The Jets will announce today that they signed Musa Smith. No details are available yet as far as the terms. He set career highs last season with 264 yards rushing (75 carries, two touchdowns) and 192 yards receiving on 27 receptions. He also returned 6 kicks for an average of 22 yards. He is coming off of his best year in the NFL.

A number of sources, including Baltimore Ravens 24x7 are reporting there are talks about Jason Taylor becoming a Raven. One story HERE by Aaron Wilson says it isn't likely. This would be interesting, but stinks of buying a title run. The Ravens have some aging defensmen.

Humbled Reitz still 'stoked' about pro football.Former Western Michigan University basketball star Joe Reitz catches a pass Saturday morning at the Baltimore Ravens' minicamp in Owings Mills, Md.

Baltimore Ravens tight end Quinn Sypniewski will miss the entire 2008 season following a serious knee injury he suffered during a pre-draft minicamp, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said today.

Please, no clucking about Flacco's statsQB's college numbers aren't diminished because he compiled them as Blue HenBy Roch Kubatko Roch Around the ClockApril 29, 2008

RAY RICE(Round 2, 55th pick overall)School: RutgersPosition: Running backStrengths: Great leg drive and can run between the tackles. Good at blitz pickup and can keep his balance, no matter how much he gets hit.Weaknesses: Lots of tread off the tires; carried the ball 910 times at Rutgers. Can't turn the corner and won't be a factor catching passes. Lacks speed and has had shoulder injuries.Quotable: "He mainly delivers a blow instead of taking a blow. Could he play a 16-game schedule? I think he can." -- NewsomeTAVARES GOODEN

Sometimes it's better for a player to do the picking.In the, ahem, eighth round of the NFL draft, which began Sunday night and continues around the country even as you read this, Jameel McClain selected the Baltimore Ravens and agreed to free-agent terms."It was probably the quickest decision I made in my life," he noted.

Grand Valley State University offensive lineman Brandon Barnes signed a free-agent contract with the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens Monday, said Tim Nott, the school’s associate athletic director for media relations.Barnes, a right tackle, is the second GVSU player to join a NFL team. Defensive back Brandon Carr went to the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the NFL Draft Sunday.

The draft has gained a notoriety all its own. Even ESPN has another “draft expert” to have specific arguments with Mel Kiper Jr. Not that I don’t listen to a lot of what he has to say. I don’t disagree with his logic, he makes a lot of sense. I am just beginning to find it comical how much stock people put into what he has to say. I mean to say that Kiper and all of the other “draft experts” know just as much about who the Baltimore Ravens or any other NFL franchise is going to pick as the rest of us..

Story HEREMcNair is hanging up his spikes after 13 years in the NFL. I know Ravens fans will have mixed feelings on this - but sometimes you can't teach an old QB a new system.

Kiper thinks Ravens need QB help. KIPER

The Cowboys will play host to the Ravens for the final game. This bothers some Texans, as they were looking for more of a rivalry, but that is how it goes. On a side note - The Cowboys haven't beaten the Ravens, facing them in 2000 and 2004. Story HERE

From Wikipedia:Currently, each team's 16 game regular season schedule is set using a pre-determined formula:Each team plays the other three teams in their division twice: once at home, and once on the road (six games).Each team plays the four teams from another division within its own conference once on a rotating three-year cycle: two at home, and two on the road (four games).

HERE it isRavens have the fourth toughest schedule according to last year's winning percentage. In a following post I will explain more how that happens.

Sy Saulynas at ProFootball24x7.com debates whether Ray should remain a Raven "whatever it takes". He brings up a few good points, but football is not the same as when John Unitas played. There are very few like Favre. I'm not sure Ray Lewis is one of them.