Post Season/Off-Season Thoughts.

Outstanding post-season overall.  When I saw Jacoby catch the Migh Hile Bomb that secured OT, I knew then that the Ravens would be World Champions. This team never quit, never paniced and never said die.

Free Agents to be :

1. [b]Joe Flacco[/b] - (franchised - likely, long term deal probably not done till sometime into training camp)
2. [b]Dannell Ellerbe[/b] - hope beyond hope, the Ravens work out a deal for him, almost indispensible he is.

3.[b] Paul Kruger [/b] - Definitely heading to greener (cash) pastures, best of luck on your new team Paul, great season sir.

4. [b]Cary Williams [/b] - Great season, started off slow but came on strong after Webb went down, yeap, hes history probably sign a 3-4 yr deal worth around 20 mil or so.

5. Bryant McKinnie - probably retire, but if not, could resign for a mil or 2. Don't really know but we do know he doesn't need to be on the bench, still a starter in the nfl.

6. [b] Ed Reed [/b] - It all depends on what he commands for a salary. He has already insinuated that he would love to play for the Patriots and Bill Belichick and he knows the Ravens are cash strapped. Its pretty much a foregone conclusion that he departs in Free Agency this season.  Best of luck Ed and thanks for the great memories.

7. [b] Ryan McBean [/b] - Doubt he comes back, was on IR.

8. [b] Ed Dickson [/b] - restricted FA, probably a 3rd round tender

9. [b] Dennis Pitta [/b] - restricted FA, most likely a 1st round tender


Ray Lewis retires, saved around 5 mill in cap room. Bobbie Williams is most likely a cap casualty release. Anquan Boldin could also be a cap casualty release and possible resign, at the very least i can see a restructuring of his deal happening if he wants to stay a Raven. Michael Oher will likely see a contract extension which will lessen his cap hit in 2013 as he will be a FA in 2014. Terrell Suggs and Haloti Ngata could restructure their deals to lessen the cap hits as well.

Going to be an interesting offseason folks. Ozzie has his hands full.

If someone with more time on their hands and a better knowledge of it would post our cap situation excluding FAs I'd appreciate it...my short list after Joe gets his deal includes trying to sign Ellerbe, McKinnie, trying to extend Boldin to keep him longer and lessen his cap hit next year, let Kruger walk (would love to see him stay but that ain't happening he will sign somewhere, wouldn't surprise me if it were Indy) and as much as I hate saying it don't break the bank for Reed. Draft focus remains OT, FS, ILB in my opinion...C to a degree since who knows what we have in Gradkowski

Here is a link to the current cap situation for the Ravens

http://russellstreetreport.com/sala
ry-cap/2013-ravens-salary-cap/

2k, I know you, ROC, and a few others will love this:

http://www.theonion.com/video/new-o
rleans-police-struggle-to-contain-r
ioting-ray,31157/

The parts about tear gas having no effect on Ray because he was already crying and the hospitals bracing for a wave a blackout babies after the power went out both had me laughing.

It's funny because it's true:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/jo
e-flacco,31123/

Lol they are a little funny but hardly true :p

All i have said dealt with all day is very angry and butthurt steeler and san fran fans. Now i know that is not you ( hopefully not you) but jesus h christ i didnt know some people are blinded so badly by their hate for the Ravens or lewis. I mean i love reading KSK but Ape ( the editor i guess) is a rampaging mega ravens/lewis hater and i generally like some of their articles but the butt hurt and then subsequent attempt at trying to be complimentary of other players is insane i.e. giving meast to boldin and not flacco, there is an argument there for sure but flacco deserved it first and foremost and then jones next to some degree.

At some point i just wish people would give the ravens and flacco credit, he isnt top 4 elite but he is good.

2k

Say what you will but i lost my shit**** when i saw the Ravens enter M and T for the parade today. Ray's intro was awesome and everyone lost their mind, i havent stopped smiling for an hour. i wish i could be there!

2k

Free Agents to be :

1. Joe Flacco - very possible with an exclusive tage which gets him over $20M  Ozzie may rush to get a deal done to get that number down to something a bit more ma
2. Dannell Ellerbe - agreed, but he's a MLB just coming into his own and he may not even cost as much a Ray Lewis did in 2012. 
3. Paul Kruger - this is a damn shame.  I've waited forever to get him to this level and pfffft - he'll be gone.  I hope he has more loyalty and SB rings in his sights than a payday, but that's probably a pipedream.  If he stays I'll get a 99 jersey - YOU HERE ME PAUL?!
4. Cary Williams - Agreed again.  He turned down 3yr/#15M earlier this year and he proved he deserves it.  With Corey Graham coming on strong too, I'm ok with Carey moving on - moreso than Kruger or Ellerbe.
5. Bryant McKinnie - Disagree.  He needs the money.   He's getting up there (he'll be 34 at the start of next season) so not many teams want to sign him long-term and I can see the Ravens will makinge him a 2 yr offer with incentives.  He still may be gone tho'.

6. Ed Reed - Agreed.  He is also getting up there and is injry laden to boot.  He'll get a 2 yr deal somewhere.  I see the Ravens letting him test the FA market a bit lioke they did Lewis and match any top offer as long as it fits our cap.

7. Ryan McBean -

cut

Agreed

8. Ed Dickson -

restricted FA, probably a 3rd round tender

Agreed

9. [b] Dennis Pitta [/b] -

restricted FA, most likely a 1st round tender

He'll stay a Raven for a loing time.


Bobbie Williams - cut
Resructures:
Anquan Boldin 
Michael Oher 
Terrell Suggs 
Haloti Ngata
Agreed to all.

Hey guys...and gals...meant to stop over here ealier but forgot. I'd like to congratulate the Ravens and their fans for a fine season...and of course, winning the Super Bowl. Good luck next year.

as much as we've used both TE's....we could lose Dickson with 3rd round tender

New Orleans was awesome but I got back this morning. I contemplated going downtown but  abuddy is a BPD officer and he said don't even try.....Packed so I watched the parade and rally at M & T on TV......Ray stole the show but the Ray/Jacoby squirrel dance was awesome. Ozzie has got to be eating asperine by the handfull right now as he gets to go back to work tomorrw to try and settle this cap situation. I would love to weigh in on it but I really just don't know what they will do.......except for signing Joe and probably Ellerbe. After that it's a crap shoot.