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2 Months Baltimore Ravens Comment

The Baltimore Sun says if all goes to plan, Jimmy Smith will start at right corner opposite LCB Lardarius Webb this season.

Smith and veteran Corey Graham will likely compete for the job, but Baltimore would like to see Smith finally step up and be a key contributor on defense with Cary Williams now out of town. Ideally, Graham would cover the slot. Smith, the No. 27 overall pick in 2011, has started just five games in his two-year career.

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3 Months Baltimore Ravens Comment

Coach John Harbaugh said he still believes CB Jimmy Smith is "really special."

Smith's first two NFL seasons have been a very rocky ride, but he stepped up in the Super Bowl with two big plays on the 49ers' final drive. "He finally got healthy at the end of the year there," Harbaugh said. "He was at his best in the last couple weeks. Jimmy is going to be, like we said all along, a great player in this league. I love him." Perhaps Smith will push Graham for the No. 2 job opposite Lardarius Webb this offseason.

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5 Months Baltimore Ravens Comment

Ravens CB Jimmy Smith lasted just one half in his return to action against the Broncos.

Smith didn't appear to aggravate his sports hernia issue, but he was ineffective at less than full strength. The 2011 first-round pick was getting eaten alive by Eric Decker. "He wasn't 100 percent out there," coach John Harbaugh said. "And that's something you don't know until you get into the game. And unfortunately, he wasn't as quick as I'd hoped he would be."

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5 Months Baltimore Ravens Comment

Ravens CB Jimmy Smith (sports hernia surgery) is expected to play on Sunday against the Broncos.

Smith, a first-round pick in 2011, has missed the last five games after undergoing surgery on November 15. Baltimore gets Smith back at the perfect time for a matchup against Peyton Manning. Corey Graham has started the previous four contests at left corner.

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5 Months Baltimore Ravens Comment

Ravens CB Jimmy Smith practiced Wednesday for the first time since his Nov. 15 sports hernia surgery.

Smith was officially "limited" as he eases his way back in. The 2011 first-round pick is unlikely to suit up against the Redskins this week, but Week 15 looks like a possibility. The Ravens will need Smith as they have a crucial date with Peyton Manning and the Broncos that week.

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6 Months Baltimore Ravens Comment

Ravens CB Jimmy Smith underwent groin surgery Thursday morning.

Smith is expected back before the end of the season, but it's another blow to the Ravens' ravaged secondary. Smith had stepped in for No. 1 corner Lardarius Webb, who is out for the season with a torn ACL. Now Corey Graham and Chykie Brown will have to step into major roles while Cary Williams holds down the No. 1 corner spot. Fantasy owners shouldn't be afraid of the Ravens' pass defense.

Good Call/Bad Call - Week 7 (fantasysharks.com)

7 Months Jimmy Smith DB BAL, Jameel McClain LB BAL, Lardarius Webb DB BAL, Ray Lewis LB BAL, Michael Vick QB PHI Comment

This is the week with the most teams on bye (six) all season. No other week has this many teams on bye, so this should be the thinnest you'll be all year as for you choices for your starting lineup. That being said, if you've got a player on your roster and you're not starting him this week when your other players are on bye, you might as well just drop him. If you're not starting him as a bye week filler, when are you going to start him?

Now, if that guy you're hanging onto is a handcuff for another player on your roster, or a player that would see their playing time shoot up drastically if the guy in front of them gets hurt, keep hanging on to that guy. If you're hanging onto a player thinking that you'll use them when the time is right, this is that time. Otherwise, they're just taking up space on your roster. Now onto the calls for the week.

Quarterbacks

If you grabbed Andrew Luck in your draft and you're wondering if you should start him this week, the answer would be yes. Luck is playing against a Cleveland defense that is allowing an average of over 300 yards passing and 2.5 touchdowns to opposing quarterbacks on the season. Cleveland's defense is the second worst in the league at giving up fantasy points to quarterbacks. Getting Luck in your lineup would be a ‘good call' this week.

Andy Dalton is slowly becoming one of my favorite young quarterbacks. He's not hitting that sophomore slump that most young quarterbacks hit. He's had three 3-touchdown games already this year. He had just one three touchdown game all of last year. Dalton's matchup with Pittsburgh this week, seems to look tough of paper, but the Steelers defense has only seen two Top 10 quarterbacks this year (Peyton Manning and Michael Vick). Dalton is improving every week, and he looks to be a strong play that would be a ‘good call' to be in your lineup this week.

If you've got another option besides Matthew Stafford this week, I'd use him. Stafford has only thrown four touchdown passes all year, and the Chicago defense he'll be going against in Chicago has only allowed four touchdown passes all year. If you think Stafford is going to throw more than one into the end zone this week, you're going to be sorely disappointed. Stafford might have a decent week for yardage, but an interception or two and just one touchdown just isn't going to get it done this week. Stafford is a ‘bad call' and I'd sit him if you've got another decent option.

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