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Speaker 1: take it. You know, what we saw last year was

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Speaker 1: you know, a glimpse of what we're capable of. I

425
00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:43,800
Speaker 1: think we can be better than that. So are you

426
00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:46,480
Speaker 1: still sitting next to la Marks. I'm in the bunker.

427
00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,400
Speaker 1: I've been in the locker room. So you're still sitting

428
00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:50,399
Speaker 1: over there by him? Yeah? Yeah, yeah, So my locker

429
00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:52,320
Speaker 1: is pretty much the same area. Man, I'm I'm right

430
00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:55,960
Speaker 1: by Ronnie and Earl and Willie. Okay, so so what

431
00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:58,919
Speaker 1: so what's like Lamar like, because just tell me if

432
00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:01,440
Speaker 1: I'm completely all off on this? But like I sense

433
00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:04,040
Speaker 1: that he's like just kind of like a little frustrated,

434
00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:07,680
Speaker 1: like am I off on that or or what? Yeah?

435
00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:10,320
Speaker 1: I mean I just feel like, tell him he's off, Orlando,

436
00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:13,800
Speaker 1: tell him he's off. You can I tell him he's wrong?

437
00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:16,760
Speaker 1: All the time. Yeah, I was about to I was

438
00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:19,560
Speaker 1: about to say, yeah, you know, talking to him, man,

439
00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:22,080
Speaker 1: I mean, you know, he's ready to go, he's fired up,

440
00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:24,720
Speaker 1: you know, and I think being as far as the

441
00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:27,000
Speaker 1: offense and how we're playing would be very similar to mine.

442
00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:28,920
Speaker 1: You know, he knows what we're capable, love and all

443
00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:30,800
Speaker 1: of us, and you know we can be so much

444
00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:34,000
Speaker 1: better and we will be. Yeah, I believe it. I

445
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Speaker 1: believe Hey, I did I notice a new tattoo on

446
00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:39,159
Speaker 1: your hand? Yeah? Yeah, yeah, yeah, I got um. I

447
00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:41,680
Speaker 1: owe me on this side on my on my right hand.

448
00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:44,399
Speaker 1: That's just a message to myself, you know, kind of

449
00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:49,479
Speaker 1: I guess, uh, I don't know how to necessarily describe it,

450
00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:52,280
Speaker 1: but you know, sometimes like I feel like it's human beings,

451
00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:54,560
Speaker 1: especially you know, when you get in a position like this,

452
00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:57,880
Speaker 1: you know, you kind of need something to keep you

453
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Speaker 1: going and kind of keep your mind, uh in the

454
00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:04,040
Speaker 1: state of mind that it was before you got here,

455
00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:05,919
Speaker 1: you know what I mean. And that's more so just

456
00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:08,919
Speaker 1: a message to myself. You know, I owe me as in,

457
00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:10,800
Speaker 1: you know, don't forget what I've been through, you know,

458
00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:13,560
Speaker 1: don't forget what you know, the combine, don't forget those

459
00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,040
Speaker 1: type of things, you know. So it's just more so

460
00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:17,760
Speaker 1: a message to myself, right right. And then the other

461
00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:20,400
Speaker 1: one too, is that new the now? No, that's that's

462
00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,360
Speaker 1: all I had it. I got that last year. But yeah,

463
00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:24,639
Speaker 1: at the time of you know, I also got a

464
00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:28,919
Speaker 1: bad habit of procrastinating. So your hands every day, you

465
00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:32,000
Speaker 1: know what I mean. So wake up first thing in

466
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Speaker 1: the morning to breast my teeth, first thing I see

467
00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:39,240
Speaker 1: a so Orlanta. One thing that I I think about

468
00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:43,760
Speaker 1: is at this point I keep referencing last year, but

469
00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:46,240
Speaker 1: at this point, basically it was the Seattle game. Like

470
00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:48,280
Speaker 1: the Seattle game was like the turning point, Like no

471
00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:50,240
Speaker 1: one at this point last year was talking about, Man,

472
00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:52,800
Speaker 1: the Ravens look so good. It looks so easy and

473
00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,239
Speaker 1: so and then the Seattle game, like when you're off

474
00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:57,399
Speaker 1: to the races at that point, coming off of this.

475
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Speaker 1: By week you play the Steelers in the biggest game

476
00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:01,439
Speaker 1: of the end fell and then you got the Steelers

477
00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:03,080
Speaker 1: coming up again in a few weeks. You got the Titans,

478
00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:04,480
Speaker 1: you got the Patriots, got the Colts. Like this is

479
00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:07,359
Speaker 1: a huge month. Do you feel like, hey, that you

480
00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:09,679
Speaker 1: guys could start to really kind of turn it up

481
00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:11,240
Speaker 1: and also that you feel like we're gonna learn a

482
00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:12,760
Speaker 1: lot about this team over the course of the next

483
00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:15,400
Speaker 1: few games. Yeah, no doubt, you know, I think man,

484
00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,359
Speaker 1: like you said, these games are so important for us

485
00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:20,320
Speaker 1: over the next few weeks. We're not necessarily looking ahead though,

486
00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:22,400
Speaker 1: you know, we understand what's what's kind of at stake.

487
00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:24,320
Speaker 1: You know, we look looked ahead a little bit during

488
00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:26,760
Speaker 1: the bye week, uh, you know, just to mentally prepare

489
00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:28,560
Speaker 1: ourselves for for kind of what we're gonna have to

490
00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:30,800
Speaker 1: go through. But man, we're gonna play some really good

491
00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:33,600
Speaker 1: teams and some really physical teams, and uh, teams have

492
00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:36,720
Speaker 1: got great defensive lines and and really good defenses as well. Man,

493
00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:39,000
Speaker 1: So uh, you know we're gonna do our part when

494
00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:40,840
Speaker 1: that time comes. You know, right now I'm in the

495
00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:44,000
Speaker 1: concern is Pittsburgh on Sunday. All right, we'll let you

496
00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:45,560
Speaker 1: go on this one in Atlantics. I know you gotta

497
00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:51,760
Speaker 1: get ready for practice, get ready to whoop on T J. Watt.

498
00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:55,560
Speaker 1: I gotta finish. I remember you, I remember you burying

499
00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:58,440
Speaker 1: him last year in that clip. Yeah, I'd like to

500
00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:03,760
Speaker 1: see another one of those, Um, but I gotta ask

501
00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:05,760
Speaker 1: you this on the on the last note, a serious note.

502
00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:12,240
Speaker 1: Have you voted yet? Yes, that's my guy. That's my guy,

503
00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:15,240
Speaker 1: all right, Orlando, thank you for thank you for joining

504
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514
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Speaker 1: my faves, one of our faiths. Uh miss you miss

515
00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:56,320
Speaker 1: your Orlando. Wish I could be there in the locker

516
00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:59,680
Speaker 1: room with you, buddy. Um. But I think he brings

517
00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:01,640
Speaker 1: up some great points, you know. I think this offense

518
00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:04,000
Speaker 1: they know what they can become. I think that they

519
00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:06,479
Speaker 1: certainly are capable of it, right, I mean, it's not

520
00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:10,040
Speaker 1: like any of these players have gotten worse, Right, I

521
00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:12,200
Speaker 1: mean I think that the league is kind of caught up.

522
00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:15,480
Speaker 1: They have a target on their back and uh, you know,

523
00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:19,280
Speaker 1: but I think the execution a few of those throws

524
00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:21,359
Speaker 1: are very close. On some of those deep shots you

525
00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:24,119
Speaker 1: hit some of those, everything can kind of change. So

526
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Speaker 1: I'm excited to see the second half. You know who

527
00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:32,280
Speaker 1: else else? I'm excited to see Garrett Unique. Yeah, and

528
00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:35,640
Speaker 1: that guy not only is he a Turk shout out

529
00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:40,440
Speaker 1: to my home school, um, but you know, I mean,

530
00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:42,359
Speaker 1: this guy is a player. I mean, they're there really

531
00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:45,399
Speaker 1: hasn't been too many more productive pass rushers in the

532
00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:48,760
Speaker 1: NFL since he entered the league, for sure. I mean,

533
00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:51,760
Speaker 1: this is a move. I feel like there's been rumblings

534
00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:53,960
Speaker 1: of this as a possibility for the past couple of years,

535
00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:57,080
Speaker 1: like fans of and since he's been on the trade block,

536
00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:01,280
Speaker 1: which he obviously got traded this offseason. I get traded again. Um.

537
00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:03,400
Speaker 1: And as everything was happening in Jacksonville and they were,

538
00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:05,480
Speaker 1: you know, trading a bunch of guys in the Unique

539
00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,600
Speaker 1: name came up a number of times. Ravens Sands wanted

540
00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,400
Speaker 1: him a Baltimore like There's been no question about that. Um.

541
00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:14,919
Speaker 1: And so now the Ravens get him, and he seems

542
00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:16,640
Speaker 1: like he's going to be a perfect fit. I thought

543
00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:19,119
Speaker 1: that Clais Campbell has some good perspective on it. He

544
00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,960
Speaker 1: played with him for several years down in Jacksonville. Basically

545
00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:27,280
Speaker 1: said that he's got a serious, hard working mentality, uh,

546
00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:30,480
Speaker 1: super focused, super driven, um and that he feels like

547
00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:32,520
Speaker 1: the culture here is really going to benefit him and

548
00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:35,240
Speaker 1: allow him to thrive UM. And I just thought that

549
00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:39,080
Speaker 1: was interesting perspective from Calais that and it's look, it's

550
00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:41,400
Speaker 1: not like Jennick hasn't thrived elsewhere. He had, He thrived

551
00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:44,400
Speaker 1: in Jacksonville. He was thriving uh in Minnesota with five

552
00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:47,760
Speaker 1: sacks and two forced fumbles already this season. So if

553
00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:49,760
Speaker 1: he's just kind of continue to build on that, I

554
00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:54,800
Speaker 1: just like we were talking about possibilities of trades. If

555
00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:57,840
Speaker 1: you could have kind of ranked some guys of who

556
00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,880
Speaker 1: was on the market, this guy would be probably one

557
00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:02,960
Speaker 1: of the top two or three people that you would

558
00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:04,760
Speaker 1: have put up there as you who you would love

559
00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:09,879
Speaker 1: to have for this team, Like huge production at a

560
00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:13,359
Speaker 1: position where the Ravens could use some help. Like I

561
00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:16,200
Speaker 1: just think that that is as good of a situation

562
00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,680
Speaker 1: as Eric Costa pulled off as good of a trade.

563
00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:21,080
Speaker 1: This year as he possibly could have to get him.

564
00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:22,840
Speaker 1: I mean, it's like it's similar to what they did

565
00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:25,080
Speaker 1: last year with Marcus Peters. I really think it's in

566
00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:29,240
Speaker 1: that category. Oh, it absolutely is, you know, I mean wink.

567
00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:32,080
Speaker 1: Martin Dale just got done saying that Eric the Costa

568
00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:35,240
Speaker 1: is his favorite person in the world. I'm gonna have

569
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Speaker 1: to echo this and hope my wife doesn't listen to

570
00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:42,879
Speaker 1: this episode. Well, so Marcus Peters, Kleius Campbell, Yaniken Gockway,

571
00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:45,720
Speaker 1: three Pro Bowlers in a year that he's traded for

572
00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:48,240
Speaker 1: and and not given up. You look at some of

573
00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:50,520
Speaker 1: the other trades for some of these other players. Jalen Ramsey,

574
00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,960
Speaker 1: Jamal Adams and the gout teams were given up first

575
00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:56,440
Speaker 1: round picks, multiple first round picks. Lamry Tunsil was another

576
00:26:56,440 --> 00:27:01,679
Speaker 1: guy went from multiple first round picks. Um, like, teams

577
00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:04,560
Speaker 1: are giving up major draft capital to get these players.

578
00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:08,119
Speaker 1: Ravens are getting highly productive players at a fraction to

579
00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:10,240
Speaker 1: the cost of what some of the other trades are

580
00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:12,679
Speaker 1: taking that compared to some of the other trades. So

581
00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:15,760
Speaker 1: just a huge win for Da Costa and this team. Ye,

582
00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:18,240
Speaker 1: all right, So what do you think of Dez Bryant. Yeah,

583
00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:20,439
Speaker 1: Dez is the other one. We talked about Dez obviously

584
00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:23,320
Speaker 1: at the start of the season, Um and the Ravens

585
00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:25,840
Speaker 1: did sign I think, I think we call this. We

586
00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:29,440
Speaker 1: called exactly what happened. They brought him in for a workout,

587
00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:32,400
Speaker 1: said all right, okay, you know, we'll keep you on

588
00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:34,400
Speaker 1: the on the hook kind of, you know, we got

589
00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:37,160
Speaker 1: your number. Uh, if we need you, we'll call you back.

590
00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:38,800
Speaker 1: And now we get to a point in the season

591
00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:41,040
Speaker 1: where the Ravens have struggled a little bit on the

592
00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:45,360
Speaker 1: outside in terms of receptions and whatnot from the receivers,

593
00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:48,639
Speaker 1: and it's time it's time to maybe jolt this offense

594
00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:50,439
Speaker 1: a little bit. With a proven guy, you can make

595
00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:52,960
Speaker 1: contested catches, which the Ravens have kind of struggled in.

596
00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:56,640
Speaker 1: So I like the move a lot. I think that

597
00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:59,680
Speaker 1: we'll see, you know, we'll see Dez Bryant hasn't played

598
00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:03,880
Speaker 1: a game seen it's a long time. He the last

599
00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:08,480
Speaker 1: time you practice, Uh, he's suffered achilles tear. So you know,

600
00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:11,320
Speaker 1: he's got to get into shape. Like, hey, looks great

601
00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:14,280
Speaker 1: on Instagram, but it's it's a big difference to play

602
00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:16,760
Speaker 1: in an NFL game and all that. So I think

603
00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:18,280
Speaker 1: the coaches are gonna put him through the ringer a

604
00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:21,600
Speaker 1: little bit, you know, make sure he's mentally and physically

605
00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:24,199
Speaker 1: locked in. But I think he will get there. And

606
00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:28,119
Speaker 1: I'm telling you, X marks the spot, Baby, X marks

607
00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:31,359
Speaker 1: the spot. He's gonna make some plays this year. So

608
00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:35,760
Speaker 1: you think it's only a matter of time until he's active. Absolutely, Absolutely,

609
00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:39,920
Speaker 1: I think that this is a and in a lot

610
00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:42,440
Speaker 1: of ways, a no brainer move for the Ravens low

611
00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:46,880
Speaker 1: risk practice squad deal with potentially really high reward. And

612
00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:49,080
Speaker 1: so if it doesn't work, if they get him in

613
00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:51,720
Speaker 1: practice and he doesn't look like he's you know, ready

614
00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:54,560
Speaker 1: to come back and play for whatever reason, then they

615
00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:57,600
Speaker 1: can move on and it's you know, no harm, no foul. However,

616
00:28:57,640 --> 00:28:59,400
Speaker 1: if you get out there in practice and he looks

617
00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:02,040
Speaker 1: like he can add something to the offense, and maybe

618
00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:04,080
Speaker 1: it's a lot to the offense, maybe it's not just something,

619
00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:07,280
Speaker 1: maybe it's it's a lot um, then you can activate

620
00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:09,560
Speaker 1: him and you have him on a low contract and

621
00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:11,440
Speaker 1: he can be a huge player for this offense and

622
00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:13,160
Speaker 1: you get a motivated player. I mean, I think his

623
00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:16,240
Speaker 1: tweet was indicative of how he feels, where he said,

624
00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:19,760
Speaker 1: I can't stop crying. Um, it's emotional if you've been

625
00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:21,080
Speaker 1: out of the league and now you get a chance

626
00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:23,800
Speaker 1: to come back and play. Like he's clearly motivated to

627
00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:26,080
Speaker 1: go out there and try to earn a spot. Um.

628
00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:28,200
Speaker 1: Now he's on the practice school, like he's on the

629
00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:31,120
Speaker 1: practice squad that you know he goes out to practice. Uh,

630
00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:33,120
Speaker 1: he's got to simulate guys on the other team, like

631
00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:36,000
Speaker 1: he's he's a scout team player right now. Um. And

632
00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:38,240
Speaker 1: so they're putting him through the wringer and trying to

633
00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:40,560
Speaker 1: see what he can do, and he's got to earn it. Like,

634
00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:42,640
Speaker 1: but how do you like when when he went through

635
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Speaker 1: the drill and he caught one one handed and David

636
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Speaker 1: Colly was like, no, no, go back and do it again,

637
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Speaker 1: right right? Yeah. I mean they're they're working him, they're

638
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Speaker 1: working in um. But like here's the thing, So could

639
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Speaker 1: he go out there and give you I don't think

640
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Speaker 1: you need to get a ton from him, Like he

641
00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:03,000
Speaker 1: doesn't need to be Dez Bryant from uh, but could

642
00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:06,080
Speaker 1: he could? If you get four catches for fifty yards,

643
00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:10,160
Speaker 1: a couple first downs and a touchdown like that is

644
00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:13,280
Speaker 1: production that the Ravens can absolutely use, Like get a

645
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Speaker 1: guy who can move the chains and is a threat

646
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Speaker 1: in the red zone. Most of the most of the

647
00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:20,120
Speaker 1: attention in the red zone is obviously being paid to

648
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Speaker 1: Mark Andrews because of what he's done the past two years.

649
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Speaker 1: So if you can spread out some of those eyeballs, um,

650
00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:30,200
Speaker 1: that's a good thing for this offense. I'll tell you,

651
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Speaker 1: I'll ask you this question. You're on the ten yard line,

652
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Speaker 1: it's or you're on you're on the eight. It's third

653
00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:37,920
Speaker 1: and goal from the eight right, and you're who you

654
00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:40,680
Speaker 1: want to throw the ball to Mark Andrews. And then

655
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Speaker 1: if I'm taking my number two pick, it's Dez Bryant.

656
00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:46,280
Speaker 1: Give me that slant across the middle and say just

657
00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:48,840
Speaker 1: just dog on somebody, man, you gotta make a play.

658
00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:54,480
Speaker 1: I'm taking deasy. Does he remind you of my flag

659
00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:56,720
Speaker 1: football skills? And the reson is a red zone target.

660
00:30:56,760 --> 00:31:00,040
Speaker 1: That's my specialty, not whatsoever. That's that's my step to

661
00:31:00,760 --> 00:31:02,920
Speaker 1: throw it up the fade, Just go out there and

662
00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:07,560
Speaker 1: dunk on people being dead baby and two piece the pod,

663
00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:11,600
Speaker 1: same player, Yeah, I did you ever throw up the

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Speaker 1: X I? I taught him everything he knows. You've got

665
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Speaker 1: to use your size to your advantage. Yeah, no, I

666
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Speaker 1: think I think. Um, the question I have is is,

667
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Speaker 1: so you say absolutely he's going to be on the

668
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Speaker 1: roster and play games at some point, So how long

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Speaker 1: is that Sunday? I mean, I think that'd be quick.

670
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Speaker 1: It would be a quick turn around for him to

671
00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:34,880
Speaker 1: play on Sunday against the Steelers. That would surprise me. Um.

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Speaker 1: But how how long you got the Cowboys week thirteen? Oh?

673
00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:42,920
Speaker 1: I forgot about that? Oh yeah, I think I think

674
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Speaker 1: that will be on the field for that one. I

675
00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,360
Speaker 1: think he'll be on the field for that one. I

676
00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:51,000
Speaker 1: mean I I wouldn't be shocked if if it were

677
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Speaker 1: next week at Colts. You know, you give him two weeks,

678
00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:58,400
Speaker 1: that's Patriots. I don't think it's gonna be longer than

679
00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:01,200
Speaker 1: two weeks. Yeah. And then the other thing too, I

680
00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:04,280
Speaker 1: think this could be a maybe this could be a

681
00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:07,280
Speaker 1: jump start to uh, you know, Myles Boykin. He came

682
00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:11,200
Speaker 1: into the your high expectations, high hopes, and hasn't played great.

683
00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:13,080
Speaker 1: Him and Lamar haven't been on the same page at

684
00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:16,640
Speaker 1: all times. Um, But you know, he obviously recognizes the

685
00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:18,440
Speaker 1: kind of player that des Brian has probably grew up

686
00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:21,240
Speaker 1: watching him and and thinking I can make plays like

687
00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:23,800
Speaker 1: that one day. Now he's in the same locker room,

688
00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:25,400
Speaker 1: and I think that that's going to be service some

689
00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:28,880
Speaker 1: motivation to a guy like Boykin to uh to play

690
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Speaker 1: even better. So let's just say Dez is not active

691
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Speaker 1: this week. Well, this is an opportunity for Boyken to

692
00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:36,240
Speaker 1: go out there and makes a place and like, hey,

693
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Speaker 1: I like, don't forget about me. You may have brought

694
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Speaker 1: in this new guy, but I'm still here. I'm still

695
00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:41,840
Speaker 1: trying to make plays. I'm still on this team. Don't

696
00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:44,440
Speaker 1: move on from me quite yet. I thought Miles Boyken

697
00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:46,760
Speaker 1: had some of his best practices of training camp after

698
00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:49,960
Speaker 1: all the desk uh rumbles and his first workout with

699
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Speaker 1: the Ravens. I thought, Miles Boyken practice pretty darn well.

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Speaker 1: So let's hope that happens again here in in games.

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Speaker 1: UM So, all right, so so let s look at Sunday.

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Speaker 1: What is your what's your expectation? I mean, I think,

703
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Speaker 1: to me, the couple of the keys in my mind,

704
00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:12,280
Speaker 1: you cannot allow the Steelers to feast on the mare.

705
00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:14,720
Speaker 1: Like we talked about some of the struggles with the

706
00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:18,840
Speaker 1: offense line during the Bye Wee podcast. Um, the Steelers

707
00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:21,719
Speaker 1: have one of the best defenses. I think it's one

708
00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:23,480
Speaker 1: and two. You know, one, A, one B between the

709
00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:26,080
Speaker 1: Ravens and the Steelers in terms of defense. But their

710
00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:28,920
Speaker 1: front seven can get after you. They've got more sex

711
00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,560
Speaker 1: than any team in the league. That's why I'm scared.

712
00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:34,080
Speaker 1: That's why I'm scared. More than the offense. That defense

713
00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:36,640
Speaker 1: is frightening. So um, I just don't think they can

714
00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:40,160
Speaker 1: allow the Steelers to feast in third and long situations.

715
00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:43,160
Speaker 1: They've got to move the chains early and downs um

716
00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:46,080
Speaker 1: getting into the third and manageable and uh, if they're

717
00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:49,239
Speaker 1: living on third and eight, third and ten, it's not

718
00:33:49,280 --> 00:33:51,240
Speaker 1: going to be Yeah, if the Ravens are living in

719
00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:53,120
Speaker 1: third and long, it's not going to be good for

720
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Speaker 1: this team. I would agree with that, but I'm scared,

721
00:33:57,200 --> 00:34:02,680
Speaker 1: like you, I'm not scared. Scared. I'm telling Harves that

722
00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:05,280
Speaker 1: you're scared. I'm just gonna tell him, and he's just

723
00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:08,320
Speaker 1: gonna rip you a neow one. It's gonna be great, dude.

724
00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:11,320
Speaker 1: The Eagles put up twenty nine points on the Steelers defense,

725
00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:13,680
Speaker 1: and I'm not there. They put up twenty eight against

726
00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:16,800
Speaker 1: the Ravens. Hey, I'm just saying they could be scored

727
00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:20,280
Speaker 1: on Why are you trying to dog in the Ravens defense.

728
00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:23,680
Speaker 1: Not I'm just the same team. One point difference, It's

729
00:34:23,719 --> 00:34:26,960
Speaker 1: not really that big of a difference here anyway. I'm

730
00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:29,080
Speaker 1: just saying we can move the ball at him, all right.

731
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Speaker 1: You have to avoid the turnovers. Can't get be getting stripped, sacked,

732
00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:36,920
Speaker 1: can't be throwing picks. You know, Lamar played arguably his

733
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Speaker 1: worst game as a pro in his only start against

734
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Speaker 1: the Steelers. Uh not Yeah, last year in Pittsburgh, through

735
00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:46,319
Speaker 1: three interceptions, was sacked a career high five times. So

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Speaker 1: you know, Lamar's gotta play at his best. He's gotta

737
00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:51,799
Speaker 1: play really well. And I think if Lamar plays really well,

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Speaker 1: the Ravens win this game, and they win it handily,

739
00:34:54,840 --> 00:34:58,239
Speaker 1: because I'm not scared like you. I think the Ravens win.

740
00:34:58,280 --> 00:35:00,160
Speaker 1: They're great coming off a bye. We talked about the

741
00:35:00,239 --> 00:35:03,440
Speaker 1: adjustments they make during the bye, tending to under Harbaugh

742
00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:06,520
Speaker 1: after the bye. Um, they're five and a half point

743
00:35:06,560 --> 00:35:08,279
Speaker 1: favorites in this game, which I think calls some people

744
00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:11,040
Speaker 1: by surprise. That's a wide margin when you're growing up

745
00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:16,240
Speaker 1: the only undefeated team in the league. Um, but especially

746
00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:18,319
Speaker 1: when home field advantage really isn't the same this year,

747
00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:21,799
Speaker 1: but um, I do think the Ravens win UM and

748
00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:24,200
Speaker 1: I think that Lamar plays his best game of the season.

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Speaker 1: I like it anyway. Thank you for listening. As always,

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Speaker 1: you can read us at the Lounge at Ravens dot

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Speaker 1: NFL dot net and get ready for us W