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Post by Ravenchamp on Dec 16, 2015 12:16:20 GMT -5
Ravens sign Ryan Mallett with an eye on the future On Tuesday, the team announced they signed quarterback Ryan Mallett. It's a deal that could be worth up to $2.5 million in 2016, according to NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport. The deal includes a $1.5 million base salary and up to $1 million in incentives, per Rapoport. Mallett will join a roster that currently has Jimmy Clausen at the wheel. Matt Schaub and Bryn Renner are also vying for playing time over the final stretch. This seems like a move for the future in Baltimore. Schaub clearly isn't the answer behind Joe Flacco and the Ravens likely want to make their own evaluation on Mallett, who went from Texans starter to unemployed after he overslept and missed a team flight. Mallett was good enough to back up Tom Brady for years, and attentive enough to appease Bill Belichick, so there must be something to like about the 6-foot-6 passer. Mallett has a cannon for an arm and, perhaps under the direction of quarterback whisperer Marc Trestman, he finds direction. If nothing else, we might just get a chance to see one more Mallett fastball in 2015. A holiday wish everyone can appreciate. www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000602046/article/ravens-sign-ryan-mallett-with-an-eye-on-the-future
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Post by davinci on Dec 16, 2015 12:22:46 GMT -5
Didn't he basically get run out of Houston on a rail?
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Post by Ravenchamp on Dec 16, 2015 12:24:25 GMT -5
For over sleeping, big deal
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Post by davinci on Dec 16, 2015 12:32:09 GMT -5
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Post by Ravenchamp on Dec 16, 2015 12:37:59 GMT -5
This is why he will be evaluated, that will determine his stance here
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Post by davinci on Dec 16, 2015 13:01:50 GMT -5
Drugsssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
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Post by Evil Yoda on Dec 16, 2015 13:04:36 GMT -5
Oversleeping is code for badly hungover. Do we want a poor man's Johnny Manziel here? He may be suitable as a backup, but he's no way, no how the future.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2015 0:08:07 GMT -5
There were rumors of drug use while Mallett was still in college, although I don't think it was ever substantiated. The guy simply parties too much. Johnny Manziel 1.0.
What bothers me about Mallett is that he was drafted by the Patriots when Bill O'Brien was an assistant there, then moved to Houston after O'Brien got the head job and traded for him. He had a coach he was familiar with, who believed in him and basically handed him the starting job, yet he still pissed it away. How's he going to handle being a backup for the Ravens? If Flacco hasn't completely mended by the opener next season, is Mallett going to put in the time and preparation necessary to handle the starting job? Or is he going to be out whooping it up the night before the game?
A classic example of a million dollar arm and a 10-cent head.
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Post by Ravenchamp on Dec 17, 2015 0:39:47 GMT -5
They need to make goofing off penalized by NOT getting paid. Set a number, every time you Flop up you lose so much in salary. Set it in stone on contracts
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Post by Evil Yoda on Dec 17, 2015 17:30:51 GMT -5
They need to make goofing off penalized by NOT getting paid. Set a number, every time you Flop up you lose so much in salary. Set it in stone on contracts There are limits, set forth in the collective bargaining agreement, on fiscal punishments. The CBA is the reason why, for example, the league administers the substance abuse policy and the fiscal penalties and suspensions that result certain personal fouls.
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