WEBVTT - Ravens Football School Press Conferences (Week 2) 0:00:03.360 --> 0:00:06.880 Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass podcast. The Ravens had 0:00:06.920 --> 0:00:09.680 another day of voluntary workouts today. We had a chance 0:00:09.720 --> 0:00:14.360 to hear from defensive coordinator Mike McDonald and outside linebackers 0:00:14.480 --> 0:00:17.759 David A. Jabo and a dafe O Way. Take a 0:00:17.760 --> 0:00:18.880 listen to what they had to say. 0:00:20.000 --> 0:00:23.759 All right, great to see everybody again thinking about it today. 0:00:23.760 --> 0:00:26.400 It's been a minute since we uh talk last. But 0:00:27.480 --> 0:00:29.560 I feel like you guys felt the energy out there. 0:00:29.560 --> 0:00:32.040 So the guys, the guys are here, they're doing a 0:00:32.040 --> 0:00:34.800 great job. We're mentally we're in the right spot, but 0:00:35.360 --> 0:00:37.600 we know we're at in the process too, are very 0:00:37.680 --> 0:00:41.400 very early stages of just trying to build our defense 0:00:41.479 --> 0:00:43.839 back to you know, to the point we can get 0:00:43.880 --> 0:00:46.360 rolling and build our foundation going to training camp. 0:00:46.440 --> 0:00:48.000 So here we are. 0:00:50.159 --> 0:00:54.480 With with with David from last year and now this year, 0:00:54.480 --> 0:00:55.600 we can talk about the killers. 0:00:55.840 --> 0:00:57.200 Where do you think he is physically? 0:00:57.240 --> 0:00:59.080 I know you're very limited what you do after her, 0:00:59.160 --> 0:01:01.000 but what do you see out that's physically right now? 0:01:02.240 --> 0:01:03.560 Well, I think Jamison. 0:01:03.640 --> 0:01:05.880 The first thing is is he has a full year 0:01:06.200 --> 0:01:09.000 of the of the program, you know, to to physically 0:01:09.000 --> 0:01:11.320 get himself, you know, to a spot actually talking to 0:01:11.360 --> 0:01:12.080 somebody out there today. 0:01:12.080 --> 0:01:13.280 I mean, he looks great. 0:01:13.880 --> 0:01:16.200 I feel like he's put on some good weight, you know, 0:01:16.360 --> 0:01:20.680 and looks stronger and looks fast right now. And I think, 0:01:20.720 --> 0:01:22.600 you know, more than anything, mentally, I think he's in 0:01:22.600 --> 0:01:24.640 a great spot as well. So I think they're gonna 0:01:24.640 --> 0:01:26.240 see a lot of confidence from him, you know throughout 0:01:26.280 --> 0:01:26.760 the process. 0:01:26.800 --> 0:01:28.360 That's that's great to see him in good spirits. 0:01:28.760 --> 0:01:31.480 May be ready for train it here first states. 0:01:31.160 --> 0:01:32.760 Uh yeah, as far as I know, he's ready to 0:01:32.840 --> 0:01:33.839 roll today. 0:01:35.319 --> 0:01:37.039 You used a lot of three safeties last year. 0:01:37.880 --> 0:01:39.479 Is that something that you would like to keep doing? 0:01:39.640 --> 0:01:41.760 Is that was that more of a function of the 0:01:41.800 --> 0:01:42.759 personnelity you had? 0:01:43.640 --> 0:01:44.520 What's your fault on that? 0:01:44.880 --> 0:01:44.959 Uh? 0:01:45.040 --> 0:01:47.720 Yes, I ended up being just a function of who 0:01:47.720 --> 0:01:49.600 he felt like gave us the best chance to win. 0:01:49.680 --> 0:01:51.960 And to Kyle's credit, you know, he hadn't gotten a 0:01:51.960 --> 0:01:54.960 lot of reps at Nickel throughout the process. But you know, 0:01:54.960 --> 0:01:57.280 as we as we got Roque and wanted to keep 0:01:57.280 --> 0:01:59.720 p Q on the field as well, that was that's 0:01:59.720 --> 0:02:01.600 just like that was the right decision and obviously, and 0:02:01.720 --> 0:02:03.480 you know worked out for us and his credit, you know, 0:02:03.560 --> 0:02:06.279 he kind of fit in seamlessly, so you know, moving forward, 0:02:06.640 --> 0:02:09.119 that's what this process is all about, you know, figuring out, 0:02:09.680 --> 0:02:11.320 uh who has earned a job and who who's who 0:02:11.400 --> 0:02:13.160 earns the right to be out there and uh and 0:02:13.200 --> 0:02:15.639 play for us. How many safeties we have out there? 0:02:15.720 --> 0:02:18.240 You know that'll that'll depend on the situation. Could we 0:02:18.280 --> 0:02:19.079 do three safeties again? 0:02:19.160 --> 0:02:19.720 Absolutely? 0:02:20.240 --> 0:02:21.760 You know you could have more of a nickel body 0:02:21.760 --> 0:02:23.200 in there this year. I think, you know, depending on 0:02:23.200 --> 0:02:24.799 who ends up earning that spot. 0:02:25.840 --> 0:02:27.680 Like what makes Rock you said a good fit for 0:02:27.720 --> 0:02:30.240 this defense? And I guess even if just from Afar, 0:02:30.320 --> 0:02:32.000 what your impressions and def as a player? 0:02:32.520 --> 0:02:34.800 Yeah, with Rocket, I mean the best combining. 0:02:34.840 --> 0:02:37.400 He's so he's physical and he's such an aggressive player 0:02:37.639 --> 0:02:39.920 and uh, just that type of demeanor just fits in 0:02:39.960 --> 0:02:41.760 great here. And you know he looks great out there 0:02:41.800 --> 0:02:43.720 moving around, so uh, you know, we're excited to see 0:02:43.760 --> 0:02:45.240 what he can do and then what he can bring 0:02:45.280 --> 0:02:46.079 to the table for us. 0:02:47.040 --> 0:02:49.720 Ian how much does this kind of you know, a 0:02:49.720 --> 0:02:51.000 lot has made about attendance. 0:02:51.040 --> 0:02:53.959 I know this is all voluntary, but before we're only 0:02:54.040 --> 0:02:56.480 out here a couple of days. But see Marlin, it's 0:02:56.520 --> 0:02:58.440 his Twitter feed and he kind of lets you know 0:02:58.480 --> 0:03:00.600 where he is. It seems like he's been around most 0:03:00.600 --> 0:03:02.400 of the time. How much you see sort of set 0:03:02.400 --> 0:03:06.160 the tone form something like this by being here every 0:03:06.240 --> 0:03:07.040 day and being. 0:03:06.800 --> 0:03:07.560 Going for and all that. 0:03:07.960 --> 0:03:10.600 Yeah, it's uh, I mean, it's huge for us. 0:03:10.680 --> 0:03:13.600 And those are conversations that that we've had with Marlon 0:03:13.680 --> 0:03:16.800 and guys like Roque and and you know, just encourage 0:03:16.840 --> 0:03:18.480 them to kind of take the team by the horns 0:03:18.520 --> 0:03:19.639 and and make. 0:03:19.480 --> 0:03:20.040 It their team. 0:03:20.120 --> 0:03:22.919 And some of the conversations we had last year was, hey, 0:03:22.919 --> 0:03:24.360 it was great that we hit our stride at some 0:03:24.560 --> 0:03:26.760 at fine you know, at some point in the season, 0:03:26.800 --> 0:03:29.320 but let's why don't we do that earlier? And having 0:03:29.320 --> 0:03:31.520 the guys around and building camaraderie and building a team 0:03:31.639 --> 0:03:33.320 chemistry is is a is a. 0:03:33.240 --> 0:03:35.240 Great byproduct of this whole process. 0:03:34.840 --> 0:03:36.880 As well as you know, improving your individual skills and 0:03:36.960 --> 0:03:38.400 under the skin of the scheme and all that kype 0:03:38.400 --> 0:03:40.560 of stuff. But that's really the biggest part in my 0:03:40.600 --> 0:03:43.240 opinion about this kind of a stage of the of 0:03:42.960 --> 0:03:43.960 a of the off season. 0:03:44.760 --> 0:03:49.960 My concerns of the rookies trying previous how you Amazin. 0:03:51.160 --> 0:03:53.920 Stood out in the party different film. 0:03:54.000 --> 0:03:55.240 Not really not yet no. 0:03:55.320 --> 0:03:57.520 I mean, you know, they got they're in a great spot. 0:03:57.520 --> 0:03:59.480 I mean their eyes, you know, they got big eyes 0:03:59.520 --> 0:04:01.160 right now in the meetings, and it's a lot for them. 0:04:01.160 --> 0:04:03.920 It's kind of they're drinking about it from the fire 0:04:03.960 --> 0:04:06.160 hose right now, and that's good thing, you know. So 0:04:06.680 --> 0:04:08.760 but it's a process and you know, they right have 0:04:08.760 --> 0:04:10.680 the right mentality as of right now. So I mean 0:04:10.680 --> 0:04:12.960 I commend him on that. But there's nothing really to 0:04:13.000 --> 0:04:14.839 evaluate from, you know, on the field so far. 0:04:15.160 --> 0:04:17.120 And like, how how different is this process this year 0:04:17.160 --> 0:04:19.680 compared to a year ago. You know, now you're probably 0:04:19.680 --> 0:04:21.440 bability on what you kind of put into place last 0:04:21.480 --> 0:04:23.800 year rather than thinking between some changes last year. 0:04:24.000 --> 0:04:24.680 How different is it? 0:04:25.760 --> 0:04:27.719 Well, I think here in the same language for the 0:04:27.720 --> 0:04:31.160 second year in a row, goes a long way from 0:04:31.160 --> 0:04:33.560 the guys, you know. I think they expected a lot 0:04:33.600 --> 0:04:35.240 of the things that we were doing prior and a 0:04:35.240 --> 0:04:37.520 lot of the words that we were using stay the same. 0:04:37.600 --> 0:04:40.080 We end up changing a good bit of vocabulary, so 0:04:41.680 --> 0:04:43.400 there's a little bit of a learning process to go 0:04:43.440 --> 0:04:45.160 with that, you know, with any new system. 0:04:45.279 --> 0:04:47.960 So I think there's a lot. 0:04:47.960 --> 0:04:50.000 I think there's more interest things that tweak going into 0:04:50.000 --> 0:04:51.920 this year as well, So you know, there is going 0:04:51.960 --> 0:04:53.400 to be a process to go through it and things 0:04:53.400 --> 0:04:54.880 we need to kind of iron out as we go, 0:04:56.600 --> 0:04:58.080 you know, But I think you kind of have an 0:04:58.440 --> 0:05:00.479 envision in mind where last year we're kind of letting 0:05:00.520 --> 0:05:02.559 it see where I was gonna go, you know, based 0:05:02.600 --> 0:05:04.600 on who we had and who could do what with 0:05:05.320 --> 0:05:06.320 going into year three? 0:05:06.360 --> 0:05:08.200 Is there an area of his game that you're kind 0:05:08.200 --> 0:05:10.159 of focusing on this offs line? 0:05:10.760 --> 0:05:11.240 Uh? 0:05:11.400 --> 0:05:13.680 You know, No, I mean the things we encourage Doff 0:05:13.760 --> 0:05:15.480 to do is the things he's doing every day. I mean, 0:05:15.520 --> 0:05:17.880 he's he's coming with a great attitude. He's he's here, 0:05:17.920 --> 0:05:20.200 he's working hard, and that's all we're asking me to 0:05:20.200 --> 0:05:21.960 do right now is just focus on the process and 0:05:22.320 --> 0:05:24.120 let the results happen with you know, the work that 0:05:24.120 --> 0:05:25.560 you're putting in, and he's doing that. 0:05:25.680 --> 0:05:28.120 So to commend on on kind of his daily approach 0:05:28.200 --> 0:05:29.279 right now, like, do you. 0:05:29.240 --> 0:05:30.800 Think there were times last year when we're in a 0:05:30.839 --> 0:05:33.560 saxophonren't coming, maybe some frustration set in with him? 0:05:35.400 --> 0:05:35.520 Uh? 0:05:38.440 --> 0:05:40.400 I mean, I guess the obvious answer is probably yes. 0:05:40.440 --> 0:05:42.719 You know, I mean, I'm sure anytime you're not getting 0:05:42.920 --> 0:05:45.840 the production that you want or expecting your personal goals. 0:05:46.400 --> 0:05:48.520 That's probably a source of frustration. 0:05:49.200 --> 0:05:51.479 But you know, I look back at last year and 0:05:51.520 --> 0:05:54.159 he's We're putting together the teach tapes and things and 0:05:54.240 --> 0:05:56.479 Chucks watching them, and we're saying, hey man, this guy's 0:05:56.480 --> 0:05:58.800 doing a lot of good stuff for us. And you know, 0:05:58.839 --> 0:06:01.400 does that show up on the on the on the statue. 0:06:01.520 --> 0:06:04.320 May not, maybe not, But the guy rushed outside, he 0:06:04.400 --> 0:06:06.320 rushed inside. I thought he really caught a stride at 0:06:06.360 --> 0:06:11.520 the end of the year. And you know, the sacks, 0:06:11.560 --> 0:06:13.280 I think that I just I really believe that they'll 0:06:13.320 --> 0:06:14.920 they'll come. You know, I'm really not I'm not worried 0:06:14.920 --> 0:06:16.960 about where what sack number is gonna end up at. 0:06:17.000 --> 0:06:18.920 But I think we're gonna be pleased where he's at. 0:06:19.080 --> 0:06:22.720 Would be more of an inside guy, you know. 0:06:22.920 --> 0:06:24.680 Or gay their job up. 0:06:24.839 --> 0:06:28.080 Yeah, So I think I think he can rush inside 0:06:28.080 --> 0:06:30.799 and out. You know, I pay the skill set. Uh, 0:06:31.040 --> 0:06:32.920 you know, it just gets on you a little bit quicker inside. 0:06:32.960 --> 0:06:34.240 So that's something you've got to get. 0:06:34.160 --> 0:06:34.840 Used to a little bit. 0:06:34.880 --> 0:06:38.280 But you know, we'll probably start him outside and see 0:06:38.279 --> 0:06:41.680 where Ghostmari. Similar to what we did with with a 0:06:41.800 --> 0:06:42.839 Dafe last year with. 0:06:43.120 --> 0:06:45.919 The Jabo last year, it was I mean it was 0:06:46.360 --> 0:06:48.599 pretty I seemed like he was ahead of the curve. 0:06:48.680 --> 0:06:52.479 Even getting back to suit up last year, he was 0:06:52.480 --> 0:06:54.480 an active more than he was what would have went 0:06:54.560 --> 0:06:55.520 to the reasoning of. 0:06:55.680 --> 0:06:57.880 You know, having him suit up, but I don't think 0:06:57.880 --> 0:06:59.760 he was only active for two game days. 0:07:00.200 --> 0:07:02.680 Yeah, well, the outside backer, it's always a numbers issue 0:07:02.720 --> 0:07:04.480 of just how many reps you can you can get 0:07:04.520 --> 0:07:07.760 him out there, and we stayed pretty healthy once we 0:07:07.839 --> 0:07:08.960 got to that that kind of that. 0:07:08.920 --> 0:07:10.600 Critical number around the Saints game. 0:07:10.680 --> 0:07:12.600 So at just at that point of the year, it 0:07:12.600 --> 0:07:14.160 was just, hey, how can we make sure we're getting 0:07:14.160 --> 0:07:16.960 the guys enough reps when you know, if we're going 0:07:17.000 --> 0:07:18.440 to suit him up, it just there wasn't gonna be 0:07:18.440 --> 0:07:21.040 as many reps for him, and you know, those reps 0:07:21.040 --> 0:07:22.920 had needed to go somewhere else for us to you know, 0:07:23.320 --> 0:07:24.120 try to win the game. 0:07:24.520 --> 0:07:27.560 We're just how important was the classroom work last year? 0:07:27.640 --> 0:07:30.080 You know, does it feel like mentally he's a year 0:07:30.120 --> 0:07:32.400 two player, you know, he has kind of experience why 0:07:32.400 --> 0:07:35.000 he is the closer to a rookie. It was that 0:07:35.080 --> 0:07:38.040 really valuable experience for him in the classroom. 0:07:38.200 --> 0:07:39.240 Yeah, I'm sure it was. 0:07:39.360 --> 0:07:41.480 You know, there's a lot of things that were there's 0:07:41.480 --> 0:07:43.640 a lot of carryover from what he had heard when 0:07:43.640 --> 0:07:47.640 we were at Michigan. So I think just you know, 0:07:47.880 --> 0:07:50.960 for rookies that the process of not having a this 0:07:51.000 --> 0:07:53.800 is what you're doing from sun up to sundown, coming 0:07:53.840 --> 0:07:55.840 to a building like this, talking to guys like Josh 0:07:55.880 --> 0:07:57.960 Ross and just what it takes to be a professional, 0:07:58.440 --> 0:08:00.760 you know, and taking care of your body and preparing 0:08:00.800 --> 0:08:01.600 and things like that. 0:08:01.880 --> 0:08:03.040 It's not an easy process. 0:08:03.080 --> 0:08:04.520 You know, all of a sudden, it's someone telling you 0:08:04.520 --> 0:08:06.520 what to do all the time to now you know, 0:08:06.520 --> 0:08:07.920 a lot of those decisions you have to make on 0:08:07.960 --> 0:08:10.920 your own. And to his credit, I mean, there wasn't 0:08:10.960 --> 0:08:12.720 really a false step. I mean through all the rehab 0:08:12.800 --> 0:08:15.040 and stuff. Someone mentioned it earlier. I mean he's ahead 0:08:15.040 --> 0:08:17.680 of schedule and he was healthy once you were ready 0:08:17.720 --> 0:08:19.760 to go, But you know, it just didn't number wise, 0:08:19.840 --> 0:08:22.320 just didn't shake out coming. 0:08:22.120 --> 0:08:24.800 Off of un or either Michael years. 0:08:25.080 --> 0:08:30.440 See, yeah, it's been it's been great to see Mike 0:08:30.520 --> 0:08:33.240 and I guess you guys you saw the start that 0:08:33.280 --> 0:08:35.040 he was off to last year, so you know, it 0:08:35.080 --> 0:08:37.520 was disappointed to lose him. It was an opportunity for 0:08:37.520 --> 0:08:38.840 the other guys to step in and do a good 0:08:38.920 --> 0:08:41.640 job for us in the middle. Can rattle off all 0:08:41.679 --> 0:08:43.400 those guys, but you know, I mean, they do just 0:08:43.440 --> 0:08:45.000 do a great job. But having Mike back in the 0:08:45.040 --> 0:08:47.880 middle of defense will definitely be a big, big point 0:08:47.880 --> 0:08:49.200 of contention for us moving forward. 0:08:49.240 --> 0:08:50.760 But I'm excited to see what he does. 0:08:51.120 --> 0:08:51.319 Like that. 0:08:51.480 --> 0:08:53.560 It was early days, but what's I guess impressed you 0:08:53.559 --> 0:08:55.920 were shouting out to you about what Chuck Smith was brought. 0:08:55.679 --> 0:08:56.760 To that position. 0:08:57.320 --> 0:09:01.040 Yeah, Chuck's been great, man, He's just he's a great guy. 0:09:01.320 --> 0:09:03.240 I didn't really known him much, you know, prior to 0:09:03.240 --> 0:09:05.880 this whole process, so getting to know him and his family, 0:09:05.960 --> 0:09:08.360 his background. He's from Athens, Georgia, which is kind of cool. 0:09:08.920 --> 0:09:12.319 Clark Central not Cedar Shills unfortunately, but we. 0:09:12.280 --> 0:09:14.400 Can get over that. But yeah, he's he's been great, 0:09:14.400 --> 0:09:16.240 and he's he's added a lot of value to that room. 0:09:16.280 --> 0:09:19.559 And him and we were working great together, Matt, those guys, 0:09:19.559 --> 0:09:21.880 I mean, it's just really cool how they're blending the 0:09:21.920 --> 0:09:25.320 skills between both positions and getting it taught on the field, 0:09:25.320 --> 0:09:26.760 and the guys are the guys are jacked up, and 0:09:26.760 --> 0:09:29.439 there's a lot of enthusiasm and it's just it's exciting 0:09:29.440 --> 0:09:31.240 time this time of year, like with here. 0:09:31.160 --> 0:09:32.200 Here a defensive line. 0:09:32.240 --> 0:09:35.199 Obviously there's not too many humans on Earthly plays Campbell, 0:09:35.800 --> 0:09:38.600 how do you go about kind of replacing him and 0:09:38.640 --> 0:09:40.880 what are your thoughts on your young accounts and defense on. 0:09:41.679 --> 0:09:44.600 Yeah, I mean, obviously we love Glais and uh, I 0:09:44.600 --> 0:09:46.160 don't think you look at it like we're trying to 0:09:46.200 --> 0:09:48.360 replace him. You know, there's things that he does that 0:09:48.400 --> 0:09:50.000 not a lot of people, like you said, can do 0:09:50.080 --> 0:09:53.160 on the on the field. So you know, there's there's 0:09:53.200 --> 0:09:55.960 things that will get kind of piece wised, you know 0:09:55.960 --> 0:09:58.040 that we bring, you know, whether it's interior rush or 0:09:58.080 --> 0:10:00.320 you know, playing kind of all all across the line 0:10:00.320 --> 0:10:01.520 on early downs. 0:10:01.440 --> 0:10:02.960 You know, and we have the guys that do it, 0:10:03.000 --> 0:10:05.199 but we have a great young core d Lineman. 0:10:05.240 --> 0:10:08.360 I mean, it's a great opportunity for for Matt a bike, 0:10:08.600 --> 0:10:11.400 for for Brody to to really step up their interior 0:10:11.400 --> 0:10:13.520 pass rush game. Travis Jones second year, I mean, he's 0:10:13.520 --> 0:10:17.160 looking really good out there, so you know, just to 0:10:17.200 --> 0:10:19.719 get just an opportunity and again, like you know, we're 0:10:19.760 --> 0:10:22.160 flexible with personnel group, so we could we could sub 0:10:22.160 --> 0:10:24.560 it out, put put another outside backer body in there. 0:10:24.559 --> 0:10:25.959 I could put a d B body on the game 0:10:26.000 --> 0:10:28.720 inside back er, So it's flexible at this point. 0:10:29.120 --> 0:10:31.720 Do you see Piers as I are kind of helving 0:10:32.000 --> 0:10:34.160 and that subsiding of using. 0:10:34.080 --> 0:10:38.560 Camp that was up Pierce, you said, uh, yeah, just 0:10:38.559 --> 0:10:40.800 just having another VET guy that's done it at a 0:10:40.880 --> 0:10:43.680 high level. Man, of course that's gonna help us. Uh, 0:10:43.920 --> 0:10:46.640 different position, different skill set. But I think I think 0:10:46.679 --> 0:10:49.640 Michael Pierce is an underrated interior rusher too, So you know, 0:10:49.679 --> 0:10:51.240 when when the time comes, I think you'll see what 0:10:51.280 --> 0:10:53.000 he can do, you know, and pass downs as well. 0:10:53.440 --> 0:10:54.559 There're two more guys, Mike. 0:10:55.400 --> 0:10:57.319 The defense really came strong, came on strong at the 0:10:57.360 --> 0:10:58.600 end of last year, just to fite you guys on 0:10:58.679 --> 0:11:01.079 having that you know, all our pass rush if you 0:11:01.120 --> 0:11:03.360 get these kind of you know, year of a year improvements, 0:11:03.400 --> 0:11:04.959 especially for some of those guys who are a little. 0:11:04.800 --> 0:11:06.360 Bit banged up the next last year. 0:11:06.559 --> 0:11:07.920 But what does it kind of just do for for 0:11:07.960 --> 0:11:10.120 what this team, what this defense can do in twenty 0:11:10.120 --> 0:11:11.079 twenty three. 0:11:11.320 --> 0:11:15.120 Well, you know, I think it's about always trying to 0:11:15.120 --> 0:11:17.719 push the envelope forward and keep improving, you know, so 0:11:17.800 --> 0:11:20.000 I think I think a lot of the credit that 0:11:21.160 --> 0:11:23.640 was from our improvement throughout the course of last year. Again, 0:11:24.080 --> 0:11:25.679 you know, really looking forward to this year. But it's 0:11:25.679 --> 0:11:28.400 just the guys mentality of trying to improve and trying 0:11:28.400 --> 0:11:30.520 to keep them getting better until can we find a 0:11:30.520 --> 0:11:32.920 sweet spot of where we kind of live schematically and 0:11:32.960 --> 0:11:35.240 we're comfortable with that. So you know, this year, really 0:11:35.240 --> 0:11:37.760 the mentality is like we want to just keep. 0:11:37.679 --> 0:11:40.000 Taking our game to the next level, whatever the situation is. 0:11:40.280 --> 0:11:42.720 You know right now that the whole mentality is not 0:11:42.800 --> 0:11:44.520 it's like it's hard to run plays on air against 0:11:44.520 --> 0:11:47.319 our sof you see our offense, they're running plays, you know, 0:11:47.480 --> 0:11:49.240 a million plays a day. Like there's nobody out there 0:11:49.280 --> 0:11:50.679 run plays against for us. So we got to work 0:11:50.720 --> 0:11:52.800 on our skills. It's a great opportunity for us to 0:11:52.800 --> 0:11:56.480 work our fundamentals and really build our our foundation. 0:11:56.600 --> 0:11:57.720 Is really the message right now. 0:11:57.760 --> 0:12:00.560 So you know we move into actually start practice OTAs 0:12:00.600 --> 0:12:03.199 and really training campus kind of a focus right now 0:12:03.240 --> 0:12:04.719 that we can hit the ground run and we have 0:12:04.760 --> 0:12:06.280 a solid foundation moving forward. 0:12:07.640 --> 0:12:09.959 Like you go back to jab O Flack College, he's 0:12:09.960 --> 0:12:12.880 a late bloomer anyway, or got a late start to football. 0:12:13.160 --> 0:12:15.960 People talk about a guy's ceiling like, you know, having 0:12:16.000 --> 0:12:18.360 a heinzen. Do you look at him still as being 0:12:18.360 --> 0:12:20.199 a guy like in ceiling? 0:12:21.559 --> 0:12:23.400 Well, you know, Harves talks about it. 0:12:23.240 --> 0:12:25.240 With all your players, you need we got you have 0:12:25.280 --> 0:12:28.160 a have a big vision for your guys. And if 0:12:28.240 --> 0:12:30.560 if they're not setting their goals high enough and your 0:12:30.640 --> 0:12:32.520 vision isn't big enough for your players, like you're not 0:12:32.559 --> 0:12:35.360 doing the right things, especially as a coach. So of course, 0:12:35.400 --> 0:12:37.520 I mean we have we have big visions for for 0:12:37.600 --> 0:12:39.360 John and the things that he that we want him 0:12:39.400 --> 0:12:43.120 to be able to do. And you know, I just 0:12:43.160 --> 0:12:45.360 don't look at last year as a setback. It's just's 0:12:45.520 --> 0:12:47.640 he's here and he's developed. That he had all this 0:12:47.760 --> 0:12:50.360 time to to learn the scheme, to learn the drills, 0:12:50.360 --> 0:12:53.760 to build the foundation to get physically stronger mentally isn't 0:12:53.760 --> 0:12:54.360 a great spot. 0:12:54.400 --> 0:12:55.880 So I think it's all positive. 0:12:56.200 --> 0:12:59.040 You're listening to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. That was 0:12:59.120 --> 0:13:03.520 defensive coordinator Mike McDonald. Here now is David Ajobo followed 0:13:03.520 --> 0:13:05.960 by o'dafe away. 0:13:06.160 --> 0:13:09.319 Yeah. Man, it's a blessing man just getting better every 0:13:09.360 --> 0:13:13.319 day and building camaraderie, you know, uh, building the old brotherhood. 0:13:15.720 --> 0:13:20.520 What you weighted you gain Avid since uh be injury? 0:13:21.040 --> 0:13:23.480 Uh, probably a solid like ten pounds. You know, I 0:13:23.559 --> 0:13:26.320 lost some, you know, just kind of being inactive. So 0:13:26.840 --> 0:13:30.240 I put it on a solid by ten pounds of muscle. Yeah, 0:13:30.440 --> 0:13:31.320 I appreciate it. 0:13:32.160 --> 0:13:34.920 How would you describe your excitement for this year given like. 0:13:34.920 --> 0:13:38.320 Kind of the road that when you was going, Yeah, man, 0:13:38.400 --> 0:13:40.880 like I said, just a blessing. Uh and uh I 0:13:40.960 --> 0:13:44.679 just can't wait, you know. Uh, I've never been injured before. Uh, 0:13:44.800 --> 0:13:48.000 I've never had to just sit down and uh, testing 0:13:48.080 --> 0:13:50.240 my patience, but uh it was definitely for the better. 0:13:50.800 --> 0:13:51.959 How was that experience for you? 0:13:52.080 --> 0:13:54.679 If you talk about that, that being around everything but 0:13:54.760 --> 0:13:55.920 not being able to play. 0:13:56.120 --> 0:13:58.720 Yeah, man, it's uh you gotta stay close to God, 0:13:59.280 --> 0:14:03.320 cause definitely a test uh my patience, you know, just 0:14:03.559 --> 0:14:06.240 tryna trying to rush things, but also knowing that I 0:14:06.240 --> 0:14:08.719 gotta do it the right way. Uh. But it all 0:14:08.760 --> 0:14:11.200 worked out for good man. I'm back hundred and ten percent. 0:14:11.520 --> 0:14:12.920 They mean you when you were. 0:14:12.920 --> 0:14:15.080 Drafted that that was gonna be essentially a red shirt 0:14:15.200 --> 0:14:17.480 season and and they were gonna be expecting. 0:14:17.120 --> 0:14:19.040 Things from you afterwards. 0:14:19.160 --> 0:14:21.560 Now that time is caught you feel that pressure and 0:14:21.640 --> 0:14:23.560 excitement and what's that feel like for you? 0:14:23.760 --> 0:14:26.280 Yeah, it's never pressure, man, It's just what we do. 0:14:26.400 --> 0:14:28.760 Cause I'm just excited to be out there, uh with 0:14:28.920 --> 0:14:31.280 my brothers and just do play football. 0:14:32.440 --> 0:14:35.680 John mentioned earlier this year, you know, critical got off 0:14:35.680 --> 0:14:39.800 yourself to step up the and with the injury behind you, 0:14:40.640 --> 0:14:43.320 sort of where do you feel like you're happening process 0:14:43.440 --> 0:14:47.000 of development and where you want to be getting into 0:14:47.040 --> 0:14:47.480 the season. 0:14:47.800 --> 0:14:50.640 Yeah, I mean, uh, these OTAs have been critical man. 0:14:50.840 --> 0:14:53.160 Just uh, you know, the playbook's never been a problem, 0:14:53.240 --> 0:14:55.920 cause you know I had it uh in Michigan. But 0:14:56.440 --> 0:14:58.440 I mean it's just getting better day by day. Man. 0:14:58.560 --> 0:15:01.240 Uh when I see it every day. Uh oh, our 0:15:01.240 --> 0:15:03.880 whole brother again better too. So it's a whole union effort. 0:15:04.120 --> 0:15:06.560 You know what Chuck Smith brought on him. 0:15:06.600 --> 0:15:09.840 He's a guru. You know, he's at guru. He's he's 0:15:09.880 --> 0:15:12.200 just bringing the best side of us and he brings 0:15:12.240 --> 0:15:13.040 a lot of energy. 0:15:13.120 --> 0:15:13.280 Man. 0:15:13.320 --> 0:15:15.840 You know, lets us be ourselves, you know, let's us 0:15:16.080 --> 0:15:18.360 lets us kind of like dance off the ball. And uh, 0:15:18.520 --> 0:15:20.600 I'm really excited, you know, just to see how how 0:15:20.600 --> 0:15:21.920 our development comes. 0:15:22.160 --> 0:15:23.960 And said he goes with the season yet. 0:15:24.960 --> 0:15:27.440 Uh we all we all playing towards the super Bowl. Man, 0:15:27.480 --> 0:15:29.880 that's it, you know, as a team, you know, and uh, 0:15:30.040 --> 0:15:33.000 the more close we stay together, yeah, we we gonna 0:15:33.040 --> 0:15:34.200 do incredible things. 0:15:34.440 --> 0:15:36.760 A At this point, do you even think or feel 0:15:37.320 --> 0:15:39.480 about it at least at all? Is that even id? 0:15:39.680 --> 0:15:41.760 Is that anything into your thought process at all? 0:15:41.800 --> 0:15:44.240 The h Yeah, honestly, I'm tired of hearing about it, 0:15:44.440 --> 0:15:47.240 you know, I'm really tired. I'm in It's in my past. 0:15:47.440 --> 0:15:51.040 I've grown from it, It's made me stronger, and uh yeah, 0:15:51.040 --> 0:15:52.920 I'm I'm ready to move on from it. Man, I'm 0:15:52.920 --> 0:15:56.640 one hundred and ten percent. Uh yeah, physically. 0:15:56.240 --> 0:15:59.520