1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: Another wild win. This is just our new reality, Garrett. 2 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: This is how every game works for Ravens fans. It 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: just keeps getting crazy. You're like that, I mean, You're 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: never gonna have a game like that again. And he's 5 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: now right back in the thick of the m v 6 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: P conversation, you know, with Justin Herbert Kyler Murray. Should 7 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: Lamar be the leader? Is he better than he was in? 8 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:25,760 Speaker 1: Because I think so. Welcome into the lounge presented by 9 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: Draft Kings. Another wild win. This is just our new reality, Garrett. 10 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: This is how every game works for Ravens fans. Thirty 11 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: one overtime win over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday Night Football. 12 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: We're on short rest here, but the adrenaline is still kicking. 13 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say, I wouldn't say it's a size it 14 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: up Tuesday. Maybe I'm jumping and getting ahead of myself here, 15 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: but hat game, oh my goodness, took a couple of 16 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: years off my life. I'll tell you, Garrett, I don't 17 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: know if I can make it through a seven teen 18 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 1: game season this year. Maybe a sixteen games that one 19 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: might get me this year. Well, I think all Ravens 20 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: fans were probably feeling that way this morning. Little sleep probably, 21 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:13,559 Speaker 1: you know, as we've talked about before with other games, 22 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: whenever there's a game like that, forget going to sleep 23 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: right after the game. I mean, you're up. You're up 24 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 1: for a while. Especially. You know that that's that's a 25 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: that's a three third year for us. And I think 26 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: probably plenty Ravens fans felt the same way. And yeah, 27 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: I don't think it's a size them up Monday the 28 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: way you probably were feeling after the Chief's game. But 29 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: it's a reminder of all you gotta do is win. 30 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: The Ravens are stacking wins right now. They've won four straight, 31 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: and this is when you soak up, you soak up, 32 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: you enjoy it. Are the things to fix, of course, 33 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: sure we'll talk about that, but wow, I mean that 34 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: was a finish that anyone who watched that game is 35 00:01:55,160 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: gonna remember. And it's like they just keep getting easier, 36 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:05,279 Speaker 1: like somehow, every single one, he just keeps getting crazy. 37 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: You're like that, I mean, you're never gonna have a 38 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 1: game like that again, and then you and then you do. 39 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 1: It's like we've had like three I mean really, the 40 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: Raiders game was unbelievable too, just they lost that. I 41 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,679 Speaker 1: just choose not to remember that game exactly. But like 42 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 1: the Ravens have had four just games that you'll never forget, 43 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: like that you'll be talking about decades from now. In 44 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: the first five weeks of the season, just wild. So 45 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: so this leads us to our first topic here, and 46 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,679 Speaker 1: John Harball was taking a poll, essentially an unofficial poll 47 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: around the postgame locker room last night, which win was 48 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 1: the best? What are you going with? I don't want 49 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: to go recency bias because that's an easy one. Feeling 50 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: the high of this game, so it's easy to point 51 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: to this one. The Detroit game had the record breaking kick, 52 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna say it's but I'm gonna say it's 53 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: between the Chiefs game and this game because there was 54 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: so much that had to happen, particularly last night. There's 55 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: a lot that had to happen in the Chiefs game too, 56 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: but there was so much that had to go right. 57 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: I mean, look, we were sitting there, I said to 58 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: you before the Clays Campbell block and the and the 59 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 1: and the Colts are looking like they're gonna not gonna 60 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: field goal. I'm like, if this game we're sixty five 61 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: minutes the Ravens would win it. Well, it ended up 62 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: being about sixty five minutes and the Ravens won it. 63 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: I just I thought they were just gonna run out 64 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: of time because the defense couldn't really stop him and 65 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: the Colts were moving down to the field and the 66 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: Ravens offense caught fire. But I was like, I just 67 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: don't know that they're gonna have enough time to do 68 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: with racist deficit and that every all those things fell 69 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: into place. You get two touchdowns to two point inversions, 70 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: you get a block field goal and a misfield goal, 71 00:03:57,800 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: then you get the ball in over time and you 72 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: marched on the field of schoo were a touchdown, so 73 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: you don't even get the calls a chance. Well that 74 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: was that was the play of the game. The coin 75 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: tosses the play games because whoever won the coin toss 76 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: is probably winning the game. Yeah, we got an email. 77 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: I think it's from from Kai Denger at the lounge 78 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: at Ravens on NFL dot net, and I said that 79 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: justin Tucker once again he's clutching big. I don't think 80 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: he called it though, I think Carson Wentz called it. 81 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 1: That's true, he didn't actually call it all he did 82 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: was what he said, We'll take the ball, but still 83 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: give him credit, give him credit. Um so I've got 84 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: sidetracked all that. Even though I said I'm not gonna 85 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: go recencly bias, I am gonna go recency bias game. 86 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say last night's game just because of all 87 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:42,119 Speaker 1: that had to happen in a very tight window, unlike 88 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 1: the scenarios, and they still happen. I'm going with the 89 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: Chiefs game. I think the Chiefs game was just all around, 90 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: like an awesome game, just like going, you know, punch 91 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: for punch with them, back and forth, back and forth. 92 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: Um you know how to come back? You know you 93 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 1: hadn't beaten the Chiefs. It's the Chiefs, not the Colds, 94 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: you know. Like yeah, really, I mean three quarters of 95 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: that last Night's game sucked. It was just terrible. I 96 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: mean the first half and that's really the thing about Detroit. 97 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: Way more of that game was terrible and super frustratingcent 98 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 1: that game. That game was frustrating as a Ravens fan. 99 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,359 Speaker 1: And then you get the glory and the last two 100 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: plays of the game. Um So I'm going Chiefs. That 101 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: one was just an epic game at home. That environment 102 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: was unreal, like the entire time anyway, I know this 103 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: game will be one that we never forget to. Yeah, 104 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: I can totally understand that. And and part of it 105 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: is that in that Chief's game, like the environment, the circumstances, 106 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: the team, like, you get the edge for all those things, 107 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: and nobody thought you were gonna win. You know, this 108 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 1: one was like everybody thought the Ravens were gonna beat 109 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: the Colts. But just like game crazy, game circumstances, I 110 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: give the edge to this one. Yeah, I mean I 111 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: would agree, would agree. Ravens down twenty two to three 112 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: late in the third quarter, with about three minutes left 113 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: in the third quarter. I mean, my cousin and my 114 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:11,720 Speaker 1: nephew were at the game, and I texted him, I'm 115 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 1: like sorry, guys, like sorry, this this one was an 116 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: apology text. Yeah, the apology that you always feel like, 117 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 1: you know, like when your family is there, You're like, man, 118 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, you came out here and kept the kid 119 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 1: up until you know, who knows, until midnight, you know, dragon, 120 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: sorry for this tough game. Then you know, fifteen minutes later, 121 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,840 Speaker 1: text him, you guys still here? I hope you are? Yeah, 122 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: I know I know, you know this team. It's just 123 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: like as soon as he hit the Lamar hit the 124 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:44,919 Speaker 1: long touchdown to Marquis, I was like, it ain't done. 125 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: It ain't done. Like this team, there's something special about it. 126 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: And and as John Harball said, as long as you 127 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: got l Freaky under center number eight, you ain't out 128 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 1: of it? Like ever did did John Harball say L 129 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: Freaky out? Should have? I wish you said, yeah, I know, 130 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: And Hollywood Brown said the same thing. And I think 131 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: that like that was a common talking point after the game, 132 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: that like, you win these crazy games. And I was 133 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: kind of thinking about it last night, Like in nineteen, 134 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: it just was so easy. It just felt so easy. 135 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 1: The Ravens felt like they blew teams out and they 136 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: were just cruising. And then when they got to the playoffs, 137 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: and after they lost that game to the Titans, there 138 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: was talk of like, you know, wasn't too easy during 139 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: the season because you weren't as battle tested in close 140 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: games like this, and it was a little bit of 141 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 1: a shock to be to find yourself down. While I 142 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: would certainly love a couple of blowouts, it would be 143 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: much easier, you know, all my heart, I do think 144 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: that there's there is something to being battle tested and 145 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: feeling like even if you're down big in the second 146 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: half of a game, you can come back and win. 147 00:07:56,320 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: And that I think is the biggest different with this 148 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: team they've on and we talked about this last week, 149 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: they've unlocked kind of a new element of this offense. 150 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: It is a past heavy approach and they've shown that 151 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: the last two weeks. Yes, yeah, absolutely, I mean the 152 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: thing about and we're kind of getting ahead of ourselves here, 153 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 1: but the thing about the twenty nineteen team was like 154 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: that offense was still so revolutionary to everybody around the league. Like, 155 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: you know, if you didn't have, you know, more than 156 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: a week to prepare for Lamar Jackson in this offense, 157 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: you know you were gonna get smoked. And so I 158 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: think that they just took the league by storm in nineteen. 159 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 1: Now what's so gratifying this year is that, you know, 160 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: teams have kind of I ain't gonna go Jeremy Fowler 161 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 1: here and say they figured it with the figured it out, 162 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: but like they have a better beat on the Ravens offense, 163 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: there's no doubt about it. And and slowing down this 164 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 1: Ravens gonna un game, and the Ravens injuries that running 165 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 1: back have certainly helped that too, you know. So they've 166 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: like dialed in a little bit on the Ravens rushing. 167 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: But now just Lamar take that next step and kind 168 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: of CounterPunch and this whole offense, not just Lamar, but 169 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:07,960 Speaker 1: the passing offense. I mean, give credit to Greg Roman too. 170 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:10,719 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get sidetracks here a little bit, But how 171 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: much talk was there last offseason about Greg Roman and 172 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 1: his passing game schemes and all that stuff looking looking 173 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: pretty good right now, looking pretty darn good, you know, 174 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: So give credit to him. Give credit to Lamar Jackson, 175 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: give credit to all all these offensive weapons. The upgrades 176 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 1: that Eric Coston made on the offensive side of the 177 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: ball is certainly paid off. Um. And we haven't even 178 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: seen Rashod Bateman on the field yet. So I mean 179 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: to do it now when like people, when it's not 180 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: so novel, like when you're not catching teams by surprise, 181 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:43,719 Speaker 1: except I guess maybe they're catching teams by surprise. That 182 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 1: they can throw the ball this well, um makes it 183 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:51,079 Speaker 1: even more gratifying. So, you know, Lamar, I mean the 184 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:53,559 Speaker 1: thing I was talking to Cliff about walking into our 185 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: car last night? Was you know he's He's now right 186 00:09:57,920 --> 00:09:59,719 Speaker 1: back in the thick of the m v P conversation 187 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:06,319 Speaker 1: with Justin Herbert Kyler Murray, you know, Tom Brady, those guys. 188 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: Should Lamar be the leader? Is he better than he 189 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:13,439 Speaker 1: was in? Because I think so right, and Josh Allen's 190 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 1: also in that. I think I think that it's I 191 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: don't know, I mean those the Cardinals aren't defeated, Carl 192 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray has been excellent, Josh Allen was awesome on 193 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: Sunday Night Football. So like if if Lamar is not 194 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: the os On favorite this morning, I'm not too worried 195 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 1: about it. But I do think he's got more passing 196 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 1: yards than Josh Allen and Russian his his I think 197 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: that his value to the Ravens, if we're gonna play 198 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: most volleable player, is but more significant than any other 199 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: player in the league. And his ability to take over 200 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 1: games is better than any other player in the league. 201 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: And we saw that last night. We've seen that plenty 202 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: of times over the course of his career. So I 203 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: think that he should absolutely be right in the middle 204 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 1: of that conversation. Should he be leading it? Sure you 205 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:10,560 Speaker 1: could say that I think Kyler, you can make a 206 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: pretty good case for Kyler Murray. They're in the feeder 207 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:17,079 Speaker 1: right now. Kyle Murray has been excellent. Um So, like 208 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 1: I could go just the Homer answer and say absolutely 209 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:21,959 Speaker 1: should totally be back. And I think that he by 210 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 1: the time it's all said and done, he absolutely might 211 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: win another m v P. And I think that there 212 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: was probably like there wasn't much buzz about him as 213 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 1: an MVP candidate coming into the season, which I remember 214 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 1: at the time before the season, we were like why 215 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: is that? Why is that the case? Like you should 216 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: did you lay down a bet when we were out 217 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:43,079 Speaker 1: in Vegas on that did not lay down a bet? 218 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 1: I did, I did the gambling trade training their buddy. 219 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:50,640 Speaker 1: But uh, but like it's like, why is there not 220 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: more conversation about this Guy's a weird for a guy 221 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: who's two years removed from winning it unanimous m v P. Well, 222 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:59,439 Speaker 1: I mean, what's crazy? Is I mean? Lamar Jackson leads 223 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,840 Speaker 1: the NFL in total yards right now, leads the NFL. 224 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: He's fifth in passing, eighth in rushing in the NFL, 225 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:07,839 Speaker 1: which is just wild. He has more passing yards and 226 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 1: Patrick mahomes more rushing yards than Aaron Jones, Jonathan Taylor, 227 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 1: some of the top running backs in the league. So 228 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 1: I mean, when you're talking about overall, just a yard 229 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 1: is the yard is the yard. Nobody's put up more 230 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 1: yards in Lamar Jackson, and it seemed four and one. 231 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 1: So I think, you know, Lamar is definitely definitely a 232 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 1: better player than he was in Oh yeah, there's he 233 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: He's throwing the ball much much better and can still 234 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: beat teams with his legs if given the opportunity. He 235 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: had a couple of opportunities last night where he should 236 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 1: have been running and I was like, but he was, 237 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: but he was cooking. He was feeling it. He was 238 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 1: cooking with that arm. I mean, the guy through completed 239 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 1: what was it of his passes. I mean, nobody in 240 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: NFL's history with at least forty passing attempts had topped 241 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: eighty five completion centers. That's absurd. I mean, it's just 242 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 1: like even even Lamar in the postgame press conference was 243 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 1: like whoa, like right, like he was in like such 244 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:13,439 Speaker 1: a zone he didn't even realize like how many passes 245 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:15,840 Speaker 1: he was completing and there, And the funny thing is 246 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 1: like early on he wasn't particularly sharp, like missing Mark 247 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: Andrews for what should have been easy first down on 248 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: the Ravens first drive, miss Hollywood Brown for what should 249 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 1: have been a touchdown. Uh, you know, he missed some 250 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 1: some gimmes, some layoffs, and and then you look at 251 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 1: the end of the day, you're like, oh, my goodness, gracious, 252 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:34,680 Speaker 1: this guy was just I mean, he was unstoppable the 253 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: last the Ravens last three drives. I I can never 254 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: remember having a feeling like I did last night, where 255 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: there was no doubt in my mind and multiple players 256 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: said this. Once the Ravens got the ball, there was 257 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 1: no doubt they were going to go down the field 258 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: and score. I mean, just like the last even the 259 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 1: last three drives, I was it was just like, they're 260 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: absolutely gonna score touchdown here, nobody can stop them. And 261 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: I think that the Colts felt that way too. Yeah, 262 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: I just felt like the the life had kind of 263 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 1: been sucked out of them when you have and they 264 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 1: were a little, I think, just discombobulated. When you feel 265 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: like you're gonna win, you're gonna pull off this upset 266 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: and all that, and then all these things go. The 267 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:17,760 Speaker 1: Ravens way. But that sounds like it was like it 268 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 1: fell into place. It's not really. It didn't fall intolace. 269 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 1: The Ravens janned it into place. Well, but I mean 270 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: like they're kicker misses the game winning field goal at 271 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 1: the end of regulation, like there was just it's a 272 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: long field goal, but he probably shouldn't make it, you know. 273 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 1: The block, I mean, the Ravens made that block. That 274 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: wasn't you know, the Colts failure. But the Ravens definitely 275 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 1: got some good breaks in this one, for sure. Yeah, 276 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: and and so I just felt like, I think everyone 277 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 1: in the stadium felt like, oh, when the coin toss 278 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 1: went to the Ravens favor, they weren't even gonna give 279 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 1: the ball back to the Colts, that they were gonna 280 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: march and they were. And that's exactly what they did. 281 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 1: I don't know if they had a negative play that 282 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: entire drive, I mean it was no, they didn't. Yard 283 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: They didn't even they didn't even get to third down. Yeah, 284 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 1: just boom boom, boom boom. Didn't have a third down 285 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 1: the whole overtime drive. It's it was. It was so impressive, 286 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: it was it was a thing of beauty. Greg Roman 287 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: dialed up a great play sheet on that final drive. 288 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 1: So when what did what did you learn about Lamar 289 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 1: in this game? Because I mean there's obviously a lot 290 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 1: of talk about can he lead the Ravens from behind 291 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: from a big deficit with his arm, you know, and 292 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 1: like he had like done it some other times, like 293 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 1: led him into fuel goal range for a comeback win, 294 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: Like this is hardly his first comeback win. But you know, 295 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: thirteen points down, you know that bit or nineteen points down, 296 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 1: nineteen points that late in the game to have to 297 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: completely throw the ball, I don't think we've seen one 298 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: like that. Yeah, that that's what I That's honestly what 299 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 1: it is. I mean that that basically, if you find 300 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: yourself in a situation where you're down multiple scores late 301 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 1: in the game and you have to throw the ball 302 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: to to have success, the Ravens can do it, that 303 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 1: Lamar can do it. Um And I think that's the 304 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 1: that's what I learned. I would say it was proven 305 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 1: and and I mean you asked Mark Andrews after the game, 306 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: I kind of what do you say to the folks 307 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: who uh have have talked about, um, you know, said 308 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: that Lamar can't can't do that, that he's not able 309 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 1: to do that, And he's like, yeah, you can't say 310 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:17,640 Speaker 1: that anymore. Like he's done. He's just proving it. That 311 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: conversation is dead. Stick a fork in it. It's done. 312 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: I don't want to hear about it ever again. But 313 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: Lamar in this offense can come from behind, they can 314 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: lead like game comebacks, and they can do it through 315 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: the air. And all the narratives are done. The Lamar 316 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 1: can't throw. I mean, come on, now, you know you 317 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: just put up four hundred and sixty four and forty 318 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 1: two yards, you know, I mean, like, come on, you know, 319 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: so all the narratives about Lamar crushed. I literally, like, 320 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: even if I put my troll hat on, I can't 321 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: think of any more Lamar hate or narratives. I mean, seriously, 322 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 1: what's left, well, to be honest, To be honest, what's 323 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: left is is you know, you gotta do it, and 324 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: you gotta continue to win. You gotta win them. You 325 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 1: got you gotta win in the super Bowl exactly. So 326 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 1: until that happens, there's gonna be haters out of the street. 327 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:09,640 Speaker 1: And even and even if that happens, they probably still 328 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 1: will be haters. But man, I'm glad that we got 329 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: a number eight on our side and and the team. 330 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:17,399 Speaker 1: And that's what I think that Like it's one thing 331 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:19,440 Speaker 1: to say it, you know, we always believe in this guy, 332 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 1: and but but I really believe that there is like 333 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:26,920 Speaker 1: a faith in the locker room around Lamar about that 334 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,879 Speaker 1: they can kind of that he can work magic in 335 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 1: any situation and get the Ravens out of any trouble. 336 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 1: And like I'm going back to what I said earlier, 337 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:38,879 Speaker 1: but like when you have that kind of like belief 338 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 1: that you're just gonna win, like the Super Bowl Raves 339 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:47,880 Speaker 1: had that, like they really did. They had tidestiny tmdest um, 340 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 1: as Garrett told everybody in the New England bar, like 341 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 1: they really had that. And I think there's a little 342 00:17:56,560 --> 00:18:00,359 Speaker 1: bit of a similar feeling around this team charge of 343 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 1: that confidence. Yeah, absolutely, I think everybody like that's the 344 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: the other thing that was texting with my cousin last night, 345 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 1: and he put it perfectly. You know, when it was 346 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 1: when it was looking bleak, he said, you live by Lamar, 347 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: you die by Lamar. And and you know when Lamar 348 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:17,920 Speaker 1: is really off and after that that third quarter fumble, 349 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:20,639 Speaker 1: you know when he basically just dropped the ball, you know, 350 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:23,120 Speaker 1: on the one yard line, Like it's like all right, 351 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 1: you know, sometimes, like Lamar has carried this team so 352 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 1: many times already this season and throughout his career, you know, 353 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:32,159 Speaker 1: when he just has a bad game, like the Ravens 354 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: are done. You know that he has a bad game, 355 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: and and sometimes he's gonna lead you to these great 356 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:40,479 Speaker 1: victories and sometimes he's gonna cost you. And it looked like, 357 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 1: you know, Lamar was like pressing a little bit too much, 358 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: like he should have probably handed that ball off the 359 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:46,439 Speaker 1: Tavius Murray on the one and he pulled it out 360 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 1: of the belly and he tried to make the play himself. 361 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 1: And there were other times like when it felt like 362 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: he's just trying to make the play himself, right, and 363 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 1: he gets stopped or whatever or trip Server's own man, 364 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:01,159 Speaker 1: you know, on earlier third down, and like you're just like, man, 365 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 1: it's just not Lamar's night. But then at the same time, 366 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 1: like when you keep putting the ball in the best 367 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 1: in the hands of the best player on the field, 368 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: the most magical player on the field, he's eventually gonna 369 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:14,720 Speaker 1: make some magic and he may pulled a rabbit out 370 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:18,160 Speaker 1: of his hat late in that game. And uh, that's 371 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 1: like the flip side of Lamar Jackson. Man, He's just 372 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:25,680 Speaker 1: he's just the marvel to watch. I mean, the big 373 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 1: the other big thing with this is just the way 374 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 1: that Hollywood and Mark stepped up for him. You know, 375 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:34,640 Speaker 1: we've talked all about Lamar, but those guys made some 376 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 1: plays last night, and it's just good to see. You know, 377 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:39,360 Speaker 1: a lot of the buzz after Denver was like, oh, 378 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 1: the Ravens receiver death, and you know, Prochet steps up 379 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:44,679 Speaker 1: du Rene and those guys made some plays in this 380 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: game too. Duberne made some very clutch plays in this game, 381 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: but Mark Andrews and Hollywood Brown scoring two touchdowns each, 382 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:54,679 Speaker 1: completely took over and showed why they are the Ravens 383 00:19:54,720 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: chief playmakers. Yeah exactly. Um, well, you know you know why, right, 384 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:04,719 Speaker 1: you know what happened? What's that? It's the podcast Podcast 385 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 1: Bump from Marquis obviously obviously that he wasn't having a 386 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 1: great season before he came on the podcast Bump at work. 387 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:14,439 Speaker 1: I think, by the way, I mean, I'll go ahead 388 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: and just make it official. I'll take the l on 389 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: taking the under on a thousand yards that I mean there, 390 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: they're still he's got he's got paced for fourteen hundred 391 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 1: plus yards right now. So uh and he's got five touchdowns, 392 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:34,360 Speaker 1: fourteen yards seventeen touchdowns. That a good season. So he 393 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 1: was remarkable man. He like, I think that we're seeing 394 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: it these past couple of games that he is playing 395 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 1: with Like he definitely played with more physicality, but he is, like, 396 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:48,679 Speaker 1: I think he's getting healthier from that ankle. And he 397 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:52,159 Speaker 1: talked about that with us last week that like, you know, 398 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: there was a hamstring in the summer, then he sprains 399 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 1: his ankle. He seems like he's getting a lot closer 400 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 1: to a percent and we're seeing the difference there. And 401 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:05,639 Speaker 1: Mark Andrews, he you know, kind of he played with 402 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:08,360 Speaker 1: a heavy heart this weekend. His grandmother passed away over 403 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: the weekend and it was a little emotional talking about 404 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:13,200 Speaker 1: it after the game, which you can understand why. And 405 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 1: and you saw him after his touchdowns taking knee and 406 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:20,159 Speaker 1: looked like he was praying, and that's not something you know, 407 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,200 Speaker 1: he typically goes right to the rocks that Paper Sisters 408 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:27,920 Speaker 1: celebration typically. Yeah, yeah, and so it was an emotional 409 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 1: night for him. Um, and it really, Like, you know, 410 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: it's not often that I'm this right. I just want 411 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:38,959 Speaker 1: to say during the pregame show, my prediction for the 412 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: game was that the Cults were going to force the 413 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:43,679 Speaker 1: Ravens to have to throw the ball, and then it's 414 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: gonna be a big night for Mark Andrews in Hollywood Brown. 415 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:48,439 Speaker 1: You can't get much better than that. You are, you 416 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: hitting up the nail on the head right there. I mean, 417 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,120 Speaker 1: plus not only the two touchdowns, but the to two 418 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:57,199 Speaker 1: point conversions, the second of which was awesome because it 419 00:21:57,320 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: seriously looked like a play I've run a hundred times 420 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:04,159 Speaker 1: in in backyard football. It's like Lamar just takes a 421 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 1: snap and he's just like just there was like a 422 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:08,960 Speaker 1: little three yard dark you know. I feel like that's 423 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 1: the game the play that you always have when you're 424 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 1: on the one yard line in backyard football. Well that yeah, 425 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:16,399 Speaker 1: that's like one of those things that like I was 426 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 1: actually I'm curious to ask Greg Rowman about it this week. 427 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:22,399 Speaker 1: Like two point in version plays, like I don't you 428 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 1: don't necessarily go into a game with like a ton 429 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:26,919 Speaker 1: of them? Are you kidding me? He's gonna say he 430 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 1: has a hundred of them? And I know he's going 431 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:31,640 Speaker 1: to say that, but like, but like how many are 432 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 1: really really good? Yeah, like you need it, you need 433 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,920 Speaker 1: this one, and you just use your best play and 434 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 1: and like basically the rains. Yeah, the Raveins are kind 435 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:42,719 Speaker 1: of living down there in that in that you know, 436 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 1: gold to goost situation, so like you're using a lot 437 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: of them there at the end of the game. For 438 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,119 Speaker 1: the Ravens to come up with the two point versions 439 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 1: was again just all the things that had to happen, 440 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 1: is what was so crazy about the victory. By the way, 441 00:22:56,880 --> 00:23:01,199 Speaker 1: the Ravens have two receivers in the top ten in 442 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: the NFL in receiving yards, with Marcus Brown at number 443 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 1: eight and Mark Andrews is now tied with Terry McLaren 444 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:12,400 Speaker 1: uh at number ten with four yards. Mark Andrews leads 445 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:15,360 Speaker 1: the league, leads all tight ends in receiving yards so 446 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: far this season. Nobody higher than him, Not Travis Kelsey, 447 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 1: not Darren Waller, even after the you know, the Monday 448 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:24,840 Speaker 1: night games over the season. Um, Mark Andrews is your 449 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:30,879 Speaker 1: leading tight end in receiving yards right now. Pretty impressive. Uh. Now, 450 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,680 Speaker 1: now onto the sad news, Garrett. Now it's the sad 451 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 1: niece sad news. The Ravens rushing records street of forty 452 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 1: three straight games has been snatched. Who cares? Yeah, that 453 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:48,719 Speaker 1: was it was planny that we spent so much time 454 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:51,119 Speaker 1: talking about that last week. See, that's why you go 455 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 1: for it. In that situation, I will say, Yeah, I'm 456 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 1: glad that the Ravens especially went for it. Now so 457 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 1: they tied the record, Yeah, like you have even more 458 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:01,439 Speaker 1: now they didn't beat it exactly. You're tied with a 459 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:03,640 Speaker 1: four year old record and you know may never get 460 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 1: broken the Yeah, so of course you go for it. 461 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:10,920 Speaker 1: It's further validation that you go for it. And I 462 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:16,719 Speaker 1: think appropriate that the Ravens runs run streak record hundred 463 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:20,199 Speaker 1: yards streak was snapped on a night when Lamar Jackson 464 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 1: breaks the franchise record for passing yards. Well, it's kind 465 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 1: of like you go the symbolic you know, we're all 466 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 1: in a narrative. That's what we do. You know, we're 467 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:29,439 Speaker 1: in a narratives and all that, and so like the 468 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 1: narrative there, it's like it's almost like the the evolution 469 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 1: of the Ravens offense, Lamar Jackson taking the next step 470 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:39,120 Speaker 1: as a quarterback and moving into this other echelon where 471 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: it's not so dependent on the run game. Like that's 472 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:44,639 Speaker 1: the that's the fitting narrative. And last night it was 473 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 1: absolutely true. The run game wasn't working. The Ravens couldn't 474 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 1: run the ball with success, and it didn't matter because 475 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:58,160 Speaker 1: their quarterback has the ability two take the ball down 476 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:00,639 Speaker 1: the field and to beat teams with his arm. And 477 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:04,080 Speaker 1: so you know, I would have liked to for them 478 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 1: to break the record because we had these like cool 479 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 1: graphics planned. You know, my guy, one of our graphic designer, 480 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:12,200 Speaker 1: Dave Herriinger, like put up whipped up a really cool 481 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:13,680 Speaker 1: graphic that will never see the light of day. You know, 482 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:16,520 Speaker 1: it just goes to goes to the graveyard. So I 483 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: wish that would have happened. But oh well, yeah, you know, 484 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:24,560 Speaker 1: it's really like I said at the beginning of the year, Garrett, 485 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 1: how you and I are going to be on our 486 00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 1: rocking chairs, sitting in our rocking chairs, you know, decades 487 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:33,119 Speaker 1: from now, old men swapping sooner for you, for you, 488 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 1: it's not that far around the corner for me. And 489 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:39,120 Speaker 1: we're gonna talk about this season as being the one where, 490 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:41,400 Speaker 1: you know, the Ravens lost their top two running backs, 491 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 1: and it forced them to throw the ball even more 492 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: than they would have otherwise. I think they would have 493 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 1: like taken a step in this direction anyway. You know, 494 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 1: that's the way that they were kind of building this 495 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:53,159 Speaker 1: team around Lamar um. But I think it forced it 496 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 1: even more so. And this is this is the year 497 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: when Lamar Jackson became the throwing quarterback that we all 498 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 1: knew he needed to become, you know. And I'll say 499 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 1: this not to get back on la Mar completely. He 500 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 1: gonna get he gonna get paid. Well, of course he 501 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 1: gonna get paid. I mean, what else does Eric de 502 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 1: Costa need to see at this point, Like if there's 503 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 1: if there's anything, if if if the Ravens in any 504 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 1: part of their mind didn't give Lamar Jackson that contract 505 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 1: extension because they're like, you know what, if we're gonna 506 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:27,400 Speaker 1: invest in this guy for the next six years, seven years, whatever, right, 507 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 1: Like we need to know that he's going to be 508 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:31,399 Speaker 1: able to like take the next step as a passer, 509 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: because the running thing isn't gonna last forever. Like, before 510 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:38,200 Speaker 1: we make that investment, we need to know he don't. 511 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 1: I don't think honestly that's the case. I don't think 512 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:43,120 Speaker 1: that they were like they were like I think that 513 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 1: that that might have been part of the equation. I 514 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 1: don't think that they were that they were saying, like, 515 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: he's got to go prove it. I mean, Sean Harbaugh 516 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 1: has been and so is Eric has been like so 517 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 1: clear that the Ravens are planning to sign him. It 518 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:00,719 Speaker 1: hasn't been like it has I'm just saying that they 519 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: weren't going to give him the contract extension. But I 520 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:06,439 Speaker 1: think like that there was part of like I think 521 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 1: before making that huge investment, they wanted to see that. 522 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 1: I'm not saying they wouldn't have resigned him had he 523 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 1: not done that, like, but I think it would have 524 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:16,639 Speaker 1: impacted what that contract costs. You know how much of 525 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:19,200 Speaker 1: money is for sure. I mean, the press probably keeps 526 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 1: going up if you keep having games like this. But yeah, 527 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 1: I just have always felt like he's he's gonna get signed, 528 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 1: and I think it's gonna be out to the season 529 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: and it's gonna be a monster deal. Um, so it's 530 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 1: probably a little bit more Flacco deal man, Joe Flacco 531 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 1: super Bowl deal. I'll take It'll take it. We're getting 532 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:40,320 Speaker 1: to size him up Tuesday now. Yeah, well, and like 533 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 1: Steven Shott he said, you know at that time going 534 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:44,880 Speaker 1: into that season, like he would love nothing more than 535 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:46,919 Speaker 1: than Joe Flacco had come bang on his desk in 536 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 1: the off season and you know, get a huge contract 537 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:52,400 Speaker 1: if Lamar's coming to Eric's cost and Steven Shotti's desk. 538 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 1: After the season, after winning a Super Bowl, they'll say, 539 00:27:55,920 --> 00:28:01,440 Speaker 1: how many years do you want on this? Exactly? Yeah? 540 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 1: Are you just all right? Getting back on track here? 541 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 1: The Ravens running back situation. You know, Levian Bell stays 542 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 1: inactive on the practice squad. Uh, they give Tyson Williams 543 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: another crack at it. He goes four carries for six yards. Uh, 544 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 1: you know, he caught two passes for fifteen Latavius Murray 545 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 1: six carries for seventeen yards. Uh. You know, the running 546 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:26,600 Speaker 1: backs ran for twenty four yards. DeVonta Freeman one carry 547 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:28,840 Speaker 1: one yard. Now, Freeman did show a little something as 548 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:33,159 Speaker 1: a receiver, especially down the stretch. He was pretty good. Um, 549 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 1: but like again, no clarity again, no no clarity. And 550 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 1: I'm not sure that that's gonna change. And I think 551 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 1: I think it's there. I don't know that there's ever 552 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:46,320 Speaker 1: gonna be like true clarity on the running back situation, 553 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: I think it literally might come down to every game, like, 554 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:50,920 Speaker 1: all right, is it gonna be Tyson? They're gonna pull 555 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: up Levian At some point on Levian, they will have 556 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 1: to make a decision do you pull him up to 557 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 1: the active roster or do you keep on the practice squad. Well, 558 00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:00,400 Speaker 1: and there's there's reports that that teams are interested in 559 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 1: trading for one of the Ravens running backs, which is 560 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:06,880 Speaker 1: interesting to see. You know, do the Ravens make a 561 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 1: move and and go get somebody. There's been buzz about 562 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:13,640 Speaker 1: Marlon Mack, you know who had I just don't say yesterday. 563 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:15,720 Speaker 1: I don't see the Ravens trading away one of the 564 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:19,280 Speaker 1: running backs to get another one. Yeah, I don't see that. 565 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 1: And I don't really see them. They have, given the 566 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: the losses that they've had at that department, I don't 567 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 1: necessarily see them. I don't know what the trade value 568 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:32,360 Speaker 1: would be, and I don't know who, which, which guy 569 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:34,480 Speaker 1: they would trade. I'm just not sure what would happen. 570 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 1: So like me, I don't know. Yeah. So look, I 571 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:39,760 Speaker 1: don't think there's been any clarity on the running back situation. 572 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:42,160 Speaker 1: I think it's still as I guess as as murky 573 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:45,240 Speaker 1: as it's ever been. Um, and I think that's probably 574 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 1: gonna be the case for most of the season. All right, 575 00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:51,880 Speaker 1: to continue with the bad news, let's talk about the 576 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:55,160 Speaker 1: bad the defensive issues here. Uh. You know, obviously not 577 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 1: a great night for the defense. The Colts offense. I mean, 578 00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:01,240 Speaker 1: Carson wentz through for four and two yards. You know, 579 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:04,640 Speaker 1: they ran the ball, I I thought, and I think 580 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 1: I said this to your Cliff. You know, the only 581 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 1: way the Ravens are gonna come back is if they 582 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:12,400 Speaker 1: could slow down the Colts rushing attack. And they really didn't, 583 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, I guess it key key times 584 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:18,440 Speaker 1: when the Colts got into field goal range they did. 585 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:21,120 Speaker 1: They sent them all out run blitz is and and 586 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:23,040 Speaker 1: finally stopped it. But I mean the Colts put up 587 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:28,920 Speaker 1: five yards and uh, it was not a good day 588 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,920 Speaker 1: for tackling. It was not a particularly good day, uh 589 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,840 Speaker 1: for Anthony yaverit in coverage. You know, after being one 590 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 1: of the league's top cornerbacks and coverage, Uh, through the 591 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:42,920 Speaker 1: first four weeks, he gave up a number of of 592 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:46,880 Speaker 1: receptions like nine or ten catches. Um. You know, the 593 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:50,080 Speaker 1: comeback route seemed to be there all day long. What 594 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 1: do you make of the defensive issues? Garrett? Yeah, well, 595 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 1: look this morning, this morning is all about the fourth quarter. Okay, 596 00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:58,840 Speaker 1: this is this is all about the fourth quarter, and 597 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:00,920 Speaker 1: that's where you you soak it all up and overtime 598 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 1: and over time, the fourth quarter, over time, that's what 599 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:06,479 Speaker 1: today is about. But when the Ravens players and coaches, 600 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 1: the coaches are already there, But when the players are 601 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,520 Speaker 1: back in the building tomorrow and they start prepping for 602 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 1: next week's game, it's gonna be all about the first 603 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:16,000 Speaker 1: recorders where they're looking at what they need to improve. 604 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:19,480 Speaker 1: And the defense definitely has things that it needs to improve. 605 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 1: They were getting gashed on the ground up front. I 606 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:25,680 Speaker 1: think the linebackers, the side linebackers still need to continue 607 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:29,280 Speaker 1: to be better. They need to tackle better. You said tackling, 608 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 1: it's not an issue. I know. I'm starting to like 609 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:33,800 Speaker 1: eat my own words on that one. Um, I said, 610 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,560 Speaker 1: you know, my feeling is always that, like the criticism 611 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:40,040 Speaker 1: of tackling is overrated, and tackling has continued to be 612 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 1: an issue over the past few weeks. So I think 613 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:44,800 Speaker 1: that they need to they need to improve in that area. 614 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:47,800 Speaker 1: I think they can. I think that. I still have 615 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:50,360 Speaker 1: a lot of faith that Patrick Queen it can be 616 00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:54,440 Speaker 1: a really good player. Um, I just think that it's 617 00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:57,680 Speaker 1: like the fundamental things that need to be improved. So 618 00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:00,200 Speaker 1: I mean, if you're conacker, you gotta be able to 619 00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 1: attackle well, yeah, absolutely, that's that's no if sanser butts 620 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:04,920 Speaker 1: about it. Marlon Humphrey made it pretty clear on the 621 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:08,200 Speaker 1: field when you know Patrick tried to lower the shoulder 622 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 1: and hit a guy instead of tackle a guy. And 623 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,520 Speaker 1: you could literally you could read Marlon's lips. He's like, 624 00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:17,880 Speaker 1: I mean, just his his body motions there, you know, 625 00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:21,760 Speaker 1: he's like, wrap up, dude, wrap up. Like you can't 626 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 1: keep just hitting guys and expecting to fall down. You know, 627 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:27,280 Speaker 1: it's not college like you're fast, you're you're you can 628 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:29,560 Speaker 1: be a fierce hitter, but it don't work like that 629 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:33,560 Speaker 1: in the NFL. You gotta wrap up and and that's 630 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 1: gotta change. Yeah. I tell you a defensive player who's 631 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:39,920 Speaker 1: probably the probably the guy has been the best defensive 632 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:42,959 Speaker 1: player over the first five games is her Dafe Way Gosh, 633 00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:45,719 Speaker 1: he's the Ravens best defensive player right now. I mean, 634 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 1: Marlin's Humphrey, you'd have a hard case. I mean, nobody 635 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:50,800 Speaker 1: wants to throw at him still. Um, but but oh wait, 636 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:52,640 Speaker 1: I think it's been the best first five games. He's 637 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:56,120 Speaker 1: been the most impactful Ravens defensive player through the first 638 00:32:56,120 --> 00:33:02,800 Speaker 1: five games, without question, without play, big moments, sacks, turnovers, 639 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:05,120 Speaker 1: all of it. Man, that guy is good. I think 640 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:09,320 Speaker 1: he's just he. I mean, he's got talking about put 641 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:11,320 Speaker 1: the car before the horse. He's got future d p 642 00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:14,640 Speaker 1: O I uh, you know, you might be the d 643 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:18,440 Speaker 1: r O Y this year. Yeah, defense wikie the year. Yeah, 644 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:21,280 Speaker 1: he seriously might. Yeah, he definitely could be. He definitely 645 00:33:21,320 --> 00:33:25,600 Speaker 1: could be. So yeah, I do think that there's there's 646 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:28,400 Speaker 1: issues that the Ravens defense needs to clean up. Um, 647 00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 1: and they're gonna get tested this week with Justin Herbert 648 00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:32,880 Speaker 1: and the Charges coming to town. So all right, we're 649 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:34,640 Speaker 1: gonna take one break. We'll be back to give your 650 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:39,440 Speaker 1: final thoughts on this game in minute. Sunday is right 651 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:42,400 Speaker 1: around the corner. Draft your lineups now to feel the 652 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 1: sweat with Draft Kings, the official daily fantasy sports partner 653 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:49,200 Speaker 1: of the Baltimore Ravens. Life is more fun when you 654 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:51,920 Speaker 1: have skin in the game. Download the Draft Kings app 655 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:55,040 Speaker 1: to check out all the action and daily contests. New 656 00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:57,840 Speaker 1: users enter code flock when signing up to get a 657 00:33:57,840 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 1: special offer that's code flock and get a special sign 658 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:05,480 Speaker 1: up bonus Eligibility restriction supplies Sea Draft games dot Com 659 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:08,920 Speaker 1: for details. All right, so this leads us to our 660 00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:13,319 Speaker 1: final point here, and that is can the Ravens keep 661 00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:16,319 Speaker 1: winning this way? You know, like, how good is this team? 662 00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 1: You know, you almost got beat by the Lions, probably 663 00:34:19,239 --> 00:34:22,000 Speaker 1: should have almost got beat by the Colts at home 664 00:34:22,040 --> 00:34:24,480 Speaker 1: on Monday night football. You can make a case that 665 00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:30,280 Speaker 1: the Ravens should have been beat. How good is this team? 666 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:32,440 Speaker 1: I think that they're I think that they're really good. 667 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:40,040 Speaker 1: And like, this isn't a situation like the Ravens have 668 00:34:40,120 --> 00:34:41,960 Speaker 1: beat good teams. They beat the Chiefs, And I know 669 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,200 Speaker 1: the Chiefs don't have the you know, they don't look 670 00:34:44,239 --> 00:34:45,800 Speaker 1: like the Chiefs of the last two years, but the 671 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:47,480 Speaker 1: Chiefs are still a good team. The Chiefs are still 672 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:51,839 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. Yeah, it's so like the Ravens And well, well, 673 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:53,640 Speaker 1: I think this Sunday's game against the Charges will be 674 00:34:53,719 --> 00:34:57,440 Speaker 1: kind of one of those measuring stick type games against 675 00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:59,040 Speaker 1: one of the other best teams in the a f C. 676 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:01,759 Speaker 1: But I really believe that the Ravens are one of 677 00:35:01,840 --> 00:35:04,880 Speaker 1: the best teams in the league. There there. I think 678 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:07,239 Speaker 1: they're gonna be a playoff team that hasn't changed. That 679 00:35:07,320 --> 00:35:12,799 Speaker 1: opinion hasn't changed, and they're playing like they can. They 680 00:35:12,840 --> 00:35:17,799 Speaker 1: make it exciting when you don't want it to be. Um. 681 00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:21,719 Speaker 1: But even though, like even though they barely beat the 682 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:23,799 Speaker 1: Lines and they barely beat the Colts and they needed 683 00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:26,560 Speaker 1: kind of miraculous endings for that to happen. I don't 684 00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:28,680 Speaker 1: really put too much stock into the fact that, like, 685 00:35:28,920 --> 00:35:31,600 Speaker 1: well they're not a good team now that that that's 686 00:35:31,640 --> 00:35:35,160 Speaker 1: an indication that they can't play with the Chargers. I 687 00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:36,640 Speaker 1: think that they totally can play with the Chargers, and 688 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:39,920 Speaker 1: I think they can they can play with anybody. Um. 689 00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:42,640 Speaker 1: So that's my take, Nicky winning like this, like at 690 00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:45,239 Speaker 1: some point your your luck, your luck, I guess you're 691 00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:48,840 Speaker 1: good fortune could run out in late game situations, um, 692 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:51,959 Speaker 1: because the margin is so thin, like you know, six 693 00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:55,640 Speaker 1: inches higher maybe well actually clays that he got a 694 00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:57,200 Speaker 1: big odmit on that he probably need to be a 695 00:35:57,239 --> 00:35:59,000 Speaker 1: few feet higher because he had he got all that 696 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:02,919 Speaker 1: football on the block. But um, like, at a certain point, 697 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:06,120 Speaker 1: like you want to have wider margins in victory, but 698 00:36:06,239 --> 00:36:10,080 Speaker 1: I don't care. Man, Like the week League, it's such 699 00:36:10,080 --> 00:36:13,600 Speaker 1: a weird I mean. And the thing the thing about 700 00:36:13,600 --> 00:36:16,239 Speaker 1: it is, like you said, just by virtue of the 701 00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:18,399 Speaker 1: law of averages, like the Ravens aren't gonna win every 702 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:21,520 Speaker 1: single close game. Like I think they're gonna win more 703 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:25,560 Speaker 1: than than they have, let's say, in recent years, just 704 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:28,320 Speaker 1: because like of the stuff that we talked about before, 705 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:32,239 Speaker 1: Like there is a belief that no matter what's going wrong, 706 00:36:32,760 --> 00:36:34,680 Speaker 1: you know, if the game's close, like we're gonna win, 707 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:37,000 Speaker 1: Like we got Lamar, he's gonna take us down this offense, 708 00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:38,640 Speaker 1: We're gonna march down the field, We're gonna win. Like 709 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:43,040 Speaker 1: that belief I think counts absolutely for something. That's something 710 00:36:43,080 --> 00:36:45,520 Speaker 1: that the Chiefs have had the past couple of years. 711 00:36:45,640 --> 00:36:48,480 Speaker 1: That's the Super Bowl winners have, right, is like it 712 00:36:48,520 --> 00:36:50,719 Speaker 1: doesn't matter what happens, we can always win this game. 713 00:36:50,719 --> 00:36:55,040 Speaker 1: And that's a powerful mental force and that's gonna that's 714 00:36:55,040 --> 00:36:58,759 Speaker 1: gonna win the Ravens more games than your average team 715 00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:01,919 Speaker 1: when it's close. But you're not gonna win them all right, 716 00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:04,719 Speaker 1: And so like the Ravens need to clean up some 717 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:07,640 Speaker 1: of their their deficiencies. They have to get better in 718 00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:11,799 Speaker 1: order to put themselves in fewer of those situations, right, Yeah, 719 00:37:12,080 --> 00:37:14,840 Speaker 1: you don't want every game and who was it the 720 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:16,239 Speaker 1: set it last night? It was a hard bar was 721 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:18,480 Speaker 1: a lamar that It's like, well, we prefer not to 722 00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:22,319 Speaker 1: be in these close games, um, but like, yeah, you 723 00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:24,520 Speaker 1: don't want every game coming down to sixty six yard 724 00:37:24,600 --> 00:37:27,479 Speaker 1: field goals or meeting two touchdowns and two two point 725 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:30,239 Speaker 1: versions in the final five minutes. Like you prefer not 726 00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:33,080 Speaker 1: to be in that situation, of course, But it's good 727 00:37:33,120 --> 00:37:35,080 Speaker 1: to know that if you've got to reach back for 728 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:37,880 Speaker 1: that fastball, that that's there, that you have that option. 729 00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:43,959 Speaker 1: And I think it's like again going kind of bringing 730 00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:45,719 Speaker 1: a full circle here. We talked earlier about how in 731 00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:47,520 Speaker 1: nineteen it just seems so easy and the Ravens were 732 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:49,600 Speaker 1: running away with games and they weren't as battle tested. 733 00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:52,560 Speaker 1: Now they're super battle tested, and it's like, well, it 734 00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:54,840 Speaker 1: wouldn't it be nice if they had a few blowouts, Sure, 735 00:37:54,880 --> 00:37:57,160 Speaker 1: of course, But like I think that there is a 736 00:37:57,200 --> 00:38:01,040 Speaker 1: balance and a benefit to winning. The the Ravens are winning, 737 00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:03,760 Speaker 1: it's not good for my heart, and I'm sure Ravens 738 00:38:03,800 --> 00:38:05,680 Speaker 1: fans feel the same way when you're watching at home, 739 00:38:06,160 --> 00:38:10,680 Speaker 1: but it makes for memorable, memorable finishes for sure. Anyway, 740 00:38:10,719 --> 00:38:13,239 Speaker 1: thanks for listening. As always, you can reach us at 741 00:38:13,280 --> 00:38:16,480 Speaker 1: the lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net and we 742 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:18,760 Speaker 1: will be back with you later this week with another 743 00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:23,360 Speaker 1: I'm sure it's a star guests, superstar guest. We'll be 744 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:24,200 Speaker 1: back later this week.