1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge presented by DraftKings. The Ravens are 2 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:10,239 Speaker 1: coming off big win to nine over the New York 3 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: Jets in Week one. Want to oh, maybe it's a 4 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 1: size them up Monday, Size them up? Garrett, Which finger 5 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 1: are you going on with this year? Yeah? Should fans 6 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: start booking their hotels in Arizona? I mean you should 7 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:23,799 Speaker 1: at least start looking last nights, right, at least I 8 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 1: was looking last night. I got to get the Airbnb 9 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 1: for the whole fam. Lock it in, no refund policy, 10 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: the very strict refund policy. I don't care. It's it's 11 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:37,480 Speaker 1: lock it in, baby, let's go. I agree. I think 12 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: that there is no time too soon to start planning 13 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: that Super Bowl trip. It's a good it's a good 14 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: time to open the season with the victory. I mean, 15 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: oh yeah. There's always enthusiasm excitement about the start of 16 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: the season. Everyone's fired about it understandably so just about 17 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: maybe not every team, but most teams feel like, you know, 18 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: this could be our year. We can make the playoffs 19 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: and then anything could happen. So to start the season 20 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: with a win, it just it just is the perfect 21 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: way to open the NFL season. It just and Ravens 22 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: fans have kind of been spoiled in that regard. What 23 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: is it under John Horrible? Now eleven and four and 24 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 1: Week one games. It's a nice way to open the season. 25 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: And the Ravens have won a lot of Week one games. 26 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 1: And they did it again yesterday. Yep, yep, very very nice. Uh. 27 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: You know, let's let's break it down here, and I'll 28 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 1: say one thing. Off the start, you know, the Ravens 29 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: got off to a little bit of a slow start, 30 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 1: especially offensively, um, not really defensively, they were off to 31 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: They're off to the races from the get go. Defensively, um, 32 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: but offensively. And I guess, um, you know, one question 33 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: that I think a lot of us had coming out 34 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: of the preseason was whether the Ravens are gonna have 35 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: any rust? You know, they didn't play a lot of 36 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: the starters. Uh Lamar Jackson hadn't played since the middle 37 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: of the last season. You know, do you think that 38 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: rust was a factor a little bit early in yesterday's game? 39 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: I think it probably was. I mean, when you're when 40 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: I'm looking at this game, I think that if you 41 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: want to feel really good about how the how this went, 42 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: you're gonna point to rust and you're gonna say, look, 43 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: they were just a little sloppy early on because they 44 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: didn't play in the preseason, limited time to kind of 45 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: in an actual game action to build up that chemistry 46 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: between Lamar and the receivers. The offensive line, you end 47 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: up losing your left tackle, Juwan James to with torn achilles. 48 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: You know, that's another added challenge in the game. Well, 49 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: the offense kind of took off from that point. They did. 50 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:31,119 Speaker 1: They did a touchdown pass on the very next Yeah, 51 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: they did kind of kicking in a high gear after that, 52 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: but um no, nothing, that's not anything about Jawan. But 53 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 1: that's how the game played out. I think, I think, 54 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: you know, so that's I think Russ was was a factor, 55 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: I think the question. And I also think the Jets 56 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: have a really good defense. I mean, they got a 57 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: lot of talent on that defense. C. J. Mos is 58 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: a great player in the middle, They've got They've got 59 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: a lot of first round picks all over that defense. 60 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: So I think they have a talented defense. So good defense, 61 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:00,120 Speaker 1: a little bit rusty offense. And then I think that 62 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: you what you ask yourself is how much of what 63 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: we saw in this in yesterday's game, especially early on 64 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: when the offense is kind of sputtering, is what the 65 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 1: offense is going to be and how much of that 66 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: can be improved? You know, kind of which which offense 67 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: is it? Is it the one that was hitting the 68 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: big plays or is the one that was kind of 69 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: struggling out of the gate um? And it certainly is 70 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: two is early to tell. I think, you know, we're 71 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 1: gonna spend some time talking about the running game. I 72 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: think that's one area where there's some concern. You know, 73 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: the Ravens didn't pick up big chunks on the ground, 74 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 1: which was a common theme last year. But I do 75 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: love the big playability. I mean, if it's it's great 76 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: to be able to march down the field and pick 77 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: up five, six, seven yards of pop, but when you 78 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: can hit a fifty five yard bomb over the middle 79 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: of and sprinkle those in, those can be game changers 80 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: in an instant. So, um, you know, I think that 81 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: that is. I think the big play is going to 82 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: be an element of this offense this year. And the 83 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: Ravens do you know they showed yesterday they got the 84 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: horses to do that. Yeah, I totally agree. I do 85 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: think that I do think that rust was a bit 86 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 1: of a factor. And I also think that in the 87 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: running game, you know, I mean there was that offensive 88 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 1: line really hadn't been together in a preseason game, and 89 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: a lot of the chemistry. I mean, you can work 90 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: on it in practice and you're going half speed and 91 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 1: you're hitting the sled and all that stuff, but like, 92 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: until the bullets are flying, I think as an offensive line, 93 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 1: you're not really able to gell. I do think that 94 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 1: there's legitimacy to that. And I and I'm a person 95 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: that is in favor of resting the starters. I don't 96 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: if I'm the head coach, I'm not putting Lamar Jackson 97 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 1: out there at all. It just, you know, it's just 98 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: not worth it, right. I think J. K. Dobbins changed 99 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: that for a lot of people, and myself included, I'm 100 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: on the rest of the starters bandwagon. I do think 101 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 1: if there's one unit on a team that probably benefits 102 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: the most from having some preseason game reps, it's probably 103 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: the offensive line because there there's a lot of jelling 104 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 1: that happens on that line when when it's live, when 105 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 1: it's live action, full go. And I think that there 106 00:04:57,800 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: was some of that going on early in this game. 107 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: And let's be honest too, the Ravens run running attack 108 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: is missing their lead back right and by the way, 109 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 1: they're all pro left tackle right, so you know, when 110 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 1: you don't have Ronnie Stanley out there, and when you 111 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:15,359 Speaker 1: don't have j K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards, you know, 112 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: I think it shows a little bit. And and obviously 113 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: the Ravens want to give JK time to really get 114 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: up to full strength and be full go before he 115 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,799 Speaker 1: plays in a game. Um, you know, he's been practicing 116 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: for a month, didn't play in the season opener. Once 117 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: they get j K at that level, and John Harball 118 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: said he's making quick progress, Uh, you know, ascending quickly. 119 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: Once they get j K on the field, I think 120 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: that you'll notice the difference. Is it gonna be you know, 121 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: crazy night and day they just blow the top off 122 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 1: of things. No, I think they They still have to 123 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 1: work on improving that all the way around and the 124 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:49,160 Speaker 1: run blocking and all that stuff. But without a doubt, 125 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: once JK is on the field, it will be better. Yeah. Yeah. 126 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: The other factor too, like you can talk about rust 127 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 1: and familiarity, Like Kenyan Drake was a team's leading rusher, 128 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: um and got the most action out of the backfield, 129 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: I think, which may you know, cast some people by surprise. 130 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: Eleven eleven carries to Mike Davis's two, which was really 131 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: and Kenyan was the starter that that. I thought Mike 132 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: Davis is gonna be the first and the other the 133 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: other element of that too, I mean just in terms 134 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: of snaps, you know, Kenyan Drake had far more snaps, 135 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: uh than Mike Davis. And then Justice Hill was the 136 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: number two. So Mike Davis was the number three in 137 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: the rotation, which I do think surprising people. Uh, you know, 138 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 1: yesterday when looking at that, you know, probably a lot 139 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 1: of fantasy. I understanding what I thought my David was 140 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:31,479 Speaker 1: gonna be the bell cow of JK. Wasn't ready to 141 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: go it's going on here? Oh I picked oh, I 142 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:35,919 Speaker 1: picked him off off. I picked him off as a 143 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,919 Speaker 1: free agent right before minutes before the game, thinking all right, 144 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 1: you know, if he goes off, I'm just gonna have 145 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 1: him right there. You know, I'm gonna already have him. 146 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 1: So that didn't work out. How did that go? But 147 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: uh no, and with ken it went better than cam Akers. 148 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: I'll tell you that that's fair. That's fair. So so 149 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: with with Drake, like he's gonna you know, he's a 150 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: late training camp, preseason edition, so he's still kind of 151 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: learning the offense and getting up to speed. UM, and 152 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: all of a sudden he steps in is the is 153 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: the starting running back. So that is kind of a 154 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 1: steep climb even for him. You know, he's played a 155 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: lot of games, but new team, new offense, new offensive line, 156 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: and so that adds another challenge to kind of that 157 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 1: running game. So I think all of that is things 158 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: are things that can be worked out. UM. And then 159 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: also when again when you hit some of those big plays, 160 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: if that is a thing, if that's going to continue, 161 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: then that's going to open up some other areas of 162 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: that run game as well. What do you what do 163 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: you think of the way? Um? Well, hold on, Honda. 164 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: I want to point to one real quick little anecdote 165 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: here about Kenyan Drake because I did talk to him 166 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: in the locker room last week and I thought that 167 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: this was interesting and I'm sure we'll probably hear from 168 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: him more this week because now you know he's the 169 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: starting running back. Um. He was interesting and saying, you know, 170 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: when he got released by the Raiders. It was the 171 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: first time in his life that he had ever really 172 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: felt rejection. I've felt it my entire life. I'm very different. 173 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 1: I'm used to this feeling. For Kenny, it was the 174 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: first time, and it was just interesting talking to him 175 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: about that and how that kind of motivated him and 176 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 1: changed his perspective and and gave him, you know, a 177 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: broader look at things and made him very grateful for 178 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: you know, the Ravens picking him up and and giving 179 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: him a shot here. And obviously you're playing for the 180 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 1: Ravens and that this offense, you know, you're gonna get 181 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: some touches, uh to run heavy offense, so um, you know, 182 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: but he he was still swimming in the playbook, I 183 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: mean Greg Roman's playbook. By all accounts, everybody talks about 184 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 1: how thick it is, especially in the Running game. They 185 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 1: do so much uh in that regard. So props to 186 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: him for stepping in. And you know, he had the 187 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: second half. He started to kind of get his legs 188 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 1: a little bit, I thought, and the running game in 189 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: general opened up a little bit more in the second half. 190 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:44,679 Speaker 1: And that's what will happen, you know, when you hit 191 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: a few big plays over the top. So, um, I'm not. 192 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: I do think that the running game will be a 193 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 1: point of emphasis this week and improving that obviously what 194 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: I would be something they take a deep dive at. 195 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 1: But I'm not hitting the panic button on the running game, 196 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: you know, a Greg Roman running game. I'm not gonna 197 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:01,959 Speaker 1: hit the panic button after week one against the very 198 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 1: stout defensive front like you mentioned. So what did you 199 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: think of the way let's just stick in the offense, 200 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: stick on the offense, and then we can flip over 201 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 1: to the defensive side by the way I thought the 202 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 1: defense that that's like my biggest takeaway from the game. 203 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: But for now, let's just stick on the offense. What 204 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: what do you think of the way that Lamar played? Yeah? 205 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: I thought he He also came out a little bit slow, 206 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 1: a little bit sluggish, and and you know, maybe that's 207 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 1: due to rust or whatever. Um, But the thing with 208 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: Lamar that is always the case is like, you know, 209 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: he can the offense and he can look a little 210 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: bit off for whatever a series or two, and then 211 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: Lamar is just such a special talent that it's like 212 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:41,839 Speaker 1: snapping fingers and you know, bam, touchdown, right, Like that's 213 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:45,319 Speaker 1: who Lamar is. I mean, that's what a playmaker is, right, 214 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 1: It's like they can be they can burn you at 215 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 1: any time. And I mean I thought his first touchdown 216 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: pass to Devin DuVernay was an absolute dime. That was 217 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:59,319 Speaker 1: a perfect ball exactly just the perfect spot. I mean, 218 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:02,680 Speaker 1: that was a beautiful throw outside the numbers, just a 219 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:06,200 Speaker 1: great throw um. And that's what Lamar. Lamar can always 220 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:08,679 Speaker 1: do that. And you saw a little magic from him, 221 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: you know in that one scramble where he escaped pressure 222 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: and picked up a first down just like you know, 223 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 1: hurdling a guy that's swiping at his ankles. I mean, 224 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:20,200 Speaker 1: just that's Lamar. That's what makes him one of the 225 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 1: most fascinating and best quarterbacks in the league. Yeah, I'm 226 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: with you. I mean, you look at the stat line 227 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,560 Speaker 1: for him, and it was it was okay, you know, 228 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:32,319 Speaker 1: seventeen thirty two thirteen yards, three touchdowns, one interception. But 229 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: I hate the interception. You know, that was just exactly 230 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: It's just like the game was in hand, just like, 231 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 1: all right, that's just let's just what we can just tack. 232 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: And the actually went on here throwing deep down the 233 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: sidelines here and ends up getting picked off. And it's like, 234 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 1: oh man, it kind of now you gotta have that 235 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: that pick with you for the rest of the season. Um, 236 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 1: just a bump. I mean it doesn't matter, but just 237 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: a bump um. So um, you know, and I yes 238 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: that that past the Duvernet was excellent. Um, that was 239 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: good to see it. I mean, DuVernay to me was 240 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: like one of the things that you feel really good 241 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 1: coming like obviously, like he obviously has the two touchdowns, 242 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: and like that's the question coming to the season, like 243 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: what is this receiving corps gonna be? Are you gonna 244 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: be able to see Devan Duverney and James Prochet and 245 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: Rashad Bateman take that next step? And early on it 246 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: was slow going, like we talked about, but to see 247 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: do I thought it was just really significant to see 248 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:28,680 Speaker 1: Duvernet in particular make those places and they weren't those 249 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 1: were like this sounds kind of silly, but like those 250 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: are legit receiver plays, especially that first touchdown, Like that 251 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,080 Speaker 1: wasn't a jet sweep. You know, the Ravens have kind 252 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:40,439 Speaker 1: of used him in gadget rolls over those first two seasons. 253 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 1: That was a legit go up and get it and 254 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: and made a really good, good play, good route running. 255 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 1: Like I just was so encouraged by what we see 256 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 1: from Duvernet, and so that like if he's able, certainly, 257 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 1: if he's able to do that every week, they're going 258 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:57,079 Speaker 1: to be in a great spot. But I just think 259 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:00,120 Speaker 1: that if he's able to like build off a that 260 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 1: then all that concern about the receiving corps that everybody 261 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 1: on the outside had this offseason, I think that's that's 262 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: all kind of gonna be for not well, you know, 263 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:10,439 Speaker 1: we we all we all know that Rao Batman is 264 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: the number one, right, and we all know that Mark 265 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: Andrews is the whatever they were one A and one really, 266 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 1: Mark Andrews is probably exactly there, one A and one 267 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:21,199 Speaker 1: B whatever. You know, they're the leaders, right, And then 268 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:23,439 Speaker 1: I think a lot of us thought because of this 269 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:26,959 Speaker 1: preseason that Isaiah likely was really potentially going to be 270 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:29,559 Speaker 1: the number three. I think that's what I predicted. I did, 271 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 1: didn't I last week in our season predictions, and you 272 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: went you went with de Marcus. I went with de Marcus, 273 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:36,959 Speaker 1: which you know, my DeMarcus predictions look a lot better 274 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: than you're likely prediction. Well, come on, now, one game, 275 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: one week Um, de Marcus had a couple of catches. 276 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 1: I'll give him credit two for nineteen. Not a huge day, 277 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: but I mean nineteen more than the like that is true. Um, 278 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 1: but I mean, you know, I think that we're all 279 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 1: kind of sleeping on Devin do you Rene a little 280 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: bit here as being that that next guy you know? 281 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 1: And it kind of like who the other starting wide 282 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: receiver was was kind of like a storyline that just 283 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: kind of fizzled out over the off season. It was like, well, 284 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: they have du Rene and Prochet and then they added 285 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 1: de Marcus Robinson, and like, you know, one of those 286 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: guys will kind of whatever step to the forefront or 287 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 1: or it'll be a pretty even split among the three 288 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 1: of them. Right well, Dever, du Rene goes out and says, 289 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 1: you know what, you know what, I got that dog 290 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 1: gimme I'm gonna be that. I'm gonna I'm gonna be 291 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:30,560 Speaker 1: that starry. We gotta give our guy d Jr. Who's 292 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 1: one of our producers some credit. He's been on the 293 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 1: Duvernet bandwagon the whole time. Every time you burying up Duverney, 294 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 1: you hear from the cubicle outside of the lounge, dude, 295 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 1: you got that dog. So credit to Dajor Brown for 296 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 1: being on the bandwagon early on du Rene and he 297 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 1: was rewarded yesterday. Yeah, big day, big day for the 298 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 1: Duverney fans out there. Yes he was barking Djor was 299 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 1: barking in the office. I'll tell you, big day. Yeah 300 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: it was. It was good to see that. And and 301 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: then you know, well and and for him. Let me 302 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: one other thing that I think is important is that 303 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 1: taking the top off the big players, right. It's because 304 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 1: that's what they needed really with Hollywood go in the 305 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 1: Arizona is who's going to be that speed guy? And 306 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: we know that that du Rene has that speed. You know, 307 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: he was a star track you know, a track star. 308 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 1: But to see him go and that transfer over to 309 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 1: a game, you know, and make that big play deep 310 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: down the field. I'm telling you, I tweeted this and 311 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: I took a little heat for it. Took a little 312 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 1: heat you I never I know, it's so unusual, um um, 313 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 1: but like there, you know the photo of that catch, 314 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: the defender had his arm right between du Rene and 315 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: the ball, and du Renet just caught it right around 316 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 1: the dude's arm and came down with it. It reminded 317 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 1: me a lot of that an Kwan bowling catch in 318 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 1: the playoffs against the Colts. You were, you know, the 319 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: one I'm talking about where he just goes up and 320 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 1: just just break your arm off. I have to bring 321 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 1: this ball down. It reminded and I'm not saying that, 322 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: I'm not saying duvene and quabown yet. All right, let's 323 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: not get crazy, but seeing the minded you of that play, 324 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: but it reminded me of that play and seeing him 325 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: make a contested catch, I'm like, all right, here we go. 326 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: If we can keep you more of that, like I'll 327 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 1: take that, you know, yeah, well that that's kind of 328 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: my point. Like coming out of college, the report on 329 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: him was like great hands doesn't drop any which he doesn't, 330 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: you know this guy, which he doesn't drop anything. But 331 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: then like he was, he wasn't making a ton of 332 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: over his first two seasons. He didn't make a ton 333 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 1: of contested catches. Again, but he didn't give any opportunities 334 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 1: exactly exactly. I just didn't see it. And it's like, 335 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: and he's he's not six ft four, so you're like, 336 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: can you go up there and make it win a 337 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: jump ball or anything like that, man. That was That 338 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 1: was a really good sign to see him go up 339 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 1: and make like a tough catch in traffic, pull it 340 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 1: down defender right in his face. I'll rip your arm off. 341 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 1: I love it. Well, that's what the Ravens need also. 342 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: I mean, the Jets were matching up Sauce Gardner a 343 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: fair amount against Mark Andrews, right, and they're saying, all right, 344 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 1: here's our our whatever he is third third overall, pick 345 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 1: whatever it was high, and we're gonna we're gonna put 346 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 1: you on Mark Andrews because he's the top receiving weapon. 347 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 1: And you know, Sauce won some of those. There's a 348 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 1: deep one that he knocked away and it was a 349 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 1: good matchup and Mark kind of you know, didn't get 350 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 1: out of the gates super strong. And that's what you 351 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 1: need though, You need that, you know, as much as 352 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 1: we kind of are like whatever, the offense runs through 353 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 1: tight ends and the running game and all that stuff, 354 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 1: like it doesn't matter these other wide receivers that you 355 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 1: don't need to have a big number two or big 356 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 1: number three wide receiver, Well, you have to be able 357 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 1: to exploit matchups. And that's what Devin Duverne did when 358 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: he got matched up one on one against I think 359 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 1: it was Briefe who was at Hall. I can't remember 360 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 1: what the cornerback's name was. Um Priests running back. Yeah, no, 361 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: it's not, it's not it's he was playing up. I 362 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 1: guess the running back so just broke his ankles. What's 363 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: the guys name? Like he did? He not even make 364 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 1: the box score? Guy must out a made the box score. 365 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:04,920 Speaker 1: I can't remember the defensive back's name, but he got 366 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:09,679 Speaker 1: I'll tell you that much. Name is right, I think 367 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 1: it's I think it's a good point because, like it's 368 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: easy to say, yeah, the offense runs to the tight end, 369 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: Mark Andrews is gonna just have a monster season. But 370 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:18,920 Speaker 1: like when a team takes him away, and I do 371 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,200 Speaker 1: think you're gonna see more If you have a big 372 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 1: corner like a Sauce Gardener, like a Jalen Ramsey, and 373 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 1: they just say, you know what, we're gonna put him 374 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:29,879 Speaker 1: on on Mark Andrews, ye, then then your receivers have 375 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: to be able to make up for that. Like if 376 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 1: a team is able to take Andrews away as hard 377 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: as that is, well, then you need Prochet and Duverne 378 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 1: and Bateman to offset that, and we had that yesterday 379 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: with the big all Right, the guy's the cornerback's name 380 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:47,440 Speaker 1: is Bryce Hall and the running back is Brees Hall. 381 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 1: All Right, so I get a pass. I'm giving myself 382 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: a pass. Give me a pass. I'll give you a pass. Yeah, 383 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: that's what the guy was playing both ways. That's why 384 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: I do. But I was able to to such a 385 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: big day. 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Again, 412 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: the code is flock and that's it DraftKings. So go 413 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:24,639 Speaker 1: ahead and get that done. All right, Let's stay with 414 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:26,960 Speaker 1: the offense a little bit more, and and I will say, 415 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:29,639 Speaker 1: you know, for Rashad Bateman, it was a little bit 416 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 1: of a slow start also, you know, including in guys 417 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:34,400 Speaker 1: that got off to a little bit of a sluggage start. 418 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:36,680 Speaker 1: You know, he had one pass, the third down pass 419 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 1: would have been a first down, and I mean he 420 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: got he got rocks pretty good. I'll say that do 421 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 1: you put the shoulder right in his chest and on 422 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: the ball and it came out. But you know, that's 423 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:47,399 Speaker 1: a play that he's gonna want to make, you know. 424 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 1: And then he had another third down pass. It wouldn't 425 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:51,920 Speaker 1: it wouldn't been a first down anyway, but it goes 426 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: went through his hands. Um. That was a little bit. 427 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: You know, it was like, dang, you know, I wanted 428 00:19:57,520 --> 00:19:59,119 Speaker 1: to get off to a better start. Now he did. 429 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: I think of first offensive play the game was looked 430 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:03,879 Speaker 1: like a script and played to Bateman um that he 431 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 1: hauled in UM. But I was really happy to see 432 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:09,360 Speaker 1: him come back later with the fifty five yard touchdown. 433 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I think that was just it was kind 434 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: of the confidence booster to say, all right, you know, 435 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: check week one. I'm off to the start that I want. 436 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:18,639 Speaker 1: You know, if he had like ended the game just 437 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 1: with those plays, I think it would have, you know, 438 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:22,360 Speaker 1: it would have just been a kind of a down 439 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:24,920 Speaker 1: our way to start the year. And I think that 440 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 1: was an important touchdown just for his confidence and to 441 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 1: kind of springboard into the rest of the year. Yeah, 442 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 1: I'm I'm I'm with you on that. And I thought 443 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: it was kind of interesting. You know, afterwards he told 444 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 1: reporters like that game was that was that was big 445 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 1: for me personally, um, And I just thought that was 446 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:42,200 Speaker 1: that was kind of telling. That gave you an indication 447 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 1: that like that meant you know this me, Look, these 448 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:47,480 Speaker 1: guys are well aware of everything that's been said in 449 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 1: all the conversation and all the talk, and they feel 450 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: that pressure like they feel that and you know, so 451 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: when you when you if you start the season slow, 452 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:57,680 Speaker 1: then it just kind of builds. And so to kind 453 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 1: of I think for in a large measure, in a 454 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:04,399 Speaker 1: large degree, like the receivers answered that question, and so 455 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:06,320 Speaker 1: like now you can almost like the pressure is almost 456 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: off to a certain degree, like Duvernet has two touchdowns, 457 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: Bateman has the big play, Like some of that pressures 458 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: is off and you can just go play um and 459 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 1: you don't just like it doesn't compound. So I thought 460 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:20,159 Speaker 1: it was it was big for I thought Bateman to 461 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 1: get that and I thought listening to him after the 462 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:25,399 Speaker 1: game kind of explained that, you know, to me that 463 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 1: he said it was big for him personally. So I 464 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 1: thought that was good to see him get that play. 465 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:32,440 Speaker 1: Now on the flip side, you know, kind of I 466 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:34,640 Speaker 1: don't know, if the humbling is the right word or whatever, 467 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 1: is that our guys they likely you know, somebody that 468 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:39,440 Speaker 1: there is a ton of buzz about going into this 469 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:43,480 Speaker 1: game and and gets four targets at zero catches. Um, 470 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: you know, had a couple where the dudes caught literally 471 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 1: everything in training camp in the preseason, and a couple 472 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:52,160 Speaker 1: of catches that you feel like you should have had 473 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 1: that he didn't make. And so I think you know 474 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 1: that obviously, coming off a win, you feel totally fine 475 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:01,400 Speaker 1: about that. You know, you're almost like, all right, great, 476 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: you know, this is kind of a good game for 477 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:05,040 Speaker 1: him to say, all right, I have to get better. 478 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:07,440 Speaker 1: You know, if the head we're getting too big, which 479 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 1: I'm not saying it was. I don't think it was, 480 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 1: but it's it's sometimes a good opportunity for a rookie 481 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: who's got a lot of buzz around them to say, Okay, 482 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 1: you know, I better keep grinding, you know, like I 483 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:19,959 Speaker 1: I gotta get better from here. Well look, I mean 484 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 1: I think it shows you there's a difference between preseason 485 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: and the regular season. Uh, there's just as like the competition, 486 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 1: the intensity, all of it. It's just it's just a 487 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,879 Speaker 1: different level and it's not in the regular season. It's 488 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 1: tough to have a drive like he did in that 489 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 1: preseason game where he would you know, had like ten 490 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 1: catches and hundred yards on one drive. So it's tough 491 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:39,640 Speaker 1: to do that in the in the regular season action. 492 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,119 Speaker 1: And you know, I think that's a learning experience for 493 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: him and he'll he'll get better from that and he'll grow. 494 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,160 Speaker 1: Do you want to flip it over the defensive side. Yeah, 495 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:49,960 Speaker 1: let's take a break real quick though. Ravens fans, do 496 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: you know a kid that would love the score game 497 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 1: tickets and a chance to take the field with their 498 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:56,959 Speaker 1: favorite team, then enter them for a chance to recognize 499 00:22:57,000 --> 00:23:00,119 Speaker 1: as a wa wad kick Wawa kickoff kid at an 500 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:03,200 Speaker 1: upcoming home game. Because the Baltimore Ravens dot Com slash 501 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:07,639 Speaker 1: kickoff Kid to enter today, you you would have been 502 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: a good kickoff Kike Garrett. It's being a kickoff kid 503 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 1: is a pretty sweet job. Just so if you don't know, 504 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 1: you get to go and you pick up the tea 505 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 1: after the after justin Tucker you know, booms it out 506 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:18,400 Speaker 1: of the back of the end zone. Maybe he even 507 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 1: gets to waves of Tucker while you're on the fields. 508 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 1: Pretty sweet, pretty sweet job. All Right, So here's what 509 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,680 Speaker 1: stood out to me about the defense. The defensive front 510 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:33,359 Speaker 1: is really good. This defensive line is legit, and like 511 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:38,639 Speaker 1: they were in the backfield consistently. Michael Pierce, I think 512 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:40,880 Speaker 1: it's going to be a force this year. People talked 513 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 1: about him in training camp. I don't know there was concerned. 514 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:45,360 Speaker 1: You know, he's not here for the offseason stuff. He's 515 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 1: not here at mini camp and how is he gonna 516 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: play and blah blah blah. Man he looked I think 517 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 1: he looked good in training camp and then you're like, well, 518 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:53,160 Speaker 1: let's see, you know, once you get into game action, 519 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:55,639 Speaker 1: Like he just felt like he was in the backfield 520 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:59,480 Speaker 1: on just about every play he was. He was dominant 521 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 1: in the middle. Claius Campbell was his old self, just 522 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:07,120 Speaker 1: consistently in the right place, forcing his way uh into 523 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:11,360 Speaker 1: the backfield. Just a Mattabeak a you know you mentioned him. 524 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: You mentioned Mattabeak as a potential breakout players a third 525 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: year in a row. You know you keep doing that, Um, 526 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:20,160 Speaker 1: but I might actually hit this year. It should looked 527 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 1: like that might hit because he was able to get 528 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 1: into the backfield. And obviously we know that like Joe 529 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:28,439 Speaker 1: Flacco doesn't. It's it's not He's not the most mobile, 530 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 1: evasive quarterback. UM. And so that probably added to the 531 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:34,640 Speaker 1: you know, the interior pass ruts that we that we saw. 532 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 1: But I don't think it was just that. I mean, 533 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:39,880 Speaker 1: no matter who's back there, if you're getting Michael Pierce's 534 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 1: pushing the offensive line into three yards into the backfield, uh, 535 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: quarterbacks are going to feel that. And I know the 536 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 1: Jets defense or the Jets offensive line was banged up, 537 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 1: you know they were, And I think that's what we expected, right. 538 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:52,399 Speaker 1: They had big time tackle issues. They had injuries on 539 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:56,440 Speaker 1: their offensive at offensive tackle right and uh, fourth round 540 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 1: rookie playing right tackle, and George Fan who had been 541 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:01,640 Speaker 1: switched to right tackle, had moved back to left tackle. UM. 542 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 1: And so I was expecting. I honestly thought of the 543 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:07,560 Speaker 1: AHA was just gonna feast. I was. I was talking 544 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:10,919 Speaker 1: three sacks going into the game for oh a uh 545 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:13,680 Speaker 1: and and it ended up being other guys, right. I 546 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:18,399 Speaker 1: mean justin Houston was a wrecking ball off the side. 547 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:22,400 Speaker 1: I mean almost had two sacks, ended up with one. 548 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 1: Really could have had two. I think Joe was called 549 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:28,200 Speaker 1: for intentional grounding on one, I want to say, um, 550 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 1: And so he was the dominant But the interior of 551 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 1: the Jets offensive line is really good. I mean you 552 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: have Lake and Tomlinson who was a Pro bowler last year. 553 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 1: And then I'm gonna butcher his name, Vera Tucker or 554 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 1: whatever his name is. Um, I mean he's the first 555 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 1: round pick last year. Right. So at those are the 556 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: guard spots and they have a veteran center. Right. So 557 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:55,880 Speaker 1: interior the Jets offensive line is really good. So that's 558 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:57,680 Speaker 1: why I was so encouraging. That's why I'm not sitting 559 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 1: here discounting. Well, they were banged up on the offensive line, 560 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 1: not in the middle, and the Ravens were getting a 561 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,160 Speaker 1: whole lot of push and action up the middle. Um. 562 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 1: And yeah, I mean justin Mattibike was playing with his 563 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:12,479 Speaker 1: hair on fire. I mean, the dude was was whoop 564 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: and butt up there. Um. And so we went into 565 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:19,440 Speaker 1: we went into Week one and into this season saying, 566 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 1: you know what, like the defensive line, I think opened 567 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:23,399 Speaker 1: a lot of eyes in the preseason training camp and 568 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 1: said everybody's talking about the secondary and the improvements the 569 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:28,040 Speaker 1: Ravens made in the secondary and how they could have 570 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:29,879 Speaker 1: the best secondary in the league. The Ravens had the 571 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:35,120 Speaker 1: best defensive line in the league. Not far fetched. I mean, 572 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: you got Aaron Donald out there in l A. You've 573 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: got some really good defensive lines. But like when you 574 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: stack it up, yeah, and have to really I'd have 575 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:46,560 Speaker 1: to really look at all the depth starts. You know this, 576 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:50,480 Speaker 1: but it's gonna be tough to beat the Ravens defensive line, 577 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 1: especially right like you mentioned when once Travis Jones comes back. Yeah, 578 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:57,160 Speaker 1: it is a really good group. And then the other 579 00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: guy who I thought just had a excellent two other 580 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 1: guy a small pition one who was who was I 581 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 1: think kind of obvious is Marcus Williams. You know, great 582 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 1: first impression from him to come out and he gets 583 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,080 Speaker 1: the interception. I thought he was all over the field 584 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:14,359 Speaker 1: and played really well, Like that's exactly what you hope 585 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 1: for when you make a free agent signing like that, 586 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:19,080 Speaker 1: and so to see him come in and make that 587 00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:21,119 Speaker 1: kind of impact right away was was excellent and I 588 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:22,639 Speaker 1: think he's going to be a difference maker on this 589 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 1: back end. The other guy who I don't think like 590 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 1: stood out as much but but with like the third 591 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 1: over but was excellent was Patrick Queen and we've we've 592 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:35,159 Speaker 1: spent time talking this offseason. You know, he said his 593 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:36,879 Speaker 1: third year in high school was his breakout year, his 594 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:38,960 Speaker 1: third year at LSU was his breakout year, and so 595 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:40,959 Speaker 1: he expects this third year to be his breakout year 596 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 1: in the NFL. I thought it was a really good 597 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 1: start in that breakout campaign. He was playing quick, he 598 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: seemed to be There were at times this last year 599 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 1: to me, Patrick Queen seemed like he was like trying 600 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:53,840 Speaker 1: to process too much, trying to think too much, and 601 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:56,720 Speaker 1: like kind of got away from that sideline to sideline speed. 602 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 1: That was so great about him at l s U 603 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:01,400 Speaker 1: and why the Ravens drafted him in the first round. Yesterday, 604 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 1: he seemed to just be playing fast, whether he was blissing, 605 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 1: whether he was chasing down running backs, like he just 606 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 1: was playing with speed and energy and that was awesome 607 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 1: to see. Well, and I think too what stood out 608 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 1: to me is his tackling was really tackling great, great 609 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 1: point week one on the on the perimeter um, you know, 610 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:20,800 Speaker 1: making a lot of tackles. You just saw him just 611 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:23,240 Speaker 1: tagging guys, getting them to the grounds. You know, nothing huge, 612 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 1: no big, you know, lower on the shoulder and lowering 613 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:27,560 Speaker 1: the boom on guys, but getting guys down right, and 614 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:31,160 Speaker 1: that's what you need. Uh, And so I totally agree. 615 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:33,240 Speaker 1: I thought it was a really hot start for Patrick 616 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 1: Queen in coverage and I thought, you know, he looked 617 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 1: good in coverage running with dudes. Um, So very encouraging 618 00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 1: start from him. And he's he's an essential player, essential 619 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 1: because he's not really going to come off the field 620 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: this year. I think we saw Mike McDonald a little 621 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 1: little bit of Mike McDonald's plan here with what to 622 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:54,920 Speaker 1: do with the three safeties, and it's in passing situations. 623 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:58,240 Speaker 1: Is Josh Binds really coming off the field, Kyle Hamilton's 624 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 1: coming on, and then Chuck Clark moving into Like I said, 625 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 1: and I remember you scoffing about this. Do you do 626 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:06,600 Speaker 1: you remember this when I was like, Chuck Clark is 627 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 1: going to play kind of like linebacker in passing situations 628 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:12,640 Speaker 1: and You're like, what, look how big he is? He's 629 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:17,000 Speaker 1: not big enough? Remembers, Yeah, I think I think you 630 00:29:17,080 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 1: just said he was going to be a linebacker this year, 631 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:21,520 Speaker 1: and I was like, it's gonna be a linebacker this year. 632 00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 1: He's gonna be he he just said, he he's gonna 633 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 1: be a linebacker this year. And I'm like, he's not 634 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:30,280 Speaker 1: gonna be a linebacker this year. He's two five pounds. No, 635 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:32,960 Speaker 1: I said, in passing situations, that's what they're gonna do, 636 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: and that came true to form. Uh so, And and 637 00:29:37,880 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 1: you know, credit to Patrick Queen is not him coming 638 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 1: off the field, right, it's him staying on in passing 639 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 1: situations with with key resensibilities along with Chuck Clark. So 640 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:47,320 Speaker 1: you know, proples of Patrick Queen. I thought it was 641 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:49,239 Speaker 1: a very very strong start for him. Yeah. I mean 642 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:52,440 Speaker 1: for him, he basically never came off the field like 643 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 1: you're saying, and so that like it shows the progression 644 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:58,800 Speaker 1: in his game. Uh that he is a three down linebacker, 645 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:01,240 Speaker 1: and I know that's been a big big focus for 646 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:06,680 Speaker 1: him personally. And I think that we saw that. Um So, again, 647 00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 1: it's one week. The Jets offense, I don't you know, 648 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:14,880 Speaker 1: they're playing with a backup quarterback. Um And you know, 649 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:17,280 Speaker 1: I don't think their offense, even with their starting quarterback 650 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 1: Zack Wilson, is going to like be a top ten offense. 651 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:25,240 Speaker 1: Um So, we of course consider that, but the defense 652 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 1: just seemed to be playing at a very high level. 653 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:30,600 Speaker 1: We both said in our prediction podcast last week, I 654 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:35,160 Speaker 1: think this defense could be top five, top three, and 655 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 1: the start yesterday was evidence of that. Not only were 656 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:41,840 Speaker 1: they basically shutting down the Jets the entire game, they 657 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: also were coming up with turnovers, they were getting pressure. 658 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:46,760 Speaker 1: Like every area that you want to see the defense 659 00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:53,280 Speaker 1: making progress and improvement, they did that in terror, pass rush, takeaways, um, sound, 660 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:56,320 Speaker 1: tackling like, they did all of that creative use of 661 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 1: your players, which was a big thing that we talked 662 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:01,480 Speaker 1: about with Mike McDonald. All those things we saw from 663 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:04,000 Speaker 1: the defense, and that's just a great way to start 664 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 1: the year. Yeah. A couple other things I'll point out, um, 665 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:10,040 Speaker 1: as far as snap countcent and the defensive four guys 666 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:12,520 Speaker 1: played adercent of the snaps, all eighty four of them. 667 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:15,760 Speaker 1: That's Chuck Clark, Marlon Humphrey, Marcus Williams, and Patrick Queen. 668 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:18,280 Speaker 1: Like we were just mentioning percent of the snaps. I 669 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:21,280 Speaker 1: expect that to probably continue for those guys. Uh. And 670 00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:24,080 Speaker 1: then you know another thing that we haven't talked about 671 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:26,880 Speaker 1: yet is the Jets. Really the strength of the Jets 672 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 1: offense right now is their wide receiver corps, right I mean, 673 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:32,960 Speaker 1: they have a lot of weapons. The Ravens were without 674 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:36,560 Speaker 1: Marcus Peters was a scratch going into the game. Kyle 675 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 1: Fuller stepped up, played eighty snaps them unfortunately suffered a 676 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:43,160 Speaker 1: knee injury at the end of the game, which we 677 00:31:43,240 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 1: can talk more about the injury, uh later, but you know, 678 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:48,040 Speaker 1: he stepped up when he was in there. I also 679 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:52,120 Speaker 1: thought Brandon Stevens played of the snaps, had a really 680 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:54,800 Speaker 1: good play breaking up with a third down pass on 681 00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:58,160 Speaker 1: a contested catch, a really physical play I believe it 682 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 1: was against It was against a lot as you more 683 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: it was, and sticking with that play and getting that 684 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 1: ball out of there, I thought it was. It was 685 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:08,360 Speaker 1: a good start for Brandon Stevens. After we saw, you know, 686 00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:10,480 Speaker 1: the final preseason game he got hit a couple of 687 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:13,480 Speaker 1: times with some passes and I was like, oh, that's 688 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:14,880 Speaker 1: not you know, you don't want to see that get 689 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,280 Speaker 1: going against the second third string. But I thought a 690 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 1: very good start for Brandon Stevens. And then, as we mentioned, 691 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:22,800 Speaker 1: everybody's be wondering how much is Kyle Hamiltons got him 692 00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:28,680 Speaker 1: play of the snaps, So there's an early indication for you. Yeah, 693 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:30,560 Speaker 1: and the Ravels are gonna find ways to get all 694 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:32,160 Speaker 1: three of those staties on the field. 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As I mentioned, As I mentioned the downer, 704 00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:07,520 Speaker 1: the biggest downer of this game obviously is the injuries. 705 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:11,240 Speaker 1: Kyle Fuller suffers a knee injury and then Juwan James 706 00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 1: with the achilles tear of the same achilles that he 707 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 1: tore previously and was coming back from. Just a brutal 708 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:20,720 Speaker 1: blow for four Juan James, I mean, you feel for 709 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:24,400 Speaker 1: that dude. He's just it's it's just brutal. Um. I 710 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:28,960 Speaker 1: will say that it highlights once again Patrick McCarey and 711 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:31,200 Speaker 1: how special he is that he was able to step 712 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:33,880 Speaker 1: in it at left tackle, the hardest job on the 713 00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:37,880 Speaker 1: offensive line. Uh, and hold up just fine, didn't notice 714 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:40,640 Speaker 1: any problems, kept playing from him. And it kind of 715 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:43,280 Speaker 1: repeats what we've heard from guys who have come on 716 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:46,040 Speaker 1: the lounge. You know, Kevin Zeisler told us that dude 717 00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:49,840 Speaker 1: as a unicorn, just glowing remarks about Patrick McCarey and 718 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:53,520 Speaker 1: how special he is because it is not typical that dude, 719 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:57,680 Speaker 1: who's also, by the way, your top backup center at 720 00:33:57,800 --> 00:34:03,719 Speaker 1: left tackle. Right, I mean, gosh, Resigning Patrick McCarry late 721 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:06,719 Speaker 1: last season looks like a genius stroke for the Ravens 722 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:09,680 Speaker 1: um And obviously, you know, the Ravens hope to get 723 00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:12,520 Speaker 1: Ronnie Stanley out there a SAP. They would like him 724 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:14,080 Speaker 1: to play as soon as possible, and that will make 725 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:16,320 Speaker 1: a big difference. I think that's the big thing to 726 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:19,239 Speaker 1: watch this week and and moving forward is the is 727 00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:21,080 Speaker 1: the players coming back from injury. I think that some 728 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:24,360 Speaker 1: people were surprised that there was no Marcus Peters yesterday, 729 00:34:24,640 --> 00:34:26,680 Speaker 1: and some people were surprised at j K. Dobbins isn't 730 00:34:26,680 --> 00:34:29,240 Speaker 1: ready to go yet. Um, so you have j K. Dobbins, 731 00:34:29,320 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 1: Marcus Peters, and Ronnie Stanley who are all on the 732 00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:35,880 Speaker 1: active roster right now but not playing whenere When are 733 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:38,040 Speaker 1: they going to make their debuts? Is it going to 734 00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:41,959 Speaker 1: be Sunday at home against the Dolphins? Maybe maybe maybe 735 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:44,640 Speaker 1: one or two or all three make their debut this week, 736 00:34:44,719 --> 00:34:47,399 Speaker 1: But that's going to be important as this team looks 737 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:49,759 Speaker 1: to kind of crank it up, um and get ready 738 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:52,680 Speaker 1: for you know, some some tougher opponents on the horizon. 739 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:57,000 Speaker 1: So before we go, I just week yeah, um, home 740 00:34:57,080 --> 00:34:59,680 Speaker 1: opener this week. The other thing we want fans to know, 741 00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:03,080 Speaker 1: we're gonna start doing a video version of the Lounge. Okay, 742 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:08,200 Speaker 1: we're gonna have a video version Lounge. I know many 743 00:35:08,239 --> 00:35:11,359 Speaker 1: of you have have requested that over the years. You'll 744 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:13,560 Speaker 1: be able to watch it in a sincirety on YouTube, 745 00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:16,359 Speaker 1: and we're hoping to launch that this week. So we've 746 00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:20,520 Speaker 1: got a guest that we are pursuing um and uh, 747 00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:23,560 Speaker 1: I think that you will certainly enjoy that, So uh 748 00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:26,319 Speaker 1: stay tuned because it's gonna be uh. I think it's 749 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 1: something that's gonna be a lot of fun and you'll 750 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:31,000 Speaker 1: be able to see our ugly mugs up there when 751 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:33,719 Speaker 1: we're doing some of these interviews, which you know, I 752 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:35,360 Speaker 1: don't know if that's good or bad. What one of 753 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:39,840 Speaker 1: our mugs uglier than the other. I won't name names, 754 00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:43,000 Speaker 1: you know, yeah, So as always, you can email us 755 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:45,600 Speaker 1: at the lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net. Thank 756 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:47,320 Speaker 1: you so much for listening, and we'll be back with 757 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:48,120 Speaker 1: you later this week.