December Banter 2025

[cbmclean]

So my Dolphins are apparently a rumored trade destination for Lamar.  Hypothetically, if it were to happen, would Ravens fans be sad to see him go?  That will tell me a lot about whether I should be hopeful or not.

[CAPE]

40 minutes ago, cbmclean said:

So my Dolphins are apparently a rumored trade destination for Lamar.  Hypothetically, if it were to happen, would Ravens fans be sad to see him go?  That will tell me a lot about whether I should be hopeful or not.

Good luck with obtaining Lamar when your team owes Tua like 54 million next year, and no other team wants him.

Lamar is having an injury riddled year, and his contract situation going forward is a major issue. IMO not many teams would be takers because their cap situation simply wont allow it. Maybe a team like the Raiders? Personally, I am neutral on Lamar at this point. Great talent when healthy but the Ravens need at least a partial rebuild, and not sure how they accomplish that with his contract situation going forward. The OL is atrocious and if they cant make significant improvements there then Lamar will end up like Burrow.. its already happening.

eta- If the Dolphins cut Tua, that leaves them with $99M of dead money. Again, good luck. Your team is pretty much stuck.

[cbmclean]

1 hour ago, CAPE said:

Good luck with obtaining Lamar when your team owes Tua like 54 million next year, and no other team wants him.

Lamar is having an injury riddled year, and his contract situation going forward is a major issue. IMO not many teams would be takers because their cap situation simply wont allow it. Maybe a team like the Raiders? Personally, I am neutral on Lamar at this point. Great talent when healthy but the Ravens need at least a partial rebuild, and not sure how they accomplish that with his contract situation going forward. The OL is atrocious and if they cant make significant improvements there then Lamar will end up like Burrow.. its already happening.

eta- If the Dolphins cut Tua, that leaves them with $99M of dead money. Again, good luck. Your team is pretty much stuck.

No kidding; I was never sold on Tua even coming out of college.  I don't question his heart but he just doesn't have the body to take NFL pounding, and it seems as if he just doesn't have the skill to do the reads if his first target is taken away.  But he had that good year at just the right time and they threw ridiculous money at him. 

I was kind on interested in getting a fan's eye view of Lamar though.  For an outsiders view it seems as if he is stagnating.  Maybe it's just the injuries or the line play or a combination.  I wonder if he might benefit from a change of scenery.