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Qadry Ismail perfectly explains John Harbaugh’s vision for Lamar remarks

Amidst all the insolent noise, Baltimore Ravens legend Qadry Ismail provided the perfect take.

John Harbaugh certainly took hold of the 2024 NFL talking season yesterday when he made his “vision for Lamar Jackson” remarks.

Harbaugh said that he envisions Lamar Jackson becoming the greatest NFL quarterback of all time. It was a bold soliloquy, and it has sports talking heads all across America providing takes that are hotter than the current forecast for Phoenix, AZ.

Despite the insolent noise, Baltimore Ravens legend Qadry Ismail provided the perfect take.

The two-time 1,000-yard receiver with the Ravens explained exactly what Harbaugh was doing and why with his hyperbolic remarks.

“For the rankings of quarterbacks, and you look at his resume versus other guys, and they’re putting guys like C.J. Stroud ahead of him,” Ismail said while appearing as a guest on Zach Gelb’s SiriusXM radio show.

“Is C.J. Stroud a good player? Yeah, But is C.J. Stroud a young player that has a resume of Lamar? No.

“Joe Burrow is in our same division, does he have the resume of Lamar? He had a year that was kind of like ok, but then the injury bug kind of hit him.

“Outside of Patrick Mahomes, I just don’t see where all this, oh, Lamar is down on the list when it comes to ranking quarterbacks, and I think from a bigger picture standpoint, you see what John Harbaugh was doing, protecting his guy,

“And I don’t think it was something necessarily directed at Lamar, so much as it is directed at the media and the fans across the league. 

“This is who we got, and he’s a damn good quarterback and the guy’s legit, so put some respect on his name.” 

Gelb then pressed the Super Bowl XXXV champion on whether he believes Jackson is the second-best quarterback in the entire league, behind only Mahomes.

Ismail didn’t fully commit to that and instead restated what he had already said about QB resumes.

Ravens Sign WR Qadir Ismail, son of Qadry Ismail after he impressed at rookie minicamp

Baltimore Ravens Sign WR Qadir Ismail, Son of Super Bowl XXXV Champion Qadry Ismail ahead of OTAs

The Ravens are looking for wide receiver depth, and a familiar name has been signed to the roster after impressing at the rookie minicamp.

Qadry Ismail’s son Qadir was recently invited to tryout at the Ravens rookie minicamp, and he’s been signed to a deal on the first day of OTAs.

Ismail spent his first four seasons at Villanova where he played quarterback and receiver. as a freshman in 2018, Ismail played in three games, starting one contest at quarterback, where he completed 11-of-29 passes for 180 yards and one touchdown. In 2021 he moved to wide receiver and played in nine games, catching 11 passes for 181 yards on the season.

During the 2022 season at Samford, Ismail appeared in three games for the Southern Conference Champions… Heaught three passes for 21 yards. During his final season at Samford, Ismail had 11 catches for 114 yards.

His father Quadry, started at Syracuse, where he played football and ran track. Ismail was an All-American selection as a kick returner in 1991, and a first team All-Big East selection as a wide receiver and kickoff returner, and a second team all-Big East selection as wide receiver.

With the Ravens, Ismail’s best season came in 1999 when he led the team with 68 catches, 1,105 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns, including career-high 258 yards in one game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Ismail was a key member of the Ravens 2000 Super Bowl team.

Qadry Ismail’s son Qadir invited to tryout at Ravens rookie minicamp

Qadir Ismail, the son of Qadry Ismail, has received an invitation to try out at the team’s rookie minicamp later this week

The Ravens are looking for wide receiver depth, and a familiar name has been invited to the Under Armour Performance Center.

Qadry Ismail’s son Qadir was recently invited to tryout at the Ravens rookie minicamp that’ll start later this week.

Ismail spent his first four seasons at Villanova where he played quarterback and receiver. as a freshman in 2018, Ismail played in three games, starting one contest at quarterback, where he completed 11-of-29 passes for 180 yards and one touchdown. In 2021 he moved to wide receiver and played in nine games, catching 11 passes for 181 yards on the season.

During the 2022 season at Samford, Ismail appeared in three games for the Southern Conference Champions… Heaught three passes for 21 yards. During his final season at Samford, Ismail had 11 catches for 114 yards.

His father Quadry, started at Syracuse, where he played football and ran track. Ismail was an All-American selection as a kick returner in 1991, and a first team All-Big East selection as a wide receiver and kickoff returner, and a second team all-Big East selection as wide receiver.

With the Ravens, Ismail’s best season came in 1999 when he led the team with 68 catches, 1,105 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns, including career-high 258 yards in one game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Ismail was a key member of the Ravens 2000 Super Bowl team.

Former Ravens WR Qadry Ismail discusses if Baltimore currently has a No. 1 wide receiver

The Baltimore Ravens added talent at WR during the 2021 offseason. Former Ravens WR Qadry Ismail discusses if they have a true No. 1 WR

The Baltimore Ravens have added plenty of talent to their wide receiver room during the 2021 offseason. New players such as Sammy Watkins, Rashod Bateman, and Tylan Wallace can all contribute in a big way during the upcoming year due to their unique skill sets and natural athleticism.

On the Upon Further Review Podcast, former Ravens receiver Qadry Ismail discussed if Baltimore currently has a No. 1 receiver on their roster. He talked about what his definition of a true No. 1 wideout is, along with the players who the Ravens did add in the offseason.

Instead of claiming that the Ravens have a true No. 1 receiver, Ismail instead says that the team has “go-to” receivers. He points out that right now in his mind, it remains to be seen if any of the pass catchers currently on Baltimore’s roster can be an “upper tier elite” wide receiver, but seems to be in wait and see mode, as young players such as Watkins, Bateman, Wallace need to establish some chemistry with Jackson to mesh with their new quarterback.

Overall, Ismail advocates that the Ravens have talent at the receiver position. He points to Bateman and Wallace as players who have talent, but although he says Baltimore has those “go-to” wideouts, he wants to see what happens in order to deem anyone a No. 1 wide receiver.

Marquise Brown needs to step up or sit down

It’s time for the Baltimore Ravens to stop placating Marquise Brown and either expect him to step up or give his snaps to someone else.

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Marquise Brown was expected to take a massive leap forward this season. But nine games down, Brown has been underwhelming and it might be time to take off the kid’s gloves when dealing with him.

Following the team’s Week 8 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in which Brown was targeted just twice with one reception for a three-yard touchdown, the second-year wide receiver vented his frustrations about the lack of looks in a now-deleted tweet. Quarterback Lamar Jackson and the coaching staff all said the right things, giving him some public support and promising to get him more involved in the offense. Two games later and it’s Brown that isn’t holding up his end of the bargain.

Sunday night against the New England Patriots, Brown had arguably his worst game this season. Jackson targeted him plenty enough, sending six passes his way. But Brown failed to show much effort, speed, or physicality to make plays, ultimately catching just two of those passes for 14 yards while watching one target turn into an interception.

Former Ravens receiver Qadry Ismail didn’t pull any punches when talking about Brown’s effort during the game, often lambasting the notion of Brown being a No. 1 receiver.

Ismail diagnosed some of Brown’s issues, calling him out for not accelerating at the top of the route or being physical enough at the point of attack while questioning his effort.

This isn’t the first time Brown has been called out for a seeming lack of effort or heart. Earlier in the season, Brown ducked out of bounds after a one-yard reception to avoid contact even though there was a lane inside that could have allowed a big play after the catch. Considering Brown got the bulk of the snaps (94%) among the wide receivers in Week 10 and no less than 85% of the offensive snaps since Week 5, what we’ve seen from him this year simply is not good enough. Until Brown can prove he’s capable of doing the things Ismail pointed out, I believe it’s time to give some of the other guys a bigger role and a bunch of his snaps.

Baltimore has been getting consistent results from Willie Snead for the past three weeks, seeing him catch 14 of his 18 targets for 207 yards and two touchdowns. Rookie Devin Duvernay has been getting an increase in his snap share and producing with it, catching seven of his nine targets for 115 yards over the last four weeks. Combined with tight end Mark Andrews and an increase in targets to the running backs, the Ravens’ passing offense could see improvements if they actually gave the productive guys more opportunities.

Brown was expected to dominate this season. He was entering his second year, a time when many young players note the game begins to slow down for them and a year’s worth of coaching has given them some of the tips and tricks necessary to turn their physical talent into in-game production. Brown had even more going for him this year, being fully healed from a foot injury that kept him out of training camp and limited his rookie campaign. An increase in weight without a loss of top-end speed pointed to Brown balling out for Baltimore in 2020.

Brown certainly isn’t alone in disappointing this season but the Ravens can’t allow him to not grow as a player and become a distraction at the same time. If Brown is going to complain and not produce, it’s time for some tough love to send a message that he needs to step up or sit down.

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Ravens vs. Steelers: 7 fun facts about this matchup

We take a look back at the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers rivalry for some of the coolest little facts you might not have known.

The Ravens are back off their bye and welcome their bitterest rivals to Baltimore in Week 8. The Pittsburgh Steelers are 6-0, the last unbeaten team in the NFL, and currently sit atop the AFC North as well as holding the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

This has been one of the most fierce rivalries in the NFL for the best part of two decades, with the series producing a litany of tight, competitive matches both in the regular season and the playoffs. It’s fair to say that these two teams flat out don’t really get along.

The series has produced a whole heap of memorable moments and noteworthy occurrences. But there may be something about the Ravens vs. Steelers matches that you have forgotten, or maybe didn’t know to begin with. I can help you there. Here are seven fun little nuggets about this rivalry for you to take away and impress your friends, wow your families, and dominate the opposition with . . . Or you could just idly drop them into your group chat. The choice is yours, really.