WEBVTT - John Harbaugh: Press Conference (9/22)

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass Podcast. It is Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 1>September twenty second, and the Ravens are getting ready to

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<v Speaker 1>play the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at M and T

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<v Speaker 1>Bank Stadium. Now, a big question for the Ravens right

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<v Speaker 1>now are all the injuries they have going into this game.

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<v Speaker 1>They have several players who mispracticed the entire week and

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<v Speaker 1>will likely be unavailable for Sunday's matchup. Hey, Coachean Harball

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<v Speaker 1>didn't provide too much insight into the status of players

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<v Speaker 1>when he met with the media today, but he did

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<v Speaker 1>say this will be a good opportunity for some young

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<v Speaker 1>players to get playing time, and he talked about that

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<v Speaker 1>during his press conference on Friday.

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<v Speaker 2>Good seeing everybody, appreciate everybody being here.

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<v Speaker 3>Good practice, Guys are focused, and we're all pointed towards Sunday.

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<v Speaker 2>What questions you have, John?

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<v Speaker 4>Uh? With Gus?

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<v Speaker 2>How is he looked down? I mean it's a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of years now removed from that. How does he looked Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I think he looks the same or better than he

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<v Speaker 2>did before.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, just to my eye, he looks really good

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<v Speaker 3>and he's Uh, I'm sure glad he's on our team.

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<v Speaker 2>Thought he ran well last week.

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<v Speaker 4>John, he talked.

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<v Speaker 5>About the challenges in two quarterbacks and now it's been

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<v Speaker 5>that candy interestin's when we went out, So explaining a

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<v Speaker 5>little bit more about getting the sea for Gardermnshee and

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<v Speaker 5>sand the.

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<v Speaker 3>Task exact Well, you know, Garder Minshew is obviously proven

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<v Speaker 3>he can he can win in this league. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>he's he's played very well many times we played him

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<v Speaker 3>here when he's with Jacksonville here or there wherever it was,

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<v Speaker 3>and uh and uh, you know he's a challenging quarterback

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<v Speaker 3>and he also in that system. I think he's really

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<v Speaker 3>established himself with coach Stike in there in Philly in

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<v Speaker 3>terms of running that system. Well, he did it for

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<v Speaker 3>a long stretch last year. So we've watched a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of them. We understand his game and you know, we'll

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<v Speaker 3>have our hands full. We'll have to be at our

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<v Speaker 3>best to defend him.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, there was a rep during Special Teams stills

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<v Speaker 5>today where the guy's spun around before they've covered the pickup.

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<v Speaker 4>Final question.

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's a I think that's basically a Friday rep.

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<v Speaker 3>It's more of a Friday round. Call it a Friday round.

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<v Speaker 2>Now if we see it on Sunday, they better cover

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<v Speaker 2>the kick.

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<v Speaker 4>Did you do anything you prepare the conventional wet weather,

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<v Speaker 4>I know, the pass you don't go dip balls and

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<v Speaker 4>water buffets or anything. And do you have to do

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<v Speaker 4>any of that this week?

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<v Speaker 2>We did?

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<v Speaker 1>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>I talked to the quarterbacks and they had a plan

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<v Speaker 3>for that. Un tea, they had a plan for that.

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<v Speaker 3>So they feel like we're ready to go with the

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<v Speaker 3>ball handling, and that's probably going to be the case.

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<v Speaker 3>Kind of takes you back to the San Francisco game

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<v Speaker 3>a few years ago, very similar type circumstances.

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<v Speaker 4>I've seen a lot of the data guys say that

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<v Speaker 4>it's actually not really the win that makes.

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<v Speaker 3>A huge statistical difference, but it's I mean, it's it's

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<v Speaker 3>the win more than the rand.

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<v Speaker 2>Has that been your sort of heracle experience or that's

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<v Speaker 2>a great question.

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<v Speaker 3>I would say the wind has a big factor in

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<v Speaker 3>it because it just blows the ball around you try

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<v Speaker 3>to throw the ball. You know, it's a passing league,

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<v Speaker 3>So I guess I would say, yeah, it makes sense

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<v Speaker 3>to me. It depends how hard it's raining. Now you

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<v Speaker 3>go back to the New England game, at New England.

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<v Speaker 3>That game, remember that game?

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<v Speaker 2>Who was there? Raise your hand? Okay, that was the

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<v Speaker 2>Nick Boyle?

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<v Speaker 3>Was it the Nick Boyle game? That was a torrential monsoon? Right,

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<v Speaker 3>So I would say in that game it was the rain. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I saw the ball on the ground a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember that seeing that. That was not good.

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<v Speaker 4>Do you guys have had obviously you shared an interviewing

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<v Speaker 4>more than any other team in the league. It doesn't last,

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<v Speaker 4>I remembers, correct, so far of the season. At what

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<v Speaker 4>point does that become a concern.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, it becomes a concern if they're if they're going

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<v Speaker 3>to be season ending injuries. You know, I think those

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<v Speaker 3>are the ones that you really, you really, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>hope to avoid and you.

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<v Speaker 2>Pray to avoid.

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<v Speaker 3>And we we've had two of those, you know, we've

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<v Speaker 3>had JK and possibly our Darius. Now that's not set

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<v Speaker 3>in stone yet. The rest of the guys are are

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<v Speaker 3>a few weeks a week, two weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>We we thought we might have a couple of guys

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<v Speaker 3>back this week. They'll be working for next week, you know.

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<v Speaker 3>So they're right in that range. So that's the good news.

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<v Speaker 3>So I feel good about and I feel good about

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<v Speaker 3>the guys who are going to get an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 3>play this week. They're they're excited. Jeremiah Moon comes to mind,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, and there's a guy that that uh is

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<v Speaker 3>gonna get out there and play some football, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>and I can't wait to see it.

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<v Speaker 2>You didn't ask you about Merlin for a couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 4>Did his recovery end up being trickier than expected?

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<v Speaker 2>Or has it basically been on the time whine you

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<v Speaker 2>plough or you know basically yes, basically yes, it's been.

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<v Speaker 3>It's been within the range. So those things are you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you can't say exactly to the day. He's in the

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<v Speaker 3>he's in the neighborhood.

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<v Speaker 5>Good Sunday Raven celebrating Hispanic heat this month, there a

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<v Speaker 5>lot of people coming from Mexico, Costa Rica.

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<v Speaker 4>Is there a message that you have with the international

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<v Speaker 4>in the defense?

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<v Speaker 2>That's great, that's exciting.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh coincides with my birthday coming up, you know, just

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<v Speaker 3>a little little side note. I don't know why I

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<v Speaker 3>brought that up.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, that's good. So we're working together.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, the the international part of it, and I would

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<v Speaker 3>say specifically, uh, the Hispanic part of it. I mean

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<v Speaker 3>I think that that that fan base group, if you want.

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<v Speaker 2>To call it that, to me is football fans. I

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<v Speaker 2>think to me the group is football fans, you know.

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<v Speaker 3>And to uh, to see the passion that people have

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<v Speaker 3>for football, not just in the in the in the States,

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<v Speaker 3>but you know, all over the world is really just

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<v Speaker 3>really something that as a foot as a football coach,

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<v Speaker 3>a long time football guy, just really kind of just

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<v Speaker 3>makes your heart swell because because it's a great game,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, and to see people who are Ravens fans especially,

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<v Speaker 3>and you care about the Ravens and talk about the

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<v Speaker 3>Ravens and have their families get together and just like

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<v Speaker 3>just like all football fans do and have that kind

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<v Speaker 3>of transcend the borders a little bit more and more

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<v Speaker 3>every single year.

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<v Speaker 2>To see all the fans coming up for this game,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's gonna.

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<v Speaker 3>Be exciting for us and and we're really it just

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<v Speaker 3>makes you, like I said, it makes your heart swell.

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<v Speaker 5>It looks like the Colts defense of a lot of

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<v Speaker 5>different ways of the pressure and quarterback you with interior

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<v Speaker 5>line man and out just even on the poor their

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<v Speaker 5>quarterbacks that get Taymore has a lot of crutchers or

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<v Speaker 5>actual years just thing to talk about the challenges of uh,

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<v Speaker 5>protecting are I guess.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, yeah, it starts and you're right, it starts inside out.

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<v Speaker 3>It starts with the two tackles, okay, so you've got

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<v Speaker 3>to block them, and then they work their way out

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<v Speaker 3>to the two ends. They'll bring their linebackers, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>both those guys they bring, you know, bring the nickel

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<v Speaker 3>kennymore or if he's playing corner, they'll bring them. So

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<v Speaker 3>the safety will come, the free safety will come plenty

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<v Speaker 3>of times. So, uh, it's inside out, and everyone of

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<v Speaker 3>those guys is a really good rusher. So yes, that

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<v Speaker 3>is a challenge. I think that's the strength, one of

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<v Speaker 3>the great strengths of their defense right now, personnel wise.

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<v Speaker 2>And if we don't do it, you know, we've got

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<v Speaker 2>to do a good job with that, and we will.

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<v Speaker 4>We will.

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<v Speaker 1>That was head coach John Harbaugh. So it's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>a tough test for the Ravens as the Colts come

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<v Speaker 1>to town. And like you mentioned, the Ravens are dealing

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<v Speaker 1>with a handful of injuries, so they've got their work

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<v Speaker 1>cut out for them in this game. Now, the game

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<v Speaker 1>kicks off at one pm on a Sunday, Also Ravens

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<v Speaker 1>Pregame Live begins at noon, so make sure you check

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<v Speaker 1>that out on a YouTube channel as well as our

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<v Speaker 1>app and our website will bring you up close and

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<v Speaker 1>personal with pregame warm ups and Ravens legend Paranelle McFee

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<v Speaker 1>is also going to stop by the set and have

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<v Speaker 1>a conversation with us leading into that game. That's it

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<v Speaker 1>for us on the Ravens Press Pass podcast today, but

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<v Speaker 1>make sure you head over to the Lounge podcast feed

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<v Speaker 1>as well. We've got an extensive interview with John Simpson

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<v Speaker 1>that we did earlier this week, and we'll also have

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<v Speaker 1>a full recap of a Sunday's game coming up for

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<v Speaker 1>you as well once that's over. So that's it for us,

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<v Speaker 1>Have a great weekend and enjoy the game on Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>against the Colts.