1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass podcast. What a day 2 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 1: in Baltimore. The Ravens worked out a long term contract extension, 3 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: with quarterback Lamar Jackson, agreeing in principle on a five 4 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: year deal. This happened just before the start of the 5 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,280 Speaker 1: NFL Draft, and then in the first round of the draft, 6 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: the Ravens added another playmaker to this offense by selecting 7 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: wide receiver Zay Flowers out of Boston College. It's been 8 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 1: an exciting few weeks in Baltimore and what a first 9 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: round of the NFL Draft. Now, after that first round, 10 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: Ravens gentleal manager Eric Costa, head coach John Harbaugh, and 11 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: director of player Personnel Joe Ortiz all met with the 12 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: media to discuss the big day and what it means 13 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: for the Ravens. 14 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 2: Well, first, everybody, thanks for coming. I know there's gonna 15 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 2: be a lot of different types of questions. First one 16 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 2: to just talk about Zay. A special day for him 17 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:07,399 Speaker 2: and it is the draft and we're very excited. This 18 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 2: was a player that I've seen a lot partial to Massachusetts. 19 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 2: I've always liked his game and we spent a lot 20 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 2: of time watching him. We do a project at the 21 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 2: end of the process, the draft process, where we assign 22 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 2: usually between seven to ten players to all the scouts 23 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 2: and they have a chance to create all of those players, 24 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 2: whether they're in their area, outside the area, whatever it is, 25 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 2: and then rank and Zay was by far the number 26 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 2: one prospect of those eight players that we assigned. Last week. 27 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 2: We brought him into Baltimore, we interviewed him and we 28 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 2: also interviewed him at the combine and he's really passed 29 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 2: every single test. He's just an explosive, competitive, tough guy 30 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 2: who can play outside, he can play inside. So we're 31 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 2: very happy for him and for the Ravens. We think 32 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 2: he fits what we're gonna do with Todd and just 33 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 2: with the personnel that we have very well. And it 34 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 2: was a great day. 35 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 3: Can we answer that one? 36 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 4: All? 37 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 5: I would saying it, Eric, what was time? Do you 38 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 5: feel was there a turning point in the negotiation? What 39 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 5: what happened where all of a sudden the deal came together? 40 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 2: You know, I think it's just one of those things 41 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 2: like sometimes you just need time these things develop, and uh, 42 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 2: you know, as I said, I think I've said a 43 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 2: few times, sometimes these things can happen in two weeks 44 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 2: and sometimes it takes two years, and this was on 45 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 2: that scale. But uh, you know, I think I know 46 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 2: that our appreciation and love for Lamar has really never wavered. 47 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 2: But it was business as well. And you know, I 48 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 2: said today and I feel that way. Sometimes with family, 49 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 2: things can get tough, right and we all feel that. 50 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:18,799 Speaker 2: Sometimes you can fight with your parents or a sibling 51 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 2: or you're trying to figure something out, and it's like 52 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 2: the emotion of it, and there was definitely some emotion. 53 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 2: But in the end, we've been blessed to have Lamar 54 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,239 Speaker 2: as part of this organization for a long time. We've 55 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 2: won a lot of football games. I think he feels 56 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 2: his place as special too, And you know, his business 57 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 2: wasn't personal, and I think over time that's kind of 58 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 2: what developed. 59 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 4: Personally. 60 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 6: You feel like that your weight is lifted off of you. 61 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 2: With hows and going on and how much we've been. 62 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 4: Talking about it. 63 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I have to say, yes, I do. It's been 64 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 2: a challenge in a lot of ways. But I will 65 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 2: say this. We have a lot of awesome people that 66 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 2: work with me and get to spend time with them, 67 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 2: and they've been you know, I've gotten pep talks at 68 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 2: different times they make me laugh. I'm very appreciative. I've 69 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 2: been here my whole career, and so I really have 70 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 2: an appreciation for the culture of this place and what 71 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 2: it means to me. And I guess that's one of 72 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 2: the reasons why I think I tend to put a 73 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 2: lot of pressure on myself in situations like this, because 74 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 2: I've been here forever and it means more to me 75 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 2: than this organization means more to me than just a job, 76 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 2: and so the weight of that it means a lot. 77 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 2: So I do feel that way. I think I'll have 78 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 2: more appreciation for it probably on Sunday, how I feel. 79 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 2: I know my family will probably sense it. These guys 80 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 2: will sense it. I'll get back to more practical jokes, 81 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 2: which I haven't been able to do quite as much 82 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 2: over the last year. I've done some, but not as many. 83 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 2: We'll get back to that, and just yeah, I think 84 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 2: more of a normal kind of you know, NFL career awaits. 85 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:03,599 Speaker 4: You talked last week about your expressor about the goal 86 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 4: to acquire more bas Was there an. 87 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 7: Opportunity to move back for where you were to the 88 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 7: phone non ring or did you considered at the time. 89 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, we did actually get some calls, and you know, 90 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 2: one of the things I think that when you're the 91 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 2: director of scouting or whatever, you know, you've always got 92 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 2: to kind of look at the board and assess who 93 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 2: might be there. I mean, it's great to trade back. 94 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 2: We love picks, but the picks have to be good picks. 95 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 2: And Zay was a player that we had highly rated. 96 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 2: We thought he was an excellent fit for what we do. 97 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 2: And as we look back into the you know, the 98 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 2: later part of the round and then the early part 99 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 2: of the second round, we kind of see who's available. 100 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 2: We felt like there might be a run on receivers, 101 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 2: which there was, and as we look at other positions, 102 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 2: we just felt like for us passing up on Zay 103 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 2: to get a couple extra picks was probably not the 104 00:05:57,880 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 2: smartest thing to do. 105 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 6: One of the the Lamar's situations, you remained, as he 106 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 6: kept saying, you were optimistic that something. 107 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 5: Would eventually get done. 108 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 2: Was there ever a. 109 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 6: Point, though, where you wonder, I don't know anymore with 110 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 6: Lamar and publicly asking for the trade and everything that 111 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,039 Speaker 6: has gone on throughout the last two years. 112 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 2: Uh y, Yeah, you have your moments, of course, you know, 113 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 2: I mean, I think you always kind of question, you 114 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 2: know what you're doing. I'm I'm I'm miked top as critics. 115 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 2: So I've had a lot of self reflection and looking 116 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 2: at ways maybe we could have done something differently, uh, 117 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 2: to speed this process up, to make everybody happy, you know. 118 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 2: But I just think that it happened in the normal course, 119 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 2: that it was meant to happen the way it did 120 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 2: for whatever reason. You know, we just we I've never 121 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 2: been in this position before. I don't think these guys have. 122 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 2: It was a very unusual, unique negotiation, and you know, 123 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 2: so it just it just took time, and hopefully, honestly, 124 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 2: I have to say, I hope I never have to 125 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:06,359 Speaker 2: be a part of that type of negotiation again, because 126 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 2: of the time, because of the emotional aspect, because Lamar 127 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 2: is such a special player and what that means to 128 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 2: our club into the city. We feel that certainly. So 129 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:19,239 Speaker 2: I think we're all very very happy. We really haven't 130 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 2: had a lot of opportunity to kind of sit back 131 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 2: quite honestly. I mean, you know, because the deal was 132 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 2: announced and then two hours later we were in the 133 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 2: draft room and we're getting ready to make a very 134 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 2: important pick. So I think we'll have more time for 135 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 2: reflection in the coming days. 136 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 4: That's a similar question for you. And was there were 137 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 4: there ever times a long way where you sort of 138 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 4: wondered if you would get to the stay with Lamar. 139 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 4: And we know you're always fired up on the stage 140 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 4: as you kind of look ahead to the team or 141 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 4: you maybe even more so this year given the pick. 142 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 5: Adam the same. 143 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm always fired up and very much probably more 144 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 3: fired up now than ever. I don't know if it's 145 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 3: because it's now or because the circumstances, but along the 146 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 3: way kind of echo what Eric Eric said. I thought 147 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 3: Eric did just a tremendous job through the whole process. 148 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 3: Decisions he made, choices he made, you know, risks he 149 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 3: took or didn't take or whatever, just really well thought out, 150 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 3: communicated with all of us really well through the whole process. 151 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 3: I did a great job communicating with Lamar through the 152 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 3: whole process too. So in that sense, I think we 153 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 3: just had confidence that we were, you know, down there 154 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 3: in the on the right road and strategically we were 155 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 3: doing what we need to do and trying to do 156 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 3: the right thing just by by the people involved, especially 157 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 3: by Lamar and but for the team. So That's what 158 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 3: I felt good about the whole way. I just felt 159 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 3: like we were doing things the right way, you know, 160 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 3: and and treating Lamar the right way, and that it 161 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:45,559 Speaker 3: would work out one way or another. I didn't know 162 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 3: if it was going to work out with Lamar being 163 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 3: there for sure, you just never know. You can't know that, 164 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 3: but I really I believed it would, you know, And 165 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 3: to see it happen the way it did today, to 166 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 3: hear how excited Lamar was on the phone about it, 167 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 3: you know, when we talked to about it, that was 168 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 3: really a great moment, you know. I know I felt 169 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 3: that way. I know you felt that way, Eric, and 170 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 3: you talk to him. That just kind of made it 171 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 3: all come together. Plus our players are fired up too, so. 172 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 5: I was just gonna ask to I mean, he took 173 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:15,559 Speaker 5: a bit of a leap of faith and not knowing 174 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 5: Lamar back, what was this stay like for him with 175 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 5: Lamar vi and signed? 176 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 2: And then. 177 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, Todd Mnkin had a good day today. He's he's 178 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 3: pretty happy, seem pretty happy, you know, he's he'd better 179 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 3: be happy. Uh, we've we've really upgraded our offense, you know, 180 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 3: We've we've been It's not just today we've kind of 181 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 3: been at it. You know, you look at Nelson that 182 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 3: that's not kind of underrated signing. Of course, everybody knows 183 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 3: about Odell and then all the things leading up to that. 184 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:42,839 Speaker 3: You know, U membershad Bateman. I just saw him this 185 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 3: week and here training and working out. He's in a 186 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 3: great place. Guys like Isaiah likely of course Mark our 187 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 3: offensive line. Yeah, Devin looks great. Uh, he's healthy and rolling. 188 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 3: James Prochet's in here working hard, Tyland Wallace is doing 189 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 3: a great job. So really across the board, Uh, we're 190 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 3: gonna be, We're gonna be. Okay what Lamar was. 191 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:10,319 Speaker 4: Very excited about that. 192 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 5: Did you notice any kind of change in terror negotiations 193 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 5: after that or. 194 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 6: Uh? 195 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, well we didn't spend a lot of time communicating 196 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 2: for a little period there, but you know, we're getting 197 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 2: ready for the draft, and Lamar was doing his own thing. 198 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 2: And but again I think that you know, sometimes people 199 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 2: will try and interpret things messages and and uh and such, 200 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:38,680 Speaker 2: and it's it's hard to do unless you're actually talking 201 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 2: to the person and communicating. And so you know, I 202 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 2: feel like Lamar was probably challenged like we were over 203 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 2: this period. But I think his love for this club. 204 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:51,439 Speaker 2: I think was unwavering as well. I don't want to 205 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:53,439 Speaker 2: speak for him, he can speak for himself, but I 206 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 2: think he generally loves his place and and uh and 207 00:10:56,720 --> 00:11:00,839 Speaker 2: we love him. So you know, we're trying to build 208 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:04,479 Speaker 2: and we talked about it. You know, our goal this offseason. 209 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,079 Speaker 2: One of the things that I was focused on and 210 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:11,559 Speaker 2: is adding to the receiver room, right, We talked about it. 211 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 2: Talked about the same last year with the offensive line. 212 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 2: And you know, when somebody gives us a challenge, we're 213 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 2: going to attack it and we feel like we need 214 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 2: to do better, we will attack it in different ways. 215 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:26,839 Speaker 2: I think we've proven that. So that was something that 216 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:30,079 Speaker 2: I thought about this fall watching us play. That was 217 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 2: something that I thought about in January, right after the season, 218 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 2: and that was a mission. And so Odell talented player. 219 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,599 Speaker 2: He's a big part of that. Nelson big part of that. 220 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:46,559 Speaker 2: You know, Zay, other guys coming back healthy, you know, 221 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 2: Bait coming back healthy, Devin coming back healthy, other young guys. 222 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 2: We feel like we're on our way. But it's not 223 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 2: just those guys. It's our tight ends. We love our 224 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 2: tight ends. They're a big part of it. Our running backs, 225 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 2: they're gonna be healthy this year, like fully healthy JK 226 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 2: Gus Justice. We feel like we have a lot of 227 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 2: good pieces to be a very strong offense, and Lamar 228 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:10,719 Speaker 2: is a huge part of that. Of course, Joe, what 229 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:11,840 Speaker 2: did you learn how. 230 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 5: Much Jalen Hurt feel impacted. 231 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 2: Of more school? I couldn't really say. 232 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 6: I know. 233 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 2: I think what we try to do is come up 234 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 2: with the deal that we think is good and fair 235 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 2: for the player that hopefully the player looks at and 236 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 2: resonates with the player as well. And it's been ongoing, 237 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 2: you know, I think we've over the last couple of years, 238 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:39,359 Speaker 2: we've given Lamar probably five different, six different maybe proposals 239 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 2: in different ways. And when you negotiate a lot of 240 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:45,079 Speaker 2: times you just kind of edge forward towards progress. Sometimes 241 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 2: it's fast, sometimes it's slow, but you're just trying to 242 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 2: make progress every single time to find that sweet spot. 243 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:55,960 Speaker 2: You know. Of course, you look at every single deal 244 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 2: that gets done, right quarterback deals. That's how you kind 245 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 2: of build out the parameters for what you think is 246 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 2: fair the market. The market is what the market is. 247 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 2: John says that all the time. You know that's the market. 248 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:11,199 Speaker 2: But you know, I think that the way that we 249 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 2: feel about Lamar. It's the market plus, you know, if 250 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 2: that makes sense, Like we've seen Lamar, We've won lots 251 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 2: of games with Lamar, We're around him all the time, 252 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:25,839 Speaker 2: and we do feel that he's the best quarterback in 253 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,839 Speaker 2: the NFL, and I think this contract reflects that. 254 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 4: Eric going back to Zay, he talked about having watched 255 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 4: Steve Smith Senior since he was a young kid and 256 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 4: having heard some of the maybe some of the comparisons there. 257 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:41,959 Speaker 4: Do you see a little bit of that, you know, 258 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 4: that sort of infectious self belief? 259 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I do. I do as a matter of fact. 260 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 2: And you know, I had the fortune to spend some 261 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 2: time with Steve at the combine. A lot of respect 262 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 2: for Steve. One of the great competitors that we've ever 263 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:59,839 Speaker 2: had here, I think, and fantastic guy. Consider him a 264 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 2: good We talked about receivers. He's got strong opinions and 265 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 2: he loves a too, So it's mutual. And if Steve Smith, 266 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,679 Speaker 2: I will say this, if Steve Smith has that much 267 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 2: respect for a receiver, you better pay attention. It's like 268 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 2: when Ozzie loves a tight end, you know you better 269 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 2: pay attention, right, the same deal. So that resonates with me. 270 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 2: You know, Steve says that's my guy, then I'm kind 271 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 2: of like, okay, I better pay attention. And so they 272 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 2: happened to be a guy that I liked as well. 273 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 2: So it's like a perfect DNA match. When you got 274 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:34,120 Speaker 2: a Hall of Fame someday receiver like Steve Smith telling 275 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 2: you that he loves you, loves him, and I like him, 276 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 2: and Joe likes him, and John likes him, and Todd 277 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 2: likes him, it's like, Okay, this might be the guy. 278 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 2: So when you when did kind of Zay Flowers come 279 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 2: across your radar? 280 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 4: And was there any you know, I don't know about 281 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 4: anecdote or does the story you remember by when the 282 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 4: first time you started kind of studying him breaking down film. 283 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 2: Yeah. 284 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 8: Actually, our our scouts went in there last year in 285 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 8: the twenty twenty one season. They wrote them, liked them. 286 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 8: Then obviously elected to stay in school for this past season, 287 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 8: and obviously our scouts went back in. I put on 288 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 8: a great display this past year, so we had strong 289 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 8: grades coming out of the fall. He showed up at 290 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 8: the East West and really truly stood out in the 291 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 8: receiver group there. It was him and everyone else really 292 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 8: just explosive. Just one day of practice and you just 293 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 8: saw the difference and the combine performance. But when you 294 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 8: watch this film, you just saw such an explosive player 295 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 8: on tape who can play inside and out, great acceleration, 296 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 8: playmaker with the ball in his hands, makes big plays, 297 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 8: contested plays downfield. So just everyone who watched this film 298 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 8: just saw exciting things and chance to ADDHM was awesome. 299 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 9: Before the twenty nineteen season, Lamar, you guys picked a 300 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 9: lot of speed players, and think at twenty nineteen draft 301 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 9: and you talked about building a track team for I 302 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 9: guess just a big picture on the attack of speed 303 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 9: guy like that, say, you know, how do you kind 304 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 9: of want that speed to play into the kind of offense. 305 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 2: That you were visiting for post next season. Yeah, that's 306 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 2: probably more of a todd question. But but Jonas, I 307 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 2: would just say, we look for good players and just 308 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:18,640 Speaker 2: watching Zay, like he's just got a competitive energy about him. 309 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 2: He's a playmaker and I just appreciate that. And you 310 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 2: know the fact that he's kind of a versatile player, 311 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 2: Like receivers sometimes have a specific fit maybe, but with Zay, 312 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 2: we see a guy that can do multiple things. Which 313 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 2: is exciting. He's a special teams guy as well. The 314 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 2: other thing I would say about Zay, you know, we 315 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 2: we evaluate players, but we also interview players. We talk 316 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 2: to players. We do a lot of background, like you 317 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 2: guys do when you guys write stories a lot of 318 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 2: times most of you guys, sorry, but we talk, you know, 319 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 2: we we we do a lot of research on these 320 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 2: guys and we spend a lot of time interviewing these players. 321 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:05,400 Speaker 2: And Jay was the player that I have to say, 322 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:11,200 Speaker 2: I haven't come across many more impressive just face to 323 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 2: face prospects that I've ever interviewed at the Combine and 324 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 2: then here in Baltimore. His story, his resiliency, his you know, 325 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 2: ability to just succeed and handle things was really really impressive. 326 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 2: And so it's it's kind of Jona's. It's kind of 327 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 2: all those things. It's the ability, right and how he 328 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 2: fits what he's going to do in the field, but 329 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 2: it's also his drivers, his mentality, his grit, his growth, mindset, 330 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 2: all those types of things. 331 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 5: There are two more questions. Are you backing off of that? 332 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,640 Speaker 6: Did you feel like him staying at Boston College really 333 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,920 Speaker 6: showed something about Zay? And then it also seemed like 334 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 6: Lamar really liked to pick other players Marlin. 335 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 2: Really like to pick. 336 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:52,040 Speaker 4: Did you get a sense that even players on the 337 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 4: team really liked Zay opj to. 338 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 8: The met. 339 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, we had some feedback. You know, we knew there 340 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 2: was some guys that news had been around Zay a 341 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 2: little bit, which is always great. What I did, what 342 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 2: I will say, I thought it was cool, like you know, 343 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 2: talking to say like one of his motivations are coming 344 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 2: back was to get his degree. I believe, and you 345 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 2: guys can talk to him, but I believe is that 346 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 2: he's one of what thirteen or fourteen brothers and sisters. 347 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:20,199 Speaker 2: I think he's the first one to go to college, 348 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:23,159 Speaker 2: and so getting his degree is critically important to him 349 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 2: and that was a big part of his decision, which 350 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:27,440 Speaker 2: you know, I think speaks to who he is as 351 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 2: a person. 352 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 7: Question, can I know in twenty nineteen you said you're 353 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 7: like rolling the halls ways agonizing one of the fact 354 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:37,360 Speaker 7: that you have no second round pick and you've seeing 355 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 7: those good players play off with more one, do you 356 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:45,200 Speaker 7: see any opportunity to trade up into the second round? 357 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 7: And number two, do you have any update on the 358 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:48,119 Speaker 7: Patrick Queen option? 359 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:55,399 Speaker 2: Yes, So the first part of that question was we 360 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 2: don't have a second round pick. Do I hate that? Yes? 361 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 2: But our second round pick is Roquan and you know, 362 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:04,680 Speaker 2: I gotta say, I don't think you could get a 363 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:08,639 Speaker 2: bit better second round pick. And so I'm thrilled that 364 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 2: we don't have a second round pick. So and I 365 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 2: look at that and I say, man, we really lucked out. 366 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 2: You know, we got him, we wanted him, and we 367 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 2: got him signed. And you know, Rokwan's a force multiplier. 368 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 2: He lifts everybody else up. So that's awesome as far 369 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:28,680 Speaker 2: as Patrick goes. Uh, not going to address that right now. 370 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:33,160 Speaker 2: Probably will maybe later this week. Uh, as the draft ends, 371 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 2: we'll talk about that, but I'm not going to talk 372 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 2: about that right now. Question maybe for Joe. The cornerback 373 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 2: classes we headed the day two in the draft. You 374 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:46,160 Speaker 2: guys like the depth of this class that you had, Yeah, corners, Yeah, yeah, absolutely. 375 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 2: There's like we said in. 376 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 8: The pre draft press conference, there's players at every level 377 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 8: of the draft force and there's still plenty of targets 378 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:57,239 Speaker 8: available for so, uh, you know, we'll be watching them 379 00:19:57,359 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 8: in the second round and as they come off and 380 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,200 Speaker 8: if there's when there in the third matches us, you 381 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 8: know he'll be there. 382 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 3: John. 383 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,880 Speaker 9: I know, obviously you don't know what the offense will 384 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 9: look like next year is you're kind of going through 385 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 9: everything together the team, but just from watching what Georgia 386 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 9: did last year, you know, put the ball, they're playing nakers' 387 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 9: hands through a lot of screens, a lot of RPO 388 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 9: and stuff with his a's abilities, and you kind of 389 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 9: see him at a dimension to this offense. 390 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: Absolutely. 391 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 3: I think one of the things about him is he's 392 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:27,120 Speaker 3: good on all three levels. You know, he goes deep. 393 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,439 Speaker 3: You saw the highlights probably when you watch him get drafted. 394 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:32,400 Speaker 3: He runs the intermediate routes, you know, the deep ends 395 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 3: and things like that. Especially, and then the run after 396 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:37,359 Speaker 3: the catch is really special. Is kind of Steve Smith 397 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:39,359 Speaker 3: like in that sense. I mean he can he can 398 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 3: catch it and take two or three steps and really 399 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:43,719 Speaker 3: accelerate away from a tackle, which is the one thing 400 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 3: I really I thought jumped out on the tape for me. 401 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 3: He's a strong runner too, So yeah, he's going to 402 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 3: be part of that. We've got kind of a versaal 403 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 3: receiving group. We've got a lot of guys now, Greg Lewis, 404 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:56,239 Speaker 3: when we were having our meetings, and he really likes 405 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 3: Zay as well. And his thing was, let's take the 406 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:02,239 Speaker 3: best player, the most the most versatile guys and then 407 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:04,639 Speaker 3: move them around in different spots and use them all, 408 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:06,159 Speaker 3: you know, And I thought that was something that kind 409 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 3: of resonated with all of us. 410 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:09,199 Speaker 5: Eric A. 411 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 6: Lot has been made about fully guaranteed deal since Deshaun 412 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 6: Watson got his. Looking back on it, do you feel 413 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:21,120 Speaker 6: like Watson's contract maybe does negotiations a little tough. 414 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:25,400 Speaker 2: You know, there's probably a lot of different reasons why, 415 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 2: and negotiation can go in a different way. I think 416 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 2: the most important thing is being patient, communicating and refusing 417 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:38,800 Speaker 2: to give up, you know, on anything, to keep trying 418 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 2: to find a solution. What are the challenges, What does 419 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 2: the other side want? What is the other side saying? 420 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:46,400 Speaker 2: What do you want? What are you saying? What's most 421 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 2: important to you? What are you willing to move on? 422 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,960 Speaker 2: What are they willing to move on? You know, there's 423 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 2: a lot of different challenges with these types of negotiations, 424 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 2: especially with great players. Happens with every team and every sport. 425 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:01,360 Speaker 2: You see it all the time. So it's not one thing. 426 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 2: It's not guaranteed money, it's not this. It's not that 427 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:09,399 Speaker 2: it's it's just a tough you know. Sometimes it's just 428 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 2: a part of sport. And we're fortunate we got it done. 429 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 2: I know a lot of people doubted us, but we 430 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 2: never really doubted ourselves. And here we are. We're excited 431 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 2: about that. Lets after this long process that you admit 432 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 2: it was challenging. Is there kind of a point of moment, 433 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:34,360 Speaker 2: whether when you told you know or Joe guys. Next 434 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,280 Speaker 2: year you talked to Lamar and you finally agreed on 435 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 2: this number. 436 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:39,119 Speaker 9: I know you have the draft coming up, but you 437 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 9: had to at least take a moment right to celebrate this. 438 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, there's a few funny stories, but the ones 439 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:49,680 Speaker 2: I will tell you is I was at home, It's 440 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:52,879 Speaker 2: about ten thirty at night the other night, and the 441 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:55,159 Speaker 2: Celtics were up by Like I'm a Celtics fan, they 442 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:58,159 Speaker 2: were up by fifteen or sixteen points, and it just 443 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 2: got worse and worse and worse and worse, and I'm like, 444 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:02,959 Speaker 2: what is going on? They're choking, Like these guys are 445 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:12,919 Speaker 2: literally choking. And just just as Trey Young hit that bomb, 446 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 2: I got a text from Lamar that said, basically, I 447 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:22,439 Speaker 2: think we can get a deal done. You know, we're 448 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:26,159 Speaker 2: getting close. And I said back to him, Lamar, you 449 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 2: just saved my night because I was in a dark 450 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:32,680 Speaker 2: place and at that point I didn't care anymore about 451 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 2: the Celtics. But uh, you know, so that would that 452 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 2: would be one thing. But just you know, try to 453 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 2: keep these things. This is unusual negotiation because no agent 454 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:47,640 Speaker 2: is involved, and so when it's two people, you can 455 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:51,119 Speaker 2: kind of keep a secret more so than in most cases. 456 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 2: But you know, as we make progress or not, I 457 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 2: would get these guys involved and they get excited, but 458 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 2: they don't want to pass me because they know I'm 459 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 2: so stressed out about the draft and everything. And John 460 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,399 Speaker 2: will come in every night, usually before he goes home, 461 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 2: and he's like his standard line is any updates? He 462 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 2: just got any updates? And a lot of times I say, 463 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 2: no updates, Coach, no updates. And Joe came down today 464 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 2: and I had George and Joe and I said, guys, 465 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 2: come on down for a second. Joe came in and 466 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 2: I said we got a quarterback, and he just started 467 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:28,160 Speaker 2: flipping out. 468 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 1: You know. 469 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 2: So I think we're all very excited that we've gotten 470 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:34,440 Speaker 2: more back, and I think it's great for our fans, 471 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 2: I really do. And it's great for Baltimore. It's great 472 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 2: for the city, it's great for the NFL in my opinion, 473 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:40,879 Speaker 2: and I think we're ready to go. 474 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. 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