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OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Theres more to Terrell Suggs game than simply overpowering an offensive lineman and throwing the quarterback to the ground. Suggs is the Baltimore Ravens career leader with 91 1/2 sacks and ranks fourth in the NFL this season with seven (in only five games). With another one Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, the man known to his teammates as "Sizzle" will set a franchise record with at least one sack in six straight games. Versatility, however, is why Suggs is among the most feared linebackers in the game. Hes tough against the run, tackles hard enough to jar the ball loose and is adept at dropping into pass coverage. "Hes one of the premier guys in the league at his position, and he proves it every year," Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said Wednesday. "Hes a guy youve got to account for in the run game, youve got to account for in the passing game. Youve got to make sure you dont let him get off, but thats obviously easier said than done. Hes had a great start to the season." Two weeks ago, Suggs had a career-high 17 tackles against Buffalo. In last Sundays 26-23 win at Miami, Suggs registered five tackles and helped limit the Dolphins to 22 yards rushing. "Hes a beast in the run game," Ravens lineman Marcus Spears said. "I told him last week, Man, you play the run like youre 300 pounds. With four tackles against the Packers (2-2), Suggs -- now in his 11th season -- will become the second-leading tackler in Ravens history with 722. Only Ray Lewis has more. "I dont want to just be known as a pass rusher. I want to be known as a defender that can do more than just one thing," Suggs said. "I definitely take pride in that. I dont want to just have a lot of sacks. I like to fill up the stat sheet." Suggs, who turns 31 on Friday, is a five-time Pro Bowl star who has spent his entire career in Baltimore. He is known most for his sack-happy ways, but hes also picked off seven passes and owns the franchise record for forced fumbles (29). "A lot of people just see the sacks and dont see the rest of it," Ravens defensive lineman Arthur Jones said. "Hes a playmaker all over the field, and one of the best to ever do it." Ravens defensive co-ordinator Dean Pees said, "We could drop him more if we wanted to, but we dont want to. Still, he is a complete outside backer and I think absolutely, he can do it all. Hes got all the necessary skills and hes playing at a very high level." Suggs missed the first six games of the 2012 season while recovering from a torn Achilles tendon and finished with only two sacks. Hes more than tripled that total already this season and is on pace to break Peter Boulwares single-season team record of 15. Suggs acknowledged Wednesday that there was a point last year when he wondered if he would ever regain the burst that put the fear in opposing quarterbacks hearts. "Definitely. But youve got to stay the course and continue to work at it," he said. Now Suggs is arguably as good as hes ever been. "Yes, without a doubt," Pees said. "He looks like hes fully recovered and playing at a high level and really just doing a great job both on and off the field." Not only does Suggs rank second on the team in tackles, hes also taken on a leadership role in the locker room and on the field. "Hes an extraordinary pro," said Spears, who played eight years in Dallas before joining Baltimore (3-2) this season. "Being close to him, you realize how smart he is. Thats something you wouldnt know playing against him. Its a smart football player, and its not a coincidence that hes been playing well for a long time, because his brain matches up with his body. Hes a lethal guy out there." Mostly to quarterbacks, but there arent too many running backs who relish a collision with the 6-foot-3, 260-pound Suggs. "Hes a complete player. He always has been," coach John Harbaugh said. "Thats the great thing about Terrell Suggs. Hes not just a one-dimensional guy, in terms of pass rush. Hes a great pass rusher but hes all the other things, too. Thats what makes him a premier player." Cheap Jordan 2 Wholesale . -- The Orlando Magic have made no secret that the future of their franchise will depend on how well they can develop their young players. Jordan 2 For Sale . After making his All-Star debut in Fridays Rising Stars Challenge, the Raptors sophomore centre wont be sticking around for the duration of the weekends festivities, thinking about the big picture instead. http://www.cheapairjordan2.com/.S. President Barack Obama saluted the Stanley Cup winning Chicago Blackhawks at the White House on Monday -- a rare moment for a president hungry to see more victorious teams from his hometown. Cheap Jordan 2 China . He will just have to wait a little longer. 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Pat Gillick quickly pounced and pulled off his first significant in-season trade in franchise history on May 7 of that year, getting Howell in return for pitcher Steve Hargan, infielder Steve Mason and $200,000. Howell never had great numbers, in fact, his batting average peaked at .316 in 1977 and his best production year was 1979, when he 15 homers and knocked in 72 runs. But that first year with the Jays, he had a game for the ages at Yankee Stadium, no less. Howell slugged a pair of home runs, two doubles and a single, driving in nine runs as the Blue Jays came up with, by far, their biggest victory of their inaugural season pummeling the Yankees, 19-3. Those nine runs batted-in in a game is still a franchise record. Remember that 1977 was the year the Yankees won their first of back-to-back World Series. Howell spent four years with the Jays, then moved on as a free agent to the Milwaukee Brewers and finally to the San Francisco Giants. He came into managing late. Only three years ago in 2011, he became the skipper of the independent Pennsylvania Road Warriors of the Atlantic League. After that, he worked his way up in the Mariners organization as a hitting instructor. He wasnt actually supposed to be the skipper at Tacoma this year, but then fate stepped in. John Stearns, who was coaching on the Ms big league staff had to step down for health reasons. Rich Donnelly, a long time Major League coach, who had just been hired at Tacoma was promoted to Seattle to replace Stearns and, just like, that Howell, at age 60, was the new manager of the Rainiers. I looked back at that 1977 Blue Jays roster and its interesting, if not amazing, how many got involved in coaching or managing after their playing days were done. The most prominent include Alan Ashby, who went on to become an even better broadcaster, Phil Roof, Ernie Whitt, whos managed the Canadian mens team among others, Canadian Dave McKay, who worked for many years in Oakland and St. Louis with Tony LaRussa. I counted nine in total, including Doug "tthe Red Rooster" Rader, who had big league managerial stints with Texas, the White Sox and the Angels.dddddddddddd Rader was also a coach on LaRussas staff in 1992, when they lost to the Blue Jays in the ALCS. Who knows? Maybe in the next couple of years Roy Howell will get his Major League shot. - Drew Hutchison will be starting for the Blue Jays Friday afternoon at Dunedin against Clay Buchholz and the Red Sox. If Hutchison continues to pitch the way he has this spring and holds his own against the BoSox, you can pretty much guarantee he will make the opening day roster as the number-four or five starter. Ricky Romeros big test is Tuesday at Lakeland against Detroit. Though Ricky has pitched well in two extended relief outings this spring, this will be his first start where he should face predominantly Major League hitters. If he gets through the outing unscathed, he will definately be in the conversation for the fourth or fifth starters slot. - The other day, a Tampa Bay Rays prospect by the name of Jeremy Moore crashed a monster home run off Marcus Stroman over the "batters eye" in dead centre field at Dunedin and drew the praise of skipper Joe Maddon. I wanted to learn a little bit more about Moore, so I did a little digging. He was a sixth-round pick of the Angels in 2005, a speedy outfielder who could handle all three positions well. Though he seemed to be progressing well through the minors, he was bothered by a bone spur and other issues in his hip. That seemed unusual for somebody so young, but doctors felt the beatings he took as a four-sport star in growing up in Louisiana, including football, had done the damage. Moore ultimately had to undergo hip surgery at age 24, though, thankfully, not hip replacement surgery like Bo Jackson. Moore missed the entire 2012 season before signing a minor-league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. After batting .211 with seven homers and 31 runs batted in last season in his comeback year, the Rays saw enough in him to sign Moore in January. Though he may be a long shot to make the Tampa Bay opening day roster, he has hit four homers this spring and has the versatility the Rays covet. Impressing Joe Maddon doesnt hurt either. Jeremy Moore is the kind of player you really pull for. - Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York pointed out that the Blue Jays could be on hand in New York for "Derek Jeter Day." Sunday, September 21, the Blue Jays are in New York and that is the Yankees final Sunday home game of the regular season. Nothing is official yet, but the Yanks did hold "Mariano Rivera Day" on the final Sunday of last season. So there is a chance, the Blue Jays will be part of the grand farewell of one of the Yankees all-time greats. ' ' '