L.J. Smith signs with Ravens?
by JasonB on Mar 17, 2009 5:28 PM EDT
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We just wrapped up a spot on 105.7 the Fan in Baltimore with Scott Garceau and Anita Marks, during which they reiterated their report that free-agent tight end L.J. Smith would/could be signing with the Ravens.
So after ending the call we decided to poke around a bit, and we confirmed that, indeed, Smith already has been signed.
Per a league source, it’s a one-year, $1.5 million deal.
One year, one and a half mil was the best deal he could find? Presumably he'll back up Todd Heap.
The only part of LJ leaving that is likely to upset Eagles fans is that it didn't happen last year... Falcon fans were rejoicing when it was reported LJ would not be signing there.
Surprising how far LJ's stock has fallen...
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Dear Ravens Fans,
Enjoy the plague of dropped passes and whiffed blocks that is forth-coming.
Signed,
Us
"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel
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Working with Coach Harbaugh, LJ will shine.
He’ll be good competition for Heap too.
I live 10min away from Baltimore and I HATE the Ratbirds.
Ugh, according to them,
Flacco is the second coming of Christ.
They all sport thier “Wacco for Flacco” Gear.
I like Flacco, and sure, he’s better than Boller,
but Dear GOD these fans are annoying.
by EagleGreeninMD on Mar 18, 2009 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Try living in Pittsburgh
where Big Ben is already being talked about as a top 5 qb of all time! Thank God I know longer go to Pitt!
so...
what now at TE? he’s officially gone, is celek ready to start? i don’t see a TE in the first rd of the draft, so what are we gonna do?
They’ll take a TE at some point fairly early I think. There’s some interesting TEs in the second round.
They’ll probably add a vet later in the offseason too. After June cuts maybe?
what do you guys...
think about pettigrew from oklahoma state. good size 6’6, 260.
don’t know if it would be worth using one of our first rounders on him though.
Yikes
I thought someone would give him a multi-year deal. I bet he wishes he had signed with us long-term back a few years ago…and I’m glad he didn’t.
He screwed up last yaer big time
That was his year to make some money. Instead he decided to play poorly and got a huge pay cut.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
i hope by some infinitely small chance l.j. smith sees this post.
you suck. i hinged my hopes and dreams on you in the early rounds of my fantasy draft last year. l.j., i hope your plane crashes on the way to baltimore. that way, they don’t have to see you stink up the field when heap goes down. i’ve seen 180 pound receivers with more balls then you. good riddance.
Wow!
Eagles fans really are as brutal and bitter as everyone says. Holy crap! Remind me never to travel to Philadelphia or play for one of their sports teams.
whoawhoawhoa!!
1st. Yes we are brutal to people who dont perform….theyre here to do a job…get it done
2nd. I am SO sick and tired of us having to defend ourselves for being passionate fans…sorry for actually LOVING our teams
3. LJ sucks ! you can have him….have fun
DMAC ...now THATS my quarterback man!!!
by northern eagle on Mar 17, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
who are you talkng to?
cuz i if your an eagles fan why in gods name are you chewin me out?
DMAC ...now THATS my quarterback man!!!
by northern eagle on Mar 18, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
above comment for BMY
DMAC ...now THATS my quarterback man!!!
by northern eagle on Mar 18, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
tis ok ...jus wanted to clarify
DMAC ...now THATS my quarterback man!!!
by northern eagle on Mar 18, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Receptions 401 Bwests numbers through six seasons
Receiving yards 3,609
Receiving touchdowns 28
Lj Smith
Receptions 231
Receiving Yards 2,525
Receiving average 10.9
Receiving TDs 18
its pretty sad when your HALF Back scores more recieving tds than your tight end( especially in a West coast offense where the TE is such an intergral part) especially when westy rode the BENCH for the first couple years….just my opinion …..good buy and good riddance LJ
DMAC ...now THATS my quarterback man!!!
Well I thought that he was ok when he was coming out of Rutgers. He used to burn corners(I know the Big East was really weak).
I thought he was going to become a good player and a Chad Lewis type guy, I was wrong. I know a lot of people that liked him too.
I guess you cannot make someone want to play. He just doesn’t show passion for the game or any situational awareness. He also doesn’t catch the ball and his playing IQ isn’t overly impressive. I am happy that the FO didn’t give him a extension. I am pretty sure we did offer him a multiyear deal and he rejected it though.
Bye Bye LJ!!!!!!
Celek is pretty good but I think it wouldn’t hurt to draft the OSU guy though.
What happened to Chad Lewis
i know he got hurt in the 04 NFCCG but ive never heard of him since
To me the Eagles are like that girlfriend that pisses u off, then u hate her, but the next morning you wake up and remember that thing u love so much about her
by XxBleedGreen5xX on Mar 18, 2009 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
I still don’t get why the Eagles franchised him last year. It would be like Reggie Brown being a free agent this year, and us franchising him.
Yeah….
From a franchise player to a back up making just $1.5 mil.
by chrisbeomsuh on Mar 17, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Other then drafting a TE there weren’t any other options. That and we all know how overly loyal Reid can be. Don’t even bring up Dawkins and T.T. that was Banner and Luries fault….
Chris Baker from the Jets would’ve been a solid option since he’s a strong blocking TE but the Pats jumped on him really quick. I think it’s important to find a complementary TE to Celek, who has nice upside. Guys like Cook and Coffman in the draft having never lined up next to a Tackle in spread offenses, will have to come in here and learn to block. To me they’re simply duplicates of Celek.
Pettigrew is the #1 TE in the draft because he played in a more traditional offense, where he lined up next to the tackle. While he’s not rated to have #1 TE hands in the draft, he’s right behind them and has good enough size to make him a red zone target. He’s hands down the best blocking TE in the draft. Since we’ll have two new tackles – it would be nice to have a TE we can line up next to them in games where they struggle (remember when we left Justice all alone vs Osi?). It’d also be nice to have a blocking TE for those third and shorts. We would’ve won at least two more games last year if we had a TE who could block – as my least fond memory of LJSmith might be him whiffing a block against the Bears last year on the goal line.
I believe Pettigrew will be there for the taking with our #1 pick but simply will not make it past the Falcons, where he’s the ideal fit to play security blanket for Ryan and block for Turner.
by andyreidswaistline on Mar 18, 2009 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Bills
The Bills have bigger needs on defense but I think they will take a hard look at Pettigrew with their first round pick. Last season, they were awful on offense and may be looking to load up. The addition of TO will definitely help but that team (just like the Eagles) have to address the TE position. Pettigrew has the best (by far) combination of receiving skills/blocking. He’s definitely not worth the 11th pick and they can grab a receiving TE later but hey, you never know what can happen in a draft.
Also, I concur that he’ll be there at 21 but I don’t think we’ll be grabbing him.
by chrisbeomsuh on Mar 18, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I think his situation was different that what would be with Brown. LJ was hurt off and on and showed enough at times that we did not know exactly what we had. Plus as was said before me there weren’t many other options at TE. Hindsight is 20/20. Since the franchise price at TE is not that high at the time I was OK with the move.
But it’s a year later, he still hasn’t proved that he can stay healthy for a whole season, he’s a blocking liability, and overall he’s just not that great of a TE. So there you go.
Well it's great that Flacco has a new great receiver
hahahaha
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by The Badassador on Mar 17, 2009 11:24 PM EDT reply actions
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