1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:04,520 Speaker 1: Welcome into the lounge presented by Draft Kings. The Ravens 2 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: have set their fifty three man roster. I should always 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: say their initial fifty three man roster. And I am 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: here with Cliffton Brown to break it all down for you. 5 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: We made our predictions. Our predictions are not very accurate. 6 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: They're okay, not bad, but I had no confidence I 7 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: was getting a Hunters right. As we said, if we 8 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: were to enter the Ravens, you picked the team contests, 9 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: wouldn't win it. We would not win it at all. Um. 10 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:35,559 Speaker 1: So yeah, we uh, there were some surprises. There were 11 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: more surprises than we anticipated, obviously because we our predictions 12 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: were bad. So let's start their cliff. Uh, what was 13 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: the most surprising move to you that the Ravens made. 14 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: There were a few, but picking one. The first one 15 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: that jumped out is keeping eleven offensive linemen. Yeah. I 16 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: could have taken ten shots at the predicting a roster. 17 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: I would never have gone with eleven. Yea, I was 18 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: between ten and nine. So yeah, I mean again, you 19 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:07,479 Speaker 1: could have given me ten chances, giving me some help 20 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: and some others, and I still wouldn't have got a Hunter. 21 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: Kind of like chemistry in high school, like it just 22 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: wasn't gonna happen. So that's my biggest surprise. Eleven offensive line. Yes, 23 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: so let's talk about that real quick before I get 24 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: into mine. Um you know, so the Ravens kept Tristan Cologne, 25 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: which was the eleventh that most people did not see coming. Right. 26 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: They kept all three of the guards that were battling 27 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: for the left guard spot. Ben Powers, Ben Cleveland and 28 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: Tyree Phillips all made this team, right, And there was 29 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: thought myself included that maybe the Ravens could trade one 30 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: of those guys. Right, maybe they still could, right because 31 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: you look at the Ben Bredeson's you know, before they've 32 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: they've traded other offensive line in the next show field. 33 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 1: They've traded guys over the years. Um So, I thought 34 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: that could be a route they go. But all three 35 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: make it plus Cologne, and um so, I guess what 36 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: was How do you kind of suss out that situation? Why? 37 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: Why did they keeping well? In fairness to us? Uh? Saturday, 38 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: when we were speaking about fifty three, you know, Ronnie 39 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: Stanley has just made the announcement that he was coming 40 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: off you know, pup, and we're all thinking he'll be 41 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: a practice Monday, and then hey, even if he's not 42 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: ready to roll Week one, is he's ready to roll? Well, 43 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: I think this kind of speaks to part of this 44 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: whole bigger pictures that you know, Ronnie, they're very hopeful, 45 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: but he still hasn't even started practicing yet, and so 46 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: they've talked about wanting to be more flexible on offensive line. Obviously, 47 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: keeping eleven gives him more depth at various spots. I 48 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 1: think they're just very wary of being caught shorthanded, particularly 49 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 1: after what happened last year. Exactly. Eric Tokasa said, you know, 50 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: he he kind of put it on his shoulders, felt 51 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: like he did not give the team enough depth at 52 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: offensive tackle last year. Uh, and he's making sure he 53 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: doesn't do that again. That's for darn sure exactly. And 54 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,079 Speaker 1: as important as it is with the Ravens, the way 55 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: they run to football, their style of offense, it's even 56 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: more important for them if they're going to be as 57 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: good as they can be, to have a strong offensive line. 58 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: So I think the natural question from a listener is, well, 59 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: how does keeping again extra center impact tackle? And the 60 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: reasoning there is because it frees up Patrick McCarry to 61 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: be that swing tackle, that Swiss Army knife that the Ravens. 62 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: That really is his value, right, that that is his 63 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: greatest strength is that he can play all five positions 64 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: at a starting caliber. That's right, Well, not just play 65 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: them exactly. And so let's just say hypothetically that Ronnie 66 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: Stanley isn't ready for week one, then we all seem 67 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: Juwan James will be the starting left tackle. Well, then 68 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: who's his backup? Right? You always have to have a 69 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: backup going into the game, And so Daniel fle the 70 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: fourth round rookie. I don't think that's an ideal situation. 71 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: The guys played right tackle his whole career. They gave 72 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: him some reps at left tackle, and and he held 73 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: up okay in practice, But that is not an ideal situation. 74 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: You don't really want him playing left tackle on that 75 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: Jets game, right, So Patrick mccarrey becomes in the scenario 76 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: that Ronnie Stanley isn't ready week one or week two, 77 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: however long it is that he's out packing. Patrick McCarry 78 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: is your top swing offensive tackle. Well, now he's not 79 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 1: your top backup center, right. He can't do both, right, 80 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: and so if he's forcing into playing tackle, that is, 81 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: so now Tristan Cologne is needed to be your center 82 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: backup for talent linder Bomb, who, by the way, is 83 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: coming off an injury. He expects to be ready for 84 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: week one, but he's missed a lot of time all 85 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: that stuff. So Tristan Cologne a guy the Ravens like 86 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 1: who have who started games for them in a pinch um. 87 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 1: You know in Pittsburgh against the Rams. Uh played some 88 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: big games and done you know, well, played, played well. 89 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 1: So they keep him as at an insurance on this line. 90 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:00,919 Speaker 1: It's understandable. And if they obviously make a d and 91 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: deal one of them away, they're still covered exactly. Then 92 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 1: you're still covering to tackle the guards situation where those 93 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: three guards you could still potentially make a trade if 94 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 1: you wanted to or whatnot, and and be fine. I think, Um, 95 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:16,280 Speaker 1: all right, So my biggest surprise I think was a 96 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 1: tight end, and it shouldn't be a surprise. That's what 97 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: you know, when these cuts happen, you just kind of 98 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: slap yourself just how did I not see that one coming? 99 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 1: You know? And and for me, the Ravens love tight ends. 100 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 1: We know how much the Ravens love tight ends. I mean, 101 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: Greg Roman, if he could have fifty three tight ends, 102 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: if Greg Raham's the head coach, he's saying, give me 103 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: fifty three tight ends, I'll make it work. I guess 104 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 1: that's true. Um So, I mean the fact that they 105 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 1: kept Oliver right is is not shouldn't be that surprising. 106 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: I mean, you look at a Josh Oliver. You look 107 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 1: at the guy six ft five. I mean, the dudes 108 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,840 Speaker 1: a monster. I mean, how many times have we been 109 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 1: watching training camp practices and we just say to ourselves, 110 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: is there anyway Josh Oliver is the next Darren Waller? 111 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: Is there anyway? Because you look at the guy and 112 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:18,599 Speaker 1: you're like, this guy should be dominating people full of 113 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 1: big guys. He's big, yeah, I mean and it's not 114 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 1: just big, he's just I mean he looks like an 115 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: action figure. And so you know, you really think about it, 116 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: and you know, Nick Boyle, because of what Isaiah likely 117 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: is primarily a receiver. He's like a tight end wide 118 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: receiver combo. He's not a guy that you really plan 119 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: on having as an inline blocker all that much. Mark 120 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: Andrews obviously is gonna be split up. He's gonna do everything, 121 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 1: and he's improved as an inline blocker. He can block 122 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 1: for sure, but you know, Nick Boyle is still working 123 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: his way back as the top to becoming the top 124 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: flight blocker that he wants was. Mark Andrew said today 125 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 1: that you know, Nick's doing well in that regard. He's 126 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: coming along. But but I think that if you were 127 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: to ask Nick today, you would probably say I'm not 128 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:04,919 Speaker 1: what I was pre injury in terms of being that 129 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: kind of devastating blocker. Right. And you also think about, 130 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: you know, how how much did the Ravens use and 131 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: rely on Eric Tomlinson the past couple of years, right, 132 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: kind of an under the radar player that was that 133 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: got a lot of snaps, all a lot of action, unheralded, 134 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: and then left in free agency. This year, Josh Oliver 135 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: kind of slides into that role to give the Ravens 136 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: a little more depth at tight end. You know, they 137 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: I think a lot of this offense is going to 138 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: run through their tight ends, and if you have an 139 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: injury there now all of a sudden you're shorthanded right 140 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: until Kohler comes back. And so I don't think I 141 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: think the Ravens also feel like carrying an extra tight 142 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: end in this tight end centric offense is worthwhile, right, 143 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: I mean, and yeah, Nick has looked a lot better, 144 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: but do you really want him, Not that he would 145 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: play sixty snaps, but you don't want to overload Nick, 146 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: particularly early in the year exactly. That's also a good play, 147 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: right And also obviously you mentioned Andrews has improved blocker. 148 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: But I just think that yeah, with keeping four now 149 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: or actually five if you include Cohler, Yeah, Roman can 150 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: do whatever he wants with with a position group that 151 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: has an abundance of talent um you know, Andrews and Likely. 152 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: I think the Ravens may lead the NFL in two 153 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: tight end sets, maybe even three tight end sets this year. Uh. 154 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: I just feel some teams have trouble matching up with 155 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: one tight end. When you put two guys out there 156 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: like Andrews and Likely, it forces defenses either to concede 157 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: that one of them is gonna be a mismatch or 158 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 1: put a defensive position group out there that they really 159 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,679 Speaker 1: don't want, particularly with Lamar Jackson me at the quarterback 160 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: where you always have to be aware of him running 161 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:52,439 Speaker 1: the football. So yeah, I just think that Gray's gonna 162 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:55,439 Speaker 1: play into that as much as possible. And then keeping 163 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: you know, the extra tight end allows him to have 164 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,559 Speaker 1: the blocking aspect that we just mentioned of a guy 165 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:05,079 Speaker 1: who's huge like over and also the you know big 166 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 1: boil coming back. And then of course Andrews and likely 167 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: as receivers yep. And and let's just say also Josh 168 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,559 Speaker 1: Oliver kind of flashed as a receiver in that preseason 169 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 1: finale that Catchy made the stiff arm and run after catch. 170 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 1: That was a nice play. Um. So I'm sure that 171 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: kind of helped this case. You know, it certainly didn't 172 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: hurt it. Um. So another position group that was a 173 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:28,960 Speaker 1: little bit surprising was running back. And obviously, you know, 174 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: things changed between when we made our predictions on Saturday 175 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 1: once again and uh and now with the reports that 176 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: the Ravens are making a big addition with Kenyan Drake. Um. 177 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:42,320 Speaker 1: So that's not officially yet, but that's reportedly coming down 178 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 1: the pike. So once we all saw that, I was like, okay, 179 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: well who's out right? And so we had four running 180 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: backs on this team we predicted j K. Mike Davis 181 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: just still in Tyler Baty. Tyler Baty got pushed out, um, 182 00:09:56,120 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 1: which anytime a Raven's draft pick is released, I think 183 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: that Ravens fans are a little bit surprised, and I'm 184 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: surprised sixth round draft pick who I think. You know, 185 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: he flashed at times during training camp, particularly as a receiver. Um, 186 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:13,560 Speaker 1: but when you kind of boil it down, none of 187 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: these running backs Beatty included, really stood out from the 188 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: pack and emerged during preseason games. I agree with that, 189 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: although I will say I think that Justice Hills pauses 190 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: equation in that I think Justice looked good from the 191 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 1: beginning of training camp coming off that injury. He looks 192 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: better to me than he did before, and he can 193 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: play special teams and he can catch, so regardless of 194 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 1: what he didn't in preseason as far as numbers and snaps, 195 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,679 Speaker 1: Justice Hill became a guy that to me, they said 196 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: we're keeping him and he can help us. So that 197 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 1: narrowed the field for Baby. And then you know, if Drake, 198 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: as the reports are expected, once he enters again, as 199 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: you mentioned, someone asked to go and then it came 200 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 1: down May b two. You know Baby again, I thought 201 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: Hill was in or Davis. Davis has experience, he can 202 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 1: catch the football, and again after what happened last year, 203 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:14,559 Speaker 1: if there is an injury, having forbid the Ravens, I think, 204 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 1: are just we do not want to relying on young 205 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 1: players who have never been in situation when we can 206 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 1: have a veteran who has been and Drake and a 207 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:28,719 Speaker 1: young veteran. Right, it's not like the veterans that who 208 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 1: are all currently free agents or boxing different different free agents. 209 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: The market for them obviously has not been there. Where 210 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: Drake he's a guy who he's going to be playing 211 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 1: somewhere exactly. So yeah, I think I think it's a 212 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: good It makes sense in hindsight. But um, it is always, 213 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 1: as you mentioned, surprising to see a draft pick not 214 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 1: even get you know, to make. And I think too 215 00:11:56,120 --> 00:12:00,319 Speaker 1: it speaks to the Ravens, um it's it's more insurance, right. 216 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: I would say that certainly having Mike Davis and Keenan 217 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:10,680 Speaker 1: Drake or Kenyan Drake uh is adds more insurance because 218 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: you're not sure exactly about J. K. Dobbins and whether 219 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: he's going to be on the field week one and 220 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 1: how effective and how much you have to ramp him up. Right, 221 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:21,679 Speaker 1: like Kenny and Drake is obviously more NFL game ready 222 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: right now than Tyler Beatty is a rookie pet that's 223 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 1: like that's a down the road kind of keeper, you know, 224 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: fifties three man roster spot, right, like Beatty, you don't 225 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 1: really want games right now, right And and I think that, 226 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: you know, we'll see this play out over the coming days. 227 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: But it wouldn't surprise me if Tyler Batty still stays 228 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:42,679 Speaker 1: on the Ravens practice squad. I mean, would have teams 229 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 1: seen in the preseason where they say, yeah, I definitely 230 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 1: need to have that dude on my fifty three man roster, 231 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:51,559 Speaker 1: because that's what if you if he's claimed, you can't 232 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 1: claim that guy. If your practice squad it's a fifty 233 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 1: three man roster spot. And there's running backs all over 234 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 1: this league that are getting cut, right and guys, you 235 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,559 Speaker 1: you know, I don't know what they did in the preseason, 236 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 1: but it's not like Beatty put out like this film 237 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: that is like unbelievable that is gonna make him get 238 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: claimed off waivers. I think there's a chance that he 239 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: still lands on the Ravens practice squad um and and 240 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: he surely looks at it, and I would think would say, well, hey, 241 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: what team would you rather be on than the Ravens 242 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: If you're running back a run heavy team, like, why 243 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: would he go to any other practice squad other than 244 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: the Ravens hometown all that stuff. I just think it 245 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: makes a lot of sense for him to learn. Um. 246 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 1: So then let's go to the defensive side of the ball. 247 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:35,680 Speaker 1: And I think the biggest concern right now when you 248 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 1: look at this fifty three min roster has to be 249 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: outside linebacker. Did they give you a call, Cliff, for 250 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: the possibility that you could suit up for good reason? No? 251 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 1: No race, Because right now there's only two healthy outside 252 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 1: linebackers on the Ravens fifty three man roster, and I 253 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:59,719 Speaker 1: can assure you there will be more than two when 254 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:04,680 Speaker 1: the evens kick off. I do not think so that's 255 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,080 Speaker 1: a right now, it's only a dafe O A and 256 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: justin Houston, Stephen Means did not make the fifty three 257 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 1: man roster. He's a vested veteran. Uh So there could 258 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 1: be the wink Win Canshake deal and he comes back. Um. 259 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 1: Just to make sure that everybody again understands how that works, 260 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: the Ravens have to carry David Jabo and Charlie Cohler 261 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 1: on their initial fifty three man roster in order to 262 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 1: bring them back at any point this season, had they 263 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: placed those guys on i R now, they would be 264 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: done for the season. In order to bring him back 265 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 1: at some point this year, they had to be on 266 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 1: the initial fifty three. Then they can be placed on 267 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: I R one day later, which would open up two 268 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: roster spots. I think that Stephen means, as a vested 269 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 1: veteran that doesn't have to go through waivers, could certainly 270 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: be one of those guys that the Ravens signed back. 271 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: If not, you just need guys right now, hey, right 272 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: and B I think on top of Stephen means the 273 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 1: Ravens will be looking at that waiver wire to see 274 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 1: what other outside linebacker has become available and whether any 275 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 1: of them would be a good fit to come to 276 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 1: the Baltimore because they need help. And it means wouldn't 277 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: surprise me at all. I think it's a strong possibility 278 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 1: he is back because he has some moments in the preseason. Yeah, yeah, 279 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 1: he's played pretty well. He showed you that he still 280 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: has football left. I asked John Harball if he can 281 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 1: play sam linebacker too, because that's the thing when you 282 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 1: look at the depth chart to Dafoe and Justin Houston 283 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 1: are both rushed linebackers right now, because and the thing 284 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 1: that we didn't mention is the surprise here was Dale 285 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 1: and Hayes. Dale and Hayes got cut, got Wave injured, 286 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: right and so everybody thought, well, he's not practicing right now, 287 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: but he's he's on the team right Nope, not on 288 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: the team now. Whether he can come back or he 289 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 1: gets placed on IR or whatever at this point, we 290 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: don't know. Maybe he does come back at some point 291 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: the season. But but right now, you don't have a 292 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: Sam linebacker because Tis Bowser starting on the pup so 293 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 1: he's out for the first four games. Jeremy I Moon 294 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 1: got cut too. You don't have a SAMI backer from 295 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: the depth chart right now. Nope, which is another reason 296 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 1: why I'd be really surprised if we don't see Means 297 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: back here. John said he can't play that can, yes, 298 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: and and I feel like, well he wants to be 299 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 1: here too. As another thing, So he's a guy who'll 300 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: be looking to come back exactly. He's a guy they 301 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: need to come back. Usually that means it works exactly, 302 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: So that that is that is a very interesting one. 303 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: I mean, Dalen Hayes that that was one of the 304 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: most surprising cuts for me was seeing Dalen Hayes on 305 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: that list and now nobody knew her, knows really the 306 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 1: severity of that injury and how long he's expected to 307 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 1: be out. I think people are just thinking, oh, he'll 308 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: be back in a couple of days. Any day now, 309 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: he will be back in the field. I don't know. 310 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 1: Maybe that's not the case, right and exactly we don't know, 311 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:50,080 Speaker 1: and so um, you know, for now, it's just interesting 312 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 1: and and Dalen is a guy we had on the 313 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 1: lounge who I really like. It was one of the 314 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: biggest standouts and O T A S and minicamp. I mean, 315 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 1: the guy was in the backfield routine only, but he 316 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 1: just didn't carry that momentum in the training camp and 317 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: so that was unfortunate. Um. I hope he comes back 318 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,960 Speaker 1: obviously in the summer. Guard I really like Dylan. He's 319 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: a great dude. Um. So, inside linebacker, there's a little 320 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:16,920 Speaker 1: bit of a surprise too. Josh Ross made the team 321 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: as a lot of people expected the undrafted, undrafted rookie 322 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 1: out of Michigan. The Ravens continue this tradition of unearthing 323 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: inside undrafted inside linebacker Gems and Josh Ross looks like 324 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: next in line. Michigan Product News Mike McDonald's defense very well. 325 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:34,159 Speaker 1: Has played well in the preseason, just kind of stacked 326 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: throughout the whole process, really good on good on special teams, 327 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:39,640 Speaker 1: good in coverage, making tackles at the field. He earned 328 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 1: the spot just point like. But then I think a 329 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 1: lot of people thought that he might take the spot 330 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:48,120 Speaker 1: of Christian Welch. Christian Welsch also made the fifty three 331 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: man roster. So what were your thoughts on that, cliff. Yeah, 332 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: I said to you earlier, I was glad to seek 333 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:55,399 Speaker 1: Christian make and I thought that he earned that spot. 334 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 1: Played well enough, he was one of the best fifty 335 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 1: three players. But sure, in my mind since we begin 336 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: of training, specifically in the third preseason game, he's one 337 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 1: of the best players in the field. I know two 338 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: and a half sacks right knowing that his job is 339 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:11,919 Speaker 1: on the line. And I mentioned earlier, I love seeing 340 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:14,359 Speaker 1: players when they know that the pressure is on them 341 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 1: step up. So yeah, he's been here. Um, he may played. 342 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 1: I think he's a player who's still ascending. I don't 343 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 1: think he's everything he's going to be, so yeah, I 344 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 1: think it's a good combination to have both of them. 345 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: Uh Ross, Yeah, we've talked about him a lot. He 346 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:34,640 Speaker 1: just took his spy, he showed up. He may play 347 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: from day one, you know, you've you've written about you know, 348 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 1: and we all know about the relationship with Mike McDonald. 349 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: That's certainly didn't hurt. But I feel that he's just 350 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: a guy who has a lot of confidence. He's a 351 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,919 Speaker 1: better player. I'm interested to see. I would like to 352 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:53,160 Speaker 1: see some of the scattering ports. Now, why wasn't he drafted? 353 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 1: I mean he made plays at Michigan. I mean, this 354 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 1: wasn't like lower Northern Michigan exactly, and now now he's 355 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 1: making plays in the NFL, showing up. I mean I 356 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: would just like to be why wouldn't this god drafted? Right, Yeah, 357 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: this wasn't Michigan State. Oh that's just shot the sparties 358 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 1: well as a term, I feel like I had to 359 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:20,719 Speaker 1: just take it when you get a shot and Cody, right, 360 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:25,879 Speaker 1: somebody that was for you to comment, just kidding to 361 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 1: all sparties out there, it's all good. So uh yeah, 362 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 1: that was that was interesting. And Christian wellsh I'll just 363 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: add this. He is another guy that almost that kind 364 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:39,720 Speaker 1: of falls into Josh Oliver camp for me where you 365 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 1: look at him and you're like, Christian Welsh is a 366 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:46,199 Speaker 1: big dude. He's a big physical like that dude. You 367 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 1: look at him, You're like, yes, you play football, I 368 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:52,120 Speaker 1: know you play football, right like and and then then 369 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: you look at somebody like that, You're like, do I 370 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: want to cut that guy from my team? Now? I'll 371 00:19:57,080 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: take that big dude who can run a little bit, 372 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: you know. And and and for the past few years he's 373 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:03,400 Speaker 1: been a special team stand out, and we all know 374 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:07,880 Speaker 1: how much special teams factors into these last few roster spots, 375 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:11,439 Speaker 1: so that that matters a lot to the Ravens, all right. 376 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 1: Moving on, Uh, safety was obviously we knew that there 377 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 1: was gonna be a crunch there. The Ravens just have 378 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: too many safeties, so Tony Jefferson, uh, you know, got 379 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:21,199 Speaker 1: squeezed out. And that was when we saw news of 380 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:24,399 Speaker 1: that yesterday when Tony posted it. Um, you know, I 381 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: think everybody Ravens Nation kind of felt that one staying 382 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 1: a little bit because we all like Tony so much. Um, 383 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 1: and you know, you hope it at some point, you 384 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 1: know that he can still remain with the Ravens and 385 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:40,240 Speaker 1: I think Tony will he probably will pursue whatever opportunity 386 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 1: comes his way. If a job on a fifty three 387 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 1: comes from another team, he's going to take that, and 388 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:48,360 Speaker 1: and he should, you know, but he would obviously love 389 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 1: for that to be in Baltimore. And if an opportunity 390 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,440 Speaker 1: on another fifty three doesn't come up, I would imagine 391 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:55,640 Speaker 1: that if there's a way to keep him, whether that's 392 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:57,719 Speaker 1: a veteran on the practice squad or whatever, like, you 393 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 1: want to have either Tony on your roster in some 394 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:03,360 Speaker 1: way or on speed dial for sure. His phone, Yeah, 395 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 1: he's gonna keep his phone plugged in. And I think 396 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:10,440 Speaker 1: Tony showed this year or during training camp that he's 397 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: got jews left. I mean he's he's really the last 398 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 1: two years, you know, battling serious injury and trying to 399 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: come back. It was a hard rope. And I think 400 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: he showed teams this year that yet he can help you. 401 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 1: We know how smart he is, we know how gritty 402 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 1: is in the locker room, and he's still making place 403 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 1: yep Uh. The interesting thing about these fifty three man 404 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:35,000 Speaker 1: roster predictions was there's a lot of consensus among the 405 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:39,240 Speaker 1: Ravens reporters I think it was myself, Jeff's three, Beck 406 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:44,199 Speaker 1: and Jonas Schaefer all had the same predictions. Um, and 407 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:48,200 Speaker 1: then Jameson Hensley had a it was the only well 408 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: not the only one, but he had a different one. 409 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 1: And the difference there was Jameson had Kevon Seymour on 410 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: his and the rest the other three of us had 411 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: Isaiah mac on our roster. Turns out neither of him 412 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 1: made it, so uh was Seymour. The interesting thing there 413 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:08,480 Speaker 1: is that you know, John Harwell yesterday said well, it's 414 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:10,680 Speaker 1: an ankle. It's it's it's not one week, but it's 415 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 1: maybe a few weeks. I think it was an ankle, right, 416 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,159 Speaker 1: and um, you know, we we could have him. He 417 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 1: could be back for us in several weeks. I was like, 418 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:23,159 Speaker 1: oh for us, Oh, I call my attention Seymours. You know, 419 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:25,159 Speaker 1: Seymour's on the team. And I was starting to think, oh, man, 420 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have to tell James and he was right 421 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 1: and I'm wrong, and I don't you know, I just 422 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:34,879 Speaker 1: never like to do that. But turns OUTA Seymour is 423 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 1: not on team. Once again, I think that he is 424 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 1: a player that you know is specifically he's you know, 425 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:45,119 Speaker 1: dealing with a reported injury. John talked about, you know, 426 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: if he is not claimed or picked up by another team, 427 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 1: I think certainly there's a possibility that he could return 428 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: UM and then with Isaiah mac that's gonna be a 429 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,360 Speaker 1: tough one. Whether he gets cleaned off waivers or not. 430 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 1: I have a hard time seeing him get through the 431 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 1: way he played in the preseason finale was surprised me 432 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 1: because clean I'm just shaking my head because the situation 433 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:08,679 Speaker 1: like this is like, if you're Isaiah Mack, you ask yourself, 434 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 1: what else could I have done to make this team? 435 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 1: My ans would be nothing like you did everything. It's 436 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 1: just it. They have so much talent at that position 437 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:19,360 Speaker 1: they do. He got squeezed out as a numbers thing. 438 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,640 Speaker 1: He couldn't have done anything more than me, which leads 439 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:24,919 Speaker 1: you to believe that if they're watching the same film 440 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: week saw that somebody's gonna pick him up. Well, I 441 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:30,160 Speaker 1: think for the Ravens, I mean, you look at their 442 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: defensive line, there's I don't like, there's nobody there that 443 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh yeah, cut, Like that's an easy decision 444 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:41,960 Speaker 1: for a cut. I mean Aaron Crawford was bawling out 445 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: before he got injured in the preseason finale. I'll even 446 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 1: say undrafted rookie ra Shot Nichols. He flashed at times 447 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 1: during three season too, right, So, like you know, if 448 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:54,880 Speaker 1: you're the Ravens and you're thinking, maybe hopefully you can 449 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 1: retain Mac in some way. If not, then maybe you 450 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:01,399 Speaker 1: can still bring back Aaron Crawford, you know, uh, you 451 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:04,360 Speaker 1: know he was wave injured. Maybe you can keep Nichols 452 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 1: on the practice squad or whatnot. Like, you know, there's 453 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 1: a lot there um you have. You just have too 454 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: many players that you can keep and if one has 455 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 1: to go to another team, Soviet, that's how the NFL works. 456 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:16,440 Speaker 1: But like, at least you hope that you you keep 457 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 1: some of those guys you had to part ways with. 458 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:21,920 Speaker 1: And I'll just say to Ravens fans, you maybe we're 459 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 1: surprised to see this name on the list. Brent Urban 460 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:28,200 Speaker 1: was among the Ravens cuts once again. To me, that's 461 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: like a Stephen Mean situation. Brent Urban's I think going 462 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 1: to be an important part of this defense. He's the 463 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 1: only other d ND on the roster other than Klais Campbell. 464 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: To me, this is another you have to handshake agreements 465 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:42,120 Speaker 1: that you can fill with a job on color going 466 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 1: on I R. I would expect that Brent Urban will 467 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:46,800 Speaker 1: definitely take one of those two spots and be brought 468 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:49,959 Speaker 1: back probably tomorrow. I would also expect the other ones 469 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:53,680 Speaker 1: to be Steven Means and then assuming you add Urban 470 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: to the mix. I mean, after the season, Eric de Cosa, 471 00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:59,280 Speaker 1: kudos to him. He said they want to get younger 472 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:03,119 Speaker 1: and deeper on the defensive line. They did both and 473 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:09,439 Speaker 1: still brought back Alas and Right and resigned Michael Pierce. 474 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 1: Like the de defensive line. I mean, we've all talked 475 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:14,920 Speaker 1: about how the safeties might be the best group on 476 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:18,639 Speaker 1: this defense, the best room. I'm not sure if the 477 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:21,360 Speaker 1: defensive line might beat them. I mean, it's just top 478 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:25,679 Speaker 1: to bottom, just loaded. Um, so I'm really excited about that. 479 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:27,919 Speaker 1: And I think also the fact that they did not 480 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 1: keep Isaiah mac maybe said maybe says a little something 481 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:34,639 Speaker 1: about their confidence that Travis Jones will be back earlier 482 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 1: this season as opposed to later. You know, when he 483 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:41,399 Speaker 1: got hurt uh in the in the Arizona game, it 484 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 1: was three to five weeks from well said, maybe that's 485 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 1: closer where one weekend now a little over a week 486 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:49,159 Speaker 1: maybe that's closer to the three weeks. You know, if 487 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:51,239 Speaker 1: you look at it three weeks plus some at right 488 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:54,160 Speaker 1: around week one, right at week one, you know, so 489 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 1: five weeks would be the longer timetable. Maybe the fact 490 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 1: that they didn't keep Mac and are a little thinner 491 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: on the defense to line means Travis Jents could be 492 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 1: available week one or soon thereafter. Yeah, I mean, yeah, 493 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 1: you heard head coach defendsive line Anthony Weavers say he 494 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:12,560 Speaker 1: expects has to be back quicker than people I think, 495 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:16,120 Speaker 1: just because of the way he's gonna attack getting better. Uh, 496 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 1: and yeah, you talk about another impressive young player that 497 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 1: when Travis was in there, you knew it like he's 498 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 1: he's a wrecking ball in they're both stopping the run 499 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:29,080 Speaker 1: and getting inside precious. So hopefully we'll be back quickly. Yep, yep. 500 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:32,879 Speaker 1: Last group and this one jumps this hit, rewind on 501 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: this one back the offenseve real cool. We didn't talk 502 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 1: about wide receiver, which was the one group that we've 503 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:41,639 Speaker 1: debated endlessly this offseason, um and it ended up kind 504 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:43,960 Speaker 1: of shaking out the way that we anticipated down the 505 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 1: stretch here, and that's keeping tailand Wallace as the fifth 506 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: wide receiver Um, the undrafted guys Shamar Bridges, McKay Polk, 507 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 1: Rally Webb. None of them made the team. I would 508 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 1: expect that some combination of those three wouldn't be on 509 00:26:56,760 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 1: the practice squad. Um Schmar Bridges got waived injured, so 510 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:02,120 Speaker 1: we don't know what that injury is or how long 511 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:06,160 Speaker 1: that could keep him out. UM, But no big surprise there. 512 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:07,920 Speaker 1: You know, I think, like we have talked about, the 513 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:10,600 Speaker 1: Ravens really were excited about getting Tylan Wallace in the 514 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:13,639 Speaker 1: fourth round of the year ago. Thought he flashed his potential. 515 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:16,520 Speaker 1: UM made a clutch play down the stretch of last season. 516 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 1: You know, he's been injured. That's to no fault of 517 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 1: his own, you know, being injured and missing a lot 518 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:23,720 Speaker 1: of preseason and training camp time. But I think they 519 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 1: still want to see what he's got right, and you know, 520 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 1: we they'll talk about why receiver two during off season 521 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:33,160 Speaker 1: was Okay, the Ravens are going to add a vetter 522 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:35,439 Speaker 1: and who's gonna be Who's gonna be? Well, you know, 523 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 1: DeMarcus Robinson was in the name. You were hearing a 524 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:41,440 Speaker 1: lot at first, but now that he's here and not 525 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 1: just basing it off, you know the preseason game where 526 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:46,439 Speaker 1: he went crazy. You know, Robinson I think is a 527 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:51,399 Speaker 1: player who's going to help them, so certainly having him 528 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:56,159 Speaker 1: along with these young guys like Bateman and do Renee 529 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:59,160 Speaker 1: who both looked really good in training camp. Prochet looked 530 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 1: good before his end to be Yeah, it's it's kind 531 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 1: of a you know, interesting group. The Ravens have a 532 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 1: wide receiver, a group that's young and has a chance 533 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 1: now to really you know, a silence some critics. But 534 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:13,840 Speaker 1: I do like the addition of Rominson to the group. 535 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 1: I think he's he's the type of guy who proven 536 00:28:17,359 --> 00:28:19,920 Speaker 1: but not on his last leg, who's going to help 537 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 1: them as well as these other guys. Yeah, and let's 538 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:25,359 Speaker 1: make sure that fans know there are going to be 539 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 1: more changes. As we said at the top, like all 540 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:30,280 Speaker 1: this stuff that we're talking about and projecting guys roles 541 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:32,800 Speaker 1: and you know, all this stuff like they could make 542 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:34,879 Speaker 1: an addition tomorrow and that's just all out the window. 543 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:37,880 Speaker 1: So but by the time you're listening to this, there's 544 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 1: probably been more made moves made or reported moves or whatnot. So, uh, 545 00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:43,640 Speaker 1: just keep that in mind. There's gonna be a lot 546 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:47,600 Speaker 1: of of shuffling still to come. We also want to 547 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:49,720 Speaker 1: remind you that the sports landscapes ever changing in this week, 548 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 1: and they're different. 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So Cliff, 558 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:20,800 Speaker 1: we'll end on this since I just said this roster 559 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:25,959 Speaker 1: is gonna change. What are what are you looking? What 560 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,440 Speaker 1: are the moves to be made that you're specifically looking 561 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:30,200 Speaker 1: at the most? What are you keeping an eye on? 562 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:34,920 Speaker 1: I mean outside linebackers? The obvious one. Um, are they 563 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 1: really going to start Week one with eleven offensive linemen? 564 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:42,400 Speaker 1: Or is a move going to be made there? I 565 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 1: guess those are the two that stick out in my mind. Yeah, 566 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 1: they're going to get help with offensive line, not offensive 567 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:52,880 Speaker 1: excuse me, Outside linebacker. Where where is it going to 568 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 1: come from? Right? Yeah? I think I think too. There's 569 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:59,400 Speaker 1: always some interesting wide receiver names that hit the hit 570 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:04,720 Speaker 1: the waiver wide. I'm just saying, um, just saying, don't 571 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:06,920 Speaker 1: ever you can't ever sleep on the wide recea edition, 572 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 1: if only for the fact that it provides good conversation, 573 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 1: like it's Baltimore. Maybe do we ever stop talking about 574 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 1: wide receivers now? Always gotta leave the door open for 575 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:21,520 Speaker 1: another wide RecA edition. So, um, you know, in the 576 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:24,400 Speaker 1: practice squad, I'm intrigued. Who makes the practice squad? You know? 577 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:27,800 Speaker 1: I mean that's been a place where the Ravens have 578 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 1: pulled guys up from the practice squad who have played 579 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 1: important roles in years past. So you know, Anthony Brown, 580 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 1: does he make it through waivers and land on the 581 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:40,240 Speaker 1: Ravens practice squad. I would expect that he will. Um, 582 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 1: So there's gonna be a lot more decisions and interesting 583 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:44,880 Speaker 1: things there to make sure you keep it locked here. 584 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 1: We'll have all of the transactions for you. Trust me 585 00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 1: on that, And as always, you can reach us at 586 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:53,560 Speaker 1: the lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net and we'll 587 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:54,880 Speaker 1: be back with you later.