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[Mike in STL]

As of 12/31/13

 

Here's the current positional break down of the team. With the number of players in that position carried last year. 

 

QB (2) - Joe Flacco, Tyrod Taylor

RB (3) - Ray Rice, Bernard Pierce, __________

WR (5) - Torrey Smith, Marlon Brown, Aaron Mellette, Deonte Thompson, _________

TE (3) - ___________, ___________, __________

FB (2) - Vonta Leach, Kyle Juszczyk

OT (3) - Rick Wagner, ___________, ___________

G (3) - Marshal Yanda, Kelechi Osemele, Jah Reid

C (2) - Gino Gradkowski, A.Q. Shipley, Ryan Jensen

 

NT (2) - Haloti Ngata, __________

DT (2) - Brandon Williams, Deangelo Tyson

DE (2) - Chris Canty, Kapron Lewis-Moore

OLB (5) - Terrell Suggs, Elvis Dumervil, Courtney Upshaw, Pernell McPhee, John Simon

ILB (5) - Jameel McClain, Arthur Brown, __________, _______, _________

CB (5) - Lardarius Webb, Jimmy Smith, Chykie Brown, Asa Jackson, __________

S (6) - Matt Elam, __________, __________, ___________, __________, __________

 

ST (3) - Justin Tucker, Sam Koch, Morgan Cox

 

Restricted FAs: Albert McClellan, Tandon Doss 

Estimated 1st round tender: $3.02M

Estimated 2nd round tender: $2.12M

Estimated orig.rd. tenders: $1.39M 

 

Exclusive Rights FAs: Josh Bynes (2), Omar Brown (2), Brynden Trawick (1), Anthony Levine (1), Adrian Hamilton (1), D,J, Bryant (1)

Estimated (2) seasons tender: $583K

Estimated (1) season tender: $504K

Estimated (0) season tender: $426K

 

Unrestricted FAs: Michael Oher, Eugene Monroe, Jacoby Jones, Dennis Pitta, Ed Dickson, Dallas Clark, Corey Graham, Arthur Jones, Daryl Smith, Terrance Cody, James Ihedigbo, Jeromy Miles, 

 

Estimated 2014 Salary cap (adjusted): $125.79M,  

37 out of top 51 players cap numbers: -$107.45M

Dead Money: -$4.42M

Approximate 2013 Rollover: +1.13M

 

Approximate cap space: $15.05M

 

Key Dates: 

 

Feb 17: Teams can assign the franchise tag

 

Feb 19-25: NFL Combine

 

March 8th - 11th: Clubs can begin meetings with would be FA players and agents on March 8th, but no contracts can be signed until the 11th. Teams have until 4p.m. on the 11th to tender qualifying offers to RFAs, ERFAs, and have their top 51 paid players under the cap.

 

The 2014 season and free agency starts on March 11th at 4 pm.

 

May 2nd: Deadline for RFAs to sign offer sheets

 

May 8th-10th: NFL Draft, Ravens pick 17th.

[Roll Tide]

IMO Taylor stinks and the Ravens need to find a backup QB that is actually a QB

[Roll Tide]

As of 12/31/13
 
Here's the current positional break down of the team. With the number of players in that position carried last year. 
 
QB (2) - Joe Flacco, Tyrod Taylor
RB (3) - Ray Rice, Bernard Pierce, __________
WR (5) - Torrey Smith, Marlon Brown, Aaron Mellette, Deonte Thompson, _________
TE (3) - ___________, ___________, __________
FB (2) - Vonta Leach, Kyle Juszczyk
OT (3) - Rick Wagner, ___________, ___________
G (3) - Marshal Yanda, Kelechi Osemele, Jah Reid
C (2) - Gino Gradkowski, A.Q. Shipley, Ryan Jensen
 
NT (2) - Haloti Ngata, __________
DT (2) - Brandon Williams, Deangelo Tyson
DE (2) - Chris Canty, Kapron Lewis-Moore
OLB (5) - Terrell Suggs, Elvis Dumervil, Courtney Upshaw, Pernell McPhee, John Simon
ILB (5) - Jameel McClain, Arthur Brown, __________, _______, _________
CB (5) - Lardarius Webb, Jimmy Smith, Chykie Brown, Asa Jackson, __________
S (6) - Matt Elam, __________, __________, ___________, __________, __________
 
ST (3) - Justin Tucker, Sam Koch, Morgan Cox
 
Restricted FAs: Albert McClellan, Tandon Doss 
Estimated 1st round tender: $3.02M
Estimated 2nd round tender: $2.12M
Estimated orig.rd. tenders: $1.39M 
 
Exclusive Rights FAs: Josh Bynes (2), Omar Brown (2), Brynden Trawick (1), Anthony Levine (1), Adrian Hamilton (1), D,J, Bryant (1)
Estimated (2) seasons tender: $583K
Estimated (1) season tender: $504K
Estimated (0) season tender: $426K
 
Unrestricted FAs: Michael Oher, Eugene Monroe, Jacoby Jones, Dennis Pitta, Ed Dickson, Dallas Clark, Corey Graham, Arthur Jones, Daryl Smith, Terrance Cody, James Ihedigbo, Jeromy Miles, 
 
Estimated 2014 Salary cap (adjusted): $125.79M,  
37 out of top 51 players cap numbers: -$107.45M
Dead Money: -$4.42M
Approximate 2013 Rollover: +1.13M
 
Approximate cap space: $15.05M
 
Key Dates: 
 
Feb 17: Teams can assign the franchise tag
 
Feb 19-25: NFL Combine
 
March 8th - 11th: Clubs can begin meetings with would be FA players and agents on March 8th, but no contracts can be signed until the 11th. Teams have until 4p.m. on the 11th to tender qualifying offers to RFAs, ERFAs, and have their top 51 paid players under the cap.
 
The 2014 season and free agency starts on March 11th at 4 pm.
 
May 2nd: Deadline for RFAs to sign offer sheets
 
May 8th-10th: NFL Draft, Ravens pick 17th.

Comp picks are rewarded a week or two before the draft.

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[BSLMattJergensen]

You have to think that Leach. McClain and Koch will end up getting cut. There's some decent cap savings there.

 

The bigger questions loom around Ngata and Suggs. It seems like there's too much dead money to simply release them so you either restructure or in Suggs case extend him.

 

As you wrote about Mike, Rice is another you have to look at very closely this off-season. He could also be in line for a teak of the contract.

 

Lots of things to consider over the next several months.

[Mike in STL]

I think McClain should go if they resign Smith. But I hope Bynes and Brown aren't the plan at starting ILB next year either. Looking more and more like resigning Smith is a priority

[Mike in STL]

I was just out driving to my parents house, I could have sworn I just heard on the radio that coach Harbaugh said he didn't know why Ray Rice wasn't in the game in the first half, that he had to put him in himself. Are you kidding me. Is there no communication between any of the coaches? Does Harbaugh have no say in the players that get to play? Is Harbs nothing more than a glorified timeout caller and challenge flag thrower , two things that he's not good at anyway? "What would you say...ya do...around here?"

[BaltBird 24]

I was just out driving to my parents house, I could have sworn I just heard on the radio that coach Harbaugh said he didn't know why Ray Rice wasn't in the game in the first half, that he had to put him in himself. Are you kidding me. Is there no communication between any of the coaches? Does Harbaugh have no say in the players that get to play? Is Harbs nothing more than a glorified timeout caller and challenge flag thrower , two things that he's not good at anyway? "What would you say...ya do...around here?"

 

That can't be true. The HC didn't know why his #1 RB wasn't in the game? I find that hard to believe. Rice, even though he hasn't put up huge stats, hasn't looked as bad of late. It was puzzling to me why, all of a sudden, they were giving carries to Bernard Scott.

[Mike in STL]

 
That can't be true. The HC didn't know why his #1 RB wasn't in the game? I find that hard to believe. Rice, even though he hasn't put up huge stats, hasn't looked as bad of late. It was puzzling to me why, all of a sudden, they were giving carries to Bernard Scott.

Unless I misheard, which is possible, thats what he said. Ill try when get home to try and find the clip.

[BSLMikeLowe]

That can't be true. The HC didn't know why his #1 RB wasn't in the game? I find that hard to believe. Rice, even though he hasn't put up huge stats, hasn't looked as bad of late. It was puzzling to me why, all of a sudden, they were giving carries to Bernard Scott.

 

I can only guess that Harbaugh assumed there was a medical reason Ray wasn't in the game, and that the training staff hadn't updated him yet as to why. And once he found out that wasn't the case, he sent him in. But still, the lack of communication between the assistants and the HC at that point is disturbing.

[McNulty]

He definitely said it.  He kept saying "I don't have an answer for you right now", which implies someone else made that decision.  Obviously a mistake by someone on the staff.  He said as soon as he noticed it, he put Ray back in.  

 

http://www.baltimore...0,5335649.story

[Mike in STL]

Unreal. Not that it affects the outcome, but how does that happen? I guess I look at it like baseball, the manager fills out the lineup card. How does the head coach not know these kind of things? Harbaugh is baffling me this year.

[Mike in STL]

Anyone think McClellan or Doss get the $1.4ish mil tender? McClellan might because Harbs likes his special teamers, David Reed got a tender last year. Doss, I wouldn't

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