The Ravens wide-outs have never really been known for amazing speed or height, two things that generally make wide receivers into superstars. What we have prided ourselves on is possession receivers. I'm not sure I have ever seen one player make as many amazing side line catches in one season as Mason did last season. Clayton and Williams will definitely have to step up their game to fill this possible void.
I have one suggestion for the Ravens though. Marvin Harrison. Nobody has signed him and I think he could be a perfect fit to fill Mason's role. Harrison has been one of the most highly respected receivers in the league for years. His speed and hands made him Peyton Manning's top dog for a long time. But with age comes wear. Harrison is definitely not as fast as he used to be. But what Derrick Mason excelled at was the short underneath and slant routes. Something that an experienced receiver such as Harrison would be perfect for. He still has a nice burst off the line, and his hands are good as any other WR in the game. I feel his years of NFL experience would also help Flacco grow as a QB. Anyone who has played with Peyton Manning that long will help you're young QB mature. Brandon Marshall just doesn't fit the Harbaugh school of thinking and Anquan Bouldin is out of the picture. If the Ravens decide to work with what they have then I wish them the best, but if they want experience to help their young buck taking the snaps stay on his path to glory, I feel Harrison would be the man.
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I'm kinda hoping the youngsters step it up in the Next Man Up fashion the defense subscribes to. The thing about Harrison is, what kind of contract would he want, and how would it hit our cap?
Harrison's problem is that he's a year-and-a-half older than Mason, and even though was a better player is that much further along in his decline. At best, he gives us what Mason did last year, though I doubt he would have the same ability to play through the injuries Mason did.
He'd be a guy to look at, but he probably isn't a solution.
Better than Marshall, though, in my opinion.
I still wish they had fought harder for Crabtree or Hayward Bay. Man would that have been a smart investment considering our current position.
Crabtree maybe. Heyward-Bey, not so much. Maybe he'll get better hands, but we have all speed no catch guys already.
Flacco worked out and held a practice with heyward-bey at Maryland and Flacco said he liked him. Crabtree was all speed, Heyward-Bey had better hands.
and I'm assuming you were talking about Figurs
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