1 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: Welcome into lounge presented by DraftKings. I'm Ryan Mink here 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 1: with Garrett Downing and we are thrilled to sit down 3 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: with Ravens linebacker Draymont Jones and Draymond I'll start here. 4 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: So super nice guy, Like, just since you've come here, 5 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:19,799 Speaker 1: I've been I've been impressed. I'm not gonna lie like 6 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: nice guy, very chatty, easy to chat with in the 7 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 1: locker room. But you know, after the Jets game, you 8 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 1: said this, you said, contrary to what some may believe, 9 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: I'm a pretty angry person. 10 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 2: I fit the mold right. 11 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 1: So it's this nice balance of nice gttlefield but on 12 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: the field, like you are a Raven Where does the 13 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: angry guy come from? 14 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 2: Explain that to us? 15 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 3: I think just growing up, having like years worth of 16 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 3: older friends, Like I played like up and like everything 17 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 3: I played when I was younger. 18 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 4: So I was always a younger person on the field 19 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 4: on the court. 20 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:53,480 Speaker 2: Because you were big, so big. 21 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 4: I was big. 22 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, so you think I was older, but I had 23 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 3: to kind of just be like a little more like 24 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 3: be tough, more aggressive, just to you know, keep up 25 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 3: with the older kids. You know, they always want to 26 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 3: mess with the younger due, So it's kind of just 27 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 3: molded me into that. 28 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 2: Now, interesting is it? 29 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 5: Is it a light switch kind of thing? Like to 30 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 5: Ryan's point, you can have a conversation and nice guy, 31 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 5: but then like, man, you do play angry like you 32 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 5: play violent, and so do you look at it as 33 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 5: I get on the field and I flipped the switch 34 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 5: and I go into kind of that mode. 35 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, it has to be that way because when you're 36 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 3: out there playing football, it's kind of like survival to 37 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 3: fittest and that in that aspect because you're competing, you know, 38 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:29,399 Speaker 3: guys are trying to, like especially as a D lineman, 39 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 3: like you're my job is to literally move somebody against 40 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,119 Speaker 3: their will, right and I gotta do that for forty 41 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 3: eight minutes. So kind of had a kind of to 42 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 3: type into that a little bit. 43 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm actually interesting because you know, I kind of interest. 44 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: You're like an outside linebacker slash defensive end slash D lineman. 45 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: Like I I called you a linebacker, but you're like, 46 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: how do you view yourself? 47 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 2: I guess, yeah, I don't know anymore. 48 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 5: I don't know. 49 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 3: I've done literally every I played every spot since it's 50 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 3: been in the league. I've been a one technique. I've 51 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 3: been zero rookie year when I was with the Broncos, 52 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 3: I'm thirty downs and whatnot. I've done nine to five 53 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 3: to six of any technique within regards of D line, 54 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 3: I've done it. 55 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 4: So me just D lineman is the best way to 56 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 4: put me. 57 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, how do you think you were able to develop 58 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: that versatility. 59 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 4: So over time? Like even in college? 60 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 3: Our first came as a D N and then I 61 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 3: put on some way to be a D tackle and 62 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 3: then it just kind of helped me be I get 63 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 3: a variety of things early on in college, and then 64 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 3: I was just strictly D tackle. But I've had experience 65 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 3: at DN, so I've just been doing everything. 66 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 4: Basketball helps too, Yeah, so I think that's where my 67 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 4: variety comes from. Yeah. 68 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 5: You Kyle Hamilton does the same thing on the back end. 69 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 5: You know, he moves all over the place. Do you 70 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 5: think that this is a function of the way that 71 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 5: the Ravens like to play defense and positionless football? Is 72 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 5: this a function of the way that the game has 73 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 5: moved in players playing a variety of different spots. What's 74 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 5: your view of that. 75 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 4: I think it's both. 76 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 3: The game is like forever changing and having guys just 77 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 3: played one spot is coming almost an anomaly to not 78 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 3: do like it. 79 00:02:57,560 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 4: Just you can just put guys. 80 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 3: Anywhere they fifth the mold, like someone like Kyle who 81 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 3: you know, he's about six or Ford, I don't know, 82 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 3: like two hundred. 83 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 4: Maybe give me take a few pounds. Yeah, you can 84 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 4: play inside at like a backer can play safety where. 85 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 3: He naturally was, and someone like me I played detak, 86 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 3: I can play with my hand down in the dirt, 87 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 3: and sometimes I can stand up back and drop the coverage. 88 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 4: A little bit in his zone not man and guard 89 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 4: some of those those tight ends or receivers if I 90 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 4: need to be. 91 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 5: Well, Michael Pierce had the interception last year for the Ravens. 92 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 5: He was I mean, he's straight up nosed a. 93 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 2: Little bit of a different body. 94 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 5: He dropped back, So maybe some of those those zone 95 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 5: whatever past coverage wraps off those hands. 96 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 4: He show you athletic. I saw it. 97 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 3: He got down immediately too. When I quick that clip enviral, 98 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 3: I was definitely weak laughing at it. I remember seeing 99 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 3: that last year. 100 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 5: Yeah. 101 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: So so even though you arrived at the trade deadline, 102 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: it just feels like you've been here for years. Can 103 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: you talk about why you feel so comfortable in this 104 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: defense and in this franchise and kind of what that 105 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: feeling is like for you. 106 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 3: From like the comatic standpoint, I've been dealing with this 107 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 3: defense basically since I got in the league, and not 108 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 3: as different like terms. It's different way it's used, but 109 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 3: it's all kind of under the same umbrella that I 110 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 3: kind of like started with. 111 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 4: So it's been easy to like just kind of pick. 112 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 3: Apart different plays, like, oh, I remembering that play back 113 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 3: when I was younger, all I'm ready to play last year. 114 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 4: Oh, it's the same play as my last team just did. 115 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 3: So like I'm able to like pick apart different plays 116 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 3: that I've that have heard throughout the years, and I 117 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 3: can just help me remember the play back here now 118 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 3: and then like the locker room and the coaches, like 119 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 3: everybody's making it easy. Everybody's super welcoming, chill, but it's 120 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 3: about work at the end of the day, and football 121 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 3: is football, So I kind of just adjust with everything. 122 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: You came from the Titans here and then we go 123 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 1: on a five game winning streak. I mean, no coincidence here, 124 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: But what is that experience been like for you? 125 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 3: It's been huge, man, Like I haven't I don't recall 126 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:58,840 Speaker 3: the time in the NFL that I've won that many times, that. 127 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 4: Many games in a row I've been. I've definitely been 128 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 4: on the losing. 129 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:06,040 Speaker 3: Spectrum the majority of my career up until now, to 130 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 3: be honest. So it's cool to feel that it's cool 131 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 3: to get those victory those victory trucks. It felt like 132 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 3: every week it felt damn near mandatory to get them. 133 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 3: It's because you know, I've been getting the business I've 134 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 3: been here, so it's cool to have that. And then 135 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 3: you know, have an opportunity to go to playoffs and 136 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:25,599 Speaker 3: being uber one division that's something that's my mentioned to me. 137 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 3: I haven't experienced that either too much, so I mean 138 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 3: it's exciting. 139 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 5: Yeah, to that point, how eager hungry I guess would 140 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 5: be maybe the word, are you to get that first place, 141 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 5: first taste of playoff football. 142 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 3: I'm super hungry, Like it's crazy how much I'm like 143 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 3: feeding for the opportunity to be number one. 144 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 4: Like I said, I've never done it before. 145 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 3: You know, I've seen these battles throughout the year over 146 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:54,359 Speaker 3: my childhood because growing up and watching AFC North football 147 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 3: for so long, and I get the rivalry, the seriousness 148 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 3: so it isn't better than me already. 149 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 4: So I understand the mag too, but I just want 150 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 4: to go out there and do it. 151 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, you talk about the rivalries and they have see North, 152 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: You're about to experience one raven Steelers. 153 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 2: What do you expect it to be? 154 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 5: Like? 155 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 4: Dogfight? 156 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 3: Has been a dog fight playing the Brown's been a 157 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 3: dogfight playing the Bengals. I explact the same with the 158 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh Steeler, just because it's been a good team for years, 159 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 3: you know, Mike Mike Tomlin has been a well renowned 160 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:20,040 Speaker 3: coach for years. 161 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 4: So I'm expecting it to. 162 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 2: Be you know, ELOHI Gilman said that. 163 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: Uh, he's getting tired of hearing everybody say you're not 164 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 1: a Raven until you beat the Steelers. 165 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 2: Have you heard that? 166 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 4: Never heard that one? 167 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, well here we go. That's the same. 168 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 4: Hell, I'm tired of hearing it. I haven't heard it, 169 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 4: but I'm tired of he it already. 170 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 5: I think that to the point of like, you fitting 171 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:46,039 Speaker 5: in great here. You just seem like a guy. The 172 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 5: way you play the game, your attitude on the field, 173 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 5: It honestly feels like you were made to play in 174 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,799 Speaker 5: this rivalry game. Like when you I know that they're 175 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 5: probably showing the old clips of Raven Steelers from over 176 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 5: the years, and you can see that. You can see 177 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 5: Terrell Suggs and Ben Roethlisberger and Ray Lewis and Troy Paul. 178 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 2: Mallow and all that breaking his name. 179 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 5: I'm sure you've seen all that stuff, and you just 180 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 5: feel like a guy that was meant to play in 181 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 5: this rivalry game. How do you take that attitude and 182 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 5: that mentality that you play with into your first taste 183 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 5: of this game. 184 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 3: I mean, that's that's mentality I have to have, regardless 185 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 3: of of I'm playing against the The Pittourgh Steelers are not 186 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 3: Like I want to go out there and have that 187 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 3: that dog and nasty mentality because just for being here 188 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 3: from the short time, I understand this place is about 189 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 3: work and that's what I want to do. I want 190 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 3: to come here, I want to work. I want to 191 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 3: be violent. I want to get a chance to be 192 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 3: on the field on Sunday. 193 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 5: Coach Charbal has said before on certain guys like they've 194 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 5: always felt like a Raven, they just didn't know it yet. 195 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 5: Like Steve Smith is a guy who comes to mind 196 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 5: he played here late in his career when he got here, 197 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 5: just felt like it was the right fit, and there's 198 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 5: been other examples as well. Is that kind of how 199 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 5: you have felt since you've been here. 200 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, so far, I feel like it's been just kind 201 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 3: of natural and building into it each and every week. 202 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 3: Hopefully I still have a Raven when the time comes, 203 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 3: but I definitely am. I'm feeling that that Baltimore Raven 204 00:07:58,280 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 3: vibe by of myself. 205 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: That was my next question, is you're on a one 206 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: year deal. Is this a place you think after this 207 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: year that you could see yourself staying long term? 208 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 4: Yeah? 209 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 3: I definitely, I definitely can, But you know, when legit, 210 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 3: when that time comes, it comes. 211 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 4: But I do. I do love being a part of 212 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:15,119 Speaker 4: this program. This is very unique. 213 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 3: I talk about it with other guys all the time, like, man, 214 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 3: like this place is special and how I was handling 215 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 3: how it was ran and you know, how do you? 216 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 3: I mean, I've heard nothing but good things about it 217 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 3: before coming here and to seeing it and just being 218 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 3: a part of it is like I understand why guys 219 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 3: don't want to leave. 220 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 2: What is different? 221 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:34,559 Speaker 1: Like, can you explain kind of what's different from here? 222 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: I mean your previous stops you're in Denver, Seattle, Tennessee. 223 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 2: Now here. What is different here. 224 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 3: The details we place within the defense and how how 225 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 3: much we walk through and how much we will go 226 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 3: over the same thing a bunch of different times, just 227 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 3: so everybody understand it. 228 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 4: It's not kind of like brushed over. 229 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 3: The willingness to really be respiptive to the players and 230 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,079 Speaker 3: what we believe in, what we think should could possibly work, 231 00:08:58,120 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 3: and if we have any problems, they have no problem 232 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 3: throwing it out. Kind of qotar Ball his style of 233 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:08,719 Speaker 3: inviting guys to to talk. He makes team meetings more 234 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 3: engaged instead of us just like a lecture. And in 235 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 3: that aspect, you know, I practice set up like how 236 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 3: it's set up is super different. We don't even stretch 237 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 3: as the team, which is really different. 238 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 2: But yeah, I've noticed that. 239 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 3: That was that was crazy for me. But for some 240 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 3: reason it feels better like I don't I don't, I 241 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:31,960 Speaker 3: don't know why. I don't kind of get a chance 242 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 3: to just to to stretch one with the guys and 243 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 3: just talk to ganically instead of being like in a 244 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:39,559 Speaker 3: stretch like water fashion like we're in like militarying like that. 245 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's that's different. 246 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 3: It's a bunch more so I can go on about 247 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:44,079 Speaker 3: the stuff that's different, but its just a couple of 248 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 3: things interesting. 249 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 5: I'm curious for you, Like, since you've been here, this 250 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 5: defense is playing great football and it wasn't like that 251 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 5: at the start of the season. But there's been a 252 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:54,319 Speaker 5: couple of things that that have kind of sparked that 253 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 5: turn around a low. Gilman's arrival was a piece of that. 254 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:58,079 Speaker 5: Your arrival was a piece of that. I think just 255 00:09:58,120 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 5: the group coming together and playing playing better with the 256 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 5: pieces who were already in place. What has stood out 257 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 5: to you about the way that the defense has placed 258 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 5: is you've been here and just kind of the ceiling 259 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 5: of this unit, the. 260 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 3: Attention to the detail, and Kwan and Kyle definitely leave 261 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 3: the charge with that because that there big communicators on 262 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 3: the field with being detailed and make sure everybody has 263 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 3: a call. They've they've done a good job of doing that, 264 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 3: and uh, I mean that's really. 265 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 4: Pretty much it. 266 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, speaking of leadership, you know, even though you haven't 267 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: been here for super long, I see you leading some 268 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 1: of the younger guys and Mike Green comes to mind. 269 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: You just kind of talk about the mentorship that you've 270 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 1: been providing for the rookie. 271 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 3: I mean, it's not necessarily a mentorship because me and 272 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 3: Mike were at the same web. 273 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 4: I can't come in and tell them what to do. 274 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 4: I mean, I just got here. I'm only be here 275 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:43,319 Speaker 4: a month. 276 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 3: I can't come in, but Mike and need to do 277 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 3: this because moreer than you, I never want to be 278 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 3: like that. I like picking each other's brain and seeing 279 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 3: what he thinks and saying what kV thinks, or saying 280 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 3: with Trav or Big James or you know, seeing what 281 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 3: everybody thinks and how they want to go about certain 282 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 3: certain plays. Was against the aldlignment and then, uh, we're 283 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 3: just working together and me and Mike, you know, has 284 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 3: we're in the same road. We worked together a lot, 285 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:09,959 Speaker 3: and we've been just picking up other's brains a lot 286 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 3: this past month. 287 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 4: Dremon. 288 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 5: One of the reasons that we were excited to have 289 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 5: you on the podcast, particularly me, we've talked about this. 290 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 5: I'm an Ohio guy. You're an Ohio guy. Big Week 291 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:22,959 Speaker 5: for the Buckeyes, huge week, big Week, rivalry week, just 292 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,959 Speaker 5: across the board here. So you're from Cleveland. You played 293 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 5: at Saint Nasi's High School, which is a powerhouse in Cleveland, 294 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 5: then went to Ohio State. As you just referenced, kind 295 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 5: of growing up in that part of you know, part 296 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 5: of the country and and football is big there. How 297 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 5: did that kind of shape your view towards football? 298 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 3: It makes you tough because you know that's like the 299 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 3: main thing that's kind of going on round now growing 300 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 3: up in Cleveland, Like it was like the thing too, 301 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 3: all right, I'm from Cleveland, I'm gonna play football. 302 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:54,719 Speaker 4: I'm gonna go to Ohio State, and I'm gonna play 303 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 4: for the Browns. 304 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 3: That was kind of like that was the path that 305 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 3: everybody like went on as kids. Yeah, I mean it's 306 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 3: been talking about so much along like so long. It's 307 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 3: just like Cleveland's just that. 308 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 4: That rugged, tough place. 309 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:09,679 Speaker 3: You know, our skies are gray, like our lake is 310 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:13,559 Speaker 3: kind of dirty, but it's but it's just it's just 311 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 3: rugged out there. So it kind of makes you you 312 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 3: kind of just adapt to your environment out there. 313 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 4: Could be it from Cleveland. 314 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 5: Yeah, was it big to go back and play there 315 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 5: a few weeks ago? It was. 316 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 4: It was big for me. 317 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:25,680 Speaker 3: I always feel like a little bit of more juice 318 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 3: when I go back to and play in Cleveland, because 319 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 3: I just I'm just familiar with the area. It's like, 320 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 3: I don't get to go home that that much. So yeah, 321 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 3: it's cool when I do it. And then I look 322 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:36,439 Speaker 3: into sayings, I see a cold people I know from 323 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 3: high school and whatnot. 324 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 4: So it's cool. 325 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 1: So did you envision yourself one day as a Cleveland 326 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: brown Did you grow up a Browns fan? 327 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 4: I did? I did. Hell no now, but it's been 328 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 4: I've been a Browns fan and since I was like 329 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 4: in college. 330 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 3: But when I was a little kid, that's me and 331 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 3: my dad, that's what we did. Yeah, watch and Saturdays 332 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 3: and Sundays is for for for the Browns. 333 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:03,440 Speaker 1: So your dad, uh was a professional boxer. I learned 334 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:05,440 Speaker 1: about that and he had an eleven year career as 335 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: a middleweight boxer. So how much boxing did you do 336 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: in the basement with your dad? 337 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 4: A little bit? My dad. My dad rocked me one 338 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 4: time and I was like, nah, that was it. I think. 339 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:18,439 Speaker 4: I think. 340 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 3: I think football and basketball and baseball my avenue. I'm 341 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 3: gonna stick over there. But my dad, it was. It 342 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 3: was always cool because my dad always give me the 343 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 3: freedom just to kind of do whatever I want in 344 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 3: the sports bram and he never pushed boxing onto me. 345 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 4: I tried it though I had to. Yeah, but it 346 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 4: was me. 347 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:34,680 Speaker 2: How old were you when he rocked you? 348 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 4: I was like eleven, you know you can. I'm eleven, 349 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 4: you know, physical year kid. I was a big kid. 350 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 3: I was doing all the little basketball term and football stuff, 351 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 3: and I was the best. 352 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 4: I'm like, no, I could beat my grown adult father. 353 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 4: I could beat with all these kids. Why could I 354 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 4: not beat my dad? It didn't work? 355 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 2: Story. 356 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: Do you think you inherited like the hands you know, 357 00:13:57,920 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 1: the hand fighting that you do? 358 00:13:59,440 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 4: Think? 359 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 3: I think I think I think he's given me some 360 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 3: some good forwork and good handspeed and that coordination. 361 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:06,560 Speaker 4: So shout out to Pops with that. 362 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 5: You mentioned, uh, you mentioned a couple of times basketball, 363 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:12,200 Speaker 5: you said baseball. Were you three sport athlete? Really good 364 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 5: athlete and all the sports I was? 365 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 4: I was? I played. 366 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:18,319 Speaker 3: I saw playing baseball middle school because basketball and football 367 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 3: is the more popular thing to do. 368 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 4: But yeah, I I was the sport up in high school. 369 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 4: I was still sport yep. 370 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 5: And and did you have like was basketball? Was football 371 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 5: was your first love? 372 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 3: Like? 373 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 5: How did you look at those two? 374 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 3: It was like football first and then basketball crept in 375 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 3: and took over and then I wanted to be a 376 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 3: Hooper for real, and then the. 377 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 4: Scholarships came from football. I was like, I love football 378 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 4: anyway still too, so I'm ride on. 379 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 5: With the scholarships made that decision easy. 380 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, it definitely did. 381 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 2: I understand. 382 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: You also have two older brothers, Darren Deontae, and there's 383 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 1: kind of a big age gap there. 384 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 2: From what I undered, a huge age gap. What's how much? 385 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 4: Fourteen and fourteen and eleven? 386 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 2: Okay? 387 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: All right, so so you had it rough kind of 388 00:14:57,320 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 1: growing up. Dad's a boxer. Older bros that are beating 389 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 1: up little bro. 390 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 4: Older bro, grand okay, grand bros. Grand. 391 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: But from what I understand, they didn't take it easy 392 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 1: on you though, even though you were the younger, not little, 393 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: but younger. 394 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 4: One. 395 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, my brothers to whoop me like we played a game. 396 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 3: My brother would beat me one hundred to zero in 397 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 3: a football game. Remorse and mad, Yeah, no, remorse, I 398 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 3: cry And he keep doing it every week until I 399 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 3: got older. 400 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 5: And then you know that changed and all that kind 401 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 5: of shape you and that that kind of that toughness 402 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 5: we were talking about it. 403 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, that definitely did. 404 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 3: Having older friends and then having way older brothers, it 405 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 3: definitely will strain you up a little bit. 406 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 2: So I dug up this quote. 407 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 1: This is from Deontay and this is when he was 408 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: watching you at your pro day and he said big 409 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 1: and aggressive. We watched him a lot when he was young. 410 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 1: Our parents' work nights, so we would watch him at night, 411 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 1: but he would be awake and aggressive at all times. 412 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:52,760 Speaker 2: Explained we were. 413 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 3: I don't I don't know, I don't remember, to be honest, 414 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 3: because my brother was My brother said that, and then 415 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 3: they would have their friends from like who are like 416 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 3: my brother said, they're all in their forties now, yeah, 417 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 3: and they will be like, man, when you're a little boy, 418 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 3: you're just be so tough and aggressive. 419 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 4: You to do this and do that break this break 420 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 4: that I'm like, I don't remember, but I believe you 421 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 4: because I heard it. 422 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 3: Like every time I see one of my brother's friends 423 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 3: who I don't know, but they remember me, they always 424 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 3: said the same thing, Wow, wilding out lot kid, And 425 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 3: I remember being like like later elementary and while not 426 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,119 Speaker 3: but I've been doing this as Tyler. 427 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 5: H Well, I think that you'll bring some of that 428 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 5: aggression with you to a Sundays game against Steelers. I 429 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 5: will about that awesome. Well, thank you appreciate yoall you're 430 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 5: listening to the last podcast we're coming to you from 431 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 5: the Sea Geek Studio. We want to mention our partners 432 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 5: with Draft King Sportsbook. They are an official sports betting 433 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 5: partner of the Baltimore Ravens Draft King Sportsbook. The Crown 434 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 5: is yours well big thanks to Draymont. I think that 435 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 5: we talked about it with him. He's just fitting so 436 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 5: well here, both him and a Lohi Gilman, Like, those 437 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 5: are two trades that helped the team, like from a 438 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 5: schematic standpoint and by bringing good play. But I also 439 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 5: think fit wise, like there's something that's hard to quantify 440 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 5: when you're talking about bringing guys in from other teams, 441 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 5: and it's how they're gonna fit. It's how they're gonna 442 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 5: fit personality wise, how they're gonna fit schematically. 443 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, and it doesn't always happen right like sometimes they 444 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:13,440 Speaker 1: sometimes it's a bad fit. 445 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:15,399 Speaker 5: Sometimes you get someone here and for whatever reason, it 446 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 5: doesn't feel like the fit is right for these two players. 447 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:21,400 Speaker 5: I think the fit has been perfect. And I made 448 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 5: this point before with Draymond Jones, Like I go back 449 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 5: to the trade deadline and everyone was saying, are you 450 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 5: gonna make a move, You're gonna make a move, You're 451 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 5: gonna make a move, and people kind of glossed over 452 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 5: his addition. I felt like, and it turned out to 453 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,439 Speaker 5: be a great trade, great addition, And he's fit this 454 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 5: team in so many ways. And I think he's gonna 455 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:40,479 Speaker 5: be a huge player down the stretch. 456 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 4: Yeah. 457 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 1: Absolutely, And he'll be a big player here Sunday in 458 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 1: against Pittsburgh. I mean, like we said, he's kind of 459 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: made for this rivalry, the physicality and all that stuff. 460 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 1: Being an Ohio guy, he's kind of used to it. 461 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 5: He knows AFC North Football. Yeah, you grew up watching it. 462 00:17:54,119 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 5: I mean like he went to Ohio State. He knows 463 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:58,920 Speaker 5: rivalry games Ohio State in Michigan, Like you're there're certainly 464 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 5: an understand of what goes into these types of matchups. 465 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 4: Yep. 466 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 5: And I think he's going to fit in perfectly in 467 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 5: this game. 468 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 2: Absolutely. 469 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 1: So it's a battle for first place, as we talked 470 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:10,880 Speaker 1: about in our last episode, both teams six and six, 471 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:14,639 Speaker 1: and I have gotten the vibe all week that everybody 472 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 1: knows the stakes. You don't have to remind anybody all 473 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: that stuff. You know, the struggles of both teams leading 474 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:24,640 Speaker 1: up to this point, that all is in the rear 475 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 1: view year it's all about this Ravens Steelers rivalry and 476 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: winning on Sunday. 477 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 5: Absolutely look like this. The Ravens have the opportunity to 478 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 5: put themselves in the driver's seat for the AFC North 479 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 5: And like, at the start of the season, what's the goal, Well, 480 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:43,399 Speaker 5: the goal was to win the division first and foremost, 481 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 5: win the division and then go from there, like, of course, 482 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 5: you want to be undefeated, you want to win every game, 483 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 5: but like, realistically, the goal as a starting point is 484 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 5: to win the division. And the first twelve weeks of 485 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 5: the season haven't gone the way that the Ravens would 486 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:58,359 Speaker 5: have preferred in an ideal scenario. But they still have 487 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:01,720 Speaker 5: a really good shot to win the division. But that 488 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:04,920 Speaker 5: shot looks a lot different if you don't win this game. 489 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:07,640 Speaker 5: And that's one of the things that's most interesting about 490 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,880 Speaker 5: that is that whoever wins this game really just has control. 491 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:17,200 Speaker 5: They have the driver's seat, and the percentages change pretty dramatically. 492 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 5: Aaron Schatz had a pretty interesting tweet about that. Basically, 493 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 5: it goes from if you win this game, you got 494 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 5: like a seventy five percent chance of winning the division, 495 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 5: and whoever wins the game has basically a seventy five 496 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 5: percent chance of winning the division from here on out, 497 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:31,639 Speaker 5: So the Ravens obviously want to be the one that 498 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:32,719 Speaker 5: gets that victory. 499 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think this is not a good matchup for 500 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 1: the Steelers. I think that you know, they've been struggling 501 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 1: all offensively. They throw more short passes than any team 502 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 1: in the league. The Ravens, with Kyle Hamilton and his 503 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 1: kind of revised role since the Loohi arrived, have really 504 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,960 Speaker 1: been among the best defense in the league, cracking down 505 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 1: on short passes. You know, I think that the recipe 506 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 1: for the Ravens, and what this is really going to 507 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 1: key in on, is can they stop the Steelers rushing 508 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: attack that has been kind. 509 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:05,359 Speaker 2: Of their strength. 510 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: Now they're twenty eighth in the league ninety three point 511 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: eight yards, but Jalen Warren is a tough runner gainwell 512 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:12,639 Speaker 1: has been pretty good for them. Like, you got to 513 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 1: tackle those guys. You have to have a good tackling 514 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 1: game and of course play physical against the Steelers to 515 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: kind of slow up this offense. 516 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 5: Well, our friend of londreymid Jones is gonna have a 517 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,920 Speaker 5: huge role in slowing down that run game. I think 518 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 5: that like the Steelers also, it's part of their identity 519 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:31,119 Speaker 5: good defense, run the football. Like that's like when you 520 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 5: think about the Pittsburgh Steelers, we're probably gonna be saying 521 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:35,560 Speaker 5: those same two things about this team fifty years from now. 522 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 5: So that's part of who they are. They commit to 523 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:41,200 Speaker 5: the ground game, and yeah, you have you have to 524 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 5: slow that down, like they're the other piece with their offense. 525 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 5: There's a big question obviously with their offense is like 526 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 5: what's the health and the status of Aaron Rodgers. She's 527 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 5: playing with the cast on his left hand. Couldn't really 528 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 5: take couldn't take snaps under center last game. John Hardball said, 529 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:58,719 Speaker 5: the Ravens will be prepared either way whether he can 530 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 5: take snaps under center or not. But he couldn't do 531 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 5: it last game, and he's just taking He's gotten beat 532 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:06,719 Speaker 5: up over the past month of the season, and so 533 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 5: what kind of impact does that have on his ability 534 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 5: to orchestrate their entire offense. 535 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, they're down their left tackle, you know, Broderck Jones, 536 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 1: they have and just Pete is stepping in there veterans, 537 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 1: so they're pretty banged up beyond Aaron Rodgers, but it's 538 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 1: still Aaron Rodgers, right, And like when Aaron Rodgers gets hot, 539 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 1: he can carve you up. And you know he's three 540 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 1: and oh as a starter against the Ravens. Not that 541 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:34,919 Speaker 1: that history has much of a bearing on Sunday, but 542 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 1: like the Ravens know and we all know when you 543 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 1: see Aaron Rodgers and he's clicking, and like that's watching 544 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:43,120 Speaker 1: the Steelers even this season. 545 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,200 Speaker 2: Sometimes they can start to kind of piece together. 546 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:48,879 Speaker 1: And if Metcalf gets loose on you, another player, you 547 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:51,719 Speaker 1: have to tackle him really well, big physical guy. If 548 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:54,360 Speaker 1: you don't tackle him, he's like Derrick henry S side 549 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 1: of a tackle. 550 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 5: You can take it to the house. 551 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 2: He can take it to the house. 552 00:21:56,400 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, And so like they have this, you know, they 553 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,680 Speaker 1: have playmakers that can beat you. And Aaron Rodgers spends 554 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: it as well as anybody. So the Ravens need to 555 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 1: get pressure on him, make things uncomfortable, shut down that 556 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:10,679 Speaker 1: rushing attack like we talked about. And I think if 557 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:13,240 Speaker 1: they do those things, they should be in pretty good 558 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: shape defensively. 559 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:14,239 Speaker 4: Now. 560 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:16,320 Speaker 5: Of course, the other big injury point for the Ravens 561 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 5: is the status to quarterback Lamar Jackson. He practiced on Wednesday, 562 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 5: which everyone was excited about. He was a limited participant 563 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 5: with an ankle injury over the past month. Really, he 564 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:27,920 Speaker 5: has not typically been practicing on Wednesdays, and he's dealt 565 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 5: with a variety of injuries, so getting him on the 566 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 5: practice field on Wednesday was a good thing. The flip 567 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:33,439 Speaker 5: side of that is that he was not on the 568 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:38,280 Speaker 5: practice field on Thursday. So not sure the exact severity 569 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 5: of that ankle injury or what the story is there, 570 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 5: but we know that he did not practice on Thursday, 571 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:46,440 Speaker 5: and of course Friday will be pretty telling in terms 572 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 5: of his status and his availability at practice on Friday afternoon. 573 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:52,119 Speaker 1: It's now four straight weeks that Lamar Jackson has not 574 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 1: had a full week of practice, and you know what 575 00:22:56,840 --> 00:23:00,399 Speaker 1: influence does practice have on how ready you are to 576 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: play in the game, Like some you know, I mean, 577 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 1: they practice for a reason. So it's not good, Yeah, 578 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: missing this much practice one every week, and so don't 579 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 1: like the fact that he's not there on the practice 580 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 1: field on Thursday. 581 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 2: But we'll see. 582 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:17,439 Speaker 1: Obviously, if he doesn't play can't play, then Tyler Huntley 583 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: would be the Ravens starter against the Steelers. 584 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 5: The other big note on the injury front for the 585 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:25,919 Speaker 5: Ravens is Nate Wiggins. He went down with the injury, 586 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 5: missed the second half of a game against the Bengals. 587 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:31,119 Speaker 5: He practiced on Wednesday, practice again on Thursday, So it's 588 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:34,160 Speaker 5: encouraging to see him stacking practices and again we'll see 589 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,199 Speaker 5: what his final injury destination is. He's dealing with the 590 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 5: foot injury. But when he went down, I think you 591 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 5: just start worrying big time your number one corner leaves 592 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,680 Speaker 5: the game, doesn't return, You're you're you're concerned. 593 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:44,879 Speaker 1: Ye. 594 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:46,679 Speaker 5: So the fact that he was back on the practice 595 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 5: field right away this week, I think is encouraging, and 596 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 5: again we'll see what his status is for Sunday. 597 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:53,959 Speaker 1: Travis Jones is not also did not practice on Thursday, 598 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:55,120 Speaker 1: so that's another one to monitor. 599 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 2: Ye. 600 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:58,399 Speaker 5: You look at like the big picture of this game, 601 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 5: and Kyle Brant from Good Morning for Ball kind of 602 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:04,479 Speaker 5: had a monologue about that this week, and a lot 603 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 5: of the things that you could say about the Ravens 604 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 5: you could also say about the Steelers. I think that 605 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 5: both teams are really good when their backs are against 606 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:11,440 Speaker 5: the wall. They come out swinging and they and they 607 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 5: and they tend to play some of their best football 608 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:14,399 Speaker 5: when the pressure's on. 609 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:17,119 Speaker 2: Both coming off pretty rough losses. 610 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 5: Right, and so Kyle Kyle Brandt's monologue was basically, everything 611 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 5: looks to be going wrong. The boo Boods were out 612 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 5: in Pittsburgh on Sunday against Buffalo. They're booing renegade. There's 613 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:30,679 Speaker 5: all this conversation amongst you know, former players weighing in 614 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 5: on the on the state of the team and all 615 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:34,960 Speaker 5: this stuff. But Kyle Brandt's point was, despite all that, 616 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:35,880 Speaker 5: I think they're going to go win. 617 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 1: Now. 618 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 5: I hope Kyle's wrong, don't get me wrong here, but 619 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:42,480 Speaker 5: I think that the point is is the point has 620 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 5: merit and that I think the Steelers are a team 621 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 5: that when their backs are against the wall, they come 622 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:48,679 Speaker 5: out swinging, and the Ravens have to be prepared for that. 623 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 5: And I think you can't. 624 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: Count the Steelers that you just can't count You can 625 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:52,640 Speaker 1: never Yeah, you can never count them out. 626 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 5: And I think that's the same thing for the Ravens. 627 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 5: The Ravens feel like their backs are against the wall 628 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:58,160 Speaker 5: and they need to come out swinging. So like both 629 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 5: of these teams are are I think. 630 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: Both came into the season with higher expectations. The Steelers 631 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: made a lot of offseason moves. They kind of shook 632 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:08,879 Speaker 1: things up and got aggressive this offseason to try to 633 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:11,480 Speaker 1: get over the hump of what has been really they've 634 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 1: been hovering around five hundred for the past several years. 635 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: They've been kind of, you know, mediocre in terms of 636 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:18,680 Speaker 1: final results. 637 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 2: They shook it up. 638 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:21,920 Speaker 1: They went and got Aaron Rodgers, They made the big 639 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: you know, they traded George Pickens, who's been awesome in Dallas, 640 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: and brought in DK Metcalf. You know, they traded Minka 641 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:32,360 Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick out, got Jalen Ramsey and so like, they they 642 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:34,439 Speaker 1: made some moves to try to say, all right, we 643 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 1: got to get over the hump. And quite frankly, like 644 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:40,920 Speaker 1: they got ran over by the Ravens and knocked out 645 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 1: of the playoffs last year. And that resonated with Mike Tomlin. 646 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: He was very clear about that that, like he lost 647 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:49,879 Speaker 1: sleep this offseason because of that game. Well and how 648 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 1: the Ravens just bullied him in the playoffs. So they're 649 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 1: going to come in here with a point to prove. 650 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: Now the Ravens do too. The Ravens have not met 651 00:25:57,920 --> 00:26:00,439 Speaker 1: expectations of what we all thought coming into the season. 652 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:02,760 Speaker 1: They're feeling very much the same way of like we 653 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:05,440 Speaker 1: got to put it all together in all three phases 654 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:08,200 Speaker 1: for the first time this season, and so like both 655 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:11,199 Speaker 1: of these teams are kind of in similar positions in 656 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 1: my eye. 657 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:15,359 Speaker 5: You mentioned that playoff loss in Mike Thomlins comments that 658 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,600 Speaker 5: extended to what they did in the draft. They went 659 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 5: and they got Derek Harmon, big defensive tackle out of Oregon, 660 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:24,119 Speaker 5: and Mike Tomlins said on draft weekend they basically started 661 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:26,920 Speaker 5: thinking on the bus on the way to the airport 662 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:29,160 Speaker 5: after the game, how do we need to change this team? 663 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:31,639 Speaker 5: And what they came up with was they needed to 664 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 5: get bigger upfront on the defensive side so that they 665 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 5: could prevent that on. 666 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 2: The problem is Derek Krmon's not playing exactly now. 667 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 5: Derek Carmon's not playing in that in this game because 668 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:40,399 Speaker 5: he's been hurt from match of the season. 669 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:43,199 Speaker 1: Patrick Queen is also banged up, like the Steelers are 670 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 1: much more banged up than the Ravens are entering this game. 671 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:48,399 Speaker 5: But my point is that game really did shape their 672 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 5: approach this offseason and the identity of their team. And 673 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:53,640 Speaker 5: even though again. Derek Carmon is not going to play 674 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:56,920 Speaker 5: in this game. The Steelers went down the path of 675 00:26:57,040 --> 00:26:59,960 Speaker 5: reshaping the roster to try to compete with the Ravens 676 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:01,640 Speaker 5: based off what happened in that game. 677 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 1: Well, I can take you into the Steelers meeting rooms 678 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:08,000 Speaker 1: this week. Mike Tomlin is reminding them, I am sure 679 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 1: of that playoff loss and this is Raven Steelers always 680 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:13,479 Speaker 1: comes down to, and you hear it from both sides, 681 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:17,879 Speaker 1: who is more physical, And I am sure Mike Tomlin 682 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:22,200 Speaker 1: has been beating that drum this week of they came 683 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:23,879 Speaker 1: out here and ran us over in the playoffs, they 684 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:25,919 Speaker 1: ran us out of their stadium. We're gonna let that 685 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 1: happen again, right, you know? So, like both these teams 686 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,280 Speaker 1: are going to and the Ravens are going to match 687 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:35,440 Speaker 1: that physicality and and honestly like it's it's gonna be 688 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 1: a hard hitting game. 689 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:38,760 Speaker 5: Out there, oh what it always is. And the my 690 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 5: take on that is, yes, it is a super physical game. 691 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:45,920 Speaker 5: And whoever ends up winning the battle of the trenches 692 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 5: and who out physicals the other like that goes a 693 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 5: long way in determining it. I actually think the biggest 694 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 5: thing in determining who ends up winning this game is 695 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:55,119 Speaker 5: going to be who can make the least mistakes and protect. 696 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:55,480 Speaker 2: The football well. 697 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 5: And that's that's what costs the Ravens against the against 698 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:00,280 Speaker 5: the Bengals last week with five turnovers. 699 00:27:59,920 --> 00:28:02,879 Speaker 1: I said, this is I think the Ravens are a 700 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:06,080 Speaker 1: tough matchup for the Steelers on paper in many ways, 701 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:08,400 Speaker 1: and when you throw in the health factor and all that, 702 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: I think that the Ravens are in good position. However, 703 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:15,959 Speaker 1: the way the Steelers win football games is by getting 704 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 1: you to make mistakes. They drag you into the mud, right, 705 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 1: and they get you to make mistakes. They play clean football, 706 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:25,160 Speaker 1: and that's how they win a lot of games ugly 707 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 1: and they don't whatever. They'll win ugly whatever. They don't care, right, 708 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:33,360 Speaker 1: that's like been the Steelers mo. And so they're looking 709 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:35,120 Speaker 1: at the Ravens saying, this team just turned the ball 710 00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 1: over five times. How many times are we gonna rip 711 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:37,679 Speaker 1: it away from Yeah? 712 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:39,959 Speaker 5: Oh, you know they're gonna be punching at that football 713 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 5: and them. 714 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 1: Oh goodness, yes. And so the Ravens ball security. I 715 00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 1: was happy to see individual drills this week start with 716 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 1: ball security drills. 717 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 2: But the tight ends, that's what they were doing. 718 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:53,560 Speaker 1: And so the Ravens have to protect the football and 719 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 1: play clean football against the Steelers because that's what they 720 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:58,200 Speaker 1: want to do. That's what they live and thrive off of, 721 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 1: is getting that ball away from you to with TJ. 722 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 2: Watt and all those guys, and. 723 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:06,400 Speaker 1: So the Ravens, I think if the Ravens can take 724 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:08,480 Speaker 1: care of the football and not be dragged into the 725 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:10,840 Speaker 1: mud that way in a sloppy game, then I think 726 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 1: they have a pretty good chance of winning. 727 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 5: You go back and look at the Ravens Steelers games 728 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:18,000 Speaker 5: over the last five years. In situations where the Ravens 729 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 5: have lost, it's it's generally coincided with turnovers and mistakes 730 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 5: and just not protecting the football and key moments. And 731 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:28,800 Speaker 5: so I think that that same that same dialogue is 732 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:31,160 Speaker 5: going to apply this game. And one of the ways 733 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:33,480 Speaker 5: that the Steelers have been so good a forcing turnovers 734 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:35,479 Speaker 5: is t J. Watt coming around the edge. Herbig's really 735 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 5: good coming around the edge. But you don't you need 736 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 5: to avoid third and eight situations and making it a 737 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 5: just clear drop back passing game. The Ravens need to 738 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 5: get the run game rolling in this game. They were 739 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 5: able to do it in that playoff game. I'm sure 740 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 5: that's going to be just like it's on the forefront 741 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:55,040 Speaker 5: of Steelers' minds. I'm sure that that approach is going 742 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:56,880 Speaker 5: to be on the forefront of the Ravens coaches minds 743 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 5: about how do you attack the Steelers and they need 744 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:02,959 Speaker 5: to get that running game established with Derrick Henry and 745 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:05,320 Speaker 5: then sprinkling in Keith Mitchell and Rashin a Li. 746 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:05,760 Speaker 4: Yep. 747 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:07,640 Speaker 1: Absolutely, I think it's gonna be a fun game at 748 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:10,160 Speaker 1: MPT Banks Tnium. We honestly cannot wait. 749 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 5: Well, it's also fitting that this game is going to 750 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:14,800 Speaker 5: be well, we're recognizing members of the Super Bowl thirty 751 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:18,120 Speaker 5: five team coming back for a Super Bowl reunion. They're 752 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:20,120 Speaker 5: going to be recognized this game, and it's going to 753 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 5: be really exciting to have those guys in the building 754 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 5: celebrated pregame festivities. Make sure you're out on Ravens Walk 755 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 5: before the game around eleven forty five, because that's the 756 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 5: Super Bowl team is going to march down Ravens Walk 757 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 5: into the stadium, so it's going to be really cool 758 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:36,200 Speaker 5: to see those guys. There's also going to be pregame 759 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:38,720 Speaker 5: reconditions as well as a halftime ceremony, so we cannot 760 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:41,560 Speaker 5: wait for all the fun this weekend. Again, it's one 761 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 5: o'clock Sunday, Raven Steelers, thank you so much for watching 762 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 5: and for listening, and we will see you after that 763 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:52,360 Speaker 5: game on Sunday against Pittsburgh