Archives for September 2013

‘”He’s not the same EJ from college; he improved his game,” Elam said. “He’s making better decisions, faster decisions than he did in college. He’s got more knowledge.”‘

‘”He took his game to another level,” Elam said. “He’s not the same E.J. from college.”‘

Rookie first-round picks Elam, Manuel to renew college rivalry Sunday (Baltimore Sun)

Texans’ Whitney Mercilus fined $15,000 for hit on Joe Flacco (Baltimore Sun)

Ravens QB Joe Flacco says Ray Lewis should know better (Baltimore Sun)

Ravens RB Ray Rice practices Wednesday, plans to play Sunday (Baltimore Sun)

Marlon Brown didn’t practice due to neck injury, Rice, Canty limited (Baltimore Sun)

Jacoby Jones makes first public comments since incident: ‘I take responsibility’ (Baltimore Sun)

Ravens impressed by development of Bills rookie QB Manuel (Carroll County Times)

Rice and Canty return to practice (Carroll County Times)

Smith making name for himself on Ravens defense (AP)

Ravens ‘very hopeful’ Rice will play against Bills (The Sports Xchange)

Ravens say Lewis wrong about leadership void (The Sports Xchange)

Can the Ravens protect Flacco from Mario Williams? (CSN Baltimore)

Elam & Manuel will put friendship on hold Sunday (CSN Baltimore)

Rice, Canty both optimistic about playing Sunday (CSN Baltimore)

Ihedigbo asserts himself in Ravens secondary (CSN Baltimore)

Ravens hold the line in red zone (CSN Baltimore)

9/25: Who’s Practicing, Who’s Not (BaltimoreRavens.com)

Joe Flacco On Leadership Criticism: Ray Knows Better (BaltimoreRavens.com)

Ravens Overcoming Significant Injuries (BaltimoreRavens.com)

Chemistry Building Between Dallas Clark, Joe Flacco (BaltimoreRavens.com)

Late For Work 9/25: Joe Flacco Reveals Baby Pics, Why He Skipped Birth (BaltimoreRavens.com)

Ravens Celebrate O.J. Brigance’s Birthday, Book Release Coming (BaltimoreRavens.com)

Week 4 At Buffalo Bills: Wednesday Transcripts (BaltimoreRavens.com)

Week 4 At Bills: Ravens Conference Call w/ Buffalo Media (BaltimoreRavens.com)

Game notes (BaltimoreRavens.com)

‘He says he’s learned a lot from the mistakes made.’

‘”Some of the mistakes we made were terrible, myself included,” center Eric Wood said. “We obviously have to bounce back, but that was a game we kind of threw away.”‘

‘The Bills were without five players that had not been on last week’s report during the first practice of this week. Cornerback Leodis McKelvin (hamstring), wide receiver Stevie Johnson (hamstring), rush linebacker Mario Williams (ankle), defensive tackle Kyle Williams (ankle) and guard Kraig Urbik (knee) all did not participate.’

‘The back end, what we’re doing is obviously Leodis is in the mix still. It’s day to day. While he’s not out there we’re going through different combinations being obviously ready for him to come back, different combinations of players, different combinations of schematics, man, zone, matchup’s, things like that. Seeing what the best thing for us, so it gives us the best opportunity to be successful. So that process is really going to be day to day as we go and practice and evaluate it afterwards. The great thing about it is we do have a lot of flexibility with Aaron (Williams). We’ve got Jimmy (Leonhard), (Da’Norris) Searcy and Duke (Williams) back there. We have the corners and Aaron can go back and forth and Leodis is still in the mix. It’s exciting because people are going to have an opportunity and see what they can do.’

‘Yeah, definitely when they’re bringing the house at you, it’s definitely a tough thing to deal with, but none the less you have to deal with it and I think it’s just a part of maturing in the position and understanding that that’s what the Jets are going to do every time we play them, and I’m sure a lot more teams are going to try to amp it up a little bit too. I think the biggest thing to do is showing them that you can handle it and that’s when they will stop doing the blitzes.’

‘It’s kind of been like a roller coaster. Hasn’t been consistent and that’s what you really want. We just have to take what they give us and don’t force it. That was really my big improvement from Week One to Week Two is that I went back to just being patient and not looking for that big run and just letting it happen. Freddy (Jackson) on his play he just did a great job of just keeping his legs alive, he continued to play through the whistle and those guys stopped or thought they had him stuffed and he just kept it alive and he was able to see a seam and get a big run. The biggest thing for us is just don’t force it, just let it happen.’

‘With a win over the Ravens on Sunday, the Bills will win back-to-back home games for the first time since 2011.’

‘Behind Rogers, the other three healthy options on the roster at cornerback are rookie undrafted free agent Nickell Robey and the recently signed Brandon Burton and Johnny Adams. The Bills have used the 5-foot-8 Robey on the outside some, but he’s played most of his snaps as the slot cornerback.’

‘The Jets pounded them between the tackles in the running game and confused them with some Wildcat plays, and wide receivers Santonio Holmes and Stephen Hill each burned cornerback Justin Rogers deep for a long touchdown. With Byrd and Gilmore sidelined, Buffalo’s secondary was a complete mess. If Rogers has to start against the Ravens, count on them attacking him, too.’

‘”There’s only one Kent Hull, and even if I was in my bed, I’d make it out of my bed to make it here cause he was my best friend,” Kelly said.’

‘He had made the Bills opening-week roster before being cut on Sept. 10, when the team promoted cornerback Johnny Adams from the practice squad.’

‘Ross was released as the result of a numbers crunch when cornerback Johnny Adams was promoted from the practice squad. He spent the offseason with the team and has been active for one NFL game in his three seasons since graduating from East Carolina. Ross spent parts of both 2011 and 2012 shifting between the Bills practice squad and active roster.’