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Jamal Lewis....signed (1 Viewer)
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PhillySwampAss
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I quit! I had Mike Andersen ruin my year last year as a Tatum Bell owner and now get to relive it in 06. You got to be joking! Cruel one if so!
the cap number @RB is WAAYYY better than it was last year(Lewis $6M+$3M for Taylor in '05)...they certainly have the money to grab a QB now
KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
I think they plan on running 650x this year.
GreedoShotFirst
Footballguy
still nothing on line, including the 1570 AM webpage.
Right side of O-line is horridDr.Cheesenstein
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GreedoShotFirst
Footballguy
thanks
Surprising, but Denver will probably just draft a RB again.
roadkill1292
Footballguy
My local paper.
Mine, too. In fact, the sports editor is a charter member of my ff league.diesel7982
Footballguy
Not unless Jamal signed with the NBA
GreedoShotFirst
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fsufan
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Dr.Cheesenstein
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But they allready signed Mike Anderson. Second String? :(
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I'm in the same boat--he sold his house here, and were very little if any talks for the longest timethen, a 2 yr offer hit the table from the team yesterday, which I thought have been enough for him to say 'no way' regardless what a counter might have been--I'm still waiting to hear Aaron Wilsons' take on this, as his job is to follow the team 24/7
David Yudkin
Footballguy
NFL Network's Adam Shefter reports J-Lew signed for three years and close to $25 million. No word yet on signing bonus/guaranteed money.
Kevin Ashcraft
Footballguy
Is this officially a RBBC again, just replacing Taylor with Anderson?
UnknownCoach
Footballguy
No. Anderson doesnt change the pace and doesnt have any better hands than Lewis. Although he is probably a better blocker. Anderson is cheaper than Taylor and a lot older. They could involve Anderson as a fullback or for short yardage but he looks mostly like the backup. This doesnt look like RBBC. Lewis is at his best when he gets the ball 25 times and the Ravens are well aware of that.
Mungo Burrows
Footballguy
You've got to be @(&@#(&!! kidding me.As a ravens fan:
if that's true unless about 20 million of it are non-guaranteed, out year salary that he'll never see.
Banger
Footballguy
Interesting development. It sounded as if there was bad blood on both sides but in reality it's probably the best fit for both parties. As a Jamal owner I'm not exactly thrilled by this but I guess it's better than not being signed.
In my mind Anderson is a cheaper backup than Chester and has a similar style to Jamal. A question that comes to my mind is who will get the 3rd down duties that Taylor would traditionally get? MA isn't a 3rd down back and swapped for Bell in most 3rd down situations in Denver.
In my mind Anderson is a cheaper backup than Chester and has a similar style to Jamal. A question that comes to my mind is who will get the 3rd down duties that Taylor would traditionally get? MA isn't a 3rd down back and swapped for Bell in most 3rd down situations in Denver.
Ditkaless Wonders
Footballguy
This makes me cry. Probably a good assessment though. Shanahan just does not seem sold on Bell. Frankly I'm a little surprised. I know Bell got off on the wrong foot by shooting off his mouth and then breaking his finger his rookie year, yet at the end of that campaign he shut his moth, ran productively, and even ran through a seperated shoulder to show his toughness.
Last year he had god numbers when oportunity presented itself. Yes yardage variance per carry was a concern with him going negative yardage a few times too often, but he seemed to be going in the right direction. I just don't see why he does not get a chance to be the man before being relegated to 3rd down duty. Still, it seems fairly clear that has indeed happened.
As a Bell owner I'm disappointed. I guess the best thing to do is to sit on him now and wait for opportunity to come around the corner. One thing is certain in the
NFL,backs go down and opportunity comes around, so I wait.
UnknownCoach
Footballguy
Potentially, Anderson could get some third down looks due to his strong blocking and respectable hands. I think we'll Lewis playing a lot more third downs than he has the past couple years. Lewis can catch, is big enough to block, and isnt slow. Taylor didnt take too many carries away until after Lewis got hurt a couple years ago. Lewis kept Priest Holmes mostly on the bench. The Ravens could also easily add a small back in the draft. Allthough rookies dont often take over on third downs right away.
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Gopher State
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Great news for Ravens, now they can continue RBBC 
Lewis is big and strong enough to block, but he has never been much of a blocker - one reason he doesn't play much in third downs or passing situations. MA is a decent blocker so my guess would be that he will have a presence on third down and in short yardage situations - including goal line.
MA will probably be used as a FB, too as he gives Fassell several options.
Different looks from a staid offense will be more than welcome.
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SSOG
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Well then, the last time you checked must have been the 2003 season... because that was the last time Mike Anderson was a fullback.
Alas, I was beaten to the punch.I wouldn't jump off of a bridge just yet if I owned Anderson in a dynasty league. His value is definitely drastically reduced, but if Jamal Lewis continues to suck as much as he sucked last year, I think the door is open for Anderson to win the start. I don't know, I don't know how Baltimore's front office works, if they're one of those teams that start the best players, or if they're one of those teams that start the players they pay the most. Judging from the results of the Taylor/Lewis combo last season, and the fact that Lewis kept starting, I suppose they're more likely the latter. In that case, Mike Anderson owners, go ahead and feel free to jump off of a bridge after all.
The impression that I got last season was that Shanahan really likes Bell, and thinks he's a huge weapon, but didn't believe that Bell was capable of handling the load (and from all evidence that was available, Bell *wasn't* capable. His ypc dropped through the floor after a ton of carries). I also feel like Bell *was* given every chance to become "the man", he just kept wearing down later in games. Then again, I also heard rumors earlier this offseason that Denver was possibly shopping Bell, so that sort of shoots holes in my "Shanahan really likes Bell" theory.
yr 2 has a $5M bonus and $5M salary, which allows the parties to rework the deal IF Jamal is healthythe effect is:
1--playing '06 for the franchise tag $$$, w/o being tagged...remember, there is no bonus w/a tag, the player gets the money spread over the season in the form of a paycheck Sept-Jan
this way, the $5M bonus is banked by Lewis now, and he can concentrate on getting into playing shape
2--allows the team to see Lewis go for a year after the injury, which is usually what it takes for some of the nagging injuries...if he returns somewhat to form, a rework of the back end of the deal is likely...the $5M bonus in yr 2 wouldn't be a problem, salaries for yrs '07-09 or 10 would likely be reworked to a more friendly cap number
the Ravens did not want to sign Lewis long term, w/o knowing his health
this deal allows them to pay him franchise money w/o turning him bitter over being tagged---remember, most tagged players sit out of camp so as not to get hurt and Lewis will need the full traning camp experience this year
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