Haloti hopes to play inside more...

[Raveninwoodlawn]

This goes with my opinion that they are going to play Haloti quite a bit at NT this year.

http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/...3-e9b94d237adb

[Bigfish]

Like many others, to me Ngata at NT makes sense. What I wasn't sure about was how he felt about that idea. It's good to know he looks at this positively.

[RavenScallywag]

Haloti...your wish, is John Harbaugh's command!

[Tolucaraven]

Finally. Let him dominate centers clog the line and he could easily get 4-8 sacks with edge rushers in Doom and Suggs with QB's having to step up. Like to see him collapse the pocket also from the inside. Playing him outside in a 3-4 made the Ravens slower, speed isnt his game.

[Real Fan Dan]

“All the space, I just don’t like it because they can read you that much longer,” he said. “I’m good with whatever, but if I have to go play nose or inside more, that would be awesome. I would rather stay inside than outside. That’s where I’m more comfortable.”

If the ginormous Tongan gentleman from Inglewood is happy, i too am happy lol.

Looks like one trench is fixed. Time to fix the other.

[HotInHere]

Finally. Let him dominate centers clog the line and he could easily get 4-8 sacks with edge rushers in Doom and Suggs with QB's having to step up. Like to see him collapse the pocket also from the inside. Playing him outside in a 3-4 made the Ravens slower, speed isnt his game.

Given our current personnel, then yes, put Haloti at NT. He will be very good at it. But my preference is him on the end.

Remember the Steelers opener in 2011? Or the Jets game soon after that? When he and Sizzle are both healthy, he can completely take over a game.

From the NT position that is not his job. Who was the last NT that got 8 sacks? Using him as a space eater devalues his extraordinary athleticism. I'm hoping we are ridiculously multiple this year, and he'll get time all over the line.

[Bigfish]

Given our current personnel, then yes, put Haloti at NT. He will be very good at it. But my preference is him on the end.

Remember the Steelers opener in 2011? Or the Jets game soon after that? When he and Sizzle are both healthy, he can completely take over a game.

From the NT position that is not his job. Who was the last NT that got 8 sacks? Using him as a space eater devalues his extraordinary athleticism. I'm hoping we are ridiculously multiple this year, and he'll get time all over the line.

In 7 seasons playing DE Haloti hasn't gotten close to 8 sacks.

[Carey]

He's gonna put alot of pressure on opposing Centers, hopefully we add some more speed at ILB in this draft because we should be a more dangerous A-Gap blitzing team with Ngata in the middle more. I think when poeple look at what we've done they see more losses then gains and they simplify it as that but when you really break it all down...

Ngata @NT is so much of an upgrade

As much as we will miss Ray's leadership and knowledge we wont miss him on the field on 3rd down, it should be a true commitee at ILB where the best fits for packages play in those packages

Huff's @FS brings more range, surer tackling and he's not known to be the gambler Ed is

Upshaw keeping Suggs and Dummervil fresh to pin their ears back in the 4th qtr as well as being able to move Upshaw around(I think he can rush as a 3 tech on passing downs)

Canty bringing what Redding did

Spears being able to keep the other guys fresh

Webb coming back

Mcphee playing more to his strength as a pass rusher

We really could go on and on, even before the draft you can see this D is gonna be much improved

[Shas]

If this becomes reality I'll have to admit i read it completely wrong.

I'll wait until after the draft and when free agency is over before I completely buy this -- for all I know it is a pre-draft smoke screen to hide a DT/NT target with their first pick.

I find it curious that with his history of back issues the last two years that they'd be anxious to put in over the nose where he's going to need to use leverage AND take on double teams.

But hey, I've been wrong before.

[Doctor]

Like many others, to me Ngata at NT makes sense. What I wasn't sure about was how he felt about that idea. It's good to know he looks at this positively.

For sure. I was nervous that playing a lot of snaps on the Nose would be taxing, and potentially lead to more time spent dinged-up, and not maximizing his skill-set...but if it's coming straight from the horse's mouth? I'm sold...it makes too much sense.

Grab Brandon Williams in the late 2nd - mid 3rd as depth (and a long-term replacement), and our Front-7 is looking strong and deep.

[AirFlacco]

This goes with my opinion that they are going to play Haloti quite a bit at NT this year.

http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/...3-e9b94d237adb

Glenn Younes said the same thing on 105.7 fm the other night. Canty is the key to all these acquisitions because he makes it all work especially taking pressure off Ngata over the middle. They can't double team all these guys and he will open it up for McPhee and Art Jones.

[Ravenswintitle]

And with a draft that has some depth on the interior D line, this opens up all kinds of options. Remember how teams just ran all over the Ravens last year and they couldn't stop it? Don't think that will be repeating this year ;)