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Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge presented by DraftKings. On the eve

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Speaker 1: of the NFL Draft. Eric Decassa has made another big

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Speaker 1: move with an extension. Last year was the record setting

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Speaker 1: deal with Lamar Jackson. This year, an extension with wide

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Speaker 1: receiver Rashod Bateman, putting him under contract in Baltimore through

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Speaker 1: the twenty twenty sixth season. I'm Ryan Minkhm here with

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Speaker 1: Garrett Downing, and we're going to break down what this

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Speaker 1: extension means, give you our reaction to it, and also

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Speaker 1: what it means for the Ravens draft coming up this weekend.

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Speaker 1: So Garrett, just first thoughts on the Bateman extension.

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Speaker 2: Oh, look, well.

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Speaker 3: There's a move that happens right before the draft. The

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Speaker 3: initial reaction as whoa like I felt the same way

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Speaker 3: last year when the Ravens signed Lamar Jackson to that

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Speaker 3: long term deal. We're sitting here talking about which offensive

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Speaker 3: tackles the Ravens may like, and that also now a

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Speaker 3: Bateman dealge is done. And I think this one really was,

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Speaker 3: you know, particularly kind of catches you off guard, just

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Speaker 3: because this was not one that the Ravens had.

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Speaker 2: Kind of said that.

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Speaker 3: Erics Costa has said previously like, hey, we're working towards this.

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Speaker 3: We all knew deals in the Yeah, like we all

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Speaker 3: knew that one was there was a long process that

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Speaker 3: led to that.

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Speaker 2: That was a matter of when, not so much if correct.

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Speaker 2: This was a matter of if correct totally.

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Speaker 3: And so before this deal, you know, the fifth year

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Speaker 3: option decision was looming for the Ravens and Rashad Bateman.

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Speaker 3: It was May second, it was the deadline for that.

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Speaker 3: So that's right around the corner. And I think and

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Speaker 3: Tacosta was asked about that at the pre drave press conference,

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Speaker 3: did not answer what the decision was on Bateman or

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Speaker 3: a da fe O way, And so, yeah, I think

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Speaker 3: we were all debating to the Ravens pick up that option,

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Speaker 3: what's the implication of that? And so now they get

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Speaker 3: this extension done. It extends him past that for one

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Speaker 3: extra year. So they basically tack a year on past

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Speaker 3: that fifth year option. And you know, this is a

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Speaker 3: move the Ravens. Now have they go into this year

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Speaker 3: in the next three years with their top two receivers

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Speaker 3: in place and safe Flowers and Versad Bateman, and they're

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Speaker 3: going to roll with those guys. The Ravens said previously

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Speaker 3: that like Fell, Bateman was going to have a breakout season.

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Speaker 3: Tacasta has spoken highly of him. John Harbaal has spoken

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Speaker 3: highly of him and their belief that he can have

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Speaker 3: a really good season, and then this extension is a

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Speaker 3: testament to that belief.

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Speaker 1: Right, we haven't seen what the numbers are, the reported

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Speaker 2: I'm interested to see what that is.

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Speaker 1: The fifth year option, according to over thecap dot com

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Speaker 1: for shat Bateman, was going to be fourteen point three

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Speaker 1: million dollars. So to me, this would this move would

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Speaker 1: indicate that his cap number is going to be below

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Speaker 1: that for twenty twenty five. Yeah, you know, you might

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Speaker 1: get a pay increase for twenty twenty four. I don't

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Speaker 1: know how it impacts twenty twenty four, but generally speaking,

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Speaker 1: I think it's safe to say Rashad Bateman's first three

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Speaker 1: years in Baltimore have not gone according to plan right

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Speaker 1: either side envisioned, right, But now he gets a long

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Speaker 1: runway to kind of realize that great potential that they

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Speaker 1: As everyone knows, injuries have really hampered this guy in

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Speaker 1: his first three years, I mean really his first two.

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Speaker 1: He had the Hurriyant surgery his first his rookie year,

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Speaker 1: then he suffers a foot injury after six games, really

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Speaker 1: before six games, he tried to play through it and couldn't,

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Speaker 3: Of it right, basically, it basically basically wiped out a

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Speaker 1: Then he really had kind of a long road working

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Speaker 1: pretty candid that, yeah, he was going through some stuff

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Speaker 1: he was healthy. Yeah, right by the end of the year,

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Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, there will be no doubt about that.

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Speaker 3: And I think the injuries that he had, like I

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Speaker 3: like you need to. I remember back in his rookie season,

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Speaker 3: Like I didn't feel right for a long time after that,

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Speaker 3: and so Bateman missed the six games. But then even

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Speaker 3: when you get back like that is it's not you're

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Speaker 3: Like it is a long process. And then the list

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Speaker 3: frank like that's a major injury. Jimmy Smith talked about it,

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Speaker 3: Holly Brown talked about how it really altered his entire career.

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Speaker 3: Like that is that's really a two year injury, and

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Speaker 3: so it missed basically cost him his sophomore season. They

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Speaker 3: he was healthy and I think looking more and more

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Speaker 3: like the player who the Ravens expected when they drafted

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Speaker 3: you look at some of the advanced metrics on him,

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Speaker 3: like he was getting open last year, and I think that, like,

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Speaker 3: that's the potential you're talking about.

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Speaker 1: I think that's the key, right, is that when you

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Speaker 1: really look at it on film, you say, man, this

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Speaker 1: guy like the he can be a very good productive receiver.

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Speaker 1: The talent is there, the tools are there. We've seen it.

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Speaker 1: It's just the ball hasn't come his way or whatnot.

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Speaker 1: A lot of those instances, right, Like he was getting

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Speaker 1: more separation according to Pro Football Focus than a lot

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Speaker 1: on par with Tyreek Hill, you know, in terms of separation. Now,

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Speaker 1: he could have a very productive season in twenty twenty four.

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Speaker 1: And then you're looking at it, it's like, all right,

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Speaker 1: I'm really glad because you know, picking up that fifth

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Speaker 1: it on the surface right now, that's a tough pill

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Speaker 2: Yeah, based on the production that you've seen right now.

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Speaker 1: But if Rashad Bateman has a very productive twenty twenty

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Speaker 1: more seasons beyond that at a reasonable number, okay, you

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Speaker 1: know that that really works and this gives for Rashad

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Speaker 1: it's like, all right, now you really have a lot

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Speaker 1: you a have more guarantees up front, like your future

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Speaker 1: is more certain by signing this extension. Right we again,

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Speaker 1: we don't know the numbers, but anytime you're a player

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Speaker 1: that gets an extension. The Ravens have drafted a lot

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Speaker 1: get an extension. Yeah, Hollywood Brown didn't get one, right,

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Speaker 1: so like to get that security is good for Rashad Bateman.

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Speaker 1: And now he knows he's with Lamar Jackson's two time MVP.

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Speaker 2: He's in a system.

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Speaker 1: He knows like he is in a place that should

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Speaker 3: Yeah, the other thing last year, like the overall production

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Speaker 3: the injury piece. He worked his way back to full

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Speaker 3: added all these other pieces to further invest in the

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Speaker 3: of went all in on Bateman going into that season

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Speaker 3: and then he got hurt and was really in a

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Speaker 2: Well, they did that.

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Speaker 3: They added Nelson Aguilar, of course, signed Odell Beckham junior.

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Speaker 3: They drafted Zay Flowers in the first round, so they

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Speaker 3: invested heavily in the receiver position. So you know, Bateman

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Speaker 2: They knew he was coming off the foot.

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Speaker 1: You just couldn't put all your eggs in that basket

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Speaker 1: when you know he's coming off They know how serious

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Speaker 3: So now there's more He's just going to have more

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Speaker 3: lost faith in that potential. They basically it's always just

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Speaker 3: been question of can you stay healthy. Now they think he's.

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Speaker 1: When he did, he played sixteen games last year, right,

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Speaker 1: he fought through it early. To his credit, like he

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Speaker 1: He proved it that he can stay on the field. Yeah, No,

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Speaker 1: that's not a guarantee of it moving forward. He's still

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Speaker 1: I think that they've always believed in the Rashad Bateman's

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Speaker 1: the field. And he's in a good place physically. They've

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Speaker 1: seen what, you know, the separation that's he's getting and

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Speaker 1: Rashad Bateman breakout and the Ravens are betting on that now.

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Speaker 3: Yep, So how does this impact their draft strategy? We'll

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Speaker 3: answer that question when we come back from this break.

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Speaker 1: Well, I have a guy, a wide receiver like and

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Speaker 1: the Packers are all in on the offensive lineman game.

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Speaker 1: They could be at center or tackle. There's just a

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Speaker 1: lot of teams and so if those guys come flying

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Speaker 1: off the board, that pushes players at other positions. That

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Speaker 1: and maybe it's corner. Like I said, kool Aid's my pick.

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Speaker 1: Kol Aid McKinstry is my guy. So I'm sticking with

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Speaker 1: my pick.

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Speaker 3: Well, I think that if a corner gets pushed, I

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Speaker 3: think kool Aid would like I would have no qualms

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Speaker 3: about that. I also think that Nate Wiggins from Clemson,

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Speaker 3: we have not talked about him much at all. I

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Speaker 3: think that there's potential that he's there, and if he is,

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Speaker 3: I actually think that he could he might be the

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Speaker 3: more likely pick over kool Aid in my mind.

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Speaker 1: Interesting, I think kool Aid to me feels like more

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Speaker 1: of a raven.

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Speaker 2: Than you guys.

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Speaker 3: A corner from Alabama, right, Well, he's a.

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Speaker 1: Corner from Alabama and he's a little bit bigger. Wiggins

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Speaker 1: is pretty lean. He's pretty lean. I mean, Yeah, there's

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Speaker 1: a lot of talk about Emmanuel Forbes in the Ravens.

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Speaker 2: Last year.

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Speaker 1: Forbes had a lot of that was based off his

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Speaker 1: ball production. He had a lot of picks. Yeah, but

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Speaker 1: you know, Forbes had a tough rookie season. Now whatever

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Speaker 1: made it would have been different in Baltimore, But I

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Speaker 1: don't know. Wiggins looks is pretty lean for me. So yeah,

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Speaker 1: it's gonna be Wiggins.

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Speaker 3: Now, yes, just keep missing, you mess what I do. Yeah,

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Speaker 3: so it'll I think it's Look, this is exciting. It's

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Speaker 3: it's an exciting way to kick off draft weekend. And

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Speaker 3: we're gonna be covering everything over the course of the

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Speaker 3: next few days and all the different moves that get made,

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Speaker 3: and I can't wait to see how this thing plays

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Speaker 3: out the cost of kickings office and fireworks once again.

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Speaker 1: Of course. Well I saw him. I was in line,

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Speaker 1: I was getting some soup. I was getting a little

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Speaker 1: of the uh chicken tortilla, okay, right, soup, and incomes

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Speaker 1: Eric right, strolling through, passed to get his lunch. Hey Eric, hey,

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Speaker 1: you know, I said, I bet you're bet, you're excited.

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Speaker 1: Bet you're ready for this thing to get kicked off.

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Speaker 1: And he's he said, got a little more business.

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Speaker 2: Before then I got there. I didn't even know it.

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Speaker 2: I didn't even know it.

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Speaker 1: I was like, all right, he was working on a

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Speaker 1: draft day trade something like that, you know, moving up whatever,

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Speaker 1: working out those trade scenarios.

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Speaker 2: No, it was a little different business. Yeah, he hinted

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Speaker 2: at it. He hinted at it. I didn't ask the

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Speaker 2: journalism what it won.

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Speaker 3: I know. I don't think he would have given you much.

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Speaker 2: I don't think so.

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Speaker 1: No. I think he just saw my mock and he

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Speaker 1: was like, well, I got a clown. Make it again.

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Speaker 1: That's what I do. Yeah, he does love clown and reporters.

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Speaker 1: So last year was the whole Ravens aren't going to

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Speaker 1: make a trade. Yeah, he like knows that. He does

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Speaker 1: love clowning.

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Speaker 3: And there's nobody he loves to clown more than you.

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Speaker 2: Oh, that's for sure. At the top of the list.

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Speaker 3: Well, we'll have that as one of the top questions

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Speaker 3: when we get to kass On Podcasts after the draft,

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Speaker 3: So I'll mark that one down. So thank you so

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Speaker 3: much for listening, and again make sure you check out

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Speaker 3: the live episode of the podcast Thursday night, seven thirty pm.

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Speaker 3: You can watch that on our app, our website, and

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Speaker 3: our YouTube channel as well. Thank you so much for listening,

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Speaker 3: and stay tuned for a busy weekend ahead of us