June 29th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Pete Prisco of CBSSportsline.com has come out with his annual list of the Top 50 NFL players, and the Ravens have two players on the list, including the number 12 overall. Here’s the Ravens on the list: 12. Ed Reed, S, Ravens: He isn’t the big hitter some of the other safeties can be, but [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Positional Review Preview: Kicker / Punter
2008 Review: Matt Stover continued his impressive career with another solid campaign as the team’s placekicker and lone link to the old Browns. His 13 th season with the club saw him slip a bit in some of his overall totals and his diminished leg strength showed a need for young Steve Hauschka to take [...]
Tags: WR Marcus Smith in Line to Win the 4th WR Job
The Ravens official site is reporting that WR Marcus Smith looks like the favorite to win the 4th WR job: Smith’s solid play has made him the primary candidate to be the fourth receiver. “Comparing to a year ago, it’s night and day,” Harbaugh said of the former fourth-round draft pick. “We talk to our [...]
Suggs Close to a New Deal
The Baltimore Sun reports: Pro Bowl linebacker Terrell Suggs said Friday that he is nearing a long-term deal with the Ravens, a contract that surprisingly won’t make him the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL. The league deadline to reach a new contract with players who have received the franchise tag is July 15. If [...]
Positional Review Preview: Offensive Line
2008 Review: The offensive line was in a major state of transition for the first time in years. Future Hall of Famer, Jonathan Ogden retired to end a splendid twelve year career which included 11 Pro Bowls and was voted 9 times All-Pro. Mike Flynn also ended his ten year run as a member of [...]
Third Round Pick Webb Signs
The Ravens continue to make quick work of signing their draft picks, agreeing to a three-year deal with third-rouder Lardarius Webb. The cornerback from Nicholls State received a signing bonus around $530,000. The Ravens’ only unsigned draft picks are: offensive tackle Michael Oher (first round) and defensive end-linebacker Paul Kruger (second round). Expect Webb to [...]
Ravens Jared Gaither Bogs on What’s Goin On
Hey, everyone … Wanted to let you know what’s up with me and the team. We finished OTAs and now I’m about to start working out to get ready for training camp. OTAs were very productive for us. I’m glad a lot of players showed up. The young guys gelled with us and worked hard. [...]
The Song Will Remain the Same on D
Summer may be officially here and that normally signals a “dead” period for the NFL but all I had to do was search around a bit to see what the so-called experts were writing about the upcoming season to get some inspiration. When it comes to most publications efforts in regards to the Ravens hopes [...]
