1 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge presented by DraftKings. I'm Ryan mink 2 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: here with Garrett Downing, and we are going to talk 3 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: about the Ravens twenty twenty four schedule. We got a 4 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: little slice of it, little slice. We know the first 5 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: game at least on the schedule, So we're going to 6 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: talk about that Ravens Chiefs matchup, what we expect tomorrow 7 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: with the schedule reveal and a few other odds and ends. 8 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: So Garrett Ravens Chiefs to kick off the twenty twenty 9 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: four regular season. Pretty exciting stuff. 10 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, this is exciting. I mean, the NFL clearly wants 11 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 2: to have marque opponents to kick off the season, and 12 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 2: there's not a much bigger matchup on paper than an 13 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 2: AFC Championship rematch. Two of the best quarterbacks in the game, 14 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 2: multi time MVP and Lamar Jackson going up against his 15 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 2: homes won multiple times. Yeah, multi time MVPs. 16 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: It's the first time in NFL history that two players 17 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: who have already won multiple MVPs will square off in 18 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: a game. Really, first time in NFL. His three that 19 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: that's the case in a season opener or in a 20 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: season open in Week one. 21 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 2: Okay, interesting. 22 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: Yeah. 23 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 2: I mean, so you're starting like on the biggest possible 24 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 2: stage and then you know there's the rematch factor all 25 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 2: that stuff what you're going to talk about. But I mean, 26 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 2: I think it's exciting. It's an exciting way for the 27 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 2: NFL to kick off the season. As an and as 28 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 2: a Ravens fan, I think it's exciting to start against 29 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 2: the defending Super Bowl champs. 30 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: Yeah. And to my point about that crazy stat, I 31 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: mean you could have there's a case to be made 32 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 1: that this is the best quarterback matchup ever to kick 33 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: off an NFL season, Like the juiciest Week one game 34 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: ever from a quarterback versus quarterback matchup standpoint. So pretty cool. Yeah, 35 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: I actually was. 36 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 2: I was a touch surprised that this ended up being 37 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 2: the kickoff game. 38 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: Well there, it was kind of rumored that it might be. 39 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean you would certainly think the kickoff 40 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: game no matter what game you put in that slot. 41 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: I mean, you want a good game, but no matter 42 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: what game put there, it's going to do well. Right, 43 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: we have some rat in exactly you ever take exactly 44 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: that they could have saved this one for later than 45 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: the season, and it could have would have done a 46 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: huge number ratings wise, but hey man, they want to 47 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: start things off with a bang, and I love it. 48 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: I love it for a number of reasons. I mean, 49 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: I think that obviously, the way that last season ended, 50 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: losing to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game at 51 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: M and T Bank Stadium, it puts a sour taste 52 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: in the Ravens mouse that they've carried since that moment. 53 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: And this is to me, as soon as I saw 54 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: the announcement, it's like, all right, that's the carrot on 55 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: the end of the stick. Like if you needed any 56 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: motivation for this offseason to get right, you know, to 57 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:44,799 Speaker 1: train harder, to practice harder, to do all the things 58 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: that you need to do to sharpen up as much 59 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: as you can. There it is right, your chance is 60 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: some redemption. I'm going to stop short of saying you 61 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: get revenge because you don't avenge AFC Championship lost a 62 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: possible trip to the Super Bowl when week one. I'm sorry, 63 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: the two aren't equal, right, but no doubt if the 64 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 1: Ravens beat the Chiefs, that feel pretty darn good. After 65 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: the way last season ended. 66 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 2: I think it's just like you you basically go into 67 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 2: this year, and you kind of know from the start 68 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 2: right now, sitting here in mid May that like the Chiefs, 69 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 2: and there's gonna be other teams there, but you got 70 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 2: to knock off the Chiefs. The Chiefs are sitting there, 71 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:23,639 Speaker 2: it's the two time champs. They just meet you in 72 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 2: the AFC Championship at your house, and like, you got 73 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 2: to knock off the Chiefs to get to where you 74 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 2: want to go. And I agree with what you said, Like, 75 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 2: I don't think it's a revenge game in the sense 76 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 2: that like it. It doesn't you know, make up for 77 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 2: the AFC Championship game last year. 78 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: Like you would even if you win this game, you 79 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: would trade those results. 80 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 2: Okay, But I do think that like it, it kind 81 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 2: of offers the opportunity to be a tone setter for 82 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 2: the start of the year. 83 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, and especially after what the Ravens have gone through 84 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: this offseason, right, I mean a lot of losses. First 85 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: on the coaching staff, Mike McDonald and others. Right, you 86 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: lose Geortez, you a bunch of players, and you know, 87 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: more than a dozen players in free agency, right, Like, 88 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: it's been a tough offseason for the Ravens. Last season 89 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: ended with a bitter pill, and it's been tough. Now 90 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: you added Derek Henry and you added some other pieces, 91 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 1: Like there's some good things that have happened, but I 92 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: think there's a lot of question marks about whether the 93 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 1: Ravens are going to be as good in twenty twenty 94 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 1: four as they were in a magical twenty twenty three 95 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 1: season when they were really when they were the best 96 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: regular season team in the league. Right, And there's a 97 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: lot of doubters that the Ravens can repeat and get 98 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: back to that point and all that stuff and that. Hey, 99 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 1: the viewpoint is the Chiefs, two time defending Super Bowl champions, 100 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 1: are just head and shoulders above everybody else. It's the 101 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: Chiefs and everybody else. And it's hard to argue that, 102 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 1: especially after the offseason the Ravens have had this year 103 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 1: where you've had some tough losses. But hey, the Ravens 104 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 1: like to be in this position where people doubt them 105 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 1: or they're the underdog and all that stuff, and we're 106 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 1: gonna see Week one, are they still you know, it's 107 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:57,479 Speaker 1: a test how good is this team going to be. 108 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 1: It's not going to be the end of the story 109 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: for the twenty twenty four season. This isn't going to 110 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 1: say everything, but we're going to get a real good test. 111 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: The Chiefs are a pretty darn good measuring stick for 112 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: week one about how good this twenty twenty four Ravens 113 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: team is. 114 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,559 Speaker 2: Yeah, I agree with all of that. I also think, 115 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 2: and I haven't decided yet if I if I like 116 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 2: this or dislike this. 117 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: Okay, all right, yeah you were kind of on the 118 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 1: more disc you're on. 119 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 2: The dislike what I What I'm saying is I don't 120 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 2: know if I like or dislike the fact that basically 121 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 2: before the kickoff game, in addition to being the NFL 122 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 2: kickoff game, it also is the celebration of the Super 123 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 2: Bowl at the year before. 124 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:34,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's that plays right into our hands exactly. 125 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 2: So basically for the banner, the banner, they're going to 126 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,279 Speaker 2: have the rings there, It's going to be this whole 127 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 2: pomp and circumstance bringing up the super Bowl from last year. 128 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 2: And so I like the motivation aspect. Oh yeah, you 129 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 2: think like having to sit there and watch the banner 130 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 2: get rolled up. 131 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: Well that's okay. We have the travel Draft coming up 132 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: and you won't be there, so it'll be okay. 133 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 2: That's true, that's true. We are as we are coming 134 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,039 Speaker 2: to you from the Seat Geek Studio. When this full 135 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 2: schedule gets released tomorrow, we have our podcast tomorrow night 136 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:08,119 Speaker 2: breaking down the schedule. We also have the travel Draft, 137 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 2: which is an annual great tradition, yes, and a lot 138 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 2: of fun, so so stay tuned for that. But I 139 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 2: think that like oh Roquan. 140 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: Smith, like when they're doing the whole banner drop and 141 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,280 Speaker 1: the ring he's you might literally see steam coming out 142 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: of that man's ears. 143 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 2: So that's why I like it. From like a motivation standpoint, 144 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 2: I don't like it like I think the plenty at 145 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 2: Ravens Hanzl will be tuning in rite at kickoff. They 146 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 2: may not want all pestivity. It's like, let me know, 147 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 2: I'll be I'll be tuning in at a twenty. 148 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: Right when I get one final twist of the dagger. 149 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: Yeah exactly. Yeah. I really like this matchup, and not 150 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 1: just from a you know, we already talked about Lamar 151 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,160 Speaker 1: and Mahomes that from a viewer's perspective, it's just like 152 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 1: get your popcorn ready, that's just awesome, right. But also 153 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: I think that John Harball does a really good job 154 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: of getting his team ready to play week one and 155 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: the stats bear that out right, And so he's twelve 156 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 1: and four. The Ravens are twelve and four and week 157 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 1: one under Harbs. Since two thousand and eight, since he 158 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: took over, they've won seven of the last eight. Their 159 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: only loss was in Vegas in twenty twenty one in overtime. Yeah. Now, 160 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: the Chiefs have been pretty darn good under Eddie Reid too, 161 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: So you know, this is two really good coaches who 162 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: know how to get their teams ready. But I just 163 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: think that the Ravens, they often come out swinging, like 164 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: John just he Harbes knows how to get a team ready. 165 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: The hard work they put in trading camp. And you know, 166 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: he's kind of over the recent years dialed it back 167 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: a little bit from a physicality and done more ramp 168 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: up to get players' bodies a little more right. But still, 169 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: the Ravens put in a lot of work over the 170 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: offseason and there's a reason why they've been so good 171 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: out of the gates. So I like the fact that 172 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: you start off, you're strong at the start of the season, 173 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: and you're going to face your biggest adversary. 174 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 2: I think that there's like two elements to this. There's 175 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 2: the there's the narrative piece, that's the Lamar versus My Homes, 176 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 2: that's AFT Championship rebounds, that's the revenge game, all that stuff, 177 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 2: and then there's the football component of it. And I 178 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 2: think I like it probably more from a football standpoint 179 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 2: even than the narrative. So I was really fun to 180 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 2: talk about because I do agree with you. I think 181 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 2: that the Ravens historically under John Harbor have been a 182 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 2: team that's great at getting ready early in the season. 183 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 2: You know, the Chiefs. The Chiefs lost the kickoff game 184 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 2: last year when they played Detroit. You know, that's one 185 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 2: that's one year. But I also think that, you know, 186 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 2: like last year, the Chiefs were a team that they 187 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 2: weren't great in the regular season and they came on 188 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:38,319 Speaker 2: strong at the end of the year, obviously in the playoffs. 189 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 2: And so I think that the Ravens, you know, getting 190 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 2: them early. I think that the rap that could benefit 191 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 2: the Ravens. I think that there's probably some some level 192 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 2: of mystery in terms of what the Ravens offense. The 193 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 2: evolution of it in year two under Todd Munkin looks 194 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:56,559 Speaker 2: like sure. 195 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 1: I mean, more so, you know, I think some of 196 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:01,679 Speaker 1: the things that will learn from this matchup. You know, 197 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: it will be I mean Zach Orr's first game as 198 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator, right, and how how will the defense evolve 199 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: under his reign, you know, with without Mike McDonald here. 200 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 1: I think that it'll be similar in a lot of ways. 201 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,679 Speaker 1: They're going to continue to run the kind of the 202 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: the Ravens defense and Zach will put his stamp on it. 203 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:25,199 Speaker 1: But that a I think, hey, you're going against the 204 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: best quarterback in the league, you know, in Pats Mahomes, 205 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:31,839 Speaker 1: and so a pretty darn good test out of the gate. B. 206 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:35,200 Speaker 1: I like it from kind of a schematic standpoint, because 207 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: you might they have no tape on Zach Orr's defense. 208 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: On Zach Orr's Ravens defense. Now, again, like I said, 209 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:44,679 Speaker 1: it's not gonna be that drastically different from what Mike 210 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 1: McDonald and even his predecessors have run here. But you know, 211 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: that is a little bit of a competitive advantage for 212 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 1: the Ravens. They don't know what's coming. 213 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 2: Well, that's that's you can kind of play it both ways. 214 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 2: So it could be a competitive avantage because you don't 215 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 2: know what's coming. It can also be a competitive disadvantage 216 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 2: because you're going up against the best quarterback in the 217 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 2: league and a Hall of Fame offensive coaches, so you 218 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 2: have that element to it. 219 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:06,079 Speaker 1: And well, but that's going to be the case. That's 220 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: going to be the case, right, That's gonna be the 221 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: case anytime, anytime you play the Chiefs. But correct, that's 222 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: the first time for Zach or calling plays period. 223 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:22,199 Speaker 2: Is in Arrowhead going to be rocking? Yeah, that is 224 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 2: a challenge. 225 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 1: That is a challenge. So yeah, it'll that'll that'll be interesting, 226 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: We'll get it. We'll learn a lot from that. And 227 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 1: then to your point about Todd Munkins offense, how does 228 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 1: it evolve now in your two And I think the 229 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:38,839 Speaker 1: Ravens really feel like, you know, they were just kind 230 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,719 Speaker 1: of scratching the surface last year with what they were 231 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:44,079 Speaker 1: able to get at and Todd Munkins offense and is 232 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: specifically in the passing game to see what kind of 233 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:49,679 Speaker 1: directions he takes it. You know, I'm sure he'll have 234 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:54,719 Speaker 1: some surprises in store for the Chiefs. And then on 235 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 1: the topic of offense, what everybody is going to be 236 00:10:57,240 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 1: looking forward to is the running game. Yeah, and that 237 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: was the narrative coming out of the AFC Championship Game, 238 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: only six runs by the running backs. The Ravens have 239 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: been pretty clear about the fact that they got away 240 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: from the run too soon, should have stayed more committed 241 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: to it. They kind of played a little bit into 242 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 1: what the Chiefs wanted, you know, and didn't stay committed 243 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 1: to the run as much as they would have liked 244 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 1: to ideally and entered Derrick Henry. And so it's really 245 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:27,320 Speaker 1: an opportunity we're gonna learn about this Ravens running game 246 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: week one and how willing they are to stick with it. 247 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 2: I think, yeah, it will be interesting because it's like 248 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 2: it's one game, and so there's always overreactions after the 249 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,839 Speaker 2: first game of the season, and I don't necessarily think 250 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 2: that like what we see from a game plan standpoint 251 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 2: is going to be the story what you expect. 252 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 1: The whole year. 253 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:47,959 Speaker 2: But with all that said, like Derrick Henry when he 254 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 2: was in Tennessee was a back who would get thirty 255 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 2: carries routinely, Like I don't expect that to be the 256 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 2: way that the Raves operate with him here. That's not 257 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:56,959 Speaker 2: the way that they have historically treated their running backs. 258 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:00,439 Speaker 2: But like, is it twenty five what and what does 259 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 2: that workload look like? 260 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 1: Oh, there's gonna be a lot of attention on that 261 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 1: I could get. 262 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 2: Do Look for Derrick Henry, like is he flirting in 263 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 2: that thirty range? Like that would be a lot in game. 264 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:12,200 Speaker 1: Script plays a huge factor into that and all that stuff. 265 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 1: But like the Ravens will be looking. I'm sure to 266 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 1: make a statement with their run game. And it's not 267 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: just Derrick Henry. It's an offensive line where you're gonna 268 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: have three new starters, right, and they're gonna want to 269 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: pave the way. And it's an opportunity to say, all right, 270 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: you got us last year, but look, we got this 271 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,079 Speaker 1: new big dude in the backfield. We got one of 272 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 1: the best, you know, most physical ball carriers in the league. 273 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 1: And it wouldn't that be a sight to see to 274 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:39,959 Speaker 1: have Derrick Henry go running all over the Chiefs out 275 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 1: and arrowhead and Wow, that would really turn the page 276 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:44,679 Speaker 1: from the c Championship loss. Yeah. 277 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:48,319 Speaker 2: I also another kind of subtle storyline that I think 278 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 2: will be fine. Now, this would be the case no 279 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 2: matter when the game is played, and to be honest, 280 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 2: the fact that it's Week one may diminish the storyline. 281 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 2: A touch is a two rookie first round picks on 282 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 2: both sides. Yeah, Wigans versus Worthy vers Xavier Worthy. Two 283 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 2: speedsters to the fastest guys in this draft. Xavior Worthy 284 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 2: is fastest guy has ever run the forty yard dash 285 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 2: of the combine and Nate w the fastest guy in 286 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 2: the NFL YEP. Xavier Worthy ran at four point two 287 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 2: one seconds, Nate Wiggins right behind at four point two eight. 288 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 2: So these guys are burners and who knows how much 289 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 2: Like I mean, I think they're both gonna play, but 290 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 2: do they end up match up against each other. 291 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: We've kind of said here that I would be surprised 292 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: if Nate Wiggins is a Week one starter for the Ravens. 293 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: I think I'll get Xavier Worthy will have I think 294 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 1: more snaps than than Nate Wiggins probably will. 295 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 2: Probably she Rice situation, he could be suspended, that's correct. 296 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:38,959 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's that's a big factor. I mean, that's another 297 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: thing check mark in the Ravens favor from a competitive 298 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,679 Speaker 1: standpoint where she Rice. I don't know if he was 299 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:47,559 Speaker 1: their leading receiver last year, but close to it. I mean, 300 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 1: obviously Travis Kelcey the offense, really passing offense, really kind 301 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 1: of runs through him, but from a wide receiver standpoint, yeah, 302 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 1: he was their their guy. Yeah, and so it looks 303 00:13:56,720 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: like he a suspension is likely there, so that that 304 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 1: takes one guy away from the Chiefs. Now, they drafted 305 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 1: Xavier Worthy and they signed Hollywood Brown, so those are 306 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: going to be their two guys. It's going to be 307 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: speed out there on the field for the Ravens to 308 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 1: contend with. Maybe that does get Nate Wiggins some more 309 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:15,319 Speaker 1: snaps than he would have in another matchup Week one matchup. 310 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:17,440 Speaker 1: Maybe you know, they say we need somebody to run 311 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: with these guys they step on up so that we 312 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: will learn some things. That will be interesting to see 313 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: that matchup for sure. And I mentioned the offensive line. 314 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 1: You're going up against Chris Jones, one of the best 315 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: defensive linemen in the league. That's a pretty stiff test 316 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: for an O line. That's kind of have, like I said, 317 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: three new starters. 318 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, you briefly mentioned it, but playing Hollywood Brown, you know, 319 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 2: obviously guys started his career here as a first round 320 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 2: draft pick. He signed on a one year kind of 321 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 2: proved deal with Kansas City, went went out to Arizona 322 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 2: for two years, didn't get any did not get the 323 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 2: big offer this offseason, so he goes to Kansas City 324 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 2: on a one year proved deal. And so you know, 325 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 2: whenever the Ravens face off against the team that Hollywood 326 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 2: was on, there's gonna be some added intrigued there. 327 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: Ye. 328 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 2: And I think that that's a again, it's a storyline 329 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 2: subplot there, but I think it's going to be an 330 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 2: interesting thing. There is no shortage of storyline for this game, 331 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 2: like it is crazy. There's no shortage of storylines, and 332 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 2: I think that it's going to be it's going to 333 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 2: be fun to see. 334 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: Yep. All right, Well, when we come back, we're going 335 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 1: to talk more about what we expect from the Ravens 336 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four schedule reveal coming out tomorrow night at 337 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 1: eight o'clock, and some other talking points including Lamar Jackson's waistline. 338 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 2: You're listening to the Lounge podcast. We're coming to you 339 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 2: from the Seakeek studio. 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So all 355 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 2: that's going to drop on our site, our app, our 356 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 2: social media platforms at eight o'clock Wednesday night. 357 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 1: Well, of course, give you our reaction on the podcasts. 358 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 1: We'll have a podcast episode. 359 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 2: Immediate Reaction that's going to drop at eight o'clock. And 360 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 2: there's the full schedule release show for every team across 361 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 2: the league on NFL Network. It is going to air 362 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 2: at eight o'clock. So a lot of really fun stuff plans. 363 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 2: This is an exciting week on the NFL calendar, so 364 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 2: we had not seen the schedule. 365 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 1: It's correct. 366 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 2: Everyone's asking me, do you have it yet? I do 367 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 2: not have it yet. We we're just guessing here. Okay, 368 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 2: what is your expectation? And I did a final drive 369 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 2: on this on Monday about primetime games and the Ravens 370 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 2: being in the spotlight. What is your expectation for how 371 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 2: much we're going to see the Ravens late night? 372 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 1: Yes? Yeah, get your pillow ready, buddy, bring it to 373 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: the stadium with you know, it's it's coffee. Yeah, just 374 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 1: rings the stadium, just camp out. I think that the 375 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 1: Ravens are going to have at least five primetime games? 376 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: Are we already have one? That is that the maxim 377 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 1: you can only cap well, but you have flex schedule 378 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:17,719 Speaker 1: he flexed. 379 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:19,360 Speaker 2: You also have like the four o'clock. Does that count 380 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:20,200 Speaker 2: as a primetime game? 381 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 1: It's nationally televised, but yeah, is that prime time? Yeah? 382 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 1: I think they're going to be on primetime a lot. 383 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 1: And I mean, really, when you look at it, obviously 384 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:31,479 Speaker 1: you already have one with the Chiefs. You have the 385 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:34,919 Speaker 1: Harball that's Brothers. Go ahead and just go ahead and 386 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:37,479 Speaker 1: just put that in right now. I mean, you can 387 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 1: put that one on Thanksgiving or Christmas right now. Yeah, 388 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 1: I kind of have a hunch Christmas Brothers getting together, 389 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 1: It's going on one of those holidays, right Like. 390 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 2: I feel like thanks the Ravens played on Christmas last year. 391 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 2: I feel like it's going to be Thanksgiving more than Christmas. 392 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:55,160 Speaker 2: Is the Ravens just a Christmas? 393 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:58,879 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving you have a lower I mean there's two Christmas games. 394 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: Right Thanksgiving you have to have the Lions and Dallas. 395 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:04,439 Speaker 1: Now the Ravens play Dallas. So if you want to 396 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: get the Ravens on Thanksgiving, Lamar on Thanksgiving, you could 397 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 1: do the Ravens Cowboys game. 398 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 2: You could. Now when the Ravens when the last Hardball 399 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:16,199 Speaker 2: Bowl that we had was in twenty fourteen, and that 400 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:18,679 Speaker 2: was on Thanksgiving at mc bank Stadium, and it was 401 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 2: that late night Thanksgiving game, that Thursday night game, So 402 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 2: it was after the Dallas game, after the Lions game, 403 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:26,679 Speaker 2: and then you had that Thursday night game, which they 404 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:27,639 Speaker 2: could run it back with that. 405 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 1: They could, They certainly could. I think the Ravens are 406 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 1: going to be playing on one of those two holidays 407 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: at least, Yeah, which stinks. It's great. 408 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 2: It's great from a fan standpoint, selfishly speaking. 409 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 1: Selfishly speaking at I don't like and then so then 410 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 1: you have like you can count on at least one 411 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:48,159 Speaker 1: of the division games, if not too from between the 412 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:52,120 Speaker 1: Ravens Steelers, Ravens Bengals probably most likely that was going 413 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: on primetime. I mean, Lamar and Lamar versus Joe Burrow 414 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:59,640 Speaker 1: is always a great matchup. The Steelers with Russell Wilson. 415 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:01,919 Speaker 1: Now they've made some improvements, They're going to be a 416 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 1: better team, it seems like. And it's always just Ravens Steelers, 417 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 1: you know, it's I feel like they always are looking 418 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 1: at that for primetime games. So even let's count one 419 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:13,920 Speaker 1: AFC North, Ravens, Chiefs, the Harball Brothers. 420 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 2: I think one AFC North is conservative, to be honest 421 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 2: with you, right right. 422 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: Exactly, like I can see I'm just going minimum like 423 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:21,160 Speaker 1: those three. 424 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:23,359 Speaker 2: See like I could see the Browns against the Ravens 425 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 2: on a Thursday night football, Sure I could one hundred 426 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 2: percent see that. 427 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 1: Sure, sure, so but we'll go conservative here, We'll go conservative. 428 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 2: Then you add in you play the Bills at home, 429 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 2: you play the Eagles, you play. 430 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:37,159 Speaker 1: The Texans exactly, you play the Cowboys, Eagles exactly one 431 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:39,480 Speaker 1: of those. I would be surprised if one of those 432 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:41,920 Speaker 1: NFC East games is not primetime. 433 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 2: I mean Eagles. I feel like Eagles Ravens is is 434 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 2: right for a primetime game. I just feel like that 435 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 2: one is feels like a primetime game. No Cowboys, I 436 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 2: mean even Commanders, I mean the Commanders with Jane Daniels. 437 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:58,360 Speaker 1: It's it's the you know, a rivalry from a geographical standpoint, 438 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:01,439 Speaker 1: right like that wouldn't shock me if they put that 439 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:05,200 Speaker 1: one on there. Yeah, I mean you have also Ravens Bills. 440 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, well I mentioned the Bills. I mean that one. 441 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 2: To me, it also seems like it would totally be 442 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:11,439 Speaker 2: a primo time game. Now. When the Ravens played the 443 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:14,400 Speaker 2: Bills two years ago, it was a one o'clock game, 444 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 2: which I remember was kind of surprising because you would 445 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 2: think that you would want Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson 446 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 2: in front of a national TV window, But it wasn't 447 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:26,640 Speaker 2: two years ago. But I feel like that one that's 448 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 2: got to be a Sunday night, Monday night game. 449 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 1: It doesn't have to be, but I would put it 450 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:32,640 Speaker 1: definitely should Here's the thing it should be. I think 451 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:35,639 Speaker 1: you have three slam dunks and then you have a 452 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: lot of like, yeah, that could definitely be one, right, 453 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: and some of those are going to hit in somemmer. Yeah, 454 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:43,400 Speaker 1: so that's why I get to five. 455 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, which I think five is the max at least 456 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 2: from a starting point there. Yeah, and then you beyond that. 457 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:52,200 Speaker 1: And then it'll be like the late game Steelers Bengals, 458 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:56,120 Speaker 1: you know, Week eighteen or whatever, flex game. 459 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,159 Speaker 2: I also think that you have the potential of like 460 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:00,639 Speaker 2: a Cowboys maybe that that doesn't go prime time, but 461 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 2: it's a four to twenty five game, Like you have 462 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:04,359 Speaker 2: the four to twenty five slots in there that I 463 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 2: feel like the Ravens could certainly have some. If you 464 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 2: don't put the Bills in prime time, maybe that goes 465 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 2: to a four to twenty five. Yeah, there's there's a 466 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:14,160 Speaker 2: lot of candidates in that so late afternoon evenings exactly. 467 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 1: Our point is don't count on too many one o'clockers. 468 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:18,200 Speaker 1: That's the point. 469 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 2: And it's exciting, and I also hope, like there's no 470 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,440 Speaker 2: better I've been. I've been to all the stadiums of 471 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 2: the league. There's no better atmosphere in my mind than 472 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 2: MC bag stadium at night, there's just not Oh it's 473 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:32,679 Speaker 2: the best, It's amazing. And so we're talking about all 474 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:35,399 Speaker 2: these prime time games. Sure hope that a few of 475 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 2: them are at the. 476 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: Bank, Yeah, absolutely, absolutely So can't wait for the schedule 477 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,920 Speaker 1: to come out. But the latest buzz around Baltimore has 478 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 1: been about Lamar Jackson's weight speaking, I can't wait. Yeah, 479 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:50,360 Speaker 1: you know. So the latest is Lamar revealed the Complex 480 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 1: Sports that he's down to two hundred and five pounds, 481 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:55,680 Speaker 1: and that confirms what everybody saw when he reported here 482 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:58,679 Speaker 1: back to under our Performance Center. Everybody's like, Lamar looks leaner, 483 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: for sure. So he confirmed that he's down the two 484 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: o five And he was at two thirty a couple 485 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 1: years ago, and so last year he dropped and now 486 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: this year he's gone down again to two o five. 487 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 1: And so the question is is there a concern about this? 488 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 1: Is he too small? What do you think there? 489 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 2: Well, I'm not concerned. I mean, you know, this is 490 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 2: really more in line with what he was in twenty nineteen, 491 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:27,359 Speaker 2: where he was leaner there. Isaiah likely was. 492 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 1: Think a little later than even twenty nineteen. 493 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 2: But yeah, yeah, I mean I don't know exactly what 494 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 2: he played at twenty nineteen at Isaiah Likely went on 495 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:39,119 Speaker 2: k Adams Show and talked about how he looks faster 496 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 2: than ever. You know, if you thought he was fast before, 497 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:44,160 Speaker 2: lookout now. And you know, I don't know if he's 498 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:46,679 Speaker 2: there's probably some hyperbole. I would say it's part of 499 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:50,120 Speaker 2: that equation. I think that the way I look at 500 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:54,440 Speaker 2: it is twofold one. I think that I don't make 501 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:57,160 Speaker 2: too much of what a guy looks like in May, 502 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,040 Speaker 2: to be honest with you, Like, I felt that way 503 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:01,399 Speaker 2: when there was a lot made of how he looked 504 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:04,159 Speaker 2: walking into the building for offseason workhouse and everybody was 505 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 2: talking about it. Now it turns out, you know, the 506 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:09,679 Speaker 2: speculation was correct and that he is much leaner. But 507 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 2: I still don't make too much of what guys look 508 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 2: like in May. I also think that if he did 509 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 2: make the decision to slim down this year, like, as 510 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:21,960 Speaker 2: long as he feels like good at the weight that 511 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 2: he's playing at, that is the most important thing to me. Like, 512 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 2: I don't think that he's Scott Elliott, the Ravens' strength coach, 513 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 2: said that like he's never been more excited about Lamar 514 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 2: Jackson physically than he is right now. 515 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 1: When he also said, like they are the aim is 516 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: to put on more muscle this offseason. This is kind 517 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 1: of it's almost kind of stripping things away and then 518 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 1: you're rebuilding, right, and and you know, maybe Lamar's just 519 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 1: taking a different approach to his nutrition, habits and all 520 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: that stuff, right, and his conditioning and how he wants 521 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: to train his body. And like Scott Elliott is really 522 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: happy about it. And so I would also just add 523 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:04,639 Speaker 1: the caveat that. Sure he's two of five now, but 524 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:08,679 Speaker 1: he might be two ten whatever, two fifteen by the 525 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:11,640 Speaker 1: time we kick off against the Chiefs. Yeah, right, And 526 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 1: so like I think that his body will change the offseason. 527 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 1: Scott Elliott even said so. So I'm not gonna like 528 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 1: make too much of it. I also, I'm just I'm 529 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: just tired of having the whole Lamar Jackson durability conversation. 530 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:28,960 Speaker 1: And I get it, not many quarterbacks at his height 531 00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 1: have played at that weight. It's just rare. And but 532 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:37,320 Speaker 1: I'm just tired of comparing Lamar to other quarterbacks. You know, 533 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: like he's one of one, and Lamar a his injuries 534 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 1: that he's suffered in the you know, previous two seasons 535 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:49,360 Speaker 1: were not because of taking up a pile of hits. 536 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 1: You know, they were just an injury that any quarterback 537 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: could suffer at any time. It wasn't because he runs 538 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:58,160 Speaker 1: the ball a lot. It wasn't any of that. It 539 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 1: was just part of doing business. And not because of 540 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: his size. It was you know, like, I don't think 541 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: if he were smaller, like he would be more susceptible 542 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 1: for those kind of injuries or whatnot. Like Lamar's pretty 543 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 1: darn good at avoiding big hits. Yeah, he has a 544 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 1: knack for it, Like he's just gifted in that way. 545 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,359 Speaker 1: Does he take some sometimes? Yes? Do you want to 546 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: have a little padding, Like yeah, you don't want me 547 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,160 Speaker 1: or you running out there and when we got hit, 548 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 1: we would get broken in half. You need some cushion, right, 549 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:33,159 Speaker 1: And like the Ravens know that, Lamar knows that he 550 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 1: will have I think adequate amount of like he'll be 551 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: able to take some routine hits like the wear and tear. 552 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: But he's I'm not gonna sit here and just fret about, 553 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: Oh he's too small. He could get hurt because he's 554 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 1: taken too many hits. He's really good at avoiding those hits. 555 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm not worried about him being too small at 556 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 2: being able to stand contact. I to me, it's like 557 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 2: it is noteworthy because he in that video that he 558 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:01,640 Speaker 2: did with complex, like he didn't say, now, we'll get 559 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 2: a chance O tas are next week and we may 560 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 2: get a chance to talk with him, and we're gonna 561 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 2: get a chance to talk with him at some point 562 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 2: in the relatively in near future, and he's certainly going 563 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 2: to be asked about it, and then we'll get some 564 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,400 Speaker 2: more perspective on if this is a very intentional thing 565 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 2: the process here, Did you change your nutrition? What's the story? 566 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 1: What's deal? 567 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 2: But it seemed like to me and then watching that 568 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:24,679 Speaker 2: video that like he it was intentional, Like he was like, 569 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 2: I'm down you know about two o five this year. 570 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:29,320 Speaker 2: Wasn't like, oh yeah, I've been I've been taking off 571 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 2: this offseason. I got to add more weight on during 572 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 2: the during the rest of these off season months. Like 573 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 2: it seemed to me like it was an intentional decision. 574 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 2: So why why is that? 575 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 1: The question? The question is whether he's going to be 576 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 1: faster because of it, That's the question. 577 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:42,680 Speaker 2: Did he basically feel like I need to I need 578 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 2: to be faster? 579 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:45,960 Speaker 1: Well, he he was. You know, you look at the 580 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 1: next gen stats and he was a little bit slower 581 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:50,400 Speaker 1: last year. Huh, Right, his top speeds were down from 582 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:53,360 Speaker 1: previous years. Why is that? I don't know. I mean, 583 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 1: he he weighed more two years ago than he did 584 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:58,720 Speaker 1: last year, right, So I don't know that it's a 585 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:02,200 Speaker 1: You can naturally assume that if he drops more weight 586 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:04,520 Speaker 1: that he'll definitely that it'll go the other direction, that 587 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:08,400 Speaker 1: will definitely be faster. You know, I Lamar is far 588 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:12,679 Speaker 1: from old. He's entering this physical prime, you would think, right, So, 589 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:16,959 Speaker 1: I mean I think it's a reasonable guess that he 590 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 1: could add another little extra gear. You know, you talk 591 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 1: about who's talked a lot about playing the Chiefs. Right. 592 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:26,399 Speaker 1: A big game in that play was the tip pass 593 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:29,439 Speaker 1: that Lamar caught himself at the line of scrimmage and 594 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:33,159 Speaker 1: nearly broke away. That was almost an eighty some yard 595 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 1: touchdown and he got caught barely shoelace tackle from behind. 596 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 1: If he was a little later and a little faster, 597 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 1: would you have taken that to the house? Maybe? Maybe? 598 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:44,440 Speaker 2: Right? 599 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:47,719 Speaker 1: So if he gained if he gets even a teeny 600 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 1: little bit faster, is that the difference between some of 601 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:54,920 Speaker 1: his fifteen yard runs and sixty yard runs. 602 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:56,800 Speaker 2: So you buy your buy what Isaiah likely is over 603 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 2: there selling? 604 00:27:57,840 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 1: I mean possibly, I don't know. You know, the Ravens 605 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:03,880 Speaker 1: will have the tracker systems on him. They'll know whether 606 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:07,200 Speaker 1: he's faster this offseason or not. And now they don't 607 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 1: always they don't sit there and make that public information exactly. 608 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 1: But like, I don't know, it'll be interesting if Lamar 609 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 1: talks about that, if he does feel faster, and if 610 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:24,240 Speaker 1: he is tangibly faster, if he is, like sign me up, right, 611 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 1: Because the Ravens have Dereck Henry to take the punishment. 612 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,880 Speaker 1: They got him to be the bulldozer, and I expect 613 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 1: that Lamar, just like last year, will probably run the 614 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 1: ball less and certainly when you compare it to two 615 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: years ago, run the ball less between the tackles and 616 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:42,960 Speaker 1: and so if I have fewer runs from Lamar, but 617 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: more efficiency and more long runs by Lamar, yeah, I'm 618 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 1: signing the paper. I'm signing the dotted line. 619 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:51,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I do think that, Like we've talked about 620 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 2: this previously, but I do think as Lamar continues in 621 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,560 Speaker 2: his career, the rushing attempts are just going to continue 622 00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:59,320 Speaker 2: to trickle down like he's on the he's on the 623 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:02,360 Speaker 2: downwards actory of how much he and the Ravens want 624 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:05,960 Speaker 2: him running the football, and so I don't know if 625 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 2: this is at all related to that, but I do think, 626 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 2: you know, again, if he feels like this is the 627 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:15,160 Speaker 2: right wait for him from a physical standpoint, for whatever reason, 628 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:17,080 Speaker 2: because it's fast, because it allows to be more elusive, 629 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 2: because it feels better, whatever it is. And Okay, I'm 630 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 2: on board with that. Like, as long as he's feeling 631 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:22,160 Speaker 2: good with. 632 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 1: That weekly that's the main thing exactly. I completely agree 633 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 1: with that. 634 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 2: So all right, Well, again, the schedule comes out Wednesday night, 635 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 2: eight o'clock. As always, you can email us at the 636 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 2: Lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net let us know 637 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:36,560 Speaker 2: any questions that you have over the course of the offseason, 638 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:40,120 Speaker 2: and uh, stay tuned for that schedule release podcast dropping 639 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 2: Wednesday night. Thanks for listening. It's up for you tomorrow.