AFC North News: Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome stepping down at the end of the 2018 season

**Steel Maniac** · 02-02-2018, 03:39 PM

Ravens really are nose diving. They look like their going to be the new Cleveland Browns of the AFC. One can only hope.

**feltdizz** · 02-02-2018, 04:02 PM

Flacco’s contract killed that team. Shoulda gave that money to Anquon Boldin.

**Sugar** · 02-02-2018, 04:04 PM

Originally posted by Steel Maniac

Ravens really are nose diving. They look like their going to be the new Cleveland Browns of the AFC. One can only hope.

It's funny because when people talk about Steelers rivalries with the Bengals or the Patriots all I think about is how there is no team in the NFL I hate more than the Ravens. There is no team I want to see lose more than them.

**RuthlessBurgher** · 02-02-2018, 04:07 PM

Steve Bisciotti “certainly” thought about a coaching change

Posted by Josh Alper on February 2, 2018, 2:19 PM EST

Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti announced on Friday that 2018 will be General Manager Ozzie Newsome’s final year in that job and he said there was some thought given to having Newsome oversee a search for a new head coach before stepping down.

Bisciotti said he “certainly” thought about replacing John Harbaugh after the Ravens missed the playoffs for the fourth time in the last five years. He said that he was proud of the way the team closed the year as they went 5-2 after the bye week to finish with a 9-7 record, but made it clear that he’s expecting a better outcome in 2018.

“I’m not going to give a playoff [or] bust edict to you all or my coach,” Bisciotti said, via Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun. “He’s under as much pressure than probably he’s ever been in his life. I expect him to keep his chin up … and make the most of the season.”

Bisciotti rejected the idea that the franchise is at a “crossroad,” but it sounds like a new direction could be in the cards if another disappointing season coincides with the end of Newsome’s long run at the top of the personnel department.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/02/02/steve-bisciotti-certainly-thought-about-a-coaching-change/

**feltdizz** · 02-02-2018, 04:48 PM

Ravens miss the playoffs 4 of 5 years and THINK about a coaching change.

Yet folks think Tomlin is gone if he doesn’t win a SB next year?

Lmao... ok.

**Starlifter** · 02-02-2018, 07:27 PM

It’s funny. I don’t hate the ravens - i respect the team. However I HATE harbaugh. He’s a low class whiny passive aggressive dirtbag.

When it comes to the bungles I don’t hate Marvin Lewis. He’s just a snowflake who sold his soul to mike brown. But I HATE the team for all their low character thugs.

As for the clowns - they have just provided laughs since their return

**LordVile** · 02-02-2018, 11:51 PM

Originally posted by Starlifter

It�s funny. I don�t hate the ravens - i respect the team. However I HATE harbaugh. He�s a low class whiny passive aggressive dirtbag.

When it comes to the bungles I don�t hate Marvin Lewis. He�s just a snowflake who sold his soul to mike brown. But I HATE the team for all their low character thugs.

As for the clowns - they have just provided laughs since their return

lewis DEFENDS those thugs. and coaches them up that way

**RuthlessBurgher** · 02-03-2018, 01:45 PM

By Darin Gantt
Feb 2, 2018, 4:33 PM EST
Ozzie Newsome: “I still will be a very big part” of Ravens

Even though his run as Ravens General Manager will end after the coming season, Ozzie Newsome said he wasn’t going far.

Owner Steve Bisciotti told reporters Friday that this will be Newsome’s last year and that longtime assistant Eric DeCosta was taking over in 2019, with Newsome transitioning to a consultant role.

“I don’t know what my title will be, but I still will be a very big part of the organization. I’ll be in the building and working with the team every day as usual,” Newsome told the Baltimore Sun. “This is all part of a five-year plan that I worked out with the owner near the end of my contract. Eric will have the title of general manager, which is part of the transition, but there will be very little change. Right now, my focus is on getting ready for the draft, the combine and free agency.”

Bisciotti said that after the 2013 season, Newsome (who turns 62 in March) was given a five-year contract extension which was designed to be his last, and establish the bridge of DeCosta, who has turned away all other chances to interview for G.M. jobs.

A Hall of Fame tight end as a player, Newsome has has been the G.M. since 2002. As the Sun noted, 11 of his 22 first-round picks ended up making at least one Pro Bowl, and they won two Super Bowls. But their traditional success in the draft hasn’t been matched in recent years (and they’ve missed the playoffs four of the last five years), and they’ve missed on some high picks.

But his legacy will be intact with a pair of Super Bowl rings, as well as being the league’s first minority General Manager.

**Oviedo** · 02-03-2018, 02:31 PM

Originally posted by Sugar

It's funny because when people talk about Steelers rivalries with the Bengals or the Patriots all I think about is how there is no team in the NFL I hate more than the Ravens. There is no team I want to see lose more than them.

I hate the Bumgals more than any team in the nFL.

I have respect for the Ravens and Pats

**Sugar** · 02-04-2018, 03:51 PM

Originally posted by Oviedo

I hate the Bumgals more than any team in the nFL.

I have respect for the Ravens and Pats

The Bengals are too pathetic to hate, IMO. I live in Bengal-land with all of their "who-dey's" and tiger striped crap and I can't help but feel sorry for them that they are in this dysfunctional relationship that causes them to go back year after year to a team that isn't really invested in winning in the first place.

**Steel Maniac** · 02-04-2018, 08:56 PM

I�m with you; i dont hate the bengals; they�ve been good road kill for us over their existence and I love them. With Marvin Lewis still around I expect good times to continue.

**Oviedo** · 02-05-2018, 12:03 AM

Ravens needs to see Harbaugh walk out the door not Ozzie. Johnny boy is over rated just like his brother Jim

**RuthlessBurgher** · 02-26-2018, 03:30 PM

Danny Woodhead, Jeremy Maclin among potential Ravens cuts

Posted by Michael David Smith on February 26, 2018, 10:41 AM EST

The Ravens are near the bottom of the league in available salary cap space heading into 2018, so don’t be surprised if a couple of well-known veterans are cut and replaced by cheaper alternatives.

Ravens running back Danny Woodhead and receiver Jeremy Maclin are both believed to be in jeopardy of losing their jobs, according to the Baltimore Sun.

Woodhead has a base salary of $2.55 million this season. He’s a 33-year-old running back who has struggled to stay healthy and totaled just 256 yards from scrimmage last season, so it would actually be surprising if he didn’t get cut, unless he’s willing to reduce that base salary.

Maclin is heading into the second year of his two-year contract and has a base salary of $4 million, plus a roster bonus of $1 million. He’ll turn 30 in May and had career lows in catches (40) and yards (440) last season, so he too seems likely to be asked to take a cut or get cut.

Other Ravens who could be in danger of losing their jobs include linebacker Albert McClellan, offensive tackle Austin Howard and cornerback Brandon Carr. Ravens safety Lardarius Webb, who was cut in March of last year but re-signed in April, could go through the same thing again this year.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/02/26/danny-woodhead-jeremy-maclin-among-potential-ravens-cuts/

**Steel Maniac** · 02-26-2018, 04:10 PM

Ravens and Browns are about to switch positions in the league. Hahaha

AFC North News: Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome stepping down at the end of the 2018 season

AFC North News: Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome stepping down at the end of the 2018 season

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