1 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: Get there literally probably five minutes after Snoop dogg leaves. 2 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: It was unreal. It seriously is one of my top 3 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: ten biggest regrets every running back. That's what they say. Man, 4 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: I get better. It's getting google. Yah. I'm not really 5 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: a rotational back open door. There's a leron McClean nothing 6 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: but his boxers, just sprawled out on his bed, just like, 7 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,479 Speaker 1: what up? Dog? Come on and you want to talk. 8 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 1: Welcome to the lounge. Yeah, you might recognize this voice. 9 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: It's been a little while back. Boy. I'm just impressed 10 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: that you remember how to get into the building. They 11 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: didn't revoke your keycard access. They all I had begged 12 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: my way past the security gate. Yeah. You know, when 13 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: you came back, I thought about reorganizing your cube, you know, 14 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: putting some of my stuff in there and figuring out 15 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: a new way to kind of spice it up. But 16 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: you know, it just was. There was a lot of dust. 17 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: There had to be a lot of dust in there. 18 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: This week, three weeks off, three weeks off in Europe, 19 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: little Amsterdam, Belgium, France, action it was pretty nice. Yeah, 20 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: I am looking like I've done nothing but sit around, 21 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,320 Speaker 1: eat a lot of bread and sweets and you do 22 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: look that way. Very good beer in Belgium. Yep, I've 23 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: got the beer six pack rocking, but with a nice 24 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: tan and the croissants six pack. Yeah, it's not good. 25 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 1: Put on the pants. I get back to the nice 26 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: work pants. Little. Yeah, it's gonna be training camp for 27 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:41,479 Speaker 1: you two. You're gonna get some wind sprints out there. 28 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: Passing the conditioning test. We'll just sit there. Do you 29 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: You would not pass the old line conditioning tests, no shot, 30 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: but I would still beat you also, no shot. But yeah, 31 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: good to be back. Gonna be back with my boy 32 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: Garrett here. It's gonna be back with all of you 33 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: lounge listeners. And I'm excited for training camp. It's right 34 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: around the corner now, it's here. It's kind of the 35 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: right around the corner. It's here. It's here, that's true. 36 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: It's kind of the perfect time because like July is 37 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: dead and then I come back rate refresh rate in 38 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: time for training. Did you know there's a new policy 39 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: now that you can't do the two weeks after the 40 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: fourth of July week I heard about that. That's a 41 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: new policy, which is so you took a two week vacation. Yeah, 42 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 1: so I think the new But what my focus is 43 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: that the policy is like retroactive. So you already cash 44 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: in your chip for the two week or after the 45 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: fourth of July. So now I have a two weeker 46 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:31,519 Speaker 1: on top of the fourth of July that I still 47 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: have the opportunity to cash in in future years. So 48 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: I just gotta pick a good one. I don't get that. 49 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: So you took a two week er to go to 50 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: Italy in what month, April? In March? March? Yeah, March, right, 51 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: So that's the same thing. I took a two week vacation. Yeah, 52 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: but now it didn't impact anybody else during fourth of 53 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: July week. In fact, I wrote all your stories that 54 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: you were supposed to write there. Yeah, but they were 55 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 1: still work that I had to do during the fourth 56 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: of July week, what you know, clean up all your 57 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: mistakes that they ended up in articles how to go 58 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: to go. There was one contact as an email that 59 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: I afforded to you, and that wasn't even during for 60 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: the July week. That week after had to go and 61 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: fix all of that and you didn't have to do anything. 62 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:10,679 Speaker 1: So it was a busy week for me on the 63 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,959 Speaker 1: fourth of July. So impact anyone. It impacted this guy 64 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: right here. All right, let's just get into the emails 65 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: before you rob me up, even Moore. Alright, So this 66 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: one comes from Jake red Vanski. Okay, great last name. 67 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: He says, some guys emailed you once before, and I'll 68 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: get introduce myself as one of the only brave souls 69 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: that you'll find who was born and raised in Pittsburgh 70 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: yet still bleeds black and purple recording. It's been three 71 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: weeks off and the jokes are really stale. Uh So, 72 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: Jake continues, I'm always shocked when there's no listener question 73 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: to read, but then realize that I'm going that I'm 74 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: doing nothing to help that cause, yeah, exactly be part 75 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: of the solution. I'm exactly exactly. So he's here to 76 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: assist today, he says. Since the draft, I have not 77 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: been able to wrap my head around the pick of 78 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: safety Chuck Clark in the sixth round, and since reading 79 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: today is late for work, and seeing that he's considered 80 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: an on the bubble player to even make the team, 81 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: it only frustrates me more. In draft where you've completely 82 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: ignored your skill positions, why do you waste this what 83 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: could be valuable pick on one of your deepest positions 84 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: at safety. As I understand, he'll need to prove himself 85 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 1: on special teams to make the roster. But this just 86 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 1: doesn't seem worthy of the pick to me. So he go, 87 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: he continues, but I think we all get the idea. 88 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: He also says we should check out Fathead Saloon on 89 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: the southside Pittsburgh when we go there. I'm going there. 90 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: I've been there in the draft, been there. It is excellent. 91 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 1: You've made the fat heads. Oh well yeah, I'm a fat. 92 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 1: Well you're you're just be fat. I'm just fat, You're 93 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 1: just fat. Have a head yeah, and a great beer selection, 94 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 1: which I agree because because he says we should try 95 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: the Headhunter, I p a all right, and it's a 96 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 1: is on me all right now, I'm early now listen 97 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: now if I had to get up there in Pittsburgh 98 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: this year. So anyway, kind of interesting question about Chuck 99 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: Clark and and really the other interesting thing is two 100 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: days later we get an email from Aaron also about 101 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 1: Chuck Clark. Literally, I haven't said the words Chuck Clark 102 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: since April when he was drafted. No knock on Chuck Clark. 103 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: But then we get two questions about him in this 104 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: Man of a couple of Days. It's crazy we need 105 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: to get him on the podcast when it sounds do 106 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:17,040 Speaker 1: you need to have him as a guest. I think 107 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: that's what Aaron saying here. So, uh, this is Aaron 108 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 1: Haynes and he says he's from Fredericksburg, Virginia, and I 109 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 1: would love it if you would invite Chuck Clark onto 110 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 1: the pod for an interview. I'm a huge Virginia Tech 111 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: football fan and Ravens fan, and since we lost Tyrod Taylor, 112 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,559 Speaker 1: Chuck is definitely my new favorite player on the team. 113 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,679 Speaker 1: You guys, Rock and Ryan is the m v P. No, actually, 114 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 1: what does it really say? What does that really say 115 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: from Aaron? Did you put out the email? He does? 116 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: Aaron says, quote Garrett is the m v P. So 117 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: Aaron Haynes, Aaron Haynes is my new favorite listener to 118 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 1: the lounge. How many tea do you having? Garrett? Yeah, 119 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: he may misspelled it, but the thought is there and 120 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: that is what it's most important. Aaron is the new 121 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: favorite listener of the lounge. So again, you know, we 122 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: love to hear from you guys, especially if you let 123 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 1: people know that I'm the m v P emails at 124 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: the Lounge at Ravens on NFL Net and let everyone 125 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: know why I am better than the Rhine. So two 126 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 1: questions about Chuck Clark, which is really answering to contrasting 127 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 1: opinions right here, um, and I'm gonna to answer Jake's 128 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:13,159 Speaker 1: question about why the Ravens used a six round pick 129 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: on Chuck Clark, which I'll admit it surprised me a 130 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: little bit when that pick came through in April, but 131 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: I went back and was doing a little more thinking 132 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 1: about this. And here's the name for you. Okay, do 133 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: you remember this name, Haruki Nakama. Okay. He was a 134 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: sixth round pick of the Ravens in two thousand is safety, okay, 135 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: And he ended up being a pretty good quality depth 136 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 1: safety for the Ravens. He was good on special teams, 137 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:40,159 Speaker 1: he played some defense for them when when other injuries happened, 138 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: did a great job. He was a quality player back 139 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,359 Speaker 1: up for the Ravens for several years. And what's interesting 140 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: about that pick is the Ravens drafted Tom Zibikowski in 141 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: the third round that same year, so three rounds earlier, 142 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,160 Speaker 1: they already drafted a safety. They already had ed Rey, 143 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 1: Jim Leonard and Dwan Landry on the roster, so they 144 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: did not need more safety. So Rooky looked like it 145 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: was a bad pick then, kind of like the Ravens 146 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: have a lot of safeties. Now, it was like, why 147 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: did they draft another safety, a second safety in the 148 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,119 Speaker 1: sixth round? Well, it turned out pretty well for Ruki 149 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: and for the Ravelings. Here's the thing. When you get 150 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: h Clark could be a depth, great depth. When you 151 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: get into the six seventh rounds of the draft, you're 152 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 1: most likely not going to find stars, right, You're not 153 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: most likely maybe every once. You know, once in blue man, 154 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: there's an Antonio Brown. Right, there's a reason why there's 155 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 1: Sandy Antonio Brown. And the Tom Brady story is so 156 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: unique because those guys went in the sixth round and 157 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: they end up being the best No League of their position. Okay, 158 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: but that is the minority far far, you know, the minority. 159 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: So what you're looking for in those spots as you're 160 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: looking for somebody to can come in and give you 161 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: valuable depth and more importantly, being an immediate special teamer, 162 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: being an immediate special teamer, and so guys that typically 163 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: can do that oftentimes safeties, oftentimes kind of tight ends. Um, 164 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: those are guys inside linebacker or somebody. Yeah, the guys 165 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: that can do special teams. And Chuck Clark that is 166 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: going to be his way onto this roster. And so 167 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: I don't hate the pick at all. I mean you 168 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: need depth players, and Chuck Clarks certainly fits the bill. 169 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: And sometimes you know, when you'll take that to me 170 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: in the later rounds, it's between like, all right, do 171 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: we try to take that player with a really high 172 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: upside but he has all these red flags or whatever 173 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: and that's why he's there late. Or do you take 174 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: like a good solid player who fits the bill of 175 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: what you're describing, like good depth player. If there's injuries, 176 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: maybe you could step up and and you know, be 177 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: an adequate player on your defense or offense or whatever. Uh. 178 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: The Ravens haven't really had a ton of success with 179 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: like striking gold. Like I think of Tommy Streeter right, 180 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: Like he's saying, what take a skill position player like 181 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: wide receiver. Tommy Streeter was like that high upside, maybe 182 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: he'll paint out just stint work out at all, um, 183 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 1: and then they've had success with some of these other 184 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: depth picks, you know, whether it's defensive lineman or stuff 185 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:55,319 Speaker 1: like that. They've had success finding guys later. Our Johns 186 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: was a late round pick, even like a guy from 187 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:00,680 Speaker 1: you know, D'Angelo Tyson. You know, he was a seventh rounder. Uh, 188 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 1: ends up playing in the super Bowl, not like a 189 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: huge role, didn't have five saction the Super Bowl, but 190 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 1: ends up playing. You need to have depth guys, and 191 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 1: so that's why you end up with Now. He was 192 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: kind of one of those. He struck gold. So all right, 193 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:18,559 Speaker 1: that's the that's the four one one on Chuck Clark 194 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 1: right there. Most of it will happen in once he's 195 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,439 Speaker 1: like a special team's ace will happen. Yeah, we'll have 196 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,199 Speaker 1: them in soon. So. Um, but now training campus here, 197 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: players reported on Wednesday, and uh, first practice this morning. Um, 198 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: so lots to talk about. Um as we do that. 199 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: I mean, what do you think the Ravens need to 200 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 1: accomplish in training camp. What is the most important thing 201 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,319 Speaker 1: that needs to get done over the next month. Well, 202 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:44,679 Speaker 1: there's a lot of things obviously, but to me, the 203 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 1: biggest issue and what they have to figure out most 204 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: of all, is how to get this offense on track, 205 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: and that I think starts in the running game. You 206 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:56,080 Speaker 1: know this, The running game in the past two years 207 00:09:56,120 --> 00:10:00,680 Speaker 1: has just not been good enough, and right now the 208 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: injury to Kenneth Dixon obviously makes this situation a little 209 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: bit murkier. I think they do have quality depth there, 210 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: but I really like Kenneth Thix and I thought he 211 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: was gonna be a great player, and if he's out 212 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 1: for the whole season, that that's serious. So in training 213 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 1: camp you gotta figure out is Buck Allen gonna be 214 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: able to pick that up. Is Bobby Rainey if the 215 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 1: Ravens do end up signing him, which as of the 216 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 1: time that we're taping this, they have not yet. Um, 217 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: you know, the running game is essential. I think we 218 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 1: we saw it in the Super Bowl years. We saw 219 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 1: it basically since I got here in two thousand nine 220 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: until the Super Bowl, the running game was always a 221 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 1: big part of this offense and it hasn't been that 222 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 1: since then. Maybe a little bit ineen with Gary Kubiak. 223 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,079 Speaker 1: It was pretty good with Justin for set, but when 224 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 1: the Ravens haven't had a pretty strong running game, I 225 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: think their offensive struggled. I think Joe needs that a 226 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 1: little bit more balanced, and it hasn't been good the 227 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: past couple of years, so that I think is something 228 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 1: that needs to get on track during training. Here's my question, 229 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 1: and I like, I've understood the excitement about Cannaday, and 230 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 1: I think he's got all high ceiling. A lot of 231 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: potential shows some flashes last year in training camp and 232 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 1: then in the season a lot of excitement bars okay, 233 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 1: but like he's had these issues where he hasn't been 234 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: able to stay on the field and so there are 235 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: the questions around him beyond this, then he's spending for 236 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: four games. So I've always kind of been well, everyone's 237 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: excited about Canaday Dixon, but Terrence West is most likely 238 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:22,439 Speaker 1: going to be the starter. And I think that Terence 239 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: West is a pretty good option, a pretty good option. 240 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 1: I think that Terence West could run for a thousand yards. 241 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 1: Do you people disagree. I don't think that he's probably 242 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 1: gonna lead the league in rushing, but I think Terence 243 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 1: West could be a thousand yard running back. Yeah, I 244 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: think he could be mean, Like I just I think 245 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,199 Speaker 1: that Danny Woodhead is probably gonna get into that h 246 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: for him. I don't think that he's like one of 247 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: those featured backs that gets it enough to like, is 248 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: he Zeke Elliott? Uh? Is he a J? Peterson? Is trime? Okay? No, 249 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 1: But like there's reasons that there's only a couple of 250 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 1: those guys, right, So I think that he could be 251 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 1: a bell cow running back that carries the ball twenty 252 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,719 Speaker 1: times a game. You know, and and as you know 253 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: what he would say to that, Yeah, you gotta feed him, 254 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: you gotta I get better as the game goes on 255 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:09,559 Speaker 1: to give me those carries made every running back, that's 256 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: what they say, Man, I get better as the Yeah, 257 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: I'm not really a rotational back. Yeah. Um so, so 258 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: like I kind of, you know, I went with him 259 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: a little bit. I can see that. I can I 260 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:27,680 Speaker 1: think that he could be a pretty good player. Um, 261 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: I do think and so so my old My main 262 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:33,360 Speaker 1: point there is that I don't think that the Kenneth 263 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 1: Dixon injury is crushing. It's a it's a bummer. It's 264 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 1: a bumber most of all for Kenneth Dixon. If there's 265 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: one injury that concerns me more than any that the 266 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,959 Speaker 1: Ravens have suffered, it's not Kenneth Dixon. It's not Dennis 267 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,679 Speaker 1: Pitt it's Tavon jam I would agree with that. She's 268 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: somebody that last year was probably the most impressive rookie 269 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 1: when you consider where he was drafted and what he 270 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,679 Speaker 1: was asked to do got thrown in there. His is 271 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: a nickel guy, small guy from Temple. You know, we'll 272 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 1: kind of work him in like three weeks into the season. Yeah, 273 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 1: we're gonna make him a starting outside corner, you know, 274 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 1: like that's what he ends up match up against Des Bryant. Yeah, 275 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: not an easy assignment, right, And so this year was 276 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: his opportunity. They've added Marlin Humphrey, They've ad a Brandon 277 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: car and this was going to be the opportunity for 278 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 1: him to go back and play in the slot where 279 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 1: he was kind of best suited to play. And I 280 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:19,839 Speaker 1: was like, this dude is going to be a study 281 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 1: because he was good as an outside corner. He's gonna 282 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 1: be a stud inside. That is a huge void that 283 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 1: Ravens had to fill. Yeah. I think we're all excited 284 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: about the potential of the Ravens defense, and in particular 285 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: the secondary, considering the addition of Tony Jefferson and Brandon Carr. 286 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: But Nicole Corner is a key physician in the defense, 287 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 1: very very important. That guy is practically a starter. And 288 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: right now the Ravens option, top option is Maurice Candy, 289 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,439 Speaker 1: who I like a lot. We both really think he's 290 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 1: done very well over the summer. He's done really well. 291 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 1: But he's just he's a six round pick from last 292 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: year who hasn't played hardly at all in NFL games. 293 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:57,439 Speaker 1: So he's got a lot to prove. I think he 294 00:13:57,480 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 1: can do it, but that's a big question. We're still 295 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 1: questions are gonna be answered. Yeah, and so I agree 296 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 1: with you that I think that that injury that leaves 297 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 1: a hole. And so that is another thing that the 298 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 1: Ravens need to figure out during training camp. Is it 299 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 1: gonna be Kennedy? Is Webb gonna need to slide down there? 300 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 1: Is it gonna be? He's an interesting one. You know, 301 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 1: He's somebody that a few years ago he was one 302 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: of the top slot corners in the league, didn't play 303 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 1: last year, had an injury, but he says that he's 304 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: fully healthy. So you know, that's a guy that I 305 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: want to see. You know that phrase saying you're only 306 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 1: strong as your weakest, Like, right, well, this Ravens defense 307 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 1: is pretty darn good. But if you don't, if you 308 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: can't find a guy there at Nickel corner, guess really 309 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 1: going to throw the ball. Yeah, it's gonna be tough. Yeah, 310 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 1: I mean the games last year where the Ravens lost 311 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: late in games. Christmas Day comes to mind. Backup corners 312 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 1: came in the game, and what and what Ben Roethlisberger 313 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 1: and great quarterback to Tom Brady they're able to do 314 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: is they're able to find a sauce fad, they're able 315 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 1: to find a hole. I mean, it was drug powers 316 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: on the Antonio Brown on that it was the first 317 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 1: guy that was who was originally on him in Wettle 318 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 1: and c JK, you know, and they and they were 319 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 1: throwing the ball a lot in Serisa's direction, you know, 320 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: and and they he struggled in that game late in 321 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 1: that game. So like, yeah, I mean there, yeah, So 322 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: I'm with you. I do think the defense will be good. 323 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: I think they teams won't be able to run on 324 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 1: the Ravens. There's no reason that team should be run 325 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: on the Ravens. This year. You invested a ton of Like, yeah, 326 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: you paid Brandon Williams much money to make sure that right, 327 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 1: you paid him, you still have C. J. Mosley, who's 328 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 1: in the prime. Tony Jefferson can come down there and 329 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 1: bang against guys like Michael Pierce and those two guys. 330 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: That's like seven pounds. You got to move there in 331 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: the middle of lines, so that's not easy to do. 332 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 1: So there's no reasons he should be. You might be 333 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: getting near Michael Pierce to after your vacation. I saw 334 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 1: I saw Michael go through the lunch line and then 335 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: you went right after him. Your plate was twice as big. 336 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 1: Guess what he had. I actually don't deny that. Another position. 337 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 1: I mean, we haven't talked about. We talked about the 338 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 1: running backs, but obviously the offensive line is a huge 339 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 1: area that the Ravens need to figure out. During training camp, 340 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: we spent a lot of time talking about us. You 341 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 1: have three of the five positions that are locked up. 342 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 1: With Ronnie Stanley outs Lewis's playing somewhere looks more and 343 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 1: more like that's what's gonna be left guard and and 344 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 1: Marshall Yard. Obviously you have center and right tackle. The 345 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: big question is James Hurst the guy at right tackle 346 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: and John Marshall, Ryan Jensen or one of those or 347 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 1: Matt Scura one of those guys. Are you comfortable with 348 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 1: them being your starting center? That's there's a big question. 349 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: So you know how I feel about James Hirst. I 350 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 1: didn't need to get on my James first high horse here. 351 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 1: You don't talk about how sure? Yeah you don't. We 352 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: can pass this about ten minutes long about we think 353 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: James Hirst adequate starter. We've heard this a million times. 354 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: I'm good, all right, yeah, all right, let's take a pass. 355 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: They could still you know what email the lounge emails 356 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: at the lounge the what is it? The lounge? God 357 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: and Ravens die NFL done? We really share, revoked your 358 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 1: keycard access and let us know if you want to 359 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 1: hear about James Hurst rant because I'll give it to you. Yeah, 360 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 1: you can just have a private email conversation with whoever emails. 361 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 1: It's interesting, it's interested in that. Um yeah, I mean 362 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: I think offensive line obviously still needs to be figured out. 363 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: Um there there's still questions. I mean, there's gonna be 364 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:08,679 Speaker 1: a number of new starters on the team. Tight end 365 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 1: still a position to figure out. Max Williams, how does 366 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,440 Speaker 1: he look? Cracking? Gilmore? Does he stay healthy? Benjamin Watson? 367 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:18,200 Speaker 1: Is he back? To Like I've said it time and 368 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 1: time again, I think season starts today, Nick Boyle is 369 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 1: you're starting tight end, and I think he's gonna be. 370 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: I think healthies you're starting. It's gonna be. It's gonna be, 371 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 1: Nick Boyle, it's gonna be a starter. Yeah, um chicken buck. Yeah. Um. 372 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 1: So there are still are lots of questions and training 373 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:36,119 Speaker 1: camp is fine. You know, training camp is especially the 374 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: first couple of weeks. Once you get to like week 375 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:39,119 Speaker 1: three or four, when you're out there and you're kind 376 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 1: of like getting to the dregs of the summer and practice, 377 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:44,400 Speaker 1: you're like, all right, I've seen enough, but right now 378 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: it's fine. Um. So, well, you know, we've been covering 379 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 1: training camp here for many years, um, and we've got 380 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 1: some good stories. And so if we want to do 381 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: bring back our storytime segments to give you something, you know, 382 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 1: some stories from the years of covering training camp, you've 383 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: got some good ones. Yeah. So since I've been here 384 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: so much longer, yeah, since you're a new guy right here. 385 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 1: I started in two thousand nine. Yeah, you're you are 386 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 1: an old man. So what was it like back here 387 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: when Brian Bill was a coach and all the night 388 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:15,680 Speaker 1: you ted Marsha. Yeah. I started in two thousand nine 389 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: and that's when the Ravens are still in Westminster for 390 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,719 Speaker 1: training camp, which was it was fun. Uh you know, 391 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:24,240 Speaker 1: we're not going to go down this whole rabbit hole 392 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 1: of oh why are they still out there and all that, 393 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:29,440 Speaker 1: you know, but it was cool out there. Uh. And 394 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:32,639 Speaker 1: one thing that I specifically remember, first of all, it 395 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:36,199 Speaker 1: was when Snoop Dogg visited in two thousand nine and 396 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 1: that was amazing. So I was back here at the 397 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 1: team scility and I was an intern. This is like 398 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 1: my first couple of weeks on the job, and we 399 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,119 Speaker 1: get word that Snoop Dogg's coming to practice and I 400 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:50,240 Speaker 1: was like, holy hell right, So I begged my boss 401 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:52,680 Speaker 1: to send me on an errand essentially to go out 402 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 1: to go out to camp. I convinced when they say 403 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:57,159 Speaker 1: go get some photo cards or whatever, I hoped my 404 00:18:57,520 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 1: accurate integrature integral two miles and I am halling, but 405 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: to get out to Westminster, screaming up the road, get 406 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 1: there literally probably five minutes after Snoop Dogg leaves. Everybody, 407 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 1: everybody I talked to, he's like, oh man, he was 408 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: the coolest He's got pictures of everybody, everybody showing me 409 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 1: their self. He was a suop dog. I was like, oh, 410 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 1: it was unreal. It's seriously, it seriously is one of 411 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:29,479 Speaker 1: my top ten biggest regrets that I missed that day, 412 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 1: didn't get to meet you know mine on a training camp. 413 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 1: Note is the day that Muhammad Ali came. That's a 414 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:38,680 Speaker 1: good one. Yeah, and I knew he was coming, but 415 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,399 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, I didn't think that we were going 416 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:42,920 Speaker 1: to be able to be here, that it was only 417 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 1: gonna be yeah, like players, and then it wasn't. Everybody 418 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: was and I was like, so I wasn't here. That 419 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:52,720 Speaker 1: was the every one of the Super Bowl that was 420 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 1: the two thousand twelve um and I wasn't here. And 421 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:59,240 Speaker 1: then I just remember seeing pictures from all these different 422 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: people that head hang out with Muhammad Ali, and I'm like, 423 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: I just missed the champ I missed the opportunity for 424 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,960 Speaker 1: the champ So would you rather meet how would Snoop? 425 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: I would rather meet Mohammed Ali? Really? Yeah. I mean 426 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:15,240 Speaker 1: he's one of the greatest athletes American icons. It's very true. 427 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 1: I mean Snoop is an icon in a difference is yeah, 428 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:21,200 Speaker 1: we should you know. One of my favorite Snoop things 429 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:24,159 Speaker 1: is his video after the Ravens beat the Steelers. Right. Well, 430 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 1: that's the funny thing is that Snoop is a huge 431 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 1: Steelers fan. You stealer stand He's at Ravens camp with 432 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:31,919 Speaker 1: a you know, Ravens hat on and raven shirt on. 433 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 1: Of course, make all guests, Harps makes all guests where 434 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 1: Ravens stuff that he wasn't gonna get away with that. 435 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,479 Speaker 1: And I also remember about the sneep visit is this 436 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: is when you know you're a boss. Right, He had 437 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:43,919 Speaker 1: a guy it's like a bright sunny day. He had 438 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:45,879 Speaker 1: a guy in a full suit like it was a 439 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 1: hot day. Guy in a fool like linen suit. Guys sweating, sweating, 440 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 1: holding on umbrella. Snoop right everywhere he walks. He just 441 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 1: got this guy in the suit just following around with 442 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:58,639 Speaker 1: hum Bro. That's when you know you made it. That's funny. 443 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,680 Speaker 1: It's gonna be you for me this year. I've seen 444 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 1: the pictures of him with the umbrella. I just assumed 445 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:07,920 Speaker 1: it was a raining. It was just hot and that 446 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 1: guy was keeping him cool. Great the other the only 447 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 1: other out. We'll stop story time after this the only 448 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:15,359 Speaker 1: other one I remember from Westminster. And you know, this 449 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: is when players are hanging out in the dorms. They 450 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:18,919 Speaker 1: would sleep in the dorms or whatever. Everybody player they 451 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 1: shared dorm rooms, I think. And I remember it was 452 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,439 Speaker 1: my first year like really reporting, and I was supposed 453 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:25,119 Speaker 1: to do a story on La McClean. I think it 454 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 1: was on his campaign McLean for running back or something. 455 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:30,359 Speaker 1: I was writing that story about that and I didn't 456 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 1: get him after practice, and uh so they said, you know, well, 457 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: I'll just get knock on his dorm his door, and 458 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:40,479 Speaker 1: so I go, knock, knock, just get up, come on, 459 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,680 Speaker 1: come on in open door. There's a La McClain, nothing 460 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 1: but his boxers, just sprawled out on his bed, just 461 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: like what um dogs, Come on and you want to talk. 462 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,920 Speaker 1: I'm like sure, you know, like looking around where it's 463 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,360 Speaker 1: tiny little college dormer might made place to sit. I'm 464 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: like sitting on the edge of them bed, Like this 465 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 1: is just weird. He's a good interview. It was probably 466 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 1: the shortest interview. I got one question for you man. Yeah, yeah, 467 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:11,639 Speaker 1: so that was a weird one. But I do with 468 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 1: miss Westminster. It was pretty cool. I trying cans fun. 469 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 1: I remember when they had it here a few years 470 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: ago and they brought the ice cream truck out. That 471 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 1: was great. Still remember that our Jones was running out 472 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: there and Terence Cody, two big boys that were houghing. 473 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:27,199 Speaker 1: That was the happiest I've ever seen them. They were 474 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:29,600 Speaker 1: huffing their way to the ice cream stand. It's like 475 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:32,160 Speaker 1: our Jan's celebrating won the Super Bowl. Are Jan's ice 476 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:36,240 Speaker 1: cream truck comparable? Yeah, they're there. You know what you missed? Uh? 477 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:38,359 Speaker 1: They brought the ice cream truck here. It was intern 478 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:41,919 Speaker 1: orientation last week. I saw that. You know, you're a 479 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:44,199 Speaker 1: fat boy, so you definitely would have miss it. Was 480 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:46,439 Speaker 1: a little bit upset about that I missed then, so 481 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 1: that was good. Maybe the'll bring out here in training camp. 482 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 1: You can have your art Jones moment. Yeah, but I'm 483 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 1: Tony though Belgium. I was at that moment. I was 484 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:56,440 Speaker 1: drinking some nice Belgium. You get all the beers, don't 485 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 1: get me started. There's seven eleven their version of a 486 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:01,359 Speaker 1: seven eleven. I'll tell on you has a hundred different 487 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: beers and some of the best beers in the world. 488 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 1: Unbelievable every where you go. You know what we'll need 489 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,360 Speaker 1: to do is the next podcast. We'll need to put 490 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 1: together some of our favorite summer beers. You know that's 491 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 1: a good one, you know, because we always do the 492 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:16,200 Speaker 1: pumpkin beer. I think we did winner. Um, so we 493 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 1: gotta cook maybe our best summer beer stage. Pick a couple. 494 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:20,639 Speaker 1: I came back in our house that are left like 495 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 1: a six pack in the fridge and it was a 496 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 1: honey ginger wheat ale. That seems like there's too much 497 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:28,159 Speaker 1: going on. I know, I'm interested to try it and 498 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:31,159 Speaker 1: try to too much. Once you have too many adjectives 499 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 1: in front of whatever the beer is, I'm kind of out. Yeah, yeah, 500 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 1: it might be a little too much agree about anyway, 501 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,679 Speaker 1: Let's get back to talking about football here. Uh and 502 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:42,440 Speaker 1: before we go, I think one thing that everybody's talking 503 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:44,919 Speaker 1: about right now and what we should touch on is 504 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:47,160 Speaker 1: how good is how good do we think this team 505 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,399 Speaker 1: is going to be at this point? You know, on paper, 506 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,119 Speaker 1: we haven't really seen him. But how good does this 507 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: team look to you right now? Well? I think the 508 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:57,240 Speaker 1: defense should be a top five defense. With that question, 509 00:23:57,640 --> 00:23:59,480 Speaker 1: they just should. It should be the money is invested 510 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:01,880 Speaker 1: there not if it's not, I would I would say 511 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: that's a disappointment. Yeah, Um, the capitol is there from 512 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 1: a draft standpoint, so this defense should be top five. 513 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: UM offense still has this question marks. So I think 514 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:15,880 Speaker 1: that this team could could absolutely return to the playoffs. 515 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:17,440 Speaker 1: I really do. I don't think that there's like a 516 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 1: big glaring reason why this team shouldn't be in the playoffs. 517 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:21,159 Speaker 1: You have a quarterback who's still in the prime of 518 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 1: his career, tenure vetteran Um you have, you have a 519 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:29,119 Speaker 1: veteran receiver and Jeremy Macklin You've added, you have you 520 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:32,239 Speaker 1: have Perriman, who I think I still think could end 521 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: up being a huge player this year. Mike Well what 522 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: Mike woss is a thousand receiver last year. So like, 523 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: I think that you have some pretty good weapons. You 524 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:41,679 Speaker 1: have a quarterback that has done it, that's in the 525 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:43,239 Speaker 1: prime of his career. So I think that the rab 526 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 1: should be back in the playoffs. I think that it's 527 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 1: gonna be tough to knock the Steelers off from the 528 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 1: top of the a f C North. I mean, they 529 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,880 Speaker 1: didn't get any worse on paper. They still have Antonio Brown, 530 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:53,439 Speaker 1: they still have letting On Bell, they still have been 531 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: like they still have all their pieces that brought them 532 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 1: to that point last year. So but think about last year. 533 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:01,239 Speaker 1: It came down what it come down to. It came 534 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 1: down to a week sixteen in Pittsburgh on Christmas Day. 535 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: And the Ravens I think have made enough I improvements 536 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:08,640 Speaker 1: to say if they're in that position again, they can 537 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:11,680 Speaker 1: win that game. So I don't see any reason why 538 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:13,800 Speaker 1: to any reason to think that the Ravens can't win 539 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 1: the division this year. Yeah, no, yeah, I think that 540 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:18,440 Speaker 1: they're definitely gonna be in the hunt with for that. 541 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:24,560 Speaker 1: And uh yeah, this team on paper is better than 542 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 1: last year's team on paper going into it, I would say, um, 543 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: and they could be a dominant defense. And if you 544 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 1: have a dominant defense that can that can really win 545 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:37,360 Speaker 1: games that way, it's not going to take a ton 546 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 1: from the offense. And I think the offense has some 547 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:43,119 Speaker 1: definite potential. Yeah, I mean it could be a good offense, 548 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: Like it's gonna be a top five offense. But if 549 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 1: it can be a good offense with the way that 550 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 1: this defense is looking and through it out there, they 551 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:51,920 Speaker 1: gotta find a nickel corner and there's some question marks there, 552 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: but the defense is gonna be good if if defense 553 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:57,439 Speaker 1: plays up to its potential, and if the offense I 554 00:25:57,480 --> 00:26:01,200 Speaker 1: think can be good or okay to good, this team 555 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 1: is gonna win a lot of games if you can 556 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 1: and when as soon as you cross midfield, justin soccer, 557 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:08,160 Speaker 1: so you have special teams, right, So if you can, 558 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:12,040 Speaker 1: if you can the whole team, So you know, this 559 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:14,399 Speaker 1: defense is gonna be able to hold teams ten I 560 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 1: mean ten's probably, but you'll be able to hold team 561 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:18,879 Speaker 1: is probably around fourteen points, right, and then if you 562 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 1: can you get seventeen points on a weekly basis, you 563 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:23,120 Speaker 1: should be able to get seventeen points, right, And if 564 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:24,680 Speaker 1: you can do that, you're gonna win a lot of games. 565 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 1: And I think the Ravens that's going to be their 566 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:27,919 Speaker 1: model for success. I don't think they want to be 567 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 1: playing games where it's a thirty one. That's not what 568 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 1: they want to be doing. They want to be playing 569 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 1: twenty to fourteen games and they're gonna win a lot 570 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 1: of four teen games. They would like to be playing 571 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,119 Speaker 1: thirty one fourteen games. I think it more likely is 572 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: going to be playing fourteen games. So get your anxiety 573 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 1: meds ready. Yeah, we're already getting those out. The hearts 574 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 1: and good working condition. We're gonna find out a lot 575 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: during training camp. We're gonna be bringing you a ton 576 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 1: of coverage, I mean highlights every single day, different packages 577 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 1: on different position groups, one on one drills, pass rushers 578 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:04,959 Speaker 1: and blockers. We're gonna be bringing you just tons of 579 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: video written all the news to make sure you keep 580 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: it locked here. And uh we'll be doing the pod 581 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:12,680 Speaker 1: and we'll have some good guests. We haven't had Jerry 582 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,119 Speaker 1: mcan if we haven't had Danny Wood hit one, we 583 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:17,720 Speaker 1: haven't had Chuck clark On, we haven't Clark Boy, haven't 584 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 1: had coach Hardball in the world that is in the works. 585 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:23,119 Speaker 1: Uh So, a lot of good stuff to comes to 586 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,479 Speaker 1: make sure you keep it locked in. And as always, 587 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 1: you can reach us at the lounge at Ravens dot 588 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 1: NFL dot net. Have you back, Garrett, thank you very 589 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:31,520 Speaker 1: much for holding it down. Laws