1 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: All throughout my early years in NFL, Like, man, I 2 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: want to be the bed car. I feel like I 3 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:08,319 Speaker 1: could win the Russian title. I feel like I'm the 4 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 1: best running back in the league. Like I wanted those things, 5 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: and you know, the Lord has better plans for me. 6 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: And he's like, I'm how you feeling great and fresh 7 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: in your nine year um with the new team, a 8 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: new organization. The change is kind of put even more 9 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: of a fire in me. Kind of I'm learning the 10 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:30,159 Speaker 1: new offense, I'm learning a new system. Everybody's like, you 11 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: have huge casts forever. It's my best feature when people 12 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: ask do you think check them out? Yeah, you got 13 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 1: better casts and a lot of cats. Man, welcome into 14 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: the lounge. We didn't have an episode for you last week, 15 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: and we apologize you didn't give your heads up on that. 16 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: To be honest, things just got crazy around here training 17 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: camp Mode, Very going in the Hall of Fame, and 18 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: we kind of were like you you went out to Canton, uh, 19 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: and we're kind of like, well, you know, we had 20 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: on we just did just did it right, just let 21 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: it ride. Well that's the thing you kind of let 22 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 1: the Very podcast. You wanted to give that a little 23 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: bit of a shelf life. Exactly right. You want to 24 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: let that play out a little bit, let it linger. 25 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: We'll go with that. Excuse, go with that. It's actually 26 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: we just didn't have enough time to record one. But 27 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: anyway for it. We are back this week and we're 28 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: making up for it with mark ingram Our New Ravens 29 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: running Back and uh, I gotta start with this mark. 30 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: So yesterday you're running is back running Backs coach Matt 31 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 1: Weiss compared you to move Fasa. Okay, do you agree 32 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: with this assessment? Uh? I guess because he's like an 33 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: o g kind of like a legend. I guess exactly, 34 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: but I feel like I'm still young. But I appreciate 35 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: that comparison. I'll take that comparison all the time. Except 36 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: for his downfall exactly Well, that's what I was gonna say. 37 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: Is he dies, he has run over by a bunch 38 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: of a still. Yeah, so hopefully he's just referring to 39 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: like the first half of the movie, you know, right 40 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: for the part where he you know, hangs from the 41 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: cliff and his brother throws them off. I don't have 42 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: a brother. So okay, all right, you're saying, so I 43 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: guess we're good. You know. I took this so literally 44 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 1: that I went to the schedule and I was like, 45 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: do we have any kind of will the best like 46 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,359 Speaker 1: teams that were gonna face this year? The Texans, they 47 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: have a steer on their helmet, not good Buffalo Bills. 48 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: So I'm just like, you better get ready for those games. 49 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: A line, you know, praise on those, wet good on those. 50 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: I think he actually wanted the nickname to stick because 51 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: he said it gets kind of confusing sometimes in the huddle. 52 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: For two things. One, there's Mark Andrews, so we can 53 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: get kind of confusing with that, and then also you 54 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: kind of get the back half of Lamar, so I'm 55 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:51,839 Speaker 1: always like, there's like Mark Mark. I'm like, and they're 56 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: talking to Mark Andrews or Lamar. You hear them, right, 57 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 1: So it's it gets a little confusing, and you know, 58 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: you hear everybody calling each other's names. But I've never 59 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: really had the problem of playing with the Mark so 60 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: May and he's like, yeah, he's like the man too, 61 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: so yeah, it's not like it's just somebody yeah yeah, yeah, 62 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: So yeah, it's it's it's it's confusing for sure. Now 63 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,799 Speaker 1: we had you miked up during yesterday's practice and uh, 64 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: you gave us the goods. You gave us some gold 65 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: during practice, so a lot of dancing. We actually just 66 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: posted that video and there's some great stuff that you 67 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: gave us, so a fans haven't watched it yet. You 68 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: gotta definitely go and check that out. But you're having 69 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: fun of the dog days of training camp. I mean, 70 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,119 Speaker 1: you don't seem to be warned out at all. Man. 71 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: You gotta have fun in those dog days, man, like, 72 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: that's what helps the days go by. You know, when 73 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: we're joking with each other, laughing with each other. Um, 74 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: you know, there's a there's a level, there's a happy 75 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: medium that has to happen with it. You know. Of 76 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: course we have to be focused, um, you know, our 77 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: signments and getting better, But at the same time, you 78 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: have to enjoy the process. Um, enjoy the enjoy the grinds. 79 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: You know. The day that we won't enjoy it is 80 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: today that you don't love it, is that you probably should. 81 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: You know, hang it up, um, because you'll be exposed 82 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: if you're not, you know, if you don't love the game. 83 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: But just enjoying it, having fun with the guys, that 84 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: builds camaraderie and that helps the days go by smooth. 85 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: So so we're obviously thrilled that you joined us, but 86 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: I was honestly, like pretty surprised that it happened, you know, 87 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: that that the Saints let you walk after I mean, 88 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: you and album Camara had a pretty good thing going. 89 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: You know, Like, how surprised were you that that you 90 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 1: were even available for the Ravens design. Um, I just 91 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: went in too free agency with like an open mind 92 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: really you know. Um, of course, being in New Orleans 93 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:40,919 Speaker 1: eight years and things that uh that I built in 94 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,359 Speaker 1: those eight years with the Saints. Of course, you know, 95 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:45,559 Speaker 1: I was trying to you know, it makes something happen 96 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: if if it was if it was possible. But I 97 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 1: always knew that, you know, the possibility was there that 98 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: I'd be free, you know, so um, you know, I 99 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: just I was just you know, I just went in 100 00:04:57,600 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: phrase she would open mind. I never had hit free 101 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: and see before, and uh, I just man, it was 102 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:07,919 Speaker 1: it was crazy, you know. Uh they signed with Tavis 103 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: Murray and yeah, yeah, so dialogue between my people and them, 104 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 1: we're going back and forth, and um, you know they 105 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 1: ended up signla Tavis Murray. I was like, oh, man, like, 106 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:21,919 Speaker 1: I guess that's the that's the end, you know what 107 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,720 Speaker 1: I mean? And um, uh, you know in Baltimore was 108 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: calling like, you know, showing a lot of interest, and uh, 109 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,679 Speaker 1: it just happened. Man, they wanted me, and I wanted 110 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: to be here, and I know some guys that were 111 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: already playing here. I know a lot of guys who 112 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: have played here, and um, it's always been an organization 113 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: in the team that I admired from Afar watching Sunday 114 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: night games or um, Thursday night games, whatever it may be. 115 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: I always looked at the Ravens like, man, they play hard, 116 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 1: they're well coached, they're disciplined, and they're tough, and so 117 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: I always just kind of felt like that I could 118 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: play for this organization. You watched games around the league 119 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: and you're like some teams organizations you're like, yeah, You're 120 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: like then there's some teams that you're just like, man, 121 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: I respect the way they do things and how to 122 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: handle things. And this is just always from Afar. I've 123 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 1: always you know, respect to the Bravens organization. So I 124 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: felt like it happened the way it was supposed to. 125 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,479 Speaker 1: I feel like I've seen a lot of stuff in 126 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: out of New Orleans this summer. That from guys like 127 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: Drew and Alvin and other guys who were like, man, 128 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: we really miss Mark. Like have you seen that stuff? 129 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: Does it make you kind of feel good inside? Well? 130 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: Those are my guys, you know. Drew, I he I 131 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: just learned so much from him. He's pros pro, one 132 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: of the best guys will meet. And uh, just being 133 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: able to learn how to be a pro, learn how 134 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 1: to practice, learn how to prepare. Watching him for eight 135 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 1: years and being around him for eight years, those are 136 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: things I can't repay. Uh. Alvin a little bro monster 137 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: on the field and just good just my guy, man, 138 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: my guy for life, you know, can Am Jordan's a 139 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 1: lot of those guys, Chris Banjoe, Mike Thomas. Uh, those 140 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: are relationships over time that you just developed that we're 141 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: lasting lifetime. That's what so good about this game and 142 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: non building new relationships with new friends that will last 143 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: a lifetime here in Baltimore and a great organization. So um, 144 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: that's the great thing about football. And of course I 145 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 1: appreciate that those guys think about me and that they 146 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: missed me. I missed them too, But you know, we're 147 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: all moving on. We all got bigger and better things 148 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: ahead of us, is it. I'm curious, Like when you're 149 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: going through that is a little bit challenging almost because 150 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: you're looking at a new team and you're excited about 151 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: a new team, and you're and you're and it's a 152 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: new opportunity. But like it happens so quickly that you're 153 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: leaving a place where you spent eight years, and like 154 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: you're probably a little bit it's bitter sweet, like you're 155 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: probably a little disappointed to go somewhere else. You probably 156 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: uh feel maybe a little disrespected or whatever it is. 157 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: And then you also at the same time have to 158 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: get excited about going and playing somewhere else. I'm sure that, 159 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 1: Like it's a crazy world one of emotions in the 160 00:07:56,040 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: span of it's quick. It happens quick. And yeah, like 161 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: I said, like you said, eight years and anywhere, that's 162 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 1: that's longer than I've been any place in my life. Um, 163 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: I'm moving around growing up a lot, so um, eight 164 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 1: years as long as I've been in one place, and 165 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: so um, yeah it was I spent the most of 166 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: my my life there really, um and uh, I met 167 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: my wife in New Orleans she's not from there, but 168 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: that's where we first met. And uh, three of my 169 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: children are born in New Orleans, and uh had friendships 170 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 1: that's not in football. The family that I met down 171 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: there that you know, I love them forever, and uh, 172 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: it's just like a world run of emotions. Like you said, 173 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: you know, you feel what some what what what? You 174 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:43,199 Speaker 1: feel some type of way because you're not you're leaving 175 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: one place that you kind of you know, lived and 176 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 1: grew and met all these people in developed relationships for 177 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,319 Speaker 1: a long time. Then you're going somewhere else. And what 178 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: we got here is it was just love with open 179 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 1: arms from the jump for me and my family. Um, 180 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:02,199 Speaker 1: you know, we we went in the hotel room and 181 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: they had stuff for my kids and had a welcome 182 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 1: back from my wife and everything like that. And we 183 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: came to the facility. We love a facility, fell in 184 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: love with the facility, fell in love with the organization. 185 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: I came in for O T A. S. Got to 186 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: meet my teammates and just bind with them and still 187 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: getting to know them better. And uh, everything since I've 188 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: been in Baltimore has just been uh love, you know, 189 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: It's been a lot of love. Everybody welcome to open arms. 190 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 1: My family is happy, I'm happy, So I'm just glad 191 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: to be a raven. You can tell just I think 192 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 1: you're talking with your teammates here and the coaches like 193 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: they're they're feeling is certainly mutual, like they're fired up 194 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: to have you here. Is it kind of fun to 195 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: be in this environment where you are you're the clear 196 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: lead dog of this running back group, like you're taking 197 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: when someone goes out there and there for the first 198 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: guy through the line, like that's you. Like everyone looks 199 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: at you as we joked about the fossa thing, but 200 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: like everyone looks at you as the leader of that group. Yeah, 201 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 1: I mean it's cool and um yeah, I just appreciate 202 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: and admired that they looked to me like that. I 203 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: don't try to be some crazy leader or uh just 204 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: you know, move Foster like or whatever. But um, it's 205 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,680 Speaker 1: just something that you know, people say about me, and 206 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: I just try to be myself. I try to act myself. 207 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: I don't try to be anything other than myself. I 208 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: just try to lead by example and be a leader 209 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 1: by being close with my teammates and just being there 210 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 1: for him if they have questions or experiences that they're 211 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:27,719 Speaker 1: going through that maybe I've experienced. Um, just be able 212 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 1: to help them along. So uh, I'm I'm just glad 213 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 1: to think of me that way. And I'm gonna just 214 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: be the best person and teammate I could be too, 215 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 1: Uh the running back room and everybody on the team. Uh, 216 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 1: that's just who I am. So how fun is Greg 217 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 1: Reman's offense. It's the best. I'm so excited. Like I said, 218 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 1: everything happened away it was supposed to happen. And I'm 219 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: happy to be a part of this offense. I'm happy 220 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: that I get to run g row offense. He has 221 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: so many different looks, so many different varieties. He's smart 222 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: and uh man, our offense is gonna be a problem 223 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: this year, I think. So how cool is that? I mean, 224 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: going into your ninth season, you know, and you've had 225 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 1: such an accomplished college career, You've seen so much. Right 226 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 1: to have some new stuff, like is that kind of 227 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: refreshing for you at this point in your career? And 228 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 1: it's awesome. I feel like the change is kind of 229 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,959 Speaker 1: putting more of a fire in me kind of I'm 230 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: learning the new offense, I'm learning the new system. I 231 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: have to be in my playbook. I have to focus. 232 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 1: I have to know exactly what I'm doing because it's 233 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: all new, like the terminology new, the plays are new. Um, 234 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: I have to be on my stuff. I had to 235 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 1: go home and study the plays like um in New Orleans, 236 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: like I knew all the plays like because I have 237 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 1: been running them all for eight years. You know, we 238 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: had the same system. So it's like I hear it, 239 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,680 Speaker 1: not just know exactly exactly exactly what to do. But 240 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 1: I have to like really be in my iPad. Really 241 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: studying my protection is really studying all the different runs 242 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:55,839 Speaker 1: we have, UM, all the different pass routes we have 243 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:59,319 Speaker 1: off of checkdowns and free relaces, and we have a 244 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: different temp bose, we go uh fast, different cadences. It's 245 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:06,560 Speaker 1: just a lot, man, And I love it. Man. I'm 246 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:08,319 Speaker 1: so happy to be a part of offense like this, 247 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:12,320 Speaker 1: and I'm just just trying to learn, trying to get better, 248 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: trying to improve every day. Well, physically, you look like 249 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 1: you're a phenomenal shape. And I will admit this, I'll 250 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: come clean. I got made fun of a little bit 251 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,319 Speaker 1: on Twitter a couple of weeks ago because I took 252 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 1: a picture of your calves while you and I was 253 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: like this dude, Scazar is sick. I thought he was 254 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:35,959 Speaker 1: taking picture of your shoes. Hey man, I've been people 255 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: making fun about my cast forever photo suppressed. Yeah, well 256 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 1: everybody's like you have huge casts forever. People like what 257 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: you do, like million cafres Like no, man, my mom 258 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 1: and my dad came to me. I guess you know. 259 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: But yeah, everybody always has something to say about my cab. 260 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: It's my best feature. When people ask, do you think 261 00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 1: check them out? Yeah, you got better cast and a 262 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: lot of cats. See, I mean they're on football podcast. 263 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: I got a little chicken legs legs. You know that 264 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: makes you think. If you guys watch entourages, the episode 265 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:12,840 Speaker 1: where Johnny Drama wanted to get caffine plants, that's what 266 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: we're talking about right now. Those real ain't no silicon 267 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:22,320 Speaker 1: in there and nothing like that. Yeah, yeah, I gotta 268 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 1: think my mom and dad for those in a good 269 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 1: Lord jeans. So serious question. The number thirty gets brought 270 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 1: up a lot with running backs the age thirty. Mack 271 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:33,680 Speaker 1: and I are both on the wrong side of thirty. Here, 272 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: you're gonna join us in that camp this year? Uh? 273 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 1: Why do you. But you've been pretty open and saying 274 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: like you think it's a little bit of a myth 275 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: and you don't think that there's the whole downfall of 276 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 1: running backs after the age of thirty, Like why do 277 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:45,320 Speaker 1: you feel that way? And why do you think that's 278 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 1: kind of overplayed? I just think it's a case by 279 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: case situation. Like if you have a guy who's thirty 280 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: who's had three carries the season for his first six years, 281 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 1: Like that's a different thirty than someone who has been 282 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: sharing carries forever, you know what I mean? And um, 283 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 1: I just think it's a case by case basis. Adrian 284 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 1: Peterson is thirty three year, I don't know what he is. 285 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:11,199 Speaker 1: He ran for yards with the Redskins last year, so 286 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: I mean, and he's the guy that had a lot 287 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:16,679 Speaker 1: of we're talking about and we're talking about him who 288 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: had a huge workload early in his career. So how 289 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: can you say that, yeah, that somebody that you touch thirty, 290 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: you're just dead, Like you just can't do nothing no more. 291 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: I mean, people just want to make their own you 292 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: know whatever. But people always got something to say. But um, 293 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 1: I just think it's a case by case basis. In 294 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: my situation. I shared the ball through college. I shared 295 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 1: the ball my first eight years in the NFL with 296 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: three or four different running backs. I've had no devastating injuries. 297 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 1: Thank the Good Lord for that. Um, you know, and uh, 298 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 1: I just feel great. Man, Um is it kind of 299 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 1: weird because like I'm sure like when you were in 300 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 1: college and you're thinking you want the ball all the time, 301 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: You're probably thinking give me the ball more. Of course, 302 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 1: I just you still want to has been so worked out, 303 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 1: okay for you and all that, but but like you're 304 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: thinking give me the ball more. Now nine years later, 305 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 1: are you thinking like, actually that was good. It was 306 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: a blessing in disguises. That's how I put it. Like 307 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 1: all throughout the early years in NFL, Man, I want 308 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: to be to Bell car. I want to be one 309 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: of these guys getting three hundred carries. I feel like 310 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 1: I could win the Russian title. I feel like I'm 311 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 1: the best running back in the league. Like I one 312 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 1: of those things. And um, you know, the Lord has 313 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: better plans for me. And he's like, I'm how you 314 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: feeling great and fresh in your ninth year, um, with 315 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: a new team, a new organization. That's just how I 316 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 1: look at it. Man, it's a blessing of these guys. 317 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: Everything happened away it was supposed to happen, And I 318 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 1: feel like I got my best years of football still 319 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: ahead of me. Yeah, talking talking about leading the league 320 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: in rushing. We wrote a story headline why mark Ingram 321 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: could have his best year yet. And I honestly believe 322 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 1: that this could be your best year. I mean, I'm 323 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 1: I'm looking early projections. I'm gonna get twelve rushing yards, 324 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 1: five receiving both career high. Appreciate it. We're gonna and 325 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: you're gonna run it really well this year. I appreciate it. 326 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 1: What are your expectations for yourself? Man? Of course those numbers? 327 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 1: Is that pretty good to you? Yeah? That sounds perfect. 328 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 1: That sounds perfect, You know what I mean. I always 329 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 1: it's tough with goals, uh putting numbers. Your numbers are nice, 330 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 1: and I like those. Those are attainable goals, and if 331 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: I do what I'm supposed to do, I should be 332 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: able to reach them. Um, and we'll have a successful 333 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: offense and we'll win a lot of games. Um. But 334 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 1: I just I just try to focus on being the 335 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: best player I could be and knowing my assignment, execute 336 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 1: my assignment, and just whatever is asking me doing that 337 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 1: to the best of my ability. That's truly what I 338 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 1: focus on. And if I am the best player that 339 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: I could be, if I prepare, uh so I'm not 340 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 1: thinking and I know exactly what I'm doing. I know 341 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 1: exactly what I'm supposed to do. If the defense does this, 342 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: if there if they switch and they give us a 343 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: different look. Um, if I prepare that way and I execute, 344 00:16:57,160 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: I know all those goals will happen. So it's just, um, 345 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: it's just it's just what step at the time. Just 346 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 1: enjoying the process. Um, just enjoying the grind. And if 347 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:10,199 Speaker 1: you do all those things right, if you build and 348 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: get better each and every day, those numbers will come 349 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: to frutation. Oh I know people who are interested in 350 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,440 Speaker 1: those numbers are fancy football honers. Everyone's going through the 351 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: process right now of making their their draft boards and 352 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:22,719 Speaker 1: all that. So when you hear twelve and five hundred, 353 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:24,920 Speaker 1: oh yeah, a lot your muffs. Tell all my friends 354 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 1: out there, fancy leagues, but I'm drafting Mark a solid 355 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: round round or two early. Let them sleep, Let them 356 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 1: sleep exactly. Yeah, you let quiet. You probably are going 357 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: to pop up on a lot of those like sleeper picks, 358 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 1: like all those articles that come out. You know, everybody 359 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 1: has their best backs in the league, and they just 360 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 1: keep they keep sleeping fantasy at all. I don't play fantasy. 361 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 1: I don't play fantasy. I know a lot of people 362 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:55,400 Speaker 1: who do, but I've never played. Yeah that's probably yeah, 363 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: you can do that when you're retired. Yeah, so what 364 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: do you think of your twenty ratings? You had eighties 365 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 1: six overall. I don't think badness ever showed love, you 366 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:10,680 Speaker 1: know what I mean. Yeah, it's whatever. I don't even 367 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:14,639 Speaker 1: play it. I play Call of Duty fantasy no, man, alright, 368 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 1: I guess when you're away from football, you want away 369 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: from football. Football is my life forever. So, I mean 370 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: I used to play mad and all the time, and 371 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 1: then they came up with all these different like audibles 372 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 1: and all this crazy stuff. I'm like, I mean, I 373 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 1: can't be thinking like this, right, It's just crazy. But 374 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 1: um yeah, they had like the precision pass where you 375 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:41,879 Speaker 1: like moved like he had too much. Well that's a 376 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: little too. I used to play in like high school 377 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 1: and early college like a lot. When Marshall Falk was 378 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 1: on the coverage. I used to play that game all 379 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 1: the time and I was nice and then like I 380 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 1: went home and it was like last year. My have 381 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: a younger brother who's twelve years younger, and he's like 382 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 1: he gets mad for Christmas and I'm like, okay, I'll 383 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 1: show you how it's how it goes here. I got worse. 384 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:01,679 Speaker 1: That's only working, Like what is all this stuff happening 385 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 1: at right? We got all these different stuff. I'm like, man, 386 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 1: can I just pick up player hiking? Like he really 387 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:08,919 Speaker 1: got you really got to be like a decoordinator, like 388 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 1: to figure this stuff out. I'm trying to unlog my brain. 389 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 1: So so one other question. I mean, we got to 390 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 1: talk about Lamar and just your impressions of him as 391 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:21,680 Speaker 1: a young guy, you know, and you being a vet, 392 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 1: what have you thought about the way he's going about 393 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 1: his business. I think I think he's everything as advertised 394 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:30,960 Speaker 1: man and more. Uh. This guy could throw the ball. 395 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 1: He could obviously special talent running the ball. He has 396 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 1: to drive the determination, the right attitude to be successful 397 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,439 Speaker 1: to be a franchise quarterback, and it's just up to 398 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 1: everybody around him just to be able to support him 399 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: and make his job easier, and so I feel like 400 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 1: he's special. I feel like he can accomplish whatever he 401 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 1: wants to to accomplish. I feel like he'd be one 402 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: of the best quarterbacks in this league just because of 403 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 1: he can hurt you in so many different ways. Man, 404 00:19:56,760 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 1: he can hurt you from standing in the pocket deliver 405 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:01,640 Speaker 1: in the past. He can hurt you from moving running 406 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 1: with the ball and throwing it on the move. Um 407 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:07,439 Speaker 1: if if if you drop everybody in coverage and you 408 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: leave some type of crease or gap, he'll take off 409 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 1: and hurt you. Uh. There's just so many ways that 410 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:18,919 Speaker 1: he's dangerous, and um, I'm excited to be able to 411 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 1: be on the same team with him. I'm excited that 412 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 1: he's leading this team and we're gonna do everything we 413 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:24,920 Speaker 1: can to make his dive easier and to support him 414 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 1: and to produce and make plays for him. I think 415 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 1: one thing that's critical for a quarterback is buying from 416 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,040 Speaker 1: the rest of the team, like offense and defense. And 417 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 1: it just seems like you guys have such great belief 418 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: in him, Like, how do you think that he was 419 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: able to accomplish that that? Because it's it's a it's 420 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:43,720 Speaker 1: a bit, a bit unconventional and all that stuff. But 421 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:46,480 Speaker 1: like there's clear buying from the coaches, from the players 422 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 1: that you guys feel like he's he's the real deal. Yeah, 423 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:52,399 Speaker 1: just the way he practices. You've seen the plays that 424 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: he's he You've seen the plays that he makes. Um 425 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: throwing the ball and running the ball. And when we 426 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 1: uh when the Ravens threw him in there last year 427 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 1: the second half of the year, he went six and 428 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: one of his seven games. Like that's not easy, you know, 429 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: Um being behind a quarterback who was one big games, 430 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 1: played this organization for many many years at a high level. 431 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 1: And to be able to come in as a rookie 432 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: and just take over and go six and one, I 433 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,879 Speaker 1: think that's all the belief that the team needed. And 434 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 1: with the off season of preparing, with the off season 435 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 1: of learning offense, with the off season of getting confident 436 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:30,479 Speaker 1: throwing the ball, with the off the season of just 437 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 1: learning defenses and and just getting more familiar with the offense, 438 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:35,879 Speaker 1: I feel like he'll grow that much more. And you 439 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: see it so far, and he'll continue to grow as 440 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: the season goes on, and get in the game one 441 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 1: and game two. We'll make we'll have we'll have a 442 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:45,639 Speaker 1: lot of players that we make and the players that 443 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:47,199 Speaker 1: we don't make, we'll learn from them and try not 444 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:49,920 Speaker 1: to make those mistakes again. And so, um, I feel 445 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 1: like everybody believes in them. We do believe in them, 446 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 1: and uh, we got his back. Cool. Well, I'm excited 447 00:21:55,880 --> 00:22:05,680 Speaker 1: to see this offense. Roar with Oh that was well done. Great, well, 448 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 1: thanks to Mark for doing that. Uh. I think he's 449 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 1: gonna be really good. I mean I think that your projection, Uh, 450 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 1: I could agree with that. I mean, I think you 451 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:14,840 Speaker 1: could be right in that range. Might be on the 452 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:17,119 Speaker 1: low end that would be. I mean, if that's on 453 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 1: the low end, that's saying something for this team. I'm 454 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 1: telling you, man, you think how early are you drafting Mark? Well, 455 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 1: as you know, taking fantasy football advice for me is 456 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 1: the worst idea, terrible, fantasy place a terrible. So if 457 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 1: you have ideas, you're decent, you're you're the king of 458 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:37,120 Speaker 1: second place. I'm the king of second place. Every single 459 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:41,360 Speaker 1: year I gets the championship and lose. I'm I would 460 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 1: take him. I mean, the thing is, if your thing right, well, 461 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,199 Speaker 1: I mean that's first round. Yeah, But I'm saying, like, 462 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: you don't have to take him the first round, probably 463 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: because everybody else is gonna be sleeping on him. I mean, 464 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 1: if I'm drafting late second, I would I would take 465 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: him definitely late second. Yeah, it's just I'm gonna take 466 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:03,679 Speaker 1: him a step ahead of everybody else. Well, you think 467 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:05,199 Speaker 1: about it this way. The Ravens are going to run 468 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: the ball more than any team in the league. I 469 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 1: would expect, and so and he's the bell cow running back. 470 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,960 Speaker 1: Now they're gonna do a lot of rotation. Could see 471 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 1: Gus putting up seven hundred this year. So you can 472 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:18,920 Speaker 1: see Mark with seven rushing yards, and maybe then gust 473 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: was seven hundred yards and then potentially kend of Dixon 474 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:24,199 Speaker 1: you know in that in that he looked really good 475 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 1: at I don't know, Yeah, maybe he and and just 476 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 1: end up just splitting it in Justice, I don't think. 477 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:32,400 Speaker 1: I think Justice is gonna put up way more yards 478 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 1: receiving than he does. I would say, way more more 479 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 1: receiving yards and rushing. H Well, look, I'm excited to 480 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 1: see marketing your mom the field, that's for sure. Yea. 481 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:45,639 Speaker 1: And he really has everybody that you talked to and 482 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:48,919 Speaker 1: around him has been as much as they like him 483 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 1: on the field. I think everyone's been even more impressed 484 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 1: with him off the field. Yeah. I mean the Ravens 485 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:56,680 Speaker 1: obviously lost some leadership this offseason, tore Alsos and c 486 00:23:56,880 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 1: J and Weddell and and all that, and Mark has 487 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 1: injected a lot of that back into this group, obviously 488 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:07,159 Speaker 1: specifically on offense, you know. I mean it's a young offense, 489 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:11,280 Speaker 1: especially at the playmakers. It's really young, and I think 490 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 1: that they are benefited a lot. You know, Marshall's a 491 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 1: leader on the line, but when you're talking about position 492 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 1: players and skill positions, Mark is the guy now, uh 493 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 1: and you know, even got losing like a crab Tree 494 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 1: and a John Brown. You know, I think veteran players 495 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:28,720 Speaker 1: veteran players, right, So there's something to be said for 496 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:31,680 Speaker 1: having played in important games over the course of his Absolutely, 497 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 1: so he's a great mentor for the running backs, for 498 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:37,240 Speaker 1: the wider even the young wide receivers, everybody on this team. 499 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 1: Can I think, look at Mark are like we talked 500 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: about in the interview, the Wired segment is just case 501 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:44,680 Speaker 1: in point. I mean, a guy in his ninth season 502 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 1: who's having as much fun at training camp as that 503 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:50,399 Speaker 1: dude is. That's infectious. I totally agree. I totally agree, 504 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: so big thanks to Mark for doing the interview. Preseason 505 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:55,720 Speaker 1: football is back this week. You can watch the game 506 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:57,879 Speaker 1: on w b a L locally. Uh. We have a 507 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: great broadcast team. It's gonna be Jarry Sandusky, Ryan Billick 508 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:02,119 Speaker 1: and having Washburn So they do a great job. So 509 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:04,400 Speaker 1: by sure you tune in if you're here locally. Uh, 510 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:06,639 Speaker 1: in Baltimore. And I'm just excited. I mean, you know, 511 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 1: people say good and bad things about the preseason. I 512 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 1: think the first preseason game is fine. The first three 513 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:12,640 Speaker 1: season game is a lot of fun. The first time 514 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 1: seeing the team on the field, Like, yeah, it's for sure. 515 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 1: Do we do Do we do the big win for preseason? No? No, 516 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:21,439 Speaker 1: save it? We save that. Let's save that. Okay, even 517 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:24,920 Speaker 1: though the Ravens have what's what's the street, it's stuff 518 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:28,359 Speaker 1: like that. You haven't lost in years. It's unbelievable, So 519 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,359 Speaker 1: we gotta keep the streak alout. That happens with a 520 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 1: big win. All right, Thanks for listening, and you can 521 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 1: reach us as always at the Lounge at Ravens dot 522 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 1: NFL dot net. We'll be back to the next week.