1 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge presented by DraftKings. We have the 2 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: pleasure of talking to Maleek Harrison today and Malik, I'll 3 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: start with this. There's one play that stood out to 4 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 1: me on Sunday, and it was, you know, Sae Kwon 5 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: Barkley coming to the game, all you know, he's back, 6 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: he's having such a great year. And then it's the 7 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: direct snap to say Kuan. It's like, oh, they're breaking 8 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: out the tricks. The direct snap to stake k one. 9 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: He takes off of that and then this big dude 10 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: comes in levels in for five yard loss. And that 11 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: big dude was you. I mean that that play had 12 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 1: to feel pretty awesome definitely, you know, making big plays 13 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: as always, you know, a plus for defense and you know, 14 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: just bringing up the energy. Yeah, you seem like you 15 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: like knew that that one was coming, like that, you 16 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 1: just knew that play? Did you like read that immediately? 17 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: How that works? I just you know, I just read it. 18 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: You know, Um, I think I had. I was, I 19 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: was off the edge and I was just blitzing and 20 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: I was just you know, it was either he's gonna 21 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: keep it or you know, he's gonna give it. So 22 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:00,639 Speaker 1: I was just you know, it's as a pay one 23 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: or the other and you know, you guess I got it? 24 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 1: What on a scale one to tend? Just like how 25 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: good does it hit? Like that feel on the back 26 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 1: like that? Um, you definitely tend. You know, there's a 27 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 1: big bag. So um, you know you get all the 28 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: he get all the praise, you know, so just getting 29 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 1: that hit was you know good. Yeah, So you had 30 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: a big increase in snaps in that game, increases in 31 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: most of you play since early last season, and coach 32 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: Hardball said this week that basically you're you're earning more 33 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: playing time. When you're playing well, you get more playing time. 34 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: How happy are you with the way that you've been 35 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: able to play earlier season? Oh? You know, I'm I'm 36 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: proud of myself, you know, just from you know, from 37 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: last year just starting to not start and then you 38 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 1: know this year just getting more snaps as the year 39 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 1: going on. It's always a plus for me, you know, 40 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: it's always you know, it's just like a roar for 41 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: me that, Um, you know I know that I'm getting 42 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: better now. You're you're kind of doing a little bit 43 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: of everything. Okay, so what position are you? Mo leak? 44 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 1: You tell me. I say, as of right now, I 45 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: am a complete line back, and like all the way 46 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: an all the way linebacker's not no outside, no inside, 47 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: just a linebacker. Like I'm with the true definition of 48 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: the linebacker. You know, I can be on the line, 49 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: I can be off the ball. You know, they do 50 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: a bunch of different things. So yeah, does that kind 51 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: of take you back to high school? Because I remember 52 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: basically this like when when the Ravens drafted you and 53 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: it you know, you reading all scouting reports and it's like, look, 54 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,679 Speaker 1: this guy in high school was literally do it all, quarterback, 55 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: running back, linebacker, you did everything. Does it kind of red? Yeah, definitely, 56 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 1: you know, because when you're going around and you you're 57 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: playing in one game and you just have a whole 58 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: bunch of positions, you have to really know what you like, 59 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: what you're doing. And then as the you know, whatever 60 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: personnel is coming in, you gotta, you know, just remind yourself, 61 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: all right, I'm playing sound all right, I'm playing like 62 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: all right, I'm playing the wheel, all right, I'm playing 63 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: a dime. So you know, just just a constant reminder 64 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,239 Speaker 1: that you know, before every snap, you know, all right, 65 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: this is what I gotta do. This is my job, 66 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: and you know, just things like that. How did it 67 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: start last year? Like who came to you first say hey, 68 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: we want to start trying to work you with outside linebacker. Oh? 69 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: I think it was wink wink, Uh, you know called 70 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 1: me in. You know, I think that was uh the 71 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: week I had came back from you know, incident last year, 72 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: and you know, he told me, and I was like, hey, 73 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: you know that's cool to me. You know, anything that 74 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: helped the team. And you know, I played it. I 75 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: played a little bit at the House States. So I'm like, 76 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: you know, it's not nothing new to me, right, Are 77 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: the responsibilities really different? Like what are the pros of 78 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: inside linebacker versus outside linebacker? For you? I think you know, uh, 79 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:31,519 Speaker 1: the outside backer, you know, everything happened so quick. Yeah, 80 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: you know, because you're already at the line. You know, 81 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: inside backer you got more vision, you got more vision, 82 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: you got more time to you know, just adjusting things 83 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: like that. Yeah, So what do you kind of prefer? Uh? Whoever? 84 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: Would everyone get me on the fields? That's the one 85 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: that you know, I like. So I think that the 86 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: mechanics of it are kind of interesting because outside linebackers 87 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: and inside linebacks are typically in different meeting rooms, right, yeah, 88 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: so which one do you go to? I got an 89 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: inside but you know, Zack, you know, sometimes you tell me, hey, 90 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: you know, just go over there and um check in 91 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: with them, or you know, if we are doing Indie, 92 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: I do half and half. And you know, I think 93 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: that fans don't kind of realize all the aspects of 94 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: it that goes into it. I mean, you got it 95 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: from a game plan standpoint, like you have to be 96 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: ready to know like every position has this, like you know, 97 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: basically force you'd have to study more than Yeah, definitely, 98 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 1: you know, you gotta study, like, you know, every time 99 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 1: I write down my notes, you know, I have a 100 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: category for Sam. I have a category from Mike, and 101 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:32,919 Speaker 1: I had a category for time, you know, just for 102 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 1: me to you know, just get just a feel for 103 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 1: every you know, every position. And then you know, even 104 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 1: if I'm at the sound, I'm still gotta I still 105 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: gotta learn the mic. I still gotta learn the time 106 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: because you know, one man go down, then you know, 107 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: I might have to move and go to Mike when 108 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: I'm usually playing Sam at the time. So you know, 109 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: just it does make me you know, you gotta you know, 110 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:55,719 Speaker 1: study more, and so does that mean you also have 111 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:57,839 Speaker 1: to study a lot more players on the other team, 112 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: Like you're like, I might have to get a it's 113 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: this dude or this dude like almost every guy. Yeah, 114 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 1: you know, you know, you just it's just a part 115 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: of studying film, you know, things like that. Right, So 116 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:10,719 Speaker 1: I'm curious going into your third season. You know, we've 117 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: talked to Patrick a lot, and he's talked about, you know, 118 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 1: he seems to put a lot of pressure on his 119 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: shoulders a year three kind of a make or break season, 120 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: you know, did you feel a similar way going into 121 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: this year? Definitely? Uh, Like, you know, we talked about 122 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,159 Speaker 1: it all season to me and him, but I know, 123 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 1: me personally, I was like, yeah, like, you know, this 124 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 1: is this is the year, you know, because the first 125 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 1: two years, I you know, I made some noise, but 126 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: you know it's been an up and down, you know, 127 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 1: and now this year I'm just constantly just going up. 128 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: So you know, it's as big as you know, it's 129 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: year three, and then you know, you know, hopefully if 130 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: you know, do what I'm supposed to do, like you know, 131 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: but extended, Yeah, can you can you talk about your 132 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: relationship between you and Patrick, because it's funny. You know, 133 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 1: he seems like kind of like I was saying, like 134 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 1: he he seems like a more emotional guy. He feels 135 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:58,559 Speaker 1: like you're kind of a chiller dude, you know, like, yeah, 136 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:02,360 Speaker 1: he's more to you know electric. You know, got all 137 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: the celebrations, you know and stuff like that. You know, 138 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm more calm, you know, don't really say much, 139 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: but you know you might see me say something here 140 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: and there. You know, I got celebrations in my head. 141 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 1: But you know, you know, I'll be like do I 142 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:18,679 Speaker 1: want to do it? You know, I'll pick and choose 143 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: when I want to. What's what's what are you working 144 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: on from the celebrations? And like what is it? Does 145 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: that to be a sack or turn over? Like what 146 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: is the five year loss? And sake? One, I gotta 147 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: go back to the film, see did you do anything? 148 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: I think that one? I just you know, I just look, 149 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 1: I don't know which way I look. I just look, 150 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: just tap my head and then got back. It's a little, 151 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: you know, a little the picture came out good. So 152 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,160 Speaker 1: but as far as uh, I feel like, you know, 153 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:49,599 Speaker 1: as far as like the celebration. I think it's just 154 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 1: got to be the right play, you know, right play, 155 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: you know, the right time another game, and if you know, 156 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 1: if it's tie game or anything, you know, I'll pull 157 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,160 Speaker 1: it out. It's always so funny too, because I feel 158 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: like I've heard guys talk all the time. It's like, oh, 159 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 1: I was practicing this one, I had this one, I 160 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 1: had this one ready, and then you just lose your mind, 161 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: just forget. It happens too fast, you know, and then 162 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: you got you got a short little window to do it. 163 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: So you know, you gotta do something well. When you're 164 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: running your riffin. That's when you have a chance of 165 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: embarrassing yourself, you know, like that, and that's the last 166 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: thing anybody wants exactly, all right. So more on a 167 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: serious nude. I want to go back in time a 168 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: little bit here, And November one was kind of a 169 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: life altering time day for you. You know, so you 170 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: got struck in the calf with a stray bullet during 171 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: the ravens by week, right, and and that puts you 172 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 1: on the shelf. Can you just talk about, you know, 173 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: did that kind of change the arc of things for you? Like, 174 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: how did that affect you? As a person, you know, 175 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 1: just the way that I move and who you know 176 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: associated with that definitely, you know change um after the situation. Um, 177 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: you know, it did take me into like a little 178 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: dark spot just because you know, I was out for 179 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: three weeks and you know, and then and you know 180 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 1: I couldn't I couldn't been here like you know, it 181 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: could have been the other way. But you know, I 182 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: was blessed enough that you know, you know, it just 183 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: went straight through and I was would come back like 184 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 1: real quick. I actually was running what is it after 185 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: the Minnesota game, So you know that's always a plus 186 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: that you know, it didn't really set me back, but 187 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: them three weeks, you know, I did rehab hard. You know, 188 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 1: I s and things like that, just hurry up and 189 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: get back in the field because I did not want 190 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: to miss no more time. And that was the most 191 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: borious three weeks, right, just rehabbing. I mean, but that's 192 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 1: I mean, that's gonna be scary, you know, I mean mentally, 193 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: like how long did it take you you're talking about 194 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: the physical aspect, which I understand football players you kind 195 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: of think about that rehabbing. I gotta get back in 196 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: the field, But mentally, I mean, that's some trauma. How 197 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: hard was it for you to get? You know, it 198 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: was very tough of me. You know, my actually my 199 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: one of my best friends. She is she she deals 200 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: with a lot of well, she has her own, um, 201 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: she got her own little thing with mental health and athletes. 202 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: It's called the Silent Injury, and and um, you know 203 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 1: I was talking to her a lot because she she 204 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 1: you know, she knows, she knows me, she knows I 205 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: won't say nothing, so she basically made me, you know, 206 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 1: basically talk to her. And then after that I started 207 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 1: to meet with Dr Tristan, you know, probably like once 208 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: a week. And I'm still doing it till this day. 209 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:20,400 Speaker 1: So you know that's definitely you know, helped me a lot. Yeah, 210 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: just on the mental health front. How you know, it's 211 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: it's it's kind of cool to hear you talk about 212 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: that because I feel like that is something in the 213 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 1: in the sports landscape that has been much more openly discussed, 214 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 1: um in recent years. And can you just talk about 215 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: how helpful those conversations have been with Acatricia and and 216 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:39,199 Speaker 1: your friend to kind of help you on a on 217 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: a personal level. Um, you know, it helps a lot, 218 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: you know, just being able to just talk somebody, Just 219 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: talk to somebody and you know, just get off, like 220 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 1: just get the weight off your shoulder, you know, just 221 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: keeping it in. We'll have you, um not being yourself, 222 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 1: you know, kind of be distance from people you know, 223 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: and just just put you in a dark spot. But 224 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: you know, just being able to just talk to someone, 225 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:05,199 Speaker 1: just just just someone, this is always going to help 226 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: you out. Do you think that's like even more important? 227 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: When you guys are your NFL players, you're like you're 228 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,080 Speaker 1: on a pedestal to a lot of people out there 229 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 1: watch you know, we've been watching you since you've been 230 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: in college, and when you get to the pros, there's 231 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: high expectations and like there's all this stuff, you know, 232 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 1: kind of going around. Is that an important piece to 233 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: help manage all of those expectations? So yeah, definitely. You know, 234 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: it just puts you in a you know, a safe spot. 235 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: You know you can just reset and you know, just 236 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:34,439 Speaker 1: like you know, just block everything out and you can 237 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:36,319 Speaker 1: just talk about anything and don't even have to be 238 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 1: the situation, just talk about anything like this on your mind. 239 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: Just having somebody there that you know, that that you know, 240 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 1: that is for that that's there for you and that's 241 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:49,079 Speaker 1: just you know, just there to help you. Yeah, from 242 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: the football perspective, it was also tough. Like you said 243 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: that the mistime and then when you came back, you know, 244 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: it's just hard to kind of assimilate. I mean, you 245 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: you only had one defensive snap the rest of that season. 246 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: It was really just special teams, and that had to 247 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: be another kind of blow that was difficult to get 248 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 1: over because you started the year as the starter. So yeah, 249 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: that definitely did. But you know, I just you know 250 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:11,559 Speaker 1: clicked in my head that you know, I, um, I 251 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: might not get no defensive snap, but you know, I'm 252 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: gonna help, you know, in practice, and I'm gonna just 253 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 1: be the best special team player that I can be, 254 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: right right, And going into this offseason, Uh, this past 255 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: off season, was that really something that ignited something new 256 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:27,320 Speaker 1: that was like I gotta get back to kind of 257 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 1: that trajectory I was on. Yeah, definitely. You know, Uh, 258 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: this offseason, I didn't even leave. I was. I was 259 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:34,839 Speaker 1: here in Baltimore, so you know, I was getting back 260 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 1: more into the community and just you know, I found 261 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:39,679 Speaker 1: a trainer out here that you know that I liked, 262 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 1: and you know, I actually was happy about it. You know, 263 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 1: I made a lot of connections here in Baltimore. Actually 264 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 1: love Baltimore now right. That's cool. But you you grew 265 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,199 Speaker 1: just like me, grew up in Columbus. So I always 266 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: love talking about high state football with you. Uh did 267 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: you um when you were growing up? Did you want 268 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 1: to play for the Bengals of the Browns? No? I 269 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:01,199 Speaker 1: actually didn't. I was. I was more of a player person. 270 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 1: So yeah, I was more of it. I didn't, you know, 271 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,560 Speaker 1: really get into the you know, the Browns or the 272 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 1: you know Bengals, you know, being a favorite team, you know. 273 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,319 Speaker 1: So I was more of a player person. Which players, 274 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: which players are? They're pretty good linebacker here right, Uh 275 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:24,560 Speaker 1: is Mike Vick? Definitely Mike Vick, Payt Manny, Randy Moss, 276 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 1: you know, just do any offensive guys. But I was 277 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: you got about it, you know. I was like I 278 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: was the guy that liked the person that whoever gets 279 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: the ball? How many how many smaller like kids who 280 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: were in high school at linebacker try to tackle you? 281 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:44,679 Speaker 1: How many dudes did you run over a lot? Is 282 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 1: it that run over them or they just you know, 283 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: I'll just out run on more. I always say this 284 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:55,559 Speaker 1: to everybody. I had the best deforming the state, as 285 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: I always said, I always I say I got the 286 00:12:57,760 --> 00:12:59,680 Speaker 1: best deforming the state. Do you think you were going 287 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 1: to be Ohio state running back? Oh? No, Um, to 288 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: be honest, going in, I didn't know what position I 289 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: was gonna play. But you know, once I got there 290 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:10,839 Speaker 1: and I saw my number, I was like, yep, on 291 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: my linebacker. That's the first thing I said. I said, 292 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I'm a linebacker. It's funny. So do you 293 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: have you know you said you weren't really a Browns 294 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: or Bengals fan. Do you have a lot of family 295 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,319 Speaker 1: that are Browns fans that they're going to be watching 296 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:26,680 Speaker 1: this game? Like? Um, actually, I don't you know. Interesting, 297 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: you know, have smart this is a smart family. Have 298 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 1: some you know here and there, but you know far 299 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: as like my immediate family. Oh not really like none 300 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 1: of them was really you know, No, there's no like 301 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 1: special meaning to playing the Browns for you. I mean, 302 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 1: you know, just going back home, like you know when 303 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: we play away, you know, that's always some you know, 304 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: something to be proud about, you know, back home and 305 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:51,839 Speaker 1: you know, representing your state. But on the other side, now, now, 306 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: They come in with the league's number one rushing attack 307 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:58,960 Speaker 1: led by Nick Chubb, the league's leading running back. Uh, 308 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 1: you know, you're a dude. He's a big dude, physical runner. 309 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 1: Like how hard these collision is going to be on Sunday. 310 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a car crash. It's gonna be. The 311 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 1: other thing that's kind of cool about this game. Um, 312 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: I'm not sure if you know this, but the twelve 313 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 1: Super Bowl team is going to be in the house. 314 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: Is a reunion game, So ten year reunions of ray 315 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:22,359 Speaker 1: Lewis and Ed Reid and not ever gonna be okay's 316 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 1: gonna be back here. Yeah, it's a big it's a 317 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: big one. That just made it even more bigger. Exactly 318 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 1: were you? Like, I gotta believe that when you're talk 319 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 1: about guys that you watch growing up, like ray Lewis, Yeah, definitely, 320 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: Like when he's in the building and like, does that 321 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 1: just add a little bit of juice? Oh yeah, definitely, 322 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 1: you know, just seeing him and seeing how he played 323 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 1: out there, you know, it's definitely like, all right, I 324 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: don't want to let him down, you know. And it's funny. 325 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: I had a story, um before the draft, actually, Um, 326 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: I was trying to Florida and I had went to 327 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 1: one of these events, um, and like, you know, I 328 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: got to talk to him and like this was just 329 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 1: like this was way before the draft, and like we 330 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: talked for like at his event, like he stopped whatever 331 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 1: he had to do. We talked for a good thirty 332 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: forty minutes. Then next you know, you know, I stayed 333 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 1: in contact with them for you know, a couple of times. 334 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 1: Then next you know, draft call, I get drafted. You know, 335 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: I straight call Hill, text Hill. He was like he 336 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: was excited too. That was crazy. What did you talk about? 337 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: Like what kind of knowledge did he pour into you? Um, 338 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 1: you know, he was just telling me, you know, the 339 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 1: game change, you know, because you know I was that 340 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 1: you know Thumper coming in. You know, He's just telling 341 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: me that the game changed and that I need to 342 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 1: change my body and need to change, you know, just 343 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: do little extra things that you know, to fit into 344 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 1: this game. Interesting. So do you think he put a 345 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 1: call into Ozzy? And Erica said, Hey, this guy I 346 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 1: like him. I don't know if he did, but if 347 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 1: he did, I I appreciate it. That's awesome. Well, thank you, Lee, 348 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 1: This is a pleasure man, really appreciate it. You gotta 349 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: show before we go this is on camera. You gotta 350 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 1: shore some of these tats though, Yeah, you know, I gotta. 351 00:15:58,640 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: You know, I got a lot of a lot of 352 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: you have a good tattoos. You know it's my guy. Yeah, 353 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 1: I like it's on Can we have to show a 354 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 1: little bit this time? Alright? Cool? Thank you Lee? 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You know, that was a talking point earlier 373 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: in the season and and even in the off season. 374 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 1: And you know, Malik's elevated play has really kind of 375 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: quieted some of that. You know, like he's he's playing 376 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 1: good ball, and you know, I think I don't know 377 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:15,680 Speaker 1: that he's gonna see over fifty of the defensive snaps 378 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: every week. You know, the Ravens I think kind of 379 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,159 Speaker 1: want to match big with big, but this could be 380 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:21,919 Speaker 1: another week where he does you know, I mean the 381 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: Browns are a downhill running team. Uh, He's a thumper. 382 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: He can he can bring it. So it wouldn't surprise 383 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:30,880 Speaker 1: me if we continue to see, like John Harbell said 384 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:33,360 Speaker 1: that that role grow and Malik be a very important 385 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:35,160 Speaker 1: part of this defense. Yeah. I mean if you look 386 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:37,560 Speaker 1: at the a f C North in particular, um so 387 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 1: you have obviously the Browns with Nick Chubb and that running, 388 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 1: you also have Nagi Harris. So like when you're playing 389 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 1: those division games on the second half of the season, 390 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 1: I think we're seeing a lot of Molie Harrison. I 391 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: also think it's gonna be interesting, Um, how the Ravens 392 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: use him as Thias Bowser comes back into the fold. 393 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 1: Tis practice last week, he's practicing again this week. He 394 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:59,040 Speaker 1: has not yet been activated. Um, you know, so he's 395 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: not eligible to play yet. That could happen Greek. We'll see. Um. 396 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: And so once Tias is back in the mix, is 397 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: Malik still in that sam linebacker role? Um? It was 398 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 1: kind of interesting, you know his answer, like, I'm just 399 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:14,440 Speaker 1: all around linebacker, and you know, I get that, Like 400 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: I think he's looking at it whatever position they put 401 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 1: me at, as long as it's within the white lines. 402 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:21,399 Speaker 1: Like I'm good with that, Like I prefer to be 403 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,879 Speaker 1: on the field. And Uh, he's making the most of 404 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: his opportunity. Yeah, for sure, it's great. So how do 405 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 1: you feel about this game? Big game against the Browns 406 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 1: coming up? I feel like these division games are always 407 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 1: circled obviously on the calendar, but when you look at 408 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: the division right now, raven sitting at three and three 409 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:39,479 Speaker 1: time with the Bengals, you know, the Steelers one game behind, 410 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 1: the Browns one game behind, you know, is anybody's it's 411 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:45,399 Speaker 1: anybody's division right now? Really now? I think there's some 412 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:48,879 Speaker 1: stronger teams than others. Um, But to me, like this 413 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:52,639 Speaker 1: year in particular, it feels to me like, you know 414 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: what if the Ravens sweep the division or just just 415 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:58,120 Speaker 1: win in the division and win that crown, like it's 416 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: there for the taking, and it just it just feels 417 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 1: to me like these division games, especially given the painful 418 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 1: losses of the Ravens have already suffered, it's like, well, 419 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:10,120 Speaker 1: you know what, if we win in the vision, we're 420 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:13,200 Speaker 1: gonna be okay, right, And I think that this this 421 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: Sunday's game is just a must must win, you know, 422 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 1: it's a really big game for getting that done. Yeah, 423 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:23,440 Speaker 1: I think that, Like, look, the Ravens are three and three, 424 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:26,640 Speaker 1: and everything that they want to do is still out 425 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 1: there for the taking, right, So it's not like there's 426 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: not necessarily cause for concern. You know, they still go 427 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: four teen and three, right, Well, you haven't been reading 428 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:39,359 Speaker 1: Ravens Twitter then apparently goodness, But I'm saying, I'm saying 429 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:42,479 Speaker 1: from a standing standpoint, there's not cause for concern, and 430 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 1: so they can certainly still win the division. They can 431 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:48,480 Speaker 1: you know, get a top seed in the a f C. 432 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:50,880 Speaker 1: There's still a lot of season left, but you gotta 433 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: rattle off some wins and you need to take care 434 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:55,200 Speaker 1: of your division at some point. You need to get hot. 435 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 1: Like you can say like there's a lot of season 436 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 1: left and all this stuff, but like you gotta win games. Um, 437 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 1: and they've been win loss, win loss, you know, all three, 438 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: all six games throughout the season lines up for a 439 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: win and hope right now. Um, but but yeah, like 440 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 1: you gotta win your division games. That's really important because 441 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:20,639 Speaker 1: I could I could see a situation where, you know, 442 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: the Bengals and the Ravens have the same record at 443 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:24,640 Speaker 1: the end of the season, you start getting too tie 444 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 1: breakers and all that stuff. So winning division games is imperative. 445 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: And you also, like I think, I think right now 446 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:35,359 Speaker 1: the division is gonna come down to the Ravens and 447 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 1: the Bengals. I don't think the Browns and the Steelers 448 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:38,919 Speaker 1: are going to be in the division race at the 449 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 1: end of the season. However, if the Browns hang around 450 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:43,919 Speaker 1: and they get Shawn Watson back late in the season, 451 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:46,919 Speaker 1: then also they become a much more dangerous team. So 452 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: don't let him hang around to take care of them 453 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 1: now so that they don't have an opportunity to to 454 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: you know, win their final five games, and once Shaun 455 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 1: Watson comes back, you know you need you need to 456 00:20:57,280 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 1: deliver them some losses right now. And obviously that's is 457 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Completely agree that that leads into a good 458 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:06,120 Speaker 1: email here from our guy Patrick Coon. Okay, frequent emailer, 459 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:09,160 Speaker 1: We appreciate it. Patrick. What's the email address that listeners 460 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 1: can email? Oh, you can always emails at the lounge 461 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:14,920 Speaker 1: at Ravens dot NFL dot net. They know the email address. 462 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 1: They've been they've been poor, and they definitely know it 463 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 1: on Sundays after a loss. Say for sure, No, I 464 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 1: hope the listeners forget that email after Sundays after loss. 465 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: But you know, it's funny like we had a lot 466 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 1: of salty dogs on Sunday after the game. But now 467 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 1: things are starting to turn, Like the mood of the emails, 468 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: you're starting to kind of it's improving. It's kind of 469 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:38,199 Speaker 1: like you always talk about what you know. Wednesday the 470 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 1: press conferences take place. You see, you guys a practice 471 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: short looking ahead exactly turn the page. You're You're feeling 472 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: good when John you hear John talk like John. John 473 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:48,199 Speaker 1: Harvell is just a great leader right, and you like 474 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,680 Speaker 1: he always, I always feel better, even after a Monday 475 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 1: press conference. Within I'm hit with him. I'm like, all right, 476 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 1: we got this. You know I'm gonna worry about Yeah. 477 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 1: So so this one comes from Patrick. He says, uh, 478 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,920 Speaker 1: after three and three start of the season, which could 479 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:07,359 Speaker 1: easily be better or worse, I really don't see much worse. 480 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: But yeah, anyway, he said, I wanted to say, I 481 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 1: think there's still plenty to be excited about. In my eyes, 482 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: I don't see a single game left on the schedule 483 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 1: that doesn't look like a potential win. I'm pretty sure 484 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 1: Patrick has like had a hot like a mic in 485 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: the lounge, because this conversation sounds a lot like our conversations. Okay, 486 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:31,639 Speaker 1: you ready goes Brown's rebound game dub at Bucks Thursday 487 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 1: Night road team. But after last year's Thursday Night lost 488 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:35,880 Speaker 1: in Miami, I know these guys want to get right, 489 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:41,080 Speaker 1: du I like, how yeah, yeah, third, not just the 490 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:44,159 Speaker 1: team now, you're just motivated by Thursday Night football in general. Yeah, exactly, 491 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:48,640 Speaker 1: exactly at Saints primetime Monday Night Football dub bye week 492 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: record six and three, Panthers dumpster fire dub at Jags 493 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: rebuild your dub Broncos russ ain't cooking nothing. Dub at 494 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:02,160 Speaker 1: Steelers likely a rookie quarterback. Dub at Brown's Deshawn's probably 495 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:04,200 Speaker 1: back starting at this point, but he hasn't played forever, 496 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:07,240 Speaker 1: So I'll say dub Falcon's Dome team playing late in 497 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:10,200 Speaker 1: December football in Baltimore. Dub Steeler's final home game of 498 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:12,680 Speaker 1: the regular season. Dub at Bengals toss up but likely 499 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 1: needed for playoff seatings. SOB sign that the rest of 500 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:21,480 Speaker 1: the way sign me up. I like it. Yeah, I 501 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: mean that sounds like us, right, that sounds like us 502 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:29,760 Speaker 1: after a win. I mean, that's worst case scenario. Worst 503 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: case you don't lose another game. That's worst case. What's 504 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 1: best case? I don't know every other team loses first 505 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 1: round by. I mean with this, if your dub's in 506 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:41,159 Speaker 1: the rest of the way, you probably do have a 507 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 1: first round by. I like that, Patrick, Yeah, I'm on board. 508 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:47,439 Speaker 1: Thank you, Patrick for a little injection of optimism. All right, 509 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 1: let's get to another email. You got one from Jason 510 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:51,919 Speaker 1: fish right, Yeah, that's right, he says, Jent's what's up 511 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:55,480 Speaker 1: with pearchet? He was significantly outsnapped on offense this week 512 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:58,360 Speaker 1: by Tylan Wallace. And now we're signing the Sean Jackson. 513 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 1: I get that that's to the practice squad, but you 514 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 1: don't sign a thirty six year old to the pea 515 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:08,000 Speaker 1: squad unless you intend to elevate him. Agreed? Uh, is 516 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:10,480 Speaker 1: pro in danger of getting cut out? Right? It won't 517 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: be wallas Is. He's the only wide receiver that plays 518 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 1: on special teams coverage units. And I don't think we 519 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 1: have the roster flexibility to carry six wide receivers, four 520 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 1: tight ends, five once Cohler's back, uh, and a fullback. 521 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 1: So what do you think? So? I the question is 522 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:27,760 Speaker 1: whether what's going to happen with Pro here once they 523 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:29,919 Speaker 1: elevate the Shawn? Okay, so let me get to that 524 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 1: in a second. There will have to be some roster 525 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 1: jruggling because in addition to Kohler potentially coming back, you 526 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:37,399 Speaker 1: as also got Tis Bowser and David Jabo and Gus Edwards, 527 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 1: so who all could be back soon. So there's some 528 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 1: maneuvering that could take place, um, which de Sean Jackson 529 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:46,919 Speaker 1: kind of working my way, uh, you know, back to 530 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:48,920 Speaker 1: front here on this on this answer, which is Sean 531 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:51,480 Speaker 1: Jackson Obviously he was added to the practice squad. They 532 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: do have the ability to activate him on game day 533 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:56,879 Speaker 1: twice before moving him to the active roster, so you 534 00:24:56,920 --> 00:24:59,280 Speaker 1: could get two games out of him once they feel 535 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 1: like he's ready to play. Maybe it's this week, maybe 536 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:03,080 Speaker 1: it's Thursday, maybe it's down the road. We'll see. He's 537 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:05,359 Speaker 1: had one practice at the time of this taping, so 538 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:08,679 Speaker 1: we'll see um, but you have two games there and 539 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:10,680 Speaker 1: then he could potentially get added to the active roster 540 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 1: once you see you know, if you feel like he's 541 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:16,160 Speaker 1: a guy that can help you, then you could potentially 542 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 1: make that move. Now with Prochet, John Harball was asked 543 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:24,560 Speaker 1: about him this week, just specifically James Proche. You know, 544 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 1: he's he's a guy that we have a lot of 545 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 1: high hopes for him and I I think James Brochet 546 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 1: is gonna is gonna step up in the next few 547 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:32,480 Speaker 1: weeks and you're gonna see him make some plays. So 548 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:35,159 Speaker 1: we were in some bigger personnel groups last week. The 549 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 1: team we were playing the Giants that was that was 550 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:38,800 Speaker 1: a bigger team that we felt like we wanted to 551 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:41,240 Speaker 1: match big for big a little bit in certain situations. 552 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 1: So that group was not on the field as much. 553 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 1: James One don't want he the what three plays? I 554 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:46,240 Speaker 1: think he's gonna be playing a lot more in the 555 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 1: future and he's gonna be making plays for us. I 556 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 1: got no problem with James Proche, so to your question, no, 557 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:56,080 Speaker 1: he's not gonna cut. In fact, the Ravens have high 558 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:59,120 Speaker 1: expectations for him down the stretch. So that's what That's 559 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: what John Harbor told me yesterday. Did you see the 560 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:05,920 Speaker 1: interview with Steve Smith Sr. And UH and Shannon Sharpe. 561 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 1: I did. He said that Parchet is the most complete 562 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:11,719 Speaker 1: receiver on the team. He did well. The only problem though, 563 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 1: is he also mispronounced his name. He called him Porche, 564 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:16,919 Speaker 1: which is, I mean, not a bad name. Porche sounds 565 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: like you're past. But I thought that was kind of 566 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 1: interesting from Steve Smith. Yeah, I thought it wasn't. I 567 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 1: don't know that. I you know, it's pretty doing good, 568 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: look pretty good this year too. Yeah. I like James Prochet, 569 00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 1: like I think he's a player, and he's made plays 570 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: in training camp practices and like you know, I think 571 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:38,199 Speaker 1: though to me, when I look at specifically, I'll just 572 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: put out one play, right. So the Lamar fumble at 573 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:42,199 Speaker 1: the end of the game. That kind of sealed the 574 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,119 Speaker 1: loss to the Giants. Right, the Ravens went I think 575 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 1: it was three wide receivers and Mark Andrew split out 576 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: wide right, and so they were going to throw the 577 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:52,439 Speaker 1: ball and Porchet was lined up in the slot and 578 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:55,639 Speaker 1: like he kind of went deep right, And that's not 579 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:58,400 Speaker 1: really Parchet's like best route, you know, I mean, he's 580 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:01,400 Speaker 1: a tough runner in the middle, or not a tough 581 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:03,199 Speaker 1: guy in the over the middle. I think like a 582 00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 1: chain mover. That's James Firsche right, Like just a tough, huge, 583 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:09,639 Speaker 1: short hands, good, good player all the way around. But 584 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:11,439 Speaker 1: like if you want, if you need a guy to 585 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:14,440 Speaker 1: kind of stretch the seam and a burner, that's the 586 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 1: Sean Jackson. And to me, like even if you just 587 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: say and this probably I'm sure the Ravens thinking on 588 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 1: the Sean Jackson was way more complex than that. But 589 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:23,560 Speaker 1: if you're like, you know what if we have that 590 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 1: play come up again, if we need somebody that to 591 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 1: take the top off, I want that guy who's made 592 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 1: a bunch of fifty yard catches in his career, you 593 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 1: know what I mean, And let's take a shot on him. 594 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 1: We'll see, right, and like just because they signed to 595 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:37,919 Speaker 1: Sean Jackson doesn't mean like he's gonna be wide receiver 596 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 1: two or something for the rest of the year. Like 597 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 1: John Harball said, like nowadays with the practics practice squad, 598 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 1: you can sign these guys to see see what what's 599 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:46,800 Speaker 1: what's going on? Right, I mean they did it with 600 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:49,120 Speaker 1: Dez Bryant and it was kind of like an experiment 601 00:27:49,119 --> 00:27:51,400 Speaker 1: and you get what you get and we'll see yeah 602 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:54,199 Speaker 1: you know, yeah, you know, and Dez Bryant, like just 603 00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:55,879 Speaker 1: using that as an example, I don't think it's the 604 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 1: exact same scenario, but they're similarities. You know, it took 605 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:00,720 Speaker 1: a while before des Bryant was ad up on game day. 606 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:02,240 Speaker 1: It's like he was signed on a Monday and then 607 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:04,640 Speaker 1: active on a Sunday. It took a little while. So, 608 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:08,199 Speaker 1: you know, DeShawn Jackson talk with reporters this week. You know, 609 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:10,000 Speaker 1: he said that he feels like he is in shape, 610 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: but there's a difference between football shape and feeling like 611 00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:15,119 Speaker 1: you're in shape. Um. And also, you know this is 612 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:18,600 Speaker 1: no surprise, but his expectation, his hope, his goal is 613 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 1: not just to be on the practice squad. He's got bigger, bigger, 614 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 1: hopes than that. For sure. He's hoping to get moved 615 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:26,400 Speaker 1: to the active roster at a certain points obviously um 616 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:29,080 Speaker 1: and help his team. So you know, I think that 617 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:32,399 Speaker 1: how he doesn't practice will determine how soon that happens. 618 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 1: All right, I have another email here. This one's from 619 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:37,360 Speaker 1: Ted Henson, who lives in my neighborhood. What up, Ted? 620 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 1: Thanks for you. Jed's got an inside track on the inbox. 621 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: That's right, that's right. We're talking the bus top of 622 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:44,720 Speaker 1: the morning sometimes, so, he says, he just wants to 623 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: apologize because the Ravens losses are on him. He said 624 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 1: in each one he had to stop watching in the 625 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:54,760 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. This past Sunday, it was his son's seventh 626 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 1: birthday party. Maybe will give him a pass for that. 627 00:28:57,720 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 1: You keep that on in the background. You can't the 628 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 1: kids can't play, You can't keep the game on making 629 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 1: a football theme party, Tan, What are you doing? He said? 630 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:07,040 Speaker 1: So I'll try harder to watch the end in the future, 631 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:09,920 Speaker 1: said seriously, though he's read that the Ravens have only 632 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 1: trailed for a total of a hundred and twenty seconds 633 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:15,560 Speaker 1: and their three losses, that's not bad. I'm still extremely, 634 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 1: extremely confident in this team and especially in Lamar. We 635 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 1: have too many great players not to be a great team. 636 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:24,680 Speaker 1: All right, Yeah, I concur Look, I think that this team, 637 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:28,000 Speaker 1: as we said on our reaction podcast on Monday, I 638 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:30,040 Speaker 1: think the team has and this is kind of what 639 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:32,480 Speaker 1: John Harbo's message I think has been this week. Like 640 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 1: the foundation is there, the core components of this team, 641 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:40,280 Speaker 1: the scheme, the roster, the ability to make plays, it's 642 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:42,480 Speaker 1: all there. Right, let's you know what, you know what, 643 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 1: Let's take a minute to just talk about what's going right, right, 644 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:49,360 Speaker 1: because it's just been a tough week. Right, Here's what's 645 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: going right right now. The offensive line is playing very well, 646 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 1: and that's gonna make a big difference, especially as this 647 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 1: as we get into the quarter months, and you're able 648 00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 1: to run the football, which is also particularly important for 649 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:02,320 Speaker 1: winning games in the fourth quarter because if you get 650 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:04,480 Speaker 1: a lead and you're able to run the football, you 651 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:07,240 Speaker 1: should have success in protecting his leads. Unfortunately, didn't play 652 00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 1: out this past weekend. Right, The Ravens didn't didn't salt 653 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 1: that game away, right, They had the turnover with the 654 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 1: snap and the interception all that stuff, right, But like 655 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 1: if you're projecting right, whether the Ravens are gonna be 656 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 1: able to close out games of improved offensive line that's 657 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:24,560 Speaker 1: run blocking very well and you're able to run the ball. 658 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:27,240 Speaker 1: Those are components of protecting leads. Yeah. Right, And and 659 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 1: just as a subset of that, I think it is 660 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:31,640 Speaker 1: important to say, like Ronnie Stanley has come back, he's 661 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 1: playing more, he played any more than he did this 662 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 1: for the first game, and he's playing like Ronnie Stanley exactly. Yeah, 663 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:39,480 Speaker 1: that is huge, right, I mean, the offensive line improvement 664 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:43,000 Speaker 1: matters through every quarter. I'm just also saying like a 665 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:45,320 Speaker 1: big difference that we could see moving forward, and why 666 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 1: I have hope that they'll close out more games the 667 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 1: fourth quarter is because that run game has improved. That's 668 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 1: an important thing for this team and for this offense. Okay, 669 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:55,800 Speaker 1: let's talk about another one. Guys are coming back from injuries, right, 670 00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:58,280 Speaker 1: So Bateman back on the field this week, Justin Houston 671 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:00,800 Speaker 1: back on the field. Justin Houston was the pass rushers 672 00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:04,320 Speaker 1: through the first like three weeks. Right, Uh Bateman obviously 673 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 1: you know what he brings, right, And you have Tis Bowser, 674 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:10,400 Speaker 1: gus As Edwards, like we talked about, David Jabo. Those 675 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:12,920 Speaker 1: guys are waiting in the Charlie Cohler, Right, those guys 676 00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:15,000 Speaker 1: are waiting in the wings. So the Ravens are getting healthier, 677 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 1: getting guys back on the field. That's going to help them. 678 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:21,200 Speaker 1: I think defensively, like the corners are playing really well, 679 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 1: Marlon and Marcus. I think the third corner has been 680 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:25,560 Speaker 1: a little bit of a soft spot for this defense 681 00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:27,280 Speaker 1: that they need somebody to kind of step up there 682 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:33,680 Speaker 1: and play consistently well. Right, Um, but Marlon and Marcus 683 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:36,600 Speaker 1: are strapping guys up. The secondary has given up a 684 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 1: lot fewer big plays than they were as they were 685 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:42,280 Speaker 1: at the beginning this season. Right against the Dolphins, obviously, 686 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:44,480 Speaker 1: they're not giving up ones over their heads. So that's 687 00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:48,640 Speaker 1: an improvement. Right, So things are trending, and then you 688 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 1: have Lamar still right, Lamar had didn't play his best 689 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:53,800 Speaker 1: game against the Giants, but like, I'm feeling the Lamar 690 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 1: breakout game coming. That's it's only a matter of time 691 00:31:57,160 --> 00:32:00,000 Speaker 1: before Lamar breakout. So you took this is like class 692 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:02,720 Speaker 1: Lamar breakout. You take Lamars your breakout player this year. 693 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 1: He's gonna Yeah, he's my breakout player of the year. 694 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 1: Everyone's the end of this season, Everyone's gonna go no 695 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:12,960 Speaker 1: Lamar's name, right, I'm just saying, like, as much as 696 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:16,000 Speaker 1: it feels like things are bad, when you have Lamar Jackson, 697 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:18,760 Speaker 1: you're pretty good. You're in pretty good shape. And let's 698 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:21,560 Speaker 1: be honest, he's the best quarterback in division. That's right. 699 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:25,320 Speaker 1: I said it, Joe Burrow, I said it like so, 700 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:28,040 Speaker 1: so I feel good about the Ravens chance and moving forward. 701 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:29,640 Speaker 1: Like I said, I just have a gut feeling about 702 00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:32,040 Speaker 1: this team. I just really do. I feel like they're 703 00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:34,480 Speaker 1: gonna be when all is said and done and you 704 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:37,120 Speaker 1: you go, you get these this adversity early in the season. 705 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:39,160 Speaker 1: I think this is gonna be a good team. I 706 00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:41,920 Speaker 1: just I still believe that. Yeah. Look, I think the 707 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:43,760 Speaker 1: Ravens are. I think they are a good team. I 708 00:32:43,800 --> 00:32:47,040 Speaker 1: just think, as I have said before, they need to 709 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:50,880 Speaker 1: eliminate the self inflicted wounds that have cost them. For sure, 710 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:53,800 Speaker 1: was like a new problem that popped up in the 711 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:55,920 Speaker 1: Giants game. You need to hire that out. I mean, 712 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:57,720 Speaker 1: their tenth in the league in red zoom production, Like 713 00:32:57,800 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 1: you want to be higher than that. But that that 714 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:03,120 Speaker 1: ain't bad, right, um that popped up. The penalties really 715 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:04,880 Speaker 1: cost him against the Giants, Like those are two things 716 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 1: you have to get wrinkled out. And I'll just say, 717 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 1: you know, wrinkled out, wrinkle them, put them in big ball, 718 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:14,080 Speaker 1: get that T shirt soaking wet through in the corner, 719 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:15,320 Speaker 1: and forget about it for a year. Right, this is 720 00:33:15,320 --> 00:33:18,360 Speaker 1: getting back to zebra stripes. Yeah, so um, you know 721 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:20,840 Speaker 1: la Mark Jackson said this week in terms of the 722 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:24,760 Speaker 1: red zone, like basically he feels like at times it's 723 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:26,840 Speaker 1: almost kind of a self fulfilling prophecy. They get down there, 724 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:28,320 Speaker 1: like the red zone, we gotta score, we gotta score, 725 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:29,760 Speaker 1: we gotta score. Were in the red zone, He's like, 726 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:31,520 Speaker 1: we gotta stop doing that. Just stop doing that, like 727 00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:34,480 Speaker 1: stop overthinking it. Yeah, Like of course we're supposed to score. 728 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:35,760 Speaker 1: This is what we do. We get down the red zone, 729 00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:38,360 Speaker 1: we score. Don't overthink it. Just just keep playing. You 730 00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:40,520 Speaker 1: marched all the way down there, Keep doing the same thing, 731 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:42,120 Speaker 1: and don't make too big of a deal out of 732 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:44,920 Speaker 1: being in the red zone and you'll be fine. And 733 00:33:45,080 --> 00:33:47,040 Speaker 1: you know, I I really get the sense that the 734 00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:48,760 Speaker 1: players and the coaches feel like this team is good. 735 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:51,920 Speaker 1: They have to kind of clean up some some key areas, 736 00:33:52,040 --> 00:33:54,480 Speaker 1: like of these self and afflicted wounds and these be 737 00:33:54,560 --> 00:33:57,360 Speaker 1: better and crucial third and short, fourth and short situations. 738 00:33:57,680 --> 00:34:01,200 Speaker 1: But at a very high level foundations they are. This 739 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:03,720 Speaker 1: team is gonna be okay. Right offenses ranked fifth in 740 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:06,960 Speaker 1: the league. It ain't it ain't all bad. It's not bad. Hey, 741 00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:09,600 Speaker 1: that ain't bad. You want to be number one, fifth 742 00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:13,120 Speaker 1: and bad and points scored ain't bad. So I'm expecting 743 00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:15,560 Speaker 1: a good game against the Browns. And before before we go, 744 00:34:15,640 --> 00:34:17,239 Speaker 1: so you mentioned that the twenty twelve team is going 745 00:34:17,280 --> 00:34:21,200 Speaker 1: to be here, we have this is a little bonus 746 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 1: item here. This is a Ed Reid signed football No 747 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:28,239 Speaker 1: get out of town. This is gonna be in my basement. Now. 748 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:32,200 Speaker 1: This is a we're giving away a whole bunch of 749 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:35,239 Speaker 1: prizes and there's a little spin wheel. It's kind of 750 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:36,480 Speaker 1: a fun game you can do on our website. So 751 00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:38,800 Speaker 1: go to Baltimore eames dot com slash contest. That ore 752 00:34:39,239 --> 00:34:43,680 Speaker 1: swapper Rooney's that rate over here. Yea, So go to 753 00:34:43,719 --> 00:34:46,719 Speaker 1: Baltimore dot com slash contest play this game and you 754 00:34:46,719 --> 00:34:48,960 Speaker 1: have a chance to get this this item as well 755 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:51,840 Speaker 1: as a handful of other items from team. So it 756 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:54,000 Speaker 1: should be really cool having that team back. I know 757 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:56,000 Speaker 1: they've got a whole weekend of festivities planned for the 758 00:34:56,040 --> 00:35:00,319 Speaker 1: tenure reunion. UM, get to the game early because there's 759 00:35:00,360 --> 00:35:02,680 Speaker 1: some recognition before the game with these guys that you're 760 00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:04,560 Speaker 1: not gonna want to miss are gonna be introduced before 761 00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:06,680 Speaker 1: the game, so it should be it should be really cool. 762 00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:08,800 Speaker 1: Make sure you're there early. If you still need to 763 00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:11,480 Speaker 1: ticket ball trains dot com, slash tickets. UM. It should 764 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:13,399 Speaker 1: just be a fun time having these guys back and 765 00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:17,080 Speaker 1: UM going down memory lane. Last thing before we go, 766 00:35:17,120 --> 00:35:18,839 Speaker 1: I want to do one key to a win for 767 00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:20,279 Speaker 1: each of us. And this is really because I just 768 00:35:20,520 --> 00:35:23,960 Speaker 1: had a good one, UM, and that is you get 769 00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:25,920 Speaker 1: up early on them, which the Ravens have done a 770 00:35:25,920 --> 00:35:27,520 Speaker 1: good job of that. Obviously, it's been the fourth quarter 771 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:30,440 Speaker 1: that's been the problem. Nick Chubb gets gets more eliminated 772 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:32,480 Speaker 1: from the game. He's not a pass catching back, He's 773 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:34,399 Speaker 1: a really great runner. You can't let the Browns get 774 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:36,359 Speaker 1: out to a lead because that gets Nick Chubb going. 775 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:39,680 Speaker 1: But I think the Ravens m o of building leads, 776 00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:42,480 Speaker 1: particularly against the Browns, a team that hasn't Mary Cooper 777 00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:44,560 Speaker 1: but not a ton of receiving weapons to Coober set 778 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:47,600 Speaker 1: at quarterback. I think that this game matches up well 779 00:35:47,640 --> 00:35:49,520 Speaker 1: for the Ravens as to jumping out to a lead 780 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:51,640 Speaker 1: and then you kind of eliminate their best player. Well, 781 00:35:51,800 --> 00:35:54,200 Speaker 1: I mean, let's eliminate But I think it's I think 782 00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:57,759 Speaker 1: it's kind of interesting because if that happens, then you 783 00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:00,279 Speaker 1: can kind of get over the monkey off your back 784 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:03,759 Speaker 1: of the fourth quarter struggles. You know, so basically you're saying, 785 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:05,640 Speaker 1: do what you did the last you know, in all 786 00:36:05,719 --> 00:36:09,320 Speaker 1: your losses, just do that again. But this should be 787 00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:12,319 Speaker 1: an actually an opportunity where you can bring you close 788 00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:15,000 Speaker 1: it out a little bit better, I think, and protect 789 00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:16,520 Speaker 1: the football. I mean, really, it was not protecting the 790 00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:20,600 Speaker 1: football that yeah you want I'll point to and I've 791 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:22,920 Speaker 1: mentioned this a few times this season. I want to 792 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:28,440 Speaker 1: see this team really excel in crucial third down situations. 793 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:31,359 Speaker 1: I really, on both sides of the ball. Um. I 794 00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:33,120 Speaker 1: think that there's been times where the defense can get 795 00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:34,640 Speaker 1: off the field late in games, so they haven't been 796 00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:37,360 Speaker 1: able to do it. Um And for the offense, you know, 797 00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:40,040 Speaker 1: you can basically put the game away. You know, they 798 00:36:40,080 --> 00:36:42,239 Speaker 1: had a chance to put the game away pretty much 799 00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:44,239 Speaker 1: on that play that was taken off the board because 800 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:46,439 Speaker 1: of the the legal formation that's the stuff that you can't happen. 801 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:49,919 Speaker 1: Be better in those crucial short yardage, third down, fourth 802 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:52,239 Speaker 1: down situations. If they do that, I think they're gonna 803 00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:59,600 Speaker 1: get a win. How big you tell me, let's do 804 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:01,960 Speaker 1: oh s.