Hello!

I need some players for my fantasy football league. I would really love to have some of you guys. Really.

There are 7 SPOTS REMAINING!

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Here is the link to play: 
http://www.fleaflicker.com/showLeague.do?leagueId=44869&invite=true
League name: Big Tailgaters Fantasy League

-It is a Fleaflicker league (12 teams)

-It is a Live Draft on August 24, at 5:00 Central Time

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

DORSEY aka Evan

From the Baltimore Sun

I was secretly hoping this would happen.  It's a great move by the Ravens and their offense.  Neal can still play and it was a wonder he didn't sign sooner.  He's still one of the best FB in the league.  For those naysayers who say that FB isn't an important position, let me remind you that a FB who sees play on the field is vastly more important than a WR who doesn't.  This is also a great relief for pass protection, as Lorenzo Neal will definitely be an asset on pass plays, which will help our struggling line.  It's kind of cool that they are thinking of using LeRon McClain as a running back, he can put a hurt on opposing linebackers.

As soon as Neal was cut, I was hoping he would sign with us because of Cam Cameron.  The Ravens just got a little bit better today.

i was reading a post earlier, and it got me to thinking, do we have the best linebacking corps in the NFL?, lets look at the roster shall we.

1.we have 1 legend hall of famer, maybe the best LB to ever play the game

2). 3 pro bowlers,( who else can say all 3 of their linebackers are pro bowlers?) Even though scott or suggs wont be here very long, they are still great. and i hope they sign scott, cause he's a great guy, and he actully wants to be here. he is only 26, so he isn't that much older than suggs.

3. We have a 245 pound guy who runs a 4.4(antwan barnes), has looked like a younger, faster, version of T-sizzle, and he also has improved tremendously on his pass coverage, something we all know was never T-sizzle’s stong point(might be better, at pass coverage than suggs)

4.maybe the best cover linebacker coming out of college, and the linebacker with the most upside(tavares godden), if unfortunately we dont sign scott this is our man

5. and jerret johnson, who we has spent so much time on the team, waitiing for his turn, who is 5 years younger than Ayanbadejo, and who they spent all that money on, and who has looked just amaizing in camp, and preseason so far.

thats only a few guys. we still have Ayanbadejo, and a McClen who has looked good in camp.

yes its safe to say..WE DO HAVE THE...BEST LINEBACKING CORPS IN THE NFL!!! HANDS DOWN

we have speed, size, strength, and we have a legend, maybe the best linebacker to ever play the game, who else can say that? we need to sit back and watch, cause O.C, (organized chaos), is gonna do some damage..its gonna be a sight to watch. but we have to thank or D-line, because they are the reason why they can run around, and do what ever they want. thats a whole diffrent post

InGameNow

Linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo is the 6-foot-1, 228-pounder that made his way all over the Gillette Stadium turf, leading all players with eight tackles, including one sack and adding three quarterback pressures. Watch for him to be a key figure this year in the Raven’s defense.

However, Ayanbadejo knows he is far from becoming a regular in an All-Star linebacking corps. The former All-Pac 10 performer at UCLA simply wants to show the Ravens’ coaching staff that it can count on him in other ways than hunting down a kick returner.

i noticed that there aren't much videos of Todd heap, its pretty wierd. but here is my  highlights of Todd heap. Expect great things from him this year..check it out, and coment, and suscribe.lol tell me wat ya think of the best TE in the NFL i think this will be the year where everyone else sees what we Ravens fans have been saying for all this time Heap=Beast (man its so many things to ryhme is name with) lol, he will have a big season, and finally his ratings can stop going down in madden. lol it goes down one point like every year i remember when it was like 96, and all you had to do was heave it up to heap (just made that up), and no one could stop it now he's gotten slower  and its now 91..Expect big things from 86 this year                   todd heap highlights 

This is My  highlight video of fabian washington in his years at Nebraska sorry i didn't get this to it earlier, i've had it up for like 3 weeks not many views. lol, but i haven't gotten around to telling you all about it well. Anyways when i saw the game he had, i thought you might want to see more of him he had 2 picks and 2 tackles can you say THE BEST SECONDRY IN THE LEAGUE? we will suprise a lot of people this year just watch and see ....enjoy  Fabian washington college highlights

When i watched our team perform in this first of four preseason games i saw many positive things from our quarterbacks.  Kyle Boller remains consistent in showing that he can still take the big hit when throwing an interception or dropping the ball.  Also, Rookie Joe Flacco rebounded well after his debacle of a start and showed us he knew the victory formation.  But in all seriousness Troy Smith is impressive.  I think he emerges as the leader in this group.  Smith showed that he was comfortable and very agile in the pocket.  His speed proves well to counteract an offensive line that is struggling as of recent years.  And in all seriousness he is just coming off a win against the Steelers.  Sounds like he's the starter to me.  Beating Pittsburgh makes you a champion in my book. 

Defensively we look good.  Dont need to relish on that fact that we have been and always will be the best defense in history.  But the new edition that stuck out the most was Fabian Washington.  Who would of thought you take a player of the raiders and he becomes a star again?  Although Washington may not have the starpower of Moss hes out to prove he is worthy of a starting spot even though putting the team at a disadvantage by missing the home opener.

BALTIMORE RAVENS FANTASY DEPTH CHART

Key:

PTR = Position Tier Rank. This is the tier level where the player should be slotted in drafts.

1 = Elite Player.

2 = Solid Performer

3 = Backend starter/Bench fill-in

4 = Roster filler or long-term prospect

0 = No value

ITR = In The Rotation

PB = Position Battle

S = Starter

QB                                      PTR
Kyle Boller – PB                 3
Joe Flacco – PB                   4
Troy Smith – PB                  4
Summary:  If you’re looking to draft a Raven quarterback, then your fantasy team will be in a lot of trouble.  Flacco was drafted in the first round of the 2008 draft, so there is little doubt that he will be the starter eventually, but no telling when that time will be.  One would think Boller would at least start the season, but rumors abound that Smith has outplayed him in minicamps.  The starting QB job could be determined late in pre-season making those with early drafts gamble on whom the starter will be.

Read the full Ravens Depth Chart summary article here at The Fantasy Sports Forum

The Baltimore Ravens signed 2008 fourth-round draft choice WR Marcus Smith to a three-year contract Friday afternoon, general manager Ozzie Newsome announced.

“Marcus Smith is an inside guy, primarily a slot receiver,” Ravens director of college scouting Eric DeCosta stated last April. “He’s got good size. He’s a tough guy, blocks really well, catches the ball in traffic and is very physical. We felt like we wanted to bring a physical receiver and a bigger guy in here to compete for balls inside the numbers.”

Source:Baltimoreravens.com

These are stats i found when i went to USATODAY.COM to find out more about Marcus Smith. This game was in september of 2007 look at those stats !!!! i thought he got all of his stats against small schools, and bad corners, but Antoine Cason (who i'm a big fan of, and was hoping we would take him at 26) Antoine was one of the top 5 corners in the nation. Cason reminded me a lot of Chris McAlister, he is a shutdown type corner,not the fastest, but he will shut you down. Can you imagine anyone puting up numbers like that against Cmac? i dont know if that has ever happened. If you think i'm lying about Cason watch his highlight video on youtube. He is a beast. If he can do this against a corner of Antoine Cason's caliber, then i have no worries about Marcus smith. He'll be just fine. I'm now really a big fan of Marcus smith, and also his draft mate Justin harper. i saw some mini highlights of harper. He can jump!!!!!!

he also averages 4 yards per carry. This guy is the truth, i am really excited about him. We need to give them a chance to compete. I was really in awe when i saw those stats. and by the way, who ever Donovan Porterie is, they dont need to hand him the ball anymore. CANT WAIT FOR THE SEASON TO START!!!!!!!