1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: How this nickname started? How did you become jelly I 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: was a freshman plan in my defensive coordinator. You started 3 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 1: off calling me jelly Bean, and then from there just 4 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 1: you know, once the Ravens called, I was like, man, 5 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:12,720 Speaker 1: I know I could fit in the system. Well you know, 6 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: so then when you came here, you tried out just 7 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: get in and make sure I get on the team. Really, 8 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: from there's just been worked. Like when I was younger. 9 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: When I was younger, I used to love being like 10 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 1: the big skill guy, like you know, if you ever 11 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: need that, you know, creative package fullback as me. Welcome 12 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: into the lounge presented by Draft Kings. Ravens are coming 13 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: off a big win over the Cleveland Browns sixteen to ten. 14 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,480 Speaker 1: I don't care, and neither just John Harball about how 15 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: pretty or ugly do you think it was? Big win? 16 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: It's always pretty if there's a W next to it, 17 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: that's right. Uh. And now going into another big game, 18 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:51,959 Speaker 1: big a f C North game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, 19 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: which the Ravens have a chance really kind of just stop, 20 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: stop out and take a commanding lead. Well it would 21 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: still be the Bengals even so let's be honest, but 22 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: this is an opportunity. You got one win over the Browns, 23 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: you get one over the Steelers in Pittsburgh. It's looking 24 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 1: a lot like a two team race in the a 25 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: f C North. Yeah. And you know, we all said 26 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: coming into this three game stretch of Brown Steelers Browns 27 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 1: that this was it wasn't gonna decide the division, but 28 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: it was going to go a long way in deciding 29 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 1: the division. And I think it would to your point, 30 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: I think it would basically decide the steelers fate if 31 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 1: the Ravens get the win. I mean at that point 32 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 1: they would be five six and one. It's a distance 33 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: from nine and three. And could you know, of course, 34 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: you know, you started doing the math and could things change, 35 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: but you're kind of out of it for the division 36 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: race at that point. And certainly the Ravens know that 37 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: they can do the math as well. So I think 38 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: that this is a real opportunity. This is a real opportunity. 39 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: You've given me a hard time for years about never 40 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: counting the Steelers out. My next question, how scared are 41 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: you feeling this week? I think it's always a close 42 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: game between these two teams. I think it's not an 43 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 1: answer to my question. To answer my question, but how scared. 44 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: I'm never scared, never scared, scared or scared, never, But 45 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,679 Speaker 1: I always take them seriously, which you never do, which 46 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: you never do, and so I think that they're always 47 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,959 Speaker 1: it's gonna be another close game. But if you, if you, 48 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: if you beat them, then I think that you can 49 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 1: look at this the rest of the way. And I 50 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: just don't think that that's as close to out of 51 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: it with five games last as you're basically going to 52 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: get for them. Now you still have the Browns. The 53 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 1: sky is falling in Pittsburgh right now, by the way. 54 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: John Eisenberg, Johnny, I's been a while since we had 55 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:54,359 Speaker 1: him on the pot. Yeah. Uh. He's went on Pittsburgh 56 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: Sports South Credia this morning and reported back to me 57 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: that they are about as low as they can get 58 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: right out in mood. I mean they are. They have 59 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 1: not Honestly, even when they were rattling off some wins, 60 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: not playing particularly good football, they were not convincing wins 61 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: now coming from the Ranger's perspective, coming off and not 62 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: very a couple of convincing wins on our side. Whatever, 63 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 1: take it with a grain assault, but like they just 64 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 1: have not been played well and now are taking els 65 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: and not playing well. What always concerns me whenever you're 66 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: playing the Steelers. One of the reasons I never write 67 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: them off is because I think they might might. Tomin 68 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,119 Speaker 1: just does such a great job of a parent's team 69 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: getting them ready, and I think that's similar to similar 70 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: to what John Harball does. I think he does something 71 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: his best coaching when it's back against the wall season 72 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: seems on the line. I completely agree with that. This 73 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: is a very backs against the wall kind of game 74 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: for Pittsburgh. Everybody's calling them trash. Everybody in Pittsburgh thinks 75 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: they stink. You know. Tomlin called him out basically like 76 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: is gonna put on the pads? Like? Who was it? 77 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: Ryan Clark on ESPN? Did you see that clip? Ryan? 78 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: Are just called their defense soft, that nobody's scared of them. 79 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: I was like, Ryan, chill out, bro, Yeah, let's not 80 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: fire him up here, because that's kind of what it 81 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,119 Speaker 1: felt like. It kind of felt like he was trying 82 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: to fire up his former team. Yeah, okay, it's like 83 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 1: I'm playing I'm saying it. Uh So, I agree with you. 84 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: I think that this is still a game as as 85 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: much as I say, the Pittsburgh I think are not 86 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:30,280 Speaker 1: the same Steelers. You know, the Steelers not the same 87 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: Seilers they were years ago. And I think that they've 88 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 1: been on kind of a decline since halfway through last year. 89 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 1: Like we've seen it. You know, their offenses struggled because 90 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: Ben is having trouble getting the ball down the field. 91 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:42,919 Speaker 1: They're just kind of digging dunk offense. That's not scaring 92 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 1: a lot of people. And they and Ben's getting older 93 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: and less effective and turning ball over more and can't 94 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 1: extend plays like he used to, you know, like we 95 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: used to see Ben all the time. Like it just 96 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: doesn't happen really anymore. Um. With all that said, like 97 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 1: this is gonna be a close game because because the Ravens, 98 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: for as good as their record is at eight and three, 99 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 1: best in the n f C, and they are a 100 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 1: very good team, they're not a team I think that 101 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: this year's are blowing anybody out very rarely. Yeah, and 102 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 1: then you you add you had a divisional opponent, all 103 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: that stuff. You had the road game back against the Wall, Tom, Yeah, 104 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: it's gonna be We're gonna be sweating it out in 105 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter. I can tell you that much. Yeah, yeah, 106 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:26,479 Speaker 1: And I mean we'll get into kind of some of 107 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: the more specific pieces after our interview because we have 108 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: Jelly justin Jelly Ellish's joining the podcast. But um, I 109 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 1: do I just think that this game, in a lot 110 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 1: of ways, I think could kind of determine the course 111 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 1: of the rest of the season. I think that has 112 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: that kind of you think if the Ravens win this, 113 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 1: this kind of kind fults into the n f C 114 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: North title. I think it certainly could. And if they 115 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: lose this, I think that if they lose this, I 116 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: don't think that it's going to start like a chain 117 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: of events, but I think sounds like you're trying. I 118 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: think that it would. It would it makes the division, 119 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: I guess. I guess. I guess. I guess the way 120 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: I should phrase this, the way I should phrase this. 121 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: I think if the Ravens win this, it catapults them 122 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:14,720 Speaker 1: to ultimately winning the division, because you're not going to 123 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: just talk about the other side. Well, no, but if 124 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: they don't, if they don't win it, if they don't 125 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: win it, I don't think the division is totally gone. 126 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 1: But I think that everything. Yes, yes, So that's the 127 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: way I would. I don't think it's like a swing 128 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: game that like the two there's two extreme options here, 129 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:36,679 Speaker 1: but I think that the wind has the potential catapult effect. Anyway, 130 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: let's get into our interview with Justin Ellis. All right, 131 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: Justin said you you don't know this unless you're an 132 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: avid lounge listener. But we spent a lot of time 133 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: talking about peanut butter on this podcast, and now it's 134 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 1: time to add some je So you're a big P 135 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: B and J guy. Um, you're there. I would think 136 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: with nickname jelly, all about it by the times, you know, 137 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: when one the time I gotta watch the calorie. So 138 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:08,359 Speaker 1: so you got you gotta give us the you know 139 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: how this nickname started? How did you become jelly? Um 140 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: ninth grade? I was a freshman playing varsity um ball. 141 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: In my defensive coordinator he started off calling me jelly bean, 142 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: and then it dropped out to just jelly and then 143 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: from there just you know, alright, alright, jelly bean? What 144 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: is jelly beat? I mean? Is it because the shape 145 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: of a jelly bean? I guess I was a young 146 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: kid out there. You know, I really don't know, you know, 147 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: so he gave me that it just stuck. So do 148 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: most of the guys on the team call you justin, 149 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: call you jelly? No, won't call me justin jelly Jelly 150 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: or big Jelly Jelly, my lady on my my mom, 151 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: probably just your So you mentioned you gotta watch the carves. 152 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: You know, you're your three fifty counts. So, but that's 153 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: what that's what you're list of that. Well, yeah, I'm 154 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: like thirty five now, but at one. Okay, So, so 155 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: I was kind of I always wonder, you know what 156 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: big guys like around Thanksgiving? Is it all right, let's go. 157 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: We're in season, but let's pack it. You have to 158 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: watch what we're in? How much stuff and we're reading? 159 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: You know, yeah, you gotta watch it. You gotta watch 160 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 1: it for sure. You gotta have one plate. One you 161 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: can get it, one nice plate, one plate to play 162 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:35,560 Speaker 1: defensive living. You're one plated a Thanksgiving. That's like what 163 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: I would do is just kind of cheap the system there. 164 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 1: The plate would be a tower. Sarah Snyder's not listening, yea, yeah, 165 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: So for you, just in terms of kind of this season, 166 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: I mean, you've been playing the flaying, a really important 167 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: role for this team. And after the game on Sunday 168 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 1: when you guys shut down the Browns rushing attack, which 169 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: not easy to do, all right, not many teams have 170 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: done that. And you've got some props from from coach 171 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 1: Hardball after the game and he kind of called you 172 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: out and talked about how you have been one of 173 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: the most important guys in that department and you've been 174 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:12,079 Speaker 1: doing it all season long. What do you think when 175 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: you heard that from Coach Harps. I mean, it's good 176 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 1: to get the recognition. I mean, um, I mean, but 177 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: I'm not that type of guy I come to work. 178 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:20,960 Speaker 1: He know that he knows that about me, you know. 179 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 1: I'm sure that's one of the reason why he has 180 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: me on this team right now. So, um, but it's good. 181 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: It's always good, you know, to be appreciated, um, and 182 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: people to know to notice the things that you do 183 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 1: for the team. So I'm just excited to be a 184 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: part of the squad. You know. I feel like as 185 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: a guy in your position defensive tackle, well you're not 186 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: a not a pastor. Sure, that's not what your has 187 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:47,439 Speaker 1: to do. You kind of have to embrace like not 188 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: getting recognition a lot, because like you just kind of 189 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:54,079 Speaker 1: flying like your job is to gobble up the dirty work. Yeah, 190 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: and I embraced that. Man. I enjoy really um and 191 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: other guys that do the role as well, Brandon Williams. 192 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: I mean, we all do the same thing, so we 193 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 1: embrace it. Um. Like we said before the game, we 194 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 1: only got one job. Let's stopped the round, you know, 195 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 1: so take pride in it. Can you describe the dirty 196 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: work exactly what that means? Like you said, got up 197 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:19,079 Speaker 1: the blocks, take up the double team, UM, get penetration 198 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: when you're not making the tackle, but the line. You know, 199 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: you free up the line. I mean you free up 200 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 1: the gaps for the linebacker. So just just the dirty work, 201 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 1: you know. And when Brandon went out, I mean there's 202 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: a big shoes for you to have to step in 203 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 1: the guy. You know, what was your mentality when he 204 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 1: was kind of dealing with his shoulder. I mean, just 205 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: step up. I mean, do what I've been doing. But 206 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 1: now I'm you know, there's a lot more of the 207 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 1: main reps. I begin more reps. So just doing I've 208 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 1: been doing. Um, just you know, just do my job 209 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:53,199 Speaker 1: more than anything, just make sure I brand the young 210 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: guys along with me and m dude, Like like I said, 211 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: it takes a village to really rest the passion and 212 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 1: stop the run. So just one person, now, you you 213 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: still want those tackles because we had you miked up 214 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 1: for the Bears game and there's a conversation with miss though. Yeah, 215 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 1: I hate when I hate when I put my hands 216 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: on some one and I don't get them down. Really, 217 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 1: so I hate you know, I want to you want 218 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 1: to make those tackles, right, I mean I thought it 219 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:22,440 Speaker 1: was kind of cool though, you know how you're talking 220 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:23,959 Speaker 1: about like your role and how you want to be 221 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: knocking guys back, but you were kind of playing slide 222 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,839 Speaker 1: that game. You know, how much do you relish you 223 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 1: talk about getting your hands on guys, like just be saying, 224 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: all right, go there and hit the living stuffing out 225 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: of the guy in front of you and knock them 226 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: three yards in the backfield. So hold on, I'm gonna 227 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 1: say it again, like, how much do you enjoy that? Yeah, 228 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: that's a part of it. I mean really, honestly, if 229 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 1: I could just do that, I mean that would be 230 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: I enjoy that, you know, if I had nothing to 231 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: think about, just just blow the guy out in front 232 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: of me. That, I mean, that's that's a d lines dream, 233 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:54,960 Speaker 1: the lineman dream, you know, just bench press, just get 234 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 1: off the ball and just knock got back. So going 235 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: back to that Browns game, was it that allowed you 236 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,199 Speaker 1: guys that have that much success? I mean, not many 237 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 1: people can stop that running attack, but but you guys 238 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 1: were able to. So why, I mean, Um, really everyone 239 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: did their job. That's the one thing about the Browns. Um. 240 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 1: They have a great running attack, UM, two good running backs, 241 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:21,839 Speaker 1: great oldline, um, and they all worked well together. So 242 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 1: I just felt like, you have to do your job, 243 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 1: and that's what we focus on all week. You have 244 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: to do your job every play, um and sworn the ball. 245 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 1: So yeah, is there kind of like a real sense 246 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 1: of pride after a game like that? Like to me, 247 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: that was old school Ravens football, Like the first order 248 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: of business. Stopped to run, don't let them get an inch. 249 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:44,680 Speaker 1: You know, you have the two best one to punch 250 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:46,679 Speaker 1: in the backfield in the league and they and they 251 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: basically did nothing. Yeah, I mean it's UM's I guess 252 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: you could say there's some pride coming, but really, Um, 253 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 1: more than anything, we're trying to get We're trying to 254 00:12:57,080 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: be focused on being consistent this time of the year. Yeah, 255 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 1: So it's really whether it's the Browns or the Vikings 256 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:04,079 Speaker 1: or whoever it is. You know, so you want to 257 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: stop they run the ball. You want to stop the run, 258 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: and you want to be playing great this time of 259 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: the year. You get to ever get the sense or 260 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:12,839 Speaker 1: did you get the sense in that game that they 261 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 1: were getting a little bit frustrated. I mean, that's an 262 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 1: offensive line and running back tandem that's used to a 263 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:19,320 Speaker 1: lot of success, and they were kind of kept running 264 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: into a brick wall. Well I really, I mean, I mean, really, 265 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 1: I just do my job. Really, I really don't need 266 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: to focus on this stuff like like that. I'm sure 267 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: they were getting because that's what they do. So I'm 268 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: sure they were getting frust crated. But more than anything, 269 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:35,679 Speaker 1: I was just trying to want to play the time, 270 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:38,679 Speaker 1: do your job. And how tough was it without class Campbell? 271 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: I mean, he's been a real leader on that defensive line. 272 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:42,839 Speaker 1: Oh man, it was you know, it was a big 273 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 1: shot with the feeling right there too as well. But 274 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: I think the young guy did a good job stepping up. 275 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:53,319 Speaker 1: Yeah matter Beaks and um Brody Broger Watson Yeah nice. Yeah, 276 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 1: talking about class, I mean, do you guys, the two 277 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 1: of you, both veterans, do you sort of take it 278 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: upon yourself to be in Brandon Williams to I mean, 279 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: I guess it's all a veteran group. I mean, did 280 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:05,319 Speaker 1: you kind of take it upon yourself to be leaders 281 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:08,200 Speaker 1: of the at least the defensive line and the defense 282 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: as a whole. Yeah, for sure. I mean we all 283 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: have have our role in the defense. Um. Calais is 284 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: the leaders. He got that. He has the leader role. Um, 285 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 1: you know, and brand to bring the hype. You know. 286 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 1: We all have our own role, you know. Me, I 287 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: just I do motivation to speak. I mean, like I 288 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 1: tell the young guys something, you know here and there. 289 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: But like I said, Claire is going to bring the 290 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: the real leaders. You know, that's what you do. You know. Yeah, 291 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: I actually I thought it was interesting in watching Uh 292 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: we had you miked up a couple of weeks ago 293 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: against the Bears. We just mentioned that if you haven't 294 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: watched it, go back and watch that fans, And I 295 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 1: was interested in watching it. Like you were talking everybody 296 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 1: offense defense, like like you definitely seem like you were 297 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 1: a guy that was constantly engaging with your teammates, like 298 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: I'm both sides the ball throughout that game. Every every 299 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 1: game if you watch, not just miked up, if you 300 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: watch the game, I mean I shake every every player, 301 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: every coach, idapp the mouth, you know, the training staff, 302 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 1: you know, we all in this together. So I enjoyed 303 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: like talking to everyone we're on the building. I talked 304 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 1: to everyone that this type of guy. It's cool. Hit 305 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 1: up Lamar with some advice. Be like, Lamar, let me 306 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 1: tell you something. You gotta scramble like me. I think 307 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:20,480 Speaker 1: you weren't given the Honley some kind of basically just 308 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 1: telling them kind of play your game and or something 309 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: like that. Just just have it on mental. You good 310 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 1: whatever happens. Because I mean, Lamar, making mistake, I come say, 311 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,200 Speaker 1: you know, let's go eight. If you make a great play, 312 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 1: I say, let's go eight. You know. So the same 313 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 1: thing I deal with too. How I mean you talk about, 314 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 1: you know, the job being or the assignment. You're like, 315 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 1: all right, number first and foremost. The one thing we 316 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 1: got to do is stop the run. That's the tradition 317 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: in Baltimore. Actual, you go back to Sam Adams, you 318 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 1: go back to Tony Sierra Gusa already not you know 319 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 1: all these guys. You know how much has that been 320 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: kind of told to you? You know when you come 321 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 1: to Baltimore, did you already have it? Understand I've been 322 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 1: knowing this about like yeah, my coaches in Oakland always 323 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: told it. Like when we studied Run film, you know, 324 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: we watched the guys over here. We watched Brandon Williams 325 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 1: and Michael Pierce at the time. Yeah, so you know, like, 326 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: you know, I was excited. That's that's the thing I 327 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: was most excited about, um when I got when I 328 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: got signed back in nineteen, was to be a part 329 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: of the Run. You know that's interesting. You know there 330 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: was Lionel Dalton who was also Jelly. Yeah, oh yeah, 331 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 1: I heard about that about that ye all right, So 332 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: we want to get to know you a little bit 333 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: or introduce you to to fans a little bit more. 334 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: You know, you're a Louisiana kid, born in Monroe, Louisiana, 335 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 1: went to Louisiana Tech. What is the most Louisiana thing about? Uh? 336 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: You got some country in you. I mean, I like 337 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: I like hunting for sure. I like I like hunt, 338 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: like hunting, fishing, stough, I like outdoors stough. That's the 339 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: one thing about. Um, why I'm from is outdoorsmanship. You know, 340 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 1: we do a lot of of out doors crawfish. Yeah, 341 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 1: we do crawfords. Okay, so there you go. That's Louisiana. Ye. 342 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean I really eat Crawfords. But back 343 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 1: and the like when we was younger. Yes, all right, 344 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: so we're reading some stuff about you. It says that 345 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,120 Speaker 1: you're you said you're a John Elway fan. You're John 346 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: Elway fan? Growing up? How does that happen that originally 347 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: got to football? Like, yes, okay, tell me about this. 348 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:25,440 Speaker 1: I mean, my my family was watching football and not 349 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 1: just so happened to see him play. I mean it 350 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 1: was electric him and Terrells, all the guys and that's 351 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 1: where it was sharp. Yeah, that was Shannon Sharp. And 352 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 1: um I was thinking about the Yeah, so you know 353 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,359 Speaker 1: that it was electrifying. I mean and from there, I 354 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: just I just grabbed football and never never looked back. Really, now, 355 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:52,400 Speaker 1: were you thinking about playing offensive line in those days 356 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,639 Speaker 1: or quarterback or what were you thinking? No? I mean 357 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:58,440 Speaker 1: I always wanted to be a defensive player. But um, 358 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 1: like when I was younger, when I was younger, I 359 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: used to love being like skilled, like the big skill 360 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 1: guy like I love like catching the ball, playing safety, 361 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 1: you know, like in the neighborhood. You know, so you're 362 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 1: that big kid who's hanging around the three. Well I'm 363 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: guessing also you're probably getting Greg Romas here, like you know, 364 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:23,439 Speaker 1: if you ever need that, you know, creative package fullback 365 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: as me. But if they didn't have her card who 366 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 1: was already if you had to pound fullback, you know 367 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: you might be getting some. Yeah, he's good. Now we 368 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: also understand you are definitely afraid of big bodies of water. 369 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 1: That's true. Yeah, it's give me the creeps, it give 370 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:44,439 Speaker 1: me it, give me the creep. Yeah, I mean, but 371 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:46,199 Speaker 1: I do it all the time. Like you know, we 372 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 1: go out to beaches all the time. But it's just 373 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: something about being out there just I don't know, it's 374 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 1: never ending. Yeah, that's true. It seems like it's just 375 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: never ending. So it's not the sharks or the wildlife 376 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: that you're afraid of. Well that's too though, that's yeah, 377 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 1: because we're like in the water where nothing you know, right, 378 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 1: I have gotten to some points where I've been swimming 379 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:07,879 Speaker 1: in the ocean and then you kind of hit like 380 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 1: the continental shelf for it feels like that and you 381 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 1: kind of look out and you don't see anything, and 382 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:18,439 Speaker 1: I'm like, nah, I'm turning around. I love seeing it, 383 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 1: but yeah, being in it not down all right? Jeffardy, 384 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:29,359 Speaker 1: big Jeffardy guy from Okay. So, are you one of 385 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:31,200 Speaker 1: the people that watches at home and like you're trying 386 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:33,640 Speaker 1: to beat them to the buzzer? No? Not really, not really. 387 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 1: I mean I have watched it before, but they mean 388 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 1: most people, Um, we do the jeopardy games in the 389 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: football and um in the meeting room. Yeah. I enjoyed 390 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:44,920 Speaker 1: that kind of stuff. You dominate there. I do pretty good. 391 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 1: Do you have to answer the questions with a question 392 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:51,640 Speaker 1: in the meeting rooms? Suppose you do it? No, that's 393 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 1: like the whole point. We don't we don't you think 394 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers would be a good host or you out 395 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 1: on that? Yeah? I think so? Okay, I think he's 396 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 1: in a met He did a little you know, celeb 397 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,120 Speaker 1: run so when a spine dazzerre done, he might be 398 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:09,119 Speaker 1: filling in there. You can't let him know. After we 399 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:10,640 Speaker 1: beat the Packers here in a couple of weeks, there 400 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:16,479 Speaker 1: you go and you're sacking when so so you were 401 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 1: drafted in the fourth round by the Raiders, and you 402 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:21,879 Speaker 1: had some really good years with them. You know, you 403 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 1: signed a three year, fifteen million dollar extension in so, 404 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 1: I mean a good deal, very solid deal. Then injuries 405 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,200 Speaker 1: kind of derailed it. You know. Can you just kind 406 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: of tell share with fans that journey and what happened. Yeah, 407 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 1: I mean it was just, Um, I was just getting 408 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 1: started really meant for like, UM, I was just really 409 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 1: getting out of the young stage, fourth year, getting into it. Um, 410 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:48,719 Speaker 1: Like you said, I just got resigned. Um when Gruden 411 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 1: came to the Raiders and then I had the two 412 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:55,879 Speaker 1: injuries back to back. I mean it's frustrating. Um, you 413 00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: know you're going too like a mental you know, you're 414 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:02,199 Speaker 1: down mentally a little bit. But UM, one thing about me, 415 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: I just worked, just worked hard, you know, thank God 416 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 1: prayed through it, you know, and I just kept working. 417 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: And I tried off for like three teams, four teams, 418 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: and then I came here. Four teams. Did you try 419 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: out for? Um, Kansas City Packers didn't get there, Um, 420 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:30,880 Speaker 1: the Coats and one more I forget who, but somebody else. 421 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 1: So so that's kind of crazy, That's what it was. Okay, 422 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:39,640 Speaker 1: So when they release you you you're trying out, you know, 423 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 1: basically wondering if your career is going to continue at 424 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 1: that point. I mean like when well I was released injured. Okay, 425 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: so they want to make sure you're healthy. I had 426 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: to get healthy first, so when I once I once 427 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 1: I was healthy, yes, then they cleared me to like 428 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: try out then. Okay. So when you're when you're going 429 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 1: on these tryouts, are you thinking like what is your 430 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 1: mentality at that time? Let's get back in. You know, 431 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: you just want to get back in, but you can go. 432 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 1: The trial phase is tricky. You know, you go through, um, 433 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:09,439 Speaker 1: you can be in great shape, you can do a 434 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:12,159 Speaker 1: great job at the workout, and you still might not 435 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:14,119 Speaker 1: get signed. You know, you know, you might be on 436 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:16,920 Speaker 1: the shortlist or whatever. So that mentally can get get 437 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:20,160 Speaker 1: to you. But if you just know eventually you're gonna 438 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:21,879 Speaker 1: get you, you you know, you get your opportunity. As long 439 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 1: as you stay in shape, do do well at the trials. 440 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 1: You know, as long as you have that mindset, you'll 441 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 1: be fine. How is it to kind of keep yourself 442 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 1: motivated when you're going on this You know, you gotta 443 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: work your way back from the injury, which is I'm 444 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 1: sure challenging in its own right. And then you're going 445 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 1: on these tryouts and you're not getting signed yet and 446 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:41,679 Speaker 1: they're saying, hey, you looks great. You know, we'll give 447 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: you a call. We'll give your call. Something happens. You're like, 448 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 1: I need I'm looking for one of these jobs. And 449 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:48,159 Speaker 1: is it tough to kind of keep yourself motivated when 450 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 1: you're in the middle of that. I mean, I guess you. 451 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess maybe, but if you really wanted, 452 00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 1: you will stay motivated. So I really want to get 453 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:00,240 Speaker 1: because I know I can still apply my man. I 454 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 1: know I can still play. You know. That's that's not 455 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 1: that's not the confidences, not it. I got to just 456 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:06,199 Speaker 1: get back in, you know, because like you said, I 457 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: was having you know, solid years before the injuries, you know, 458 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:12,640 Speaker 1: so I just know I had to get back healthy 459 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 1: and you know, get back to playing. So then when 460 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 1: you came here, you tried out, and what was the 461 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:21,639 Speaker 1: conversations at that point? And they obviously ended up signing you. 462 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 1: I mean really honestly, once once I the Ravens called, 463 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 1: I was like, man, I know I could fit in 464 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:32,120 Speaker 1: the system. Well, you know, I'm built similar to the nose, 465 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:35,160 Speaker 1: the int the guys, you know, so and I played 466 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:37,119 Speaker 1: the game similar to him, So I'm like, well, if 467 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:39,360 Speaker 1: you know, just get in and make sure I get 468 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: on the team. You know, we'll see what goes from there. 469 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 1: So really from there has just been worked. Yeah, and 470 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 1: this fast offseason they brought you back and then in 471 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 1: training camp you didn't make the fifty three out originally. 472 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:52,640 Speaker 1: What was was that kind of the old wink and 473 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:56,880 Speaker 1: handshake deal or concerned at that point? Now, I wasn't 474 00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 1: concerned because I know, I mean I put the work 475 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: in doing training the count right. Yeah, So from that 476 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:03,480 Speaker 1: point on, you know, you got a great feeling about 477 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 1: you know, you put the work in, so you just 478 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 1: right at that point, you just seeing what happens, right, 479 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 1: And I mean it's kind of cool to see that happen, 480 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:13,479 Speaker 1: like get brought back and then you know, don't make 481 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 1: a fifty three originally or whatever, but we all know 482 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 1: you're going to be part of the team. And then 483 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:19,679 Speaker 1: to go to where you are now where it's like 484 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: all right, when you're talking about like some of the 485 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 1: most influential players this year, I mean without you would 486 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:26,919 Speaker 1: have been would have been really really tough you know, 487 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:29,080 Speaker 1: especially when Brandon went out. What's that? What's that like? 488 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:30,439 Speaker 1: You know you're talking about just being a guy who 489 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:32,639 Speaker 1: does his job and all that, but what's that like? 490 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:37,679 Speaker 1: I mean, Um, I'm thankful for being able to be, 491 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 1: you know, to have a role to step up into 492 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 1: UM after Derek went down, you know, so my role 493 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:47,159 Speaker 1: increased UM and even when Brandon went down, So you know, 494 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:51,400 Speaker 1: i'd be, I'd be, I'd be. I'm very grateful for UM, 495 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 1: for the opportunities really so yeah, more than anything. As 496 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 1: soon as I get I'm like, okay, yeah, you know, 497 00:24:57,320 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: like I was a starter, I mean four years you know. 498 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:02,440 Speaker 1: So right, Well it's about lunch time, so we should 499 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: let you get going. What what are you gonna have 500 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:07,520 Speaker 1: for lunch today? I'm not sure. I'm a Pesketerian. Know 501 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:11,280 Speaker 1: I'm a big guy, but I'm Pesketerian. Everybody. I always 502 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:20,080 Speaker 1: like pasket Yeah, thartifid pesketarian. That's amazing. Yeah, pesketarian just 503 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:23,640 Speaker 1: fitsh That's what I thought. Okay, Wow, so you asked 504 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: my Thanksgiving earlier. There was no turkey. Yeah turkey, yeah, 505 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 1: just sighed just side. My favorite part of UM Thanksgiving 506 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 1: the dressing in no wise. I love dressing. I mean, 507 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:39,199 Speaker 1: I can't argue with you se potato castro take but 508 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,880 Speaker 1: we didn't have it, but I take that. So wait wait, wait, 509 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 1: all right, we were going to wrap this up, and 510 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: now I got more questions. When did you become a 511 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:48,880 Speaker 1: pesketeria a little bit over two years ago? Like two 512 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 1: years and what? Man? I really was just doing it 513 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: just to do it like a cleanup, just to like 514 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 1: give myself a break from like meat. And then it 515 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 1: just ever look bad. So your body just felt better? Yeah, 516 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:09,880 Speaker 1: I rarely feel rarely, rarely feel sluggish. Um ever, so 517 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:12,119 Speaker 1: I was like, you know what, I'll just think with it. 518 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:15,200 Speaker 1: That's interesting. So it wasn't like the moral reasons are 519 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 1: like that, I don't feel comfortable eating animals. Thing. It 520 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 1: was just I'm a I'm a Louisiana guy. Everything that's 521 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:27,919 Speaker 1: about everything, coon anything. So it was more so just 522 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:31,399 Speaker 1: keep myself from really more so sacrificing all those like 523 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:34,880 Speaker 1: the thing is I love so much like all those 524 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:37,199 Speaker 1: heavy meats. You haven't make me heavy, you know, So 525 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:38,960 Speaker 1: I really don't want to play the heavy this this 526 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:41,200 Speaker 1: yr eight. I don't want to play the heavy this year. 527 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 1: All right, man, Well that's interesting. Well, thanks for thank 528 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 1: you this man. Appreciate appreciate it. Thank you man. Sunday 529 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 1: is right around the corner. Draft your lineups now. To 530 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:54,920 Speaker 1: feel the sweat with Draft Kings, the official daily fantasy 531 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: sports partner of the Baltimore Raidings. Life is more fun 532 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 1: when you have skin in the game. Download the Draft 533 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 1: Kings app to check out all the action and daily 534 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:06,919 Speaker 1: contests With new users. Enter code frock when signing up 535 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 1: to get a special offer that's code flock and get 536 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:14,400 Speaker 1: a special sign up bonus eligibility restriction supplies. See DraftKings 537 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: dot com for details. Well, that is the first defensive 538 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 1: lineman I've ever talked to you who's a pescterian. I 539 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 1: wonder if he's the only defensive lineman in the NFL 540 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:25,719 Speaker 1: who's a pessectarian. Had to do some research on that. 541 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:28,080 Speaker 1: That's gonna take some digging. That's a research I'm not 542 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 1: willing to frankly, but you know, interesting, guy's good to 543 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:34,199 Speaker 1: talk to him. He's a guy that like we just 544 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 1: don't you know. He's a defensive lineman, like a reserve 545 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,119 Speaker 1: defensive lineman. For much of the year, he's really stepped 546 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 1: up in a big way, like we said, but we 547 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:44,160 Speaker 1: haven't gotten to know so it's just kind of cool 548 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 1: to get to know him a little bit. Yeah, and 549 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:48,719 Speaker 1: he kind of has the attitude, you know, similar to 550 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:52,160 Speaker 1: his style of play, which is, you know, he's he's 551 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:55,159 Speaker 1: comfortable in the background. He's he's not necessarily looking for 552 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 1: the accolades. Uh. He gobbles up lockers, lets other guys 553 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:02,360 Speaker 1: put up the big stats. But really really important foundational 554 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:05,400 Speaker 1: peace to this defense, especially in a year where you've 555 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:08,640 Speaker 1: had no Derek Wolf the entire season multiple games, but 556 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:13,120 Speaker 1: multiple games, not Brandon Williams and Calais Campbell is now 557 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:16,959 Speaker 1: dealing with a concussion, so it's it's really important. Like 558 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:19,480 Speaker 1: I actually think that's one of the things that the 559 00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:22,400 Speaker 1: Ravens do as well, if not better than than anybody, 560 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 1: is they find these good fit, depth players to round 561 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:29,640 Speaker 1: out their team. And there's examples of that all over 562 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:32,800 Speaker 1: the place, but Justin Ellis is a perfect example that 563 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 1: he's somebody who it's cast off by the Raiders, the 564 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:39,120 Speaker 1: Ravens bring him in and now he's been here for 565 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: three seasons and is playing a really important role and 566 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:43,640 Speaker 1: helping shut down one of the best rushing attacks in 567 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 1: the league. Um, not somebody who's gonna get you know, 568 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 1: a lot of national attention and headlines. But you need 569 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 1: to have quality rotational reserve players to round out your team. 570 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 1: And the Ravens do such a great job from a 571 00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 1: scouting standpoint at the college level and pro scouting level 572 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 1: to be able to find guys like Jelly. Yeah, I 573 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 1: completely agree. Uh yeah. By the way, it was a 574 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: knee injury for him, He's just dealt with it. You know, 575 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 1: we didn't get in the specifics, but just wanted to 576 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 1: kind of put that out there. Yeah. Um, really just 577 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:20,280 Speaker 1: a cool guy. So so we started talking about this 578 00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 1: game going against the Steelers and their defense is not 579 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 1: highly ranked right now. They've been getting blown up recently, 580 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 1: just got blown out, blown out by the Bengals. Joe 581 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:34,480 Speaker 1: Mixon ran all over him. Joe Mixon wan a f 582 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:36,640 Speaker 1: C Offensive Player of the Week deserve really so had 583 00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:40,080 Speaker 1: a huge day against them. It's it is very odd 584 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:42,120 Speaker 1: to be going into a game against the Steelers and 585 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:47,160 Speaker 1: thinking looking at their defense as their weak point. Do 586 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 1: you think it's legit? What do you think? Well, we 587 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:54,320 Speaker 1: touched on it briefly on Monday and the Reaction podcast, 588 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 1: and I'm not they are a low ranking team against 589 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:02,080 Speaker 1: the run, but I am not just writing them off 590 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:04,600 Speaker 1: as all right, it's gonna be Ravens are gonna be 591 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:07,480 Speaker 1: able to have their way with the Steelers on the ground. Now, 592 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 1: t J. Watt, that's song he's gonna play, right, So 593 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:14,120 Speaker 1: uh on the COVID list. Yeah, he's on the COVID list. 594 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:16,520 Speaker 1: I think it's not setting stone that he's not, but right, 595 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 1: so if he's out, that is a significant that that 596 00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:21,200 Speaker 1: ultras thinks. I mean, he's one of the best. Yeah, 597 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 1: he might be the best defensive player in football. So um, 598 00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 1: having him not on the field would be a significant 599 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:29,160 Speaker 1: blow to them. But I just think that they are 600 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 1: camra Hayward has been has played plenty of great games 601 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 1: against the Ravens over the years. I think he'll be 602 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 1: stout against the run. So I think the t J. 603 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:43,880 Speaker 1: Watt factor is probably the most. Yeah, if it's Patrick 604 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:47,360 Speaker 1: Lamar through four picks and now you're going against Patrick, 605 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 1: doesn't feel make you feel great? Yeah, Joe Hayden has 606 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:53,640 Speaker 1: been a long time you know, quality corner. Highsmith, the 607 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 1: second year outside linebacker can get after the pastor so 608 00:30:56,920 --> 00:30:59,200 Speaker 1: like they still I kind of look at him like 609 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 1: the Ravens in a way. They probably they have more 610 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 1: household names, certainly in the Ravens do. But it's like 611 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 1: you look at it on paper, You're like, why does 612 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:10,240 Speaker 1: this defense struggling? And and the Ravens and the Steelers 613 00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:13,600 Speaker 1: have kind of gone in different directions. However, on defense, 614 00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:15,680 Speaker 1: you know, defensively, the Ravens the past three games have 615 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 1: been pretty strong. You look at Miami, you know, Chicago 616 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 1: and now Cleveland. Now therese aren't three offensive juggernauts. There 617 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:25,640 Speaker 1: are kind of three teams struggling on offense, and the 618 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 1: Ravens have taken advantage of that. But to their credit 619 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 1: they deserve that. You know, the Ravens have been tackling better, 620 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 1: some big plays still happening, but overall John Harvall talked 621 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:39,120 Speaker 1: about the communication being better. Um I meanwhile, the Steelers 622 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 1: defenses is has trended down. So it's a very interesting 623 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:48,200 Speaker 1: game in that way. Um you know, I I think 624 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:50,600 Speaker 1: that this Obviously Lamar is gonna be looking for a 625 00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:53,720 Speaker 1: bounce back game in this one. He hasn't played particularly 626 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 1: well against the Steelers in his career, big kind of 627 00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:58,840 Speaker 1: grinded out games. Well, that would fit the theme of 628 00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:02,880 Speaker 1: this season. Yes, yes, but this is definitely one where 629 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:05,600 Speaker 1: the Ravens. We've talked about a lot. The Ravens need 630 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:07,080 Speaker 1: to be able to run the ball a little bit better, 631 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:10,840 Speaker 1: like they are facing too many second intense, second nines, 632 00:32:11,040 --> 00:32:15,000 Speaker 1: third intens. The Steelers are a little susceptible in the 633 00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:17,760 Speaker 1: middle up front. I think that that's where you can 634 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:20,560 Speaker 1: kind of get make some hay on them a little 635 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:23,840 Speaker 1: bit um and I would look for DeVonta Freeman to 636 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 1: have kind of and Latavia's Murray to have kind of 637 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 1: a little bit of a grinded out game. I'm not 638 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:30,400 Speaker 1: saying they're gonna blow up, but I think they they 639 00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 1: the Ravens really need to do better on first down 640 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:35,719 Speaker 1: to take some of the pressure off of Lamar Jackson 641 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 1: and having to throw the ball in the hindes field 642 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 1: against that secondary that's gonna be fired up coming off 643 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:44,360 Speaker 1: a four interception game. Absolutely, And I also will be 644 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:47,480 Speaker 1: curious to see how much they use Lamar in the 645 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 1: running game. I mean, Lamar is the best runner on 646 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:53,080 Speaker 1: the team, uh without doubt. And so if you're running 647 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 1: game with the running backs is not really producing the 648 00:32:56,600 --> 00:32:58,640 Speaker 1: way you want, do you go back to the well 649 00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:03,520 Speaker 1: and try. I mean, yeah that you look at Lamar's carries, 650 00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:05,920 Speaker 1: you know, attempts rushing the ball in the past three 651 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:08,560 Speaker 1: or four games. I mean it's been up and I 652 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 1: don't think that's changing. You know, the Ravens are gonna 653 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:13,680 Speaker 1: play scared. They want to win this division, and they're 654 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:15,200 Speaker 1: going to run Lamar as much as they feel like 655 00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:17,520 Speaker 1: they need to run Lamar. And I think that certainly 656 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:20,400 Speaker 1: the Steelers have seen Lamar a fair amount at this point. 657 00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:23,920 Speaker 1: They know they know the system, but that's topping it 658 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:25,800 Speaker 1: is another thing. That's what I think this could be. 659 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:27,840 Speaker 1: I think this could be a Lamar hundred plush yard 660 00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 1: day on the ground. I think that if if you're 661 00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:32,760 Speaker 1: going to have the success on the ground, I think 662 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:34,800 Speaker 1: that it's gonna be Lamar. And I think that that 663 00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:38,960 Speaker 1: may be the recipe here. Coming off a tough throwing game, 664 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:42,600 Speaker 1: one way to kind of get settled in is to 665 00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:44,480 Speaker 1: maybe pick up some big chunk plays on the ground 666 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:46,400 Speaker 1: and then that opens things up for the passing game. 667 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:49,400 Speaker 1: So there you go. You know, you know, I was 668 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:51,800 Speaker 1: we were talking about this earlier. I think right now 669 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:58,920 Speaker 1: the Ravens defense is better than the stats indicate, and 670 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 1: I think the Ravens offense is a little bit worse 671 00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:05,600 Speaker 1: than the stats indicate because I think that the offense 672 00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:07,720 Speaker 1: has really Lamar and the early part of the season 673 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:10,520 Speaker 1: carried him and got hot on some major heaters a 674 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:15,280 Speaker 1: few times. But the offenses problems haven't really gone away. 675 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:18,040 Speaker 1: Right the running back thing, you know, they're just not 676 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:22,879 Speaker 1: getting explosive plays at running back at all, um, which 677 00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:25,839 Speaker 1: which hurts you know. I mean, we're we're happy when 678 00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:31,839 Speaker 1: we get six, right, um. And and they really haven't 679 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:34,200 Speaker 1: been getting as many explosive plays in the passing game 680 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:36,400 Speaker 1: despite being blitz, which is kind of an all or 681 00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:39,200 Speaker 1: nothing thing. You're leaving yourself susceptible that the big plays 682 00:34:39,239 --> 00:34:40,560 Speaker 1: were happening in the beginning of the year, but they 683 00:34:40,640 --> 00:34:43,359 Speaker 1: they've kind of shriveled now. I think that can come back. 684 00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:45,279 Speaker 1: And this is a game, can you you know, I 685 00:34:45,320 --> 00:34:47,120 Speaker 1: talked about the running game, but can you hit Hollywood 686 00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:50,120 Speaker 1: over the top for a couple or one or two? Um? 687 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:53,759 Speaker 1: You know, the Ravens need those big plays a little 688 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:56,120 Speaker 1: bit back. They've been missing that in recent games. It's 689 00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:58,239 Speaker 1: been a lot of short stuff. And the weird thing 690 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:00,080 Speaker 1: is Lamar has been thrown the ball as well. Over 691 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:01,839 Speaker 1: the middle of the field. That's been a sore spot 692 00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:09,359 Speaker 1: for him. Um so. But defensively, the Ravens defense has 693 00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:12,719 Speaker 1: been tackling a lot better. They're still the number one 694 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:17,399 Speaker 1: defense in the NFL in third down percentage, your number 695 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:20,279 Speaker 1: one in the red zone in the NFL. Like those 696 00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:24,320 Speaker 1: are two very important aspects of a defense. The problem 697 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:28,040 Speaker 1: defensively is he the big plays and you're not getting 698 00:35:28,080 --> 00:35:32,600 Speaker 1: big plays there. The Ravens are tied for third fewest 699 00:35:32,680 --> 00:35:36,400 Speaker 1: interceptions in the league. Yeah, so you know, Chuck dropped 700 00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:39,080 Speaker 1: one against the Browns, so you know when you're when 701 00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:41,040 Speaker 1: you're giving up big plays not making them, that hurts. 702 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:44,040 Speaker 1: But overall, the Ravens are forcing a lot of punts defensively, 703 00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:49,600 Speaker 1: um which is makes I think that on the defense, 704 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:51,520 Speaker 1: I think there have been things that they've improved, the 705 00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:54,440 Speaker 1: communication being I think the number one thing, and improved tackling. 706 00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:56,240 Speaker 1: I say that's the top two things that have improved 707 00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:59,359 Speaker 1: to your point earlier. I will be interested to see 708 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:02,840 Speaker 1: them go up. You know, those games have been against 709 00:36:03,640 --> 00:36:05,840 Speaker 1: the Bears with the quarterback change in the middle of 710 00:36:05,840 --> 00:36:08,040 Speaker 1: the game, the Dolphins with the quarterback change in the 711 00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:10,000 Speaker 1: middle of the game. That those quarterback changes actually probably 712 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:13,560 Speaker 1: helped those teams. But but um, and then and then 713 00:36:14,040 --> 00:36:17,120 Speaker 1: the Browns where you know, Bakers dealing with the injuries 714 00:36:17,160 --> 00:36:21,280 Speaker 1: and their offensive struggling, so like well, Pittsburgh's offensive struggling 715 00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:24,040 Speaker 1: first offensive struggling to I know, I know, but but 716 00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:27,560 Speaker 1: you know, I think that you're kind of looking at 717 00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:30,040 Speaker 1: the three game trend here and I do think that 718 00:36:30,160 --> 00:36:32,239 Speaker 1: the defense has made the strides in a lot of 719 00:36:32,280 --> 00:36:35,400 Speaker 1: ways that that we do want to see. Um, but 720 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:38,400 Speaker 1: I just want to see that against some of the 721 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:39,879 Speaker 1: other teams that we're going to see on the back 722 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:42,680 Speaker 1: half of the season. It will be very interesting. Now, 723 00:36:42,719 --> 00:36:44,839 Speaker 1: we got a bunch of emails, uh some you can 724 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:47,600 Speaker 1: email us at the last at ravenst NFL dot net. UM, 725 00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:51,040 Speaker 1: and here's a good one. This is from Ashley. Hey, guys, 726 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:52,400 Speaker 1: I want to start out by saying that I love 727 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:56,120 Speaker 1: listening to your Morning After Reaction podcast. Um, it's fun 728 00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:57,920 Speaker 1: to guess what kind of size them up. Mood Ryan 729 00:36:58,000 --> 00:36:59,480 Speaker 1: is going to be in based on the game's outcome. 730 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:02,040 Speaker 1: So she says she was at the game on Sunday, 731 00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:04,719 Speaker 1: nine ers off the field behind the Ravens bench. It 732 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:06,440 Speaker 1: was awesome seeing the game that close. She saw me 733 00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:09,439 Speaker 1: walking around interviewing players after the game, says I didn't 734 00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:10,839 Speaker 1: see Ryan. I guess he was up in the press 735 00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:15,680 Speaker 1: box eating hot dogs. True confirmed um. And she says 736 00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:17,880 Speaker 1: that she put up the Christmas decorations on November one 737 00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:20,800 Speaker 1: and afraid to say it. Hey you do you you do? 738 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:22,800 Speaker 1: You just know if you put them on the outside 739 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:25,200 Speaker 1: before Thanksgiving, you will be judged by scrooges like me. 740 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:28,880 Speaker 1: You can shake that off, So I appreciate the email actually, 741 00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:31,319 Speaker 1: And then we also got this email from cam Wee 742 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:33,880 Speaker 1: who says, I'm a long time listener. The question Greg 743 00:37:34,080 --> 00:37:36,719 Speaker 1: Roman has has you ever thought about using Devin Duverney 744 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:40,319 Speaker 1: your guy as a traditional running back. This is an 745 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:43,480 Speaker 1: idea that kem Acustick brought to us at the bye week. 746 00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:46,120 Speaker 1: He got recruited to Texas as we're running back before 747 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:48,320 Speaker 1: switching to receive her because of his speed. He's the 748 00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:51,120 Speaker 1: most explosive runner that we have that would stretch the 749 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:54,200 Speaker 1: field horizontally on our po plays and opens up the 750 00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:58,480 Speaker 1: lanes for Lamar. So I mean, I'm down. I think 751 00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:00,960 Speaker 1: it's the Ray have done it a little bit, and 752 00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:02,920 Speaker 1: I would like to probably see even little a little more. 753 00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:04,759 Speaker 1: I really want to ask Gregor him this question, but 754 00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:06,719 Speaker 1: I would be afraid that I would be accused of 755 00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:09,800 Speaker 1: getting to a game plan heavy. I don't think he 756 00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:12,359 Speaker 1: would give you anything on that, probably not, but i'd 757 00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:14,600 Speaker 1: be curious to hear what it's at. Yeah, I would. 758 00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:16,759 Speaker 1: I would like to know he did line them up once. 759 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:19,719 Speaker 1: I think it was against the Chargers right after the pot. Yes, 760 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:27,120 Speaker 1: I gotta play for you, buddy. It's got some trickery, 761 00:38:27,360 --> 00:38:30,279 Speaker 1: a lot of trickery. Yeah, I'm gonna draw it up 762 00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:34,640 Speaker 1: for him. Okay, multiple half back passes, um, Tyree Phillips 763 00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:39,000 Speaker 1: sends up the ball yeah. Um. But yeah, I think 764 00:38:39,120 --> 00:38:40,879 Speaker 1: I think I would like to see it a little 765 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:42,960 Speaker 1: bit more. I think he's got he's obviously got the speed, 766 00:38:43,520 --> 00:38:46,320 Speaker 1: and he runs hard and he picks up you know, 767 00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:48,680 Speaker 1: nice games on those jet sweeps. So I think that 768 00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:52,239 Speaker 1: we've seen small, small doses of it, and maybe we 769 00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:54,160 Speaker 1: get a little bit more here down the stretch in 770 00:38:54,239 --> 00:38:57,239 Speaker 1: these critical games. Yep, maybe that's when you bust out 771 00:38:57,280 --> 00:38:59,680 Speaker 1: that wrinkle. Yeah, I think that there's you could be 772 00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:01,719 Speaker 1: on a something there. So the other thing we've got 773 00:39:01,800 --> 00:39:03,719 Speaker 1: a number of emails about and we won't do this 774 00:39:03,840 --> 00:39:06,320 Speaker 1: here today. But we have gotten some good emails about 775 00:39:06,320 --> 00:39:10,000 Speaker 1: the draft ideas. One of them was a Christmas movie draft. 776 00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:12,880 Speaker 1: But here's the problem. I'm just not down with that. 777 00:39:13,120 --> 00:39:16,680 Speaker 1: I love that idea, but you are just not culturally 778 00:39:16,719 --> 00:39:18,840 Speaker 1: relevant and you don't I'm not a movie buff, and 779 00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:21,680 Speaker 1: so so we have to we have to sew. We 780 00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:25,839 Speaker 1: have to sew the drafts for your limitations, which really 781 00:39:25,920 --> 00:39:28,239 Speaker 1: kind of puts us into a box because you're you're 782 00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:30,440 Speaker 1: not relevant. So if you want to be able to 783 00:39:30,520 --> 00:39:34,160 Speaker 1: do a draft, top five movies, Happy Gilmore, Dumb and Dumber, 784 00:39:34,480 --> 00:39:39,239 Speaker 1: Black Sheet, Tommy Boy hasn't seen a movie since seriously, 785 00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:44,759 Speaker 1: and blood Sport. Yeah, hasn't seen a movie. So that's 786 00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:46,640 Speaker 1: the problem. And now a lot of these movies are old. 787 00:39:46,680 --> 00:39:48,960 Speaker 1: I mean, you should have seen Him Home Alone, Christmas Story, 788 00:39:49,040 --> 00:39:54,600 Speaker 1: Christmas Vacation Health. So I actually that's a great idea. 789 00:39:54,640 --> 00:39:59,280 Speaker 1: We've gotten multiple, multiple suggestions for the Christmas movie draft. Basically, 790 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:01,880 Speaker 1: here's here's the truth on this. Mink knows that's a 791 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:07,239 Speaker 1: bad l A bad that's a bad bad L. Yes, 792 00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:09,520 Speaker 1: I would take a very bad that that's a January 793 00:40:09,719 --> 00:40:12,799 Speaker 1: January plans at L right there, and then the other 794 00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:18,360 Speaker 1: one is a special there, um, the fantasy breakfast draft. 795 00:40:18,640 --> 00:40:21,120 Speaker 1: All right, So this isn't really based on any timing, 796 00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:23,719 Speaker 1: but it's it's a nice suggestion. Food. This is up 797 00:40:23,760 --> 00:40:28,560 Speaker 1: my alley, eggs, pancakes, waffles, coffee, milk, bagels, a bunch 798 00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:30,239 Speaker 1: of different ideas. So that's no, that's a that's a 799 00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:33,719 Speaker 1: decent one. So those are a couple. If you have others, 800 00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:35,319 Speaker 1: you can email us of the Lounge at Ravens dot 801 00:40:35,440 --> 00:40:38,200 Speaker 1: NFL dot net. Maybe we'll do a draft next week, um, 802 00:40:39,040 --> 00:40:42,400 Speaker 1: because we've got some good ideas. So like that. You know, 803 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:45,680 Speaker 1: have we ever done a cookie draft, like a Christmas 804 00:40:45,760 --> 00:40:49,279 Speaker 1: cookie draft? I don't think we did it. I think 805 00:40:49,320 --> 00:40:51,960 Speaker 1: we did. Actually we did do a Christmas c stickerdoodle 806 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:53,920 Speaker 1: in there. We had like that and that was a 807 00:40:53,960 --> 00:40:55,319 Speaker 1: win for me and we had it was a win. 808 00:40:55,600 --> 00:40:57,319 Speaker 1: That was a win. You don't remember it, that's because 809 00:40:57,400 --> 00:41:01,240 Speaker 1: you put it out of your memory for the bad help. Anyway. Anyway, 810 00:41:01,800 --> 00:41:06,400 Speaker 1: we had a big guest on the lounge today and 811 00:41:06,520 --> 00:41:08,759 Speaker 1: he's gonna get us ready for us bo