1 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: Welcome into the lounge presented by DraftKings. I'm Ryan mink 2 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: here with Garrett Downing, and we are fresh off the 3 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: field after watching the Ravens practice for the first time 4 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: that we saw during organized team activities, and we are 5 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: going to give you the players that stood out to 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: our eye as well as the news that we heard 7 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: from podium afterwards. Uh and I'll start here, Garrett. I 8 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: thought that first of all, it's there's a lot of 9 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: guys here, really strong attendance for the Ravens. At OTA's 10 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson's out there. You've got Say Flowers, Rashaw Bateman, 11 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:42,480 Speaker 1: Ronnie Stanley, Mark Andrews, the whole tight end unit. You've 12 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: got Pro bowlers, Derrick Henry's out there, DeAndre Hopkins, you know, 13 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 1: Broke flippingever Defense. You've got Broquon No I'm the mad 14 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: you know, Marlin Kyle Hamilton. You've got the who's who 15 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: out there, basically the Pro Bowl squad day, all Pro 16 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: Bowlers come on you, you know, and uh and so 17 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: really great to see the attendance. You could count on 18 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:05,479 Speaker 1: one hand the guys that were not here. Yeah, and 19 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: some of them followlele Uzier working through just some physical 20 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: things or whatever. 21 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, and they're here, they just weren't out exactly practice. 22 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 1: So really great to see the buy in from players 23 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: at Wednesday's practice. 24 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought the attendance was really indicative of the 25 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 2: excitement that the team has for the season, to be honest. 26 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: Like, I think, yeah, that's excitement. I think it's the drive. 27 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:32,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think like I go to sometimes, the Ravens 28 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 2: have historically been a team that has had good attendance. 29 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 2: This was I think particularly good, but they've had good 30 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 2: attendance at these voluntary offseason practices and a lot of 31 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 2: times guys will say, I'm going to be working out anyway. 32 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 2: I want to be there, I want to be around 33 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 2: the guys. Like those are typically the answers that you get, 34 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 2: but in talking to players today that wasn't really the answer. 35 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 2: The answer was we were not happy with how last 36 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 2: season ended. The work essentially started as soon as that 37 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 2: Buffalo game ended, Like that's when that's when the message 38 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 2: was kind of delivered and sent and they felt like 39 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 2: that Isaiah likely is quote to me, I thought was 40 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 2: the most telling where you said everybody got the memo 41 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 2: after that last game exactly. 42 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: It wasn't like they had a group chat saying, hey, everybody, 43 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 1: let's show up to OTA's. It didn't have to be 44 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 1: said yeah. 45 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 2: Like everyone understood it and so like it. And so 46 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 2: I thought that was for multiple players to say that, 47 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 2: like the disappointmental last season is kind of driving the 48 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 2: motivation to even just be here for this portion of 49 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 2: voluntary workouts. 50 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: I thought was pretty telling. Yeah, I completely agree, And 51 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: I thought it was a sharp practice. It was indoors. 52 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 2: That was the bummer. 53 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:38,799 Speaker 1: That was the big bummer of the day. Very rainy 54 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 1: here in Owings Mills today, so had to move inside, 55 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: which makes it it's just a chaotic seeding there. We 56 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,959 Speaker 1: have some players, it's hard to see a lot of 57 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: every of everything. Yeah, but we got it. We have 58 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,959 Speaker 1: Keen Eye took her notes and I thought it was 59 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: a sharp practice. 60 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 2: I did too. I mean, it is disappointing move aside. 61 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:01,119 Speaker 2: I think everyone prefers to be outside players, coach, media, everybody, 62 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 2: but that wasn't the case because of the rain. And 63 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 2: I thought, look, that's Lamar Jackson was there and he 64 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 2: was leading the way. I mean, I thought he had 65 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 2: he had a good day of work. I thought that 66 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 2: he had the offense when they were doing eleven on 67 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:16,079 Speaker 2: eleven drills performing at a high level. I always I 68 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 2: always say this, I think it's good to like level 69 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 2: set what these practices are. They are not full padded practices, 70 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 2: so there are limitations in terms of what you can 71 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 2: see what you can't. But I think you might see 72 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 2: operationally and skill position wise some things that stand out. 73 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 2: And I thought Lamar had the offense like operating at 74 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 2: a really high efficient level. 75 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: I thought the offense was home and and I thought 76 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson was really sharp. He didn't miss a completion 77 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: till three quarters of the way through practice. Uh, and 78 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: he threw some dimes. I mean he threw that throw 79 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: to Dayton Wade, a bomb to Dayton Wade the double 80 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 1: coverage with Kyle Hilton and Marlon Humphrey and dropped it 81 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: in a bucket. Now, again, defensive backs aren't necessarily challenging. 82 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: They aren't challenging the way they would in so you 83 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: don't know if that would ended up being completed in 84 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: the game. But oh my gosh, it was the only 85 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: spot Lamar could have dropped that ball, and he put 86 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: it in there. There's another throw that he made to 87 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: you know, Zay flowers that Zay kind of juggled it 88 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: and end up hauling in. But when Lamar let it loose, 89 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: I was like, where is this going to? Like I 90 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: don't even see a receiver in the same zip code 91 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: and Zay comes streaking across. It was an incredible throat. 92 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: The anticipation on that anticipation was incredible, really in touch, 93 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: and and you know it's just we've seen this before. 94 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,840 Speaker 1: But you know, if Lamar misses any throw, you know, 95 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 1: I mean, it's the OTA's week one and he's slapping 96 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: the ground and punching the ground, and you know, he 97 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 1: did push ups at one point. Lamar Jackson should have 98 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,280 Speaker 1: been a three time MVP doing push ups after he 99 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: missed a gimme touchdown throws DeAndre Hopkins, you know, And 100 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: that tells you who Lamar is if you didn't already know, 101 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 1: like just how competitive this guy is. And and it 102 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: start started OTAs, Yeah, first time back, first time practicing, 103 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,719 Speaker 1: you're going to see it from Lamar Jackson that perfection 104 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: is the standard and we got to play to that 105 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: level to get over the home. 106 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 2: Yeah. I think it was from him. It was both 107 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 2: the level of expectation for himself things like you're talking 108 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 2: about the push ups and wanting to just be really 109 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 2: accurate and efficient, and then it was actually like doing it, 110 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 2: like he just was playing at a really high level. 111 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 2: And so it's like okay, oh okay, Lamar Jackson is 112 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 2: setting the tone here. And like Isaiah likely made that point, 113 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 2: Mark Andrews made that point. When you have your franchise 114 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 2: quarterback here like zipping it around in May, that just 115 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 2: kind of gives you an indication of this is the 116 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 2: work starts now. The expectations are high. No, no slacking 117 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 2: off at any point like that. All of that I 118 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 2: think speaks to where this team is. And it honestly 119 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 2: kind of felt like they picked up where they left off. Yeah, 120 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,160 Speaker 2: it did, you know, it felt like. 121 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 1: They It felt like that it was December and like 122 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: they're like training for a game now. It's not the 123 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: same you know, kind of intensity, but like it felt 124 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: like that was like that they were operating the high 125 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: level and that was the expectation. We should be good 126 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: right now, especially on offense, like things should be looking tight. 127 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 2: And I thought back to like when we just sat 128 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 2: down with Derek Henry last week after signing his contract 129 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:28,239 Speaker 2: and he's here he's going through these workouts, and Henry 130 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 2: made the point like, yeah, I want to win a 131 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 2: super Bowl. We've got the team to do it, and 132 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 2: the work stars now, like nobody is satisfied with how 133 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 2: last season ended. Like he's a guy another talk about 134 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 2: a tone setter on your team, he's somebody from a 135 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 2: Like Nope, everybody's going to take notice of what he's doing. 136 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 2: And so like, I just kept thinking back to that conversation, 137 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 2: Like when I'm watching practice and the and the offense 138 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 2: is looking great and operating at a really high level 139 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 2: for this early practice, and I go back to like 140 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 2: what Lamara said with Derek Henry said, and then what 141 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 2: we heard after practice from all these guys like oh, 142 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 2: they're not messing around. They are not messing around. 143 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, I think that's the thing is it's 144 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: the vibes, right, and sometimes in OTAs, I feel like 145 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: it can feel like all right, we're knocking off the rust, 146 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: it's Sonny out, it's nice, it's it's May and you know, 147 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: like all right, we're gonna kind of start to get 148 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: ramped up. It didn't feel like that today. It didn't 149 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 1: feel like a reacclamation practice to me. It felt like 150 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: a mid season practice. Yeah, And I think that that 151 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: kind of speaks to the tone and the attitude of 152 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: this team going into this year. Yeah. 153 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 2: And part of that is the veterans that are here. 154 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 2: You touched on that. One of those veterans is DeAndre Hopkins, who, 155 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 2: like I think I've said this before, the signing of 156 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 2: him really has fallen under the radar, I think locally 157 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 2: and even nationally. Even when we posted the picture of 158 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 2: pictures of him out of practice this week, you look 159 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 2: at the comments, people are like, oh, yeah, the Ravens 160 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 2: got DeAndre Hopkins, and and man, I thought he looked 161 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 2: awesome on on today. I just really thought he did. 162 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 2: I thought he made multiple sideline toe tap extended catches. 163 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: First catch is a diving grab. 164 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, Like he makes these catches that I've seen a 165 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 2: million times over the course of his career where he 166 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 2: reaches like big reaches off his arms, extended catch toe 167 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:16,559 Speaker 2: taps along the sidelines. First out, You did that multiple times. 168 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: He looked today exactly like what I hope for when 169 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 1: the Ravens signed up, and the role that I expect 170 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: him to play, make tough contested catches, makes make lamar 171 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: you know, right outside the numbers, make great catches outside 172 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:34,199 Speaker 1: the numbers, and on the boundary, you know, and red zone. 173 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 1: You know, he's going to be a presence down there 174 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: as well. So I thought that everything is advertised, if 175 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: not better. It honestly reminded me of Derrick Henry watching 176 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,199 Speaker 1: him last season in practice and you're like, oh, yeah, 177 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: that's Dereck Henry, you know, Yeah, that's that's the real 178 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 1: deal right there. And a signing that one of these 179 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 1: Ravens thirty plus year old signings that hits, like I know, 180 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,439 Speaker 1: it's just day one, yeah, but that's what it felt 181 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,679 Speaker 1: like for DeAndre Hopkins that this guy's going to hit. 182 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 1: It's going to be a really good addition. Yeah, I've I. 183 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 2: Was actually reminded, like when what you brought up Derek Henry, 184 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 2: Like and again a little bit of hyperbole here on 185 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 2: the first day, you just we're excited after watching football practice, 186 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 2: you know. But I do think that, like the sentiment 187 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 2: here is genuine. I don't think we're trying to like, 188 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 2: you know, blow smoke here. But I actually was reminded 189 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 2: a little bit of like when the Ravens signed Steve 190 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 2: Smith and who was at a similar stage of his 191 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 2: careers just compared to what DeAndre Hopkins is, and like 192 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 2: when he came in and it was like evident very 193 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 2: quickly that he was going to be a difference maker 194 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 2: for the offense. Now Steve came in, he was wide 195 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 2: receiver number one at that point, but like they had 196 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:43,719 Speaker 2: to re Si Smith. 197 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 1: De Havebs in a different position. He's wide receiver three. 198 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: He is. 199 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 2: But as I was watching practice, I'm like, man, this 200 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:49,719 Speaker 2: guy is going to get a lot of targets. He's 201 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 2: going to get a lot of targets, and he's gonna 202 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 2: come up with a lot of big catches. And I 203 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 2: think he probably, if today was any indication, is probably 204 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 2: a little bit even. He's going to be even better 205 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 2: than I expected when the Ravens first signed him. That's 206 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 2: my feeling. And watching one day of practice, this guy's 207 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 2: going to be even better. Jue. 208 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 1: We thought, like he's got plenty of juice left. 209 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,079 Speaker 2: He's got plenty of juice left, and like the catches 210 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 2: that that he's going to make are exactly what the 211 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:18,839 Speaker 2: Ravens need. Yes, move the chains big bodied can test 212 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:21,559 Speaker 2: to catch his awareness is better than anybody. 213 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: To me, it looked like a faster version wide receiver 214 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:29,560 Speaker 1: version of Mark Andrews. Like what Mark Andrews is for 215 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:32,079 Speaker 1: Lamar over the middle of the field, That's what DeAndre 216 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 1: Hopkins can be for Lamar outside the numbers. 217 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, that boundary stuff for him. 218 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: He's so bad guy that Lamar can trusts to make 219 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: that play. And that's what it is. I mean. And 220 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: I saw DeAndre Hopkins and Mark Andrews kind of catching 221 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: warm up passes and chatting with each other before practice. 222 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 1: I'm like, gosh, how he touchdowns? So this guy's going 223 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: to combine for it this year? 224 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:51,840 Speaker 2: Could it be twenty? 225 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: That'd be a lot. That's probably high, but could have Heck, 226 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: it's not impossible. I mean, fifteen would be a good. 227 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: Twenty would be a hell of a number. 228 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 2: Well, the other thing too about Hopkins, and this is 229 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 2: something you don't always see from receivers, particularly veteran wide receivers. 230 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 2: And it caught the attention of his teammates. But there 231 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 2: was a play. It was a route. I think Tyler 232 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 2: Wallace caught it and Isaia DeAndre Hopkins was then blocking downfield, 233 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 2: the safety blocking downfield and caught the attention of his 234 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 2: teammates kind of laughing. Coming back to the huddle, and 235 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 2: Isaiah likely said after practice, like, this is a veteran 236 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 2: who during a seven on seven passing skeleton is out 237 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 2: there blocking the safety to free up Tyland Walls underneath. 238 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 2: That's like, again goes back to the vibe and the tone. 239 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 2: This is an OTA practice and like and a future 240 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 2: Hall of Famer is future Hall of Fame wide receiver 241 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 2: is blocking Downfield's like that speaks to the type of 242 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 2: player and mindset that DeAndre Hopkins is coming here with. 243 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 2: I just thought it was really impressive for him in 244 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:55,199 Speaker 2: his first week here. 245 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mentioned Mark Andrews and the fact that he's here. 246 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: I'm I would expect him to be here because Mark's 247 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 1: just a dog who just loves working. But also, you 248 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:09,199 Speaker 1: know he's coming off of a tough off season, right, 249 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously how things ended in Buffalo with the 250 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: drop two point version the fumble tough, tough for a 251 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: guy like Mark. And then there's all this trade speculation 252 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 1: about the possibility could Mark Andrews be traded That didn't 253 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:25,679 Speaker 1: happen for him to show up day one, like, none 254 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 1: of that all that's in the rear view mirror, and 255 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 1: I'm here to be the best version of Mark Andrews. 256 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 1: And I've trained harder than I've ever trained, and I'm 257 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:33,439 Speaker 1: in the best shape. Like, that's Mark Andrews for you 258 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 1: in a nutshell today today that's Mark Andrews. Pro's pro 259 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 1: like who he is. 260 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 2: The other the other thing, that's classic Mark Andrews. First 261 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 2: play of eleven on eleven, Mark Andrews. 262 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: Yeah. Lamar Jackson's first completion of the twenty twenty five 263 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: season went to Mark Andrews. Yes, like the practice season. Yeah, 264 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:52,079 Speaker 1: the practice. 265 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 2: Season, You're the very first one. I'm like, okay, I've 266 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 2: seen that a million times. 267 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: Yep, exactly. So I thought a really good start for him. 268 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 1: And in this tight end group, you know, that's back 269 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: for another bite at the apple. All three of those 270 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:08,440 Speaker 1: guys he Isaiah, like Lee and Charlie Kohler. So another 271 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 1: I want to go back to the wide receiver group. 272 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,319 Speaker 1: I thought Davontes Walker, a little under the radar name 273 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 1: here for you. He was active today. He caught a 274 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: he just caught a lot of passes, and it made 275 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: me excited for what year two could look like for 276 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 1: Davontees Walker. Now we just got done talking about all 277 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 1: these weapons. The Ravens have in the passing game, so 278 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: only one ball to go around. I don't know that 279 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 1: he's going to get a ton of opportunities, but like, 280 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 1: could he make some plays this year? Yeah, you know, 281 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 1: I think he could. And I thought Tom Wills a 282 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 1: good practice day too, So the Ravens have a lot 283 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 1: of weapons. 284 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 2: I think you hope that that really he could fill 285 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 2: into the role that Nelson Agalore has played at times, 286 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 2: and being Nelly was. 287 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 1: Really one of your top three wide receivers. I know 288 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: I past two years. Now that's DeAndre Hopkins is in 289 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 1: that top three. 290 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:58,839 Speaker 2: The volume of opportunities is not going to be there. 291 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 2: But could he hit a couple of place sure, I 292 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,840 Speaker 2: think that like Nelson did that over the past couple 293 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 2: of years, and so I think that's if. 294 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I. 295 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 2: Don't, I just it's hard for me to see many, 296 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:13,439 Speaker 2: like too many steps for Devance has just given the 297 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 2: players who were in that position. But I think if 298 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 2: he could hit a couple of big plays, well, well 299 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 2: it looks first catch us a touchdown in the back 300 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 2: of the end zone. So just every time you throw 301 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 2: to him, just exactly. 302 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 1: Stepped on my toe. I didn't that one came right 303 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 1: at the reporters. I was a deer in the headlights. 304 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 1: I just froze. It wasn't quick at all getting out 305 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 1: of the way, just athletic enough to not hit the guy. 306 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 1: I don't want to injure him. Right, I'm a big guy. 307 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: He runs into me. It's like a brick It's going 308 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: to be a brick wall. I don't want to injure. 309 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 1: I didn't want to injure the guy. Why are you 310 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 1: laughing over there? Jumped out of the way just in time, 311 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: but my little toozies didn't quite get out of the way. 312 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 1: He got me. Okay, you're gonna be okay, I don't 313 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: have to see the trainer. 314 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 2: Okay, you gonna stop by the athletic training room. A 315 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 2: guy another play who stood out to me as we're 316 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 2: working our way through the offense that we haven't mentioned 317 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 2: yet was Keaton Mitchell. 318 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, yep, I agree. I think I talked to him 319 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: after practice today too, and he says he feels much 320 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: better than he did last year, feels like back back. 321 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: And he said he actually told me that he has 322 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: set personal like prs, personal records or whatever, like best 323 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 1: times running running. Yeah, exactly, like his speed, his miles 324 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: per hour, all those things, like he's setting personal records 325 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: and so that's really great to hear. And I thought, 326 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 1: even just the eye tests on the field, seeing him 327 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: get to the edge and get the corner, you're like, yep, yeah, 328 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 1: Keaton's back. 329 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 2: And last year when he first came back, and even 330 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 2: as he worked his way into the lineup over the 331 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 2: course of the year, he just looked to me like 332 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 2: a guy who had a slight giddy up in his step, 333 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:52,760 Speaker 2: Like just a slight like. 334 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 1: You're thinking too, you know, you're coming off of a major, 335 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: major knee. Yeah, it's kind of and and you're thinking 336 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 1: about it a little. Yeah, I think mentally, I mean, 337 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 1: it wasn't it wasn't like the JK. Dobbins hitch that 338 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 1: we saw that was different. Yeah, that was a different hit. 339 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, But I just thought he seemed to be a 340 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 2: little didn't run as smoothie as he did as a rookie, 341 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 2: And today it looked like it was kind of back 342 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 2: to normal yep. And I felt like it was. 343 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: Actually he had a nice wheel route catch yep. It 344 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 1: looked like the Keaton, Mitch and Mitchell that we all 345 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 1: even during his rookie year that summer, were like, man, 346 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: this guy's got some juice. 347 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 2: Honestly, even before they got to seven on seven or 348 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 2: eleven on eleven drills, when they were going through individual 349 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 2: running back drills, those were actually right in front of reporters, 350 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 2: and so it was got a good look at it. 351 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 2: And man, I just felt like assume when he when 352 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 2: he put his foot in the ground and went forward 353 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 2: like he had that burst that really we saw from 354 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 2: him as rookie. 355 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 1: And the question for him is can he turn the corner? Yeah? Right, 356 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: and Keith Mitchell on those stretch and toss plays and 357 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 1: all those things like that's where he can really be 358 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: dynamic and just be a home run hitter. Can he 359 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: hit those? Can he turn that corner and that that 360 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:05,119 Speaker 1: linebacker to the edge, you know, can he make guys angles? Really, 361 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 1: you know, just break guy's angles. That's the kind of 362 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 1: running back that I saw today. And again we talk 363 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:14,360 Speaker 1: about this, you know with Devontis Walker and how many 364 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 1: opportunities can he get. You got Derrick Henry by the 365 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: way coming back for another year and plus with his extension, 366 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: and then Justice Hill was an awesome number two back 367 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 1: last year. I think that Justin's still gonna have again 368 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:31,879 Speaker 1: a huge role. So how much can Keaton get in 369 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: this room remains to be seen. I think primarily I 370 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: like him as the kick returner. I think he could 371 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: be an awesome kick returner. And then if he gets 372 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 1: three to seven offensive snaps a game, okay, I'm interested 373 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 1: to see him potentially hit some home runs. 374 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:49,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, threes have a snaps with three to seven touches. 375 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 1: I mean it touches, I guess. But yeah, that'll be 376 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 1: the tough thing I think. 377 00:17:54,119 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 2: I mean that's I want to find a way to 378 00:17:57,840 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 2: get the ball in his hands, and I think kickoff 379 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 2: is a natural way to do that. And you want 380 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:04,439 Speaker 2: to keep both Derek Henry and Justice hell fresh. But 381 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 2: also it's like it's all this this challenge. 382 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 1: And honestly it's depth, right, Like if whatever, somebody tweaks 383 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: an ankle for and is out for a couple of games, 384 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,480 Speaker 1: all right, Keaton, Like you're gonna be playing a big role, 385 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: you know what I mean? Like just because even if 386 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,399 Speaker 1: you just because you entered the seasons number three running 387 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: back doesn't mean that you're gonna be getting none of 388 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 1: number three running back reps all year long. Yeah, and 389 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 1: so if they can get him up the speed and 390 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 1: have that as like an insurance policy, and and hey, 391 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:33,920 Speaker 1: if everybody stays healthy all year long, like let him 392 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: hit a few home runs sounds good than me. 393 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm with you. Uh, Well, in order for him 394 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:41,200 Speaker 2: to hit some home runs, you also want to see 395 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 2: the offensive line balking. And that's one of those things that, uh, 396 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 2: the offensive line basically has one position that's up for grabs. 397 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:51,159 Speaker 2: Left guard Daniel fall Leila is starting right guard from 398 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:53,679 Speaker 2: last year, did not practice today, And as you mentioned 399 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 2: it earlier, John Harbor was asked about that after practice 400 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 2: and he said that he was just where he's working 401 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 2: through some physical things and should be out there soon. 402 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 2: So when that is, we'll see. And and I I've 403 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 2: always said, like during these practices the offensive line, it's 404 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 2: tough to assess how these guys look. I just don't 405 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:13,880 Speaker 2: think any battles are won and lost, but at least 406 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:16,159 Speaker 2: a framework a set, but a left guard, you're basically 407 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:18,919 Speaker 2: you basically have Andrew Voorhees and Ben Cleveland competing for 408 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 2: that starting job there and it'll be interesting to see 409 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 2: who wins it. And Ben Cleveland the Ravens re signed 410 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 2: him this offseason. He's a guy you shouldn't forget in 411 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:27,680 Speaker 2: that mix, Like. 412 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:32,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I agree. I thought that seeing him step in. 413 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:35,639 Speaker 1: You know, last year, I think we went into the 414 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:37,640 Speaker 1: off season saying he was probably the favorite for left 415 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 1: guard and then he didn't really practice there. To see 416 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: him practicing here at the start of OTHAS and getting 417 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: a lot of reps, I thought, all right, you know, 418 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: caught my attention. 419 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, so again, I think that the offensive line is 420 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:52,320 Speaker 2: going to be one that like that battle for that 421 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 2: spot extends throughout training camp like that. That is definitely 422 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 2: not going to be decided today. But he's somebody that 423 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 2: we should not forget in that mix. Yep, for sure. 424 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 2: So again, offense, I thought looked good. Anybody else that 425 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 2: you want to mention offensively before we move on to 426 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 2: the defensive. 427 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 1: Jonte Western made a deep, deep grab, kind of jugged 428 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 1: it for a second, but hauled it in. I think 429 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:15,360 Speaker 1: the rookie rookies, he's intriguing. 430 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's exciting. I mean, I'm really excited to see 431 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 2: him as a punt returner as you spent all the 432 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 2: time talking about the guys in front of him, like 433 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:23,920 Speaker 2: it's just going to be really hard for him to 434 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 2: craft that lineup, but as a punt returner he definitely will. 435 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 2: And you make plays, you're gonna find your way onto 436 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 2: the field. Defensively, the guy that stood out to me 437 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:37,120 Speaker 2: just right away was a daf Alway. 438 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 1: Yep. 439 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:39,399 Speaker 2: As soon as I saw the guy. I actually saw 440 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 2: him yesterday and I was like, whoa, Okay, this guy 441 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 2: looks bigger even before the uniform was on. And then 442 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 2: you see him in uniform and you talk to him 443 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 2: and he said, he's added about fifteen twenty pounds this 444 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 2: offseason and it looks like muscle. Fifteen twenty pounds muscle, 445 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 2: it's all. He's been eating ice cream all off season, 446 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 2: like this guy, and that was a focus for him, 447 00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:59,640 Speaker 2: And I thought that he looked really impressive. He looked 448 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 2: more of like when you look at these edge rushers, 449 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 2: like when he's coming to the league and throughout his 450 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 2: career so far, he's a lean edge rusher who has 451 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:10,920 Speaker 2: these incredible athletic traits with the speed that's been his game. 452 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 2: Now he looked more like kind of a physically imposing 453 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 2: edge rusher. 454 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:17,119 Speaker 1: Yep. Yeah, I agree, just siding it out. I've been 455 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: on the ice cream diet all off since that's my 456 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 1: training regiment. But yeah, I completely agree, and it was 457 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 1: interesting to so he put on twenty pounds. He said, 458 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,640 Speaker 1: he went from two forty five to two sixty five. 459 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:29,920 Speaker 2: Yep. 460 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 1: It's a major difference. And for a guy that's always 461 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:38,200 Speaker 1: had other worldly athletic traits in terms of explosion and 462 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: all those things. I like this move for him because 463 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 1: he's almost you know, his brother is a great basketball player, 464 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:48,159 Speaker 1: and Odafe's almost had this kind of basketball player build 465 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 1: to a degree. 466 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:50,160 Speaker 2: Dafe was a really good basketball player. 467 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:52,440 Speaker 1: He was, yeah, not quite his brother, but yeah, yeah, 468 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:56,680 Speaker 1: but you know, so I think and he said last 469 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 1: year when he was watching his film that he felt 470 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: like he kind of he left three sacks out there, 471 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 1: basically that if he had been more powerful and being 472 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 1: able to finish at the top of his rush better, 473 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: that he feels like he would have gotten. And so 474 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:14,439 Speaker 1: for him to add, you know, not just kind of 475 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 1: the speed moves, and we saw him with his rush moves, 476 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 1: and we really saw him kind of build his repertoire 477 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:22,639 Speaker 1: of pass rush moves with Chuck Smith last offseason. I 478 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:26,159 Speaker 1: thought he became a certainly a more refined pass rusher 479 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:30,120 Speaker 1: last year to go along with his talent, which led 480 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:33,200 Speaker 1: to him getting double digit sacks last year. Now, if 481 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:36,359 Speaker 1: you can add even more power to that refinement and 482 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:40,120 Speaker 1: to his get off and all those things, I think 483 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 1: that he could really be a problem problem problem. I mean, 484 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 1: John Harball said he expects this guy to be an 485 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:49,120 Speaker 1: all pro. Yeah, that's the kind of talent that he has, 486 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 1: and yeah, that would be a huge moon for the Ravens. Well. 487 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 2: I think the key one ever guys ad weight lose 488 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:59,440 Speaker 2: weight is that you want to, like, it's really important 489 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 2: to maintain pin whatever it is that you had before. 490 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 2: So going look at look at Lamar Jackson as an example, 491 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:07,439 Speaker 2: he added so he added weight previously, but felt like 492 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 2: he lost a little bit of speed, So then he 493 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:11,720 Speaker 2: ended up losing weight to get that speedback. Always said 494 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:13,919 Speaker 2: that in his career, people who have asked him like 495 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 2: or talked to him about adding weight, it kind of 496 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 2: to your point, like he has more of a basketball 497 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:21,480 Speaker 2: player's build, but he's been a little bit hesitant because 498 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:23,439 Speaker 2: he wants to maintain that world class speed that he 499 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:26,440 Speaker 2: has around the edge. So as he went through this process, 500 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:29,879 Speaker 2: he is making sure that he maintains that speed and 501 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 2: during his training down in Miami this offseason, he is like, 502 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 2: that's been something he's monitoring. He's adding weight, and he's 503 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:37,879 Speaker 2: also paying attention to the speed and explosion to aspect 504 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:40,200 Speaker 2: of things and feels like he has not lost anything 505 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 2: in that regard, but he's added this weight to be 506 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 2: more powerful, which I think is really important. And again, 507 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 2: as we said off the top, you talk about like 508 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:50,920 Speaker 2: the drive and the motivation for this team, a lot 509 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 2: of it goes back to that night in Buffalo, and 510 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 2: he said that after that loss, he felt like he 511 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:57,240 Speaker 2: needed to get bigger, didn't feel like he played his 512 00:23:57,280 --> 00:24:00,119 Speaker 2: best game that that day, got moved around more than 513 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 2: he should have. And so as he looked at how 514 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 2: he could improve this offseason, it started there and then 515 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 2: he put in the work to get to add that 516 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 2: weight this offseason. 517 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:10,920 Speaker 1: Yep, yep. I'll point to another pass rusher. I thought 518 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:13,920 Speaker 1: of Desa Isaac, the second year edge rusher who the 519 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:16,640 Speaker 1: Ravens sick in the third round. He looks he's got 520 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:18,879 Speaker 1: some good he's got good get off like I like, 521 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 1: I like adisa I think that he's if he can 522 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 1: stay healthy, which was the problem his rookie year. I 523 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 1: think that he could be a good piece of that rotation. 524 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 2: Well, oh wait had good things to say about him too, 525 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:32,440 Speaker 2: which you know they were they were teammates at Penn 526 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 2: State and so their their buddies. 527 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 1: But I think that I think he's just gassing up 528 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 1: as Nitney Lion teammate. 529 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 2: No, I don't think he's gassing him up, but I 530 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 2: think that, like, yeah, I just with a desa. Last 531 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 2: year was a red shirt year. He basically missed the 532 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 2: whole year from a really productive standpoint because of because 533 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 2: of his hamstring, Like it just sidelined him and he 534 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 2: wasn't able to be on the field. And so it's 535 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 2: it's I think it's it's I mean, it's a big 536 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:58,400 Speaker 2: hurdle for him, Like, all right, now you're on the field. 537 00:24:58,440 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 1: That's good. 538 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 2: Like, let's just make sure that your health, you're getting 539 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:03,199 Speaker 2: practice reps, you know the defense, you have all that 540 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 2: stuff down that you kind of missed out on as 541 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 2: a rookie, and then you can start worrying about making 542 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:11,040 Speaker 2: plays and come up with sacks. But if he if 543 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 2: he turns into the player that the Ravens kind of 544 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 2: hoped when they took him in the third round, that 545 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:17,640 Speaker 2: would be a big boon for this pass rush group. 546 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 1: Yep, Roquan Smith quon but gosh, yeah, he's a good player. 547 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 2: This guy. 548 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 1: This guy might be honest to tell you. The difference. 549 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 1: The difference was. Do you see the play he made 550 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:33,679 Speaker 1: down the sideline breaking up a long pass to Justice Hill. 551 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:36,120 Speaker 1: I believe it was on a long wheel route down 552 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:38,440 Speaker 1: the sidelight. It was like thirty yards down the field. Yeah, 553 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:41,119 Speaker 1: roquand getting his men on that. I was like, all right, he. 554 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 2: Roll yeah, no, he uh again, he goes into that category. 555 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 2: It's it's good to see him here, and like, as 556 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:50,640 Speaker 2: a veteran player, leader of the defense, I think that 557 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 2: that's all. 558 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:53,120 Speaker 1: And he's been a guy that's been here and so surprised. 559 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: I mean, he was here during the workouts. Yeah, talk 560 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:58,879 Speaker 1: to the media at the beginning of the voluntary workout 561 00:25:58,960 --> 00:25:59,960 Speaker 1: portion of this Yeah. 562 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 2: So no, that was a nice play from him. And 563 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:04,919 Speaker 2: then the safety situation is one that we've talked about before, 564 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 2: but definitely bears watching our Darius Washington is is towards Achilles. 565 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:12,360 Speaker 2: Interesting note on that, by the way, is that John 566 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:14,720 Speaker 2: Harbaugh said that our Darius told him that he expects 567 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:16,720 Speaker 2: me back in November December, so they're not closing the 568 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:19,120 Speaker 2: book on our Darius Washington returning this. 569 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: Year, which is great news, Which is great news. 570 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 2: And Harball made the point like he's a fast healer 571 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:28,479 Speaker 2: and so they're they're optimistic about his ability to come 572 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:30,920 Speaker 2: back and play this year. So fingers crossed that that's 573 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:35,200 Speaker 2: able to to come to fruition. But now there's gonna 574 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:37,359 Speaker 2: be that opportunity for Snoozi Kane and Bo Braid and 575 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 2: we talked about that coming into these OTAs, like this 576 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 2: is their time to show the coaches in the front office, 577 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:44,360 Speaker 2: you guys don't need to go out there and get 578 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:47,119 Speaker 2: another safety. You got the you got the replacements in house. 579 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:47,440 Speaker 1: Yep. 580 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:50,520 Speaker 2: That's what this time is for. Uh, this time service 581 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 2: as an opportunity for Braid and Sanousie to show that 582 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 2: they have that they have that potential. 583 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 1: But Brad almost had a pick in the back of 584 00:26:57,080 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: the ends in yep. 585 00:26:58,119 --> 00:26:59,719 Speaker 2: So he was, you know, being around the ball, that's 586 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:00,240 Speaker 2: the first step. 587 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:02,440 Speaker 1: Yep. He's the first player that almost struck me. 588 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:07,400 Speaker 2: Who's got a twice today. That's why these inside practices 589 00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:07,920 Speaker 2: are risky. 590 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 1: You want to head on. So this is why this 591 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:13,160 Speaker 1: is why for listeners. They may not know this. There's 592 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 1: no cell phones out during like the op the during 593 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:19,160 Speaker 1: the seven on seven, eleven on eleven portions of practice, 594 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: so you don't get clocked, so you don't get run over. 595 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 1: You're looking down on the cell phone whatever, texting your 596 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 1: wife back. 597 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:28,080 Speaker 2: You get trucks and you're making dinner plans, and you're 598 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:29,520 Speaker 2: gonna get run over exactly. 599 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 1: So that's the reason that in part. 600 00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, and then the last note that I had before, 601 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:36,120 Speaker 2: we share some of our thoughts from what we heard 602 00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 2: from after practice, from the press conferences. Kicking competition, Ye, 603 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:44,640 Speaker 2: the way the Ravens are doing it. John Hoyland kicked today. 604 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 2: Tyler Loop was there in a baseball cap. But they're 605 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:51,639 Speaker 2: alternating days in terms of who's getting the kicking reps, 606 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 2: and so it was Hoyland today, it was Loop yesterday. 607 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 2: They're gonna alternate back and forth in terms of who's 608 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:57,359 Speaker 2: basically gett those kicking reps each day. 609 00:27:57,440 --> 00:28:00,680 Speaker 1: It's interesting. I wonder if they're gonna continue that four Yeah, 610 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 1: you know, that's not what we've seen before. Now if 611 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:05,120 Speaker 1: the Ravens haven't had a kicking competition in a very 612 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: very long time. Yeah, but you go back to Justin 613 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 1: Tucker and Billy Condiff, and that's not how it worked. 614 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,400 Speaker 1: Was out there every day. 615 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:13,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, that was like that was that was almost like 616 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:14,720 Speaker 2: a game of horse. 617 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 1: It was like I made it or are you gonna make it? 618 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:18,600 Speaker 1: A good description? 619 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:21,400 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, uh so, I wonder. I agree. I wonder 620 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 2: if that's how they'll do it over the course of 621 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 2: spring and into I'm. 622 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:26,880 Speaker 1: Just warming up their legs and making sure you don't 623 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 1: put too much on them early on. I don't know. 624 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:31,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, uh, but obviously that's going to be a competition. 625 00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 1: That'd be something to watch. 626 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:35,640 Speaker 2: And John Harbad talked about that after practice as well, 627 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:37,560 Speaker 2: making it at the point that hey, it's a competition, 628 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:40,400 Speaker 2: and so the Ravens have two rookie kickers and and 629 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 2: they'll see who ends up winning that job. So those 630 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 2: are our thoughts on what we saw from practice. We're 631 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 2: gonna take a quick break. We also heard from some 632 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 2: of the players as well as hed coach Sean Harrible. 633 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 2: We'll share some of our takeaways from those post practice pressers. 634 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:54,440 Speaker 2: You're listening to the launch podcast. We are coming to 635 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 2: you from the Sea Ki Studio. We also want to 636 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:57,840 Speaker 2: mention our partners with Draficking sports book. They are an 637 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 2: official sports betting partner all of the Ultima Ravens Draft 638 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:04,479 Speaker 2: Kings sports book. The Crown is yours. So after practice 639 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 2: today we had a chance to hear from head coach 640 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 2: John Harball, the tight ends, Mark Andrews, and Isaiah Likely 641 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:12,160 Speaker 2: and also a f oh wait. A couple of notes 642 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 2: from that. One thing that is somewhat interesting is John 643 00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 2: Harball said that the Ravens are planning to do joint 644 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:20,480 Speaker 2: practices this summer. They're going to do it one day 645 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:23,560 Speaker 2: of joint practices, one with the Colts and then one 646 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:24,400 Speaker 2: with the Commanders. 647 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:27,480 Speaker 1: Working out the details this they're not finalized, yeah, but 648 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:28,960 Speaker 1: that's the aim, yep. 649 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 2: And we've seen this. We've seen like we've seen it 650 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 2: around the league and we've seen it here in Baltimore. 651 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 2: The Ravens have done these joint practices many times over 652 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 2: the years, especially as we've seen fewer starters, especially high 653 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:42,920 Speaker 2: impact starters play in these preseason games. 654 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 1: That's essentially their preseason. 655 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 2: They' getting their reps in practice. 656 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:48,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, which is great because the quarterbacks got the red 657 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:51,520 Speaker 1: jersey on, you know, don't touch the quarterback. Yeah, that's 658 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:54,640 Speaker 1: the thing. So don't put them in a live game 659 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 1: atmosphere when your quarterback can get hit, yeah, or in whatever. 660 00:29:58,040 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: So I think that's the way to go. Yeah. So 661 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 1: the Joe practices are fun too. Yeah. 662 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:02,800 Speaker 2: It also is a way. 663 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:04,960 Speaker 1: To like break up like the monotony training camp, going 664 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 1: against the same guy with the same techniques and all 665 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 1: that stuff. Yeah. 666 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:10,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, so that was that was one note we also 667 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 2: in terms of Mark Andrews, we talked about him a lot, 668 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 2: but he was asked a lot of questions both about 669 00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 2: like the future and how he got over the disappointment 670 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 2: in Buffalo last year. And to me, like he said, 671 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:24,760 Speaker 2: he had a great he has great support system around 672 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 2: him with his family and friends and all that. But 673 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 2: the and two main things is set out to me 674 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:33,240 Speaker 2: about hearing hearing from anders One is that I don't 675 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:35,960 Speaker 2: really think like the Buffalo game and the disappointment of 676 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:39,280 Speaker 2: that is going to like rattle him. I don't think that. 677 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:40,960 Speaker 2: I think it was really difficult in the moment, but 678 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:43,360 Speaker 2: I don't think that's gonna be something that like that 679 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 2: brings him down moving forward. 680 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:48,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would agree with that. I think that knowing 681 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 1: how much Mark cares about his craft and about this 682 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 1: team and about getting over the home. Uh, I'm sure 683 00:30:56,440 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 1: that one. That one lingered for a while. Oh, I 684 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 1: don't think that's scar is ever gonna go away? Yeah 685 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:05,160 Speaker 1: from Mark. Not when he hoisted the Lombardi Trophy. Yeah, 686 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 1: that's when that scar will close. 687 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:08,560 Speaker 2: He made the point that it's part of the story 688 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:11,320 Speaker 2: and like it's it's a difficult chapter in the story. 689 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 2: But I don't think it's gonna be something similar to 690 00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:16,600 Speaker 2: like Zay Flowers the previous year in Kansas City. 691 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:19,040 Speaker 1: Oh that stuff, that's that's that's reporter stuff. That's that. 692 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:20,880 Speaker 2: I just don't think that's gonna hold him. 693 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:25,959 Speaker 1: No, no, if if anything the opposite, Like honestly, like 694 00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 1: that guy is an animal training in the off season 695 00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:31,720 Speaker 1: and and the work that he puts in and the 696 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:34,000 Speaker 1: way he practices. I mean, I was talking about this 697 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 1: practice felt like it's you know, a December practice, Like 698 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:39,200 Speaker 1: nobody embodies that more than Mark Andrews. There's only one 699 00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 1: speed to Mark, and that's one thousand miles per hour. Yeah, 700 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:45,880 Speaker 1: and so uh it's just pedal of the metal, I 701 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 1: should say. And so Mark is uh, yeah, he's he 702 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:54,440 Speaker 1: I think he used it to train even harder, he said. 703 00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:57,200 Speaker 1: He even borrowed some stuff from Derrick Henry. 704 00:31:57,360 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 2: I found that. I found that interesting. 705 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, it took some tips from him that he learned 706 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:04,560 Speaker 1: last season, and and uh, you know that is only 707 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:06,680 Speaker 1: going to push him to work even harder. If you 708 00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:10,320 Speaker 1: that could is even possible. And so no, once he 709 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:14,520 Speaker 1: starts playing football, that's that's going He's not thinking about that. 710 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:18,320 Speaker 2: He also both him and Isaiah Likely, every tight end, 711 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:20,560 Speaker 2: all three of the starting the top tight ends on 712 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:22,600 Speaker 2: the team, are going into the last year of their contract. 713 00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 2: We talked to Likely and Answers today and neither of 714 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:28,200 Speaker 2: them seem like the contract is going to be something 715 00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:31,120 Speaker 2: that is like that they're pushing for before the season starts, 716 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:33,440 Speaker 2: or it's going to be a distraction, like neither of 717 00:32:33,480 --> 00:32:34,720 Speaker 2: them made the contract in issue. 718 00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:37,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, both, We're just kind of like whatever happens happens. 719 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:38,960 Speaker 1: But I'm focused on this year and being the best 720 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:40,920 Speaker 1: team at it can be. And you know, I mean, 721 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:42,760 Speaker 1: Isaiah said, like, yeah, the dream is to get a 722 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:45,040 Speaker 1: contract extension. I love it here in Baltimore is where 723 00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:47,040 Speaker 1: I want to be, you know, and I'm sure Mark 724 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:49,440 Speaker 1: feels the same way. But we'll cross that bridge when 725 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:49,840 Speaker 1: we get there. 726 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:52,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think they're much more focused on just trying 727 00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 2: to just win it this year. Like I think that 728 00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:57,880 Speaker 2: they want that they would of course, you always want 729 00:32:57,880 --> 00:33:00,840 Speaker 2: to get a contract extension, but I think these guys 730 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:03,040 Speaker 2: are so focused on we what they need to do 731 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:03,840 Speaker 2: to help his team win it. 732 00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:07,520 Speaker 1: Yep, totally agree with that. And then I thought that 733 00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:10,960 Speaker 1: it was obviously we talked about always weight gain and 734 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:13,440 Speaker 1: all those things, but I think the fact that, like 735 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:15,440 Speaker 1: I said, John Harbaal says, I expect this guy to 736 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:18,280 Speaker 1: be an All Pro this year, that's up. He set 737 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 1: the bar high, you know, and gosh, if you get 738 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:23,800 Speaker 1: Adeoa playing an All Pro level kyve and no, he's 739 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:26,280 Speaker 1: coming off of Pro Bowl year, his best year of 740 00:33:26,280 --> 00:33:29,400 Speaker 1: his career, and then you have up and coming guys 741 00:33:29,600 --> 00:33:31,960 Speaker 1: like Tavius is getting better. I'm really excited about Mike 742 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:34,440 Speaker 1: Green and what he can provide. We talked about Adisa, 743 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:38,400 Speaker 1: I'm I'm pumped about this, and then David Ojabo, who 744 00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:41,160 Speaker 1: I thought looked good out there today too. You know, 745 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:44,880 Speaker 1: if he can stay healthy. The Ravens have a really deep, 746 00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:47,080 Speaker 1: nice rotation at outside linebacker. 747 00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 2: They're honestly pretty deep at almost every position. Like that's 748 00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:52,640 Speaker 2: the truth. You look through it and you're like, man, 749 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:54,400 Speaker 2: this team that this is a really good group. And 750 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:57,400 Speaker 2: it's like you can say that just about every position. 751 00:33:57,440 --> 00:34:01,360 Speaker 2: I think the one area that they could potentially a couple. 752 00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:03,960 Speaker 2: One other note is John Jenkins, who the Ravens agreed 753 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:07,080 Speaker 2: to terms with, announced that recently nos Tackle to basically 754 00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:08,840 Speaker 2: be the Michael Pierce replacement. He's not out there, and 755 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:10,879 Speaker 2: it's like, hey, what's going on here. John Harbaugh said 756 00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:13,840 Speaker 2: that basically the only hold up there is Michael Pierce 757 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:17,959 Speaker 2: goes on that reserve retired list after June first, which 758 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:20,040 Speaker 2: is a few days away, and then that clears the 759 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:22,200 Speaker 2: roster spot for Jenkins to come in here and he 760 00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 2: basically he's the Michael Pierce replacement. Yeah, exactly, so so 761 00:34:26,640 --> 00:34:29,560 Speaker 2: that you were going to say, but basically in the secondary, 762 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:33,400 Speaker 2: like that is a position that bears watching over the 763 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:37,479 Speaker 2: course of these practices, just to see how these guys look. 764 00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:40,719 Speaker 1: Bo braidj oh. We didn't talk about Malchi starts his 765 00:34:40,760 --> 00:34:43,600 Speaker 1: first round pick, which you know, I think obviously you 766 00:34:43,600 --> 00:34:46,279 Speaker 1: want to see him make a leaping interception in his 767 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:49,240 Speaker 1: first practice. Story would write itself that did not happen. 768 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:52,719 Speaker 1: John Harball said, you know, he hasn't really like had 769 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:56,760 Speaker 1: a flashy play yet, but a guy who hasn't made mistakes, 770 00:34:56,840 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 1: yeah either. You know, he's playing a lot of deep safety. 771 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:01,080 Speaker 1: I think that that's probably going to be his primary 772 00:35:01,160 --> 00:35:04,200 Speaker 1: role and playing that center field role and you're just 773 00:35:04,840 --> 00:35:05,560 Speaker 1: don't get burnt. 774 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:08,319 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know. Well, and he also, like with the 775 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:11,600 Speaker 2: injury to our Darius Washington Harbum at the point, Malaki's 776 00:35:11,640 --> 00:35:13,400 Speaker 2: got a lot on his plate. Just step up, like 777 00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:15,560 Speaker 2: that's gonna be his responsibility. 778 00:35:15,920 --> 00:35:18,640 Speaker 1: And so it's it's hard to think of a first 779 00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:21,799 Speaker 1: round pick in recent years that has stepped into a 780 00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:26,640 Speaker 1: bigger position immediately than him. I mean, even going even 781 00:35:26,680 --> 00:35:31,759 Speaker 1: Kyle Hamilton is the fourteenth overall pick, didn't have immediate expectations. 782 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:33,960 Speaker 1: I think that Malachi Starks coming in, I think. 783 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:36,240 Speaker 2: Tyler Lenderbomb day Tyler linder Bomb was the starting center. 784 00:35:36,040 --> 00:35:38,399 Speaker 1: From day starting center from day one. That's correct. Yeah, 785 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:41,480 Speaker 1: it's the center is a little bit different, but but yeah, 786 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:42,320 Speaker 1: that's true. 787 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:45,160 Speaker 2: I think that that's probably the one that is most similar. 788 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:47,160 Speaker 2: But I think that's gonna be what Malai Starks. He's 789 00:35:47,160 --> 00:35:49,000 Speaker 2: going to be a starting stager from day one, and 790 00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:50,640 Speaker 2: there's gonna be a lot of responsibility on him. 791 00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:52,960 Speaker 1: It's similar to Linderbaum in a way that like it's 792 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,480 Speaker 1: a lot it's mental. A lot of that is mental, 793 00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:59,160 Speaker 1: mental and communication. Those two positions center is like, this 794 00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:01,319 Speaker 1: is a lot of prosing and you got to know 795 00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:03,360 Speaker 1: that offense like the back of your hand and the 796 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:05,160 Speaker 1: checks and all that stuff, and you're kind of running 797 00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:07,799 Speaker 1: the show up there. And obviously Tyler's picked up more 798 00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:09,640 Speaker 1: and more of that as you know the years have 799 00:36:09,719 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 1: gone on. But it's similar with safety. You know, you're 800 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:14,920 Speaker 1: you got to communicate really well. You have to know 801 00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:16,719 Speaker 1: what's going on. There's a lot of checks, there's a 802 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:19,640 Speaker 1: lot of understanding the offense and what they're throwing at 803 00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:22,759 Speaker 1: you is. It's it's a lot of mental processing for 804 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:25,279 Speaker 1: a rookie. I like Malecki. I think he's a really 805 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:28,680 Speaker 1: smart guy and a really devoted guy who's gonna really 806 00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:30,920 Speaker 1: work hard in that playbook and watching film and all 807 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:34,400 Speaker 1: those things. So I'm excited to watch him make some places. 808 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:36,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, So a couple of things that are on the 809 00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:38,960 Speaker 2: horizon for us. We're gonna get a chance to check 810 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:40,480 Speaker 2: out some of the upgrades at M and T Bank 811 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:44,360 Speaker 2: Stadium that are taking place there's construction happening around the 812 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:46,239 Speaker 2: clock basically at the stadium to get ready for the 813 00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:48,440 Speaker 2: upcoming season, so we're gonna get a sneak peak of 814 00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:50,839 Speaker 2: that and share some of the share some of what's 815 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:53,920 Speaker 2: to come at the stadium this year and beyond. We're 816 00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:56,520 Speaker 2: also gonna be continuing to break down all these practices 817 00:36:56,920 --> 00:36:59,520 Speaker 2: throughout Ota, so stay tuned for a lot more coming 818 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:01,720 Speaker 2: your ways. Always, you can email us at the lounge 819 00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:04,160 Speaker 2: at Ravens dot NFL dot net. Thank you so much 820 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:05,799 Speaker 2: for listening, and we'll talk with you again soon.