The Norris & Davis Best Of - Week Of January 9th 2016
This week's edition of The Norris & Davis Best Of includes interviews with Cliff Brown re-capping the Ravens less than stellar season, and Drew Nicholas on the Terps exceptional start to their basketball season.
CLIFF BROWN
Cliff joined Ed and Steve to talk about the Ravens disappointing 2015-16 season, and the upcoming plans for the off-season.
Steve asked Cliff what he thinks the Ravens approach should be when evaluating which players to bring back and which players to move on from next season. Cliff noted that the front office should prioritize who on the roster can help the team win next season, "I think you have to look at it more as will this guy help us win next year, rather than just look at the money that they make on their current contract."
Ed asked Cliff about his opinion on the Ravens plans for the left tackle position next season. Cliff believes that the Ravens should look to move Kelechi Osemele to left tackle permanently, "I think you have to try and make an agreement with Osemele. To me, he's a guy in the prime of his career that you need to resign. If you do that then it makes Eugene Monroe expendable."
Cliff went on to discuss his thoughts on the possibility of John Harbaugh leaving Baltimore, how the Ravens will look to shake up their roster next season, and who will represent the AFC in the Superbowl.
DREW NICHOLAS
Drew joined Ed and Steve to discuss the latest news and notes surrounding college basketball and the NBA.
Steve asked Drew if this Maryland team played the 2001-2002 Maryland team who would win. Drew believes that experience would give his 2001-2002 team the edge, "we were more experienced, but like every basketball team we went through our rough patches. I would still have to take our team though because of the experience factor especially in the front court with the likes of Lonny Baxter."
Ed asked Drew what his thoughts are on the play of Maryland forward Jake Layman. Drew noted that Layman has continued to struggle with consistency, "its the same old song with him right? The question with him is can he do it night in night out on a consistent basis. When he's in the flow of the game Maryland is extremely tough to defend."
Drew went on to discuss the performance of Diamond Stone against Penn State, where Maryland stacks up against the likes of Kansas and Oklahoma, and whether this seasons' Golden State Warriors team would be able to perform at the same level against the great teams of the 90's such as Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls.
