| 1/14/2013 10:18:00 AM |
Description: Baltimore running back Ray Rice could be in line for a huge workload in the AFC Championship game against New England if backup Bernard Pierce's knee injury keeps him on the sidelines. | Insight: Baltimore gave Rice 30 carries against Denver and he rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown. He could see a similar workload against New England. Rice ran for 101 yards and a touchdown in a Week 3 win over the Patriots. | | |
| 1/12/2013 9:53:00 PM |
Description: Baltimore halfback Ray Rice rushed 30 times for 131 yards and a touchdown Saturday against the Broncos to help the Ravens move on to the AFC Championship game. | Insight: Baltimore gave Rice 30 carries one week after he lost two fumbles against the Colts. Meanwhile, Bernard Pierce had five carries for 14 yards. Rice will get either New England or Houston next week on the road. Rice ran for 101 yards and a touchdown in a Week 3 win over the Patriots but just 42 yards on nine carries in a Week 7 loss versus the Texans. | | |
| Cold | 1/6/2013 8:58:00 PM |
Description: Baltimore halfback Ray Rice rushed for 70 yards and lost two fumbles Sunday against the Colts. | Insight: What's equally alarming is that Bernard Pierce saw almost as many carries as Rice did on (13 for Pierce, 15 for Rice). Could the Ravens be headed for a running back by committee system? Rice's fantasy owners better hope not. | | |
| 12/30/2012 11:30:00 AM |
Description: Contrary to an earlier report, Ravens running back Ray Rice will be active for Sunday's game against the Bengals. | Insight: ESPN's Adam Schefter had reported Rice would be out but now he's hearing that Rice will play "a series or two" before coming out of the game. Despite Rice's surprise activation, Bernard Pierce remains the stronger fantasy option this week. | | |
| 12/30/2012 9:59:00 AM |
Description: Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Baltimore halfback Ray Rice is likely to sit out Sunday's regular season finale in Cincinnati to rest up before the playoffs. | Insight: Well, that's inconvenient. Rice's backup Bernard Pierce (career-high 123 yards last week in a win over the Giants) should be a suitable replacement for owners looking for a quick-fix in Week 17. | | |
| 12/16/2012 12:18:00 PM |
Description: Ravens running back Ray Rice will start Sunday against the Broncos, as expected. | Insight: Rice was limited in practice this week because of a hip pointer but it was never expected to keep him out of Sunday's game. Rice needs just seven more rushing yards to secure his fourth consecutive 1,000 yard season. | | |
| 12/14/2012 3:08:00 PM |
Description: Baltimore Ravens running back Ray is dealing with a sore hip, but it's not expected to keep him off the field. | Insight: Rice posted his third 100-yard game of the season last week and has carried the ball at least 20 times in three of the last four Ravens games. Start him without worry as Baltimore would be smart to use him to keep the ball out of Peyton Manning's hands. | | |
| 12/9/2012 7:54:00 PM |
Description: After not touching the ball in the fourth quarter of Baltimore's Week 13 loss to Pittsburgh, Ravens running back Ray "fourth-and-29" Rice carried the ball 20 times for 121 yards and a touchdown Sunday against the Redskins. | Insight: Rice is on pace for 23 fewer carries and 12 fewer receptions than last season. Rice also reportedly suffered a hip pointer during the game but didn't miss any time and shouldn't be in doubt for Week 15. | | |
| 12/3/2012 1:53:00 PM |
Description: Ravens running back Ray Rice didn't touch the ball in the fourth quarter of the team's 23-20 loss to Pittsburgh and he had just 12 rushing attempts for the entire game. | Insight: Strange that the Ravens don't get him the ball more often. Over the past two seasons when Rice rushes the ball 20 times or more the team is 12-0. When he gets fewer than 20 carries they are 9-7. Rice's fantasy owners will want to send this information on to management. | | |
| 11/26/2012 9:12:00 AM |
Description: Ravens running back Ray Rice made the play of the day Sunday when he converted a fourth-and-29 on a dump off pass with less than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Rice finished with 97 rushing yards on 22 carries and 67 receiving yards on eight receptions. | Insight: Rice is averaging less rushing yards and receiving yards per game than last season and is on pace for less touchdowns, but he's still an integral part of Baltimore's offense and is likely to see 20-plus touches in each of the remaining five games. Next up is the Steelers, who held Rice to 40 yards on 20 carries in Week 11. | | |
| 10/25/2012 10:01:00 AM |
Description: Ravens coach John Harbaugh admitted the team should have stuck with the running game in Sunday's loss to Houston, according to the Baltimore Sun. Star running back Ray Rice finished the game with nine carries for 42 yards and five catches for 12 yards. | Insight: Rice has been less involved in the Ravens' offense this season, averaging 15.1 carries and 4.1 receptions per game compared to 18.2 and 4.8 last season. However, the numbers show that Rice had 15.3 carries and 4.7 catches per game in the first seven contests last year before carrying the ball 20-plus times in eight of the team's final nine games. | | |
| 10/14/2012 4:32:00 PM |
Description: Ravens tailback Ray Rice had 90 yards from scrimmage in the first half (47 rushing, 43 receiving) on 12 touches, but once again didn't see the ball in the second half and finished with 106 total yards. | Insight: Rice punched in two touchdowns, but his week could have been much better if the Ravens had stuck to the ground game. Seventeen touches is not enough. | | |
| 9/16/2012 5:53:00 PM |
Description: Ravens tailback Ray Rice only has 26 carries in the first two games combined, but he's still managed to be a useful RB1. | Insight: Rice punched in two touchdowns in Week 1 and rushed for 99 yards and caught six passes for 53 yards in Week 2. The Ravens threw it 42 times Sunday against the Eagles but they may decide to feature Rice more after losing the game. | | |
| 9/10/2012 10:38:00 PM |
Description: Ravens tailback Ray Rice only had 10 carries in Monday night's win over Cincinnati but he still managed to score two touchdowns while picking up 68 rushing yards. | Insight: He also had three catches for 25 yards. Rice is arguably the NFL's most complete running back and he proved it again on Monday night. Look for Rice to have another terrific season in 2012. | | |
| 8/20/2012 10:37:00 PM |
Description: Ravens running backs coach Wilbert Montgomery indicated that the team has no plans to reduce Ray Rice's touches this season, according to the Baltimore Sun. | Insight: Montgomery compared Rice to a new car, saying, " ... you don't put [a new car] in the driveway and just park it in the garage. You buy it, you drive it. If you wear the wheels off, you go out and get another one." The team signed Rice to a new contract in the offseason and it clearly plans on using him just as much and possibly more than last season, when he toted the rock 367 times from scrimmage. | | |
| 7/16/2012 5:23:00 PM |
Description: According to Sports Illustrated's Peter King, the Ravens and franchise player Ray Rice have agreed to a multi-year contract. The pact barely beat the NFL's 4 p.m. ET deadline for franchise-tagged players to sign multi-year deals. According to the Baltimore Sun, Rice's deal is worth $40 million over five years, including $24 million guaranteed. | Insight: The guaranteed money is third most among running backs in the NFL behind Adrian Peterson and Chris Johnson. Rice's deal comes hours after the Bears inked a contract with another all-purpose back, Matt Forte. The contract is great news for fantasy owners who can now draft Rice in the top three without having to worry about potential holdouts or distractions. | | |
| 5/23/2012 7:44:00 PM |
Description: According to a report from ESPN's Sal Paolantonio, the Ravens are unwilling to give Ray Rice "Adrian Peterson money." Paolantonio said a team official told him that the team won't give Rice the same type of contract that Chris Johnson received (about $30 million guaranteed) either. | Insight: This situation has the potential to get messy. No doubt Rice knows that running backs don't have a long life in the NFL, so he wants to get paid while he still can. However, holding out didn't work out so well for Chris Johnson last year, so hopefully Rice and the Ravens can get something worked out soon. | | |
| 5/13/2012 1:20:00 PM |
Description: Baltimore's star running back Ray Rice has skipped the Ravens' offseason conditioning program, and likely won't attend any OTA sessions until his contract is worked out to his satisfaction. | Insight: I always worry about a player who isn't working out with the team in the offseason, but its a little too early to be concerned as training camp doesn't start until July. If he misses work in July, then we will be forced to re-evaluate. | | |
| 10/27/2011 10:35:00 AM |
Description: Ray Rice confirmed that he expects to be more involved in Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Source: Carroll County Times | Insight: This seems like a no-brainer to me after the Ravens only gave Rice eight carries on Monday night. For the Ravens, Monday was a rough game and they'll move on from it. He has a nice match-up with the Arizona defense in week 8. | | |
| 8/15/2011 2:18:00 PM |
Description: If I had the first pick in a fantasy draft right now '" PPR or not '" I'd be taking a long, hard look at Ray Rice. Arian Foster, Chris Johnson and Adrian Peterson are getting all the top-pick love this year, but why not Rice? He's only 24, will have newly-acquired Pro Bowl fullback Vonta Leach blocking for him, and is the centerpiece of a dynamic offense that's both devoted to the run and capable of spreading the field thanks to the arm of Joe Flacco and the speed of new teammate Lee Evans.
SOURCE: FANTASY GEEK BLOG | Insight: If I had the first pick in a fantasy draft right now '" PPR or not '" I'd be taking a long, hard look at Ray Rice. Arian Foster, Chris Johnson and Adrian Peterson are getting all the top-pick love this year, but why not Rice? | | |
