1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: But I thought the Ravens took a big step last 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: year by winning a playoff game, so like that that 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: was getting over that. Hup. Now it changes Now it's 4 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: can you get to a super Bowl? Can you win 5 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: a super Bowl? Of course, I think the most likely 6 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:16,639 Speaker 1: scenario here would probably be offensive line Again, Yeah, I 7 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: agree with it. It could be an Luminore esque move. 8 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: This is the first. This is a momentificcation on This 9 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: is as close to make us come even without I'm 10 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: not conceding. Welcome into the lounge. The cookouts are over, 11 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: Well that's not true. I mean, let's be honest, all 12 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 1: summer's cookout season. It's not just for Fourth of July. 13 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 1: But we're gonna get into who won the cookout draft 14 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: spoiler it's me. I've got a different interpretation. But yeah, 15 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: we're gonna We're gonna talk about that. We're gonna talk 16 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: about that. But more importantly, we're gonna answer more questions 17 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: because I'll tell you what, Garrett Our call for questions 18 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 1: to the lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net. The 19 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: mailbag is overflowing. I'm telling you, I it's my my 20 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: inboxes clawed. I know we've gotten so many emails, so 21 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: we have a lot of questions to answer. Well, you 22 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 1: know what else is part of it is we said 23 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: that people send in their questions and we read their 24 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: email on the air that we would send them T shirts. 25 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: So have you sent them? Well, here, as you can see, 26 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: one of us is doing the work. We've got all 27 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 1: these T shirts lined up. I'm basically an Amazon shipping 28 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,040 Speaker 1: service over here. So for those of you who are 29 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: going to get your shirts, you have me to think 30 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: because Make doesn't do that work. Makes not involved. So 31 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: that's true, that is true. Don't send out too many 32 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 1: of them. I we I save something for Christmas gifts 33 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: from my family. Come on, now, you know you gotta 34 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,319 Speaker 1: come in and actually send some shirts. So for for 35 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: those of you who send an email after this episode, 36 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: if you don't get the shirt, that's because Makes not 37 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: following through. There's gotta be following through. You gotta email 38 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: them back, you gotta get the address, you gotta get 39 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 1: a little set up here. It's it's a full blown operation. 40 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: I'm a legist. This is your this is this is 41 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: your penalty. This is your job. Since he lost the 42 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: cookout draft, now there's lots of lots of lots of 43 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: feedback rolling in about how it's another victory for me, 44 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: lots of feedback. You got one email from lots of 45 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: feedback rolling in about how it's another victory for me. 46 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: So all right, let's jump into it. Yeah, so we 47 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: we really do have a lot of emails. Uh, do 48 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 1: you want to start with football stuff for you want 49 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: to start with you? Let's start with football stuff. Yeah, 50 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: not the not the cookout right now? All right, so 51 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: let's do let's get into some of the emails. Well, 52 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: we'll hold off on the cookout discussion. All right, there's 53 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of emails about that, but 54 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: we're gonna start with some football stuff first. So the 55 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: first question that we're gonna read it comes from Chris Wells. 56 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: Chris Wrights, hope you guys are having a great summer 57 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: and enjoying the break before training camp. He wrote that 58 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:51,399 Speaker 1: going to training camp is one of his favorite things 59 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: to do, so he has July at eleven am saved 60 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: on this phone to jump online and grab a parking pass. 61 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,079 Speaker 1: See stoked to be back in the castle. That a 62 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: little reminder, you know those spots are gonna go quickly, 63 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: so just for fans. If you want to come out 64 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: and see the team at the Unarmed Performance Center in 65 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: training camp, you can do it Thursday July at eleven am. 66 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,639 Speaker 1: Get on our website and we'll have parking passes that 67 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 1: come available, or you can use the mobile app um 68 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: And to claim a parking pass. And so we're gonna 69 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: have these open practices. About a thousand fans per day 70 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: are going to be at the facility. So get online, 71 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: get a parking pass, come out here to training camp. 72 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: And if you aren't one of the lucky ones who 73 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: gets to come out here to training camp, there will 74 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: still be a free open practice at mt BA Stadium 75 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: on July thirty one. So either way, you're gonna be 76 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: able to see the team this summer. Which, before we 77 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: get into his question, I'm pumped about. I mean, I'm 78 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: just I really am excited to have fans back. Like 79 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: there's just a different level of energy when you have 80 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: fans here watching practice. It feels more real than just 81 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: like I don't know kids out there playing in the backyard. 82 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: Oh for sure, I mean the whole season is going 83 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: to be twenty times better. Uh it was. It was 84 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: very weird last year, so pump pump that we're returning 85 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: to normalcy for sure. So thank you Chris for that 86 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: reminder there, all right. The question that he says is, 87 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: I want to get your I want to get your 88 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: opinion on something I've been thinking about leading up a 89 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: training camp. One of the things I've heard here on 90 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: the podcast, and what Harves has said multiple times this 91 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: off seasons that there's a ton of death and when 92 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:20,600 Speaker 1: it comes time for a cut day, some really good 93 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: players are gonna get cut because there's only so many 94 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: spots on the roster. It reminds me of when we 95 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: traded Jermaine Illumino or a a few years ago and a 96 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: sixth round pick to the Patriots for a fourth round 97 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: pick just ahead of cut day. Do you think there 98 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: are any depth pieces this year that could get traded 99 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 1: for a draft pick to maybe make some room instead 100 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: of cutting a good player. So he points out, maybe 101 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 1: that's a good question. It is a really good question. 102 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: Some some names that he throws out would be Ben Powers, 103 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: Miles Boykin, Anthony averett Um, and then he throughout the 104 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: idea of whoever they don't whoever Luke comes in as 105 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 1: the third quarterback. Huntley I don't think the Ravens are 106 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: gonna trade Anthony Averett. You know, they they they always 107 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: believe they you can't have enough corners. Yeah, I don't 108 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: think someone would have to be a rich deal, like 109 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: you'd have to get like a second round pick or something. 110 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: You're not gonna get a second round pick for exactly, 111 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: and so I don't I don't think they're gonna do it. Um. 112 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: I mean Avert was what a fourth round yeah? Um, 113 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: And he's played well. I mean, I really do believe 114 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 1: that Anthony Avret could be a starter on a lot 115 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: of other teams. So and when he's played, he you know, 116 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: he's been an injured he got injured last year, but 117 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,159 Speaker 1: you know, after he after he came up, he got injured. 118 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: But I like, I like Avert. Yeah. Anyway, I think 119 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:39,279 Speaker 1: the most likely scenario here would probably be offensive line. Again, Yeah, 120 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: I agree with it. It could be an luminoire esque 121 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: move because you do have some young pieces in there 122 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:51,359 Speaker 1: that don't necessarily have, uh, you know, a path to 123 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 1: a starting job. I mean, because let's let's just say 124 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,279 Speaker 1: Ben Cleveland were to win the left guard job, well, 125 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: you also have Ben Bretton who can back him. Up 126 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: or Ben Powers, Right, so you have double bends, which 127 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 1: Ben do you want to keep? And and is one 128 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: expendable at that point because you have McCarry who can 129 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: play any of the positions, right, so, so he has 130 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: a lot of value there um, you know. And then 131 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 1: you have Tyree Phillips. So between Ben Bretticon, Ben Powers, 132 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 1: Tyree Phillips and Patrick McCarry, and you know Tristan Cologne 133 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: who can also play center. Like, that's a lot of 134 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: interior guys who are good players. And Ben Powers, you know, 135 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: showed what he can do last year. That experience, starter experience, 136 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 1: playoff experience is valuable, would be valuable with somebody else 137 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: who's looking for a plug and play guy potentially at 138 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:46,599 Speaker 1: the last minute. So you know, I think if Powers 139 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 1: weren't to win the starting job and the Ravens feel 140 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: comfortable with Ben Bretticon being a backup at left guard 141 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: slash right guard or McCarey being a backup there um, 142 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: then sure, yeah, I think they could potentially make it 143 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 1: you for an offensive linement. Yeah. The other options that 144 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: Chris threw out here in his email one was Tyler 145 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: Huntley your trades Mctorially, I don't see that as likely, 146 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: Like they've been generally, like the quarterbacks in their system, 147 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: you know, somebody they drafted, they've groomed in their system. Yeah, 148 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: like a veteran you would really if you're in a 149 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: trade for somebody else's quarterback, you want to do that 150 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: for Like generally it's for a veteran who you've seen 151 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: them playing a bunch of games. You know exactly what 152 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: they are. There's no question. You know that you can 153 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: plug them in if you need to. Like there's no 154 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: questions Trace and Tyler aren't these guys, Yeah, like there was. 155 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: I mean we probably there was dozens of questions every 156 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: year around this time about r G three or whether 157 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: he would get traded. And you know, maybe the Ravens 158 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: would have done it, if they would have done if 159 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: they had a deal that they felt like was justified 160 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: it um and that never happened. So for Tyler and Trace, 161 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 1: I don't really see that. I also still think that 162 00:07:56,280 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: there's a potential avenue that one of those guys ends 163 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: up on the practice squad, especially if there's the flexibility 164 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: like they had last year to protect and bring guys 165 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 1: up on a weekly basis. So I don't see it 166 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: with the quarterback. You know, Boykin is somebody who's others. 167 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: I've heard this kind of floated out there from media members. 168 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: If you go through the receiver competition and it's gonna 169 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: be tight, I mean I kind of look at it 170 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: as as Boykin competing with James Prochet likely for that 171 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 1: last spot there. If you go through a real quick 172 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: you have walk Ins, Hollywood, DuVernay, the two rookies, um, 173 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,320 Speaker 1: and then you've got Prochet and boy Can competing for 174 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 1: competing for that along with a couple of other guys. 175 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: Deon Keane, Yeah, Deon Kane. So could boy Can, a 176 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:46,559 Speaker 1: former third round pick, be somebody that you trade Maybe maybe, 177 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: But I don't know, Like I don't think that that's 178 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: a guarantee, Like I don't think that There's what you 179 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:59,439 Speaker 1: always run up against in that scenario is if you're 180 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: going to say the Ravens were going to move on 181 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: from Boykin, Like, the market is typically not great for 182 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 1: those guys because everyone knows you're gonna cut him. Now. 183 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 1: Of course you can go out there, other teams don't 184 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: want to chance it chance losing him. So maybe that 185 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,439 Speaker 1: somebody says, this is a guy with great size, speed, 186 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 1: intangibles can play special teams has started a bunch of 187 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: games over the past two years, and we think I'll 188 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: give you a sixth or conditional six or seventh. Did 189 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: you get a six or seventh? Maybe? Right? Maybe you 190 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 1: could maybe conditional great, conditional, right, maybe you could, Maybe 191 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,080 Speaker 1: you could, But you're not getting Like that's the thing. 192 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:35,319 Speaker 1: I always like, you're not getting a third. Well, we 193 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:37,679 Speaker 1: we drafted a forth round pick. We're gonna trade it 194 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: forth run pick. It's that's that's not the way it works. 195 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:40,719 Speaker 1: It's kind of like driving the car off a lot. 196 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 1: As soon as you do, it's tough to get that 197 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 1: same value back. Like that's kind of how it goes. 198 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: So I don't think that you're gonna get as much 199 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: as people may think. Yeah, yeah, I completely agree. I 200 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: Mean the thing with Boykin is, you know, I mean, 201 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: he's he's shown himself in the red zone. We've all 202 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 1: talked about his blocking. You know, he's looked good summer. 203 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: You like, I've I've said, I'm not ready to throw 204 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: in the towel Blake. And the guy's too talented. I 205 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: think he's got a good head on his shoulders. I 206 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: think that he can make strides and improve. Is he 207 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: ever gonna be a big time you know, thousand yard whatever, 208 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: eight hundred yards, seven hundred yard guy. I I don't know, 209 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: you know, but I think that he's a valuable player 210 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 1: who fills a need. You know, he has a niche 211 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: and if the Ravens were to sustain the injury, let's 212 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:31,079 Speaker 1: just say it to Sammy Watkins, you know, who's certainly 213 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: had his fair share. Well, Boaken might be the guy 214 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: that would step back into that outside role, you know. 215 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 1: So if you trade him, now, are you a little 216 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: bit thin, you know, on that kind of outside, bigger 217 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: body guy potentially, Yeah, I think it's a I think 218 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 1: it's a good point. And he did. He had he 219 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: was quiet, Like I don't feel like there's a ton 220 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 1: of talk about him because there's new weapons and we 221 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: were all kind of enamored with the new toys during 222 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: the off season. But Boykin made some place. I thought 223 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: he looked pretty good. And so I'm with you. I 224 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:03,840 Speaker 1: don't necessarily think it's by no means a foregone conclusion 225 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 1: that he's not gonna be on the team. I think 226 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: he has a pretty good shot to be on the 227 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 1: team this year. So I mean I wonder if it 228 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 1: comes down to it, could Purchet potentially be p squad 229 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 1: you know, yeah, he was a six round pick. He 230 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 1: was a six round pick. So um, it's a good point. 231 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 1: All right, here's another question. This one comes to us 232 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,719 Speaker 1: from Will uh Saunders Uh and Will writes, would you 233 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 1: please provide some information about bubble guys. You know, I 234 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: don't know if Will listened recently, but we did talk 235 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:32,679 Speaker 1: about bubble players and how it's sometimes challenging because you 236 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: gotta keep them with secret. You know, If guys on 237 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: the bubble and we're out here trying to uh, you know, 238 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 1: talk him up, the other teams are gonna listen to 239 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 1: the lounge and say we want to trade for this guy, 240 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 1: or or we gotta try to get this guy keep 241 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: him from going to the practice squad. Um. But he does, uh, 242 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 1: he does break down. Ask about a couple of specific guys. 243 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:54,960 Speaker 1: Amon Marshall is one he asked about. You know, Amon 244 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 1: Marshall hasn't been on the field, you know, basically in 245 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: two years. He's dealt with injuries. So before we make 246 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 1: any sort of like assessment of a Moon Marshall, I 247 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: think he's got to get back on the field and well, 248 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: and I think that there's other young good corners who 249 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: have kind of emerged, you know, while he's been out, 250 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:13,079 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, I'm more interested in Khalil Dorsey 251 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: has practiced pretty darned well. You know, Davante Harris is 252 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 1: a veteran special teams guy who they resigned to a 253 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:22,199 Speaker 1: one year deal. He had some good practices this summer 254 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: with Chris Westry, you know, six ft four, two hundred 255 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:30,200 Speaker 1: pound undrafted guy out of Kentucky. Uh. I thought at 256 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 1: times he made some place. So the tough part is 257 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:35,080 Speaker 1: it's not only that I'm and would need to get 258 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 1: back on the field, but now he's got to beat 259 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 1: out some other guys who are also on that bubble. 260 00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:41,680 Speaker 1: So be tough. Yeah, he You know, he also asked 261 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 1: about brogect Washington. You have an aging d line. Brodrick 262 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:50,439 Speaker 1: was a young player. Um could he you know, what, 263 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 1: what do you think he has a chance to stick? Be? 264 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:55,079 Speaker 1: Is what we'll ask? Oh, I think so. I mean 265 00:12:55,160 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 1: the Ravens didn't draft another defensive lineman this year. Um so, certainly, 266 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 1: and then he has to earn it, has to earn it. 267 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: But I think he's in fine position to do so. 268 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 1: And then the last specific guy that he and we're 269 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 1: gonna talk a lot about bubble players honestly between now 270 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 1: and cut down day, but he has about Ben Mason, 271 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: and Mason like Mason is one of the intriguing players 272 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: to me in training camp because like for this year, 273 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:26,960 Speaker 1: it doesn't seem like there's a need for him necessarily. Uh, 274 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 1: the Ravens have patricker Card, they have unless you were 275 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:32,559 Speaker 1: to keep him as your third tight end. But there's 276 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: a tight competition there. I mean, he's and he's also 277 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 1: he's also that's a position change, you know from what 278 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,080 Speaker 1: he's done in college. It's been a full back in college, 279 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: guys caught like four passes. So could you keep him 280 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 1: as your third tight end, which means that he would 281 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: beat out Eli Wolf for Eric Tomlinson And just then 282 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 1: you just have a oh man, I will I will 283 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 1: say if you do keep him as your third tight end, 284 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:57,679 Speaker 1: and you just say, well, we have the wide receivers 285 00:13:57,679 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 1: to throw the ball to you. We're not really gonna 286 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:01,679 Speaker 1: throw the ball. We have more Andrews right target that 287 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:04,559 Speaker 1: guy five hundred times this year. You know you don't 288 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: need to throw the ball as to the third tight end. 289 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 1: But we're just gonna use this guy as another battering 290 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: ramp and we're gonna just roll out there sometimes and 291 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: just whoop your butt with a bunch of tough dudes. 292 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: I don't hate that idea. I'm interested to see what 293 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 1: he looks like with the pads on, because it's very different. 294 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 1: Ben Mason isn't the shorts and shells kind of guy. 295 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 1: He's the pads, smacky in the mouth kind of guy. 296 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 1: So I'll be interested and it can be like that. 297 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: He's a different type of player than Kylie us Check. 298 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 1: But we've told the story before in the podcast, like 299 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 1: making that transition from college fullback to the NFL fullback 300 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: where you're like, but it is a tough transition. And 301 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: you check who who has been a multi time pro 302 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 1: bowler in his highest paid fullback in the game, did 303 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: not look good his first week of training camp. He 304 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 1: did not lunch handed to him. Yeah, and every it 305 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: was called Vante Leach after that for weekend of pads 306 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: and he was back here on Monday, and well it 307 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 1: was here's what it was. To tell the story real quick, 308 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: we'll have to We'll have to tag you check up 309 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 1: with this on Twitter. Ship comes in first padded practice. 310 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: They're like, we're running goal line. It's first and fourth 311 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 1: and goal on the one right, you check, you're in, 312 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 1: and and time and time again. They just run it 313 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 1: again again again and use checks just I mean, it 314 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: was just straight ahead dives like four, four or five 315 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: straight of those, and you Check comes out and I 316 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 1: go to interview him afterwards about the experience. Dudes got 317 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 1: like scratch marks, like it looks like he just ran 318 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: through forest full of yeah, brambles. I was like, oh 319 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 1: my god. He was like, yeah, tomorrow, it's not gonna 320 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 1: feel good. And surprise the guy still had ahead yeah, 321 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 1: and and like and then the Ravens had Vonte Leach 322 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: back here a couple of days later. So yeah, yeah. 323 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 1: When they didn't score on any other they were like, yeah, 324 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: I kind of remember Sugs yelling at over the Ozzy 325 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: and saying, hey, Ozzy, get vant and the horn and 326 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 1: he exactly did. And okay, so you say that, but 327 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 1: you Check has been one of the best fullbacks in 328 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: the NFL over the course, I don't know that. Maybe 329 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 1: Ben Mason could be you check, but I don't think 330 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: he's quite got you know, different places, different players, for sure, 331 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: I'm just trying to use that to illustrate the challenge 332 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 1: that it can be for a player at that position 333 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 1: to make the jump to the NFL. So I'm with you, 334 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: gotta see him in the pads. But that is just 335 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: something I'm curious about because like a lot of teams 336 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 1: don't keep any fullbacks. Now, the Ravens on a different 337 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: offense than every other team in the league, but the 338 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 1: idea of keeping two fullbacks and three tight ends that 339 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: would be a little surprising. So um, I think the 340 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 1: jury is certainly still out on what happens with Ben Mason. 341 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: All Right, let's do one more fan question before we 342 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: start talking barbecue draft, which that's what most of the 343 00:16:55,840 --> 00:17:00,160 Speaker 1: emails are about. Very little actual football conversation. That's that's 344 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 1: kind of the way we like, Yeah, exactly. All right, 345 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: So this this email, it's from Elliott and uh he 346 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: starts with the barbecue stuff. We'll get to that in 347 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 1: a second, but he does ask a question about just 348 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: kind of big pictures, big picture look at his team. 349 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: What do the Ravens need to do to get over 350 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,640 Speaker 1: the hump? And what differentiates a great team that wins 351 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: from a great team that doesn't. Uh, He says that 352 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: the window is slowly closing for his soccer team without 353 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: any major championships in hands, so he worries that that 354 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 1: could happen with the Ravens. What do you think? Yeah, 355 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: I mean, here's the thing. I'm not a big believer 356 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:39,919 Speaker 1: in the UM. You know, it takes something different to 357 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 1: win in the playoffs. I think a good team in 358 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 1: the regular season is a good team in the playoffs. 359 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:47,920 Speaker 1: I just don't think that there's a special sauce when 360 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: it comes to winning in the playoffs. Kind of like 361 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: I thought that the Eagles getting rid of Andy Reid 362 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 1: when he went to the like the NFC Championship every 363 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:58,399 Speaker 1: single year was dumb, you know, like guys going on 364 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 1: in one you know, Super Bowl, going to another one. 365 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 1: UM and and so like I just I just don't 366 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:07,399 Speaker 1: think that there's you play great teams, right, like in 367 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: nineteen right, the Ravens beat the fort in the regular season, 368 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:13,680 Speaker 1: who went to the Super Bowl, like they were good 369 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:17,160 Speaker 1: enough to go win the Super Bowl. They just played 370 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 1: a bad game, and and and heck that happened. That 371 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:24,159 Speaker 1: happens sometimes. And the unfortunate thing is that the Ravens 372 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: have played the worst game three years in a row 373 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:30,120 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, right, and in part because they've gotten 374 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:32,680 Speaker 1: their butt kicked up front, which is thrown off the 375 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: running game, which is the bread and butter the offense 376 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: needs to to run on, right, And so when that's 377 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 1: been shut down, the passing offense hasn't been consistently good 378 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:46,400 Speaker 1: enough to make up for it. And that's been the problem, right. 379 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:48,919 Speaker 1: And and then you throw in the wind, you know 380 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: in Buffalo, and then that really threw off the Ravens offense. Um. 381 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: You know, some big plays against the Ravens defense against 382 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 1: Tennessee in twenty nineteen didn't help things either. You know, 383 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:01,400 Speaker 1: they kind of started to alley but the defense gave 384 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 1: up some big ones and you had two fourth down 385 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: stops fourth and one. Anyway, there's like so many different factors. 386 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:08,400 Speaker 1: But are the Ravens good enough to win it all? 387 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: Hell yeah? They are? Hell yeah. Like I don't think 388 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:15,679 Speaker 1: there's any big problem that is preventing them from getting 389 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:17,879 Speaker 1: over the hump. They have the talent to do it. 390 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:20,320 Speaker 1: It's just a matter of making those plays in in 391 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 1: clutch time and not whatever, you know, being more consistent 392 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 1: when you're running game struggles, being able to make up 393 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 1: with your passing game being a little more well rounded, 394 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. Yeah, I I am with 395 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: you on the notion that the Ravens are good enough 396 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:37,719 Speaker 1: to win it all. I think that. I mean, two 397 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 1: years ago they were the best team in the league 398 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:42,880 Speaker 1: in the regular season. But I also do think that 399 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: playoff football has its differences to it. And I don't 400 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 1: think you can just look at games and say, well, 401 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:51,399 Speaker 1: they just played bad games on that day. Oh, we 402 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: hope that it's they play they don't do that again. 403 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 1: That next year, they don't have a bad game in 404 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: the playoffs, you know, but just figures crossed that that 405 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: doesn't happen again. Like, I think that there is something 406 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 1: to be said for playoff football being different. Um, And 407 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:08,159 Speaker 1: I mean I think players have talked about it, Like 408 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: I think in that season just went so well, and 409 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: they were so good, and they were blowing everybody out, 410 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: and then all of sudden you get to that game 411 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 1: and you struggle, And I think that everyone was kind 412 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 1: of just stunned that they were in that position. And 413 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:23,400 Speaker 1: there were a lot of guys on that team who 414 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: hadn't won a playoff game, hadn't been that situation before. 415 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 1: Then I thought that they benefited from that last year. 416 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: I thought that like all of that, you know, the 417 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: loss to Tennessee the year before, all of that I 418 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 1: thought benefited them when they beat Tennessee this year. Like, 419 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: I do think that they learned from that experience and 420 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 1: were driven motivated all that by that experience. So but 421 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 1: like when I look at what the Ravens have done 422 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:49,879 Speaker 1: over the course of the off season, We've seen deficiencies 423 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:54,160 Speaker 1: in the passing game in the past few years, So 424 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 1: what do the Ravens do. They made significant investments. They 425 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:58,640 Speaker 1: took two receivers in the draft, they drafted another first 426 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:00,879 Speaker 1: round receiver, they added same me Watkins. They've got two 427 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:04,400 Speaker 1: new receivers. Coaches like that. Lamar has continued to try 428 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:07,160 Speaker 1: to work and develop. They're like they are looking at 429 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:09,440 Speaker 1: that scenario. They said, we need to improve if we're 430 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: gonna win it all, and they've attacked it. So like 431 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: I think that they've made the stripes in that area. 432 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,639 Speaker 1: And will they win at all as a result of that, Like, 433 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 1: I don't know that is your point, Like, but I 434 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: think that they have they have located areas where they 435 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 1: need to improve in order to win it all. But 436 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 1: I don't think any of those are specifically to like 437 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,479 Speaker 1: the playoffs. I mean, I guess you could say, like 438 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:34,640 Speaker 1: Sammy Watkins has made plays in the playoffs. He's been playoffs, Sammy, 439 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: and so like part of that signing is to help 440 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: you make those clutch plays in the playoffs. I guess 441 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 1: you could say. I just think it's it's all it's 442 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 1: about is building the best team you can and then 443 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: getting to the dance, and you get to dance. Who 444 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 1: the heck knows what's gonna happen, right, Like, I mean, 445 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:52,439 Speaker 1: the one I always say is like the Ravens were 446 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:54,879 Speaker 1: not as good as the Ravens, but they want it 447 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:56,959 Speaker 1: all right, and like some of it is like just 448 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: good bounces. I mean the mile high miracle that you 449 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:04,399 Speaker 1: know that doesn't happen too often, and so like there's 450 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:07,200 Speaker 1: just I just think that you can't like worry about 451 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 1: this like playoff hump, and like building a team to 452 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 1: like win in the playoffs. You just build the best 453 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: team and you win, and you hope to win the 454 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:15,480 Speaker 1: best game the most games. To build a team that's 455 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:17,160 Speaker 1: gonna win a lot of games, you know, and then 456 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:20,119 Speaker 1: we'll see. Yeah, I think that also the hump changes. 457 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:22,640 Speaker 1: Last year, the hump was win a playoff game. Well, 458 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:24,480 Speaker 1: then the Ravens won a playoff game, which I thought 459 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:26,880 Speaker 1: was a really significant thing. Like I do think that 460 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 1: if you if if they had gone over three Lamar's 461 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:33,919 Speaker 1: career in the playoffs. I think that that just that 462 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 1: stuff builds, Like you see that in other sports. You 463 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: see it in basketball, you see it in golf for 464 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 1: those guys never want to major this guy, and so 465 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:43,439 Speaker 1: like that happens at times, and then I think that 466 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:48,639 Speaker 1: the I don't know, the the hump, the monkey on 467 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:51,160 Speaker 1: your back, whatever, now do you want to use like 468 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:54,119 Speaker 1: it just becomes consuming and then it gets some guys 469 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:55,919 Speaker 1: heads and all of that. But I thought the Ravens 470 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 1: took a big step last year by winning a playoff game, 471 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:01,120 Speaker 1: So like that that was getting over that hup. Now 472 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,320 Speaker 1: it changes now it's can you get to a super Bowl? 473 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: Can you win a Super Bowl? Of course? Um to me, 474 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:10,359 Speaker 1: I think that the biggest thing is you've got to 475 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 1: be better than Kansas City. Like, right, that's the toughest part. 476 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:15,919 Speaker 1: That there's some other really good teams. I mean, Kansas 477 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:17,359 Speaker 1: City is just tough to beat, and they're gonna be 478 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 1: tough to beat for as long as Patrick Mahomes is 479 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:21,119 Speaker 1: playing there. I mean, good, dis gracious, that Might night 480 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:23,400 Speaker 1: football game. It was just like, how do you beat 481 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 1: this guy? It was unreal. So, you know, and then 482 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: you have your Bills with there's a lot of really 483 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 1: good teams with really good young quarterbacks. Now you have 484 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 1: Josh Allen and Buffalo he looks very legit. I mean 485 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:37,160 Speaker 1: the Browns, you know, whatever you think Baker, I think 486 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:39,440 Speaker 1: he's pretty good. Is he the best quarterback? No, but 487 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:40,880 Speaker 1: I think he's pretty good. And they have a lot 488 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 1: of talent around him too, you know, and they seem 489 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 1: to be have righted the ship, like they draft well 490 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: every year. They're a good team, and they're going to 491 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:49,119 Speaker 1: continue to be a good team, you know. I mean 492 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: the Titans that Juli Julio Jones and a j. Brown, 493 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a problem exactly. I mean the Patriots, 494 00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: like right now they're trying to figure out the quarterback situation. 495 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:01,640 Speaker 1: But it's the Patriots. To Bill Belichick, I'm not gonna 496 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:04,399 Speaker 1: write them off every year, you know. Um and the 497 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 1: Chargers justin Herbert. You know, they have talented players too. 498 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:11,199 Speaker 1: So there's a lot of really good teams with quarterbacks 499 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 1: in place to compete for a long time. And and 500 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:15,240 Speaker 1: luckily the Ravens are one of them, you know. Speaking 501 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 1: to the other part of the question about the window, 502 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,399 Speaker 1: the Ravens are wonderful. Now. I would have loved for 503 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: the Ravens who have already won a Super Bowl one 504 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:24,200 Speaker 1: of these past couple of years with Lamar Jackson his 505 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 1: rookie contract, the closer he gets to that big time 506 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 1: extension and whenever that big number hits, you know, the 507 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 1: first couple of years of that contract, he might still 508 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:35,120 Speaker 1: have a small salary cap number, but eventually you're gonna 509 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:37,359 Speaker 1: pay you know, Lamar Jackson is gonna be eating up 510 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:39,480 Speaker 1: a huge part of the salary cap. And then it 511 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:42,639 Speaker 1: does become harder, you know, and that playoff window starts 512 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 1: to crunch down a little bit. Um so, uh when 513 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:49,160 Speaker 1: you look, I look at the Ravens playoff window through 514 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:52,399 Speaker 1: the lens of Lamar Jackson's contract, and to me, I 515 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: think you probably have another good three years where Lamar 516 00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 1: is not gonna just be you know, costing you thirty 517 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:02,880 Speaker 1: million dollars that year or whatever, where you can still 518 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: have good pieces around him, like a Sammy Watkins, like 519 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:07,280 Speaker 1: the Ravens signed this year and stuff like that, and 520 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:09,680 Speaker 1: and help you know, they have Class Campbell for example, 521 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 1: you know on this roster who has a big number. 522 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: Um So I think that you probably have a good 523 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 1: three years and then it's gonna become harder. You're still 524 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 1: gonna have Lamar Jackson, who's gonna put you in every game, 525 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:23,119 Speaker 1: I think, and still, you know, make the Ravens a 526 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: great team, and they'll figure out other solutions and and whatnot. 527 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 1: But it's gonna get harder after Lamar starts eating up 528 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 1: a big chunk of that sound. Yeah, the margin for 529 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:34,359 Speaker 1: air becomes smaller. Yeah. Really, the way that you can 530 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 1: continue to win after you're paying a quarterback is you 531 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: just have to draft incredibly well, Like that's basically what 532 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:41,679 Speaker 1: has to happen. You can That's what been the Ravens 533 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:44,680 Speaker 1: m O, you know since the beginning. But you can't miss, 534 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 1: you can't miss. You can't have misss. You know, like 535 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 1: to your point, it would be tougher to have if 536 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 1: Lamar was making forty million dollars, It would be tougher 537 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:54,960 Speaker 1: to have both Marlin Hunphrey and Marcus Peters on the team. 538 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: You know, you can't pay two corners necessarily, and Morani 539 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 1: Stanley like those Saints are tougher to come by when 540 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 1: you're paying your quarterbacks, so you gotta load up with young, 541 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:11,439 Speaker 1: affordable talent. So alright, barbecue draft time. Yes, this this 542 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: guy who just emailed who we just read his question 543 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: from from Belgium, go ahead. He's like the only one 544 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:17,880 Speaker 1: that thinks you want He's one of the many, one 545 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 1: of the men, one of the many people. Well, all right, 546 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 1: just just real quick, I'll just run back through who 547 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:29,080 Speaker 1: we ended up what we ended up with, because I 548 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 1: just if someone didn't listen or you forgot, here's just 549 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 1: a quick refresher. Mink ended up with burger sausage brought. 550 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:39,399 Speaker 1: That's the same item Burger sausage brought, potato salad, baked beans, 551 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:43,120 Speaker 1: grilled veggie, kebab, and fruits out. I ended up with 552 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: hot dog mac and cheese, corn on the cob, watermelon, 553 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:50,239 Speaker 1: collared greens, and coleslaw for a clear victory. And so 554 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 1: let's get to this email from Elliott. The first part 555 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:57,360 Speaker 1: of his email said, first of all, amazing guests, great insights, 556 00:26:57,359 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 1: incredible drafts. In my eyes, the barbecue you draft was 557 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:05,200 Speaker 1: easily won by Garrett. The hot dog slash corn Corn 558 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 1: on the cop combo is a winner every time. I'm 559 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:12,399 Speaker 1: a big Gravings fan from Belgium, so, as you guys know, 560 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 1: from Belgium, pretty good. Nothing about an American cookout is 561 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 1: what you're saying. I mean, look, I love Belgium beers, 562 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:20,719 Speaker 1: but you gotta stay in your lane, buddy. Now, all right, 563 00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:24,200 Speaker 1: we'll get some chocolate, some waffles, some beers. I'm down 564 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 1: with that, but don't be lecturing me on a fourth 565 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:30,639 Speaker 1: of July cook out, my friend. Well, here's the thing, Elliott. 566 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:34,400 Speaker 1: The victory here for me with from Elliott, clearly, it's 567 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:37,720 Speaker 1: just a sign that not only am I a nationwide success, 568 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:43,640 Speaker 1: I'm a global success. This draft example, that's one way 569 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 1: to spend a global victory for me. It's like when 570 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:50,040 Speaker 1: you know the world champion, not just the national champion, 571 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 1: world champions. Thank you very much, Elliott. Also, I will 572 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:56,120 Speaker 1: say this, you get you did get some wins. I'll 573 00:27:56,119 --> 00:28:00,159 Speaker 1: give you one here. Um, Well, here's you got. You 574 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 1: got some wins. You've got, You've got some wins. Um. 575 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 1: There was a lot of issues with the items in 576 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,680 Speaker 1: the draft. I wish I think it's legit, I will say. So, 577 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:12,920 Speaker 1: here's one. This is from Eric Vows, who did give 578 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: you the victory. Eric gave you the victory, he said, 579 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:18,680 Speaker 1: but I must admit my deep disappointment with a barbecue draft. 580 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:21,679 Speaker 1: There are no winners this round. For the primary reason, 581 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:24,240 Speaker 1: he says, he moves. He lives in Texas now, which 582 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:28,000 Speaker 1: is barbecue country. There was no barbecue at your barbecue 583 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:32,120 Speaker 1: barbe no smoke brisket, no smoke porp, but no smoke burn, 584 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 1: no ribs. It's not a barbecue period. That's fair. And 585 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 1: we should have called in a cookout. Yeah, it was 586 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 1: really a cookout what you described a cookout draft. Yes, 587 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 1: so it's fair. I think that's fair. There's been a 588 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 1: lot of a lot of criticism on that front and 589 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 1: I and I will say, I get it. I get 590 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 1: And no crabs. Somebody else called us out for no crabs. Yeah, 591 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:55,160 Speaker 1: you must be honest. The crabs. I mean, if we're 592 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 1: talking crabs, that's top pick. Sure you probably don't think so, 593 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 1: Mr Ohio, you probably don't even think so, admitted admitted. 594 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 1: Would you have taken crabs the top pick over no 595 00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 1: crabs would not be the topic? Did you watch did 596 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:15,120 Speaker 1: you watch this is a Baltimore Ravens podcast. And you're 597 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:16,880 Speaker 1: not gonna take crabs of the top pick. Oh, you're 598 00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:20,800 Speaker 1: digging your your own grave. You're not gonna try to 599 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 1: take me down with items that weren't even this hypothetical 600 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:27,000 Speaker 1: draft that aren't even isn't even the real draft, and 601 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 1: the hypothetical I ran I won the rewind. Wow. So 602 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 1: a good point. Another good point here that I think 603 00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 1: needs to be pointed out. This is from Ariss. Eiriss writes, 604 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 1: the fourth of July draft was the most inconsistent one 605 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 1: that you've ever done. Hey, hey, why don't why don't 606 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:48,000 Speaker 1: you start reading the emails where they all say I 607 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:49,960 Speaker 1: want I just gave you one. It was our guy 608 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:52,880 Speaker 1: Eric that said, yeah, but you glossed over it. You 609 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 1: glossed over it and went to the barbecue party. Because 610 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 1: we get to Chris Stackhouse. Yea, so we're gonna read 611 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 1: Heiress is here because this is actually I think more 612 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 1: accurate good and bad picks. Uh, one after another from 613 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:08,960 Speaker 1: both of you. I'm leaning towards Garrett. Okay, so leaning 614 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 1: towards me. But he's gonna have to say this is 615 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:16,960 Speaker 1: your first true tie, first true tie. Would you stop 616 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:19,280 Speaker 1: reading the old I mean leaning towards me. So you 617 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:22,240 Speaker 1: get a tie, you get it, you get a tie. 618 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 1: Here's Chris Stackhouse just finished listening to the Barbecue Draft 619 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 1: while driving, and I felt compelled to pool over and 620 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:34,760 Speaker 1: commending on the flawless, outstanding draft hamburgers and sausages. It 621 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:38,280 Speaker 1: was over from that point on. Yep, I couldn't agree more. 622 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,240 Speaker 1: I couldn't agree more. That was that was just the 623 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: slam dunk right off top. You're you're dead, dead on arrival, 624 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:48,200 Speaker 1: on arrival. Let's see here. Hold, no, look, here's here's 625 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:50,600 Speaker 1: a good point. And I say, here's here's my guy, 626 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 1: Rodney Rodney because he had had only three meat products 627 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:57,160 Speaker 1: in the draft, and Mink took down, took two of 628 00:30:57,240 --> 00:31:00,440 Speaker 1: them hands down. Mink won the draft. Yes, not even 629 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 1: Rodney Rodney Smith from White Marsh. I think that's a 630 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:06,720 Speaker 1: really good point that he makes up, which is that 631 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:10,720 Speaker 1: the draft was basically stacked in the direction of whoever 632 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:14,800 Speaker 1: had first pick. Because there was scissors, you should have 633 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 1: won rock paper scissors. There's only three meat choices, which 634 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:21,520 Speaker 1: didn't think about at the time. But I think that's 635 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 1: a fantastic point. Is the fact that it's even a 636 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:29,160 Speaker 1: conversation that in the conversation is mostly a victory for me. 637 00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 1: But the fact that I had a shot to win 638 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:34,000 Speaker 1: with the second pick and you got two of the 639 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 1: meat choices just shows you how stellar of a draft 640 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:39,960 Speaker 1: or I am. I'm finding the Matthew Judons from Grand 641 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 1: Valley State in the fifth round. That's the type of 642 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 1: deep date diving that I'm doing for this draft because 643 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:49,080 Speaker 1: the deck was stacked against me. No, no, all right, 644 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:51,760 Speaker 1: let's bring in Let's bring in an expert here, okay, 645 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 1: and the final say, this is the final judge. Okay, 646 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 1: and this is our boss, Sew Andreas. Let's bring her in. Alright, Michelle, 647 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:03,120 Speaker 1: you know you are not one to spare any feelings 648 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:06,920 Speaker 1: or beat around the bush, and we don't want and 649 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:08,920 Speaker 1: we don't want you to do that here. Okay, we're 650 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:11,800 Speaker 1: grown man. We can take it, make us you make it. 651 00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:13,600 Speaker 1: Take a loss. What are he's saying is make can 652 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:16,280 Speaker 1: take a loss. He's done it many many times, and 653 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:18,480 Speaker 1: he's ready to do so once again here today. I'm 654 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:22,320 Speaker 1: ready to get off the schneider. Alright, you hold the 655 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:27,000 Speaker 1: final vote as always, Yes, all right, Well, I'd like 656 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 1: to to say a few things. First, Um, First, I 657 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:39,400 Speaker 1: laughed out loud several times in the description of make beans. Uh. 658 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:44,120 Speaker 1: I will not repeat that here, though, bring the entertainment. 659 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:48,160 Speaker 1: I went through and I put check for X need 660 00:32:48,560 --> 00:32:52,840 Speaker 1: next to each thing that you all had on your lists, 661 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:59,360 Speaker 1: and drum roll your person with the newest X is 662 00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 1: was exes. My exes were brought. Wait, that's an X 663 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:22,320 Speaker 1: is bad. This was grilled veggie Kebab's what how did 664 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:26,080 Speaker 1: I witness a bunch of stinkers? Garret's got a bunch 665 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 1: of stinkers? Where mac and cheese? That's on you? And 666 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:37,920 Speaker 1: and well I put a X by Coast Lab but 667 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:41,800 Speaker 1: I guess it really isn't. Oh, we're just hearing the law. 668 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:47,960 Speaker 1: Coast law is good with pulled pork. Without pulled pork, 669 00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:51,280 Speaker 1: it's trash, has no it has no space. And my 670 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:54,800 Speaker 1: thing is well, yeah, at the end of the day, 671 00:33:55,000 --> 00:34:00,600 Speaker 1: I feel as they'll make your choices were stronger not 672 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:03,360 Speaker 1: to take. Some of the things on your list weren't 673 00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:09,320 Speaker 1: solid as wow, but Collard Greens was definitely. Oh that 674 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:11,960 Speaker 1: was a low point. Yeah, that was like that was 675 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:14,080 Speaker 1: like my second to last pick. That was my second 676 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:16,040 Speaker 1: to last pick. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's true. That's a 677 00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:17,759 Speaker 1: good point. Someone has to end up with it, then 678 00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:20,279 Speaker 1: I do agree. I agree with mink that mac and 679 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:23,880 Speaker 1: cheese is not really great for a barbecue. It's great, 680 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,520 Speaker 1: don't get me wrong. It's wonderful, but it's not great 681 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:31,080 Speaker 1: for a barbecue. Uh, whereas potato salad and baked beans 682 00:34:31,120 --> 00:34:36,279 Speaker 1: are like classic. See. That's the other thing in thinking 683 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:39,040 Speaker 1: it over more too, is you've really got a timer 684 00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:41,360 Speaker 1: on your plate. All many of your items have to 685 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:43,560 Speaker 1: be pipe and hot to be good. Mac and cheese, 686 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:46,680 Speaker 1: corn on the cob, corn cold corn on the cob. 687 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:51,080 Speaker 1: Some Okay, it's the meta. The butter doesn't melt on there. 688 00:34:51,080 --> 00:34:55,400 Speaker 1: It's just like goopy. It's terrible your plate, Like you're 689 00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:57,759 Speaker 1: gonna be haf to scarf in like two minutes to 690 00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:00,839 Speaker 1: make anything worthwhile. First line that how I eat. I 691 00:35:00,920 --> 00:35:03,360 Speaker 1: eat my plate in two minutes, so that's all I 692 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:07,719 Speaker 1: care about. Second of all, like with yours or the 693 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:11,000 Speaker 1: potato salad, the same thing goes. If that sits outside 694 00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:15,960 Speaker 1: in the sun for an hour, it's really different. It's 695 00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:19,400 Speaker 1: different a minute. Assume that all of the food is 696 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:25,320 Speaker 1: in the shade. Okay, now I have to say that 697 00:35:26,080 --> 00:35:31,320 Speaker 1: I feel as though this win for Mink is deserved 698 00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:38,160 Speaker 1: and and particularly special because he typically loses. This is 699 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:42,000 Speaker 1: the first. This is a momentification on This is as 700 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:44,440 Speaker 1: close to make us come even WITHO. I'm not conceding, 701 00:35:44,719 --> 00:35:49,719 Speaker 1: but this is as close victory as we have a 702 00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:54,600 Speaker 1: laugh track, clapping, clapping, we can can we add here 703 00:35:55,600 --> 00:36:04,080 Speaker 1: a sound effect? Well, thank you, Michelle. I appreciate the 704 00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:09,920 Speaker 1: formal win. You're welcome, enjoy enjoy it. So it's official. 705 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:15,560 Speaker 1: It's a time. It's a time, all right, Well, you 706 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:18,400 Speaker 1: all can still weigh in at the lounge at Ravens 707 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:21,680 Speaker 1: dot NFL dot net. We're gonna have some more good 708 00:36:21,719 --> 00:36:23,640 Speaker 1: guests in the week's coming. It's still slow, but we're 709 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:26,680 Speaker 1: gonna try to bring in a salary cap expert to 710 00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:30,000 Speaker 1: talk about Lamar Jackson's contract and all the different ramifications 711 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:32,719 Speaker 1: of that. Uh and and we've got more coals than 712 00:36:32,719 --> 00:36:34,800 Speaker 1: the fire. We're trying to knock on some players doors. 713 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:37,719 Speaker 1: So stay tuned with us next week. We'll be back