Jay Cutler

Getting the right player in the draft is a labor of love for NFL teams

2013-04-21 15:08:00

Though the flicker of collegiate game tape isn't exactly candlelight, it can sometimes be love at first sight for a scout sitting in a dark film room, pining over pro prospects. Daniel Jeremiah, a former NFL scout who worked four years in the Ravens...

Ravens finalize one-year contract with quarterback Caleb Hanie, source says

2013-04-16 09:46:00

The Ravens have finalized a one-year contract with veteran quarterback Caleb Hanie, according to a league source. Hanie is in Baltimore today and will immediately join the Ravens' offseason conditioning program. The Ravens later announced the deal....

How the San Francisco 49ers got to Super Bowl XLVII

2013-02-03 05:00:00

Week 1 (Sept. 9) at Lambeau Field: San Francisco 49ers 30, Green Bay Packers 22 The 49ers quickly quelled any doubt their success in the 2011 season was a fluke, defeating the Packers on the road. San Francisco took an early 23-7 lead on two touchdown...

Coffee Companion (12/14): your daily Ravens fix

2012-12-14 06:00:00

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday....

Ravens have to find right time, balance for Flacco contract extension

2012-11-19 16:57:00

The Ravens are six games away from completing the 2012 regular season, and they are approaching the time when a team might consider signing its franchise quarterback to a contract extension. So far, it hasn't happened for quarterback Joe Flacco and...

Matt Vensel's Monday morning NFL power rankings

2012-11-19 06:58:00

Every Monday morning, the day after my favorite day of the week but still hours before that week’s slate of games officially wraps up with “Monday Night Football,” I will bring you my weekly premature NFL power rankings. Why Monday?...

Who is best choice to be Bears' new coach?

2013-01-15 21:48:00

Arians can help Cutler Sam Farmer Los Angeles Times Bruce Arians is the best choice for the Bears. This is a team that has the franchise's best quarterback in the modern era in Jay Cutler, an elite receiver in Brandon Marshall, a running back who'...

With QBs getting injured all over league, Flacco remains healthy

2012-11-16 18:55:00

The rib and shoulder injuries that have sidelined Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger indefinitely are a vivid reminder of how fortunate the Ravens have been to have Joe Flacco under center. More than halfway through his fifth season in...

Tryouts for Prescott Burgess, Justin Boren and more NFL news and notes

2012-11-13 11:09:00

A pair of former Baltimore Ravens have tried out for NFL teams. According to league sources with knowledge of the situation, former Ravens sixth-round linebacker and special-teams contributor Prescott Burgess auditioned for the Cincinnati Bengals. He...

Cowboys' press coverage puts pressure on the entire Ravens' offense

2012-10-10 17:11:00

Ravens coach John Harbaugh noticed one thing in particular as he watched film of a revamped Dallas Cowboys secondary using a variety of coverages to blanket offenses. "They get up in your face when they play quarters. They get up in your face when they...

Film study: Looking back at the Cowboys loss to the Bears

2012-10-09 19:15:00

Each week, Baltimore Sun reporters Aaron Wilson and Matt Vensel will look back at the Ravens' previous game and that of their next opponent. Cowboys 18, Bears 34 (Note: We are looking at Dallas' game before Sunday's bye.) Strategy: The Cowboys used...

Which team loses 1st: Falcons or Texans?

2012-10-09 20:24:27

Falcons could run table Sam Farmer Los Angeles Times Were they to play each other, I'd give the Texans the edge over the Falcons. But Atlanta will hang on to its unblemished record longer, particularly with Texans linebacker Brian Cushing out for the...

Bears quarterback is hit by Houston cornerback Kareem Jackson in November. Cutler had to leave the game at halftime and sat out the next game with a concussion.

2013-02-21 00:00:00

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler confers with receiver Devin Hester during their preseason game against the Washington Redskins last August.

2013-02-05 07:53:00

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler throws a pass in the first quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 30, 2012.

2013-01-17 06:36:00