1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's crazy to think that the Ravens 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: could have I don't know what Tavis Murray is a 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:12,399 Speaker 1: leading rusher this year on Bell. Sometimes a player gets 4 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: an opportunity to step into a starting role because of 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:19,799 Speaker 1: an injury and then turns out to be fantastic. I 6 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: think they're still gonna be good. I still think they're 7 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: gonna win ten plus games. They're still gonna be a 8 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: good team. I think the Ravens will still go to 9 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Welcome into the lounge presented by DraftKings. This 10 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: is a lounge or we're gonna need a couple of 11 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: stiff cocktails, Garrett. What are you drinking over there? Let's see, 12 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:42,919 Speaker 1: it's one, we're past we're past noon. Nothing yet, nothing yet, 13 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,639 Speaker 1: but I certainly could use one. It's a it's been 14 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: a difficult not even twenty four hours for the Ravens. 15 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: I'm sure if you're listening, you you know the news. 16 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: The Ravens lost Gus Edwards for the season with the 17 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: knee injury, and they also lost Marcus Peters for the 18 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: season knee injury. Both injuries occurred in practice on Thursday, 19 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: which add that on top of the j K Dobbins 20 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: and Justice Hill injuries. It's been a rough couple of 21 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: weeks and unlike anything that I can never remember being 22 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: a part of this team of seeing key players lost 23 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: for the entire season in practice or the preseason in 24 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 1: such a short time frame. I mean, there's never been 25 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: a practice that I've seen what you've had two of 26 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 1: your top I don't know ten players go down like this, 27 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: just a back to back place, just a tough tough 28 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 1: day week. Three running backs in twelve days, Three running 29 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: backs season ending injuries in twelve days. Garrett, you might 30 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: you know, you're a terrible athlete, but you might need 31 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: to suit up. I mean it it is. It is 32 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 1: remarkable in a bad way. Uh how this is how 33 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: just how how how this is going down? So we 34 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: want to give you kind of ore it's not instant, 35 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: but close to instant raw reaction to this news, and 36 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 1: also look ahead a little bit to the game against 37 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: the Raiders on Monday night. We didn't really do that 38 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 1: too much in our season predictions podcast, but there's been 39 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:16,799 Speaker 1: a lot that's changed. We did our season Predictions podcast 40 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: on Monday, and that feels like that feels like a 41 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: lifetime ago. That feels like burning to throw that one 42 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: in the trash um because a lot of things have 43 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: changed since then. I mean, it's it's crazy to think 44 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 1: that the Ravens could have I don't Know'tavius Murray's a 45 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: leading rusher this year. Bell, you know, it's just crazy 46 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: to think. It's just it's just crazy. So, uh, go 47 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: ahead and hit me with your kind of instant take 48 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: on the news. Yeah, I mean, here's the thing. The 49 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: Ravens are still going to run the ball. They're still 50 00:02:57,440 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: gonna run the ball pretty well, right. I think Latavias 51 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,679 Speaker 1: Murray is a natural replacement for Gus Edwards. I mean 52 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: he's a very similar guy. We're talking six ft three, 53 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: How big is he hold on? Six ft pounds? Right, 54 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: big bodied, downhill, physical runner who's average like two and 55 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: a half yards per carry after contact. You know. So, uh, 56 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: you know, the Ravens really it's it's sounds weird to say, 57 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: but they got lucky in this instance that Lotavius Murray 58 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: was released by the New Orleans Saints, reportedly after they 59 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: asked him to take a pay cut and he was like, 60 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: coming off a career season, he just was like, nah, 61 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: I'm good, And so they reportedly released him, and really 62 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: at the perfect time because he fell on the Ravens 63 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: laps right when they needed a running back and he 64 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: just fits what they do offensively. Now, I would rather 65 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: have Gus Edwards, you know what I mean, like to 66 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: be Gus Edwards is a better version of Otavius Murray. 67 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: And that's why the Ravens. You know, obviously he knows 68 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: the system. He's been here, he knows, he knows everything. 69 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: And I just think he's you know, he's a younger, 70 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: ascending player. I still think, and I feel sick for 71 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: Gus being a guy who is finally going to get 72 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: his chance to be the Ravens leading running back. And 73 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: now this, I'm all the only silver lining is that 74 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: he got paid at least. You know, it's not good 75 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: for the Ravens necessarily, but for Gus. I'm happy the 76 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: guy got paid because he deserved it. And uh but 77 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 1: now you know, here's his chance to kind of be 78 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 1: a star, right. I mean that was the thing when 79 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,239 Speaker 1: j K went down, was everybody's like, man, that sucks, 80 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 1: but but all right, we got Gus. You know, we'll 81 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: be all right. Get aboard the gust bus. I mean, 82 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:43,799 Speaker 1: that's what Marcus Peter said yesterday, hours before his injury, 83 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 1: Um was like, we're getting on the gust bus. It's okay, 84 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 1: everybody feels everybody's all right about it. Now him, you know, 85 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: it's like now you get Gus bus. Uh you know, 86 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: the knockoff version right with Octavius Murray, And I'm happy 87 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: to have it. Yeah. Yeah, I mean I feel really bad, 88 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:06,840 Speaker 1: like you said, for Gus because it just feels like, man, 89 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: the guy, he had fought for his opportunity in his time. 90 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,720 Speaker 1: And we've spent time talking earlier this week on the 91 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: podcast about how he thought he was gonna have a 92 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: monster season yards he was poised to do that, and 93 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 1: so like now he gets the keys and he doesn't 94 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: even get the bus out of the garage. I mean, 95 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 1: because of this, it's just it's so it's just so disheartening. 96 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 1: And then Marcus Peters, like obviously Marxist is at a 97 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: different stage of his career. He's been he's been the 98 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 1: guy Um plenty of times the course of his career. 99 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: But like for him, he chased he he wants a championship. 100 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 1: He's he's had a taste of it. He went to 101 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl with the Rams but didn't win one, 102 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:49,359 Speaker 1: and it just seemed like a I don't know, a 103 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: cruel reality. He did a press conference yesterday where I 104 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: thought it was his best press conference as a Raven. 105 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: He talked so much about how this organization brought the 106 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: joy back for him, how he loves it, he r 107 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: how he just feels like this team is special, the 108 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: organization special, This defense could be the best defense. That 109 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: he's everything. On top of the world. Man, He's on 110 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: top of the world. It just seemed like when when 111 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: I heard it, I literally like, this is a joke, 112 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: like a bad joke, Like no way, no way, this 113 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 1: can't be real. And I just feel for both those 114 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: guys tremendously. Yeah, I mean, which injury hurts the Ravens more. 115 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: I tend to believe it's Marcus Peters as much as 116 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: I like our guy Anthony Averett, who he just had 117 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: on the lounge a week or so ago. For all 118 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: your listeners out there, make sure you go back and 119 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: listen to that one, because that one, at least that 120 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: will help you sleep at night, right, Yeah, if you 121 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: were crying into your pillow last night like I was, 122 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: this will at least help you a little um. But 123 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: and so I have confidence in Anthony. But here's the thing. 124 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: As much as I love Anthony, like Marcus Peters, is 125 00:06:56,960 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: a special player at cornerback. I mean, nobody in the 126 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: league has more interceptions than him. He is a special 127 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: kind of playmaker. And here's you know, we're talking about 128 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: Anthony Avery, who doesn't have a career pick in his 129 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: three seasons, given he's been a back in a backup role, 130 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: But like, that's a that's a steep drop off, right 131 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: Like to me at running back, it's not a super 132 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: steep drop off. And I really credit not taking anything 133 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: away from the Ravens running backs, but a lot of 134 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: that is is scheme. You know, the scheme plays a 135 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: huge part in the Ravens running success obviously, as we've 136 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 1: seen from Greg Roman when he came in and started 137 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: kind of crafting this entire running game. Scheme and Lamar 138 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: Jackson have a lot to do with the Ravens rushing success. 139 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: And I think that you can plug in another player there, 140 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: especially somebody like with Tavis Murray who went to a 141 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl before, who you know, has experienced successful back 142 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: and I think you can still run the ball pretty 143 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: darn well and with Tyson Williams at quarterback at cornerback, 144 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: like you just lose a lot of that playmaking ability 145 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: that kind of gave this Ravens defense. It's teeth, you know. 146 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: I mean, well, Marcus Peters brought two things that I 147 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: thought were different than anybody else. One is the pick production. 148 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: Nobody else on the team, nobody else in the league 149 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: has more picks in Marcus Peters since he's been the league, 150 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: So he's in the league of his own of that category. 151 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: But he had that instant offense ability Allah at Reid 152 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,239 Speaker 1: to change a game in an instant no one else. 153 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 1: I mean, Marlin Humphrey is is I think one of 154 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: the best corners in the league, but he's not the 155 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: interception guy like Marcus Peters is. Um, he's great with 156 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: the punch out, but um, in terms of the interception, 157 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: Marcus is just stands alone in that category. And then 158 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: like like now, I think there's another there's other guys 159 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 1: that bring the edge, and there's there's plenty of tone setters, 160 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: but his his game day kind of theatrics, um and 161 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 1: the tenacity that he brings to the field and the 162 00:08:56,640 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 1: attitude like I love watching him on a game day. 163 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: And I think that he really brings out the best 164 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 1: of his teammates because they feel that too. Well. It's 165 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: a it's a big change to Anthony Averett, who's a 166 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:12,080 Speaker 1: pretty quiet, mild, mild mannered, quiet guy, you know. And yeah, 167 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: Marcus Peters would like trash talk the last guy on 168 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: the other team's roster. He trash talk to everybody, you know. 169 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:22,839 Speaker 1: So yeah, that's a big attitude change. I mean, really, 170 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 1: here's here's what I think has happened by virtue of 171 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 1: these injuries on both sides of the ball, that running 172 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: back and cornerback is the Ravens lost some of that 173 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: big time playmaking ability. J K. Dobbins was gonna be 174 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: the Ravens second best playmaker behind Lamar Jackson. In my opinion, 175 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 1: Mark Mark Andrews is a phenomenal player, but like he's 176 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:45,719 Speaker 1: you know, he's a move the chains. I mean, it 177 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: will make some big plays, but like you know, Mark 178 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: Andrews ain't breaking anybody's ankles out there, you know. Now, 179 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 1: Dobbins was gonna be a difference maker and and and 180 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: Marcus Peters is a difference maker. And here's the sad 181 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: thing about it, is an ordered to beat the Chiefs 182 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 1: and the Titans and all these other great teams, the Bills, 183 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: all these other great teams in the n f C. 184 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: You don't have to you can't just be good. You 185 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 1: have to be great to beat those teams. And you 186 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:16,839 Speaker 1: have to have some game changers. And that's what the 187 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:19,199 Speaker 1: Ravens had. And I think that they were so excited 188 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 1: about what Dobbins is going to bring in, that that realm, 189 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 1: you know specifically, and now to not have him, to 190 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 1: not have Marcus Peters, now you still you don't have Gus. 191 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 1: I mean, it took a hit when we went from 192 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: j K to Gus as the lead guy in terms 193 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 1: of playmaking, and now you take another hit down from 194 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 1: from there. Uh. I think, Look, I think the Rains 195 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: are still gonna win a bunch of games. I think 196 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:45,959 Speaker 1: they're gonna be a double digit wins team still. But 197 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: but yeah, I think it's fair to say, it's fair 198 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: to wonder, can you get over the hump? Now? Can 199 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 1: you get over the hump? Now? Can you are you 200 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: better than those teams? Now? You know at one's that 201 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 1: one TB D. Yeah. Uh. Here here's like if you 202 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: want to do you want to have a glass half 203 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: full thought, Okay, you're a glass half afy kind of guy. 204 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: I'm not. I'm gonna fil up your cup here, I'm 205 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:16,079 Speaker 1: gonna filip your cup. When we had Anthony avert on 206 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 1: and we talked with him and uh he he said this, 207 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: not just on the podcast, but talking about how when 208 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,319 Speaker 1: he got his opportunity of Alabama, he never gave it up. 209 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: And this is a guy who went to Alabama and 210 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 1: one he couldn't even remember how many national championship he 211 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 1: wanted Alabama he he forgot. He's like, is it three? 212 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: How many do we go to? He couldn't remember. So 213 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 1: he is played at the highest level in college and 214 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: he's just been behind great players. And sometimes a player 215 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: gets an opportunity to step into a starting role because 216 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: of an injury and then turns out to be fantastic. 217 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: I mean, Chuck Clark was not a starter before Tony 218 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 1: Jefferson went down that season, and he steps in and 219 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: ends up getting a nice contract and has been a 220 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: really good probably better off in the end. Yeah. Um, 221 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:09,200 Speaker 1: I mean Mark Andrews, even his rookie season, it was 222 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 1: gonna be Haydon Hurst who was getting all those those 223 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: passes from Lamar Jackson, and then Mark Andrews seized his 224 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:20,319 Speaker 1: opportunity and now he just gets the rich contract this week. 225 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 1: So I paid. Now, Yeah, I'm not. I'm not gonna 226 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: sit here and pretend like losing Marcus Peters is a 227 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: is a non factor, a non issue. The guy is transcendent. 228 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 1: He's got a borderline Hall of Fame resume over the 229 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: course of his career. Um but Abra has been waiting 230 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 1: for his opportunity. He feels like he's ready and now 231 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: we're gonna see so. And then on the running back front, 232 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:51,439 Speaker 1: there's been like le' Tavis Murray, levy On Bell, Devon Freeman. 233 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: They've been highly productive. How much do they all have left? 234 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:57,080 Speaker 1: We're gonna have to We're gonna find out. But I 235 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 1: know back, I know two years ago, when Levan Bell 236 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: signed with the New York Jets, there's a lot of 237 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: Ravens hands who were ticked off that the Ravens didn't 238 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: sign him. It felt like the Ravens missed out on 239 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 1: the opportunity to get Levian. Now they get him two 240 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: years later and starts on the practice squad. But hey, 241 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: he's he has played plenty of big games and has 242 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 1: been a highly productive player. No, he's at the tail 243 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 1: end of his career or on the back nine, but 244 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:23,959 Speaker 1: man if he might have some some some great games 245 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 1: left and you may have got a steel out of him. 246 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: I'm curious to see what Levian's role is going to 247 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:34,839 Speaker 1: be on this team, to be honest, after Lottavius Murray. 248 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: You know, I kind of feel like Lottavius Murray just 249 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 1: steps into the Gus Edwards role and and could be 250 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 1: the number one lead back for this team. I don't 251 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 1: think week one, because the guy just got handed the 252 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: playbook this morning, you know, but uh, I would not 253 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: be surprised if he ends up being the number one 254 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 1: and then Taisan is still kind of your change of 255 00:13:57,080 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 1: pace like number two back would not shock me. Um. 256 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:04,320 Speaker 1: So where Levian fits into that? You know, you also 257 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: have Trenton Cannon, who is really you know, you talk 258 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 1: about Latavia's being kind of a Gust Edwards light, you know, 259 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 1: like a clone. The now Trenton Cannon is like a 260 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: j K or Justice Hill clone. Right. I mean, here's 261 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 1: a really fast, smaller framed guy who is good on 262 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 1: special teams like plug Man. That is your Justice Hill. 263 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: So where does Levian plug into this equation, like there's 264 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 1: not a natural guy he he replaced. In my opinion, 265 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 1: my my thought on it is the closest thing is 266 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: j K. Dobbins in that they Ravens were planning to 267 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: use JK. Dobbins out wide catching passes, you know, and 268 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: he was going to bring a new element to the 269 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 1: Ravens offense that we really hadn't seen the past couple 270 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: of years, in utilizing the running back out of the 271 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 1: backfield and and on screens and you know, line up 272 00:14:57,520 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 1: by why like I said, more stuff like that, Levion's 273 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: on that it's higher career. I mean, gosh, I can 274 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 1: I see that in my nightmare still from Ravens Steelers games. 275 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 1: So maybe he kind of fills that role. But then 276 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: you have what four running backs active on game day 277 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: every week, that's a lot. Yeah, I mean, I think 278 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: I think that everyone, probably even coaches included, are withholding 279 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 1: expectations on the Levi On front. He hasn't played football 280 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: even in practice since the end of last season, so 281 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: he's got two practices under his belt, and John Hardball 282 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 1: talk today basically saying, you know, he looked good in practice, 283 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: but he's got to get into football shape. There's a 284 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 1: difference between working on on your own and playing football. 285 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: So is he gonna play this week? We'll see, um, 286 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: but I think it's it's it sounds it sounds like 287 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 1: it would be unlikely. Yeah. Um, but like when well, 288 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 1: they have enough running backs right now, you know, just 289 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: like they've got enough and they could activate freemen who 290 00:15:56,280 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 1: did spend training camp yep. So I don't know. I 291 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: feel like Levian, it's a wait and see. But like, 292 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 1: if if he is anywhere close to the player that 293 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: he was in Pittsburgh, well then the Ravens got a 294 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 1: great player and someone who's gonna be it has a 295 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 1: potential to be a difference maker on the offense. So again, 296 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 1: I'm not I think it's far too early to kind 297 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: of really have a feeling for what type of role 298 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: he'll have, but the potential for it to work out 299 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: is there. Yeah, I think he's a wild card. He's 300 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 1: a wild card with obvious upside potential. Yep. Um. So 301 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 1: you know, if if the Ravens did need, like if 302 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 1: he looks really great and they say, hey man, we're 303 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 1: gonna make him our our guy, Like he's gonna be 304 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: the number one or number two guy, and you know 305 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 1: it's gonna be Tyson and Levian instead of Tyson and 306 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: Latavius or whatever. You know. Um, I think that remains 307 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 1: to be seen. But I just don't see like three 308 00:16:56,360 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 1: running backs. Maybe the problem is that Lotavius and Levian 309 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: don't play special teams So if you really need your 310 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: third running back to be a special teams contributor, as 311 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 1: the Ravens are planning for Justice Hill to be and 312 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:12,680 Speaker 1: now I think what Trent and Cannon will be. If 313 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:16,159 Speaker 1: that you have to have that, then it's hard to 314 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:21,719 Speaker 1: imagine where that other guy fits in. Yeah. Yeah, we 315 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 1: also have the Nick Boyle news, Yeah, Nick Boil news. 316 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: He also was added to injured reserve. However, John Harball 317 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: said basically, this is a short term i R situation, 318 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 1: um that they're going to give him a few weeks 319 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:35,920 Speaker 1: to get his knee right. So going on i R 320 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: means he's going to be out for the first three games. 321 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:42,680 Speaker 1: After that, we'll see. He did return to practice last 322 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 1: week and was out there, and it was not out 323 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,880 Speaker 1: there this week. Now. I didn't get into any details 324 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: has said as to what happened or maybe he just 325 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 1: didn't feel right when he got back out there. But um, 326 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 1: you know it's been a That's the thing you got 327 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 1: to keep in mind when these guys have these injured 328 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 1: I think always that the feeling is all right, well, 329 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: he could be back in in eight months, he's gonna 330 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: be back fill go. It is a grueling injury. And 331 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 1: again we just keep plugging the podcast here, but Nick 332 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: talked about the challenge of that when we had him 333 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:16,960 Speaker 1: on before training camp and and to discuss the reality 334 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 1: of like a grueling rehab and it is, it is challenging, 335 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,160 Speaker 1: and he had his injury in November. Coming coming back 336 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:25,679 Speaker 1: from injuries isn't like you just circle a date on 337 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:29,160 Speaker 1: the calendar and it's like okay, there we go. Like 338 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: it doesn't work like that. Uh, there's a lot of 339 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 1: physical things that go into it for sure, And so 340 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 1: you know he'll be he'll be out for the first 341 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:42,399 Speaker 1: three games. The Ravens I think do have the depth 342 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 1: at tight end. They kept Josh Oliver, they brought back 343 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:47,360 Speaker 1: Eric Comlinson and then obviously they still have Mark Um 344 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: and pat Ricard can fill that role that Boil played 345 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 1: just like he did late last season. So to be honest, 346 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: I'm not necessarily surprised by this. It didn't sound like 347 00:18:57,240 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 1: from what Hardball had said that Nick was gonna be 348 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:03,400 Speaker 1: ready to go week one. So maybe this just means 349 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:06,200 Speaker 1: he misses two more games and he plays Week four, 350 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:08,919 Speaker 1: that would be the earliest that it could happen. So, um, 351 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 1: it'll give him some more time to get right again. 352 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 1: That was a that was a November, mid November, late 353 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 1: November injury. So the fact that he's not ready to 354 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:20,439 Speaker 1: roll week one isn't necessarily a shock. Yeah. I think 355 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 1: all of us when we were planning out our fifty 356 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: three man rosters, we were all like, all right, do 357 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: you want to put boil on i R you know, 358 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: until he's out the first three games, or do you not? 359 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: And it was kind of like, don't you go either way? 360 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: And now we see which way the Ravens are ultimately going. Um. 361 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: After after he got back on the practice field for 362 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: a little bit um, which was obviously going to be 363 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: a step in the process, it was gonna be telling 364 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 1: how he came out of this practice in the In 365 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,160 Speaker 1: the last thing I'll say on the big picture front, 366 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I thought that the players who talked today 367 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: and John Harball kind of said a good tone, which 368 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 1: is like hardballs. Hardball's point was moren today, fight Tomorrow, 369 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: and Ronnie stand he talked about how he he likes 370 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 1: kind of being counted out and being doubted and and 371 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 1: so I think the Ravens as disappointing as it was, 372 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: and I think everyone kind of felt that. I mean, 373 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 1: I think the feeling that was in the locker room 374 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 1: was probably the same feeling that everyone had when they've 375 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 1: read the news on Twitter, just kind of a pit 376 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 1: in your stomach. Um. But Ronnie Stanley basically talked about 377 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:22,359 Speaker 1: how this is, you know, kind of in us against 378 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 1: the world mentality, and I think the Ravens were taking 379 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 1: that attitude of it sucks for Gus, it sucks for 380 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:32,240 Speaker 1: j K and Marcus and and those guys, but they're 381 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:36,160 Speaker 1: not ruling out having a really good season to your point, Ryan, 382 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,119 Speaker 1: and they are still super confident in this team. And 383 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna use this as motivation, um, and 384 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: in an opportunity to prove everybody rolling for for ruling 385 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: them out and think of the sky is falling. Well, 386 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:49,399 Speaker 1: I think we need to bring back the John Harball, 387 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:50,919 Speaker 1: you know, in the in the locker room, you know, 388 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:55,440 Speaker 1: they this happens good. Good, this happens good. Now I'm 389 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 1: not quite ready to get there on season and the 390 00:20:57,320 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 1: injuries yet. Um, But like sirly, to your point, the 391 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 1: Ravens are a team that has been down this road 392 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 1: before of being battle tested by various things, and they've 393 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,880 Speaker 1: gone to a lot of playoffs, you know, so um 394 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:16,239 Speaker 1: to me, it's just like I said before, Man, the 395 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: a f C is really really hard. It is a 396 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:23,360 Speaker 1: hard conference. The a f C North is a hard division. 397 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: The Ravens have a hard schedule. All of these injuries. 398 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 1: Like the other thing that I just I really don't 399 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 1: like this argument is like the stop complaining about injuries. 400 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: Every team has injuries. You can't let that be an 401 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:40,720 Speaker 1: excuse for how you do. Okay, sure, sure it's it's 402 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:42,919 Speaker 1: not an excuse, but it can be an explanation for 403 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,640 Speaker 1: why you're not as good, you know what I mean, 404 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 1: Like the Ravens. The Ravens after suffering injuries to some 405 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,199 Speaker 1: of their best players. I'm sorry, the fact of the 406 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:57,679 Speaker 1: matter is they're just not as good now, you know 407 00:21:57,720 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 1: what I mean? Like you here to say all these 408 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:01,879 Speaker 1: clip shade and all this stuff, but like, which, how 409 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,120 Speaker 1: are you coming down on here. You know, you still 410 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 1: think they're gonna be a teams. Yes, I think they're 411 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:09,360 Speaker 1: still gonna be good. I still think they're gonna win 412 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:11,960 Speaker 1: ten plus games. They're gonna still gonna be a good team. 413 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,119 Speaker 1: I think the Ravens will still go to the playoffs, 414 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:17,200 Speaker 1: and and I think that once you get there, though, 415 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 1: it's gonna be it's gonna be harder. And sure by 416 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: that point, this team might Lottavias Murray might be freaking 417 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:26,400 Speaker 1: over a thousand yards. I don't know. You know, this 418 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:28,919 Speaker 1: team might be super battle tested, and that is what 419 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:31,400 Speaker 1: gives them that edge to get over the other teams 420 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. That's what the Ravens are gonna That's 421 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 1: what John Harwall is gonna be talking about, right, That's 422 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:38,920 Speaker 1: what the good is all about. Right. It's like, yeah, sure, 423 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:41,080 Speaker 1: we don't have as talented of a roster as we did, 424 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:45,199 Speaker 1: but by virtue of how hardened we are, how this 425 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 1: has brought us together and we fought through this and 426 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 1: come out the other side, that makes us even stronger. 427 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:53,480 Speaker 1: And I think that that could very well happen. But 428 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:56,359 Speaker 1: I am not. I am not. It's too early for 429 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:59,400 Speaker 1: me to be in full scale sugarcoat mode. I ain't 430 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:04,160 Speaker 1: doing it. Well, I'm not sugarcoating. I mean, like I said, 431 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:10,120 Speaker 1: losing those guys is there's no there, there's a there's 432 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 1: a loss, like there's a loss, and Marcus Peters is 433 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,639 Speaker 1: a difference maker. So I'm not trying to sugarcoat it. 434 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 1: But I just think that I do think that the 435 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 1: Ravens will use this as motivation as as something to 436 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:28,120 Speaker 1: drive them um and I think that that will definitely 437 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 1: be the attitude as I go into this game and beyond. Yes, 438 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:34,480 Speaker 1: I love the I love the tone that they struck today. 439 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 1: John Harball, I mean, this is really where you see 440 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 1: John Harball shine right. This is why John Harball is 441 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 1: in part such a great head coach is because stuff 442 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:46,640 Speaker 1: like this happens, and like, you know, we even saw 443 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:48,679 Speaker 1: it in the wired clip on the bench like what 444 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: a real moment with j K. Dobbins and then Hardball 445 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:54,840 Speaker 1: goes to the bench with Lamar Jackson and Anthony Anthony 446 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: Levine and you know has a real moment of like man, 447 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 1: like you know, I decided to play them one series. 448 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: I just wanted to get him one series and gosh, 449 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:05,360 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna be able to get over this right now. 450 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 1: That's I'm feeling right now. That's I'm not quit quit 451 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 1: trying to pull me out of it, Garrett. I'm still 452 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 1: in morning mood. I'm like Lamar, I'm Mike Lamar. It 453 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: could happen anytime. Yeah, but you know, in all honestly, 454 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:21,640 Speaker 1: like their their point on in that clip to Hardball 455 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:24,239 Speaker 1: was an injury like this could happen anytime, and they 456 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:27,560 Speaker 1: were right, obviously it could happen in practice exactly exactly 457 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:30,400 Speaker 1: that hammered home the point of yeah, whatever, I prefer 458 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 1: that point not be hammered home, but it was hammered home. Right. 459 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 1: You can bubble wrap the players in preseason games all 460 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: you want, but they still have to practice, right, Eventually, 461 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 1: you have to play football, and when you play football, 462 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 1: stuff like this can happen. Um. But my point, my point, 463 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:47,880 Speaker 1: my point is John Harball is the best, I think 464 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:51,719 Speaker 1: the best head coach in the NFL, especially when dealing 465 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:55,200 Speaker 1: with adversity and these kind of things. And John Harball 466 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 1: will guide the Ravens through this. 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Eligibility restriction supplies. To see 477 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 1: DraftKings dot com for details. All right, are we ready 478 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:37,600 Speaker 1: to turn the page? We're ready to put this behind 479 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 1: us and talk about the Raiders. Yes, let's stake a 480 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: deep breath, all right. I I I still think the 481 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 1: Ravens win this game. I really do. I mean, I 482 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 1: think that I came out of like the beginning of 483 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 1: practice yesterday, feeling great at practice. At the start of 484 00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 1: practice yesterday, the team goes into full leven On Levin 485 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 1: of The first song that blares out over the loud 486 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:04,959 Speaker 1: speakers is the Monday Night football theme, and I was like, 487 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 1: this is awesome, and if I attitude later in the 488 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 1: day was much different. But I I just I think 489 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: that we just spent time talking about how we still 490 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 1: think this is a good team. I think that just 491 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:19,720 Speaker 1: from a I think that the Ravens are a better 492 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 1: team than the Raiders. I think that the key, like 493 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:26,000 Speaker 1: if you know, and the key for me is Waller 494 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:29,880 Speaker 1: is you you can't allow Darren Waller to go off 495 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:32,320 Speaker 1: and have a huge game. He's the most dynamic player 496 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:36,440 Speaker 1: on that Raiders offense, so that to me, it kind 497 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 1: of starts and ends with him. Um, he's the biggest 498 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: matchup problem. I don't know. We don't know if Jimmy 499 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:44,680 Speaker 1: Smith is gonna play. Uh, he did return to practice 500 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: this week. The Ravens have historically used Jimmy on some 501 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: of those big tight ends. If Jimmy's ready to go 502 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 1: and his his presence is much more significant now after 503 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 1: the injury to Peters. But if Jimmy is ready to go, 504 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 1: when surprised me if he spends a lot of time 505 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 1: on Waller. Um. But to me, that's kind of the 506 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 1: biggest key for the defense is to keep him in check. 507 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:06,639 Speaker 1: And then I'll be really curious to see, like offensively, 508 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 1: with these injuries and with all the talk about the 509 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:14,200 Speaker 1: the development of the passing game, does Lamar come out, 510 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:16,879 Speaker 1: do the Rams come about throwing. Is it a heavy? 511 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:21,080 Speaker 1: Is it a forty plus? I mean, how about how about? 512 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:26,880 Speaker 1: How about? Lamar usually means that you're trailing? I know, 513 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:29,399 Speaker 1: but do they do they say, Man, we got all 514 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 1: these new running backs. You're saying, god full Dak Prescott 515 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:34,960 Speaker 1: is what you're saying? What he throws seventy five times 516 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:37,399 Speaker 1: last night. I'm not saying that far. But I do 517 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: wonder if it's a more past heavy game plan because 518 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:43,639 Speaker 1: of the injuries. Well, here's an interesting little wrinkle for you, Garrett. 519 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 1: Do you know who the defensive coordinator or the Oakland 520 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:51,520 Speaker 1: Raiders is? Who is it? Gus Bradley? You know what 521 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:54,439 Speaker 1: job he used to hold? He was. He was the 522 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 1: d C of the then San Diego Chargers when they 523 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: came to Baltimore in two thousand eighteen in the playoffs 524 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:05,760 Speaker 1: and stymied the Ravens offense. And that was the beginning 525 00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:09,639 Speaker 1: of the Well, everybody's got him figured out. That was 526 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 1: the very beginning. Was after that Chargers wildcard loss in 527 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 1: that everybody said, well, you know, ken, Gus Bradley figured 528 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:20,280 Speaker 1: out the Ravens offense and how to stop Lamar Jackson 529 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:23,520 Speaker 1: with you know, multiple more defensive backs. On the field, 530 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 1: clogging up the middle all that stuff. That's when that started. 531 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 1: That talk really started because Lamar's second loss in his career, 532 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 1: um and uh. And so now Lamar Jackson against his 533 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 1: old buddy Gus has a chance to come out and 534 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 1: just say, oh, Jeremy Fowler, oh they got me figured out? 535 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 1: Huh you think you all got me figured out? And 536 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 1: just solve that puzzle with a decimated running back group. 537 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: You know, guys that just they signed off the street 538 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 1: three days ago and can bring him in and and 539 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 1: get this offense humming. That's what I want to see. 540 00:29:02,600 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 1: That would be one hell of a story. And I 541 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:08,120 Speaker 1: think it's certainly possible. That's the thing. With all these 542 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:12,719 Speaker 1: injuries I talked about losing stars, losing playmaking. Guess who 543 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 1: the ray Us still have the biggest star in the NFL, Right, 544 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:20,520 Speaker 1: They still got Lamar and and honestly, just more goes 545 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 1: on Lamar's back and he's gonna put it on me, baby, 546 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:27,160 Speaker 1: put it on my shoulders. I'm ready to go on. 547 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:29,480 Speaker 1: My mood is totally different in the second half of 548 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 1: this pod roll. Now. The other thing that's crazy is 549 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 1: like we spent so much time during training camp talking 550 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:38,520 Speaker 1: about how it was disappointing out to have any of 551 00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:42,400 Speaker 1: the receivers out there, Sammy Watkins the sideline, Hollywood sideline, 552 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:46,640 Speaker 1: Bateman sideline. Suddenly now it's like, hey, passing game, everyone 553 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 1: looking together. The wide receivers are The wide receivers are 554 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 1: looking super healthy compared to the running backs. Right now, 555 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:56,240 Speaker 1: they're all back. Sammy has been practicing, Hollywood practicing, they're not. 556 00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 1: They weren't even on the injury report. The first injury 557 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:03,000 Speaker 1: report we got, yes your day, so that was encouraging news. 558 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:07,080 Speaker 1: And you know, maybe the Ravens just come out and 559 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:09,800 Speaker 1: they end up throwing the ball a lot more than 560 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 1: they would have expected. How they had a healthy backfield. 561 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:15,680 Speaker 1: I wouldn't rule it out. What wasn't ruled out? I mean, 562 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 1: I think obviously they want to be balanced, but sure, yeah, 563 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 1: I would like Again, I'm not saying that Dak Prescott 564 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:23,440 Speaker 1: seventy times, but I'm saying, could it be forty? Could 565 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:25,240 Speaker 1: it be well? I mean, I think it's a fair question, 566 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:28,280 Speaker 1: not in only in this game, but just generally speaking 567 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 1: over the course of the season. Now, does this turn 568 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:32,400 Speaker 1: the Ravens. The Ravens are always going to be a 569 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:35,959 Speaker 1: run heavy team, you know, by traditional NFL standards, but 570 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:40,800 Speaker 1: by virtue of these injuries. Do the Ravens shade more towards, 571 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:45,600 Speaker 1: generally speaking, overall a past heavier attack than they would 572 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 1: have been before these injuries entering the season? I think so. 573 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 1: And here that depends on the guys. I think that 574 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:56,479 Speaker 1: depends on how Murray looks and plays this offense, how 575 00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 1: Levian Bell looks and plays you know well. And and 576 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 1: passing game. Is the passing game really taking off? Is it? 577 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:04,640 Speaker 1: Is it working or is it not? If it's not working, 578 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:06,600 Speaker 1: of course, you know you're gonna go back to the 579 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:09,760 Speaker 1: run heavy and Lamar ball, you know, running the ball 580 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:14,400 Speaker 1: over the place. Um, But like you know, here here 581 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:17,800 Speaker 1: we go. I'm now I'm in full sugarcoating mood. Now 582 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:22,840 Speaker 1: I'm in full sugar. Is this the bump that the 583 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 1: Ravens needed to go full passing attack and give Lamar? 584 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:29,959 Speaker 1: Let Lamar blossom more as a passer. This is the 585 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:33,640 Speaker 1: developmental step that Lamar needed in his career to turn 586 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:36,880 Speaker 1: him into that all around superstar, you know, all around 587 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:39,600 Speaker 1: player passing and running. You know, this gives him the 588 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:42,840 Speaker 1: nudge in that direction to take that step even more 589 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:46,640 Speaker 1: and quicker. It's kind of it possible. It's kind of 590 00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:48,880 Speaker 1: like when you're down, you know, in the second half, 591 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:50,560 Speaker 1: and you're like, well, you just gotta throw it. You know, 592 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:53,720 Speaker 1: You're just you're forced into this situation. This is sort 593 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:56,120 Speaker 1: of the big picture of being forced into that situation. 594 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:59,240 Speaker 1: I'm not going like fully in that direction yet, because 595 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:02,840 Speaker 1: I still think like I do. Actually, I like with 596 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:04,960 Speaker 1: Tavy S. Murray and I like Tan Williams what I 597 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,080 Speaker 1: saw from him, and we said so like we said, 598 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:09,240 Speaker 1: I think the Running Game will still be good. Yeah, 599 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 1: but I I do think for this game, I just 600 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:16,840 Speaker 1: wonder if it's more past heavy than expected. And look, 601 00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:19,000 Speaker 1: come on, man, go down the rabbit hole with me. 602 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:21,600 Speaker 1: Five years from now, ten years from now, you and 603 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 1: I are sipping a couple of sweet ice teas on 604 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:27,880 Speaker 1: the porch and our rockers. You remember back in one 605 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:30,680 Speaker 1: when the Ravens suffered a bunch of running back injuries 606 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:32,840 Speaker 1: and then and then Lamar had to throw board man, 607 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:36,440 Speaker 1: he turned into Joe Montana. You know that. I just 608 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:38,960 Speaker 1: us in on the front porch man talking about how 609 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:41,480 Speaker 1: this was a good thing in retrospect. Come on, man, 610 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:45,240 Speaker 1: all right, you you've really turned the table. He really 611 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 1: got another direction, so I'll come to the lounge. I'm 612 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:51,200 Speaker 1: glad to see you looking up. Things are looking up 613 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:54,360 Speaker 1: for you right now. I'm staying I'm staying more consistent 614 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:56,680 Speaker 1: through this, but I'm glad to see that you've really 615 00:32:56,840 --> 00:33:01,880 Speaker 1: this is your outlook has changed. Done't fool? Yes? Yes? 616 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:06,840 Speaker 1: Um yeah. And the other thing. Last thing I'll say 617 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:08,600 Speaker 1: just on this game that I think is important and 618 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:10,680 Speaker 1: I think that will there will be a little bit 619 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:14,560 Speaker 1: of a kind of adjustment process. I honestly think that 620 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 1: the environment will just take a little bit of getting 621 00:33:18,760 --> 00:33:21,080 Speaker 1: used to early on. I mean, you didn't have it 622 00:33:21,080 --> 00:33:22,720 Speaker 1: at all last year. And I just think that there's 623 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:24,880 Speaker 1: gonna be a little bit some jitters. It's the first game, 624 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:27,440 Speaker 1: first game with fans, Monday n football like all that. 625 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:30,600 Speaker 1: I think there's gonna be a bit of a you 626 00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:35,400 Speaker 1: can't like, you can't come out and yeah, you can't 627 00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:38,200 Speaker 1: be jittery like you gotta be even killed. Um. I 628 00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:40,040 Speaker 1: just think that that is going to be a new 629 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:41,720 Speaker 1: wrinkle that the team has to deal with it. They 630 00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:43,080 Speaker 1: did not have to deal with it all last year. 631 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:45,800 Speaker 1: But I'm not worried about it. Both teams have to 632 00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 1: deal with it. Um, I think I think, I think 633 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 1: that that is going to be a factor. I think 634 00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:53,640 Speaker 1: eliminating some of those jitters is gonna be that pregame 635 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:56,480 Speaker 1: speech where John Harball or whoever says that, whoever steps 636 00:33:56,480 --> 00:33:59,440 Speaker 1: in the middle says, the Raiders think they're gonna kick 637 00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:02,960 Speaker 1: our butts today. They think we get all these injuries, 638 00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:05,240 Speaker 1: all this stuff over the preseason, they think they're gonna 639 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:09,320 Speaker 1: kick our butts. Well, guess what, here we go go 640 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:14,080 Speaker 1: and and I'm telling you, like, I think this is 641 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:16,760 Speaker 1: gonna be spun. The Ravens are gonna spin this narrative 642 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:18,719 Speaker 1: to give them a boost in this week one game. 643 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:21,799 Speaker 1: They're gonna be playing with some some fire because of it. 644 00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:24,279 Speaker 1: I think, like Ronnie Stanteley said, hey man, we like 645 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:26,960 Speaker 1: it when people count us out. Makes us even makes 646 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:30,520 Speaker 1: his fight even harder. Yep, for sure. So anyway, thanks 647 00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:34,279 Speaker 1: for listening, share your emotions, feelings. Hopefully you've all had 648 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:36,480 Speaker 1: a one eighty rebound like I've had over the course 649 00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:39,400 Speaker 1: of this podcast. Um, I hope I can be some 650 00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:42,160 Speaker 1: therapy for you. Yes, yes, thank you. If only I 651 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:44,319 Speaker 1: had a chaise lounge, I should have been laying down 652 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:48,480 Speaker 1: for this therapy. Session. Um, hopefully we helped you all 653 00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:50,839 Speaker 1: out there. It's gonna be a fun season still, man, 654 00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:53,799 Speaker 1: it's gonna be fun. Uh So, I hope you're all 655 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 1: tuning in. We'll be back with you next week with 656 00:34:56,239 --> 00:34:58,279 Speaker 1: a guest before what will be a huge Chiefs game. 657 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:00,520 Speaker 1: But before then, you know what we need here. You 658 00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:02,120 Speaker 1: know what we're gonna need, you know what we're gonna get. 659 00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:07,839 Speaker 1: We're still gonna get the big injury win.