Ravens Seem To Agree With Baltimore Beatdown About WR Marcus Smith

by Bruce Raffel on Jun 29, 2009 10:39 AM EDT Comment 10 comments

Back on June 19th, I posted an interview I had with Baltimore Ravens second year wide receiver Marcus Smith. We spoke about his level of confidence comparison between last year, his rookie season, and where he stands today entering his second year as a Raven. Just in case you live under a rock and didn't read and/or listen to it here on Baltimore Beatdown, click here to check it out.

Mike Duffy, content writer for BaltimoreRavens.com, wrote a short article on what appears to be Smith's increasing role in the team's plans for 2009. You can read it by clicking here. While Smith looks to be taking the next step in the Ravens' gameplan, he already told me basically the same thing when I interviewed him after the Ravens final OTA/Passing Camp back on June 9th. It's good to know that Marcus is in the Ravens' thoughts for this coming season, which to me is oneof the primary reasons they felt they didn't need to add that big name wideout in the NFL Draft nor though free agency this past off season.

Look for big things out of Marcus Smith in 2009, making me a pretty good predictor in adding to the list of good things happening to the Baltimore Ravens this year!

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I like his potential...

Smith already has a good foundation of working with the ball in his hands because of his previous experience as a running back. He didn’t have a catch last season but he did showcase his hands with an absolutely phenomenal catch in the playoffs that was called back for offensive holding. I think if he focuses on his route running and learning to explode out of his cuts he can develop as a very reliable possession receiver between the numbers.

by bmf12116 on Jun 29, 2009 1:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Smith will break out for 50+ receptions, 750+ yards and 5+ touchdowns once D. Williams goes down with a broken nail. I have loved this kid since seeing him tear it up at training camp last year.

And with him being a former RB, he is not afraid of getting physical. If he blossums into the right WR, we could see a Boldin style player.

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Jun 29, 2009 3:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

We now have a guy

who can get us serious YAC, which we haven’t had since a healthy D-Will . When was that?

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Jun 29, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The difference is

That D-Will gets his YAC off of blown coverages and huge holes. I feel that Marcus Smith will be a physical WR who will turn a 10 yard pass across the middle into a 25 yard gain after breaking a tackle or two.

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Jun 29, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs