The storyline for this games will be Navy’s Ricky Dobbs and the triple option, and it should be. Last season, Dobbs and Midshipmen offense made some teams look silly. The compiled wins against bigger, stronger and faster teams such as Missouri, Notre Dame, and Wake Forest. READ MORE >>>
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Position: Strong Safety Analysis: Toughness is what comes to most people’s minds when thinking about Tom Zbikowski. He is a fighter. He plays all out to the point of being borderline reckless. He’s the man. He also plays behind the great Ed Reed. At times, it is easy to wonder if there is a great talent wasting away on the bench. READ MORE >>> Position: Cornerback When it comes to Fabian Washington, it’s hard to say if it is disappointment in him or disappointment in the front office. It’s not that he is a bad player, it’s probably more that he isn’t a shutdown corner. 2009 was a season where Fabian was exposed for the first half of the season. It seemed like he was getting beat all over the place. It was so bad in Minnesota that he was actually benched in favor of Frank Walker. Seriously. Frank Walker. READ MORE >>> Position: Running Back Analysis: Matt Lawrence is one of thos scrappy players that know how to work had and be valuable. Although, he is listed as a running back, Lawrence provided the Ravens with heads up play in special teams last season. He did contribute on a few plays from scrimmage but it was mostly in mop-up duty. READ MORE >>> Position: Cornerback Analysis: Doug Dutch was a WR turned CB coming out Michigan. After being highly recruited in high school, his play Michigan left many fans wondering what might have been. Dutch still found a way into the Redskins Training Camp in 2009, but ended up being a roster casualty. READ MORE >>> Position: Safety Anlaysis: K.J. is entering into his second season with the Ravens, yet there is still not much information to draw from. Gerard made the practice squad coming out of camp and spent the 1st half of the season on it. He was finally placed on the active roster sometime in November and was primarily a special teams player. READ MORE >>> Position: Safety Anlaysis: Hakuri Nakamura is a exciting young safety in his 3rd year with the Ravens. This former 6th round pick uses his speed and agility to make plays. Now most of the plays have been on special teams as he continues to sit behind Dawan Landry on the depth chart. He did a serviceable job replacing the injured Landry and Jim Leonhard at the end of the 2008 season. READ MORE >>> I’ll take a split 4 game series against the Rangers. It could have been a better home stand but at the end of the day, the Birds were competitive and they played 2 tough teams. 40- The number of ER by Millwood in his last 10 games or 55 innings 10- Difference in Runs . . . → Read More: The Lovely Totals Position: Linebacker Nobody is sure what you will get with Antwan Barnes, or at least that’s a recent Sun article’s premise. If you look at Barnes, he seems to have what it takes to get it done. And at moments, he does get it done. Other moments, he doesn’t get it done. READ MORE >>> Position: Linebacker After a decent career in the Big 10 for Michigan, Prescott Burgess has a failed to find much success in the NFL. The former 6th round draft pick was only able to participate in 8 total games in his first 2 seasons with the Ravens. READ MORE >>> Position: Linebacker Sometimes I wonder why Ozzie Newsome even bothers drafting linebackers. He has the knack of finding and developing star linebackers that ended up being undrafted. Bart Scott can thank Ozzie for giving him a chance and putting him on a defense that let him flourish. So it comes as no surprise that 2009 rookie Dannell Ellerbe made the team and even had an impact after going undrafted that spring. READ MORE >>> Position: Long Snapper On constant theme for 2009 was the kicking game. First, there was the Steve Houshka experiment. Then there was the long snapper debacle. I’m not sure how much one played into the other, but needless to say, no one was happy about it, especially the Special Teams Guru himself, John Harbaugh. READ MORE >>> Intro- When covering Baltimore and Maryland sports, it’s often easy to forget about the sports at the Naval Academy. While they are Division 1, they have a different focus when it comes to sports. Sports are generally secondary or tertiary priorities for these guys. That being said, it is becoming challenging to neglect the Naval Academy’s football program. Providing a solid scare to Ohio State and defeating the likes of Notre Dame, Wake Forest and Missouri, this team is good and this season I would like to keep an eye on these guys and get your thoughts on their season. |
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