1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass podcast. Today of the 2 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: Ravens made another move in the NFL Draft, selecting linebacker 3 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: Trenton Simpson with their third round pick. Trenton Simpson is 4 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,319 Speaker 1: a run and hit linebacker who's a versatile player. You 5 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: can use them all over the field on defense and 6 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:24,240 Speaker 1: on special teams. He talked with the local media soon 7 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: after the pick was announced, and you could tell that 8 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: Simpson was fired up to land here in Baltimore. 9 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 2: Hey, Trenton, congratulations. It seems like when everybody sees you play, 10 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:39,880 Speaker 2: you play all over the field. Where do you feel 11 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 2: is your strongest position? 12 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 3: I say my strongest position is in the box. But 13 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 3: God has blessed me with so many talents to be versatile. 14 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 3: So whatever the Ravens need me to do any given week, 15 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 3: I'm available, and I'm a flexibility and I wouldn't adapt 16 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 3: to any scheme and just be a playmaker. 17 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:57,639 Speaker 4: That's all I proud myself is making plays with the university. 18 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 5: Ryan Mink, Trenton, we saw you, you know, emotional moment 19 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 5: when you're drafted. What is it about the Ravens that 20 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,960 Speaker 5: really appeals to you? It makes you so excited? And 21 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 5: did you have a good sense that they could be 22 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 5: a team that was interested in you. 23 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 4: Oh, yes, sir. 24 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 3: In my heart, man, I knew that that was a great, 25 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 3: great opportunity for me. My agent had let me know 26 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 3: like that that was the place that was best for me. 27 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 3: And they they're already they have a winning program. So 28 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 3: I've come from Clemson with winning pedigree. So man, I'm 29 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 3: just continued excited to bring my talent and my mind 30 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:30,320 Speaker 3: set to the team. 31 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 4: And this is just a blessing. 32 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 6: Man. 33 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 3: My emostion is poured out because I've been grinding at 34 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 3: this football things since i was six years old. So 35 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 3: just to be in the National Football League and have 36 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 3: my family there and my mom by my side mit 37 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:42,839 Speaker 3: the world to definitely. 38 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 4: Charles Walker. 39 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 7: Yeah, heye, Trenton, congratulations. Obviously, the Ravens have a history 40 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 7: of great linebackers and and two really good ones right 41 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 7: now in ro Quand Smith and Patrick Queen. What do 42 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 7: you what do you think about possibly fitting in with 43 00:01:57,600 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 7: those guys? 44 00:01:58,720 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 5: Oh? 45 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 3: Man, I'm excited, man, ro Cound Smith, Patrick Queenan I 46 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 3: watch those. 47 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 4: Guys highlight like I just I love the way they play. 48 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 4: They play like me. 49 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 3: They play fast, physical football, and they hitting anything that's 50 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 3: moving and that's my mindset. So I'm excited to come 51 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 3: in the linebacker room and bring my talents, come in 52 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 3: there willing to learn from the Vets. 53 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 4: And continue to just have a great career and be 54 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 4: a Raven Kevin Richardson, Hey, Trenton, and welcome to the 55 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 4: Baltimore Ravens. 56 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 3: Uh. 57 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 6: Going through the draft process, what is some of the 58 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 6: criticism from some of the draft experts have talked about 59 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 6: your game that they may have been wrong about. 60 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 3: I say, just just not knowing what's what scheme I 61 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 3: can fit in. I can fit in any scheme. I'm 62 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 3: the most versatile linebacker in this draft, and I'm ever 63 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 3: gonna believe that. And we're gonna see this this in 64 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 3: this career transcemption, y'all gonna y'all not gonna regret this pick, 65 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 3: and I'm gonna maximize every opportunity man and trans Simpson 66 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 3: gonna go down as one of the great for Baltimore Ravens. 67 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 4: Believe that. 68 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 8: Jeff Surebac, did you have a sense of where you 69 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 8: were gonna get picked? Were you on the board longer 70 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 8: and you expected and what was sort of it like 71 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 8: when when you got that call. 72 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 3: I was definitely on the board longer than the way, 73 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 3: longer than I expected. But it was always God's Tommy, 74 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 3: and and I believe in God with all my heart. 75 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 3: And this was the place he wanted me at and 76 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 3: the pick he wanted me to go at. So I'm 77 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 3: just blessed. Man, This this is a dream come true. 78 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 3: I'm just blessed. I'm excited. It was definitely longer, but 79 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 3: this is well worked the way to be a Baltimore 80 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 3: raven going there with the guys you have, guys already 81 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 3: have in the locker room, and. 82 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 4: To add me in my mindset, we're gonna be great. 83 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 4: We're gonna we're gonna win some championships. Definitely. 84 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 9: Yeah. 85 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 3: Congratulations man, you had twelve sacks uh in your college 86 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 3: career and really, God after the quarterback. 87 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 4: You feel like that's something you can bring the Ravens. 88 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:52,119 Speaker 3: And why do you think you were so adepted being 89 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 3: able to cause a pass rush? Oh yes, sir, I 90 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 3: definitely feel I can bring that to the Ravens. I 91 00:03:57,920 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 3: just say, guys, bless me with a lot of speed 92 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 3: and ability and just with my technique and my hard 93 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 3: work and just trusting my coaches and practicing hard. 94 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 4: I definitely feel I can bring that to the Ravens. 95 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 3: I feel like I'm gonna be a great asset to 96 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 3: the team on the first, second, and third down. So 97 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 3: I'm excited to see how they're gonna use me. Got 98 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 3: a lot of talent and I'm ready to work. We'll 99 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 3: go to Kyle Barber and congratulations. Were there any linebackers 100 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 3: that you were looking up to growing up and who 101 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 3: do you muddel your game after? 102 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 4: Man, Definitely ro CORYN. Smith Man. I grew up. 103 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 3: I'm from Columbus, Georgia, and just seeing him at Georgia 104 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 3: he won a buckets tore man like it's it's gonna 105 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 3: be a pleasure playing with him, and I know I'm 106 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 3: gonna be able to take a lot from him and 107 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 3: his mindset. 108 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 4: He's a dog. He plays hard, he plays the right way, and. 109 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 3: It's the reason, it's the reason why he's the highest 110 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 3: paid lineback in the NFL right now. So, man, I'm 111 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 3: just blessed to be in a room with a guy 112 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 3: like that. So because i know I'm gonna pick up, 113 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 3: I'm willing to listen and I'm gonna put the work 114 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 3: in and whatever he do whatever workouts he's doing. 115 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 4: I'm willing to come and join. I'm ready to work. 116 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 4: I'm right and round it out with Ryan MANK. 117 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 5: Just wondering your best as a military kid kind of 118 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 5: bounced around a little bit with your dad being in 119 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,040 Speaker 5: the military. How did that shape you as a person. 120 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 3: I feel like that's where I get my adaptability from 121 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 3: and just being able to adapt to anything. I've learned 122 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 3: so much from my family and just being a military 123 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 3: kid and just understanding sacrifice and just working hard. 124 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 4: So I'm blessed man. 125 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 3: My family has instilled everything in me to be a 126 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 3: great young man, discipline, great character, and God put a 127 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 3: lot of talent on my boy at this football thing. 128 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 3: So now I'm excited. I'm blessed and to be a 129 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 3: Raven Man is truly a blessing. And I promise you 130 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 3: we're gonna have a great career here. 131 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 10: Yes, sir, all right, Well, very good, Trenton, very much 132 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 10: so appreciate your time, Thank you, and congratulations again. 133 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 4: We look forward to meeting you in person soon. Yes, sir, 134 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 4: thank you so much for having me. Y'all have a 135 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 4: good one. 136 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: Now you're listening to the Ravens Press past podcast feed. 137 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: In addition to hearing from Trenton Simpson after the second 138 00:05:56,839 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 1: and third round of the NFL Draft, we also had 139 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: a chance to hear from head coach John Harbaugh, general 140 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: manager Eric Decassa, and Director of player Personnel Joe Hortez. 141 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 6: Well, we're excited to uh to take to a draft 142 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 6: Trenton Simpson from Clemson. We felt, like, you know, clearly 143 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 6: for us at that time, he was the best available player, 144 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 6: running hit linebacker, very very explosive, outstanding. I mean, Chris Horton, 145 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 6: one of the happiest guys in the building, one of 146 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:30,160 Speaker 6: his favorite players, Zach Orr, that was his number one 147 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 6: linebacker in the draft this year. 148 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 9: And so you know, we got wiped out. 149 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 6: To be honest, in the third It was a long 150 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 6: day as I as I feared it would, and I 151 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 6: just kept thinking about, you know, Roquand. In fact, at 152 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,359 Speaker 6: one point we actually facetimeed with Roquand, believe it or not, 153 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 6: and that is true, we did. 154 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 9: So that was cool. 155 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 10: I was just to remind the whole room when we 156 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 10: did have a second round pick, Yeah, yeah, here's your 157 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 10: second round pick. 158 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 6: But we were very excited to get Trenton. Things going 159 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 6: to help us in a lot of different ways. We 160 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 6: see him as a four down linebacker eventually, tremendous potential 161 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 6: and upside, and he's a great kid. 162 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 2: Questions, So, John, how do you because it seems like 163 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 2: he's played a lot of snaps inside lineback out there, 164 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 2: even if I'm at corner, where do you project that? 165 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 9: That's the point? 166 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 10: Kind of think he's versatile. He's a running hit linebacker, 167 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:23,679 Speaker 10: and Joe talked about that just a few minutes ago. 168 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 10: He can play really across the board. You know, you 169 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 10: play from the slot all the way back across to 170 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 10: the will ading play on the edge of the line, 171 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 10: So that's kind of nice. He's fast, He's the kind 172 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 10: of straight line, covered ground kind of guy. He can 173 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 10: he can actually rush. I think when we blitz will 174 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 10: help us. And then special teams, you know, he's going 175 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 10: to definitely be a part of that. He already started 176 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 10: talking about that on the phone. He's going to be 177 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 10: on all the special teams stuff. So it's always good. 178 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 10: Great to add speed and kind of that. You know, 179 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 10: he's a missile, you know. They add that kind of 180 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 10: mindset to our defense and our special teams is a 181 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 10: big plus. 182 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 8: What do you mean by way when you were wiped 183 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 8: out or you guys, your third round grades on other 184 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 8: than Simson pretty much all gone. 185 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 4: Is that company? 186 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 6: Well, I mean you have players in every round that 187 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 6: you you aspire to take. You know, you look at 188 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 6: you look up there and being man, that would be 189 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 6: a great pick, that would be a great pick. And 190 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 6: at one point, fairly part of the third round, we 191 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 6: probably had seven or eight names and by the end 192 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 6: we had one. 193 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 9: That's you know, so you have to you know, you 194 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 9: pick the best player. That's what we do. You know. 195 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 2: Uh. 196 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 6: Interesting, it was interesting just as an aside, you know, 197 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 6: thinking about looking at the receiver position starting that round, 198 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 6: there were a lot of really good receivers available, and 199 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 6: you know, at one point this you know, this process fall, 200 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 6: I'm thinking maybe we would have a chance to draft 201 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 6: a wide out in the third round, and it just 202 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 6: got annihilated in the span of about ten picks. And 203 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 6: so we're very thankful that we got to say. 204 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 4: Eric, is you know drafting simpthing? Does that have any 205 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 4: impact one on in future? 206 00:08:58,920 --> 00:08:59,079 Speaker 3: All? 207 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 6: Yeah, So that's something, as I said yesterday, you know, 208 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:03,680 Speaker 6: will address at some point. 209 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 9: We love Patrick. I love Patrick. 210 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 6: Patrick is in my mind one of the better will 211 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 6: linebackers in the league. He's smart, he works his butt off, 212 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 6: he's got a bright future. I think he's a Pro 213 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 6: Bowl linebacker in the making. And so you know, in Trenton, 214 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:23,319 Speaker 6: we get a guy that was, honestly, I mean, the 215 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 6: very best player available at the time. That's our philosophy, 216 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 6: that's how we build our team. 217 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 11: Uh. 218 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 6: The fact that he's an outstanding special teams player factored 219 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 6: in because that's you know that that that transcends positional 220 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:37,680 Speaker 6: defensive football. That guy is gonna be on the field 221 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:39,719 Speaker 6: force helping us win games, and that's a huge thing 222 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 6: for us. We love his mentality, we love his background, 223 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 6: his family, and it was an easy pick for us 224 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 6: to make. 225 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 12: Just to be clear with the Patrick is the drafts 226 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 12: by that two days? That line that you guys to. 227 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 6: Repect the deadline is what the first four pm. It's 228 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 6: probably when we'll make it. I would say, by. 229 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 2: That, Joe, when when what kind of stood out when 230 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 2: you're watching the film and throughout I'm just gutting crosses balls. 231 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:11,680 Speaker 11: Yeah, you know it's been mentioned twice, the versatility he 232 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 11: came in as a really an outside backer nickel type 233 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 11: player for them. You mentioned to Jamison where he was 234 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 11: playing some corner Even so, the athleticism, the speed when 235 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 11: you put the film on the you watch him go 236 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 11: from sideline to sideline. He can close ground very quickly 237 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 11: in pursuit. He's very active on film. And then, like 238 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 11: Eric mentioned, his characters is off the charts. The Eric Clemson, 239 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 11: they rave about him. Uh, you know, we get a 240 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 11: lot of information from them about their players, and and 241 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 11: he comes from a great program and a great place, 242 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 11: and and so it just put everything together. It's just 243 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 11: feels like a good pick. 244 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 10: Eric, Joe. 245 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 4: We've talked to you guys a lot about the cornerback. 246 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 7: Is that a position that there's still gonna be good 247 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:57,199 Speaker 7: value when you guys are picking in the fourth and tomorrow? 248 00:10:58,040 --> 00:10:59,599 Speaker 6: I think so, yeah, I know, we look at the 249 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 6: board now, yeah, of course you've got to be you know, 250 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 6: there's always an element of luck involved and team's taking 251 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 6: other players. But as we look up there in this 252 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:09,599 Speaker 6: coming round, you know, we see some guys that we 253 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 6: would consider taking in the fourth round. For sure, definitely, 254 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 6: And I'll tell you that's an important position. There's no 255 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 6: team in the league with probably there are other teams, 256 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:20,560 Speaker 6: but as you guys all know you've seen us like 257 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 6: we realized the value of that position, and we'll continue 258 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 6: to address that via the draft, via other means. You know, 259 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 6: there's a lot of opportunities out there for us to 260 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 6: get better at that position, and the draft is certainly 261 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 6: part of that. And I think we have a board 262 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:38,079 Speaker 6: where we see players that we would take in the fourth, 263 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:39,680 Speaker 6: fifth and sixth round. 264 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 9: Definitely, were you at. 265 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 4: All tempted to trade up? 266 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 8: Did you tempt it at any point and it was 267 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:50,720 Speaker 8: just too rich or you just knew. 268 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:52,479 Speaker 4: The draft capital that you had that was probably. 269 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 12: Gonna be unlikely. 270 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean, you know, in another year draft, we 271 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 6: probably might have traded. 272 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:00,839 Speaker 9: You know, we had twelve picks. See maybe us. 273 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 6: Trying to trade up potentially this year Hamstrong. By the 274 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 6: picks that we have, it was probably prohibitive. 275 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 8: Uh. 276 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 6: You know our trade was, as I said, Roquan, that 277 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 6: was our trade up this year. 278 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 9: Basically, we gave up a two and a five for 279 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 9: an all all pull linebacker. That was our trade. 280 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 6: And you know, we kind of went into the process 281 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 6: knowing that we did consider trading Back in the round, 282 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 6: we fielded a couple of calls. The value wasn't there 283 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 6: for us to do that, and so we decided to pick. 284 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 9: In that three. 285 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 12: You know, round two video you got to put up 286 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 12: on a social media and you said that you guys 287 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 12: planned a half five players in the next twenty four hours. 288 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:44,719 Speaker 12: At that point, you you only have four fixed. Was 289 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 12: that just a plugging of the words or you expected. 290 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 4: Video? Did you see a video? 291 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 6: No, you never know, You never know. 292 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 9: You never know. John. 293 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 12: There's a lot of talk about since that's a personal linebacker, 294 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 12: you envision him competing Bard or playing primarily inside or 295 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 12: outside or. 296 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 10: Yeah, I think it started. He'll be an inside back 297 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 10: and they probably could go out to the edge. We 298 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 10: do move those guys out there quite a bit. You know, 299 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:23,079 Speaker 10: we'll kick we'll kick our our in our even front package, 300 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 10: nickel package. We'll kick our week side end down to 301 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:28,559 Speaker 10: a three technique and bring the will linebacker up on 302 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 10: the last scrimmage to do that lot with Malik. So 303 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 10: those guys are versatile doing that. Patrick does that a lot. 304 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 10: So it'll be involved in all those type of things 305 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 10: in that same being. 306 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 5: Just how valuable is this, you know, kind of the 307 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:42,680 Speaker 5: positionless defense and being able to match up against today 308 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:45,359 Speaker 5: ends with linebackers like that, like, just how much versatility 309 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:45,960 Speaker 5: does that give you? 310 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 10: In light? Yeah, Mike talks about it all the time. 311 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 10: And really when we draw our defenses up, a lot 312 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 10: of times we put we do do excess, you know, 313 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:54,680 Speaker 10: a lot of times we do do numbers. You know, 314 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:57,079 Speaker 10: we'll talk about we number our coverages, you know, in 315 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 10: terms of not just man coverage, but also his own coverage. 316 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:03,559 Speaker 10: So sometimes it's even defensive tackles dropping out into coverage, 317 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 10: or it's guys blitzing in certain gaps. It can really 318 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 10: be anybody that does it. And we try to build 319 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 10: a defense in that way. We have since twenty eighteen. 320 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 10: That's how we when we reorganize the whole defense. So 321 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 10: the idea is for guys to be all around. So 322 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 10: they say where do they play, Well, really, they all 323 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 10: play everywhere most of the time. I don't really think 324 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 10: he's gonna play corner though, Joe's so yeah, it's not 325 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 10: part of the plan, but you know, that's how we 326 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 10: really want all the guys to be able to play 327 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 10: that way. 328 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 8: Do you guys call Patrick or at this point that 329 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 8: you guys are doing something that'll be something you could 330 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 8: you do in the coming days maybe after the draft, 331 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 8: or you don't think it's necessary period. 332 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 9: What do we mean. 333 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 4: We call Patrick? 334 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 12: Call Patrick en? 335 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 10: Oh yeah, I mean we talked to him, Joe, I exact, sorry, 336 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 10: talked to him. I talked to Patrick yesterday or the 337 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 10: day before. Patrick's good. I mean, he'll be more good 338 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 10: players we can have on our team, the more our 339 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 10: guys should be happy. So this guy, you know, when 340 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 10: this guy comes in, all of our players, our linebackers 341 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 10: is gonna love him. I know has already talked to him. 342 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 10: I'd be surprised if Patrick hasn't talked to him yet. 343 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 10: You know that's not Patrick. But he's he's gonna be 344 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 10: great in our room. He's gonna be great for our team. 345 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 10: Patrick's gonna love him. You know, that's a role. 346 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 4: How was the linebacker that he looked up to? And 347 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 4: he's a orge guy? Was that something you talk to 348 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 4: you guys about it all? 349 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 5: When you know what he. 350 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 9: Did? 351 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 11: He speak to us about looking at the Roquan No 352 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 11: to us, to me personally, no, but you know he's 353 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 11: definitely a proud Georgia player, you know, and and most 354 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 11: of those guys are, so I'm not surprising that he 355 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 11: mentions that tell you, guys, Eric, I know. 356 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 4: You may not know this for sure, but you're on 357 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 4: the clock over the poem rings. But would you still 358 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 4: like to get more picks here? Do you like what's 359 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 4: could be on the board tomorrow and feel like you 360 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 4: need more picks to kind of take full advantage of that? 361 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 6: Well, you know, we just we look at the board. 362 00:15:58,320 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 6: But yeah, we can always get more picks, I mean, 363 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 6: getting picks. I gotta say, like it's it's not that 364 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 6: hard to get picks, you know, I mean, but you 365 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 6: got to have players to pick too, you know, and 366 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 6: so you have to look at the board figure out, 367 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 6: like you know, all the analytics guys upstairs do a 368 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 6: great job of figuring out, you know, the range of 369 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 6: players that we're going to be picking from. And I 370 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 6: mean even you know today Ozzie said, you know, who 371 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 6: should I look at? And we had a range of 372 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 6: players and you know, honestly, Trent and fill smack dab 373 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 6: in the middle of the ten player range of players 374 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 6: based off of you know, twenty five years of draft history, 375 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 6: we had a certain spot. But you got so you 376 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 6: got to have good you know, you have to see 377 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 6: the players that you might look at that you like, 378 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 6: for us, we're trying to get players typically that are 379 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 6: in our top one hundred and twenty five on our board, 380 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 6: and so if we trade back and we don't feel 381 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 6: like we're going to be able to get those kind 382 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 6: of players, it's probably not worthwhile doing it. 383 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 9: But you know, you can always trade back. 384 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 6: Teams are always calling, especially as you get into the 385 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 6: third day of the draft, because other teams covet you know, 386 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 6: they want to move up. 387 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 9: Teams always want to move up. 388 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 6: You know, it's that bias, you know, that consensus bias, 389 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 6: and they want to move up and take and get 390 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 6: those players, and so they want to do it. But 391 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 6: you got to you got to have players. And as 392 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:15,919 Speaker 6: we've said, you know, we think our roster is pretty good. Jeff, 393 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 6: it's gonna be hard for guys. 394 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 9: To make the team. 395 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 5: You know. 396 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,200 Speaker 9: Uh, we've had a lot of draft picks in the 397 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 9: last three. 398 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 6: Or four years, and so you know, we we went 399 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 6: into this year really not thinking that we wanted ten picks. 400 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:32,360 Speaker 9: Joe, do you guys. 401 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 12: See more value at outside quarterback or flat cornerback with 402 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 12: the guys that are still out there for Day. 403 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 11: Three packs Yeah, I'd say there's a combination of both 404 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 11: on the board right now. First, you know, again we 405 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:51,120 Speaker 11: mentioned versatility all the time, and we can project players 406 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,919 Speaker 11: inside that may not play outside or that may not 407 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 11: play inside in college, but they're moving skills, their toughness 408 00:17:57,119 --> 00:17:59,359 Speaker 11: or instincts. So there's some guys on the board that 409 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 11: may not have the experience playing inside that we feel 410 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 11: that can move inside. 411 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: Thanks again for listening to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. 412 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 1: Make sure that you subscribe to this podcast feed. 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