1 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: So I'm not. I've been a guy that you know, 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: try to hold out just because certain things of certain issues. 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: So you know, we just go to working and go 4 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: about your business. Once we got back off the break 5 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: and kind of kept it had I kept a real 6 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: meeting parts of defense. That was kind of our going. 7 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:18,760 Speaker 1: You know, no matter what what happens on the offensive side, 8 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: we gotta make sure we do our party. The past 9 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: two years and we felt like we got to that 10 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: point we just was want play away. So now that 11 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: we were in there, we usually got to prove that, 12 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: you know, all the hype and all the talk and 13 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: all the hard play was it's going to be worth it. 14 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge. Playoff edition. We called it big win. 15 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 1: We call it. We called it once again. We nailed it. 16 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: It's not often that we go out on a limb 17 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: and say it's gonna be a big win, but we 18 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: said it came true playoff edition of the Lounge. It's 19 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: the exciting times around here. Uh, everybody always asks do 20 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: you do you get this one? You go home after work, 21 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: it's like, oh, how's the mood? Is everybody happy? I 22 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: give that question all the time, Like, yeah, man, how's 23 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: the mood or the other big one is after a 24 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: road game, how was the flight home? Yeah? I got that, 25 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:22,479 Speaker 1: that's a big but the mood, truly you can feel 26 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: it in the building. Definitely, there's a lot of excitement. 27 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: Everyone's you know, size them up. We're making our reservations 28 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: in Atlanta. But then I just think around the city, 29 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: like I can. It's cool to see buildings lit up purple. 30 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: It's it's neat to see like it feels to me 31 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: Sunday's game, the energy of that stadium, and then just 32 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,559 Speaker 1: leading up to the game and now carrying into this week, 33 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 1: it feels to me like the old days. It sounds cliche, 34 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: but it truly does. Yeah, it's true. It's it's what 35 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: we needed. Like we needed that bad, the city of Baltimore, fans, 36 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: Ravends fans, all of us. Uh, we needed that one 37 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 1: really really bad. Like I mean, people are like, oh man, 38 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: how good does it feel to get that win? I'll 39 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: ask this question in response, how bad would it have 40 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 1: felt lost? I mean, just imagine how bad and then 41 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: flip it, and then flip it. That's how good it feels. Um. So, anyway, 42 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: I think the Ravens are poised to take a run. 43 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: I really feel really good in the playoffs about our 44 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: playoffs chances. I feel really good about because I just 45 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: feel like this weight is off our shoulders. You can 46 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: just play and we can just go play, and this 47 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: seems rolling. I really think that Lamar was just a 48 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: different cat in that Rounds game. Man, he he has 49 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: turned it on and this is like, oh man, I'm 50 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,399 Speaker 1: jacked off. Yeah, I don't have any concern about him 51 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,079 Speaker 1: like choking in the playoffs either. I don't have any 52 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: concern about that. I mean, look, the when you're sitting 53 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 1: at four and five through the first nine games, the 54 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: downside is obviously you have no margin for air. The 55 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 1: upside is if you see your way through this, then 56 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: you go into red hot. You've won six out of 57 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 1: seven and the only loss was a game that you 58 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: you were right there, you easily could have won. And 59 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: if you go let's just say that Ravens win and 60 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: they end up going to Kansas City and the playoffs. 61 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: They're not gonna be scared. They're not gonna be nervous 62 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: about that. So I think that you could be onnest 63 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: something here. Yeah, definitely, all right, let's jump into an 64 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 1: email here. Yeah, this is a great email. We got 65 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:22,679 Speaker 1: some two two good emails. Uh here the thousands of 66 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 1: emails that we get. Yeah, but these are two two 67 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: really good ones. We'll start this one with this one 68 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: from Ashley Fleegal to She writes, Wow, what a big 69 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: wind of surprise by husband with tickets to the game. 70 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:33,839 Speaker 1: This is the first game that we've been to since 71 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: the playoff game and gets the Colts in two thousand 72 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: thirt Like we're talking about, I forgot how fun and 73 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: crazy watching games in person can be. Section was a 74 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: roller coaster of emotions, and once Mosley intercepted that pass, 75 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 1: all those bad emotions were gone and it was a party, 76 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: exactly what we're talking about here. Actually said she has 77 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: two questions, what do you think of the holding call 78 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: against the Ravens that took away a touchdown and trop 79 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: some of that with bogus? And then what do you 80 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: think is who do you think is the biggest threat 81 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: to these Super Bowl run? Well, first of all, um, yes, 82 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: there was a total bogus holding call on Max Williams 83 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: back call the way I look at it, though, the 84 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: rest also caused the Browns a touchdown because they were 85 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: had a quick whistle on the play where Lamar phone 86 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: but at the goal line that should have been a 87 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 1: Brown's touchdown. But so it's hard to complain about so 88 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 1: we're even on that touchdown touchdown. I also though, was 89 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: losing my mind in the press box on the two 90 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: on their final drive that went to replay shop Perriman, 91 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 1: so i'd like catch which I still do not think 92 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 1: was a catch, and the Jarvis Landry kind of like 93 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: he hits the turf from the ball. Those were two 94 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: unreal catches, by the way, they were unreal place where 95 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 1: the where the eldershot Perryman make that way for us? 96 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: I know, I know. Anyway, I was losing my mind 97 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: those two calls. I don't think it was particularly well 98 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: officiated game. There's also that Michael Crabtree p I call 99 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: which was total little bars that made me be the 100 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 1: worst of all. So, um, thank you for the email, Ashley, 101 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 1: and I'm glad you have fun of the game. So 102 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: it goes back to what we're saying, that's stand it 103 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 1: was awesome on Sunday. This email is from Daniel Broyle's 104 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: Wait wait, we didn't ask the answer the second part 105 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 1: of a question, who do we think is the biggest threat. 106 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: Good point. I would say the Chiefs. I think the 107 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: Chiefs are homes is ridiculous. Homes. We said it after 108 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: the game and it hasn't changed. He's a wizard, he 109 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: is great. I would probably agree with that. But I 110 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: also the idea of everyone's written off the Patriots, everyone included, 111 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:30,840 Speaker 1: but now you're, for some reason coming back on that. 112 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: I've never written them off. I just think that they're 113 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 1: a different team when you get to the postseason and 114 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: everyone thinks that they're terrible. If you give if you 115 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: give them two weeks to prepare for any team, um, 116 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: they they have this time to get healthy. I do 117 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: not think that the Patriots can just be like, Okay, 118 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: that's an automatic way and just chalk it up. Definitely 119 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: not that, But I'm just saying I'd rather face the 120 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: Patriots in the second round of the Chiefs. Um anyway. Uh. 121 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: This email comes from Daniel Broyles. This is a great one. 122 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: It says years ago I email the lounge making fun 123 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: of makes horrendous Thanksgiving Draft, which is still a sobering 124 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: example of not to drink pumpkin beer and podcast. Great point. 125 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 1: Stinking beer and podcasting is always that was a terrible 126 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 1: draft for you, all right, he's as will celebrating CJ's 127 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: a f C North clinching interception. I ruptured my calf 128 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: bustle injury while celebrating. Sigh. Even worse, as I rolled 129 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: around in pain, I thought my eight year old daughter 130 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: is going to believe that beating the Browns is the 131 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:35,039 Speaker 1: equivalent to winning the Super Bowl. Parent fail. And his 132 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 1: question is which one of you is more likely to 133 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 1: injure yourself while celebrating a big way. That's definitely make 134 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: He's a non athlete, non athletes who are out of 135 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: shape old. That is you. Basically you just like you're 136 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: a little too old and washed up, and you think 137 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,040 Speaker 1: you can still make the play that you did previously 138 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: in your life. You're trying to jump up and celebrate, 139 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: and you realize you ain't got it anymore. You ain't 140 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: got it anywhere. That's you. You know it is here. 141 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: I will agree with you. That is me. That's how 142 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:01,719 Speaker 1: to get injured, but only because I will attempt to 143 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 1: make the move. You are just like you're just like 144 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: white brand you just you will just give it a 145 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: little basic fist pumps, did you me? I will give 146 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: it everything God, did you give it right now? Did you? 147 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 1: That was almost that was almost a growing did you 148 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: did you forget in the press box in New England 149 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: back in two thousand eleven when I through the chair 150 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: through the press box. Anybody hear that I got picked 151 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: up on the mike because that was you. You destroyed 152 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: a chair in the Gillette Stadium press box and Lee 153 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 1: Evans dropped that ball, destroying that That chair will never recover. 154 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: Everybody in the press box turned around. It's like, what 155 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: the hell is wrong with that guy? All right? But 156 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: that's enough. That's enough. That's enough about the past, the negative. 157 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: That was a negative moment. We are only positive vibes 158 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: right now. And so with you guys post always email 159 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 1: us at the lounge at Ratos one NFL dot net. 160 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: And with that said, let's go ahead and welcome in 161 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: our guest, the great half Man, Half Amazing mostly Well. 162 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 1: We are happy to be joined by the man of 163 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: the hour, linebacker C. J. Mosley and just hearing you're 164 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 1: just you know, doing Mike check. Do you have a 165 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: deeper voice than Robert Griffin the third because you mightly 166 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: have the deepest voice on the team. I'm not sure. 167 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: Always It's always weird hearing my voice though, I know 168 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: if I don't really sound like that, And I think 169 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: to my life when right now I think I'm talking slow. 170 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 1: When I was watch an NFV, I'm like actually talking 171 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: pretty fast. So it's always weird to hear that. Will 172 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 1: you listen back to this podcast after you're done with this? 173 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 1: Probably not. I I like the honesty. I like the honesty. 174 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: Can you can you give us like does it get 175 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: does your voice get deeper? What's it like when you're 176 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 1: making calls in line? Like can you give us like 177 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: a kind of a trial, like a taste? Um? It 178 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:54,079 Speaker 1: all depends, Um, if if the offense is going fast, 179 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: I'm usually like kind of screaming a little bit fast. 180 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: But if it's a normal pace of the game, you know, 181 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: once I get the car, kind of just relay about 182 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: fifteen times. You know some players, I'm not gonna say 183 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 1: no names, but you got to tell them a couple 184 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 1: of times for them to get the call. But yeah, 185 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: it's just it usually about this, I guess this time 186 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: us you know we were talking about actually on Sunday 187 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: is so that stadium was probably the laddest that it's 188 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,719 Speaker 1: been all season, and obviously there was a couple of 189 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: communication you know, issues or whatever, and we're like, I 190 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: wonder if the fact that the stadium so loud has 191 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: anything make Like the theory is you want it loud 192 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: for the defense, bakes and stuff on the offense and 193 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: all that, which probably is the case, but does it 194 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 1: also at some level kind of make Yeah, that's definitely. 195 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: It's definitely toughest. Was especially in the first second quarter. 196 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:39,079 Speaker 1: It was it was like trying to them going fast. 197 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: So it was definitely trying to get the calls out 198 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 1: quicker and I would have to like run over guys 199 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: and run back and tell them. But it's a lot 200 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: easier playing away, you know, even though you know they 201 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 1: have the home fiel advantage, but we can get checks made. 202 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,079 Speaker 1: We know we can hear like the line calls and 203 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 1: things like that. It's really interesting, and especially i't imagine 204 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: this year because Wink has kind of like empowered you 205 00:09:57,240 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: and Weddle and some of the veteran guys to like 206 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: make more checks right at like when based on what 207 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: you're seeing from the offense, Like you guys are communicating 208 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: more this year than even in past years, right, Yeah, 209 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: I was, Yeah, with some with certain players that we do. Yeah, 210 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 1: it's requiring more communication so we can kind of play 211 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:15,719 Speaker 1: our defense based off what we see on the other 212 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:17,719 Speaker 1: side of the ball. Right, So let's go back to 213 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 1: the play of the game. You know that the play 214 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:21,079 Speaker 1: of the day that everyone's talking about. I've watched it 215 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:24,680 Speaker 1: probably hundred times over the past few days. What is 216 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 1: the emotion? It seemed like you you make the play, 217 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:28,959 Speaker 1: you run down the field, and it just was like 218 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:32,200 Speaker 1: sort of an outpouring of emotion, like the monkey is 219 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 1: off our back? Is that how you felt? Pretty much? 220 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: You know, the past two years when we came one 221 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:42,599 Speaker 1: play short, you know what, right, the stealers, the six team. 222 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: You know, I think I may make the tackle and 223 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 1: I actually like the forest just bouncing Rod off of 224 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: him and he scored with the reach. You know, last 225 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:51,439 Speaker 1: year on the fourth and twelve, you know, I'm if 226 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: I dropped maybe one or two yards more and I'll 227 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,439 Speaker 1: be right there on to the ball. And finally this year, 228 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: you know, I just we finally made the play. You know, 229 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 1: I'm happy it was me. You know, that was pretty 230 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 1: You're cool if it was anybody, you know, I'm just 231 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: I'm just happy you got to play then, so we 232 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:06,199 Speaker 1: finally you said, you finally got them wck up on back. 233 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 1: That is why I was so happy that you made 234 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 1: that play, because like you were kind of like and 235 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: it was so unfair because like you've been so good 236 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: here and you're like so respected and all that that, 237 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: like for you to be a central figure in those letdowns, 238 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:22,559 Speaker 1: like to no fault of your own, Like it was 239 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:23,959 Speaker 1: no fault of your own that you didn't tip that 240 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:25,679 Speaker 1: past on fourth and twelve. You dropped as far as 241 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 1: you possibly could write, like you were just a central figure. 242 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: And even the Chiefs game, I mean like you're chasing 243 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 1: Tiree Kill, the fastest wide receiver in the game, all 244 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:37,559 Speaker 1: over the field and like trying to dive and you're 245 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 1: just like an inch short, Like you were always like 246 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,079 Speaker 1: an inch short. So I'm so happy that you were 247 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: the guy that made it. You know, it made me 248 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: feel good now that way? Is it? Uh? How how 249 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,560 Speaker 1: long do you enjoy that one? Uh? I mean I 250 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 1: tried my best. Just is so kin in a moment, 251 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 1: but I know I'll talk to Harves the other day. 252 00:11:57,480 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: He was like, how you feel, Like, Man, I'm good, 253 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 1: I'm ready for this game. So I mean I pretty 254 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:04,079 Speaker 1: much enjoyed, you know, for that night, you know, with 255 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 1: the family, you know, New Year's and all that. But 256 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: then and once we got up here, once I got 257 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 1: out here Monday, you know, Tuesday, back to how normal schedule, 258 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: it was, like, you know, back back to work. I 259 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 1: was asking CJ says, is that one of those games 260 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 1: where you come back to your cell phone and it's dead, 261 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: you know, because you have some text? Yeah, I haven't. 262 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: I haven't had that main takes probably since my rookie year. Yeah. Well, guys, 263 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: like what we're all your teammates saying, because obviously everybody's like, 264 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: you know, overjoyed. Did any did you get any promises 265 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: from many teammates that they're going to use their playoff 266 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:38,440 Speaker 1: bonus on you? Man? Everybody was just espressing love and 267 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: we all felt the same way, especially guys I've been, 268 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: you know, been a part of this. This team is 269 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: defensive past past two or three years, and now we 270 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:46,599 Speaker 1: put in a lot of work and um, you know, 271 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:48,439 Speaker 1: I'm just happy I can. I was able to win 272 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: the North with the Ravens and you know, with some 273 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: of the great teammates that that I have, well, I 274 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: grabbed CJ in the locker room afterwards, and I said, 275 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: this probably doesn't hurt your chances of getting that long 276 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: term contract. Tell tell listeners what what you told me? 277 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: If you you probably remember what we're talking. Let you 278 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 1: play talking. That's right. Yeah. Which I think has been 279 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 1: really cool with you this year is that you've, guysally 280 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 1: been asked about contract stuff and all that, but you've 281 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,960 Speaker 1: never made it an is like you some guys hold out. 282 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: You know, you look around the NFL guys hold out 283 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:22,320 Speaker 1: skip an entire season and you know, whatever it is. 284 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:26,960 Speaker 1: Why was that never part of the process for you? Um? Well, 285 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 1: the first thing that came to my mom was, you know, 286 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: my teammates and mainly the linebacker room, you know with 287 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: Peanut and um the yaller guys. You know, some guys 288 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 1: who know that's not here anymore now. So the first 289 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 1: thing I thought that, man, would you know, if I 290 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:42,559 Speaker 1: don't go like they, that's not really showing like being 291 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,200 Speaker 1: a good leader. And you know he was coming off 292 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:47,680 Speaker 1: for a good year, but it wasn't like really besides 293 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 1: Bird at the time, you know, I'm the second oldest 294 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 1: linebacker and so when I got there, you know, just 295 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: It was always funny, man, being with your teammates and 296 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 1: your brothers now even though you're working and running your 297 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:00,040 Speaker 1: butts off, but besides that, and I'll see you and 298 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 1: you get to hang out with the guys that spend 299 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 1: time with them. So that's one of the main things 300 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: that you know that I wanted to go back in. Also, 301 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:08,559 Speaker 1: I'm not I've been a guy that, you know, try 302 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: to hold out just because certain things are certain issues, so, 303 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: you know, just just hard work pretty much, just you 304 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: just go to working and go about your business. Is 305 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 1: that something that you have some sort of Do you 306 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: have any external pressure from people saying like I don't 307 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: do that, because then they're you know, I'm guessing players. 308 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: You know, you guys actually talking, you look around what's 309 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: going on around the league? And was that external pressure 310 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: at all? Um? You know, yeah, like you said, you're 311 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 1: looking around the league. That can kind of be a 312 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: cat mouse game. You know, the guy's not going and 313 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 1: if you do go, like who has a leverage and 314 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff. You know, I really didn't 315 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: pay that much attention to it, so I was actually 316 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 1: putting that situation. But like I said, man's right, Man, 317 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 1: I'm gonna just I'm gonna do what I've been doing. Something. 318 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:48,080 Speaker 1: It's don't need to change just because we don't agree 319 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 1: or we don't have anything worked out, you know right now. 320 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 1: So we got until March something. I'm pretty sure something 321 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: to be worked out before then. If you had to 322 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: put a confidence level, what would you what would you 323 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 1: say that? Like, all right, I'm would be here a 324 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: long term for future. Well personally I think it's like 325 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: that answer. But yeah, I think as long as you 326 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 1: keep winning, you know, keep going high and higher with 327 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: the percentage, I mean, yeah, I mean I don't want 328 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: offer like go anywhere else. I don't want to go 329 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 1: in newhere. So yeah, what what is it? I mean, 330 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 1: this defense has been good for a number of years, 331 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: you know, since you've been here, we've had great defenses. 332 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: What is it about this year's defense that makes this 333 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: one special? I'll talk to the so like every every game, 334 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: well every the night before the game, like Sowards Wayne 335 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: has done since we get another season, has like we 336 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: gotta come up and talk, you know, just say whatever 337 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: they want to say. So I want my first time 338 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: and I'll talk. Um. It was actually the first game 339 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: against Pittsburgh, so I was just telling telling everybody, um, 340 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 1: you know with the wink in the way that he's 341 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: set the defense up to make it, make it ours 342 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: and you know how he just gave us a leverage, 343 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 1: just a pretty much do what we want. I'll tell them. 344 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: I'll tell the guys that, Um, it's not it's not 345 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: often that you get a group of a group of 346 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: guys as a core group of guys have been together 347 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 1: so long. So just I said, just me being in 348 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 1: the leave from the first year until now. You know, 349 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 1: people come and go. But for the most part, we 350 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 1: have we got we've got players on defense and offense 351 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: that's you know that's been together through think and thing 352 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: at least two or three years. So that's not that's 353 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 1: pretty unique on a lot of teams because there's always 354 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 1: you know, there's always old guys going in the new 355 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: guys coming up. But for the most part, like our 356 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: defense pretty much been together for three years and and 357 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: the shows when we played, you know, we we know 358 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 1: what where guys going to be. You know what kind 359 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: of they play, what kind of players they can make. 360 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: We know each other weaknesses, so we all we all 361 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: work together. Do you think that's sort of why there's 362 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 1: a sense of things building to this moment because I 363 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 1: hear some guys talk about what we've been building to 364 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: get to this point, and I always question that from 365 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 1: year to year because only a fraction of guys have 366 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 1: But to your point, this defense kind of has you 367 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: and Wettle and and Tony and Jimmy and Songs and 368 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: a handful lord of the guys have all been here 369 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: this entire process. Is that why you guys feel like 370 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 1: we have been building and now we are ready to 371 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 1: kind of take that next year? I feel well like 372 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: it's like the past few years and we felt like 373 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 1: we got to that point we just was won't play away. 374 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: So now that we were in there, we just got 375 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:19,879 Speaker 1: to prove that, you know, all the hype and all 376 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: the talk and all the harward we put was it's 377 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: going to be worth it. And I think one cool 378 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 1: thing too, is it seems like it's a different guy 379 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:29,360 Speaker 1: making the play every week. You know, we Pean up 380 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:31,399 Speaker 1: with the punch out in Tabon, with the return in 381 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: l A and you with the game winning play against 382 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:37,159 Speaker 1: the Browns. What what is it? How does that kind 383 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 1: of catalyze a unit when you see different guys stepping up. 384 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 1: We just got a bunch of playmakers at every level 385 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:45,639 Speaker 1: and there's more than one. So that's that's another unique 386 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: thing about this defense, Like with the with the guys 387 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 1: that's been here, you know they are they earned the 388 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,440 Speaker 1: coaches trust, and that we've got packages for different guys 389 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 1: that come in. So we got a guy playing special 390 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: teams and rotating and playing defense and making play so 391 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 1: we can we can pretty much line up in anything 392 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:04,359 Speaker 1: and match what the offensive does. So that's that's definitely 393 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 1: big advantage for us. You kind of outlined your goals 394 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 1: at the beginning of season and put them on your 395 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: locker and Pro Bowl was on one on there, crossed 396 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: that one off? Did you actually take a mark and 397 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 1: cross off? Didn't? I didn't do anything. I think it 398 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:20,200 Speaker 1: was what super Bowl MVP is on there and Super 399 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: Bowl MVP, right, so you got a chance on that. 400 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: How does it feel different because this you went to 401 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 1: the playoffs as a rookie, Now you're going for your 402 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:29,679 Speaker 1: second time. How does it feel different this time and 403 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:31,639 Speaker 1: how do you kind of approach that goal? Yeah? I 404 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:34,479 Speaker 1: was actually thinking about that. You know, we talked, we 405 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 1: were talking about like the past time play and you know, 406 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 1: new England and all that. You know in that game. 407 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,679 Speaker 1: Um just it's gonna be finally back in it, and 408 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: obviously my first time and having the home playoff game, 409 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 1: so that's definitely be a sighting. But you know, five 410 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 1: years in the league now, so just just when I 411 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:55,399 Speaker 1: first started, you know, it's a lot of things I 412 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:59,160 Speaker 1: didn't know just being a veteran now, so it's probably 413 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 1: just gonna just know, just pay dividends and you know, 414 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 1: it's a team we just faced. So we in in 415 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 1: a great situation right now, especially to start. Do you 416 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:07,199 Speaker 1: feel like this is the best team that you've been 417 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: on since you've been in the NFL And this is 418 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: just because of why, Um, like I was saying far 419 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: as the defense part, just how close how close we 420 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: are on the connection with the coaches to the players, 421 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:21,640 Speaker 1: players to the coaches. You know, everybody trusting each other, 422 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,639 Speaker 1: and we gotta we gotta offense that can that fights. 423 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:28,160 Speaker 1: You know, it was they started off hot and everybody 424 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: doubted us, doubt of the offense back there. Then you 425 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 1: know when Joe went down and I definitely know nobody 426 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 1: gave us a chance. They you know the way Lamar 427 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 1: just stepped in and you know took on this role, 428 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 1: and the coaches on the on the offensive side, they 429 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: didn't do anything to try to overdo what he can 430 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:44,879 Speaker 1: do or try to make him until passing quarterback to 431 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: just we get him the freedom. Man. You know, he 432 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 1: worked out so when we when we were you sold 433 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 1: on Lamar Jackson that he would be a special kind 434 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,879 Speaker 1: of player. Well, when he was on scout team, we 435 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: saw a glimpses of what he can do, you know 436 00:19:57,800 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 1: with the you know, the quick side on throws and 437 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 1: hens crown and making players. But I mean you just 438 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: you just don't know it unto you actually, you know, 439 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:06,639 Speaker 1: watching him, like when when it's when it's like second 440 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: third along and he's scrambling, I'm like, oh, every time 441 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: you made big players Like man, I'm so happy he's 442 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 1: on outside first made that. That's tough for a defense, 443 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 1: you know, being out there that that amount of plays, 444 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:21,920 Speaker 1: you know, with our offensive line and the running backs 445 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:24,159 Speaker 1: and him running the ball. So that's that's that's a 446 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:26,159 Speaker 1: tough thing to face. He hasn't broken your ankles in 447 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:30,959 Speaker 1: practice ever though, has not yet. When you guys are 448 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: sending it four or five and you make the quarterback change, 449 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:36,400 Speaker 1: did you guys feel like at that time you could 450 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:38,679 Speaker 1: go on a run like you're Everyone says it, but 451 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 1: did you actually feel like it at that time? Um. 452 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:44,119 Speaker 1: As a defense, we just we just made it. You know, 453 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: I've already to be the best defense. You know in 454 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: the second half of the season. You know, we put 455 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:51,200 Speaker 1: up you put up our team. Our defensive team goes 456 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 1: you know far as you know, we had like, um 457 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:58,639 Speaker 1: leader leader league in sacks and turnovers when um, you know, 458 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:01,639 Speaker 1: on the ninety yards Russian, So like realistic things that 459 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 1: can get us to where we are now. So I 460 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 1: think like once once we got back off the break 461 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:09,360 Speaker 1: and kind of kept it, had I kept a real 462 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 1: meeting part the defense, that was kind of I go, 463 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 1: you know, no matter what what happens on the offensive side, 464 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:16,119 Speaker 1: we gotta make sure we do our part. A lot 465 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 1: of guys have talked about that meeting. Eric Has wink Has. 466 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 1: Do you feel like that meeting was kind of like 467 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 1: a turning point of the season for you? Um? Yeah, 468 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 1: I think in a way because we lost three games. 469 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 1: You know, it's not like you just you know, just 470 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:30,639 Speaker 1: blew the game away. It was like some tough, some 471 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: tough close losses. So UM, I think it was kind 472 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:35,399 Speaker 1: of a look in the mirror type meeting. Um, you know, 473 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 1: all the stuff was going on with about Hardball and 474 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:40,120 Speaker 1: him getting fired in all this. So the first thing 475 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:42,359 Speaker 1: he said, you know, now he's not listening to the 476 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: outside noise. He's here with us, and we kind of 477 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 1: took upon ourselves. You know, we got to take of 478 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:49,359 Speaker 1: business for the next seven weeks to be where we 479 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: are now. And that's what we did well. Hardball after 480 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 1: Sunday's game, gave you the lion spike, which I was like, 481 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: what the hell is that? Where? What are you gonna 482 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: do with the lines? Like, where does that thing go? Um? 483 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 1: I was just just sitting at the house. Not much 484 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 1: I can do with it right now. You've got to 485 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: find like a case for that, just like on the 486 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 1: counter that can just sit on the count. That's gonna 487 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:14,880 Speaker 1: be like stabbed the steake with it, catch in utencil. 488 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:16,880 Speaker 1: You gotta find a good spot for that thing. Yeah, 489 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 1: I'll try to find something before we let you go. 490 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 1: You're rocking the album a sweatshirt here now they're in 491 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: the National Championship game. Did you did you get to 492 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:28,919 Speaker 1: talk any smack with all the Oklahoma guys? In our 493 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 1: locker room, Tony, you know Mark Andrews, well, Martin roll 494 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: say nine, of course, Tany he did all all the 495 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 1: smack talking, was talking stuff on Twitter and all this. 496 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 1: So I mean, you know, with all all the snack 497 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:43,959 Speaker 1: talking he did and the way they lost, I mean, 498 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:46,920 Speaker 1: he just just amind you to be humble. I didn't. 499 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: I didn't really have the same noing. So he was 500 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:51,960 Speaker 1: looking pretty cheap in the locker room. Heard more. It 501 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 1: hurts the person more if they talk smack and still lose. Yeah, 502 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:59,040 Speaker 1: I'll take that. Well, let's hope that's Philip Rivers. So 503 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:03,440 Speaker 1: thank you very much. I appreciated. Well, thank you very 504 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: much to c J. I hope that dude is around 505 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 1: here for a long time. And you know what I'm 506 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 1: gonna put my money in your mouth is I think 507 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 1: you will be. I think he will be. Yeah, I 508 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: think a contract extension is coming. And jessinback made a 509 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 1: good point about this. Uh, think about if the Ravens 510 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 1: do turn the page on something like let's say Suggs retires, 511 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 1: who knows what happens with Wettle Jimmy something like these 512 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:35,719 Speaker 1: like leaders, like if they were to be done, who's 513 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:37,959 Speaker 1: leading this team if you don't resign c J. Mosley 514 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:41,359 Speaker 1: on defense. Yeah, I think that's a legitimate point. The 515 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 1: other thing, too, is like we'll see exactly how far 516 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 1: this thing goes. But like they Ravens have the best 517 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:50,399 Speaker 1: defense in the NFL this year, the best why not 518 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 1: just keep it together? Right? I mean, I think that 519 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 1: there's merit to that thought. It depends, like how much 520 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 1: longer some of these guys want to play, how much 521 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 1: money they want, Sogs Wettle being the two guys that 522 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 1: are on the back end of their careers. You know, 523 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: like if the Ravens were to win the Super Bowl, 524 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:07,719 Speaker 1: would those guys retire Maybe? I don't know, Um, if 525 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:09,399 Speaker 1: they get close, but they don't win it where they were, 526 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:10,639 Speaker 1: you know, like but they want to come back for 527 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:14,679 Speaker 1: another hurrah. Those are things questions that to me remain unanswered. 528 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: But yeah, I think my my question on resigning CJ 529 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 1: has never been about how good he is, because he's 530 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 1: great and I think he's one of the best linebackers 531 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 1: in the game. The question is just what the money 532 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:30,239 Speaker 1: is going to be. And the position is not as 533 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: high value of a position as in today's NFL, as 534 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,399 Speaker 1: pass rushers and corners that's just a knock on him. 535 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 1: But you know, it's funny that you say that, because 536 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:40,360 Speaker 1: that's the way the rest of the league has thought. 537 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 1: And that's why I think in part the Ravens offense 538 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 1: is having so much success is because nobody's spending money 539 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 1: to keep like to pay these inside linebackers. Really, it's 540 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 1: just they're getting phased out as like an important position. 541 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: Everybody wants to be a quarterback and a pass rusher 542 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: in this because that's where you get paid, and like 543 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:58,439 Speaker 1: people are just smaller up the middle and you can 544 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: run on Yeah, and that's why they has been able 545 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:02,879 Speaker 1: to run part of the reason they've been able to 546 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 1: be successful on the ground. So I look, I hope 547 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: CJ's here. I think he's I've said it before. He's 548 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:10,360 Speaker 1: done nothing but check every box since he's been here, 549 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:11,920 Speaker 1: gone to the Pro Bowl four out of five years, 550 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:13,800 Speaker 1: been a class act on and off the field, to 551 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:17,360 Speaker 1: play through injuries, played through injuries, been the leader. Um 552 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:19,680 Speaker 1: don't got to worry about him off the field. I mean, 553 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 1: he's a he's a great example of what you want 554 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 1: in a in a in the linebacker and the team leader. 555 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 1: That's that's exactly what they're gonna say at the press 556 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:30,639 Speaker 1: conference and they announced his contract, it's just like CJ 557 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:35,600 Speaker 1: is everything you could possibly want in a player. So look, 558 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 1: huge game against the Chargers, You feel good about it. 559 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:41,200 Speaker 1: I'm nervous. I'm nervous. Why are you so nervous about 560 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:44,120 Speaker 1: this one? I don't feel I am just feeling. I'm 561 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: just nervous because that first time around, the defense was 562 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 1: so dominant, so dominant, and it's just hard for me 563 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:55,159 Speaker 1: to see them being so dominant again. I think that 564 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 1: they agree well, but and if if they're not the 565 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 1: final score and up being skewed because of the you know, 566 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 1: the punch out at the table return for a touchdown um, 567 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:09,359 Speaker 1: but it was it was really close. I mean it 568 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 1: shouldn't have been that close. I mean the Ravens just 569 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:14,479 Speaker 1: let them hang around in the first half because they 570 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:16,120 Speaker 1: weren't punching it in the red zen. So that's got 571 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 1: to change. That to me, is the key of this 572 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 1: team making run in the playoffs. They need to find 573 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:22,159 Speaker 1: ways to get the ball in the end zone and 574 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 1: stop getting three when they're down in there zero or zero, 575 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:28,920 Speaker 1: earning the ball over to were going four on fourth down, 576 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: not getting it that's been the case. It hasn't even 577 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 1: been three every time. It's just like they want to 578 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:35,119 Speaker 1: stay aggressive and it's been him in the butt a 579 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: few times now. Yeah. Um, but yeah, they need to 580 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:40,159 Speaker 1: get points. They need to get points down there in 581 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 1: the red zone if they can, if they can get 582 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:45,199 Speaker 1: seven a set of three consistently throughout this this postseason, 583 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:49,080 Speaker 1: this seems going far, no question about it. Totally agree 584 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:54,159 Speaker 1: with that said. Buckle up fans, because here comes up 585 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:01,440 Speaker 1: that was terrible. Give me one more shut go ahead, 586 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 1: be you ridiculous