If the Ray Lewis situation with the stabbings happened now

[sharpe1027]

I wonder what the story is with that knife. Having no traces on it at all is almost more strange than if the owner's fingerprints were all over it or a sheath. Did they have time to wipe down the crime scene?

Someone borrowed some gloves from OJ.
If the glove don't fit you must acquit!

[Cheesehead Craig]

That is a great question. The league now also holds teams responsible for their players' conduct. Sort of a "one-bite" rule. After a player has screwed up once, the team is expected to work at getting him to toe the line. As a result, many teams are cutting ties with players very early in investigations. If it had happened today the same as then, it is possible the Ravens would have released Lewis soon after he was indicted for murder, before any plea deal was reached.

Given Ray's ability on the field I wonder if they would have cut ties with him. He likely would have been suspended w/o pay and I don't know what the cap ramifications are for that (if it would still have counted) but with a superstar, I would think they would have held on to his rights as long as possible.

[KYPack]

Man, Ray Ray had a dog shit SB. In terms of his own play, that is.

Guess God was on coffee break from looking down on his biggest booster.

He was slow, made bad reads and was generally in Jeff Saturday mode the whole game.

He played at a depth of 5 - 10 yards the whole game, just trying to get into position to cover and fill.

He's beyond done.

[run pMc]

He WAS a good LB, he's well past his prime and between his history and histrionics I'm glad he's retiring. He'll make HOF but wonder if he goes first ballot.
If the stabbing happened today I think BAL would hang onto his rights and let it play out...but I think Lewis would've been done for at least 8 games if not a full season. It would be a similar to bountygate.

[mraynrand]

I recorded Ray Lewis' entry into Baltimore stadium for his last home game so I could watch it again and again. That's great entertainment!

[pbmax]

Man, Ray Ray had a dog shit SB. In terms of his own play, that is.

Guess God was on coffee break from looking down on his biggest booster.

He was slow, made bad reads and was generally in Jeff Saturday mode the whole game.

He played at a depth of 5 - 10 yards the whole game, just trying to get into position to cover and fill.

He's beyond done.

The Niners got him in coverage with Davis twice early and I think completed both passes (I def remember one of them). But I didn't see it again. I am assuming the Ravens stopped doing that after the second one. I can't imagine Roman abandoning that matchup esp. since he went to it so early.

[George Cumby]

Well then Ray Lewis is like the bloody tampon that falls out of the garbage bag that no one wants to pick up. Especially with the white suit and all.

This post is so gross that it actually borders on poetry. But is it Art?

[Bossman641]

The Niners got him in coverage with Davis twice early and I think completed both passes (I def remember one of them). But I didn't see it again. I am assuming the Ravens stopped doing that after the second one. I can't imagine Roman abandoning that matchup esp. since he went to it so early.

I saw him matched up on Crabtree in the middle of the field pretty early on. Crabtree made a nice catch, slipped the tackle, and picked up around 20 yards.

[KYPack]

I saw him matched up on Crabtree in the middle of the field pretty early on. Crabtree made a nice catch, slipped the tackle, and picked up around 20 yards.

Ray was SLOW.

I saw a replay of SF running a sweep to Lewis' side.

Ray took a miss step at the line and then tried to go lateral.

The other ILB (Ellerbe?) went sideways immediately, passed Ray who was just getting moving, and made the tackle on the opposite sideline.

Ray moved about 7 yards to his left and was never involved in the play.

I thought, Christ, this guy is a joke.

Several times, Ray's pre-snap technique was behind the umpire.

Lucky he wasn't playing baseball.