1 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: Welcome into Ravens Press Past podcast. It is Friday, September 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:08,720 Speaker 1: twenty seventh, and after practice we heard from head coach 3 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: John Harbaugh. 4 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,799 Speaker 2: Okay, appreciate everybody being here. Thank you, good week of practice, 5 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 2: big challenge in front of us, many many things that 6 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 2: make this game great game make a challenge and opportunity, 7 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 2: and we're looking forward to it. And we've got, you know, 8 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 2: a little over forty eight hours to keep preparing. We'll 9 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 2: try to keep preparing for this great team we're about 10 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 2: to play. What questions you have. 11 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:35,559 Speaker 3: I don't know it was a wall back, but. 12 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 4: In Philly, weren't you and McDermott. 13 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 5: Weren't you like running buddies or drinking buddies or anything 14 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 5: like that. 15 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, we worked out together a lot. You know, he's 16 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 2: I was a little younger then, so you know, but 17 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 2: he's a he's a he's a great guy wrestler and 18 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 2: a defensive back. William and Merry guy. I reminded him 19 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 2: that Miami we played him a couple of times that 20 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 2: we never lost to William and Mary not. But you know, 21 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 2: we were in the same era obviously. But Sean's a 22 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 2: heck of a guy, great coach, great family, talk about 23 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 2: our kids all the time. His daughter is a softball player. 24 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 2: She's getting recruited D one for softball, so all that 25 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 2: kind of stuff. And yeah, it's a he's done a 26 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 2: great job of the team. I mean, it's a it's 27 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 2: a team that I think reflects his personality both sides 28 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 2: of the ball, all three phases and kind of see 29 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 2: how they're built. That's kind of who he's always been 30 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,320 Speaker 2: as a coach, you know, and you could see early 31 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 2: on he was going to be a great coach. Certainly 32 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 2: fulfilled that coach. 33 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:28,040 Speaker 3: You think your defense seeing Lamar Jackson sort of the 34 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 3: defense parents are short of Josh Allen as far as 35 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 3: that through Frank quarterback or is that don't really translate? 36 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, hey, I think every every every player right 37 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 2: is his own any you know, their own style. Nobody 38 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 2: can play like Lamar, Nobody can play like Josh. They're unique, 39 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 2: and yet the problems they pose the defense are similar 40 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 2: to your point. You know, they can they can hurt 41 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 2: a defense in so many different ways. We're just focusing 42 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 2: on Josh and the different ways that he that he 43 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 2: that he moves the ball, the way that he gets 44 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 2: to change the move. You know, the plays that he makes, 45 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 2: the way they build the offense around and we're trying 46 00:01:58,320 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 2: real hard to be ready for that. 47 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 4: How is the unique Looft? 48 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 2: In his three practices, He's looked good. He's looked good, 49 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 2: looks like he's in shape, looks like he's he's in 50 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 2: a great place. Uh, you know, spiritually, mentally it was 51 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 2: it was fun to have him out there and he 52 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 2: and Ronnie had some battles this week for sure. 53 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 4: What is the difference? Would you be football shape and 54 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 4: fresh Office is still in good shape, but not the football? 55 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 5: What's the difference. 56 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 2: Well, I mean, it's like anything else. There's like there's 57 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 2: just some movements that that you can only really replicate 58 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 2: by playing the game. You know, the combination football is 59 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 2: probably really unique because the acceleration, the deceleration, the change 60 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,800 Speaker 2: the direction, the loads that you take, the unexpected loads, 61 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 2: whether it's a load where someone's pushing on and you 62 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:48,679 Speaker 2: set your feet in the ground, maybe throw somebody by 63 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 2: in all the different range of muscle reactions, maybe that 64 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 2: have to take place that you could never replicate in 65 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 2: a workout, and you can only replicate by doing football. 66 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:00,799 Speaker 2: So getting out there and playing the game and doing 67 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 2: it helps and most guys that just come right in 68 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 2: and play, they'll usually get some strains and things like that, 69 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 2: you know, So that's why practice is so important. 70 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 4: We didn't see where he's all week in practice. 71 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 3: What do you think his availability. 72 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 5: Is going to go. 73 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 2: I think it's gonna be right until game time, That's 74 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:18,959 Speaker 2: what I was told, So we'll see. 75 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 4: I know he's not eligible this week, but how we 76 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 4: haven't asked you about Arthur Malette since the summer. We 77 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 4: saw him out there I think was last week running 78 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,839 Speaker 4: a good bit is I know he can't play this week, 79 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 4: but is it possible that he could be ready when 80 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 4: he's eligible. 81 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 2: It's possible. Yeah, he's looked good. It seems like he's 82 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 2: in good shape, and we'll see how he looks when 83 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 2: he can get out there. He can't go out there 84 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 2: and practice yet till next week, but we'll see what 85 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 2: it looks like next week. 86 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 3: Coach with Deontay Hardy. You know, he's playing his former team, 87 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 3: had a pretty difficult summer, but you guys really stuck 88 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 3: with him and do all that. What have you kind 89 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 3: of seen him from him so far? 90 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's been great to be around, you know, Deontay's 91 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 2: had so many things in his life that have just 92 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 2: kind of snuck up and been a part of his 93 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 2: life family wise, in the last four or five months, 94 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 2: and he's he's dealt with so well, you know, and 95 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 2: been a rock for his family. So that part of 96 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 2: the personal part of it's kind of been been, you know, 97 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 2: interesting and good to go through it with him to 98 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 2: some degree, and then to see how he's handled as 99 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 2: a pro. You know, he's handled it great. I think 100 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 2: he's looked really good as a player. He's been very secure, 101 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 2: he's he's every time he gets the bonus hands, I 102 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 2: can hear the whole crowd kind of hold their breath 103 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 2: a little bit. So he's he's that kind of a 104 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 2: player as a return guy. Uh So I'm excited to 105 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 2: see him maybe break him loose here pretty soon. Onway, 106 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 2: do you you feel like you have a good grip 107 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 2: already on how long the lamp up would be till 108 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 2: he might be an option? Yeah, I think so. I 109 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 2: mean there's a lot of factors that go into that. 110 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 2: We have a lot of good players, young players rushing 111 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 2: the passer too, uh you know, so I think it's 112 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 2: just going to be him being ready, which I'm very 113 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 2: confident he will be very soon. And then the opportunity 114 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 2: expressing itself when it does, he'll be out there and 115 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 2: I think he'll help us. 116 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: Then we headed into the locker room and heard from 117 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 1: linebacker Roque One with challenges as he present. 118 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 5: Uh yeah, no, so it'll be a great challenge for 119 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 5: our defense. But we love challenges. So yeah, I've got 120 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 5: to first stop to run like any other week, eliminate 121 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 5: the run with Cook and the rest of the backs, 122 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 5: and uh yeah, make the guys one dimensional. And then 123 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 5: I feel like if we do that, we'll like to 124 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 5: like things in our favor. 125 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 3: With with with James Cook, you know, he's somebody that 126 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 3: can also catch the ball out of the backfield. How 127 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 3: does that kind of challenge you guys, especially being in 128 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 3: the middle of the field. 129 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:35,039 Speaker 5: Yeah, no, absolutely, Yeah, I think he's a really good 130 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 5: back out the backfield. Uh And it'll be a great 131 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 5: challenge for us as linebackers, safeties and whoever's covering them, corners, 132 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 5: whatever the situation may be. You know. So just having that, 133 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 5: we're looking forward to it and I think it'll just 134 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 5: revealed on just exactly how good we are. But have 135 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 5: a lot of respect for him former dog as well, 136 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,239 Speaker 5: but very excited about the matchup. 137 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 3: You guys look really good personally quarters and down trying 138 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 3: to finish the game. 139 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: In the fourth quarter. 140 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,919 Speaker 3: What needs to happen for you guys defensively to play 141 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 3: for a quarter? 142 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, Man, as cliche as it's as it is, just 143 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 5: gotta gotta communicate and have to be on the same page. 144 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 5: And that's what it is. And that's something that we're 145 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 5: honing in on and just making sure uh at the 146 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 5: end of like before each play and then preachingapp and 147 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 5: then supposed to play, like actually knowing what we're doing, 148 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 5: if they're doing something, if they're motioning or doing this, 149 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 5: what we're going to in our checks. And I think 150 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,159 Speaker 5: if we do that, man, we'll eliminate a lot of 151 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 5: the mistakes that's been happening out there because they're self inflicted. 152 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:41,159 Speaker 5: Like there hasn't been many people that just actually like 153 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 5: drive it eighty yards consistently. If you can do that 154 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 5: on our defense without us giving you gift rap presence, 155 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 5: hats off to you, but don't see that very often. 156 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:52,599 Speaker 5: And we just have to stick true to who we 157 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 5: are as a defense and communicate throughout each and every 158 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:56,479 Speaker 5: play con. 159 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 4: When teams have had success, it seems like they've had 160 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 4: some success the middle against you guys. 161 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 2: Defensively, like what do you what are you guys doing? 162 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 4: To God? 163 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 3: That is that more the communication things, more the scheme things, 164 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 3: some slight adjustment timpositions just like that. 165 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 5: What's the I guess it. Yeah, I think it's a combination, 166 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 5: uh of a couple of things. I think, like you 167 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 5: know that this is the NFL, so teams definitely do 168 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 5: uh make adjustments in a sense. But I think it's 169 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 5: us going going back to communication and like being on 170 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 5: the same page, whether like you know, if a guy's 171 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 5: doing this and you expect us to wanna be here 172 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 5: doing that. So I think it just comes back to 173 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 5: everybody being on the same page and not ten guys 174 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 5: doing their job, but all eleven, because ten guys can 175 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 5: do their job on a play, and if one don't 176 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 5: do their job, then it can make everybody on the 177 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 5: defense look uh crazy. So that's what I think. It is, 178 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 5: just all of us getting on the same page at 179 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 5: the end of the day, and that's something that we 180 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 5: definitely will do. When you're going up against the premier 181 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 5: quarterback like Josh shaving, especially on prime time at home. 182 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 2: Dal, I know you get up with. 183 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 3: Every game, but is there something different for these types 184 00:07:59,000 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 3: of games. 185 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, I'm very excited about the game, just because you 186 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 5: know it's at the bank. We have to protect the bank. 187 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 5: Obviously the last time we was in here, we didn't 188 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 5: do that, so you know, we have definitely have a 189 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 5: sour taste in our mouths, even after the way we 190 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 5: finished last week, and like just to show the world 191 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 5: exactly who we are as a defense. So we're excited 192 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 5: about the matchup and we know exactly what we bring 193 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 5: to the table, and it's about playing four complete quarters 194 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 5: and if we do that, we'll like our chances. I 195 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 5: can promise you that. 196 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to Ravens Press Past podcast. 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