Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass podcast. It is Saturday,
Speaker 1: August seventeenth. The Ravens beat the Atlanta Falcons in the
Speaker 1: second game of the preseason. They won thirteen to twelve
Speaker 1: at M and T Bak Stadium. After the win, head
Speaker 1: coach John Harball met with the media during the press conference.
Speaker 2: Okay, appreciate everybody being here. I mean, it's three h eight.
Speaker 2: Is that crazy or what I'm all about it? Man,
Speaker 2: Let's play all these games at noon. Let's get to go.
Speaker 3: Let's go.
Speaker 2: It's gonna be a good night for a lot of
Speaker 2: fans tonight. So good effort, a lot to look at.
Speaker 2: It's just all about, like I told you, guys, it's
Speaker 2: all about going back now and studying how guys, how
Speaker 2: we played individually, then how we operated in terms of
Speaker 2: learning experiences and different things that come up for situational
Speaker 2: football and apply them to the rest of the team.
Speaker 2: So that's where we'll be at tomorrow. And I'm proud
Speaker 2: of the guys. Tavis make it the made the big
Speaker 2: play on the two point play, which is great to see,
Speaker 2: and then d Wade making the catch and just a
Speaker 2: great throw, and all of it's been really really good
Speaker 2: in terms of those plays right there.
Speaker 3: Big important guys you know, they know come down to
Speaker 3: that last play for them to be successful. Yeah, it is.
Speaker 3: It's big.
Speaker 2: I mean, you know obviously when you're successful with something
Speaker 2: that gives you confidence, the next step is to be
Speaker 2: successful throughout the game and look at a look at
Speaker 2: it play by play and see where you're successful and
Speaker 2: where you need to work. But it's very meaningful for
Speaker 2: for the guys. I mean, those guys are the guys.
Speaker 2: This is their future, it's their opportunity and they want
Speaker 2: to make the most of it.
Speaker 3: About how you trust him? How think you play that?
Speaker 4: Yeah?
Speaker 3: I thought he played really well.
Speaker 2: I mean Josh did a great job, guys on a
Speaker 2: few plays here and there, had a chance to uh
Speaker 2: move the team down the field twice really well. Had
Speaker 2: the unfortunate snap and be the kindest word I could
Speaker 2: use to say to give it, but uh uh that
Speaker 2: was that stopped the one drive so the first one.
Speaker 2: So yeah, that Josh played.
Speaker 3: Well the job. He wasn't clear what was your impression?
Speaker 2: Seemed like he was out there and was a factor.
Speaker 2: You know, it looked like he was uh really stout
Speaker 2: against the run. Thought he set some edges really well,
Speaker 2: had his eyes back inside, falling back when the ball
Speaker 2: tried to get in the sea gap a few times,
Speaker 2: and then uh pass rush was a factor out there,
Speaker 2: had some pressures.
Speaker 3: You look good.
Speaker 5: How encouraging is that when you know you've seemi practice
Speaker 5: Obviously he's doing there, but would get a good game situation.
Speaker 2: That's a great point.
Speaker 3: I mean, Brian's exactly right.
Speaker 2: It's great in practice and you're excited about especially in pads,
Speaker 2: but in the game is when it's football, you know,
Speaker 2: so to see guys step up in games is really important.
Speaker 2: That's why the games do have a lot of value.
Speaker 6: All along those lines. These eyes are it's been a
Speaker 6: long time coming for him.
Speaker 3: A different others, uh a game situation on to take
Speaker 3: out his story, Yeah, it's the same.
Speaker 2: I mean, he be he was, He was a factor,
Speaker 2: you know, rushing the passer run game.
Speaker 3: He's a big guy.
Speaker 2: You know, he's explosive. He's still he's not as far
Speaker 2: along as David is as far as the conditioning part
Speaker 2: of it, cause he had the hamstring and uh so
Speaker 2: there's gonna be He's gonna be sort of tomorrow, I'm
Speaker 2: quite sure. Uh hopefully we can get him back in
Speaker 2: time t for next week, just because you know, that's
Speaker 2: that's off to get out there and and uh work
Speaker 2: that kind of work, that kind of playing a real
Speaker 2: game with that kind of explosive is that kind of
Speaker 2: speed and all that's hot out there, uh without as
Speaker 2: much conditioning. So I do worry about that a little
Speaker 2: bit with him, But I'm happy about the way he plays.
Speaker 2: Sure look good. He he's kind of got to start there.
Speaker 3: You know, it was really late in the game. Was
Speaker 3: already update on him because.
Speaker 2: We saw him go to Yeah, he's just kind of
Speaker 2: cramping up and stuff. So we'll just have to see
Speaker 2: how he how he feels tomorrow.
Speaker 4: How did Emory kind of respond after last week and
Speaker 4: and then he gets way more today?
Speaker 7: Obviously that worked out that way.
Speaker 3: It was great.
Speaker 2: I mean, I'll tell you one of thing, one of
Speaker 2: the main things about Emory is he's he's a even keeled,
Speaker 2: level headed guy, you know, very smart, very uh just
Speaker 2: mindful of of uh keeping his cool, you know, the guy.
Speaker 2: I thought after the game and I talked to me,
Speaker 2: did that even after that play, which was crazy, and
Speaker 2: then uh all week in practice and then go out
Speaker 2: and playing well, today.
Speaker 8: So I know you haven't seen the film, but anything
Speaker 8: you say about officsive line, what you saw as far as.
Speaker 2: The performances, Yeah, I mean, really, you gotta go back
Speaker 2: and watch the tape of those guys. There were some
Speaker 2: good plays and some bad play. He's in tay you
Speaker 2: see the tape.
Speaker 4: Real you don't know John holistically.
Speaker 5: You know with the preseason game, we've seen support with camp.
Speaker 4: How are you feeling about this group of backup quarterbacks?
Speaker 3: Uh?
Speaker 2: And going into season which you know looks like I'm
Speaker 2: confident that those guys. I'm confident in all of our players.
Speaker 2: That's why they're here.
Speaker 6: Oh what people say about like Davis Robinson's played at
Speaker 6: the end and just just played throughout the game.
Speaker 2: Yeah, Tavius is uh. You know, he's the kind of
Speaker 2: guy that you look for. He's the kind of mindset,
Speaker 2: the kind of style of play certainly that we look for.
Speaker 2: So if you wanna talk about playing like a raven,
Speaker 2: that's a that's a term that you wanna use, just
Speaker 2: tag it right next to his name. You know, he's
Speaker 2: he's that kind of guy.
Speaker 3: I know, cause words incited to see Gioga Argy out there.
Speaker 2: What were some of your initial impressions and.
Speaker 3: What are you to do for the specialty.
Speaker 2: Yeah, you can kind of see that where's where he's
Speaker 2: gonna he's gonna have a good feel for what he's doing.
Speaker 2: I mean it's tough on the kickoff returns cause he
Speaker 2: caught two going back toward the the end zone. In
Speaker 2: a real game where i'na let those fly into the
Speaker 2: end zone, I'm sure most of the time, unless we're
Speaker 2: set up for or a deep kick return, which we
Speaker 2: weren't on those plays. So but you know, the part returns,
Speaker 2: he looked good. He's natural quick, he's got great visions,
Speaker 2: so it was good to see him out there and
Speaker 2: get some reps.
Speaker 3: On the kickoff where Justin was pedalized.
Speaker 6: Was he was he just going for something and the
Speaker 6: execution didn't turn out or what happened?
Speaker 2: Yeah, he was trying to drive the ball down there
Speaker 2: and line it down there, and he's kind of kind
Speaker 2: of just, you know, captain a little too much more
Speaker 2: than he should have. So, I mean, it's all part
Speaker 2: of trying to figure this thing out. I think it's
Speaker 2: all new.
Speaker 4: We saw Devantes walking dress, but maybe not play a
Speaker 4: whole lot.
Speaker 2: Is he still coming back or Yeah, he's got a
Speaker 2: little injury, a little rib injuries dealing with.
Speaker 3: So that's where he's at.
Speaker 1: In the locker room. We also had a chance to
Speaker 1: hear from Tavius Robinson, who sealed the wind by coming
Speaker 1: up with a big stop on a two point conversion
Speaker 1: play late in the fourth quarter. He talked about that
Speaker 1: play in his development as an outside linebacker.
Speaker 4: He just specifically, what did you say on that two
Speaker 4: point play?
Speaker 7: So the tackle went down and so on that play
Speaker 7: that means that I like scream off his hip. So
Speaker 7: I saw him go down the tight end arc me
Speaker 7: and then I went straight to the running back to
Speaker 7: make the play there.
Speaker 2: So so this at this level, at this stage of
Speaker 2: your career, this stage of this person, how big is
Speaker 2: that for you person?
Speaker 6: Right? Huge?
Speaker 7: I mean I think, you know, confidence wise, and I
Speaker 7: think confidence just kind of kind of grows every day.
Speaker 7: You know, it's been a good camp just getting better.
Speaker 7: You know, all of us been, you know, sharpening iron
Speaker 7: every day. So it's been good for sure.
Speaker 1: John Harble said that if you kind of look up
Speaker 1: play like a raven, your guy that embodies that, how
Speaker 1: how would you describe your mindset and your mentality?
Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean, first of all, that means a ton.
Speaker 7: That's definitely how I try to play every day and
Speaker 7: how I approach every day. But uh, I think it's
Speaker 7: just being relentless and everything you do. You know, So
Speaker 7: when I'm on that field, I'm always trying to run
Speaker 7: to the ball like I'm the one making the play,
Speaker 7: and uh, you know, every aspect of this football I
Speaker 7: just I just take so seriously, you know, whether it's film,
Speaker 7: weight room meetings every day, So it's just giving that
Speaker 7: effort in everything is kind of what I think.
Speaker 1: So you can of play like that kind of be
Speaker 1: a springboard you as you you know, go into the
Speaker 1: season and go into the regular season.
Speaker 7: Well, it was definitely, yeah, I think it played like that,
Speaker 7: you know, keeps building my confidence and just carry over
Speaker 7: into the regular season for sure, Davis.
Speaker 4: Just to feel much different for you this year versus
Speaker 4: last year. Yeah, how so much more different. I was
Speaker 4: telling people that the other day.
Speaker 7: Actually, just uh, you know, I remember this time last
Speaker 7: year being so nervous before games and like kind of
Speaker 7: playing slow and like not knowing what to expect. But now,
Speaker 7: you know, being through a whole season, it's and you know,
Speaker 7: I know it's a long season. I know how the
Speaker 7: weeks go. So it's just feel a lot more more
Speaker 7: comfortable on the field most for sure.
Speaker 1: So you weren't supposed to be on the field for that, right,
Speaker 1: You came in because the DESA went out.
Speaker 5: Is that correct?
Speaker 3: Yeah?
Speaker 4: Yeah, I remember Chuck was saying you never passed up
Speaker 4: a rep.
Speaker 1: So so when a DESA came out, and you know,
Speaker 1: it's like, hey, game online, two point conversion, what's what?
Speaker 4: How do you look at that opportunity?
Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean it was an opportunity to win the game.
Speaker 7: So when the decent went down, you know, I ran
Speaker 7: out there and you know, we just made sure that
Speaker 7: I knew what my job was and you know, did
Speaker 7: whatever I could to help the team get the win,
Speaker 7: for sure.
Speaker 4: So Lisa played pretty well up to that point. What
Speaker 4: did you see from him today? What did you like
Speaker 4: about the way he played? Yeah, I think he's gonna
Speaker 4: be a great player too.
Speaker 7: You know, he plays He played a lot of special
Speaker 7: teams today as well too, So I think he's a
Speaker 7: great young player and he's going to continue to grow.
Speaker 3: For sure.
Speaker 4: Have you seen anything from him in camp or just
Speaker 4: up to this point that kind of made your confidence
Speaker 4: coming in like ye's gonna he's gonna be good in
Speaker 4: that debut.
Speaker 7: Yeah, I think he's a dog, Like seeing him in camp,
Speaker 7: the way he runs to the ball, how physically he is,
Speaker 7: you know how we strive to play up front.
Speaker 4: He's got that. So he's going to be a great
Speaker 4: addition to our d line for sure.
Speaker 6: What did it mean to the outside linebacker room to
Speaker 6: get David Jabo out there and his first game since
Speaker 6: last year's injury.
Speaker 4: Yeah, that was huge too, you know, seeing him back
Speaker 4: out there after his injury.
Speaker 7: You know, he made a couple of plays and he
Speaker 7: was feeling good out there, so it was good to
Speaker 7: be out there talking with him on the field.
Speaker 4: That will start there, and yeah, happy for him for sure.
Speaker 1: We also heard from quarterback Josh Johnson, who went eleven
Speaker 1: of eleven on the day, also through a touchdown pass.
Speaker 1: He talked about his performance in the play of.
Speaker 8: The offense, like everything all the little details, but it
Speaker 8: takes to be efficient in the passing game, and I
Speaker 8: felt like we took the work.
Speaker 3: From practice onto the field. So if you feel good about.
Speaker 6: That to come back from I think it was the
Speaker 6: bad snapping and the drive after to to drive down
Speaker 6: there and go seventy yards with that touchdown Just kind
Speaker 6: of what does that say about the offense and kind
Speaker 6: of bouncing back in those moments.
Speaker 8: You know, we know, we we know we have what
Speaker 8: it takes, but now it's just about consistently doing it.
Speaker 8: And uh, like with our group is spec you know specifically,
Speaker 8: it's a lot of guys that's that's new, like, uh
Speaker 8: from the backups perspective, and so you know, we just
Speaker 8: wanted to you know, keep but there was nothing. We
Speaker 8: hurt ourselves and that when you hurt ourselves, you know,
Speaker 8: you just focus on the adjustment that's necessary and you
Speaker 8: go back out and get back to doing what we
Speaker 8: was doing.
Speaker 2: We're just moving the ball key to have that after
Speaker 2: you know, some sloppy play early on, to get better
Speaker 2: from that and to kind of learn from it.
Speaker 3: I mean that's what it is all about this point, right. Yeah,
Speaker 3: this game is full of adversity.
Speaker 8: I mean, you guys know, uh, sometimes you have a
Speaker 8: slow start and you can finish strong. Sometimes you finish
Speaker 8: start fast and don't finish at all. But what we did,
Speaker 8: we we we didn't we didn't let it compile.
Speaker 3: Uh.
Speaker 8: We actually we just you know locked in one another
Speaker 8: and focused on getting our job done, and we was
Speaker 8: able to do that.
Speaker 3: That's the most important.
Speaker 5: Think you feel like you've shown about yourself and how
Speaker 5: you fit in this offense in year two with Toddmunkin,
Speaker 5: they know I can handle everything that's you know, that's
Speaker 5: expected in regards to, you know, the operation.
Speaker 3: Of the offense. You know my style of play.
Speaker 8: You know, I'm not exciting as Lemar and nobody is,
Speaker 8: but uh, in regards to making the plays that's necessary,
Speaker 8: I will do that. And then you know, for me
Speaker 8: my experience, I use my experience to my advantage of
Speaker 8: just being able to know what the defense is doing,
Speaker 8: knowing where guys should be, knowing how to handle protections,
Speaker 8: all those different things.
Speaker 7: You know.
Speaker 3: I just try to make sure that I bring that
Speaker 3: to the practice, practice to the game every day.
Speaker 2: Emory, last week it's one snap, it's a strip sack.
Speaker 2: Is I mean first time on the field that happens
Speaker 2: to for him to come back today played the way
Speaker 2: he did.
Speaker 1: What was that like?
Speaker 2: Talking to him on the sideline seeing him do that.
Speaker 3: I was excited for the young fella because we see
Speaker 3: it every day.
Speaker 8: We know him got all the skills, make all the throws,
Speaker 8: show his talented every day. You know, it was just
Speaker 8: some unfortunate situation. But like I like, you know, like
Speaker 8: all of us, he responds, He came back, He responded.
Speaker 8: He was real, calm, cool, collected out there. He took
Speaker 8: his film work to the game, and he was able
Speaker 8: to go out there and put on a good show
Speaker 8: on something.
Speaker 5: Heavy fun coming off with the last week, How big
Speaker 5: was that for you to you know, have this perfect
Speaker 5: passing day and really get the offense going.
Speaker 8: It was just you know, you you for me, it
Speaker 8: was just just doing me. Like you know, I was
Speaker 8: frustrated last week. I know, I expect more of myself,
Speaker 8: I expect more of this offense. But I also know,
Speaker 8: you know, there was things that we had to grow
Speaker 8: on as a unit, and I felt like we focused
Speaker 8: on that. We didn't focus on the things you know
Speaker 8: that we know, you know, it just showed up in
Speaker 8: the game and it happened to just be that day.
Speaker 8: It was a rough day, but those days, you know,
Speaker 8: he got another opportunity. We move on past it and
Speaker 8: we improved in which we did that and now we
Speaker 8: want to stack.
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Speaker 1: do a full breakdown of everything that we saw out
Speaker 1: there on the field today and give you an indication
Speaker 1: of who's gonna make this team when the fifty three
Speaker 1: man roster is decided later this summer. Thank you so
Speaker 1: much for listening, and we'll be back with you on Monday.