Jameel McClain visiting Buffalo tomorrow

[DBrown77]

Per Ian Rapaport. He has other visits lined up too.

Sounds like a backup to me.

[jimmifli]

Re: Jameel McClain visiting Buffalo tomorrow

Didn't he have his spinal cord replaced last season?

[bigbub2352]

Re: Jameel McClain visiting Buffalo tomorrow

Depth guy wouldnt mind it

[Mace]

Re: Jameel McClain visiting Buffalo tomorrow

Didn't he have his spinal cord replaced last season?

Bruised spine, UDFA, maniac worker bee, run oriented ILB. Good pickup, but Baltimore will get him back cheaper after he makes the rounds.

Think more reliable Moats.

[jimmifli]

Re: Jameel McClain visiting Buffalo tomorrow

Bruised spine, UDFA, maniac worker bee, run oriented ILB. Good pickup, but Baltimore will get him back cheaper after he makes the rounds.

Think more reliable Moats.

Ravens fans loved him. I think he's better than Moats if he's healthy.

[Mace]

Re: Jameel McClain visiting Buffalo tomorrow

Ravens fans loved him. I think he's better than Moats if he's healthy.

Absolutely. He's a Kyle Williams linebacker.

[jimmifli]

Re: Jameel McClain visiting Buffalo tomorrow

Absolutely. He's a Kyle Williams linebacker.

Maybe in spirit and style. Kyle's one of the best DT's in the league and the best player on out defense.

Ravens were glad when McClain saw the field over Ray, two seasons ago. That tells you a couple things I guess.

Worst case it shows the front office agrees with me on the benefits of a real LB in the middle.

[X-Era]

Re: Jameel McClain visiting Buffalo tomorrow

He's a run stuffing ILB which is something we really don't have. Even if he ends up being nothing more than a backup it's the sort of backup we should have.

[GingerP]

Re: Jameel McClain visiting Buffalo tomorrow

Maybe in spirit and style. Kyle's one of the best DT's in the league and the best player on out defense.

Ravens were glad when McClain saw the field over Ray, two seasons ago. That tells you a couple things I guess.

Worst case it shows the front office agrees with me on the benefits of a real LB in the middle.

There are questions if he is the same player he was before last year. He was a starter for them and played pretty well for a few years, until a back injury late in their Super Bowl season knocked him out. He avoided surgery, but began last season on the PUP. He returned last season to start the last 10 games, but he didn't play well. Now the Ravens are cutting him, which makes me wonder if the back is still and issue. The medical check is going to be key with him.

The flip side is he is still only 28, is a veteran with starting experience, a great locker-room guy and a great player off the field. He did a lot of charity work and was a real pro with Baltimore, and would be a great guy to bring on to the Bills to show younger players how to handle themselves. Has a winning pedigree and could help set the right mindset.

I think a lot of teams will bring him in for a visit, because he would help a lot of teams and they will all want to see for themselves where he is physically. The Ravens usually make pretty good decisions on who to get rid of and who to keep, Anquan Boldin notwithstanding.

[justasportsfan]

Re: Jameel McClain visiting Buffalo tomorrow

Didn't he have his spinal cord replaced last season?

haha!

[OLDSRIP]

Re: Jameel McClain visiting Buffalo tomorrow

Didn't he have his spinal cord replaced last season?

That would be quite impressive!

[X-Era]

Re: Jameel McClain visiting Buffalo tomorrow

Didn't he have his spinal cord replaced last season?

No, they just replaced the plug on the end. It had bent prongs.

[better days]

Re: Jameel McClain visiting Buffalo tomorrow

He's a run stuffing ILB which is something we really don't have. Even if he ends up being nothing more than a backup it's the sort of backup we should have.

52 Tackles with one forced fumble in 10 games.

Sounds more like a starter to me.

[Meathead]

Re: Jameel McClain visiting Buffalo tomorrow

and his brother was in die hard

[The Jokeman]

Re: Jameel McClain visiting Buffalo tomorrow

Per Ian Rapaport. He has other visits lined up too.

Sounds like a backup to me.

Marrone mentioned in his end of the season presser he wanted to add some core ST guys to the squad. To me McClain fits this mold and best of all he was cut by Baltimore which means he won't count in UFAs added when we look at compensation for players lost so even if he does start here and excel it won't tarnish any draft picks the NFL could award of for losing Byrd.