Ravens shopping Ray Lewis?

[MTK]

Lewis on the block?
<Feb. 11> According to the Baltimore Sun, associates and friends close to Lewis have said that he doesn't want to play in Baltimore for the 2006 season. Ravens General manager Ozzie Newsome said the linebacker hasn't informed the team of any such intention, but did admit that Lewis had a recent meeting with team owner Steve Bisciotti in Florida, and said Lewis asked to be traded before the start of the 2005 season. he seven-time Pro Bowl performer actually went into a self-imposed isolation from the team last season after the Ravens declined to restructure his contract, which still has three years left.

League sources have said the Ravens were sending out "feelers" in a possible trade for Lewis, but they haven't gotten more than a second- round draft pick in exchange.

Doesn't look good for our chances to get a high pick for Ramsey if someone like Ray Lewis isn't drawing more interest than just a 2nd rounder.

[steveo395]

i dont want him...hes overrated and will cost way too much

marshall is a good mlb, we dont need him anyway

maybe we'll get lucky with trading ramsey if a team is desperate

[shallyshal]

Originally Posted by steveo395

i dont want him...hes overrated and will cost way too much

marshall is a good mlb, we dont need him anyway

maybe we'll get lucky with trading ramsey if a team is desperate

agrreed. why potentially weaken 2 positions by moving marshall. there is no guarantee he would play better onthe weakside now

[jamf]

Ray lewis was overrated in his prime, he is well past his prime.

Ramsey still hasnt reached his prime. there are many decent linebackers to take rays player, there arent many QB's with a talented upside.

[Skins fan 44]

Ramsey may not reach his prime, or he is past his prime-which didnt last long.

[jdlea]

Wow, what's really interesting about that is I was just telling my brother the other day that there have been a lot of NFL scouts on the Tulane Campus this week. Tulane only really has one guy that I could see garnering this kind of attention and his name is Anthony Cannon. He's a MLB. The teams that I've seen are the: Ravens, Colts, Jags and Cowboys.

I thought it was very strange that the Ravens would be here considering they have Lewis, but I figured maybe it was cause he's on the downside of the hill and they wanted a long term solution.

[skinsfanthru&thru]

age and contracts r a big reason he probably isn't garnering much in trade talks and he's also coming off a somewhat serious injury after a pretty down year. and history has shown that the position most teams r willing to take a chance by giving up something maybe a little higher in value than they should is QB. I mean look at the Dolphins and AJ Feely

it's too bad the team didn't get rid of Ramsey when we still could have easily gotten a 1st rounder for him since the last 2 years his trade value has dramatically dropped.

[shallyshal]

Originally Posted by skinsfanthru&thru

age and contracts r a big reason he probably isn't garnering much in trade talks and he's also coming off a somewhat serious injury after a pretty down year. and history has shown that the position most teams r willing to take a chance by giving up something maybe a little higher in value than they should is QB. I mean look at the Dolphins and AJ Feely

it's too bad the team didn't get rid of Ramsey when we still could have easily gotten a 1st rounder for him since the last 2 years his trade value has dramatically dropped.

nobody has ever offered the skins that high a pick fromthe beginning. eventhe bears weren't offering it when he wasn't signed early after drafting him.

[skinsfanthru&thru]

Originally Posted by shallyshal

nobody has ever offered the skins that high a pick fromthe beginning. eventhe bears weren't offering it when he wasn't signed early after drafting him.

well I know I remember there being talk during the 2004 draft of the steelers being interested in ramsey and a pick for pittsburg's 1st rounder.

on a side note about trades, would anyone be opposed to shopping Ramsey and Betts for Ricky Williams and his extremely cheap contract. he would definitely provide a great change of pace when Portis needs a breather and showed this past year he is willing to take a back seat to a younger more talented rb. just a thought.

[shallyshal]

Originally Posted by jdlea

Wow, what's really interesting about that is I was just telling my brother the other day that there have been a lot of NFL scouts on the Tulane Campus this week. Tulane only really has one guy that I could see garnering this kind of attention and his name is Anthony Cannon. He's a MLB. The teams that I've seen are the: Ravens, Colts, Jags and Cowboys.

I thought it was very strange that the Ravens would be here considering they have Lewis, but I figured maybe it was cause he's on the downside of the hill and they wanted a long term solution.

i think lewis is going to become a role player instead of 3 down player.

[shallyshal]

Originally Posted by Skins fan 44

Ramsey may not reach his prime, or he is past his prime-which didnt last long.

disagree. i think ramsey needs a change of scenery and a coaching staff that truly believes inhim.

looks like it won't be in arizona after the extension warner signed.

miami ? new orleans ? new york ???

[diehardskin2982]

Ray Lewis isn't drawing much attention because he's old ~ 10 years in the league, comming off of injury who's gonna give a 1st for a player like that? nobody... Ramsey's gonna get more value. QB' s don't come along everyday. MLB's will apear on the team before a good QB will

[MTK]

I wouldn't write off Lewis just yet, he was injured last year but the year before he had 146 tackles.

I think he's still got a few good years left, but you can't blame the Ravens for looking to get out from under his contract.

[shallyshal]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I wouldn't write off Lewis just yet, he was injured last year but the year before he had 146 tackles.

I think he's still got a few good years left, but you can't blame the Ravens for looking to get out from under his contract.

the contract is the key. he either reduces and redoes it or i think he will be gone fromthe ravens

[dmek25]

lewis is no longer amongst the elite linebackers in this league,especially considering the salary he is going to command.and until campbell is ready to go,ramsey isnt going anywhere