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Speaker 1: Welcome into the lounge. We have a special episode for

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Speaker 1: you today. You know, Gary and I we kind of

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Speaker 1: we pretend, we pretend like we did. We definitely know

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Speaker 1: what we're talking about, but we just like to get

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Speaker 1: some external perspective. You know, that's the key. You know,

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Speaker 1: It's like, you know, we're slightly biased, slightly slightly slightly,

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Speaker 1: so we needed to slightly You will not get any

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Speaker 1: big predictions in terms of you know, dominant seventeen and

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Speaker 1: no seasons from our guests. So what was our worst

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Speaker 1: worst scenario was what a four losses is worst case scenario?

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Speaker 1: But anyway, Yeah, our guest today is Jeff's Rebec from

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Speaker 1: The Athletic, one of our favorite guys. Highly respected obviously

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Speaker 1: we encourage you to all to go and read his

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Speaker 1: work at the Athletic. And what we did here, Jeff

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Speaker 1: is we came up with ten burning questions. You know,

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Speaker 1: training camp gets hot, so these are burning questions. Uh,

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Speaker 1: and we want your you know, we've kind of been

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Speaker 1: doing this on Baltimore. Is that common written form? Cliff

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Speaker 1: Brown and I came up with ten questions and we've

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Speaker 1: been going through them some of the big picture stuff,

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Speaker 1: and we're gonna post some of those same ones and

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Speaker 1: some different ones to you, Jeff. All right, so let's

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Speaker 1: jump right into it, alright, Number one, the big hitter.

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Speaker 1: As you might imagine, you're just going right, oh, going right,

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Speaker 1: not wasting any time. No, no, yeah, Lamar Jackson and

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Speaker 1: his contract will Lamar Jackson signed a contract extension before

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Speaker 1: this season starts. Wow, Yeah, we aren't. We're we're not

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Speaker 1: messing up. We're not messing around here. I like, yeah here,

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Speaker 1: I am uh kind of easing my way back in

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Speaker 1: I've changed on that so many times and flip flopped. Um,

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Speaker 1: but right now, if you're asking me, I'm saying, yes,

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Speaker 1: the deal it's done before the start of the regular season. Um.

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Speaker 1: You know, I just think it's always hard as a

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Speaker 1: reporter to admit that we really don't know what's going

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Speaker 1: on here and to an extent, guys, but this has

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Speaker 1: been the case with this whole thing, and and that's

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Speaker 1: by design. Trust is a very big thing with Lamar Jackson. Um.

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Speaker 1: So the Ravens have kept all this stuff just between

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Speaker 1: about what's going on, they feel like that that's the

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Speaker 1: best way to get this deal done, which is a

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Speaker 1: difficult deal to do, not just because of the magnitude,

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Speaker 1: but also because you know the circumstances, Lamar not having

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Speaker 1: an agent negotiating directly with him. So this is the

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Speaker 1: path they've chosen. Um, you know, I think it's something

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Speaker 1: the Ravens as an organization really want to get done.

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Speaker 1: If you if you believe Lamar's comments recently on it,

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Speaker 1: He's certainly seems a lot more open to it than

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna say they find a way here. Uh, you know,

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Speaker 1: I think they Understandy would prefer the Ravens would prefer

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Speaker 1: of a a sudden it's the middle of training camp, and uh,

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Speaker 1: Gret and I were just talking about this yesterday, I

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Speaker 1: And and the fact that he came back from any

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Speaker 1: this is a quarterback who's went about his business, is

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Speaker 1: obviously worked extremely hard, has been inclusive with teammates and

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Speaker 1: They've never made any bones about that. There's been no

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Speaker 1: appear to be awful confident about it, and I think

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Speaker 1: that's a nod to tie us and how he goes

427
00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:21,760
Speaker 1: about things. But he's one I'm not as confident in. Um.

428
00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:25,040
Speaker 1: Marcus Peters. I like his chances, you know, I talked

429
00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:26,840
Speaker 1: to Marcus. It feels like it was about a month

430
00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:30,000
Speaker 1: and a half ago. Um, and he felt like he

431
00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:33,240
Speaker 1: really had turned the corner recently, and he admitted there's

432
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Speaker 1: some dark days where he wondered. But that guy knows,

433
00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:38,920
Speaker 1: you know, he knows what he's doing, and he spent

434
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Speaker 1: a lot of time in the building in recent months

435
00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,040
Speaker 1: to kind of take it over and take it to

436
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Speaker 1: the next step. Uh my guesses he'll be ready to go.

437
00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:49,440
Speaker 1: And what is that? That that then the two backs,

438
00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:53,879
Speaker 1: those are the tough ones. I mean, I'm always you know,

439
00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:57,720
Speaker 1: I'm always cautious. You read a lot of these internet doctors,

440
00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:01,080
Speaker 1: and I think it's dangerous, you know. I I think

441
00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:04,479
Speaker 1: it's dangerous because they're not examining him, you know what

442
00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:09,960
Speaker 1: I mean, Like they don't have access to his medical records. Um,

443
00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,959
Speaker 1: you know, but the Ravens also never you know, just

444
00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:15,680
Speaker 1: having an A c L tear is different than tearing

445
00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:18,520
Speaker 1: your A c L and a couple other ligaments and

446
00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:20,760
Speaker 1: and there. You know, there's been some speculation about the

447
00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,919
Speaker 1: extent of Dobbin's injury that maybe it was beyond just

448
00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:25,679
Speaker 1: an A c L. It was a little more to

449
00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:29,200
Speaker 1: it which could could slow him. Um, he's one I'm

450
00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:32,280
Speaker 1: gonna be watching closely. I think Gus is probably ready

451
00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:35,920
Speaker 1: to go UM with an A. C. L Um Dobbins

452
00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,480
Speaker 1: is gonna be one that you know, I'm gonna be watching.

453
00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:41,280
Speaker 1: I don't feel as strongly as his chances. Not that

454
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Speaker 1: I'm ruling them out um for week one, but I

455
00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:46,440
Speaker 1: think with both those guys, I think the Ravens are

456
00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:48,480
Speaker 1: really gonna take it slow with those guys that I

457
00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:51,480
Speaker 1: don't think they care. You know, obviously they'd rather have

458
00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:53,560
Speaker 1: him on the field, but I don't think they care

459
00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:57,159
Speaker 1: if those guys are back for several weeks into training

460
00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,480
Speaker 1: camp or takes a while, you know. I I could

461
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Speaker 1: see a bunch to the guys we talked about starting

462
00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,800
Speaker 1: on the pup list early in camp and then sort

463
00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:09,040
Speaker 1: of staggering when those guys come off, uh you know.

464
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Speaker 1: And I think they'll have a plan for each one

465
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Speaker 1: and the hope is all of them will be ready

466
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Speaker 1: for week one. But as we know from covering the

467
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Speaker 1: Steam over the years, you know, usually if you have

468
00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:20,560
Speaker 1: five guys, you know you'll get three or four back,

469
00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:22,480
Speaker 1: and one or two you won't get back. That's just

470
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Speaker 1: the reality of the NFL. So uh Um, I think

471
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Speaker 1: they all have a chance. But I don't think the

472
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Speaker 1: Ravens are you know, necessarily a percent counting on all

473
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Speaker 1: those guys being back right away totally. So I think,

474
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Speaker 1: you know, the biggest thing, like with all those guys,

475
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Speaker 1: and as we mentioned, we saw it last year, is

476
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Speaker 1: just injury timelines can change. That can be difficult to predict.

477
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Speaker 1: And I think the Ravens are gonna be cautious with

478
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Speaker 1: all of them. I don't think they're gonna rush any

479
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Speaker 1: of them back, and they want to make sure that

480
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Speaker 1: when they do get back, they stay back, so you

481
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Speaker 1: don't have a situation like Stanley, you come back for

482
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Speaker 1: a weekend bo Yeah, yeah, totally. And you know what, Look,

483
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Speaker 1: I don't want to come off you. I try, you know,

484
00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:04,879
Speaker 1: I try to just play things straight and and you know,

485
00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:06,879
Speaker 1: no one wants to be called the homer or no

486
00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:09,280
Speaker 1: one wants to be called the hater, and I try

487
00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:11,560
Speaker 1: to play things straight down the middle and just be honest.

488
00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,960
Speaker 1: And and look, I don't blame them for being tight

489
00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,360
Speaker 1: lipped about that stuff, because you know what, every time

490
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Speaker 1: John Harball gives an injury prediction, says, oh it'll be

491
00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:24,240
Speaker 1: two weeks or whatever, it's not that serious. People flip

492
00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:30,520
Speaker 1: out when the guy's not back, but there's unforeseen circumstances. Yeah, yeah,

493
00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:36,399
Speaker 1: it's totally started now. Every time he mentions kind of

494
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Speaker 1: a timeline, people are skeptical John is not lying publicly

495
00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:45,440
Speaker 1: about the information he's he's simply you know, in some cases,

496
00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:47,600
Speaker 1: he probably could say a little more, and he chooses

497
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Speaker 1: not to because the team doesn't view in their best interests.

498
00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:54,679
Speaker 1: But sometimes the way things are now are necessarily what

499
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Speaker 1: they'll be in two weeks. You don't know how a

500
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Speaker 1: player is going to respond when they ramp up the

501
00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:01,760
Speaker 1: rehab or when they get through practice. Will a player

502
00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:04,000
Speaker 1: be able you know that, will player be able to

503
00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:06,920
Speaker 1: bounce back after a tough practice, or what happens if

504
00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:08,960
Speaker 1: they tweak something. You know, like there's a lot of

505
00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:12,480
Speaker 1: variables go into it. They just don't know. In certain cases,

506
00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:15,960
Speaker 1: they're hopeful, but you can't know for sure what a

507
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Speaker 1: guy is gonna look like in late August or early

508
00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:21,680
Speaker 1: September when they're trying to really, uh, you know, ramp

509
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Speaker 1: up preparations for week one. Um, but I think there's

510
00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,720
Speaker 1: a whole lot of there's a whole lot more good

511
00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:32,200
Speaker 1: news on the injury front. Uh, than bad news at

512
00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:34,359
Speaker 1: this stage of the off season for the Ravens. And

513
00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:36,480
Speaker 1: and that's a good deal. I mean, you're talking about

514
00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:40,800
Speaker 1: potentially getting you know, five or six impact starters back

515
00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:44,040
Speaker 1: at practice at some point this summer. So I'm sure

516
00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:46,480
Speaker 1: Hardball and all of them are excited about the fact. Yeah,

517
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Speaker 1: when we ask you about like what notable players could

518
00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:50,879
Speaker 1: they add to the mix? And the most notable guys

519
00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:53,280
Speaker 1: are the ones who are coming back from injuries. All right, So, uh,

520
00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:56,399
Speaker 1: offensive line has been a big point of emphasis this offseason,

521
00:26:57,040 --> 00:27:01,040
Speaker 1: added some key pieces there. Who wins the starting left

522
00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:08,920
Speaker 1: guard job? Oh? Um, so let's say probably between right

523
00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:15,200
Speaker 1: Tyree Phillips, Ben Cleveland and Ben Powers. I think, you know, like,

524
00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:18,520
Speaker 1: could he enter that mix? Sure, I think he's so

525
00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:22,399
Speaker 1: valuable though as like the sixth offensive lineman, and and

526
00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:24,760
Speaker 1: a skeptic will say, well, if he's still valuable, shouldn't

527
00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:27,160
Speaker 1: be one of the top five starting But I think

528
00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:32,080
Speaker 1: that totally misunderstands how important that swing guy is, both

529
00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:35,800
Speaker 1: in terms terms of your game day roster construction and

530
00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:37,960
Speaker 1: your ability to do it on the fly. I mean,

531
00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:41,200
Speaker 1: not every offensive lineman could go in as the last

532
00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:43,800
Speaker 1: guy and know that he may have to play every

533
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Speaker 1: damn position on the field if there's an injury. And

534
00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:48,120
Speaker 1: I think, but carry's one guy we know who can

535
00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:50,760
Speaker 1: do that, just like James Hurst. I mean, he was

536
00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:53,679
Speaker 1: incredibly valuable. You bring him up, This brings him up

537
00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:57,520
Speaker 1: every podcast. Yeah, I know, and hey, the Saints keep

538
00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:01,399
Speaker 1: paying him, right, you know, but um, I'm gonna go

539
00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:05,040
Speaker 1: Tyree Phillips. Uh you know, And I know that's not

540
00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:07,800
Speaker 1: not a very popular probably. I think people think this

541
00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:11,119
Speaker 1: is Ben Cleveland's year. I just think we need to

542
00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:13,520
Speaker 1: see Ben Cleveland stay on the field for an extended

543
00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:18,000
Speaker 1: stretch of practices and just get better. I mean, I

544
00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:21,200
Speaker 1: don't think he's you know, Tyree Phillips. I think they

545
00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:24,679
Speaker 1: really like his athleticism there, um and his ability to

546
00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:28,760
Speaker 1: do certain things. I think he's definitely as upside there

547
00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:30,919
Speaker 1: that we really haven't seen because he's just you know,

548
00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:34,359
Speaker 1: he's never been that guy. You know, it's always been Okay,

549
00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:36,840
Speaker 1: maybe he's your right tackle in today's practice, Maybe he's

550
00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:39,560
Speaker 1: your left tackling today's practice. Okay, we'll work him in

551
00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:43,080
Speaker 1: a guard. I want to see what Tyree Phillips can become.

552
00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:48,560
Speaker 1: Um once he's taking reps there regularly. Um and and

553
00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:51,520
Speaker 1: I think he's gonna get every opportunity to win the job.

554
00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:55,320
Speaker 1: Um and. I like his upside there. But again, he's

555
00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:57,160
Speaker 1: also another guy that's gonna stay on the field. I

556
00:28:57,200 --> 00:29:00,680
Speaker 1: don't think it's it's you know, I think at position

557
00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:04,920
Speaker 1: maybe a survival of the fittest situation. Right, he's ever healthiest,

558
00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:07,920
Speaker 1: is able to stay on the field and be consistent

559
00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:10,360
Speaker 1: all all summer, is gonna be the guy that wins

560
00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:11,920
Speaker 1: the job at the end. I think in the last

561
00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:14,760
Speaker 1: couple of years, like last year, remember, like I think

562
00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:17,080
Speaker 1: people were kind of surprised that Tylerie Phillips was a

563
00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:20,440
Speaker 1: starting left guard when the when when they you know,

564
00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:23,160
Speaker 1: kicked the ball off in Vegas. But you know, I

565
00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:25,800
Speaker 1: think it's gonna be in the situation like that. I mean,

566
00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:28,360
Speaker 1: Ben Cleveland needs just to be a little more consistent.

567
00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:31,960
Speaker 1: Practice needs to avoid than you know, kind of the uh,

568
00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:34,760
Speaker 1: you know, the minor injuries that keep him out for

569
00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:36,720
Speaker 1: you know, three or four days a year, three or

570
00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:40,120
Speaker 1: four days there. Uh. And I don't think they're discounting

571
00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:43,160
Speaker 1: his future, and I think they'd be okay with starting

572
00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:46,320
Speaker 1: bend powers. But I just think Phillips is a guy

573
00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:49,560
Speaker 1: that they liked his upside and his athleticism at that position.

574
00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:53,640
Speaker 1: We have some so we all. I'm also big entyree.

575
00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:57,200
Speaker 1: I think he came in in good shape too. He

576
00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:59,360
Speaker 1: looks like he's in better shape than he was the

577
00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:02,040
Speaker 1: past couple of years. Sometimes. You know, we saw with

578
00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:04,840
Speaker 1: the Orlando Brown right, that rookie body is different from

579
00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:08,120
Speaker 1: like a vet body. Um, and I think that he is.

580
00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:10,840
Speaker 1: Uh yeah, I agree with you, Jeff. See what he's

581
00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:13,120
Speaker 1: got it left guard when he can get consistent practice

582
00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:16,840
Speaker 1: reps there. Yeah, you know what, I honestly think in

583
00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:20,720
Speaker 1: a perfect world, two of those guys played play really good,

584
00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:24,640
Speaker 1: have really strong, um, you know, have really strong training camps,

585
00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:26,120
Speaker 1: and you and you trade one at the end of

586
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Speaker 1: the season and get yourself one of these fifth or

587
00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:31,240
Speaker 1: six round picks or early day three picks. I mean,

588
00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:33,640
Speaker 1: I know you never can have enough depth, but you

589
00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:36,080
Speaker 1: know you still have been carry still of Tristan cologne.

590
00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:40,240
Speaker 1: You know they'll be a rookie, uh you know, offensive

591
00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:42,560
Speaker 1: lineman that probably are or like one of the undrafted

592
00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:45,120
Speaker 1: that will probably impressed or you know that will probably

593
00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:47,200
Speaker 1: impress that you can get on the practice squad. I

594
00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:49,520
Speaker 1: think they do have some depth there, and the best

595
00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:52,680
Speaker 1: case scenario would be you know two or you know

596
00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:54,760
Speaker 1: two or all three of those guys really having a

597
00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:57,560
Speaker 1: good summer and forcing them to make a tough decision.

598
00:30:57,680 --> 00:30:59,840
Speaker 1: And we know there's gonna be teams that need offensive

599
00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:02,960
Speaker 1: help in late aug It is every year. I mean,

600
00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:05,320
Speaker 1: that's how you get a six round pick or whatever

601
00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:09,520
Speaker 1: it was for Greg Mans. You know, teams get desperate,

602
00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:14,320
Speaker 1: and so I think that would be a good case.

603
00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:16,680
Speaker 1: But I think all those three guys that get extended

604
00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:19,880
Speaker 1: looks you know this summer. Alright, So we talked about

605
00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:22,800
Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson's contract. Now I want to talk about his

606
00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:26,520
Speaker 1: play on the field. Do you see a resurgent season

607
00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:30,520
Speaker 1: for Lamar and and a step forward in this passing

608
00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:37,560
Speaker 1: attack despite the trade of Marquise Brown. Um, it's interesting.

609
00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:41,040
Speaker 1: I'm actually working on a story, uh, just like I

610
00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:42,800
Speaker 1: kind of do it every year, like where have they

611
00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:46,440
Speaker 1: gotten better? Position by position? Where have they gotten better

612
00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:48,680
Speaker 1: from last year? Were they pretty much the same or

613
00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:50,560
Speaker 1: where have they gotten worse? And this is pretty much

614
00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:52,480
Speaker 1: on paper because you know, there's there's a lot of

615
00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:56,480
Speaker 1: verterans we don't know, and you know, I have receiver

616
00:31:56,680 --> 00:32:00,440
Speaker 1: that they got worse, but only like the caveat air Is.

617
00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:05,080
Speaker 1: I'm gonna say that until one of these young guys

618
00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:07,240
Speaker 1: are too of these young guys go out in Sundays

619
00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:11,040
Speaker 1: and prove their legitimate and I think they have that ability.

620
00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:13,560
Speaker 1: But I think until we see it on a more

621
00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:16,360
Speaker 1: consistent basis, and we see their usage and we see

622
00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:21,040
Speaker 1: their production, how defenses respond to him, I still him

623
00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:24,320
Speaker 1: pretty I still think Brown creates a void. I mean,

624
00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:28,240
Speaker 1: you know, like I know, there are issues that thailands

625
00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:31,360
Speaker 1: with consistency with Marquise Brown. And he had the drops

626
00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:33,440
Speaker 1: and and you know there are times he didn't practice

627
00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:36,959
Speaker 1: a whole lot because the injuries. Um, and you know,

628
00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:40,160
Speaker 1: people can point out flaws all they want. He did

629
00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:46,600
Speaker 1: have twenty one touchdowns in three years. Right, what's that?

630
00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:50,440
Speaker 1: He's still top the thousand receiving yards. Absolutely, he was

631
00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:54,920
Speaker 1: probably their best offensive player. And the three playoff games

632
00:32:54,920 --> 00:32:56,520
Speaker 1: that they've played or what is it, is it four

633
00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:59,040
Speaker 1: playoff games they played in the Lamar Jackson here so far,

634
00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:02,880
Speaker 1: and he's probably their best offensive player in those he

635
00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:05,760
Speaker 1: showed up big and two or three of those. Um,

636
00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:11,400
Speaker 1: I'm maybe I'm a Marquise Brown apologist. Um I'm not again,

637
00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:13,640
Speaker 1: I'm not crushing the trade. I I just am not

638
00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:16,480
Speaker 1: ready to say addition by subtraction that I think some

639
00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:20,520
Speaker 1: other people are so willing to say. I'm I'm just

640
00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:23,120
Speaker 1: not there yet until I see some of the young players.

641
00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:26,720
Speaker 1: You know, these guys are getting great opportunities. If if

642
00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:29,480
Speaker 1: if one of the reasons for Marquise they trade Marquise Brown,

643
00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:32,600
Speaker 1: other than the obvious that he wanted out, was that,

644
00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:35,240
Speaker 1: you know, look, we feel like we have the guys.

645
00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:38,320
Speaker 1: They just need opportunity. And these guys, you know, step

646
00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:41,880
Speaker 1: through that door and produce. You know, that's great. That's

647
00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:44,640
Speaker 1: great for them, and and you'll all understand the trade

648
00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:48,000
Speaker 1: even more. Um. But you know what, as for Lamar,

649
00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:52,520
Speaker 1: I think they built they kind of doubled down and

650
00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:56,400
Speaker 1: building the offense in a way that accentuates the best

651
00:33:56,440 --> 00:34:00,600
Speaker 1: in Lamar Jackson. And that's strengthening the offensive line, that's

652
00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:03,160
Speaker 1: adding to their running back group, that's adding to their

653
00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:08,160
Speaker 1: tight ends. Um, that's that's doing those things where he's

654
00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:10,480
Speaker 1: been at its best, those elements that have kind of

655
00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:13,160
Speaker 1: brought out the best and in the past. Uh So,

656
00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:16,600
Speaker 1: I think Lamar is in line for assuming he stays healthy.

657
00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:19,160
Speaker 1: I think he's in line for a for a big

658
00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:23,759
Speaker 1: time bounce back year. Uh without Marquise Brown. I I

659
00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:27,279
Speaker 1: think they'll be fine. They're uh running the offense that

660
00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:31,720
Speaker 1: they feel like best suits them and best suits him. Um.

661
00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:34,799
Speaker 1: And the other thing about Lamar h that I think

662
00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:39,200
Speaker 1: you have to mention is, look when that guy is healthy,

663
00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:42,160
Speaker 1: and when that guy is motivated, and when that guy

664
00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:45,200
Speaker 1: feels like he has a chip on his shoulder. Um.

665
00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,760
Speaker 1: I don't know how you bet against him. I mean, now,

666
00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:49,960
Speaker 1: how many times does he have to prove it? You know?

667
00:34:50,200 --> 00:34:52,960
Speaker 1: It's kind of you know, when the questions their loudest

668
00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:57,359
Speaker 1: on him, that's usually when his play is at its best. Um,

669
00:34:57,520 --> 00:35:00,160
Speaker 1: the way he's approached things, how he looked physically, the

670
00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:04,240
Speaker 1: ball he was throwing in, the you know, the mandatories.

671
00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:08,080
Speaker 1: I think he's in line for a very good season.

672
00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:11,600
Speaker 1: I wouldn't bet against a motivating, the healthy Lamar Jackson.

673
00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:14,480
Speaker 1: To me, it's all about putting him favorable down in

674
00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:18,799
Speaker 1: distance situations. Right then, then his legs are even more

675
00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:21,000
Speaker 1: of a weapon than they are normal. I mean, his

676
00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:22,840
Speaker 1: legs are a weapon on third and ten because you

677
00:35:22,920 --> 00:35:24,919
Speaker 1: just never know how many times he moved the chains

678
00:35:24,920 --> 00:35:27,480
Speaker 1: in that situation by running. But when he's looking at

679
00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:30,880
Speaker 1: the third and five, third and four, oh my gosh,

680
00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:33,839
Speaker 1: it's a lot harder to defend Lamar Jackson. I mean,

681
00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:37,080
Speaker 1: we saw it so many times last year, third and

682
00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:40,160
Speaker 1: long situations behind an offensive line that, let's be frank

683
00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:42,719
Speaker 1: was struggling with its past protection. It's not a good

684
00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:46,400
Speaker 1: combination for Lamar Jackson to succeed in. And so a

685
00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:50,160
Speaker 1: better offensive line, beefed up running back group. You know,

686
00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:53,759
Speaker 1: obviously the health they're depending um, but it's a better

687
00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:56,160
Speaker 1: regardless than it was last year because of the depth

688
00:35:56,200 --> 00:35:59,520
Speaker 1: that they've added. I think all all, like you said, Jeff,

689
00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:03,319
Speaker 1: really put Lamar in good situations. I totally agree. And

690
00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:05,440
Speaker 1: I think that they when you look at the success

691
00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:08,000
Speaker 1: they had in the nineteen season, what do they do well?

692
00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:09,840
Speaker 1: And I think that they've kind of gone back to that.

693
00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:11,839
Speaker 1: And I go back to what Eric to Costa said

694
00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:14,480
Speaker 1: when we you know, we talked with him this offseason

695
00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:16,920
Speaker 1: on the podcast and he said that in the conversations

696
00:36:16,920 --> 00:36:19,680
Speaker 1: that he had with Lamar Lamarquette, pointing to the offensive line.

697
00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:22,120
Speaker 1: So they balked up that offensive line. I think they'll

698
00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:25,000
Speaker 1: be in not just third and third and three. I

699
00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:27,799
Speaker 1: think they'll be living in second in five, second and

700
00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:33,960
Speaker 1: four like they really were. They had entire They got

701
00:36:34,040 --> 00:36:36,520
Speaker 1: some six seven yards on first down every single time,

702
00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:38,759
Speaker 1: and you have the whole playbook at your disposal, and

703
00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:41,480
Speaker 1: that allows him to be at his best. So, um,

704
00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:44,120
Speaker 1: just going back to the receivers, well real quick, Jeff,

705
00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:46,520
Speaker 1: because you did talk about that group. But one of

706
00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:49,000
Speaker 1: the the question that we have here, so take it's

707
00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:51,400
Speaker 1: the season end we're talking. We're talking at the end

708
00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:54,000
Speaker 1: of the season. Are we saying at that point, man,

709
00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:56,600
Speaker 1: the receiver's proved us wrong, that they were able to

710
00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:59,080
Speaker 1: go out there and show that they were willing or

711
00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:02,240
Speaker 1: able to right to the occasion, or are we saying

712
00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:05,359
Speaker 1: the receiver was a point of struggle over the course

713
00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:09,160
Speaker 1: of the year. I think they're gonna get good enough

714
00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:11,520
Speaker 1: receiver play to be the kind of offense that they

715
00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:13,520
Speaker 1: want to be, to be wanna you know, you know,

716
00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:17,440
Speaker 1: be a prolific offense the way they want to play.

717
00:37:17,480 --> 00:37:20,360
Speaker 1: I think, you know, the whole thing with this receiver

718
00:37:20,560 --> 00:37:23,360
Speaker 1: and Raven fans it. You know, we talked about this

719
00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:25,080
Speaker 1: all the time and we have fun with it, you

720
00:37:25,560 --> 00:37:28,480
Speaker 1: know what I mean. But um, I think a lot

721
00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:30,840
Speaker 1: of the times, you know, people point out what the

722
00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:34,080
Speaker 1: Chiefs are doing, uh, and and and and what other

723
00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:36,319
Speaker 1: teams are doing. But it's the bottom line is the

724
00:37:36,400 --> 00:37:39,439
Speaker 1: Ravens do not play offensive football that way. They don't

725
00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:42,239
Speaker 1: view it at as the best way they're gonna win

726
00:37:42,320 --> 00:37:45,200
Speaker 1: with the quarterback they have, and they're trying to build

727
00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:49,160
Speaker 1: the best offense, uh, you know, surrounding Lamar Jackson and

728
00:37:49,239 --> 00:37:51,520
Speaker 1: just the whole team concept that they want to build

729
00:37:52,040 --> 00:37:55,600
Speaker 1: um and and I would lean I would lean more

730
00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:58,960
Speaker 1: towards you know, at the end of the season people saying,

731
00:37:59,120 --> 00:38:02,360
Speaker 1: you know, ray As, we're right to have some conviction,

732
00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:04,959
Speaker 1: and you know, to have convictions some of these younger guys.

733
00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:08,800
Speaker 1: I think we're gonna see Bateman have a very good year.

734
00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:11,760
Speaker 1: And I think one of the one of the three

735
00:38:12,080 --> 00:38:15,960
Speaker 1: from the Duvernet Prochet Tayland Wallace trio, I think one

736
00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:19,840
Speaker 1: of those guys is gonna emerge um as a pretty

737
00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:22,520
Speaker 1: darn good receiver. And then the you know, you have

738
00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:26,399
Speaker 1: the other two or whatever can can can contribute. I mean,

739
00:38:26,480 --> 00:38:28,400
Speaker 1: when you have the tight ends they do, the backs

740
00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:32,839
Speaker 1: they do, I don't know that you need, uh, you know,

741
00:38:32,920 --> 00:38:36,279
Speaker 1: to have four or five receivers contributing. You know what

742
00:38:36,360 --> 00:38:39,200
Speaker 1: I mean. I people are gonna point to the playoffs, Well,

743
00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:41,640
Speaker 1: we need that guy for the playoffs. Well, you know,

744
00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:44,920
Speaker 1: you know, let's let's see about that. I think the

745
00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:47,480
Speaker 1: way they play offensive football can be successful in the

746
00:38:47,480 --> 00:38:49,920
Speaker 1: playoffs if they're just Sharper, if they're well, if their

747
00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:53,160
Speaker 1: offensive line plays better and Lamar Jackson Sharper And I

748
00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:55,200
Speaker 1: don't know, I don't get that. Why do people think

749
00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:57,399
Speaker 1: in the playoffs suddenly you have to change your entire

750
00:38:57,480 --> 00:39:00,640
Speaker 1: offensive identity. I don't know. I've never understood if it

751
00:39:00,680 --> 00:39:03,760
Speaker 1: wins games in the regular season against good teams, Okay,

752
00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:05,920
Speaker 1: I get it, like you face height and competition in

753
00:39:05,960 --> 00:39:07,800
Speaker 1: the playoffs, But if you beat good teams in the

754
00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:10,480
Speaker 1: regular season, what's what's this saying you can't do that

755
00:39:10,680 --> 00:39:13,799
Speaker 1: in January? Especially if you're running the ball. Oh yeah,

756
00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:15,480
Speaker 1: I just got you spitting your eyes. That was that

757
00:39:15,560 --> 00:39:19,080
Speaker 1: was a bug? A bug? Yeah, especially like you know,

758
00:39:19,080 --> 00:39:21,239
Speaker 1: when it's cold, you would think that that tends that

759
00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:23,920
Speaker 1: shades more towards the raven style of play. And what

760
00:39:24,080 --> 00:39:26,200
Speaker 1: you know, it was two thousand nineteen, right, you know,

761
00:39:26,280 --> 00:39:29,040
Speaker 1: he's the unanimous m v P of the League. What

762
00:39:29,120 --> 00:39:31,880
Speaker 1: was Marcus Brott was their leading receiver. He even have

763
00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:36,600
Speaker 1: six hundred yards receiving that year six maybe it was

764
00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:39,359
Speaker 1: right around there. Seth and will Sneed were the other

765
00:39:39,360 --> 00:39:42,920
Speaker 1: two receivers of Yeah, Seth Roberts, Willie Sneed, Jalil Scott

766
00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:46,239
Speaker 1: I believe was on that team. So again, look, I

767
00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:49,680
Speaker 1: think they could, you know, benefit him to add another receiver.

768
00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:53,080
Speaker 1: But I'm I'm a little higher on the receiving corps

769
00:39:53,120 --> 00:39:55,520
Speaker 1: than than other people are. I I like Prochet, I

770
00:39:55,600 --> 00:39:58,000
Speaker 1: just I don't know. I mean, you just watch how

771
00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:00,120
Speaker 1: he goes about his business. I mean, you live us

772
00:40:00,120 --> 00:40:05,239
Speaker 1: into him talk. You know, the toughness he catches everything. Um,

773
00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:08,239
Speaker 1: you know, I would like to see him get an

774
00:40:08,239 --> 00:40:12,960
Speaker 1: extended opportunity, uh to contribute on Sundays. And I think

775
00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:14,600
Speaker 1: he could prove a lot of people wrong if he

776
00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:17,600
Speaker 1: gets that opportunity. Yeah, alright. I have a similar question

777
00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:20,600
Speaker 1: about the Ravens pass rush. We all know the Ravens

778
00:40:20,640 --> 00:40:23,839
Speaker 1: have a loaded secondary. Will the pass rush be a

779
00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:26,719
Speaker 1: problem or a sore spot when we look back on

780
00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:29,839
Speaker 1: it at season's end. I'm not gonna lie. I'm still

781
00:40:29,840 --> 00:40:34,960
Speaker 1: a little concerned um about that. You know, I just

782
00:40:36,239 --> 00:40:37,840
Speaker 1: you know, you look at it and they try to

783
00:40:37,920 --> 00:40:40,799
Speaker 1: sign the Darius Smith, which is kind of an acknowledgement

784
00:40:40,880 --> 00:40:43,279
Speaker 1: that you know, look, we know this was in an

785
00:40:43,320 --> 00:40:46,600
Speaker 1: issue last year. Did they do n F elsewhere? I

786
00:40:46,600 --> 00:40:49,200
Speaker 1: think justin Houston is a part of it. And I think,

787
00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:51,919
Speaker 1: good jabu if he gets back, and whenever he's back,

788
00:40:51,960 --> 00:40:55,880
Speaker 1: maybe it's late October, early in November, get young legs

789
00:40:55,920 --> 00:40:59,400
Speaker 1: like him, assuming he's healthy, could be a part of it. Um,

790
00:40:59,480 --> 00:41:02,359
Speaker 1: But that would be one area where I'd be a

791
00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:06,560
Speaker 1: little bit concerned to and and I think whether it's

792
00:41:06,719 --> 00:41:10,400
Speaker 1: Pierce doing a little more on the inside, giving him

793
00:41:10,440 --> 00:41:13,120
Speaker 1: a little bit of a push, whether it's not using

794
00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:16,200
Speaker 1: Kelais Campbell as much. You know, I I think just

795
00:41:16,640 --> 00:41:19,320
Speaker 1: just feels like Klais Campbell's just played too many snaps,

796
00:41:19,840 --> 00:41:22,319
Speaker 1: And and if if he'd be more effective as a

797
00:41:22,360 --> 00:41:25,560
Speaker 1: pass rusher, if he wasn't relied on so much to

798
00:41:25,640 --> 00:41:28,480
Speaker 1: play so many snaps at his age. So if he,

799
00:41:28,680 --> 00:41:31,040
Speaker 1: you know, like if he they reduced his snaps a

800
00:41:31,040 --> 00:41:33,279
Speaker 1: little bit and he brings a little more pass rushing juice,

801
00:41:33,320 --> 00:41:36,319
Speaker 1: Let's see what Travis Jones is all about. Um, I

802
00:41:36,360 --> 00:41:40,839
Speaker 1: think he'll get better as the season goes on. I yeah,

803
00:41:40,800 --> 00:41:43,319
Speaker 1: I Matabak, you know, I think he's a guy that

804
00:41:43,280 --> 00:41:45,960
Speaker 1: they need to pop. Really. I mean, I know there's

805
00:41:45,960 --> 00:41:49,520
Speaker 1: been those predictions you know, last year too. Um, I

806
00:41:49,560 --> 00:41:51,680
Speaker 1: think that, you know, I think there's some young players

807
00:41:51,719 --> 00:41:55,400
Speaker 1: there that they have that ability. But um, that's the

808
00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:59,280
Speaker 1: one thing I'd be worried about it outside linebacker, just Okay,

809
00:41:59,360 --> 00:42:01,880
Speaker 1: do they have enough there? Did they do enough to

810
00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:05,319
Speaker 1: adjust that, you know, just the past for rush and

811
00:42:05,880 --> 00:42:08,480
Speaker 1: you know, to bring a little more juice there. Um,

812
00:42:08,600 --> 00:42:10,759
Speaker 1: I don't think they're gonna be blitzing as much under

813
00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:14,360
Speaker 1: Mike McDonald. I don't think it's they're not gonna not blit,

814
00:42:14,640 --> 00:42:17,360
Speaker 1: you know. I still think they'll be aggressive, but I

815
00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:20,160
Speaker 1: think they'll be depending a little more on getting to

816
00:42:20,239 --> 00:42:24,440
Speaker 1: the past or without blitzing. So uh. Um, while I'm

817
00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:26,440
Speaker 1: not ready to say they can't with the guys they

818
00:42:26,480 --> 00:42:29,680
Speaker 1: have and it's not an improvement, I would label that

819
00:42:29,840 --> 00:42:33,200
Speaker 1: as a fair concern and something to watch. I would

820
00:42:33,200 --> 00:42:36,000
Speaker 1: say that's a jury still out kind of issue that

821
00:42:36,080 --> 00:42:39,120
Speaker 1: I'm curious about. Two, whether they did enough, you know,

822
00:42:39,239 --> 00:42:42,640
Speaker 1: they're to kind of help out that that extremely important

823
00:42:42,640 --> 00:42:44,839
Speaker 1: facet of the game. Well, I think a lot of

824
00:42:44,880 --> 00:42:48,120
Speaker 1: that depends on the development of the young guys they

825
00:42:48,160 --> 00:42:50,640
Speaker 1: already have. Does it af A oh a really take

826
00:42:50,680 --> 00:42:53,359
Speaker 1: a big step in year two? You know, Matt bk

827
00:42:53,560 --> 00:42:55,759
Speaker 1: like we mentioned in year three, we've we all have

828
00:42:55,800 --> 00:42:57,960
Speaker 1: talked about his potential for a long time. Now, does

829
00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:01,360
Speaker 1: he become a guy who is a ex sact guy

830
00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:04,960
Speaker 1: you know? Um and and like you said, there's some

831
00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:07,520
Speaker 1: other younger players win. Does their jabo get on the field,

832
00:43:07,719 --> 00:43:10,239
Speaker 1: you know? And when he does, how effective can he

833
00:43:10,320 --> 00:43:12,680
Speaker 1: be coming back from an achilles? You know? Can you

834
00:43:12,719 --> 00:43:15,279
Speaker 1: pencil him in for three sacks? Get? What? What do

835
00:43:15,320 --> 00:43:17,680
Speaker 1: you pencil him in for? So I think those are

836
00:43:17,719 --> 00:43:19,520
Speaker 1: kind of the big questions to me in terms of

837
00:43:19,600 --> 00:43:22,440
Speaker 1: who they have right now totally, you know, like odafe

838
00:43:22,520 --> 00:43:25,399
Speaker 1: o a like the hope they're like is that he's

839
00:43:25,400 --> 00:43:28,120
Speaker 1: your leading guy by a wide mark. He's like got

840
00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:30,000
Speaker 1: like twelve sacks. I mean, that's like he's the first

841
00:43:30,040 --> 00:43:32,680
Speaker 1: round pick, the double digit sack guy. That's the hope there.

842
00:43:32,760 --> 00:43:35,120
Speaker 1: And so if he can turn into that, I think

843
00:43:35,320 --> 00:43:37,520
Speaker 1: I do think Justin Houston could put up more sacks

844
00:43:37,520 --> 00:43:39,160
Speaker 1: than he had last year. He had, like I feel

845
00:43:39,200 --> 00:43:41,040
Speaker 1: like he had like five of them just like slipped

846
00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:43,080
Speaker 1: through his fingertips, you know, last year. So if he

847
00:43:43,160 --> 00:43:45,600
Speaker 1: if if he gets a couple of those, um, I

848
00:43:45,600 --> 00:43:47,200
Speaker 1: think he improves on the four and a half that

849
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Speaker 1: he had last year. Um So, I think all those

850
00:43:49,760 --> 00:43:52,440
Speaker 1: factors will go into that. All Right, last of these

851
00:43:52,480 --> 00:43:57,520
Speaker 1: ten burning questions, jeff the green dot. It's moved around

852
00:43:57,840 --> 00:43:59,480
Speaker 1: over the years. You know, the Ravens were one of

853
00:43:59,480 --> 00:44:01,320
Speaker 1: the first teams to have a safety wear. It's always

854
00:44:01,360 --> 00:44:03,680
Speaker 1: kind of been a linebacker, and then it moved to

855
00:44:03,719 --> 00:44:06,160
Speaker 1: safety with wet all. Then I think Tony Jefferson that

856
00:44:06,280 --> 00:44:07,480
Speaker 1: don't you ever wear it? I don't know, and then

857
00:44:07,560 --> 00:44:10,160
Speaker 1: Chuck Clark wore it. Um, so it's gone. It's stuck

858
00:44:10,200 --> 00:44:14,040
Speaker 1: with the safety position. Then so does it say it's safety.

859
00:44:14,200 --> 00:44:16,640
Speaker 1: Does it move up to linebacker? Who wears the green

860
00:44:16,680 --> 00:44:22,240
Speaker 1: dot this year? Yeah? You know I was a little interested.

861
00:44:22,239 --> 00:44:25,279
Speaker 1: I was a little you know, Chris Hewitt, right, he

862
00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:28,120
Speaker 1: pretty much shot down the idea of Kyle Hamilton's wearing

863
00:44:28,120 --> 00:44:30,400
Speaker 1: the Greek right, I mean he pretty much said, I

864
00:44:30,400 --> 00:44:36,480
Speaker 1: don't see that happening. Um. Then Marcus Williams, you know,

865
00:44:37,920 --> 00:44:41,160
Speaker 1: I just don't really want I don't know like that

866
00:44:41,200 --> 00:44:43,880
Speaker 1: one's not I wouldn't be feeling that one. You know.

867
00:44:44,200 --> 00:44:45,719
Speaker 1: You know, people say, oh, he's gonna be the deep

868
00:44:45,719 --> 00:44:48,239
Speaker 1: safety role. You know that that makes it tougher, and

869
00:44:49,120 --> 00:44:50,759
Speaker 1: but you know why I might not just let him

870
00:44:50,760 --> 00:44:54,160
Speaker 1: get comfortable learning a new defense and just play. To me,

871
00:44:54,480 --> 00:44:56,600
Speaker 1: the two guys that stand out to me is Chuck

872
00:44:56,640 --> 00:44:59,160
Speaker 1: Clark for obvious reasons. If he's still there and he's

873
00:44:59,160 --> 00:45:03,040
Speaker 1: still playing right yearly, like I don't I don't understand,

874
00:45:03,080 --> 00:45:06,520
Speaker 1: like why take if Chuck Clark can play dime linebacker,

875
00:45:06,600 --> 00:45:09,200
Speaker 1: there's still is a very good possibility right that he's

876
00:45:09,200 --> 00:45:11,600
Speaker 1: gonna be on the field all the time, which is

877
00:45:11,600 --> 00:45:14,200
Speaker 1: a requirement of the Green Dot. And then the other

878
00:45:14,239 --> 00:45:18,080
Speaker 1: guy I see, you know, is Patrick Queen. Um, you know,

879
00:45:18,200 --> 00:45:20,320
Speaker 1: Joss Bines is not gonna be a three down player.

880
00:45:20,400 --> 00:45:22,600
Speaker 1: That's not shot at Josh. That's just not his his

881
00:45:22,719 --> 00:45:25,200
Speaker 1: role at the stage of his career. So to me,

882
00:45:25,320 --> 00:45:28,000
Speaker 1: the two guys that make the most sense or Clark

883
00:45:28,080 --> 00:45:32,720
Speaker 1: and Patrick Queen. Um, you know, I think Patrick Queen

884
00:45:33,320 --> 00:45:36,319
Speaker 1: made very clear he expects to be a three down linebacker.

885
00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:40,120
Speaker 1: That's something he talked about that that this year. Um,

886
00:45:40,160 --> 00:45:43,879
Speaker 1: you know, Mike McDonald. I think would definitely want that

887
00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:46,799
Speaker 1: to happen. They want Patrick Queen as a first round pick,

888
00:45:47,120 --> 00:45:51,360
Speaker 1: and and with with his physical attributes and athleticism, you know,

889
00:45:51,440 --> 00:45:53,400
Speaker 1: you want him on the field, but he's got to

890
00:45:53,480 --> 00:45:56,120
Speaker 1: prove he belongs in all three downs. So I could

891
00:45:56,120 --> 00:45:58,360
Speaker 1: see that. But again, then you get in a situation

892
00:45:58,360 --> 00:46:00,719
Speaker 1: where don't you want just Patrick Queen worrying about him.

893
00:46:00,719 --> 00:46:03,760
Speaker 1: I mean, Patrick Queen has been pretty clear, Uh sometimes

894
00:46:03,760 --> 00:46:05,960
Speaker 1: he hasn't always worried about you know, like he needs

895
00:46:06,000 --> 00:46:08,279
Speaker 1: to worry about his own job and and all that

896
00:46:08,360 --> 00:46:10,759
Speaker 1: and not get out of his comfort zone. Given that

897
00:46:10,800 --> 00:46:14,839
Speaker 1: responsibility to Patrick Queen, I think could compromise that. So

898
00:46:15,120 --> 00:46:17,680
Speaker 1: I'm still gonna stick with Chuck wearing it. If he

899
00:46:17,719 --> 00:46:20,920
Speaker 1: gets traded, uh, then maybe I'd shift to Patrick Queen.

900
00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:25,000
Speaker 1: But I you know, like I still think Chuck's versatility

901
00:46:25,040 --> 00:46:27,279
Speaker 1: a little bit. I think he's gonna be on the

902
00:46:27,280 --> 00:46:29,960
Speaker 1: field all the time, I know, you know, like, and

903
00:46:30,040 --> 00:46:32,440
Speaker 1: I think they're gonna, you know, pick and choose ways

904
00:46:32,400 --> 00:46:37,319
Speaker 1: to get Kyle Hamilt's yeah, and you know, you get

905
00:46:37,440 --> 00:46:40,840
Speaker 1: Chuck closer to the line of scrimmage. He's the smartest

906
00:46:40,840 --> 00:46:44,719
Speaker 1: defensive player. He knows the defense the best. If he's

907
00:46:44,719 --> 00:46:47,319
Speaker 1: gonna be out there regularly, I don't see why you

908
00:46:47,440 --> 00:46:50,560
Speaker 1: take that away from him. I think it's been that

909
00:46:50,600 --> 00:46:54,520
Speaker 1: has been a good fit, uh for him. So we'll

910
00:46:54,520 --> 00:46:57,160
Speaker 1: see what happens. But I do know that a bunch

911
00:46:57,239 --> 00:46:59,840
Speaker 1: of those guys will be wearing it during practice. They

912
00:47:00,120 --> 00:47:03,040
Speaker 1: really need to know who else is more comfortable, and

913
00:47:03,320 --> 00:47:06,520
Speaker 1: we'll see. I mean remember that year where Owasu was

914
00:47:06,600 --> 00:47:08,960
Speaker 1: great within practice, then it got to the game and

915
00:47:08,960 --> 00:47:11,400
Speaker 1: it just I don't know what to say. He just

916
00:47:11,480 --> 00:47:13,520
Speaker 1: got too much for him, and that's when they replaced

917
00:47:13,560 --> 00:47:15,440
Speaker 1: him with Eric Weddle. You know, they gave Weddle the

918
00:47:15,520 --> 00:47:18,960
Speaker 1: green dot because Oasu really it was moving too fast

919
00:47:19,000 --> 00:47:21,960
Speaker 1: for him during the game. I mean, so, uh, you know,

920
00:47:22,040 --> 00:47:25,120
Speaker 1: you could experiment in practice, but ultimately it's a different

921
00:47:25,120 --> 00:47:28,839
Speaker 1: deal in the games. Maybe Kyle Hamilton's ultimately that guy.

922
00:47:28,920 --> 00:47:30,879
Speaker 1: I would think they have that in mind for him.

923
00:47:30,920 --> 00:47:34,960
Speaker 1: But September eleven against the Jets, that guy, I don't know.

924
00:47:35,040 --> 00:47:37,239
Speaker 1: That seems a little bit much to our to put

925
00:47:37,280 --> 00:47:39,760
Speaker 1: that on his play too so quickly, right. I wonder

926
00:47:39,800 --> 00:47:43,239
Speaker 1: if all NFL teams reporters talk about the green dot.

927
00:47:43,280 --> 00:47:46,279
Speaker 1: Hell yeah, it seems like we spent a lot of

928
00:47:46,280 --> 00:47:48,520
Speaker 1: time like talking about this as a media corps. I

929
00:47:48,520 --> 00:47:51,680
Speaker 1: have a little and that in compics, there's certain things, Yeah,

930
00:47:51,800 --> 00:47:54,000
Speaker 1: get made fun of their like I got you wreck

931
00:47:54,080 --> 00:47:57,200
Speaker 1: the compics all the time. I'm like, you know, like

932
00:47:57,440 --> 00:48:00,759
Speaker 1: fans uffing. Just these some things that Baltimore that we

933
00:48:00,880 --> 00:48:03,960
Speaker 1: focus on that I don't think anybody else cares, but hey,

934
00:48:04,120 --> 00:48:06,959
Speaker 1: if it interests the fans, I have a little follow

935
00:48:07,040 --> 00:48:10,319
Speaker 1: up on that. Uh, speaking of Kyle Hamilton's like, how

936
00:48:10,360 --> 00:48:13,200
Speaker 1: do you expect what kind of role do you expect

937
00:48:13,280 --> 00:48:16,160
Speaker 1: for him? You know, what, what percentage of the snaps

938
00:48:16,160 --> 00:48:18,400
Speaker 1: do you think he's gonna be playing on the defense

939
00:48:18,480 --> 00:48:21,200
Speaker 1: this year? Like what do you see for his rookie season? Yeah,

940
00:48:21,239 --> 00:48:22,680
Speaker 1: you know, by end of the season, I could see

941
00:48:22,719 --> 00:48:25,520
Speaker 1: him being a hundred percent snap guy. I mean I think,

942
00:48:25,800 --> 00:48:28,960
Speaker 1: you know, but again, this is this is a difficult

943
00:48:29,000 --> 00:48:32,919
Speaker 1: defense to learn. Um, you know, I think there's gonna

944
00:48:32,920 --> 00:48:35,160
Speaker 1: be a lot of disguising involved with the way Mike

945
00:48:35,280 --> 00:48:38,920
Speaker 1: mcmcdonald wants to do things and moving guys around and

946
00:48:39,040 --> 00:48:42,240
Speaker 1: using them different roles, showing a ton of new looks,

947
00:48:42,280 --> 00:48:46,000
Speaker 1: and then that's challenging for say a rookie safety, you know, Uh,

948
00:48:46,080 --> 00:48:49,040
Speaker 1: to get a good grasp of that. Um, I think

949
00:48:49,040 --> 00:48:51,360
Speaker 1: he's gonna be on the field a lot more often

950
00:48:51,400 --> 00:48:54,000
Speaker 1: than he's not. You know, earlier in the season, I

951
00:48:54,000 --> 00:48:57,680
Speaker 1: could see him being a kind of a sixty snap

952
00:48:57,760 --> 00:49:01,480
Speaker 1: type guy. UM. You know, I think that's what you know,

953
00:49:01,560 --> 00:49:04,839
Speaker 1: depending on how training camp goes, how he looks. Um.

954
00:49:05,520 --> 00:49:07,600
Speaker 1: You know, you just hope people are a little bit patient.

955
00:49:07,719 --> 00:49:12,120
Speaker 1: I think he's an NFL ready starting safety, but whether

956
00:49:12,160 --> 00:49:15,799
Speaker 1: their strengths are UM, I don't think you have to

957
00:49:16,520 --> 00:49:18,319
Speaker 1: you know, I don't think you have to force feed him.

958
00:49:18,360 --> 00:49:20,879
Speaker 1: I don't think you have to rely so much on

959
00:49:20,880 --> 00:49:24,080
Speaker 1: one player. UM. I think you could, you know, I

960
00:49:24,080 --> 00:49:26,360
Speaker 1: don't want to say ease him in. If he's ready

961
00:49:26,400 --> 00:49:28,640
Speaker 1: to go and make an impact, I think you play him.

962
00:49:28,680 --> 00:49:31,279
Speaker 1: But um, I I think I'll have a big role

963
00:49:31,320 --> 00:49:34,160
Speaker 1: from the outset. And you just hope people are you know,

964
00:49:34,239 --> 00:49:36,359
Speaker 1: if maybe he's not on the field all the time

965
00:49:36,360 --> 00:49:39,200
Speaker 1: and he's a sixties seventy percent snap guy, you hope

966
00:49:39,200 --> 00:49:42,520
Speaker 1: people understand that and don't start saying, well, why you

967
00:49:42,520 --> 00:49:44,960
Speaker 1: know he needs to be playing every snap? Maybe he

968
00:49:45,000 --> 00:49:48,719
Speaker 1: will be. He's gonna be playing every snap at one point.

969
00:49:48,719 --> 00:49:50,759
Speaker 1: It just may not be from week one. You know,

970
00:49:50,800 --> 00:49:53,000
Speaker 1: they have a lot of other guys too that they'll

971
00:49:53,000 --> 00:49:56,000
Speaker 1: want to be out in the field. Awesome. All right, Well,

972
00:49:56,040 --> 00:49:58,360
Speaker 1: we have one last bonus question for you here, Jeff.

973
00:49:58,400 --> 00:50:01,440
Speaker 1: We've gotten through our ten a bonus round. That's the

974
00:50:01,480 --> 00:50:04,799
Speaker 1: most important question on the list. You're gonna chat with

975
00:50:04,840 --> 00:50:10,120
Speaker 1: either me or Garrett for an entire training camp practice.

976
00:50:10,600 --> 00:50:14,640
Speaker 1: Who are you picking? And was? Isn't easy? An easy question?

977
00:50:16,440 --> 00:50:22,319
Speaker 1: Here we go. I can't say, see Cliff Brown, that's

978
00:50:22,440 --> 00:50:25,800
Speaker 1: easy answer right there. Oh man, you guys are putting

979
00:50:25,800 --> 00:50:31,000
Speaker 1: me on the spot here we go. Come on, Wow,

980
00:50:31,840 --> 00:50:39,160
Speaker 1: I know you can break neither of you guys. Those

981
00:50:39,160 --> 00:50:44,520
Speaker 1: aren't issues there some of the other reporters. Huh, you

982
00:50:44,560 --> 00:50:48,799
Speaker 1: know what. I've known Ryan for the longest, right Ryan, Yes?

983
00:50:49,560 --> 00:50:56,120
Speaker 1: But which is why Garrett on my wedding day, it

984
00:50:56,239 --> 00:50:58,919
Speaker 1: was so random. I don't know if he even remembers it.

985
00:50:59,120 --> 00:51:01,440
Speaker 1: We're getting I was getting married at the Four Seasons

986
00:51:01,520 --> 00:51:05,000
Speaker 1: downtown and where I forgot where I was walking when

987
00:51:05,040 --> 00:51:06,920
Speaker 1: I was walking the rehearsal dinner. So it was the

988
00:51:07,000 --> 00:51:10,120
Speaker 1: night before the wedding and Garrett's Garrett was there and

989
00:51:10,160 --> 00:51:12,080
Speaker 1: we got a nice chat. That was that kind of

990
00:51:12,400 --> 00:51:14,839
Speaker 1: a special moment. I think both. I also saw that

991
00:51:14,960 --> 00:51:18,760
Speaker 1: day I saw Mark Tressman having a couple of drinks

992
00:51:18,800 --> 00:51:21,360
Speaker 1: on the side of the thing, and the question was

993
00:51:24,239 --> 00:51:28,960
Speaker 1: we're going to Baltimore Ravens at the time, So wow,

994
00:51:29,440 --> 00:51:34,839
Speaker 1: who that's such a tough question. Um, I'm gonna say

995
00:51:35,000 --> 00:51:41,520
Speaker 1: Ryan because I'm crushed. I'm crushed and Ryan Garrett. Garrett

996
00:51:41,600 --> 00:51:46,880
Speaker 1: is a little more Garrett lets me yeap incessantly. He's

997
00:51:47,040 --> 00:51:49,239
Speaker 1: very pick and choose me, while Ryan will give it

998
00:51:49,320 --> 00:51:53,520
Speaker 1: right back. He's he's made more fluid with his opinion. Basically,

999
00:51:53,520 --> 00:51:55,920
Speaker 1: you're just saying, if you talk to Ryan during practice,

1000
00:51:55,960 --> 00:52:01,000
Speaker 1: you know you're just gonna get an earful so true. Yeah,

1001
00:52:01,040 --> 00:52:04,600
Speaker 1: I appreciate, but but no, I I enjoyed both. And

1002
00:52:04,600 --> 00:52:09,400
Speaker 1: and Cliff Brown's my guy too. Cliff, it's the easy

1003
00:52:09,440 --> 00:52:12,680
Speaker 1: Cliff Cliff is. Yeah, he is the easy answer. And

1004
00:52:12,680 --> 00:52:14,920
Speaker 1: and I always ask Cliff about his old New York

1005
00:52:15,000 --> 00:52:17,640
Speaker 1: How's a I'm a NBA is dead to me now,

1006
00:52:17,719 --> 00:52:20,120
Speaker 1: But I was an old Knicks fan, and Cliff has

1007
00:52:20,200 --> 00:52:23,279
Speaker 1: great stories about covering Youwing and the old Knicks. Those

1008
00:52:23,320 --> 00:52:24,960
Speaker 1: are a big favorite of mine and get me through

1009
00:52:24,960 --> 00:52:28,960
Speaker 1: a hot summer practice. Awesome. Well, thank you so much, Jeff.

1010
00:52:29,000 --> 00:52:31,359
Speaker 1: As always to our listeners, check out Jeff's work at

1011
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Speaker 1: the Athletic. He's the best in the biz. So thank

1012
00:52:33,840 --> 00:52:36,920
Speaker 1: you so much, Jeff. Appreciate the time enjoying guys. Looking

1013
00:52:36,960 --> 00:52:38,920
Speaker 1: forward to be out there sweating with the both of

1014
00:52:38,960 --> 00:52:43,600
Speaker 1: you in a couple of weeks. Yeah, well, thanks to Jeff.

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1031
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Speaker 1: reading it, I was like, man, anyway, really insightful stuff

1032
00:53:44,880 --> 00:53:48,759
Speaker 1: from Jeff. I thought, I thought some interesting takes. The

1033
00:53:48,800 --> 00:53:51,200
Speaker 1: pass rusher on the past Rusher answered in mail bag

1034
00:53:51,200 --> 00:53:52,600
Speaker 1: that you did not think they're going to sign another

1035
00:53:52,600 --> 00:53:55,600
Speaker 1: pass rusher. I hope, I hope contradicted you. He did.

1036
00:53:55,719 --> 00:53:58,200
Speaker 1: We went the other end on that one. That surprised me.

1037
00:53:58,239 --> 00:54:00,239
Speaker 1: I I feel like with given where the Rays are

1038
00:54:00,280 --> 00:54:02,760
Speaker 1: on salary cap space, that they wouldn't have the ability

1039
00:54:02,800 --> 00:54:05,239
Speaker 1: to go get another pass rusher, especially the guy like

1040
00:54:05,640 --> 00:54:09,440
Speaker 1: Jason Pierre paul Um. Now maybe the market is not

1041
00:54:10,280 --> 00:54:13,560
Speaker 1: there for him like it had been in the past.

1042
00:54:14,280 --> 00:54:16,960
Speaker 1: So that's that was an interesting point. I agree. And

1043
00:54:17,080 --> 00:54:19,880
Speaker 1: also in the Lamar Lamar contract, his prediction is that

1044
00:54:19,920 --> 00:54:22,480
Speaker 1: one does get done, correct, and I think that the

1045
00:54:22,520 --> 00:54:24,880
Speaker 1: tide seems to be moving in that direction. You know,

1046
00:54:25,000 --> 00:54:27,840
Speaker 1: Lamar saying at Many camp and they're talking, uh you

1047
00:54:27,840 --> 00:54:30,799
Speaker 1: know he talked with the reporter obviously uh down at

1048
00:54:30,920 --> 00:54:34,759
Speaker 1: his his LJ. Funday recently indicated that they're talking. He's

1049
00:54:34,760 --> 00:54:37,000
Speaker 1: not given any details of those conversations, but said they're

1050
00:54:37,000 --> 00:54:41,120
Speaker 1: talking sounded positive. So you know what else is positive?

1051
00:54:41,800 --> 00:54:46,880
Speaker 1: The emails are coming in on one side. Usually, usually

1052
00:54:46,920 --> 00:54:48,800
Speaker 1: we go through the emails and I try to cherry

1053
00:54:48,800 --> 00:54:51,120
Speaker 1: pick the ones that are in my favor after a draft.

1054
00:54:52,040 --> 00:54:54,120
Speaker 1: There was no cherry picking this time. There was no

1055
00:54:55,239 --> 00:54:57,880
Speaker 1: your cherry is dead. There's no cherry is there for

1056
00:54:58,000 --> 00:55:01,400
Speaker 1: you to pick? Picking seasons over all? Right, we have

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Speaker 1: this email from j robeson Uh. He says fellas mink

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Speaker 1: bomb the summer draft by selecting the sixth worst choices. Wow,

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Speaker 1: no surprise, he says, can't wait for all the players

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Speaker 1: to show the world what they can do. Question, do

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Speaker 1: you think it's possible that the Ravens break the single

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00:55:18,520 --> 00:55:22,839
Speaker 1: season UH rushing record? Again? I do not think that's

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Speaker 1: gonna happen. Um. I also don't think it's gonna happen,

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Speaker 1: but I think that they will. They will. I don't

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00:55:30,920 --> 00:55:32,520
Speaker 1: think they will break that record, but I think they

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Speaker 1: will have more rushing yards that they did in twenty one.

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Speaker 1: Twenty was still really high it was. I think they

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Speaker 1: will top twenty one for sure. I don't know that

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Speaker 1: they'll get to twenty. I think J K and Gus.

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Speaker 1: His health will play a large role in that. I

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00:55:46,520 --> 00:55:50,839
Speaker 1: also think in the offense was still very revolutionary as

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Speaker 1: John Harball caught it. Um, you know, people just didn't

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Speaker 1: know how to defend it, quite frankly, and uh, I

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Speaker 1: think they have a better idea. That does mean you know,

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00:56:00,520 --> 00:56:03,560
Speaker 1: Greg Roman's job and he does it well, particularly in

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00:56:03,560 --> 00:56:05,600
Speaker 1: the Russian game, is to stay one step ahead of

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Speaker 1: the opponents. Um. And I think they'll have a lot

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00:56:07,840 --> 00:56:12,000
Speaker 1: of success on the ground this year given the team's health.

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Speaker 1: That's the big question mark there. Um, he says. The

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Speaker 1: second question here is what offensive and defensive position groups

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Speaker 1: do you think are the strongest and the weakest? Yeah,

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00:56:22,640 --> 00:56:25,359
Speaker 1: I think uh, defensive, I think the secondary is gonna

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00:56:25,360 --> 00:56:27,160
Speaker 1: be one of the best in the league. Um. I

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00:56:27,200 --> 00:56:28,640
Speaker 1: think that. You know, we spent a lot of time

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00:56:28,680 --> 00:56:30,799
Speaker 1: talking about the depth there. The safeties are gonna be great,

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Speaker 1: and I think that the corners are really good, particularly

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Speaker 1: if you get Marcus Peters back to the way he

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00:56:34,960 --> 00:56:38,160
Speaker 1: was playing before his his knees really last year. And

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Speaker 1: then offensively, I really am excited about this offensive line.

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Speaker 1: I really am interested to see, like let's say, Ronnie

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Speaker 1: Stanley is back to full strength. You could have an

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Speaker 1: offensive line that looks a lot more like that group,

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00:56:52,760 --> 00:56:56,160
Speaker 1: um and with Morgan Moses and Tyler Linderbaum and Ronnie Stanley.

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Speaker 1: Of course, Viner, I think it could be a very

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Speaker 1: good group. And so I am, uh, I am. And

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Speaker 1: the death there even to a stand injuries, because injuries

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00:57:05,320 --> 00:57:07,480
Speaker 1: always happened on the offensive line, right and you but

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Speaker 1: they're much in a much better position if that does happen.

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Speaker 1: I'm very bullish on that group. I agree. I will

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Speaker 1: say the best position quarterback, Well, of course, yes, I

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Speaker 1: mean not just because of Lamar, but you have Tyler Huntley.

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Speaker 1: You got a very valuable experience under his belt last year.

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00:57:22,080 --> 00:57:23,800
Speaker 1: You have a really good, high level back up there.

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Speaker 1: That's just the easy answer, quarterback, Come on, quarter Then

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Speaker 1: why didn't you say Because it's so obvious, I like

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Speaker 1: to write a little bit more, you know, deeper insight here,

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Speaker 1: and I'll say the strongest position on defense, I'll specifically

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00:57:36,960 --> 00:57:40,520
Speaker 1: say safety, a secondary. I'll specifically say safety. You're go

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Speaker 1: on weakest or we're just skipping that part of the question.

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Speaker 1: I mean we weakest. I think we talked about it

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Speaker 1: with Jeff. I mean I think that it's the question.

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Speaker 1: I mean it's it's it's outside linebacker on defense and

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Speaker 1: and wide receiver probably on offense has the most question marks.

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Speaker 1: With that said, we're both believers in these young guys

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Speaker 1: any more than you. But but I think that like

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00:58:02,480 --> 00:58:07,600
Speaker 1: there's the most the most unproven. Yes, they just are. Yeah. Um,

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00:58:07,680 --> 00:58:11,280
Speaker 1: so good questions, Jay, And then we have one more

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Speaker 1: email here coming from Patrick Coon. As always, you can

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Speaker 1: reach us at the lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net.

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Speaker 1: Patrick says, Mink. Normally, I'm with you, man, but Garrett

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Speaker 1: straight smoked you on the summer draft. You lost both

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00:58:27,000 --> 00:58:30,160
Speaker 1: beach and pool for barbecue and tried to save the

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Speaker 1: day with a joint amusement water park bad form a

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00:58:33,960 --> 00:58:37,320
Speaker 1: lazy day on Dewey Beach easily Trump's waiting forty five

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Speaker 1: minutes in long lines and climbing flights of stairs for

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Speaker 1: a thirty second water right water slide. I agree. I

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Speaker 1: As I said to Garrett today in the breakdown of

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Speaker 1: the of the summer Draft, I really it was a

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Speaker 1: needs draft for me. I really thought that since he

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Speaker 1: took Beach first, if I just saved Pool, that I

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Speaker 1: could get it with my fourth pick. I thought if

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Speaker 1: I take he wouldn't go back to the well and

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Speaker 1: go double water. He would go golf instead of pool,

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Speaker 1: and I get barbecue and pool, which I thought, all right,

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00:59:07,600 --> 00:59:09,800
Speaker 1: I'm still in the in the game. But he went

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Speaker 1: total best player available, which was a smart move. I'll

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Speaker 1: give it to him. I've been watching the Ravens draft

1138
00:59:15,360 --> 00:59:17,440
Speaker 1: for a long time. I'll give it to you. And

1139
00:59:17,440 --> 00:59:19,520
Speaker 1: then it just came to them needs draft me add

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Speaker 1: a skyrocket amusement parks up the list to get some water.

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Speaker 1: In my luck, it was bad. It was just a

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Speaker 1: bad draft for me. You know, you do almost you

1143
00:59:27,960 --> 00:59:30,080
Speaker 1: don't hit them all. You know today in the lunch

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Speaker 1: line and we'll get to the question here. Jim Cohler

1145
00:59:32,920 --> 00:59:36,680
Speaker 1: friend the lounge, those listeners who have been listening for

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Speaker 1: a long time. I remember we had Jim finance guy

1147
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Speaker 1: on to go through our expense reports. That was one

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Speaker 1: of my all time favorite episodes. Um, but Jim stopping

1149
00:59:44,560 --> 00:59:46,720
Speaker 1: and said, maybe on the next draft, if you give

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Speaker 1: Ryan the first three picks, I'll have a chance at

1151
00:59:48,680 --> 00:59:51,880
Speaker 1: beating You need to give him the first three picks.

1152
00:59:52,080 --> 00:59:54,960
Speaker 1: It should be a snake draft. I've said this time

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00:59:54,960 --> 00:59:56,880
Speaker 1: and time again. If you don't have the first severall pick,

1154
00:59:56,880 --> 00:59:58,960
Speaker 1: you should get two and three. You gotta get better

1155
00:59:59,200 --> 01:00:01,640
Speaker 1: paper scissors so can get the first pick. Had rock

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Speaker 1: picks is on the draft. I won I had the

1157
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Speaker 1: first pick the time before that was that the Christmas movie.

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Speaker 1: But let's get to the question. All right, all right,

1159
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Speaker 1: the question is about the pass rush said, I feel

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Speaker 1: like I remember you guys talking about Justin Houston's past

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01:00:14,000 --> 01:00:16,080
Speaker 1: ros last year, and then he was split seconds away

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Speaker 1: from making big impacts with a healthy secondary going into

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Speaker 1: Do you think this could be the difference to turn

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01:00:22,120 --> 01:00:27,280
Speaker 1: quarterback hurries into quarterback hits and sacks? Uh? Yeah, that's

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01:00:27,320 --> 01:00:28,960
Speaker 1: basically the question. Yeah, I mean I kind of said

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01:00:28,960 --> 01:00:30,920
Speaker 1: it earlier with Jeff, Like I I do think Houston

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Speaker 1: is going to improve on US four and a half

1168
01:00:32,240 --> 01:00:34,680
Speaker 1: sackson last year. Some of those just literally slipped out

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Speaker 1: of his his finger tips. He was there, did everything

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01:00:37,440 --> 01:00:39,800
Speaker 1: right except make It's kind of like, you know the

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01:00:39,840 --> 01:00:42,520
Speaker 1: basketball player who does does everything right and then misses

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01:00:42,560 --> 01:00:46,200
Speaker 1: the layoup. You know that happened to the tires. That's

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01:00:46,200 --> 01:00:48,760
Speaker 1: the staple of your game, except do you ever do

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01:00:48,880 --> 01:00:50,800
Speaker 1: everything right? I'm not sure I get to the layoup

1175
01:00:50,840 --> 01:00:53,960
Speaker 1: and I missed a lot, so I think that there

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01:00:54,040 --> 01:00:55,760
Speaker 1: was a little bit of that with this game. I

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Speaker 1: also think another year on this defense will add to it.

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01:00:58,760 --> 01:01:01,160
Speaker 1: And I also think having a hell fear better secondary

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01:01:01,360 --> 01:01:04,040
Speaker 1: will all contribute to right. I think that oftentimes you

1180
01:01:04,080 --> 01:01:06,840
Speaker 1: hear from players that the pass rush in the secondary

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01:01:07,120 --> 01:01:10,200
Speaker 1: have to um they work in tandem. Yes, right. And

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Speaker 1: I do think that the secondary and having a ball

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01:01:13,560 --> 01:01:16,240
Speaker 1: hawk on the back end in Marcus Williams, now that

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01:01:16,240 --> 01:01:19,960
Speaker 1: that makes quarterbacks think a little bit more UM and

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01:01:20,080 --> 01:01:22,840
Speaker 1: Kyle Hamilton and all that, all those pieces together, I

1186
01:01:22,880 --> 01:01:25,640
Speaker 1: think we'll make quarterbacks hold the ball a split second

1187
01:01:25,800 --> 01:01:29,840
Speaker 1: longer and thus lead to more sex. So yes, those things,

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01:01:29,880 --> 01:01:31,840
Speaker 1: those two things are married. And I do think in

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Speaker 1: this whole pass rush concern, you know, the talk of

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Speaker 1: the concerns about the pass rush, that should be noted. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I agree with that. That's a good point. So thanks

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Speaker 1: for listening. So, so we're two weeks out here from

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Speaker 1: training camp, and so training camp passes were became available today.

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Speaker 1: They were gone here at the Armed Former Center in

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Speaker 1: four minutes. So that gives you an indication of how

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Speaker 1: enthusiastic people are. But if you didn't get passes to

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Speaker 1: practice here. There is the free open practice at MT

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Speaker 1: Base Stadium on Saturday July. It's a great time. Clock

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Speaker 1: players are in a great moved they're signing autographs with

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Speaker 1: the kids as a fireworks show afterwards. It really is

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Speaker 1: a good time, so you can go ahead and claim

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Speaker 1: your passes for that. You still need to get passes

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Speaker 1: online on our website for the stadium practice, but we

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01:02:13,200 --> 01:02:16,200
Speaker 1: have plenty of passes for that. Obviously much bigger capacity there,

1205
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Speaker 1: so go ahead and get that done if you want

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Speaker 1: to see the guys in action this summer. Thank you

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Speaker 1: so much for listening. We'll talk with you against in