1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: The biggest thing obviously, are you know, the playbook, knowing 2 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: where we're supposed to be and what we're doing. So 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: I think that's really just the biggest thing for all 4 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: the rookies. Honestly, I'm coming from a totally different type 5 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,239 Speaker 1: of offense. It's just a whole different language for me 6 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:15,159 Speaker 1: that I'm trying to understand. So, you know, saying it 7 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:17,639 Speaker 1: out loud, just looking at the pictures in the book, Um, 8 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: I tried. I got a little a little mini white board, 9 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: so that helps me a lot, just kind of saying 10 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: the play and then okay, trying to write it out 11 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: and then looking back at the place ef I wrote 12 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: it out correctly, So you know, just little things here 13 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: and there that I can try to pick up on it. 14 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: Welcome into the lounge. It's episode three hundred three zero zero, Garrett. 15 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: That's a big number. That's a big number. It's a 16 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: very big number. They we started this, what was the year? 17 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: What was the I think it was that we started this, 18 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: and it's been when we started it, I did not 19 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: necessarily know if we were going to get the three 20 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: D or not. You know, it was like that shot. 21 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: See if I was thought we'd be get lucky to 22 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: get the thirty. Yeah, we'll see if we get the three, 23 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:05,839 Speaker 1: we'll do one episode and here we are three hundred later. Uh. 24 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: It's been fun. We've been able to it's just an honestly, 25 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: has been a really fun endeavor. We've been able to 26 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: interview and have really in depth conversations with just about 27 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: every player on this team over the past five years, 28 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 1: with coaches with GM. Uh, it's just been both GMS. 29 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 1: It's just been a it's been a lot of fun. Yeah, 30 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: let me tell you this a little three trivia here 31 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: for you. Three wing club in Major League Baseball. Only 32 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: twenty four pitchers in that club. And a little story 33 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: is I saw one of them. I saw Randy Johnson's 34 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: win on June four, two thousand nine. That was literally 35 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: a month about a month before I got hired by 36 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: the Ravens as an intern. Was that um before or 37 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: after he cussed you out for being a bad reporter? 38 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: That was after I stayed in the stands for I 39 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: was in the stands for this one. So we're in 40 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: the and I did not have a skirmish because he 41 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: did in the Yankees clubhouse. Okay, so he wasn't he 42 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: wasn't waiting on you to congratulate him and be there 43 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 1: to pop the bubbly. No, no, that was a solo 44 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 1: bubbly for men for the giants back then, I think 45 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:23,359 Speaker 1: against the nets. Yeah, yeah, that's pretty cool. Yeah, this 46 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: is um. You know, since it's the three episode, we 47 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: knew that we had to have a great guest um, 48 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: so we were thinking about who that could be, and 49 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: we want to have somebody who, you know, like we 50 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: were talking about recently, we like to get these guys 51 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: on the lounge, a little bit under the radar, a 52 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: little bit before they're super big time, and then we 53 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: take credit for their success because coming on the lounge 54 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: is what set them on the path to success. Career bump, 55 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: the career bump, that's what we're doing right now with 56 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:55,119 Speaker 1: Thailand Wallace rookie wide receiver. He's joining us today. So 57 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: with that intro, let's go ahead and welcome in Thailand. 58 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: Thrilled to be joined by Thailand. Will Us Ravens, fourth 59 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: round wide receiver, and Tom, let's just start here. You're 60 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,679 Speaker 1: a guy, you know. Rashon Bateman obviously first round pick, 61 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:12,239 Speaker 1: a lot of attention, but my eyes kept going to 62 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 1: Tayland Wallace when you're on that practice field. How do 63 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: you feel about rookie minicamp O t as midiicamp? How 64 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: do you feel about everything so far? Yeah? I think 65 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: it worked really well to me. Um, you know, not 66 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: really know what to expect going into you know, actually 67 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:27,959 Speaker 1: first time you have being in the NFL atmosphere and 68 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: not really know what to expect. Um. Overall, I think 69 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: I did pretty well. I think the biggest thing obviously 70 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: is the big learning curve. I think that's the biggest 71 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: thing for me to get over that and you know, 72 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: obviously get everything down to make sure you know, I'm 73 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: know what I'm doing where I'm supposed to be. But 74 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: as far as that goes, I think everything went really well. Nice. Nice. 75 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: What were some of the takeaways that you got from coaches? 76 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: You know, when you go into your summer break now, 77 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: which doesn't last a whole lot, a lot doesn't last 78 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: long to enjoy it. What what did the what homework 79 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: did the coaches give you? Yeah? The biggest thing obviously 80 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: are you know, the playbook. Um, that's the biggest thing 81 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: I think really for all the rookies, I think, uh, 82 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: you know, obviously we all have the leg ability to 83 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: do whatever we need to do. I think the biggest 84 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 1: part for us that we need to make sure that 85 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: we're on top of is known where we're supposed to 86 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: be and what we're doing. So I think that's really 87 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: just the biggest thing for all the rookies, honestly. So 88 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 1: let's stick on that for a second. Like for the 89 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 1: average fan, I think everyone whenever rookie comes in, it's 90 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: kind of the the cliche thing to say, what I 91 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: need to learn the playbook, right, and on the mental side, 92 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 1: exact cliche. It's just the fact. Yeah, but that's my 93 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 1: that's my question. That's my question. So like how much 94 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: how different is it from what you've done in college? 95 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:41,040 Speaker 1: How much are you trying to learn like phrases and 96 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: terms like break it down for us a little bit here. Yeah, 97 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: so it's for me, it's a big difference. Um, you know, 98 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: for us, we you know, I say from the say 99 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: we were a big timpo team. So we're kind of 100 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: one word, go run the play you know. Herefl it's 101 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: a lot different. You know, you get a long, big 102 00:04:56,279 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 1: little sentence flash paragraph, you know, so you gotta kind of, 103 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: you know, feel it out. It's as far as hustling 104 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 1: up and everything, you know, just getting the field for 105 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 1: that and everything. So, um yeah, I think that's the 106 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: biggest adjustment for me is that, you know, I'm not 107 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 1: I'm coming from a totally different type of offense. Yeah, 108 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: it's the style change an adjustment too, because you guys 109 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: are kind of spread it out through it deep, you know, 110 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: air correl kind of offense and now you're in this 111 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 1: run heavy, you know, RPO kind of offense. Has that 112 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: been an adjustment? Yeah, it definitely has been. Um you 113 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: like you I was saying, Yeah, you know, Temple team 114 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: one word, go run the play. You know, we can 115 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: do a little bit of that here as well. But yeah, 116 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: it's definitely different obviously, like you were saying, you know, 117 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: a big run team, huddling up, all that stuff. You know, 118 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:43,160 Speaker 1: it's just a whole different language for me that I'm 119 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: trying to understand so so well you're trying to learn it. 120 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: I remember when Lamar Jackson was a rookie, he talked 121 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: about how he would spend time in his in the 122 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: hotel room, in the mirror, just rehearsing place. And obviously 123 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: it's different because he had to say it to the 124 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: huddle and make sure that everyone got it clearly and 125 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: all that. But like, for you, how do you kind 126 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 1: of try to learn these these long paragraphs of plays 127 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 1: that like are you doing flash guards? Like how how 128 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: are you trying to take all that in? Yeah, so 129 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: you know, I've been trying to do a lot of stuff. 130 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: Obviously I'll say back, not in the mirror, but I'll 131 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: read it out. Um, kind of just read it out 132 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,559 Speaker 1: loud so that way, like so when the more somebody 133 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: comes in the hole and reads it to me that 134 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: I can hear it. You know, I'm actually saying it, 135 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,359 Speaker 1: not just thinking it in my head, so you know, 136 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: saying it out loud, just looking at the pictures in 137 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: the book. Um, I tried. I got a little a 138 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: little mini white boards, so that helps me a lot, 139 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: just kind of saying the play and then okay, trying 140 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 1: to write it out and then looking back at the 141 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: place ef I wrote it out correctly. So you know, 142 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: just little things here and there that I can try 143 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: to pick up on. Nice. That's interesting. Yeah, But from 144 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: a and then from a football standpoint, like from my 145 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: actual physical standpoint, not the mental side. Something that that 146 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: Ryan and I have talked about and it just definitely 147 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,280 Speaker 1: stands out and watching you, like you have such a 148 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 1: shiftiness in your game and the way that you run routes. 149 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: It seems like you're a really polished out runners a rookie, Like, 150 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:01,599 Speaker 1: how have you developed that area of your game and 151 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: is that something that you have a lot of pride in? Yeah, 152 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: oh yeah, for sure. You know, Um, I think that's 153 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: a big thing. You know, obviously at this level, you know, 154 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: running is a you gotta have it to be able 155 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: to get open it Jessie with the you know, the 156 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: type of players that were going against in this league. 157 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: So you know, that's kind of a thing that I 158 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 1: definitely been trying to work make sure, you know, making 159 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: sure I'm doing and being on top of everything that 160 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: I need to be on. But um, yeah, I think 161 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: for the most part, I think I'm kind of somewhat 162 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: always been able to do it. I haven't always had 163 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 1: the you know, ability to show everybody that I can, 164 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 1: but I think now at this level that I'm able 165 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: to do that. Well. The interesting thing for me was 166 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: I was kind of, you know, just watching you in college. 167 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: You had a lot of highlights in which you were 168 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: just dunking on people with contested catches. You like, that 169 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: was your highlight reel. And I was like, all right, 170 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: you know, let's see, you know, how is route running 171 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:53,239 Speaker 1: some of the shorter stuff, you know, when it's not everything, 172 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: you know, everything's not a bomb and stuff like that, 173 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: like how does he doing that? Is he sudden or 174 00:07:57,520 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: is he just kind of fast and a big body 175 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: contested catch guy? And I really saw that suddenness, Like 176 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 1: That's what kind of caught my attention was because I 177 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 1: thought of you as, all right, you played on the 178 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 1: outside at Oklahoma State almost exclusively on one side. You're 179 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: an outside receiver. Can he adjust because you are a 180 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:18,239 Speaker 1: little bit on the shorter side for an FL wide receiver, 181 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: I don't want to. I was like, can you play 182 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: in the slot? That was my question, and your route 183 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: running and suddenness in there really kind of told me 184 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: all right, I think Thailand will We'll be able to 185 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: do that. Yeah, definitely. I think that that's the biggest 186 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: thing to you know, um, just because you know, people 187 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 1: kind of see they haven't seen me do it. They 188 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: you know, they didn't think I can. And I think 189 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: that was the biggest thing trying to prove, you know, 190 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: just because you haven't seen me play in the slod 191 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: run certain routes doesn't mean that I can't do it. 192 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:50,319 Speaker 1: So I think that the biggest misconception I guess going 193 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: into the whole thing is that you know, they haven't 194 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: seen me do it, so they don't think I can. Right. 195 00:08:55,120 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: Just for the record, I didn't think you couldn't. It 196 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: sounds like that probably was something that came up a 197 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: time or two during the pre drive process and when 198 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: you were meeting with teams, didn't yeah appreciate They asked 199 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 1: me all the time like, uh so, why were you 200 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: only one side on the outside? You know why? And 201 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 1: I was like, this is how things ran up there 202 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: when he says how we did it? So interesting you last? Sorry, 203 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,719 Speaker 1: go ahead, Garrett. I'm during that pre draft process, like 204 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 1: guys have different opinions. It's obviously like a super stressful 205 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:33,439 Speaker 1: time and it's it's challenging, like what we're what did 206 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: you take away from it? Like did you enjoy it? 207 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 1: Did you hate it? Was Draft weekend like every guy 208 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: has so many guys have so many different motions about 209 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: drafting the whole process. Some guys look at draft weekend 210 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: it's like that's a terrible memory. I thought I was 211 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 1: gonna go away earlier and I and I hated it. 212 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: Other guys say it was the best moment in my life, Like, 213 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 1: how do you view that process? And then draft weekend? Yeah, 214 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: you know, it's a it's it's kind of a god 215 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: a sweet in a way. You know, it's a fun 216 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 1: process to be a part of, but it it's very 217 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: nerve wracking for sure as well. Um, yeah, for me 218 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: that draft weekend, it was it was stressful, but it 219 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: was also, you know, just one of the happiest moments 220 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: of my life. You know, kind of just sitting there 221 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:10,839 Speaker 1: the whole weekend just waiting, you honestly, like I've said before, 222 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: you know, I was expecting me to go earlier. So 223 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 1: it was a little stressful just having my family, everybody's 224 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: sitting there, were just waiting, waiting, and then uh, you know, 225 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 1: finding the Baltimore Kim got me and now once I happened, 226 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 1: you know, I cried and everything. It was just one 227 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: of the happiest moments in my life. So it's kind 228 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: of a little bit of both, you know, the happiest 229 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 1: moment and also at the same time, well, I gotta 230 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: pat myself on the back here, Taylan, and you'll come 231 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 1: to learn that I do this often. Um. Before day 232 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 1: two of the draft kicked off, I was like, Ravens fans, 233 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 1: keep your eye on Tayler Wallace. You know. I actually, 234 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 1: you know what it might have been before day one. 235 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 1: It was because it was before we picked her shot 236 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 1: when this you know, everybody knew we were gonna take 237 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: a wide receiver at some point, and I was like, 238 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,679 Speaker 1: on on day two, keep your eye on tail and 239 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: Walls because the scouting report, you know, blocking like, you know, 240 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:03,839 Speaker 1: he's good blocker, unselfish, you know, big time production, all 241 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 1: that stuff. I was like, keep your eye on this guy. 242 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: Probably in round two, maybe round three, if the Ravens 243 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 1: were to get lucky, then round four. I was like, 244 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: here we go. So I kind of called it in 245 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 1: a little bit of a way. I gotta say, just 246 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 1: just butt in here. Thailand May didn't call it. He 247 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:27,320 Speaker 1: get half half. He this is his move. He'll just 248 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: throw out twenty different guys and keep an eye on them, 249 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 1: he said, I called it. I called it. So that's 250 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: that's what happened. That No. No, but the mother excited 251 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: when when when they took you yes, yes, but what 252 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: were you were? You were you? Like, do you still 253 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 1: have a chip on your shoulder that you know you 254 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 1: last until the fourth round when a lot of people 255 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 1: did project you to be a potential second round pick. 256 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 1: For sure, I think that's always gonna be a thing 257 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: that you know that because even more motivation that already 258 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: that already have. But um, you know, for me, I'm 259 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: just happy. You know, everything happens for a reason. I'm 260 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 1: happy that I ended up where I ended up, So 261 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: you know, I can't I'm never really mad at that, 262 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 1: but you know, I think I can always use that 263 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:16,119 Speaker 1: as motivation for sure. Yeah, you talk about the emotional 264 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 1: moment of being picked and uh, you know that video 265 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: of you hugging your twin brother. For listeners out there, 266 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 1: you don't know, Towland has a twin brother, Chase Trayson, 267 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: who they went to Oklahoma State together. Trason was a 268 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 1: quarterback at first UH and then converted the wide receiver 269 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: and then was forced to retire from football in June 270 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: of twenty nineteen after he suffered his third a c 271 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: L injury right third a c L tear, so he 272 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: was forced to retire UH and the video of YouTube 273 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 1: hugging when you got drafted that long embrace. I gotta 274 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: say I have an older brother, and I teered up 275 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 1: a little bit. I was like, all right, we're slice 276 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 1: and onions in here. Um, what just take me through 277 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: that moment? Yeah, you know, it was crazy. That's it's 278 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: what we've been work for our whole life, and you know, 279 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:04,559 Speaker 1: you know, it's just it's crazy to me that, you know, 280 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:07,599 Speaker 1: that's something that we've been dreaming of since we're a 281 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:10,559 Speaker 1: little and it's crazy that it got cut short for him. 282 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: You know, it sucks. Um, we've talked about so many times. 283 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 1: You know that that I just wanted was supposed to me. 284 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: You know, that's something that I want to go out 285 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: here and do and live out our dream for us, 286 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:23,559 Speaker 1: even though you know he's physically unable to do it. 287 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 1: So once my name got called, it was just such 288 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 1: a special moment and I knew how much it meant, 289 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:31,959 Speaker 1: not just for me, but for for him as well. So, UM, 290 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 1: just to be able to kind of live out our 291 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:36,559 Speaker 1: dream for both of us, you know, meant mental worlds. Me. M, 292 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:40,439 Speaker 1: that's awesome. And you know, just to give listeners a 293 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: little background, when you were deciding on colleges, you know, 294 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: you have offers from all these different places, fifteen different offers, 295 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: four star guy coming out of Texas. Yeah, I mean, 296 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:54,680 Speaker 1: you're getting recruited by everybody, right, and for you, it 297 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: was imperative to play with your brother in college, like 298 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 1: take me through that rooting process and why that was 299 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 1: so significant that you guys were a package deal. Definitely, 300 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 1: that was the thing you're going into it. We knew, um, 301 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: you know, we're gonna have offers here and there, but 302 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 1: I think the biggest thing for us is that we 303 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: wanted to play together. We knew a lot of people, 304 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: especially brothers, don't really get an opportunity like that, you know, 305 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:18,959 Speaker 1: all the time. So we we thought, why not take 306 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 1: advantage of it. So Oklahoma Saint was one of the 307 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 1: first schools to really offer both me and him together, 308 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: so um, we thought we'd take advantage of that. And 309 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: also even after tearing his A c L you know, 310 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 1: they honored his scholarship as well, and we left, you know, 311 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 1: obviously the loyalty to that. So um, I think we 312 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 1: committed actually when we were sophomores, so we kind of 313 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: figured it out like that's where we wanted to be. 314 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: We don't really need to see anything else that's awesome. 315 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 1: Now this is this has all been very lovely dovey 316 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: with you and Trason, but as twin brothers both playing football, 317 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 1: I know there had to be some battles. Give us, 318 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 1: give us a good story, Give us a good story. 319 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 1: Oh man, I don't even know where to start. Let's see, really, 320 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: I mean, we and all the way from Peewee we go, 321 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: we go at it all the time at the house. 322 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 1: I mean, you my mom would say so many stories. 323 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 1: But so I mean, let's see, pee we practice, we 324 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: used to always just go at it. You know obviously, um, 325 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: especially the coaches, they love to see me and him 326 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 1: go at it because they know we just go as 327 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 1: hard as we could with each other. So I mean, 328 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,360 Speaker 1: I mean it doesn't stop. I mean it's every Peewee 329 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: high school, even in college, like we go. When he 330 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 1: moved over to receiver, we go at it. You know 331 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 1: obviously that that was probably brought up a little bit 332 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: more competition now that we're playing the same position, but 333 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: we go, uh kind of doing around the bags, coming 334 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: back catching the ball. We do that together, trying to 335 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: go at it. I mean, there's there's not stop stories 336 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: for sure, so like in Peewee, was he the quarterback 337 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 1: year of the receiver? Yeah? He was. So was it 338 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: basically kind of a cheat code for whatever team got 339 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: the Wallace brothers? I guess you could say that. For sure. 340 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: I feel bad for every other wide receiver on that 341 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 1: Peewee team. You know, another receiver, You're like, he's just 342 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 1: gonna throw it to his brother every time. Come on, 343 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 1: that's how it goes. They gotta step it up. That's amazing. 344 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 1: So then you so then you go to college and 345 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: holy cow, you talked about an instant impact just blowing up. 346 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: You start lighting the place on fire. I mean, your 347 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 1: sophomore year was your biggest year. You go off for eighties, 348 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:32,960 Speaker 1: six catches for yards and twelve touchdowns. What was that like? 349 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 1: Because Oklahoma State, I mean it kind of was wide 350 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: receiver you you know, we had Dez Bryant, Justin Blackman, 351 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 1: James Washington, Marcel Eightman. What was it like for you 352 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 1: kind of being next in line and going off that Well, 353 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 1: that that big the biggest thing for me. I think 354 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: just watching those guys in front of me. You know, 355 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: my freshman year was kind of a year for me 356 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: to watch James Washington Marcel eight Man, you know, Chris Lazy, 357 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 1: all those guys, and watch how how things are supposed 358 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: to be done and how the culture ends at Upman State. 359 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: So watching those guys, they showed me how to practice, 360 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 1: how you're supposed to act in meetings, you know, um, 361 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 1: you know, just really how to treat it seriously, and 362 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 1: you know what you're supposed to do at practice and 363 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 1: everything like that. So the biggest thing, you know, I 364 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: learned a lot from them as far as how that goes. 365 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: So I think going onto my sophomore year, I knew 366 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: what the expectations were and how are you're supposed to 367 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:26,639 Speaker 1: treat practice and meetings and things like that. So I 368 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: think just picking up those things from them helped me 369 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 1: become the player I am m hm. And then when 370 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:36,159 Speaker 1: you when you kind of burst onto the scene that way, like, 371 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 1: how do things change after that season? Yeah? You know, 372 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 1: for me, it was crazy, you know, my sophomore year, 373 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:44,399 Speaker 1: I wasn't you know it really, you know, obviously I 374 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 1: was expecting to go do big things, but nothing like that. 375 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: I was just going out there running around playing football, 376 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 1: you know, I wasn't really thinking too much about anything. So, um, 377 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,240 Speaker 1: you know, obviously having a year after that, Um, you know, 378 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:57,480 Speaker 1: you obviously you come back and you realize, Kay, you 379 00:17:57,520 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 1: know people are gonna know who you are now. You 380 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 1: gotta back it up. You know, you can't just have 381 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 1: one big year and you know, just call it quits 382 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:06,119 Speaker 1: or whatever. So, um, the biggest thing for me was 383 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,199 Speaker 1: making sure that I was on top of, you know, 384 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 1: being continuous with that production. So you know, it's in 385 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 1: the off season training hard obviously, Um, you know, just 386 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 1: doing everything that I can to make sure that I 387 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: could always back it up. Mm hmmm after year go ahead. Yeah, 388 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: You're you're junior, You're you're having a really good season 389 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: and then you end up tearing your a c L there. 390 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 1: How Like, obviously it's difficult to get injured. Anybody that 391 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:36,120 Speaker 1: has dealt with the serious injury has said that how 392 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,199 Speaker 1: tough was it and how much did you lean on 393 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: your brother in that process knowing what he had gone 394 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 1: through and dealing with that multiple times. Yeah, that it 395 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:47,680 Speaker 1: was really tough for me. That was the first time 396 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: I've ever been seriously injured before. So that was the 397 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:53,439 Speaker 1: first time I've had missed practice and miss games like 398 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: ever since I started playing football. So it was really 399 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 1: tough on me. But you know, yeah, like I'm saying that, 400 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:00,919 Speaker 1: to have him to lean on was definitely a big, 401 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 1: huge help for me. I could go and ask him 402 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:06,160 Speaker 1: anything as far as we have process goes, as far 403 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 1: as a mental state and everything. Um, you know, why 404 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: does my knee feel like this? Like when am I 405 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:13,400 Speaker 1: gonna be able to start running or do this and that? 406 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:16,119 Speaker 1: So you know, just to have him by my side 407 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 1: and coach me kind of really poached me through the 408 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:21,360 Speaker 1: whole process. I've helped me out so much. I love 409 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 1: to tweet from your brother. After you went off for 410 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:26,679 Speaker 1: ten ten catches for two twenty and two touchdowns against 411 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 1: Texas big time rival, he tweeted, quote, don't forget you 412 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:37,880 Speaker 1: got to take out the trash today. So that's amazing. 413 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: So we're there questions. I mean, you bounce back your 414 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:44,360 Speaker 1: following year, your senior year, I mean nine hing yards 415 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 1: and six touchdowns. Obviously it didn't get to the level. 416 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 1: You know, it was a weird season last year. Obviously, 417 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:53,119 Speaker 1: I think gets the level of your sophomore year. We're scouts, 418 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 1: you know, we're teams, and they're talking to you pre 419 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:57,440 Speaker 1: draft or they had all concerned about the knee still 420 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:00,399 Speaker 1: or any kind of lingering thing. Yeah, I think that 421 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 1: was the biggest issue. And I think that's the thing 422 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 1: I'm kind of going into my senior year that I 423 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:06,879 Speaker 1: wanted to prove to everybody that, you know, I was 424 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: I was good, My knee was fine and and everything 425 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: like that. So that was the biggest thing for me, 426 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:13,959 Speaker 1: and I think that everybody wants to see was that 427 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:15,720 Speaker 1: Is he going to be the same guy that he 428 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 1: was before the injury? So, um, yeah, I think as 429 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: far as that, I think I went out there. You know, 430 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:22,440 Speaker 1: I think it took me a couple of games to 431 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: get back in the field of things. But after the 432 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:26,440 Speaker 1: first couple of games, I think I was all good 433 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:31,159 Speaker 1: after that. M nice. I saw NFL Networks Bucky Brooks 434 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:34,199 Speaker 1: compared you to Kenny Stills. That was your camp. What 435 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 1: do you think of that camp? I mean, I like it. 436 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:38,919 Speaker 1: I can't. I can't say I hate it, honestly. I 437 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: mean great receiving to be compared to do you asked me. 438 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:44,919 Speaker 1: So you know, I love seeing things like that, obviously, 439 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: but yeah, I can't. I can't complain about though. So 440 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: you know, for you, now you come into the NFL, 441 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:54,480 Speaker 1: you enter a receiver room that I think that that's 442 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 1: probably gonna be the most eyes on competition during training camp. 443 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:00,160 Speaker 1: That's often the case around here is I'm sure you've 444 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 1: heard there's always a lot of interest in wide receiver 445 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:04,359 Speaker 1: here with the Ravens and training camp, there's gonna be 446 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:06,119 Speaker 1: a lot of guys fighting not just for roster spots, 447 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 1: but also for starting jobs and roles and all of that. Like, 448 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 1: how do you see that competition uh this summer? And 449 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:16,360 Speaker 1: and how do you you know, what do you need 450 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,879 Speaker 1: to do in order to set yourself and put yourself 451 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: at the position where you can make an impact, you 452 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:23,400 Speaker 1: know as a rookie, right, Uh, you know, I think 453 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 1: I see it really being really good. You know, a 454 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: lot of great receivers in there. Um you know, obviously 455 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:29,880 Speaker 1: guys with a little bit more experience too as well, 456 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: So it's gonna be really interesting. But I think the 457 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:34,680 Speaker 1: biggest thing I, like I was saying, I think that's 458 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:36,679 Speaker 1: the biggest thing for all the rookies is just you know, 459 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: they have a year ahead of us, a couple of 460 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 1: years ahead of us. So I think the biggest thing 461 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: for us is making sure when we're out on the field, 462 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:44,919 Speaker 1: we know what we're doing and where we're supposed to be. Um, 463 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:47,679 Speaker 1: you know, for me, I think, you know, obviously, I 464 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:50,000 Speaker 1: think for like I was saying earlier, with all the rookies, 465 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:54,159 Speaker 1: I don't think the the challenges, the physical aspect of 466 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: the game is more you know, obviously the mental part. 467 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: So I think as long as I get that down 468 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:00,920 Speaker 1: and make sure I know what I'm doing and where 469 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 1: I'm supposed to be at, and I think everything else 470 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 1: will take care of yourself. What's it like with you 471 00:22:05,359 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 1: and Rashad? Obviously, I'm sure you guys are getting close, 472 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:11,360 Speaker 1: but there's also probably an element of competition out there, uh, 473 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: you know, friendly competition. Oh yeah, always, I think with 474 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 1: all the receivers, you know, it's always a friendly competition 475 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 1: out there. But yeah, obviously me and him just going 476 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 1: at it all the time. We're friendly. Not not nothing 477 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:26,160 Speaker 1: too crazy yet so well when training camp rolls around, 478 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:29,119 Speaker 1: but yeah, obviously real good guy, a great teammate, just 479 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:33,719 Speaker 1: kind of just always friendly competition going at m hm. Well, Tyland, 480 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:36,879 Speaker 1: I gotta say you are an honored position here with 481 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 1: us today. This is our three three hundred episode of 482 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,680 Speaker 1: the Lounge Okay with Big three d is a milestone episode, 483 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: and fans were tweeting at us. They were like, you 484 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:48,919 Speaker 1: better get somebody big, You got somebody good to come 485 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 1: on this one. So I just want to let you 486 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 1: know I appreciate I'm wanting, well, thank you for joining us. Man, 487 00:22:56,440 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 1: We really appreciate it. Oh yeah, thank you. Cool, great stuff. 488 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:03,119 Speaker 1: Couldn't think of a better episode for number three hundred. 489 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: That's as good as it gets. I like him. I 490 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:10,119 Speaker 1: like him a lot. I mean, WEN talk about his 491 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: play and his ability, but but I also just think 492 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 1: he's a really good guy. That was one thing too 493 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:17,400 Speaker 1: that you know, my gun he talked about a lot 494 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:20,640 Speaker 1: with him. Is that all like the off the field stuff? 495 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 1: Like first Guy in, Last Guy out, just a little 496 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,239 Speaker 1: story as he was leaving from doing the interview, had 497 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:28,360 Speaker 1: he had a few footballs in his hands. He got 498 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 1: like he wanted to make sure that he had the 499 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 1: good footballs when he goes back home to train, so 500 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 1: that he had he's gonna when he's training over the 501 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 1: course of the of the month before he comes back 502 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 1: that he's got the good football So I thought, that's 503 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 1: kind of gives you a little bit of insight into 504 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:46,200 Speaker 1: who this guy is. Yeah, alright, So how are you 505 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:50,879 Speaker 1: going to celebrate threet? How am I gonna celebrate? H 506 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: I don't know that I'm gonna. I'll celebrate in a 507 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: certain way, I'll I don't know. How are you gonna? 508 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 1: How do you celebrate it? Well? You know, I'm I'm 509 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:04,399 Speaker 1: a fat boy, So my mind immediately goes to what 510 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 1: something I can eat either three hundred of that thing 511 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 1: or you know, right three hundred on it. So I 512 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 1: think maybe I'll make myself a cake and I'll write 513 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:17,719 Speaker 1: three hundred on it and I'll eat that. Okay, at 514 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 1: least a cupcake something. What about what about like a 515 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 1: high end beverage. You know, it's obviously not pumpkin it's 516 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: not pumpkin beer season, but you know one of those 517 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: good high quality beers that's not about d beers. Should 518 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 1: it should be the last day tomorrow, that'll be the 519 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:50,280 Speaker 1: last episode. We stopped at three hundred during Three Beers. Um, yeah, no, 520 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:53,080 Speaker 1: I'll stay away from that one. Yeah, I agree. All right, 521 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 1: what's um? What is one of your favorite podcast memories? Uh? 522 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:00,920 Speaker 1: When you totally botched the Timmy Journey and podcasts and 523 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 1: didn't hit the record button until halfway through the interview. 524 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:07,280 Speaker 1: How about that one? And then I had to tell 525 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: the Knock Knock jokes over again. That was that was 526 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 1: a good one. That was that that was good because 527 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: there was nothing like a second time here in the 528 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: Knock Knock jokes. It really lands at the second time 529 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:24,440 Speaker 1: telling the same one. So just you know, solicitors. Though 530 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:27,920 Speaker 1: at that time the system was much different that we had. 531 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:31,120 Speaker 1: It was it was like it's feels like talking about 532 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:33,160 Speaker 1: like the Stone Age, but the system we initially had 533 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 1: in place was not good. You had to go like 534 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 1: across the room in the dark and there was like 535 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: a little little system in there that you hit record 536 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:43,440 Speaker 1: on and you couldn't actually see it. So like as 537 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:45,639 Speaker 1: you're doing the interview, had no idea whether it was 538 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:49,040 Speaker 1: the audio was there, it was recording any of it. 539 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: You just had to basically trust that it was working. 540 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 1: And on that one forgot hit record, forgot tip record 541 00:25:56,280 --> 00:26:00,360 Speaker 1: and one only job, your most important job. To say 542 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 1: that that that would be like doing a zoom interview 543 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:05,479 Speaker 1: and just being on mute the whole time. Well you know, 544 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 1: the real the reality there is that you don't pull 545 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 1: any weight on the tech side. You didn't pull any weight, 546 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 1: So I had to handle everything. There was so much 547 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:19,960 Speaker 1: going on, I'll you know, and I have to carry 548 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 1: the interview. So so all of that is going on, 549 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 1: there was just a little too much, you know what. 550 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 1: Let's let's play a clip from that Timmy journing an 551 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:36,399 Speaker 1: interview of getting the knock knock jokes the second time 552 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:39,879 Speaker 1: and see how they land. So this clip, this is 553 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:41,960 Speaker 1: the second knock chock jokes. He's already got them, so 554 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 1: you'll see what. Well, obviously it's the second because the 555 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 1: first world recorded. The first one was just in our memory. 556 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:50,480 Speaker 1: So I got some knock knock jokes for are you ready? Right? 557 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:55,400 Speaker 1: First one? Knock knock? Who's there? Let us let us 558 00:26:55,440 --> 00:27:06,879 Speaker 1: in already kind of I'll take a sympnthy who's ho 559 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 1: ho ho ho? You know you're saying the impression could 560 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:17,960 Speaker 1: use a little work toim No way, knock nut, who's 561 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:27,640 Speaker 1: the impatient cow? Well, that was a horrific moment. He 562 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: gave it. He gave it, Uh he did. He gave 563 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: it a pitty laugh and Timmy Journegan had such a 564 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 1: good laugh that I'll still take the pitty laugh. Yeah, yeah, 565 00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:40,719 Speaker 1: that's true. But yeah, let's now that we're going down 566 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:44,240 Speaker 1: memory lane. Let's play a clip from our very first 567 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: episode of the Lounge, which kicked off with the kicker, 568 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 1: Justin Tucker. Welcome to the Ravens Lounge, the very first 569 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:55,359 Speaker 1: Ravens Lounge podcast. I'm Ryan and I'm Garrett Downing, and 570 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 1: this has been a long awaited process. Here were two 571 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 1: staff writers for the Baltimore raven and some What we 572 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:02,440 Speaker 1: want to do is we want to take the conversations 573 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 1: that happened behind closed doors here both Ryan and I 574 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 1: we've been here for five years together and we have 575 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:09,680 Speaker 1: a lot of conversations in our office and we want 576 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:13,120 Speaker 1: to bring some of those conversations to the public view here. 577 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:15,240 Speaker 1: So why is it called the Ravens Lounge. It's called 578 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:19,160 Speaker 1: that because players, staff members, basically a lot of people 579 00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:22,000 Speaker 1: come through our office and end up shooting the breeze 580 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: with us talking football, we end up arguing with each other. 581 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 1: So we're gonna bring this to you. Every single Tuesday, 582 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:30,640 Speaker 1: we will be releasing a new podcast and we are 583 00:28:30,840 --> 00:28:33,680 Speaker 1: lucky to be joined on the very first one by 584 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:37,159 Speaker 1: Justin Tucker. Justin, you've complished a lot. This might be 585 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:38,680 Speaker 1: at the top of the list. You're kicking off the 586 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 1: lounge podcast, the first ever guest, first ever podcast. This 587 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 1: might be your greatest honor. Seriously, though, I was just 588 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:48,320 Speaker 1: about to say, what an honor. This is great, man. 589 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 1: We're comfortable sitting here on the couch. I feel like 590 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 1: I've made it. Yeah, where does this rank? Super Bowl? 591 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:58,160 Speaker 1: Big Contract, This Bowl? This is by far and away, 592 00:28:58,400 --> 00:29:03,040 Speaker 1: this is out the topic. Well, good stuff. It's been 593 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:05,000 Speaker 1: a fun ride, Garrett. As much as I like to 594 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:07,760 Speaker 1: give you a hard time, it's been fun. It's been real. 595 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:11,680 Speaker 1: We've been doing this for a long time. You're somewhat 596 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 1: of a friend. Uh. Now, now you're setting it up 597 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:19,040 Speaker 1: like the three is the final episode, and with that 598 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:21,880 Speaker 1: the announcement is that there will never be another lash. Now, 599 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 1: how many are we gonna get to? What's your under 600 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:27,920 Speaker 1: Let's get to three more, let's get to six hundred, 601 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 1: let's get five, seven thousand. Big. That's a good way. 602 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:39,320 Speaker 1: That's that's a perfect way to end it, to end 603 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:44,840 Speaker 1: it with a big episode. This is the big anyway. 604 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 1: We'll be back with the next week. It's fourth of 605 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 1: July week. The Raven's offices will be closed, but we'll 606 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 1: still have an episode for you. We're gonna do we 607 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 1: got a great email. We've got a bunch of emails, 608 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:56,240 Speaker 1: like we asked from everybody. You know, you can always 609 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 1: emails at the lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net. 610 00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:02,360 Speaker 1: We asked for emails, you delivered. We're gonna read a 611 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:04,440 Speaker 1: bunch of them next week when we do our fourth 612 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:07,560 Speaker 1: of July episode. Uh and if we read your question, 613 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:10,640 Speaker 1: you get a T shirt. We got them. We still 614 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:13,480 Speaker 1: have a bunch in the box in the lounge. We're 615 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:15,720 Speaker 1: gonna mail them out because we're you know, now we 616 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:17,360 Speaker 1: can go to the post office all that stuff. COVID 617 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:21,720 Speaker 1: is looking good. So and and also in honor of 618 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:24,160 Speaker 1: the three hundredth episode, we want to get some ratings. 619 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 1: So it's been a while since we got Yeah, we're 620 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 1: making the call for ratings again. Like it fore, you 621 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 1: gotta give a rating. Give us a five star, great review, 622 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:39,480 Speaker 1: give us a three review. Um. And next week also 623 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:42,400 Speaker 1: we got this email. It was a great suggestion. We're 624 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:46,120 Speaker 1: gonna do a barbecue draft. Okay, so we've done the 625 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:49,840 Speaker 1: meat draft. This one is just items that you would 626 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 1: find in a fourth of July barbecue. We're gonna make 627 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 1: the list and we're gonna have a draft that should 628 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 1: be a lot of fun too. Anyway, thanks for listening 629 00:30:57,640 --> 00:30:59,120 Speaker 1: and we'll be back with you next week.