Ayanbadejo takes exit physical

**Paintballguy** · 03-09-2013, 01:58 PM

According to his twitter post.

Looks like he's next to be cut

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**Tyrian** · 03-09-2013, 02:04 PM

Not surprised, thought he might've retired what with age, SB champ and his best buddy Ray retiring.

You know what?

If Leach goes... our oldest player on contract is...

Sam Koch. He'll be 31 in August. 2 months older than Terrell.

**Ravenboy2003** · 03-09-2013, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by Paintballguy

According to his twitter post.

Looks like he's next to be cut

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Good riddance...

**bt12483** · 03-09-2013, 02:23 PM

I knew BA and Bobbie would be the first few to go.

**Raveninwoodlawn** · 03-09-2013, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by Ravenboy2003

Good riddance...

?

BA contributed a Lot to this team over the years.

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**bt12483** · 03-09-2013, 02:25 PM

Isn't an exit physical given every year though at the end of the season?

This could be SOP.

**The Excellector** · 03-09-2013, 02:27 PM

If you can get someone to pay you six figures to play the game that you love, wouldn't it be difficult for you to step away? You are already playing the game that you love. Now, even after taxes, you are making out with six figures to play it.

**LukeDaniel** · 03-09-2013, 02:40 PM

There is very little cap savings in cutting Ayanbadejo, so I'm not sure why the move to cut him would be made. Ayanbadejo has been such a reliable backup for a while now. It seems every year, at some point, we have to turn to him for passing down snaps at MLB because of injuries ahead of him.

If you want to get younger, I get it, but why not bring him in to camp and then cut him if he's not one of your top 53 guys?

Ayanbadejo has a base salary of $955k for next year. If you cut him and replace him with a guy making $480k, that's a savings of $475k. However, he also carries a dead money total of $267k. So cutting him essentially saves $208k. That's so insignificant that it's not even worth doing.

**jonboy79** · 03-09-2013, 02:45 PM

I read a ravor post at one point that we could cut him, and then re-sign him under some vet exception for the same dollar ammount and till get nearly a half million in cap savings.

**The Excellector** · 03-09-2013, 02:57 PM

It was becoming clear that special teams was becoming an issue. They need some new pieces.

**RavenScallywag** · 03-09-2013, 03:07 PM

Yes, he botched a couple ST plays this season...

go back and watch Jacoby's SB return. BA had a HUGE hold on that return, combining with AA. They literally picked up and carried a guy down the field.

Dude can be my Super Bowl champ anytime. Plus, his kid needs heart surgery at the end of this month, could be a very rough deal.

**lobachevsky** · 03-09-2013, 03:09 PM

BA was brought here as a ST ace & for the most part has lived up to his billing. He came here because he wanted a chance to play some LB & as a passing-down cover guy has played decently.

But once he's lost a step, his value in either role drops off a cliff. And he ain't getting no younger.

If the team believes he's lost that step (& the two TD returns at Denver are suggestive) then it's sayonara time--cap savings are immaterial.

**DrUnk** · 03-09-2013, 03:10 PM

Aaron Wilson ‏@RavensInsider

Source says not to read anything ominous into Brendon Ayanbadejo's Tweets about exit physical, MRIs.

**Bigfish** · 03-09-2013, 03:17 PM

He'll be 37 next season, it's time.

**alien bird** · 03-09-2013, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by RavenScallywag

go back and watch Jacoby's SB return. BA had a HUGE hold on that return, combining with AA. They literally picked up and carried a guy down the field.

You do know that the way the rule is written that wasn't a hold, right? It has something to do with the engagement of the blockers, the guy they are blocking and the fact that he didn't drag the guy to the ground. It sounds weird, but that's what I've read. I don't care enough, though, to hunt down the link.

**RavenScallywag** · 03-09-2013, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by alien bird

You do know that the way the rule is written that wasn't a hold, right? It has something to do with the engagement of the blockers, the guy they are blocking and the fact that he didn't drag the guy to the ground. It sounds weird, but that's what I've read. I don't care enough, though, to hunt down the link.

Not saying it was a penalty, I mean he had an absolutely AWESOME block on the coverage guy.

He "held" him from tackling Jacoby.

Now the safety play, THAT was ILLEGAL holding. But, cest la vie, it would've been a safety and 4 sec left on the clock anyway

**RavenScallywag** · 03-09-2013, 03:28 PM

also, it wasn't AA...can't see who it was on the All Angles video, but I can clearly see #35 away from BA's block

**alien bird** · 03-09-2013, 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by RavenScallywag

Not saying it was a penalty, I mean he had an absolutely AWESOME block on the coverage guy.

He "held" him from tackling Jacoby.

Now the safety play, THAT was ILLEGAL holding. But, cest la vie, it would've been a safety and 4 sec left on the clock anyway

Got it.

By the way, I had the opportunity to hear John Harbaugh speak recently, and he made a comment about the special teams coverage on the Trindon Holiday punt return. He said the wind blew the punt to the other side of the field and caused the bad spacing of the coverage team. Interesting point of view.

**LukeDaniel** · 03-09-2013, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by jonboy79

I read a ravor post at one point that we could cut him, and then re-sign him under some vet exception for the same dollar ammount and till get nearly a half million in cap savings.

I don't think that's correct at all. If you add his dead money of $267k to the veteran minimum salary, it's no savings at all over what he's making now. By my math above, cutting BA saves $208k against the cap. Peanuts essentially.

**jonboy79** · 03-09-2013, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by LukeDaniel

I don't think that's correct at all. If you add his dead money of $267k to the veteran minimum salary, it's no savings at all over what he's making now. By my math above, cutting BA saves $208k against the cap. Peanuts essentially.

he mentioned some sort of exception for vested vets where as you coul pay him the same salary again but hav it count similar to a UDFA. I really don't know enough to disagree with what i read.