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Morning Reaction Picks and Comment – Week 11

Luke Jones

Here are this weekend’s picks as The Morning Reaction will pick every NFL game as well as local college football contests this season. Drew Forrester finished 9-5 last week while Luke Jones was 8-6 in Week 10. Forrester is 98-46 through 10 weeks and Jones is 94-50 overall. Official standings are only kept based on the NFL picks. (Editor’s note: Drew and Luke each correctly picked Buffalo to beat Miami on Thursday night.) To hear their full explanations, click HERE. Ravens at Steelers: Baltimore 26-13 (Drew), Baltimore 20-17 (Luke) Eagles at Redskins: Washington 28-9 (Drew), Washington 27-19 (Luke) Packers at Lions: Detroit 23-20 (Drew), Green Bay 27-21 (Luke) Cardinals at Falcons: Atlanta 27-20 (Drew), Atlanta 25-14 (Luke) Buccaneers at Panthers: Carolina 19-17 (Drew), Tampa Bay 24-21 (Luke) Browns at Cowboys: Dallas 31-13 (Drew), Dallas 27-10 (Luke) Jets at Rams: St. Louis 20-10 (Drew), St. Louis 21-14 (Luke) Colts at Patriots: Indianapolis 24-21 OT (Drew), New England 31-17 (Luke) Jaguars at Texans: Houston 38-10 (Drew), Houston 27-3 (Luke) Bengals at Chiefs: Cincinnati 27-10 (Drew), Cincinnati 16-13 (Luke) Saints at Raiders: New Orleans 33-27 (Drew), New Orleans 31-21 (Luke) Chargers at Broncos: Denver 30-17 (Drew), Denver 27-16 (Luke) Bears at 49ers: Chicago

Ravens sign veteran Chris Johnson to boost cornerback depth

Luke Jones

With top cornerback Lardarius Webb already lost for the season and starter Jimmy Smith hampered with a groin injury, the Ravens boosted their secondary depth Tuesday with the signing of former Raiders cornerback Chris Johnson. To make room on the 53-man roster, Baltimore placed rookie running back Bobby Rainey on injured reserve with a knee injury. The 33-year-old Johnson was released in March after spending the last five seasons with the Oakland Raiders. He played in only four games last season before finishing the year on the non-football injury list as he dealt with the fatal shooting of his sister. Johnson made 29 starts in his five-year run with Oakland, intercepting eight passes and and forcing three fumbles. The cornerback was originally drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2003 draft but didn’t make his NFL debut until 2005 with the St. Louis Rams. With Smith’s status in question after he was unable to loosen up an injured groin to play in the 55-20 win over the Oakland Raiders in Week 10, the Ravens will likely elect to activate another cornerback against Pittsburgh this Sunday. Rookie Asa Jackson was the only cornerback on the 53-man

Morning Reaction Tuesday Top 7 Ravens for Week 10

Luke Jones

Below are our Tuesday Top 7 Ravens players in the 55-20 win over the Oakland Raiders in Week 10. We’ll track our rankings throughout the 2012 season using the following point system: No. 1 – 7 points No. 2 – 6 points No. 3 – 5 points No. 4 – 4 points No. 5 – 3 points No. 6 – 2 points No. 7 – 1 point To hear the full explanation for the respective lists, click HERE. Luke Jones’ Top 7 … 7) Jacoby Jones 6) Bernard Pollard 5) Cary Williams 4) Paul Kruger 3) Dennis Pitta 2) Torrey Smith 1) Joe Flacco Drew Forrester’s Top 7 … CONTINUE ON NEXT PAGE >>>

Ngata, J. Smith sit as Ravens cruise to convincing win over Oakland

Luke Jones

Even though there was no need to look for a silver lining in the 55-20 victory over the Oakland Raiders, the Ravens were afforded the opportunity to rest injured defensive starters Haloti Ngata and Jimmy Smith a week ahead of their showdown with Pittsburgh next Sunday. Both players were listed as active but did not play as they sat with nagging injuries. However, the circumstances for each player were different as the Ravens made a concerted effort to sit the Pro Bowl defensive tackle but had to make an adjustment on the fly as Smith’s sore groin would not loosen up during pre-game warmups. “We decided to dress Haloti,” coach John Harbaugh said. “We are trying to get Haloti healthy. He didn’t practice this week much, but we felt like it would be smart to dress him because he is a difference-maker for us. We started the game out, and we were hoping that we wouldn’t have to play him, and it turned out that we didn’t have to.” Ngata had seen limited action from his normal workload in each of the Ravens’ last two games and admitted earlier in the week that lingering knee and shoulder injuries are limiting

Morning Reaction Picks and Comment – Week 10

Luke Jones

Here are this weekend’s picks as The Morning Reaction will pick every NFL game. Drew Forrester finished 8-6 last week while Luke Jones was 10-4 in Week 9. Forrester is 89-41 through nine weeks and Jones is 86-44 overall. Official standings are only kept based on the NFL picks. (Editor’s note: Drew correctly picked Indianapolis to beat Jacksonville on Thursday night while Luke was incorrect in picking the Jaguars.) To hear their full explanations, click HERE. Raiders at Ravens: Baltimore 37-20 (Drew), Baltimore 34-20 (Luke) Bills at Patriots: New England 34-24 (Drew), New England 31-17 (Luke) Giants at Bengals: Cincinnati 24-20 (Drew), New York 27-20 (Luke) Chargers at Buccaneers: Tampa Bay 24-10 (Drew), Tampa Bay 21-14 (Luke) Broncos at Panthers: Denver 33-19 (Drew), Denver 27-23 (Luke) Titans at Dolphins: Miami 17-10 (Drew), Miami 24-14 (Luke) Falcons at Saints: Atlanta 30-26 (Drew), New Orleans 28-27 (Luke) Lions at Vikings: Detroit 27-20 (Drew), Detroit 24-19 (Luke) Jets at Seahawks: Seattle 21-9 (Drew), Seattle 24-13 (Luke) Cowboys at Eagles: Dallas 24-14 (Drew), Dallas 23-16 (Luke) Rams at 49ers: San Francisco 30-10 (Drew), San Francisco 27-12 (Luke) Texans at Bears: Chicago 20-17 (Drew), Chicago 17-13 (Luke) Chiefs at Steelers: Pittsburgh 31-7 (Drew), Pittsburgh 27-3

Ngata, Yanda, B. Williams return to practice; Lewis visits Owings Mills facility

Luke Jones

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — As the Ravens made final preparations for Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders, they received a special visitor to their Owings Mills facility as injured linebacker Ray Lewis greeted teammates and watched Friday’s practice. Baltimore also saw three more starters return to practice as guards Marshal Yanda (knee/ankle) and Bobbie Williams (ankle) and defensive tackle Haloti Ngata (knee/shoulder) were all present for the portion of practice open to the media. All three had missed practices on Wednesday and Thursday, but it remains to be seen what their level of activity was and whether they made it through practice without any setbacks. Safety Ed Reed (shoulder/knee) was also practicing for the second straight day as it appears there’s little question regarding his availability for Sunday’s game. He worked on a limited basis on Thursday. Defensive end Pernell McPhee was absent for the third straight practice and now appears likely to miss his second straight game as he continues to recover from knee and thigh injuries. As for Lewis, it remains to be seen whether he’ll address the media for the first time since suffering a torn triceps in his right arm in the Ravens’ 31-29 win over

Ravens musings for Week 10

Luke Jones

Fourth-year linebacker Dannell Ellerbe is one of the few young players to step up for the Baltimore defense this season.

Morning Reaction Tuesday Top 7 Ravens for Week 9

Luke Jones

Below are our Tuesday Top 7 Ravens players in the 25-15 win over the Cleveland Browns in Week 9. We’ll track our rankings throughout the 2012 season using the following point system: No. 1 – 7 points No. 2 – 6 points No. 3 – 5 points No. 4 – 4 points No. 5 – 3 points No. 6 – 2 points No. 7 – 1 point To hear the full explanation for the respective lists, click HERE. Luke Jones’ Top 7 … 7) DeAngelo Tyson 6) Bernard Pierce 5) Vonta Leach 4) Torrey Smith 3) Dannell Ellerbe 2) Anquan Boldin 1) Ray Rice Drew Forrester’s Top 7 … CONTINUE ON NEXT PAGE >>>

Morning Reaction Picks and Comment – Week 9

Luke Jones

Here are this weekend’s picks as The Morning Reaction will pick every NFL game as well as local college football contests this season. And as a special treat, they pick their respective high schools’ games. Drew Forrester finished 11-2 last week while Luke Jones was 8-5 in Week 8. Forrester is 81-35 through eight weeks and Jones is 76-40 overall. Official standings are only kept based on the NFL picks. (Editor’s note: Drew and Luke each correctly picked San Diego to beat Kansas City on Thursday night.) To hear their full explanations, click HERE. Ravens at Browns: Baltimore 22-13 (Drew), Baltimore 23-20 (Luke) Broncos at Bengals: Cincinnati 23-20 (Drew), Denver 27-21 (Luke) Cardinals at Packers: Green Bay 28-10 (Drew), Green Bay 31-17 (Luke) Dolphins at Colts: Indianapolis 24-20 (Drew), Miami 21-20 (Luke) Bills at Texans: Houston 27-20 (Drew), Houston 31-14 (Luke) Panthers at Redskins: Washington 21-9 (Drew), Washington 27-20 (Luke) Lions at Jaguars: Jacksonville 19-17 (Drew), Detroit 24-16 (Luke) Bears at Titans: Chicago 20-13 (Drew), Chicago 24-17 (Luke) Vikings at Seahawks: Seattle 30-13 (Drew), Seattle 27-21 (Luke) Buccaneers at Raiders: Oakland 21-6 (Drew), Oakland 17-16 (Luke) Steelers at Giants: New York 40-27 (Drew), New York 27-19 (Luke) Cowboys at Falcons:

Ravens tackle McKinnie reportedly facing lawsuit from Miami strip clubs

Luke Jones

The financial problems continue for Ravens offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie as he reportedly faces a $375,000 lawsuit due to accumulated tabs at Miami strip clubs. Per an NBC Miami report, a lawsuit was filed by Charles “Pop” Young, the father of rap superstar Trick Daddy, for tabs accumulated by McKinnie at various strip clubs between February 2009 and September 2010. Young claims the money was borrowed by McKinnie but never repaid. Young is looking to recover the owed money plus interest as well as his legal costs through the lawsuit. McKinnie’s base salary was cut from $3.2 million to $2.2 million less than a week before the start of the regular season. The 33-year-old was also replaced as the starting left tackle by fourth-year lineman Michael Oher, which has hindered McKinnie’s chances of recovering the $1 million in lost salary through incentives that can be reached by playing in 50 percent of the Ravens’ offensive snaps. The lawsuit reportedly includes a promissory note claimed to be written by McKinnie on Oct. 1, 2010 that suggests Young loaned him the $375,000 in cash. “In the past we discussed this amount listed above once the NFL season starts and I began receiving

Morning Reaction Picks and Comment – Week 8

Luke Jones

Here are this weekend’s picks as The Morning Reaction will pick every NFL game as well as local college football contests this season. And as a special treat, they pick their respective high schools’ games. Drew Forrester finished 11-2 last week while Luke Jones was 12-1 in Week 7. Forrester is 70-33 through seven weeks and Jones is s 68-35 overall. Official standings are only kept based on the NFL picks. (Editor’s note: Drew and Luke both incorrectly picked Minnesota to beat Tampa Bay on Thursday night.) To hear their full explanations, click HERE. Patriots vs. Rams (in London): New England 31-17 (Drew), New England 30-14 (Luke) Colts at Titans: Tennessee 27-24 (Drew), Tennessee 24-20 (Luke) Jaguars at Packers: Packers 30-6 (Drew), Packers 34-13 (Luke) Chargers at Browns: San Diego 19-17 (Drew), San Diego 21-16 (Luke) Falcons at Eagles: Atlanta 24-20 (Drew), Philadelphia 27-23 (Luke) Seahawks at Lions: Detroit 28-20 (Drew), Detroit 27-17 (Luke) Dolphins at Jets: Miami 17-14 (Drew), New York 23-20 (Luke) Panthers at Bears: Chicago 23-3 (Drew), Chicago 31-16 (Luke) Redskins at Steelers: Pittsburgh 31-27 (Drew), Pittsburgh 34-24 (Luke) Raiders at Chiefs: Oakland 20-16 (Drew), Kansas City 21-20 (Luke) Giants at Cowboys: New York 35-31 (Drew), New York

Ravens musings for Week 10

Luke Jones

Fourth-year linebacker Dannell Ellerbe is one of the few young players to step up for the Baltimore defense this season.

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