1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: Welcome into the lounge. NFL Draft has come to a close, 2 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: and the Ravens. I gotta say, Day three might have 3 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: been my favorite day. I really like Day one a lot. 4 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 1: I love the Bank Cleveland pick. We'll get to our 5 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: pick our favorite picks, but day three I'm big fan, 6 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: big fan of Day three. You know why that is, Garrett, 7 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: because you watched the tape. No, because I hit on 8 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: one of my picks. You know if you if we 9 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 1: go back, first of all, you get a pat on 10 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: the back, you get credit. I give credit where credits 11 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: to you nail the Shaun Wade pick, and and I 12 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: gave you credit when we did the podcast going into 13 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: the draft, I said, I like that pick. I said, 14 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: that's a good pick. I like it. I can see 15 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 1: that one comple. You don't get any You don't get 16 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: any points for saying you Well, you know, I could 17 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: have taken Wade, but I knew you were gonna take it, 18 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: and I wanted to, but I can't. We can't have 19 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: the exact same mock draft, so I had to not 20 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: take him, even though I would have loved, you know, 21 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: to take him, So I let you have him. Said 22 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: it was good, and it is a good pick in all. Honestly, 23 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: I really do like that pick because he is somebody 24 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: who first second round talent slides to the fifth round 25 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: insurance policy for Tavon Young. So I like that pick, 26 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 1: but you get credit for that one. I'll give you 27 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: that one. I want, oh for nine or yeah? Nine picks? Right? 28 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: No for nine? Yea, I got one. I got one, 29 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: and I want half of half of point. Don't get 30 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 1: it because I tweeted, yes, because I tweeted on Thursday 31 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: morning at ten thirty eight am that if Tillan Wallace 32 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: got into the third round, that he could be a 33 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: guy that I could definitely see the Ravens taking, first 34 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,119 Speaker 1: of all, and you ended up taking. You left out 35 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: the part where you said the late second round that 36 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: could trade up and get him, order to trade back 37 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: in the second and get him or to the third, 38 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: So I said second third, Hey man, he should have 39 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: been drafted that high. We got to steal on the front. 40 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: So so it was your It was your classic move 41 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: of being off by about pretty fifty picks on a player. Look, 42 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: I just know who looks like a raven, who's a raven? 43 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: I know who's a raven? And that Thyland Wallace is 44 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: a raven and I called it, so I want half 45 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: I'm not saying full credit. He wasn't in the official 46 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: seven round. No, no, no, no, no no, but I 47 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: want half credit. I think that's that's that's a point 48 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: in half for me. That you get deducted a half 49 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: point for just throwing out so many names and then 50 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: hoping they hit. It's like, you got it. I'm gonna 51 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: start charging you for names that you throw out there, 52 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 1: if you just if you have to pay a dollar 53 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: for every name that you throw out there, then that's 54 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: gonna really make you limit your actual picks to the 55 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: guys that you think we're gonna draft, rather than just 56 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: throwing stuff up against the wall and seeing what sticks 57 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 1: has has your third round pick of Cornell pal No, seriously, 58 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 1: I don't think. Yes, I hated I hated that pick. 59 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: I hated that pick for me when I when I 60 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 1: made it on the mock. Oh my god, that's hilarious. 61 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: And Jamar Johnson went in the fifth your third round. 62 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: Safety You want to talk about being all you're, well, 63 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:02,919 Speaker 1: I liked him on my board. You know, this is 64 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: a difficult this is a difficult year. Everyone's got a 65 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,359 Speaker 1: different foard this year. You might have predicted like five 66 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: undrafted free agents, No Trey Hill. Just you know, here's, here's, here's. 67 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: Sometimes you gotta be bold. I was bold in my 68 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: mock this year. It didn't work out for me. So 69 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 1: next year, I'm gonna go back to the basics. Alright. Anyway, 70 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: all right, we'll stop talking about our sem a round box. 71 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: I'll do with this. When the Ravens did draft Tylan Wallace, 72 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: I literally was dancing. My father in law was like, what, 73 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: you must really love this player. I was like, yeah, 74 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: I do, but I really love that I hit my 75 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: pick dancing around the house. You were doing that for 76 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: Shawn Wade. I'm sorry, yes for I'm sorry, Yeah for sure, 77 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: Like you're doing a dance around the house for a 78 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: half point. I mean that was a mini dance. That 79 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: was a ship, That was a shimmy. I gave the 80 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: full dance for Shaun Wade. All right, so let's go 81 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: through it. We have already done the full breakdown to 82 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: the of the first round, which we did late Thursday night. 83 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: We'll talk about those picks a little bit, but just overall, like, 84 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: what is your biggest takeaway from draft weekend. The biggest 85 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: segway is that the Ravens filled a lot of needs 86 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: except for one obvious one, and that was an offensive tackle. 87 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 1: But you know, they checked a lot of boxes with 88 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: a lot of players that you know, have some high 89 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: have high upside, uh a lot of athleticism, but still 90 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: played at big time schools, you know, like Power five schools. 91 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: So you know, my take my big takeaway on day 92 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: three was it just seemed like they got great value 93 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 1: on a lot of these picks. I mean, we talked 94 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: about Tyland Wallace. You know, here's the guy that some 95 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 1: people had as a second round pick. You know, now 96 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:46,159 Speaker 1: you get him in the fourth round. Sean Wade could 97 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: have been one of the top cornerbacks potentially if he 98 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 1: had just opted out last year. If he had opted 99 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 1: out and not played in he was probably gonna be 100 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: like a second round pick based off his his twenty 101 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: nine team film, you know, and he was one of 102 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: those guys really heard him to come back and play um. 103 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: But so that's a tremendous value to me. In the 104 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: fifth you know, then you got some just Ravens guys. 105 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: You got some Ravens guys with Ben ben Mason's last name, 106 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: Ben Mason. That's a Raven through and through. I mean, 107 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: I love hardball, saying it's his parents favorite player, Jack 108 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: and Jackie Hardball's favorite player. Uh he he does. It 109 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: was also a good tweet from Patrick er Carr doing 110 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: the Superman meme of basically then pointing at each other 111 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: that spider Man spider Man. Yeah, because like they are 112 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: like when you listen to him talk about what he's 113 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: done and where he his game and his attitude. He's 114 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: played multiple spots, he can be a fullback, he could 115 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 1: be a tight end, he's played defense. I'm like, he 116 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: wore number forty two of the Senior Bowl. Do you 117 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 1: work forty two Michigan? You work forty two of the 118 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 1: Senior Boy? I know that. And I'm like, is this 119 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: Patrick card this is like this is the same guy. 120 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: So he's he's a ideal fit in this Raven's offense. 121 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: Like that's that's the cut tie, big guy that you 122 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 1: know may may not be as great of a player 123 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,840 Speaker 1: on another team, but in this offense with the ray 124 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: that Ravens want to play, really good fit. Yep, yep. 125 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: And then and then uh, you know they also get 126 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 1: Dale and Hayes who's you know, another one of these 127 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: fifth round developmental pass rushers, high character guy, you know, 128 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: just good athletes. He's just kind of scratching the surface, 129 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 1: like you still figure out how to put it all together. 130 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: Uh so, I think that's a really intriguing pick. Um. 131 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: And then who's the last one that I'm missing here 132 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 1: from today? I got him all just because I think 133 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 1: you had them all. That's all. So yeah, just a 134 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: lot of good value guys that you can develop. Um. 135 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,679 Speaker 1: I I really liked today, But I think we should 136 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 1: go back and let's just talk about each guy. Well, 137 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 1: um sure, I mean I I did like today. My 138 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: My my big picture thought on it is that the 139 00:06:56,680 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: Ravens they they they got. They were focused on adding value, 140 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,720 Speaker 1: I thought in this draft rather than certainly they address 141 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: some needs. But we all when we did our pre 142 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: draft analysis videos, we all said that offensive line, like 143 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: offensive line I think was number one for everyone across 144 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: the board. We said, what's the biggest need, and really 145 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: that's the tackle spot because of the Orlando trade. So 146 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: they didn't address that and you say, oh man, that's 147 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: that's tough. But there was tremendous values. So in the 148 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: first round they get Rashad Bateman and a dape oh 149 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: a who Dakasas that were both top twenty players, both 150 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: top twenty players. So you get two guys in your 151 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: top one that's great value. Then you go to day 152 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: two and you get big country Ben Cleveland, who Hardball 153 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: has been raven about for the last month. Um so, 154 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: like there was and then we just talked about today. 155 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: How how you get Shawn Wade? Um? How you get 156 00:07:56,760 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: um Thyland Wallace? Like valued of me? Is what stood 157 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 1: out about this draft? Yeah, yeah, I completely agree. But 158 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: you know, yes, they didn't get a right tackle to 159 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: replace or Landy Brown. Uh and I think we should 160 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: talk about that a little bit more. But they addressed 161 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: every other need. I mean, wide receiver was still obviously 162 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: a big need of theirs. Did it got two pass rushers, 163 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: I mean they had to, They had to kind of 164 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: restock that room at outside linebacker. They get one in 165 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 1: the first round and another in the fifth round. Check 166 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 1: that off. Then you you go into day two, all right, 167 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: you get Brandon Stevens, who they project as a free 168 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 1: safety that it says cornerback Eric Decas is looking at 169 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: him like he's going to be the free safety that 170 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: we were all talking about, right, guy who can play 171 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: make plays on the ball a lot of popus in college. 172 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,200 Speaker 1: He's a he's a little bit of a project just 173 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 1: because he's so new to the position, only been playing 174 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 1: it for two years after converting for running back. But 175 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: you know, here's a projection player that they have a 176 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: lot of conviction on with Brandon Stevens at SMU bank. 177 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: Cleveland him is just a freaking he. That guy is 178 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 1: Mount Rushmore. I mean he yeah, goodness, gracious. Yeah, there's 179 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: a lot of kind of projections I feel like in 180 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: this and I do want to mention that I mentioned 181 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: that the other night, But Ben Cleveland's not one of them. 182 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 1: He's more of a Finnish probably you know exactly what 183 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 1: he is. He's not like the elemental. He is a 184 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: big mountain of a man muller who you can put 185 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: in a left guard and just pave the way for 186 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 1: Lamar or other running backs. Yeah. It was funny when 187 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:34,559 Speaker 1: when the Ravens drafted Ben Cleveland. I was like, all right, 188 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 1: like this might be the Ko two point oh you know, 189 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: this clutch assembly, and then I look up like this 190 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: guy makes Ko looks small. Oh my gosh. Yeah, They're 191 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: not gonna put Ben Cleveland on Mount Rushmore. He is 192 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: Mount Rushmore. He goodness, gracious and a big cut that 193 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 1: you know in Cleveland might not like fit every off 194 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: very well. You know, like if you're trying to put 195 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: him in Gary Kubiak's you know, spread him out run style, 196 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: He's he's gonna struggle. But that's what the Ravens do 197 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 1: so well, is they marry what their scouts with the 198 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 1: coaches and their scheme. And he's just a perfect fit 199 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: for that. So I agree with you, man. I mean, 200 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a lot of competition and left guard. 201 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I think we can say right now that 202 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:25,960 Speaker 1: Bradley Bosen is going to move the center. I would 203 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 1: be surprised if he doesn't look that way. It sure 204 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: looks that way. Uh, It's gonna be a lot of 205 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: competition and left guard because the Ravens have drafted a 206 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: lot of guards. That was the thing. That's why I 207 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 1: didn't even really I feel like I'm disappointed because I 208 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,719 Speaker 1: feel like if I had looked at Bank Cleveland, I 209 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:43,559 Speaker 1: would be like, Yeah, the Ravens are gonna take him 210 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:48,080 Speaker 1: third round, huge baller, the offensive lineman. Yeah, that'll be 211 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 1: a Ravens pick. But I was really looking at the 212 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: offensive tackles and centers and not so much at the guards, 213 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: just because I felt like they have so many guards, right, 214 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:59,959 Speaker 1: I mean, they've drafted a lot of guards recently, Ben Powers, 215 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: two years ago, last year, Ben Bretticon. You already have 216 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,680 Speaker 1: Patrick McCarry, who if he's not a center, he's a guard. 217 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 1: I mean he was a college guard. Here's a tackle 218 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 1: on college the college tackle. Here's a college tackle. I 219 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: thought he plays guard, mostly played tackle in college. If 220 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 1: this guy could play anywhere, right, Um, So you just 221 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:19,719 Speaker 1: said you just had a lot of young guards, right, 222 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: and and so I felt like they were more likely 223 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: to address tackle. But I think that maybe part of 224 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 1: the reasoning is, Hey, I think they just really love 225 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,439 Speaker 1: Ben Cleveland and how he fits. But also I think 226 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 1: it's easier to find a plug in play guard in 227 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 1: the middle rounds than it is a tackle, right, Like 228 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 1: the tackles that can suit up for you day one, 229 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: make an instant impact, which I think the Ravens wanted 230 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: to do with this offensive line, right, Like they got Zeitler, 231 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:48,840 Speaker 1: but they needed another impact starter out of this draft 232 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 1: on the offensive line. They didn't take one with Tevin Jenkins. 233 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: So the easiest way to do that was to get 234 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 1: a guard on on day two and just plug him 235 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: into left guard and then shift over Bradley bow Yeah. 236 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: I think the other factor there and this I thought 237 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: it was pretty insightful hearing from Hardball during the recap 238 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:08,839 Speaker 1: press conference. I think the Ravens really high on Tyree 239 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: Phillips is the right tackle. Um. You know, Hardball talked 240 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 1: about him and how he's he was kind of a 241 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 1: late bloomerer started football late. You know. It kind of 242 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:19,560 Speaker 1: sounded like a draft analysis for a guy who's in 243 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: his set going into a second season. And that was 244 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 1: Hardball as guy last year. Remember, Hardball, Tyree was hurt 245 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: a decent amount last year. They moved him around. But 246 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 1: maybe they're saying, all right, we got our guards were set. 247 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: If Tyree doesn't win a starting job, he can be 248 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: a swing tackle. He could be he could basically play 249 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: four spots along the line and he maybe he ends 250 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: up being the starting tackle. And then there's also the 251 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: possibility of adding the veteran um you know, one of 252 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: the guys that the Ravens brought in to play right 253 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: tackle too. Yeah, I mean I wouldn't completely roll rule 254 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 1: out sunny two of them. If it comes to you 255 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: would think that would surprised that I would see surprised 256 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: that the Ravens assigned to I would be surprised. But 257 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:01,439 Speaker 1: they need they need a starting right tackle lennis swing guy. 258 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: So Tyree could be one of those guys certainly. Um. Yeah, 259 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: I just think they obviously need to make sign one 260 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: of them obviously. Um. And that's nothing against Tyree, you know, 261 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 1: I think that he Yeah, I mean it's getting starter 262 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: reps and he started a number of games last year 263 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 1: as a rookie. That's a valuable time a guy like 264 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: him who was kind of a you know, a little 265 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:28,199 Speaker 1: bit raw coming out of college, but he's got the 266 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 1: physical tools. Um. You know, it's just funny when I 267 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 1: heard Eric talking about how much John loved Ben Cleveland. 268 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 1: You know, that's what John was saying last year about 269 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: Tyree Phillips. If you remember, Eric was like, Yeah, John 270 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 1: just loved Tyree Phillips and like this pick was for John. 271 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:48,679 Speaker 1: He I think he had the same exact quote. This 272 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 1: pick was for John. That was his offensive life and 273 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 1: so you know, um, John's John stockpiling his line. Two 274 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:59,680 Speaker 1: big two big boys, very similar types. Well they had 275 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 1: the same nickname in country. That's that's the scouting report. 276 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: So John says, all right, is anybody named Big Country 277 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: out there? That's that's what I want. That's what I'm 278 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,719 Speaker 1: I'm doing the control f control fine on the whole 279 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: scouting reports next year when I'm reading trying to make 280 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: my picks. Who's got the nickname A Big Country? Yeah, 281 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: I'm taking him in my mock. It just said to 282 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 1: close the bank Cleveland conversation. Perfect nickname for him, obviously. 283 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: You can you can see it when you talk to him, 284 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: and when he did his press conference. You can hear 285 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 1: the crickets. He's like outside, you can hear like the 286 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: there's the crickets in the background. There's it's like, this 287 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 1: guy is in the country. It's perfect. Well, he's from 288 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 1: he's from what backwoods Georgia. Yeah, it felt like when 289 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 1: he sent his his video to Ravens fans that he 290 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 1: was that wood somewhere. Hold on, I'm gonna find this. 291 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 1: He's he's from, He's from backwood, back woods. Wait here 292 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: we go. He grew up in a small town of 293 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 1: Tacoa with about eight thousand people in it. In northern Georgia. 294 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 1: There you go, So there you go. I mean the guy, 295 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 1: the guy shoot to eat squirrels? Yeah, have you ever? Yeah? 296 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 1: You don't? You saw that right? Yeah? Yeah, for sure. 297 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: You don't eat squirrel. No, I don't need squirrel. I'm now, 298 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 1: I'm a country boy, Garrett, But I'm never eating squirrel? 299 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: Are you? What do you eat a squirrel? Sure? Maybe 300 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 1: if i'd try it, I don't think I would go 301 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: out of my way, but I might try it. If 302 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: Ben says have a bite, you take a bite, if big, 303 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 1: If if Ben's Ben's cooking them up, serving them up, 304 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: I'm on board. What if it's still got the head attack? 305 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: You can you can see like a little I'm out 306 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 1: on that. I'm out on that. Um all right, all right, 307 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: so let's let's talk through some of these other picks here. Um, 308 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: let's go back to night one. Now that we've kind 309 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: of digested that all over the map, we're going back 310 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 1: to night one. We barely even really address that here. 311 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: If we go back now that we have a little 312 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: bit more time to to think through it, what is 313 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 1: your what are your thoughts on? And we also had 314 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: a chance to meet him both Rushan Bateman and Odo 315 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 1: oh Way, We're in the building on Friday, so I 316 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 1: had to get a chance to meet them, which, you know, 317 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: you just get a little bit more of a feel 318 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 1: for a guy. It's just hard, Like you do the 319 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: press conference right after the pick. It's emotional, there's a 320 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 1: million people screaming in the background, it's late. It's just 321 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 1: like hard to get kind of any feel for a guy. 322 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 1: But when they came in the next day, you can 323 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: get a little more of that. What stood out to 324 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: me about Bateman is that that guy is confident, like 325 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: he has some serious confidence. I don't. It didn't. It's 326 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: not like it came across as like a selfish or 327 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: anything like that. But he arrogant like he is. He's confident. 328 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 1: I asked him, what's your goal? Thousand yards? No hesitation, 329 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 1: no hesitation, Uh, he wants a thousand yards. And then 330 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: it's kind of like Hollywood. Hollywood has that about him 331 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: as well. Hollywood is very confident. And also then then 332 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: asked him about you know, just where that comes from 333 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: and how important that is, and he basically went on 334 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 1: to say, yeah, I felt all along and I'm the 335 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 1: best receiver in the draft, and like that's the way 336 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 1: I That's what I believed the entire time and don't 337 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: really doubt that. And obviously there's some really good receivers 338 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 1: at the top of the draft. So I know a 339 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 1: lot of guys say that, but he didn't seem like 340 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 1: to me as I was trying to read, he didn't 341 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 1: seem like someone who was saying it to convince himself, 342 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:12,920 Speaker 1: Like he has that confidence. He carried himself that way, 343 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:14,920 Speaker 1: and that was evident from the time he walked in 344 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:18,680 Speaker 1: the building. Yeah, I agree. I really liked his persona. 345 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: I thought he was like kind of down the business, 346 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 1: you know, uh in his press conference, like he just 347 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 1: was kind of all about that business, you know, and hey, 348 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:30,439 Speaker 1: I like a nice fun guy too, But like the 349 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: way he carried himself was I felt impressive. I like 350 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:35,920 Speaker 1: a guy with a little edge and Kwan Bolden, I'll 351 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 1: tell you had to tell the funniest joke in the 352 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 1: world to getting an Kwan Bolden, you know, And I 353 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 1: kind of liked that in my wide receiver, you know. 354 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 1: So uh, yeah, I really liked him, and I honestly 355 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:49,399 Speaker 1: felt the same way about Odafe. Oh way, you know, 356 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: I I've I've liked Bateman throughout this whole pre draft process. 357 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:57,639 Speaker 1: Like when I watched his highlights, I'm like, yeah, sign 358 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: me up for that, dude. I just didn't think they 359 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:03,160 Speaker 1: were going to take a wide receiver because of what 360 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: this offense is, you know. I just I just I 361 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: don't know. I just didn't have a lot of conviction 362 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 1: that Eric was going to spend another first round pick 363 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 1: on a wide receiver. I thought you'd probably take another 364 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: mid round shot at one and then kind of keep 365 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 1: rolling that way. Um, but kudos to him, and I 366 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:20,680 Speaker 1: think it's a good move man. If if you're gonna 367 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 1: address that position, which they needed to, then take one 368 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 1: at the top, take one at the top. I thought 369 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 1: you made a good point about I thought that was 370 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 1: a good point from you about Like now, they did 371 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: add another one in Tylan Wallace, but I think that 372 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: goes back to the value thing. But they they've got 373 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:39,359 Speaker 1: young depth players at that spot. You do need the 374 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,159 Speaker 1: top end and and that's when they certainly hope for 375 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 1: Seot Bateman becomes. I mean, they feel like he's a 376 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: true number, that he's a number one, you know. I 377 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: mean that Ravens fans have been clamoring for. They feel 378 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 1: like he is, and he feels like he is. I 379 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 1: asked him that, point blank, you feel like you're quote 380 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:56,119 Speaker 1: unquote a number one. He's like, yeah, absolutely, you know, 381 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: And so hey, I really hope so that Ravens fan 382 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 1: have been asking a long time for that kind of guy. 383 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:05,359 Speaker 1: I think Rashad Bateman could. I think I also really 384 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: like And this is one thing I've been thinking about 385 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: since the first night. Is to me, Rashaw Bateman is 386 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: a high ceiling player. I'm sorry, he's a high floor player. 387 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 1: Like he is very polished. I was talking about that 388 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: on Thursday night, very polished with his routes and feel 389 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 1: for the game. And you know, his hands are really good, 390 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:28,400 Speaker 1: like you know, does he He's not like a top 391 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: top notch, you know, the best athletic guy in this 392 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 1: wide receiver class, you know, I mean there's faster guys, 393 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 1: there's bigger guys, there's more sudden guys, there's more explosive guys, 394 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 1: all that stuff, right, Like he wasn't an off the 395 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: charts tester, but he's just an off the charts wide receiver, right, 396 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: Like he knows how to play the game and he 397 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: does almost everything. You know, he does everything really really well. 398 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:54,680 Speaker 1: So I like that, you know, especially for a team 399 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 1: that has had a lot of missus a wide receiver 400 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: in the draft. Let's take you know, we got we 401 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:02,000 Speaker 1: got a guy who's pretty darn good and we're pretty 402 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 1: confident he's gonna be a very good pro. Let's take 403 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 1: that guy and at the back end of the round 404 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 1: one and sign me up for that. And the last 405 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 1: thing I'll say about Bateman, like and the whole number 406 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 1: one receiver thing. I still really like Hollywood Brown. I 407 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:18,719 Speaker 1: think that, like, I'm still very high on him, and 408 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: I think that he took a step last year, especially 409 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:23,680 Speaker 1: after struggling out thought in the middle of the season 410 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 1: when the offense is just kind of out of sorts 411 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 1: and Lamar was out of sorts. I thought that Hollywood 412 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: came on stronger down the stretch. He played great, and 413 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,120 Speaker 1: he's played great in the playoffs the past two seasons. 414 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:34,879 Speaker 1: So I'm still high in Hollywood. I think that adding 415 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 1: Bateman only can help Hollywood. Like, I I think that, 416 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:41,680 Speaker 1: like if if you have more attention on the other 417 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: side of the field, you've already got a lot of 418 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:46,160 Speaker 1: attention in the middle of the field, where Mark Andrews 419 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:49,120 Speaker 1: makes his makes his money and there's so much going 420 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 1: on there. If you can pull some safety help away 421 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:56,120 Speaker 1: from Hollywood side and and just and Greg Roman talked 422 00:20:56,160 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 1: about this, make defenses defend all fifty three yards fifty 423 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 1: three and a half wide, hundred yards long, and they 424 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 1: got to defend all of that. Well, that does really 425 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 1: change things for the offense. And I think that that 426 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 1: will help Hollywood, that will help Mark Andrews, that will 427 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: help the running game. And uh, I think that the 428 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: Ravens have the pieces to kind of help take this 429 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:18,640 Speaker 1: offense to that next level from a passing game standpoint 430 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: that we've talked about. Yeah. Absolutely, And I think they 431 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 1: intend to Um, all right, let's go on to adaf 432 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: a o A UM. You know, I did not think 433 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,200 Speaker 1: they were going to draft o A. You know, I mean, 434 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:33,680 Speaker 1: we grilled Daniel Jeremiah when he came on the podcast 435 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 1: and he predicted that one, and we were like, are 436 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 1: you sure about this one? Daniel? Pretty pretty much that's 437 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:42,879 Speaker 1: what we asked him. Yeah, you know, and like I 438 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:44,639 Speaker 1: just thought that, you know, they are a team that 439 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: has said a lot of times that they put a 440 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:49,400 Speaker 1: high value on college production. And he didn't have any 441 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: tax last year and uh you know, so, hey, I 442 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 1: will admit you know, I was one of those guys 443 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:59,439 Speaker 1: that looked that stat line. I'm like, it scares me. 444 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 1: This guy had as all the tools but just didn't 445 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 1: get the sacks. You know. Um, so I didn't think 446 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 1: they were gonna take him. Now, you know, having a 447 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 1: couple of days to think more about it, here's a 448 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:15,160 Speaker 1: player who I mean, he's the I think I saw 449 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:19,359 Speaker 1: this somewhere. He's the DK Metcalf of pass rushing. All right, yeah, 450 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 1: I mean it's unbelievable how athletically freakish he is in 451 00:22:24,560 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: every single I mean, he's ercentile and everything. Yeah, I 452 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 1: mean his his his forty was faster than Rashon Bateman's. 453 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:34,920 Speaker 1: Well it was barely slower than Hollywood, right, well Hollywood 454 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 1: never time. But yes, yeah, I know what you're saying. Yeah, 455 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: well what Hollywood claims. Yeah, right exactly. I mean, so, 456 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: I mean this guy that's that's crazy. Now, how often 457 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 1: he's gonna be running forty yards? I sure hope not 458 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 1: very often because that means he's chasing down a long run. 459 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 1: But but like his explosion, all of that is is 460 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: really impressive. You know, when we talk about Rashan Bateman 461 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 1: being a high floor guy. Now you follow it up 462 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:05,639 Speaker 1: with oh, Way, who's a very high ceiling guy, you know, 463 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: And now he comes in he can learn from a 464 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:12,920 Speaker 1: phenomic fee. He can learn from insert veteran pass rushers 465 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:16,919 Speaker 1: that the Ravens have reportedly worked out before the draft, 466 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:20,960 Speaker 1: you know, in justin Houston. So you know, if the 467 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: Ravens werenna make a move like that, which I think 468 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 1: they still could, um, you know, so he can learn 469 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:28,200 Speaker 1: from those guys. Kind of sharpen it up. I mean, 470 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:31,880 Speaker 1: we're talking about a guy who didn't start playing football 471 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 1: until his junior year of high school, and yet was 472 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:39,200 Speaker 1: one of the top recruits in the country start playing 473 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 1: football junior year, and he went to Penn State and 474 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 1: then not and then he just didn't go Depend State 475 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:48,439 Speaker 1: and flame out right. I mean, he had a pretty 476 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,359 Speaker 1: darn good career there. Didn't get a ton of sacks, 477 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 1: but like caused a lot of disruption. I mean, he 478 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 1: was a player, you know, And so I'll take this 479 00:23:57,520 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 1: one on the chin that I didn't think the Ravens 480 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 1: were gonna draft him. And I'll also say, like when 481 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 1: Wink Martindale blasts the people who just watched the highlights 482 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 1: and look at the stat line and don't really watch 483 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:11,159 Speaker 1: the film. Well, ding ding ding you hit me? He 484 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:13,639 Speaker 1: was he could have just addressed that one right at 485 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 1: you at I mean, let's be honest that the people 486 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 1: out there right, I mean, yeah, I don't sorry, I 487 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 1: don't have three hours to break down you know odafe 488 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:26,119 Speaker 1: OA tape, you know what I mean. So like, but 489 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:28,879 Speaker 1: I trust that the ravens who do break down that 490 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:30,919 Speaker 1: tape and a lot of you know a lot of 491 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 1: the reports that you see from around the League of 492 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 1: Executives and Scouts and the you know, the a f 493 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 1: C Scouts says, you know, those guys are like, yeah, 494 00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:42,920 Speaker 1: this guy is a beast, you know, so well, I'll 495 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 1: trust them for sure. There was you know, as we 496 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:48,880 Speaker 1: were just getting ready for the odafe O Way press 497 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 1: conference yesterday, was kind of standing around and talking with 498 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:54,560 Speaker 1: with Wank and Drew Wilkins uh As as we were 499 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:56,359 Speaker 1: waiting for him to get here. And you can just 500 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:58,760 Speaker 1: tell that they were excited, Like you could just tell 501 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 1: that there was real enthusiasm on their part to have 502 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:04,880 Speaker 1: him here. And that made man, it makes you feel good, 503 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: you know, like the guys that are gonna be coaching 504 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: him to see that excitement that makes you feel good. Um. 505 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 1: And then when I had a chance to talk with him, 506 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: I liked his attitude. He's got a little bit of 507 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: like he really felt no nonsense. On Thursday night, I 508 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 1: thought he kind of lightened up a little bit when 509 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 1: he was here in the building. He showed a little 510 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:23,879 Speaker 1: bit more of his personality. But he's still got a 511 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:27,440 Speaker 1: serious tree. He plays. Everyone that you talk with about 512 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:30,919 Speaker 1: him says that he plays incredibly hard. He never his 513 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:34,920 Speaker 1: motor is NonStop and like those things are just those 514 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:38,160 Speaker 1: are things that sound like a raven. So yes, um, 515 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:41,520 Speaker 1: I think there's still there's still like some developmental traits. 516 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:44,399 Speaker 1: There's still some development that needs to be had. And 517 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:49,959 Speaker 1: and but if you if that develops and gets refined 518 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:54,399 Speaker 1: working with a really good defensive coaching staff, which it should, 519 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden you have this disruptive force 520 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:02,440 Speaker 1: on the edge and you're in a great spot. Yeah. 521 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:04,919 Speaker 1: I uh, you know. One of the last thought on 522 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:08,640 Speaker 1: that is I've had the ravens taken as he's Ojulari. 523 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,400 Speaker 1: And what I liked about that is his explosiveness off 524 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:14,679 Speaker 1: the edge. You know, he played, he plays hard, you know, 525 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,640 Speaker 1: and he's still kind of he's physical on the edge, 526 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:22,440 Speaker 1: you know, and he had the production Now he's significantly 527 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 1: smaller than Odafe oh way right, So now when I 528 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:28,040 Speaker 1: look back on it, I'm like, Okay, here's o A 529 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:32,680 Speaker 1: who's like three inches taller and bigger, and he still 530 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: has the same explosion, if not more than a zz 531 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:39,440 Speaker 1: Ojulari does. Right, So, like he's more of a Raven 532 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 1: just from a size perspective of what they look for 533 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:45,399 Speaker 1: as an edge linebacker, you know what I mean. He 534 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 1: is physically impressive, like when he walks. When he got 535 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,400 Speaker 1: in the car, I was like, oh, okay, I can 536 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:53,160 Speaker 1: see I can see the why you were impressed, and 537 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:55,119 Speaker 1: and and Drew will was talking about how his workout 538 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:58,359 Speaker 1: was was the best he'd ever seen, Like, okay, I 539 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:02,879 Speaker 1: can see why. I can see why. So um, you 540 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 1: know that that one I was with you, We were 541 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:08,520 Speaker 1: we were aligned on that going in. We were aligned 542 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:12,000 Speaker 1: and being wrong. We were both equally wrong on that one. 543 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:15,720 Speaker 1: But I can see why the Ravens ended up taking him. 544 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:17,879 Speaker 1: And that's what Jeremiah try to tell us, you know, 545 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:19,880 Speaker 1: six weeks ago or whenever we had him on the pot, 546 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: we should have just listened to him at that point. 547 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 1: But maybe we'll learn our lesson next year. All right, 548 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 1: let's keep it rolling. Uh here a little bit. We 549 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 1: already talked about big country band Cleveland. Haven't talked about 550 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,880 Speaker 1: Brandon Stevens, who the Ravens took in the third round 551 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 1: at one oh four. This is a guy who was 552 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:37,240 Speaker 1: a running back at U c l A. Then he 553 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 1: transfers s m U ends up uh playing cornerback and 554 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:43,720 Speaker 1: the Ravens projecting really as a safety. So a little 555 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:48,240 Speaker 1: bit everything here. I mean, you're running back, corner safety specialty. 556 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:52,120 Speaker 1: A lot of transitions, A lot of transitions going on again, 557 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 1: a somewhat developmental. I want to ask Eric about this 558 00:27:57,080 --> 00:27:59,240 Speaker 1: when we have him on the podcast, which we're hoping 559 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:02,199 Speaker 1: to do this week. Is it just seems to me 560 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 1: like the Ravens are trying to find as sending players 561 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:08,119 Speaker 1: who they get great value for because they're not a 562 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:11,960 Speaker 1: complete product, not a finished product. And and Stevens, to me, 563 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 1: is a good example of this. If the Ravens feel 564 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:16,120 Speaker 1: like he can be a rangey, ball hawking safety, well 565 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:18,840 Speaker 1: then and you got him, you know, in the end 566 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:20,960 Speaker 1: of the third round, Well then that's a really good pick, 567 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 1: and so I think that, like my expectation on him 568 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:26,600 Speaker 1: this year is probably a more of a special team's role. 569 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:29,159 Speaker 1: The Ravens have their starting safeties, but they hope that 570 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:31,880 Speaker 1: he's a developmental guy and then he can turn into 571 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 1: something special. Yeah, I mean, I would probably say in 572 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,800 Speaker 1: my opinion, Brandon Stevens is the riskiest pick in this 573 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: year's draft because it's a projection, like we're talking about. 574 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:44,720 Speaker 1: You know, here's a guy who, like you said, switch positions, 575 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:47,480 Speaker 1: and now he's going to switch positions again, right, I 576 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 1: mean he can't he I don't know how much safety 577 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:53,040 Speaker 1: he played in college, but it was mainly corner um. 578 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 1: So you know, that's it's a projection on the Ravens part. 579 00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 1: You know. I'm sure they're analytics involved of than this pick, 580 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 1: and and just a lot of scouting in trying to 581 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 1: envision what this guy can be as that versatile back 582 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:09,880 Speaker 1: end safety guy, you know. And they saw him get 583 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 1: his hands on a lot of passes, led his team 584 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:15,480 Speaker 1: in p bus the past two years despite being a 585 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:18,120 Speaker 1: converted running back, you know, and and had I think 586 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 1: what one the past two years or something like that. 587 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 1: So it's a projection the Ravens don't need him, like 588 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 1: you said, to step up immediately and we'll see, you know, 589 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 1: I think we'll see if the Ravens really hit on 590 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 1: this one. But it's uh, it's a bit of a gamble, 591 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 1: right all right. So now to day three. We talked 592 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: about most of these guys already. But but Tyland Wallace, 593 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:40,080 Speaker 1: you try to you know, you want your half point 594 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:43,960 Speaker 1: regardless of your mock. This is somebody who was mentioned 595 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 1: in as a day two as a likely day to option, 596 00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:48,440 Speaker 1: and he felt like he was gonna go higher than 597 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 1: he did had the torn a c L. Also, his 598 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:56,360 Speaker 1: brother has serious knee issues towards a c L three 599 00:29:56,400 --> 00:30:00,320 Speaker 1: times right, three times four surgeries, and you know you 600 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:03,440 Speaker 1: asked him about whether that maybe was scared some teams off, 601 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 1: and he admitted maybe, like it might have. Um, but 602 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:11,959 Speaker 1: I mean they're twins. Yeah, they share the same jeans, right, 603 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 1: so I'm sure that's what a lot of people in 604 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 1: draft rooms were saying. Yeah, yeah, I then that may 605 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:18,719 Speaker 1: have scared some teams off, and that may have been 606 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 1: when he went at you know one one. However, I 607 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:28,480 Speaker 1: mean this just injects some competition, like for James Prochet 608 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 1: Devin Duvernet, he's gonna bring some competition. He's he's like 609 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 1: that group they got that, they got another top end guy, 610 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 1: but then they also had something Miles Boykin like. As 611 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:41,560 Speaker 1: you look at this receiving corps right now, to me, 612 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:44,400 Speaker 1: it's hard to figure out who's gonna be the five 613 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 1: to six guys on that on in this group because 614 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 1: you have Hollywood. I'm not gonna dot man roster prediction 615 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:53,600 Speaker 1: right now, but you have Hollywood, Sammy Watkins, Rosa Bateman, 616 00:30:53,960 --> 00:31:02,520 Speaker 1: Devin Duvernet, Uh, Tyler Wallace, Uh, Misship Boykin and m 617 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 1: And let's go through this again. All right, the top 618 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 1: two guys are gonna be Hollywood and Rashad Bateman directly 619 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:13,600 Speaker 1: and Sammy Watkins. Right, there's your top three four, mainly 620 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:17,560 Speaker 1: your slot guy. Right then you have James Purchet and 621 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 1: Tylan Wallace are your guys competing for fifth and six 622 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 1: positions on the rest, And then and then there's my 623 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:27,120 Speaker 1: and I'm sorry and Miles Boykin. To me, Tylan Wallace 624 00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:31,600 Speaker 1: is the Miles boykn competition right that that primarily I 625 00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:35,000 Speaker 1: think is he's most similar to him as a um 626 00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 1: an outside ball winning possession kind of contested catch big, 627 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:43,040 Speaker 1: you know. I mean Miles is significantly bigger. But that's 628 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 1: kind of the mold that Tylan Wallace is in, right 629 00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:50,040 Speaker 1: and so. And he's a good blocker, you know, like 630 00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:54,120 Speaker 1: Miles Boykin is um. So you know, if he can that, 631 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:55,800 Speaker 1: that's a competition. If he can block as well as 632 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 1: Miles Boyken, and he's been more productive as a pass catcher, 633 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:02,400 Speaker 1: you know, then he's gonna get some reps um. And 634 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:05,840 Speaker 1: I'll tell you, Tylan Wallace was pretty darn impressive and 635 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,360 Speaker 1: productive in Oklahoma State. Now that's an air raid offense. 636 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 1: They throw the ball a lot there. You see a 637 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:12,320 Speaker 1: lot of wide receivers coming out of Oklahoma State with 638 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:14,640 Speaker 1: some big stats. So that's just one thing to put 639 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:17,240 Speaker 1: in your head, you know, in this evaluation. But the 640 00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:21,200 Speaker 1: dude is a sophomore called eight six passes for hundred 641 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:24,520 Speaker 1: and ninety one yards and twelve touchdowns. He scored twenty 642 00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 1: six touchdowns in his career. I mean, this guy has 643 00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:30,120 Speaker 1: put up a lot of numbers, does a lot of 644 00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:33,160 Speaker 1: stuff really well. You know, his coaches talk about how 645 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:35,920 Speaker 1: he's just a grinder, no diva about him, just a 646 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 1: team player. That is great for the Ravens who don't 647 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:40,360 Speaker 1: throw the ball a lot. He's not gonna put up 648 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:43,320 Speaker 1: those yards in in Baltimore, I can almost guarantee it. 649 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:48,120 Speaker 1: So like, but this is a guy who can make 650 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:50,520 Speaker 1: plays for you. And and and this was kind of 651 00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:54,120 Speaker 1: the thing I was talking to, uh, my father in 652 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:57,280 Speaker 1: law about today was Look, when you look at the 653 00:32:57,360 --> 00:32:59,600 Speaker 1: Ravens wide receivers at the end of the year, you 654 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:02,080 Speaker 1: can't as much as what Sean Bateman says, you know, 655 00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:05,800 Speaker 1: a thousand yards or whatever, you just can't judge them 656 00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:08,240 Speaker 1: on the traditional mestrics because of the way their Ravens 657 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:11,320 Speaker 1: operate their their offense. But if for Sean Bateman comes 658 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:14,080 Speaker 1: in and he makes that catch to move the chains 659 00:33:14,120 --> 00:33:18,000 Speaker 1: on third and eight routinely, Yeah, he makes that play, right, 660 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:20,640 Speaker 1: he makes the catch in the red zone. He becomes 661 00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:24,160 Speaker 1: a great red zinetographer for Lamar Jackson. Right, maybe he 662 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:27,040 Speaker 1: only puts up seven dred yards and people might on 663 00:33:27,120 --> 00:33:30,000 Speaker 1: the outside look at that and say, well, you know, 664 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 1: that wasn't a good first round pick on Rasha Bateman. 665 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:34,760 Speaker 1: You know that didn't work out very well. But you 666 00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:37,080 Speaker 1: know what, if he makes the plays that come to him, 667 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:39,560 Speaker 1: and they're winning plays to win football games. The Ravens 668 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 1: are going to be more than happy with what they 669 00:33:42,040 --> 00:33:44,800 Speaker 1: get from there from Rasha Bateman and any other wide receiver. 670 00:33:45,040 --> 00:33:47,120 Speaker 1: And that's what they're doing with these picks. It's not 671 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:49,600 Speaker 1: about getting guys to put up huge numbers. It's getting 672 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:53,480 Speaker 1: improving the efficiency. They need to make the play when 673 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:55,840 Speaker 1: when it's there to be made. They need to get open, 674 00:33:56,040 --> 00:33:57,720 Speaker 1: when the Ravens need to throw the ball, when the 675 00:33:57,800 --> 00:33:59,960 Speaker 1: Ravens are trailing by two touchdowns, they need to make 676 00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:02,240 Speaker 1: big plays like they need to make the plays when 677 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:05,280 Speaker 1: they come. And this is, as we've talked about a 678 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:08,920 Speaker 1: number of times, this is about the offense is a 679 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:12,080 Speaker 1: hole taking the next step, becoming more balanced, adding more 680 00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:15,040 Speaker 1: productivity in the passing game. And the Ravens have improved 681 00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:18,560 Speaker 1: the passing attack with the addition to Bateman, with the 682 00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:22,480 Speaker 1: addition of Wallace, and with the edition of what Watkins. 683 00:34:22,840 --> 00:34:24,160 Speaker 1: A lot of a lot of ws that I had 684 00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:26,000 Speaker 1: to run through well. And the and the offensive line, 685 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:28,680 Speaker 1: I mean, don't forget Zeitler. Yeah, that that one. I 686 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:31,320 Speaker 1: think that one's still I like, I like the moves 687 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:34,920 Speaker 1: on the offensive line. That one still to me, remains 688 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:37,520 Speaker 1: to be seen because of the loss of Orlando. Yeah, 689 00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:40,520 Speaker 1: I would agree with that, um so on the interior, 690 00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 1: but it remains to be seen that past affection of 691 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:46,840 Speaker 1: right tackle. Ye. So you know, we we talked briefly. 692 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 1: Dalen Hayes. Just a quick note on him. Just seems 693 00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:52,959 Speaker 1: like an incredibly high character guy. I talked about wanting 694 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:55,239 Speaker 1: to be involved in the community. I was just really 695 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:58,360 Speaker 1: impressed with his press conference. Just seemed like a would 696 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:01,200 Speaker 1: not surprise me at all if he was a red 697 00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:04,799 Speaker 1: star guy on that board. You know, he just uh, 698 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:07,120 Speaker 1: he's seeing like he had all of that off the 699 00:35:07,160 --> 00:35:11,600 Speaker 1: field stuff um that the Ravens would want and was 700 00:35:11,640 --> 00:35:15,000 Speaker 1: impressed with him. And then Ben Mason too, like hard, 701 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:18,160 Speaker 1: nos rugged football player. You know, seems like this guy 702 00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:19,680 Speaker 1: would go out there and play in a lother helmet 703 00:35:19,719 --> 00:35:21,920 Speaker 1: and be just fine. That's the kind of attitude that 704 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:24,000 Speaker 1: he has. I mean, he's talking about his mentality. He said, 705 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:25,120 Speaker 1: when I go on the field, I believe on the 706 00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:27,239 Speaker 1: baddest dude on the planet. So that's the type of 707 00:35:27,239 --> 00:35:29,800 Speaker 1: guy that No, No, the baddest guy on the fattest, 708 00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:31,480 Speaker 1: baddest guy in the film. You just expanded to the 709 00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:33,960 Speaker 1: entire planet. Baddest guy in the universe, baddest guy in 710 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:40,920 Speaker 1: the universe. What he says, Yeah, Ben Mason is awesome. 711 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:44,120 Speaker 1: I mean, heck, I'll take give me to patricker Cards. 712 00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:46,200 Speaker 1: I love Patrick Recards so much that I'll take to 713 00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:49,680 Speaker 1: clone Hull clone him. Yeah, Hull, clone him. I mean, 714 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:52,960 Speaker 1: you know recrds going into the last year's contract, how 715 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,200 Speaker 1: expensive is he? You know, I want you gonna pay 716 00:35:55,239 --> 00:36:00,359 Speaker 1: for patricker Card. I think we'll see you know, um so, 717 00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:03,160 Speaker 1: I think you know, of course, that's assuming Ben Mason 718 00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:05,359 Speaker 1: works out, you know, and is what we hope he is. 719 00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:10,680 Speaker 1: Um So, Hey, Patrick Ricard is so critical to the 720 00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:13,400 Speaker 1: Ravens offense and what they do their scheme that the 721 00:36:13,480 --> 00:36:15,759 Speaker 1: Ravens are like, yeah, we need to make sure that 722 00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:19,200 Speaker 1: we have that guy. I think if he gets hurt, yeah, 723 00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:20,839 Speaker 1: we need to have if he gets hurt, or if 724 00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:22,839 Speaker 1: he leaves in free agency, somebody wants to pay him 725 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:24,839 Speaker 1: more than the Ravens, Like, the Ravens need to have 726 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:28,439 Speaker 1: that guy. And then Ben Mason guy played defense. I mean, 727 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:31,800 Speaker 1: he's that guy, He's the clote, He's Spider Man. So um, 728 00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:33,759 Speaker 1: I think that that's really what the Ravens are saying 729 00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:36,759 Speaker 1: with that pick um one guy we haven't touched on 730 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:39,320 Speaker 1: yet is really very much as Dale and Hayes the 731 00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:42,560 Speaker 1: edge from there Dame round five, just talking about his 732 00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:45,879 Speaker 1: great character. He's red star guy. He's a red star guy. 733 00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:47,759 Speaker 1: But I think, you know, you know, we can't just 734 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:50,560 Speaker 1: say oh, he's a great guy. That's and then end 735 00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:52,319 Speaker 1: it right there. He's a football player too, We gotta 736 00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:54,640 Speaker 1: talk about that part. Yeah. I think he's he's more 737 00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:58,960 Speaker 1: of a developmental edge prospect who who again, ascending player, 738 00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:01,920 Speaker 1: but he's a little bit more developmental. But that's what 739 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:03,520 Speaker 1: you get in the fifth round. It's a little bit 740 00:37:03,560 --> 00:37:07,240 Speaker 1: more developmental edge players. You know, you're not getting guys 741 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:09,719 Speaker 1: from make big time programs had twenty sacks. You know, 742 00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:11,880 Speaker 1: that doesn't happen in the fifth round. What I thought 743 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:14,960 Speaker 1: was interesting about him is, uh, you know, it's not 744 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:19,239 Speaker 1: a developmental like Grand Valley State Matthew Judean. Uh. You know, 745 00:37:20,040 --> 00:37:22,080 Speaker 1: here's the guy who put up huge production at small school. 746 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:24,839 Speaker 1: Eric Tokassa talked about they didn't they kind of shied 747 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:27,880 Speaker 1: away from small school players this year because they were 748 00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:31,640 Speaker 1: unsure about I think probably their development, you know in 749 00:37:31,640 --> 00:37:34,800 Speaker 1: a COVID season like it was just in a COVID season, 750 00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:37,440 Speaker 1: with all the variables involved, it was just safer to 751 00:37:37,440 --> 00:37:40,399 Speaker 1: go with the big school guys. And there ain't any 752 00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:43,880 Speaker 1: bigger Prairie school than Notre Dame. Right, And so I 753 00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:47,520 Speaker 1: think you have a guy who was uh, you know, 754 00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:51,760 Speaker 1: kind of a little bit of a latecomer, also late bloomer, 755 00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:54,920 Speaker 1: but he went to Notre Dame and and really flash, 756 00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:57,839 Speaker 1: especially his last season as a senior, kind of put 757 00:37:57,840 --> 00:38:00,560 Speaker 1: it all together, then played well at this in your bowl, 758 00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:02,920 Speaker 1: and and the Ravens are like, all right, we can 759 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:07,680 Speaker 1: kind of see what this could become. Yep, yep, yeah, 760 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:10,359 Speaker 1: I think. And and as you mentioned earlier with o Way, 761 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:13,239 Speaker 1: same thing is true with with he. He's gonna get 762 00:38:13,239 --> 00:38:17,560 Speaker 1: to learn from some some talented defensive talented players on 763 00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:19,640 Speaker 1: the defensive front, like a Claiss Camp. I know it's 764 00:38:19,640 --> 00:38:22,080 Speaker 1: not the exact same position, but I liked the chance 765 00:38:22,160 --> 00:38:26,320 Speaker 1: for for these young players to learn from a veteran 766 00:38:26,320 --> 00:38:30,680 Speaker 1: like Calais. So um, all right, last thing, what's your 767 00:38:30,719 --> 00:38:32,799 Speaker 1: favorite pick? Who's your favorite pick? We gotta sign off. 768 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:35,640 Speaker 1: This is getting long. Yep, I'm going Big Country Bank Cleavan. 769 00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:38,439 Speaker 1: You can't take him. I knew you were gonna say that. Yeah, 770 00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:40,080 Speaker 1: I've told you that was my favorite pick, so you 771 00:38:40,120 --> 00:38:43,080 Speaker 1: knew that was coming. So you can't sell right. Well, 772 00:38:43,160 --> 00:38:45,560 Speaker 1: you know, the low hanging fruit here would be Shawn Wade, 773 00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:47,439 Speaker 1: but that would just be me too, my own horn. 774 00:38:47,640 --> 00:38:49,960 Speaker 1: As much as as much as I like to do that, 775 00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:53,800 Speaker 1: I'm going with Rashod Bateman. Al, I'm going with Rashod Bateman. 776 00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:56,960 Speaker 1: I think that, Uh, I have high hopes for Shod 777 00:38:57,080 --> 00:39:00,600 Speaker 1: and kind of snapping the Ravens uh troubles at wide receiver. 778 00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:02,520 Speaker 1: I think this kid is gonna be a player. All right, 779 00:39:02,560 --> 00:39:05,279 Speaker 1: there you go, So we're gonna have more coming up. 780 00:39:05,680 --> 00:39:07,959 Speaker 1: We hope to catch up with Eric to Costa this week. 781 00:39:08,200 --> 00:39:10,080 Speaker 1: Go ahead and send us your reactions to the draft. 782 00:39:10,120 --> 00:39:12,040 Speaker 1: You can email us at the lounge at Ravens dot 783 00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:14,759 Speaker 1: nfl uh dot net. Let us know what you think. 784 00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:17,920 Speaker 1: You can give make props for hitting on his mock draft. 785 00:39:18,400 --> 00:39:20,480 Speaker 1: And uh, it was a good weekend. I think the 786 00:39:20,560 --> 00:39:22,560 Speaker 1: Ravens got better this weekend, no question about it. And 787 00:39:22,680 --> 00:39:25,040 Speaker 1: really exciting, really excited to see these players in action. 788 00:39:25,160 --> 00:39:27,200 Speaker 1: So that's it for us, Thanks for listening, and we'll 789 00:39:27,239 --> 00:39:28,160 Speaker 1: be back with you next week.