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Is someone bitter about being cut? Former Ravens defensive end Trevor Pryce said on NBC Sports that he had to tell “his friends” on the Ravens that “they are not going to beat the Patriots.” “If you have linebackers that can run with both [of] those tight ends, great. The Ravens don’t have them. I don’t think any team has them.”
Breaking sports news video. MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL highlights and more. Pryce went on to say that Tom Brady has the look of a “serial killer.” So, perhaps the headline was a bit misleading. However, former Raven defensive end Trevor Pryce jumped right into New York and was handed the two things every Jet is given on their way up 95 from M&T Bank Stadium to New Meadowlands, far too much hype and far too much media media attention. Pryce, who has already quadrupled his air time in New York compared to Baltimore (that stat may be incorrect), told SportsRadioInterviews.com that Jets head coach Rex Ryan has quiet an effect on the people around him.
So what do you think? How does President Rex Ryan sound? Is it any wonder that one of Rex Ryan’s first moves as head coach of the New York Jets was bringing fellow loud mouth linebacker Bart Scott? Thursday after Rex and the Jets scooped up waived defensive end Trevor Pryce, Scott told the media that the Ravens were jealous of Pryce’s situation. “I guarantee you that there’s probably guys in the same spot right now jealous as hell.” Scott went on, “Trevor probably gets texts like, ‘Man, come get me too.’I guarantee you there’s at least 15 other players over there that’s praying to God that they get released for a half a day too, so they can come over here. They won’t admit it. But I guarantee you.” Scott, who had one big season in 2006 with 78 tackles and 9.5 sacks, has never hit more than 67 tackles and 1.5 sacks since, though he seems to run his mouth as though he’s a ten time pro bowler (he’s been once, in 2006). He’s on a team that won two playoff games last season with the Jets against teams whose kickers went 0 for 5 allowing the Jets miracle run through the playoffs to take place. That is until they faced Indianapolis, a game in which Scott recorded just two tackles. READ MORE >>> Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs tweeted this morning that former Raven Trevor Pryce has signed with the New York Jets.
The Ravens cut Pryce yesterday to make room for safety Ken Hamlin, but hinted that he may return to the team as early as next week. Trevor Pryce was released today, in his 5th season with the Ravens. The move was on one hand unexpected but on the other hand understandable, given his lack of production in recent years and the glut of players on the defensive line. He had been replaced by Cory Redding as the primary option at defensive end, and even when he played so far this season he was ineffective, and leaves the Ravens without having recorded a single tackle in 2010. His spot on the roster will be filled by veteran safety Ken Hamlin, who was released last week. There has been speculation that Pryce could be resigned next week to further reduce his salary after Pryce already agreed to a pay cut this past offseason. Regardless, this is the clear sign of a player entering the last stages of his career, and the final stage with the Ravens. READ MORE >>> Position: Defensive Tackle Analysis: Arthur Jones is a player that came froma football poor college program and his draft stock was hurt by a knee injury in his final year at Syracuse. Despite being surrounded by virtually no talent, Jones was a standout, equally gifted at playing the run and rushing the passer. Position: Defensive End Good old Trevor Pryce….. Going into last season, everyone thought it was going to be the defensive end’s swan song as a Raven. Go figure, Pryce found a way to lead the team in sacks and become a productive player off of the bench. Baltimore is spoiled in the sense they always seem to have a great D-Line. So while many considered this an off year for the group, they still managed to help lead the team to be the #3 rated defense. They also were effective in stopping the run, except for a stretch in the middle of the season. They seemed to lack the big plays that everyone was used to seeing. It’s the big plays that make this defense see so imposing. READ MORE >>> There are clearly parts of the Ravens roster that just aren’t getting the job done. Do you give up on them? Do you let them grow since the season is likely a wash anyway? Do you put the pressure on them? It all depends on the player.
Frank Walker - Bye bye. Walker shouldn’t have made the team to begin with. Anyone that followed training camp knew right away what Walker was about. Lots of talk, little coverage. He’s quite possibly the worst part of the Ravens terrible secondary and was so bad that he was benched against the Bengals. He’s taking up a roster spot, which is one of the reasons Baltimore cut Matt Stover. Good riddance Frank. Domonique Foxworth – Threaten. Two weeks ago I told you that Foxworth was a $28 million bust and I stand by it. He is the Ravens biggest flop since Willis McGahee. Too big of a contract for too little performance. Foxworth is the best of the bad secondary, but for the contract was given he’s not shutting down number one wide receivers. Fabian Washington – Threaten/bench. Washington covers receivers by grabbing them. I’m convinced his method is to get penalized as many times as possible and it shows. Trevor Pryce – Cut after season. Pryce has had a great run with the Ravens and an outstanding career, but he’s no longer getting the job done. He gets pressure one time per drive, he’s getting beat in single coverage and gives good quarterbacks too much time. Kelly Gregg – Cut after season. It would have been a good story is Buddy Lee came back after the knee surgery and stepped up. That hasn’t been the case. He fits into the same category as Pryce, only worse. Gregg is hardly ever putting pressure on QBs and he can no longer stuff the run. He’s part of an aging defense. Ed Reed – One more big loss and I’d shut him down. Ed might say he’s playing healthy, but come on. He’s undoubtedly playing hurt and if Baltimore wants to hold on to him for future years they need him to get healthy. Whether that requires surgery or just time to recover, Baltimore needs to do what they’ve got to do. The Baltimore Ravens. A team that on defense can’t stop the run or pressure a QB, has a kicker that can’t make a clutch field goals, and an offense that is stuck making up for all of their holes. Two weeks ago on our podcast, Aaron Wilson said that he thinks the Ravens are an 8-8 team without a playoff chance. After their win over the Broncos I thought he was wrong. Now I’m back to questioning how good this Baltimore team is. Here are my thoughts from the Ravens 17-7 loss to the Bengals.
This isn’t a playoff team. In fact, I don’t see how they can win many more games at all if they play like this. The Ravens need to show up big next week, thankfully they play the Browns. Over 11,000 showed up to the first full Ravens‘ practice in Westminster today. Here’s the news of the day from training camp:
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