1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: Well, it's really hard to know about long term impacts. 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: A lot of that is going to depend on how 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: long to stay at home. Order remains an effect, and 4 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: I mean if it lasts a long long time, it 5 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: could have obviously an effect on our season. I don't 6 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: know one expects that, but you just don't know. We 7 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: are going about the business of continuing to spend money 8 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: on players where we've been active in free agency and 9 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: other teams have on the assumption we're gonna have a 10 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: full season and that's how we're going to continue to operate. 11 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 1: But you have to be hopeful, you know. I think 12 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: that we seem to be getting more tests out there, 13 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 1: and I think most Americans are taking seriously the social distancing. 14 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: Welcome into the lounge. We have another huge guest with 15 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: this this week, President Dick cass uh is joining us 16 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 1: to talk about COVID nineteen and how it's affecting the 17 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: ravens um. So once again, we're not gonna have time 18 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: to read your emails, but well they're pile it up, 19 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: they're it up, but we're not ignoring we We just 20 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,199 Speaker 1: have them in the mailbox. They're sitting sitting right there, 21 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: and we will read them, uh, later this week. But 22 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,119 Speaker 1: when you have great guests like Erica Costa and Dick Cass, 23 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: you gotta get right to the guests exactly. You don't 24 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 1: want to keep those people waiting. No, not at all, 25 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 1: especially when they sign your paycheck exactly. So we talked 26 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: to Dick Cass yesterday and here's the interview with him. Well, Dick, 27 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: thank you so much for coming on. And uh, I 28 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: gotta start by asking when can we come back into 29 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: the office, Because if I have to eat any more 30 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: peanut butter and jelly for lunch at home, I don't 31 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: know how much longer I could do this. You need 32 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: to switch to cold You need to switch to cold cereal. 33 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: Then you could last longer. You're gonna have to last 34 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: quite You're gonna have to last quite a bit longer. 35 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: I mean I think that you know we will. We're 36 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: continually moneing the whole situation. Um, we're hopeful that in 37 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: four weeks maybe people can come back in some capacity. 38 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: That's the week of the draft, by the way, But 39 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: I think that's unlikely. And the reality is we cannot 40 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: really go back to our offices until we get the 41 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: all clear signal from Governor Hogan or the federal government 42 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: that it's fair to do so, and Governor Hogan issued 43 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: a another order today telling a number of businesses to 44 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: close down. That we're not already closed, so I don't 45 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: think it's it's gonna We obviously have not reached the 46 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: peak in Maryland yet and so it's gonna be a 47 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 1: while longer. Yeah. So, so what's your bunker look like 48 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: at home? And and how are you kind of staying safe? Well, 49 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: you know, my wife and are at the age where 50 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: we don't have little kids here, so we are leading 51 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: in much more relaxed lifestyle. And those of you who 52 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: may have little children at home about it, it's very 53 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: different for us. We do. I don't have a bunker. 54 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: We just I wandered around the house wherever I want 55 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: to go, and started by what so we don't have 56 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: a problem. We've got the dog and the and the 57 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: two of us and that's all we've got. We're not 58 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: allowed to visit our grandchildren these days, so we don't 59 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: do that either. Mm hmmm. Yeah. So when all this started, Dick, 60 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 1: and I think everybody across the entire world is kind 61 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: of trying to come to grips today and figure out 62 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 1: how best to handle it. How did you take in 63 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 1: all the information and way all that when making decisions 64 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: about essentially closing the office and telling employees who were 65 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: from home and having scouts and coaches, um not in 66 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: the building as well. Well. I think it was just 67 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: obviously made common It was common sense. Everybody around the 68 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: country was beginning to do it. We had to do it. 69 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: I think people look to us to set an example, 70 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: and we have to set that example. So it was 71 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: it was an easy decision. I mean it really started, 72 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: um that amazing night the NBA canceled the game midstream 73 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: and then canceled the rest suspended the rest of their season, 74 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: and it's sort of, um, just became obvious that we 75 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: had to do the same thing. So we've done it. 76 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: I mean there are exceptions too. I mean, essentially all 77 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,359 Speaker 1: of our employees are now working from home and have 78 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: been um since the week ago today. Um. The but 79 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: begin remember free agency began last Monday as a practical 80 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: matter when you could do legal tampering, as they say 81 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 1: around the league. So we had to have some staff 82 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: in the building all week to deal with free agency. 83 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: So the general you know, Eric is there, John was 84 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: in and out, a couple of guys working on contracts, 85 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: and a couple of the scouts who are really principally 86 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: look at other professional football players there there as well. 87 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: We have to have a trainer there because while players 88 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: are not allowed in the building, there is an exception 89 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: for players who are rehabing from surgery. So we have 90 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: four or five guys who are coming in for rehab 91 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: and we are we are allowed to do that, and 92 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 1: we have a trainer there to work with them, and 93 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 1: someone in the weight room, so when they go into 94 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 1: the weight room, there's someone there. Um, we have to 95 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,719 Speaker 1: have a couple of people who receive the mail and 96 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 1: deliveries because we're still getting a lot of mail and 97 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 1: a lot of deliveries. And we have a couple of 98 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: employees who are constantly cleaning the building, you know, working 99 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: down everything and using a lot of lysol and other 100 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 1: cleaning fluids. So so there's a and then we have 101 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: a couple of employees who are serving boxed lunches and 102 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 1: that sort of thing. So we've got a skeleton crew 103 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: crew there and that will continue to be the case, 104 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: um until the week of the draft. We may have 105 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:48,359 Speaker 1: to bring more people in on the week of the 106 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:52,039 Speaker 1: draft to finalize preparations for that and actually to engage 107 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: in the draft, which is we all know will not 108 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: be in Las Vegas any longer, but we're still going 109 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 1: to have a draft. We have to, um, you know, 110 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: you're ready to put in our draft picks, and we 111 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: have a lot of draft picks. Right. I'm curious you 112 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: brought up the rehab. How do you have rehab with 113 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: players and still have social distancing. It's it's difficult. There's 114 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: you know where they try too but they can direct 115 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: people what to do, but there is some touching, yeah, 116 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 1: and so they're not much but a little bit. And 117 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 1: so we're very careful and wiping down, wearing gloves and 118 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: that sort of thing. Right, So, so in what what 119 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: are the biggest ways that that COVID nineteen would you 120 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:39,719 Speaker 1: say is impacted us? Uh in terms of our business operations? Well, 121 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: you know, first of all, it's just hard to think 122 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,720 Speaker 1: about business too much in a situation that we're now in, right, 123 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: We're you know, it's so everyone in our community and 124 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: around the country is worried about their families and about 125 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 1: their coworkers, and about their neighbors and their friends and 126 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 1: so it's hard. I mean, one of the problems is 127 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: just a focus on business us. So for example, to 128 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 1: focus on free agency, it was more difficult than it 129 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: normally would be. And years past that would seem to 130 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: be the most important thing in the whole world. It 131 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 1: didn't seem all that important this year. And that's true 132 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: throughout business operations. We're trying to go through our normal 133 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: budgeting process, which is what we do this time of year, 134 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: and I meet with all the department heads and we 135 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: talked about the budget um and we've been doing that 136 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: remotely and that's been working well. But it's very unusual 137 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: because we also have to plan for all sorts of 138 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: contingencies that we normally wouldn't plan for um and so 139 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 1: you you know, we're also talk a lot about reassuring 140 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: employees that their jobs are safe, their pay is safe, 141 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 1: and their benefits are safe, because that's not true for 142 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: many many people around the country. As we know, there 143 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: are a lot of layoffs happening and unfortunately we you know, 144 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 1: we are not going to be doing that, but it's 145 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: it's a reality for many. So it this operations are 146 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: are unusual and different and challenging in many different ways. 147 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: We're spending a lot of time talking about how to 148 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: um what we can do in our own community to 149 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: alleviate the suffering by the people most in need. And 150 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: so we did. We and the Stephen Arnable Shotti Foundation 151 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 1: gave a million dollars to a total of a million 152 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: dollars to for organizations two nature last Friday. And we're 153 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:33,079 Speaker 1: getting bombarded with requests for help and you know, we're 154 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 1: not going to do anything and more in the next 155 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: week or so, but we'll be continuing to look at 156 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 1: that and sit through those requests and see what we 157 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: can do in addition to just continuing our ongoing charitable 158 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,319 Speaker 1: donations to a number of organizations in the Baltimore area. 159 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 1: This is not the time we can afford to um 160 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: not not do what we normally do. So we're trying 161 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: to keep business as normal as as best we can. 162 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: We don't want to. You know, we're still paying people 163 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: to come in and clean the building at night. That 164 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: those guys need work too. That's an outside contractor. We 165 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 1: still at paying for maintenance of the grounds. That's also 166 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: an outside contractor that needs work. So there's there's things 167 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: like that we have to think about and worry about right, yeah, 168 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 1: along you know you you mentioned the million dollar donation 169 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 1: into the community. I'm curious how that came together. I 170 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:33,080 Speaker 1: mean that was something that happened quickly. Um. What goes 171 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: on behind the scenes when you're obviously it's a significant 172 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 1: amount of money. You have to sit through where that 173 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: money goes and and make sure that it's uh, you know, 174 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: goes to the right organizations. UM, just what are the 175 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: conversations that are going on behind the scenes before your 176 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 1: position to make that kind of donation to those organizations. Well, 177 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 1: Heather Darny, our director of community Relations, was in discussions 178 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 1: with a lot of people hold comfortable positions that at 179 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: the largest companies in Baltimore. So we're in touch with 180 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 1: those other companies to see what they were thinking and doing. Um. 181 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:10,439 Speaker 1: We have relationships with a number of nonprofits, so we 182 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:12,559 Speaker 1: reached out to them. How they reached out to some 183 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: Brandon Ethridge reached out to the Baltimore Community Foundation, where 184 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: he serves on the board. We heard from the United 185 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: Way of Central Maryland, with whom we've done a lot 186 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: of work. UM. Heather spoke to the Maryland Food Bank, 187 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 1: United Way and the Fund for Educational Excellence, which is 188 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: a nonprofit foundation that supports the Baltimore City Public school system, 189 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 1: And we have worked with all four of those nonprofits 190 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: on a number of projects over a number of years. 191 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: So what we decided to do was to give to 192 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:49,840 Speaker 1: those four nonprofits because we know their experienced in dealing 193 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: with emergency situations and know their respective communities extremely well. 194 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: They're well respected organizations, they know what they're doing, and 195 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 1: we really believe that that it was best for us 196 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: to give out our money quickly, give it to them 197 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 1: and let them use it to alleviate whatever whatever they 198 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 1: could relating to the COVID nineteen crisis. And we knew 199 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: we were a confidence they could do it quickly, uh 200 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:20,079 Speaker 1: and get the money directly without charging fees and overridges 201 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 1: and all the other things that send them profits too. 202 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: So that's why we did it to them. So I 203 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:29,439 Speaker 1: think it made a lot of sense for us UM 204 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: and we're confident they're gonna make our make good use 205 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 1: of our funds. I think it's really cool that, uh, 206 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 1: you know, this this disease uh is really impacting a 207 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: lot of people, you know, with not a whole lot 208 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: of money, you know, Uh, they are getting hit worse 209 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: because of this, because a lot of kids rely on 210 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: school for food and um, so I think that's really 211 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 1: cool that this is going to help out people who 212 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:57,719 Speaker 1: unlike us, you know, who are who are privileged and 213 00:11:57,960 --> 00:11:59,839 Speaker 1: like you said, you know, we're lucky as Ravens and 214 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 1: these where we're not going to miss a paycheck and 215 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:05,079 Speaker 1: that's something we shouldn't take for granted. But a lot 216 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: of people don't have that luxury and don't know where 217 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:09,679 Speaker 1: their next meal is going to come from what we'll 218 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:11,199 Speaker 1: rely on the school to provide it. So I think 219 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 1: it's really cool that that these organizations that we donated 220 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 1: to really address that issue. They do, like the Fund 221 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 1: for Educational Excellence, so along with the Baltimore City Public 222 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 1: School System is making sure that the students and their 223 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:29,319 Speaker 1: families are getting food right, So that's critically important. In 224 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: the Maryland Food Bank does a great job as well. Right, 225 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: I'm curious from a business perspective, I mean, you talked 226 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: about budgets and and setting with his budget stor this 227 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:41,199 Speaker 1: is now also a time when our ticket sales operations 228 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 1: goes out and approaches people about buying PSLs and whatnot, 229 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 1: and we have a lot of people coming to us 230 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:48,680 Speaker 1: about that as well. You know, when when the community 231 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 1: is struggling or a lot of people are many people 232 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 1: in the community are struggling financially, how do you go 233 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:58,200 Speaker 1: about that. Well, our first payment deadline was March fifteen, 234 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 1: and a lot of people have paid before then. The 235 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 1: coronavirus didn't affect that first payment very much. In fact, 236 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: we had roughly of our season ticket base made a 237 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 1: down payment on their season ticket price at before March 238 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: fifteenth or before March fifteen. Um. For there were some 239 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: who want to stay as season taketowners who did not 240 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 1: make a payment. We're reaching out to them to see 241 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: if they didn't make the payment because of financial issues 242 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: arising out of the coronavirus or anything else. So we're 243 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:35,319 Speaker 1: gonna work with them, um and see what we can 244 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 1: do with them. We had we had initially decided we 245 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:42,680 Speaker 1: would we would charge a late fee uh if you 246 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: didn't make a payment by March fifteen. That was the 247 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: decision we made back in January, and we waived those 248 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 1: late fees for anyone who did not make an initial payment, 249 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 1: so we're not charging late fees our next payment. Our 250 00:13:54,920 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: final payment date is May fifteen, Um, you obviously have 251 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:02,680 Speaker 1: to be sensitive to what's going on in the community. 252 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:07,559 Speaker 1: There's a lot of people who are being incredibly affected 253 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:11,200 Speaker 1: by by this crisis and may not have the funds 254 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: available to complete their purchase of their season tickets. Um. 255 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: We we haven't announced any extension yet. I don't know 256 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: it will be necessary, but I I expect it will 257 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: be and we're gonna wait a week or so and 258 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 1: make a decision on that and whether to extend the 259 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: May fifteen date. But you know, we're dealing with a 260 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 1: lot of season ticketolders have been with us for twenty 261 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: years and we don't want to lose them because of 262 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: a crisis that is occurring this year. So we're gonna 263 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 1: work with them and see what we can do, and 264 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: hopefully we can work something out that works for everybody. 265 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: It's not the right time to be bombarding them with 266 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 1: ads for to buy tickets and to sell PSLs. We 267 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: are doing that discreetly because there's an interest and we're responding. UM, 268 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 1: but it's it's it's much more limited than it was 269 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 1: a while ago. M hm. So when you think, uh, 270 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: kind of beyond this next I don't know, a few 271 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 1: weeks and months do you expect this to have kind 272 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 1: of long lasting, uh, long lasting impacts on the organization? 273 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 1: You know, in terms of um beyond just these few 274 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 1: weeks where employees are out of the building and um, 275 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: there's been changes in terms of operationally, Like, do you 276 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: expect this to have any sort of long lasting impact 277 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 1: on the organization just how how things are done? You know, Uh, 278 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 1: it could, it could be a lot of different things. 279 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 1: But I'm just curious if it has a significant impact 280 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 1: long term. Well, it's really hard to know about long 281 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 1: term impacts. A lot of that is going to depend 282 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 1: on how long to stay at home, order remains an effect, 283 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 1: and I mean if it last a long long time, 284 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: it could have obviously an effect on our season. I 285 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 1: don't know one expects that, but you just don't know. 286 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: So it's really it's premature to guess what the long 287 00:15:57,160 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 1: term impacts will be. I think, um, you know, we 288 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: are going about the business of continuing to spend money 289 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: on players where we've been active in free agency and 290 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: other teams have on the assumption we're gonna have a 291 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 1: full season, and that's how we're going to continue to operate. 292 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: We're not gonna limit our spending on players. I think, 293 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: as most of our fans know, our spending is essentially 294 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:24,280 Speaker 1: limited by the salary camp and that will continue to 295 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: be the case this year as well. So I think 296 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 1: in that regard from a fans perspective, they're not going 297 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: to see a lot of changes. They're not gonna I 298 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 1: think it's very, very unlikely they're going to see any 299 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: players at our facility and Owings Mills this spring. I 300 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 1: just don't think the O T A s are going 301 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 1: to happen at all. I hope I'm wrong. I'm hoping 302 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: we can get some players in in June, but I'm 303 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: I'm sort of doubtful of that. So that's a change. Um. 304 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 1: The next big date for the players, of course, over 305 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: the opening of training camp. We're all hopeful that will 306 00:16:56,880 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 1: that will not be delayed. Yeah. I think what's interesting 307 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 1: about this is I'm sure that a lot of people 308 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 1: are coming to you since you're making these big decisions 309 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,880 Speaker 1: and you have to almost play the role of doctor 310 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: health expert, right, I mean, to make to make these projections. 311 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:14,160 Speaker 1: Do you have a lot of a lot of people 312 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: all right to Dick, you know, when when are we 313 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 1: gonna be when's this gonna happen. When's this gonna happen? 314 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: Do you have a lot of that, you know, I do, 315 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 1: But you know, obviously I have no answers. No one 316 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:26,440 Speaker 1: has right, I mean, no one in the federal government 317 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: and Governor Hogan doesn't. Nobody really knows how long this 318 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 1: is going to go on. I mean, you can look, 319 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:33,679 Speaker 1: you can look to countries like China and South Korea, 320 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 1: and they can see light at the end of the tunnel. 321 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 1: But they've done they did things that our country did 322 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 1: not do, and so maybe it'll take us a little 323 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 1: bit longer. So but you have to be hopeful, you know. 324 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 1: I think that we seem to be getting more tests 325 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:52,440 Speaker 1: out there, and I think most Americans are taking seriously 326 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: the social distancing instruction. Although you see young people out 327 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:00,080 Speaker 1: on the beach in Florida and California last week and 328 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:03,159 Speaker 1: it's kind of astounding to me. But I swear we 329 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: I have not been on a beach stick. If I 330 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:06,439 Speaker 1: have to show you my lack of TAN out, I 331 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:09,200 Speaker 1: can do that. I may. I may give a TAN test. 332 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 1: Will get back to the Ryan. You gave yourself too 333 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: much credit there, though, he said, young people, I'm not 334 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 1: sure you fall Wow Wow, you guys are no longer young. 335 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 1: Yeah he loved you, and yeah, go on, you guys, 336 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 1: come on. I like to make old jokes about mink, 337 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 1: but now I'll fall into it. Okay. Do do you think, Dick, 338 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:38,399 Speaker 1: that that when players come back, because you know, once 339 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: testing becomes more widely available, I think then we'll have 340 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:43,919 Speaker 1: a lot more knowledge in which to operate off of 341 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:48,200 Speaker 1: and make decisions. Right that that when when when players 342 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 1: do come back, do you think it's gonna be all right, 343 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: we're testing everybody on the team, and and you're not 344 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 1: obviously allowed back until you get a negative result from that. 345 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: You know, I hopefully there will be enough test available 346 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:03,439 Speaker 1: you can do that. We obviously could not do that 347 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:06,360 Speaker 1: right now. We can't. We can't test our players. They're 348 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:09,240 Speaker 1: not eligible to be tested, um. And it's not enough 349 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 1: to test the players, you'd have to test everybody who's 350 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 1: going to be close to the players. I could see 351 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:18,920 Speaker 1: a situation or once the regular season begins, um, that 352 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 1: players will get tested on the day of a game, 353 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: and everyone down who's touching the players and in the 354 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 1: locker room will get tested on day of the game. 355 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:29,960 Speaker 1: I could see that happening, something like that if there's 356 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 1: enough enough test available, we'll see I hope there are, 357 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: but I don't know. It's impossible right now. I mean, 358 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 1: obviously there's not enough test to go around, right do 359 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:43,919 Speaker 1: you think do you think there's any and you know, 360 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: if you don't want to answer hypotheticals, I totally get it. 361 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:50,120 Speaker 1: Do you think there's any chance that the NFL could 362 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 1: play games without fans, like you know the NBA was 363 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,639 Speaker 1: talking about. I I really don't know. I really don't know. 364 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's it's just so hard to figure 365 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 1: that out. Yeah, I mean I think it's, you know, 366 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,920 Speaker 1: I it's really hard to know. I think it seems 367 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:08,199 Speaker 1: to me unlikely, but it's possible. I think what the 368 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: NBA taught us is the idea of of playing a 369 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: game without fans is not enough to protect the players 370 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: and the coaches and the trainers, um. And so I 371 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 1: don't know, unless you can test people, you know, I'm 372 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,399 Speaker 1: not sure that that will work. So I think if 373 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 1: you're gonna have if it were in a situation where 374 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:31,440 Speaker 1: people don't feel it self safe to have large crowds congregating, 375 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 1: but it might be safe to have players playing the game, 376 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 1: they will only probably reach that conclusion if you can 377 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 1: in fact test each player, um, but each week, each 378 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:44,359 Speaker 1: before each game. Really so, and then how do they 379 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:46,840 Speaker 1: practice the test them before every practice, which they're close 380 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 1: to each other, and you would probably do more, you know, 381 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 1: make sure to do some kind of screening about fever 382 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 1: or other symptoms every day. Yeah, if everybody who comes 383 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 1: into the building every day without giving him a test, 384 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 1: right right. So, in the midst of all of the coronavirus, 385 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: I guess chaos. Uh, one thing of good news was 386 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:11,959 Speaker 1: on the NFL front was the c b A UM 387 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 1: you know, was reached And so there's gonna be another 388 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:17,640 Speaker 1: ten years of labor piece, which I know everyone's excited about. 389 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:20,399 Speaker 1: What was your reaction to when you heard that it 390 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:23,280 Speaker 1: had gone through? It had passed? And uh, you know, 391 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:26,119 Speaker 1: what do you think is the best deal, the best 392 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:28,199 Speaker 1: part of the c b A for the team, for 393 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,440 Speaker 1: the players. Well, I think it's I think it's really 394 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:35,160 Speaker 1: eleven years because it's it's plus another ten. So it's 395 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 1: eleven years of labor piece, which I think is outstanding 396 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: for the teams, the players and the fans, and I 397 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:45,919 Speaker 1: think that's what everyone wants. So that's that's obviously the 398 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 1: best feature of it. I think economically it's I think 399 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:51,719 Speaker 1: it's a CBA that will work for both the teams 400 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:56,240 Speaker 1: and the players very well. Um. The players, they the 401 00:21:56,280 --> 00:22:00,359 Speaker 1: players got higher share of the revenue UM, and the 402 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,400 Speaker 1: team's got a seventeenth game, which I think is good 403 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: for the game and the NFL as a whole, because 404 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:10,239 Speaker 1: I think our fans will enjoy the seventeen game. So 405 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:12,880 Speaker 1: I was happy about that. You know, I think it's 406 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:16,639 Speaker 1: a I think it's a well balanced agreement, which is 407 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: why it took such a long time to negotiate it 408 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:23,400 Speaker 1: and and frankly why it was was not unanimously approved 409 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:30,440 Speaker 1: either by the players or the owners. Right. What would 410 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: you say is the best part for the Ravens specifically, Well, 411 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:39,399 Speaker 1: I think the continuation of the basic economics is really good. Um. 412 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:43,679 Speaker 1: We're a small market team, UM, so the basically economics 413 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:46,439 Speaker 1: of the league are going to remain unchanged. We have 414 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 1: a salary cap system and we have extensive revenue sharing 415 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:53,399 Speaker 1: on the national level. That's very important. As long as 416 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:58,199 Speaker 1: we have those two principles, UM, we and other smaller 417 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:02,640 Speaker 1: revenue teams will always have the ability to compete as 418 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: team uh. I mean the thing that I really like 419 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:10,719 Speaker 1: about it is he expanded another team in the playoffs. So, 420 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:13,600 Speaker 1: I mean, every year the Ravens are in the mix 421 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:15,879 Speaker 1: for a playoff spot, and we've had some heartbreakers over 422 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 1: the past few years where I've been right there on 423 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:20,200 Speaker 1: the cusps. You know, we can remember the Bengals game, 424 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:23,679 Speaker 1: in the Steelers game. Um, but right there, now, if 425 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:25,879 Speaker 1: you add another playoff spot, I just feel like this 426 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 1: puts this team it's always in the mix right there 427 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: to be in the in the hunt. And as we know, 428 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:34,879 Speaker 1: if you get into the dance, anything can happen. I agree. No, 429 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 1: I like the idea of the of an additional playoff 430 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 1: game as well. UM, I do worry about the fact 431 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 1: if you're the number two seed, you could have to 432 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:47,399 Speaker 1: host three home playoff games and that could end up 433 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: being very expensive for our fans. I just worry about 434 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:53,679 Speaker 1: about that. I mean, that's a that's a that's a 435 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 1: good problem to have in subways, But I also worry 436 00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: about it a little bit. But I do think adding 437 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:01,719 Speaker 1: a seventh playoff team in each conference is is it 438 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:03,359 Speaker 1: was the right thing to do, and that's going to 439 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 1: be exciting that so this year Yeah, yeah, fun, It's 440 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 1: gonna be fun. So Dick, just to kind of wrap 441 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 1: things up here, I'm curious big picture what I mean. 442 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:18,919 Speaker 1: Coronavirus obviously is a huge attention thing describing a lot 443 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:22,119 Speaker 1: of attention right now. But what concerns you most about 444 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 1: the current situation? Um? And then part B, what are 445 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 1: you most excited about with the Ravens as as we 446 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 1: move forward in this offseason? Well, I'm most excited about, 447 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 1: you know, what the players were bringing back and the 448 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:38,159 Speaker 1: team we're bringing back. We managed to hold on to 449 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 1: both coordinators, so I have both your offensive and defensive 450 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: corners coming back for another year when they're both at 451 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: such an outstanding job last year. Force is very important. Uh. 452 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 1: James Urban is coming back, our quarterback coach, Um, so 453 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:58,680 Speaker 1: our coaching staff is really intact and strong, and that's 454 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,720 Speaker 1: that's very important. Uh. And then we got we have 455 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:04,680 Speaker 1: Lamarckham went back. Our offense is essentially come. We're gonna 456 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: miss Marshall, you know, there's no doubt about that, but 457 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: we still got Lamar coming back. We've got to two 458 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 1: wide receivers who are rookies last year. They're going to 459 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:17,400 Speaker 1: be much better this year. I think our tight ends 460 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 1: will take yet another step forward even without Hayden Earst. 461 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 1: So I'm really excited about that defense. You know, I 462 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: think we've helped ourselves there. You know, we've completed the 463 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:31,640 Speaker 1: Class Campbell deal because of the coronavirus situation, we haven't 464 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:34,920 Speaker 1: yet been able to complete the Brockers deal. You know, 465 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 1: we've still got some physical we have to He's got 466 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 1: to pass our physical still working on that. But UM, 467 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 1: I'm pleased to where we are. We brought we signed. 468 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:47,679 Speaker 1: I think when you think about our our team, you 469 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 1: can't forget about all the guys that we signed during 470 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 1: the season last year and have now extended and brought back. 471 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 1: I mean Marcus Peters, UM, I mean Chuck Clark was 472 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:02,879 Speaker 1: already on our team, but we extended him. Were regarding 473 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:05,920 Speaker 1: back Uh and ricard Is another guy we extended. We're 474 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:09,160 Speaker 1: bringing back Ellis and Ward, who are I think will 475 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 1: play an important role force this year. So you know, 476 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 1: we and Uh and A. J. Fort as well was 477 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:18,400 Speaker 1: another guy we we extended who we signed last year. 478 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,919 Speaker 1: So we've got to We've got a strong nucleus and um, 479 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 1: we've got good draft capital. We've got a number of 480 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:27,920 Speaker 1: our first round pick two second round picks to third 481 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: round picks, two fourth round picks, and that's a lot 482 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,679 Speaker 1: of picks in the first four rounds. Five picks in 483 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:38,240 Speaker 1: the first three rounds. So that's that's exciting, and we 484 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:41,600 Speaker 1: can do a lot with that, and I believe it's 485 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: going to be a very strong draft class. So I'm 486 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:49,160 Speaker 1: excited about all of that. In terms of the downside, 487 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:52,159 Speaker 1: the only it's just the uncertainty. I think it's going 488 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:55,439 Speaker 1: to be a struggle for for everybody in our country 489 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:59,040 Speaker 1: to deal with this uncertainty. I think for an organization 490 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:02,440 Speaker 1: like the Ravens, just difficult because we're not all together 491 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 1: and trying to keep people engaged and excited and keep 492 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 1: a rall up. That's a that's a real problem. I mean, 493 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:14,439 Speaker 1: social distancing can also lead to self isolation, which is 494 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:17,120 Speaker 1: a real you know, it's a problem, and I think 495 00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 1: we have to come up with creative ways to keep 496 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 1: all of us engaged and with each other and talking 497 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 1: to each other and interacting with each other, and that 498 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:27,840 Speaker 1: will be a challenge. I mean, I think we're gonna 499 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 1: be out at least the next four weeks, and and 500 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:32,639 Speaker 1: I think it's likely to be longer than that and 501 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 1: so we've gotta we have to work hard at staying connected, 502 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 1: so that that is a challenge and a and the 503 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:44,919 Speaker 1: social distancing is the real problem, right right. Yeah, I 504 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:47,639 Speaker 1: will admit, Dick that before I left, I did take 505 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 1: a small tub of the homeade peanut butter, and I 506 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 1: have now gotten to the bottom of that. I'm my 507 00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 1: reserves their tax. You are not allowed to go back 508 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:01,280 Speaker 1: to the A building to refill. Yeah, when they send 509 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:06,760 Speaker 1: out those emails, they was talking about you and the 510 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 1: peanut butter make when that was included in the emails. 511 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:11,520 Speaker 1: Can't come back to stock up on supplies. That's that's 512 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:17,560 Speaker 1: not essential for working from home. Peanut butter and orange 513 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 1: juice don't count. Well. Thank you so much, Dick. Please 514 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 1: do stay safe. We're asking everybody out there stay home 515 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:30,040 Speaker 1: as much as humanly possible. We want to nip this 516 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:33,880 Speaker 1: thing in the bud and flatten the curve. Uh that's right. 517 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 1: Uh so, Dick, thank you so much for joining us, 518 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 1: and do stay safe. Thank you same to you guys. 519 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 1: Take care now, bye bye. I'll tell you Garrett. And 520 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: we've said this a million times, all of us, Michelle 521 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 1: and everybody. We are very fortunate to have Dick cass 522 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:50,360 Speaker 1: uh in the leadership that he's provided for this organization, 523 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:53,880 Speaker 1: not just for us individually. I mean, like we said, 524 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:58,080 Speaker 1: we're still being paid and that is that's amazing. You 525 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:01,320 Speaker 1: know I would be I would be I sing out 526 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:05,000 Speaker 1: right now if that were not the case. Um. So 527 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 1: we're we're extremely fortunate and we're just blessed to have 528 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 1: the cast. Yeah. I mean I think that we've talked 529 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:13,440 Speaker 1: before about you know, leadership when it comes to his 530 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:15,840 Speaker 1: the football and a lot of times when people talk 531 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:20,480 Speaker 1: about the Ravens organization, they say classy organization, first class organization. 532 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:22,080 Speaker 1: You heard her with Clays Campbell when we did the 533 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 1: interview with him, and Tony Jefferson was telling him it's 534 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 1: first class all the way. And um, you know obviously 535 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:29,480 Speaker 1: that starts with Dick, or it starts with Steve, but 536 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:31,720 Speaker 1: then from the business side, uh and even on the 537 00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:34,720 Speaker 1: football side, Dick it creates that culture and um, we 538 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 1: are very like you said, very fortunate to have him, 539 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:41,520 Speaker 1: um steering the ship. Um, as we're dealing with this 540 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 1: difficult time, not just in the NFL, but but globally. Yeah, 541 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 1: how how are you looking right now? And you're have 542 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:52,680 Speaker 1: you been indoors exclusively, yere. I mean I've gone out. 543 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:56,200 Speaker 1: It's important to get some sunshine, it is important to 544 00:29:56,320 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 1: get fresh air. So you're taking some walks. What's this 545 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: look like? Yeah, I got I've got a park near 546 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:05,880 Speaker 1: the house. So yeah, I've definitely I've definitely um been outside. 547 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:08,280 Speaker 1: You know, I think I actually think that's key if 548 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:11,280 Speaker 1: you are exclusively inside and never get fresh air or 549 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:15,880 Speaker 1: never get any sort of like nature time. Uh son, 550 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 1: that that is not good for the body. Yeah. Well 551 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 1: this this is just code to me that we're definitely 552 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:26,240 Speaker 1: running the suntan check on you, big boy. No suntan check. 553 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:30,160 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, you are pasty. You are pasty, my friends. 554 00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:33,640 Speaker 1: So we will tell easily when we get back how 555 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:37,040 Speaker 1: much time you've been working from the beach, not been 556 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:38,959 Speaker 1: to the beach. I haven't been the beach. I mean, 557 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:41,200 Speaker 1: I guess if you're in Florida, but I have definitely 558 00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:42,480 Speaker 1: not been to the beach. I'm not. You're not gonna 559 00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:44,800 Speaker 1: see me in any of those videos of the spring Breakers, 560 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:47,000 Speaker 1: have you? Have you seen any of the videos of 561 00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:50,280 Speaker 1: the Italian like mayors and stuff like that in Italy, 562 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 1: like going out and just finding people and just yelling 563 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:55,760 Speaker 1: at them. They're just ripping manue and be like, go home. 564 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 1: I haven't seen that, but it doesn't surprise me. It 565 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: does not rise of me. I'm not gonna be in 566 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 1: any of those videos, that's for sure. I am. I mean, 567 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 1: I'm I'm staying aside. I would say, you know, twenty 568 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:08,760 Speaker 1: three and a half hours a day, but sometimes it's 569 00:31:08,840 --> 00:31:11,400 Speaker 1: nice to get out and just walk around, um and 570 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:14,600 Speaker 1: get some fresh air. Yeah, for sure, for sure. All right, well, 571 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 1: thank you for listening everybody. As always, you can read 572 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:20,560 Speaker 1: just at the lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net. 573 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:24,080 Speaker 1: Good luck with your stir craziness at home everybody. But 574 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 1: that's better than the alternative. Stay home, go for a walk. 575 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 1: If you bump in the downing, stay a little bit 576 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 1: away from me to six ft away away. I've definitely 577 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:34,840 Speaker 1: had some awkward moments walking around the neighborhood and being like, 578 00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 1: you know, who's got the right away here? You know? 579 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:42,760 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, So it's a it's an awkward time, weird time, um, 580 00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:45,080 Speaker 1: and and a really tough time for a lot of people. 581 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:47,920 Speaker 1: And uh, we're we're pulling for you all and hoping 582 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:49,680 Speaker 1: this comes to an end as soon as possible, so 583 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 1: thank you for listening and we'll be back with you 584 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 1: tomorrow