TE and CB positions were devastaed by injury last year, but should be a strength of the team this year. Quinn was really getting better and would have really helped in the redzone and short yardage game, but he was still going to be the 3rd TE if Heap and Wilcox are back.

There are some good looking blocking TEs in this draft including Haynos from MD, but we need the reciveing TEs back from injury more than another big body. Chester or Gaither can be the 3rd TE in goal line if we need it.

It always intrigues me to see how quickly matters can change in sports. Coming into last season, we were three deep at TE. Now, we do not have one guaranteed healthy TE to begin the season. Not much news has come out about Heap's health. One can only hope that he is 100% by the beginning of the season, but if Cameron's offense is predicated on the run game and the short passing game, that could open Heap up to some big hits early in the season. One thing is for certain, we will not have to wait long to see if he is fully recovered or not.
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Doug,
You caught the drift of my concern with Sypniewski's injury. I thought the kid played really well and the implications of this are worrisome.
-- Bill O.

even looking at the TE the reason i am saying that we could use OL and convert them as Run Blockers to help the running game and also they could try to get a reciver like manning ham thay could help the ravens to keep Db a way from our TE where i see it you can look at a 300+ pound OL going angist a Lb or a DB not going to work and we could make the play off but they will need a lot of picks and to fix it take your # 1 pick and draft around him to make them all better

Another question that may come to mind now is what other quality TE's are their in free agency right now?

I also feel that Quinn played well last year, especially considering his youth in the NFL.
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Not much left among FAs ... some vet names, Fauria, Brady, Kozlowski. Jerramy Stevens is still out there. I was surprised that the Eagles franchised their guy.
-- Bill O.

Bill i will be a negative poster on this site again. Everybody loves heap and so do i, in fact he is one of my favorite players on the team.But until todd proves that he is healthy i will still have my doubts about him being injury prone.All his supporters will come to his rescue and say that he isn't injury prone but the facts don't lie. Toe injuries like you have seen with ogden take forever and ever to heal and with out knowing if wilcox will be 100% i think tight end is a very questionable position. The ravens are really in a dilema with all there holes to fill. Can't ever remember this team with so many weak spots all at once to fill., is this the first time that we can start to question who was the actual star in that draft room Phil Savage or ozzie. All i know is Cleveland is heading the right direction so let that be the judge.
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Bob,
I agree on the team being thin. This TE situation is just one more problem to deal with.
-- Bill O.

I would like to see the ravens pick up Joey Haynos a local. He will be either very late round or UDFA. He has a similar frame to Quinn. This should be a pretty good draft class coming out of UMD, GO Terps!
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Haynos could very well wind up with the Ravens. especially if he is a UDFA.
-- Bill O.

The Ravens have enough needs and enough age that they REALLY need to simply select the best available player. Free agency can fill needs.
Anyone pretending the Ravens are in serious playoff contention next year doesn't want to look at exactly how old this team is. Time to rebuild.

Two words: Fred Davis, out of USC. He won the Mackey award, and would look very nice in Purple & Black.

Bill, if u meant Jerramy Stevens, theeen I would say that I wouldnt him or his ridiculously violent rap(e) sheet with a ten foot pole cause he is the biggest nut in the bag. Makes Pacman look like a junior thug. We have other options. Oh, yes.
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Yeah, that's the guy, thamks for the catch, it's fixed and I agree big time.
-- Bill O.

Yeah...Todd Heap isn't "injury prone"...he's a result of being the No. 1 receiver on the team and being the first (or safety) target. Both of those are compounded by the fact that most of his catches come in the middle. Basically he's tough enough to go for it and has good hands and everyone knows it. He's been hit more then the average TE.

I agree but I thought it was a need even before Quinn went down (can anyone spell his last name without looking it up?) Another argument for trading down. The Ravens seem to have as much or more success with UDFA as anyone in the draft. I would love to see Haynos here. They also have found productive guys like Wilcox and Dinkins in the past without using draft picks.
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Ken,
On TEs, I think you can get a decent one, even a real good one, during late training camp cuts but let's face it, that's risky brinksmanship.
-- Bill O.