Fantasy Impact: Jonathan Ogden Retires

Is it really that big of a deal when a man who has played 12 NFL seasons and caught a total of two career TD passes retires? It is if his name is Jonathan Ogden. One part of analysis that often goes overlooked among fantasy football circles is the impact of change to an offensive line. Just two years ago, when the Kansas City Chiefs offensive line started to deteriorate, it absolutely had a negative affect on Larry Johnson’s fantasy value. Last season, when Richie Incognito and Orlando Pace went down for the count with early injuries, it absolutely affected the entire St. Louis Rams offense. So, the question is - will the retirement of one of the game’s best offensive linemen negatively affect the fantasy potential of the Baltimore Ravens offense? Read more

Jonathan Ogden To Retire…

Word from the Baltimore Sun is that Ravens offensive linemen Jonathan Ogden will retire this off-season, and an announcement could come very soon.

Baltimore has been grooming mammoth Jared Gaither to take over for the veteran, and Adam Terry may help fill the void as well.

Does this negatively impact Willis McGahee’s fantasy value? Not really. He played most of 2007 without Ogden anyway.

Demetrius Williams Still Hurting…

Ravens third year WR Demetrius Williams is still recovering from an Achilles injury that he suffered last season. He has not been able to return to practice full speed yet. This could open up a door for someone like rookie Marcus Smith to step in and play, due to the fact that Cam Cameron wants to use more three WR sets in 2008.

In other Ravens news, it appears second year signal caller Troy Smith is playing extremely well in practice - better than Kyle Boller and Joe Flacco.

Ravens To Use No-Huddle In 2008…

New Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and Cam Cameron have decided to install the no-huddle offense in 2008 despite the retirement of QB Steve McNair. We have a feeling this could mean good things for QB Troy Smith.

Smith actually played a lot better than Kyle Boller last season, and even if the Ravens draft BC QB Matt Ryan, Smith could be their starter to open the year.

We love this news for RB Willis McGahee’s value as well.

Second year LT Jared Gaither has played in place of Jonathan Ogden thus far in mini-camp. Gaither is 6′9″, 350 lbs.