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Re: Seriously, Do The Ravens Need Vonta Leach?
The problem is that Cam's offense is centered around the run, so having arguably the best run-blocking FB in the NFL is something that would be very enticing for the Ravens.
That said, I don't think Cam's offense has really adapted to the new NFL and to be perfectly honest, I don't think Ray Rice is a great fit for Cam's version of the Coryell anyway. Rice is a hell of a back. Arguably the best RB in the NFL right now when all things are considered, but I think he'd be so much more effective in an offense similar to what the Giants run. Again, the success of this team is going to come through Joe and the passing game. That's just the way it is and the Ravens have the talent to become that kind of an offense, but they just don't have the person at the top putting all the pieces together properly.
They paid a lot for Leach because their offensive identity (or at least their attempted offensive identity) is to be a run-first offense. When you think about all of that it makes sense to go out and get the best run blocker that you can. Situationally, they had the opportunity to get arguably the best run blocking FB in the league, they needed a FB, he was coming from a zone-blocking system similar to the Ravens, and he brings a lot of leadership to the locker room.
To the OP - I think you could probably take Vonta Leach's name out of this entire thread and just argue that the importance of a run-blocking FB isn't really of significant value anymore in the NFL. That's why you see a lot of teams operating out of a 1-back set with multiple TE's OR you have an offense that uses an actual TE/H-Back as the FB.Last edited by wickedsolo; 05-29-2012 at 02:07 PM.
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05-29-2012, 02:02 PM #14
Re: Seriously, Do The Ravens Need Vonta Leach?
Hell yea we need Vonta Leach...someone touched on it earlier about the tone he sets for the run game but even if you just quantify his impact in the redzone he's worth it. How many times before he got here did we get stalled in the redzone and have to settle for 3. I dont think our redzone passing offense has gotten to the level it needs to so you have to have the ability to punch it in. Leach makes that possible.
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05-29-2012, 02:10 PM #16
Re: Seriously, Do The Ravens Need Vonta Leach?
I agree, i think we can throw out alot of different factors, analyne things till we are blue in the face but i think at the end of the day two things must happen.
1. This must becomes Joe's offense...And im not saying he has to throw it even a attempt more then last year, he just needs to be given the control and freedom to put his imprint on each game i.e. AFCC game
2. Joe has to make someone else a threat...We know what we have in Boldin, Smith, Pitta and Dickson. For the latter 3 it's feasible to expect them to take another step in their progression but i think between Doss or Jones he has to make one of those guys a viable target.Last edited by Carey; 05-29-2012 at 02:16 PM.
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Re: Seriously, Do The Ravens Need Vonta Leach?
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Re: Seriously, Do The Ravens Need Vonta Leach?
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Re: Seriously, Do The Ravens Need Vonta Leach?
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05-29-2012, 02:50 PM #21
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Re: Seriously, Do The Ravens Need Vonta Leach?
I don't know if it was due to injury or something else, but Vickers wasn't even the starting FB for the Texans in 2011. Neither of those players would have been much of an upgrade if at all over McClain, even as a lead blocker. Right now, I'd say Jed Collins (New Orleans) and Greg Jones II (Jacksonville) are the two other FB's who can actually block at a decent level.
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05-29-2012, 03:32 PM #23
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Re: Seriously, Do The Ravens Need Vonta Leach?
We are in worse state than the Oakland Raiders guys!!!
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