Ravens:
Well, with Joe Flacco’s head swelled larger than the Good Year Blimp, things are going to be tough next season. The kind of money Joe is asking (over $20M/year, to make him the highest paid QB in the NFL), will put us further into Salary cap hell. Ravens really can’t negotiate with other free agents until Joe is settled, which is supposed to start taking place this weekend. Options are to use the restricted Franchise tag (worth about $14.6M, but other teams could make him an offer, and we would have to match), use the unrestricted franchise tag (worth just over $20M), or sign him to a long term deal. Obviously, the latter is preferred, and I would recommend giving him a ridiculously long contract (8 or 10 years), with a base of $17M this year, which goes up $1M or $2M per year, and tag on a big signing bonus. That would give us wiggle room in the future. There are other complications that can arise, like Flacco protesting the Franchise tag, and having to cut several key players to make salary cap space, but first things first, we need to make “average” Joe, well above average.
Roost #4 Meeting @ Jilly’s – Monday, February 25th, 7pm
Hey Roost #4 members!
Just an early reminder that we have a Roost meeting this coming Monday, February 25th, 7pm up at Jilly’s!
Why the early reminder? A few of us are leaving Thursday morning for a weekend up at Deep Creek Lake and to participate in the Maryland State Police Deep Creek Dunk!  Frosty, Mitch, and Dan Collins will be taking the Dunk Saturday at 2pm! Thank you to all of our members and friends who have already made donations in our names to Special Olympics Maryland! If you haven’t donated it’s not to late to do so … follow this link – Donate to Team CRRUDE – and click on one of our names to make a donation to Frosty, Mitch, or Dan.
This is our last meeting before ourt March 23rd bull roast … so please turn-in your collected monies, ticket stubs, and unsold tickets to Kim Colhouer at this meeting! Also, we’re asking members to bring a bottle of booze to the meeting to serve as a donation to our Plush Wheel. We’ll be looking for volunteers to sign-up at the meeting to assist with shifts on the wheels and selling raffle tickets at the bull roast. Thank you in advance for your help!
Roost 4 @ Mother’s PJ Brunch
Roost 4 members Kel & Scott Habicht, Kim & Dennis Colhouer, & Skeeter & Mitch Hooper at the Mother’s Pajama Brunch … Sunday, February 17th! You can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning!
Weekend Happenings
Hey Roost #4 Members & Friends!
Ravens are the World Champions! … and no more football for months. What do you do with your weekends now!?
Here are a few ideas …
Saturday, February 16th – Maryland Terrapins host Duke Blue Devils at 6pm. Why not head-up to Jilly’s and watch the game!?
Saturday, February 16th – former Roost #4 member, Tom McCabe, and his classic rock-and-roll band, Against the Grain, are playing at 8pm at Buffalo Wings & Beer in Glen Burnie (Burwood Village Shopping Center at 7089 C Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard … 410-760-BEER). Why not head-out and enjoy a set or two with Tom & the band!?Â
Sunday, February 17th – Mother’s of Federal Hill is hosting their Pajama Brunch … wear your PJs and get 50% off your entire check! Sweatpants don’t qualify for the discount – you MUST wear PJs! Note that the Hoopers get there at 8am … why not c’mon out and join them! You can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning!
Have a great weekend!
Roost #4 Sports Trivia Challenge
Post by: Scott Habicht
Last Saturday was another fun day for Ravens Roost #4 with many members coming out to Jilly’s for a sports trivia challenge. Â A good time was had by all while raising money for The Special Olympics.
Iggy’s Ravens Report – February 8, 2013
Ravens:
I can finally say it! Team of Destiny. 4th and 29: That was the first sign. 70 yard TD to Jacoby Jones with 30 second left in Denver to send the game to overtime: That was the 2nd sign. But now, with the game on the line, the defense kept Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers out of the end zone, and the moniker is official. Team of Destiny. Only 1 team in the playoffs was an underdog, and won. The Ravens did it. Not once. Not twice. But three times they were underdogs, and came out victorious. And if you thought winning the title was remarkable, then came the victory parade! Un-bliev-able hon!
Now, bask in the glory that comes with drafting 32nd in the league, because all hell is about to break loose. It’s what we in the business call “Salary cap hell.” Flacco’s agent is demanding that Joe be paid the highest of any quarterback in the NFL. Joe put all his eggs in one basket, hoping for a big payday at the end of the season, and he is probably going to get it. But at what cost? Joe made $8M in 2012. A Restricted Franchise tag would earn him $14.6M, and an unrestricted franchise tag will earn him almost $20M. Peyton Manning only gets $18M (not including his commercials). With a salary cap of $120+M, Joe figures to make 1/6th of the entire payroll, which doesn’t leave much room for the other 52 guys, and that pinch is going to come soon as key players are going to be cut, or let walk in the coming weeks. Outside analyst put Boldin and Jones as potential candidates to be released from their contracts. Ed Reed is a free agent already rumored to be going to NE, and, the Ravens figure to only be able to keep Kruger, Ellerbe, or Williams on defense. I tried to figure out what will happen, and I got a headache. This is why Ozzie gets paid the big bucks. This is why Ozzie has headaches. This is why our GM is collectively referred to as the Wizard of Oz. Ozzie, go work your magic, because now that we have tasted that sweet success, we want more.
Ravens Roost #4 goes to the Ravens Super Bowl Victory Parade…And is in the Newspaper, Again
Post by: Scott Habicht
The Baltimore Sun loves Ravens Roost #4, and the day of the Ravens Super Bowl Victory parade was no different.
The air was freezing and the streets were packed, but spirits were high at the Baltimore Ravens Victory Parade Tuesday in Baltimore, and fans from Howard County are calling it the experience of a lifetime.
“It was unbelievable, to see the fans of Baltimore come out and show their support like that,” said Mitch Hooper, of Columbia, and a member of Ravens Roost #4 in Ellicott City. “It was a moving experience. It’s hard to explain.”
Theresa Griffin, a member of Ravens Roost #4, said seeing so many young people at the rally and parade was the best part of the festivities.
“I’m going to be 50, and to watch the younger generation experience this, to know what we have carried, that was my favorite part,” she said. “Now the younger generation can carry this team on.”
Hooper went to the celebration when the Ravens won the Super Bowl in 2001, and while “that was fun,” this year was truly “once in a lifetime,” he said.
For the full Article read here:Â http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/howard/news/ph-ho-cf-ravens-fans-0207-20130205,0,6450003.story
As for my day at the event, check out the photo gallery.
Roost #4 Sports Trivia Challenge – Saturday, February 9th
Ravens Roost #4 is holding a Sports Trivia Challenge at 2:00pm on Saturday, February 9th up at Jilly’s to benefit Special Olympics Maryland. Cost is $10 per person – up to four people per trivia team. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 teams. Contact Jeff “Frosty” Volmer to sign-up. C’mon out, continue the celebration of the Ravens winning Super Bowl, and test your sports knowledge!
Ravens Win the Super Bowl and Roost #4 Makes the Newspaper…Again
It seems Raven’s Roost #4 is a newspaper favorite again with it’s members being featured in the paper with both pictures and quotes.
While many experts predicted a close game, local Ravens fans were feeling confident in the days and hours leading up to kickoff.
Scott Habicht, who watched the game at Jilly’s in Ellicott City along with his fellow members of Ravens Roost No. 4, said before the game he was very confident the team would win.
“I felt we had the momentum, and we carried it in,” said Habicht, of Elkridge, in the second quarter.
Before the game, Mitch Hooper, of Columbia, said he felt that the Ravens would pull out the victory.
“They are focused,” said Hooper. “They want to go out and win this game, and it’s going to happen.”
For the full article, click here:Â http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/ellicott-city/ph-ho-cf-ravens-super-bowl-0207-20130203,0,2186096.story
Roost 4 Rolling Strikes 4 Special Olympics
Roost 4 members Candace & Jack Skurnik, Kim & Dennis Colhouer, Anna & Frosty Volmer, & Mitch Hooper were in Laurel this morning supporting the Laurel FOP and their Strikes 4 Special Olympics. All proceeds from the charity bowling event go towards the Deep Creek Dunk and SOMD.
