1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge presented by DraftKings. We are here 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: to break down the Ravens Divisional playoff matchup with the 3 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: Houston Texans. Garrett, there's obviously a lot of talk about 4 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: what's the best matchup for the Ravens. How do you 5 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: feel going into this wildcard round? After things shook out 6 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: after the Steelers loss of the Bills here on Monday night, 7 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: we now know the Houston Texans are who the Ravens 8 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: will face. Just hi, big picture, what's your gut feeling 9 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: about this matchup for the Ravens. 10 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, Saturday afternoon, four thirty pm, m ANDT Bank Stadium, 11 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 2: That's when the Texans will come to town. I think that 12 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:42,480 Speaker 2: at a very big picture level, I have two thoughts. One, 13 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:46,480 Speaker 2: I think the Texans are They're a young, exciting team 14 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 2: and c. J. Stroud is dynamic and so that scares me. 15 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 2: But on the flip side, if I were to tell 16 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 2: you back in September, September, first, the Ravens will be 17 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 2: hosting the Visional Round and in that game they will 18 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 2: face the Texans, So they will get a chance to 19 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 2: play the Texans to go and host an AFC Championship Round. 20 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 2: I think Ravens fans would have signed up for that. 21 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 2: They would have rushed to sign up for that. And 22 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 2: this is because the Texans, like I mean, last year 23 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 2: weren't a very good team and they have a rookie 24 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 2: quarterback all that stuff. So like, I think the Texans 25 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 2: are good. I think they're talented. But at the same time, 26 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 2: I think that this is a matchup that is favorable 27 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 2: in a lot of other ways. So that's like, I 28 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 2: agree with you. 29 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: They would have signed up for that because obviously the Texans, 30 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: you know, they had the second overall pick for a reason, 31 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: right and the third eventually, you know, they weren't a 32 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: very good team last year, but they they've improved significantly 33 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: over the course of this year. So yeah, I mean, 34 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: I agree people would have signed up for that. And sure, 35 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: and you're gonna play a good team. That's that's just 36 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: the facts of the matter is you're gonna play Any 37 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: team that you play in the Visional Playoffs is a 38 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: good team, right. So uh but but this to me, Uh, 39 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: you know, I went into the I went into the 40 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: weekend probably saying of the four opponents the Ravens could 41 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: face the divisional round between the Texans the Browns, the Steelers, 42 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: or the Dolphins. I felt like, yeah, you know what, 43 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: give me the Texans was kind of how I felt like, Well, 44 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: after seeing the whooping' that they put on the Browns, 45 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 1: I don't feel quite as great as I did before 46 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: the weekend started about that. 47 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I think the Texans are good. They're 48 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 2: talented and CJ. Stroud, you know, is it may be 49 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 2: the offensive rookie of the year. Like so the truth is, though, 50 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 2: like somebody was gonna win, and whoever won, all of 51 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 2: a sudden, you're gonna feel worse about that because they 52 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 2: just won. They just beat whatever team it is. 53 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: So it's like, but it would have been great. I 54 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: would have been fine if they had beaten the Browns, 55 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:55,639 Speaker 1: but not by forty five to fourteen. Sure, right with CJ. 56 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: Stroud looking untouchable and their defense has taking two pick 57 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: sixes the other way, like, Okay, yeah, they beat the Browns, fine, 58 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 1: but like that. 59 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 2: Well I know, And but the flip side of it 60 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 2: too is a lot of people were worried about the 61 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 2: Browns coming in here, given how good their defense and 62 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 2: how dominant their defense had been and how great Joe 63 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 2: had been over the past month leading up to that game. 64 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 2: So like, again, I'm not dismissing the Texans as like, 65 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 2: all right, this is a shoe in. I mean, don't 66 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 2: even I'm not saying that the Texans are a good team. 67 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 2: But I also just think that, like the Ravens are 68 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 2: a good team too, and you're gonna face You're gonna 69 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 2: face a talented team in the divisional round of the playoffs. 70 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 2: There's four teams left in the AFC, Like there's no cupcakes. 71 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 2: There just aren't cupcakes at this point of the season anymore. 72 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 2: And so to face a Texans team that needed a 73 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 2: win to get in situation against the Colts in the 74 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 2: regular season finale came down to the wire and that 75 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 2: game barely got that win. That got a big win 76 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 2: last week against on Saturday against the Browns. But like 77 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 2: this is about as good of a matchups is you're 78 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 2: gonna have on paper in the sense that like it's 79 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 2: a team with a rookie quarterback and they're coming on 80 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 2: the road and they've been they've had to basically play 81 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 2: two playoff games last two weeks in order to just 82 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 2: get to this point. So like, I don't know, I. 83 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: Agree, I agree with all that, and I think part 84 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 1: of the question, part of the bait that we had 85 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 1: entering the weekend was would you rather Joe Flacco, a 86 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: veteran who's been there, seen it, done it all, had 87 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 1: a lot of wins in the playoffs, or would you 88 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: rather a rookie quarterback? And c J. Stroud I think, 89 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 1: at this point of his career is a better, you know, 90 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: much better quarterback than Joe Flacco is. C J. Stroud's 91 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 1: playing like he's a top five to ten quarterback in 92 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 1: the league right now. But the Ravens have a history 93 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: against rookie quarterbacks, especially at M ANDT Banks Stadium. Not 94 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: many rookies come into into the Ravens house and win, 95 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: And so that's gonna be a the talking point all 96 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 1: week is gonna be you know, will c J. Stroud 97 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:56,039 Speaker 1: be able to will he get rattled? Right? It's it's 98 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: very different when you're at home in your first playoff game, 99 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: the friendly confines of the Dome and a home crowd, 100 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 1: then coming to M and T Banks Stadium, where it's 101 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: going to be really cold and really loud going against you. 102 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 1: It's just gonna be a tough environment for a rookie 103 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: quarterback to win in and so how he plays in 104 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: that kind of environment, I don't know. You know, I 105 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: think he's super talented, but I think it's gonna be 106 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: a tougher assignment than he had last week. 107 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, totally, And like you know, I think that it 108 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 2: is to a certain extent, you don't want to take 109 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 2: one game how they looked against the Browns and basically 110 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 2: like overstate what that means for them moving forward, Like 111 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 2: there's certainly things to learn from that, but I don't 112 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 2: think they're necessarily going to deliver that type. I don't 113 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 2: think they'll get in two pick sixes every week. I 114 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 2: don't think that's going to happen. And I think for CJ. Stroud, 115 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 2: like it will be a tougher environment this week in Baltimore. 116 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 2: I think the Ravens defense is better. I mean I 117 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 2: think that. I know a lot of people were looking 118 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 2: at the Browns defense and how great they were, but A, 119 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:00,359 Speaker 2: I think the Ravens defense is better, and B you 120 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 2: look at the Browns defensive success home versus on the road, 121 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 2: and it's a night and day story, a night and 122 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 2: day story. So I think that this will be a 123 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 2: much more challenging environment. I do not think to like 124 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 2: to the question, can the Ravens rattle him, I don't 125 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 2: really think that's going to be the case. He's not. 126 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 2: He doesn't seem to me like a guy that's gonna 127 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 2: get rattled. I don't think it. Like Tamiko Ryans even 128 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 2: said that after the game, like this is a this 129 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 2: rookie quarterback who doesn't no stage. No stage is too big. 130 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,159 Speaker 2: And I've been watching him since he was at Ohio State. 131 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 2: He played his best in the big moments, played great 132 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 2: in the against Georgia in the College Football Playoff last year. Like, 133 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 2: I don't think that he's gonna get rattled by the 134 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,479 Speaker 2: big stage. I don't think that's going to be the case. 135 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 2: But I do think that the Ravens defense is excellent 136 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 2: and they're going to make life really hard on him. 137 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, I totally agree. I mean, obviously, these two teams 138 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: faced off in Week one, the Ravens won twenty five 139 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: to nine. They really kind of kept a lid on CJ. Stroud. 140 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 1: He threw for two hundred and forty two yards despite 141 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: forty four passing attempts. Right, and so that's a that's 142 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 1: his NFL debut. A lot's changed, He's seen a lot more. He's, 143 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: you know, a rookie quarterback in name only at this point, 144 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: he's seen so much action, but they they limited him 145 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: and this entire Texans offense. They didn't find the end 146 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: zone all day. Now, part of that was the Ravens 147 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: came up with two big fourth down stops early in 148 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: that game. They kind of changed the game and the 149 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: trajectory of that game. But there's a history here where 150 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: I think the Ravens have shown that they can perform 151 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: well against this Texans offense. Again, c J. Stroud's a 152 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: better quarterback now than he was in his first game. 153 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: That's a tough assignment for a rookie. But they kept 154 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: a lid on CJ. Stroud's big play potential in that game, 155 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: and I expect that they're gonna that's gonna be priority 156 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: number one for them on defense again, is because that's 157 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: what we saw you know, last week or this weekend 158 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: against the Browns is the big play opportunities for the 159 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 1: Texans just changed that game. The Ravens defense has been 160 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: really good on limiting big play. Yeah. 161 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 2: I just want to run through here for the last 162 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 2: This is these are the last four games for Stroud 163 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 2: and the Texans. He did miss some time late in 164 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 2: the season with the concussion, but these are his last 165 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 2: four games. Obviously, beat Cleveland forty five to fourteen through 166 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 2: for two hundred and seventy four yards, three touchdowns, not 167 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 2: a bad day. The previous week against Indianapolis, this was 168 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 2: a winning get in situation. Twenty of twenty six, two 169 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 2: sixty four, two touchdowns, no picks in either of those games. 170 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 2: Beat Tennessee twenty six to three, twenty four of thirty two, 171 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 2: two hundred and thirteen yards, one touchdown. Then they lost 172 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 2: to the Jets thirty to six. He was ten of 173 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:43,319 Speaker 2: twenty three with ninety one yards, no touchdowns, no picks 174 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 2: in that game. So that's those are the that's the 175 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 2: last four games so good, except for the Jets game 176 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 2: obviously was the anomaly there. And you know, I think 177 00:08:56,400 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 2: this is like I do when I look at the offense, 178 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 2: it all to me, just it starts and ends with Stroud, 179 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 2: like if to. 180 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: Me he's been so what he's been so good at 181 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: And now look he threw for the eighth most yards 182 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: in the league four and eight despite missing two starts. Yep. 183 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:19,559 Speaker 1: But really what he's done so well is not throwing picks. Yeah, 184 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: he's he's had the best touchdown the interception ratio in 185 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: the NFL this year as a rookie, twenty three to five. 186 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:27,559 Speaker 1: And so you know, he didn't throw any to the 187 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 1: Ravens in Week one. That's what he's done so well, 188 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: and so the Ravens defense is going to look to 189 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 1: change that. Obviously, they got after him. They sacked him 190 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: five times. There's only one game when he sacked more 191 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 1: times than that in Week one, and they're gonna look 192 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: to put pressure on him. They're gonna look to drop 193 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:45,679 Speaker 1: guys in coverage like they do a lot of disguises, 194 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:48,199 Speaker 1: make him not so sure about what he's seeing, or 195 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: take the easy checkdown throw and they're and they're gonna 196 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,199 Speaker 1: try to get him in third and long situations and 197 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: then pick him off. That's what they're gonna try to do. 198 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:57,840 Speaker 1: And CJ. Stroud's been really good at avoiding that. Only 199 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: five interceptions, I mean, that's a that's a league low 200 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:04,079 Speaker 1: for your thirty two, your top quarterbacks in the league, 201 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 1: you know, your starters. That's a league low. And so 202 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: he hasn't made many mistakes. The question will be in 203 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:13,119 Speaker 1: an environment like M ANDT Banks Stadium in the playoffs, 204 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 1: on the road, all that stuff against a really good 205 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: defense that, oh, by the way, tied for the league 206 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: lead and takeaways this year. Can he continue that or 207 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: can the Ravens make him turn the ball over? 208 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 2: Yeah? I mean what it is curious like when you 209 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 2: have a rookie quarterback on the road in this type 210 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 2: of environment. Kind of going back to the question of 211 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 2: and the point of can the Ravens scheme up some 212 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,959 Speaker 2: things to make it hard for him and confuse him 213 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 2: and make him question what he's seeing at the line 214 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 2: of scrapers. I think Mike McDonald is so good at 215 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 2: all that from a scheme standpoint, and I think that 216 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 2: I'm sure that's what basically from the time that game 217 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 2: ended and then and then the Chiefs beat the Dolphins 218 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 2: and it started to look like the Ravens were going 219 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:55,199 Speaker 2: to be playing the Texans. Basically, the coaches went to 220 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 2: work assuming that it was going to be the Texans 221 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 2: as they waited for the result of the Buffalo Steelers 222 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 2: game on Monday. But I'm sure Mike has been dialing 223 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 2: up some things to try to make it hard for him. 224 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 2: That's the question to me, is like will the Ravens 225 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 2: be able to succeed in creating that chaos and that 226 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,080 Speaker 2: confusion at the line of scrimmage. I think they've been 227 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 2: so good with that, and Mike has just seemed to 228 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 2: have like the right decision making all year long in 229 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:23,439 Speaker 2: terms of when to do something crazy like drop Michael 230 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 2: Pearson coverage like he did against the Chargers at a 231 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 2: key point in that game. Like he just seemed to 232 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 2: make all the right calls in that regard, and I 233 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 2: do wonder if he'll be able to create that type 234 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 2: of confusion for Stroud this week. So I think it's 235 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 2: really good, especially as a young player seeing things up front. 236 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 2: But I just wonder if McDonald will have the edge 237 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 2: on that. 238 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: No, totally, totally, and I think a big part of 239 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: that is going to be getting him in third and 240 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 1: long situations. The Ravens really knocked out the run against 241 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: the Texans in Week one. They had seventy two yards 242 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: three point one per carry, and that was when Damian 243 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:58,239 Speaker 1: Pierce is really leading the way. Now it's Devin Singletary, 244 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 1: But if they can shut down the Texans running game, 245 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 1: and that's been kind of the as we've talked about, 246 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: that's been a little bit of the bugaboo with this 247 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:08,079 Speaker 1: Ravens defense. But if they can do a good job there, 248 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna make it really hard for CJ. Stroud, Right, 249 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 1: I mean, let's boil this down. Let's just call a 250 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: spade a spade here. CJ. Stroud's been excellent. But the Ravens, 251 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: you look at these names on their offense. I mean, 252 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: Nico Collins is their top wide receiver, right, I mean 253 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: Devin Singletary and Damian Pierce the running backs. I mean, 254 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 1: we're not talking about a bunch of Pro Bowl roster. 255 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 1: We're not talking about a Pro Bowl roster here for 256 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:33,680 Speaker 1: the Texans, right, And they've overachieved. It's a young team 257 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 1: that's overachieved this season. 258 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 2: Now. 259 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: John Harball after they played the Texans Week one to 260 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 1: beat him. The next day, John Harball said that you watch, 261 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 1: this team's gonna win a lot of games. They're good. 262 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 1: They're a good, young team that's overachieved. I think a 263 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: lot of respect to CJ. Stroud, he's done it all, 264 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 1: a lot of respect to Damika Ryans in his first 265 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,080 Speaker 1: year as a head coach. But the fact remains right 266 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: when you're looking at some of the other teams the 267 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:57,559 Speaker 1: Ravens could have faced when you have Tyreek Hill on 268 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 1: the other side and Marii Cooper, you know, Miles Garrett, 269 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 1: some of these other superstar players on these other teams. 270 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 1: The Texans are not that team. They're playing great ball. 271 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 1: They're hot right now. The question is can the Ravens 272 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 1: cool them off? Right This is a good, hot, young 273 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 1: team that's coming into empty Banks team. It reminds me 274 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 1: of a little bit of twenty twelve when Andrew Luck 275 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 1: and the Colts came to MTV that Bank Stadium. Andrew 276 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: Luck was a rookie that year, you know, playing really well. 277 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: He was kind of the next big thing when it 278 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 1: was coming to quarterbacks, and he turned out to have 279 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: a great, you know, albeit shortened career. That's kind of 280 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 1: what the Texans are right now. They're a hot team 281 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 1: that's confident, they're rolling, and then they have a great 282 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:38,559 Speaker 1: young quarterback. Can the Ravens put the brakes on that? Yep. 283 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:40,559 Speaker 2: The other thing I think is going to be critical 284 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 2: is getting to Stroud So last on Saturday against the Browns. 285 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 2: He was he had all day to throw and he 286 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:50,840 Speaker 2: was untouched. He did not get sacked the entire game. 287 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 2: Zero sacks for that Browns defense. With Miles Garrett and 288 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 2: a lot of other good players on that defense, he 289 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 2: had time to sit back there and throw. Now, the 290 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 2: Texans have a good offensive line and they can protect him, 291 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 2: and you know, I think that they have some Yeah, 292 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 2: Larmie Tussall is a Pro Bowl left tackle, like he's 293 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 2: a really good player. So they've got a good offensive 294 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 2: line and they can keep him upright. But I think 295 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 2: that is going to be critical because and what I 296 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 2: like about the Ravens defense. They obviously led the league 297 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 2: in sacks this year. And one of the things that 298 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 2: we've talked about all throughout the year that I think 299 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 2: is an advantage for this defense is that it's not 300 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 2: one guy. And you compare that to the Browns. Now 301 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 2: they have Zadarias Smith and Miles Garrett, but we all know. 302 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: Have not have a great season. 303 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 2: Yeah it's Miles Garrett. It's Miles Garrett with him and 304 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 2: he's he's a great weapon. He's one of the best 305 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 2: I don't know five defensive players, maybe one in the 306 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 2: entire league. And so but he didn't he didn't get 307 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 2: to strategy, didn't have an impact in the game. But 308 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 2: where the Ravens. It could be a different guy every week. 309 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 2: You could be Clanning, it could be van Ney, you know, 310 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 2: we could be Patrick Queen blitzing up the middle. Like 311 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 2: it could be somebody different coming your way throughout a 312 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 2: game at a beak of course. So like I think 313 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 2: that ability to bring pressure from a lot of different locations, 314 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 2: that is part of what will make life hard on 315 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 2: Strod in the passing game. But if he has time 316 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 2: to sit back there and throw, then he can pick 317 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 2: you apart. And that's exactly what he did, and that's 318 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 2: exactly the recipe for success that the Texans had against Cleveland. 319 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, all right, when we come back, let's talk about 320 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: the challenges the Texans are going to face on the 321 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: other side of the ball, the Ravens offense versus the 322 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: Texans defense. And we'll also talk about Joe Flacco and 323 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 1: the way his season ended with the Browns. 324 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 2: We're coming to you from the Sea Geeks Studio. 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When I look at 350 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: this Texans defense, the thing that jumps out to me 351 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 1: is edge pressure, and I remember that being the issue 352 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 1: against the Ravens in Week one. Also, they have two 353 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 1: really good players on the edge. That's rookie another rookie 354 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 1: here with Will Anderson junior seven sacks this year, and 355 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 1: then Jonathan Greener, another defensive end with twelve and a 356 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 1: half sacks. They can come at you from both sides 357 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:10,399 Speaker 1: and create pressure That was a problem for the Ravens 358 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 1: and Lamar Jackson the first week. Lamar had two fumbles 359 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:15,639 Speaker 1: and one interception. He lost one of those fumbles. So 360 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 1: taking care of the football, protecting Lamar Jackson, which the 361 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 1: Ravens have done a great job of in recent weeks, 362 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:23,400 Speaker 1: I think is prior to number one for this offense. 363 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, totally. I mean Will Anderson. They traded up. They 364 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:29,159 Speaker 2: drafted CJ. Stroud with the second overall pick, but then 365 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:30,679 Speaker 2: they said, you know what, we want to just go 366 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 2: ahead and take We want the wont two punch here, 367 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 2: and they traded up to get will Anderson right behind CJ. Stroud. 368 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 2: They took him with a third or overall pick, and 369 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:41,679 Speaker 2: he's kind of the leader of that defense as a 370 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 2: young player. A lot of people felt in the draft, 371 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:47,399 Speaker 2: like just from a pure position, take the position out 372 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:48,680 Speaker 2: of the equation. This guy might have been the best 373 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:50,919 Speaker 2: player in the draft, and he ends up going to 374 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 2: Houston and ends up having a strong rookie season. Did 375 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 2: have a sack against the Browns on Saturday, So he 376 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:59,119 Speaker 2: is a difficult player to defend, and I think that 377 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 2: pressure is going to be part of the challenge. I 378 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 2: think that, like turnovers are going to be critical for 379 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 2: the Ravens in the games that they've lost this year. 380 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:12,920 Speaker 2: Take the Steelers game out of the equation, because I'm 381 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 2: talking about the ones prior to that. Turnovers hurt this team. 382 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:19,879 Speaker 2: And I think that, like, if they don't turn the 383 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:22,199 Speaker 2: ball over, and I think that they've really addressed a 384 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:24,439 Speaker 2: lot of the issues that have plagued them earlier in 385 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 2: the season, But like, if they don't turn the ball over, 386 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 2: they don't put the ball on the turf. I don't 387 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 2: really see them not having a good day offensively. I 388 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:35,359 Speaker 2: just I think they're going to move the ball. I 389 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:37,879 Speaker 2: think that Lamar Jackson is completely dialed in and is 390 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 2: playing at such a high level. I think he's going 391 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 2: to be able to spread the ball around to his 392 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:43,399 Speaker 2: different targets. I think that the Ravens are going to 393 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 2: be able to move the ball through the air and 394 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 2: then when they get down by the goal line, gust 395 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 2: the bus and power his way in. I just that's 396 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 2: what I don't see a scenario where the Ravens have 397 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 2: a poor day offensively unless they get careless with the football. 398 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:00,400 Speaker 2: And you know, it could be a cold, gay, cold 399 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 2: cold weather not as of now, it's still early. You know, 400 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 2: a lot of a lot of people playing weather meteorologists 401 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 2: this week in the NFL and the NFL reporting world. 402 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:12,399 Speaker 2: But like it looks like it's going to be pretty 403 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 2: cold but dry. So I don't think that that will 404 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 2: have a huge impact. And it's in comparison to what 405 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 2: we saw in Kansas City Saturday night. It's not that cold, right, 406 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:26,120 Speaker 2: so I don't think that, yeah, they're exactly warm, nice. 407 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 2: So I just that to me, that is how you 408 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:32,640 Speaker 2: lose the game. That's how the offense gets off track. 409 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 2: You start putting the ball on the turf and you 410 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 2: get careless with the football and that's where problems pack. 411 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 1: I think the Raves are gonna be able to move 412 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:39,879 Speaker 1: the ball in this game. This is Texas defense has 413 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:41,879 Speaker 1: not been a top ten unit this year. When you 414 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 1: saw the Browns, the Browns and Joe Flacco were moving 415 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 1: the ball the first half of that game. It wasn't 416 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:49,160 Speaker 1: like the Browns were getting stopped really much at all. 417 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 1: And the two pick six is by Joe Flacco just 418 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: completely turned the tide of that game. But you know 419 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:59,679 Speaker 1: that this is a Texans defense that you know they 420 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 1: get they can get pressure on you. Up front. Stingley's 421 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:03,919 Speaker 1: been playing better over the second half of the year, 422 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: really turned into a very strong cornerback. But I think 423 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 1: this is a Texans defense. The Ravens can find ways 424 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 1: to attack. Lamar did not have. I think Lamar, you 425 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,240 Speaker 1: know we talk about C. J. Stroud playing a lot 426 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: better as the season went on. Lamar Jackson has right. 427 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: I mean he's been playing a lot better than he 428 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 1: had did that game. That game went seventeen to twenty 429 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 1: two efficient, but for one hundred and sixty nine yards 430 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 1: and one pick. Lamar Jackson's been playing a whole heck 431 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 1: of a lot better than that down the stretch here. Yeah, 432 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:32,360 Speaker 1: so let's not listen he made about that the other 433 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 1: hot quarterback in this matchup. 434 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's you made the point earlier on that, like, hey, 435 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 2: this this is a much different Texas team compared to 436 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:43,199 Speaker 2: Week one, which I agree with. I also agree with 437 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 2: you that this is a much different Ravens team. Early 438 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:48,160 Speaker 2: on in the season, this offense was very much still 439 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 2: fining its way. They were figuring things out us a 440 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 2: new offense. With offense, Jackson. 441 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 1: Hadn't played the game in quite some time that Week 442 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:57,160 Speaker 1: one game. I mean, he missed the final what six 443 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 1: games the last season. He didn't get any preseason action, 444 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 1: so he was knocking off the rust a lot in 445 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 1: many ways in Week one. 446 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 2: Also, yeah, I agree. And so I just think I 447 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:10,880 Speaker 2: think the Ravens are going to be able to move 448 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 2: the ball, Like, I don't see them putting up fewer 449 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:17,120 Speaker 2: than I don't know, twenty one points, Like I think 450 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 2: that they're gonna and they could certainly do much more 451 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:22,679 Speaker 2: than that, but I think, like, I just see them 452 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 2: putting up at least twenty one points. And then I 453 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:29,200 Speaker 2: ask myself, can the defense hold the Texans to under that, 454 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:31,479 Speaker 2: I think they could. Now. I also think that, like 455 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 2: there's potential that this game becomes more of a you know, 456 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 2: it could become more of a thirty to twenty one, 457 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:41,479 Speaker 2: thirty to twenty three type of game. But I have 458 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 2: a lot of faith in this defense. I just I 459 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 2: really do. And I think that the Ravens offensively, I 460 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 2: don't think that they're going to be limited. I think 461 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:53,439 Speaker 2: that they're going to come out sharp and crisp, and 462 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:55,239 Speaker 2: Lamar is going to play at a high level and 463 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:57,119 Speaker 2: continue what he's done the last month of the season. 464 00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:58,880 Speaker 1: Well, it'll be interesting to see how the Ravens attack 465 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 1: the Texans defense, because it was the same the Zay 466 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 1: Flowers show in Week one. Ten targets for the rookie 467 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: in his first game, caught nine for seventy eight yards. 468 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: It was he was all over the place. Nobody else 469 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: on the Ravens offense had more than three targets. Mark Andrews, 470 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 1: by the way, did not play in that game, and 471 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 1: there's a chance there's a chance he plays in this one. 472 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: So when you're talking about things the Texans have not seen, 473 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 1: they did not face Mark Andrews. The Ravens have an 474 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: opportunity to put together an offensive game plan that features 475 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 1: more two tight ends. We talked about this last time 476 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:31,639 Speaker 1: in our last podcast. What do they do now? With 477 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 1: Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely both cooking, they have the 478 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:38,119 Speaker 1: chance to put together some wrinkles on offense. Todd Mounkin 479 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:41,119 Speaker 1: is gonna he's gonna have some some things that the 480 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:43,679 Speaker 1: Texans have not seen yet. I can he almost guarantee that. 481 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:47,239 Speaker 1: And so I think that this Ravens offense should have 482 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:49,480 Speaker 1: a strong day against the against the Houston d. 483 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, David Nijoku was moving the ball. Him and Flacco 484 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 2: were connecting often in that early in that game against 485 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:59,440 Speaker 2: the Texas, And I do wonder if the tight ends, 486 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:03,440 Speaker 2: It's Andrews or Likely or both end up being popular 487 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 2: targets for this Ravens offense early in the game. 488 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 1: Yep, could be or More's day or More's day. Just 489 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:10,960 Speaker 1: saying as long as he's healthy. Now that that's one 490 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 1: thing from last week. Zay Flowers did not practice at 491 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 1: all last week. He's coming off the calf injury, so 492 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 1: that'll be something that is closely monitored along with Mark 493 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: Andrews health this week. And then Marlon Humphrey also did 494 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 1: not practice last week, so you know, last week was 495 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:27,240 Speaker 1: you know, as a bye and the Ravens were sharpening themselves. 496 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: I'm not going to put too much stock and who 497 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: practices or who doesn't during a bye week. We'll get 498 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 1: a better idea. On tomorrow, we'll have the first injury 499 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: report since it's a Saturday game, so that'll be a 500 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: much bigger indication. 501 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, once we see who's on the practice field on 502 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:45,879 Speaker 2: Tuesday afternoon, that'll start to give us a really better 503 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 2: picture of who could truly be available for this game 504 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 2: on Saturday. So before we go, we just got to 505 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 2: quickly hit on the end of the Joe Flacco Cinderella run. 506 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:58,360 Speaker 2: You know, that was the other part of this Texans 507 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 2: Browns game on Saturday. You know I didn't want to 508 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 2: see I didn't you know. Part of me was was 509 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 2: rooting for Joe just because you know, I think it's 510 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 2: it's innate and most Ravens fans, but I didn't really 511 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 2: want him to see him come into Mty Baked Stadium 512 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:15,280 Speaker 2: in the Browns uniform. It would have been too weird, 513 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 2: but it was. I was kind I kind of felt 514 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:19,040 Speaker 2: bad after the second pick six. I'll be honest, I 515 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 2: kind of felt bad. 516 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:24,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, So the first one, the first one, I was like, oh, 517 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:28,639 Speaker 1: there we go, right, cause, like, sorry, no, I was 518 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 1: not rooting for the Browns. Id I was, I'm not 519 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 1: rooting for the Browns. I'm just not doing it, not 520 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:36,119 Speaker 1: doing it. Love, I love Joe. Joe was great. But 521 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 1: the first one we threw, the first pick six and 522 00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 1: the text one off, I was happy. And then the 523 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,919 Speaker 1: second one happened, and it just poured it on and 524 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 1: here's Joe. The empathy deep down in my cold heart 525 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 1: I started started to come out and I felt for 526 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 1: him a little bit, you know, like here he is. Man. 527 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 1: It was just such a feel good story and you 528 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 1: felt good for him. He didn't feel good for the Browns, 529 00:24:57,320 --> 00:24:59,280 Speaker 1: but you felt good for him that he was on 530 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 1: such a run. And to see it, like, I just 531 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 1: wish that he would have played better, would not have 532 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:07,679 Speaker 1: had two picks sixes that are just you know, it's embarrassing, 533 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: right National TV Big Playoff game. You got two pick 534 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 1: sixes back to back. Drives Like that's a rough one. 535 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 1: That's a tough pill to swallow. I would I would 536 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,320 Speaker 1: have liked to see like a better Joe performance at 537 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: a loss. 538 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:22,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, right, exactly exactly, go out with uh, I don't know, 539 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:25,920 Speaker 2: a nice day, but but still the same final. 540 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 1: Results and the Browns I can bring it back. I 541 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 1: don't think this is the end of Joe Flacco by 542 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 1: the way he plays. I think he extended his career 543 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 1: with the streak that he went on here down the stretch. 544 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:41,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that he's gonna have a job next year. 545 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:42,400 Speaker 2: Certainly it could be at the start of the season 546 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:44,400 Speaker 2: if he wants that, or you know, he could sit 547 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:45,680 Speaker 2: back and kind of do what he did this year 548 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 2: and wait wait for a spot. If someone goes down 549 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:49,639 Speaker 2: and say, okay, that sounds good, I'll go sign up 550 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 2: for you guys and try to lead you on a 551 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:54,360 Speaker 2: playoff run. So it was a pretty magical run for him, 552 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 2: and you know, I'm okay with it ending and we'll 553 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 2: see how see what happens with him in the future. 554 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 2: So as always, you can email us at the lounge 555 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 2: at ravenst NFL dot net. We're gonna be continuing to 556 00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 2: talk all about this game throughout the week. 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