Secondary Concerns II

It seems the injury bug has hit another of its secondary players. With the trade of QB John Beck to the Redskins, the Ravens were able to add CB Doug Dutch, which will seem an asset after the most recent injury to CB Chris Carr. As reported Carr has been taking most of the first team snaps but an apparent hamstring injury may leave him sidelined.  This may open the Ravens to reconsider bringing in more free agent help. Earlier in the off season they had signed Walt Harris, but now may look again at the likes of Frank Walker, Anthony Henry, and Fred Smoot.

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Tags: CB, injuries, nfl, Ravens

Secondary Concerns

According to ESPN the Ravens have suffered a critical blow to their secondary. Starting cornerback Domonique Foxworth will miss this season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. This will add more stress to a secondary the Ravens were already weak at.

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It’s In Dallas This Year

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Tags: dallas, defense, Ed Reed, football, marvin lewis, nfl, Ray Lewis, Rex Ryan, super bowl

Friday Night Links

Receiver Donte’ Stallworth says this year’s Ravens’ rookie class “may be the best” he’s “ever been around.”  That said, it’s nearly impossible to rank a rookie class that hasn’t played a single NFL game.

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Tags: Brad Jones, Bradley George, Curtis Steele, Donte Stallworth, Frank Walker, Joe Flacco, John Harbaugh, Ramon Harewood, Sergio Kindle, Shayne Graham

Ravens are about to sign Shayne Graham

The Baltimore Ravens are close to signing free-agent kicker Shayne Graham to a one-year contract, according to Jamison Hensley of the Baltimore Sun.

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Tags: Billy Cundiff, Shayne Graham

Saturday Morning Links

Coach John Harbaugh hasn’t declared Dannell Ellerbee as a starting inside linebacker yet and instead said, “… I think the competition is there. Jameel McClain’s in the mix, Tavares Gooden’s in the mix. Hey, Brendon Ayanbadejo, when he gets back, you never know. So, all those guys are trying to line up next to Ray [Lewis], and they’re getting tons of reps right now.”

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Tags: Anquan Boldin, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Dannell Ellerbee, Derrick Mason, Dominique Foxworth, Fabian Washington, Haruki Nakamura, Jameel McClain, Joe Flacco, John Beck, K.J. Gerard, Ray Rice, Tavares Gooden, Todd Heap, Troy Smith

Ray Rice is still the man

Regardless of what coach John Harbaugh says about running backs Willis McGahee and Le’Ron McClain, Ray Rice will be the guy in the Ravens’ rushing attack.  Regardless of what McGahee and McClain campaign for or say publicly, Rice will be the guy.  The allocation of carries aren’t going to change much from 2009 regardless of whether Harbaugh says that it’s an “open” competition for more carries.

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Tags: Joe Flacco, Le'Ron McClain, Ray Rice, Willis McGahee

High marks so far for rookie tight ends

It’s a case of so far, so good for the pair of rookie tight ends that the Ravens drafted in the third (Oregon’s Ed Dickson) and fourth round (BYU’s Dennis Pitta), respectively.

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Tags: Anquan Boldin, Dennis Pitta, Derrick Mason, Donte Stallworth, Ed Dickson, John Harbaugh, Todd Heap

Early 2010 Fantasy Football Profile: WR Mark Clayton

With the addition of Anquan Boldin, Donte Stallworth and rookie David Reed in the off-season, Ravens receiver Mark Clayton will be the team’s No. 3 receiver, at best.  Aside from the off-season acquisitions at receiver, the Ravens boosted their passing attack by drafting two tight ends in the first four rounds of this year’s draft.  And the Ravens have the best receiving running back (Ray Rice) in the league.

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Tags: Anquan Boldin, David Reed, Derrick Mason, Donte Stallworth, Joe Flacco, Mark Clayton, Ray Rice

Sunday Morning Links

The biggest news of this weekend’s mini-camp is the status of (former left) tackle Jared Gaither.  On the first day of training camp, Gaither was in the right tackle spot while Michael Oher, last year’s first-round pick and starting right tackle, was at left tackle.  When Gaither missed five games last year, Oher started in his spot at left tackle.

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Tags: Anquan Boldin, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Cam Cameron, Drew Rosenhaus, Ed Dickson, Jared Gaither, Jarrett Johnson, Joe Flacco, John Harbaugh, Matt Katula, Michael Oher, Ramon Harewood, Ray Lewis, Sergio Kindle