilson was a good #2 and decent #1.

No matter what happens this year, injury or not Chris Carr will remain in the nickle, while Foxworth, Jimmy, and Webby rotate the 1 and 2. So we have that position locked up. The top teams are to reliant on slot receivers (Pitt,NE, Indy), so this move was the better move. But I would have wanted to see Wilson return as well.
 
I am going to the practice tomorrow.

I will LOL if they really end up going into the season with Boldin, two rookies, and a guy with 10 catches as their top four WRs. Although I have heard Tandon Doss has been extremely impressive in camp so far. With Floyd off the market I have to believe they'll make the mistake of bringing back Mason. I would rather have TJ if they are going to bring back an old, slow WR from last year. At least TJ has some size.
 
BazookaJoe5 said:
I am going to the practice tomorrow.

I will LOL if they really end up going into the season with Boldin, two rookies, and a guy with 10 catches as their top four WRs. Although I have heard Tandon Doss has been extremely impressive in camp so far. With Floyd off the market I have to believe they'll make the mistake of bringing back Mason. I would rather have TJ if they are going to bring back an old, slow WR from last year. At least TJ has some size.
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I disagree, Mason can catch... TJ has suspect hands.

Anywho, have fun at M&T.
 
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