1 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 1: Welcome into the lounge presented by DraftKings. We are thrilled 2 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 1: to sit down with safety Ardarius Washington and ours. 3 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 2: I start here. 4 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: So something jumped out to me on tape, and this 5 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: was from the Steelers game, all right, and they got 6 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 1: this big tight end Darnell Washington. 7 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 2: He's like a foot taller than you probably. 8 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: And like one hundred pounds heavier, and that dude's coming 9 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: down the middle of the field and you just step 10 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: right on up and you meet him right in the 11 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 1: middle of the field. 12 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 2: I was like, that's impressive. Like I I would not 13 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 2: be willing to do that if I were in your shoes. 14 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: Can you can you talk about how you handle you know, 15 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:44,480 Speaker 1: you're oftentimes the smallest guy on the field. 16 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 2: How do you handle that? And from a mental and 17 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 2: physical standpoint. 18 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 3: I really just don't think about it too much because 19 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:54,319 Speaker 3: I've been a same size like pretty much my whole life. 20 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 3: Always been a small guy and stuff like that. So 21 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 3: I really just don't really think about it too much 22 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 3: and everything like that. But far as that specific play, 23 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 3: I was just like, bruh, it's out of me and him, 24 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 3: you know what I mean, Like it was between us 25 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 3: and the end zone. 26 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 4: So I was like, you know where I'll put my 27 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 4: body on the line for it. So that's why I 28 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 4: was just like, yeah, I'm gonna make this play. 29 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 3: But I was sitting there thinking like how I make it? 30 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 3: But I'm gonna get them down for sure. 31 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: You got I think you went love you one of 32 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,279 Speaker 1: the thighs a little bit smart man. 33 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 4: Oh yeah. 34 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 2: More definitely is that. 35 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,479 Speaker 5: I'm curious like hearing your mindset on that, Like how 36 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:29,399 Speaker 5: do you approach it knowing that there are oftentimes whatever, 37 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 5: the guys that are bigger than you, but you can't 38 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 5: let that like in that situation, it's you or him 39 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 5: and you have to be able to come up with 40 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:37,119 Speaker 5: the play. 41 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:38,919 Speaker 6: How do you approach that on the field. 42 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 3: I mean, it's just like it's not too many like 43 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 3: five nine to five eight guys you know, playing in 44 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 3: the league or whatever. I mean, So you just think 45 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 3: about it like, man, you can't be scared to mess 46 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 3: up regardless of whatever your size is or however big or 47 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 3: small or fast you It's it doesn't really matter. Like 48 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 3: we out there, we out there to compete out there 49 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 3: the place. So I just think, like, man, those six 50 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 3: six foot guys they get rain over called on whatever 51 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 3: it may be, you know what I mean. So I'm 52 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 3: just like I can't be afraid, you know what I'm saying. 53 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 3: Whatever's gonna happen. Whatever's going to happen. But so that's 54 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 3: kind of my mindset going to have. 55 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,119 Speaker 1: You always had a chip on your shoulder because even 56 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: when you were growing up, like you said, you you 57 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: were always one of the smaller guys. Right, And if 58 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: my kid were five foot eight and said I want 59 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: to be a NFL football player, I probably like look 60 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: at them and be like, I don't know if that's 61 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: in your future, you know what I mean. So, like 62 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: as you've gone through your career, youth football, college football, 63 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 1: all that thing, like, was that a chip on your 64 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: shoulder that hey, yeah I am smaller, but I'm gonna 65 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: I'm gonna still make it, you know what I mean? 66 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, most definitely. 67 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 6: You know. 68 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 3: It's just some things like for me, I always kept 69 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 3: on myself like I got something that you can't measure, 70 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 3: and that's hard, you know what I'm saying. So if 71 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 3: you had that heart and that compassion and to go 72 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 3: out there like play how you want to, damn you know, 73 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 3: everything else gonna take care of yourself. 74 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 4: So that was the main thing. 75 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 3: So like, I really don't get into it, but I 76 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 3: know how to play it to my advantages also, So 77 00:02:57,440 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 3: that's another thing that I know. 78 00:02:59,000 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 4: I compete with the best. 79 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 2: Well you can get up there too, I'm but you 80 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 2: do have. 81 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 3: Some ups exactly, so you know, and I know that 82 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 3: by myself. So I just like one of them things. 83 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 3: You know, he's just a small guy. We're gonna throw 84 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 3: it up there and then I'll go up there and 85 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 3: get it. 86 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 6: So where's that heart come from? 87 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 3: Definitely probably my brothers, you know what I'm saying, them 88 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 3: being like toughening me up when I was younger and 89 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 3: everything like that because they was always bigger than me. 90 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 3: So it was just like for me, it's just growing up. 91 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 3: I got to have that heart for sure and that toughness. 92 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 6: So how many brothers do you have? What's and where 93 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 6: are you in the packing order there? 94 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 3: I have three brothers and one sister and I'm the baby. 95 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 2: Now we see where it's discovering. Bro. 96 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: He told some Washington family stories that you're getting toughened up. 97 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 4: Oh man, I'll just tell you one. 98 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 3: Uh, it's several Honestly, me and my brothers always far, 99 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 3: always competing and everything. But here I'll just tell you 100 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 3: one we was out in the back room just playing 101 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 3: around and everything like that, and then it kind of 102 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 3: got physical. 103 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: Men. 104 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 3: My brother he's like a year older than me, and 105 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 3: so me and him was out there back in the backyard, 106 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 3: I mean back at the high I was playing in 107 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 3: the back room and so anyway, so like we just 108 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 3: started fighting and then my other brother he's just like 109 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 3: letting us fight, and so he had my shirt. One 110 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 3: of my brothers, he's grabbed my shirt and just kind 111 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 3: of got like the best of me. Then my brother's like, 112 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 3: my other brother was like, take your shirt off, take 113 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 3: your shirt off, and then let's see. And so took 114 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 3: my shirt off and then I got the best of it. 115 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 4: So that's one of the stories. 116 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 3: But we always fought growing up, you know what I mean, 117 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 3: But we love each other for sure. 118 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:29,359 Speaker 6: It was were they also football players, Like is that part. 119 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 4: Of we played? 120 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 3: We played like in the yard and everything, like in 121 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 3: the neighborhood and everything, But not really not really, they 122 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:35,239 Speaker 3: really didn't. 123 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 4: They chose a different route for sure. 124 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 5: But you're the one that ends up making the baby 125 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 5: bro ends up making it to the NFL and were 126 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 5: you Were. 127 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 2: You the smallest one in the family. 128 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 4: Smartest one. 129 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 3: Wow, my oldest brother he's small too, My oldest brother 130 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 3: he's pretty small, but definitely me. 131 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's really cool. 132 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: What you know, your your NFL career obviously kind of 133 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 1: got off to a tougher start with injuries the past 134 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,840 Speaker 1: couple of years, and and you know you're already undrafted, 135 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: you know, and I know you were a highly touted, 136 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: undrafted guy, like a lot of teams wanted you. We 137 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 1: got you, but it did start off really tough for 138 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: those injuries. 139 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 2: How did you grind through that from a mental standpoint? 140 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: Oh? 141 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 3: Man, definitely, family, family and prayer. That's like the main 142 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 3: thing and is always just believing in myself. I know, 143 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 3: like certain certain things like soon as I was like 144 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 3: getting up to the point where like I was about 145 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 3: to be playing. 146 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 4: Or something like that, or injury it happened. 147 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 3: So you know, sometime you want to question and be 148 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:25,599 Speaker 3: like why now you know what I mean, But you 149 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 3: just got to keep that faith in yourself and knowing 150 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 3: that like whenever you get the opportunity to get your chance, 151 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 3: that you're going to prevail on the other side for sure. 152 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, it just is it just texting, call in Your 153 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 2: family was helping you. 154 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:39,679 Speaker 4: Yeah, definitely, it was like my mom, my sister. Mainly 155 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 4: my mom and my sister for. 156 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 3: Sure, and my brothers they tipped in too, but it 157 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 3: was mainly like my mom and my sister always calling me, 158 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:48,119 Speaker 3: always checking on me, always texting me. And then also 159 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 3: just watching, like watching the Ravens play, you know what 160 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 3: I mean. So I'm like, I want to be back 161 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 3: out there. I want to be back out there. So 162 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:54,599 Speaker 3: like that kept my hope alive. 163 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 2: For sure. Your brother, your brother's piece of advice would 164 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 2: be take your shirt off. 165 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 6: Yeah, take your shirt out on the field. So just 166 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 6: for listeners and for viewers. 167 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 5: So you go undrafted in twenty twenty one, and then, 168 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,799 Speaker 5: like Ryan mentioned this first two seasons dealing with injuries 169 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 5: and weren't on the field much, played more last year 170 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 5: and now obviously have really solidified yourself in the starting role. 171 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 5: What do you think is it that has allowed you 172 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 5: to stick with it over the course of those four 173 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 5: years when it was challenging and now be in this 174 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 5: position where you already starter and playing really well. 175 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 3: Really man, just wanted the opportunity, wanted to go out 176 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 3: there improve myself, you know what I mean. So I 177 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 3: want to go out there approve myself to the fans, 178 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 3: the players, the coaches and everything like that. So that 179 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 3: was like the main thing for me, you know what 180 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 3: I mean, going in practice and everything like that, you know, 181 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 3: doing it and then so now getting into the game. 182 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 4: And doing it. 183 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 3: So that that right there kept me motivated and wanted 184 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 3: to prove myself to that I can play in this 185 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 3: league for sure. 186 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 5: Was there a moment this year where one of the 187 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:52,359 Speaker 5: coaches came to you and said you're going to be 188 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 5: the starter? 189 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 4: Yes, it was. It was. 190 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 3: It was a moment that one of the coaches came 191 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 3: up to me and said that, And it was Pittsburgy week, 192 00:06:59,040 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 3: you know what I'm saying. 193 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 4: So it came up to me and told me, Now 194 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:05,280 Speaker 4: so like previous weeks that I was like, I think 195 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 4: it was a Cleveland game. I started that game. 196 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 3: It was kind of like a toss up in between, 197 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 3: so like I kind of like find out like game 198 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 3: day type, you know what I mean. 199 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:16,679 Speaker 4: But definitely it was Pittsburgh like they told. 200 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 6: Me, And like, what's your thought? 201 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 5: Knowing I know every guy says you prepare every week, 202 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 5: like you're the starter, and that's like the standard answer, right, 203 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 5: and there's probably truth in that, but there's also something 204 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 5: different like when you know and that you're going to 205 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 5: be the guy and that you're gonna be the starter 206 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 5: and that you've elevated yourself to that position. What did 207 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 5: you take away from that conversation of finding out that 208 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 5: you were going to be a starter? 209 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 4: Did they believe in me? Did they trusted me? 210 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 3: And so that was that was like the big thing 211 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 3: that I took away, And like me for myself, I 212 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 3: wanted to go out there and prove them right, you 213 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 3: know what I mean, and why they trusted me and 214 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 3: why they believe me. So like that's what like from 215 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 3: that conversation, I'll tell you, Okay, now they finally like 216 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 3: really give me my opportunity and they trusted me to 217 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 3: go out there and compete with the rest of the team. 218 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 4: Guys out there with us. 219 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: That's a big moment, especially for a guy who's gone 220 00:07:58,080 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: through what you've gone through in your. 221 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 2: Career, in your background. 222 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: Can you take us more inside that that moment when 223 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: you were told you're the guy? 224 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 3: I mean for that it was like go out there 225 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 3: and show him why you know what I mean, why 226 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 3: I'm gonna be the starter and so that's kind of 227 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 3: what's my only mindset, you know. And the season not 228 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 3: over yet, so like I want to finish out strong, 229 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 3: and we got a long ways to go, you know 230 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 3: what I mean. So like during that moment, like I said, 231 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 3: I just want to show him, like why they told. 232 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 2: Me to be which coach told you that it was hard? 233 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, hards actually told Okay. 234 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 3: Like right before the practice, I think it was like 235 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 3: Friday practice or Thursday practice. 236 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it was Friday practice. He came up 237 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 4: and told me, look you ready and don't be the guy. 238 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 2: And I was like, yeah, that's also And just emotionally, 239 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:40,079 Speaker 2: what was that moment, Like. 240 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:42,319 Speaker 3: Man, it felt great to finally, you know what I mean, 241 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 3: get that get that role, get that starting role, and 242 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 3: like him telling me that, it felt great. Man, it 243 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 3: meant a lot for sure. 244 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's cool. 245 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 5: And since you've gotten that role, you were playing well 246 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 5: and the defenses earlier in the year was a little 247 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 5: bit rocky as we know, and then you have solidify 248 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 5: things and I think that you being in there has 249 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 5: helped solidify things and that this defense has kind of 250 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 5: turned a corner. You said that when you found out 251 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:06,599 Speaker 5: you're gonna be the start of your first thought is 252 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 5: I got to prove them right. Well, you've been proving 253 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 5: them right over the past several games. 254 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 6: What does that. 255 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 5: Mean to you to be playing at a high level 256 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 5: now that you've been giving this given this opportunity. 257 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 3: I mean, it means a lot, you know what I mean. 258 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 3: We still got a long ways to go, But I 259 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 3: mean I don't think about it too much. I guess 260 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 3: after the season I reflect. 261 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 4: More about it. 262 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 3: But right now, we got a long ways to go, 263 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 3: you know what I'm saying, So that my main thing 264 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 3: is to stay focused and help the guys out. Like 265 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 3: I'm doing good right now, so now is to help 266 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 3: the other guys that's around me, you know what I'm saying, 267 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 3: lift them up to and help them do good. 268 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: Also, what do you think has enabled this defense to 269 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,079 Speaker 1: turn things around? Other than you coming into the starting lineup? 270 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: What is it from communication or. 271 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 4: The main thing? 272 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 3: It's more so like communication and everybody getting on the 273 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:49,079 Speaker 3: same page. We all thinking it's one you know what 274 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 3: I mean, it's no miscommunications and everyone taking the blame. 275 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 3: So like earlier on the year, we had some mishaps 276 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 3: and everything like that, you know what I'm saying. So 277 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 3: now we're taking responsibility of what we're doing wrong and 278 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 3: stuff like that and looking into that, you know what 279 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 3: I mean. So I feel like that was the big thing, 280 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 3: biggest thing for sure in communication and like want to 281 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:07,439 Speaker 3: you know what I mean. I'm not saying that we 282 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 3: didn't want to at the beginning of the year, but 283 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 3: now like we really want to. We want we don't 284 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 3: want to be the Achilles Hill of the team or 285 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 3: why we don't go far, you know what I mean. 286 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 4: So that was like one of them. 287 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 1: You got an interception I think it was bo Nix's 288 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 1: first pass right that you that you picked off and 289 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: you kind of got that knack right for making plays 290 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:26,440 Speaker 1: like that's always been one thing I've said about you 291 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: just watching you play practice it it's like a little 292 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: bit of Geno Stone, Like do you know had that 293 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: same kind of knack you were around the ball and 294 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:36,080 Speaker 1: all that. Kyle Hounton got done telling us this week 295 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: that that's the next step for the defense. Right, It's like, 296 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:40,319 Speaker 1: all right, we're not giving up the big plays like 297 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: world in here. Now, let's go take the ball away 298 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:44,719 Speaker 1: exact how much do you kind of say, all right, 299 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 1: I'm going to be that guy. 300 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 4: Oh man all the time, every game, even that practice, 301 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:50,479 Speaker 4: you know what I'm saying. I had that mindset. 302 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 3: So every game, every practice, I go in and like, yeah, 303 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 3: let's make it make a difference, you know what I mean. 304 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 3: That's how we're gonna make a different. Like you said, 305 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 3: we're not giving up the big play now, we got 306 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,319 Speaker 3: to take that next step or taking the ball away, 307 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 3: and that's what we're like, we're not doing right now. 308 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 3: And so that's what we practice and that's what we 309 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:06,839 Speaker 3: preach it. And so I want to be a part 310 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:08,559 Speaker 3: of that definitely, and I know I can be, So 311 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 3: that's why I want to do. 312 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 6: It's interesting. 313 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 5: I'm curious for you as you if you go back 314 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 5: to your rookie year, your second year and like you're 315 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 5: dealing with the hard stuff, you're dealing with the injuries 316 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 5: and you want to play, did you question whether you 317 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:23,319 Speaker 5: would make it to this point. 318 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 3: I guess it was a little bit of a question there, 319 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,319 Speaker 3: not really, honestly, Like I always seen myself as a 320 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:34,199 Speaker 3: start and new one day when I got my opportunity 321 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:37,840 Speaker 3: that I'll be in this position for sure. So I 322 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 3: guess I kind of questioned it a little bit, like 323 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 3: dealing with the injuries and everything like, because I was like, well, 324 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:44,319 Speaker 3: like my injuries allowed me to get to that point 325 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 3: or anything like that before, just like my personal beliefs, Nah, 326 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 3: I kind of always see myself like getting to this 327 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:50,680 Speaker 3: point for sure. 328 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 5: Well, the Ravens have a long track record of undrafted 329 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 5: guys who have come here and had success and. 330 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,559 Speaker 2: Or even seventh throwne picks like Gino at your position. 331 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 5: Yeah, like you've had this example, players who late round picks, 332 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 5: undrafted players who'd come here and been successful. When you 333 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 5: go back to when you were thinking about the draft, happened. 334 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 5: So I want to go through the draft actually, like 335 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 5: what was your draft day weekend story? 336 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 6: And then how did you ultimately land here? 337 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:16,439 Speaker 4: Oh? Man, draft d I had like my family and 338 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 4: my friends over and bro. That was tough. 339 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 3: That was a tough moment, and so I honestly thought 340 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:23,839 Speaker 3: I was gonna go pretty high, pretty high. 341 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 4: I thought it was gonna go pretty high and doing 342 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 4: the draft. But after he. 343 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 3: Got about about the fifth round, I just went upstairs, 344 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 3: like all my family downstairs, I just went upstairs and 345 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 3: didn't even look at the draft. No more like I 346 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:39,679 Speaker 3: stopped worrying about it, got off my phone. I was 347 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:40,840 Speaker 3: just in my room by myself. 348 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:41,719 Speaker 4: You know what I'm saying it. 349 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 3: I ain't gonna lie that. That sent me to a 350 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 3: dark place because I was like confused. I didn't know why. 351 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:49,839 Speaker 3: And so that kind of was it. And then after 352 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 3: the draft was over, teams was calling me. You know, 353 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 3: when them come, I like, bro, I ain't trying to 354 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:55,679 Speaker 3: talk right now. I talked to my age and like 355 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 3: we'll figure it out, you know, or whatever, and not honestly, 356 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 3: high end up doing so with how I chose to 357 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:04,439 Speaker 3: end up going to the Ravens. 358 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 4: Marlow end up calling, and Patrick Queen and I'm calling. 359 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 3: They both called, of course the coaches called, but Patrick 360 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 3: called first. 361 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, Patrick Carr first. 362 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 3: I talked to him for a little bit, and then uh, 363 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 3: I think Marlow called, Like right after that. 364 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 4: Marlow called and then he was like we. 365 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:25,719 Speaker 3: Want to safety. He was like, man, I want you 366 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 3: to come here. I want you to come here and 367 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:29,559 Speaker 3: be a safety over the top. They help us out 368 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 3: with this defense. And so that was that, and then 369 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 3: PQ called like I'll say, like five minutes late here, like, bro, 370 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 3: what's your decision, what you're gonna do. I want you 371 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 3: to come here, you know what I mean. And I 372 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 3: was like, all right, bro, I think I'm gonna come there, 373 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:42,719 Speaker 3: you know what I mean. I was like, i'mna talk 374 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 3: to my agent. And we got the same agent also, 375 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 3: so I was like, I'm talked to Rick. You know 376 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 3: what I'm saying. Let him know I talked to him 377 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 3: about it and we'll see. And so end up calling 378 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 3: Rick and I was like, yeah, that's the team I 379 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 3: want to go with. 380 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 6: You know what, did you have a relationship with those 381 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 6: two guys before Marlin? 382 00:13:57,559 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 4: No, no relationship with Marlin but PQ. 383 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 5: Yes, yes, okay, So like all of a sudden, you 384 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 5: don't know Marlin and he's blowing up your phone. Yeah, 385 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:06,080 Speaker 5: and what are you thinking of that moment? 386 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 3: I was confused. I'm like, bro, this is Marlin Humfer 387 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 3: calling me, you know what I mean? At the time, like, bro, 388 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 3: it's Marlin, Like you. 389 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:13,600 Speaker 4: Know, it's kind of like it was amazing feeling for sure, 390 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 4: you know what I mean? Him calling me? Definitely, I 391 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 4: was like kind of shocked. 392 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 2: But did you have any other players from other teams? 393 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 2: Like is that a thing that happens? Yeah? 394 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 3: I don't know, but nah, the other people that called 395 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 3: and I was just coaches, just coaches and stuff like 396 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 3: that calling. But far as players, no, he was. They 397 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 3: was the only like it was the only team that 398 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 3: had players call him. 399 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 1: Now, the only problem with this story is that Marlin 400 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 1: does fancy himself a recruiter, like he actually thinks he 401 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 1: has an impact. 402 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 2: So if we like say that he. 403 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 5: Actually did exactly his recruiting works in this situation, he was. 404 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 3: He was actually at the airport when he called me. 405 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 3: He was like, hey, man, I'm at the airport, you 406 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 3: know what I mean. 407 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 6: So I'll pick you up right here. I'll wait for 408 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:48,080 Speaker 6: you your bags. 409 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, he definitely called for sure. 410 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 2: Now you didn't have to change colors to purple. 411 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 4: Purple exactly, So that wasn't bad at all. 412 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 2: Wardrobe says the sameat. 413 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 3: So some of my t used to I was wearing 414 00:14:58,000 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 3: to hear, you know what I mean, like my purple 415 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 3: tights and I some gloves and everything like that. 416 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, and so I was still I was just wearing 417 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 4: to here. 418 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: So definitely, do you still we talked about carrying kind 419 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: of chip from your size on your shoulder, that undrafted chip. 420 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 2: Does that ever? Go away. 421 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, that's never gonna go away, you know what 422 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 3: I mean. I'm gonna kind of always have that that 423 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 3: edge about. 424 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 4: Me, you know what I mean. 425 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 3: I was undrafted guy because I feel like they got 426 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 3: that wrong. So I'm always forever had that, you know me, 427 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 3: and I take that out with my plea. 428 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, well it's. 429 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 5: Kind of crazy because I was reading that like some places, 430 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 5: like I thought you might be a first round pick, 431 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 5: and so, like, you know, not to belabor the point here, 432 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 5: but like, was that was that if you're thinking, did 433 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 5: you think, yeah, exactly, how does that? 434 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 6: How does that happen? 435 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 2: Like you think, what's your best guess size? 436 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 4: That's the only thing I could see. 437 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 3: And then like my last year, I didn't have no interceptions, 438 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 3: but they wouldn't trying me anymore, so like I don't know, 439 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 3: that's I don't know that's something I could have seen, 440 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 3: you know what I mean. 441 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 4: So that's why I was like kind of. 442 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 3: Confused too, Like you said, it was some of them 443 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 3: had me at first round pick, you know what I mean. 444 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 3: So it's just like I don't know. That's the dark 445 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 3: place though for me. I was in dark place for 446 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 3: about I don't know about four months, probably about four months. 447 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 3: Even when I made a fifty three man roster, I 448 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 3: still was like upset about it, you know. I mean, 449 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 3: I was grateful, but I still was thinking about it. 450 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 3: Like I said, I'll fer every thing about it, you 451 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 3: know what I mean. 452 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 4: So how'd you get it with my shoulder? For sure? 453 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 6: How did you get over it once you got here. 454 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 3: Making the fifty three man roster, you know what I mean? 455 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 3: So once I made the fifty three man roster, it 456 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 3: was just like, Okay, I can still play the game, 457 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 3: you know what I mean, regardless of where I went 458 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 3: in the draft or anything like that, I can still 459 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 3: do what I need to do, you know what I'm saying, 460 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 3: To play football, which is what I wanted to do ultimately, 461 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 3: was the opportunity. So once I realized that I can 462 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:41,160 Speaker 3: still have that same opportunity even going undrafted, I kind 463 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 3: of like, you know what I mean, got past like 464 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 3: got it that dark place all set. 465 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 2: I'm curious. 466 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 1: I see the tattoo on your hand, which is very interesting. 467 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: It's like a globe tattoo. 468 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:52,920 Speaker 2: Can you tell us the story behind it? 469 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 4: Honestly, truth be told. 470 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 3: I'll tell you the story, so y'all know who Tyry 471 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 3: Matthew is right, he's a Louisiana guy and everything like that. 472 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 3: And so honestly, that's kind of the backstory of that tattoo. 473 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 3: So like when I was about seventh grade, I was like, 474 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 3: that's what I want to be, like honestly, and so 475 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 3: I got it. I got this like one of my 476 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 3: first tattoos I got just like my freshman year of 477 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 3: high school, you know what I mean. So that's kind 478 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 3: of who I had out of my game after It's 479 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 3: one of the same tattoos he has. 480 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 4: Action. 481 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 2: Oh, he has the same tattoo. 482 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 5: And you're a Louisiana guy. You grew up Louisiana and 483 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 5: he played at LSU. 484 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:23,200 Speaker 3: Play at LSU and everything like that. So that's kind 485 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 3: of the whole story behind this tattoo. 486 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 6: For sure, you got a little honey Badger in you. 487 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, most definitely. 488 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 6: You move around, you can be a ballhawk like I 489 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 6: can see the similarity. 490 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:34,880 Speaker 4: Definitely, definitely, So that's kind of where that came from. 491 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 4: For sure. 492 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,159 Speaker 1: It's awesome and the last one for me just you know, 493 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:40,679 Speaker 1: as as we get ready for this four game stretch 494 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,199 Speaker 1: in the regular season, what's kind of your mindset is 495 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: this team tries to get on a roll and keep 496 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 1: it rolling in the playoffs. 497 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 3: I mean, just keep doing what we're doing and call 498 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,919 Speaker 3: them turnovers. That's kind of like my mindset going into this. 499 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 3: Keep communicating and keep making plays and getting turnos, you know, 500 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 3: so the offense can get the roll in and get 501 00:17:58,760 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 3: to score more points. 502 00:17:59,600 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 4: For sure. 503 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:02,640 Speaker 3: One of the best defenses if the defense that's not 504 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 3: out there. Yeah, so we make plays when we get turnose, 505 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 3: then we won't be out there as much for sure. 506 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 5: And lastly for me is can you tell me the 507 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 5: confidence that this team has you sense like I felt 508 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 5: like the bye week was a reset needed it physically, mentally, everything. 509 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:20,920 Speaker 5: But there's still confidence and optimism that this team can 510 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:22,800 Speaker 5: still be a really good team. You're in a good 511 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:24,640 Speaker 5: position and like all your goals are still in front 512 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 5: of you. Talk to me about the confidence that this 513 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 5: team has. 514 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 3: I mean, we have our confidence never waivers, you know 515 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 3: what I mean. So and not say that because like 516 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:33,880 Speaker 3: the games that we have lost and everything like that, 517 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:37,119 Speaker 3: it was self inflicted and so we got away, we 518 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 3: got it trying to reset, refocus and everything like that. 519 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:42,400 Speaker 4: So now that we back, I feel like the confidence 520 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:42,880 Speaker 4: never waiver. 521 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:44,959 Speaker 3: It's just that we know what we need to do 522 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 3: is not have those self inflicting wounds, and I feel 523 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 3: like we'll be all right. 524 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 2: Oh wait, I thought it one more question. 525 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: Well, you have the locker next to Derrick Henry, which 526 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,360 Speaker 1: is which is a great partnership. I mean, you don't 527 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:58,439 Speaker 1: usually see the running back like that much bigger than 528 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 1: the safety next them. What's it like sitting next to 529 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:05,000 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry? Can you share the insight about him with us? 530 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 4: I ain't gonna share too much prior guy, so I 531 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 4: ain't gonna share too much. But no, that's my dude. Yeah, 532 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 4: you know what I'm saying. I got to know him. 533 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:14,680 Speaker 4: You know what I'm saying with him being right next 534 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 4: to me and everything like that. But nah, he's cool. 535 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 4: You know what I'm saying. 536 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 3: It's amazing being next to a ninety nine player like that. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 537 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 3: it's amazing. 538 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 1: Definitely, if they sold Derrick Henry in a whole, would 539 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: you still approach him like you did? 540 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 2: Darnel Washington? That's the question. 541 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:30,919 Speaker 4: I have no toys. 542 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 6: That's his mentality right there. 543 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 4: I have no toys, you know. So that's my little 544 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:35,400 Speaker 4: big bro. I'm bigger than him. 545 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:40,439 Speaker 2: I love it well, thank you, thank you, thank you. 546 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 5: If you're listening to the Launch podcast, we are coming 547 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:44,919 Speaker 5: to you from the Sekiek Studio. We also want to 548 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:46,879 Speaker 5: mention our partners with Draft Kings sports Book. They are 549 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 5: an official sports betting partner of the Baltimore Ravens Draft 550 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 5: Kings Sports Book. The Crown is yours. So I enjoyed 551 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 5: sitting down with Ardarius and just learning a little bit 552 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:59,679 Speaker 5: about him. I think that his mentality comes out dudes 553 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:01,159 Speaker 5: like fatas and optimism. 554 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 6: It's a guy. 555 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 5: Who has the deck stacked against him to a certain degree, 556 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 5: and it's been fun to see him play well this year. 557 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 5: I've always liked him. I agree with the Genostone comp 558 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 5: for him. I think that there's a lot of similarities there. 559 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 5: You just watch practice and you're like, this guy just 560 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 5: keeps making plays, and I think, honestly, that's how he 561 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 5: made the team coming out as an undrafted rookie. 562 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: I think the Ardarius might be a little more athletic 563 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:23,680 Speaker 1: than Gino. Like if you were to look at the 564 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:26,680 Speaker 1: testing numbers and speed the leaping, I think he's got 565 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 1: a little bit more of that. 566 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 5: I think he just the similar thing for me is 567 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 5: like they just are were consistently around the ball as 568 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 5: players who were correct fighting for roster spots. 569 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:36,199 Speaker 6: Yeah, this guy just keeps making plays. 570 00:20:36,359 --> 00:20:38,159 Speaker 1: They've both got good instincts. I mean, that's what you 571 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 1: want from a safety, right, you got to be instinctual. 572 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 1: And it would not surprise me at all if Ardarius 573 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:46,920 Speaker 1: had the career trajectory that Gino did. You know, Gino 574 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 1: didn't have as many injuries early in his career, so 575 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 1: he kind of had the benefit of he got more 576 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:54,120 Speaker 1: snaps playing special teams for a long time. Ardarius has 577 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 1: just missed a fair amount of time. So you know, 578 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: if he's already playing this, well, think about when he 579 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:02,159 Speaker 1: gets more plays under Belton, more reps. Right, that's just 580 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 1: going to make him a better and better player. And 581 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: I think that the skill, the skills are there, and 582 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: so yeah, I think he's a great story and he's 583 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: playing really well. He's an important part of this defense. 584 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think a big part of him, and you 585 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 5: mentioned it in the interview with him is a turnover 586 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 5: possibility to take away potential that he has and that 587 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:21,639 Speaker 5: I do agree with the notion that like that's the 588 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 5: next step for this defense. I do think they've played 589 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 5: a lot better recently, and they've cleaned up a lot 590 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 5: of the issues that plagued them earlier this year. 591 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 6: What's next is some of those takeaways. 592 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I definitely agree. I mean, the Ravens were one 593 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:34,680 Speaker 2: of the league. 594 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:38,159 Speaker 1: Leaders in takeaways last season and it just hasn't been 595 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:42,399 Speaker 1: the case yet this year. I mean, Marlon Humphrey, you know, 596 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:45,400 Speaker 1: is among the league leaders. 597 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 2: Not what I expect. 598 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:47,159 Speaker 5: He's been the exception to the rest of the defense, 599 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:49,600 Speaker 5: and that he's has got five interceptions this year. 600 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:51,400 Speaker 6: He's been great in that regard, which is not typically 601 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 6: his game. 602 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,399 Speaker 2: Right exactly. I don't know. 603 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: I'd have to go back to our season prediction spot, 604 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 1: but I bet you neither of us had Marlon Humphrey 605 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: leading this team in interceptions, right. They just got to 606 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:04,240 Speaker 1: get more, more guys, more guys getting their hands on 607 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:06,680 Speaker 1: the ball. And I do think that now we've heard 608 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,639 Speaker 1: that from Zach Orr, we heard Kyle Hamilton talk about it, 609 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 1: we heard oard Arius Washington. I think that that's the 610 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 1: message in the defensive meeting rooms is all right, like 611 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 1: we're playing better, we've shored things up. The next step 612 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 1: and really where the Ravens will be unstoppable. Is Look, 613 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:24,919 Speaker 1: we know this offense is good, and the more chances 614 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: that we give this offense, once it catches fire, it 615 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:32,120 Speaker 1: is combustible. And so if they can turn that ball 616 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,680 Speaker 1: over one or two more, you know times a game, 617 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: that's going to change the calculus. 618 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:39,360 Speaker 6: Yeah, I'm with you one hundred percent. 619 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:42,720 Speaker 5: And I think that I think when you clean up 620 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:45,880 Speaker 5: like the big issues then and then you're just playing better. 621 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:49,120 Speaker 5: Now you're in better position and like you're not having 622 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 5: big players over the top, and you just I think 623 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 5: there will be kind of a It's kind of like 624 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 5: a running game that starts rolling downhill, you start picking 625 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:59,159 Speaker 5: up some chunk plays. The same can be true for 626 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 5: the defense. Things up from a big picture standpoint, the 627 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:03,639 Speaker 5: ball is not getting over your head. Now you're in 628 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:05,880 Speaker 5: position to make more plays. Now just catch the ball 629 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:06,640 Speaker 5: when you have. 630 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:07,200 Speaker 6: The chance to do that. 631 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 5: And I think the Ravens will do that, and I 632 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:13,120 Speaker 5: think that this weekend is obviously a possibility for them 633 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:14,639 Speaker 5: to be able to do that. They're going into this 634 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,919 Speaker 5: game against the Giants. Looks like Tommy DeVito is going 635 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 5: to be the starting quarterback for them. When we did 636 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 5: the podcast, earlier this. 637 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 4: Week, get it ready. 638 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 5: Yeah, it was Drew Locke we expected to be the quarterback, 639 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:27,439 Speaker 5: but he's dealing with an injury. So it looks like 640 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:28,680 Speaker 5: the Vito is going to be the guy who the 641 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 5: Ravens go up against. And the Ravens are big favorites 642 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:34,679 Speaker 5: in this game. It's the They're the biggest favorite of 643 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,960 Speaker 5: any team in the league this year, fifteen point favorite 644 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:41,400 Speaker 5: going into this game. So it's a game you look 645 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 5: at it on paper, Ravens should win it. But and 646 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 5: so basically every player who talked to the media this 647 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:51,080 Speaker 5: week was asked like, how do you avoid that letdown? 648 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:53,959 Speaker 5: And I don't honestly think that's going to be an 649 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 5: issue for this team. 650 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean I think a they're really hungry coming 651 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:01,160 Speaker 1: off the buy, you know, the not a loss during 652 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:04,399 Speaker 1: a bye, especially for a team that's as talented as 653 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 1: the Ravens are, with the aspirations that they have, that 654 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,400 Speaker 1: did not sit well with them, and so they are 655 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 1: very hungry to get back on a winning note starting 656 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 1: this week. And then I thought Kyle Hamilton said it, well, look, 657 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 1: you know we've lost games like this this season. We 658 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:22,640 Speaker 1: lost to the Raiders in Week two in a game 659 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:24,399 Speaker 1: that everybody thought we were going to win. You know, 660 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 1: you're coming off that Chiefs loss back home, it's the 661 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: home opener, and the Ravens dropped that one, and that 662 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 1: still hurts, right when you look at the standings. Had 663 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 1: they won that game, they'd be in a much better 664 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:37,879 Speaker 1: position right now for the AFC North. And they lost, 665 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,720 Speaker 1: you know, on the road in Cleveland, And now Cleveland's different, 666 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:41,640 Speaker 1: that's a division opponent. 667 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:43,439 Speaker 2: That's that's different. 668 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:46,399 Speaker 1: But still the Ravens were heavily favored to win that 669 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: game as well, So like they've learned that lesson, And yeah, 670 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 1: I think that the Ravens have had the right mentality 671 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 1: all this week that it's about us. It's about playing 672 00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 1: really good football on our end, and we're not going 673 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:01,400 Speaker 1: to worry about and look at the mats and think that, 674 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: oh yeah, we got this game won. 675 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:03,640 Speaker 2: Yeah. 676 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 5: It was kind of funny talking to Lamar Jackson this 677 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:07,600 Speaker 5: week because after the game against Philly Man he was 678 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:08,680 Speaker 5: hot on the press conference. 679 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:10,680 Speaker 6: During his press conference, you could you could tell he 680 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:11,879 Speaker 6: still had that fire burning. 681 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:13,800 Speaker 5: And then he gets back after the buy and it's like, 682 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 5: heyst rejuvenated, how you feeling are? You know, get some 683 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 5: time to relax, and he's like, I'm still fired up, 684 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:21,480 Speaker 5: Like I still that's that still irks me that we 685 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 5: didn't win that game and didn't play the way that 686 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:27,640 Speaker 5: we thought we should have played. And he is he's 687 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,479 Speaker 5: dialed in. And we've said it before, but this is 688 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 5: the time of the year where it's go time. Four 689 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:35,399 Speaker 5: games left in the regular season, no time to waste. 690 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:37,639 Speaker 5: Lamar Jackson as a leader in the quarterback of the 691 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:40,120 Speaker 5: team really sets the tone. And I think he reiterated 692 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:43,439 Speaker 5: that point again this week during his presser, and you 693 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 5: see it with him every single day, and I think 694 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 5: that that's just even gone to another level as we 695 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 5: get to this point. 696 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:49,480 Speaker 4: Yeah. 697 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 1: I mean the offense the past three games of the 698 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:55,199 Speaker 1: offense has not been as sharp as it what was 699 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:58,159 Speaker 1: the previous month, month and a half. There's you know, 700 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 1: no no going around it. I think that this is 701 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 1: an important game for that unit to kind of start 702 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 1: to finish play some really good football. You know, they've 703 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 1: shot themselves in the foot with penalties in certain games. 704 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 1: It's been turnovers, it's just been missed opportunities things like that. Like, 705 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:15,439 Speaker 1: I think that this is a real opportunity for the 706 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:20,280 Speaker 1: offense to kind of restart that momentum where we saw 707 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:23,399 Speaker 1: them in October when they were just putting up thirty, 708 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 1: you know, five points a game. And I think that 709 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:30,400 Speaker 1: that they have an opportunity to get hot right now. 710 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:31,920 Speaker 1: And it starts with Lamar Jackson. 711 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:32,159 Speaker 4: You know. 712 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:36,639 Speaker 1: I think that he obviously has been playing at a 713 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 1: very high level all season, but he even said it 714 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:41,520 Speaker 1: it can it can be better for him, right and 715 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 1: he feels like, whatever, I don't have to play up 716 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 1: to that MVP standard that everybody's talking about and all 717 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 1: that stuff. 718 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:48,320 Speaker 2: I just need to be me. 719 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:51,919 Speaker 1: Well, being him is a really high level, and I 720 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:55,199 Speaker 1: think that if he plays at that level. Yeah, this 721 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 1: offense can get very very hot down the stretch. 722 00:26:57,760 --> 00:26:59,200 Speaker 6: It's a ninety level. 723 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 2: It's a ninety I know over all level. That's correct. 724 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:04,440 Speaker 5: Yes, Lamar and Derek Henery get the ninety nine rating 725 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:06,160 Speaker 5: in Madam, which Lamar was very excited about. 726 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 6: By the way, he want to talk about that. 727 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 5: He said it's overdue, so he's been waiting for that 728 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 5: one for a while. But in all honesty, so like Lamar, 729 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:17,159 Speaker 5: the I guess the narrative around him at times is 730 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:20,119 Speaker 5: put on your Superman cape and go make the place happen. 731 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 5: You're the most exciting player to watch in football. You 732 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 5: can do things nobody else can. So just go out 733 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 5: there and make that happen. And his point of like, 734 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 5: I don't, and he's correct in this. When he does it, 735 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 5: it's great, it's fun to watch, it's it's awesome. But 736 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 5: the point that he makes is, I'm not worried about 737 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 5: like I've got to go out there and play at 738 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 5: this MVP level. I gotta put on the Superman cape 739 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 5: and go crazy. I just need to be me, And 740 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 5: I do think that that is the right mentality to take. 741 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 5: I don't think he should put it all on himself 742 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 5: because the Ravens have pieces around him. 743 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think that there's more. 744 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:49,399 Speaker 5: I think he's got more weapons around him than he 745 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 5: hit maybe has ever had. And I just don't think 746 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:53,840 Speaker 5: that it's all on him. 747 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 1: I think that this is what superstars in any sport 748 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:00,679 Speaker 1: deal with, Right, Michael Jordan, Right, how much do you 749 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:02,360 Speaker 1: just say, you know what, give. 750 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 2: Michael Jordan the ball and let him do what he does. 751 00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:08,240 Speaker 1: But like those players, and MJ went through it in 752 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: his career, like when you learn how to lean on 753 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 1: your teammates at certain times, and that's when you become 754 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: even better, right, And like Lamar is at that level 755 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:23,879 Speaker 1: of superstar, right, And like that's always been a conversation 756 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 1: around him and will continue to be is Like you know, 757 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:30,680 Speaker 1: sometimes aft the AFC Championship game, like Lamar told us 758 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:32,919 Speaker 1: on this very podcast, I felt like I could have 759 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:34,480 Speaker 1: done more. There were times when I could have taken 760 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 1: off and run more and thrown on that cape some more. 761 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:41,160 Speaker 1: And he regrets not doing that. At the same time, 762 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 1: you don't want him to feel like he has to 763 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: do that all the time. He needs to lean on 764 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 1: So it's a really difficult balance. Yeah, you know, I mean, 765 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 1: he's the best player on the field, and so you 766 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:52,280 Speaker 1: want him to do his thing. But part of doing 767 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 1: his thing and making him so great is, yeah, trusting Safflowers, 768 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:58,960 Speaker 1: Mark Andrews, all these guys Baitman to make those plays 769 00:28:59,000 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 1: around him. 770 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 6: Yeah, it is this balance. 771 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 5: Because after the game against the Eagles, there was conversation 772 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:07,120 Speaker 5: and especially by headlines because of kind of the funny 773 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:08,760 Speaker 5: element of it of his mom telling him you should 774 00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:11,640 Speaker 5: have taken off and run more. Yeah, and uh, and 775 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 5: so are there chances for him to do that maybe 776 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 5: we went through that last week actually, and I think 777 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 5: that there's that balance, and I actually think Lamar does 778 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:24,360 Speaker 5: a pretty good job, really good job of knowing when 779 00:29:25,040 --> 00:29:26,680 Speaker 5: to take off and run. I think that like that 780 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:29,480 Speaker 5: is a really good element of his game. Is the 781 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 5: knowledge that you don't see in like a stat sheet 782 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,600 Speaker 5: that doesn't show up, is when to take off and 783 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 5: run or when to scramble to look down the field. 784 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:37,000 Speaker 5: I think he does a really has a good feel 785 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 5: for that, And I think so and then getting. 786 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:40,840 Speaker 2: It's all going to be the best running quarterback of 787 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 2: all time. He's going to break Michael Vick's records. I 788 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 2: think he's pretty good at that. 789 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 5: But but I just mean, like not just running, which 790 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:48,840 Speaker 5: he's great at that, win making. 791 00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 6: Is completely really superior. 792 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:52,040 Speaker 2: And I think it's gotten even better over the years. 793 00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 6: I agree, and so I think that he does. 794 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:58,240 Speaker 5: So I think that all that is part of the 795 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:02,040 Speaker 5: challenge in navigating, like how how much you you take 796 00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:04,840 Speaker 5: off and run, how much you look for plays to 797 00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 5: develop and wait for something down the field. When do 798 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:08,200 Speaker 5: you put on the Superman cape? When do you play 799 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 5: within like the structure of the offense, Like well, you 800 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:12,719 Speaker 5: go back our football all that's just part of it. 801 00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:14,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, putting on the super cape doesn't the Superman cape 802 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 1: doesn't mean that you're just running more. No, I just 803 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:18,920 Speaker 1: mean like when you're when you're extending to play and 804 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:23,000 Speaker 1: throwing a forty yard bomb because he escaped the sack miraculously, 805 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:27,160 Speaker 1: that's the Superman. Yeah, and so like, yeah, I think 806 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 1: the whole like should Lamar run conversation to be honest, 807 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 1: like this week has been kind. 808 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:35,280 Speaker 6: Of Yeah, it's a little overblown. 809 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:36,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think so. 810 00:30:36,360 --> 00:30:41,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, And I think, honestly, a more interesting conversation is like, yeah, 811 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:44,480 Speaker 1: we want Lamar Jackson to lead us here down the stretch. 812 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 1: But oh, by the way, there's another guy in the 813 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 1: ninety nine Madden Club that also want to feed the 814 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:53,080 Speaker 1: ball to right. Like we've talked all year about Derrick 815 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 1: Henry and how he gets Stronger's year goes on stronger 816 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:57,480 Speaker 1: with the more carries he gets. 817 00:30:57,480 --> 00:30:59,160 Speaker 2: Well, it's December. 818 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:02,520 Speaker 1: Over his career, he's had higher yards per carry in 819 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 1: December and January than he has the rest of the year. 820 00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 1: And so how much do the Ravens feed the King, 821 00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:10,680 Speaker 1: I think is a bigger question. 822 00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:13,720 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think that a lot. To answer your question, 823 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:14,400 Speaker 6: how much a lot. 824 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:18,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, a big plate looking like my pizza plate. 825 00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:20,360 Speaker 6: It's looking like your pizza plate for sure. 826 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 5: One other guy who certainly gets plenty of plenty of 827 00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:27,320 Speaker 5: action is Mark Andrews, and he is closing in on 828 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:31,560 Speaker 5: the franchise all time touchdown records combined receiving and rush 829 00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:35,680 Speaker 5: total touchdowns total touchdowns franchise history. Jamal Lewis has that 830 00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 5: record right now and. 831 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 2: Well with a seven, Mark actually has hide with. 832 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:41,560 Speaker 6: Both of them have it won more? 833 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:44,520 Speaker 5: And Mark sits atop that record book and that could 834 00:31:44,520 --> 00:31:45,680 Speaker 5: happen this week, but he's close. 835 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 6: You talked to him this week, Daniel. 836 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:50,040 Speaker 1: I did, Yeah, so, uh, you know he I think 837 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:52,360 Speaker 1: he feels he feels very grateful to be in this position. 838 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 1: As always, you know, he talks about, hey, it's my 839 00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:56,280 Speaker 1: teammates that have put me in this position, lamar and 840 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:57,080 Speaker 1: all those things. 841 00:31:58,080 --> 00:31:59,440 Speaker 2: You know, that's that's how Mark is. 842 00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:03,000 Speaker 1: He's a team And he said, really, for me scoring touchdowns, 843 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:06,240 Speaker 1: what's the best feeling is like just putting more more 844 00:32:06,280 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 1: points on the board for my teammates and like making 845 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:10,920 Speaker 1: their work lamar, you know, making him look good by 846 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:13,600 Speaker 1: making the place for him. That's how Mark looks at it, 847 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:17,720 Speaker 1: but there's there's no doubt that that's why he plays 848 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:20,040 Speaker 1: the game for that feeling, you know, to get in 849 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:23,000 Speaker 1: the end zone. That that's the ultimate for him. And 850 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 1: I thought it was. It was fun this week talking 851 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:29,800 Speaker 1: to different people about what's your favorite Mark Andrew's touchdown? 852 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:31,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, there's been a lot. 853 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:32,680 Speaker 6: Yeah it was forty seven of them. 854 00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, that Eagles touchdown was pretty nice the head topper, 855 00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:43,440 Speaker 1: and Mark said his favorite was actually the Colts game 856 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago when the Ravens storm from behind, 857 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:50,160 Speaker 1: were big deficit in the second half twenty one points, 858 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:53,640 Speaker 1: I think, and came back. Mark scored two touchdowns and 859 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:57,040 Speaker 1: to two point conversions in the fourth quarter, including one 860 00:32:57,080 --> 00:33:00,120 Speaker 1: with less than a minute left to force overtime in 861 00:33:00,120 --> 00:33:01,880 Speaker 1: that game, in a game that the Ravens eventually won. 862 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:04,360 Speaker 1: He said that was his favorite because his grandmother had 863 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:07,000 Speaker 1: passed that week and he felt like she was with him, 864 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:07,600 Speaker 1: So that was. 865 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:08,240 Speaker 2: That was one. 866 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:11,040 Speaker 1: But Lamar had a tough time picking his favorite. Isaiah 867 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:14,200 Speaker 1: likely had a tough time picking his favorite, so it's 868 00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:14,800 Speaker 1: pretty awesome. 869 00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 5: Lamar is pretty funny talking about like his favorite Mark 870 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:20,160 Speaker 5: Andrews stories. He's like, here's one that play the rookie 871 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:22,240 Speaker 5: year against the Chargers. And here's another one that catch 872 00:33:22,280 --> 00:33:24,600 Speaker 5: you head against the Browns like you just get rattling 873 00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:27,000 Speaker 5: them off. And I think that that speaks to who 874 00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:27,440 Speaker 5: Mark is. 875 00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:31,320 Speaker 1: I think what makes Mark such a prolific touchdown scorer 876 00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:34,840 Speaker 1: is a I mean, he's a big, big body in 877 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:38,520 Speaker 1: the end zone, be great knack for getting open and 878 00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:41,600 Speaker 1: finding Lamar's eyes and finding passing lanes. And then c 879 00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:44,840 Speaker 1: as Isaiah likely put it, it's the one too. And 880 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:49,280 Speaker 1: nobody's a bigger no out there than Mark Andrews. Yeah, 881 00:33:49,280 --> 00:33:52,560 Speaker 1: and sometimes when it and Jamal Lewis. I talked to 882 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:54,280 Speaker 1: Jamal Lewis as well, and he said the same thing 883 00:33:54,720 --> 00:33:57,040 Speaker 1: down in the red zone near the end zone. 884 00:33:57,040 --> 00:34:00,560 Speaker 2: It's strongest man wins and nobody wants it, and nobody's 885 00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:03,800 Speaker 2: gonna dog more than Mark Andrews. 886 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:06,160 Speaker 5: I guess, well, put I to think you said Nac 887 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:10,080 Speaker 5: like his Mark's feel is as good Mark and Lamar. 888 00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:12,200 Speaker 5: Those two guys like the field they have for the game, 889 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:15,840 Speaker 5: the spatial the body awareness, that type of stuff is 890 00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:17,680 Speaker 5: as good as anybody I've ever seen. And I think 891 00:34:17,719 --> 00:34:21,160 Speaker 5: that that is so underrated and it's been it's been 892 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:23,040 Speaker 5: fun to watch those two guys and Mark has a 893 00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:25,120 Speaker 5: great feel for it. So maybe that happens on Sunday 894 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:25,560 Speaker 5: at MetLife. 895 00:34:25,680 --> 00:34:28,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely, this is this is you know, as we said, 896 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:30,719 Speaker 1: the Ravens are big, big favorites in this game, but 897 00:34:30,760 --> 00:34:33,239 Speaker 1: the Giants, they're not gonna go down without a fight, 898 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:33,600 Speaker 1: for sure. 899 00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:35,160 Speaker 2: They have some talented players on their side. Of my 900 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:35,880 Speaker 2: league neighbors. 901 00:34:36,160 --> 00:34:38,279 Speaker 1: You know, he's a very talented wide receiver that these 902 00:34:38,320 --> 00:34:40,480 Speaker 1: this defense is gonna have to contend with. I I'm 903 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 1: interested to watch the matchup between he and Nate Wiggins 904 00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:45,600 Speaker 1: rookie first round, your first rookie first rounders. I bet 905 00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:47,640 Speaker 1: that they're gonna meet a fair amount, so that'll be 906 00:34:47,680 --> 00:34:50,800 Speaker 1: one to watch. And then you know this Giant's defense, 907 00:34:51,120 --> 00:34:53,640 Speaker 1: their offense with Tyrone Tracy Junior, you know, he's been 908 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:56,719 Speaker 1: kind of a sensation for then uh, he can kind 909 00:34:56,719 --> 00:34:58,759 Speaker 1: of get loose. So the Ravens gotta still win their 910 00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:01,439 Speaker 1: matchups to win this game. I expect that they will 911 00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:03,400 Speaker 1: and it'll be a fun when at Met Life. 912 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:05,000 Speaker 6: Awesome, Well, thank you so much for listening. 913 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:07,239 Speaker 5: We will be back with you after that game on 914 00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:09,920 Speaker 5: Sunday and our post game Reaction podcast. 915 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:11,120 Speaker 6: Make sure you're subscribed here. 916 00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:13,719 Speaker 5: Also head over to the Ravens Press Past podcast feed 917 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:14,799 Speaker 5: and subscribe there as well. 918 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:16,640 Speaker 6: Thanks for listening, we'll be back to you on Sunday.