1 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:08,639 Speaker 1: Welcome into the lounge presented by DraftKings. Lamar Jackson is 2 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: your twenty twenty three NFL MVP announce the NFL Honors. 3 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: Not a surprise, certainly, but obviously a huge distinction for Lamar. 4 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 2: Yeah. 5 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 3: I mean, this is his second MVP award in six years. 6 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,600 Speaker 3: Puts him in rare air to win two at this point. 7 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 3: I think it speaks to his dominance really. I mean, 8 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,919 Speaker 3: he had a remarkable season and I think that this 9 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 3: is just another trophy for him that's well deserved. 10 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 4: I thought it was in a lot of ways. 11 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 3: It was a magical season for Lamar. I thought he 12 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 3: took a tremendous step. And I know we're going to 13 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 3: talk through some of the specifics of that, but I 14 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 3: thought he took a big step this year. I thought 15 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 3: he showed a real evolution to his game. I know 16 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 3: that there's disappointment with how the season ended, nobody more 17 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 3: disappointed than Lamar. He's at the top of that list. 18 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 3: But I also don't think that the disappointment in the 19 00:00:56,840 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 3: AFC Championship takes away from the remarkable seas that he had. 20 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 3: And this is this MVP award is is certainly well deserved. 21 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: You say it's rare air that he's in, So let 22 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: me break down just how rare of air. There's ten, 23 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,959 Speaker 1: only ten in the NFL history players who have won 24 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: at least two MVPs. The list Peyton Manning five, Aaron 25 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 1: Rodgers four, Tom Brady three, Jim Brown three, Brett Favre three, 26 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 1: John Unidis three, Pat Mahomes two, Joe Montana to, Kurt 27 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: Owner two, Steve Young two, and now Lamar Jackson becomes 28 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: the eleventh with two. 29 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, pretty good names on that list. 30 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 3: We think a lot of Hall of famers and if 31 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 3: they're not in the Hall of Fame yet, they will 32 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 3: be once they're playing careers are over. 33 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:46,559 Speaker 4: That would absolutely be the expectation. 34 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 3: And honestly, like by getting a second MVP at this stage, yep, 35 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 3: with a long career still in front of him, obviously, 36 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 3: I think the Lamar is he is on a Hall 37 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 3: of Fame trajectory in his career and that and this 38 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 3: award is another indication of that. You know, I'm not 39 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 3: even gonna like he has a long way to go 40 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 3: in the sense that like he's gonna keep playing, but 41 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 3: he is on a Hall of Fame trajectory. 42 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 4: And I don't think that should be overlooked. 43 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 2: Absolutely. 44 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: I mean by getting two MVPs already, Lamar Jackson has 45 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: established himself as one of the most electric, most talented 46 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 1: players in NFL history. You can't take that away from 47 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: two MVPs. 48 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 2: One of the most just one. 49 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: Of the best, you know, I mean, you're the MVP 50 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 1: or the best, right and two and six years for Lamar, 51 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 1: you're one of the best. 52 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 4: Yeah. 53 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 3: Ever, I also think it's even more remarkable. I mean 54 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 3: a I think Lamar is pretty clearly already established himself 55 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 3: as the best running quarterback of all time that area 56 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 3: of his game. Nobody's been better, even Michael Vick. Yes, 57 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 3: Lamar has been the best rushing quarterback of all time. Secondly, 58 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 3: the fact that he's won two in six years. To 59 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 3: break it down even more, two of those years he 60 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 3: was hurt for a good portion of the season. Another 61 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 3: one of those years was his rookie season that he 62 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 3: didn't start until midway through. So that means in three 63 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 3: years through hell time starter healthy years, he's full time starts. 64 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 4: He's won the MVP in two of those three years. 65 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 2: That that's insane, That's pretty remarkable. 66 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 4: That's insane. 67 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, I completely agree. 68 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: I mean, uh yeah, it's remarkable and how he's evolved 69 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 1: this game, like you said, I think is the important 70 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 1: part to why he won the award this year. And 71 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: let's be honest, and it's also partly a team award, right, 72 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson didn't necessarily when you went through all the stats, 73 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: didn't have the best stats of anybody around the NFL 74 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: this year. 75 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 2: Quarterbacks included. 76 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: You know, Christian McCaffrey was certainly in the conversation from 77 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: a running back perspective. There are other quarterbacks Rock Perty 78 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott who are part of this conversation, certainly for MVP, 79 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: but Lamar Jackson was obviously for the Ravens who had 80 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: the best record in the NFL, were the best regular 81 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: season team in the NFL. He was obviously the leader, yeah, 82 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: the most valuable player on the team. It all revolved 83 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: around Lamar Jackson offensively for the Ravens, and so when 84 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: you're part that's why I say in part, it's also 85 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: a team award, to which Lamar knows that and spoke 86 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: to that. You know, I think that it is a 87 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: reflection of the Ravens dominance and he was at the 88 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: head of that. 89 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think there's certainly an element that you give 90 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 3: the MVP to the best player on the best team, 91 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:24,919 Speaker 3: and that you could make that case, and that is 92 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 3: certainly part of the equation I think with Lamar getting 93 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 3: this award this year, I also think like it goes 94 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 3: back to it was Dan Rolofsky at some point during 95 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 3: the season and someone was breaking down the different numbers 96 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 3: and you could say, well, Dak Prescott had better numbers 97 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 3: or whatever. Different quarterbacks had better numbers in certain categories, 98 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 3: and why should Lamar win it? 99 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 4: And Dan was just basically said, watch the games. 100 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 3: And when you do watch the games, as we watched 101 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 3: obviously Ravens games every single week, you just see Lamar's 102 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 3: mastery of the offense and he does things that nobody 103 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 3: else in the NFL can do. And I thought he 104 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 3: took a real step this year from a passing standpoint. 105 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: Well, I think it's also making something out of bad circumstances. 106 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: How many one legged throws did Lamar Jackson make, you know, 107 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: completions touchdowns did he make when his protection was breaking down. 108 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: How many rushes did he scramble out and make something 109 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: happen when things were breaking down? How many rushers. Did 110 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: he duck under and throw a touchdown pass? 111 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 4: You know, his highlight reel is in saying right, So, 112 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 4: like you. 113 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: Know in one part, and I think the argument is 114 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 1: legit not only because I just made it, but that 115 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 1: you know, the team around you helps elevate you to 116 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 1: put you in that position of MVP. But also it's 117 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: the special plays that you make when maybe the elements 118 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 1: around you break down, when things break down, and the 119 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: special plays that you make just individually, which we saw 120 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson do a lot of this season too, to 121 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: elevate him to say, yeah, he was incredibly valuable to 122 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:58,119 Speaker 1: the Ravens. Look, brock perty had a great season, right, 123 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: but Christian McCaffrey was a huge part of why that 124 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: offense went the way it did. Brandon I you know, 125 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:08,359 Speaker 1: Deebo Samuel, the weapons that he had around him certainly 126 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 1: elevated brock Purty and put him in a really good position. 127 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson had great weapons and the best probably receiving 128 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: cast that he's around him, not probably definitely in his 129 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: career this year, but I think that he made special 130 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 1: offscript plays himself where you say, yeah, that was Lamar, 131 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,159 Speaker 1: you know what I mean? Yeah, I think that elevates him. 132 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 1: One last point, it's also who you beat. 133 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 2: Lamar. 134 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 1: Jackson went head to head with brock Purty and one 135 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 1: of them threw four receptions that night and the other 136 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: one didn't you know, it came out to Victor. 137 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:39,359 Speaker 3: I think that part of the reason that Lamar is 138 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:43,479 Speaker 3: the MVP is he play in a one quick note, 139 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:46,159 Speaker 3: you know, this is a regular, regular season awards. So 140 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 3: anybody that wants to detract from and say, well it 141 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 3: should be brock Purty because the forty nine ers run 142 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 3: the Super. 143 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 4: Bowl or whatever. This is specifically for the regular season, 144 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:55,720 Speaker 4: that's correct. 145 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 2: Okay. 146 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 3: So then the second piece of that is Lamar played 147 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 3: his best in some the big moments down the stretch 148 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 3: when this thing really gets finalized, and it came down 149 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 3: to the last month or so, when you're looking at it, 150 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 3: it's brock Purty versus Lamar. Zak Prescott still kind of 151 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 3: in that mix. Christian McCaffrey's in that mix. 152 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 4: Okay. Well, Lamar went through with the gauntlet. 153 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 3: He beat Jacksonville, then he beat San Francisco, he beat 154 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 3: the Miami Dolphins. 155 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 4: Like boom, boom boom. 156 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 3: You just one after another beat the rams, and a 157 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 3: lot of these were prime time games. 158 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 4: San Francisco Christmas Night, everybody's. 159 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 3: Watching, come back and you beat the Miami Dolphins the 160 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 3: next week, and he was putting up big time performances 161 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 3: in those nationally televised games, Jacksonville, National TV games. So 162 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 3: all these games that everybody's watching in the final stretch 163 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:38,119 Speaker 3: of the season where the Ravens really got hot, Lamar 164 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 3: was playing his best, and I think that that's part 165 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 3: of the reason why he ends up getting the award. 166 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: Absolutely, yeah, so huge kudos to Lamar, well deserved. Those 167 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: are our initial thoughts and now we're going to give 168 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: you Lamar Jackson's full speech at the NFL Honors as 169 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: he accepted his MVP award, And when we come back, 170 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: we'll talk about what we saw from his evolution this 171 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: year compared to previous years, and our top Lamar Jackson moments. 172 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 5: Uh first and foremost. You know, I want to thank 173 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 5: my Lord, to say, Jesus Christ, you know, without him, 174 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 5: nothing it's possible. I want to think my organization, you know, 175 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 5: Baltimore Ravens for you know, find Again is still done. 176 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 5: Shout out to Eric, you know, shout out to Steve 177 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 5: coach Harbaugh, you know, the whole the whole unit, my 178 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 5: offense man, my office line man. I can't thank them 179 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 5: enough for what they've done. I'm not out there blocking, 180 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 5: you know, catching the ball, you know, doing everything. You know, 181 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 5: it's my team is a team thing, you know, for 182 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 5: these awards, and you know, I want to think my 183 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 5: feeling man at home. 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He talked about it 199 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 3: in the end of season press conference, and John Harball 200 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 3: has also talked about it. 201 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 4: This is the first year of a new system and 202 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 4: he thrived in it. 203 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 3: And I think Monkin is great and I love some 204 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 3: of the changes that the Ravens brought to the system, 205 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:33,839 Speaker 3: and I think it made the offense and Lamar better. 206 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 3: But to have this level of success in his first 207 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 3: year with a new offensive coordinator. Usually that first year 208 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 3: with a new offensive coordinator, you kind of have a 209 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 3: built in excuse. To be honest, it's like, well, it's 210 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 3: a new system. It's you know, you're still figuring things out. 211 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 3: And the Ravens went through that process. But then then 212 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 3: they really turned it on the second half of the year, 213 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:55,079 Speaker 3: Lamar especially, And I think that to have an MVP 214 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 3: season in a year where you have a new coordinator 215 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 3: speaks to Lamar's development in a lot of ways. 216 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 2: To show he did it twice though. 217 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: The first year coordinator and Greg Rouoman fair Now, that offense, 218 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: I think that was a little bit different because that offense, 219 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: as the Ravens, you know, appropriate leagu dubbed it was 220 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:17,719 Speaker 1: quote unquote revolutionary. That was a very different offense than 221 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:21,559 Speaker 1: anybody else in the league was running, uh, that anybody 222 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: had ever run in the league. Now, fast forward to 223 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:28,560 Speaker 1: Todd Monkins offense, very different from the Greg Roman offense, 224 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: not as far different from anything anybody else is running, 225 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 1: but just really elevated, just a very well run, schematic, 226 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 1: schematically designed offense, and it was more of a pro 227 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: quote unquote pro style offense. And Lamar Jackson proved that 228 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: he was more than capable of operating in that offense. 229 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: He had tweeted about it last offseason. You know, give me, 230 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: give me that that pro style offense. People don't think 231 00:10:57,920 --> 00:10:59,200 Speaker 1: I can run a per style offense. 232 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:00,680 Speaker 2: Basically that's what. 233 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: I ran at Louisville to ride it pretty well there. 234 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 1: J You'd noticed the Heidsman that one there. You know, basically, 235 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 1: I'm ready for that style of offense. And that's what 236 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 1: he got in Todd Mounkin and Lamar jacks improved it. 237 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: He was ready career high in completion percentage sixty seven 238 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,839 Speaker 1: point two percent, career high in passing yards three thy 239 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 1: six hundred and seventy eight. Those are no joke, and 240 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 1: I think what it was for Lamar is a The 241 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 1: biggest thing was just mentally, I think processing all the 242 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 1: different levels and layers of the Ravens offense and what 243 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 1: defenses were doing to try to stop him. T Martin 244 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 1: spoke to me, the Ravens quarterbacks coach, near the end 245 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: of the year, and said, Lamar's approach in the classroom 246 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: was really special. The way he attacked it, the way 247 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: there was a lot of new things, he was a 248 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 1: yes man to all of it, and the way he 249 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: dove into the film study This past season I think 250 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 1: really showed in terms of look. Opponents throw a lot 251 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,959 Speaker 1: of different things at Lamar Jackson and the Ravens offense 252 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: to try to stop them. I s been at Straws 253 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 1: a lot of the time, and Lamar handled it all 254 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 1: really well. There wasn't the blitz worked better than anything 255 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 1: else against him, but it didn't work well. There wasn't 256 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: really anything that said, oh, this shut down Lamar Jackson 257 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 1: the Ravens offense. Now you got to the playoffs and 258 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 1: they just didn't. 259 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 2: Play that well. 260 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: But I don't think it was something that the Chiefs 261 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,319 Speaker 1: consistently did. This said that just shut down the Ravens offense. 262 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think that you bring up Te Martin. There's 263 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 3: two things that he said that I thought stood out 264 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:32,680 Speaker 3: to me. One this was he talked to the bye 265 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 3: week and he made the point that go back to 266 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 3: that one practice in training camp or like the Ravens 267 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 3: through onception. 268 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 2: It was a dozen interceptions, Yeah, it was. 269 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 4: It was a rough day for the quarterbacks. 270 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 3: Some more included and that he honestly noticed from that 271 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 3: point Lamar kind of took things to another level the 272 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 3: other part of it. And this is something that he 273 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 3: said he he did as a player and he started 274 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 3: doing with Lamar this year. He would actually basically give 275 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 3: him a scauting report on the next opponent in the 276 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 3: locker room at the end of the previous week's game. 277 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 3: And so the second of that game was over pretty much, 278 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 3: Lamar was already looking ahead to the next week's game, 279 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 3: got a pack it in his locker to start that process, 280 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 3: whether it's a plane ride home or that night, and 281 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 3: that he was just so dialed in to try to 282 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 3: look for any ways to improve his game and to 283 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 3: be ready for the opponents and to be prepared for 284 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 3: what they were going to be throwing at him. I 285 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 3: thought that, like, we really saw that development from him, 286 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 3: and I think T Martin did a great job with that. 287 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:26,960 Speaker 3: I thought it was cool that he shared those anecdotes 288 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 3: and what he saw from being the person who's as 289 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 3: close to it as anybody else behind the scenes, where 290 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 3: he saw Lamar take things to another level this year. 291 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: Part of it is also not making mistakes of what 292 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 1: makes his season special. Now, there were some fumbles early on, 293 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:43,839 Speaker 1: mostly due to protection issues, and there are some mesh 294 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: point handoff issues early in the season. Cleaned that up 295 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: the fumbles over the really second half or second two 296 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 1: thirds of the season. But you look at his interceptions 297 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 1: this year, seven interceptions, and he threw a career high 298 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:01,319 Speaker 1: four hundred and fifty seven passes. Right, he threw only 299 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 1: six interceptions in his twenty nineteen season, but he threw 300 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:06,439 Speaker 1: fifty six fewer passes. 301 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 3: You know, that's actually a thing that I feel like 302 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 3: is a good point in an underdiscussed aspect of Lamar's game, 303 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 3: Like the highlight reels, the highs are great, but also 304 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 3: like the ability to avoid what he's at his best, 305 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 3: it's a highly efficient game. 306 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 4: Like it's not just like these remarkable. 307 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:26,040 Speaker 3: Plays he has those, but he's also playing at a 308 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 3: highly efficient level where you're not turning the ball over 309 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 3: and you're not forcing the ball down the field, and 310 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 3: you're not fumbling yet, like you're just playing a really 311 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 3: efficient level of football. 312 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 2: Stat's aside. 313 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: I think that his growth just as a pure passer, 314 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 1: and I'm talking fundamentals making every throw, he's also taken 315 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 1: improved by leaps and bounds. I think in that territory. 316 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson when he came into the league had a 317 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 1: special arm. He has a great arm. He's always had that, 318 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: but there's no doubt about it. He had to work 319 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: a lot on his mechanics and becoming a more efficient thrower. 320 00:14:57,800 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: He's done that, and I think that his ability to 321 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: make throws outside the numbers to fit all areas of 322 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: the field was different also than twenty nineteen, where he 323 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 1: really attacked the middle of the field. 324 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 2: Very very well at a very high level. This year, 325 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 2: I think that he made a lot more. His repertoire 326 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 2: of throws. 327 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: That he was making at a consistently high level opened 328 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 1: up now to the point of where I think Lamar 329 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: still is evolving his game. There are still throws this 330 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: season that he was not highly efficient at and that 331 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: was the on script deep throws, particularly to the sidelines. 332 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 1: That was something and I think we saw that in 333 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, the loss of the Chiefs that Lamar in 334 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: order to take the next step and win a third MVP, 335 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: which I think he certainly is capable of doing. If 336 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: he starts hitting those at a higher clip, he's going 337 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 1: to be that much more unstoppable. 338 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, So we want to give some of our favorite 339 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 3: moments from lamar season, and when you talked about hitting 340 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 3: some specific throws, we're gonna give each give our top 341 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 3: three favorite moments from Lamar's season, and that's where I'll start. 342 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 3: The moment where I felt like his passing game went 343 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 3: to another level was actually against the Browns Week four. Okay, 344 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 3: that that touchdown pass to Mark Andrews in the back 345 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 3: of the end zone, which. 346 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 4: Was an absolute dart. 347 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 3: Mark did a great job of plucking it out of 348 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 3: the air, but like Lamar, could not have thrown it 349 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 3: any better. It was a difficult throw to the back 350 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 3: of the end zone, a lot of traffic in front 351 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 3: of him, through it right over the defender's head at 352 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 3: a spot where only Mark could get it. It was on 353 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:36,920 Speaker 3: a line to me, like I saw that throw and 354 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 3: I was like, WHOA, Lamar has really developed as a passer. 355 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 3: And that was in Week four this year. And that's 356 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 3: me kind of like in my mind set the stage 357 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 3: for what was going to be what was going to 358 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 3: become a special season for him. 359 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 2: Okay, what's your number two? All right? 360 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 4: You want to just go through the whole list? 361 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 3: All right? 362 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 4: My threat for for me in order, it was. 363 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 2: That number one. The Browns are like your best. 364 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 4: No, it was I'm going in like reverse order three. 365 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 3: Okay, These other two are a little bit more broad 366 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:04,920 Speaker 3: rather than specific plays. Number two was the dominant game 367 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 3: against the Dolphins on New Year's Eve where basically we 368 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 3: all said, MVP Awards done. You know, we gotta tape 369 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:12,399 Speaker 3: this podcast that night. It was done, like we knew it. 370 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:15,440 Speaker 3: The Ravens at that point, you were loving where things 371 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 3: were going in the season. They had wrapped up the 372 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 3: top overall seed. Lamar Jackson had wrapped up the MVP 373 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:22,119 Speaker 3: eighteen to twenty one, three hundred and twenty one yards, 374 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 3: five touchdowns that night, seventy five yard touchdown to say Flowers, 375 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 3: I mean that was if you go back and listen 376 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:30,160 Speaker 3: to our podcast that night, we said the MVP Awards done, 377 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 3: it's over, signed, seal delivered, it's over. And so that 378 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 3: was a special one. And then number one for me 379 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 3: was the game against the forty nine ers on Christmas Day, 380 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 3: the infamous Mike Flores walking off the field, walking off 381 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 3: the field and Mike Flores comments from Lamarris as he 382 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:49,919 Speaker 3: was walking off the field, and the Ravens won that 383 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 3: game thirty three to nineteen. Lamar threw two touchdowns, two 384 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 3: hundred and fifty two yards through the air, also had 385 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 3: forty five yards on the ground on seven carries. And 386 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 3: that was when the Ravens they showed they were for real. 387 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:03,199 Speaker 3: And uh, it was some We had some fun with 388 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 3: that post game. 389 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 1: That was a good like my list, that is cool one. 390 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: All right, I'm gonna go number three. The I'm glad 391 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:12,640 Speaker 1: because we don't have any crossover. 392 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 4: I love this. 393 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, number three, his long heave. It was a touchdown 394 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:19,960 Speaker 1: to Isaiah Likely in Jacksonville. I debated that one. 395 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 4: That was the one. I didn't leave it off, but 396 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:21,960 Speaker 4: it's great. 397 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:24,880 Speaker 1: Gosh, that play was ridiculous. Looked like he was gonna 398 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 1: have his head ripped off. Unblocked pressure off the edge 399 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: ducks under that rolls out ducks, you know, gets around 400 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 1: another uh potential sacker throws that ball to Isaiah likely 401 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 1: and it was a great catch by Isaiah. 402 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 2: That play was ridiculous. 403 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 3: It was a lot of times in College Trouble they 404 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:44,119 Speaker 3: talk about like, oh, that one's gonna go on the 405 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 3: Heistman tape. 406 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:46,119 Speaker 4: Yea, that was the MVP. 407 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:49,200 Speaker 3: That's like in the first minute of the MVP highlight reel, 408 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 3: first ten seconds. 409 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:51,359 Speaker 4: That one's probably the opening play. 410 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:55,040 Speaker 1: That one probably is the opener. Yeah, that play was ridiculous. 411 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:55,880 Speaker 4: Uh. 412 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:57,640 Speaker 2: Then I'm gonna go number two. 413 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:01,720 Speaker 1: Playoff win his run up the tunnel after he scored 414 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 1: that touchdown to beat the Texans, and that pretty much 415 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 1: was the dagger that ended that game and he just 416 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 1: ran it up the tunnel, delirious, lamar getting that that 417 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 1: was such a big playoff win. You know, you lose 418 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: focus because of the disappointment of the way the season ended. 419 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: But gosh, there was so much talk about our the 420 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: Ravens is gonna be one and done, like in twenty 421 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: nineteen for him to come out and have a historic performance, 422 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:24,960 Speaker 1: you know, put up a hundred rushing yards, hundred passer 423 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 1: rating and one hundred what was the other stat hunter 424 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:31,679 Speaker 1: quarterback rating? Yeah, you know, and to finish it with 425 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:33,479 Speaker 1: that touchdown running up the tunnel. 426 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 2: That was a really special moment, I think. And then 427 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 2: number one. 428 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 4: All right, that's here you number one here, drum roll. 429 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: It was the comeback against the Rams. I know that 430 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: it got finished off by Tylan Wallace, but Lamar's third 431 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 1: and seventeen touchdown throw to Zay Flowers and then ensuing 432 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 1: two point conversion where he has a guy hitting him 433 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 1: in the waist, he's bent in half and throws a 434 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 1: dart to Zay Flowers in the end zone for the 435 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:04,680 Speaker 1: two point conversion. Back to back plays and you talk 436 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 1: about a comeback, you know, needing to come back from 437 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:09,200 Speaker 1: behind to win that game. 438 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 2: That was special stuff from Lamar Jackson. 439 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, you do lose. 440 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 3: Sight of it because if you think about that game, 441 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:18,640 Speaker 3: the Tile Wallace punt return touchdown is what jumps out 442 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 3: to you right away. But if you're looking at one 443 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 3: throw and circling it as as maybe the best throw 444 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 3: he made all year, it might be that two point conversion. 445 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 1: I think the two I think it was Todd Munkin. 446 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: Was it Todd Munkin. You said that was one of 447 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:34,440 Speaker 1: the best plays he's ever seen. 448 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:38,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think so. Just an absurd play. Both of those. 449 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:42,120 Speaker 1: The touchdown throw was also ridiculous. He had you had 450 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: a Aaron Donald right in his grill. Is he good 451 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 1: Lamar or Aaron Donald. 452 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 2: Or both. 453 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 4: Man Aaron Donald? But yeah, I think both of them 454 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 4: pretty good. 455 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 2: Yeah. 456 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 1: So, so those are my top three Lamar moments, and 457 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 1: there's a lot to choose from. 458 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 2: I can say that much. 459 00:20:57,560 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, totally. So congratulations to Lamar. 460 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 3: Richly deserves second MVP and it was a special season 461 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 3: for him and for the Ravens. So obviously we talked 462 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 3: a lot about Lamar, but also the other point of 463 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:11,880 Speaker 3: note from NFL Honors, the Ravens had two candidates up 464 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:15,719 Speaker 3: for Assistant Coach of the Year, Mike McDonald and Todd Munkin. 465 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:18,440 Speaker 3: Of course, Mike is now in Seattle after a great 466 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 3: season for him in this Ravens defense. Neither of them 467 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:24,679 Speaker 3: ended up winning the award, but I still think that 468 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 3: the fact that both of them were finalists for that. 469 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 4: Award, which is pretty rare to have not. 470 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 3: Just one assistant coach but two of them amongst the 471 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,399 Speaker 3: top finalists. I think speaks to just the level of 472 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 3: respect that the Ravens coaching staff and this team gets 473 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 3: for this year. And you know, it was a nice 474 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 3: recognition I think for both of them to be honored. 475 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely agree. 476 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:47,200 Speaker 1: Both did a fantastic job, Mike and his second year, 477 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:50,919 Speaker 1: Todd and his first. And Hey, I'm excited for the 478 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,359 Speaker 1: way that the direction of both the offense and the 479 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: defense I think under Zach Orr. Really excited, even though 480 00:21:56,320 --> 00:22:00,359 Speaker 1: Mike is now in Seattle and fired up. And for 481 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 1: those who haven't listened to it yet, go back and 482 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 1: listen to our interview with Zach Orr on. 483 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 2: Our last episode. Really excited for what Zach's going to do. 484 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 1: And then Todd Munkin and from year one to year too, 485 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 1: I think this offense is going to do great things. 486 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 1: It was a big change, as we talked about and 487 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:19,400 Speaker 1: having a full off season to Lamar Jackson and more 488 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 1: input from him. As John Harball said that Lamar is 489 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 1: going to be more of the build the setup process 490 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 1: of this offense going into this year, whereas last year 491 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 1: they had to work out the contract first and he 492 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:31,880 Speaker 1: didn't really start intel OTAs he's going to be more 493 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:34,479 Speaker 1: involved with Todd Munkin in the offseason and crafting the 494 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 1: next evolution this offense. 495 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 2: And hey, I wouldn't be. 496 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:40,120 Speaker 1: Surprised if Todd Munkin is in the running for assistant 497 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 1: Coach of the Year again next year. 498 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:44,399 Speaker 4: Yeah, totally. I think that he is. We've seen the 499 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 4: impact that he has made and I think. 500 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:49,480 Speaker 1: That, well, he's a guy you got head coaching interviews 501 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: the season ended. Yeah, after one year back in the NFL, YEP, 502 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:54,160 Speaker 1: totally the bravest coaching staff. 503 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:56,639 Speaker 3: This year was excellent and I think it's going to 504 00:22:56,640 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 3: continue to be excellent. I think that your point about Zach, 505 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 3: I think that in that conversation that we had with him, 506 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 3: you can just feel the enthusiasm that he's going to 507 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 3: bring to the field, bring to the meeting rooms. And 508 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 3: I think he's going to do a great job replacing 509 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:10,199 Speaker 3: Mike and I agree, I think Tom Monkin is going 510 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 3: to be great as well. 511 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: We should also give a shout out to John Harball, 512 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 1: who was a finalist for Coach of the Year, one 513 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:18,960 Speaker 1: of the five finalists. He was up for that award 514 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: alongside Dan Campbell of the Lions, Tamiko Ryans of the Texans, 515 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:26,000 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan, of the forty nine ers and Kevin Stefanski 516 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 1: of the Browns. I thought one of Harball's best coaching seasons. Obviously, 517 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: the Ravens had the best record in the regular season 518 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:37,120 Speaker 1: record in the NFL. That alone speaks to just how 519 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:39,199 Speaker 1: dominant this team has been. And it's a credit to 520 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 1: him for building it up kind of twice. You know, 521 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: he last won this award in twenty nineteen, was named 522 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:48,159 Speaker 1: the Coach of the Year, also again when the Ravens 523 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:51,159 Speaker 1: had the best record, and you know, to build it 524 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: up a second time with all the turnover that you 525 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:57,240 Speaker 1: have in the NFL. To now be in contention for 526 00:23:57,280 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 1: that award again four years later really speaks to the 527 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:02,119 Speaker 1: head coach that John Harball is. 528 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 3: The last point that I think is worth mentioning in 529 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 3: regards to NFL honors is Roquan Smith was the Ravens 530 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 3: nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, 531 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 3: did not win it. But the work that Roquand does, 532 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 3: as we've seen here in his year and a half 533 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:19,440 Speaker 3: of Baltimore, just get to get a feel for who 534 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 3: he is off the field. I think that he's one 535 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 3: of the best guys in the community. One of the 536 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:25,120 Speaker 3: best guys you're gonna find, and you know, I think 537 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:27,560 Speaker 3: that before his career is over, it would not surprise 538 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:29,000 Speaker 3: me at all if he gets that patch on his 539 00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 3: jersey as a Walter Payton Man of the Year. This 540 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 3: was his first nominee here with the Ravens, but I 541 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 3: think that him winning that award would certainly not surprise. 542 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 4: Me at some point in the future. 543 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 3: So special knight for Lamar, a special knight for the 544 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 3: Ravens in a lot of ways. Congratulations to him once again. 545 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,080 Speaker 3: As always, you can reach us at the Lounge at 546 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 3: Ravens dot NFL dot net. We appreciate you, thank you 547 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 3: for your emails, and we will be back with you 548 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 3: again next week.