1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass podcast is Monday, March thirtieth. 2 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:09,639 Speaker 1: We are at the NFL Owners meetings in Phoenix, Arizona, 3 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: and today Ravens team president Sashi Brown met with local reporters. 4 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: Here's what he had to say during that time with 5 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: the media. 6 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 2: As far as your new head coach and jesse mentor, Yeah, 7 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 2: it's kind of for. 8 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 3: You the moment in that process that you kind of thought, yo, 9 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 3: he could be the next Raman's head coach. I don't 10 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:35,560 Speaker 3: know if there was any one point that it jumped 11 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 3: out of me. It was just kind of strong from 12 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 3: the start and stage strong throughout. You know, our first 13 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 3: impression was fantastic. Those guys had been here with jess 14 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 3: before so talked a little about him. I got a 15 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 3: chance to, you know, do a little diligence talking to 16 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 3: Az and some of the guys and been Villin and 17 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 3: who have been with him. But then when I got 18 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 3: a chance to meet him on that first zoom, you know, 19 00:00:56,280 --> 00:01:00,639 Speaker 3: he's just very impressive. Clear thinker heard from a lot 20 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 3: of people, as I said at the press conference, around 21 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 3: the league, unprompted like Hey, this is the real guy 22 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 3: that you guys ought to look at UH and and 23 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 3: Jess was impressive throughout the process in terms of the 24 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 3: way that he approaches it, alignment, in terms of the 25 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 3: way we wanna go about things UH and the way 26 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 3: we wanna win and build our organization and roster and 27 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 3: team play football. So just very consistently positive throughout the 28 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 3: entire process. 29 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 2: How much how important was that you mentioned the alignment. 30 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 2: You know, you move on from a woman head coach, 31 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 2: but there's there's some thread there that you know connected 32 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 2: within the organization of order. It's not like you guys 33 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 2: just want to rip things up in in. 34 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 3: A different direction. Yeah. We try to be incredibly thoughtful 35 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 3: first and respectful of John and we challenged ourselves on 36 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 3: that decision, as you know, which was not an easy decision. 37 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 3: As Steve shared, I think when we sat and talked 38 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 3: with Jess five, I need someone first of all, really 39 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 3: going into the process, I think understanding what we were 40 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 3: looking for and what we needed and why. Pushing on 41 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 3: that quite a bit. We had a lot of good 42 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:15,519 Speaker 3: discussion internally Izzy, Eric, myself, Dick, Steve. So when we 43 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 3: we got to the point where we're having conversations with 44 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 3: all candidates, including Jesse, we have a really good sense 45 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 3: of what we were looking for, and that alignment I 46 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 3: think is really important so you can get into the 47 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 3: interview phase. Uh. And there's a ton of just talented 48 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 3: people out here that are buying for these jobs. But 49 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 3: it's really important to know yourself and what you think 50 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 3: will be important for your success long term and just 51 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,559 Speaker 3: representing a body. A lot of that. 52 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 2: Send me. 53 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 4: You think the kids only one of the majority of 54 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 4: your n the posts yourself. 55 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 3: Now, what do you think who we toward? 56 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 4: Who was the right directions? 57 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 3: I think you know, we're gonna consistently take a look 58 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 3: at the process, take a look at the pipeline, take 59 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 3: a look at ourselves into terms of where we are. 60 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 3: We had some incredible folks, I mean surprise, but we'll 61 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 3: also say we were really familiar with Jess, but also 62 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 3: surprise that Bands didn't get a look at I think 63 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 3: he will eventually, he's gonna have that defense running again. 64 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,359 Speaker 3: But you know, ultimately, we need, you know, more talented 65 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 3: folks in the pipeline. We need to make sure the 66 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 3: pipeline's identifying those folks. And that's gonna be something that's 67 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 3: gonna be a point of emphasis for the league. As 68 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 3: we move forward. So you know, we want our fan bases, 69 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 3: our front offices, our coaching stats to reflect our locker rooms, 70 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 3: our communities. And that's something that I said at my 71 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 3: first press conference. We're behind on and we need to 72 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 3: get better. 73 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 4: What were some of those non negotions for a coach. 74 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 3: For the coach mar Yeah, I think the first thing 75 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 3: is always start with character. For us. You know, we 76 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 3: want someone who's got character as a human being, but 77 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 3: so football character. Someone who's passionate about the sport, has 78 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 3: a lot of respect for our community, is gonna represent 79 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 3: us well throughout the state Baltimore, and so that was 80 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,119 Speaker 3: really important to us. That's really kind of the first 81 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 3: non negotiable for us. We're gonna bring in someone who's 82 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 3: gonna be a great teammate, great leader for organization, just 83 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 3: is gonna be the face of our franchise, we hope 84 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 3: for a very long time. So beyond the talent, which 85 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 3: is also the other piece. You know, someone who's really 86 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 3: a teacher and a great leader and organizer of our 87 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:32,159 Speaker 3: football program. That's the other piece. Someone who's gonna really 88 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 3: embody what we're what we're looking for in style of play, intensity, 89 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 3: the ability to you know, be creative and innovative as well, 90 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 3: so we stay at the forefront of concepts and tactics 91 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 3: and scheme. But someone who's gonna be a great partner 92 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 3: to Eric as well. You know that partnership is incredibly important. 93 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 3: So excuse me apologize. You guys have taken a lot 94 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 3: of goods in the court of public opinion on the 95 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 3: next CROSSBP, I have not noticed. Are you concerned that 96 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 3: that could impact the organization's reputation? And I don't believe 97 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 3: we're going to talk to Steve here. How frustrated is 98 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 3: he that the organization sort of integrity is getting challenged? Yeah, 99 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 3: one I think is a slow news cycle. I don't 100 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 3: want to at all downplay the experience that that Max 101 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 3: had coming, that we all had Raiders Ravens Max our 102 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 3: locker room. As Eric said, we were ex incredibly excited 103 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 3: and just as equally if not more, disappointed that we 104 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:40,119 Speaker 3: weren't able to pull off that transaction and bring Max 105 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 3: to Baltimore. I'm not gonna go too much deeper into that. 106 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 3: To answer your specific question. We've got strong, long relationships 107 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 3: across the league. We have emphasized the importance of doing 108 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 3: things the right way. We'll continue to do that, and 109 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 3: we understand that it is a headline story because of 110 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 3: its profile and significance. 111 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 2: Uh. 112 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 3: We believe, you know, our relationships to the extent that 113 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 3: you need time to repair 'em. People understand who we 114 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 3: are and what we're about. Our locker room understands that 115 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 3: as well. Uh. But when you have high profile transactions 116 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 3: like this and opportunities like this, it's unfortunate, but sometimes 117 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 3: these things to happen. No fault of Max. It certainly 118 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 3: are ours or the raiders. It's just kind of where 119 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 3: plays they are cause of how it played out. Are 120 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 3: there changes and whole the trade process a newly year 121 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 3: process where you can agree to trades and it can't 122 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 3: be announced that you'd like to see or is that 123 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 3: there's no you don't think there's anything that this should spur. 124 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 3: I think this is how it should be handled. I mean, 125 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 3: I really do. Uh, Jeff the the r We're not 126 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:52,159 Speaker 3: aiming for that result, but when you have a high 127 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 3: stakes transaction like that, everybody needs to have understand kind 128 00:06:56,680 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 3: of what conditions you're moving forward on. And you know, 129 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 3: I won't say much more than that, but uh, we 130 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:07,840 Speaker 3: understand it. We didn't we're disappointed didn't go through, but 131 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 3: we move on to the next, to the next opportunity. 132 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 2: You feel like those. 133 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 4: Even in that process where as you heard what you 134 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 4: know you said about the criticism that you feel has 135 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 4: been maybe misconstrued or mischaracterized to you. 136 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, but we wouldn't get into that publicly, honestly, and 137 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 3: we understand the need to report on you know, these 138 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 3: these high profile cases and and certainly, but uh, you know, 139 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 3: as I said, we're gonna trust ourselves and have a 140 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 3: l ton of respect for Max and treat all this 141 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 3: with the right privacy and respect and dignity that deserves 142 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 3: all up. 143 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 4: When when Jeff's question, there have there been any conversations 144 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 4: you know, we go out to whether you think personally 145 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 4: that that anything should change about how that process works 146 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 4: with the two day negotiating period and the start of 147 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 4: the late year. Do you think the lead he's interested, 148 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 4: they've spoken to you at all about it, you know, 149 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 4: just to see if they think of these things should 150 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 4: change other team, other clubs and other clubs. I'f you 151 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 4: had any of those kind of conversations just about about 152 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 4: the process. 153 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 3: Not Yeah, you know, I th I listen, I think 154 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 3: there's steps that that teams take consistently. I think we 155 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 3: just saw another team go through a very similar circumstance. 156 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 3: This is not the first time it's gonna happen. Uh, 157 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 3: it will not be the last. 158 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 2: Uh. 159 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 3: So you know, I think everybody wants to be prudent 160 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:33,320 Speaker 3: throughout processes, and uh it's unfortunate and rare, right, especially 161 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 3: in a high profile case like this, But that's why 162 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 3: the processes are in place. Any knew was about uh 163 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 3: international gage or Ray not yet? Uh not yet. You know, 164 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 3: we have two opportunities, the Falcons, who are on our 165 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 3: our list of scheduled opponents, and the Cowboys are the 166 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 3: two opportunities. But we have not been told they have 167 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 3: not selected other than I think they Australia game. They 168 00:08:56,400 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 3: have not selected opponents such I think. I'm you're actually 169 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 3: obligated every year after the uniform change, oh, the the 170 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 3: the annual inquiry. We we as I've told you before, 171 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 3: we'll we'll always update you when the time is right 172 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 3: on the uniforms. So and and you guys know we're 173 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 3: gonna be last in line for the uh rivalry uniforms, 174 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:23,199 Speaker 3: which I think have we would start designing those and 175 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 3: maybe a year. 176 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,599 Speaker 2: So it was a tweet the other day. That's that 177 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 2: spurred some speculation further on on the uniform. 178 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 3: Just one, there's always a tweet, you know, it's always 179 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 3: a tweet. Yeah, but the the the core of like 180 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 3: helmets and you that would not change. Whereas your in 181 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 3: the hypothetical situation. Yeah, you know, the process for designing 182 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:56,959 Speaker 3: uniforms is a lengthy one, so you've you've got to go. 183 00:09:57,320 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 3: I think for Rivalry will start like a year half 184 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 3: in advance, try to get through that process. So we'll 185 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 3: let you guys know when we're when when something's moving. 186 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 4: So sure if you're moving into the third phase of 187 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:13,199 Speaker 4: renovations or yeah, now, but in general, you guys kind 188 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 4: of at the back end of one team you play 189 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 4: stay in your stadium. 190 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 3: Have you guys started thinking. 191 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 4: About what the long term UH plan for PHAs? 192 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:24,079 Speaker 3: So I think the renovations are a big part of 193 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:30,239 Speaker 3: that third phase. Over four hundred million dollars invested, significant 194 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 3: of those dollars from from US, but thankful for the state. 195 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 3: We're really excited to bring the entire project into fruition, 196 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 3: UH starting this summer, and this last phase may be 197 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:46,439 Speaker 3: the most significant and transformational because of pro the plaza 198 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 3: really stands up and starts to take four. So we are, 199 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 3: as you know, through Steve, just really committed to learn 200 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 3: from the lessons of the past in Baltimore, Memorial Stadium 201 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 3: others to make sure we're delivering our first class fan 202 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:03,599 Speaker 3: and game day experience here in Baltimore and M and T. 203 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 3: Banks Stadium has been at the forefront of game day 204 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 3: experiences and fan experiences as ranked you know, throughout its history. 205 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,960 Speaker 3: This investment allows us, we believe, to stay right at 206 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 3: the front of the pack despite the fact there's been 207 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:19,839 Speaker 3: other new builds. Part of that is because we have 208 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 3: such an awesome fan base in the flock. But the 209 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:24,079 Speaker 3: other piece of that is we put a lot of 210 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:27,079 Speaker 3: thought into the experience that every fan is going to have. 211 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 3: So this plaza, the bump out on the North Plaza 212 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 3: above and the upper concourse creation of new bathrooms. You 213 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 3: guys get that question and comment a lot. I see 214 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 3: them on some of your stories. Where are the bathrooms 215 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 3: or another coming? They're coming thirty three percent increase in 216 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 3: the bathrooms. But the Northwest Plaza building will bring live 217 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 3: entertainment accessible to every fan that comes in A ton 218 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 3: of technology that we're investing in on the concourses, but 219 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:56,560 Speaker 3: also the plaza to modernize the stadium. And a nice 220 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,839 Speaker 3: thing John, I think is that you know, we have 221 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 3: stadium that has the bones to be able to continue 222 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:04,679 Speaker 3: to invest, so we don't have to go to the 223 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 3: state and contemplate two three billion dollar n tear down 224 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 3: a new build. 225 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:11,440 Speaker 2: Uh. 226 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 3: So we're blessed that way and we're we're grateful for it. 227 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:17,439 Speaker 3: The complex is is rolling excited to see the O's 228 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 3: roll out their first phase of renovations uh last week 229 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 3: at on opening day, and so we're really excited to 230 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 3: deliver our stadium renovations here. Uh this summer completed. 231 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 2: Another uh competent league is the eighteen possibility of from 232 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 2: the eighteen games? 233 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 3: Where would the Ravens stance be for that movie. I'd 234 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 3: we'd leave that to the league, and I think the 235 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:46,199 Speaker 3: union to negotiate. We're all watching it closely, and you 236 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 3: know that's always gonna have to be a negotiation and 237 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 3: compromise that works for both sides. We have a ton 238 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:57,679 Speaker 3: of respect for where we think the player's interests are. 239 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 3: I think collectively both sides see an opportunity. But we've 240 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 3: got to work through what that, what that's gonna mean, 241 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:06,079 Speaker 3: and how we make it work. 242 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 4: Another thing that could be changing the league level is 243 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 4: starting to see the talk about renegotiating the TV deals 244 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:16,319 Speaker 4: that could obviously change the economics of the league and 245 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 4: the game greatly. Are you starting to sort of put 246 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 4: some variables into your future planning an organizational level. 247 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 3: Or is it too soon for that? Too soon for 248 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 3: this for us? At an organizational level, the league does 249 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 3: a great job of two things. One keeping us aprised 250 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:33,319 Speaker 3: of their plans and the work that they're putting in 251 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 3: on the media side. Secondly, you know, I give a 252 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 3: lot of credit to Roger and his team. Hans who 253 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:41,719 Speaker 3: is now running that group, is to stay on the 254 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 3: front edge of, you know, the innovations, the technologies that 255 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 3: need to happen. Our fan base has remained very strong. 256 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 3: Where they find the games or where we find them 257 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:57,439 Speaker 3: to deliver games to them has been disrupted quite a bit. 258 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 3: And I think when I Scott here, you all were 259 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 3: asking me questions about the Thursday night practice package on 260 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:07,200 Speaker 3: Prime and you know, some of those things have become 261 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 3: normalized now. But the league has done a nice job 262 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 3: of monitoring and structuring our media contracts and are finding 263 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:18,679 Speaker 3: new partners and technology streamers to deliver our game to 264 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 3: where our fans are. Particularly I think important for us 265 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 3: as we try to find younger fans and how they 266 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 3: consume our content in our live games. 267 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 2: Speaking of the league, I think it was a couple 268 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 2: of years ago that you guys do your patent ring, 269 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 2: so to speak, for the draft in Baltimore. And where 270 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 2: is that process at with you guys. 271 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, we're still in communications, active communication with the league. 272 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 3: These are rolling processes where the league gets a chance 273 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 3: to know the local market. We're very much working with 274 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 3: our public civic partners visit Baltimore, the City of Baltimore, 275 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 3: the state also in communication with the league. And I 276 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 3: think we're gonna have and we already have, and I 277 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 3: think we're going to continue to have really strong prospects 278 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 3: to bring the draft. But until that happens, you know, 279 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 3: we'll be working at it very hard. 280 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 2: Any idea would be to utilize the stadium or some 281 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 2: portion of it. 282 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 3: That's TBD, but another good good shot. I'm trying to 283 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 3: get me to roll out our plans before we get 284 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 3: to get a chance to really really finalize, you know, 285 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 3: but in all seriousness, I think there's a lot of 286 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 3: assets in and around Baltimore that make it tremendously unique. 287 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 3: The harbor, the development around. We have one of the 288 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 3: most unique sports complex with a baseball stadium and a 289 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 3: football stadium that that you can see each other, you know, 290 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 3: from from our parking lots and from our per decks concourses. 291 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 3: So there's a lot of opportunity for us to do 292 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 3: some really creative things. And of course the city has 293 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 3: two beautiful, massive parks. You've seen those utilized different places, 294 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 3: So there's a lot of our oportunity, and we are 295 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 3: exploring all of those UH potential sites. 296 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 2: For healthy actually a copy. 297 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 3: I think it's a great opportunity for us to showcase, 298 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 3: as was the messy game right that the mid Atlantic 299 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 3: Baltimore in particular Maryland has a very very strong appetite 300 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 3: for all kinds of sport. UH. Our team enjoys tremendous 301 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 3: support from our fan base. They are also hungry for 302 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 3: European football, soccer, global football, rugby, and and other sports. 303 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 3: We've I think we've talked about why are the stateium 304 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 3: renovation is important. There's a lot of reasons they're important. 305 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 3: One of the reasons is we want the stadium Steve's 306 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 3: commitment to being downtown Baltimore to drive more people fan 307 00:16:55,200 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 3: activity downtown Baltimore. And you all know we have nights 308 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 3: of events that are coming to M and T Bank 309 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 3: outside of Ravens Games this year, So that's incredibly important 310 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 3: for us to deliver on that objective that we set 311 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 3: with the state when we renovate. And I think the 312 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 3: international match puts us on a global scale a little 313 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 3: bit like the AFC Championship did, where you know, just 314 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:22,119 Speaker 3: there's so many people around the world and around the 315 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 3: country watching South Africa New Zealand. You can't find a 316 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 3: more significant kind of international, iconic matchup. So credit to 317 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:35,359 Speaker 3: our teams Brad Down, Moon Javit who went out and 318 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 3: hunted that opportunity and brought it back to our stadium. 319 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 3: Rich Tomail, who's here as well, has done a tremendous 320 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:46,159 Speaker 3: job at attracting global international events M ANDT Bank Stadium 321 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 3: at Baltimore. So session you guys decided on your ticket prices, 322 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:53,159 Speaker 3: is there going to beating Greece this year? We have 323 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 3: not decided on that yet, so we will announce that 324 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 3: at the right time. Jeff's so sorry about that, but yeah, 325 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:11,159 Speaker 3: it's not of season. 326 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:12,359 Speaker 4: Has been a lot more the. 327 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 3: Organization in the world. Yeah, a lot of change nally 328 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 3: and community. 329 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 1: Didn't you kind of learn your sage. 330 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:23,879 Speaker 4: Dealing with the the different change. 331 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's been the first time we've had really significant 332 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 3: change in almost two decades, right, and Steve talked about this. 333 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 3: We committed to avoid being an organization that relies on 334 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 3: change to get where we think there's a lot of 335 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 3: value to making finding good people, committing to them, pushing 336 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:51,200 Speaker 3: through adversity. And so I think this is the first 337 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 3: opportunity for Eric at the Helm myself to go through 338 00:18:55,480 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 3: a coaching search and work together with Steve, with with 339 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 3: with Dick at points as well. Through that process. I 340 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 3: think we worked well together and there were others involved, certainly, 341 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:10,399 Speaker 3: but I think it was an important opportunity for us 342 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 3: to bring all of our unique experiences and expertise to 343 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 3: a coaching search. But there was more than that. You know, 344 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 3: for every coaching search, a lot comes you guys. Seeing 345 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:27,879 Speaker 3: we've hired some new people, structured things a little bit differently. 346 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:29,879 Speaker 3: So it was a great opportunity for us to step 347 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 3: back look at the way we've done things for the 348 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:35,159 Speaker 3: better part of the last two decades and make some 349 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 3: changes move forward that we think are gonna position us 350 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 3: as well as possible. Most importantly, I think we worked 351 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 3: really well together through change, adversity, UH and opportunity. 352 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:51,200 Speaker 2: It's actually young not to ask you a question that 353 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:54,439 Speaker 2: you're probably not gonna answer, but not so much on. 354 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 3: The contract negotiation stuff. 355 00:19:57,760 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 2: Already stalk about that. But what do you, I guess 356 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:00,119 Speaker 2: see m. 357 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 3: In this process. 358 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 2: You know they've uh Perrik Slucket a little bit Jesse 359 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 2: as well in terms of Lamar's involved in his process. 360 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 2: When when you guys were hiring uh the coach uh 361 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:16,880 Speaker 2: in what have you seen I guess from the engagement 362 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 2: standpoint in in a whole lot of confidence? 363 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 3: Do you guys have it? 364 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 2: It's some point, don't they have an extension? 365 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 3: Yeah? Lamar's pretty you know, at a point in his 366 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 3: career where he's seen so much. So we value his 367 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 3: opinion tremendously. He knows and is shaped and let our organization, 368 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 3: and so it's great to have his involvement. You guys 369 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 3: talked to Jess about his interaction with him through his 370 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 3: his process. The same with Eric uh he and Lamar 371 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:47,960 Speaker 3: have been in contact and so you know, it's nice 372 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 3: to have that engagement, and I think there's just a 373 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 3: tremendous amount of respect for what he brings to the 374 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:56,159 Speaker 3: table and what we're gonna be able to do together. 375 00:20:56,440 --> 00:21:00,119 Speaker 3: I'll defer all the as you guys know, uh no 376 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 3: different than when Dick was here. I'll do for all 377 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 3: the contract discussions out of respect for uh Lamar, but 378 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 3: also the organization to Eric and he'll be able to answer. 379 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 4: Those You're actually seems have been organized by our viewers, 380 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 4: acrosstant League Jarius. 381 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 3: What does that mean to you and how are they 382 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 3: able to you? Yeah? So, Eric Os the organization have 383 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:28,879 Speaker 3: done a great job at positioning us to try to 384 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 3: find competitive advantage. One area that I think that's been 385 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 3: we don't publicize much, but is in the area of 386 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 3: just kind of football operation intelligence. We also have stood 387 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 3: up a group on the business side for business intelligence, 388 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:51,120 Speaker 3: so that works separately from that. H So we're grateful 389 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:55,440 Speaker 3: to have in this era of just the the dynamic 390 00:21:55,720 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 3: power value of having innovation technology data available to help 391 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:05,680 Speaker 3: us make great decisions. Uh and to have I think 392 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 3: leadership on both sides of organization that really invests in beliefs, 393 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 3: in process and information so that we can make the 394 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:16,239 Speaker 3: best possible decisions. That big decisions we're making, we need 395 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:18,959 Speaker 3: to get 'em right. And uh, I think our our 396 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 3: team top to bottom is really strong on both sides 397 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:28,760 Speaker 3: of organization. That is one more on. 398 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 2: Uh yeah, obviously with respect to privacy in them the 399 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:36,119 Speaker 2: kind of became and Eric to talk about that and 400 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:38,879 Speaker 2: sort of beaving it up to him to address that 401 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 2: is there. I guess words you gauge the organization's optimism, 402 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 2: sense of the way things are at timeline, or how 403 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:49,200 Speaker 2: you know things will develop. 404 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 3: That if we get through the off season program here 405 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 3: in a couple of weeks, uh tvd'd be too early 406 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 3: to to opine or express any optimism or pessimism. Don't 407 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:01,280 Speaker 3: read into it one way or the other. You know, 408 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 3: he's gonna have to get himself to a point, you 409 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:08,640 Speaker 3: know here where you know he and Eric are. I'm 410 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 3: sure we're going to have plenty of conversation until that time, 411 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:14,919 Speaker 3: and even when that time comes, I'll let Eric comment, 412 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:19,359 Speaker 3: but I don't take it as pessimism or optimism. It's 413 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:20,640 Speaker 3: just got to go through the process. 414 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 5: Football fans know that Traditions matter. They're what inspire us 415 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 5: to make our masa in tostitos the traditional way, starting 416 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 5: with whole corn kernels, no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives, 417 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 5: all to give you that perfect crunch. Discover your next 418 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:32,439 Speaker 5: tradition this football season. 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