Tag: Ronnie Stanley

Ravens Off Season Issues: Cap Space and Player Releases

We are in for a busy next few months.  The Ravens have over 20 of their own free agents, and little salary cap space as we sit here today.  There are plenty of player personnel moves to make.  Let’s dive right into a few issues in this Ravens Off Season Issues post.

Ravens Off Season Issues – Effective Salary Cap Space

There can be a lot of confusion when it comes to salary cap space, which can be a complicated subject.  I focus on “effective salary cap space,” which is the available cap space a team has after signing at least 51 players and its projected rookie class.  Right now, the Ravens are expected to have eight draft picks.  When combined with the top 51 players contracts, the Ravens effective salary cap space is approximately $4.3 million. Continue reading “Ravens Off Season Issues: Cap Space and Player Releases”

Ravens Thoughts Heading into San Francisco

The 49ers are the NFL’s best.  It’s a daunting challenge to beat San Francisco on the road.

This is the litmus test for how good the Ravens are.  But does the game really matter, other than from the perspective of potentially playing them in the Super Bowl?  For purposes of winning the top seed in the AFC, a loss to the 49ers is meaningless if the Ravens can beat Miami and Pittsburgh.  So here’s an unusual Ravens thought: could we think the unthinkable and contemplate resting Ronnie Stanley and Marcus Williams?  I don’t believe there’s any way John Harbaugh would do it, but it might make the most sense for a team with Super Bowl aspirations.

Let’s take a look back at the Jaguars game, and then a peak at San Francisco. Continue reading “Ravens Thoughts Heading into San Francisco”

Ravens Thoughts Heading Into Jacksonville

The Ravens victory over the Rams was marred by some heretofore uncharacteristically poor defensive play.  The offense was inconsistent.  Below are some Ravens thoughts heading into this week’s road matchup with Jacksonville.

Ravens Thoughts: What’s Happening on Defense

Several things really jumped out from the Rams game.  Let’s touch on a few. Continue reading “Ravens Thoughts Heading Into Jacksonville”

Ravens Observations Heading into The Rams Game

The gauntlet begins this Sunday with the Rams potentially presenting the first of several interesting challenges for Mike Macdonald and his defense.  Although the Rams offense lacks the complete talent of the Dolphins and 49ers, there’s enough in both the run and pass games to stress the Ravens cover-two defensive approach.  Let’s take a look at some Ravens observations and lessons from the Chargers game. Continue reading “Ravens Observations Heading into The Rams Game”

Ravens Early Comments Before the Rams Game

I hope to have a subsequent post this week drawing comments from the Chargers game and towards the Rams game.  Below are a few idle thoughts coming out of the bye week.

Kyle Hamilton

Readers are aware of my view that Hamilton is really two different players.  I’ve argued that when he’s aligned in the slot or in the box (i.e., when he is at the line and coming forward) he is outstanding.  Hamilton has made a plethora of impact plays from that positioning; sacks, tackles for loss, beating blockers and disrupting plays, etc.   But when Hamilton is aligned on the back end as one of the Ravens’ two deep safeties in cover two, he’s just ordinary. Continue reading “Ravens Early Comments Before the Rams Game”

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