Ravens to Franchise Suggs

by Rexx on Feb 18, 2009 10:56 AM EST Comment 15 comments

It has been reported all over that the Ravens will place the Franchise Tag on Terrell Suggs if they cannot sign him to a long term contract before Thursday. If they don't work out a long term deal by then, the Tag will give them the time to work something out while giving the Ravens the security that he will not be going anywhere for the 2009 season. Since this will be the second time he has been hit with the Tag, he will get a 20% raise over his 2008 salary and will make just over $10 million this season, which will also count against the Ravens' Salary Cap space.

At the same time, this Tag on Suggs will free up the Ravens to concentrate on re-signing Ray Lewis to a 2-3 year deal. Since Ray cannot be Tagged, he will get his payday, hopefully the final one in his illustrious NFL career and ensure that he will finish his playing days as a Raven. I'd love to see him stay on as a coach once his playing days are over. Can you imagine him motivating the younger kids on the sidelines every Sunday!? He'd be an incredible asset to the team and should be retained at ANY cost.

To me that means that Bart Scott's days as a Raven are more than likely history. As he said on Sirius' NFL Network yesterday, "don't let the doorknob hit you where the good Lord split you!"

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This makes perfect sense

Tag Suggs again, and sign him to a long term deal next year. This will allows us to keep Ray and everyone will be happy.

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Feb 18, 2009 12:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

we really need Ray this year to make a serious playoff run..losing him would be too disruptive to the entire D for many reasons beyond his own talent…but i still wouldn’t mortgage the future to keep any 1 player. the plan described above makes sense and the loss of Scott hurts but we need to mix at least one young LB into the lineup full time.

by raven on Feb 18, 2009 4:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Wow

Thought you were being sarcastic at first about needing Ray to have a serious run next year, but I think you are serious. And you are 100% right. Right now is not the time to get rid of Ray, it just isnt. We are too god damn close to our 2nd ring and Ray is a huge part of that. Anyone who thinks we make it as far as we did this year next year without Ray, you are crazy. Ray Lewis is our Tom Brady, we are not good enough RIGHT NOW without him to make a run.

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Feb 18, 2009 4:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

unfortunately or fortunately the team is too much Ray at this point. we just have to put off spending a year or two just to see what Ray’s last years can bring. We’ll be better than last year so we may as well go for broke. Thats why it’s huge we land a big receiver to help Mason. we can’t count on D. Williams and Pitt has our O’s number.

by raven on Feb 18, 2009 5:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

What about the O's??

Lol

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Feb 18, 2009 6:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

the O’s will go 62-103 and Kiko Garcia will return to short after getting a magic shot from his cousin.

by raven on Feb 18, 2009 10:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

O's will have a good season tho...

Demetri Williams use to have a lot of upside but since the injury bug kept biting him, I just don’t know anymore?

by purpleonblack86 on Feb 18, 2009 6:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

he played well before he got hurt..i remember thinking that we would be off and running with him…toughness is part of the game and for a young guy to be dogged by injuries usually is a sign of how he’ll hold up as a vet…not good.

by raven on Feb 18, 2009 10:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Just the way i feel

T-sizzle was never a dominate pass-rusher and the times he did have a lot of sacks, someone else was taking alot of perrsure off of him. He damn sure anit no peter Boulware or an adalius thomas. Baltimore should trade him to zona for Boldin, draft a guy like Arron Maybin or Michael Johnson with the 26th pick, and they will be set. Also, im really getting sick and tired or Ray asking for 20 million in signing bounes. He will be 34 in may and wants to be the highest paid LB in the game. So much for wanting to play with his brothers. If he wanted to keep the team toghter so bad, he would take less money so baltimore can re-sign more players, maybe even bring in another weapon for flacco and make another run for the superbowl.

FEAR THE NEVERMORE DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Benji5203 on Feb 20, 2009 12:20 AM EST reply actions 0 recs