Top 50 Ravens Of All-Time: The List

by Bruce Raffel on Jun 23, 2011 3:00 PM EDT

BaltimoreRavens,com finished their list of the Top 50 Ravens of All-Time. The list, compiled by writers Mike Duff and Ryan Mink, counted down the list in groups of ten until the final ten, We know who the top three will be, although their order may draw a bit of debate, although not much.

However, it might be the rest of the top ten, if not the middle part of the list that will stir the commentaries from fans. Just prior to the top three, placekicker Matt Stover is listed at #4 and just behind him, LB Peter Boulware comes in at #5.

Terrell Suggs, Jamal Lewis, Michael McCrary, Chris McAlister and Haloti Ngata round out the top ten in this order, which to me needs significant revision to meet my approval. As good as Suggs is, Boulware and perhaps even Stover were, I cannot place them ahead of Jamal Lewis, who rushed for over 2,000 yards one season, temporarily settling an all-time single game record along the way.

Stover was a great kicker and may have singe-handedly won many games for the Ravens, but to place a guy who touches the ball, even with just his foot, around five times a game is not going to get the nod in comparison with a guy who at times carried this offense on his back around 30 times per game.

The debate here on Baltimore Beatdown starts now, with your comments below.

Poll

Who do you think should be the 4th best Baltimore Ravens player of all-time, after the top three of Ray Lewis, Jonathan Ogden and Ed Reed?

Matt Stover

77 votes

Peter Boulware

27 votes

Terrell Suggs

35 votes

Jamal Lewis

52 votes

191 votes | Poll has closed

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Stover, now argument can be made to disagree with it.

Flacco's first 3 years vs. Brady's, Manning's and Brees' first 3 years

Flacco threw for just 21 fewer passing yards than Brady and tossed four fewer interceptions. Flacco threw for 1,655 more yards than Brees, two more touchdowns and four fewer picks. Manning, who averaged 88 more passes per season, threw for way more yards and touchdowns than Flacco, but also tossed 24 more interceptions.

by Mr MaLoR on Jun 23, 2011 3:05 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

i got one

HE’S A KICKER. Ok so maybe you’re right but I just wish we had an actual football player on here to at least fill out the top 5. What about Shannon Sharpe?

"Airborne, do not look at the ground. I promise you, it will be there. Unless the tectonic plates shift, and a chasm opens up on the drop zone, in which case we will surely let you know."

by jackmca on Jun 23, 2011 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions

…I just wish we had an actual football player on here to at least fill out the top 5.

The Ravens are a relatively young organization who just happened to have the number four all-time leading NFL scorer as their kicker. The top five will even out as our current crop of super stars do their thing.

Water covers 2/3 of the Earth's surface. Ed Reed covers the rest.

An opinion can be well-founded or poorly informed. Opinion and reason are not mutually exclusive.

by Ampallang on Jun 23, 2011 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions

I know man I’m just bullshitting

"Airborne, do not look at the ground. I promise you, it will be there. Unless the tectonic plates shift, and a chasm opens up on the drop zone, in which case we will surely let you know."

by jackmca on Jun 24, 2011 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Sharpe? The 4th or 5th greatest Raven? No freaking way. Thanks for his 2 year service, but I am not giving him that spot over guys who helped build our organization to what it is today.

Flacco's first 3 years vs. Brady's, Manning's and Brees' first 3 years

by Mr MaLoR on Jun 24, 2011 2:29 AM EDT up reply actions

lol i know im reaching with that one

"Airborne, do not look at the ground. I promise you, it will be there. Unless the tectonic plates shift, and a chasm opens up on the drop zone, in which case we will surely let you know."

by jackmca on Jun 24, 2011 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Gotta go with Auto-Matt-tic Stover. Guy was the definition of “play like a raven”.

"I hate your sig…" -Mr MaLoR

by StuckInUtah on Jun 23, 2011 3:10 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Kick like a raven today

"Airborne, do not look at the ground. I promise you, it will be there. Unless the tectonic plates shift, and a chasm opens up on the drop zone, in which case we will surely let you know."

by jackmca on Jun 23, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions

yep

right there with you, MaLoR. Jamal was a phenomenal talent, but a clutch kicker is arguably more important. Stover bailed out our Birds more times than you can count on your fingers and toes together, and always shined brightest in the biggest games. AFC Divisional game in Tennessee in 2008 is still one that stands out to me. how many 40 year old kickers go in there with frigid conditions and boot a 44 yarder in the final seconds to win the game? Yeah, I thought so.

by burds358 on Jun 23, 2011 3:13 PM EDT reply actions

I’m fine with the list as it stands, but think Suggs and Ngata will move up on the list once they hang them up.

On Ed Reed:
"I’ve told him to his face many times, ‘You’re the greatest safety ever to play the game,’"
"We all learn from each other, but we all learn most from him."
- Troy Polamalu

by AV23 on Jun 23, 2011 3:15 PM EDT reply actions