1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: Welcome into the lounge presented by DraftKings. We are here 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 1: today to put a bow on the raven season that 3 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: delivered a lot of great memories quite frankly, that will 4 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,119 Speaker 1: stick with me for a long time, and also some 5 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: great heartache that continues to stick with me. I need 6 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: to pop out the an acids because it hasn't quite 7 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: left yet, Garrett as we and this is this, honestly 8 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: is the worst time of the year when you're out 9 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: of the playoffs and then you have to watch other 10 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: teams in the playoffs, especially teams that you think the 11 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 1: Ravens could have beaten. Yeah, I love when you watch this. 12 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: I hope the Steelers get molly wapped by the Chiefs. 13 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: By the Chiefs um anyway, this is the worst time 14 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: of ye Yeah, I love the NFL playoffs, Like the 15 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: games are are great, but this first weekend when the 16 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: Ravens aren't in it, it just stinks. I'm getting these emails, 17 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: these NFL communication emails coming in wild Car weekend preview 18 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: instant delete. I don't even open them. I don't even 19 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: open these emails, just automatically delete. I don't want to 20 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 1: hear about anything happening this weekend. But I don't know, 21 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: this thing for me has started to subside a because 22 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: oh the Patriots lost. The Patriots lost to the Dolphins, 23 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: and so that made it much easier pill to swallow. Also, 24 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: you know, there's the fact that the Ravens would have 25 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:27,119 Speaker 1: been going to Kansas City, but probably Tyler hardly starting 26 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: a quarterback. That would be a tough assignment. Much different 27 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 1: scenario from what we saw earlier week two when the 28 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: Chiefs came to town. Lamar Jackson, you know, was was 29 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 1: the quarterback. So I don't know, I think that flipped 30 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: into the end zone. Yeah, it's just a very different 31 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: team that the Ravens will be putting up if they 32 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: were going to Kansas City this week. So of course, 33 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: you know, as we've said a million times, would have 34 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: loved to make the playoffs. But I'm feeling a little 35 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: bit better, I guess than you are right now. Yeah, 36 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: I mean I'm feeling better than I was on Sunday 37 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: slash Monday, but still not still not feeling great. I 38 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: would I would have to say, Um, it is wild though, 39 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:08,959 Speaker 1: I mean, the page turns pretty fast in the NFL, 40 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: and and you immediately after the season ends you get 41 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: into the hiring cycle and there's just there's just a 42 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,119 Speaker 1: lot of news. Eric Weddle is back in the league now, 43 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: I mean things are popping. I also did not have 44 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: that anyway, before we turn the page, we do want 45 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: to look back because, as we've said a million times, 46 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: we're men of on men of integrity first and foremost, 47 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: and we hold ourselves accountable. First preseason predictions. Okay, so 48 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: Garrett hit us with it. What what did we have 49 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: to say at the beginning of the year. So what 50 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,239 Speaker 1: I did if this goes back to the podcast that 51 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: we did right before the season where we lay out 52 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: specific predictions on a variety of things. Now I will say, yeah, 53 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: I will say at the start here that this doesn't 54 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: we missed on a lot. But there's also some major 55 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: changes that happened pretty soon after we recorded that podcast. 56 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 1: For example, both of us had Gus Edwards leading the 57 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 1: team in rushing that did not happen. Both of us 58 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: had Marcus Peters leading the team and interceptions that did 59 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: not happen. So there were some pretty significant changes to 60 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: the team and the roster that happened, I mean within 61 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: days of us recording that podcast. Uh so you need 62 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: to take that into consideration here when we're reviewing things. 63 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: But with that said, we still remember when we interviewed 64 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: Anthony Averett and he hadn't yet made an interception in 65 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: his first three years in the league, and he was like, 66 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: I'm dying to get my first one. Turns out he 67 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: led the team in pix. Well, we can start there. 68 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: That's a fine place to start, because if you remember, 69 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: on that episode, we actually asked people to email us, 70 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: and as we always do, you can email us at 71 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: the lounge at Ravens on NFL dot net, and we 72 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: asked for bold predictions and there was a lot of 73 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: people who like that. Anthwer Okay, there's a lot of 74 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: people who were interested in that avert interview, and one 75 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: of them was was our guy, Jersey j Fewit, who 76 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 1: emailed us and said, I'm predicting that Anthony Averett is 77 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: going to lead the team in interceptions, and both of 78 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: us kind of laughed him out of the room. We'll 79 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: be honest here, we kind of laughed him out of 80 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: the room and said, look, it was a great interview. 81 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: I really like Averitt. I think he's a good player, 82 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: but he's not going to get the team lead now. 83 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: He ends up as a team leader with three interceptions, 84 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: obviously a large part to the fact that Marcus Peters 85 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: didn't play the whole year and Marlon Humphrey missed a 86 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: good portion of the season. So neither of us had 87 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: Averitt leading the team and picks. You had Marlon leading team, 88 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: and well and and and avert was the most targeted 89 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: cornerback in the NFL at least through the first fifteen weeks. Yeah, 90 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 1: you had some opportunities. So where we went wrong, even 91 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: you had we both had Peters leading team. You had 92 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 1: Marlin leading, coming in second behind Peters. I had Queen 93 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: coming in second. Marlon got one pick. Zo I went bold, 94 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 1: I went, I went with the bold, so I wish 95 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 1: I and that said. I even said that at the time. 96 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: All right, now, let's let's slip it over to the 97 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: offensive side here, because one area that we just we 98 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: just kind of whipped on, to be honest, was how 99 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: good of a season Mark Andrews was gonna have. I mean, 100 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: we both liked Mark Andrews and thought he was gonna 101 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: be really good, but we did not expect him to 102 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 1: put up the kind of numbers that he had, which 103 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: is a hundred and one hundred and seven catches for 104 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: one thousand, three hundred and sixty one receiving yards and 105 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: nine touchdowns. Just a remarkable season, the best season the 106 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:40,359 Speaker 1: pass catcher has ever had in Baltimore and one of 107 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: the best seasons a tight end has ever had in 108 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: the NFL. So we did not predict that. Neither of 109 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: us had him going over a thousand. We both said 110 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 1: that we expected him. Yeah, we both said we expected 111 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: him to lead the team and catches got that right. 112 00:05:55,360 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 1: That failed that one. But we then both had Hollywood 113 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: Brown leading the team in receiving yards. Okay, what did 114 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 1: we did? We project numbers from Mark. We didn't project 115 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: project exact numbers. We didn't do that for every single guy, 116 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: so we did not have exact numbers from Mark. I 117 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: think I had Hollywood over a thousand and you had 118 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: him under Yeah, this is this is this is gonna 119 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: be what you classically do. And by the way, I 120 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:27,600 Speaker 1: went back and listened to I listened to this again 121 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 1: today just to double check. But this is gonna be you. 122 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: I think that I had marked with whativing arts? Isn't 123 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: that what I had him down? So you had back 124 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,159 Speaker 1: to Hollywood. Let's get back to Hollywood. Hollywood over a thousand. 125 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: You had Hollywood over a thousand. I had him under 126 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: a thousand. Just cracks a thousand yards one thousand and 127 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: eight receiving yard. So normally I would say that I 128 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: that that's a that's a push, that's a push. I'll 129 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 1: actually get that one to you. I'll give it to you. 130 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: Because I said that, I think I think he was 131 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: going to be more than nine D nine hundred range plus. 132 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: The dude was on track for like dred Well, but 133 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 1: he didn't get a thousand, but he broke a thousand. 134 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: So that's that's a full point. He hit the thousand 135 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: yard marks. Should you win that one? All right? Thank um, 136 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: well done. I think I remember back to back to Mark, 137 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: back to Mark. I remember us having the conversation even 138 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: with Mark about like we weren't really sure how the 139 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: improvements at wide receiver, you know, getting Bateman and Hubernet 140 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: and Purchet being in their second year and getting Sammy Watkins, like, 141 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: we didn't know how that would impact Mark, like whether 142 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: some of those targets would take away targets from Mark 143 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: and yards away from Mark, and thus he kind of 144 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: we kind of split the difference. Like we both thought 145 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: he would have a better year just because he's an 146 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: improving player, but also would maybe get fewer opportunities. Turns 147 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: out he was just still the workhorse upon workhorses more 148 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: than he ever has been, and um, just because he 149 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 1: was that good and so to put up even bigger numbers. Yeah, 150 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: that that's that's where you kept you You were way 151 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: off and to that point, which is you kept saying 152 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 1: that Marks Marks basically workload share was going to take 153 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 1: a hit this year because of the new weapons that 154 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: the Ravens had worked into this offense. And well, but 155 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: part of that, part of that was also I think 156 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: that the Ravens turned out to be more pass heavy 157 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 1: than they would have before Gus Edwards went down. Like 158 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: I think that the personnel changes that happened early in 159 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,199 Speaker 1: the season, not only JK because we recorded this between 160 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,199 Speaker 1: when j K went down and gusted, but I think 161 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: had they not lost Gus, they would have run the 162 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: ball more than they ended up doing. I think that 163 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: I totally agree with that, and I think that's why 164 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: we were we didn't have the total the total numbers 165 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 1: on Mark to where they should have been. But what 166 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:56,679 Speaker 1: I'm saying is the share the percentage breakdown of the 167 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: pie that we're talking talking about here. You kept saying 168 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: that was gonna go a Abateman, that was gonna go 169 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: to Walkins. In reality, Mark Andrews went from eighty eight 170 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: targets last year to a hundred and fifty four targets. 171 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:12,319 Speaker 1: He went from fifty to a D. So it wasn't like, man, well, 172 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: they just threw the ball more this year. So Mark 173 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: had a bigger he put up, He had a bigger sure, 174 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: he had, he had the whole pie, hundreds of seven catches, 175 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,959 Speaker 1: hundred fifty four targets. I mean, just he nearly doubled. Hey, 176 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: look from last year. Hey, look, we all know where 177 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:35,079 Speaker 1: I stood on Sammy Watkins. I made that clear before 178 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: the Ravens signed Samuel. Well that that brings us and 179 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: then I so then I got on the hype train 180 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: in training camp. But we all know where I stood originally. Well, 181 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 1: then that brings us to the next point here, which 182 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: is your prediction on Sammy Watkins where you said he 183 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,319 Speaker 1: was gonna have six hundred and fifty receiving yards and 184 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 1: five touchdowns and five touchdowns I said he was gonna 185 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 1: be like I said, I was drinking. I was drinking 186 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:01,680 Speaker 1: the preseason kool aid on sam Me. He he he convinced me. 187 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: I said, under that again, you had him at six 188 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: fifty and five touchdowns, way off, way off on that. 189 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: Well he went, he had four hundred and one touch 190 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: I will say, Sammy, Sammy did under deliver on my 191 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: projection um and quite frankly, I think he under delivered 192 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 1: on what the Ravens were obviously hoping for when they 193 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: signed him to a one year deal. He the one 194 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: thing he did deliver on was he was clutch. He 195 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: was playoff Sammy there for a little bit. I mean 196 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 1: he had clutch catch Week one against the Raiders, he 197 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: had a clutch catch, uh Detroit obviously the fourth and 198 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: twenty nine catch that he made there, he had a 199 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 1: clutch catch. I think Indie, did you have a clutch 200 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 1: one against Indie Chicago? Clutch catch Chicago. Yeah, Chicago was 201 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:51,679 Speaker 1: a huge one to set up the game winner, right, 202 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:55,320 Speaker 1: great winning touchdown at Pittsburgh. He scored the touchdown right 203 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: before the failed two point conversion right at the end 204 00:10:57,480 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 1: of that. So like four really big plays from Sammy 205 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: that could have made the difference. Yeah, really, they only 206 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 1: made a difference in one of the in two of 207 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 1: those games, two of them it ended up not mattering. 208 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:12,079 Speaker 1: I also think that part of the deal with um 209 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: Sammy late in the season, I think the Ravens just decided, 210 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 1: let's roll with Bateman, let's roll with Dylan Wallace, and 211 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 1: just see what these guys can do, and give him 212 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:24,960 Speaker 1: the opportunity to play, rather than putting Sammy out there 213 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 1: for a significant number of snaps. I just think he 214 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 1: kind of got phased out as young players showed some 215 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:31,079 Speaker 1: promise and the Ravens wanted to give those guys the 216 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: reps so well. I think it's also interesting on that 217 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: note to think about, Okay, you had Tyler Huntley under center, 218 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 1: who is Tyler Huntley take the majority of the snaps 219 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 1: with like he's been throwing too do Renee Prochet, Tyland 220 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 1: Wallace all all training camp. Like, his chemistry with those 221 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: guys was probably better than what it was with Sammy Watkins, 222 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 1: who was running with the first team for the majority 223 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:55,319 Speaker 1: of you know, the summer and and practice and in 224 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: practice meeting up to that. Yeah, so we we were 225 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: we were off that UM. But I think that there's 226 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 1: a number of reasons for it now in terms of Lamar. Obviously, 227 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 1: the numbers are all skewed there. I mean the guy 228 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: didn't play for five games. He didn't play the final 229 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,959 Speaker 1: month of the season. One note that, I'll just take 230 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 1: the win on I'll take the win over a thousand yards, 231 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: I'll take the win. He was on pace to crack 232 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:24,679 Speaker 1: a thousand rushing yards once again. He was crushed that mark. 233 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: He was gonna. He went on step mark. He went 234 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: on to pace to crush that mark. So that's a 235 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: win for me, you said, the third straight season, third 236 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: strade season. He was not never getting He wasn't He 237 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 1: wasn't even on pace to crush it. He was on 238 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: pace for a thousand and eighties six yards crush it. 239 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: He was gonna. Can't you think I can't do quick math? 240 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:53,080 Speaker 1: You try to test me, all right, you did not 241 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 1: do that math in your head. There's the computer, so 242 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 1: you don't get credit for doing math. If you're taking 243 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: you got to win on the Hollywood over a thousand, 244 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 1: I give you. I give you the props for that. 245 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: Lamar was gonna he was gonna break a thousand rushing 246 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: yards once again. It was in all honesty, you can't 247 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 1: play that game. Yes, yes, we go for on pace 248 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: if a guy didn't play the full season. Finally, go 249 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: back to Sammy Watkins. He missed several games he but 250 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:20,719 Speaker 1: he was probably on pace for six hundred. If we're 251 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 1: playing that game, I'll give you a half a point 252 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: for Lamar if I get a half ski for Sammy. 253 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:31,199 Speaker 1: So all right, then on on the other side of 254 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: the ball. An area that we missed kind of in 255 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: a big way, I'll tell you was in terms of 256 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 1: pass rush production. We completely overlooked the season that Tias 257 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:45,200 Speaker 1: Bowser was gonna have. We also, by the way, you know, 258 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: overlooked mentioning this in our game response game recap on 259 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: Monday talking about the Steelers game where Kias Is reported 260 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 1: reportedly had a torn achilles in that game. Part of 261 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:01,199 Speaker 1: the game a gut rancher. I mean, that's just such 262 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 1: a tough blow. Obviously it doesn't matter for this year, 263 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 1: but he's gonna have a long recovery and he was 264 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 1: one of, if not the best defensive player for the 265 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,959 Speaker 1: team this year. Yeah, yeah, he absolutely was. I mean 266 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: it just adds to I think something that hasn't been 267 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 1: talked about enough is, you know, everybody you kind of 268 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: assume that, alright, injury injury ravage Ravens, well whatever, they're 269 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: all returned healthy for and let's go. Well, I think 270 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 1: there's two things that you have to consider there, One 271 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 1: being players coming back from injury often talk about how 272 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: they're not when the season starts, like it takes some 273 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: time to knock off the rust in training camp and 274 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: in games like it just you're just you don't start 275 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: back where you left off immediately. So that's a factor, 276 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 1: especially when you have so many key guys coming back 277 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 1: from season ending injuries. Number two, And I know there's 278 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 1: been chatter about this, but what do the Ravens do 279 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: to make sure this doesn't happen again? Right? Like, I'm 280 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: sure John Harball, given the kind of coach that he 281 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: is and just person, he's a very analytical person who 282 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 1: like turns over every stone to try to improve things. 283 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: So I think he will look at the health of 284 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 1: this team and how to prevent that for happening again. Yeah, 285 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 1: So we'll get back to the defense and the and 286 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 1: the sack production here and the predictions for that. But 287 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: you kind of naturally led into this email which came 288 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 1: to us from Dave McShay. You can email us at 289 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: the lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net. David writes, 290 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: first time emailer, a long time listener loves the show 291 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 1: sad ending to the season, but he's pumped to have 292 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 1: Erica Costa with the number fourteen pick because he is 293 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: not going to waste it. So he's asking about what 294 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 1: caused all of these injuries and what changes will be made. Basically, 295 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: is this a strength and conditioning issue? He also asked 296 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 1: about the practice field. I know there's been lots of 297 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 1: touch chatter about the practice field. People look at the 298 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 1: videos of the photos and they see the field and 299 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: get into a grass DISCUSSI January and it's yellows into 300 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 1: a grass discussion. Now, Yeah, on the field, I would say, 301 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: I don't know anything about turf maintenance, but the Ravens 302 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 1: have had that field for a long time and it 303 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: always goes dormant when it gets to November and December, 304 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: and then everyone looks at the videos and the photos 305 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 1: and they say, what's going on with the grass? You're 306 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 1: playing on a dead field. But the grass is intact. 307 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 1: It's just it goes dormant and it turns yellow late 308 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: in the season. Um so I don't know enough to 309 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 1: know about turf to say that had any impact. But 310 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: the Ravens make significant investments and field maintenance, so well, 311 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: it's not like the injuries happened in the beginning of 312 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: the year. So it's not like the yellow grass has 313 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 1: nothing to do with the injuries. Wasn't like guys were 314 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 1: going down in practice late in the year. It was 315 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: happening in training camp. But no, it doesn't have anything 316 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: to do with the grass. Even in training camp. It's 317 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: not a field's problem. It's just not it was a 318 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:52,440 Speaker 1: bad luck problem. And and I think that the Ravens 319 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 1: will still like they're not just gonna throw their hands 320 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 1: up and say bad luck. Whatever, we hope we get 321 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: better luck next year, Like they're gonna break The're gonna 322 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 1: dive into it way deeper than we're going to dive 323 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 1: into it on this podcast. And they're gonna look at 324 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:07,960 Speaker 1: all the strength and conditioning things that they do, like 325 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:11,200 Speaker 1: are they are they just working too hard? Are guys 326 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 1: like are do they need to kind of ramp up 327 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: a little bit slower into training camp? Maybe you know, 328 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 1: just have a longer period of like of workouts of 329 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 1: of just getting the body right before you start really 330 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:25,680 Speaker 1: playing football. It kind of happened a couple of years 331 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: ago with COVID, Like there was this kind of build 332 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:32,119 Speaker 1: up period that was built in UM when players returned 333 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 1: because they didn't have O, T A S and Mini 334 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: camp and all that stuff. So like training camp is 335 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 1: a much slower process in do they go back to 336 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: that kind of model. I think one thing that we 337 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 1: can count on that's gonna happen is the Ravens are 338 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 1: not going to play their starters, or at least the 339 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 1: the key starters in much, if at all preseason action 340 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,680 Speaker 1: after what John Harball saw happened to j K. Dobbins 341 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: and the reaction that we saw John Harball have on 342 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: the bench after that injury in Washington, which, by the way, 343 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:05,439 Speaker 1: FedEx Field is cursed, So I don't ever want to 344 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: play there in a preseason game again. UM, But after 345 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 1: seeing that, like, the Ravens are not going to play 346 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 1: those guys. It's just not worth it. Yeah, I think, 347 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:19,439 Speaker 1: UM a couple of things on the strength and conditioning program. 348 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 1: Certainly the Ravens will take a look at it and 349 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 1: try to analyze all that stuff, and maybe maybe what 350 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 1: you're saying has merited It's the one point I would 351 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,439 Speaker 1: say is like, it's not like the Gus Edwards and 352 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: Marcus Peters injuries happened like right at the start of 353 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 1: training camp, where like, man, these guys didn't ramp up 354 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:37,680 Speaker 1: at all, they just jumped right into it. They go 355 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:40,199 Speaker 1: into the deep end and then they it was right 356 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 1: before the season, and this is after the preseason. This 357 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:46,359 Speaker 1: was going into week one, So like, was that a 358 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: result of the process or the program up to that point? 359 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: I don't know. That to me, is like it could 360 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: it could just be really bad luck. But I do 361 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,399 Speaker 1: agree that, like it's I think it's kind of like 362 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,679 Speaker 1: the more you play football in a like eleven on 363 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:07,680 Speaker 1: eleven situation, the more chances you have for bad luck 364 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: for things like that to happen. And honestly, like it's 365 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 1: a tough thing to work out because you don't get 366 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 1: good at football and unless you play football. But that's 367 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 1: what John Harwall is gonna work on, figuring out how 368 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 1: do you get good at football without having to like 369 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:25,640 Speaker 1: put these guys in as many eleven on eleven situations 370 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:29,720 Speaker 1: where there's pile ups and awkward guys and awkward positions 371 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 1: and all that. Like how do you do. I think 372 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: more individual work things like that that still prepares you 373 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 1: to play, and then when you're running plays like eleven 374 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 1: on eleven, work to kind of get that together. Is 375 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 1: it not at full speed? Stuff like that, Like that's 376 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:47,400 Speaker 1: I think the kind of the direction that you could take. 377 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:50,399 Speaker 1: Because the Gus Edwards and Marcus Peter's injuries, to your point, 378 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: that happened right before the season, where you're kind of 379 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: turning it up right, you're like getting in game mode, 380 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 1: like and you're trying to simulate some of that kind 381 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 1: of action. I disagree you're Actually you're right before the game, 382 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:06,680 Speaker 1: right before, right before the game. I think you dial back. 383 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:08,679 Speaker 1: But that wasn't That wasn't the week leading up to 384 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: the game. Yeah, I mean that was Those injuries happened 385 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 1: like it happened late. It happened late in training camp, 386 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: but not the week before. I mean, the training camp 387 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 1: intensity is really at its peak right around the early 388 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 1: part of the preseason. I mean not, I mean, this 389 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:32,879 Speaker 1: happens September nine, So wait, Marcus, Yeah, Marcus Peters and 390 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 1: Gus Edwards went down in September nine, so oh yeah, dang, dang. 391 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 1: I didn't realize it was that that closely over there. Yeah, 392 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: I mean I don't, I don't, I don't know. I mean, 393 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 1: part of it's just bad luck, I think. To my point, 394 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:53,440 Speaker 1: I think my point is that I know. My point 395 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: is that I think they will just eleven. I think 396 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 1: they will do less eleven on eleven full speed football 397 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:04,200 Speaker 1: work is what I anticipate happens. The other thing I 398 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:06,159 Speaker 1: would just say on the strength of conditioning program is 399 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 1: because we've gotten lots of questions about that over the 400 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 1: course of the season. The Ravens have had. You know, 401 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 1: Steve Saunders has run the strength of conditioning group and 402 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 1: program for the last few years, and this has not 403 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:20,280 Speaker 1: been like a consistent issue every single season. I mean, 404 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: it's not like for the past five years the Ravens 405 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: have led the league and injured reserve. There was a 406 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 1: period going back several years and then that change and 407 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:32,919 Speaker 1: and so I think that Ravens were one of the 408 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 1: healthiest teams in the league in en they were really healthy, 409 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: which it was like how much start blowing things up 410 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: and saying, well, man, it was the issue of the 411 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:46,359 Speaker 1: strength and conditioning program. When this has not been something 412 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 1: that you've seen year after year Sunday is right around 413 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 1: the corner. 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Going 422 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:25,359 Speaker 1: back to the sack leaders, Um, we whipped on this. 423 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: We didn't get neither of us. Had Tias Bowser really 424 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:30,199 Speaker 1: even mentioned, and he ended up leading the team with 425 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 1: seven sacks this year. So that's just a whiff on 426 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 1: our part. You said it was gonna be justin Houston, 427 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 1: Kalaias Campbell and then just a mat of Baka were 428 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:45,400 Speaker 1: the top three. You said seven, You said seven for Houston, 429 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:48,119 Speaker 1: six for Calias, met A Baka with five and then 430 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: oh A under that. I went with Klaas with seven, 431 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:56,399 Speaker 1: So I whipped on Klaias and I had oh Way next. 432 00:22:57,280 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 1: So I mean, so you got that's what we did. 433 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 1: That's just that's just a whiff. That's just a whip. Yeah, 434 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 1: And I was a little high on Houston quite frankly, though, 435 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 1: I will say like Houston, Houston was probably the most 436 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 1: consistent source of pressure for the team. Just if we're 437 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 1: talking quarterback pressure. Um, I think he did leave lead 438 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: the team and quarterback pressures. Um. He came close to 439 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,159 Speaker 1: a few more sacks. Guy just misses his bonus too. 440 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: He had a roster bonus if he had gotten I 441 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: think six sacks. Um. So I don't think I was 442 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: that far off on justin Houston. I think he had 443 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:44,120 Speaker 1: a pretty solid year. Like would you have liked more sacks? 444 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:47,119 Speaker 1: He he really dipped in terms of what he had 445 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: put up the production he put up the past couple 446 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 1: of years. But I thought he was pretty solid for 447 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:53,399 Speaker 1: the Ravens. Yeah, I think you kind of got what 448 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:56,160 Speaker 1: you expected out of Houston. Um. It's all. He put 449 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 1: up huge numbers, but at this stage of his career, 450 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 1: he he brought pressure. He gets ended the season with 451 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:05,120 Speaker 1: the four and a half sacks where I nailed it. All. Right, Well, 452 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:07,639 Speaker 1: we're talking pass rusher. Is we talked about Rookie of 453 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:09,360 Speaker 1: the Year and I said it was gonna be a way. 454 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 1: I was all over a way in terms of what 455 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:13,680 Speaker 1: he would bring to this team. I said that he 456 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: would be the rookie of the year for this team. 457 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: And I said that he is gonna what is gonna 458 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:20,920 Speaker 1: make his season is that he would probably be around 459 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 1: five or six sacks. Okay, I mean this was like 460 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,440 Speaker 1: prophetic right here. And then I said that he would 461 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:29,640 Speaker 1: come up with big plays in key moments for this team, 462 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: like a strip sack something late in the game where 463 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 1: he's just proved it proves to be a difference maker. 464 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,640 Speaker 1: And the Chiefs game is certainly what comes to mind 465 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: in that regard. And I mean I think you would 466 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 1: agree a Way was the rookie of the year for 467 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 1: this team. Y Oh yeah, absolutely yeah. I mean I'll 468 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 1: give you I'll give you a hit on that. I'll 469 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:52,200 Speaker 1: give you a hit on that. That's that hit it 470 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 1: on the head. Um, I mean it's real. It was 471 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:58,680 Speaker 1: really a shame that he missed the last few games too. Yeah. 472 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 1: I think he he was he his production had dipped 473 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 1: the last two uh, the last second really the second 474 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: half of the season, um, in terms of sack production 475 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:13,680 Speaker 1: and whatnot. But and you kind of wonder was his 476 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 1: foot bothering him a little bit previously. I don't know. 477 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 1: You know, we haven't really gotten an explanation on what 478 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: that foot injury was that knocked him out for the 479 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:24,800 Speaker 1: past two weeks. To you hope that that wasn't anything 480 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:28,879 Speaker 1: too serious, and also like the secret was out on 481 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 1: him earlier in the year. He may have cost people 482 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:33,920 Speaker 1: by surprise, wasn't doing that late in the season because 483 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 1: teams knew that this guy could get around the edge 484 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 1: in a hurry and they needed to account for him. Um, 485 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:42,200 Speaker 1: your Rookie of the Year prediction was Bateman. Um didn't 486 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 1: provide exact numbers. You know Bateman's season. I think that 487 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 1: like there's a lot of promise from what we saw 488 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 1: with Bateman. Um that he showed moments, he showed flashes 489 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:56,480 Speaker 1: the Browns game. I think if you're looking for the 490 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:59,639 Speaker 1: excitement level on Bateman, you look at the Browns game, 491 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:01,960 Speaker 1: you say, and this guy could be a number one receiver, 492 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:05,240 Speaker 1: But there wasn't a consistency there that I think we 493 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:07,520 Speaker 1: were kind of hoping for. Didn't get a huge number 494 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 1: of targets. What is your expectation for him moving forward? Yeah, 495 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:14,960 Speaker 1: It was really strange with Bateman because he would he 496 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 1: seemed to like start off every game with a couple 497 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:19,920 Speaker 1: of catches and you're like, okay, here we go, you know, 498 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:23,360 Speaker 1: and and really like, in terms of guys who made 499 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:29,119 Speaker 1: the most of targets, Bateman was right up there. I mean, uh, 500 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:33,879 Speaker 1: so I really like what Bateman did this season. He 501 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 1: had he had sixty seven targets and forty six catches. 502 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:41,919 Speaker 1: Pretty darn good, you know, And so I liked him 503 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:45,439 Speaker 1: as a chain mover. I think that he's probably the Ravens. 504 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:49,040 Speaker 1: I think he is the Ravens best yards after catch guy. Um. 505 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:52,359 Speaker 1: He can make people miss with both acceleration and and 506 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:54,880 Speaker 1: he can be a little bit of physical. I think 507 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 1: what happened with Bateman, and he kind of alluded to this, 508 00:26:58,080 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 1: uh after the season and his press conference was I 509 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:04,639 Speaker 1: think mentally he's still kind of was catching up a 510 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:06,919 Speaker 1: little bit, you know, like it's just it's it can 511 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 1: be a little tough for a rookie wide receiver stepping 512 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:12,479 Speaker 1: in and um, I think there are probably some mental 513 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:18,600 Speaker 1: mistakes on his part which are tough. You know, when 514 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:20,879 Speaker 1: you're having mental mistakes, it's tough for a quarterback to 515 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 1: trust you consistently, is what I think. The other thing, too, 516 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:28,399 Speaker 1: is like it's tough to really assess his full workie season, 517 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:32,200 Speaker 1: I think because he only he played seven games with 518 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:35,120 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson at quarterback, and really like six and a half. 519 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:37,119 Speaker 1: Lamar went out in the middle of that Browns game 520 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:39,040 Speaker 1: and then actually that turned out to be his best game, 521 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:42,159 Speaker 1: So like you just didn't get to see him with 522 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 1: the first team offense very much like and so you're 523 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:48,159 Speaker 1: kind of looking at the season. He plays twelve games, 524 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:52,400 Speaker 1: but five of those are without Lamar, and you're kind 525 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: of like, so, what is what's the full picture here 526 00:27:57,280 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 1: on this guy? And what what what does it for 527 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 1: next year when absolutely a huge part of his development 528 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,560 Speaker 1: was lost when he went down in training camp early 529 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 1: in training camp, missed the entire preseason, missed the first 530 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:13,359 Speaker 1: five games of the season. Like for a rookie wide receiver, 531 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 1: that is essential time to work on your craft. And 532 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 1: so his comments after the season saying, I'm really mostly 533 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:23,399 Speaker 1: thankful that I got out of my rookie year healthy 534 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 1: so that I can go into this offseason and really 535 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:30,480 Speaker 1: work on improving. Um, I think it's an important note, 536 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:33,119 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, I really think that Bateman next year, 537 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:38,520 Speaker 1: if we're gonna run the the early early predictions, I 538 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 1: think Bateman is a seven eight hundred yard guy. Well, 539 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:45,840 Speaker 1: I hope that he's actually more than that, but we'll 540 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 1: save that prediction for the upcoming podcast for next year. Um. 541 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:56,640 Speaker 1: And then one other point that that al from of 542 00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:58,800 Speaker 1: the predictions, and I actually meant to bring this up 543 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 1: on the Game RecA podcasts, is you made the point 544 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 1: and talking about we made our predictions for what this 545 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: team was gonna go. I think you had us at 546 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 1: thirteen and four. I think I had us to twelve 547 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:12,920 Speaker 1: and five. Yeah, I stand by that had everyone been healthy. 548 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 1: Stay So where you with your assessment of the division? Bad? 549 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:22,240 Speaker 1: That had bad bad you had? You said the Bengals 550 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:24,360 Speaker 1: aren't gonna be a five team. They end up winning 551 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:26,480 Speaker 1: the division and you and you made the point as 552 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 1: you always do, And this is what I meant to 553 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 1: bring up on Monday. You're not scared of the Steelers. Basically, 554 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 1: the Steelers are done. I don't know if you saw this, 555 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 1: but Kyle Brandt went on a rant on Good Morning 556 00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:37,400 Speaker 1: Football about this. People like you. It's people like you 557 00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:39,680 Speaker 1: who fire up the Steelers and then keep them in 558 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 1: the season, late in the game. That's why the Ravens 559 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 1: haven't beaten him. It's in two years. It's because of you, 560 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:47,320 Speaker 1: and everyone is quick to write them off and say 561 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 1: that they're done. And then you're like, well, you're just 562 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:51,520 Speaker 1: scared of the Steelers. I'm not scared of the Steelers, 563 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 1: but I just give them respect, unlike you, So you 564 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 1: whift on the division prediction. I thought that the Browns 565 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 1: were going to be much better than were. Um, they 566 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 1: were just kind of all over the place. I mean, 567 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:06,400 Speaker 1: the Baker been healthy, I think they obviously would have 568 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 1: been better the Bengals. The Bengals are a very talented team. 569 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about that. Their defense was better than 570 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:16,000 Speaker 1: I thought it was gonna be with all the free 571 00:30:16,040 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 1: agent additions. They mean, Trey Hendrickson was really good. Um, 572 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 1: their defense was better. And quite frankly, like Joe Burrow 573 00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 1: was better than I thought. He's better than I thought 574 00:30:27,280 --> 00:30:30,640 Speaker 1: he was. I'll admit it. He just and he kind 575 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:32,600 Speaker 1: of he kind of lit it up. And the other 576 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:35,360 Speaker 1: big factor with them is they stayed. Like I've said 577 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:38,880 Speaker 1: a million times, they stayed incredibly healthy. And that is 578 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 1: a massive piece of the puzzle a big factor in 579 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:48,360 Speaker 1: their success. Um so that really helped them. Look, the Steelers, 580 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 1: here we go. The Steelers are right, they are gonna 581 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 1: get waxed by the Chiefs. Their their defense, their defense 582 00:30:59,920 --> 00:31:03,440 Speaker 1: is basically holding that entire operation together. And the defense 583 00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 1: is t J. Watt is a monster. T J. Watt 584 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:10,320 Speaker 1: is a freaking monster. I'll give it to him, right, 585 00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:13,080 Speaker 1: And they lead the league in sacks once again. They 586 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: get turnovers. They just they have. I mean, they've swept 587 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 1: the Ravens to years in a row now primarily you 588 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:21,880 Speaker 1: go back and watch those games, it's almost all because 589 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:25,720 Speaker 1: the Ravens. They're getting turnovers. The Ravens can't protect the ball. 590 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:28,400 Speaker 1: They haven't protected the ball against the Steelers getting sacked 591 00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:30,920 Speaker 1: too much in turnovers, that's what they do. But Ben 592 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:36,960 Speaker 1: Roethlisberger the guy, I'll give him credit, right, he is 593 00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 1: the comeback. He's the terminator. He's the terminator. But you 594 00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:44,760 Speaker 1: can beat that guy for three and a half quarters. Like, 595 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:46,840 Speaker 1: if you just have an offense, you can put up 596 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 1: some points. He's done. That offense is bad. As I said, 597 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 1: don't respect him. And that is why they were listening 598 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 1: to the podcast. He Mike Toma played the podcast in 599 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:00,800 Speaker 1: the team meeting where you're trash and I've been talking 600 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 1: about how they're not gonna do anything and they're done, 601 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 1: and that's what fire them up. He gave them. Tyler 602 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:10,400 Speaker 1: Huntley should have beaten him. Tyler Huntley should have been 603 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:13,720 Speaker 1: and the Bravens Junior varsity that they were fielding late 604 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:17,120 Speaker 1: in the season should have beaten him twice. But they 605 00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:19,520 Speaker 1: did twice. Thanks to you. Thanks to you. All right, 606 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:23,040 Speaker 1: let's go to an email here. Um, this email comes 607 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:27,640 Speaker 1: from us from Norway. Daniel from Norway. First of all, 608 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 1: congrats on a great podcast. It's always fun listening. He's 609 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:35,080 Speaker 1: got a couple of questions. Uh. One is is what 610 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:39,480 Speaker 1: what should be the Ravens must get position the top 611 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:43,240 Speaker 1: priority in the upcoming draft. Now, I will say this 612 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 1: before we answer Daniel. We're gonna do a full kind 613 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:49,080 Speaker 1: of off season plan in the next couple of weeks 614 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:52,760 Speaker 1: as the dust settles from from the end of this season, UM, 615 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:54,960 Speaker 1: where we'll dive into more of that. I just think 616 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:58,920 Speaker 1: at a quick, real quick for me on that, I 617 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 1: think the trenches old line, D line draft guys that 618 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:04,240 Speaker 1: are three pounds, well, which one are you picking? You 619 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:06,800 Speaker 1: pick an old line or D line. I would say 620 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:12,479 Speaker 1: probably old line. I think they're there. I agree they 621 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:16,040 Speaker 1: have to improve the offensive line. I think that is 622 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 1: a interesting conversation to have about how you improve it, 623 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:26,080 Speaker 1: because which position are you improving? Left tackle Ronnie Stanley 624 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:28,000 Speaker 1: is projected to come back. You're not gonna draft or 625 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:31,920 Speaker 1: sign like a big time left tackle, right left guard? 626 00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 1: You are? You? Are you trying to draft Ben Cleveland's replacement, 627 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:41,040 Speaker 1: you know, Tyree Phillips's replacement at left guard? Are you 628 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:44,560 Speaker 1: are you gonna go into the season letting those guys compete? Well? Yeah, 629 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:48,239 Speaker 1: and then and then well that's a question, Well are 630 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: we gonna do the full breakdown here out saying we're 631 00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:53,840 Speaker 1: gonna save some of this just just real quick, real quick, 632 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 1: real quick, real quick. Well, what what I would say, 633 00:33:56,600 --> 00:33:58,480 Speaker 1: what I would do on the offensive line is I 634 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:01,080 Speaker 1: would draft a tackle. Okay, but so is that tackle 635 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:03,920 Speaker 1: you're starting right tackle? He? Maybe they're starting right tackle 636 00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:07,200 Speaker 1: or potentially could he played guard? Could he? I think 637 00:34:07,240 --> 00:34:10,320 Speaker 1: you have to make that decision. My whole point and 638 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:12,960 Speaker 1: I doing the classic would take you're doing the classic 639 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:16,399 Speaker 1: thing where you say, well I don't need to add 640 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:19,920 Speaker 1: anybody there I'm not. I'm not. I completely agree they 641 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:22,160 Speaker 1: have to draft a tackle in the first three rounds, 642 00:34:22,239 --> 00:34:26,279 Speaker 1: perfectly the top two, because tackle Ronnie Stanley being gone 643 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:29,640 Speaker 1: and tackle depth was their biggest problem on the offensive 644 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:32,600 Speaker 1: line the interior, Like, I expect Ben Cleveland to be 645 00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:34,520 Speaker 1: pretty good moving forward, and I want to see Tyree 646 00:34:34,520 --> 00:34:36,799 Speaker 1: Phillips get a shot at left guard because he keeps 647 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:40,040 Speaker 1: getting bounced the right tackle. But Bozeman like, are you 648 00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 1: going to improve at center? You know, Like, I think 649 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:46,839 Speaker 1: that's gonna be pretty hard unless you're willing to spend 650 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:50,120 Speaker 1: a lot of money or a first round pick. Right, So, like, 651 00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:54,920 Speaker 1: really you're center if you right, but that's not improvement, 652 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:57,480 Speaker 1: then you're staying the same right, right, I mean marginally 653 00:34:57,520 --> 00:35:00,040 Speaker 1: improvement because he's in his second year and you have 654 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:04,640 Speaker 1: the benefit of chemistry, which I think is a legit factor. Right. 655 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:08,720 Speaker 1: And then right guard, you're not changing anything. It's Kevin Zeisler. 656 00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:11,200 Speaker 1: So so in the interior, you're really not going to 657 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:16,439 Speaker 1: improve the offensive linees this offseason, I don't think right now. 658 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:20,200 Speaker 1: So left tackle is not improving except for the fact 659 00:35:20,239 --> 00:35:22,320 Speaker 1: that Ronnie Stanley is healthy. I mean, you're not like 660 00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:24,960 Speaker 1: bringing in a new guy at left tackle. The what 661 00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:26,560 Speaker 1: you can do is you can bring in a better 662 00:35:26,680 --> 00:35:30,360 Speaker 1: backup to Ronnie Stanley in case he's not healthy, somebody bigger, 663 00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:32,879 Speaker 1: better than they al which I think goes to your 664 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:35,640 Speaker 1: point of you need to draft a tackle and then 665 00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:39,120 Speaker 1: that guy competes for the starting right tackle position with 666 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:44,280 Speaker 1: John James and Patrick McCarry, or he can play left tackle, 667 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:47,320 Speaker 1: or McCarry can play left tackle in case Ronnie Stanley 668 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:50,120 Speaker 1: weren't ready to go. But my point here is I 669 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:55,400 Speaker 1: think that it's easier said than than in practice of 670 00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:58,640 Speaker 1: improving the offensive line other than the biggest factor in 671 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:02,319 Speaker 1: doing that is getting Ronnie Stanley back healthy. And that's 672 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:05,440 Speaker 1: a I hope that happens, but it's just like a 673 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:10,080 Speaker 1: big you understand what I'm saying here? Yes, I think yeah, 674 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:13,480 Speaker 1: And if the rate, you can draft the center too. 675 00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:15,360 Speaker 1: I mean the Chiefs just drafted Creede Humphrey and he 676 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:17,640 Speaker 1: might be the best center in the league, so you 677 00:36:17,719 --> 00:36:21,799 Speaker 1: could could you think he was the second round pick? Yeah? 678 00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:24,480 Speaker 1: So could the second round pick maybe and just say, 679 00:36:24,520 --> 00:36:26,359 Speaker 1: you know what, we're gonna build up a big offensive line. 680 00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:29,719 Speaker 1: That's an option you could. You could, you could, but 681 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:32,239 Speaker 1: I think going into the season saying, Okay, we just 682 00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:34,240 Speaker 1: drafted a guy in the second round, and he's expecting 683 00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:36,279 Speaker 1: him to be better than Bradley Bosen was last year 684 00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:40,160 Speaker 1: as a fourth year pro. Is a little shooting for 685 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:42,480 Speaker 1: the stars. Yeah, all right, so this kind of a 686 00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:46,759 Speaker 1: little optimistic. This kind of goes to this next. Wait, wait, 687 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:50,279 Speaker 1: I want to answer the question though, the question what 688 00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:53,080 Speaker 1: is your answer? That was your answer your offense? Your 689 00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:56,239 Speaker 1: answer was offensive line. I think the most important thing 690 00:36:56,360 --> 00:36:59,279 Speaker 1: is the secondary, and I think that it's gonna be 691 00:36:59,480 --> 00:37:03,320 Speaker 1: probably cornerback. I think you have to improve at cornerback, 692 00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:06,000 Speaker 1: especially you have two guys coming off season ending injuries, 693 00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:08,360 Speaker 1: one of which is an a c L with Marcus Peters. 694 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:11,440 Speaker 1: You have to get a top flight, a top end 695 00:37:11,560 --> 00:37:14,759 Speaker 1: corner in the draft, like he's gotta be he's gotta 696 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:17,400 Speaker 1: be your replacement if you don't resign Anthony Everett to 697 00:37:17,480 --> 00:37:20,359 Speaker 1: Anthony Everett and capable of taking over from Marcus Peter 698 00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:24,759 Speaker 1: after Americus Peters after that. You also, they also need 699 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:31,200 Speaker 1: a playmaking safety badly, badly. So if they're if they're 700 00:37:31,239 --> 00:37:33,880 Speaker 1: your point, like similar to the offensive line, So are 701 00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:36,480 Speaker 1: you gonna draft somebody and then bench Chuck Clark or 702 00:37:36,520 --> 00:37:38,880 Speaker 1: Brandon Stevens. Well, Brandon Stevens, the third round pick who 703 00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:43,200 Speaker 1: stepped in rookie and played pretty yes, pretty well, Brandon Stevens. 704 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:45,640 Speaker 1: I think that the Ravens would love Brandon Stevens to 705 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:49,280 Speaker 1: be a potential starter. Sure, maybe, but he's a backup. 706 00:37:50,480 --> 00:37:53,719 Speaker 1: He's a backup at cornerback and safety. I'm drafting a 707 00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:56,480 Speaker 1: safety to be a starter in de Shaun Elliott's place. 708 00:37:57,440 --> 00:38:00,480 Speaker 1: Week one. We gotta remember this this did you see 709 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:03,880 Speaker 1: the ball bounce off Brandon Stevens hands and against Pittsburgh. 710 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:06,759 Speaker 1: This is I'm staying, we're saving this podcast here when 711 00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:10,239 Speaker 1: Brandon Stevens is the starter week one next year, Hey, 712 00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:14,719 Speaker 1: we're saving this. We're saving this one. Market down. I 713 00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:17,000 Speaker 1: like the guy. I think Brandon Stevens down. I think 714 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:19,600 Speaker 1: Brandon Stevens can be a good player. I think Brandon 715 00:38:19,600 --> 00:38:22,279 Speaker 1: Stevens can be a good player. But I'm drafting a 716 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:26,680 Speaker 1: safety or they need a shorefire, like we can count 717 00:38:26,719 --> 00:38:30,080 Speaker 1: on this guy to be a playmaker next year. They 718 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:34,279 Speaker 1: need that. You're doing the you're doing the classic. They 719 00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:36,279 Speaker 1: got all of a sudden, they got ten first round picks. 720 00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:38,040 Speaker 1: They need to get They need to get a tackle 721 00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:39,759 Speaker 1: in the first two rounds, a center in the first 722 00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:42,839 Speaker 1: two rounds, a playmaking safety, and a corner all within 723 00:38:42,920 --> 00:38:48,760 Speaker 1: their first round pick first three rounds are offensive tackle, corner, safety. Baby, 724 00:38:48,880 --> 00:38:53,200 Speaker 1: here we go. Huh um, all right, maybe maybe corner 725 00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:56,000 Speaker 1: gets bumped. We will talk. We'll spend a lot more 726 00:38:56,120 --> 00:38:58,440 Speaker 1: time talking about this over the course of the next 727 00:38:58,520 --> 00:39:01,080 Speaker 1: few weeks. We have someone's supposed to be a season 728 00:39:01,120 --> 00:39:03,400 Speaker 1: recap podcast. We have. We have a few more emails 729 00:39:03,440 --> 00:39:07,239 Speaker 1: that we're gonna save um and continue to send him. 730 00:39:07,239 --> 00:39:09,880 Speaker 1: You can email us with the lounge dot Ravens dot 731 00:39:10,040 --> 00:39:13,279 Speaker 1: NFL dot net because there's a lot of discussion going 732 00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:14,600 Speaker 1: on right now. It just kind of in terms of 733 00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:16,759 Speaker 1: how you build the team or positions of need you 734 00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:19,880 Speaker 1: want to address, free agents that you want to resign, 735 00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:23,200 Speaker 1: free agents that you could target from other teams. Coaching 736 00:39:23,280 --> 00:39:25,520 Speaker 1: carousel that is underway right now is a bunch of 737 00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:28,200 Speaker 1: head coaches had been let go, and you know, Link 738 00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:30,200 Speaker 1: Martindale is rumored to be in the mix for the 739 00:39:30,239 --> 00:39:32,480 Speaker 1: New York Giants job. That could obviously shake things up 740 00:39:32,520 --> 00:39:35,400 Speaker 1: in a big way. So there's lots of things that 741 00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:38,680 Speaker 1: could happen here over the course of the next two weeks, UM, 742 00:39:38,719 --> 00:39:40,359 Speaker 1: So send us your emails, let us know what you think, 743 00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:42,440 Speaker 1: let us know where you would like to see happen, UM, 744 00:39:42,719 --> 00:39:44,880 Speaker 1: and we will get to those in the course of 745 00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:46,520 Speaker 1: the next couple of weeks. So thank you so much 746 00:39:46,520 --> 00:39:51,880 Speaker 1: for listening. Another season prediction success failure. I'm not sure 747 00:39:51,920 --> 00:39:53,560 Speaker 1: what to call it, but it was fun to go 748 00:39:53,640 --> 00:39:56,600 Speaker 1: back and grade ourselves. What are you giving yourself a plus? 749 00:39:58,600 --> 00:40:01,440 Speaker 1: We're greating on a curve? Right, injuries great regrading the 750 00:40:01,640 --> 00:40:05,600 Speaker 1: entire season and our season predictions on a curve because 751 00:40:05,680 --> 00:40:08,880 Speaker 1: of the injuries. Okay, okay, all right, there we go. 752 00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:10,759 Speaker 1: We'll go with that. Thanks for listening. We'll move down 753 00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:11,800 Speaker 1: to you sooner, Okay,