1 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass Podcast. It is Wednesday, 2 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: September twenty second, and the Ravens are getting ready to 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: play the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at M and T 4 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: Bank Stadium. Now, a big question for the Ravens right 5 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 1: now are all the injuries they have going into this game. 6 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:23,159 Speaker 1: They have several players who mispracticed the entire week and 7 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: will likely be unavailable for Sunday's matchup. Hey, Coachean Harball 8 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: didn't provide too much insight into the status of players 9 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: when he met with the media today, but he did 10 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: say this will be a good opportunity for some young 11 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:37,959 Speaker 1: players to get playing time, and he talked about that 12 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: during his press conference on Friday. 13 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 2: Good seeing everybody, appreciate everybody being here. 14 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 3: Good practice, Guys are focused, and we're all pointed towards Sunday. 15 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 2: What questions you have, John? 16 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 4: Uh? With Gus? 17 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 2: How is he looked down? I mean it's a couple 18 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 2: of years now removed from that. How does he looked Okay, 19 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 2: I think he looks the same or better than he 20 00:00:58,320 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 2: did before. 21 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 3: You know, just to my eye, he looks really good 22 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 3: and he's Uh, I'm sure glad he's on our team. 23 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 2: Thought he ran well last week. 24 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 4: John, he talked. 25 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 5: About the challenges in two quarterbacks and now it's been 26 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 5: that candy interestin's when we went out, So explaining a 27 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 5: little bit more about getting the sea for Gardermnshee and 28 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 5: sand the. 29 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 3: Task exact Well, you know, Garder Minshew is obviously proven 30 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 3: he can he can win in this league. You know, 31 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 3: he's he's played very well many times we played him 32 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 3: here when he's with Jacksonville here or there wherever it was, 33 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 3: and uh and uh, you know he's a challenging quarterback 34 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 3: and he also in that system. I think he's really 35 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 3: established himself with coach Stike in there in Philly in 36 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 3: terms of running that system. Well, he did it for 37 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 3: a long stretch last year. So we've watched a lot 38 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 3: of them. We understand his game and you know, we'll 39 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 3: have our hands full. We'll have to be at our 40 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 3: best to defend him. 41 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 5: You know, there was a rep during Special Teams stills 42 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 5: today where the guy's spun around before they've covered the pickup. 43 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 4: Final question. 44 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 3: I think that's a I think that's basically a Friday rep. 45 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 3: It's more of a Friday round. Call it a Friday round. 46 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 2: Now if we see it on Sunday, they better cover 47 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 2: the kick. 48 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 4: Did you do anything you prepare the conventional wet weather, 49 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 4: I know, the pass you don't go dip balls and 50 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 4: water buffets or anything. And do you have to do 51 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 4: any of that this week? 52 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 2: We did? 53 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 1: You know. 54 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 3: I talked to the quarterbacks and they had a plan 55 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 3: for that. Un tea, they had a plan for that. 56 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 3: So they feel like we're ready to go with the 57 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 3: ball handling, and that's probably going to be the case. 58 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 3: Kind of takes you back to the San Francisco game 59 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 3: a few years ago, very similar type circumstances. 60 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 4: I've seen a lot of the data guys say that 61 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 4: it's actually not really the win that makes. 62 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 3: A huge statistical difference, but it's I mean, it's it's 63 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 3: the win more than the rand. 64 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 2: Has that been your sort of heracle experience or that's 65 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 2: a great question. 66 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 3: I would say the wind has a big factor in 67 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:44,799 Speaker 3: it because it just blows the ball around you try 68 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 3: to throw the ball. You know, it's a passing league, 69 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 3: So I guess I would say, yeah, it makes sense 70 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 3: to me. It depends how hard it's raining. Now you 71 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 3: go back to the New England game, at New England. 72 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 3: That game, remember that game? 73 00:02:54,400 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 2: Who was there? Raise your hand? Okay, that was the 74 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 2: Nick Boyle? 75 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 3: Was it the Nick Boyle game? That was a torrential monsoon? Right, 76 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 3: So I would say in that game it was the rain. Yeah, yeah, 77 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 3: I saw the ball on the ground a lot. 78 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 2: I remember that seeing that. That was not good. 79 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,239 Speaker 4: Do you guys have had obviously you shared an interviewing 80 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 4: more than any other team in the league. It doesn't last, 81 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:29,920 Speaker 4: I remembers, correct, so far of the season. At what 82 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 4: point does that become a concern. 83 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 3: Well, it becomes a concern if they're if they're going 84 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 3: to be season ending injuries. You know, I think those 85 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 3: are the ones that you really, you really, you know, 86 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 3: hope to avoid and you. 87 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 2: Pray to avoid. 88 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 3: And we we've had two of those, you know, we've 89 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 3: had JK and possibly our Darius. Now that's not set 90 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 3: in stone yet. The rest of the guys are are 91 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 3: a few weeks a week, two weeks. 92 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 2: You know. 93 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 3: We we thought we might have a couple of guys 94 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 3: back this week. They'll be working for next week, you know. 95 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 3: So they're right in that range. So that's the good news. 96 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 3: So I feel good about and I feel good about 97 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 3: the guys who are going to get an opportunity to 98 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 3: play this week. They're they're excited. Jeremiah Moon comes to mind, 99 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 3: you know, and there's a guy that that uh is 100 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 3: gonna get out there and play some football, you know, 101 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 3: and I can't wait to see it. 102 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 2: You didn't ask you about Merlin for a couple of weeks. 103 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 4: Did his recovery end up being trickier than expected? 104 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 2: Or has it basically been on the time whine you 105 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 2: plough or you know basically yes, basically yes, it's been. 106 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 3: It's been within the range. So those things are you know, 107 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 3: you can't say exactly to the day. He's in the 108 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 3: he's in the neighborhood. 109 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 5: Good Sunday Raven celebrating Hispanic heat this month, there a 110 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:35,919 Speaker 5: lot of people coming from Mexico, Costa Rica. 111 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:37,840 Speaker 4: Is there a message that you have with the international 112 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 4: in the defense? 113 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 2: That's great, that's exciting. 114 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 3: Uh coincides with my birthday coming up, you know, just 115 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 3: a little little side note. I don't know why I 116 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 3: brought that up. 117 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, that's good. So we're working together. 118 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 3: Uh, the the international part of it, and I would 119 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 3: say specifically, uh, the Hispanic part of it. I mean 120 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 3: I think that that that fan base group, if you want. 121 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 2: To call it that, to me is football fans. I 122 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 2: think to me the group is football fans, you know. 123 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 3: And to uh, to see the passion that people have 124 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 3: for football, not just in the in the in the States, 125 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 3: but you know, all over the world is really just 126 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 3: really something that as a foot as a football coach, 127 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 3: a long time football guy, just really kind of just 128 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 3: makes your heart swell because because it's a great game, 129 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 3: you know, and to see people who are Ravens fans especially, 130 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 3: and you care about the Ravens and talk about the 131 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 3: Ravens and have their families get together and just like 132 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 3: just like all football fans do and have that kind 133 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 3: of transcend the borders a little bit more and more 134 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 3: every single year. 135 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 2: To see all the fans coming up for this game, 136 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 2: I mean, that's gonna. 137 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 3: Be exciting for us and and we're really it just 138 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 3: makes you, like I said, it makes your heart swell. 139 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 5: It looks like the Colts defense of a lot of 140 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,360 Speaker 5: different ways of the pressure and quarterback you with interior 141 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 5: line man and out just even on the poor their 142 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 5: quarterbacks that get Taymore has a lot of crutchers or 143 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 5: actual years just thing to talk about the challenges of uh, 144 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 5: protecting are I guess. 145 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 3: Well, yeah, it starts and you're right, it starts inside out. 146 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 3: It starts with the two tackles, okay, so you've got 147 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 3: to block them, and then they work their way out 148 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 3: to the two ends. They'll bring their linebackers, you know, 149 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 3: both those guys they bring, you know, bring the nickel 150 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,159 Speaker 3: kennymore or if he's playing corner, they'll bring them. So 151 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 3: the safety will come, the free safety will come plenty 152 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 3: of times. So, uh, it's inside out, and everyone of 153 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 3: those guys is a really good rusher. So yes, that 154 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 3: is a challenge. I think that's the strength, one of 155 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 3: the great strengths of their defense right now, personnel wise. 156 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 2: And if we don't do it, you know, we've got 157 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 2: to do a good job with that, and we will. 158 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 4: We will. 159 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: That was head coach John Harbaugh. So it's gonna be 160 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 1: a tough test for the Ravens as the Colts come 161 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: to town. And like you mentioned, the Ravens are dealing 162 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: with a handful of injuries, so they've got their work 163 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: cut out for them in this game. Now, the game 164 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: kicks off at one pm on a Sunday, Also Ravens 165 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: Pregame Live begins at noon, so make sure you check 166 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,160 Speaker 1: that out on a YouTube channel as well as our 167 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:56,359 Speaker 1: app and our website will bring you up close and 168 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,920 Speaker 1: personal with pregame warm ups and Ravens legend Paranelle McFee 169 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: is also going to stop by the set and have 170 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: a conversation with us leading into that game. That's it 171 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,039 Speaker 1: for us on the Ravens Press Pass podcast today, but 172 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: make sure you head over to the Lounge podcast feed 173 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 1: as well. We've got an extensive interview with John Simpson 174 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: that we did earlier this week, and we'll also have 175 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: a full recap of a Sunday's game coming up for 176 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: you as well once that's over. So that's it for us, 177 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: Have a great weekend and enjoy the game on Sunday 178 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: against the Colts.