1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:03,560 Speaker 1: So so the sixties six yard or the record center. 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: At what point when you're going on the field you 3 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: flip that switch. I mean, for me, it was a 4 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: combination of I missed the forty nine yard or earlier 5 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: in the game. Well, I'm probably gonna have to make 6 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: up for this at some point later in the game. 7 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: It turns out we did what are you thinking at 8 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: the end of Sunday's game, hardballs, deciety and go for 9 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:21,639 Speaker 1: two or we're gonna kick the extra point. Take me 10 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: to where your head is at In that moment, I 11 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: had a feeling you guys are gonna ask me about that, 12 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: so I wanted to make it very well known to 13 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: that I and everybody on our team fully support someone 14 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:35,279 Speaker 1: for two and winning the game. Right then, America, Welcome 15 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: into the lounge presented by DraftKings. The Ravens are going 16 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: into It's not a must win game, but it's pretty 17 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: darn close. If the Ravens want to win the an 18 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: f C North, it's pretty much a must win. Uh, 19 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: if they want to make the playoffs, not necessarily so, 20 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: but whatever. We're not going to get into all the 21 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:56,319 Speaker 1: scenarios because you know what, we just need to beat 22 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: the Bengals. Yeah, that's an easy scenario to understand. Beat 23 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: the Bengals and then you're pretty good position to ultimately 24 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: win the division. As we've said multiple times over the 25 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 1: past two weeks. Here when two of your last four 26 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: now becomes two of your last three, and I think 27 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: that the Ravens will be in the playoffs as division 28 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: winners and host a home game. But you lose the Bengals. Now, 29 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: also you're looking at you're rooting hard when it comes 30 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,479 Speaker 1: to all these other games taking place around the league 31 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: and worrying about how that's gonna affect you. Um, and 32 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:29,399 Speaker 1: then you're looking at tiebreakers and all that different stuff. 33 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: If you if you take care of business this week 34 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: against the Bengals, then I think that you're going to 35 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: be in good position moving forward. And um, it's huge game. 36 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,759 Speaker 1: It's a huge game, especially considering the Bengals are coming off. 37 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: You know, they had a blowout win over the Ravens 38 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: earlier this season. That game was closer than seventeen. Final 39 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: score kind of indicated, got a couple of late touchdowns 40 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: that really made that look worse. Yeah, that's one of 41 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: those just kind of gets away. Yeah, it gets away 42 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: from you. And then also you look at the final 43 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: score and you're like, man, that game was even closed, 44 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: and you're like, well it was, but then it just 45 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: sort of got away late in the game exactly. The 46 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 1: Ravens had a lead in the third quarter. Uh came 47 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:10,239 Speaker 1: down opening drive of the second half and took a 48 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: lead in that game. And then it was really the 49 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,839 Speaker 1: Jamaar chase a two yard touchdown that put them up ten, 50 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: that kind of put the game somewhat more out of reach. 51 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: But um, but yeah, anyway, I think that this is 52 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: gonna be a good game. The Ravens are obviously still 53 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: dealing with a lot of injuries. We still don't know 54 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 1: the status of Lamar Jackson, whether he's gonna be able 55 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: to play on the ankle or whether it's gonna be 56 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: Tyler Huntley. At this point, the way Tyler has played, 57 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: you know, I'm not gonna say it doesn't matter. Certainly, 58 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: it does I much. I'd rather have a healthy Lamar 59 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: Jackson out there. But I feel pretty good going into 60 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 1: this game if Tyler Huntley has to suit up, So 61 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: you know, the Ravens, the Ravens have a golden opportunity here, 62 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: and you always feel good going into a game when 63 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 1: you have Justin Tucker on your sideline, just in case, 64 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: just in case it comes down to that, you feel 65 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,359 Speaker 1: good about your chances. Yeah, if you have the best 66 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: kicker in the game and the best in NFL history, 67 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: that's a nice asset to have on your side where 68 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: you're going into a critical divisional game on the road. So, um, 69 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: with that in mind, we have the man who is 70 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,679 Speaker 1: the best kicker in the game. That's Justin Tucker. So 71 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: let's go ahead and jump into her interview with him. Well, 72 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: justin thanks for joining us. We'll start here. I mean, 73 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: we're only days away from Christmas, so we gotta fire 74 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: off some Christmas questions for you to start this whole thing. So, 75 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: what is the greatest Christmas movie of all time? Greatest 76 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: Christmas movie of all time? I think I gotta go 77 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: with the original like seventies, sixties or seventies maybe even 78 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: before that, The Grinch, like the old school cartoon. I 79 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: think that one is the top of the list for me. Grinch, 80 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: I did not expect you to go Grinch. I mean, 81 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: you seem like much more of a Christmas spirit guy, 82 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: Like you're not a Grinch type person. I really like 83 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: all three of the Grinches. Right, So there's the original 84 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: cartoon in one that's like, you know, twenty or twenty 85 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: five minutes long. Then there's the Jim Carrey Grinch, which 86 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: is which was an instant classic, and then the new 87 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: one that's like the three D animated one that was 88 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: for for a number of reasons, each one of those 89 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: has like kind of some significance to me. Um, but 90 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: the last one, the three D animated Grinch movie, was 91 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: the first movie that we ever took our son Easton 92 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 1: to see in a movie theaters. So it was his 93 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: uh yeah, his first movie he ever saw in a 94 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: theater was The Grinch. Um. So that's it's a pretty 95 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: it's a pretty special one for me, clause. It's just 96 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: really fun. It's really in. I'm glad I got the 97 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 1: Grinch in our Christmas movie draft thing, Garrett. That's another 98 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: win for me, I feel. I'm I'm already mad about that. Alright. So, 99 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: so best best Christmas song, Uh, it's got to be 100 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: the Christmas song as performed by Nat King Cole Chestnuts 101 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: Roasted on an open fire. That's yeah, that's that's the 102 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: best one, far and away. Okay, all right, I'm with 103 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 1: You classic. That was the That's that's the ultimate classic. 104 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: I mean that Christmas spirit. I do like the Mariah 105 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: Carey Christmas album. I mean Mariah Carry's album. I mean 106 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: this hits on you can't deny it. But that King 107 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: Cole definitely, uh, definitely takes the definitely takes the egg 108 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,720 Speaker 1: nog on this one. All right, last one for you. 109 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 1: What's the best Christmas present that you ever got? Uh? 110 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: That's a tough one. I uh, I don't know. I yeah, 111 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: like if I'm gonna go just like straight material items. Uh, 112 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 1: two years ago, I ordered because my birthday is at 113 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: the end of November. I ordered myself like a new vehicle, 114 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:56,799 Speaker 1: and then it showed up like a few days before Christmas, 115 00:05:56,839 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: and yeah, I got. I was pretty fired up about that. 116 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: There was not a big cheesy red bow on the car. 117 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 1: Um that would have been a nice touch though. I 118 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: mean that like that that uh, that would be a 119 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:14,600 Speaker 1: move that would be right at my alley. So is 120 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: there anything from your childhood like mine was? Like? Um 121 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:21,600 Speaker 1: was Sega a game Genie right which allowed you to 122 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: cheat in all your Nintendo games. I remember that game 123 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: Genie was the same shark I had the Game Shark 124 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: on N sixty four. Uh that you so, like, you 125 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 1: know the N sixty four you have the cartridges that 126 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 1: you put into the console or like the Game Shark, 127 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: you would put that into the console first and then 128 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: the whatever game you're playing, whether it's like Golden Eye 129 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,359 Speaker 1: or NFL Blitz or Star Fox. I mean, like I 130 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 1: could so alright, so like now that I'm thinking about it, 131 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 1: we did get an N sixty four for Christmas one 132 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: year when I was maybe like eight, nine, ten years old, 133 00:06:56,320 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: and that was that was probably aside from aside from 134 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: getting myself a car and then was probably the best 135 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 1: Christmas gift, like any kid could have ever asked for. 136 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: That is true, That is very true. All right, I 137 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: can identify I also got it and sixty four, So yeah, 138 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: you got what was it? Well? Was you got what 139 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: Super Mario Brothers and like pilot Wings or something at 140 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: the beginning? What were like the first two games that 141 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: you get, Yeah, like the combo, like the bundle starter pack. 142 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: It was. Yeah, it was like Super Mario sixty four 143 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 1: and Pilot Wings was a super underrated game. That game 144 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: was super I agree that game was sick. I really 145 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: enjoyed playing that game. Uh. And then like I know, 146 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: I know we had like the first couple of games 147 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: that we had, my sisters and I when I was 148 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:48,679 Speaker 1: when I was a little kid, it was Super Mario 149 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: sixty four, Pilo Wings, Um Wave I think it was 150 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: what was it, wave Runner, wave Race, wave Runner wave Runner. Okay, 151 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: so that game was sweet, and then um star Fox 152 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: Rumble Pack. Those were the first. Those are the first 153 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: few games that we had. Uh. And then of course 154 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: the catalog expanded over time to add Golden Super Smash Brothers, 155 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: NFL Blitz, Um Mario Party, Mario Tennis. Uh, Tennis is 156 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: pretty sid. Uh. I used to have like a sweet 157 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: collection of all of these and sixty four games. But like, 158 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: I have no idea what happened to him. So maybe 159 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 1: maybe maybe I can, you know, I mean, I've been 160 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: playing in the league for ten years. I'm like to 161 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 1: think maybe I could afford to just go out and 162 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 1: find it. But those games are expensive now. There like 163 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: a console you can get it from I don't know, 164 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: from like Amazon or Walmart dot Com or any of those, 165 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 1: but like a console alone, I think it's like, you know, 166 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 1: probably like three and I don't know, it just doesn't 167 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: seem it just doesn't seem economical to me. We might 168 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: have to fact check this. Um, you know, maybe after 169 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:04,079 Speaker 1: this podcast goes goes to air. You know, the folks 170 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: in Japan with Nintendo, they'll just they'll send me one, 171 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: you know, minill send one too, all three of us. 172 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: You know. Yes, now we're talking. I like that. It's perfect. 173 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: All right, all right, now that we've buttered you up 174 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 1: with Christmas talk and uh and sixty four talk, let's 175 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: talk a little football. So obviously there's a lot of 176 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 1: talk this week about going for two, kicking extra points, 177 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: all these decisions. So what at the end of a game, Like, 178 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: what what are you thinking at the end of Sunday's 179 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: game where hardball is deciding we're gonna go for two 180 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: or we're gonna kick the extra point and going through 181 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 1: that process, Like, what's take me to where your head 182 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: is at in that moment? Yeah? So, I mean, at 183 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 1: any point in the game, I'm just doing everything I 184 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:49,839 Speaker 1: can to go through my own routine to make the 185 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: kick as familiar as possible. Um, if that makes sense. So, uh, 186 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: I'm just kicking balls into the net, going going through 187 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: my a routine, doing my thing. Uh. So if I 188 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: am called upon, I'm just ready to go. Um at 189 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 1: the at the same time, uh, you know, the last 190 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, the decisions to go for two, like 191 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 1: I fully supported, everybody on our team fully supports going 192 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: for two because you have the chance to put the 193 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 1: game away right then and there. Um, you know, and 194 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 1: of course there's there's plenty of plenty of folks that 195 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 1: have their opinions and their comments about it. But like 196 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:28,839 Speaker 1: it's one of those things that you know, if you're 197 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: a part of it, if you're uh, you know, a 198 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:33,959 Speaker 1: member of the team. You know, if you're in it, 199 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: you you just understand that that is the move. You 200 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:40,199 Speaker 1: go for two and you put the game away. Um. 201 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: And then if it you know, if it doesn't work out, 202 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: you you know, you pick up the pieces and you 203 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: you just move on. I mean, you don't have any 204 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: other choice. But um, yeah, like I had, I had 205 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 1: a feeling you guys are gonna ask me about that, so, uh, 206 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 1: you know, I wanted to make it, make it very 207 00:10:56,440 --> 00:11:01,080 Speaker 1: well known that I am fully supportive of going for 208 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: two and winning the game right then and there as well. 209 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: I thought it was interesting, you know, a few weeks back, 210 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:12,559 Speaker 1: right the Vikings were actually in a very similar situation. 211 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:15,440 Speaker 1: You know, we come back from to fourteen point depth sits. 212 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: They score a touchdown with about a minute left. It 213 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: was a minute three left, and Mike Zimmer kick the 214 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: extra point right, And part of the reasoning, he said 215 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 1: after the game was because of you on the other side, 216 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 1: because he was like, you know what if I go 217 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 1: for two and even if I get it right, if 218 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 1: I don't get it, we lose the game. If I 219 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: get it and go up by one, they have a 220 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,320 Speaker 1: minute left to drive in the field goal range and 221 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 1: then they have Justin Tucker, the best kicker in the league, 222 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:44,680 Speaker 1: greatest of all time, to boot through the game winners. 223 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:46,839 Speaker 1: So like, I might as well just take my shot 224 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: with overtime. I was just wondering, like, your thoughts on 225 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: that about kind of I don't know, being part of 226 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:56,839 Speaker 1: their calculation a k a living rent free in Mike 227 00:11:56,880 --> 00:12:03,680 Speaker 1: Zimmer's head, Well, those are those are your words. Just 228 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 1: to be abundantly clear, Um, I would just take that 229 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: as high praise, and like, I think that's a you know, 230 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 1: I just think that that's you know, uh, it's just 231 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 1: just them showing a level of respect. And I appreciate that. UM. 232 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 1: And in that instance, ultimately, you know, we won that game. 233 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:26,839 Speaker 1: So I'm grateful for the way everything played out, UM 234 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: and you know, in that particular game. But uh, you know, 235 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 1: those those decisions they're not even for for me to make, 236 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: for me to even concern myself with how they get 237 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 1: made other than you know, whatever we decide to do. 238 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: You know, I forget about everybody else. I don't really 239 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: care what you know, you know, another team's coach decides 240 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: to do, whether they you know, go for two or whatever. 241 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 1: You know, you know, you guys are you guys are 242 00:12:54,920 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: bringing up? UM. My concern is what we are going 243 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 1: to do, what uh the Ravens are going to do 244 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 1: to give ourselves the best chance to win the football game, 245 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:11,319 Speaker 1: and how I fit into that, however I am directed 246 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 1: to fit into that. Uh. I just have to make 247 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 1: sure I'm taking care of my stuff if called upon 248 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: UH to give ourselves the best chance to win football games. 249 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: And it's it really is as simple as that. I 250 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 1: certainly take it as uh, you know, high praise that 251 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 1: you know I might fit into an other team's uh strategicy, 252 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: but uh, you know that's that's uh. Ultimately, it's not 253 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 1: really for me to concern myself with that. Just you know, 254 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 1: I'm just I'm just here to make sure I make 255 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: kicks when called upon. Justin. I thought it was pretty cool. 256 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 1: Earlier this year, you talked about being nervous for a 257 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: game winning kick and you've had a lot of them, 258 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 1: and you said that you do get nervous for a 259 00:13:57,640 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: huge kick, and you get nervous. I think you said 260 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 1: before every kick that years got, there's some butterflies there. 261 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: You made the point like, if you're not nervous, are 262 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,599 Speaker 1: you really living? I thought that was interesting because I 263 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 1: think a lot of people would look at you and 264 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: they say, this guy's got ice water running through his veins. 265 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 1: The moment's never too big, he thrives on this, never nervous. 266 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 1: But you said that you do get nervous in those 267 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: situations and then you're able to kind of put that 268 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: to the side. Can you talk about that a little 269 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 1: bit more? Sure? I think, uh, And I've said this 270 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 1: time and time again, but I think there's uh so 271 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: much truth and you know, success that comes from embracing 272 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 1: the principle UH that you need to focus on the 273 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: action and not the consequence, focus on you know, seeing 274 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 1: the ball snapped, seeing the ball spotted, and then picking 275 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: out the sweet spot on the ball and matching it 276 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 1: up to the big bone coming off that big toe 277 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 1: on my right foot. Uh, just you know, all of 278 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: those little detail things that are actually important that will 279 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 1: actually help me make the kick. Focusing on the is 280 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 1: over anything else is you know, to me, it's really 281 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: the only thing that I should be doing that And 282 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: and I think any any athlete, any performer for that matter, uh, 283 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: benefits when they you know, focus on the action that 284 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: can kind of get themselves into that zone so to speak. 285 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: You know, you hear athletes talk at all the time 286 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 1: about being in the zone. To me, it's it's a 287 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 1: lot you know, it's a lot simpler. Um, it's a 288 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: lot simpler concept than you know, I think people necessarily know. 289 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: It's just you know, acknowledging that you might be feeling 290 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: a number of ways. Uh, you know, whether it's confidence, excited, grateful, nervous, 291 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: or even scared. All of those feelings are valid and 292 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: they're real, but they don't really help you, you know, 293 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: make the kick. But if you allow them to affect 294 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: you negatively, you know, I can throw off your your 295 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 1: focus uh uh you know where you know you it 296 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: can it can take your attention away from the things 297 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: that you know you actually need to focus on. So 298 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 1: you know, that's that's where we've been at for a while. 299 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 1: We've it's it's not like we're in a zone and 300 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 1: it just happens. It's something we actively and I emphasize 301 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 1: we we make it a point to you know, put 302 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 1: ourselves in that headspace every single day when we practice, uh, 303 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: so that when we get into the games, it you know, 304 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: it feels, you know a little bit more comfortable, if 305 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 1: you will. Um, even though we know it's it's not 306 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: because we play in the mid Atlantic and this time 307 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 1: of the year, it's cold, it's windy. Uh, fields are 308 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 1: getting chewed up all over the place. So you know, 309 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 1: there's certainly a level of adversity to overcome on any 310 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: given kick. But adding to that by letting you know, 311 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 1: your your mind wander, Uh, that wouldn't that wouldn't help 312 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:00,080 Speaker 1: any of us. And that's all we're trying to do. 313 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: We're just trying to help each other, you know, win 314 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 1: football games and perform at you know, to the to 315 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 1: the height of our abilities. Right. So, so the sixty 316 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: six yard or the Record Center in Detroit. At what 317 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:14,880 Speaker 1: point when you ran onto the field for that one 318 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 1: did you flip that switch from emotions to I'm I'm 319 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:22,199 Speaker 1: just thinking about you know, my my plant, the snap, 320 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:24,440 Speaker 1: all that stuff. Like, at what point when you're going 321 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:26,920 Speaker 1: on the field, do you flip that switch? Yeah, I 322 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 1: mean it's kind of it's a combination of like flipping 323 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: a switch and um, you know, being in that moment, 324 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 1: you know, way before the moment even arrives. Um. So, 325 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 1: I mean for me, it was a combination of I 326 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: missed the forty nine yard or earlier in the game, 327 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:51,680 Speaker 1: and you know, I just I just pushed it wide, 328 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 1: right by a few feet, and it was just not 329 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 1: a It was just not a great kick. And you know, 330 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: like I was just I just didn't have like the 331 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: field that I uh, you know, I chase every single 332 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 1: day and practice. Uh it was for whatever reason, it 333 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 1: just like it was not there on that particular kit. Um. 334 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: I also you know, so like so as soon as 335 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 1: the ball left my foot and I knew that that 336 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 1: kick was you know, not going to be good, Uh, 337 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:24,680 Speaker 1: I kind of put myself in the headspace of you know, uh, well, 338 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 1: I'm probably gonna have to make up for this at 339 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 1: some point later in the game, and you know, hopefully 340 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:34,400 Speaker 1: I get a chance to hopefully you know or hopefully, uh, 341 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:37,159 Speaker 1: you know, our our defense just like shuts these guys 342 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:41,200 Speaker 1: out and Lamar just goes off and throws for four 343 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 1: touchdowns and you know, two hundred and fifty yards and 344 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: runs for another hundred and then we're just like, you know, 345 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:51,640 Speaker 1: totally blowing this team away. But a last it did 346 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 1: not happen that way, and uh, and we're we're looking 347 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: at a fourth and nineteen conversion from deep in our 348 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: own terror tory just to keep ourselves in the game. 349 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: We get it, and then uh, the opportunity arise, arises 350 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:13,160 Speaker 1: to you know, uh redeem myself, so to speak, and 351 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 1: also to set a pretty epic record um. And you know, 352 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 1: to be able to to be able to kind of 353 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:23,679 Speaker 1: put all of that together and then come through it 354 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:28,680 Speaker 1: was like it was certainly just an exhilarating, amazing experience. Um. 355 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:31,359 Speaker 1: Also coupled with just like a sense of relief that 356 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:36,640 Speaker 1: I didn't just completely screw this one up for us, um. 357 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:40,879 Speaker 1: You know. So so you know, getting getting into that zone. 358 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: It started in the first quarter and then you know 359 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 1: it kind of you know, uh, I don't know, like 360 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 1: kind of focused in at this you know, this fourth 361 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 1: and nineteen moment. It's probably right around the time we 362 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 1: were looking at fourth and nineteen. And I've been a 363 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: part of plenty of crazy games in ten years, and 364 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 1: I've seen us convert fourth and twenty nine. Hey diddle diddle, 365 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: Ray rise up the middle, and then we have to 366 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:09,360 Speaker 1: go and kick a field goal to put that game 367 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:13,640 Speaker 1: into overtime. While both Sam and I were we were 368 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 1: like struggle city that game because we both had like 369 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:20,679 Speaker 1: a horrible stomach bug like the whole weekend, and like 370 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: we're we're like so so we've we've seen crazier things 371 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 1: happened throughout the course of football game. Like just just 372 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 1: to be just put myself back in the moment, I'm like, 373 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: I'm getting nervous right now thinking about it. But knowing 374 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 1: that we were looking at fourth and nineteen, I'm I'm 375 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 1: probably one of the only people on the sideline just 376 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 1: thinking like all right, well, we're obviously going to get this, uh, 377 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:55,439 Speaker 1: and then we're probably gonna be somewhere around midfield. I'm 378 00:20:55,480 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 1: gonna have to kick sixty plus yard field goal. In Detroit. Um, 379 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 1: you know something that we've done before. Um, well, I 380 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:06,399 Speaker 1: guess I might as well make it. And uh, you know, 381 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 1: I'm just I'll just try to I'll just try to 382 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:11,160 Speaker 1: keep it simple, focus on seeing the ball and striking 383 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 1: the ball, and um, you know, maybe we'll have a 384 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 1: really good story to tell when it's all said and done. 385 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:20,879 Speaker 1: And it turns out we did to two questions on 386 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,800 Speaker 1: that real quick for you? Did you you know you 387 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 1: you mentioned like you kind of knew you knew it 388 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 1: was a record center, So did you feel like another 389 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 1: level of excitement about that kick because it was a 390 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:34,119 Speaker 1: record setting kick? And then number two, how long do 391 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: you expect that record to hold up? I mean, there's 392 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:43,480 Speaker 1: definitely an added I don't know, like a added energy 393 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 1: before the kick as I'm lining it up. But I 394 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:52,120 Speaker 1: also I also was making it a point to oversimplify 395 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:54,919 Speaker 1: everything in my mind while also recognizing that hey, this 396 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:56,359 Speaker 1: is a sixty six f feel well, I need to 397 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 1: first things First things first, I need to make sure 398 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:02,439 Speaker 1: I get the ball there. So that's when I'm like, 399 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:04,879 Speaker 1: kind of in that moment, I decided to take like 400 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:08,120 Speaker 1: the little extra step back so I could crow hop 401 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 1: into the ball and just basically, you know, use a 402 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 1: kickoff technique instead of field goal technique. Um. And you 403 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: know that little bit of extra adrenaline that I that 404 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:26,120 Speaker 1: was just coursing through my veins. I was thankfully able 405 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: to focus that into just kicking the straight getting it up, 406 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:33,359 Speaker 1: not letting it just get blocked right back in my face. Um. 407 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: You know, Nick threw back a great snap, Sam spotting 408 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:40,120 Speaker 1: the ball quickly laces out. Uh, and everybody up front 409 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 1: held forever because it did take just like an extra 410 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 1: half of a tent of a second longer to get 411 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:51,320 Speaker 1: the ball up and out. Um. But yeah, there's definitely 412 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 1: like an added something to that moment, But it's a 413 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: matter of you know, recognizing it and then you know, 414 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:01,960 Speaker 1: not put it away, but in that moment, you know, 415 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 1: kind of harnessing the extra energy, like harnessing that adrenaline 416 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 1: into uh, you know, just as close to perfect technique 417 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:13,359 Speaker 1: as possible in that moment. And then how long do 418 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,679 Speaker 1: you think the record is gonna stand? Oh? Yeah, yeah, 419 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:20,200 Speaker 1: I mean I don't know, you know, like like it was. 420 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 1: It was such an epic moment and it was one 421 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 1: that I'm grateful to have just been a part of. Um. 422 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:29,879 Speaker 1: And it truly could be a right place, right time, 423 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: right guy type of thing. Um. You know, how many 424 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 1: how many guys have opportunities like that? You know, honestly 425 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 1: not that many. Um. And the fact that it just 426 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 1: happened to you know, shake down exactly how it did. Uh. 427 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:47,160 Speaker 1: You know, there there are there are a good handful 428 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 1: of kickers out there that have just the raw ability 429 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 1: to make that kick. The guys we you know, and 430 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 1: we we made the most of it. So uh, who's 431 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 1: to say how long it will? And I'd like to 432 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: say I don't really care. I care like a little 433 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 1: bit because it's because it is kind of sweet to have, 434 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:10,920 Speaker 1: you know, It's kind of sweet that like uh, the 435 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 1: like the Hall of Fame folks in Canton, you know, 436 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:16,439 Speaker 1: I asked for my cleats and my my jersey and stuff, 437 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 1: like I do think that is really cool. Um. You know. 438 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:21,399 Speaker 1: But at the at the same time, like no one 439 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: can never take that moment away from all of us, 440 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 1: you know, like everybody on the sideline. Like my favorite, uh, 441 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 1: one of my favorite things about when we you know, 442 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 1: end the game like that is like the reactions of 443 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: you know, like fan reaction videos are awesome. Um, and 444 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 1: then the reactions of you know, players, coaches, uh, Dick 445 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: cast on the sideline like some of those like seeing 446 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:53,639 Speaker 1: some of those videos like right now just puts a 447 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:55,639 Speaker 1: puts a big smile on my face because it was 448 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:57,879 Speaker 1: it was such a great moment and like, you know, 449 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 1: to see how much joy it brought our our team. Uh, 450 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:06,400 Speaker 1: it's really special. Yeah. Yeah, that that video with Dick 451 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 1: was awesome. Also horrible turning to the camera and Sam 452 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:11,640 Speaker 1: kidding me or whatever, you know. I think I think 453 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 1: that was another one. Last one for me is uh 454 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:16,679 Speaker 1: you mentioned how it was cool to get the Hall 455 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 1: of Fame, calling and asking can we get the cleats? 456 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:20,679 Speaker 1: Can we get the jersey? I think it's only a 457 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:22,879 Speaker 1: matter of time once you're playing days are done that 458 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:24,800 Speaker 1: you have more than just you know, cleats in New 459 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 1: Jersey there, but you get a gold bust in Canton. 460 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: Is that something that you think about? It is that 461 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:34,919 Speaker 1: important to you? I think it is important to me. Um, 462 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:38,520 Speaker 1: it's not. It's not something I think about frequently or 463 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:43,639 Speaker 1: uh yeah, I don't know, like it's it's it's one 464 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 1: of those things that it's it's not it's it's so 465 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:54,159 Speaker 1: far in the future, potentially that. Uh, it doesn't It 466 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: doesn't help me to think about that. It doesn't help 467 00:25:56,960 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: the Ravens right now for me to be thinking about 468 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: having a having a gold jacket or a bust in 469 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: campon um. While it would be an incredible honor, and 470 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 1: any anybody that plays this game game would say the 471 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: same thing. It's an incredible honor. Uh. You know, it's 472 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:19,400 Speaker 1: like the ultimate um, you know, accolade that you can 473 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:25,359 Speaker 1: receive as an individual player in this league. Uh you know, 474 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:30,120 Speaker 1: like all all that said, right now, I'm just focusing 475 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:32,399 Speaker 1: on making the next kiit um, you know. And it 476 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:36,360 Speaker 1: sounds pretty elementary, but I mean it's true. And that's 477 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 1: the only reason why you know, you guys are even 478 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:42,199 Speaker 1: asking that question in the first place, is because like 479 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:43,840 Speaker 1: we make it a point to take it just one 480 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:48,639 Speaker 1: kick at a time and think about, you know, our 481 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:52,720 Speaker 1: contributions to you know, winning football games and keeping it 482 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:54,920 Speaker 1: as simple as that. If I'm if I'm thinking about 483 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 1: anything else, then uh you know, I'm I'm doing a 484 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:01,200 Speaker 1: disservice to my teammates and my coaches. And I don't 485 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:02,440 Speaker 1: want to do that. I want to I want to 486 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:06,800 Speaker 1: help us win. So uh yeah, the idea of having 487 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 1: all of those individual awards and accolades is uh, It's 488 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: it's cool, but I I'd rather, you know, just win 489 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:20,639 Speaker 1: our next football game like that. There's there's the feeling 490 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 1: of coming into the locker room, uh after you just 491 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 1: want to want to you know, hard like a hard 492 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:31,119 Speaker 1: one football game, uh, and celebrating with your teammates and 493 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 1: your coaches and slapping hands with everybody and hugging on 494 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:38,719 Speaker 1: your hugging on your teammates and your coaches. It just 495 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:42,199 Speaker 1: being in that moment. I compare that to you know, 496 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 1: when I've I've gotten the phone call before from you know, um, 497 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:50,480 Speaker 1: you know, from from Eric to Cass or Chad Steel, 498 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 1: say hey, you've been selected to a Pro Bowl. Um. 499 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:56,719 Speaker 1: You know, like getting getting a phone call from you know, 500 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:59,439 Speaker 1: from somebody with the Ravens saying, hey, you've just been 501 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 1: selected your first Pro Bowl. Um, that's an incredible accomplishment 502 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 1: and it's a it's a great moment um, you know, 503 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:11,560 Speaker 1: and that's something worth celebrating. But even that just pales 504 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:14,879 Speaker 1: in comparison to winning a football game and celebrating with 505 00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 1: your teammates in the locker room and just you know, 506 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:26,200 Speaker 1: enjoying that moment of togetherness and accomplishment. Uh. That's that's 507 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:28,840 Speaker 1: the that's a to me. That's the best part about 508 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:32,760 Speaker 1: playing this game is having those moments like that. Cool. 509 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:35,359 Speaker 1: Well I'll say this. I'll say this justin if you 510 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 1: do get a bust In Canton, the hair better be 511 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:40,720 Speaker 1: on point. I know, I kind of I actually ran 512 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: a comb through it this morning. You know. Normally I 513 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 1: just kind of, you know, shake it up and then 514 00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 1: just come into come into practice. But I decided to, 515 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 1: you know, do it up a little bit for you 516 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: guys today and make you two man. I know you Garrett, 517 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:54,640 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, you know you got the hat on. 518 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 1: But you guys, well, that's that's the guys got some 519 00:28:56,680 --> 00:29:01,360 Speaker 1: sweet wigs too, you know, don't sell yourself short. Yeah, 520 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 1: that makes one of us. You ran to come through 521 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:06,680 Speaker 1: their hair this morning. Are the fans getting that's the 522 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:09,440 Speaker 1: fans getting visuals of this? I mean, like, you know, 523 00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 1: you guys, you guys got good stuff going on, you know. Oh, 524 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 1: thank god, not for us, oh just for me. Oh great, well, 525 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,080 Speaker 1: thanks Bunny, thanks for joining us. We really appreciate it. Yeah, 526 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:23,480 Speaker 1: you guys, all right, take care of what Sunday is 527 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:26,640 Speaker 1: right around the corner. Draft your lineups now to feel 528 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:30,080 Speaker 1: the sweat with Draft Kings, the official daily fantasy sports 529 00:29:30,160 --> 00:29:33,400 Speaker 1: partner of the Baltimore Ravens. Life is more fun when 530 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:36,000 Speaker 1: you have skin in the game. 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May not be year without Justin Tucker. 538 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:07,480 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, he kicked it off, but um so, I 539 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 1: mean it's just really interesting to hear him talk about 540 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:13,040 Speaker 1: the nerves of kicking and like how he mentally goes 541 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:16,719 Speaker 1: through his job because I mean, he's I really give 542 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:19,960 Speaker 1: him credit. It's not obviously the talent is there, right, 543 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:22,760 Speaker 1: the sheer talent, but just to be the best of 544 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:25,600 Speaker 1: all time. The mental part of the game for a 545 00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:29,240 Speaker 1: kicker is so important, and the way that he's consistently 546 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 1: had that outlook I think has enabled him to have 547 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 1: consistent success for as long as he has and and 548 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: I mean, let's be honest, Justin Tucker has. We're talking 549 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:41,080 Speaker 1: sitting here talking about Hall of Fame. Like, Justin Tucker 550 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 1: has a long career ahead of him. Is he even 551 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:46,040 Speaker 1: on the back nine? He might still be on the 552 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:49,000 Speaker 1: front nine, right, he might be right around the turn. 553 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 1: He might be around the eighth ninth hole here getting 554 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:53,400 Speaker 1: ready to have a sandwich at the turn. I mean 555 00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:55,560 Speaker 1: it is crazy, Like you look at guys like Adam 556 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:58,840 Speaker 1: Vin Terry, who you know who kicked for twenty years, 557 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:02,760 Speaker 1: um Stover kicked for forever. I mean, there's a number 558 00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:06,959 Speaker 1: of guys who kicked for fifteen, eighteen, twenty years, and 559 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:11,120 Speaker 1: Justin could certainly be I'll tell you this much, Ryan. 560 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:14,040 Speaker 1: He doesn't look like he's slowing down anytime soon. Uh. 561 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 1: He seems to be only getting better. And I think 562 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:20,560 Speaker 1: that he's got very much a long career still in 563 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:23,720 Speaker 1: front of him. And as even as ever stands right now, 564 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 1: if he continues on this path, he will one day 565 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:29,480 Speaker 1: have a bust. Uh. Like I like how you gave 566 00:31:29,560 --> 00:31:32,840 Speaker 1: him a golden bust. I was like, Wow, he gets 567 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 1: the ferry first golden bust. Did I say that it's 568 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 1: bronze I then, yeah, I said golden. They make a 569 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:43,120 Speaker 1: special one time. I combined it. It's a gold jacket 570 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:45,600 Speaker 1: and then the bronze bust. I just combined them together. 571 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:48,880 Speaker 1: You get the two. You get the golden bust and 572 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:52,120 Speaker 1: the bronze jacket. That would be a lot of gold. 573 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:54,720 Speaker 1: That will be a lot of gold. I didn't even 574 00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:57,160 Speaker 1: realize that. So thank you for calling me out. Appreciate that. 575 00:31:57,480 --> 00:31:59,680 Speaker 1: You're welcome. You're welcome. You know I'm always here for you. 576 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:04,120 Speaker 1: I got you, especially when you screw up. Yeah, anyway, 577 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 1: let's yeah, Well, just the last thing on Tucker. I 578 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:11,520 Speaker 1: think it was interesting to hear his perspective on the 579 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:14,760 Speaker 1: two point conversion because I know that there's there's this 580 00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:17,520 Speaker 1: line of thinking out there. You got the best kicker 581 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:20,479 Speaker 1: in the game, give him a chance, um and just 582 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:24,400 Speaker 1: play for overtime. And to hear Justin talk about that 583 00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:26,720 Speaker 1: he's fully on board with that decision, I mean that 584 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:30,280 Speaker 1: to me. I think that the an important piece that 585 00:32:30,360 --> 00:32:32,280 Speaker 1: needs to be part of this whole two point conversion 586 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:36,520 Speaker 1: conversation is that you have told a buying from the team. 587 00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:39,280 Speaker 1: You have it from the players and hardball as we saw, 588 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 1: I'm sure people have watched the clip of Hardball making 589 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:46,080 Speaker 1: this decision. He was wired during the game, is talking 590 00:32:46,080 --> 00:32:48,840 Speaker 1: with players, talking with Tyler Huntley, talking with Mark Andrews, 591 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:51,440 Speaker 1: talking with coaches as he goes through this process, and 592 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:54,560 Speaker 1: it was clear everyone wanted to go for two. And 593 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:59,000 Speaker 1: I think that that that's a powerful thing that he 594 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:02,520 Speaker 1: has a dialogue with the team. He listens to the 595 00:33:02,560 --> 00:33:05,720 Speaker 1: team um and everyone is on the same page with that. 596 00:33:05,800 --> 00:33:08,360 Speaker 1: You know, it wasn't like, I don't think so, coach. 597 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:10,080 Speaker 1: You know, let's just let's just kick it and play 598 00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:12,280 Speaker 1: for overtime. And he's like, now you're going for it. 599 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:14,240 Speaker 1: It wasn't that. I mean, I think that that is 600 00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:16,640 Speaker 1: an important piece of this equation. And I think that 601 00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:21,440 Speaker 1: Justin's buying into that whole thought process that be aggressive, 602 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 1: go for the win is important too, because he's not 603 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 1: sitting there sulking, saying I should have been out there 604 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:29,640 Speaker 1: kicking that. Yeah, I completely agree. I mean that's like 605 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:32,320 Speaker 1: leadership one oh one, right, is like make the people 606 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 1: around you feel invested, empower them to do their jobs. 607 00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:40,200 Speaker 1: And that's that just shows John Harball's leadership and what 608 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:42,760 Speaker 1: kind of coach he is. And and uh, you know 609 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:45,800 Speaker 1: why these players I think play so hard and you know, 610 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:48,080 Speaker 1: we talked about, oh the Ravens always play so hard 611 00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:49,880 Speaker 1: and don't give up. Well, I think part of that 612 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,960 Speaker 1: is certainly because of John Harball and uh and what 613 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:56,640 Speaker 1: he's built here. So John Harball Coach the Year, justin 614 00:33:56,720 --> 00:34:02,040 Speaker 1: Tucker m v P. Let's just be P. I mean, 615 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:05,000 Speaker 1: I mean, what else is? There's no better honor? Obviously 616 00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:08,360 Speaker 1: the guy's going to a Pro Bowl. Obviously going to 617 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:11,239 Speaker 1: a Pro Bowl this year. Uh so hey why not? 618 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:15,200 Speaker 1: You know what, just just speaking into existence? Right? Anyway, 619 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:17,560 Speaker 1: we got we got a big game against the Bengals. 620 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:19,359 Speaker 1: What do you what do you expect to see from 621 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:23,719 Speaker 1: the Ravens in this one? Um? You know obviously the 622 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:26,279 Speaker 1: part that I look at, I think is how are 623 00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:28,440 Speaker 1: they going to match up with these Bengals wide receivers. 624 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:31,000 Speaker 1: You're coming off a game in which you kind of 625 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:34,800 Speaker 1: held Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers and Davante Adams. 626 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:37,080 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna say you held him in check, but 627 00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:40,479 Speaker 1: considering all the injuries and guys on the COVID list, 628 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:43,239 Speaker 1: I think the Ravens secondary but did a pretty darn 629 00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:47,320 Speaker 1: good job. Right. Davante Adams had his second fewest receiving 630 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:50,239 Speaker 1: output of the season. Part of that, I think is 631 00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:53,800 Speaker 1: because of Wink martindale strategy of doubling him a lot. 632 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:57,080 Speaker 1: Now what changes with the Bengals is it's not like 633 00:34:57,120 --> 00:35:01,640 Speaker 1: you have one clearer in a way a best receiver. 634 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:04,839 Speaker 1: The Bengals. Part of what's so difficult about defending their 635 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:07,719 Speaker 1: their offenses. Not only is it Jamaar Chase who has 636 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:10,839 Speaker 1: been awesome for them, but Tee Higgins is a really 637 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:13,640 Speaker 1: good wide receiver to Tyler Boyd is also a really 638 00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:15,560 Speaker 1: good wide receiver. So I don't know if the Ravens 639 00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:18,160 Speaker 1: can take the same we're gonna double their best guys 640 00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:21,200 Speaker 1: strategy against the Bengals that they did to kind of 641 00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:25,439 Speaker 1: slow the Packers down in Davante Adams. Yeah, I would 642 00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:28,399 Speaker 1: agree with that. I think. Also, you hope in this 643 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:31,480 Speaker 1: game that you get Jimmie Smith back potentially. You know 644 00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:35,080 Speaker 1: he was and Westry Western was added to the COVID 645 00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:38,880 Speaker 1: list on Friday. Jimmy Smith was added on Sunday. You know, 646 00:35:38,920 --> 00:35:41,319 Speaker 1: it's hard to predict, It's impossible to predict how that goes. 647 00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:44,239 Speaker 1: They'd have to test out and get cleared from the 648 00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:47,280 Speaker 1: COVID list. In order to come back and play. But um, 649 00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:50,520 Speaker 1: you hope that you get those two guys back. I'll 650 00:35:50,520 --> 00:35:51,840 Speaker 1: tell you one thing. You can't give up a t 651 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:55,120 Speaker 1: two r touchdowns. Um. You have to minimize those big 652 00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:59,400 Speaker 1: plays to Jamaar Chase and that was and in the 653 00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:02,160 Speaker 1: Ravens have to in a better job of that game. 654 00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:06,480 Speaker 1: Tackling has definitely been better recently. Absolutely. I mean they 655 00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:08,799 Speaker 1: they made the Packers go the long way, um, and 656 00:36:08,840 --> 00:36:10,640 Speaker 1: then as a result of that, it ended up really 657 00:36:10,680 --> 00:36:12,440 Speaker 1: kind of shortening that game. They just weren't a ton 658 00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:14,400 Speaker 1: of possessions because the Ravens had long drives and the 659 00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:16,640 Speaker 1: Packers had long drives and that kind of played to 660 00:36:16,680 --> 00:36:18,960 Speaker 1: the Ravens favor. Um. And I think that could be 661 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:23,600 Speaker 1: the case potentially again on Sunday. Um. Yeah, but also, 662 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:26,680 Speaker 1: you know, the Ravens have to You can't. I don't 663 00:36:26,719 --> 00:36:29,080 Speaker 1: think that you just look at the Bengals and say 664 00:36:29,239 --> 00:36:31,799 Speaker 1: the only thing is stopped. There's there's the passing game 665 00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:34,759 Speaker 1: because Joe Mixon is really talented running back and one 666 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:36,920 Speaker 1: of the best. I think I like the Ravens ability 667 00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:38,799 Speaker 1: to stop the run. They're stopping the run better than 668 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:42,440 Speaker 1: any team in the league right now. But like is 669 00:36:42,480 --> 00:36:44,520 Speaker 1: dealing with the ankle injury too. He's coming off of 670 00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:47,160 Speaker 1: spring angle. Now he might still play, but just put 671 00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:49,239 Speaker 1: that out there. Yeah, it's hard to say, you know, 672 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:51,520 Speaker 1: as we're taping this on Wednesday, what's it gonna look 673 00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:55,040 Speaker 1: like on Sunday? Is he able to play? But um 674 00:36:55,080 --> 00:37:02,200 Speaker 1: so um this week is It's just like, it is 675 00:37:02,440 --> 00:37:04,839 Speaker 1: a difficult thing to try to figure out how this 676 00:37:04,840 --> 00:37:07,399 Speaker 1: game is going to play out because there's so many 677 00:37:07,480 --> 00:37:11,640 Speaker 1: questions in my mind. You don't know if Lamar Jackson's 678 00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:14,600 Speaker 1: going to play. You don't know who's gonna totally be 679 00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:16,680 Speaker 1: available in the secondary. As I just talked about, given 680 00:37:16,719 --> 00:37:20,279 Speaker 1: the COVID situation, there's mixing his uncertainty like and then 681 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:23,000 Speaker 1: there's just kind of the whole COVID landscape as a 682 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:28,120 Speaker 1: whole in the league. And any time exactly like the Chiefs, 683 00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:30,120 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, Kelsey and Tyreek Hill get added 684 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:32,480 Speaker 1: to the COVID list and it's like, of course, right 685 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:34,720 Speaker 1: before the Steelers are playing him, by the way, of course, 686 00:37:35,239 --> 00:37:37,400 Speaker 1: right before the Steelers are paying Yeah, yeah, and so 687 00:37:37,440 --> 00:37:40,120 Speaker 1: you but but could that happen this week? Of course 688 00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:43,360 Speaker 1: it could, like and and every team is dealing with that. 689 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:46,960 Speaker 1: You know, the Browns just played the game without Baker Mayfield, um, 690 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:49,680 Speaker 1: and so there's just a lot of that that's happening 691 00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:53,279 Speaker 1: around the league right now, and I think that that 692 00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:56,040 Speaker 1: could have an impact on this game as much as 693 00:37:56,080 --> 00:37:59,480 Speaker 1: anything else. You know, if there's a Thursday, Friday, Saturday 694 00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:02,920 Speaker 1: positive asked on either side, that could be a difference 695 00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:06,880 Speaker 1: maker in this game. Yeah, you're you're absolutely right. I 696 00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:09,960 Speaker 1: mean that's gonna shake up league wide. I mean, COVID 697 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:11,680 Speaker 1: is just gonna shake up the league like it's gonna 698 00:38:12,440 --> 00:38:15,080 Speaker 1: team are Oh, yeah, exactly. I mean teams that I 699 00:38:15,080 --> 00:38:16,520 Speaker 1: mean the Browns. I mean they were in the hunt. 700 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:18,279 Speaker 1: You know, they could have taken over first place in 701 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:20,680 Speaker 1: the n f C North if they had beaten the Raiders, 702 00:38:21,200 --> 00:38:23,960 Speaker 1: and they get nailed by COVID, and now they're in 703 00:38:24,080 --> 00:38:26,600 Speaker 1: last place right in a in a very tight division. 704 00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:30,520 Speaker 1: So it's just like wash your hands, put on the mass, 705 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:33,920 Speaker 1: stay away from people, like every anything teams can do 706 00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:36,600 Speaker 1: right now to minimize risk, I think has to be 707 00:38:36,640 --> 00:38:39,799 Speaker 1: done because this is gonna change seasons. So I mean 708 00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:42,360 Speaker 1: you and you and I are recording from home now 709 00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:45,400 Speaker 1: full time for the rest of the year. For a reason, 710 00:38:45,680 --> 00:38:48,279 Speaker 1: like the Ravens are taking extra precautions with us and 711 00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:52,080 Speaker 1: everybody to try to stay healthy because it could it 712 00:38:52,120 --> 00:38:55,600 Speaker 1: could decide who's in the playoffs and who's not. Mm hmm. 713 00:38:56,360 --> 00:38:58,960 Speaker 1: So we have some emails. Here's what I want to read. 714 00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:01,879 Speaker 1: This comes to us at the lounge at Ravens dot 715 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:07,480 Speaker 1: NFL dot net. Tyler email and he asked about Mark Andrews, 716 00:39:08,040 --> 00:39:10,560 Speaker 1: and he said that what does he have to do 717 00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:14,879 Speaker 1: to play at this level to pass Todd Heat as 718 00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:20,359 Speaker 1: the best tight end in Raven's history. Well, one one 719 00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:24,320 Speaker 1: thing I'll mention here. Mark has already set the Ravens 720 00:39:24,360 --> 00:39:27,200 Speaker 1: single season franchise record for receiving yards by a tight end. 721 00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:30,560 Speaker 1: He's closing in on the most receiving yards by any 722 00:39:30,600 --> 00:39:33,879 Speaker 1: player and franchise history, closing in on Michael Jackson's record 723 00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:37,000 Speaker 1: from think just around a hundred yards away with three 724 00:39:37,040 --> 00:39:39,160 Speaker 1: to play. I mean, he might hit that on Sunday 725 00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:42,080 Speaker 1: based on the way he's playing right now. So singing 726 00:39:42,080 --> 00:39:43,880 Speaker 1: with Michael Jackson in my head, by the way, just 727 00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:52,719 Speaker 1: so you know, Thriller beat it. He got, Okay, what 728 00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:55,239 Speaker 1: song is that, Billy? Get what are you singing? No, 729 00:39:55,400 --> 00:40:01,840 Speaker 1: that was thriller. Okay, okay, so all right, answer the question. 730 00:40:01,880 --> 00:40:05,960 Speaker 1: Stop singing, okay, alright, alright, Um, Well, first of all, 731 00:40:06,040 --> 00:40:08,840 Speaker 1: Mark needs to get like a better name, a nickname, 732 00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:12,000 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, managers is good, but we can't 733 00:40:12,080 --> 00:40:14,279 Speaker 1: like you know, no fans are like chanting it or 734 00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:17,440 Speaker 1: saying it at games like he had the right. So 735 00:40:17,480 --> 00:40:20,239 Speaker 1: if he's gonna surpass him, if he's gonna surpass him, 736 00:40:20,280 --> 00:40:23,720 Speaker 1: let's be honest. It really starts there, right, first hurdle, 737 00:40:24,040 --> 00:40:27,040 Speaker 1: that's the first hurdle. He's got a cross. Um. But 738 00:40:27,560 --> 00:40:31,799 Speaker 1: in all honesty and honestly, like I mean, I think 739 00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:35,120 Speaker 1: he will surpass Todd Heat. And first of all, I'm 740 00:40:35,160 --> 00:40:37,080 Speaker 1: a little like surprised that Todd Heat never had a 741 00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:40,799 Speaker 1: thousand yard season because he was he was the only 742 00:40:40,840 --> 00:40:42,719 Speaker 1: person that was getting the ball for like a good 743 00:40:42,760 --> 00:40:48,280 Speaker 1: five year six years stretch there, um from Kyle Bowler. Uh, 744 00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:50,200 Speaker 1: and like he was just obviously really good. So I'm 745 00:40:50,239 --> 00:40:52,279 Speaker 1: kind of surprised he never had a thousand yards. But 746 00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:55,359 Speaker 1: part of the part of the equation here is like 747 00:40:55,920 --> 00:41:00,359 Speaker 1: Mark is a um, he's a shiftier player than Todd 748 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:03,640 Speaker 1: Heap I think ever was like Todd was um kind 749 00:41:03,680 --> 00:41:07,600 Speaker 1: of a bigger body like box out kind of player 750 00:41:07,680 --> 00:41:10,239 Speaker 1: like in the Jason Witten mold. Mark is a little 751 00:41:10,280 --> 00:41:15,760 Speaker 1: bit more of the you know, tight end wide receiver mold, 752 00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:19,680 Speaker 1: you know, combination a little bit more. Um So, I 753 00:41:19,719 --> 00:41:21,920 Speaker 1: think that helps him put up bigger receiving numbers. And 754 00:41:22,040 --> 00:41:24,479 Speaker 1: it's just more of a you know, you just see 755 00:41:24,760 --> 00:41:28,120 Speaker 1: bigger receiving numbers period league wide. Now, you know, it's 756 00:41:28,120 --> 00:41:30,160 Speaker 1: more of a passing league than when Todd Heap was 757 00:41:30,160 --> 00:41:33,040 Speaker 1: playing and the Ravens didn't throw the ball and you 758 00:41:33,080 --> 00:41:35,880 Speaker 1: know it's Jamal Lewis uh, you know, in a cloud 759 00:41:35,880 --> 00:41:39,200 Speaker 1: of dust. Um So, I think that will help Mark 760 00:41:39,239 --> 00:41:41,759 Speaker 1: Andrews also put up bigger stats over his career than 761 00:41:42,280 --> 00:41:46,239 Speaker 1: than Todd Heap did so. Quite honestly, I think that 762 00:41:47,360 --> 00:41:50,000 Speaker 1: there's no question in my mind that Mark Andrews will 763 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:55,080 Speaker 1: go down as the greatest Ravens tight end in franchise history. Yeah, honestly, 764 00:41:55,160 --> 00:41:58,279 Speaker 1: I just think it's it's longevity. I mean that's Mark 765 00:41:58,320 --> 00:42:02,120 Speaker 1: has already had a better individual season than Todd ever had. 766 00:42:02,719 --> 00:42:08,600 Speaker 1: Um and so what Todd has on Mark is that 767 00:42:08,640 --> 00:42:11,880 Speaker 1: he played for ten seasons. And that's not something obviously 768 00:42:11,920 --> 00:42:14,319 Speaker 1: market changed overnight. But He's got to basically continue to 769 00:42:14,360 --> 00:42:17,040 Speaker 1: play at a high level for a long time. So 770 00:42:17,560 --> 00:42:19,520 Speaker 1: if he continues on this path, there's not gonna be 771 00:42:19,600 --> 00:42:23,520 Speaker 1: much of a debate. I mean, um, I just think 772 00:42:23,560 --> 00:42:26,360 Speaker 1: that and and all. Like the thing I love about 773 00:42:26,400 --> 00:42:28,960 Speaker 1: Mark is he just seems to be getting better. Like 774 00:42:29,160 --> 00:42:30,840 Speaker 1: remember when we had him on the podcast before the 775 00:42:30,880 --> 00:42:32,799 Speaker 1: season and he talked about, Yeah, I want to be 776 00:42:32,840 --> 00:42:34,840 Speaker 1: the best tight end in the league, and that is 777 00:42:34,880 --> 00:42:36,839 Speaker 1: something that's important to him. And I think a lot 778 00:42:36,840 --> 00:42:38,680 Speaker 1: of people, you know, it's like, yeah, well Kelsey is 779 00:42:38,719 --> 00:42:40,120 Speaker 1: just gonna be the best tight end of the league. 780 00:42:40,320 --> 00:42:42,799 Speaker 1: Well you look at the numbers, Um, Mark Andrews looks 781 00:42:42,840 --> 00:42:44,279 Speaker 1: like the best tight end in the league this year. 782 00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:46,920 Speaker 1: Marlon Harphrey was tweeting about that during the game on Sunday, 783 00:42:47,640 --> 00:42:52,200 Speaker 1: and like, I just he's taken his game to another 784 00:42:52,280 --> 00:42:56,400 Speaker 1: level this year and I think surprised some people with 785 00:42:56,560 --> 00:42:59,080 Speaker 1: just how dynamic he can be. And the other part 786 00:42:59,080 --> 00:43:01,200 Speaker 1: of it too, that I love about Mark is I 787 00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:02,680 Speaker 1: think we all kind of looked at it and said, man, 788 00:43:02,719 --> 00:43:04,520 Speaker 1: he just got the street ball thing with Lamar Jackson. 789 00:43:04,600 --> 00:43:06,759 Speaker 1: This connection. They just know, this is what I was 790 00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:09,919 Speaker 1: about to say, Yeah, yeah, It's worked regardless of who's 791 00:43:09,960 --> 00:43:12,359 Speaker 1: out there. It's just Mark can get open and make 792 00:43:12,440 --> 00:43:16,799 Speaker 1: plays and be a beast no matter who's throwing him 793 00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:20,279 Speaker 1: the football. Exactly. Yeah, I think that that is one 794 00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:23,200 Speaker 1: big stand out to me. It's like, Wow, you appreciate 795 00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:26,000 Speaker 1: Mark Andrews even more when Lamar Jackson isn't the one 796 00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:29,360 Speaker 1: throwing to him and he's still putting up huge numbers 797 00:43:29,640 --> 00:43:33,040 Speaker 1: with Tyler Huntley. One play really sticks out to give 798 00:43:33,040 --> 00:43:35,560 Speaker 1: an example. One place sticks out in my mind from 799 00:43:35,600 --> 00:43:37,600 Speaker 1: the Packers game about Mark, and it wasn't either of 800 00:43:37,600 --> 00:43:41,759 Speaker 1: the touchdowns. It was a play uh late. It was 801 00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:45,680 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter, I think before the first fourth 802 00:43:45,719 --> 00:43:49,960 Speaker 1: quarter touchdown, and Mark was just like gassed. I mean 803 00:43:50,080 --> 00:43:53,000 Speaker 1: you could just see it, like he just hands on hip. 804 00:43:53,320 --> 00:43:56,160 Speaker 1: He was gas because the Ravens had these long drives 805 00:43:56,600 --> 00:43:58,239 Speaker 1: and he lines up in the slot and it was 806 00:43:58,280 --> 00:44:00,919 Speaker 1: a key third or fourth down and you just see 807 00:44:00,960 --> 00:44:04,560 Speaker 1: him beat the receiver, just clubs or beats the corner, clubs, 808 00:44:04,600 --> 00:44:07,360 Speaker 1: his hands off him, breaks over the middle for a slant, 809 00:44:07,400 --> 00:44:10,600 Speaker 1: catches a tough pass, and the Ravens like scored the 810 00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:14,319 Speaker 1: next play. I mean it's just like, man, this guy 811 00:44:14,400 --> 00:44:18,160 Speaker 1: just gives you everything he has out there, and um 812 00:44:18,440 --> 00:44:21,120 Speaker 1: it's he is on quite a heater right now, and 813 00:44:21,120 --> 00:44:24,120 Speaker 1: it's it's fun to watch. Yeah, no doubt. And I 814 00:44:24,120 --> 00:44:27,160 Speaker 1: think if the Ravens gonna win on Sunday, it's gonna 815 00:44:27,160 --> 00:44:30,960 Speaker 1: be another big day from Mark Ye well as always, 816 00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:33,480 Speaker 1: thank you for emailing us. You can reach us at 817 00:44:33,520 --> 00:44:37,719 Speaker 1: the lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net. You need 818 00:44:37,719 --> 00:44:40,080 Speaker 1: to go into since he kicked down the door and 819 00:44:40,200 --> 00:44:43,640 Speaker 1: punch a Bengal in its mouth, because we're gonna get 820 00:44:43,760 --> 00:44:55,480 Speaker 1: her gonna we're gonna get word bad