Guest mz. Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 A league source tells us that the Baltimore Ravens have agreed to terms with center Matt Birk. Birk, a St. Paul native, had spent eleven years with the Vikings, arriving more than a decade ago as a sixth-round draft pick from Harvard, the same year that receiver Randy Moss joined the team as a rookie. Birk was the last remaining link to the 1998 Vikings team, which won 15 regular-season games before losing the NFC title game to the Falcons. By all appearances, he gave the Vikings every opportunity to sign him, but as the days passed and no deal was reached he decided to visit Baltimore. via here. Lose Jason Brown, get (an albeit aging) Matt Birk. Not a terrible replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JewDago Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 they're not gonna be able to run the ball at all vs. the steelers or possibly against us depending on how we upgrade our D. birk isn't nearly strong enough to handle rogers or hampton; it's the reason i was hoping we wouldn't sign him. he might be able to finesse them into the backfield and use their momentum against them, but if a strong NT can diagnose the play against him, there's almost nothing he can do without assistance from a guard. this signing leaves the ravens vulnerable to massive NTs, which bodes well for our games against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Fan Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YtownBrownsBacker Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 He may some some left in the tank, but definately not an upgrade from what they lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. T Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 shit. I hope they blew their cap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geech Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Well, they just agreed to a deal with Ray Ray Lewis for $22 million over 3 years. No word on the guaranteed amount. http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8...mp;confirm=true -Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 I hope they blew their cap! bingo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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