I think Irsay ruled Cruz out. Indy really is one huge trade or signing away from being a legit contender. Love the Hasselback pickup. If they could get Revis, which is possible. And pair him with Vontae Davis and Bethea and Landry as the FS and SS? That's hands down the best defensive backfield in the league.

Vontae Davis was amazing in the last 5 games or so last year. He really settled in and played like he was worth the pick we gave up.

Lol indeed

Probably going to resign reed since he's not getting decent offers elsewhere
Signed Spears and Cantu who are great at stopping the run, bolstering the 20th ranked defense vs the run
Still in the mix for Dumervil as well as Dwight Freeney and Osi Umenyiora as upgrades to the defense.
The Ravens are getting back proven veteran players on defense after letting a couple of guys who combined to start 20 games in 5 years walk for $75 million combined in Ellerbe and Kruger.

Doubt the rest of the league will be lol'ing if the Ravens can upgrade their defense..

lol

Even I love the new thread title.

:lol: the new title.


Courtsey of Rotoworld and ESPN:
* Ted Ginn expected to sign a deal with the Panthers within the next 2 days.

* Devin Hester got demoted as a WR and will only be a kick returner for next season.

* Drew Stanton rumored to be the starter for the Cards next season.

* Jets preparing to release Tebow after the NFL Drfat if nobody is still willing to make a trade.

* Texans have offered a 3 year, $12 million deal to Ed Reed and are waiting for Reed to see what Baltimore will offer.

* Cowboys tease Tony Romo is getting an extension soon and Felix Jones will be resigned for next season.

* The deal the Broncos gave to Elvis Dumervil is rumored to be for 3 years but well below $30 million.

lol Tebow

:lol:

It's of course a laughable situation, but in all honestly I like Drew Stanton and the guy has played pretty well in the NFL. It's a complete upgrade from Skelton, Lindley and Hoyer last year. Seems funny but it is an improvement.

<font color=goldenrod>The Tuck Rule has been eliminated.

Also, it's now illegal for running backs to lead with their helmet. May as well just throw it 70 times a game.</font>

HE HAS!?

In relief or spot duty in Detroit he played fine, yes.

I only remember him coming in a few games in Detroit when all their QBs were going down. I don't remember the games specifically. His stats look like shit though.

Bears announced that they were unable to resign Urlacher and are moving in another direction. Hard to imagine Urlacher playing in another jersey.

Not saying he should b a starter for anyone, but he's been around and is an upgrade for that team, as pathetic as that may seem. They could have done worse.

Apparently the Bears offered Urlacher $2 million to stay.

... $2 million. That's it.

Yeah I really wanted them to go after Cruz. He's such a young impact player that could have a phenomenal career in Indy. He's talent that would have instantly started making a difference.

No idea what this big 'haul' is for the WR they're going after. Pretty sure he ruled out a trade for Fitzgerald too, but I was really looking forward to the possibility of Cruz. Granted, it's just like Irsay to say "nah" and really mean "yeah", so there's always a chance for Cruz if he doesn't sign elsewhere soon.

Also yeah on the Revis pick. But he's kind of a diva isn't he? Might not fit in in Indy.

Ravens just lost 6 key D players from what I heard. Doesn't sound like an easy upgrade. Reed and Lewis alone are worth more than they're going to be able to replace.

Ozzie Newsome is being mentioned as the guy to replace the athletic director at Alabama who stepped down but he's not going to from all I've heard.

They should go ahead and make Nick Saban the A.D.

He's one national championship away from being made G.O.D. at that school.

Ozzie Newsome tearing down that defense and then leaving for Bama would be the greatest LOL of all.

So hypothetical: would you rather your team win the Super Bowl one year and go 0-16 the next year or would you rather your team win 12 games each season and lose in the Conference Championship both times?

I'd sacrifice two 0-16 seasons to see Cincy win one superbowl.

That's how I feel as well. Go for broke.

how does this work??

i mean, he is eating up a roster spot either way so what does it matter what his title is??

it's not like there is a league min for wr's that's exponentially more than a kr

Well, seeing as I am a Lions fan, I've already had to deal with that garbage. So def win the superbowl and suck for a while after.

I like Supreme's hypothetical because it makes me feel like we're due for something.

They made the assumption that just because he was really fast, he'd easily could become a great WR in a short period of time.

In reality he ended up as one of their worst, lead the team in both dropped passes and fumbles, and became a lot more fatigued during games to the point it affected his kick return stats.

Now he goes back to his old spot where he excels the most while the team gets rid of a big liability they had at WR.

I'd try him at tailback some.

Given what my team has, you bet your ass I'd rather have them win one, but as it stands right now, they're likely to have several 0-16 seasons anyways.

Which of your teams are you talking about again?

Jaguars or Redskins to be honest.

He has like 4.

3, ass.

It's called my home team wasn't around when I was born so I liked the teams my parents liked.

You can't complain about your football teams' struggles when one of them won "one for the thumb".

The Ravens just jobbed to the Orioles, opening the season on the road.

According to Rotoworld's player news tracker:

* Falcons making a strong push to get Osi Umenyiora. Falcons pushing for a new deal to be signed this weekend.

* Dolphins interested in Elvis Dumervil although Ravens are the favorites right now even though the Phins can out spend them for Dumervil.

* Brian Urlacher has better odds of announcing his retirement than playing in the NFL next season. Nobody is interested in him and most teams thought the $2 million offer by the Bears was fair to extra generous.

Lol Ravens

:'(

lol Ravens

Looking at their road opponents, I'm guessing it's gonna be @ Denver. Unless they wanna give them an easier go to make up for the situation they're in. They should just have someone else be in the season opener and then do the Ravens home celebration game a week later.

Ravens road opponents are arc north, Miami, buffalo, detroit, Chicago and Denver.

I feel as if the NFL will fuck with the ravens more by playing the game in Pittsburgh. Its either them or the Broncos.

<font color=goldenrod>I think it'll be Ravens/Steelers. I'd think Broncos @ Giants in Manning Bowl III will be the first official Sunday Night Football game of the year.</font>

They should play it in Detroit as a gag..lol

<font color=goldenrod>Don't really see why they couldn't just play it on Wednesday like they did last year. Jewish holiday and everything...but it's the same league that has scheduled games on Christmas.</font>

Ratings were down last year by 5 million with cowboys/giants when they had to move it for Obama
To Wednesday

yeah, i know all that, it just seems like a pointless title

it's not like they cant put him in at wr next season

They can always play in London? Oh wait....:-\

Dumervil to the Ravens. Fuck.

more like DUMBervil

know what im sayin

:)

Dead to me

Did the Broncos give him another offer?

Yes, and apparently even offered more than Baltimore

No one for me to feel angry towards but Elvis himself now.

Well this sucks.

Hope Elway finds someone quick. Kinda worried Von's gonna have a down year with Elvis gone.

Its rumored Denver will most likely get Freeney unless New England decides against signing John Abraham.

Only reason for that is due to Dumervil's agent also represents both guys and wants all three to get good deals. Had Dumervil taken the larger Denver offer, the value of Freeney and Abraham would have dropped more than the agent had promised/pushing for.

Bummer times

hope Elvis does well in Baltimore though :heart: him

Dumervil Ngata and a healthy suggs will be nasty lol, plus they got Canti and Spears..defense should be vastly improved over last year.

Cheaper than Kruger's deal too supposedly..would rather have the proven talent than someone who cashed in on playing well for about 6 weeks.

Kruger's was 5/35 with 20 guaranteed and this was 5/35 with just 12 guaranteed and only 2.5 mil on this years cap.

Ozzie newsome strikes again

LOL Broncos I suppose

Maybe they can finally have a great defense and great offense.

Totally forgot the post super bowl Elvis connection.

Elvis grbac signed after they won super bowl 35, Elvis this time.

Hopefully the same result.

lol @ Droford trying to hype up Marcus Spears.

Damn Elvis Grbac was awful

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Funny/classy/cool

That was great.

According to reports from Cleveland, Colt McCoy is expected to be traded or released from the Browns as early as the NFL Draft. Browns only expecting a late round pick for trade demands.


Patriots are willing to listen to offers for Ryan Mallet but the asking price is steep involving either a 1st Round pick or a 2nd Round pick along with something else. Cleveland is rumored to be somewhat interested even though they signed Jason Campbell recently.

He fills a need in the rush defense..worst ever for ravens last year

The Browns are retarded.

Ravens also signed safety Micheal huff. Very impressed with the moves to improve the defense.

3 years $6 million..
He had 90+ tackles in 2010 as a safety..the raiders then last year moved him to cb he was OK, but he's much better at safety which is where he'll play in Baltimore

More of a replacement for Pollard than ed reed, doesn't get many int's although a fact that ed reed missed 18 tackles last year to huff's 16 missed IN 3 YEARS..

Michael Huff. I know that name!

Droford, stop. The Ravens are awful now. Let's all write them off. They've got a better chance than the Falcons do though. :)

Even with their team having been ripped apart, I think they'll still fair better than at least 22 of the 32 teams in the league.

Including the other 3 in the afc north

The Browns don't count.

If the browns dont count, neither do the Steelers
#fightforthecellar

Denial. Charlie Batch.

I see what you did there Narc. NFC South plays NFC West this year so we'll see what's up then.

Birds got Umenyiora. Kind of meh on it. Not too down about it, but not too hyped either.

I wonder what would happen if Droford ever applied his confidence about the Ravens toward his every day activities. That n-word would be successful as heck.

I still think the Ravens will be good next year. I'm hoping the Bengals can be better than them next year but you know those pesky Bengals!

The Browns will win the SuperBowl in the next 50 years.

I'll even change my username to "I-Like-Eating-Poop" if it doesn't happen.

Blaine Gabbert and Tim Tebow will win them the Super Bowl in 2025.

saints sign cowboys lb victor butler

Romo and Cowboys deal "imminent", Jerry Jones aiming for mediocrity for years to come.

6 years, $108 million

Get that money T