Ravens Final Press Conference

(Baltimore, MD) — The television home of the Baltimore Ravens, MASN will televise the team’s Season-Ending Press Conference on Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m live from Owings Mills.

The press conference will feature owner Steve Bisciotti, president Dick Cass, general manager and executive vice president Ozzie Newsome and head coach John Harbaugh.

Video highlights from the press conference will also be available in MASN’s Media Lounge.

For more information, visit MASNsports.com.

Link to this advisory: http://masnsports.com/2010/02/masn-to-televise-ravens-press.html

Ask Harbaugh to join the Beatdown so I can call his plays. I hate going through a middle man.

Seriously, ask Harbaugh why he doesnt like to go deep on the good teams and play ultra conservative and pray for D turnovers and Rice to run for 140.

Ozzie looking at “cut” players to fill WR needs. Noted Pryce, Rolle and Mason coming to the Ravens that way.

Biscotti said Joe is the key to getting better. “Pushed him out of his box a little this year.”

Ozzie says Flacco’s success depends on “Him (Ozzie) and the coaches.” Ozzie said they will add to Flacco’s need.

Ozzie on D-will not stepping up. “Derrick, Mark and Kelly Washington (what happened to D-Will)”. Basically said D-Will got bumped out. Harbs said that D-Will doesn’t know enough.

Ozzie- “I will not put this organization in a position where the need becomes more apparent than the best player.”

Biscotti- “I’m on a level playing field with the other owners..We can still spend..We are as strong as anybody out there..I’m looking forward to the constraints (league)because it makes our decisions more important.”

Harbs- “Grow Joe as a football player..progress on track..put the best players around him we can.”

Harbs- “I believe Ed’s gonna play next year…I can say the same thing about Derrick.”

Ozzie- “I have not heard from his (Troy’s) agent…were open to making our football team better. If there’s an opportunity to trade a player for another player we’ll do it.”

Ozzie- “Having sat here for 14 years there has always been a need. When I first came here we couldn’t play defense but could light it up (offensively). That’s a challenge we look forward too. We need a play maker outside, yes. But, we need other things too…If we can approve our football team we’ll do it…I want to win just like you guys want to win.”

Biscotti- basically stated that he knows that it would cost $125 million for a front line receiver or player. “It’s always going to be dead middle (getting players). When you look back at Sam Adams and Shannon Sharpe, those were the guys who got us over the hump.”

Biscotti on CBA- “Some teams are making less money than their linebackers.” He mentioned Jacksonville (who was chosen over B-more for the expansion).

Cass- “We’re doing well compared to other teams around the league (revenue wise).”

Harbs- “Ledarius Webb is dealing with the knee injury..I’m convinced Pual Kruger will be a very good player..Needs to put some weight on..Davon Drew will be a good player..I think the last 2 drafts built a good foundation for the football team.”

Biscotti on building a team- “There not going to be 53 angels…repeating mistakes is a sign of bad character…I’m ready to take chances on people..If someone wanted to dump Randy Moss for a 4th round draft pick I’d jump in there.”

Harbs- “If you put a 1st and 3rd (draft pick) on a guy and then he doesn’t play because he messes up you become a worse team.”

Biscotti on Suggs- “I think he came in out of shape..he’s very young..he’s going to do fine.”

Harbs- “Vitally important he’s (Suggs) here.”

Ozzie on pass interference- “We have to draw a bright line so that players, coaches and fans know what it is.”

Ozzie on how he see’s WR performance- “Yes, I do want to improve the WR position..helps the running game. We finished 9th in points… We’ve got to get better. If we get involved in a shootout, I want to be able to win that game.”

Harbs- “We want more sacks..take pressure off the secondary.”

Ozzie answering Bruce’s question on Art Modell- “I don’t know what it’s going to take…You can do your part (getting Art in to the HOF).”

Sounds like no high WR pick in the draft and definately no big name WR trade or purchse..unless they get cut amd other teams can’t afford them.

Ozzie stated that when he first got here the D wasn’t good. Well Ozzie, that was 10 years ago. It took 2 years to get a good D up to speed and we are now in our 10th year without a passing game. That’s just a little part of the game. To me, Ozzie is coasting on Ray Lewis’s D too.

Ozzies track record with receivers is poor. How many guys have come and gone without getting even a handful of pass attempts. Any receiver developed? We just throw guys away and root for Ray and Ed Reed returns. It’s a matter of time before the Rice horse is riden to death. The Ray and Ed train is already a stop away from the station.

10 years without a passing game. Take Mason out of the mix and we are down right horrible. I think our best deep threat ever was Jemaine Lewis (and not used enough by the Guru)…all 5’ 9" of him.

To me, the press conference could have been from any year this past decade. Ozzie said it best when he said the word “middle” refering to player selection. To me that means we are content with a .500 offense and hope that a bewtter than average defense can carry us again. It’s a great formula for coming in 2nd in the AFC North, barely scratching out Wild Cards and holding on for dear life after that. That’s only fun until you face a talented team and then we are smoked.

Fans don’t expect to win every year. I actually enjoy the building process when good young players are drafted or brought in. It’s okay to finish out of the playoffs if you are working towards a kick ass team. Fans don’t have a problem with that. Actually, the Orioles are more interesting with youth movements than they are with free agent money hounds and crusty verterans.

The Ravens need some Markakis’s and Adam Jone’s to get this thing ignited again before a boat load of vets retire. The Ravens are totally underestimating the free fall that will occur when Ray Lewis, Reed and Mason retire. We are years away from replacing these guys- the Ozzie way.

correction- It was Biscotti who said “middle” in reference to player selections.

From watching the press conference, I got the strong feeling that we are going to be very aggressive this offseason. Bisciotti had alot of great answers today.

Lets hope so. It at least sounds like they know we are not going to get to the superbowl riding our defense and rice, and that we need flacco to step up and he needs help on the outside.

 I hear osi umenyiora is having problems with the coach, I wouldn’t mind going after him. probably a lot cheaper than peppers.

wow JJ is a stud. The most consistent defensive player we had last year.

Well your probably one of the very few who wouldn’t want Peyton Manning as your quarterback