Ravens Final OTA Cancelled By NFL
by Bruce Raffel on Jun 8, 2010 12:01 PM EDT
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PrintThe Baltimore Ravens have had their final OTA Mini-Camp cancelled by the NFL as punishment for violating the NFL's Collective Bargaining Agreement. According to team and league sources, the Ravens recent OTA's were too physical and tougher than typical for these so-called "voluntary" workouts and the NFLPA (player's union) received a complaint which was lodged against the team. The league then decided the team's fate and determine the final Mini-Camp session scheduled for next week would be cancelled, although the players would still be paid for the practices.
The team has taken their "medicine" with class and both GM Ozzie Newsome and Head Coach John Harbaugh commented on the league's decision. Click on the 'Jump' to read their quotes.
More on this and other Ravens' news after Baltimore Beatdown attends today's OTA at their Owings Mills Practice Facility.
June 7, 2010
For Immediate Release
COMPLAINT RESOLVED
The NFL has cancelled the last week of the Ravens’ organized team activities. (The Ravens were scheduled to have special teams OTAs next Tuesday and Wednesday, June 15-16.)
Here are statements from Ozzie Newsome, John Harbaugh and the NFL:
Ravens General Manager/Executive Vice President Ozzie Newsome:
"The NFL informed us of the situation, and the action they’ve taken is appropriate. We made a mistake, and it won’t happen again. We’ll complete our organized team activity days this week and then turn our focus to the start of training camp."
Head Coach John Harbaugh:
Joint Statements by the NFL and the NFL Players Association:
The NFL Management Council and the NFL Players Association have resolved a complaint by the Players Association against the Baltimore Ravens concerning violations of the Collective Bargaining Agreement’s off-season workout rules.
It was determined that the Ravens violated the rules concerning the intensity and tempo of drills conducted on the club’s organized team activity days ("OTA days") and the length of time spent by players at the club’s facility on such days.
As a result, the Ravens will forfeit the final week of their off-season program (June 14-18). Ravens’ players are not permitted to be at the facility on those days, but will be paid for the sessions. The club cannot reschedule the cancelled days.
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who ratted on us
"Cam, we're not going to have any issues because we're going to be winning."
--Joe Flacco
"Just win baby. Yeah, I stole that."
--Jon Gruden
Probably Rosenhaus’ way of getting at us for not giving Gaither a long term deal. Anyone else find it strange that he stops practicing with a toe injury when he gets switched to RT, then magically comes back from injury the day he signs his tender?
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Probably Foxy
He’s the only one that rep’s the Ravens at NFLPA meetings, and it was claimed that it happened in a NFLPA meeting
Bringing Baltimore Beatdown "Create a Caption" for 7 weeks and counting.
by Zachary Beard on Jun 8, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Well we did break a major rule. We have no idea who said it, but the league found out that we were doing 11 on 11 drills.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
It was Bruce!
Who knew the NFLPA monitored this blog and saw the pictures that Bruce took…?
Just kidding. So we have four suspects: Frank Walker, Foxworth, Gaither/Dr. Rosenhaus and Col. Mustard, in the library, with the candlestick…
Yup, sure would like to know who the rat was… I think we can rule out the rookies as I cannot imagine any them, in the position of fighting for a spot on the team and potentially beginning a multimillion dollar career, it seems that ratting out the team that drafted you is a “Career Limiting Move” (CLM). And I think we can elimanate any of the veteran free agents we just signed as they would have no axes to grind: new contract, new team, new situation.
My bet is on a disgruntled veteran… paging Dr. Rosenhaus… As with most things in life, follow the money…
According to Harbaugh, six players complained for being held too late for meetings and two players reported they were held too long after practice. The infractions were reported to the players’ union after the first voluntary passing camp in the middle of May.
Water covers 2/3 of the Earth's surface. Ed Reed covers the rest.
Tiss tiss. Players were complaining about practicing for 30 extra minutes and having to sit in player meetings for 20 more minutes. Puh-Lease guys. You are have the opportunity to become a millionaire just by playing a game and you are going to complain about working a little overtime? We are trying to get something done this season, and sometimes that means late hours. I hope those players are given a firm spanking.
I love this quote from Mike Preston.
Now, it appears that several of the Ravens’ 53 “mighty, mighty men of Baltimore” turned Harbaugh and his staff in to the NFL Players Association for violating league rules.
“The mightiest of all my mighty men. If you want to be mighty, you must work into the nighty”
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
This is a symptom of unions
Never been in one, never will be. They are an entity devoted to mediocrity. The had their purpose until the abuses they were founded to address were covered by federal and state legislation. It isn’t a Raven thing. They were simply responding to the ever increasing pressure to win. These players obviously aren’t getting the message. I am sure they are on every team. It says nothing about the Ravens except that they want to win.
They did however break the rule and need to be slapped if they step out of line like everyone else. It is those six players who need to do a little self examination. The punishment isn’t really a huge deal but whatever happened to putting the team before yourself. What is it 70 some players worked the extra hours with nothing more that maybe a little bitching while six decided to rat out the team. Shame on them.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
While Foxworth is our Players Rep
Harbaugh said Todd Heap and Chris Carr came to him to report the “infraction.” I also heard that it was innocently mentioned by our rep at a meeting and once it was overheard, the heavyweights at the NFLPA took it over from there. Love to hear what Domonique says about it, but doubt he would talk about it.
aka 'Rexx'
I would agree that there are two sides.
I heard last night that players didn’t, as has been implied, go crying to the players union. I was undera misconception bases on what has come to light to be incorrect. It appears that the Ravens infraction was a minor one and Harbaugh and the rest of the organization did the right thing in admitting the error, coming clean and accepting the punishment with class. Kudos to them for handling, what I consider to be a pretty petty infraction. IMO a warning should have sufficed and perhaps the penalty was a bit punitive but not out of the realm of reason. Your team has, like the Bengals, brought in pieces that need to step up right away in key positions. The staff just got a little over zealous. Too big of a deal has been made of it. Your team handled it the way I would hope the Bengals would if it happened to them.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Damn right about unions...
bastards never done nothing for no one. I am sick of having a work week only 40 hours long….and why can’t we have child labor anymore?!? Goddamn Union BASTARDS!!!
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Jun 9, 2010 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Social conditions at the time labor unions were formed............
prior to national labor laws and regulations required the formation of unions for them to be brought to fruition. The unions did a job that was necessary at the time. Unions of the present day have evolved to entities separate from the workers they represent. They have been shown in the last decades to represent their workers to the detriment of the common man they once championed. They drove the costs of manufacturing up to the point where we were no longer competitive. The legislation which to their credit they helped impliment are in place. Unions are a questionable necessity as manufacturing and general business practices have evolved. Honda, for example has employees who would throw out any attempt to unionize. Honda exemplifies the practice of treating workers with respect and fairness. Honda employees are very happy and seldom leave their jobs. They out produce American Union workers in every way and are happier doing it. They are an antiquated and unneccessary institution.that has outlived its usefullness. Of course union workers don’t feel that way. They are basically members of a gang where they protect their menbers with intimidation. A good, hard working man or woman does not need a union. The company will treat the right because they have value. Most union workers I have been around are inferior to non union workers and I have been around both for 40 years. I see it every day.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Unions could still be very useful today.
If Walmart wasn’t powerful and able to destroy any attempt at unionization, their employees would probably be very well served to form a union. They are pretty much the complete opposite of how you described Honda.
there is always a balance.
and in the case of American Car companies, the balance has tipped so far that the business model doesn’t work anymore.
Obama should have let the companies die. If they can’t save themselves, they don’t work. It’s simple economics.
"Cam, we're not going to have any issues because we're going to be winning."
--Joe Flacco
"Just win baby. Yeah, I stole that."
--Jon Gruden
Landry signed his tender today.
http://blogs.baltimoreravens.com/2010/06/08/landry-signs-tender/
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
I noticed he looks a lot smaller than he was in the past.
He was listed at 220 last season and then 210 now, but nowhere near the beast he looked like a while ago, as he returned from his injury.
aka 'Rexx'
Landry signed his tender today.
What’s up with all the recent threadjacking? What does this have to do with Snitchgate?
Water covers 2/3 of the Earth's surface. Ed Reed covers the rest.
Nice
“Threadjacking” -have not heard that one before; do not know if you can take credit for that, but nicely played nevertheless.
“Snitchgate” -I like it!
Sadly, I can’t claim either as my own. Threadjacking is a common term in online forums, and I believe somebody at the Baltimore Sun boards coined Snitchgate.
Water covers 2/3 of the Earth's surface. Ed Reed covers the rest.
“Nobody is mad at each other,” said Carr, one of the team’s union reps. “We’re still going out there and having fun. I don’t think there is any animosity between anybody, coaches or players.”
If accurate, that’s good to hear. I think the single most important aspect of this incident is how it reflects upon team chemistry. If this is just a symptom of underlying dissension among the ranks, then it could bode poorly for our Super Bowl aspirations. However, if it’s as benign as Carr says, then all the better. Time will tell.
Water covers 2/3 of the Earth's surface. Ed Reed covers the rest.
This Smells
Like a Chief Wiggums, “Nothing to see here, move along…”
In a way, I would have been shocked if Carr had come out and said, “Yeah, we are going to fix the ‘snitch-six’s’ little red wagons. No rats allowed on the Ravens…”
This looks like the politically correct, business as usual response/statement. In other words, not really telling us anything by treating us like mushrooms…
But seriously, if this is the “mushroom treatment”, I hope that the leaders i.e. Ray-ray, Flacco, et al take care of these six “in house”. I know teams take care of a lot of stuff “in house” and I hope this is one of those times. What was in a “Few Good Men”: a “Code Red”? Maybe even a “Blanket Party” from a “Full Metal Jacket”?
Maybe even a "Blanket Party" from a "Full Metal Jacket"?
Good call. Maybe Rosenhaus will be invited.
Water covers 2/3 of the Earth's surface. Ed Reed covers the rest.
Oh My
I would give anything for that…
“But dad…”
“Sorry son, I said I would give anything…”
To all you child protective service workers, I am joking, kind of…
It's like the saying goes...
“Snitches get stitches”. Am I right?
Ex. There once was a rookie RB for the Pittsburgh Steelers who ran his mouth about how well he was going to do against us. Little did he know that Ray Rice would eventually pass that info on to our veteran defense, and needless to say…………justice got served.
"I kill myself in small amounts"
That "blanket party"
in Full Metal Jacket, was as classic a scene in a classic movie.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jun 8, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
14 K's, 4 hits and a win
I’d say he had a nice start, eh?
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jun 8, 2010 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
im going to the game tonight
CC vs Tillman. I’m probably just going to drink my way through the game, assuming it doesn’t rain us out.
"Cam, we're not going to have any issues because we're going to be winning."
--Joe Flacco
"Just win baby. Yeah, I stole that."
--Jon Gruden
He is
The Real Deal.
We will see if he flames out…
Would be nice if there was the Strasburg functional equivalent in next year’s draft as we are sure to have to first overall pick.
Isn’t it pathetic that the Nationals are only 6 years old and they are 30 times closer to winning a title than the Orioles are. After watching that dominance last night, I highly considered becoming a Nats fan. It is actually enjoyable to watch good baseball.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Tell Me About It
My brother has already gone over to the dark side and is everything DC now -even lives in Virginia…
He claims that “The Colts moved away when I was six -what do I care about Baltimore football?”
My kids each have scripted W cap, courtesy of their uncle, to go with each of their Orioles baseball caps. I am tempted, but I bleed Orange&Black; and Purple&Black. I went to both the ‘79 and ’83 World Series; taped (yes, before recordable DVD’s) Ripken’s historic record breaking game; nearly cried when I read that Mussina signed with the Yankees(-! of all teams..). Like a smack addict, I know it is bad, but I just can’t give it up…
Yea, I won’t give up. Gotta stay true to your hometown (unlike Steeler fans) and will always be an Oriole fan. However, if there is any other team I would root for it would be the Nationals.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
I Root
For the Caps. Can’t bring myself to root for the ’zards, though, for a variety of reasons.
Funny thing about the Ravens and Caps, both hate Pittsburgh -funny how it worked out that way… and to think I almost went to Carnegie Mellon…
But I do wish the Nationals well as I believe it is not a zero-sum game: it obviously helps both teams when both teams do well, but I also believe it helps both teams when at least one team is doing well. I would be lying if I did not admit to taking a peak “once or twice” at the Nationals ballgame last night because of Starsburg. Add I noticed a lot of Orioles fans at the Nats game when the Orioles played down in DC a couple of weeks ago and the few times I have been to Camden Yards when the O’s played the Nats, I noticed a fair number of Nats fans -everybody wins.
Yes the region can easily support two football teams, two baseball teams, heck, with the right ownership group and proper marketing plan, I think the region could support two basketball teams.
I can't choose who I root for. they choose me.
I’ve tried to root for both the Caps and the Wizards, but neither team grabs me. I can’t help it, when I see the Knicks I want them to win, and when I see hockey I just don’t care.
And for Baseball, I could never root for the Nats. Never.
"Cam, we're not going to have any issues because we're going to be winning."
--Joe Flacco
"Just win baby. Yeah, I stole that."
--Jon Gruden
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