1 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: Welcome into the lounge presented by DraftKings. I'm Ryan Mink 2 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: here with Garrett Downing and we are going to share 3 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: our perspective as jesse Minter continues to build out his 4 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: coaching staff, starting with the first major hire at offensive 5 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: coordinator with Declan Doyle. He has also reportedly hired as 6 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator with Anthony Weaver, as well as four assistant coaches. 7 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: So Garrett, let's start with Declan Doyle. This is a 8 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: huge hire. As soon as jesse Minter was named the 9 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: Ravens head coach, everybody said, well, who's going to be 10 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: the offensive coordinator? 11 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 2: Because that's a big one. 12 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: With Jesse's defensive background, there's a lot to like with 13 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: this decland Doyle hire. 14 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm really excited about this move. I agree with you. 15 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:49,919 Speaker 4: I think that this was probably the biggest initial decision 16 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 4: that Jesse Maner had to make after being hired as 17 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,279 Speaker 4: a head coach, and this was a position that I'm 18 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 4: sure garnered plenty of interests around the league. You get 19 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 4: a chance to coach Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry and 20 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 4: work with Jesse Manter, who's a great defensive coach. I'm 21 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 4: sure there's a lot of people interested in this, and 22 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 4: the Ravens talked with a number of candidates over the 23 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 4: course of their process and looking for a head coach 24 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 4: who also could have been candidates for the offensive coordinator role. 25 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 4: They talked to Cliff Kingsbury. They talked to Nate Shielhouse 26 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:16,639 Speaker 4: in LA They talked to Davis webb Out in Denver, 27 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 4: Joe Brady, who ultimately became the head coach of the Bills. 28 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 4: They talked to Mike McDaniel who went out to Los Angeles. 29 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 4: So they talked to a lot of different coaches who 30 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 4: could have potentially stepped in as the offensive coordinator. Ultimately, 31 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 4: they go with Declan Doyle, who is a really interesting, 32 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 4: intriguing hire, who is one of the best up and 33 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 4: coming coaches in the league. And I think that he 34 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 4: is going to be somebody that Ravens fans are really 35 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 4: excited to have. 36 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 1: Obviously, one of the biggest thing that jumps out from 37 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: declend Doyle's resume is his age. Yeah, at twenty nine 38 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: years old, he was the youngest offensive coordinator in the 39 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: NFL last year. He's one of the youngest offensive coordinators 40 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: in recent history. The other two guys were Kyle Shanahan 41 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: and Sean McVay. The only guys that were younger. Those 42 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: they pretty good coaches, not bad. And so twenty nine 43 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 1: you're like, wow, man, this guy is a fast riser 44 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: in the coaching profession. 45 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 2: Here's what I'll say. 46 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: What he lacks in years, he makes up for and 47 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: more in experience. I mean, he spent last year learning 48 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: from Ben Johnson, who's one of the preeminent offensive coaches 49 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: in the league with the Chicago Bears. And he also 50 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: spent five years learning from Sean Payton before that. And 51 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: so this is a guy who's learned Dan Campbell. You know, 52 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: he coached tight ends alongside Dan Campbell in New Orleans. 53 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,359 Speaker 1: So some of the top coaches around the league, especially 54 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: offensive mines, Declan Doyle has been kind of picking their 55 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: brains and learning from them. 56 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's. 57 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 4: Really exciting to get a coach that has grown up 58 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 4: around Sean Payton and Ben Johnson, Like those two guys 59 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 4: are at the top of the profession when it comes 60 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 4: to offensive foot And last year when Ben Johnson was 61 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 4: hired in Chicago, he went out to go find his 62 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 4: offensive coordinator knowing that he was going to be the 63 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 4: one that was calling plays, but also I need to 64 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 4: have a great offensive coordinator here to leave my offense 65 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 4: while I'm the head coach. And as he talked to 66 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 4: different people, he told the story that during the interview process, 67 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 4: he talked to some people that he knew and someone 68 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 4: said to him, Declan Doyle is a young Ben Johnson. 69 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 4: That is high praise. Knowing that the way that Johnson 70 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 4: has risen up the coaching profession and how innovative he. 71 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 3: Is on the offensive side of the football. 72 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 4: Sean Payton also talked about how he would love if 73 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 4: he had the opportunity to invest in decland Doyle. If 74 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 4: he could just put one hundred thousand dollars into Deckland 75 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 4: Doyle stock, that turned into a lot of money down 76 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 4: the road. 77 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 2: So I just stink at the stock market. So if 78 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 2: I could do the same, but you know, I might 79 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 2: just copy that Vie. 80 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, So if you could invest, if he could buy 81 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 4: up his decland Doyle stock, he would do that. So, 82 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 4: like you have two coaches there who are really effusive 83 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 4: in their praise for who he is as a coach, innovator, 84 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 4: as a worker. And I'm sure that jesse Mincher took 85 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 4: in all that information and feels like we're getting a 86 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 4: guy who can come in here and help elevate this 87 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 4: offense around Lamar Jackson and the players we have in 88 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 4: place and get somebody who, like everybody is going to 89 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 4: be looking at around league saying, now this guy is 90 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 4: he's one of the next great coaches in this league. 91 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 1: Yeah, there's no doubt that the Bears offense last year 92 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: made huge strides in the first year under Ben Johnson 93 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: and with Declan Doyle. I mean, they went from last 94 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: in the league in yards the year prior to sixth 95 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 1: and huge jump and obviously Caleb Williams in his second year, 96 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: massive improvements for him who I think it's interesting. I mean, 97 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:46,919 Speaker 1: there are some parallels between Caleb Williams game and Lamar 98 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: Jackson's game in terms of a guy who can make 99 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: offscript plays, I mean sometimes just throwing on the cape 100 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: in just wow moments, those two guys and the ability 101 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 1: to kind of have that while also play paying efficient football, 102 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 1: minimizing mistakes, all those things, playing within the system. Like 103 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: you see when that all comes together, how explosive it 104 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 1: can be, both for Lamar and for Keller Williams and 105 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: so Declan part of the charge here obviously is going 106 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 1: to be taking Lamar Jackson's game to even another higher level. 107 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 1: Right there is a two time MVP who last year 108 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: dealt with injuries and it was kind of a tougher 109 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 1: season for Lamar. It's getting him back up to that 110 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: MVP level and beyond as Lamar enters the next kind 111 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 1: of phase in his career. And I'm really excited to see, 112 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: given what I saw with Keleb Williams, what Declan Doyle 113 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 1: can do with Lamar Jackson. 114 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:36,599 Speaker 3: Yeah. 115 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 4: Like, of course Lamar and Caleb Williams are different stylistically, 116 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 4: but I get your point on offscript play, so they 117 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 4: can do things off script that very few players in 118 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 4: the league can do for sure. And something that stood 119 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 4: out to me when Jesse Mincher came in for his 120 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 4: press conference, he talked about Lamar and the offense he 121 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 4: wants to build around him. You don't want him to 122 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 4: necessarily have to be Superman. 123 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 3: All the time. 124 00:05:57,360 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 4: You don't want him to have to put on the 125 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 4: suit and the cape and go out there and put 126 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,719 Speaker 4: everything on his back. It's great knowing he has the 127 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:06,719 Speaker 4: ability to do that, but you don't want to force it. 128 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: And I think that was a big change you saw 129 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: in Caleb Williams game from year one the year two. 130 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: You know, year one it felt like trying to do 131 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: too much for him sometimes trying to be Superman too much, 132 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: and they kind of helped him in that regard. 133 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, this is what jesse Minter said in a statement 134 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 4: about Declan Doyle an architect of the offense. Declan will 135 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 4: build around our players through communication, collaboration, relationships, and trust. 136 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 4: His innovative mindset, collaborative spirit, team first approach, and extensive 137 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 4: NFL experience make him an outstanding addition to the Ravens organization. 138 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 4: This also fits with what we heard from jesse on 139 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 4: his intro pressor, collaboration, communication, relationships, trust. I don't think 140 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 4: these are just like I don't think these are just 141 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 4: buzzwords that he's saying. I think that like this is 142 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 4: truly as he's looking at building out his staff and 143 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 4: the system that he wants to put into place, I 144 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 4: think it's really important for him to have those core. 145 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 1: Tenants connector connectors is the word that he used, and 146 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: I think communication within his staff that is one of 147 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: jesse Minter's pillars is strong communication with players, between players 148 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 1: and coaches between coaches and coaches on his staff, and 149 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 1: Declan Doyle by all accounts, is really kind of straightforward, 150 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: strong communicator, somebody that relates well with players. And I 151 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: think also, you know, it's interesting that he's the same 152 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: age as Lamar Jackson, both twenty nine years old. This 153 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: is a departure from Todd Monkin certainly, who you know, 154 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 1: had a number of years on Lamar Jackson. This is 155 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: a little bit more of a you know, peer to 156 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: peer relationship in a way, right. I mean, it's still 157 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: coach to player, but there's more to relate to the 158 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 1: guy your same age. And I think building that relationship 159 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 1: and that trust with Lamar and all those things are 160 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: paramount in his performance. And I think that Declan Doyle 161 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 1: is really set up well that way. I found this 162 00:07:55,880 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: quote from Declan and he said, I think players care about. 163 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 2: Can you help me? 164 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: Can you put me in position to be successful, to 165 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: help the organization and my family? And to me, that 166 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: goes to the scheme do you do you know you 167 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 1: know what you're talking about, right, And Sean Payton, you know, 168 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: his quote was the right away. If you're a player 169 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: or a coach, you're like this guy knows his stuff, 170 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: not stuff, right, And to me, like that is part 171 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: of where you get buy in from players. It's not 172 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 1: this like motivational speech guy, It's do the players buy 173 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 1: into this person? It has great ideas, is gonna put 174 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: me in positions seed What they tell me is what 175 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 1: happens on the field, and I see success for that 176 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: because that's gonna help the team win. 177 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 2: These guys all want to win. 178 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 1: That's also gonna help me with my contract and make 179 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: it more money for me and my family. That's gonna 180 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: help in a variety of ways. 181 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 2: Right. 182 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: That's how you buy that that buy in from That's 183 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: how you get that buy in from your players. And 184 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:55,959 Speaker 1: I think Declan Doyle gets a lot of that because 185 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: of he's a good communicator and because he knows his stuff. 186 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, and like as you mentioned, you see age and 187 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:04,599 Speaker 4: that's the headline. Everyone's like, WHOA, that's crazy. What was 188 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 4: I doing in twenty nine years old? Everyone has these thoughts, right, 189 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 4: Everyone says these things, and I think that's only natural. 190 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 4: But I think that players and other coaches they respect, 191 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:20,960 Speaker 4: they respect guys and people who are know their stuff. 192 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,439 Speaker 4: And so it doesn't matter if you're twenty nine or 193 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 4: fifty nine ideas have no like the ideas No, if 194 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 4: you're a great coach, then people are going to respond 195 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 4: to that. And it's like, sure, there's a benefit of experience, 196 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 4: But Declan has experience, like he's worked, as we mentioned, 197 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 4: under some of the best offensive coaches in the NFL. 198 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 4: He's grown up over over the last sevent eight years 199 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 4: in the NFL. 200 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: What he doesn't have is play calling experience. 201 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 3: That's that's one thing he doesn't have yet. 202 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 2: That's that's it. 203 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: And so that'll be the challenge for him and I'm 204 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: sure something he's very excited about and the reason why 205 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,199 Speaker 1: in part he came to Baltimore and left Chicago, right, 206 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: And I think that that's something that he's been preparing 207 00:09:58,760 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 1: for for a long time. 208 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 2: And I also think it would be unwise. 209 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:05,839 Speaker 1: Ben Johnson has his fingerprints all over the Bears offense 210 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: from last year and is a big reason why they 211 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,719 Speaker 1: had so much success. But don't diminish the role that 212 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 1: Declan Doyle had in that as the offensive coordinator. Right 213 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 1: when you're talking about the architect of that offense, the 214 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: communication of relaying the mess Ben Johnson's message to the players, 215 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 1: making sure the players knew their stuff. That's who Bear's 216 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: players when they talked about like who was responsible for 217 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 1: making sure they knew the game plan and. 218 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 2: Could execute it. 219 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: That was Declan Doyle was communicating Ben Johnson's message and 220 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 1: making sure the players knew it and. 221 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 2: Could execute it. 222 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: And so like, don't minimize what he has done as 223 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator, and I like and one of the advantages 224 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: I thought that Declan Doyle had over some of these 225 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: other candidates, like a Davis web for example, who was 226 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:50,840 Speaker 1: a passing game coordinator. Like he's been an offensive coordinator. Yeah, yeah, 227 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: he you know, he's been in this position. 228 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:55,839 Speaker 2: He's done the job. The difference now is that he's 229 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 2: calling to play. 230 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, until you've done it and proven that you can 231 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:01,319 Speaker 4: call plays, that's going to be the question. And people 232 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 4: are going to say this is whenever he has his 233 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 4: first press conference, that's going to be one of the 234 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 4: main questions. You never call plays, How read do you 235 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,199 Speaker 4: for that? What are your thoughts about that? But at 236 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,080 Speaker 4: some point, there was the first time that Andy Reid 237 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 4: call plays. There was the first time that Sean McVay 238 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 4: call plays. There was the first time on down the 239 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:17,319 Speaker 4: line right right, and so at some point you get 240 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 4: your first shot to call plays, and this is going 241 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 4: to be his first shot to do that, and. 242 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 3: He's got I think a lot. 243 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 4: He has the experience and clearly it seems the approach 244 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 4: and the mindset and the knowledge to put him in 245 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:30,960 Speaker 4: a position. 246 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 3: To do that. 247 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 4: I'm curious, like what the offense looks like with him, 248 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 4: because that's the one thing, having having not been a 249 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 4: play caller, that you wonder, well, what's the system? What 250 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 4: exactly is the offensive system that he is going to run? 251 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:49,199 Speaker 4: And that will be something I'm curious to find out. 252 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 1: I think it's going to look a lot like the 253 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:54,679 Speaker 1: Bears offense from from last season, and a lot like 254 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 1: even Sean Payton's offenses. 255 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 2: Like I don't think that just because he wasn't the 256 00:11:58,160 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 2: play caller. 257 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: You're like, well, I have no idea what Declan Doyle's 258 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:02,840 Speaker 1: offense is going to look like. I think it's gonna 259 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 1: be reminiscent to that. And and those offenses are very 260 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: multiple there. They are adaptable, you know all of those things. 261 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:13,960 Speaker 1: They're versatile, they're pretty split you know, even split run 262 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 1: pass balance, Like this isn't like a Clint Kubiak offense 263 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: where you have this very defined you know, Kubiak stretch 264 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 1: zone play action scheme, right, like, you see a lot 265 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:26,560 Speaker 1: of different things. What I some of the things that 266 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: I would point to is you're got definitely gonna have 267 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 1: offensive creativity. And you know that that extends beyond just 268 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 1: trick plays. You are going to have trick plays. You 269 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:36,679 Speaker 1: are going to have some trick plays that'll be fun. Yes, 270 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 1: you know, I love trick plays. Trick plays are fine. 271 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 1: I actually think they, Like I truly believe you are 272 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 1: going to have more trick plays. 273 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 2: But I agree with that. I agree with that. 274 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 1: We which we didn't see a lot with Todd Munkin 275 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 1: though you know, we saw Hurricane last year, but that 276 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,680 Speaker 1: was really a John Harbaugh kind of idea. And so 277 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 1: that'll be fun. What can La march accent do? And 278 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 1: some trick plays? Yeah, goodness gracious. So I think anything 279 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:02,959 Speaker 1: and everything on the table. I think that there's definitely 280 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: a And this is one thing I think that helps 281 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: Declan with his play calling is Ben Johnson is really 282 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 1: good at play sequencing. Certain plays set up future plays, 283 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 1: and a big tenant of his is make the same 284 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: thing look different and different things look the same. 285 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:22,959 Speaker 2: And I think that. 286 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 1: That's a really like you see, there's definitely been a 287 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: trend in the NFL of hiring these younger coaches, these 288 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: offensive masterminds. You know, the league is kind of trended 289 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: in that direction. Declan certainly being next in line, one 290 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: of the next great ones. I think that's coming through 291 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,199 Speaker 1: the NFL, and that's kind of part of what they 292 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 1: do so well. Is this making things look different that 293 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: are the same or vice versa, right, And so I 294 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:53,079 Speaker 1: think that that'll be another tenant of his offense. 295 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm totally with you on that. 296 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 4: I think that also when you look at the run game, 297 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:02,959 Speaker 4: and we haven't even mentioned yet the other coaches to 298 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 4: the Ravens have hired, which we're going to talk about 299 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:07,560 Speaker 4: more on the back end, but one of those coaches 300 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 4: is wayn Ladford, offensive line coach or run game coordinator, 301 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 4: comes up from Atlanta, highly regarded offensive line coach, and 302 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 4: they ran in Atlanta a lot of the stretch zone 303 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 4: running style that is familiar that you're familiar with from 304 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 4: the Shanahan offense, the Clinton Kubiak offense, the Gary Kubiak offense. 305 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 4: Like it's it's very reminiscent of that style. And so 306 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 4: you have this offensive line coach, a running game coordinator 307 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 4: that's familiar with that approach. Obviously Bejon Robinson. I mean, 308 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 4: he's a great running back in his own right, but 309 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 4: he really thrived in that system. I think Derek Hendrick 310 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 4: can thrive in that system. And so I think sometimes 311 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 4: like when there's a I don't know if this is 312 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 4: just feel, but I think sometimes when there's a young 313 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 4: offensive coach that's coming up, everyone focuses on the pass game, 314 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 4: that it's going to be all this creativity and trick 315 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 4: plays in pass game, pass game, pass game, and that's 316 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 4: going to be an important piece of the offense. But 317 00:14:57,120 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 4: the Ravens are also aware. Jesse Minz is aware, and 318 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 4: I'm sure dekinly the aware that this team also wants 319 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 4: to be able to run the ball with success. That's 320 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 4: going to be a mission here, and I think with 321 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 4: the hire of Ledford and in the higher of Doyle, 322 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 4: I think the Ravens are definitely going to lean on 323 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 4: that ground game and have those two things work in tandem. 324 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: The Bears were right behind the Ravens until rushing attempts 325 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 1: last year exactly, so they ran the ball a lot 326 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 1: yes last year and. 327 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 4: Like DeAndre Swift had a renaissance last year with Doyle 328 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 4: and Ben Johnson. Yeah for calling the place. 329 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, the Falcons ran the most outside zone plays in 330 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 1: the league. The Bears were number two behind Atlanta. So 331 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 1: you have a marriage here. I think of Declan Doyle's 332 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 1: approach the run game and like you said, Dwayne Ledford's approach. 333 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 2: So I would expect a lot of that. 334 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 1: I think heavy use of twelve personnel, which we're certainly 335 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 1: accustomed to here in Baltimore. Multiple tight ends that I 336 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: think will be another part of this offense which leads 337 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 1: you to think, Okay, Mark Andrews is coming back. You 338 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: know you can you bring back Charlie Kohler, Can you 339 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 1: bring back Isaiah One of those two at least would 340 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 1: be nice. 341 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, all right. 342 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 4: So then on the defensive side of the ball, the 343 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 4: reports came out today that the Ravens brought back a 344 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 4: familiar face, Anthony Weaver, as a defensive coordinator. Multiple reporters 345 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 4: have this story, and look, Weavers a guy that grew 346 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 4: up in this system as a player and as a coach. 347 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 4: He was a player here, had success as a player, 348 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 4: came back as a coach successful here as a coach, 349 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 4: really respected guy here in this building, interviewed for the 350 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 4: head coaching opportunity, was a finalist for multiple head coaching 351 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 4: opportunities around the league in this cycle and previous cycles. 352 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 4: So he's a guy that's been on that short list 353 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 4: for head coach, hasn't had the opportunity yet, but has 354 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 4: all the tools that I think eventually we'll get that 355 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 4: call one day. But for now, the Ravens get a 356 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 4: great defensive coach who comes back to a place that 357 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 4: he knows well that I think is just like the 358 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 4: perfect hire for this staff as an established respective voice 359 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 4: that's going to be a right hand man to Jesse Minzer. 360 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think this is another cup for Jesse Mintter, 361 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: and I think Declan Doyle is a great hire. Anthony 362 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 1: Weaver is a great higher. I mean, you have a 363 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:08,120 Speaker 1: guy who was reportedly very close to getting the Pittsburgh 364 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:11,880 Speaker 1: Steelers job, had impressed a lot of teams very highly 365 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: in during this interview process. Because he's a great leader, right, 366 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 1: That's what stands out to me about Anthony Weaver. Great leader, 367 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 1: great communicator, great vision, all things that Jesse Minter wants 368 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: on his staff. So for him to kind of boomerang 369 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 1: here back to Baltimore, I think is just a great get. 370 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:32,359 Speaker 1: You also have somebody again very familiar with the culture 371 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: relationships already with a number of the Ravens defensive players. 372 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 1: You know, somebody that can communicate Jesse's message and that 373 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:43,439 Speaker 1: you know, you have two great defensive minds now working 374 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 1: on this. Somebody he can bring more ideas to Jesse. 375 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:50,640 Speaker 1: You know another perspective because those two even though Jesse 376 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: Minter and Anthony Weaver were both previously coaches here in Baltimore, 377 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:57,360 Speaker 1: they didn't overlap. Yep, Jesse went to Vanderbilt rate as 378 00:17:57,400 --> 00:18:00,680 Speaker 1: Anthony Weaver came in as the Ravens defensive line coach. 379 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:03,400 Speaker 1: And I'm happy for Anthony Weaver. You know, he gets 380 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:06,160 Speaker 1: to come back to Baltimore as a defensive coordinator. It's 381 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 1: this third time being a defensive coordinator by the way, 382 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: you know, it's DC with the Houston Texans. Spent the 383 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: past two seasons with the Miami Dolphins, and he could 384 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 1: have been the defensive coordinator here earlier. John Harball instead 385 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:21,400 Speaker 1: went with zachrior Ye and that's why Anthony Weaver left 386 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: and went to Miami. Now he gets to come back 387 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,359 Speaker 1: be the defensive coordinator for the team that drafted him 388 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: as a defensive end. 389 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 2: That's just that's just cool. 390 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 3: Yeah. 391 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 1: And you know, and I think Miami, certainly in his 392 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:36,159 Speaker 1: first year Anthony Weavers first year, Miami made great strides defensively. 393 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,640 Speaker 1: It's a little tougher a year this past season when 394 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: you look at the numbers, in part because Miami traded 395 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: away some of their best defensive players. But certainly a 396 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 1: great defensive mind will help jesse mentor experience well respected 397 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:50,920 Speaker 1: in the building. 398 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 2: I love everything about it. 399 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 4: If you had said at this at the outset of 400 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 4: the Ravens coaching search, like this is who you're going 401 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:00,679 Speaker 4: to get as your trio here, hey coach offensive corn 402 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 4: or defense coordinator, and Steve Schiddy talked about like you're 403 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:05,920 Speaker 4: hiring a trio here. That's really what you're looking at. 404 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:08,919 Speaker 4: I think everybody would have signed up for this. That 405 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 4: you get two of the best defensive coaches on the 406 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 4: market this year, and you get an up and coming 407 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:16,680 Speaker 4: coach on the offensive side that's worked under some of 408 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 4: the best offensive minds in the game. 409 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:19,880 Speaker 3: It's pretty exciting. 410 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:20,160 Speaker 1: Yea. 411 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:22,880 Speaker 4: And it's like the other thing I like about all 412 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:26,360 Speaker 4: these hires it's like man energy and juice and excitement, 413 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:29,399 Speaker 4: and it's refreshing, and it's like there's just you know, 414 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 4: like it's there are a lot of new voices and 415 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 4: that they're gonna bring a lot of excitement. And I 416 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:37,200 Speaker 4: think that that's like an exciting part of this process 417 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:39,880 Speaker 4: and this transition. And some have been here before and 418 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 4: like Anthony Weaver, and some are totally new, like Declen 419 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 4: Doyle and like and Jesse Manner of course has been here. 420 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 4: Like it's there's a little bit of a mixture, but 421 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 4: I think that all of them are gonna bring some 422 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:54,720 Speaker 4: real juice and excitement. And I just think that the 423 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:57,920 Speaker 4: Ravens is on paper right now. Are Jesse's sitting it 424 00:19:57,920 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 4: out of the park? 425 00:19:58,840 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 3: Ear least? 426 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 2: This is a all star staff. 427 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 1: Yeah, and we have four more other assistant coaches that 428 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 1: were announced today. 429 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 2: We'll talk about that right when we come back. 430 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 4: You're listening to the Lone podcast. We're coming to you 431 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 4: from Siakiek Studio. We want to mention our partners with 432 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 4: Trafficking Sportsbook. They are an official sports betting partner of 433 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:16,720 Speaker 4: the Baltimore Ravens DraftKings sportsbook. 434 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 3: The Crown is Yours So. 435 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:21,879 Speaker 4: As we mentioned five total coaches and now today Deklan Doyles. 436 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:25,120 Speaker 4: We already talked about offensive coordinator Dwayne Leadford. We talked 437 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:29,280 Speaker 4: about him, offensive line run game coordinator, Mike Mickens, defensive 438 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:32,879 Speaker 4: pass game coordinator, and secondary coach Tyler Santucci. This is 439 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:35,120 Speaker 4: a familiar name. He's gonna be the inside linebackers coach. 440 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,919 Speaker 4: He's a holdover from the previous staff, but he's a 441 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 4: highly respected up and comer on the defensive side of 442 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 4: the football. And then Charlie Gellman, game management coordinator and 443 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 4: defensive assistant. Charlie also is here previously, you know, as 444 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 4: a young coach alongside Jesse Menter previously, so he comes 445 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:55,680 Speaker 4: back as a game management coordinator here in defensive assistance. 446 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 3: So we mentioned Leadford. 447 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:59,439 Speaker 4: I think that, like if you talk about him, I 448 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:02,360 Speaker 4: just really think he's going to be the offensive line 449 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:03,640 Speaker 4: last year for the Ravens. 450 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:04,200 Speaker 3: Just wasn't good enough. 451 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 4: It was a it was a sore spot for this 452 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 4: team at a high level. And so when you look 453 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 4: at what's the top priority for the Ravens going into 454 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 4: this offseason, Obviously there's all the coaching stuff, but I 455 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:20,679 Speaker 4: think that if you're talking roster wise, building up that 456 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:23,199 Speaker 4: offensive line is a major priority for the team, and 457 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 4: getting a great coach to instruct that unit is a 458 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:30,160 Speaker 4: huge piece of the process. So I'm excited about adding 459 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:31,439 Speaker 4: led For to this coaching staff. 460 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely. 461 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 1: And the Falcons have had a top ten rushing offense 462 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:37,920 Speaker 1: in each of the past three seasons. I mean, this 463 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 1: is a guy who, as Jesse said in his statement, 464 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:44,800 Speaker 1: is regarded around the league as certainly one of the top, 465 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 1: if not the top. 466 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:49,120 Speaker 2: Offensive line coach in the league. That's widely believed. 467 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:53,360 Speaker 1: And so I think that Dwayne Ledford is a really 468 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:55,919 Speaker 1: big hire for this team that wants to continue to 469 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 1: run the ball well and has the pieces. You know, 470 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: we talked about that outside zone runs scheme. You have 471 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:05,959 Speaker 1: Ronnie Stanley, Roger Rosengarten has very mobile, nimble kind of 472 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 1: offensive tackles. 473 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:08,360 Speaker 2: Tyler Linmaum. 474 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 1: The Ravens hope to reach a contract extension with him. 475 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 1: He's certainly in that mold of guys who can get 476 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: to the second level and block and as good as 477 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: anybody of that at his position for sure, and then 478 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 1: at guard. You know, the Ravens are developing some young guys. 479 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:25,640 Speaker 1: I look forward to what Dwayne can do at that position. 480 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:28,119 Speaker 1: As the Ravens have some candidates there, you know, the 481 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: drafted Amory Jones last year, Andrew Voorhees. I'm sure they'll 482 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: continue to supplement that group via the draft and maybe 483 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: free agency. So I'm excited about the potential of this 484 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 1: offensive line moving forward because, let's be honest, that was 485 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 1: That's where the I think the biggest stride needs to 486 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 1: be made this season for the Ravens offense to get 487 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: back to where it needs to be. 488 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm with you on that. 489 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 4: So then on the defense side of the ball, Mike Mickens, 490 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:51,680 Speaker 4: this is an exciting hire. Comes from Notre Dame and 491 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 4: he's coached some great players at Notre Dame. One of 492 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 4: them is number fourteen here for the Ravens, Kyle Hamilton. 493 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:03,200 Speaker 3: And when I look at this list too, just as. 494 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 4: A big picture note, I like the variety other teams 495 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 4: of course around the NFL, but college game, Like, it's 496 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 4: not just all right, I'm bringing the entire staff from 497 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 4: LA with me. Like he's looking for some of the 498 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 4: best coaches around football. All these guys are coming from 499 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 4: different places here. Declan Doyle, Bears dwayn Ledford Falcons, Mike Dickets, 500 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 4: Notre Dame, Tylers, Santucci, Baltimore, Charlie Gellman, he was in 501 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 4: with the Colts. Anthony Weaver, he was in Miami. Like, 502 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:33,080 Speaker 4: these guys are all coming from different places. Some of 503 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 4: them have Baltimore rooms. 504 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,280 Speaker 1: And there's some crossover with some of these guys, like 505 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 1: Mike Mickens. He and Jesse cross paths twice before, once 506 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 1: as a player Mike playing for Jesse and then as 507 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:49,399 Speaker 1: coaches with Indiana State, and so you know, there's some 508 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:52,160 Speaker 1: with crossover. Charlie Gelman, as you mentioned, they were both 509 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: young coaches here together in Baltimore, and then some not 510 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: you know, some is just like you know, all of 511 00:23:58,600 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 1: them are best person for. 512 00:23:59,880 --> 00:24:02,359 Speaker 2: The job, that's man for the job, you know. But 513 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 2: but I. 514 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:04,439 Speaker 1: Think that it's good that you have some kind of 515 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,200 Speaker 1: crossover and some familiarity. 516 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 4: Uh. 517 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,680 Speaker 2: There's also reports about. 518 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:12,439 Speaker 1: Him hiring Jesse mint Aer hiring PJ. Vulker as a 519 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:15,880 Speaker 1: defensive assistant. Those two go way back back to their 520 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:17,920 Speaker 1: playing days in college. 521 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 2: PJ. 522 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:23,200 Speaker 1: Vulkar was the defensive coordinator at Navy most recently and 523 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: so reportedly will be joining Jesse's staff and so you know, 524 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:30,120 Speaker 1: I like that. I think that Jesse Minner has done 525 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:33,200 Speaker 1: a really good job of of taking the best people, 526 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:34,920 Speaker 1: the best ideas from wherever they come. 527 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, totally. 528 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:39,640 Speaker 4: And and I think that goes into if you want 529 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 4: to build the best staff, you got to look at 530 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:44,480 Speaker 4: all the different candidates that exist, and that includes again 531 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 4: pro teams, college teams everywhere, and mickens Uh. If you 532 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:51,119 Speaker 4: want any sense of like what Notre Dame thinks of him, 533 00:24:51,119 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 4: just get on the message boards. They're they're they're fired 534 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 4: up about the fact that he's leaving. 535 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 3: They don't want to lose him. 536 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 4: They're disappointed, fired up in a bad way, just to 537 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:02,480 Speaker 4: make that they're disappointed that he's leaving. 538 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:03,439 Speaker 2: Same with the Bears. 539 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 1: I mean, Declan Doyle interviewed for the Philadelphia Eagles offensive 540 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 1: coordinator spot and then it ultimately withdrew his name from that. 541 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:14,879 Speaker 1: Bears fans were like, show really the huge side of relief, 542 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:17,159 Speaker 1: and then once the Ravens swoop in and get them, 543 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:21,400 Speaker 1: I mean, they were definitely bombed to lose him. Yeah, 544 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:25,199 Speaker 1: And so I think that you want to judge how 545 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 1: good these hires are, look at the previous places they 546 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 1: were at and the disappointment of losing them. Yeah, I 547 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:33,479 Speaker 1: think with Mickens, I mean, you look at Jesse Minzer's 548 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:37,680 Speaker 1: quote on him, pretty pretty glowing, he said, Even as 549 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: a relatively young coach, Mike Mickens is one of the 550 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:44,119 Speaker 1: best coaches I have been around. He's an elite communicator 551 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 1: whose competitive spirit and relationship building will push our secondary 552 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: to outstanding levels. 553 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 4: Again, themes communication, relationship building. This is a theme that 554 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 4: I'm seeing over and over again throughout this coaching staff. 555 00:25:57,160 --> 00:26:00,479 Speaker 4: Tyler Santucci, this is a he's a no command here, 556 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:02,879 Speaker 4: has been in the building. He's gonna be d Inside 557 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:05,399 Speaker 4: linebackers coach Jesse said, he did a great job with 558 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 4: our linebackers last year. He's a rising star in this profession. 559 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 4: His familiarity with our players and the fire he brings 560 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 4: to the group our tremendous assets for our defense. 561 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:16,720 Speaker 3: I really like Tyler. I think that he's a good 562 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:17,359 Speaker 3: young coach. 563 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 4: I think that he's had that unit playing at a 564 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 4: high level, and I think that he'll continue to do that. 565 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,440 Speaker 1: I mean, he helped Brookwon Smith on a third straight 566 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 1: first seam All Pro honor. I thought Trenton Simpson, you know, 567 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:31,399 Speaker 1: he didn't end up playing a ton, But I thought 568 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: at the end of the season, after Teddy Buchannan went down, 569 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 1: you saw the improvements that Trenton Simpson made over the 570 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:41,199 Speaker 1: course of this year. Teddy Buchanan, of course, he got 571 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 1: a fourth round rookie who's starting playing at a really 572 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:48,400 Speaker 1: high level, ends up being named to the PFWA All 573 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:49,040 Speaker 1: Rookie Team. 574 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 2: Yah. 575 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 1: Right, I mean Teddy Buchanan's development this year was awesome, 576 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 1: as well as guys like Jay Higgins and you go 577 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 1: down the list. So I thought that Tyler Santucci did 578 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 1: a really good job in year one. And this allows 579 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:04,119 Speaker 1: me because I told him the local deli by me 580 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 1: is Santuccis. So now me and Tyler can still get 581 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 1: that that Italian's up. I want to treat him to 582 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:14,359 Speaker 1: most important, most important things. And then Charlie Gellman a 583 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:17,199 Speaker 1: game management coordinator, so you would think that he's going 584 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 1: to be somebody who is obviously in Jesse's ear on 585 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 1: game day talking about things like fourth down, situational football, timeouts, challenges, challenges, 586 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:29,399 Speaker 1: all those kinds of things, which is a really important role. 587 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:32,600 Speaker 4: And this is this You've seen this with teams, been 588 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 4: a growing trend that they've had somebody dedicated to game management, 589 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 4: and I think that that's especially important for a first 590 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:41,040 Speaker 4: year head coach, that this is going to be a new, 591 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:43,720 Speaker 4: a new it's going to be. Just like we spent 592 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:45,680 Speaker 4: all that time talking about first time Declan Doyle call 593 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 4: in plays. This is the first time that Jesse's worried 594 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 4: about timeouts and challenges and game management, clock management in 595 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 4: addition to calling the defense. So like that's a new challenge. 596 00:27:55,119 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 4: And having somebody who you feel comfortable with, who knows it, 597 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 4: who's who's thought through all those situations, who's a really 598 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:02,719 Speaker 4: smart guy, which Charlie is. 599 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 3: I think all that's going to be helpful to Jesse. 600 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:05,600 Speaker 2: One. 601 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 1: This position previously held by Daniel Stern, who's reportedly interviewing 602 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:12,760 Speaker 1: for the Cleveland Browns position, So it's kind of filling 603 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 1: that void. And yeah, somebody that Jesse's familiar with, really 604 00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 1: really sharp guy, Charlie. So and I think that his 605 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: impact will be beyond game day. It will extend also, 606 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:27,399 Speaker 1: you know, obviously a defensive assistantness extend across this team. 607 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 2: So that's another exciting hire. 608 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:31,959 Speaker 1: When you look at you know, the reports out there 609 00:28:31,960 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 1: are also wide receivers coaches are reportedly interviewing. 610 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 4: Apprentice Gill, who was assistant receivers coach here last year, 611 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 4: Tyler Tedtleton, who is the in Jacksonville's assistant receivers coach. 612 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:44,560 Speaker 4: Not on Tyler Tedtleton, I'll hire a bobcat. Yeah, so 613 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 4: you know that piqued my interest when I saw his name. 614 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:50,520 Speaker 4: He was a former quarterback quarterback there, probably the best 615 00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 4: quarterback in the school history. Has a whole bunch of records, 616 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:53,800 Speaker 4: really successful quarterback there. 617 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:56,520 Speaker 2: The Jags wide receivers. 618 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 1: They had a bunch of dudes down there this year 619 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 1: who really played guys you've never even heard of. Right, 620 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 1: We're pretty Parker Washington, I think, right, he really developed. 621 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 4: So we'll see where that lands. And Prentice Skill here 622 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:08,520 Speaker 4: did a good job obviously with the Ravens. 623 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 1: Real time to Skill, he always stood out to me 624 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:13,920 Speaker 1: as somebody that had a good relationship with the Ravens 625 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:18,600 Speaker 1: existing wide receivers and former USC wide receivers coach. The 626 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: USC's produced a ton of great receivers and so I 627 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 1: think Prent of Skill has a lot to like to. 628 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:27,840 Speaker 4: So the staff is not complete by any point. There's 629 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:30,440 Speaker 4: still plenty of positions to fill. On both sides of 630 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 4: the football. 631 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:34,400 Speaker 1: The remaining vacancies still yet to be filled or announced 632 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:38,600 Speaker 1: our quarterbacks coach, running backs coach, wide receivers coach as 633 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:43,000 Speaker 1: we just discussed, and tight ends coach on the offensive side, defensively, 634 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 1: d line coach, and outside linebackers coach, and then of 635 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 1: course special teams coordinator. With the reports that Randy Brown, 636 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:52,400 Speaker 1: the Ravens senior special teams coach, will be returning. 637 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 4: Right, so there's still work to be done, and you know, 638 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:58,080 Speaker 4: you could there can be you could split some of 639 00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:00,239 Speaker 4: those roles up in different ways, or you can have 640 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:03,040 Speaker 4: assistant you know, you can have assistant roles in those 641 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:05,960 Speaker 4: different positions. So there's gonna be more coaching moves to 642 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,280 Speaker 4: be made. He's my point, and I think that the 643 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:12,200 Speaker 4: main takeaway here is that Jesse is off to a 644 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 4: great start in building the staff. I think it's getting 645 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:17,680 Speaker 4: rave reviews around the league media wise. Everyone you talk 646 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 4: to has great things to say about the way that 647 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:21,440 Speaker 4: the Ravens are building the staff. And again, if you 648 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:24,400 Speaker 4: had gone back to the day after John Harball was 649 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 4: fired and you think, well, what are you gonna do? 650 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:27,800 Speaker 3: That's always the question. It's like if you move on, 651 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:28,520 Speaker 3: who are you gonna get? 652 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:29,320 Speaker 4: Get? 653 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 3: And you get one of. 654 00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 4: The best defensive coaches of football as your head coach 655 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:38,040 Speaker 4: and Jesse. You get a highly respected, really talented coach 656 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 4: on the defensive side in Anthony Weaver reportedly to be 657 00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:42,880 Speaker 4: your defensive coordinator. And you get an up and coming 658 00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:45,560 Speaker 4: guy on the offensive side of the ball in Declan 659 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:48,360 Speaker 4: Doyle who everyone's excited about. Like that's that's a pretty 660 00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 4: good start. And then and then fill it out from 661 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 4: there all the things we just said. So I think 662 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 4: it's hard not to like what Minter has been doing 663 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 4: so far. 664 00:30:56,800 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, I absolutely agree with all that. Well, let us 665 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:01,120 Speaker 1: know what you think of this Ravens staff so far. 666 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 1: You can email us at the lounge at ravenst NFL 667 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 1: dot net. Thanks for listening, and we'll be back with 668 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:07,840 Speaker 1: you later this week.