1 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: Orlando and I have, you know, kind of a special path. 2 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: You know, we've we came into college together and we 3 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: went through everything you read shirted together and it's it's 4 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 1: been really kind of special, this this whole process and 5 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: be able to have him here with me. Um, you know, 6 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: I can't imagine doing all this without him. I want 7 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: to use this stage and this pedestal that I'm on 8 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: and be the best football player that can be, but 9 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: use that in a positive way to help people with diabetes. 10 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: He gave him a handshake, you know, for we already 11 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: wanted to hug, kiss and do all that good stuff. 12 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: It's kind of ridiculous. Welcome into the lounge. We promised 13 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: an interview and we got one with Ravens rookie Titan 14 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: Mark Andrews. You know he forgot about her interview. Left. Yeah, 15 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: what I was gonna say. We we we promise the interview 16 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: the only caveat here, as we promise you in a 17 00:00:58,200 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: few a week ago because you said the double feature. 18 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: You know, we got it. We still got it. It counts. 19 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: It counts double feature. But just in in our defense, 20 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: when we promised the double feature, we didn't really take 21 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 1: into account Thanksgiving throwing in the middle of the week. 22 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: That threw things off. It's true, are you still eating 23 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving leftovers? Because I'm still working. Well, I didn't host Thanksgiving. 24 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 1: You who did you go to? You went to Glesa's house. 25 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: He didn't send you home with leftovers? Didn't What kind 26 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 1: of host is that? I know? I know now he 27 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: had a large continuency of family there. I Patrick Lisa 28 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: by the way in URPR department. Just for those listening, Yeah, 29 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 1: I'm honestly not a huge fan of Thanksgiving left overs. 30 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 1: I'm fine. I'm fine doing the big meal and then 31 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: like with then it twenty four hours. I'm good with it. 32 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: But if I'm still any Thanksgiving left overs now a 33 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:45,839 Speaker 1: week later, like you're talking about, I'm out on that. Dude. 34 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: This Thanksgiving sliders, you get some rolls to get the 35 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: slide directions. Did you have any wine Thanksgiving? I did. No, 36 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: you're not allowed. You didn't pick alcohol. Didn't pick alcohol, 37 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: and you had nothing. But you had nothing but wine 38 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: and rolls. The two items at your draft is my 39 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: favorite things to You had bread and wine? Sweet exactly. Anyway, 40 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 1: all right, moving on, We've had a great guest in 41 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 1: Mark andrews uh and we're going to dive into a 42 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: number of things for him. But before we get into that, 43 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 1: as always, we need to let you know that you 44 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: can email us at the lounge at Ravens dot NFL 45 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:30,519 Speaker 1: dot net and we gotta pay the bills run Oh yeah, 46 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: you know. We gotta tell you about our friends from 47 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: Bose the multiple. Ravens rely on Bows QC thirty five 48 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: headphones too to block out distractions and focus on what 49 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: matters most. 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So 58 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: that that period you have a kid, if you have 59 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: a kid, if you're lucky enough to have a kid, 60 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: then you'll find out an easy to get in here 61 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: at eight thirties. So the first three hours on my 62 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 1: day when I get here at seven, but until you 63 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: arrive at ten, are the most productive three hours on 64 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: my day. Once you arrive here seven. Once you arrive 65 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 1: the productivity decline significance. Okay, how much would your productivity 66 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: go up when or if you had Bose headphones? Well, 67 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: I do have Bose headphones, and whenever I've got them, 68 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: when you put them on, when I got them, it 69 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: goes up drastically definitely. At all. Right, that's a good 70 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: that's a good teaser right there. Yeah, block out your 71 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: annoying coworkers. Anyway, with all that said, let's get into 72 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: our interview with Mark Andrews. Well, we are happy to 73 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: be joined by rookie tight end Mark Andrews. Mark, we 74 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: had Hayden on. Now it's your term, so obviously a 75 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: lot of pressure here. You gotta up them. Yeah, of course, 76 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: So we got to start off with the obvious, and 77 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: that's getting caught from behind on a Sony four reception. 78 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: Just you know, you told me after the game that 79 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: some guys were telling you had to go to their 80 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: speed training uh courses or camps in the summer. Are 81 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:26,479 Speaker 1: you going to do that? If you followed up, you 82 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: made your restorations or what. Well, they all promised them 83 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: for free, so I definitely will be attending. But yeah, 84 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 1: I think that guy was. He was like, uh, he 85 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,479 Speaker 1: was like like Forrest Gump or something. He was probably 86 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: the fastest personal live Shaan Melbourn, a former Raven. Actually 87 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:43,039 Speaker 1: he's a pretty fast guy. He's a fast guy. He's 88 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: a fast guy. We'll give it to you where you 89 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 1: It's when I was watching the play, it seemed like 90 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:48,479 Speaker 1: you kind of just run and then you kind of 91 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: did the look and you're like, all right, I need 92 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: to make a decision here as to whether I just 93 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: try to like run it out run him, whether I 94 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 1: try to shrug him off, Like what are you thinking? Yeah, 95 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: so I was moving. I was actually going pretty fast, 96 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: and then I turned around just to kind of check, 97 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 1: and he was a little closer than I thought he'd be, 98 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: and you know, kind of stuck my arm out. He 99 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: just kind of waiting for it. I should have just 100 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 1: ran or cut to the left, and I think I 101 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: would have scored um, but kind of made the mistake 102 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:14,359 Speaker 1: of slowing down and trying to stiff farm him. Here's 103 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: the worst part is that sugs got in. Did he 104 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: did he let you hear about that. No, he didn't 105 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,039 Speaker 1: say anything about it. But Lamar also had an open 106 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: field go and he got caught as well. So that's true. 107 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: So I'm safe on that. That's true. That I mean, 108 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: were you at all surprised by just like I mean, 109 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: you got open on that play? I mean, is that 110 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,280 Speaker 1: because the linebacker was the linebacker safety that was on 111 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 1: the end of the line there. I feel like I 112 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 1: think I think it was a corner. Okay, you strug passed. 113 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 1: It was the guy who Okay, it was Novin. So 114 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: like I mean, it seems like you kind of bluffed 115 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 1: a block and then went up. You just kind of 116 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: went straight up into your route. And is that do 117 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: you think you got so wide open? Because they have 118 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: to kind of watch Lamar to see if he's going 119 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: to run it or or what. There's no doubt, you know, 120 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: Lamar is such a special dynamic type player that and 121 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 1: we do those type of blocks all the time, you know, 122 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: blocking those corners and and everybody and arking to him, 123 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 1: and um, you know, probably you know, got confused for 124 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: a second and just kind of slipped up in inside 125 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:11,919 Speaker 1: of him, and you know, by that time, I was 126 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: I was already by him. So it's hard on defense 127 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: is the game plan and um, you know he's trying 128 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: to take advantage of the moments that we get and 129 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: and um, you know, it's it's not easy for a 130 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: defense to game plan for for a guy like Lamar. 131 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:26,919 Speaker 1: So while we're on that topic obviously a huge topic 132 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: around Baltimore this week, we're not gonna ask you for 133 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:33,279 Speaker 1: who's starting at quarterback if that's even been revealed to okay, 134 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: but we do want to ask you about just what 135 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 1: you've seen from Lamar and his two starts, like his 136 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 1: his personality, how he's handled things, how he's handled the huddle, 137 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: would have been your impressions. Well, you know, Lamar came 138 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 1: in here in rookie camp, and you know he was 139 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: a guy that you know right away. It wasn't a 140 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:50,840 Speaker 1: guy that you know, came in and just ran the ball. 141 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: He could throw the ball and everyone saw that. And 142 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,359 Speaker 1: he's a quarterback first, and you know, I think the 143 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 1: media kind of portrays him, you know, not being able 144 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:00,799 Speaker 1: to throw the ball because he's sot and he doesn't 145 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 1: fit that mold of of a prototypical quarterback. But um, 146 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:06,599 Speaker 1: you know, he's done a great job. And you know, 147 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: you throw anybody else into and try to make them 148 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: be a quarterback in the NFL. It's it's not an 149 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: easy thing to do so much that they have to know, Um, 150 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 1: they have to be able to verbally communicate everybody's jobs 151 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: and there's a lot on his on his plate and 152 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: as a rookie, it's not easy. So, um, you know, 153 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: what he's doing right now is incredible. You know, I 154 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: can't imagine being in that situation. He's he's doing a 155 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: great job. It seems to me like you guys, as 156 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: a team and particularly as an offense, like you gotta 157 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: spark from it. And that's not really it's not a 158 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: knock on Joe and what the offense did with him, 159 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: but it just seemed like a little more such an 160 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: exciting player that there was like almost curiosity to see, like, 161 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: all right, what can this I do? Once he moves 162 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: in the starting lineup, did you feel a spark? And 163 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: how has that like affected the offense over the past 164 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. Um, yeah, you know, it's just so different. Um, 165 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 1: you know, both have you know, huge positives and whatnot. So, um, 166 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: the offenses are kind of totally different between the two, 167 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: and um, you know they're they're maybe a little bit 168 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 1: spark but you know, I think that you know, just 169 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 1: it's just how tough it is for defense, is a 170 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: game plan, is is being the big thing. It's we're 171 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: able to do so much and um, you know, guys 172 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: are playing hard and we've we've had two good weeks 173 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: in a row, so we're just trying to to carry 174 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: on with that. I think part of it. And you know, 175 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: you reference Lamar's throwing ability, which is something you know 176 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: that people have questioned. I think part of that is 177 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: that for media members and fans of the Ravens who 178 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: have watched Joe throw the ball for the past decade plus, 179 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 1: like Joe has one of the best arms in the right. Yeah, 180 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 1: I mean if you're talking about just best spirals, like sharpest, Yeah, 181 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: I mean he's got an incredible arm. Lamar at this 182 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: point doesn't have that arm like that pure tap throwing talent. 183 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,719 Speaker 1: I would say maybe yet. Right, Yeah, they're different, and 184 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: they're different, but you just have to get used to 185 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: as a fan and probably as a player playing with 186 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: both quarterbacks, like it's just gonna look a little bit different. 187 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,199 Speaker 1: It doesn't mean that both can't be effective, no doubt, 188 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 1: you know. And I think Lamar was thirteen for nineteen 189 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: verse first time you know, playing, and that's pretty day good. Yeah, 190 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:05,680 Speaker 1: And so he's he's done a good job. They just 191 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 1: have such different throwing motions and whatnot. Joe stands in 192 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,559 Speaker 1: there and you know, throws like, you know, like he's 193 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: a god in there. He's he's so he's so tall 194 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: and the ball comes downhill at you and it's it's 195 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 1: basically a receiver's dream. Um. But Lamar, Lamar puts it 196 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 1: in there and puts it where it needs to be. 197 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 1: So you know, they're both, they're both you know, quality 198 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,680 Speaker 1: of throwers. One more question by Lamar is you obviously 199 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:28,319 Speaker 1: came in with him as as the rookies at the 200 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: same time. So you guys have been in every meeting, 201 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 1: player development, meeting, offensive meeting him. You guys, your lockers 202 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 1: are are right over there in the same corner, right 203 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: next to each other. How have you seen The thing 204 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 1: that kind of stood out to me is that he's 205 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,199 Speaker 1: like a guy that seems like supremely confident. But he 206 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: even with all the hype and the heisman and all that, 207 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:45,839 Speaker 1: like he never seemed to be sort of caught up 208 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: in that. How have you seen him just handle the 209 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:52,559 Speaker 1: attention that's on him without being like asserting himself in 210 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 1: the locker room, without being perceived as too cocky or arrogant? Like, 211 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 1: how have you seen him go about all of that? 212 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 1: The first time I actually met Lamar was you know, 213 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 1: Baker had been talking about him, um before, but I 214 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 1: went to the Heisman with Baker, and um, he was 215 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 1: talking about Lamar and you know how much he liked 216 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: him and just about how kind of, you know, down 217 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 1: to earth he was, and you know, and when I 218 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 1: met him, I got that you know, kind of aspect 219 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 1: and sense from him. He Uh, he's a guy that 220 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:17,719 Speaker 1: you know, he hasn't let any of this stuff get 221 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 1: to his head and you know, he is who he is, 222 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: and um, you know, if you like him, you like him. 223 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: If you don't, you don't. And um, that's the type 224 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 1: of person is. He's real. Um, he's genuine and um, 225 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: you know kind of team that you really want. I 226 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: kind of think that's how he and Joe are very similar. 227 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: They're both very real dudes, like they're just gonna be 228 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: who they are and and that you know, and that's 229 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 1: I think, correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel 230 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:40,959 Speaker 1: like something that teammates definitely respect, Like you just can't 231 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: be thick if you're real, you can respect that, no doubt. 232 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:47,679 Speaker 1: They both have you know, very obviously different personal but 233 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: they stay they stay true to who they are, right right. 234 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:52,439 Speaker 1: So let's talk a little bit about your season. I mean, 235 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: you come in here and you're putting up really big production. 236 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 1: Is this Uh has it at all caught you by surprise? Did? 237 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: Do you have a bigger role than you anticipated? Especially 238 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 1: when Hayden gets drafted in the first round? You know, 239 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: how's it played out as compared to your expectations? Um? 240 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 1: You know I was you know, I've always been a 241 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:13,719 Speaker 1: confident guy in in my abilities and what I can do, 242 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: And um, you know, I didn't really expect to get 243 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 1: drafted in the third round. You know, I thought it 244 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: was gonna be a little earlier. Um, So there was 245 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 1: you know, there was no you know, thoughts of in 246 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 1: my head that of doubt. And there was no doubt 247 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 1: in my head that, um, you know, just because Hayden 248 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: was going to be here that you know, I wouldn't 249 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:31,719 Speaker 1: be able to be productive And um, you know, I 250 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: had met Hayden Um during the combine process and we 251 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: really kind of clicked it clicked it off. And um, 252 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: he was probably the only guy that me and him 253 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 1: were you know, you could tell there was some sort 254 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 1: of bond and so it was kind of special the 255 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: way that happened. Um, I'm excited with your future with 256 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: with him and I and UM, I'm excited. You know, 257 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: there's there's gonna be a you know, a lot of 258 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 1: growth between him and I and and and the way 259 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 1: that we can take this offense and and grow and 260 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: and UM kind of be a special do it. When 261 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:00,080 Speaker 1: you get drafted, I'm sure you look at it. You 262 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: probably already know that he had been picked, you know, 263 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: the previous day. I would think a lot of players. 264 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:08,439 Speaker 1: If you get picked and a player had just been 265 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: picked at your position in the first round, you're probably thinking, like, 266 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: you know, like to be honest, guys are probably like, 267 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 1: I gotta go there and same year and try to 268 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: fight my way through that. But it sounds like that 269 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 1: was never like your thought at the time. You already 270 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: knew him and felt pretty good about it. Yeah, not 271 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: at all. You know, it was you know obviously that 272 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: you know, he was the high pick and and you know, 273 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 1: that is what it is. And I was excited to 274 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: go in there, and obviously I liked hating a lot 275 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: before I got there, so, um, you know, it was exciting. 276 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: It was never like a him or me situation. You know, 277 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 1: I knew in Baltimore they they've always kind of done 278 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:41,839 Speaker 1: this too tight end um draft classes. I know Pitt 279 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 1: got drafted with with another time, Yeah, Dixon and um 280 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 1: so yeah exactly, so they've they've done it before. Um, 281 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:51,200 Speaker 1: so there was no really worry for me, And I 282 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: was just excited to be able to get drafted here 283 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 1: by this organization and be able to play with Hayden 284 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 1: as well. What's it been like though, when when you 285 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:00,319 Speaker 1: get have a hot start he has in jury and 286 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: kind of a cool start, is he like, what the hell? 287 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 1: I don't want to get some of that baby? Come on? Yeah, 288 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: he's uh, he's incredibly supportive of his teammates and you know, 289 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 1: all throughout the way and unfortunately with that injury, Um, 290 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 1: you know, it was it was kind of tough, you know, 291 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:19,839 Speaker 1: to see him sit out and just because he was 292 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 1: having a good training camp and you know he's playing well. Um, 293 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:25,320 Speaker 1: but you know it's always the next man up in 294 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:27,840 Speaker 1: this the NFL, so there's there's gonna be guys to perform. 295 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 1: And um, he was right there smiling and and happy 296 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 1: with with with all of us. So, um, you know 297 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: he never got down on himself and you can see 298 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:37,640 Speaker 1: right now he's getting to his groove. Well. Speaking of 299 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 1: supportive of teammates, you and Baker Mayfield former college teammates, 300 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: and you know there's a little a little hate on 301 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: him from Colin Coward in the media business, and you 302 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: stepped up to the plate and called out Coward. The 303 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: back story basically, yeah, the backstory is obviously, the Browns 304 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: play the Bengals. Former Brown's coach Hugh Jackson gets fired, 305 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 1: goes to the Bengals. Baker wasn't a huge fan of 306 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: you basically getting fired and then going to a division 307 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: rival who they played twice a year. Wasn't a huge 308 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: fan of that the whole thing. And Colin Coward was 309 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 1: critical of the way that Baker was critical a few 310 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: but they also have a longstanding thing. So anyway, Colin 311 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: and Baker. Sorry, Um so you took to Baker's defense 312 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 1: on Twitter. What exactly did you say Camember. Yeah, so 313 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, so no one on 314 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 1: the outside world really knows what's what's going on, what 315 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: you know, Hugh says in that locker room, and the 316 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: dynamic between all of them, you know, no one does so. UM, 317 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 1: I think it's hard to judge someone. Um, it's hard 318 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 1: to judge Baker, you know, on on on what he did. 319 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: He gave he gave him a handshake, you know, for 320 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 1: what he wanted to hug, kiss and and do all 321 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: that good stuff. It's kind of ridiculous. Um. And you know, 322 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 1: I think, you know, people like calling you to be 323 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: kind of, you know, held accountable. Um. Just the way 324 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 1: you attack someone so much and so often, it's a 325 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 1: little bit ridiculous, you know. It's it's it's kind of 326 00:14:57,280 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 1: sad that a guy like that can just you know, 327 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 1: say whatever he wants and demean and kind of attack 328 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 1: someone's character and all these different things and having no 329 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: repercussions because you know, just about everything he says about 330 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: Baker's false. I mean, you and Baker, for listeners that 331 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 1: don't know, you obviously played in college together, and but 332 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: you're great friends off the field. I mean, you guys 333 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: are really close was it tough when you were going 334 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: through the draft process. I mean like it seemed like 335 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: every time Baker's name got brought up during the pre 336 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: draft process, that was like is he the right mindset? 337 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: You know off the field? Does he have that persona? 338 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: How is he in the locker room? And he's too brash? 339 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: Like all of that was it kind of like you 340 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 1: obviously played with him and you're great friends with him, 341 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: and you're like, why is this dude getting bashed all 342 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 1: the time for stuff that I know isn't true. Yeah, 343 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's it's tough to see that. And 344 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 1: it was more of like a media thing. It wasn't 345 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 1: like an NFL thing. So obviously the Browns didn't mind. Yeah. So, 346 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: and the vibe I got around the whole the NFL 347 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 1: was that, you know, he's a football guy. You know 348 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:56,960 Speaker 1: he's he's a guy that right away when he walked 349 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: in the room, the whole you know, the horror organization 350 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: fell in love with him. So it wasn't like I 351 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: was worried about him not getting drafted high or anything 352 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: like that because everybody loved him. But um, it sucks 353 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: being that that type of situation that everything you do 354 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: is analyzed and it is what it is. But you know, people, 355 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: you know, again they're not held accountable for what they say, 356 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: and you know they're they're saying the wrong things about 357 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 1: a good kid. Do you kind of like that you're 358 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: both in the f C North and you get to 359 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: monitor each other a little bit more than maybe otherwise. Yeah, 360 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:25,520 Speaker 1: no doubt, you know, I kind of you know, keep 361 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: touched and keep tabs, and we joke around a little 362 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 1: bit more often than we probably would if we didn't, 363 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 1: you know, rivals. So it's been fun. The other guy 364 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 1: from Oklahoma is obviously Orlando Brown. Um, you guys mean, 365 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 1: speaking of lockers, right next to each other, you guys, 366 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 1: they're both third round picks. Um, it's literally right next yeah, 367 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 1: literally right next to each other. And it's funny because 368 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 1: making I always joke like, if you need a quote 369 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 1: in the locker room, you or Atlanta, we're going to 370 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 1: be in there. And you're a good person to go 371 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 1: to because you guys are accessible, which is nice as reporters, 372 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 1: as Mania people, we like it that you guys are accessible. 373 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 1: So don't change. But is it has it been easier 374 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: like the two of you guys coming here together and 375 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 1: being friends and making that transition. Yeah, Orlando and I have, 376 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: you know, kind of a special path. You know, we've 377 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: we came into college together and he went through everything 378 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:13,679 Speaker 1: you read shirt together and um, you know, played you know, 379 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: three years of a ball at Oklahoma together, and you know, 380 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 1: went and signed the same agency, trained for the draft 381 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 1: and um, you know he got drafted three picks before 382 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,440 Speaker 1: me and went to the same team. So it's it's 383 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:26,879 Speaker 1: been really kind of special this this whole process and 384 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: be able to have him here with me. Um, you know, 385 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 1: I can't imagine doing all this without him. Um. You know, 386 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: he's been kind of a guy that can lean on 387 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 1: and rely on to just ask things, you know, just 388 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 1: you know, talk to every day. So you know, haven't 389 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,640 Speaker 1: been here has been has been awesome. Um. I love 390 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:44,400 Speaker 1: to see him. He's kind of grown out of shell 391 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 1: and he's starting to play and um and do his 392 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 1: thing because you know, he got a lot of doubters 393 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:52,200 Speaker 1: after that you combine, but um, you know, he's he's 394 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:53,439 Speaker 1: a ball player at the end of the day. And 395 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 1: I'm glad it showing there's like a theme to this 396 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 1: as doubters or something. You know, it's Baker. Yeah, you 397 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,479 Speaker 1: getting drafted later than you should have as a backing 398 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:04,959 Speaker 1: Award winner. Everyone's got to have a chip on their shoulder. 399 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:08,159 Speaker 1: It's true. It's true. What what's something that you can 400 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 1: tell us about, like you in Orlando's friendship that maybe 401 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:13,639 Speaker 1: people don't know a story that you can share what 402 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:16,679 Speaker 1: you guys do off the field or something like that. Uh, 403 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:21,959 Speaker 1: I don't know. Orlando's kind of a larger than life character. 404 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: Um literally, yeah, is he larger than like, Yeah, he's 405 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,160 Speaker 1: just you know, he's you know, on the field, he's 406 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 1: one of the meanest you know, just you know, talks 407 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:35,159 Speaker 1: and and does all this stuff. But you know, outside 408 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:37,399 Speaker 1: the field, the guy's a big teddy bear. Um at 409 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:39,359 Speaker 1: the end of the day. And um, you know, I 410 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:41,359 Speaker 1: love the kid to death. You know, it's kind of crazy, 411 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 1: is I mean, I'm sure you know the story with 412 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 1: his dad and how he got hit in the eye 413 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 1: with the penoty flag and then you got hit. But 414 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 1: I noticed that that you hit with the penalty flag 415 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 1: against in the Bengals game, right right, But I saw 416 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 1: you be like, what the hell? Man? Yeah, I think, yeah, 417 00:18:57,520 --> 00:18:59,920 Speaker 1: I think the reft made a terrible call. And then 418 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 1: the ref throat right at me, like it was like vindictive, 419 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 1: like you know, screw you. Um, and then Orlando comes over, 420 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 1: He's like, dude, you should get money for for him 421 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 1: doing that. You know, the whole story with my dad. 422 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 1: But you know it was whatever, But I thought it 423 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: was funny. Orlanda said something about it. Yeah, well more Oklahoma. 424 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:19,159 Speaker 1: Question which NFL team is Lincoln Riley going to be 425 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: coaching next year? Oklahoma? Stay in Oklahoma. We're gonna get 426 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:28,520 Speaker 1: a national championship this year. Tell people a little bit 427 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:31,240 Speaker 1: just about your back story to your personal story. You know, 428 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 1: you have diabetes and that's something that you manage all 429 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: the time. How has that process been in the NFL? 430 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 1: Has have been at all any different from the process 431 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: that you had in college? And what do you do 432 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: on a daily basis? Um, you know, hasn't you know, 433 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:46,640 Speaker 1: changed too much? Obviously now being in the NFL, it's 434 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,159 Speaker 1: you know, everything's a little bit amped up. You know. 435 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:52,400 Speaker 1: It's this is my job in my livelihood. So everything 436 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: I do is you know, dependent on my health and 437 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:58,639 Speaker 1: that includes my diabetes. But um, you know, I've always 438 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:01,880 Speaker 1: been very very um, you know, diligent about my health 439 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 1: and my diabetes especially, so UM, I'm really on top 440 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 1: of it, you know. Thankfully enough, I've got you know, 441 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:10,120 Speaker 1: a great training staff here and teammates and coaches that 442 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: that look after me and make sure I'm okay. And 443 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: my family back home, um, you know, they're always coming 444 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: out here and um and and and hanging around. So 445 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,160 Speaker 1: I've got a huge support staff to help me out. 446 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 1: But UM, I've always been a person that you know, 447 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: is you know, you know, health first, right. Do you 448 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:29,919 Speaker 1: have to wear something during the game? Um? Yeah, So 449 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:32,360 Speaker 1: I have a pump and then I just take that off. 450 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 1: But I also have a dex Com G six, which 451 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 1: is like a continuous glucose monitor which always stays on 452 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 1: and it basically just read your blood glucose and sends 453 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 1: it bluetooth through UM to my phone on my app. 454 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:46,840 Speaker 1: But then how do they monitor that during the game, 455 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 1: Like they don't have your phone obviously no, So during 456 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:52,160 Speaker 1: the game, I actually, um, I test my butt sugar. UM. 457 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:55,199 Speaker 1: I always carrying around my diabetes bag and it has 458 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 1: like a tester kit which I used during the game. 459 00:20:57,880 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 1: Got you just during the sideline whenever you get to 460 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,120 Speaker 1: the side, And do you ever have to basically adjust 461 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: like you're like, hey, it's getting a little bit low, 462 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: like during a game, and I need to adjust within 463 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,359 Speaker 1: a game itself. Yeah, you know, I I'm really kind 464 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 1: of diligent about not letting it get low. Um that's 465 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:14,400 Speaker 1: kind of the area you don't want to have happen. So, UM, 466 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:16,639 Speaker 1: you know, I've been really good this year. Um, probably 467 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 1: my best year. I've had a football and my diabetes 468 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:21,879 Speaker 1: and during games and um, that's something that that matters 469 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 1: to me a lot. Um not letting it affect me 470 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 1: at all, Um, just because the image I want to 471 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: set for for kids and families out there. But um, 472 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:32,120 Speaker 1: you know, it hasn't had a point where I've I've 473 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 1: had a problem with it. I don't think your your 474 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: point about being kind of an inspiration in that regard. 475 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:39,440 Speaker 1: I think that's really cool because we see I'm sure 476 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:41,120 Speaker 1: that you've seen it throughout your career, in your life, 477 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 1: but we see it sometimes from fans who have young 478 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 1: people who have diabetes, and they're basically like, this is 479 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:48,640 Speaker 1: I look at a guy who's in the NFL having 480 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: a lot of success. You had a lot of success 481 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 1: at the college level. That's an inspiration to me. Is 482 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 1: that something that you truly value is being that kind 483 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:58,680 Speaker 1: of guy. That's my that's my like my life drive, 484 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 1: you know. I, um, you know, I want to use 485 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:04,479 Speaker 1: this this this stage and this pedestal that I'm on 486 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 1: and um, you know, be the best football player that 487 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 1: can be, but use that in a positive way to help, um, 488 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:14,439 Speaker 1: you know, people with diabetes and that's my goal. Well 489 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:16,439 Speaker 1: you're being a darn good football player. So you're up. 490 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:21,239 Speaker 1: So thank you so much. Mark. Yeah, all right, well 491 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:24,920 Speaker 1: thanks to Mark. Really good dude. I'm excited about Mark 492 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 1: not only as a football player, but as a guy 493 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 1: that we get to go to in the locker room 494 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: for interviews for a long time. Like I said, yeah, 495 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:33,160 Speaker 1: him and Orlando, just to kind of set the stage 496 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 1: there for fans who don't know. When you go into 497 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:39,640 Speaker 1: open locker room for media time, a number of players 498 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:42,160 Speaker 1: use that as an opportunity to go to the training room, 499 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: to go to the cafeteria, to kind of go to 500 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 1: the player's locker players lounge, just to basically find any 501 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: place other than the locker room, because some players prefer 502 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: not to do media, or they go and do a 503 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: quick media session and then they get out. Some people 504 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 1: don't want to talk to you exactly. We scare a 505 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:57,920 Speaker 1: very frightening person to scare a lot of people. However, 506 00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:01,400 Speaker 1: Mark and Orlando, they basically set up shot, they post up, 507 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:03,680 Speaker 1: they post up, they get in there, open locker room, 508 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:06,640 Speaker 1: starts at whatever new they're they're new, and ends at 509 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:10,199 Speaker 1: one they're they're new to one, sitting at their stools, accommodating, 510 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:12,720 Speaker 1: willing to be interviewed. Well, I don't think that's the reason. 511 00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:14,679 Speaker 1: I think it's it has nothing to do with wanting 512 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 1: to be interviewed. It just has they're just they're just 513 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:18,960 Speaker 1: wanting to be there, just rookie sort of like, yeah, 514 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 1: I guess I'll just hang out here. Yeah, they're fine 515 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:22,719 Speaker 1: to hang out in the locker room. So I like it. 516 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:24,640 Speaker 1: I like it. I hope that doesn't change. Yeah, but 517 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 1: before we go, I do think, you know, we touched 518 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:30,680 Speaker 1: on this in our interview with Mark Andrews, and it's 519 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:33,359 Speaker 1: obviously the question of the week, so I think we 520 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: would be remiss not to talk about it just a 521 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 1: little bit, to touch on it before we go. And 522 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:41,120 Speaker 1: that's the debate between who should be the starting quarterback 523 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:45,479 Speaker 1: if Joe and Lamar are both healthy, which that's TVD 524 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 1: at the time of taping this podcast. Um, but I 525 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 1: mean this is a debate that we haven't had in 526 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: Baltimore for over a decade, for about a decade since 527 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:59,360 Speaker 1: two eight. So what do you think, Garrett who if 528 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 1: you're John Hardball, you put on your John Hardball hat. 529 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 1: Who are you going? Well, we'll preferences by saying no 530 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 1: one is knocking on ordor asking what we think you know? 531 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:11,280 Speaker 1: Definitely not and we have zero inside or not. So 532 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: that just prefaced everything with that, as is always the case. Yes. Um. 533 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:18,640 Speaker 1: With that said, I would stick with Lamar Jackson, as 534 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:21,439 Speaker 1: I said last week on the podcast with Dennis Pitta. Um, 535 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:23,399 Speaker 1: I told and I stand by a lot of what 536 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,119 Speaker 1: I said last week when I was debating Pitta on it, 537 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: and obviously he was on the Joe Flacco side. Um, 538 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:33,639 Speaker 1: but I think that my argument is even more stronger. 539 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: He wasn't even stronger this week as we're seeing a 540 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 1: second week of Lamar Jackson. Here's what it comes down to. 541 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 1: I think that he's a good enough thrower and he's 542 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:45,160 Speaker 1: thrown he has some passes that obviously aren't as clean 543 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 1: looking as Joe Flacco, but he's throwing well enough in 544 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: my mind, had a great pass to Mark, had a 545 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 1: great pass John Brown that was called back. Had a 546 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 1: great pass to John the previous week that set up 547 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,640 Speaker 1: the field goal right before halftime. Had a nice pass 548 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 1: to Mark, and that first game. So like when I 549 00:24:57,800 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 1: see him throwing, I actually have been in rest with 550 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:02,679 Speaker 1: the way that he has thrown the ball. So to me, 551 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: he checks the box on throwing running the ball. The 552 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:07,560 Speaker 1: running offense is far and away better. I mean, the 553 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:09,920 Speaker 1: best rushing offense in the NFL with Lamar without him, 554 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 1: the bottom the league. Over the past two weeks, they've 555 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:14,160 Speaker 1: run for more yards than anybody in the league. Yeah, 556 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:16,440 Speaker 1: five hundred nine yards not even close. Four twenty yards 557 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 1: for the Houston Texans that second, so almost a hundred 558 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:20,879 Speaker 1: yards more than any other team in the league. So 559 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 1: it's night and day. And they weren't going to get 560 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: a rushing offense with Joe. It just you had a 561 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 1: nine week or at ten weeks sample size and it 562 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 1: didn't happen. So to think that all of a sudden 563 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 1: you would start him back into the lineup, that's gonna change. 564 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 1: I don't see that being the case, all right, So 565 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:39,160 Speaker 1: I have a hand. I did a little I put 566 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:41,320 Speaker 1: my thoughts sound paper, which I don't usually like to 567 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:44,400 Speaker 1: do for the podcast. I like to shoot from the hid. Yeah, 568 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 1: but I put it down on paper. This even makes 569 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 1: your arguments any better. Here's my and I was really 570 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:52,879 Speaker 1: struggling with this decision last week at this time. So 571 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 1: I'll give you credit. But I'm stronger than Lamar Camp. Now, okay, 572 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,479 Speaker 1: you've come over to welcome. Welcome. I'm pretty sorry, Thank 573 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 1: you very much. I was leading towards the borrow last week, 574 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:05,000 Speaker 1: but I had a harder time. I wasn't sticking my 575 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 1: flag in there as strong as you were. Uh So, 576 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:09,959 Speaker 1: over the past two weeks, as you said, the rushing 577 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:12,200 Speaker 1: attack has improved. That's a huge reasons gone from twenty 578 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:14,840 Speaker 1: seven to eleventh in the league. I think that's because 579 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 1: it's eleven on eleven football now with Joe handing off, 580 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:19,879 Speaker 1: it's ten on eleven when you run involved. And what 581 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 1: just what you mean by that? Basically the mars a 582 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:24,359 Speaker 1: threat to run so he can hand it off and 583 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:26,919 Speaker 1: go one way, or the market keep it and the 584 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:30,399 Speaker 1: market that's not happening. So you have an additional player 585 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:33,159 Speaker 1: which really opens things up. Plus you're causing more hesitation 586 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:36,680 Speaker 1: for the defense, which really almost makes it like eleven 587 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:39,920 Speaker 1: on ten because that guy is hesitating. You know, they 588 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 1: talked all year about we're so close in the running game, 589 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 1: we're close, We're close. Well, now just that little bit 590 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:49,359 Speaker 1: of hesitation turns the game of inches in your favor, right, Uh. 591 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:51,880 Speaker 1: Plus you just have the threat of the marm. He's 592 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:53,960 Speaker 1: put up a hundred ninety rushing yards. That's like a 593 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:57,440 Speaker 1: top tier NFL running back. He's averaging more yards for 594 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:01,240 Speaker 1: carry then Todd Gurley is this here? Okay? All right, 595 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:03,880 Speaker 1: so there's that rushing texts, And like, I agree with you, 596 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 1: I don't know that with Joe hand the ball off 597 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 1: that the run game would be what it is. I 598 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:09,479 Speaker 1: don't think it would. I think Gus Edwards has been 599 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 1: a really nice addition and development and fine, but I 600 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:14,920 Speaker 1: think you're kidding yourself to believe that if you put 601 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:17,080 Speaker 1: Joe back in there, the gust Awards is just gonna 602 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:20,119 Speaker 1: continue putting up a hundred yards of game. Okay. Another 603 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:24,040 Speaker 1: big factor for me, time of possession. Okay, Ravens wanted 604 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 1: against Oakland. They had at thirty four twelve to okay 605 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 1: against uh. Since the Ravens had it thirty eight oh nine. 606 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:37,880 Speaker 1: I mean dominant. Now that takes That has a two 607 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:41,400 Speaker 1: pronged effect. Effect. A. It helps you keep really good 608 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 1: offenses off the field, which is gonna be particularly useful 609 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 1: when you're going up against the Falcons, Chiefs, the Bucks 610 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:49,920 Speaker 1: can put up some numbers, you know, the Chargers, all 611 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:52,680 Speaker 1: those teams down the stretch that have really good offenses. 612 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:56,640 Speaker 1: That might be your best defense. Okay. B it makes 613 00:27:56,680 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 1: your defense better because it keeps them fresher. Okay, look 614 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:04,920 Speaker 1: at this. So the Ravens against the against the Raiders 615 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 1: had fifty eight defensive snaps against the Bengals fifty five 616 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:11,960 Speaker 1: the week before they had eighty against the Steelers. That's 617 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:14,560 Speaker 1: like you're playing two thirds of a game instead of 618 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: a full game. It's like going to play in another 619 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,520 Speaker 1: quarter and a half on defense. I mean, it's ridiculous. 620 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:22,160 Speaker 1: That's a huge difference. Okay. They were averaging seventy one 621 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 1: three snaps on defense during a three game losing skid. 622 00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 1: During the two game winning streak, they're averaging fifty six 623 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 1: point five. Big difference. Okay, that makes you better in 624 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:34,840 Speaker 1: getting sacks latin games, which we saw against the Raiders, 625 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: and getting turnovers. Layton games or at any point during 626 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:40,360 Speaker 1: the game, which we saw against the Raiders. And I 627 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 1: think that's really, as you've said before, the only the 628 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 1: big improvement that those Ravens defense can make. They need 629 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:48,000 Speaker 1: more turnovers, they need more splash players, they need to 630 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 1: get the pass rush going. Being fresher, especially down the 631 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: stretch when other teams are are tired, will help greatly 632 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:56,960 Speaker 1: with that. Then here's here's the biggest questions okay about Lamark, 633 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:00,200 Speaker 1: because those are the two obvious helps the run game. Okay, 634 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:04,520 Speaker 1: The biggest question is is he as good as Flacco 635 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 1: in the passing attack? Okay, And I would argue that 636 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:12,960 Speaker 1: it's not very clear cut. Okay, yards per attempt. I 637 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 1: think it is the best metric you can have here. Okay, 638 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 1: in terms of success of a passing game. Lamar is 639 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:23,040 Speaker 1: averaging seven point four ones yards per passing attempt, Flacco 640 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 1: six point five. So when he throws, he's more effective 641 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 1: than Joe was previously. Now, yeah, you gotta throw the 642 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 1: caveat out there, and the caveat is the defenses that 643 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 1: he's faced. He's gone against two of the worst. So 644 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 1: people are like, well, I'll judge it when I see 645 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 1: Lamargo against the good defense. He's not gonna go against 646 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 1: a very good defense the rest of the way. Yeah, right, 647 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 1: I mean the last five final games the Ravens have 648 00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:52,480 Speaker 1: this season, they face four of the bottom six defenses 649 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 1: in the NFL. So like and and and when you 650 00:29:55,040 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 1: dive into it even more, those teams are particularly poor, 651 00:29:58,040 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: with the exception of one, against the run. They are there. 652 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:03,840 Speaker 1: It's not as bad as you would think, but you know, 653 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 1: they're all they're all in the bottom half of the 654 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:09,479 Speaker 1: league against the run, with the exception with the total defense, 655 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:12,240 Speaker 1: they're even worse than they are against the run. Um. 656 00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 1: But but when you look good against the run, there 657 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:18,000 Speaker 1: were particularly poor against the run. They are so so anyway, 658 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:22,160 Speaker 1: I don't think I don't think it's kind of if 659 00:30:22,200 --> 00:30:24,400 Speaker 1: it ain't broke, don't fix it in regards to that. 660 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 1: And I think here's the other factor. There's two other ones. Hey, 661 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 1: Lamar is gonna continue to get better. I think he 662 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:32,840 Speaker 1: looked better throwing the ball and more decisive and making 663 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 1: his reads from in the Raiders game than he did 664 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:37,720 Speaker 1: for the Bengals game. And we compare it to how 665 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 1: he looked in the preseason, and we compare the preseason 666 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: and how he sorked in training Campell, you compare training camp, 667 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:45,239 Speaker 1: how you work and rookie minicamp. We've seen on our 668 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:49,280 Speaker 1: significant improvement over the course of his time, only getting better. Joe. 669 00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:52,560 Speaker 1: I don't know what his health. He couldn't be healthy 670 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:54,000 Speaker 1: enough to play, but is the hip going to be 671 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 1: a problem. I mean there's an injury question mark there 672 00:30:57,360 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 1: at least, and he's rusty, hasn't played in a month, right, 673 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 1: And the last thing and we'll go because I know 674 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:07,480 Speaker 1: this is getting long, is I think it's excitement, right, 675 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:10,360 Speaker 1: I think that this team has been energized by the 676 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:15,640 Speaker 1: change a number of players I think have been um 677 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: and just winning creates that, right Uh, And I don't 678 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:22,280 Speaker 1: know that you want to stop that momentum to change it. 679 00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:25,400 Speaker 1: Back to me, it reminds me a little bit of 680 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:27,840 Speaker 1: the San Francisco forty Niners when they made the change 681 00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:30,640 Speaker 1: from Alex Smith to Colin Kaepernick back in which sparked 682 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:32,840 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl run all the way until they played 683 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:38,080 Speaker 1: the Ravens then we stopped them. But anyway, I think 684 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:41,400 Speaker 1: there are some similarities to that in which you get 685 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 1: this this change of pace at quarterback, this exciting player, 686 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:47,360 Speaker 1: and you you see the team kind of rally around 687 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:49,480 Speaker 1: that and and thus can go on a little bit 688 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 1: of a winning streak. Yeah. Like I said, I mean 689 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:54,400 Speaker 1: I agree with everything that the points that you made. 690 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:56,440 Speaker 1: I've been in this camp, you know, for the last 691 00:31:57,320 --> 00:31:59,040 Speaker 1: I felt that way when I left the stadium after 692 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:00,880 Speaker 1: the winning gets the Bengals it. It It should be Lamar's 693 00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:03,840 Speaker 1: job the rest of the way, UM, barring any sort 694 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 1: of drastic under performance from him against the Raiders, UM 695 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:10,960 Speaker 1: or something like that. If he falls off a cliff, 696 00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:13,400 Speaker 1: you know, if he goes on the road and can't 697 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 1: call plays, I think that's a big test. That's it's 698 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 1: a big big test is going on the road running 699 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:21,200 Speaker 1: the offense. They did have some kind of mechanics issues, 700 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:22,800 Speaker 1: had to blow some time outs last week. It's going 701 00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 1: to be even more challenging in a road atmosphere. That's 702 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:26,960 Speaker 1: a good point. So that that to me is the 703 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:29,480 Speaker 1: biggest the next test. But to me, Lamar has passed 704 00:32:29,480 --> 00:32:32,400 Speaker 1: every test already, so there's no reason in my mind 705 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:34,040 Speaker 1: to think that this is when that he can't pass. 706 00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 1: So um it. You know, it'll be interesting to see 707 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:42,400 Speaker 1: how it plays plays out. But we're in camp Lamarr. Yeah, 708 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:44,600 Speaker 1: and that's not knock the Joe. No, you have to 709 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:46,720 Speaker 1: pick one. I mean, if we were to say Joe, 710 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:48,880 Speaker 1: it's would people will say that's a knock against Lamar. 711 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:51,440 Speaker 1: So it's it's it's I don't see it that way. 712 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 1: I just think that as his team currently as they're 713 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:56,360 Speaker 1: constructed right now, Lamar guests are the best she has 714 00:32:56,440 --> 00:32:58,120 Speaker 1: to win. And like I said last week, this is 715 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:01,240 Speaker 1: not about at all by any stretch. Let's see what 716 00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:05,040 Speaker 1: you got, Let's see what your right to there for 717 00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 1: right now, because the Ravens have a real chance to 718 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 1: make the playoffs, still have a chance to win the 719 00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 1: division potentially, and so you're trying to win right now, 720 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:15,480 Speaker 1: and I think Lamar gives you that chance to do that. 721 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 1: So you're going down to Atlanta. You're gonna scope out 722 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:18,840 Speaker 1: our super both hang out. So yeah, I'm gonna go 723 00:33:18,920 --> 00:33:20,520 Speaker 1: check out. I'm gonna I'm gonna do a little scouting 724 00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:22,320 Speaker 1: mission this weekend, figure out where we're gonna go for 725 00:33:22,360 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, pick out the spots. So I'll get 726 00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:26,840 Speaker 1: back to you let you know. As always, you can 727 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:29,800 Speaker 1: read us at the lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot 728 00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:31,680 Speaker 1: net and we will be back with you next week. 729 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:32,440 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening,