WEBVTT - John Harbaugh: Press Conference (12/29)

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass Podcast. It is Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>December twenty ninth, and the Raves are getting ready to

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<v Speaker 1>play the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. As they got ready

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<v Speaker 1>for the matchup, we had a chance to hear from

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<v Speaker 1>head coach John Harbaugh today.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, good seeing everybody, appreciate you being here. Good practice.

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<v Speaker 2>We're getting ready for a big challenge, pedal to the

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<v Speaker 2>metal in terms of preparation. So what questions you have John, We.

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<v Speaker 3>Still say he was back out there at pactice.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, this is his first year with him played.

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<v Speaker 4>Have you been impressed kind of the level of pumpany.

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<v Speaker 3>Since Saturday because seems like the typing things and he's

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<v Speaker 3>still battle people.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I mean I think Zay Flowers is great. He's

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<v Speaker 2>done a great job. He works hard. He uh, he

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<v Speaker 2>comes to work every day. He got a great attitude.

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<v Speaker 2>Just couldn't a plus in every way really.

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<v Speaker 3>John, Howard, Hamilton, and Brandon Stevens progressing this, especially Stevens

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<v Speaker 3>because we didnt see him on the injury report. I

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<v Speaker 3>guess Wednesday for the wall.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, everybody's doing you know, it's the time of year,

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<v Speaker 2>this time of year, it is so everybody they can

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<v Speaker 2>go will be out there.

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<v Speaker 3>John, the last time he's played against a big fangio,

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<v Speaker 3>there's a little bit of a public spat. Did you

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<v Speaker 3>end up talking with him in the off season? It's

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<v Speaker 3>really anything over And do you think there's any emotional

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<v Speaker 3>carryover from something like that.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I don't know. I think everybody's got their

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<v Speaker 2>own opinions on whatever they want to have their opinions on.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we know what we're about, what we stand

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<v Speaker 2>for as an organization, as a coaching staff. I know

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm about and what I believe in, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>how I feel about it.

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<v Speaker 4>How different is this Miami defense with big FANGI yell

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<v Speaker 4>over there.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a different scheme, different system. They run different coverages,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I mean, just a different setup, different coordinator,

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<v Speaker 2>different scheme.

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<v Speaker 3>John Zack Steeler is a guy who's really emerged from

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<v Speaker 3>Miami for a couple of years. Obviously, you guys drafted him.

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<v Speaker 3>You know what's really stood out about his development to

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<v Speaker 3>become the player. I mean, he has eight and a

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<v Speaker 3>half sacks. I havn't a great year.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean he's I'm gonna tell you straight up, he's

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<v Speaker 2>exactly the player that I thought he was gonna be.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he was a damn good player when he

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<v Speaker 2>was here. Physical, tough, he's playing that way, but better

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<v Speaker 2>because he's, you know that further along in his career.

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<v Speaker 2>He's strong, he's twitchy, he gets off blocks, presses the pocket.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a he's a very good football player. He's everything

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<v Speaker 2>you want in a football player. He's tough and he's uh,

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<v Speaker 2>he shows up every day. Coach, you face a very

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<v Speaker 2>tough running game last week.

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<v Speaker 3>How much that preparation helped to face now Rahee Munster,

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<v Speaker 3>which had a good year carrying the.

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<v Speaker 2>Ball, Well, it's gonna be a big challenge. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>their offense is very diverse and the running game is

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<v Speaker 2>a big part of it. So uh, you know, they

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<v Speaker 2>can run the ball outside, they run the ball in

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<v Speaker 2>the alley, they run the ball in the sea gap,

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<v Speaker 2>and they run the ball straight downhill. So uh, and

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<v Speaker 2>Raheem is a big he's the main guy. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>he's there, he's their guy. Uh, but not only the

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<v Speaker 2>only guy. They have two other very good backs. Hit

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<v Speaker 2>he saw the game against the Cowboys kind of kind

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<v Speaker 2>of showed that off. So yeah, it's just a it's

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<v Speaker 2>a very diverse offense.

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<v Speaker 4>John Lamar said in the past that he feels like

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of these games this time of year are

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<v Speaker 4>essentially like playoff games. When you look at the opponents

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<v Speaker 4>you faced over the last month or so, especially now

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<v Speaker 4>the Dolphins coming up. How how does this start to

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<v Speaker 4>prepare you for January these types of matchups.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I mean, yeah, that's I think it's exactly right.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a very good point. You know, we played we

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<v Speaker 2>played playoff teams I don't know, for about eight weeks

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<v Speaker 2>in a row now, so and these are the kind

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<v Speaker 2>of teams that you got to beat in the playoffs

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<v Speaker 2>if you want to advance in the playoffs. So it's

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<v Speaker 2>great preparation for us. And but yet the challenge is still,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you got to win those games to put

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<v Speaker 2>yourself in the position that you want to be in

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<v Speaker 2>as best you can. We've done that up until this point.

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<v Speaker 2>But this is a whole nother, whole other can of

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<v Speaker 2>worms that we're opening up here on Sunday. So we're

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<v Speaker 2>not afraid of that. We're gonna get after it and

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<v Speaker 2>play the best we can and try to put our

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<v Speaker 2>best foot forward.

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<v Speaker 1>That was head coach John Harball. You're listening to the

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