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John Harbaugh "open" to adding WR Plaxico Burress (1 Viewer)
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bulger2holt
Footballguy
Hopefully he and Spags are friends.
dharmapunk
Footballguy
Just what Baltimore needs: another hasbeen WR to complain all season and drop balls in the playoffs. 
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Yeah, what has Burress ever done in a big game!Just what Baltimore needs: another hasbeen WR to complain all season and drop balls in the playoffs.
ScottyFargo
Footballguy
All teams should keep their options open on this guy. Mike Vick had a pretty good season. I wonder what kind of condition a leg can be in after a gunshot, but if it's good to go, he'll get another shot in the NFL. This off season people were saying Vick was done as a starter. Nobody knows anything about anybody.
Raider Nation
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timschochet
Footballguy
All the Ravens that used to call him "Plexiglass" are gone now- except Ray Lewis.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Lets just hope he doesnt screw up his comeback by shooting himself in the foot.
Mark Wimer
Moderator
Yeah, what has Burress ever done in a big game!Just what Baltimore needs: another hasbeen WR to complain all season and drop balls in the playoffs.
Burress was foolish to be carrying the unlicensed weapon in New York City, and very foolish to be carrying it with a round in the chamber (and without a holster, in his waistband). However, he has paid for this many times over - he suffered a wound; he lost out on a lot of $ in the years he's been behind bars; he did his time in the lockup. If he still has skills at the level he displayed before the incident, he should be picked up by a NFL club. The guy was a game changer for a while.It all depends on how much his skills have eroded while A). not having pro-level training facilities at his disposal B). spending two years away from his chosen profession and C). if he can convince a NFL franchise that his off-field street-thug persona is a thing of the past.
He'll probably get an incentive-laden contract at veteran minimum as the base, IMO.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Seattle should maybe take a look too?
Lucky for the Ravens, this is a draft short on those guys! Zing
Da Guru
Fair & Balanced
Yeah, what has Burress ever done in a big game!Just what Baltimore needs: another hasbeen WR to complain all season and drop balls in the playoffs.Burress was foolish to be carrying the unlicensed weapon in New York City, and very foolish to be carrying it with a round in the chamber (and without a holster, in his waistband). However, he has paid for this many times over - he suffered a wound; he lost out on a lot of $ in the years he's been behind bars; he did his time in the lockup. If he still has skills at the level he displayed before the incident, he should be picked up by a NFL club. The guy was a game changer for a while.
It all depends on how much his skills have eroded while A). not having pro-level training facilities at his disposal B). spending two years away from his chosen profession and C). if he can convince a NFL franchise that his off-field street-thug persona is a thing of the past.
He'll probably get an incentive-laden contract at veteran minimum as the base, IMO.
rzrback77
Footballguy
Agree with most posters that he definitely served ample time for the crime, but he has not played since week 12 of the 2008 season. He has set out two full seasons and will be 34 when pre-season begins. I think that his age and the time out will make his return a severe challenge.
saintfool
Dead sexy
this.
Da Guru
Fair & Balanced
I agree..Burress has neven been known for his work ethic and that will make it even tougher.
The_Man
Footballguy
The Ravens, especially as configured under Harbaugh, have no interest in this guy.
He was doing his end of season press conference and a reporter brought up Plax out of nowhere. So he gave a very non-comittal answer:
"I don't know Plaxico Burress at all, I've never met him, but we'd consider him. We'd consider anybody."
Agreed that the last thing this team needs is another aging WR who can't stretch the field.
He was doing his end of season press conference and a reporter brought up Plax out of nowhere. So he gave a very non-comittal answer:
"I don't know Plaxico Burress at all, I've never met him, but we'd consider him. We'd consider anybody."
Agreed that the last thing this team needs is another aging WR who can't stretch the field.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Convenient that you left out the last part of that quote."It just depends on where he's at. I'd like to find out what kind of person he is, to see where he's really at in his life."
I don't think he'd bother adding all that if he had NO interest.
The_Man
Footballguy
Don't know why that's "convenient." Just didn't think it was that relevant. From my point of view as a close and long-time follower of the Ravens is that they will have no interest in Plax whatsoever, especially after the failed Houshmanzadeh experience and Harbaugh's focus on "high effort" guys. I've never heard Plax's name mentioned once all year, and am just putting this thread in the context that Harbaugh only brought his name up in response to a direct question about Burress.
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