1 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge presented by DraftKings. We are thrilled 2 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: to sit down with center, Tyler, Linderbaum and Teller. I'll 3 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: start here. So, Lamar Jackson posted a video on social 4 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: media from the locker room in which he had a 5 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:20,600 Speaker 1: character from Phineas and Ferb, which my eight year old 6 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: knows Phineas. I don't know Phineas and Ferb, but for 7 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: listeners at home who also may not know, it's kind 8 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: of like the stocky guy, this clenched, he looks kind 9 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: of angry, buzz cut, he kind of looks like a 10 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: tough guy. And he's basically comparing you to this character. 11 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: So what do you think, like, is he spot on you? 12 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: What do you think here? 13 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 2: I don't know if he's spot on, Okay, I mean, 14 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 2: I'm sure the viewers might think different. But it's a 15 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:53,279 Speaker 2: joke that Kyle Hamilton started last year. Oh I think 16 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 2: he posted it on social media and then you know, 17 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 2: Lamar has probably a little more followers than Kyle, so 18 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 2: to more attention, I needed attention. So I'm honest, I 19 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 2: don't I don't know who the character is. I mean, 20 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 2: obviously i've seen Phantas and Ferm. Just when I was little, 21 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 2: but it was just something fun we do in the 22 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 2: locker room. 23 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 3: Okay, when when he posted that, did your phone start 24 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 3: blowing up from friends and random people who were like. 25 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 4: Honestly, I don't think. No, I don't really anyone. 26 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 2: I mean, maybe my girlfriend said something, maybe she agreed 27 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 2: with him, but I'm bother of that. Now. 28 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: It's funny. 29 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,680 Speaker 3: Well, this week, Tyler, you guys are head to Tampa 30 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 3: Bay wing that football game. And you know, one of 31 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 3: the last times we had you on the podcast was 32 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 3: after the game in Tampa Bay. So this is kind 33 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 3: of the scene of the crime where you had a 34 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 3: viral block. You put Devin White, the linebackerund Skates on 35 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 3: that in that game, and that was a block that 36 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 3: everybody took notice of. In that game. It's kind of 37 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 3: a coming out party, like everyone's like, whoa, that is 38 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 3: a legitimate block. Lindard BOM's putting a really good lineback 39 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 3: around Skates. What do you remember about that play? 40 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 2: Honestly, I don't even know if I blow the right 41 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 2: person on that play. 42 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 4: Yeah. 43 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think we're they brought like a blitz on 44 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 2: the outside, and I think we're supposed to push it out. 45 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 4: But that's a different time. Yeah, whatever, But it's just 46 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 4: it's playing. 47 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,239 Speaker 2: It's playing the game hard, playing the game how it 48 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 2: was supposed to be played through the whistle. And I 49 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 2: think that's what I love about this place too. We 50 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 2: got a lot of guys that kind of play like that. 51 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 2: So just trying to do my one eleventh. 52 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: Did that block do anything for you mentally or like, 53 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: you know, there's just a lot of buzz like Garrett's 54 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: talking about around that block, Like what was that anything 55 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: for you personally in your career where you're like, all right, yeah, 56 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: you know what I'm going I'm pretty good at this thing. 57 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:40,399 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be aye. 58 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean I don't know. 59 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 2: Anytime you have a block like that, you know, it's fun, 60 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 2: but you can't you know, there's a I believe I 61 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 2: let up a sack that game too, So I'm more 62 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 2: worried about that than the block. 63 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 3: But that was your rookie season, right, Yeah, yeah, so 64 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 3: that was kind of a I mean, that was to 65 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:00,959 Speaker 3: your point, like what those moments where it was like 66 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 3: all right, you know, linder Bumps kind of arrives here 67 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 3: as a really you know, solid player, but you didn't 68 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 3: necessarily take it that way. 69 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 4: No, I've well arrived. 70 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 2: I hate that word because I never feel like I arrived, 71 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 2: you know, just always trying to commit, continue to get better. No, yeah, 72 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 2: I mean when those plays happen, it's fun. You know, 73 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 2: people love it, but there's always stuff to be improven 74 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:22,959 Speaker 2: on and work on. But you know, it was in 75 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 2: an explosive play and you got to see, you know, 76 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 2: Lamar kind of run around and do his thing. 77 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: So who's more fun to block? Devin White or Videvea. 78 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 1: They're big, they're big dtackle. 79 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 4: Neither of them. 80 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 2: But yeah, I mean we're gonna have a tough challenge 81 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 2: this week. You know, he's obviously been a top d 82 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 2: tackle in the league for a while. It'll be a 83 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 2: good challenge for us into your wise. He plays the 84 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 2: game how it was supposed to be played. 85 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, So coming into this season, there was lots of 86 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 3: questions about this offensive line. Every time you or anybody 87 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 3: else along the offensive line was on podium and training camp, like, 88 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 3: you got peppered with questions on how's this offense. 89 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 4: Line going to be? 90 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 3: You're replacing these starters. A lot of questions concern you 91 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 3: know about this offense line, and you you basically took 92 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 3: that head on, like when you would talk with the 93 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 3: media and say like, yeah, it's unproven, we haven't done 94 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 3: it yet. But now at this point of the season 95 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 3: six games in, had some early struggles, but this group 96 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 3: has come together and is playing like one of the 97 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 3: best offensive lines in football. What does that mean? What 98 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 3: does that show about this group? 99 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 4: Yeah? 100 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 2: I think you know, anytime coming in the season you 101 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 2: lose you know, three starters, you know, obviously there's gonna 102 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 2: be questions. But you know, we have we know the 103 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 2: group that we have in here. You know, we know 104 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 2: how hard we work and how great we want to be. No, 105 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 2: six games in, are we close to where we want 106 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 2: to be? No, but we're heading in the right direction 107 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 2: for sure. Just continue to get improvement, you know, continue 108 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 2: to build that chemistry with each other on the line, 109 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 2: I think is an important and no, yeah, there's still 110 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 2: a lot of you know, stuff left out there in 111 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 2: the games, but certainly heading the right direction. 112 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: When you're running the ball as well as you all 113 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 1: are right now, how much does that build the confidence 114 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 1: in the cohesion of the line and just what's that 115 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: feeling like for you all? 116 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it helps when you have you know, 117 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 2: Lamar and Derrick Henry back there to be able to 118 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 2: run the ball. It's just our job to block it 119 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 2: up right and stay on blocks. And the thing about 120 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 2: I think why a run games being so successful is 121 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 2: you know, not only you know the running backs in 122 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 2: the line, but also you know tight ends, fullbacks and 123 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 2: the wide receivers. You know, that's what creates explosive plays, 124 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 2: which I think we've seen a lot of. It's a 125 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:34,600 Speaker 2: total team effort with you know why that run game 126 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 2: has been successful. 127 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 1: Why why do you think you know, like Garrett said, 128 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: you you are playing like one of the top offensive lines. 129 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 1: I think Pro Football Focus has you at number ten, 130 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: the Ravens offensive line. Why do you feel like you 131 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: all are playing better now than week one, week two? 132 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 2: I think just naturally, you know, as the season progresses, 133 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 2: you guys are guys are going to start, you know, 134 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 2: feel more comfortable, play better. Like I said, you know, 135 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 2: we have new starters in certain role, so just guys 136 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 2: stepping in and kind of getting that sense that, oh 137 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 2: I can do this, like I'm here for a reason. 138 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 2: And I think it's just a little bit of that 139 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:14,479 Speaker 2: I'm playing with more confidence. Yeah, it's exciting. Group, but 140 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 2: you know, we're staying hungry, continue to try to get better. 141 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 3: I'm curious, what is it like one of the new 142 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 3: starters is daing off all ala to you, right, and 143 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 3: you know it's well documented that he took some some 144 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 3: heat early on and he's been playing really well these 145 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 3: last couple of games. But what is it like for 146 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 3: you playing next to him? Because he's like maybe the 147 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 3: biggest guy in the NFL. I mean he's huge, and like, 148 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 3: you've never played next to a guard that big, So. 149 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 1: What is it like? 150 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 3: Do you change anything when you have someone that big 151 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 3: play next to you? 152 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean you know, some of the things that 153 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 2: he's capable of doing, just with how big he is 154 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 2: and how well he can move, It's it's pretty awesome. 155 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 2: And I think I think with him, like there's some 156 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 2: plays in there he's getting his pad under guys and 157 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 2: like they can't do anything about it. And you know, 158 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 2: just being consistent with that is what he's gotten better at. 159 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:01,599 Speaker 4: And and you know he's a guy. 160 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 2: Where he's you know, his confidence keeps, you know, going 161 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 2: up and up. No, because he plays he plays a 162 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 2: game at a really high level and to where you know, 163 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 2: we're continuing to get better and better as a unit. 164 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 4: You know, that's how we got to play. That's how 165 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 4: we got to think. 166 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: How have you kind of helped mentor him as he's 167 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: gained that confidence and whatnot? 168 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 2: Just just being myself, you know, just going out there 169 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 2: playing hard, you know, trying to get guys communication in 170 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 2: the right spots. You know, the better I communicate, the 171 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 2: more confidence got, more confidence guys can be. You know, 172 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 2: I don't want any questions or doubts out there on 173 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 2: the field, So I mean that's just that's the job 174 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 2: of a center is, you know, try to get everyone 175 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 2: on the same page and then once that ball snapped, 176 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 2: you know, balls of the walls. 177 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: How has your leadership changed? 178 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 4: Now? 179 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: In year three we talked about, you know, rookie year 180 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: going to Tampa Bay. Now going back there in year 181 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: three for you, how has your leadership changed? 182 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 4: I don't know. I feel like I'm the same person. 183 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 4: I don't know. You probably has someone who's been here 184 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 4: feel like I'm the same. You know. 185 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 2: It's just that's kind of the role of the center position. 186 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 2: You don't really have time to kind of like slowly 187 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 2: build up, you know, you got to step in and 188 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 2: be confident with what you're what you're doing and know 189 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 2: what you're doing. 190 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,200 Speaker 4: So I don't know, it's interesting. 191 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 3: Like we had Ronnie on a few weeks ago, and 192 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 3: he was pretty open about the fact that in some 193 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 3: ways he kind of viewed himself as like the cheerleader 194 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 3: of the offensive line and that like he's the veteran 195 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 3: player and there's a lot of questions, and he felt 196 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 3: like it was important for him to be like building 197 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 3: for those exactly, like when there's heat and there's questions, 198 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 3: even even like in practice with Lamar, like getting on 199 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 3: him and Ronnie standing up for the offensive line and 200 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 3: and just feeling like, you know, that was part of 201 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 3: his role. Yeah, do you see, like is that part 202 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 3: of your role at all? Like how do you kind 203 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 3: of view yourself in that equation as a leader along 204 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:49,439 Speaker 3: this offensive line? 205 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 4: Yeah? 206 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 2: I think, you know, I view it as you know, 207 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 2: the old line's job is to do what the old 208 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 2: line's supposed to do. You know, it's to take care 209 00:08:57,640 --> 00:08:59,679 Speaker 2: of us five and you know, not worry about all 210 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 2: this stuff going around and what's going on. So you know, 211 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 2: that's the biggest part is just communication wise, you know, 212 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 2: us being on the same page. 213 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 4: You know Ronnie does definitely does. You know, he's ever 214 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:10,079 Speaker 4: since I. 215 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,559 Speaker 2: Got here, He's always a guy asking questions, you know, Coach, 216 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 2: what if this happens? 217 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 4: Coach, what are we doing here? 218 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 2: And I think he does a tremendous job of that 219 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:18,719 Speaker 2: because there's sometimes where guys are thinking of but they're 220 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:20,960 Speaker 2: afraid to ask, and Ronnie does a good job of 221 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 2: just asking those questions. But at the end of the day, 222 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 2: you know, we're worried about us five and you know 223 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 2: what we can do. And when I worried about you know, 224 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 2: other outside stuff. 225 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 1: I'm just picturing when there's the outside criticism, you go 226 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 1: in the Phineas and firm mode. You just finch clenched 227 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,959 Speaker 1: fists right, just like that. That's that's what I'm imagining 228 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 1: right now in my head. Person exactly exactly. You talk 229 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 1: about Dereck Henry and that it's easier to block when 230 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 1: you have Dereck Henry in the backfield. What's it like 231 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: when Derrick Henry like runs up behind, Like, are you like, 232 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: I got to clear this hole? Because if Derrick Henry 233 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: hits me from behind, this is not gonna feel good. 234 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, there's a I mean, there's a moment walk through 235 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:01,960 Speaker 2: like last week, like we're walking through and I go 236 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 2: up on a linebacker and he just comes behind me 237 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 2: and just smokes me. I'm like, dude, like that hurts, 238 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 2: and he's just laughing. Yeah, like you got to get 239 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 2: out of the man's way, like I can. I can't imagine. 240 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 2: It's very fun, you know for you know, DB's to 241 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 2: try to tackle him, right, but yeah, he'd be I 242 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 2: mean the thing about you know Derek, he plays a 243 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 2: game the right way. He runs extremely hard, hits holes, 244 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 2: you know, really fast, and you know, a he's a 245 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,679 Speaker 2: really fun guy to block four you know you saw 246 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 2: it and with the Titans and now you know, we're 247 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 2: just excited that he's a raven. 248 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 3: Kind of the cliche is he wears teams down. There's 249 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:42,959 Speaker 3: a difference in the fourth quarter. Teams don't want to 250 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 3: tackle him. He's at his best you know, late in 251 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 3: the season, late in games. So for you on the field, 252 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 3: like do you feel that is there any different mentality 253 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 3: knowing like in the fourth quarter or in overtime of 254 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 3: Cincinnati when you have him and he can carry the ball, 255 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 3: that you're basically in good hands. Like now he's going 256 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 3: to be at his best. So does do you feel 257 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 3: that and is there any difference in mentality because of it? 258 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 4: Yeah? 259 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 2: I think, you know, I think that's ever since I've 260 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 2: been here, that's kind of been you know, the Ravens 261 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 2: identity is, you know, being able to run the ball efficiently. 262 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:18,079 Speaker 2: You know, first, second, and the third and fourth quarter 263 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 2: come around being able to wear teams down. And he 264 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 2: certainly adds it, you know, another element to that, making 265 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 2: it more difficult for defenses. And then also you have Lamar, 266 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 2: So yeah, it's two special players back there. 267 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 4: You know. It's just it's fun to experience all that 268 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 4: with them. 269 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 3: You're the offense as a whole was on pace for 270 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:41,440 Speaker 3: some pretty historic marks, Like is that at all a 271 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 3: talking point among the offense and the offensive line, like 272 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 3: let's get that record for the most rushing yards in 273 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:47,319 Speaker 3: NFL history. 274 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 2: No, No, I mean we're worried about this week, you know, 275 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 2: and all that's just a byproduct of, you know, continue 276 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 2: to win games and continue to play at a high level. 277 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 2: When you start worrying about records when we're only six 278 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 2: games in, you no, that's a big issue. 279 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: So you know, you've played with Lamar obviously throughout your 280 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 1: whole career, and a big focus this off season was 281 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 1: the pre snap stuff for Lamar and Todd Munkin talked 282 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 1: about putting more on his plate and all that kind 283 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 1: of stuff as the center, who is also responsible for 284 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: a lot of that communication. You know, what has it 285 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 1: been like with Lamar? Is it? Is it a little 286 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: bit different this year in terms of him changing plays, 287 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: him identifying what's coming from the defense and all that. 288 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:30,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think we've done, you know, a really good 289 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 2: job of you know, adding tools in to get us 290 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 2: in and out of certain things. Yeah, you know, and then 291 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 2: Lamar's back there, he's controlling everything, and he's done a 292 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 2: tremendous job. No, And it's something you know, we're continue 293 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 2: to get better at No, and just you know, the 294 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 2: more tools you're gonna add to this toolbox, you know, 295 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 2: the better. And he's already playing at a high level, 296 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 2: you know, and just gonna make him better. 297 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 1: Is there a level of communication between the two of 298 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:59,440 Speaker 1: you that really has to exist because you know that 299 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:02,680 Speaker 1: that community oftentimes funnels through you also. Can you just 300 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 1: talk about what that relationship is like? 301 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, certainly. 302 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 2: I mean anytime you know, certain run looks or you know, 303 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,439 Speaker 2: pass protections. You know, he has a little better view 304 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 2: than me sometimes to where I maybe cannot see things 305 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 2: and he can, you know, change protections or flips and whatnot. 306 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 2: But yeah, he's done a tremendous job. And that's where 307 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 2: we have to be on the same page as he 308 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 2: has to know where we're going and I have to 309 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 2: know where he knows whe're going. So communication is just 310 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 2: the most important thing for sure. 311 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 3: He's won two MVPs, obviously won it last year, but 312 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 3: a lot of people think I think both of us 313 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:38,679 Speaker 3: may be included, like he might be playing his best 314 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 3: football ever. Have you ever seen him play better than 315 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 3: he is right now? 316 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 2: No, No, I mean obviously being here for two or 317 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 2: three years, you know, he's playing at an extremely high level. 318 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 4: No, it's it's certainly fun to you know. 319 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 2: I think last year and then into this year is 320 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 2: the highest that I've seen him play at, you know, 321 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 2: just being a part of it. But yeah, he's just 322 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 2: an electric player. The things that he can do is 323 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 2: pretty incredible. Like talking back to the Bengals game, the 324 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:12,439 Speaker 2: play on the sideline, like there's how many quarterbacks that 325 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:17,439 Speaker 2: can do that, and his ability to extend plays, it 326 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 2: is pretty special. 327 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: What was your perspective on that play? 328 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 4: Honestly, I think we're along in a drive and I 329 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 4: was pretty tired. 330 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 2: I blocked my guy maybe for two seconds, you know, 331 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 2: and and turned around. I didn't realize the ball was 332 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 2: on the ground, which was an issue. But yeah, it's 333 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 2: it's pretty incredible. I saw him running stiff arm and 334 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 2: then he threw it up and I was tired on like. 335 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 4: Please catch it. 336 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 2: He please catch it, so we got a little break. Yeah, 337 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 2: that's just the playmakers we have and the things that 338 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 2: Lamar is able to do. 339 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 4: It's it's fun. 340 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: Are you kind of wondering like what's going on back there? 341 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: Like I snapped it, he's like trying to keep it. 342 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 1: Like you can't look, you can't turn around and look 343 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,000 Speaker 1: at what's going on, Like what goes through your mind? 344 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 2: We can kind of you can kind of hear the 345 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 2: Bengals crowd like get a little more excited right Usually 346 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 2: they're not excited right away when I, you know something 347 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 2: care for me. 348 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 4: Snapping the ball. I knew that wasn't the case. 349 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 2: But yeah, you can kind of just kind of hear 350 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 2: the background and know he's like, oh, something's up right, 351 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 2: and then the you know d Lineman acts a little different, 352 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 2: you know, trying to go for the ball, but yeah. 353 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 4: Just preferably, we don't want the ball in the ground. 354 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 4: That's that's for starters. 355 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 3: So a similar question to what I asked about Derek 356 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 3: Henry and how that changes mentality when you have Lamar 357 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 3: Jackson as your quarterback. We've got these clips from our 358 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 3: Wired show that just indicate the mentality basically being like 359 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 3: we got number eight, We're gonna be okay, Like we 360 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 3: can climb out of this whole week. He's gonna make 361 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 3: something happen, Like as a player on this offense, as 362 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 3: a leader of this team, when you have Lamar Jackson, 363 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 3: how does that affect the overall mentality of the offense 364 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 3: knowing like this guy can make things happen at any 365 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:56,680 Speaker 3: point of a game. 366 00:15:57,200 --> 00:16:00,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, that's you know, certainly true. But also we 367 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 2: don't want Lamar to you know, we want him to 368 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 2: play free. You know, we don't want the pressure be like, God, 369 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 2: I got to make a play. 370 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 4: You know. 371 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 2: That's that's why we got a lot of playmakers, you know, 372 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 2: with you know, with Derek Hall, and then you know, 373 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 2: obviously the receiving core and tight ends and we don't 374 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 2: want Lamardo field pressure that he has to go out 375 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 2: there and make a play. I think when he's playing free, 376 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 2: he's playing confident, that's when he's at his best. 377 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 1: I'm curious for you personally, Uh, you know, it feels 378 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: like you're you're gonna you're becoming one of these guys 379 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: where it's like, well, Tyler just goes to the Pro 380 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 1: Bowl every year, right, and like just you've established yourself 381 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: at that level. And I know, like you said, like 382 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: you never you hate the word You've arrived, right, and 383 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 1: like you're gonna be a guy that wants to get 384 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 1: better and better. But what is it that that drives 385 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: you to keep striving to get better? What's your personal motivation? 386 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 4: Yeah? 387 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 2: I think well one, I think each game you gotta 388 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 2: go out and prove yourself that you can play at 389 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 2: a high level. 390 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 4: And each you know, each season is a new season. 391 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 2: You know, whatever happened last season, you know you got 392 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 2: a different group, you got a different team. Some No 393 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 2: of that stuff really matters. It's the stuff that you 394 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 2: put the work in the off season, know, and then 395 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 2: coming into season camp and then you know, playing at 396 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 2: a high level. It's a tough league. You know, it's 397 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 2: hard to play at a high level, you know, and 398 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 2: defenders are getting harder and harder to block, you know, 399 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 2: so just kind of have that mentality, you know, continue 400 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:23,919 Speaker 2: to get better and better. Yeah, and you never arrived. 401 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 1: You know what, what is it about defenders that are 402 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: making them harder and harder to block? 403 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:31,120 Speaker 2: You think, bigger, faster, stronger. So you gotta just keep 404 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 2: working hard to try to get to that level. 405 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:34,640 Speaker 3: Right, do you care about being viewed as the best 406 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 3: center football? 407 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 2: I'm just worried about my job, you know. I think 408 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:41,439 Speaker 2: I've always been a firm believer. It's ever since I 409 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 2: came to Iowa or when I was at Iowa too. Like, 410 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 2: when you're winning games, like there's gonna be you know, 411 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 2: a lot of accolades that come with it. You know, 412 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:52,119 Speaker 2: guys on the team are accolades. But if you're not 413 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:55,360 Speaker 2: winning games, you know, everyone's gonna talk about you and 414 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:58,200 Speaker 2: they're not going to say you're a good player. So 415 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 2: I'd much rather, you know, just win football games and 416 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:03,159 Speaker 2: then all that stuff is going to take care of 417 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:03,720 Speaker 2: itself at the. 418 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:04,399 Speaker 4: End of the season. 419 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 2: And if you get the accolades, great, If you don't, hey, 420 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 2: we win a lot of football games. 421 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:12,879 Speaker 1: You bring up Iowa. Another great Iowa blocker in Raven's history, 422 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 1: Marshall Yonda. How much of you learn from Marshall? 423 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:19,159 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think you know. 424 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:22,199 Speaker 2: When I first got here, he was one of the 425 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 2: first guys to reach out just learning about the area, 426 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:31,199 Speaker 2: but also just hearing players talk about him. No, not 427 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:34,400 Speaker 2: Coach d would always talk about Marshall, just how great 428 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 2: of a player he was, leader, and just the way 429 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 2: he played the game. There's a reason why he's gonna 430 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:42,879 Speaker 2: be a Hall of Famer because every snap, you know 431 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 2: the intensity that he's going to play at, you know, 432 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 2: which you respect, and it's hard to do. It's hard 433 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:52,160 Speaker 2: to play at that intensity each and every snap for. 434 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 4: For that long. And it's something that makes him so great. Yeah. 435 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:57,880 Speaker 1: Is that kind of what like your mentality is is 436 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:00,440 Speaker 1: not necessarily all right? I'm sure part of it. It's 437 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,120 Speaker 1: like I have to improve this part of my game, 438 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:04,399 Speaker 1: the technique and all that stuff. But for you, is 439 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: that part of it? It's like I just need to 440 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 1: be that consistent, that intense every snap, and that's how 441 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:12,160 Speaker 1: greatness is made, you know what I mean? 442 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:14,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean there's a lot a lot of things 443 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 2: that go into that, you know, and like obviously Marshall, 444 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:19,160 Speaker 2: he didn't wake up you know, one day, it's it's 445 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 2: over time. That's where that's his mindset. Yeah, you know, 446 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 2: he told himself this is how I'm gonna play. I'm 447 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:28,199 Speaker 2: not gonna speak for him, but I'm assuming. Yeah, but 448 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 2: you know, he made that choice to play at a 449 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 2: high level and it's hard to do. But yeah, I 450 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:35,639 Speaker 2: mean it's just it's just something that's ingrained into me. 451 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:35,960 Speaker 4: You know. 452 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 2: You know, each and every day you got to you 453 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 2: got to bring it, and you've got to continue to 454 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 2: get better and if you're not getting better or getting worse, 455 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:46,160 Speaker 2: So I think that's a good mentality to have. 456 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, So as you talk about basically establishing yourself as 457 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 3: a great player, one thing that that stands out to 458 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:56,680 Speaker 3: me in that regard is this, there's limited opportunities I 459 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 3: feel like for offense alignment to have like celebrations. You know, 460 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 3: you don't have too many celebration moments, but you had 461 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 3: a block this year that was to me like peak 462 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 3: offensive lineman celebration, which is where you blocked the dude 463 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 3: like ten yards down the field. 464 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 1: It was a very Devin White esque block. 465 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,200 Speaker 3: You blocked the dude ten yards down the field. 466 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:17,880 Speaker 1: This was the long run you're talking about, the long 467 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:20,119 Speaker 1: run by Derek against the Bills. It was the early 468 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:24,119 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, the long run by him on the toss 469 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 1: left that brought us down to like the two yard line. 470 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:29,120 Speaker 1: He almost scored early fourth quarter, basically put the game way. 471 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, but then you, yep, you get up and you 472 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 3: do the look away the Steph Curry shoot the three pointer, 473 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:38,479 Speaker 3: turn your back, start running the other direction. He just 474 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 3: was walking, just walked over the ball has even switched 475 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 3: through the net. 476 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:43,720 Speaker 4: I think you did that talking about the same play. 477 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,480 Speaker 2: Well, I think the reason maybe why I was looking 478 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:48,919 Speaker 2: back was seeing if I got called for a flag. 479 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 3: No, you were, you were, you were shrutting back. 480 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:58,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah it was. 481 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:02,719 Speaker 3: It was definitely noa play you that was. That was swag. 482 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 3: That was a swag. 483 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 4: Yes, you're witting enough to like pull that off. But 484 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:09,640 Speaker 4: thank you for the compliment. 485 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 1: All right, and I'll end it on. Actually, no, I 486 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:16,440 Speaker 1: do have two more questions. One, how good is Travis 487 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:18,120 Speaker 1: Jerne is going to because we kind of talked about 488 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:20,879 Speaker 1: this in locker room. Yeah, you've blocked that guy a 489 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 1: lot in practice. How good is he going to be unbelievable? 490 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:26,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's the sky's a lemon for Travis, and we're 491 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 2: already seeing it right now. You know, he's playing on 492 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:33,679 Speaker 2: such a high level. You know, he's just his size 493 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 2: and strength and just now just processing the game and 494 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:40,120 Speaker 2: understanding the game and and using his abilities. He's gonna 495 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 2: be a very special player. And he's a guy that 496 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 2: just works his tail off and wants to be great. 497 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:45,640 Speaker 4: So excited for him. 498 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: And then my second question is, so, uh, just to 499 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 1: pull back the curtain. You know, we were talking to 500 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:55,119 Speaker 1: Pat McCay about doing this Lounge interview and Pat, you know, 501 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,919 Speaker 1: he was like, you know, let me think about it. 502 00:21:57,920 --> 00:21:59,879 Speaker 1: I'll get back to you tomorrow. And then I was 503 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: like that he's gonna say no. 504 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 3: So we appreciate you taking Pat spot. 505 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:07,680 Speaker 2: He said, the only way I'd do it is if 506 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 2: you're on there with me. Oh, so next time, let's 507 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 2: get to do it. 508 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 4: Yeah. 509 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 3: You just you just earned yourself another appearance. That's true. 510 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 1: You shoot well, Tyler, thanks for doing this. Thanks for 511 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: taking Pat spot. We really appreciate it. 512 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:27,200 Speaker 3: Bud, Welcome back into the Lounge podcast. We are coming 513 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:29,360 Speaker 3: to you from the Sea Geek studio. We also want 514 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:32,479 Speaker 3: to mention our friends at Draftking Sportsbook. They are an 515 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 3: official sports betting partner of the Baltimore Ravens Draft King Sportsbook. 516 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 3: The Crown is yours. So thanks to Tyler for joining 517 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 3: us today. I think you said it to him and 518 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 3: I totally agree with it. He's put himself in the 519 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 3: category now where he's just going to be one of 520 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 3: the best centers in football, and like when the Pro 521 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 3: Bowl team comes out, he's going to be on that list. 522 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:54,160 Speaker 3: I think for a long time. That's like the level 523 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 3: that he's playing at and I think that people are 524 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 3: just gonna look at him for the next decade. Is 525 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 3: like Tyler Lindardbaum, he's one of the best. 526 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean when a center is drafted in the 527 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 1: first round, I feel like that's always kind of the 528 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:07,560 Speaker 1: conversations like, all right, they just got their center for 529 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:10,120 Speaker 1: the next ten years, and you know Pro Bowl center here, 530 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:13,600 Speaker 1: but that we say that, but it doesn't always come 531 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 1: to fruition, Yeah, And Tyler is playing at a consistency 532 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: level where I think it will come to fruition. Like 533 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 1: he's that good. He's also proven all the concerns about 534 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 1: his size, about his arm length, all that stuff. He's 535 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 1: proven all that wrong. Yeah, right, and and it's a 536 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:33,880 Speaker 1: credit to him. And he's you know, he's a modest guy. 537 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 1: As listeners, I'm sure he can glean from the interview. 538 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:39,439 Speaker 1: He's not going to sot his own horne. That's just 539 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 1: not what an offensive lineman does, especially him, But like 540 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:46,439 Speaker 1: we'll suot it for him. I mean, he is a 541 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:50,199 Speaker 1: He is a major, major, major part of why this 542 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:52,440 Speaker 1: running game is so good right now and the past 543 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 1: pro and why Lamar is having all the success he's having. 544 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,439 Speaker 3: I think if you're looking at the seam, like Tyler's 545 00:23:57,480 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 3: one of the most important players on the team. Oh 546 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 3: pre snap just and then obviously once the plays happening. 547 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:06,439 Speaker 3: He's a great blocker, He's excellent at his job. But 548 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,120 Speaker 3: he's a leader. He understands everything that happens in front 549 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:10,639 Speaker 3: of him. And I think that he's one of the 550 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 3: reasons that with all the changes along this offensive line, 551 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:15,679 Speaker 3: that they've been able to get up to speed quickly. 552 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 3: And like he's got new starters next to him on 553 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 3: both sides now. Pat McCarey, he's been playing the last 554 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 3: couple of games as a veteran player of course, but 555 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 3: obviously on the right side is new to that position 556 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:28,399 Speaker 3: and to the starting lineup. But I just think that 557 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 3: Tyler's presence there in the middle of the offensive line 558 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:34,879 Speaker 3: helps everybody around it. He's a force multiplayer. 559 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:34,640 Speaker 2: I think. 560 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 1: I think it's also fun because just to give listeners 561 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 1: a little behind the curtain insight here, is like he 562 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 1: and Pat McCarey are are boys. If he couldn't tell 563 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 1: by the end there, you know, And it's cool to 564 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:50,199 Speaker 1: see them working side by side, you know, and blocking 565 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 1: people up, and like they they are very tight in 566 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: the locker room and always like kittting around with each other, 567 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:58,640 Speaker 1: busting each other, you know, chops and stuff. And so 568 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,720 Speaker 1: I think that that that bond certainly has helped. And 569 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: and Pat is, you know, a very unique player. Tyler's 570 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 1: many times called him a unicorn, and his ability to 571 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:11,399 Speaker 1: play everywhere, and that's been big for the offensive line success. 572 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:14,119 Speaker 1: I think Roger Rosegart and obviously being a rookie and 573 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:16,199 Speaker 1: playing at a high level has been huge. And as we 574 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:19,359 Speaker 1: talked about Daniel Foulele and the way that he's gained 575 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 1: confidence and you can like just see him playing more confidently. 576 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 1: All of that together with Tyler being a leader and 577 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 1: Ronnie Stanley returning to kind of his Pro Bowl form. Like, 578 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: like he said, this offensive line is trending up. You 579 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 1: know they're not there yet, but like they're all all 580 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 1: five of them are going in a really good direction. 581 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:38,240 Speaker 1: I think that's why the Ravens don't want to break 582 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:38,800 Speaker 1: it up right now. 583 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 3: Look, John Harbaugh said before the season, the Ravens had 584 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 3: confidence that this was going to be a really good 585 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:45,680 Speaker 3: offensive line. By the times I'll send and done. I 586 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 3: think a lot of people, you know, shook their head 587 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,399 Speaker 3: at that notion and kind of questioned it and you 588 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 3: know felt like that that he was just you know, 589 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:54,920 Speaker 3: bow with smoke. 590 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:57,719 Speaker 1: Or yeah, basically, were they too over confident? Were they 591 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: too cocky and their ability to replace these veterans? 592 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 3: And he's been proven right, he's been proven right. Then 593 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:04,880 Speaker 3: this group and if the Ravens, like I know, it's 594 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:07,119 Speaker 3: only through six games, and as Tyler said, they're not 595 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 3: worried about a record, but like this offensive, this offense 596 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 3: has the potential to be historic potentially with their success 597 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:15,399 Speaker 3: on the ground, they might be the they might be 598 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 3: if they continue at this space the best. If they 599 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 3: continue at the space they will be the best rushing 600 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 3: offense to ever play the game. And you can't have 601 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 3: a bad offensive line if you have that. So I 602 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 3: think that like that this offensive line has come together 603 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 3: really well, and like if the strides that they've made 604 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:31,719 Speaker 3: from week one to week six, and like if they 605 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:34,600 Speaker 3: continue to build off of that, if that's the marker 606 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:36,639 Speaker 3: for how they're going to improve the rest of the way, 607 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:38,679 Speaker 3: then we are going to be looking at this at 608 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:40,400 Speaker 3: the end of the year. Is man, the offensive line 609 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:42,840 Speaker 3: is the strength of this seam hopefully going into the playoffs. 610 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 1: Yeah. Absolutely, and Tyler Linderbaum's at the center of that. 611 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:46,120 Speaker 4: Yeah. 612 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:48,880 Speaker 3: Awesome. 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