Big help to those of us who held on to Smith. I was pretty thin at LB so this helps a great deal.Looks like the Ray Lewis, Jameel McClain, Rolondo McClain revolving door may have stopped.
Ravens ink LB Daryl Smith of the Jags
Upshaw would be outside, no?Sooo?
Dumerville, Ngata, Canty
Suggs, Brown, Upshaw, Smith
Elam, Huff
Ozzie is the best.
Not sure Dumervil plays the 3-4 end. He'd be an OLB in a 3-4 look. Arthur Jones would be the other 3-4 DE opposite Canty.Sooo?
Dumerville, Ngata, Canty
Suggs, Brown, Upshaw, Smith
Elam, Huff
Ozzie is the best.
1) Dumervil will play OLBSooo?
Dumerville, Ngata, Canty
Suggs, Brown, Upshaw, Smith
Elam, Huff
Ozzie is the best.
that quote was prior to Smith's signingSlevinKelevra said:1) Dumervil will play OLBSooo?
Dumerville, Ngata, Canty
Suggs, Brown, Upshaw, Smith
Elam, Huff
Ozzie is the best.
2) Upshaw will be on the bench
3) this is from a couple of days ago "Ravens defensive coordinator Dean Pees says ILB Jameel McClain will regain his starting spot once medically cleared".
So, I ask again "what happens to Arthur Brown" ?
In the long run you're probably right. But if Brown can't practice until training camp because of his injury, they might not have confidence in throwing the rookie out there right away.MAC_32 said:Nothing happens to Arthur Brown. If he meets expectations he is a 3 down stud for the next decade. Smith is there for leadership purposes and to compete with McClain for the other inside job, and more importantly, depth - as before the signing the Ravens had none.
Ravens second-round ILB Arthur Brown (sports hernia) was participating in individual drills Thursday.In the long run you're probably right. But if Brown can't practice until training camp because of his injury, they might not have confidence in throwing the rookie out there right away.MAC_32 said:Nothing happens to Arthur Brown. If he meets expectations he is a 3 down stud for the next decade. Smith is there for leadership purposes and to compete with McClain for the other inside job, and more importantly, depth - as before the signing the Ravens had none.
Also, as pointed out in the Brown thread, the Ravens like to rotate their backers. This could end up being a less than desirable situation for everyone involved from a fantasy stand-point.
probably be a 3 man rotation w/ McClain, but this signing pretty much kills whatever sleeper value McClain had IMOI think Brown and Smith will start inside.
At least one of the 3 ILBs will wear the "green dot" and will be communicating with the sideline as a 3-down LB.probably be a 3 man rotation w/ McClain, but this signing pretty much kills whatever sleeper value McClain had IMOI think Brown and Smith will start inside.