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If You Were Looking Forward to the NFL Supplemental Draft, I Have Some Bad News

Ryan WilsonPosted Jul 3rd 2008 4:59PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Draft, NFL Fans



For those of you looking forward to the supplemental draft to break up the drudgery between now and the start of training camp, I have some bad news: it's been canceled due to lack of interest. That's right, this year, you won't be able to sit in front of your computer and wait for random NFL.com updates alerting you to which team team took a fourth-round flier on a player you've never heard of.
"No one applied at the time of the deadline," 49ers general manager Scott McCloughan confirmed Thursday. The NFL sent out a memo to all 32 teams informing them of the announcement Wednesday.

The cancellation comes as a surprise because there had been rumblings that several players were considering applying, including high profile talents such as Southern California middle linebacker Rey Maualuga, Oklahoma State tight Brandon Pettigrew and Mississippi State offensive tackle Michael Brown.
Yes, surprising, indeed. Last year, the Chargers forfeited a 2008 fourth-rounder to take Georgia cornerback Paul Oliver, and a round later, the Ravens grabbed offensive tackle Jared Gaither, who could be in line to replace Jonathan Ogden.

Oliver only appeared in three games last season, but Gaither made two starts, and heads into training camp tentatively penciled in as Baltimore's left tackle.

According to NFLDraftScout.com, only 37 players have been selected via the supplemental draft since its inception in 1977, with Bernie Kosar, Cris Carter and Brian Bosworth among the most noteworthy. One of these names is not like the other.

Jared Gaither Is Burdened With Trying to Replace Jonathan Ogden

Ryan WilsonPosted Jun 14th 2008 3:58PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Ravens, AFC North

I don't know if Jared Gaither suddenly becomes an answer to a Trivial Pursuit: the Baltimore Ravens Edition question, but he'll get first crack at the left tackle job vacated by Hall of Famer Jonathan Ogden when he announced his retirement earlier this week.

Gaither, a fifth-round supplemental pick last July, entered the NFL amid all sorts of questions, both good and bad. On the upside, he's 6-9, 320 pounds and has plenty of quickness for a big guy. But he also failed out of Maryland, and only managed 15 reps of 225 during his Pro Day workout (Brady Quinn, by comparison, does 15 as part of his pre-warmup routine).

Gaither started two games last season, and the Ravens front office is intrigued by his potential. Of course, it's not clear if Gaither is truly dedicated to football, which is kinda worth knowing before giving him the job of protecting the quarterback's blind side.

Baltimore featured one of the youngest offensive lines in the league last season, and the inexperience showed. That said, this unit could evolve into a very competent group, which should make Joe Flacco very happy. In the meantime, Kyle Boller will have to pay the price for progress, in the form of a crapload of sacks. Thanks, dude.

Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2013 Could be the Greatest!

Sportz AssassinPosted Jun 13th 2008 6:23PM by Sportz Assassin (author feed)
Filed under: Buccaneers, Cowboys, NY Giants, Packers, Raiders, Ravens, NFL Hall of Fame

This week we saw Michael Strahan and Jonathan Ogden retire ... two men who will see their way into Canton, OH. One of the greatest offensive tackles and defensive ends in our time should both enter the Hall in 2013.

If'n that weren't the only guys on that list.

Add in a certain guy by the name of Brett Favre (who now owns most of the quarterback records), Larry Allen and Warren Sapp ... not to mention the possibility of Junior Seau ... and and we could have one of the best classes in HoF history.

There are even a few fringe guys like Steve McNair, Rod Smith, Bryant Young and Priest Holmes who will get some love, but probably won't make it in -- at least not in '13.

But what a class that could be? There is a cut-off of five inductees (not counting ones from the Senior Committee) that can go in a single year ... meaning a name or two won't make the cut. Favre, Strahan, Ogden, Sapp and Allen each have won a Super Bowl. They have all kinds of Pro-Bowls on their resumes and several have records to boot ... making them the five favorites to get in (Seau could push Sapp out of that loft).


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Jonathan Ogden Will Retire Thursday

Josh AlperPosted Jun 11th 2008 5:20PM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: Ravens, AFC North, Baltimore

It's been coming for quite some time but Jonathan Ogden will finally make it official tomorrow: He's calling it a career after a stellar 12-year run at left tackle for the Ravens. He spoke with the Baltimore Sun today and let them know that after battling a toe injury for most of the past two seasons, the end of the road was nigh.
"It took a little while to decide. You just can't make a decision like this overnight. I tried to work out, I tried to practice on the toe. But it never came back to 100 percent."
There's no shortage of highlights to Ogden's career. He made the Pro Bowl in 11 of his 12 seasons, was proabably the best offensive tackle of the last decade and even caught two touchdown passes. He did it all in front of 13 different quarterbacks and helped the Ravens win Super Bowl XXXV. Not too shabby for a guy that Art Modell wanted to pass up so he could draft Lawrence Phillips as the first ever Ravens draft pick in 1996.

It will be quite a class entering Canton in 2013. With Ogden, Michael Strahan and Brett Favre, you've got three of the all-time greats at their positions and they could be joined by Warren Sapp, Bryant Young and/or Junior Seau to make quite the set of busts.

Ravens Should Know Jonathan Ogden's Future Plans Soon

Josh AlperPosted Jun 3rd 2008 4:30PM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: Ravens, AFC North, Baltimore

They say that no news is good news. The silence from Jonathan Ogden, though, carries a more ominous message. He's said nothing about his plans for the 2008 season for quite some time and it's hard to read those tea leaves as a sign of his imminent return.

Mike Preston of the Baltimore Sun agrees and writes that the Ravens should find out as early as this week that Ogden will be hanging up his XXXXXXL jersey.
Look for Pro Bowl left offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden to finally make it official and announce his retirement. Ogden has let a couple of people around him know that he is retiring, but still hasn't told head coach John Harbaugh.
Expected or not, Ogden's loss will be a big one for Baltimore. The last thing whoever quarterbacks them needs is the increased worry of assault from the blind side because the Hall of Famer has left town.

In Jared Gaither and Adam Terry, the Ravens have a couple of tackles who could play the left side in 2008 but, obviously, they don't have anyone who can have the impact that Ogden has had throughout his career. We reported last week that former Charger Shane Olivea said he's signed with someone effective this month but don't know which team yet. He played for Cam Cameron in San Diego and, if healthy, would be a decent fit as the right tackle if Baltimore moves Terry and deems Gaither unready in his second NFL season.

Ravens' Jonathan Ogden Plans to Retire

Michael David SmithPosted Mar 14th 2008 9:40AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Ravens, NFL Hall of Fame, Baltimore

Although he hasn't filed any official paperwork, Baltimore Ravens left tackle Jonathan Ogden is telling the team to operate under the assumption that he's retiring.

"I have not officially retired, but ... the Ravens know to proceed with their offseason plans as if I'm retiring. So if I come back, it's great, they said, but they're proceeding as if I'm not."
Ogden is one of the best offensive linemen of his generation, and at his best he put up some of the most dominant performances any offensive lineman has ever had. But in the last few years he has suffered from hamstring and toe injuries that have caused him to miss seven games, and when he has played, he hasn't been as good as he was in his prime.
"It's just frustrating, because I couldn't play, especially this last year, at the level that I'm used to playing at, and that kind of irritates me," Ogden said at L.A. Boxing, a gym he and his wife, Kema, opened March 1. "I'm a perfectionist out there on the football field, and that's kind of why I'm leaning toward retiring.
If Ogden does retire, he'll be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013. Unlike Brett Favre, who will definitely get in that year, Ogden isn't a lock. But I think he should be. Few have ever played the position better.

Despite Coaching Change, Jonathan Ogden Still Leaning Toward Retirement

Josh AlperPosted Jan 29th 2008 9:35AM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: Ravens, AFC North, Baltimore

Jonathan Ogden spent a lot of the last few years in a huff about the sorry state of the Ravens offense. One of the league's finest tackles, Ogden's work was wasted by coaches who lacked creativity and quarterbacks who lacked ability. Throw in a nagging toe injury and the 33-year old was seriously contemplating retirement over the last two years.

Now that Brian Billick is gone, though, and Cam Cameron is running the offense. Before his lost season in Miami, Cameron had run a Charger offense that was among the best in the league, you'd think Ogden might be fired up about putting on the pads next year. But, while he likes the Cameron and John Harbaugh hirings, it's still a new system and he's still got his physical issues to think about.
"I'm still in the same place; I'm still leaning toward not coming back. If I do, I have to feel healthy. I can't go through what I did last season. I can't be getting treatment every day. And with a new regime, it's going to be more work."

Part of that work will come in an un-Billick style training camp. Ogden said he doesn't want that and it will be interesting to see if any other Raven vets bristle at a more intense practice schedule. Some people feel that the Ravens are close to being a playoff team but without Ogden that's hard to see.

NFL Offseason Roadmap: Baltimore Ravens

Josh AlperPosted Jan 21st 2008 8:00PM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: Ravens, AFC North, Baltimore

NFL Offseason Roadmap is a series focused on the needs of NFL teams as they begin the offseason.

The Baltimore Ravens have already taken their first step toward 2008. John Harbaugh is the new coach and brings with him the expectation of a more disciplined team that takes better advantage of its resources. Some have argued that this team is close to playoff position but, truthfully, change is needed to restore this team to the level of a contender. As it has for years, the major obstacle for the Ravens to overcome is at football's marquee position.

1. Quarterback – Elvis Grbac. Randall Cunningham. Jeff Blake. Chris Redman. Kyle Boller. Anthony Wright. Steve McNair. Those are the men who have started at quarterback for the Ravens since Trent Dilfer won Super Bowl XXXV in 2001. Other than McNair in 2006, not a one of them has done anything to earn a second season on the job, and McNair went down in flames in year two. Boller didn't embarrass himself at the end of this season but he didn't do anything to warm the cockles of your heart either.

Billick was Boller's biggest champion and we don't know who will be running the offense in 2008, so it's anybody's guess as to who will be under center.
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Steelers at Ravens: Like Playing the Preseason in December

Josh AlperPosted Dec 28th 2007 11:15AM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: Ravens, Steelers, AFC North, Baltimore, Pittsburgh

To get you ready for week 17, FanHouse is previewing all 16 NFL games. Here is the Pittsburgh Steelers/Baltimore Ravens preview.

2007 Records:

Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-5 (AFC North Champions, hosting game Wild Card Weekend)
Baltimore Ravens: 4-11 (Last in AFC North)

Last Week:

Steelers 41, Rams 24
Seahawks 27, Ravens 6

When the Steelers have the ball: The Steelers have nothing to play for this week which is a good thing. They are mighty banged up on offense and will take the free week to rest Ben Roethlisberger and get Najeh Davenport fully integrated as the starting tailback. Marvel Smith won't be at left tackle, Hines Ward probably won't play that much and anyone else of import will likely be shackled to the bench before the game is settled. Even without so many of their stars, the Steelers should be able to score points. The Ravens won't have Chris McAlister or Samari Rolle and will probably not push ailing players like Ray Lewis, Kelly Gregg or Terrell Suggs too hard in a meaningless game. That should mean plenty of opportunities for Davenport and Charlie Batch.
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Will Jonathan Ogden Retire?

Josh AlperPosted Dec 27th 2007 4:25PM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: Ravens, AFC North, Baltimore

Even though they have one more game to play before the merciful end of this disastrous season, the Baltimore Ravens are fully into building for 2008 mode. That means figuring out whether to franchise Terrell Suggs or offer him a long term deal, choosing which veterans will be salary cap casualties and finding an answer to that decade long search for a quarterback. Some of their players will also be making decisions of their own. None of those players will have more impact on the team than Jonathan Ogden.

Ogden thought long and hard about retiring before this season after a toe injury at the end of the 2006 season. That injury only got worse this season, limiting Ogden to 11 games and weakening an offense that could ill afford any further setbacks. He admitted that he's not certain about what the future holds.
"The equation is pretty much the same [as last year]. How healthy do I feel? Is the love and passion for the game still there? Where is the team headed? At most, it's one more year, so I'll kind of examine all those things."

When Ogden finally got on the field this season he played well enough to make the Pro Bowl for an 11th straight season. There's little reason to think, then, that he wouldn't be a big contributor if he plays in 2008.
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