1 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: You're expected to rise above that, overcome that, and he 2 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: hasn't done it yet. They're not scared, They're really not. 3 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: And everything is a battle. If there's one contribution that 4 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: we can make to society, I want that to be 5 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:33,840 Speaker 1: welcome into a dark, depressing wound. It's not the best 6 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: time here in the lounge, but go ahead, pour yourself 7 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:38,919 Speaker 1: an ice pumpkin beer and try to get through this one. Come, 8 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: I'm gonna work, just kidding. Yeah, It's it's tough around 9 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: here right now. Ravens are in the midst of a 10 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: four game losing streak after dropping Sunday's game to the Jets, 11 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:51,279 Speaker 1: and then I never want to go back to MetLife Stadium. No, 12 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: that place is the worst. It's I'm right ink and 13 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: I'm Garrett Doubting, and I have a review for you 14 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: here today, Garrett, and this one number, this one from 15 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: a review on iTunes. Please write more of these. We 16 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 1: kind of stalled. We need more. They help boost us 17 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: up during these dark times. Yeah, right now we have 18 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: ninety one. We need to get to the century mark. 19 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: You know they were coming in. These are reviews, but yes, 20 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: we need to get above a hundred on ratings. Yeah, both, 21 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: keeping both coming exactly we need it. It's it's sad 22 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: around here, man. This is the only thing keeping us going, 23 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 1: all right, So this one's number fifty nine, says Mink. 24 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: Better put some respect on Ohio. I like this review 25 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 1: already says as a Baltimore native currently living in Dallas, 26 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: keep up the good work. Also as a two thousand 27 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: nine graduate of the quote first and finest institution in 28 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: the state of Ohio, Ohio University. In all oh yeah, 29 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: I demand Ryan Mink put some respect on our name. 30 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: Definitely heard some shade being thrown thrown in the podcast 31 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: with Timmy during and keep raising the green and weight 32 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: above the rest, s Garrett, and keep up the good work. 33 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: Three questions, Three questions, hold on the biggest seed to 34 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: pause there for some applause, and just thank this great reviewer. 35 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: I'm sure Alamo seven had an impeccably written review. As 36 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: a graduate of the Ohio University, so thank you for 37 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: a lot of spelling in perfect review from Alamo. Three questions, 38 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: Did they really call themselves the first and finest institution Ohio? Yes? 39 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: Of course, Okay, are they the finest institution Ohio? Being 40 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 1: a guy who said he really aligns himself with Ohio State. No, 41 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 1: of course they have the finest institution Ohio. Okay, wow. 42 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: And then did they quote say, raise the Green and 43 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: weight above the rest? Is that another school saying that's 44 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: not really a school saying necessarily but we are, Well, 45 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: we're right, We're already the top. So we're not rising, 46 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: We're already just cementing our place above the rest. That's 47 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 1: really what's happening. I'm actually going back to you. It's 48 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: our bye week this week. I'm going back and talking 49 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: to some students that are you which I'm excited about. 50 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: I would like to say that Maryland put off a 51 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: big win over the Green and White, not Ohio, but 52 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,519 Speaker 1: Michigan State should like to brag about that a little bit. Congrats, 53 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: Thank you very much. All right, So let's talk little 54 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: Ravens football here? Do we have to I kind of 55 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: like this college discussion exactly. Oh you want to talking 56 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: about Ohio State this past weekend too, No, we can 57 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: just talk about Ohio University. Being can't say I'm happy 58 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: to talk about that all day long. All right? So, 59 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 1: the Ravens suffered their fourth straight loss. It's the first 60 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 1: time they've lost four straight under head coach John Harball, 61 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: and I think the question that we're all asking now 62 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:25,119 Speaker 1: going into the by is will the Ravens turn it around? Garrett, 63 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: let you kick it off? Yeah, And to me, I 64 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: think you asked the question the right way because a 65 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: lot of people are saying, can the Ravens turn it around? Well, 66 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: of course they can turn around, but the question is 67 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: will they turn it around? And I'm having a hard 68 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: time answering this question, to be honest with you, because 69 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: what you've seen over the last I'll say the last 70 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: three games, because I think Oakland is a pretty good team. 71 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: Over the last three games, they aren't great teams. The 72 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: Jets were one in five. They're not going anywhere. Particularly 73 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: bad defenses, particularly bad defense, yeah, exactly, and the offenses 74 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: struggled mightily. Offensive coordinator change in the middle of that. 75 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: I do think that the bio will be good for 76 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: Marty morning Leg to have a little bit more time 77 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: to put his stamp on things. They're kind of really 78 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: go back and dissect what's gone right, what's gone wrong. 79 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: So I think that could be good for him in 80 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: the offense. But to me, it's just concerning and looking 81 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: at these last few weeks. They're all winnable games and 82 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: this the offense has been pretty bad in all of 83 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: them and there's no clear answers. So oh, well, just 84 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: fix the running game, or let's get a little more 85 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: protection for Joe Flacco. I don't think it's a quick fix. 86 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: I really don't. I know, we talked before about penalties 87 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: and that kind of thing. Well, they clean up the penalties, 88 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: now there were new issues that emerged now suddenly tackling 89 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: the problem. So like. And the other thing too, is 90 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: that the issues go across the board. Okay, so mostly 91 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: I would put it on the offense, but then the 92 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: defense has these lapses where they give up a sixty 93 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: nine yard touchdown to the Jets, so they give up 94 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: a huge play late in that Giants game. So they've 95 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: got their own issues too. Yeah. To me, I think, uh, 96 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: what any Ravens fan can hope for and turning it 97 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: around is the best case scenario is Ravens going to 98 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: the by, they get healthy, they come out of the by, Uh, 99 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 1: Joe's shoulder feels better. They get Steve Smith back, they 100 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,160 Speaker 1: get Jona back, Suggs is back on the field, Maybe 101 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 1: do Revil's back on the field. Ronnie Stanley, C J. Mosley. 102 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:11,279 Speaker 1: I mean, there are a lot of key players that 103 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: are missing right now. So the hope is that over 104 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 1: the by they get healthy, you get your team back together. 105 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: After the bye, you go. You're facing the Steelers, probably 106 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 1: without Ben Roethlisberger. He's missed getting Ravens games. Everybody he's 107 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 1: a tough guy. Everybody wants to say like, oh, he's 108 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: gonna play. He's missed Ravens games before when I thought 109 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 1: he was gonna play. Um, But the hope is you 110 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: come out of it healthy. You beat the Steelers at home. 111 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 1: Now you're tied to top the a f C North, 112 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 1: and then you play the Browns on Thursday night. You 113 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:41,119 Speaker 1: can double up, get two wins row. Now you're maybe 114 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 1: in the lead in the NFC North. So the division 115 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: is still in play. The Ravens aren't out of it, 116 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: you know, when you when you really look at it. 117 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 1: But here's why I have trouble like you and saying 118 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 1: I do think that they will turn around. Is because 119 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: even before the Ravens suffered massive injuries which came in 120 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: that Redskins game in Week five, the offense wasn't playing 121 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 1: well before those injuries. Now they so, so that leads 122 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: me to believe that when Steve Smith comes back or 123 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: the offensive line comes back, I don't know that they're 124 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: all of a sudden gonna have it all figured out. 125 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I think Joe has been saying it the 126 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:17,559 Speaker 1: whole time. We just haven't had any consistency. They haven't 127 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,040 Speaker 1: been able to They tried to kind of change the 128 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 1: offense and go with quick strike, fast past, get the 129 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: ball out of his hands quickly hasn't worked. The deep 130 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: deep passing game hasn't worked. It's just not clicking offensively. 131 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: And so I don't know that you're getting Steve Smith 132 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 1: back on the field and Ronnie Stanley and whatnot is 133 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: automatically going to solve that. And if you want to 134 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 1: take it beyond this year, the offense really has been 135 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: clicking for two years. You know. If we're going to 136 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:44,480 Speaker 1: talk a little bit more macro here, a little bit 137 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: more big picture, it really has been a couple of years. 138 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: You know. There was the two thousand fourteen season obviously 139 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: where Gary Kuback was here and the offense looked good 140 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: and they ran his system, and obviously they're running that 141 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: out in Denver now. But it's it's been a while since. 142 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 1: Before Joe went down last year, the offense was not 143 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: clicking right, It's not very good. Uh So, you know, 144 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 1: and I don't know what the easy answers. That's what 145 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:07,559 Speaker 1: I was gonna say. So what what what's the answer 146 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: to fix things? How do you fix the problem? What 147 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: is the problem to fix and how do you fix it? Well? 148 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: I think Joe. I think it starts with Joe. I mean, 149 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: he's the leader of the offense, and I think he 150 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: needs to play better. I think that you know, he's 151 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: been impacted by He's been hit a lot this year. Now, 152 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 1: has he been hit enough to to justify how he's played? 153 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 1: I don't think so. No, I think that he's feeling 154 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: too much pressure right now. That isn't always there one 155 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: instance in in Sunday's game, he rolls to his right, 156 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: goes down throwing a third down pass. He's as he's 157 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 1: fallen to the ground. He wasn't even touched from what 158 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: it looked like. Maybe they nicked the bottom of his fleet, 159 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: but he didn't get him by the ankle. And to me, 160 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: that's the case in point, Joe's feeling too much pressure. 161 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: Like I've said previously, on the podcast. I see him 162 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: fading back on his back leg too much, and those 163 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: you see what happens when he can step for when 164 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: he steps forward, throws that deep ball with conviction, and 165 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: he led Mike Wallace perfectly. That was a perfect pass. 166 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: But that's the exception Right now. I'm seeing too many 167 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: fading back throw it off the back foot and it's 168 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: a fifty fifty ball. And the Ravens play playmakers on 169 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 1: the outside just haven't made those plays. Perryman is not 170 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: making those plays, not consistently enough. He made one against 171 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: the Bills in Week one, but we haven't seen it since. Um, 172 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: so that's not gonna cut it. And and I think 173 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: that Joe needs to play better. You're the leader of 174 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 1: the offense. Sure there's injuries, but as the leader of 175 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:38,440 Speaker 1: the offense, you're expected to rise above that overcome that, 176 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 1: and he hasn't done it yet. So I think he 177 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 1: needs to play better. Yeah, I don't disagree with what 178 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: you're saying. I also think that the Ravens need to 179 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 1: get more out of some of their skill position guys. 180 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:49,959 Speaker 1: I think Mike Wallace has been really good. I mean, 181 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: I think he's certainly been the best of the bunch 182 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:53,839 Speaker 1: this year, and Steve when he comes back, I think, 183 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: you know what you're gonna get in him. But then Perryman. 184 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: You know, both of the interceptions that Joe through on Sunday, 185 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: we're in his direction. I'm not saying they were Pairman's fault, 186 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: but they were both in his direction. And those aren't 187 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: the first interceptions that have been in his direction either. Yeah, 188 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: and so he is not on the same page with Flacco. 189 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: You can just see it. There's times there was we 190 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: had what like three practices together entering the year. Sure, 191 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 1: but now they've had certain games. I'm not saying that 192 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 1: as an excuse, but I think it does explain some 193 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: of it. Yeah, I think what you know coming into 194 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: the season. Braside, Perraman was a wild card because we 195 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 1: hadn't seen him at all last year, and we really 196 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: hadn't seen him at all in the preseason, so nobody 197 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: knew what to really expect. We were just going on 198 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: the feeling. If he's the first round pick and he's 199 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: really fast, then you bought it all in. Let's be honest. 200 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I wanted to see more. Yeah, yeah, you 201 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: were all in on the Perraman. You thought he was 202 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 1: gonna be a beast this year. I never said he 203 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: was gonna be a beast, but but I said I 204 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: wanted to see a lot more of him. And now 205 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 1: he just doesn't appear to be on the same page 206 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: as Joe. There was a play later in that game, 207 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,079 Speaker 1: after the interception where Joe threw it down the sidelines, 208 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 1: Perriman seemed to give up on the route. I thought 209 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 1: that maybe it was going to be a shorter route, 210 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,199 Speaker 1: and then Joe throws it over his head. Nowhere close. 211 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:00,439 Speaker 1: They're just not on the same page. They need to 212 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: get in sync. And I'm not sure who that's on more. 213 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: I think Joe knows what he's doing more than the pairman, 214 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:08,319 Speaker 1: because he's obviously a veteran player. Pairman is playing in 215 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:11,959 Speaker 1: the seventh NFL game, so he's somebody that I think 216 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:14,559 Speaker 1: that the Ravens need to get more out of him. Um, 217 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 1: you know they're they're not. They're also not getting easy completions. 218 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:21,719 Speaker 1: I mean, nothing out there is easy, and and to me, 219 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 1: that's to be honest, it's a scheming. That's that's scheming, 220 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: you know. I mean they're getting out schemed and and 221 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: defenses are not scared they're not scared to attack. The 222 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: Ravens are not scared to blitz them. They're not scared 223 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: to come up and press them. They're not scared. They're 224 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 1: really not and everything is is a battle, and they're 225 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:43,439 Speaker 1: they're just sitting back. They're taking away some of those 226 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 1: big play throws. They're sitting on everything underneath coming down 227 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 1: and making tackles, or the Ravens aren't scheming it up 228 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 1: underneath enough well enough to get somebody a free runner underneath, 229 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, how many times how many yards 230 00:10:55,280 --> 00:11:00,559 Speaker 1: after catch have there been besides Steve's turning touchdown again two? 231 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 1: Was that against those against Oakland, wasn't it? I think 232 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: against Oakland? I mean, I really don't remember many and 233 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: the Wallace one in week one. It's just Pitta's Pitta 234 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:12,439 Speaker 1: hasn't been a chain mover that I thought he was 235 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 1: gonna be. He's not making tough third down catches and 236 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: separating from linebackers underneath. The running backs haven't separated and 237 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:22,959 Speaker 1: become a weapon in the passing game. I mean, yeah, 238 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 1: I think the running game will be better also because 239 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 1: that was I mean, I think that was in one game. Anomaly. Yeah, 240 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:32,679 Speaker 1: six yards lowis and franchise history. Obviously not what you want. Obviously, Yeah, 241 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 1: it's it's wrong on a lot of levels. But I 242 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:39,839 Speaker 1: think that that had more to do with they did 243 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: shut it down. I mean, I definitely think they shut 244 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: it down. And then you added to the fact that 245 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: one of those runs was the fifty two yards they 246 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: got taken off the board. Certainly that was a game changer. 247 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:49,599 Speaker 1: I think they'll be able to run the ball, and 248 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 1: I think they'll be able to run the ball much 249 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 1: better when you have your full compliment of offensive lineman. 250 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:56,199 Speaker 1: So I'm not too worried about the running game. It's 251 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: it's the passing game. I mean, the policing game hasn't 252 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 1: been there all year. I mean, at least the unning game. 253 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: You saw it over two games, two or three two 254 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: and a half games that the running game could be 255 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: really good. The passing game has never hasn't been good 256 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:10,080 Speaker 1: at all ever season. I remember at the end of 257 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: the preseason where John Harbor was saying, we're still looking 258 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 1: for a past game, We're still trying to we're still 259 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 1: trying to get it in sync. And here we are 260 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 1: at the bye week and it's still the same conversation. Yeah, 261 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 1: it's concerning definitely. So the thing with the defense to 262 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:24,719 Speaker 1: just to go back to whether the Ravens will turn 263 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:30,080 Speaker 1: it around, I'm not as actually sorry, I am also 264 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: concerned about the defense with his injuries, because Okay, when 265 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 1: c J. Mosley comes back I think that will help 266 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: stabilize the defense a lot. But can I just really 267 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:41,680 Speaker 1: really quick aside. I just want to point out that 268 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 1: I think that these last couple of weeks I've shown 269 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:45,960 Speaker 1: how valuable c J. Mosley is for this defense because 270 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 1: people were kind of down on him. I felt like 271 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 1: coming into the season, he's not a playmaker, He's not 272 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 1: that great, blah blah blah blah blah. He is a 273 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 1: difference maker for this defense. Interceptions, Yeah, he might see 274 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: he's probably the best defensive player on this team. So 275 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:58,719 Speaker 1: I'll let you continue from the point I just want 276 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: to talk about that, right. I Just my point is, 277 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: I don't think that the buy is necessarily going to 278 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: solve all the defensive woes either. I mean, you kind 279 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: of have an issue at cornerback with giving up too 280 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: many big plays. Is a healthier shere spright going to 281 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: solve that? Well, he was given up too many big 282 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 1: plays earlier. Now, Threll Suggs could get back on the field, 283 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 1: and I think that will help somewhat. Like I said 284 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 1: last week, Tarrell Suggs, even with one arm on the 285 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 1: field improves things. But Suggs is gonna be playing down 286 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:27,440 Speaker 1: injured for the rest of the season. That's not changing 287 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: as the bye. He's still gonna be injured. Yeah, that's 288 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 1: not like an ankle sprand that if you give us 289 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: some time to get healthy. That kind of torn biceps 290 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: right Elvis Zerville is a question mark right now. I mean, 291 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: we're not sure when he's gonna come back, how effective 292 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: he will be at all when he comes back. So 293 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:41,920 Speaker 1: I'm not sure that the defense all of a sudden 294 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 1: now to the defense is credit. They I think are 295 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,200 Speaker 1: have a very small share of the blame for what's 296 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: gone wrong over this four game losing streak. Yeah, Beckham 297 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: torched him after Jimmy left, But I mean the offense 298 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: hasn't figured it out all year. Let's be honest. Look, 299 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:04,200 Speaker 1: the reason that the Ravens lost Sunday was not a 300 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 1: result of the defense. The reason that the Ravens lost 301 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:09,559 Speaker 1: is that they didn't score touchdown offensively. The only touchdown 302 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: that they scored. Yeah, the only touchdothing that they scored 303 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 1: was a gift that the Jets punter dropped and you 304 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: scored in the end pick it up in the end zone. 305 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 1: So the defense, and that's really been the case all year. 306 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: They've given up some big plays, latent games that happened 307 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: against the Raiders and happening against the Giants, and that 308 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 1: those were costly obviously, but I think the defense has 309 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: been good. The defense has been league's best. Yeah, So 310 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: I'm not putting much of this on the defense. What 311 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 1: about playmakers? You know, that's something that we've been talking 312 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: about for a while and I kind of brought up 313 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: a perriman um. You know, we get a lot of 314 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: emails to the show, and I'm uh, the email, by 315 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 1: the way, Ryan is the lounge that Ravens got NFL 316 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 1: dot Net. A lot of you believe it or not. 317 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: We have a lot of questions right now. We're getting 318 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 1: a lot of less like well the podcast, you guys 319 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: do a great job. More like fire everybody cut the 320 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 1: whole team. Yeah, this is what you need to do. 321 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: The tenor of the emails has slightly changed over the 322 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: last month, but one of the common themes and looking 323 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: at the emails this week is is where are the playmakers? 324 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: And this has been something that we've been talking about 325 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 1: for two years and I don't think we have an 326 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: answer to that. No. I think there's, uh, there's some 327 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 1: star power that that is missing from this team. And unfortunately, 328 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: uh Steve Smith, who may be one of the biggest stars, 329 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 1: is gonna be leaving after this year. He's done after 330 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 1: this year. Trell Suggs not sure how much football he 331 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: has left, you know, particularly after this arm entry. I 332 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:35,960 Speaker 1: don't know. Um and the Ravens, I think new coming 333 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: into the season that they had they don't. It's not 334 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: that they have like a bad roster. I don't think 335 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: that they do. I think that the Ravens, I mean, 336 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: it's evidenced by the fact that they're so close in 337 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: these games. Despite missing five or six Pro Bowlers, you're 338 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: still playing teams close. They were all winnable games, all 339 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 1: four of them. The Ravens could have won. I mean, honestly, 340 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: I think they should have eaten the Jets. I think 341 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 1: they definitely should have beat the Giants for sure. The 342 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: Skins could have eating the Raiders. You were about six 343 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: yards away, I mean, and so desplite all those injuries. 344 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: It is a credit to this team that they've been 345 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: in these games, but they haven't been good enough to 346 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 1: overcome those injuries. And they haven't been good enough even 347 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 1: before the injuries to make some big plays in clutch 348 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 1: situations when you needed them. I mean they did, I 349 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 1: guess against Buffalo. I mean the defense salted it away 350 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: at the end of the game. C J. Mosley made 351 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 1: an interception in Cleveland at the end of that game. 352 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: Block special teams plays. Special teams made some of the 353 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 1: biggest players the year. Brandon Williams blocked field goal gave 354 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: him a chance to tie it at the end of 355 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: the game. I mean, special teams scored a touchdown on Sunday. 356 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 1: So whenever you get a special teams touchdown, that's pretty 357 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: usually a pretty good day. Special teams also gave up somehounds. 358 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: You're talking about this year, Yeah, I'm saying this year right, Yeah, 359 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: over the course of the entire season. Yes, But anyway, 360 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: like I think this team is lacking, uh some star 361 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: power for sure. And and Joe. I go back to Joe, 362 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 1: and he's supposed to be the star, you know, I mean, 363 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 1: he's he's paid to be a star and he's not 364 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 1: playing like one right now. Yeah, here's an email, just 365 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: read it real quick. This is uh from Brandon Smith 366 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:07,679 Speaker 1: and he wants to know what has you most concerned 367 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 1: about the Ravens going forward? And maybe it is Joe Uh, 368 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: And we're kind of talking about those things again the 369 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 1: lounge at Ravens on NFL dot Net. Brandon also gives 370 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:19,120 Speaker 1: us a shout out for expanding his pumpkin beer acumen. 371 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,160 Speaker 1: Always helpful. I'm always only the help in that category. 372 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 1: If there's one contribution that we can make to society, 373 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:30,919 Speaker 1: I want that to be pomp king Southern Tire Pumpkin 374 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:36,440 Speaker 1: is pumping king, pump king, Yeah, pum king, Yeah, good stuff. 375 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: I'm a big fan of that one. Yeah. But anyway, Gary, 376 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:41,679 Speaker 1: I feel like I've been the one dropping the hammer 377 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 1: here and ranting why don't you step up to the 378 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: play a little bit? What has been what has me 379 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: most concerned? I would say what has been most concerned? 380 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:50,439 Speaker 1: It's really no different from what I said, But what 381 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 1: it's the fact that we have not seen the offense 382 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: look good at all really the entire year, save a 383 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 1: couple of jobs. Joe said it himself after the game, 384 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:01,959 Speaker 1: He's like, you know what, I'm concerned as always with 385 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:05,399 Speaker 1: turnovers and interceptions and you know, through two bad picks 386 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 1: can't do that. But what concerns me more is that 387 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 1: we are doing nothing on offense. Yeah. Like so I 388 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 1: have said it before on here. I think the NFL 389 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 1: is incredibly week to week. A team can go out 390 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:19,199 Speaker 1: there and just put up a total dud, and then 391 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: they come back the next week and they look amazing. 392 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:24,240 Speaker 1: The issue that I have is that at no point 393 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: has the Ravens offense looked amazing this year. You know, 394 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:28,399 Speaker 1: I go back to the two thousand twelve season and 395 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 1: there was that streak there at the end of the 396 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: season where the Ravens looked really terrible. They got smoked, 397 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:34,159 Speaker 1: but they fired camp camera and then they got smoked 398 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 1: by the Denver Broncos. And you're saying, I think this 399 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: team is gonna be one and done in the playoffs. 400 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: But what you had to fall back on that year 401 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: was that you had some really good games. Beatts, you 402 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:45,640 Speaker 1: beat the Patriots, you blew the Bengals out of the water. Uh, 403 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 1: there's some really good games over the course of that season. 404 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:51,439 Speaker 1: They crushed Oakland Raiders, that season put up fifty five points. 405 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:54,239 Speaker 1: Sam Cook. Yeah, so like there was a ton of 406 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 1: games that year that you could at least fall back 407 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 1: on and say, I know things aren't going so well 408 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 1: right now, but we've been there. I know how to 409 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:03,119 Speaker 1: get there. And the other thing too, And this is 410 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 1: like more of a big picture thing. I'm just thinking 411 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:08,920 Speaker 1: about this now, is that you need guys on your 412 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,399 Speaker 1: team that know how to win and what it takes 413 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: and can lead everybody else to get there. And the 414 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: number of guys on this team who have been there 415 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 1: and done it and have kind of seen that, uh 416 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 1: seen the promised land, so to speak, they're dwindling. There's 417 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: not as many of them anymore, you know, the number 418 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: of the right now. I mean, like Joe Flacco and 419 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:35,159 Speaker 1: Dennis Pitto, they were there. I'm sayings yonda sus in 420 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 1: yonda Yeah. I mean, but I think that at some 421 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: point there's been a huge amount of turnover, obviously since 422 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:42,879 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl and even two years ago when the 423 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:45,639 Speaker 1: Ravens were really close. But if a player joined this 424 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:49,919 Speaker 1: team after the Super Bowl, you know they've won one 425 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:53,360 Speaker 1: playoff games stand, and so it's not like you kind 426 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:55,200 Speaker 1: of can fall back on Okay, we're on this. We're 427 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 1: in this. Every single year, we're going to be in 428 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:59,119 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Well even even you look at this season, 429 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 1: i mean starting out three and know what everybody was 430 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 1: talking about then is where these are some ugly wins. 431 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 1: How legit are the Ravens. So you know, after you 432 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:10,480 Speaker 1: lose fourth straight, you look back on those wins and 433 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 1: it's not like there's something that boost you up. You're like, man, 434 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: the questions were there's questions were still there. Yeah, yeah, 435 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:19,159 Speaker 1: so that those weren't like convincing wins that made you 436 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:23,120 Speaker 1: feel really positive about what you had. Um. Now, they 437 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:26,959 Speaker 1: fooled us into saying, you know, we said that the Ravens, 438 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 1: we thought we're gonna make it to the playoffs. And 439 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 1: let's let's be honest. They still can. All right, let's 440 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 1: put that out there. They still can. It's not over 441 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:37,000 Speaker 1: by any means. It is not. And that's you know, 442 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: some people can say, oh, you guys are just homers. Okay, 443 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 1: that's fine, but that's the that was the facts. And 444 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,680 Speaker 1: the Ravens still have all of their games remaining against 445 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: the Steelers, they have all of their games remaining against 446 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: the Bengals. The Bengals haven't looked so great this year. 447 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: They're sitting there at three or four. The Steelers could 448 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:52,199 Speaker 1: be without Ben for a little while, and there are 449 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 1: only one game better than the Ravens. So, by no 450 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:57,160 Speaker 1: means is this thing had done deal. I mean, they've 451 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:59,160 Speaker 1: got to figure it out, no question. There's a lot 452 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:02,640 Speaker 1: of things to solve. So with with that, let's get 453 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:05,640 Speaker 1: a little more nitty gritty and say, if you are 454 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:08,880 Speaker 1: looking at the Ravens laundry list of problems right now, 455 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: what how do you rank things what needs to be solved? First, 456 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: you know, what's bothering this team the most? I would 457 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:18,880 Speaker 1: say probably Flacco playing better is number one. I think 458 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: that is jumping on my bamigon. Yeah. And then and 459 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:24,640 Speaker 1: I think as a as a one A because it's 460 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:26,119 Speaker 1: kind of attached to it. I don't want to make 461 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:29,719 Speaker 1: it a complete number two secondary piece, but it's getting 462 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:31,879 Speaker 1: more out of your receiving corps two, you know. So 463 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: that's the Bishop Perriman thing that's having dead is paid 464 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,919 Speaker 1: to come up with some more key catches. Um. And 465 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 1: then I think, and this is more of a field thing. 466 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:43,159 Speaker 1: I think that when this team, this team needs to 467 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 1: learn how to play with the lead and when they 468 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:46,440 Speaker 1: have a team downtend nothing like they have the past 469 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 1: few weeks. They need to put a game away. They 470 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: can't then go down there and they get I think 471 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 1: they kind of have a lapse. I think that's sort 472 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 1: of what happens. They go uptend nothing and they I 473 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 1: don't know if the guys take it. I don't think 474 00:21:57,440 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 1: that they take it easy, but they sort of have 475 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:00,919 Speaker 1: a lapse. And also and they give up a seventy 476 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:03,679 Speaker 1: yard touchdown and they're right back in the game. I 477 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: think that they need to know how to play with 478 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 1: a lead and put teams away. You just can't let 479 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: them hang around and then all of a sudden in 480 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 1: the second half you're down or there's a mist you 481 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: and then all of sudden it's over. And uh. I 482 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 1: think those are some things that I would start with. 483 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: I think that killer instinct that you're kind of talking 484 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 1: about with letting teams back in the game also shows up. 485 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 1: And not scoring touchdowns, I think getting around the red zone. 486 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 1: In the red zone, the Ravens have not done a 487 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: good job yet this season of putting it in the 488 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:32,479 Speaker 1: end zone, only ten touchdowns on the year, and and 489 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 1: that also speaks to the playmaker issue. I think that 490 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:38,120 Speaker 1: we're talking about I'm gonna go back to Flacco one 491 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:41,440 Speaker 1: because I know that there there's seems to be um 492 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:43,120 Speaker 1: you know, a lot of people out there saying, well, 493 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: it's the offensive line. You know, that's to explain why 494 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:49,400 Speaker 1: he hasn't played particularly well. What do you think how 495 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: much does the offensive line play into it? I think 496 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,440 Speaker 1: the offensive line certainly has has fault. I mean, you're 497 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 1: you're dealing with the situation. You have a rookie fourth 498 00:22:57,520 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 1: round pick at left tackle over the last four games. 499 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:05,399 Speaker 1: It's not with Ronnie Stanley. I know. Yeah, that's a 500 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 1: fair question. It's not the offensive line you expected. Marshal 501 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:10,440 Speaker 1: Yanda is the best of that group. He hasn't played 502 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:12,800 Speaker 1: the past two games. You expect to get a little 503 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: bit more out of Jeremy's Zuda. He was had a 504 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:18,120 Speaker 1: really tough time with Sheldon Richardson. So the offensive line 505 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 1: is not what you expect if i'm but at the 506 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 1: same time, all teams have issues with offensive lines. Look 507 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,399 Speaker 1: what's happening in Indianapolis with Andrew Look, he's running for 508 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 1: his life for the past two years. Had a lacerated 509 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 1: kidney last year as a result of it. So, uh 510 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 1: so Flacco has to play better. I don't know you're 511 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:39,720 Speaker 1: looking for a percentage, but I think that the offensive 512 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 1: line definitely has responsibility. But at the same time, I 513 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:45,120 Speaker 1: think Flacco has to play better even with that offensive line, 514 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: because if you look at it, I don't think that 515 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 1: he's getting hit drastically more than every other quarterback in 516 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: the league. I don't think that the Ravens have the 517 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: worst offensive line in the league, even as presently constructed, 518 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,119 Speaker 1: when they have Yonda and Ronnie Stanley out. I just don't. Well, 519 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: let's also look at how how did how did he 520 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 1: play when the offensive line was healthy the first three 521 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 1: games of the year, offense still wasn't good. Yeah, I 522 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:11,359 Speaker 1: and I think I think Joe would be the first 523 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 1: to say that he has to play better, you know, 524 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:17,640 Speaker 1: and I think that he does. It's tough, Yeah, it's 525 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: really This has been fun, Yeah, really great. This is 526 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:23,880 Speaker 1: a really yuckster, a monster session right here, lots of laughs. 527 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 1: Can we get back to talking about college football and 528 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: how Ohio is pales in comparison to the Philip Merrill 529 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 1: College of Journalism at the University of Marriage w Script 530 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 1: School of journalism is where it's at the best in 531 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 1: the business. I can't wait to get back to us weekend. 532 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: I'm excited about that. That's what. What are you gonna 533 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 1: do if your by weekend? I'm gonna go to my 534 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:49,120 Speaker 1: niece's birthday party. Wow, Rachel, Oh for sure, Cinderella party. Oh, 535 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:52,119 Speaker 1: your Cinderella cost is gonna be out of control? Are 536 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: you going as you know some prints from Cinderella for Halloween? 537 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 1: Was that was snow white, had all the animal friends 538 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:00,800 Speaker 1: and all that stuff. I was gonna stack to go 539 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:04,119 Speaker 1: as an animal. Probably. What's your costume? I went as 540 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:08,400 Speaker 1: a tebow baseball version that is weak. Was a great costume. 541 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 1: What was my costume? You went as a dinosaur? Real original? Oh, 542 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:17,160 Speaker 1: you're underselling it a dinosaur. I was an inflatable t rex. 543 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:20,920 Speaker 1: If anybody saw who was it? Patrick Peterson came out 544 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:23,399 Speaker 1: in that one, some of some other people for it 545 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:26,640 Speaker 1: is a good costume. It's you know, I was less 546 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:28,639 Speaker 1: creative this year. I just went out and bought a 547 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:32,199 Speaker 1: nice costume, which is very un unlike me, being that 548 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:36,159 Speaker 1: I'm as thrifty as John herschel Um was thrifty. What 549 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 1: was our frugal frugal. I'm just as fruel as general stual, 550 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 1: but I just manned up and it's a good costume. 551 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:45,119 Speaker 1: I went with a thrifty route. Yeah it was great. Well, Garrett, 552 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: this has been fun, but I'm real joy. I think 553 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:50,960 Speaker 1: we should move on a little bit, So thank you 554 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:53,320 Speaker 1: for listening. Please. Like we said, we're kind of getting 555 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 1: a little stagnant here on the ratings and reviews. I 556 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 1: don't know if it has to do with the four 557 00:25:57,280 --> 00:26:01,400 Speaker 1: straight losses, but let's persevere. Yeah, it's power through. Let's 558 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 1: power through email us at the lounge at Ravens dot 559 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 1: NFL dot net, and we will be talking to you 560 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:10,479 Speaker 1: probably after the bye. Thanks for listening.