1 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass podcast. It is Friday, 2 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: September twentieth. The Ravens are preparing for Sunday's game coming 3 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: up against the Dallas Cowboys. Still travel to Dallas tomorrow 4 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: to get ready for that game. Today, we had a 5 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: chance to hear from head coach John Harplough. 6 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 2: Okay, good to see everybody. Appreciate everybody being here. What 7 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 2: questions you have John? 8 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 3: There were reports of Justice Hill sign of a contract extension. 9 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 3: I mean, how happy are you for him and his growth? 10 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:33,639 Speaker 3: Me started as a special teams player and has really 11 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 3: become a big part of what you do offensive here. 12 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 4: He has He's still a very good special teams player, 13 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 4: I might add. 14 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:40,160 Speaker 2: But Justice Hill. 15 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 4: Congratulations to Justice, Congratulations to his family, Congratulations with the Ravens. 16 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 2: That's Justice has. 17 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 4: Become a really, really good football player. And you know 18 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 4: he came in here, fourth round pick Oklahoma State, a 19 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 4: lot of talent. We were excited about him. Threw himself 20 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 4: into special teams. Like you said, it's still a very 21 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 4: good special teams player. We haven't used him there as 22 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 4: much so far, but he's ready and willing. He practices 23 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 4: every day at that as well. Uh, just to see 24 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 4: him get that kind of that kind of a reward, 25 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 4: you know, for everything he's done. Probably one of the 26 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 4: greatest shining examples of come to work every day, ready 27 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 4: to go to work every day, you know, be it 28 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 4: your best, positive attitude. You guys see him, you know 29 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:22,119 Speaker 4: how he is upbeat, ready to go. Uh, nothing too 30 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 4: big for him, nothing too small for him. Just wants 31 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 4: to be his best and and lift everybody up. To 32 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 4: see a guy like that get rewarded is to me 33 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 4: what it's about. You also use as an example to 34 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 4: maybe a younger player who got hurt in year win or. 35 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 2: Year two, as a hey, that this doesn't need to 36 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 2: be the end of your story. There would be. 37 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, absolutely, I haven't done that yet specifically, probably, but uh, 38 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 4: he would be a great example. 39 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 2: And we've had other guys like that. 40 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 4: But for him to tear the achilles the way he did, 41 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 4: and boy, I mean maybe he's faster than he was 42 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 4: at this point, but shows you how Hardy's work. Credit 43 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 4: to the trainers and the and the guys in the 44 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 4: weight room for sure. But that's a probably a great point, Hilds. 45 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 4: I think he'd be that example. What about just the 46 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 4: fact that I mean, it's a day repay contract a 47 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 4: team or not. When you talk to other guys that 48 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 4: come in here, you know a lot of Day three 49 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 4: picks don't pay around in the NFL very long. 50 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: This is his third. 51 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 4: Contract, Yeah, be interested to see what the stats are 52 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 4: on the Day three picks that get three contracts. You know, 53 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 4: it's it's probably how many players get three contracts. I 54 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,679 Speaker 4: don't care where you get picked, but you know, I 55 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 4: do believe that when when a when a player especially 56 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 4: he's got the right mindset, thinks the right way, no 57 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 4: matter where he's picked, first round pick or undrafted, free 58 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 4: agent or anything in between. 59 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 2: That's the plan. You know. 60 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 4: They want to get three contracts, you know, And and 61 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 4: here's a guy that's actually done it, so he'd be 62 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 4: a good guy to go talk to and seek advice from. 63 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 4: How much should the blocks on Christians add to? You know, 64 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 4: you're how impressed you guys are with him? How much 65 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 4: of the blocking that you did on Christians? 66 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 2: Well, it didn't hurt, It didn't hurt? 67 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: Was it? 68 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 4: Probably the the thing I think Eric's probe Probably My 69 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 4: guess is Eric and Nick have been working on that 70 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 4: for quite a while. But uh, yeah, I just I 71 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 4: think it's an example of he'll do anything he's asked. 72 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,639 Speaker 3: Johnny Sutton, you spend time at the offensive line this morning. 73 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 3: You've done that before. But obviously that's as you've said, 74 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 3: that's a point of emphasis. What prompted that, I guess 75 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 3: and uh. 76 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 2: Oh for me being down there? Yeah, yes, and. 77 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 3: You know where you still looking at maybe rotations or 78 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 3: any changes there. 79 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, to your real question, I answered all on to 80 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 4: your fake question. First, heyre was clever. I just felt 81 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 4: like in that walk through they needed a little speed, quickness, 82 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 4: athleticism out there on the edge, and I felt like 83 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 4: it mud be the guy to provide that. Uh had 84 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 4: a nice swipe hop out move if you noticed. But 85 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 4: uh no, we we're definitely a work in progress. I mean, 86 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 4: there's no question about that. We we we uh, we're 87 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 4: heading to where we're gonna be. I'm very confident that 88 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 4: we're gonna be the kind of offensive line that we 89 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 4: need to be. We've been down this road before in 90 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 4: the offensive line, We've down this road in other positions. 91 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 2: And we got to work at it. 92 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 4: We've got to build that because you can't be a 93 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 4: great offense without being without having a great offensive line. 94 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 2: It's just I've never believed it was possible. 95 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 4: If you go back to two thousand and eight, we 96 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 4: talked about you starting the trenches, starting the offensive line 97 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 4: of defensive line, and that's that's that's been true since 98 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 4: Fielding Yost was coaching in Michigan. It's going to be 99 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 4: true hundred years from now. So that's that's important for us, 100 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 4: and and we are working progress. I think it's still competition, 101 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 4: it's still up. 102 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 2: In the air. 103 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 4: It's for for certain spots, and uh, that's part of it, 104 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 4: you know. So we're gonna go into this game and 105 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 4: play the game, and you know, I'm really excited because 106 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 4: I think we're gonna play great. I think our offensive 107 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 4: line is gonna play great. You have to believe that 108 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 4: and feel that way. And I'm looking forward to it. 109 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 4: And you probably will see some different guys, you know, 110 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,040 Speaker 4: in spots. So that's just part of it. 111 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 3: What kind of versatility is a guy like Pat Terry? 112 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:52,160 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, that's the thing about Pat. 113 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 4: You know, Pat can play all five spots and he has, 114 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 4: so that's that's a valuable thing. That's prob part of 115 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 4: why it is at right tackle, you know, first two game, 116 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 4: so that's a valuable thing. 117 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 2: Again and quick end. We all know we've seen you practice, 118 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 2: we know how part of you guys practice. 119 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 3: But some of the guys have mentioned this week that 120 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 3: there's been maybe a little different energy for this week's back. 121 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 2: Have you since anything different in that regard? 122 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 4: Well, I mean, I think we always practice at a 123 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 4: high level with a lot of energy, but there are 124 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 4: levels to that. And this week the guys were were 125 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 4: in We're in it. They were on it. They were 126 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 4: on it, and uh, you know, I think they set 127 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 4: a standard for this season for sure, and I want 128 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 4: to keep building on that standard because to me, it's 129 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 4: a practice sport and it's a race to get better 130 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 4: and if you're willing to go out and practice hard 131 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 4: and well, then then you've got a chance to win that. 132 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 2: Race to get better. So that was good to see. Now, 133 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 2: now the next part of that is you take that. 134 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 4: Practice into the game. You know, that's the next part 135 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,239 Speaker 4: of it, and that's what they'll be they'll be working 136 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,600 Speaker 4: to do. But the best way to play well in 137 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 4: the games to play well in practice. 138 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 3: I'm saying made Wiggins back at practice this week, how 139 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 3: do you feel like he's doing it? Is do you 140 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 3: feel like he's trended towards playing Sunday. 141 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, it's a great question. 142 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 4: I thought, as you saw, he practiced full speed, he 143 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 4: was in everything, had the red jersey on, but he 144 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 4: was full go in terms of moving around and everything, and. 145 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 2: I thought he looked great. You know. 146 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 4: So it's up to the doctors in the protocol, et cetera, 147 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 4: and we'll see how that shakes out. 148 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: All right, Sorry to do that. 149 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 3: I'll take that when it's time for mel Kuiper said 150 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 3: that too high, sayer, you should be out. What's your 151 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:33,279 Speaker 3: opinion on that? 152 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 4: Well, I mean, if if you remember in the Chiefs game, 153 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 4: it was a too high safety they got beat for 154 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 4: the touchdown. 155 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 2: So you know, so I'm fine with bad at this point. 156 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 2: Get it out, get it out. 157 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 4: Uh yeah, it's definitely, it's definitely. It's not really too 158 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 4: high so much as it's split safety quarters too high. 159 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 4: The variations that are umbrella type zone coverages that keep 160 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 4: the ball in front force teams to go the long way. 161 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 4: So no, I don't see he's going to get banned 162 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 4: anytime soon. You know. It forces teams to be disciplined 163 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 4: and to execute and to not make mistakes. On offense, 164 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 4: you know, and go to the long, hard route, and 165 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:09,239 Speaker 4: that's what you got to get good at doing on offense. 166 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 2: That's something we need to get go to doing. About 167 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 2: wearing persons number for your past rush. 168 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 4: Ups, right, yeah, yeah, I don't want to motivate a 169 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 4: guy like that. 170 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 2: No, I probably wouldn't do that. No, good, good question. Thanks. 171 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: All right, you're listening to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. 172 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: Make sure you hit that subscribe button. Also head over 173 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: to the Lounge podcast feed for a full breakdown of 174 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: what to expect in this game it was going to 175 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: take for the Ravens to come away with the victory. 176 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for listening. 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