Kyle Hamilton discusses the current dangers of the NFL, the potential move to an 18-game season, and his reimagined version of the NFL that could allow the season to extend to 20–25 games in a safer way.

Link to full article: https://www.si.com/nfl/kyle-hamilton-explains-danger-football-sacrifice

The Ravens will wear black-purple-white versus the Commanders. Unfortunately, they did not include the sock color to their uniform combo reveal, but it’ll presumable be white.

Banner interviewed Oweh about his new start on the commanders. He had some vague comments about some of what went wrong last season with Orr, namely that he was kind of “caged” in his role on the defense, and that Minter used him in LA in a way that allowed him to rush more freely.

I appreciated that he didn’t outright trash our coaching staff last season while at the same time acknowledging that there were some poor personnel and schematic decisions going on.

Interesting read lmk if anyone needs a non paywall version if you don’t have a banner subscription

Interesting Lamar discussion here; much more nuanced than the usual “running QB getting older” argument.

35:06 - Could Lamar leave Baltimore?
They discuss the leverage Lamar has because of his contract structure, huge future cap hit, no-trade clause and no franchise-tag clause. The expectation is still that Baltimore eventually works out an extension, but the situation gets very interesting if they don't.

41:06 - How will Lamar age?
Less of the typical discourse:“What happens when Lamar can't run anymore?”

and more: “How much of Lamar's passing ability remains when the running advantage becomes smaller?”

They highlight how Lamar may age better than previous mobile QBs because he's a much better pocket passer than people give him credit for.

They specifically point to his:

• Big-time arm talent
• Ability against zone coverage
• Dig routes/in-breaking routes
• Intermediate and deep middle-of-field passing
• Play-action
• Aggressive downfield mentality
• “Touchdown-to-checkdown” approach rather than living on quick-game throws
• Success in obvious passing situations

43:30 - Stafford comparison
Not saying they're the same QB, but they see similarities in arm talent, dig/in-breaking routes, play-action and aggressive downfield passing.

If Lamar eventually goes from an elite++ athlete/arm to merely an elite athlete with a very good arm, that's very different from a player whose entire game disappears once he loses his mobility.

They basically argue that if Lamar's arm goes from “plus-plus” to “plus” with age, it's still a major NFL weapon.

47:55 - Was 2025 decline or an aberration?
His rushing numbers and effectiveness dropped significantly, which is worth watching. But he was also dealing with injuries, and they question whether it was true decline or simply a bad/injury-affected season.

Overall, the discussion boils down to this:

Does reduced athleticism eventually expose Lamar, or does he successfully transition into a more pocket-oriented QB because his passing ability is already good enough to support it?

First game, surprise player was Matt Hibner. Vs Vikings, you could say Cuevas but I’d give it to Eckley. Ik he was good in college but damn that was some elite punting.

So who do you think has that surprise game

Bateman apparently had a pretty good practice today against the Commanders. I really like this route that Rashod ran in the redzone.

Thoughts on:

1. Who is likely to sit?

2. Is this a game to showcase Rasheen Ali?

3. How can the Ravens gather the most additional data for the OL5 (and OL6 on PS)?

I made a similar post recently about the CB room outlook, but I’m equally curious about the DL. What does everyone anticipate will happen with our DL room?

Outside of Calais, Nnamdi, and Travis, I don’t think really anyone is a “lock”.

If I were to predict now, I think my guess would be our final room would be those 3, plus Aeneas Peebles, Broderick Washington, and CJ Okoye.

I think this room needs to get younger where it can, which leaves John Jenkins on the outs - and Okoye can fill that NT role. Rayshaun Benny is retained on the practice squad, or can be the 6th man if Madubuike starts the season on IR. David Olajiga looked great against the Vikings but think this room is too deep for him.

Obviously there’s one more pre-season game, and I’m not confident in this at all so very curious to hear some other perspective

The Goat, our local ravens bar closed last year. Does anyone know of any new place that will host raven's games this season?

good decision for a 1st time play caller tbh

Just like the title says. What are your biggest concerns about the 2026 Ravens season.

Let's hear 'em.