12-18-2011, 06:32 AM
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Re: Quote the Raven - 'Never Give Up!'
'Welcome everyone to Ravens Radio, I'm Arnold Velasquez and I'm sat here with Mike Mayock of NFL Network and right now we're going to look at just what the Ravens are looking at right now with a new Head Coach and some new playbooks to work with. Mike lets dive right in QB. Always an area of concern with the Ravens, how do you see Coach Carter's style fitting with what the Ravens have.'
MM: 'Well on offence, the QBs on the roster aren't great but they are servicable. Unless they pick one up in FA I don't think they'll take one at the top of the draft. Troy Smith could start but look for some kind of movement.
At RB Willis McGahee is what Coach Carter, strong and powerful, able to bull through defenders. Main problem is his injury record, I think he may get worn down too easily. I wouldnt be surprised to see Le'Ron McClain take some snaps there during training camp.
At WR, Carter likes big tall red zone threats and really they only have Demetrius Williams but he is going to have learn to catch the ball. At TE they have Todd Heap who is likely to be used as a safety blanket.
On the OLine they are set everywhere except Centre, as I have heard they are going to move Jared Gaither inside. I wouldnt be surprised to maybe see a T drafted though and looked at to replace Jonathan Ogden next year.
Over on the DLine, they've already moved Haloti Ngata to DT where I think he'll shine in this system. None of the other DE's will really do much in this system so that is definitely an area of need.
In the LB corp, Bart Scott is likely to move to LOLB and will be given the chance to start, him, Ray Lewis and Terrell Suggs are likely to command that area of the field.
Chris McAlister is getting on in years but is likely to be the best corner they have, but they need to bring in some other man coverage corners.
Staying in the secondary, I think Ed Reed will be used as one of the 2 SS in the 335 meaning FS is a definite need. DaWan Landry is a useful second there as well.
When it comes to draft picks, I think the Ravens will be lookin DE in round 1, maybe a QB in round 2 with WR and Secondary help in the later rounds'
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