1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge presented by DraftKings, a special edition 2 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: of the Lounge. Because we have some big news, Needie. 3 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: The Ravens have traded. It's official now. Ravens have traded 4 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: for linebacker Roe Kwon smith sending a reported UH second 5 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: and fifth round picks as well as linebacker A. J. 6 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: Klein to the Chicago Bears to get one of the 7 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 1: top tacklers, the top tackler this season so far in 8 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:35,319 Speaker 1: the NFL. Uh, Garrett, what's your initial reaction to the move. Well, 9 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 1: here's my initial reaction, and then we'll talk about the 10 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: football piece. The initial reaction is the reports come out 11 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:43,480 Speaker 1: Monday night, right as trick or treats about the start, 12 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: So tell me about it. That's what I'm saying. Now. 13 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 1: We predicted this. We predicted this. Listeners will know. On 14 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: the latest podcast before this one, we said Eric's costs 15 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: at the trade deadline, He's gonna make a move and 16 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,279 Speaker 1: it's ineviti gonna take place at like the worst possible time. 17 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: So did you just walk around neighborhood with the laptop out. 18 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: I had not left the office yet. I had already 19 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: put in the request to leave early to get home 20 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: in time request, and I still got out. You know me, 21 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: I'm a pro bab. I got churn and burn that thing, 22 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 1: just a grinder, churn and burn pedal of the medal 23 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 1: to get home, got in time, back in time for 24 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: Tricker treating. So Tricker Treating. One of my neighbors said, 25 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: aren't you supposed to be, uh, you know, breaking down 26 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,839 Speaker 1: the Roquan Smith trade right now? And I said, well, 27 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: you know, we gotta wait till it's official. Now it's official, 28 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: so all right. My take on the trade, no doubt 29 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: about it. The Ravens are a better team today than 30 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: they were yesterday. Adding that we're adding Roquan Smith to 31 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: this team takes this defense to another level. I think 32 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: that the defense is a good defense without Rockwan Smith, 33 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: and they've made serious strides I think from some of 34 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: their mishaps that they had earlier this year. But I 35 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: think that adding Roquan Smith in the center of this 36 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: group elevates everybody around and I just think takes this 37 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: defense to a level that should be one of the 38 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: best defenses in the league. Yeah, I think that it's 39 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: been apparent that the Ravens wanted to upgrade it inside 40 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:11,399 Speaker 1: linebacker all off season, right, there were reports that they 41 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: were interested in Bobby Wagner. Uh, there's been reports of 42 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: various tryouts, guys coming in for tryouts, like Martinez included 43 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: you know who was a high uh, piled up a 44 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 1: lot of tackles over his career. Right, So it was 45 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: kind of clear that they wanted to add somebody there 46 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: next to Patrick added a J. Klein as a midseason 47 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: acquisition exactly. I know that it's not the work on 48 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:34,799 Speaker 1: Smith level, and then they just treated A J. Klein, 49 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: but they did bring him in right exactly, So you know, 50 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: the desire has always been there. And then of course, 51 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,959 Speaker 1: like Eric de Costa is so good at finding these 52 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: situations where you know, maybe a team is up against 53 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 1: the salary cap like it was with the Marcus Peters 54 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: and the Rams a couple of years ago, um a 55 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: few years ago. And and now you have Roquan Smith 56 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: who had kind of reached an impass with the Bears 57 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 1: on a contract extension and made it pretty public that 58 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 1: you know, he wanted to be traded, and so that 59 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 1: creates leverage, right, you know, that's a player that's potentially available, 60 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: and um, Eric Costa swoops in for what I think is. 61 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 1: You know, it remains to be seen whether Rokwan Smith 62 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: signs a contract extension or not with the Ravens, but 63 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: a second and a fifth either way, you know, if 64 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: he does sign a contract extension, this is a major 65 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: part of your defense for years to come. Like goodness, gracious, 66 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: you got it for a second fifth. That's a steel, 67 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: right And even if he doesn't, and then they get 68 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 1: a compensed story pick, whether it be a third round pick, 69 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: fourth round pick. Like you, you get back some of 70 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: that trade capital that you used. Well look how many 71 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: times on Ravens mail bag, whether it written for him 72 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: or emails to the podcast. Did we hear about Rokwan Smith? 73 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 1: And we talked about it a little bit during the 74 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: off season, and I think we all said, sure, I 75 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: like that idea, sign me up if that is possible. 76 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: But the Bear said during the office season, we're not 77 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: trading him. I didn't trade him during the off season. 78 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: I just had to wait a little bit um And 79 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: even last week when one of the listeners asked about 80 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: what's a trade that could happen, you did point the 81 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: inside linebacker. And I'll be honest, I didn't think that 82 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 1: Rokwan Smith would be able to happen a because I 83 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 1: didn't think the Bears were going to trade him because 84 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 1: of what they had said. Um. And then also it's 85 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: always a leverage game. Yeah, we're not interested. We'd never 86 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 1: trade him unless you make the rent exactly. And then 87 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: the other part was the money, you know, because he's 88 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: playing out of the fifth year option this year. Well 89 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: but the Bears, now, so here's this is what is 90 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 1: really I think speaks to uh Eric to cosas maneuver, 91 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:45,799 Speaker 1: you know, maneuvering here that he gets a lot of credit, 92 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: we should get a lot of credit for So according 93 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: to Adam Schefter, Rokuan Smith was at five point for 94 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: a million for the rest of the season. That's part 95 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: of the agreement. It's a pro raded portion of his deal. 96 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:58,919 Speaker 1: The Bears are paying Smith four point eight million for 97 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 1: the rest of the season and the Ravens are paying 98 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: in five. They basically swave contracts with a J. Klein 99 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: like it's cost the same amount as a J. Klein 100 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: was gonna cost. In order to do that, they send 101 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 1: a second round pick, basically basically buying a second round 102 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: The Bears are exacting a second round pick exactly. You 103 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: can That's the thing that we should keep in mind 104 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 1: in the future is you know when we talk about 105 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 1: well can they afford it? Can can the Ravens afford 106 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: to take on this contract? If you send enough draft 107 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 1: capital and they have the other team has enough salary 108 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: cap space, they'll they can eat whatever you want them to. Yeah, right, 109 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: so um yeah, so it just makes it work. And 110 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: the Ravens still reportedly have about three million dollars in 111 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,840 Speaker 1: cap space. But that's one thing when we talked about 112 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,359 Speaker 1: all these deals, whether it before a wide receiver and 113 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 1: one of these big names, like well can they fit 114 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 1: that cap? They don't necessarily have to fit the cap, right, 115 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: the other teams willing to take it, Yeah, and you 116 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 1: can get in. Jagasta has shown that he's going to 117 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: get creative at kind of managing that cap. And this 118 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: is another example of it. Well, I really think that 119 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:59,279 Speaker 1: just speaking from a football perspective, you know, we saw 120 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: even ends to the Bucks, what the loss of Josh 121 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 1: Bindes meant to this defense, right. I Mean they came 122 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 1: out and they had some success running the ball with 123 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 1: Leonard Fournett, and that was a team that was last 124 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: in the league in running the football, right, so when 125 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: Josh Bines wasn't on the field like they were, the 126 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 1: Ravens are kind of thin, you know, and so I 127 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: think shoring up that defense, and now looking you look 128 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: at this front seven and it's like, oh my gosh, 129 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:28,840 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, especially once they get Ties Bowser 130 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: on the field, which seems like it could certainly happen 131 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,359 Speaker 1: against the Saints. You get David a Java back on 132 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 1: the field, Justin Houston's rocking and rolling. Now get Clay's campbellback. 133 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 1: You know, that was another part of the run defense 134 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: that hurt against the Bucks was he was out with 135 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: the illness. But now you really look across the board, 136 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 1: the defensive line has been fantastic. The linebackers. You know, 137 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: once you have these outside linebackers rock and rolling again 138 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,839 Speaker 1: and back on the field, now the inside linebacker plug 139 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: in Roquand to just gobble up these tackles. I mean, 140 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: the only one player in the NFL has more tackles 141 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: than him over the past five years. Pretty incredible. And 142 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: it allows Patrick Queen to kind of do what he 143 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: does best in being this disruptive all over the field 144 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: Blitzer like and Roquand gets sex too. But I think 145 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 1: it kind of allows It puts Roquan in a good 146 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: position in a good defense, better than the Bears defense. 147 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: And it puts Patrick Queen in a better position allows 148 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: him to thrive too. So you look at it in 149 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: totality in this front seven, this front seven is now stacked. Yeah, 150 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: I mean the defense as a whole is stack. I 151 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: agree with the front seven, but just look at like 152 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: all three levels of the defense, secondary and major investments. Now, 153 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: you took a big hit with the injury obviously to 154 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: uh Marcus Williams, also in the front, to Michael Pierce, 155 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: but you've got so major investments in the secondary. You 156 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: now have major investments your two linebackers or two first 157 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: round picks. Okay, that's which no other team I'd have 158 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: to go I mean I had to go back and 159 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: go through a look at this. I doubt any other 160 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: team has a pair of inside linebackers who are both 161 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: first round picks, just off the top of my head. 162 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: And then up front you got Calais Campbell, and you 163 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: got a defensive line Justin matter Beak is playing great, 164 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: Travis Jones is a really good rookie. It's playing at 165 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: a high level. And then you've got these pass rushers 166 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: justin Houston is playing like he's like you know exactly, 167 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: he's found like the youth have aunt the youth, thank you, 168 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: and then you're gonna get help in that area. Like, 169 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: there's no reason that the Ravens shouldn't have one of 170 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: the best defenses in the league. I really believe that 171 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: going forward when they've been trending in the right direction, 172 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: like the defense has been playing pretty well, you know, 173 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: And so I think just this kind of takes it 174 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: to another level, like you said, and and really speaks 175 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: to I think obviously for Eric to Costa giving he 176 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: doesn't like to give up picks, especially a second round pick. Right, 177 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 1: that's a pretty substantial investment, right, Obviously, it shows that 178 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 1: he feels like this team is good enough to do 179 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: some major damage and go far this year. Right, I mean, 180 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: the Ravens are in first place in the NFC North 181 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: sole possession now after the Bengals lost to the Browns. 182 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: It's kind of like the schedule two game lead on 183 00:08:57,640 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 1: the Bengals too, what's like one and a half. Yeah, 184 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:03,680 Speaker 1: so have you right there owing three in division, which 185 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: is big, Yeah, they're three in the division. You've beat 186 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: him head to head. Even if they were to beat 187 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: you and you end up tie with them, you then 188 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,080 Speaker 1: have the division tiebreaker. And now we're going now going 189 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: down here. But yeah, the Ravens are in the driver's seat, 190 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:15,439 Speaker 1: no doubt about it. And you look ahead to the 191 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 1: schedule and there's no team currently that has a record 192 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 1: above five d on the schedule for the Ravens. Exactly. 193 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,559 Speaker 1: The Bengals at four and four have the best record 194 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 1: of any remaining opponent. Now we already did the game, 195 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: already probably doves game right unfear conservative, We're going underfeed 196 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 1: the rest of the way. But like I mean, clearly 197 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: it speaks to the Ravens feeling that, hey, you know, 198 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: we know the Bills are a good team, the Chiefs 199 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 1: are a good team. We feel like we're a good 200 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: team too, and that the Ravens can go in and 201 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: and do some damage against those teams with this defense. 202 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: And why not when we got Lamar Jackson here on 203 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 1: this contract, he's playing on the tag and you know, 204 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: before we've paid him that big deal, let's go, you know, 205 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: let's give up some draft capital to and this is 206 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: you see, this is right up your alley is a 207 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: uh you subscribe the less need mentality of the those 208 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 1: I'll blank those picks, forget those picks, forget forget those 209 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: Garrett is all in on that strategy. So I knew 210 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 1: you had to love this. No. I. It is a 211 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: win now move, is what you're saying, and and it 212 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: clearly is like, this makes the Ravens a better team 213 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:28,679 Speaker 1: this year. You get a guy. It's a win now 214 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: for a couple of reasons. One, you just laid it out. 215 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,320 Speaker 1: The Ravens feel like you need to get better on 216 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:35,839 Speaker 1: defense to maybe compete potentially with these great teams in 217 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: the a f C, and this allows you to do that. 218 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: It's also win now moved because ro Kwan Smith is 219 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: in the final year of his contract, and so the 220 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: potential is there that this is a rental, that this 221 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 1: is an eight game rental, and that's a significant investment 222 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 1: for an eight game rental. However, if you go and 223 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: you win a Super Bowl, well then yeah, uma, of course, 224 00:10:55,840 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: of course, Um, but I'm still operating. You're you're you're 225 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 1: looking at it. You're like, all right, even if it 226 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:05,559 Speaker 1: is a rental, and that's a significant investment for a rental. 227 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 1: But if you go and win a Super Bowl. Of 228 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: course it's worth it. Obviously, obviously it's worth it. Okay, 229 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: so that, but then beyond that, I'm sure the Ravens 230 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: are optimistic that they can work out a long term 231 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: deal with him. They've done this previously when the Ravens 232 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:20,719 Speaker 1: brought in Marcus Peters, similar situation and then all of 233 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 1: a sudden, a few games in Boom long term extension 234 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 1: has worked out. So now it's gone the other way too. 235 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 1: It's we gotta mention that Yahnike and Goakway came in 236 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:31,679 Speaker 1: here as a midseason trade and played out the rest 237 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: of the season and then he left the free agency, 238 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: so there's no guarantee. But the Ravens have gone both 239 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: ways when they've done this in the past. So it's 240 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 1: nice to have the guy in the building and you 241 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: can get a good feel for him as a person. 242 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: You can get a great better feel for him as 243 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: a player. And see, you know, I mean, maybe Roquan 244 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: Smith would be somebody they would be interested in bringing 245 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: in as a free agent anyway, right, Like Marcus Williams 246 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:52,560 Speaker 1: was a young, top of the market free agent that 247 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:54,679 Speaker 1: they plugged into his defense, maybe they would have been 248 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 1: interested in that anyway, now you bring him into the 249 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: building and you get firstand knowledge of them as a player, 250 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:01,840 Speaker 1: and you can decide whether you want to keep him 251 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: long term or not. Right, they decided, Yeah, Marcus Peters, 252 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: and we love this dude as a player and what 253 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,679 Speaker 1: he's brought to this building, we're gonna sign him. Yunique 254 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:11,959 Speaker 1: didn't have as much of an impact when he came in, right, 255 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: and they said, you know what, maybe not, and we'll 256 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 1: take the competitory pick a year later. And so I think, 257 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: you know, you look, even even when you look down 258 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:23,680 Speaker 1: the road for the Ravens at inside linebacker, they probably 259 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: were going to have to make another high draft pick 260 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 1: eventually or or make an investment. They're regardless. They clearly showed, 261 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 1: like I said at the top, that they wanted to 262 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 1: make an investment. They were willing to sign Bobby Wagner, 263 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 1: which wasn't gonna be a cheap deal, right, And so, uh, 264 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: you know, they made their investment this way by bringing 265 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:43,080 Speaker 1: him into building with it, by giving up a couple 266 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 1: of picks. And now hopefully you know, they love what 267 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: he does and the impact he makes and they want 268 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:49,839 Speaker 1: to keep him long term. And the other thing, too, 269 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: is like there are options if, like, as you're playing 270 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 1: this out, like, there are options if the Ravens weren't 271 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: too resign him long term. I mean you could he 272 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: could leave, you get a compay. The possibility exists, you 273 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: could franchise and trade. Now the Ravens may have to 274 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 1: franchise with mar Jackson, you know. So there's all these 275 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:09,319 Speaker 1: different scenarios that could play out, But there's options that 276 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: the Ravens would have if that comes to pass. And 277 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 1: also I think probably the goal would be, see I 278 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: can get a long term deal done and have your 279 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 1: inside linebacker, a stud inside linebacker as a focal point 280 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: and an anchor of his defense moving forward. I'll tell 281 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 1: you what. Just going back to the player, I remember 282 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:29,720 Speaker 1: when Rokuan Smith was at Georgia and watching him at 283 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: Georgia and thinking this guy he reminded me when he 284 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 1: was at Georgia of Ray Lewis, and I remember saying 285 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 1: at the time, like, if there's anybody that the Ravens 286 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:44,079 Speaker 1: could draft at that point, I would have loved ro 287 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 1: Kwan Smith. And he's been a great player since he's 288 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: been in the NFL, and he's basically been everything that 289 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: you want as a first round pick. I think it's 290 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 1: a tenth overall pick. Um and so and so he's 291 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:59,720 Speaker 1: been exactly what you know was expected of him coming 292 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 1: out of draft. And I just feel like, now you 293 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:05,199 Speaker 1: get a guy in this defense who can play sideline 294 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:12,199 Speaker 1: to sideline, who can just be that that centerpiece, that centerpiece, 295 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: uh at inside linebacker. He also seems and we'll, you know, 296 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: we'll get a better sense of this once he's in 297 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: the building. But like the leader of the defense, like 298 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: the al in the in the defensive realm, an emotional, 299 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: like cares a lot about the game and his teammates, 300 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: like you know, I mean, he broke down crying when 301 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 1: he got the news at a during a press conference 302 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 1: that there Robert Quinn had been traded, Like got emotional 303 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: crying about it, you know what I mean. Like that 304 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: to me just speaks to a guy who like has 305 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 1: those relations he cares a lot, right, and the Ravens 306 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 1: like those guys quite frankly, you know, like um So, 307 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 1: I think from a personality standpoint, I agree, And from 308 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: a player's standpoint, I mean, I'm just starting to kind 309 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: of dig into watching some of the film on him, 310 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: and like the Wrecking Mission is immediate, and it kind 311 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 1: of I just watched the play that did remind me 312 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 1: a little bit of array. It was just like, you know, 313 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 1: it wasn't like, oh my gosh, like crazy, but like 314 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 1: immediately he made Larry Tounsel just with completely in a 315 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: block by just reading the play immediately, a little quick 316 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: sidestep gets around the block. Larry Towns one of the 317 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: best left tackles in the game, completely with tackle for 318 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: loss on the goal line. You know, on Damian Pierce, 319 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: one of the better backs in the league right now. 320 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: And so like a lot of quick recognition, shooting gaps 321 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 1: like I see that a lot on his film is 322 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 1: shooting gaps, tackles for loss. Just knows how to play 323 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 1: the game. And he's got the athleticism really fast and 324 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: backside pursuit tough to get away from him. Um So 325 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 1: I like the player that I see a love. All right, 326 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 1: So we're gonna get into some emails here in a second. 327 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 1: As always, you can email us at the lounge at 328 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: Ravenside NFL dot net. Also, we want listeners to know 329 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: that the sports landscape is ever changing. This week is 330 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: no different. DraftKings is a leader in daily fantasy sports 331 00:15:57,600 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 1: and it still has daily fantasy contest running for those 332 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 1: who are looking to have skin in the game. So 333 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: every player has a salary associated with drafting him. You 334 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: assemble a lineup of players, you try to stay under 335 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 1: the salary cap, and you sit back and you watch 336 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: your points pile up. Now you know how to play, 337 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: Download the Draft Kings app today and sign up using 338 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 1: the code flock. New users will get a free entry 339 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 1: with their first deposit. Again, the code is flock only 340 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:24,280 Speaker 1: at DraftKings. Yeah. Pretty awesome. So let's get in some 341 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:27,720 Speaker 1: emails here. This one comes from Jordan Fitchett. He said, 342 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 1: uh me, personally, I think fans want to see the 343 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 1: Ravens trade for a wide receiver because of the Rashad 344 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 1: Bateman injury, and behind Robinson and Durne, the other whiteouts 345 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: haven't shown much, so if one of those two go down, 346 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: there's no more options. But those top three outside of 347 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 1: the tight ends have been great, so no disrespect to 348 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 1: them when it comes to trade talks. Right, So so 349 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: look the update on Rashad Bateman. John Harball, at his 350 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: press conference on Monday, said that the foot injury that 351 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: he's been dealing with um and then cost reaggravated it 352 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: during the game against the Bucks force him to leave 353 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: the game. Is a little more serious than first thought, 354 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 1: so that he's gonna be out a few weeks and 355 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 1: there could be more to come on that later this week. 356 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: We'll see what that means. I don't want to speculate. Hopefully, 357 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: you know, it's just a few weeks, I guess, and 358 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 1: that he's back and playing at a high level. So 359 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 1: we'll see what the update is on that. Now. The 360 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:25,600 Speaker 1: point of the question basically is they wanted you want 361 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 1: to wide receiver, right, and so like I think that 362 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 1: Eric to Costa is always looking for ways to improve 363 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: the roster, and so when he's taking a taking a 364 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 1: kind of a lay of the land across the NFL 365 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 1: at what the Ramus need and the players that are 366 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 1: out there, you basically asking, Okay, where can we get better? 367 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:48,120 Speaker 1: And then also what's it gonna cost? And our other 368 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: team is interested in making a move, and where do 369 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:52,120 Speaker 1: I want to use If I got one bullet, where 370 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: do I want to use it? Well? Yeah, if right, 371 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:56,439 Speaker 1: if you have one just for the sake of it 372 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:59,159 Speaker 1: and using it our Roquan Smith, it's pretty good. In 373 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 1: my mind. We already covered that. Yeah, we already break 374 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 1: this down before we came up. We already break this 375 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 1: down launch if they wanted to go get one of 376 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:08,919 Speaker 1: the top wide receivers. Right, So let's say, let's just 377 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 1: say they and this is pure speculation, they wanted to 378 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,120 Speaker 1: get a Jerry Judy or they wanted to go after 379 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 1: d J. Moore. Right, you're probably gonna have to give 380 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 1: up a first round pick. I mean, the Broncos said 381 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: they're not trading Jerry Judy unless the perfect deal comes. 382 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 1: But there's that's a wink wink. We were asking for 383 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:26,160 Speaker 1: a first, right, they spent a high first on them 384 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: on Jerry Judy. D J. Moore sounds like the Panthers 385 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: don't want to trade him. Also, it would probably take 386 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 1: a first or more to get him. So if you're 387 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 1: eric to costas, sure, maybe you want to get a 388 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 1: wide receiver. But is it better to spend a a 389 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:44,399 Speaker 1: first on a wide receiver or a second and a 390 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 1: fifth on Roquan Smith? Right, you can improve the restern 391 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: of riot of ways, like you're saying, and to me, 392 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 1: like the first is really steep for a team that 393 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: prides itself on his drafting tradition and all that. The 394 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 1: first is tough, yeah, and and those are both of 395 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:01,440 Speaker 1: those scenarios. Erry Judy is a little bit different. He's 396 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,920 Speaker 1: not in the final year of his contract. But d J. 397 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 1: Moore would have been pricey to take on from a 398 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 1: salary cap perspective long term. I mean, you've they've already 399 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: paid him, right, so like you're already signing up for 400 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:15,199 Speaker 1: that that contract that you can't real I guess you 401 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:17,760 Speaker 1: could restructure it. But anyway, like he's doing a lot 402 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 1: of money at right, So even down the line, we're 403 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: not talking about like if the Panthers eight, the salary 404 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 1: canna cost you a lot for a long time exactly, 405 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: And so um ro Quan is a little bit kind 406 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 1: of it doesn't It doesn't cost you hardly anything this year, 407 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: and maybe it doesn't cost you anything long term if 408 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 1: it's just a rental. Right, So different scenarios there. I 409 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:46,400 Speaker 1: think me personally, I understand the desire to get wide receivers. 410 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:49,919 Speaker 1: I do. Everybody wants to have great wide receivers. I 411 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:53,200 Speaker 1: think that Lamar Jackson has shown that he can operate 412 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:58,679 Speaker 1: a very high level functioning offense without you know, spending 413 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:00,920 Speaker 1: a ton on wide receivers. This just that's just my field. 414 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:04,680 Speaker 1: Like you know, it wasn't wide receivers that were dominated. 415 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 1: Marky's Brown was the top wide receiver and had how 416 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: many yards? Six hundreds of yards? Right and like and 417 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: we saw. I mean, if there is a case in 418 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 1: point Tampa Bay, was it Ris Bateman and Mark Andrews 419 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 1: are down. The second half of the offense was lights 420 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:20,679 Speaker 1: out and Lamar was great throwing the ball to Isaiah 421 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: likely to Marcus Robinson and and the likes Deevin Durna right, 422 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 1: So like to me, of course, I would love to 423 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 1: put uh three Pro Bowl wide receivers around Lamar Jackson. 424 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: But it's all about allocation of your resources. And Lamar's special, 425 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: He's he's awesome, and maybe he doesn't have to have 426 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 1: those kind of weapons in order to thrive. And you 427 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 1: look at the Tampa Bay game. In addition to the 428 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 1: receivers being Harry go also have Gus Edwards go down exactly, 429 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 1: And basically, like your argument, which I understand and there's 430 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: evidence that backs this up, is with Lamar at quarterback 431 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 1: in this scheme, you're able to plug guys in and 432 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 1: still have success exactly, And you can have Isaiah Likely, 433 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: who everyone liked in the preseason and training camp, who 434 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: has been quiet for the first you know, seven games 435 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 1: of the year and then all of a sudden break 436 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:12,440 Speaker 1: out and everyone's saying, whoa is they Likely? I need 437 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:15,679 Speaker 1: to pick him up in fantasy, right, And this offense 438 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 1: has that ability also into Marcus Robinson is making place 439 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 1: in the game, and so you know, you can spread 440 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: the ball around. I think that's one of the things 441 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:25,080 Speaker 1: that like everybody, that is one of the beauties of 442 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 1: this offense. It's like it probably is really freshing for 443 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 1: fantasy owners, but like truly you can have a variety 444 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 1: of guys have a solid day. I mean before it 445 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 1: was Mark Andrews and then some more Mark Andrews and 446 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:41,679 Speaker 1: is always basically going to have a good day, right, 447 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: But but like you know, when Mark Andrews isn't on 448 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 1: the field, I think you saw and maybe this is 449 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:49,160 Speaker 1: a good thing long term for this offense. You saw 450 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: Lamar have to rely on these other weapons and they 451 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:55,679 Speaker 1: came through for him, and that builds the trust between 452 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:59,000 Speaker 1: the two that I think will serve them well. Moving forwards, 453 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 1: back to the question of would they trade somebody, would 454 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 1: they trade for a wide receiver. I mean, I don't 455 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 1: think the Ravens are gonna trade a first round pick 456 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 1: for a wide receiver. I just don't think that's in general, 457 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: like in general, Yeah, exactly, They've already traded a second 458 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: round pick. I don't think they're gonna burn a second 459 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 1: first also. So this is another email kind of along 460 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: the same topic. UM from John, longtime listener, first time emailer, 461 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: which you gotta always read the first time emailers. I 462 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 1: love everything you guys are doing. Thank you John. Um, 463 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 1: all I have to say is, let's go Ravens. We 464 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 1: made a big splash in the trade market before the deadline, 465 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:29,919 Speaker 1: which is something I was not sure was going to happen. 466 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: When I opened my phone and saw the trade, I 467 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 1: freaked out enough that my parents thought I just got 468 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:38,760 Speaker 1: a college acceptance email. I was that excited. Uh. Well, 469 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 1: congratulations you and ro quand welcome to the team. UM. 470 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: I know some fans probably won't want to wanted us 471 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 1: to trade for a receiver like we just talked about, 472 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:51,919 Speaker 1: but I am extremely happy with the Ravens front office. 473 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:53,240 Speaker 1: Thanks for all the hard work you guys do to 474 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 1: put into the show. UM, so good luck on college applications. John, 475 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 1: best of luck during that process, and I'm glad that 476 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 1: you're excited about the ro Kuwan Smith. Alright, we got 477 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:06,920 Speaker 1: another email here from Alexander Uh. He says great work 478 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 1: is always keep it up. First, the Bucks win was 479 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:14,920 Speaker 1: was the game I lounged for? Okay, since I think 480 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 1: it's the first game that the Ravens adapted to the 481 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:21,880 Speaker 1: other team and not the other way around. Okay. Secondly, 482 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 1: the Rokuan Smith trade looks amazing. I'm not that into 483 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:28,199 Speaker 1: other teams and on other players outside the Ravens, so 484 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,440 Speaker 1: I'm basing this solely on the comments on social media 485 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 1: and the envy of other fans. Is it amazing? Lastly, 486 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 1: I would like to hear an interview with some of 487 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: the coaches like Megan Rossberg, Midonald Greg Roman or Chris 488 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:41,960 Speaker 1: Horton or any coach. Okay, and uh, finally got my 489 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 1: hands on his pumpkin beer in Sweden and it was 490 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:49,239 Speaker 1: not good. Oh wow, why do we Why did we 491 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: read this email? Why I have why didn't we read 492 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:58,119 Speaker 1: this emil a day after Halloween? I mean this is 493 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 1: like this is peak pumpkin b your time. I mean 494 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 1: this is last night some pumpkin head last night. Yeah, yeah, 495 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: a little dog fish head. Yeah, this is this is 496 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 1: the time. This is the time of the time. At 497 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 1: the time, the time is basically passed, but come on, Alexander. Um. 498 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 1: So yeah, I think that we did get a number 499 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 1: of emails, Like I love when now whenever news breaks 500 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:22,640 Speaker 1: now that like the lounge and box just starts lightening 501 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 1: upreaking emails at the lounge at Ravens on NFL dot net, 502 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:29,640 Speaker 1: and uh, like there's a there's excitement from Ravens fans 503 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:32,680 Speaker 1: about this, and I think that like just like going 504 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:34,480 Speaker 1: back to kind of to kind of put the put 505 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 1: a bow on this whole thing. I just think that 506 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 1: part of the reason there's just this enthusiasm. I break 507 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:41,399 Speaker 1: it down three things. One real questament is just a 508 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:43,119 Speaker 1: really good player, so you had a really good player 509 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:47,679 Speaker 1: to your team. Two, this is a win now mode 510 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:50,160 Speaker 1: and it says that like we are going to make 511 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 1: an investment, uh in this team. And then the last 512 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:56,399 Speaker 1: one is just like I think that that with this move, 513 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 1: I think the Ravens are already a competitor, but I 514 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:01,880 Speaker 1: think that this makes you even more of a competitor. 515 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:03,360 Speaker 1: That you feel like maybe this is your The Ravens 516 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 1: went the Super Bowl, like, I think it has that 517 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 1: potential um and the Ravens were already in that mix 518 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:10,120 Speaker 1: I think in the a f C. And I think 519 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:13,919 Speaker 1: that's just solidifies them as one of the legitimate contenders 520 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:16,520 Speaker 1: in this league. Oh absolutely. I mean the Ravens had 521 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:18,639 Speaker 1: the Bills on the ropes, let's be you know, the 522 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 1: Bills look awesome. Yeah, they look great. Ravens had them 523 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: on the ropes, certainly should have could have beatn the 524 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 1: beatn them. So Roquan Smith takes that, you know, puts 525 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: you that much closer just adding more good players. So, 526 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 1: you know, and I still think as some of these 527 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: guys come back from injuries, you know, does j K Dobbins, 528 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:37,680 Speaker 1: you know, when does j K come back? Bateman gets 529 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:40,240 Speaker 1: back on the field hopefully, you know, Marcus Williams comes 530 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:42,199 Speaker 1: back in the field, Ties Vows or David Javo. Like 531 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 1: the Ravens, there's believed to you know, there's good reason 532 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 1: to believe that they're going to get stronger from here 533 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 1: on out. As long as knock On would give me 534 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:55,160 Speaker 1: that wooden football on wood they don't suffer any more injuries. Yeah, 535 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 1: totally totally. So we are working on a guest for 536 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:01,920 Speaker 1: later this week. We're hoping to get center Tyler Linderbaum. Yeah, 537 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 1: so we're working on that. If it's not Linderbaum, if 538 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 1: you can't do it, then well be working on another guest. 539 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:10,399 Speaker 1: But either way we were probably not. We're work on 540 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Ravens to sit down the lounge right now. 541 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 1: We will have a guest for you later this week. 542 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:17,919 Speaker 1: So thank you so much for listening to email us 543 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 1: at the lounge at Ravens got NFL dot net. Thanks 544 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:21,679 Speaker 1: so much. We'll talk with you against you