1 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: They really have a good handle on what they want, 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: who they are, and this team's identity. Greg Roman's toolbox 3 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: as wide as it was last year, we didn't see 4 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: all of it. We may not even see in half 5 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:25,080 Speaker 1: of it. He talks about having a limitless playbook. Seems 6 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: like anything is on the table to continue to try 7 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: to upgrade the offense. Picks up quarterback. I think quarterback 8 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 1: said welcome to the lounge. Lounges on the road this week. 9 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: We are here in Indianapolis at the NFL scouting Combine, 10 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 1: and there are two road dogs in the loungees Me 11 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: and Clifton Brown. Make is nowhere to be seen. No, 12 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: he's not, uh, and I think he might be somewhere 13 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: with a well is a little nice. Yeah, we're sitting 14 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: here taping this looking outside of a window as the 15 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: snow is falling in Indianapolis, and we're getting no help 16 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: from Mink on anything related to the combine. Nice time 17 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: to pick a vacation. By the way it is, I 18 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: do have to respect the man's timing. I just wish 19 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: I was on the other end of it. Yes, exactly, 20 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: You're barre on the brunt of that timing right now. 21 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 1: Is Cliff and I are pulling all of the weight. 22 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: It's it's been fun, but it's it's really busy. So 23 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: whatever you been kind of your big picture takeaways, Cliff, 24 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 1: uh As we are a few days into life here 25 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: at the combine. Well, this combined to me, has a 26 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 1: little different rhythm to it in that, you know, we 27 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: talked to the quarterbacks, wide receivers, running backs right away 28 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: the first day, and so then you've talked to all 29 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: of them. They haven't worked out. There were some interesting nuggets, 30 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: like you know, Burrow saying that he was not opposed 31 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: to going to Cincinnati, which was kind of a buzz 32 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: going in. What would you say, we've heard so much 33 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: talking about the wide receivers as a whole that this 34 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: could be history deep draft class. So those are two 35 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: two of the things that stuck at earlier. Then of course, 36 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 1: you know Eric da Costa having his press conference. You know, really, 37 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 1: to me, um interesting that even though we've talked about, 38 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: or they've talked about two the Ravens improving the front seven, 39 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 1: clearly they're not ignoring the offensive fall either as they 40 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: make their draft plans. So it's been it's been pretty interesting. 41 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 1: The point that you just made. Is one that kind 42 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: of resonates like with me over the past few days, 43 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: which is the offense. And you would think in a 44 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: year where the offense was as good as it was 45 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: it broke records to Mars the m v P they 46 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: go fourteen and two, and the offense was the driver 47 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: of that. You think, maybe the offense is good and 48 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: pretty much everyone's come back, right, like, I mean pretty 49 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 1: much the entire off You don't know about Marceriano, what's 50 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: gonna happen there, But for the most part, you're bringing 51 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: back the entire band. But when you listen to Joe 52 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: last week, you listen to Eric this week, like they 53 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: are still interested in trying to upgrade this offense, like, 54 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: not as a whole, pretty much every position. I mean, 55 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: do you think running back said? Eric says, Well, if 56 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: you feel like we can get a game changing running back, 57 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 1: you get a running back. If you can get a 58 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: game changing receiver, we get a receiver. I would be 59 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: surprised a tight end. But but shoot, you know, it 60 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:22,079 Speaker 1: seems like anything is on the table to continue to 61 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: try to upgrade the offense except quarterback. I think quarterback said, 62 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: But yes, I think it just goes to where the 63 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: game is moving. That it's offensive league, Kansas City Randy 64 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: super Bowl champs. They cause matchup problems for every defense, 65 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: no matter how good your defense is. And I think 66 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: that's what the Ravens were last year, but want to 67 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:45,839 Speaker 1: take it to a different level. And to do that, 68 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 1: adding another playmaker, adding more speed would only accomplish that 69 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: while taking more pressure off Lamar and making his job 70 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: a little easier. So I do believe that is a 71 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: thought at the front of the Ravens minds, not the back, 72 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: that if we could add a you know, Deebo Samuel's 73 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: type wide receiver, uh, somebody who had more speeds, a 74 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: possession receiver, it would really help this offense maybe go 75 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 1: to another level. And this draft, everyone who's in the 76 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: know is saying that the wide receiver class is so 77 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: deep that does give the Ravens a lot of intriguing 78 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: options in that they might be able to find that 79 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:32,239 Speaker 1: type of receiver day two and not have to spend 80 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: the first round pick that like did they last year 81 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: on while receiver and Marcus Brown, but yet still get 82 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: another dynamic play. Yeah. I agree with that, So let's 83 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: jump into that. That's kind of dive into that a 84 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 1: little bit more. But before we do, I talked with 85 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 1: Daniel Jeremiah, the NFL Network draft analysts, who knows this 86 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: draft and really all drafts better than anybody out there. 87 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: And so I want to play that interview where we 88 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: get into this conversation about something that he's talked about 89 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: for the past two years, which is building a track 90 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: team around the R Jackson. So we'll play that interview 91 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: and then we'll talk more about what he has to 92 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: say and also this idea of building this great speed 93 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: around Lamar. The one thing I want to ask you 94 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: first is about receiver. You know when we talked here 95 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: last year, if we were to pull up a tape 96 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: for that, you talked about building a track team around 97 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson. Well you nailed it. You know they're Avens, 98 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:20,359 Speaker 1: so Hollywood Brown with the first pick. So you've talked 99 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: about them continuing in that direction. Do you think that's 100 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: the most likely scenario for them in this year's draft. Well, 101 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 1: I think at some point in time they'll add more 102 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 1: speed offensively to mix in. I mean, you've you've seen 103 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: it with Kansas City even have entireek kill and they 104 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: doubled down come and get Nicole Hardman, and so I 105 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: would not be surprised. I would be maybe a little 106 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: bit surprised if they did it in the first round. 107 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 1: Just because of the depth of the receiver class. You 108 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: can find one of those guys later. They can really 109 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: scoot um. So to me, you know, kind of trying 110 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: to find a theme for this year. You've built an 111 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,719 Speaker 1: offense that can go out and get your lead. Now 112 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 1: let's build the defense that can play with the lead. 113 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 1: And I go back to even though it's a total 114 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: opposite style of offense, you look at the Colts the 115 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: way they were built right here in Indianapolis with explode 116 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: us of offense and then speed defensively, be able to 117 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: rush the pass or be able to cover because you're 118 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 1: gonna be team's gonna be chasing you with the way 119 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: you're producing points. So getting guys that can really play 120 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: the past, both in coverage and rush is gonna be big. 121 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: So if we're talking about the track team on offense, 122 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 1: who are the guys that maybe in that second third 123 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: round that could be alluring options for the Ravens. That 124 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 1: receiver Jalen Reagor, to me, is is a fun one. 125 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: Matt A. TCU I think he'll go on Day two 126 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 1: and he's gonna run in the four threes out here 127 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 1: this week. So he's got big times juice. You can 128 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: use him on some of the fly sweep stuff as well. Um, 129 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:34,720 Speaker 1: that'd be a fun tag team there with with him 130 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: in Hollywood. But there's I mean John high Tower from 131 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: Boise State as uh, you know, probably gonna go in 132 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: the third round. But he's another one. He can return kicks, Um, 133 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: he's got big time vertical speed, he's great after the catch. Um, 134 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: he's another one that's done a lot of the fly 135 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: sweep stuff as well. So it is a long list 136 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: of guys you can find here and know you've said 137 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 1: it's maybe twenty plus guys that go in the first 138 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:54,839 Speaker 1: three rounds of receivers. So let's live it over to 139 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: the offense or the defensive side of the ball. Pass rush. 140 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: Uncertain what happens with Matthew Jude on. That could be 141 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: a spot that maybe in the first round. I know, 142 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: Grossmatos is an option potentially there in the end of 143 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,160 Speaker 1: the first round. Who do you like on the pass 144 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: rush department? Well, I think there's a couple of interesting options. 145 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: You know, we'll see a j Epeness is a bigger rusher, 146 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: but the Ravens had a lot of success with those 147 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: power rushers off the edge. So he gives you some 148 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: of that um with the versatility to kind of move 149 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: around if you want them to um chase on from 150 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: L s U. S probably the fastball, which I'd like 151 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: to see them get a little bit more dynamic and 152 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: explosive coming off the edge. Um. You know, I don't 153 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: know that he's gonna make it all the way down 154 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: there from L s U. And then you know after that, 155 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: to me, you start going, you know, the Ravens love 156 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: to trade back Eric. Eric is always looking to get 157 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: extra picks, so to me, and like a trade back 158 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: scenario somebody like a Jonathan Greener from Florida, m who 159 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: can really bend in his real athletic off the edge. 160 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 1: That could be kind of a cake and eat it 161 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: two situation where you get some extra picks and still 162 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 1: get a good player. You bring up the trade back scenario. 163 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: Sitting it's twenty eight right now, they have seven picks. 164 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: Once the compics are announced, maybe that's up to nine. 165 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 1: Do you think that this can considering the volume of 166 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: picks that they could go the other direction. Could they 167 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: package some and maybe move up in the first round. Yeah, 168 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: I mean, I think if you see somebody that you 169 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: really target, that you really really want, I just think 170 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: you know that they have so much confidence in the 171 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: way they evaluate and for good reason. You know, when 172 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: you look at the roster, the way it is more 173 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 1: is better, you know, being able to slide back and 174 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 1: get more picks and then also being able to you know, 175 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 1: spin off some of this year's picks for next year 176 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: as well. And then lastly inside linebacker. I think that's 177 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: probably the most popular mock to the Ravens. Patrick Queen 178 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: from l s U and Kenneth Murray from Oklahoma. Do 179 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:32,200 Speaker 1: you think both of those guys could be there, either 180 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: of them could be there for the Ravens And if 181 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:35,680 Speaker 1: they Ravens were to take them, is that a great 182 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:38,079 Speaker 1: kind of plug in place starting againside linebacker. That that's 183 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 1: what makes sense to me, just because again, linebackers that 184 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: can really run and cover um and you're gonna be 185 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: playing with a lead that's important and run, covering, blitz 186 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 1: what you want when you have an offense like they 187 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,559 Speaker 1: have to compliment and both you know, Queen and Murray 188 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: fit the bill. I don't think both of them will 189 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: be there. I almost be surprised if either of them 190 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: will be there, just because they're they're so dynamic and 191 00:08:57,360 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: they're so explosive. But there's other guys too. Once you 192 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: get into rounds two and three. This kid at Wyoming, 193 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:04,959 Speaker 1: that's a really athletic Logan Wilson, you look at it. 194 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 1: Also Ohio State with Lee Harrison's a really good football player. Um, 195 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 1: so they'll have options to get that filled. Well, DJ, 196 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:13,599 Speaker 1: we always appreciate the time of the perspective, as you 197 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:15,320 Speaker 1: can watch him on the NFL dot work here, the 198 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: Combine and throughout the next several months leading up to 199 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: the draft. Thanks so much. Gonna catch up A great 200 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: catch up, all right, So there's that interview with Jeremiah. 201 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 1: So he points to the Chiefs. You points the Chiefs. Like, 202 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: to me, that is the example. And McCole Hardman was 203 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: a player that the Chiefs drafted last year, speed guy, 204 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: third round pick. Like, did he have a huge season 205 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 1: for the Chiefs. No, but they just had like so 206 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:44,960 Speaker 1: many different playmaking receivers, Tyreek Hill, mcole Hardman, Sammy Watkins. 207 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: Then like you'd have these games where like some guy catches, 208 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:49,959 Speaker 1: you know, some big play. Who was the guy that 209 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: caught the big play against us? Like I don't even 210 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: heard of him, Remember that, I still know who he is. 211 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 1: He is. He's just this big, fast guy that comes 212 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: out of nowhere. It catches a deep ball from the 213 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: homes um and that ends up being like a game 214 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: change you play. And so I feel like the Ravens 215 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: like look at their offense and they say, all right, 216 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: we got Hollywood, who we feel like I can be 217 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: a number one. You know, you're removed from the foot. 218 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 1: And then you got Boykin, who they knew was going 219 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: to be a bit raw. Showed some things his rookie year, 220 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: and I still think they have high hopes for him. 221 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:22,679 Speaker 1: But let's just say he's your three, and you can 222 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: potentially get another and you've got snead slot guy like 223 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:34,319 Speaker 1: you could maybe get another versatile maybe jet sweep exactly. 224 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: I agree with that. I mean, when you talked about 225 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 1: jet sweeps and reverses, that's something we didn't see a 226 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 1: lot of from the Ravens last year. And also feel 227 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 1: there may be some reluctance to use markets in that 228 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 1: way too much because of his side. So you get 229 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: a bigger guy who can do those type things and 230 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: then blend him in with what the Ravens already have. Yes, 231 00:10:57,559 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: I think that's what they're thinking. And you know, then 232 00:10:59,880 --> 00:11:02,920 Speaker 1: you got Lamar's ability to run on top of that, 233 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: which kind of say it separates the Ravens the offense 234 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 1: from any other in my opinion. Yeah. I mean Greg 235 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: Romans toolbox as wide as it was last year, we 236 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: didn't see all of it. We may not even see 237 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 1: in half of it. He talks about having a limitless playbook. Well, 238 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: giving him another tool, another weapon, would allow him to 239 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: bring more things out of his box. So that like 240 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 1: when we sat down with Air for the interview, the 241 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 1: word that he used that he joked afterwards that he 242 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: feels it feels like he might have made up the word. 243 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: But but it's undefendable here, it's an undefendable offense. That's 244 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: what they're trying to build with this team. Um, And 245 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 1: so I think that that's where a lot of this 246 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: comes from. Alright, to to scenarios. Are they more likely 247 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 1: to draft let's just say receiver becas we're kind of 248 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: sticking on this because it's just fun to talk about. 249 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: Are they more likely to draft a receiver who's six 250 00:11:54,679 --> 00:12:00,440 Speaker 1: four pounds and runs a four five five, or they're 251 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: more likely to draft another Hollywood style receiver who's five 252 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 1: ft ten eight pounds and runs of four three. I 253 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: would guess the ladder the speed. I just think that 254 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 1: that again, that's the way the game is going. They're 255 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,679 Speaker 1: looking for as many big plays as possible. With their 256 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: running game. They feel like they can always get ten 257 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: yards and get a first down, you know, in a 258 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 1: series of plays. But the dynamic plays are more they're 259 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:35,719 Speaker 1: harder to get, and they're more important. You don't want 260 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:38,360 Speaker 1: to be this offense where you've got to run twelve 261 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: plays drives all the time, because as soon as you 262 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 1: get a holding penalty or or sack, then you're behind 263 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 1: the chains. Where if you can just have that one 264 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: you know, of course of a game, have like three 265 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: explosive plays that can change the game. How many times 266 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 1: have we see in Kansas City to bring them up 267 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:59,719 Speaker 1: again again? And even the playoffs, they're out there down 268 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: or nothing, ten nothing or down ten points fourth quarter 269 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 1: of the Super Bowl, looking not always good offensively for 270 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: the entire game, but then they just have these spurts, 271 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 1: these eight minutes spurs where they get three toes down. 272 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: You're an NBA guy, it's the Golden State Warriors. Like, 273 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 1: it's the Golden State Warriors. And that's what I think 274 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: when I watched the Chiefs, you know, I, as I've 275 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,079 Speaker 1: said before, I'm a Cleveland sports fans. So and then 276 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:27,840 Speaker 1: the Calves are up against the Warriors. There were big 277 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: times where you're like, all right, they got this. They're 278 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 1: up there, up twelve late in the third quarter, and 279 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden, the Warriors going to eighteen 280 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 1: to run like they just in two minutes. Like it's 281 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: just that's just how they play. And I think that 282 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 1: the Chiefs have that ability to be a quick strike 283 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: just all of a sudden, you think you got it 284 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: and you don't anymore. And the Ravens have some of 285 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 1: that ability, but they still in a lot of ways 286 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 1: are more methodical offense, be because of the running. But 287 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:59,599 Speaker 1: if you add some more juice with these with you know, 288 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: it's another receiver, then maybe you become even more quick 289 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: strike and you can play from behind as well. Right, 290 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: I mean, you're defending a team like that, even if 291 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 1: you're holding them down, you're always feel like you're one, 292 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: somebody's gonna light imagine, and everything's gonna blow up. Like 293 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: you're in control the game for forty minutes and all 294 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: of a sudden boom, they explode on you. And if 295 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: you can't fix everything on defense exact or make it 296 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: more likely to outscore everybody. And if you fall behind 297 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 1: fourteen nothing in a playoff game like the Ravens did 298 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 1: against Tennessee, then you have even more opportunity like the 299 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 1: Chiefs did when they fell behind twenty four nothing to 300 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:48,359 Speaker 1: get back in the game. So there's really no downside 301 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: in my opinion, for a team that went fourteen two 302 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: in the regular season like the Ravens did, who have 303 00:14:55,640 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 1: a really really good secondary, are really really good as 304 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 1: a coordinator, why not if you can still improve your 305 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: offense go that way. So we say all that, and 306 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 1: I would be surprised at the Ravens drafted receiver in 307 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 1: the first round. You would as well, just and that 308 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: has more to do with the fact that the receiver 309 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: classes they can get one later, right, So, like, is 310 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: a guy that you get in the second round that 311 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 1: much different than you get in the first? Maybe not, 312 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 1: maybe not. So I think that that drafting a guy 313 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 1: in the second round is probably more likely. Um And then, 314 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: so what do you do with the first round? Well, 315 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 1: I think I think offensive line is an interesting one 316 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 1: because if Marcia Yanda wordily or word to retire, then 317 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: you have an immediate need there. And if you can 318 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: get like and sometimes these interior offensive linemen who are 319 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 1: really good end up going at the end of the 320 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: first round because is the guard is the a tackle, 321 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: he's not an elite tackle? Is you're worth the first 322 00:15:56,800 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: round pick? And also you get like a really good 323 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 1: guard who you can just plug in there and play 324 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 1: and you're set. Also, I feel good about the Ravens 325 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: ability to draft and groom and develop offensive linemen. Just 326 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 1: look at their history and what they've done in recent years, 327 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: um and and over the course of their history, you 328 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: get Orlando Brown in the third round. Rick Wagner was 329 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: a fifth round pack, like Ryan Jensen was a sixth 330 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 1: round pack. You can go they've had a lot of success. 331 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: So I think, to me, I still think that in 332 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: the first round it's either offensive line or it would 333 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 1: be on the defensive side of the ball, inside linebacker 334 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: or pass rusher. I agree, I think I think it's 335 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: most likely to be a defensive player, I think it's 336 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: gonna be interesting to see who that player would be, 337 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 1: what position, what type of player, because I think defense 338 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 1: the trend now is to guys who can play multiple positions. 339 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 1: UM help you both in the running game and the 340 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: passing game impossible, UM make you, make it easier for 341 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 1: you to disguise your defense. The more skills they have, 342 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 1: the better, and so it's hard. Everybody wants the guy 343 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: who can get twelve sacks a year, but those guys 344 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 1: are always gone early. So if you need help in 345 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 1: your front seven, like the Ravens do, picking at number 346 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 1: twenty eight, you know, especially if Murray and Queen are gone, 347 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: what kind of defensive player do you get. Well, I 348 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:32,159 Speaker 1: think they're gonna look for somebody who's fast, somebody who's smart. 349 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: Some when they feel that in Winks system could make 350 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 1: an immediate impact as being a playmaker, I think that's 351 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: you're always looking for guys who can create turnovers, uh 352 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:49,360 Speaker 1: something another another area where they want to improve. They 353 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: want to improve their pass rush and they want to 354 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: improve their speed. So it may not necessarily be you know, 355 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: a guy that maybe we're even hearing about as one 356 00:17:59,840 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: of the most likely picks, particularly if Murray and Queen 357 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: are gone. But I think, yes, they do want to 358 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:09,200 Speaker 1: have playmakers on defense and particularly in up front seven. 359 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:12,359 Speaker 1: That's what they're looking for. Yeah, I think the easy 360 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 1: the easy pick, if you're you know, doing the mock 361 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: is either Murray or Queen. And I think that like, 362 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 1: if one of those guys is there, if I was putting, 363 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 1: you know, putting my flag in a camp right now, 364 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: it would be that they would take one of those players. 365 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:28,679 Speaker 1: That's where that's where my feeling is. And I'm not 366 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 1: convinced that both of them are gone. I just think 367 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 1: that we talked with Charles Davis here at the Combine 368 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: from NFL Network also, and he made the point which 369 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:39,400 Speaker 1: I totally agree with, which is that inside linebackers, when 370 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,639 Speaker 1: you look at kind of the importance of positions and 371 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: you're ranking it, you've got quarterbacks, and then you sort 372 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: of go to the passing game, you've got pass rusher, 373 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: and you've got left tackle, and you've got cornerbacks, and 374 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:53,399 Speaker 1: then inside linebacker is viewed more in that second tier 375 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 1: in terms of position value. So positions like that tight 376 00:18:57,760 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: end kind of being another one they end up off 377 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,120 Speaker 1: and falling to the end of the first round before 378 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 1: guys come off the board. Now, I say that, but 379 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 1: then last year you had Devin White and Devon Bush. 380 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: You were both going in a hurry, and a lot 381 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 1: of people thought at this point last year that they 382 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: could be the guy for the Ravens. So they go 383 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: out there and they run. At this point and we're 384 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 1: taping this, Uh, this is Wednesday afternoon. None of the 385 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: workouts have happened, so we're sort of speculating on what 386 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 1: happens in those workouts. But both those guys run out, 387 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 1: go out there and run great, great times. Then they 388 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:30,360 Speaker 1: sure they could be gone, but I think that one 389 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 1: of them will likely be there. And if you can 390 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:33,680 Speaker 1: get them, I really think that could be a c 391 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: J Mosty situation. Just plug them in, go out there 392 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 1: and get gobbles of a Hunter tackles the season as 393 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: a really solid, good player in the middle of defense. Yeah, 394 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:45,640 Speaker 1: I mean yeah. Obviously the Ravens did a great job 395 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 1: last year, particularly after Week four, you know, when they 396 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:53,639 Speaker 1: added guys like Bonds and four to address an area 397 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 1: where they were, you know, frankly getting gas there in 398 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:58,879 Speaker 1: the early weeks of the season, and they did a 399 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:03,440 Speaker 1: great job from that and on fixing that. But obviously, 400 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 1: losing a player like C. J. Moseley is a hard 401 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: is a hard void to fill. Um, I think they 402 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 1: missed they missed him. Yeah, sure, Just just think about 403 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: this defense. So now you know, Josh Bines give him 404 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 1: a ton of credit, right, Absolutely of credit comes off 405 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 1: the streetlies the defense. Okay, so we're not but but 406 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 1: Josh would agree that he's not the fastest guy in 407 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,919 Speaker 1: the field. Okay, but if you were to get Kenneth 408 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,479 Speaker 1: Murray or Patrick Queen and those guys are running four 409 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:35,359 Speaker 1: five heck, maybe even a four four, and they can 410 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: run sidelines to sideline, that would be a difference maker 411 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 1: for this defense. I think that would be really fun 412 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 1: to watch, and it would be one of the feats, 413 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:46,840 Speaker 1: one of the few things and one of the few holes. 414 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: And then and then again, you still have pass rushure, 415 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 1: and the Ravens are gonna draft to pass rushure, no 416 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: question about it. At some point when's it going to be? 417 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 1: Not quite sure, you know it? Maybe even I mean 418 00:20:57,640 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 1: defensive tagle. We haven't talked about that either, you know, 419 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 1: you Michael Pierce, you know, probably going elsewhere inside, getting 420 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:09,159 Speaker 1: pressure up the middle. Nothing wrong with that and you 421 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,399 Speaker 1: start another position in the mix. Yeah, I mean I 422 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 1: think the Ravens. Yeah, how where where the pressure comes 423 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 1: from isn't as important as getting it and their defense 424 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:24,119 Speaker 1: they look at it at it more as an entire piece, 425 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:28,199 Speaker 1: not just positioned by position, And they obviously have a 426 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: great secondary. They obviously can scheme up pressure on the quarterback. 427 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 1: But what they really want, you know, it's more mismatches. 428 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:38,120 Speaker 1: They I think they still want more speed on defense, 429 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 1: and I think they still want obviously to be able 430 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: to pressure the quarterback without having to blitz so much. 431 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 1: They blitz more than any team in the NFL last year. 432 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:50,119 Speaker 1: Part of that is Winks aggressiveness. Part of that is 433 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 1: because they don't like to sit back and be dictated to. 434 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:57,480 Speaker 1: They like to be the dictators. But certainly they would 435 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: like to be in more situations where they can get 436 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:04,200 Speaker 1: pressure on the quarterback without having the blitz. And if 437 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 1: there's a player, I think that's gonna be a high 438 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 1: priority that they feel, Okay, if we plug this player 439 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: into our defense, he will allow us to get more 440 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 1: pressure on the quarterback or at least make more plays 441 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:21,679 Speaker 1: on defense without having to scheme things up. All right, 442 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 1: So We're gonna read an email here before we wrap up, 443 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: and as always, you guys can email us the lounge 444 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:29,720 Speaker 1: at Ravens dot NFL dot net. Says, Hey, guys, from 445 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 1: Ryan Bambury, I've had a nagging issue with the Ravens 446 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:34,879 Speaker 1: draft for several years now. As good as Ozzie and 447 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 1: Eric's method is, I feel like they have consistently missed 448 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: on second round picks that make long term impacts, and 449 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:42,440 Speaker 1: there have been a few over the years that he 450 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:44,679 Speaker 1: could point to. I understand that we haven't had a 451 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:47,440 Speaker 1: second round pick in the last two drafts in order 452 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: to get Lamar, But with our draft form being so 453 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: successful over the years, why do you think we haven't 454 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:55,919 Speaker 1: had more success with players from that round recently? And 455 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 1: what can we do to gain more production from such 456 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:02,119 Speaker 1: a high caliber career group of players. Well, I would 457 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 1: start with this, and I'm not just being a homer here, 458 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 1: but Lamar Jackson was taking with the final pick of 459 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,879 Speaker 1: the first round two years ago. Let's just say the 460 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,359 Speaker 1: Ravens had waited to pick thirty three and traded up 461 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 1: to thirty three to get him, and he's a second 462 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: round pick, Like would you would? I think that sometimes 463 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:21,480 Speaker 1: we get a little too caught up and this is 464 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 1: a second rounder, this is a first round. There's a 465 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:25,719 Speaker 1: problem with how us as second rounders, but you're doing 466 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:28,879 Speaker 1: well in the third round. Yeah. I think everything is individual, 467 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: and I think that you should look at it like, 468 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: if you missed on a guy in the second round, 469 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:38,880 Speaker 1: why did why did you have? For example, what went 470 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 1: what went wrong with Kamala Carrea in terms of his 471 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:45,919 Speaker 1: development or the assessment of him or whatever, versus you 472 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:48,679 Speaker 1: can't hit second round picks because Lamar could have been 473 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:50,439 Speaker 1: a second round pick very easily, and I don't think 474 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: that would have changed his ability to be successful in 475 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 1: the NFL. So that's my rant. What's your take on it? Well, 476 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 1: good rant, by the way, I like that, And yeah, 477 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:03,919 Speaker 1: I guess what I could add to that is you 478 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:09,160 Speaker 1: don't want to miss consistently on first and second day picks. 479 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:13,399 Speaker 1: So that takes in obviously the first three rounds, and 480 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 1: if you're not hitting enough on first and second day, 481 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 1: that obviously puts you in a really bad spot. To me, 482 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 1: to continually be a team is that's always on the 483 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:26,399 Speaker 1: rise and not having to rebuild, because even when you 484 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 1: hit on some of those later round picks usually those 485 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 1: guys on the Superstar. Now sometimes I obviously, you know, 486 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, you bring up exceptions, but even when you know, 487 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:41,880 Speaker 1: for the seven rounders overreached and outperform, generally they don't 488 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 1: become the Pro Bowl players. It's the first, second, third 489 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: round where you usually get the Superstar players, and I 490 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:50,479 Speaker 1: don't think the Ravens obviously have had a problem with 491 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:54,399 Speaker 1: that recently or really when you look long term. I 492 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: mean even the the email gave credit to the Ravens 493 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 1: overall with the A. I think their last two drafts 494 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:06,120 Speaker 1: have been you know, excellent, which is set the groundwork 495 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:08,959 Speaker 1: for this window that I believe that they are just 496 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 1: starting to open that they are team. The Ravens should 497 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 1: be a Super Bowl contender now in my opinion for 498 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:19,119 Speaker 1: the next three years. I'll be conservative, just because they 499 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 1: have a young roster with ascending players, obviously the centerpiece 500 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 1: being Lamar and Jackson. So yeah, their draft. You know, 501 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,560 Speaker 1: if you went back after the Super Bowl year two 502 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 1: thousand twelve and some of those years immediately proceeding or 503 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 1: after those, yes maybe you could pick out some more holes. 504 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:41,280 Speaker 1: But certainly the last couple of drafts to me have 505 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:43,920 Speaker 1: been excellent. I'm not worried about them in the second 506 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 1: round or any round. Obviously. Eric got off to a 507 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:51,440 Speaker 1: great start with his first draft as general manager. UM. 508 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:53,880 Speaker 1: I I love some of the things I hear about 509 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 1: the way they're thinking. I just think that they really 510 00:25:56,640 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: have a good handle on what they want, who they are, 511 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: and this team's identity, and that Eric John the whole 512 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:10,199 Speaker 1: scouting department. They really seem like they're just pulling on 513 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:13,919 Speaker 1: the same direction and have a really good vision of 514 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:16,639 Speaker 1: what they want. So no, I wouldn't be too worried 515 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:20,399 Speaker 1: about their draft, uh, their drafting thoughts about you know, 516 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 1: the second round or any round. Yeah, I think the 517 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 1: process is good and again there have been some misses 518 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:28,159 Speaker 1: in the second round, which you want to avoid obviously, 519 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: but it's up to predict right now. It's still very early, 520 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:33,879 Speaker 1: so UM. As always, you can email us the lounge 521 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:37,679 Speaker 1: at Ravens dot NFL dot net. Ryan will maybe be 522 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: back next week, we'll see. If not, there's gonna be 523 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 1: me and Cliff continuing to pull our weight around here 524 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:45,719 Speaker 1: and keep them lights on. So thanks for listening and 525 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:46,920 Speaker 1: we'll be back with you next week.