1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: We got a dangerous group. I think we're gonna have 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: a dangerous passing attack this year, which is gonna compliment 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:08,560 Speaker 1: our run game. You know, Mars and Ice connection is 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: is definitely special. You know, I haven't felt that, you know, 5 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: with with with anybody else. Just the way that we 6 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: view the game, the way that we see the game 7 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: when the ball is snapped. Playing for for the Ravens 8 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: is is top notch. Man. It doesn't get bunch better 9 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 1: than this. I don't think it does get better than this. 10 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: So um, you know I want to stay. I wanna 11 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:25,240 Speaker 1: play here for the rest of my career. That'd be awesome. 12 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge presented by DraftKings. Oh yeah, we're 13 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: sponsored now, baby, big time. We're coming up in the 14 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: world big time. Very happy you have DraftKings as a sponsor. 15 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:43,840 Speaker 1: It's money well invested on their part. I'll tell you what. Yeah, 16 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: they made a smart decision. Yeah, we're fired up to 17 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 1: have them on board for the Lounge and all the 18 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:50,520 Speaker 1: other different executions that we're doing with DraftKings. It's great 19 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 1: to have him in the fold. So uh, we're also 20 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: excited about the guests. Yes, we have in this episode 21 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: and that's side down. Mark Andrews, it's gonna have a 22 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 1: huge season. One of the best players on this team, 23 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: one of the best guys on this team. So it's 24 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: always a joy to catch up with Mark. This is 25 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: the second time on the podcast, so we enjoyed that. 26 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: And we also are going to get into a number 27 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 1: of year emails. Uh. This is you can always email 28 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: us at the lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net. 29 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: We're getting lots of roster questions because this is the 30 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: time for that cut down is next week we're gonna 31 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: do another We're gonna do a bonus pod. This is 32 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 1: the Double Dipper week, the Double Dip uh, So we're 33 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: gonna have that where we make our full predictions. But 34 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: before we get to that, let's get into our interview 35 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: with Mark Andrews. Thrill to have you join us. Mark. 36 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: We'll start out here. Tight End University had to be 37 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 1: pretty sweet in Nashville. Did you stop by and check 38 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: out the Titans midfield logo a little a little skip. Well, 39 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: first all, thank you guys for having me on. Um, yeah, 40 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: but Man Titan University was a fun time. UM, I 41 00:01:55,120 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: didn't go on the logo there with you Yeah, I 42 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 1: would have had the confidence to go on there for sure, 43 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: no doubt. But it was a great time. Um, A 44 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 1: lot of great dudes. Man. Titan is a is a 45 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: unique position. Um. And so just being around those guys, 46 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 1: you know, picking their heads, um, you know, seeing you know, 47 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: how they view the game was awesome. And George Kittle, 48 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey, Darren Waller, um, a few other guys you know, 49 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: standing up giving us talks and um, just trying to 50 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: pick their heads, take what they have and and implement 51 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: into my game. Is it? You know, why is it 52 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,079 Speaker 1: that you feel like tight End has that kind of connection? 53 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: Like I don't hear about wide Receiver you or r 54 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: BU Like it just seems like, yeah, you know, there's 55 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: certain positions that do I think Titan is definitely one 56 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: of them. Um. You look at O Line, I think 57 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: that's one of them. Um. It's just the nature of 58 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: the position. Man. We're asked to do a lot, um 59 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: and it takes a certain type of person to be 60 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: able to handle that and then to go out and 61 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: perform and do it. So UM, I think that's where 62 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: the bond comes because we all know how hard it is. Um. 63 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: It's probably you know, the second hardest position side quarterbacks. So, um, 64 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 1: you know you not biased at all. No, I'm not 65 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: buying that's that's truth. In fact, definitely be paid the 66 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 1: second who one day? Who did you find yourself really 67 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 1: connecting with the most there that maybe you know you 68 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: weren't friends with previously. Um, it's a great question. There was. 69 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 1: I mean, there was just so many cool dudes. Um. 70 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: Uh Kyle Pitts was a great dude, super young, but um, 71 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 1: you know I really liked him. M David Najoku, Um 72 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: was really cool. I mean everyone I met there was. 73 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: It was just awesome. Man. So um, obviously was able 74 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: to go back and see Hayden was there, so that 75 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: was good to reconnect with him, and um yeah Waller 76 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: as well. So we all just had a great time. Um. 77 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: So yeah, do you guys maybe while you were there 78 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: think about how crazy it was to have that much 79 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: talent in the tight end room when all this guys 80 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: with you he yeah yeah, yeah, uh we didn't. We 81 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: didn't really talk about it too much, but yeah, Waller 82 00:03:54,800 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: was there. Um, we had a good group. Man, Max Williams, Hayden, Me, Um, 83 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: Nick Boyle obviously power car that's a crazy group. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 84 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: so it's uh, we didn't talk about it, but yeah, 85 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: it's pretty wild. That's cool. So I guess, just how 86 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: are you feeling about this season? You know, uh, A 87 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: lot of expectations for this passing offense to kind of 88 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: take the next step and and help this team get 89 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: over that that playoff air quotes hump. Um, you know 90 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 1: what do you see out on the practice field? Do 91 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 1: you feel like, even despite the injuries that have happened, 92 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: you guys are ready for that, no doubt, you know. 93 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: And I think you know, you look at the early 94 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: parts of camp and um, you know, these receivers were 95 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: I mean they are they still are. These guys are 96 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 1: They're going right now, are totally balling out man catching 97 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 1: the ball extremely well. So, UM, you know, I think 98 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: the coaches that we brought to them done a really 99 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:40,720 Speaker 1: good job with them. Um. And so we got a 100 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: dangerous group. I think we're gonna have a dangerous passing 101 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 1: attack this year, um, which is gonna compliment our run game. UM. 102 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: So I'm excited to be able to to go forward 103 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: and see how it goes throughout these games. I know 104 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: we're going to continue to grow, But um, you know, 105 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: those guys on the outside, um are are big time playmakers, 106 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: and I don't think we've had that for a while. 107 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: Are we all worried about the wide receiver's injury? More 108 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: is more than you guys are internally honestly. I mean 109 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: Baltimore fans are freaking out. You know, they're like where 110 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: to have the six guys where? You know, Like, but 111 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 1: you guys see like the way you're talking, You're like, yeah, 112 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 1: I mean they're gonna be out there is fine, you know, Yeah, 113 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 1: it doesn't happen too often when you have, you know, 114 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: a bunch of wide receivers go out like that. But 115 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: they're all gonna be fine. They're all gonna be back 116 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: and healthy and ready to go. Um And like I said, 117 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 1: when that happens, it's a it's a scary sight for you. 118 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 1: Like when I watch practice, it just seems like the 119 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 1: connection that you and Lamar have never changes, Like it'll 120 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 1: be first practice of training camp and it's like right 121 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: where you guys left off. Do you feel that when 122 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:36,159 Speaker 1: you get on the field with him, Yeah, it's special. 123 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: It's um you know, Mars and Ice connection is is 124 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 1: definitely special. You know, I haven't felt that you know, 125 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: with with with anybody else, just the way that we 126 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: view the game, the way that we see the game 127 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 1: when the balls snapped. Um, it's just it's just go 128 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 1: out there and playing football, you know, doing what we 129 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: do when when we were kids. And UM, it's awesome 130 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: to be able to have that, you know, not to 131 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 1: have to to wrap continuously continuously, to to be able 132 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:58,919 Speaker 1: to see things the same way. So um, you know, 133 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 1: I love him to death, love him as a person, 134 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 1: as a leader, um, and as a quarterback man. So um, 135 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 1: he's my guy life. Do you think that off the 136 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 1: field connection translates on the field. It seems like do 137 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: you guys have just become uh, you know, close friends 138 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: like you guys have the off season trips they went 139 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:17,359 Speaker 1: out to Arizona with you what would like to take me? 140 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: Talk to me about those trips and then also just 141 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 1: how that connection translates on the field. Yeah, I think 142 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: that connection is huge. Just being able to have chemistry. 143 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: Obviously we have a ton of chemistry, um on the field. 144 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:29,599 Speaker 1: That's that's very evident when you see us play together. 145 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 1: And so um, I think this off season was great, 146 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: you know for us to be able to to go 147 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 1: to Arizona have some of those guys come out and 148 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 1: just be able to bond, throw the ball around and 149 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 1: then and then have some fun. Um. So we've been 150 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: able to have some fun build that chemistry up this 151 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: year and um, and and we all know what the 152 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: what the main goal is and so we're all you know, 153 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: moving on the same direction to the same goal. And 154 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: so when we're on these trips where we're able to 155 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: talk about talk about those things, and um, you know 156 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 1: that's kind of just what goes on. Now you've said 157 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: you have a better connection with Lamar than you had 158 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:02,359 Speaker 1: a Baker, your other buddy. Would you tell that to 159 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:07,039 Speaker 1: Baker space U? Yeah, I would. I would, Man, I 160 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: think you you see you know Oklahoma obviously, UM, you 161 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: know I had a great career and stuff like that. 162 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: But um, you know, playing with Mrs different from me. Um, 163 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: it's um, you know, we just we just we just 164 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: click and so it's a special thing. It's hard to 165 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: it's hard to replace that. That's cool. So we've had 166 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: this conversation. You know, everybody wants to project what numbers 167 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 1: guys are gonna put up, right, especially fantasy players like ourselves, 168 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: And so we've I've been talking about you, and I 169 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: do have you on my fantasy team. I draft you. 170 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: I drafted you late. Let me just go into this. 171 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: I draft to be late a couple of years ago, 172 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: and it's a keeper league. I keep you. Every single year. 173 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: You move up one round, but you're still a hardcore 174 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: bargain for me. It basically makes wants to use this 175 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: podcast to pump you for information to know, I'm just 176 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: wrapping it. You're my guy, Thank you. Um. But so 177 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: I've like talked about and I'm like, you know, mark stats, 178 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 1: I think because of these wide receivers are going to 179 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: go up even more. But then the flip side is, well, 180 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: there's other were guys to feed, you know, because like 181 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: last the last couple of years, it was really not 182 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: the shade on anybody else, but everybody knew that Lamar 183 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: was looking for you in Hollywood. Right. What's your take 184 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: on that? Do you feel like, hey, you know that's 185 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: gonna open things up for me more, or hey, I'm 186 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 1: gonna have to be a team guy and the ball 187 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: is just gonna get spread. Yeah, you know, I'm first 188 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: of all, I'm always a team guy. UM, never gonna 189 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 1: be worried about touches or anything like not either or 190 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: um no, but I think it's gonna be awesome for 191 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: our offense, for me, um, and and just to be 192 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: able to open up the field. You know, the the guys, 193 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: like I said, we have in the outside are dangerous, man. 194 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:35,680 Speaker 1: They catch the ball extremely well over the shoulder balls 195 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: and extremely fast. To be able to to extend the 196 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 1: field and open it up, um man, I mean I 197 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: can't wish for anything more than that. That's cool. Yeah, 198 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 1: you said the other day that you feel like some 199 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:47,959 Speaker 1: pressure has kind of been lifted off of you. Can 200 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 1: you just talk about that a little bit more? Yeah, 201 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: you know, I I think you you kind of look 202 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: at the last couple of years and and things like 203 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 1: that in Lamar have been and I have been clicking, 204 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: and um, like I said, you know, teams go into 205 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: the game and um, you know, we'll stop eight most importantly, 206 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: and then let's get eighty nine. Um. And so when 207 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: that happens, I mean they're loading the boxer, they're stacking 208 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: the box and there's not much room in the middle, 209 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: which is a lot of times where I work. Um. 210 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: And so for us to be able to expand that field, 211 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: which we're going to be able to do Um is 212 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: just gonna take that little that load off of us. 213 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 1: What do you make of the talk? You know, there's 214 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 1: a little bit of it that that that teams are 215 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: gonna figure out Lamar, Like you've heard this for multiple 216 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 1: times since you've been in the league. But what do 217 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: you what do you guys think when you hear that 218 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: narrative kind of recirculate the media. I mean they must 219 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: not they must not have played Lamar in a while then, 220 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. Like, he's one of those 221 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: guys that you can think you can stop him and 222 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:41,679 Speaker 1: then when the person's like line him up trying to 223 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 1: get him, he's gonna break your ankles. So um special 224 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: guys the m v p UM and I think he 225 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 1: was like ranked, like that's way too it's way too high. Also, 226 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: you were a snub on the top one. I'll just 227 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:56,440 Speaker 1: go ahead and say, I don't know whether they're thinking 228 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 1: on that that was surprised. I'm not worried about it, man, 229 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:00,680 Speaker 1: that's that stuff doesn't bother me. Just go out there 230 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:02,599 Speaker 1: and do my job and play the game. I love it. 231 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 1: I know it doesn't bother you. I'm just but you 232 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: also are like super competitive, Like you want to be 233 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:10,720 Speaker 1: in that class with the best tight ends in the league. 234 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: Like how how important is that to you to be 235 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 1: right there amongst that group of you know, Kelsey and 236 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: Kittle and right right there with those guys. Yeah, you know, 237 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 1: I think it's it's you know, it's important. Um. You know, 238 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: I know my abilities. I know what I'm really good at, 239 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 1: and I know what they're really good at. Um. And 240 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 1: I feel strongly about where I'm at. Um. You know, 241 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: I know what the main thing is to win a 242 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 1: super Bowl and everything else will take care of itself. 243 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: I feel like you've talked about how you feel faster 244 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 1: out there, and you look really fast. I my head 245 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 1: goes back to the off season watching you run on 246 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 1: tennis court and stuff, and I was like, he looks quick. 247 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 1: Is there a noticeable difference for you? You know? Yeah, 248 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:50,560 Speaker 1: you know I always treat my off seasons. Um. You 249 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:52,959 Speaker 1: know I'm super locked in. I I you know, look 250 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: at what I eat, what I train, um, And a 251 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:56,839 Speaker 1: lot of stuff is is I go out there with 252 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:58,199 Speaker 1: my family. I go out there in the court and 253 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:00,199 Speaker 1: run routes, catch ball as my dad shoots me the 254 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: jrug machine. Um. And we got it down. Man. So 255 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:05,079 Speaker 1: just being on the train like that every off season, 256 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 1: you learn things what are good for you, what's bad 257 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 1: for you. Um, you know how to how to peek 258 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: at the right times, And so I feel like I'm 259 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: doing there right now. When I watch you, it seems 260 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 1: like maybe this is always the case, but it just 261 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:19,839 Speaker 1: seems like you work incredibly, Like you kill yourself out there, 262 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 1: like you like when I see you walk off the 263 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:25,680 Speaker 1: practice field like a little too hard in Carolina, Like 264 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 1: like seriously though, I mean that's like when I watched, 265 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 1: I'm like, you come off the field, You're drenched, you know, 266 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 1: a head to toe, And I don't know, have you 267 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 1: always been that way? Like is that just kind of 268 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:37,959 Speaker 1: how you approach the game? Um? Yeah, you know that's 269 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 1: a great question. I think you know the great ones work. 270 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 1: You know, there's no other you know, supplements to working. Um, 271 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: you go out there every day and you're gonna learn 272 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,560 Speaker 1: something new. UM, you're gonna feel things during the game. 273 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 1: So just being able to go out there work hard, 274 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: run hard, run your routes hard, block hard, things like that, Um, 275 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 1: you can't replace that. So every day I'm trying to 276 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: go out there and do my thing and get better. 277 00:11:57,600 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: You know, all those other guys like you said that 278 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: are at the top of that list of tight ends. Man, 279 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 1: those guys aren't taking days off. So that's what it's 280 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: all about. It was the Carolina thing, a little scary 281 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 1: and you went down on the field of the cramps. 282 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 1: They had to call the ambulance on the field. We 283 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 1: were all worried, you know, everybody looking at it. It was. 284 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 1: It was the way I'll say this, It was way 285 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 1: worse on Twitter. Um, you know, but I you know, 286 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 1: I was, I knew I was about to lock up. 287 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: I was cramping a little bit. I laid down and 288 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: I got back up super fast, and my abs locked up. 289 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 1: And try I'm trying to make it to the locker room. 290 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:25,080 Speaker 1: I would have made to the locker room. No one 291 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: would have said anything, but that probably happens in the 292 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 1: locker room all the time, guys just getting there like 293 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: it was like a war room. After everyone was just screaming, 294 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: people were pouring water and everybody. But it was a 295 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: hot one. But I wasn't able to make it to 296 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 1: the locker room. And then the ambulance comes up all 297 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 1: this other stuff, so it looked the way worse than 298 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 1: it was. Obviously it was terrible. Cramping is like the 299 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:46,839 Speaker 1: worst thing in the you know, it's like full body 300 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 1: cramps suck. But um, you know I was healthy. Um 301 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: you know, I appreciate everyone's like well wishes and stuff 302 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:53,559 Speaker 1: like that, but I'm just a hydrate a little more. 303 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 1: You have. Do you have some text from your mom 304 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: as soon as you got to the phone me as 305 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 1: soon as you see this? Um no, they didn't. They 306 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: didn't say anything. I actually called them, but I knew 307 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:03,440 Speaker 1: they were freaking out and stuff like that. But um, 308 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:05,560 Speaker 1: they were good about it. Is that just a little 309 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 1: bit more on that? Like, is it it's unique because 310 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: that practice had fans, and so fans were watching practice. 311 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 1: Some we're taking video of like the ambulance pulling up. 312 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 1: I'm sure you saw it, and then they're like watching 313 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 1: and and you're like, all right, what's going on? And 314 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: the people's like is it a diabetic issue? And like 315 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: so like is it kind of I don't know, frustrating, challenging, 316 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 1: scary when like there's the Twitter world that's like sharing 317 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: this information and you are you can't stop that, Yeah, 318 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:32,080 Speaker 1: and you have family and friends who are I'm sure 319 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:34,199 Speaker 1: nervous and they see that and all that. Yeah, I 320 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 1: think that's that's a part of it, you know the 321 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 1: perception of what's really going on, what's actually happening, and um, 322 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 1: you know for me, it's it's you know, UM, I 323 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:45,199 Speaker 1: think the people that know me, UM, probably knew that 324 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:47,319 Speaker 1: was gonna be all right. You know, I trained a 325 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: certain way, I I hydrate a certain way and stuff 326 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:51,199 Speaker 1: like that, so they I mean obviously they probably knew 327 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 1: it was just cramps, but um, it looked way worse 328 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,079 Speaker 1: than it was. Um, But you can't control the outside. 329 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 1: I know, it's real. Um. You know, I didn't come 330 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:00,120 Speaker 1: out on Twitter and say, you know, I'm our right 331 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 1: or anything like that, because I was, you know, I 332 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 1: was all right, But um, I didn't need to see anything. Yeah. 333 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: Can you talk a little bit though about you know, 334 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: that did start a conversation, you know, I had it 335 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:11,319 Speaker 1: with my family members about your diabetes and not everybody 336 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: knows this about you, you know, the more casual fans 337 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: and just how like strict you are about it. You know, 338 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 1: it's a hot practice like that in Carolina with it 339 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 1: that was crazy hot, Like how much work do you 340 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: have to do to make sure that you are on 341 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 1: top of that. Yeah, you know. You know it's funny 342 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: about the that whole practice was like the first day 343 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: wasn't that bad. You know, it was cloudy, it was 344 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 1: a little humid, but it wasn't terrible. So then you know, 345 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: hydrating wise, I hydrated like it was going to be 346 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 1: the first day and not the second. Um. So it's 347 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 1: just things like that. Just need to be better about it. 348 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: But you know that's one of those things. Once it happens, 349 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: it's like, I'm not letting that happen again, right, Um, 350 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: all that stuff matters, you know, hydrating, what you eat, 351 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: what you're putting your body. Um, it comes out and 352 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: it shows, you know the next days or in the 353 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: next a couple of days of practice. And how often 354 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 1: are you checking yourself during a practice? Um? Yeah? I 355 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: So I have the trainers here are great many They 356 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: helped me out so much. Um. All the whole staff 357 00:15:00,840 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 1: is is super friendly and super good with my diabetes. Um. 358 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 1: I wear a dex com, which is continuous glucose monitor, 359 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 1: and I'll actually take my phone out to practice and 360 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: give it to one of the trainers mikey um, Michael, 361 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: and uh he'll come around and he'll just stay around me. 362 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 1: It's blue too, so it connects to me. Um, he'll 363 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 1: stay around me and let me know what my blood 364 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 1: suger is and give me my you know, gate rade 365 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: zeros and stuff like that when I need him. Um, 366 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 1: But they're they're super on top of it and make sure, 367 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: you know, make my life way easier. If I didn't 368 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 1: you know, if I didn't have them, I had to 369 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 1: do all myself. Do you are you kind of super 370 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 1: strict from a diet and just like are you charting 371 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: things like over the course of a off season or 372 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: season as you're Yeah, yeah, I'm not much of a 373 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 1: charter or anything like that. You know, I definitely do 374 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 1: eat healthy, Like I'll go through like a like a 375 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: random day I think to start this season, you know, 376 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 1: to start with the off season, you just usually just 377 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 1: start with like a salad for lunch and then um, 378 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: you I'll eat pretty healthy like salmon or something for 379 00:15:53,920 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: the dinner. That's usually like a go to s maybe 380 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: you do for deserve. It's all about leaning out, man, 381 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 1: and getting the most muscle in your body that you can, 382 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: less fat that you can. So yeah, yeah, you have 383 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: a lot less fat you're looking good man. I appreciate that. UM, 384 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: I don't talk to you about a couple other guys. Uh. 385 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 1: One player that I'm writing about actually is J K. Dobbins. 386 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:23,479 Speaker 1: And do that guy you talk about confidence, He's uses confidence. 387 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: Uh what do you see from him and your expectations 388 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 1: for him and just his attitude in that way like 389 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 1: that he expects to be the best. Yeah, he's such 390 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: a unique character and teammate. UM. You know, first of all, 391 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: the sky's a limit for for him. UM. He's an 392 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: incredible black back. UM. You know, the way that he 393 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 1: hits holes, he's incredible athlete. UM. And then as that 394 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 1: he can catch the heck out of the ball. You know. So, um, 395 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 1: sky's a limit for him. But he's also a great teammate, 396 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 1: you know, a guy that you know everybody kind of 397 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: got gravitates towards. UM. Unique personality. UM. Just a fun 398 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: guy to have around and be with and play with. 399 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 1: And so UM he's a guy that's you know, kind 400 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: of like marking him. UM. All energy all the time. 401 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 1: And those are the guys that you look for. So 402 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:05,920 Speaker 1: I'm extremely excited for him in his season. UM this year. 403 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: This year, UM, I think it's gonna go off. Is 404 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 1: is he cocky? You've been around Baker, so we know 405 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 1: he's he's almost got like some like humbleness, um, humble 406 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 1: like confidence to him. I don't think he's cocky at all, um, 407 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: but I think he's extremely um confident in his abilities 408 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: um on the field, which he should be. Yeah. And 409 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 1: another guy, Josh Oliver, has been an intrigued player to watch. 410 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 1: I mean you talk about you know, people kind of 411 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 1: compare him the wall are a little bit big, I 412 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:39,160 Speaker 1: mean the kind of guy, yeah, kind of. I don't 413 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 1: want to say that. You know, Waller has put up 414 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 1: some big numbers and Josh hasn't done that yet, so 415 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: I don't want to put him. But there's some compared 416 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 1: same number two. Yeah. This is so just your take 417 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: on Josh and what you've seen from him so far 418 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 1: in training camp. And he's continued to grow, um just 419 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 1: his just from the start until now I'm working with him, 420 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 1: and um, you know, Bobby Ingram's done a great job 421 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 1: with him as well. Um. He's a guy that soaks 422 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 1: in everything. You know, He's always um, you know, studying 423 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 1: and learning and listening and things like that. And so 424 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: that's gone a long way. Um, you know, I think again, 425 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 1: the guy like him, Sky's the limit. Um, you know, 426 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: he's only going to continue to get better and better 427 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:16,160 Speaker 1: and better. Um. So it's been great to be able 428 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: to play with him. Um, I'm excited for him. I'm 429 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:22,399 Speaker 1: excited for his career. Um. Yeah, man, he's he's awesome. 430 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:24,359 Speaker 1: He's a good dude too. That's cool. I want to 431 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:26,959 Speaker 1: ask you something that I think is a little bit 432 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,880 Speaker 1: unique to this team that you don't see everywhere you're 433 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:32,439 Speaker 1: you're in a contract year. There was talking about Lamar 434 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 1: and his contract this all season. Some teams, when guys 435 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: are going into that territory, everyone wants a new deal 436 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:40,679 Speaker 1: and it's kind of like I need to get the 437 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 1: new deal, or there's problems, you know, or guys are 438 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: showing up or whatever, and you haven't made it a thing. 439 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: Lamar has been said the same thing, basically that you know, 440 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 1: it's going to take care of herself. When it takes 441 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 1: care of itself. How why is that, you know, kind 442 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:58,440 Speaker 1: of the mindset and how does that kind of set 443 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:00,119 Speaker 1: the tone for the rest of the team When two 444 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: are the best players on the team, we're taking that approach. Yeah, 445 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 1: you know, I think you know, you go back and 446 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 1: look at where our goal is. You know, our goal 447 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:07,920 Speaker 1: is to win a Super Bowl and we've been talking 448 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:10,360 Speaker 1: about it. But um, at the end of the day, 449 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:12,360 Speaker 1: that's the most important thing and everything else will take 450 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 1: care of itself. And so for us to just stay 451 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: focused on what's important and not worried about you know, 452 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:20,120 Speaker 1: you know what our agents talking to to the front 453 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: office about that, that doesn't matter to me. Um, you 454 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 1: know they're that that business will be handled. Um, you know, 455 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 1: but it's all about you know, getting better as a team. 456 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 1: This is a team sport and we're we played for 457 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:35,639 Speaker 1: a beautiful organization in the Ravens. So UM, extremely thankful 458 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 1: for that. Man. We're all working toward the same goal. 459 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 1: And um, you know, let's win a Super Bowl this year. 460 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:42,440 Speaker 1: I'm done with that. You wouldn't want to be doing 461 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:46,920 Speaker 1: a podcast with anyone else here. That's the last one 462 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:48,480 Speaker 1: for you. I'll let you go on this one. Is 463 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 1: you know, on that note you talk about Lamar and 464 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: the chemistry that you have with them, just how bad 465 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 1: do you want to see? You know, hey, I want 466 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 1: to be here for the next X number of years 467 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: with Lamar, Like that's gotta be a big factor in that. Yeah, 468 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:03,200 Speaker 1: no doubt. Um, you know it's obviously a big, big factor. Again, 469 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,920 Speaker 1: playing with him is incredible. Um, but again, playing for 470 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 1: for the Ravens is top notch. Man. It doesn't get 471 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:10,920 Speaker 1: bunch better than this. I don't think it does get 472 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,200 Speaker 1: better than this. So um, yeah, I want to stay. 473 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: I want to play here for the rest of my career. 474 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 1: That'd be awesome, awesome. We would love that as well. Hey, 475 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: my fantasy would like that to get a great year. Man. 476 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:24,919 Speaker 1: Thank you guys for having me on. Appreciate you to 477 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:29,640 Speaker 1: Sunday is right around the corner. Draft your lineups now 478 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: to feel the sweat with DraftKings, the official daily fantasy 479 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 1: sports partner of the Baltimore Ravens. Life is more fun 480 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 1: when you have skin in the game. 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As we heard, 488 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 1: Mark is going to lead me to a championship for 489 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 1: a third straight year this year, back to back to 490 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:13,479 Speaker 1: bad getting Mark is a late tight end pick was 491 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: I'll give you credit for that stroke of genius. Yeah, 492 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:18,159 Speaker 1: that was a great move. That's the ideal situation. You 493 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:20,879 Speaker 1: get a guy early on before the cats out of 494 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:22,399 Speaker 1: the bag, and you can keep him every year. And 495 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:25,200 Speaker 1: here's my problem. I also have Lamar and J. K. Dobbins, 496 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:27,200 Speaker 1: and I can't keep them both. I have to pick 497 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 1: between Lamar and J. K. Dobbins. You're in the league 498 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: where you have two keepers. We have two keepers exactly. 499 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 1: Mark is one keeper, and then I have to pick 500 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:39,160 Speaker 1: the team is others you guys, I'm sorry Lamar keeping Dobbin? 501 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:43,639 Speaker 1: All right, all right, um no, Look, I think Mark's 502 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 1: gonna have a big season. Like this guy, he talked 503 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:51,640 Speaker 1: about it. He's got high hopes, expectations, and he's gonna 504 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:55,600 Speaker 1: leave he may lead a team and catches that sounds 505 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: like me. He's gonna he may. He's gonna he's may 506 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: he may. You know what, put your flag the ground? 507 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,919 Speaker 1: Is he going to lead the team? In addition, to 508 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 1: doing our fifty three man breakdown. We're also going to 509 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 1: do our full season predictions. That's not for a week 510 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: or two. I'm gonna I'm gonna save that. But I 511 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:14,640 Speaker 1: think there's I'm considering. I'll tell you what I'm considering. 512 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what I'm considering is taking Mark to 513 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 1: lead the team in the trifecta? Which do we both 514 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: do that last year? We might have both done that 515 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,119 Speaker 1: last year to leave the team in yards, catches and 516 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:28,920 Speaker 1: receiving touchdowns. I don't remember if I took your Hollywood. Yeah, anyway, 517 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:33,400 Speaker 1: but he's gonna have like now, I think Hollywood It's 518 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: is still gonna have a really good season. And he 519 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 1: talked about that too. Yeah. Well, he didn't quite answer 520 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: my question or whether he thinks his his stats go 521 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 1: up or down based on the wide receivers because he 522 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 1: doesn't want to keep you too much. He wants to 523 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: keep things close to the best, kind of like Greg 524 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 1: Roman out there. You know, reporters are asking Greg Romans 525 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: a day, do you want to kind of get a 526 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: little more creative in the preseason. You know, it's a 527 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 1: little vanilla right now, and he's like, I like vanilla 528 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 1: ice cream in the preseason. That's what I like. There's 529 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:01,280 Speaker 1: nothing wrong with the preseason in the free season. Then 530 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:05,160 Speaker 1: we switch over to Rocky Road. You're sorry to get 531 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 1: crazy all those different flavors. Yeah, that was the follow 532 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:10,119 Speaker 1: up for Greg. All right in the regular season. What 533 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:12,960 Speaker 1: ice cream flavor are you going? You like? Rainbow Sherbert? 534 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:16,199 Speaker 1: What are you talking here? Rocky Roads? Good? Anything with 535 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 1: peanut butter, like, anything with peanut butter, clearly peanut butter ripple, 536 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:25,119 Speaker 1: any any kind of peanut butter, peanut butter cups. Yeah, 537 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 1: it's just some combination tracks with the peanut butter cups 538 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: in there, and that's a good one. Oh yeah, anyway, 539 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: we just rocket into the email. Yeah, all right. We've 540 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: always love hearing from you guys. You can emailus at 541 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:41,640 Speaker 1: the lounge at Ravenside NFL dot net. This one comes 542 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 1: to us from Ashley Fleegel, who says, hey, guys, I 543 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:45,920 Speaker 1: love the podcast, really enjoy the one with them, marm 544 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:50,440 Speaker 1: thank you actually appreciate that. Her question is about Jake Verity. Okay, 545 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: will we trade Verity because he's not going to make 546 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:56,640 Speaker 1: the team obviously with Tucker Uh. Furthermore, any reason why 547 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 1: we seem to find these kickers that we can take 548 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:02,200 Speaker 1: and turn it too trays for draft picks. Another guy, 549 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:06,439 Speaker 1: obviously who everyone thinks about, um was vedvic Ory Vedvick 550 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:08,200 Speaker 1: from two years ago, who the Ravens traded to the 551 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 1: Vikings for a fifth round pick. But beyond Vedvick, they've 552 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:13,880 Speaker 1: also had other guys who have gone and kicked elsewhere. 553 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,440 Speaker 1: Will Lutz, who's been a Saints kicker for many years, 554 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:20,200 Speaker 1: started here and then landed in New Orleans. Did Ravens 555 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 1: didn't trade him, but he's been a really good kicker 556 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,639 Speaker 1: over the course of Stephen Houskoy gonna make you the 557 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 1: further um So, Actually it points out a lot of 558 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 1: kickers are missing missing kicks in preseason games. I mean 559 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 1: that happened for the Panthers, uh, I mean their kicker 560 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 1: missed the net on the not that long of a 561 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:39,880 Speaker 1: kick of thirty something yard or forty yard or so. Anyway, 562 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:43,120 Speaker 1: Will the Ravens be able to trade Barty? I think 563 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:45,920 Speaker 1: they'll certainly try. I wouldn't be surprised if they do. 564 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: I do think that, um, you know, I think that 565 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: he has shown enough two getting an opportunity with another team. 566 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 1: The question is whether those teams, like how much demand 567 00:24:57,720 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 1: there is. If you're in a trader kicker, you need 568 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:03,119 Speaker 1: two teams at least to be interested, because then one 569 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 1: of those teams that says, all right, I can't wait 570 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 1: for the Ravens to cut this guy and then try 571 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 1: to pick him up. I have to trade something um 572 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: to get him and bring him in. So that's really 573 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 1: what you need. The Panthers signed a kicker just recently, 574 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: so that takes them potentially off the table seemingly. UM. 575 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 1: So it really depends on how much demand is out there. 576 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,439 Speaker 1: I think that teams are certainly watching. I think that 577 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:32,959 Speaker 1: if uh, if he were to get for field goal 578 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 1: opportunities Verity in the preseason finale, that one't hurt as 579 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 1: long as he makes them all. It's one of it's 580 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 1: one of these situations on third down you might get 581 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 1: pretty conservative. Let Verity trot out there and boom a 582 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:47,159 Speaker 1: fifty yard or and say, all right, everybody watching you 583 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: see that one? You know, start the second down first 584 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:58,880 Speaker 1: intent from um? So yeah, I mean I I wouldn't 585 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 1: be sprised if they were able to train well, you 586 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:02,639 Speaker 1: know who else thinks that the Ravens will be able 587 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:06,680 Speaker 1: to trade him as Justin Tucker and and his voice, Yeah, 588 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 1: it carries him way. I mean, he's the best kicker 589 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:12,600 Speaker 1: of all time. And he said that this guy is 590 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:14,720 Speaker 1: good enough to play in the NFL right now to 591 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:16,920 Speaker 1: be on another team's fifties three man rosters the starting 592 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 1: kicker to open the season, and he thinks the Ravens 593 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 1: should be able to get a pick for him. Like, 594 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:23,359 Speaker 1: obviously he's biased here, but I think that that was 595 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:27,600 Speaker 1: a pretty strong statement from Justin and um, I think 596 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 1: part of it. The biggest thing that what it comes 597 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:35,199 Speaker 1: down to is if a team knows the Ravens. Teams 598 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 1: know that the it's kind of if there's a bidding war, 599 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 1: like that's really what it comes down to. If there's 600 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:42,119 Speaker 1: multiple teams that want the Sky, then then the trade 601 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:45,400 Speaker 1: comes into the equation. If there aren't, there's one team 602 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:48,119 Speaker 1: that talked that would be interested, well, they know that 603 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 1: the Ravens aren't aren't going to keep him on the 604 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:52,920 Speaker 1: fifty three, so then he could just sign with them 605 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,960 Speaker 1: the next day. That's what it comes down to. But 606 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 1: there's a lot of kicking issues in the NFL. There 607 00:26:57,680 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 1: could be multiple teams that are looking for a guy 608 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:01,239 Speaker 1: and to the second part of the question like, how 609 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 1: do basically, how do the Ravens keep getting these guys. 610 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:07,920 Speaker 1: The Ravens have a reputation around football now as being 611 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: the best place to develop these kickers, and so I 612 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 1: think when you have undrafted kickers and the Ravens come 613 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:15,879 Speaker 1: knock in and say, hey, all right, we're interested, why 614 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:18,120 Speaker 1: don't you come on in, it's a no duh kind 615 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:20,560 Speaker 1: of situation as long as they don't have another team 616 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:23,200 Speaker 1: who's saying we're gonna sign you and you're our only kicker, 617 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 1: you know, like if you're gonna be the number two 618 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:29,359 Speaker 1: kicker anywhere, Baltimore is the clear choice for the So 619 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:32,119 Speaker 1: the Ravens get good developmental kicker and they have a 620 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 1: good eye for who is a good developmental prospect. Justin 621 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:38,120 Speaker 1: Tucker came here as a tryout. He wasn't even an 622 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 1: original undrafted signe. You gotta try out and then signed. 623 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:45,119 Speaker 1: So you know, the Ravens have a good eye and 624 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: the system here is really good. You have Justin Tucker, 625 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:51,400 Speaker 1: you have Sam Cook, established veterans, two of the best 626 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 1: to do it. And then you have Randy Brown, who's 627 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:57,400 Speaker 1: the kicking coach for Yeah, the former mayor of Eve 628 00:27:57,440 --> 00:28:01,640 Speaker 1: shambiw Jersey. Um. Who he is. He is a great 629 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,479 Speaker 1: kicking coach. I mean either the track record speak for itself, 630 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 1: so to be able to come in and learn from 631 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:08,639 Speaker 1: Randy and this and the players, I just think it's 632 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 1: a great situation for kickers. So good question from Actually 633 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:13,880 Speaker 1: this one caums to us from Jeff Hewitt who asked 634 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:17,199 Speaker 1: about it interpreting the preseason record. As everyone knows, the 635 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:20,800 Speaker 1: Ravens have won nineteen straight games uh in the preseason. 636 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: It ties the longest streak since the Lombardi era Packers, 637 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:27,360 Speaker 1: going back to the fifties and the sixties sixties. So 638 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: Jeff lives up in New Jersey, came down to Baltimore 639 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:32,199 Speaker 1: for the weekend. As he was driving back, had some 640 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 1: thoughts running through his mind, which was basically, what does 641 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 1: the preseason streak really mean? Obviously he doesn't count towards stats, um, 642 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 1: but his conclusion is that the quality of our players 643 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:46,040 Speaker 1: are amongst the best in the NFL throughout the entire roster. 644 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 1: Even the undrafted free agents are superior to most other teams. 645 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:52,239 Speaker 1: Or twos are better? Are threes are better? Um? And 646 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: we've got the best ninety on this in the and 647 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:58,240 Speaker 1: that's the testament to the scouting, coaches, players and all that. Exactly. 648 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:01,680 Speaker 1: I think it's it's uh two prongedier. I think that 649 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 1: the Ravens do a good job in the draft, uh 650 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:07,560 Speaker 1: much better than you know, almost every other team in 651 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:10,520 Speaker 1: the league, if not the best. And so they have 652 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 1: a deep roster. They just their fifth round I mean, 653 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:14,600 Speaker 1: DeShawn Elliot, I mean, you can go on and on 654 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 1: about these later draft picks who are good players. Now 655 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:19,080 Speaker 1: do all of them turn out to be stars or starters? No, 656 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:22,719 Speaker 1: But like the Ravens just draft good players. Gino Stone right, 657 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 1: who was what a six round draft pick? Six or seventh? 658 00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:29,320 Speaker 1: And uh, you know two interceptions the other in the 659 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 1: preseason openers. So and again the player who then won 660 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:35,680 Speaker 1: the game that in the open air exactly, So the 661 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 1: Ravens just draft well. So yes, I agree, like our 662 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:40,640 Speaker 1: two's are better than their twos. Are threes are better 663 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:44,160 Speaker 1: than their threes? And then also it's a testament to 664 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 1: how John Harball prepares his team over the course of 665 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 1: training camp. Like and the rest of the coaches, they 666 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 1: just coach these guys up. They John does a good 667 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:55,160 Speaker 1: job of getting this team ready to play and to 668 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:58,360 Speaker 1: the question of doesn't matter, I think it does. Like 669 00:29:58,680 --> 00:30:03,600 Speaker 1: winning just reads more winning, right, Hey, Like when I 670 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:06,920 Speaker 1: play Connect four against if I were to play you 671 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,880 Speaker 1: and Rock paper scissors, I want to beat you, right 672 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:13,920 Speaker 1: like if we play anything, like I I injure myself 673 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:18,080 Speaker 1: playing backyard basketball for nothing, right, Like, because I'm trying 674 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 1: so hard to win and I'm not as competitive as 675 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:23,640 Speaker 1: these guys are, you know, Like these are competitive guys, 676 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 1: and John Harball I think does a good job of 677 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 1: stressing that, Like we want competitive players and when you 678 00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 1: come out, when you go up there is to win, 679 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 1: Like when you step on the field with the Ravens 680 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:35,760 Speaker 1: uniform on, you know what we're about. We're about winning. 681 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 1: We're not about losing around here. And so it's a 682 00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:41,480 Speaker 1: culture thing to me, and like so yeah, it's like 683 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:44,040 Speaker 1: anytime we step on the field, we expect to win. 684 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 1: And that was the common line from every player who's 685 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 1: been asked about the streak over the past two weeks, 686 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 1: is that when we step on the field, we're trying 687 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:55,120 Speaker 1: to win. Lamar Jackson said it, Every player said it. 688 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: We're trying to win, and I'm with you that it definitely, 689 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 1: definitely is a part of the winning culture that exists here. Now, 690 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 1: does it mean if you if you win every preseason game, 691 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:08,400 Speaker 1: you're gonna win the Super Bowl? Obviously not, you know, 692 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:10,800 Speaker 1: but I do think the other thing, I will say 693 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:13,440 Speaker 1: the Ravens have a very strong track record of starting 694 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:16,520 Speaker 1: the season strong under John Harball. Want a lot of openers, 695 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 1: what's the what's the streaking or what's the record and 696 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:19,480 Speaker 1: the openers? I have to go back and look at that, 697 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:22,560 Speaker 1: but they've been consistently good in Steve Loss. I think 698 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 1: only two season openers under John Harball, I think, and 699 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 1: that he's been here for fourteen years back to back years. Yeah, yeah, 700 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:35,400 Speaker 1: so consistently strong to to open the season good in September. Um. 701 00:31:35,480 --> 00:31:38,239 Speaker 1: So I just think that all of that is a 702 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 1: testament to the way he runs training camp and the 703 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 1: way that they approached preessins. Yeah. The last thing I'll 704 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:44,880 Speaker 1: say on it is just to be clear, it's and 705 00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:47,520 Speaker 1: Greg Roman talked about this today, like they're not game 706 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:49,960 Speaker 1: planning in the preseason. They're not trying to scheme it up. 707 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:52,120 Speaker 1: They're not trying to get real creative and catch teams 708 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:56,560 Speaker 1: off guard and do extra stuff to win these preseason games. 709 00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 1: They're playing fundamental football, um, and I just think that 710 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:01,400 Speaker 1: they're doing a really good job. But yeah, I can't 711 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:03,640 Speaker 1: remember if it was two or three games that they 712 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:06,000 Speaker 1: lost under hard bar hardball, But I do say I 713 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,920 Speaker 1: do know this. Since the streaks started, the Ravens have 714 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:11,440 Speaker 1: not lost a week one game. I do know that. 715 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:14,280 Speaker 1: And and for this, actually, this is a good little 716 00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:17,800 Speaker 1: promo opportunity. I worked. I stayed up till midnight the 717 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:22,800 Speaker 1: past couple of nights putting this together. No, the nineteen 718 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:25,160 Speaker 1: game win streak, I went back and looked at like 719 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:27,120 Speaker 1: went back and watched the highlights and read the recaps, 720 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:29,160 Speaker 1: and looked at the box scores for all ninety of 721 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:32,040 Speaker 1: those games, and wrote up a little a little summary 722 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:34,200 Speaker 1: of what happened in those games, and like picked out 723 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:36,560 Speaker 1: the best play from each one of those games. And 724 00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:38,640 Speaker 1: it's We're gonna put together a photo gallery with that 725 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:41,520 Speaker 1: and the little descriptions and a video with the best 726 00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:43,640 Speaker 1: play from each one of those wins. So make sure 727 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:46,560 Speaker 1: you check that out. Absolutely. Also, if you just want 728 00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 1: a great way to watch all of our video content, 729 00:32:48,560 --> 00:32:50,280 Speaker 1: which we've got a lot of good stuff coming out. 730 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:53,080 Speaker 1: This Thursday, we're gonna have another episode of wire, which 731 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:55,760 Speaker 1: is got a sneak peak? Got a snake peek? Did? 732 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:58,600 Speaker 1: It's excellent? Really, it's excellent. So that's gonna drop at 733 00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:00,840 Speaker 1: eight pm on Third is Day. You can watch it 734 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 1: on our YouTube channel. That's where it's gonna premiere. Also 735 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:05,880 Speaker 1: our website. Um and then make sure you download our 736 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:10,480 Speaker 1: Ravens TV apps for your Apple TVR Hulu devices. Um. 737 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:11,800 Speaker 1: So it's a great way to stay on top of 738 00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:14,120 Speaker 1: all the great video content. So um. And then again 739 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:17,080 Speaker 1: next week we are going to have or sorry later 740 00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 1: this week. Later this week, we're gonna have our full 741 00:33:18,920 --> 00:33:22,280 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster prediction. Last thing I'll promote here 742 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 1: is mr prom Well, there's a lot of things going on. 743 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:28,040 Speaker 1: There's a lot of things going on. Are you picked 744 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:31,440 Speaker 1: the team contest it's going on right now. If you 745 00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:35,640 Speaker 1: participating that and you hit the fifty three and you 746 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:38,200 Speaker 1: turn in whoever gets it first? Alright, Well it's whoever 747 00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:42,400 Speaker 1: gets the most earliest if there's a tie, right. Uh So, 748 00:33:42,560 --> 00:33:44,760 Speaker 1: if you fill that out and you win that contest, 749 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:47,640 Speaker 1: you're gonna get two tickets to the season opener home 750 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:52,000 Speaker 1: opener gets the Chiefs. Those tickets are those are hot tickets. 751 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:53,600 Speaker 1: That's gonna be one of the best games in the league. 752 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:56,120 Speaker 1: So you can get more information on that at Balton 753 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:58,520 Speaker 1: Ravens dot com slash you might have to submit mine. 754 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:01,040 Speaker 1: Man get two tickets of that game. I thank you. 755 00:34:01,080 --> 00:34:02,880 Speaker 1: Get to come to the game anyway, right Well, you 756 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 1: know I have a few friends out alright, So stay 757 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:10,120 Speaker 1: tuned for another podcast later this week. Emails of the 758 00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:12,520 Speaker 1: Lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net. Thanks for listening 759 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:13,920 Speaker 1: and we'll talk with you again soon.