1 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: I know you had to be wearing Ravens gear because 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: you get a lot of free Ravens swag and you're 3 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: way too cheap to buy anything other than free. Oh 4 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: that's the only clothes I had here. Thanks God, just awesome. 5 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,119 Speaker 1: I'm so glad i'm here. Oh man, where's Downing Holy 6 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 1: sitting on his couch? We just clenched him in the 7 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: long room, celebrating its very I'm going to where the 8 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: stars and bowling. I'm going on any songs you're singing? 9 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: What are the songs are singing? I don't know. Welcome 10 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 1: into the lounge. I'm back. We're swapping vacation weeks here. Okay, 11 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:51,599 Speaker 1: you leave for two, I leave for one because I'm 12 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: a ground Is it only it wasn't only one for you? 13 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: I think it. I think it might have been three. 14 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: It might have been it might have been it might 15 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: have been three. Maybe. Here's here's the maybe I get 16 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: confused about. You know, you say it's one, but one here, 17 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: one there, you know, one this month, one next month, 18 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: two months after that. You know, you kind of just 19 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: spread them out a little bit, and you try to 20 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: just play like just one week, just one week. A 21 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: little I got a little tally sheet over there in 22 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:20,759 Speaker 1: the office. We're we got the I got the tally sheet. 23 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: You know what, Gary, I'm so much of a man. 24 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: Guess where I vacation? Where'd you go? The Isle of Man. 25 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 1: I am so much of a man that I can 26 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: all play vacation on an island of Man, Okay. And 27 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: I was over there for the motorcycle races. They had 28 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: these famous road races. It was a good time with 29 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 1: my brother and my dad. It was a great trip. 30 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: So anyway, I'm back, Happy to be back. I thought 31 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: I was gonna see some football. Apparently that's not the 32 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: case this week. You know, football this week, football this week. 33 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: But before we get into that, I think we got 34 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: a little email. Yeah, well no, no email, email email. 35 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: To be honest, the emails, there was a period there 36 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: where there was a lot of them coming in the 37 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: various at the end of the drafts. Right around that time, 38 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: they slacked. The listeners have slacked dry. However, we do 39 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: have a pretty good review here. Uh the review on iTunes, 40 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: by the way, still five stars out of five on iTunes. 41 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: Did that one person who gave us the four retracted? 42 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: It looks like they may have because we're five point 43 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: oh out of five, so it sounds like my uber rating. Anyway, 44 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: the reviews from pod bless America. Uh in the headline 45 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: of the reviews always solid content. So obviously you know 46 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna read this. Hard for this podcast to go 47 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,399 Speaker 1: wrong for any Ravens fan because of the access advantages 48 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: and the team support it enjoys. For basically, a propaganda 49 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: motif does a good job of not taking itself too seriously. Well, 50 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: you just cannot get anywhere else. First of all, let 51 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: me just finish this, but are we totally a propaganda 52 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: morote when it comes to James Hurst. Maybe that's what 53 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: Maybe that's what it says. It is tilted towards the 54 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: wine or roses for the Ravens, but it does not 55 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: hide the facts. So we love wine, I love wine. 56 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: Beer like wine. Yeah, we don't have facts and we 57 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: that's right, we don't have the facts that we like 58 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: wine and beer. So you know, we'll fess up to 59 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: that stuff. Yeah, I feel like, you know, we are 60 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: Ravens fans, were Ravens fans and employees. We want to 61 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 1: see the team do well and so you know, well, 62 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: a lot of the media out there they're gonna be 63 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 1: pretty critical. Um. We we don't hide from the facts. 64 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 1: Like it said, we'll state what's going down. But I 65 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: think we like to explain the Ravens perspective of things, 66 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: because there's a reason why these people players, coaches, front office, 67 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: there's a reason why they do this. The things they 68 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: do good reasons. They're the experts, they have good reasons 69 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: for it. It doesn't that doesn't mean it always works out, 70 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 1: but at least we try to explain where they may 71 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: be coming from even when they air, and of course 72 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: we trumpet it when they don't air, which is more 73 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: often than not. Yeah. Absolutely, So, um, let's just go 74 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: ahead and get into to some football talk. This is 75 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: the third week of OTS. In the third week of 76 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: OTS shorter, speaking of airs, Yeah it was. Yeah, it's 77 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: it's shorter than expected. If you guys haven't heard, the 78 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: final two days of OTS were canceled. The NFL canceled 79 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 1: them for the Ravens because of a breach of rules 80 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: when it comes to rules during the off season, that's 81 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: all part of the collective bargaining agreement. The NFL determined 82 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: that the Ravens violated the rules during offseason practices and 83 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: then canceled the final two O t a s as 84 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: a result practice practices. Um, so we were expected to 85 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: have your practice in media today, a lot more to 86 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: talk about, so we didn't have any of that. So 87 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: players are not in the building at all today or tomorrow. 88 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 1: So kind of surprising news for sure this week. Yeah, 89 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: here's my take on the whole thing. Obviously, it's not good. 90 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 1: Practice is good. You want to practice. There's a reason 91 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 1: why they practice. It helps you improves the team, that 92 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 1: helps individual players improve all that stuff. You know, the 93 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: only positive that you can take out of it is, hey, 94 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:00,719 Speaker 1: to less practice to less. This is for the guys 95 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: to get injured, considering we've seen all these injuries and 96 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: O t a s and all season practices before, so 97 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: that's the the silver lining and all this. But obviously 98 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: you still want to have this practice. Here's what I'll 99 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:15,720 Speaker 1: also say about it is I have seen the Ravens coaches, this, 100 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: John Harball, his assistance and everybody stress time and time 101 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: and time again during practice to stay on your feet, 102 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:26,359 Speaker 1: ease up. You know you don't have to go for 103 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: that pick. You know this is not meant to be. 104 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: There's not meant to be. Contact of any sort. You 105 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: need to ease up to the players. They say this 106 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:38,280 Speaker 1: all the time, but you know, they're not a puppet master. 107 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 1: They don't have these guys on the strings. They can't 108 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: control their every movement. That's not how it works, right, 109 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: And so sometimes the players are gonna slip up, and 110 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: they're gonna just their competitive juices are gonna get flowing, 111 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 1: and and they're gonna make some mistakes. They're gonna play 112 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: things a little too aggressive. And I think that probably 113 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: what could have played into this is the Ravens history. 114 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 1: You know, back in two they had a violation, and 115 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: then it's sixteen, and I think the league is a 116 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: little hypersensitive to the Ravens practice. Right now, we don't 117 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:06,719 Speaker 1: know this to be the case, but maybe they review 118 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: tape or whatever happened, they saw something that was a 119 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: little too much contact, and once it's on film, you know, 120 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 1: as much as the Ravens coaches stress it beforehand, don't 121 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 1: touch each other, this is an O t A like practice. 122 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 1: As much as they stressed it then and after the 123 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: play happens when they say that was a little too much, 124 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 1: you're going a little too hard. Their ease up once 125 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: it's on tape. It's on tape, and if the review 126 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: the league reads at tape and sees a little too 127 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: much contact from defensive backs, which is what John Harbell 128 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 1: seemed to mention. He alluded to that in the statement 129 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:38,359 Speaker 1: that put out, which is that the breach of rules 130 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 1: occurred as a result of too much contact between defensive backs, 131 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: player and coverage exactly. So that's you know, we don't 132 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: when the NFL makes this decision, they don't provide a 133 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: breakdown of Okay, this is the rule that was violated, 134 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 1: and this is why we are canceling thea's exactly. That's 135 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: what he hinted at exactly. So once once that happens, 136 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: you know, it's out there, it's on tape, and if 137 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,280 Speaker 1: the league has a on with it, then they can 138 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 1: punish the Ravens. And they did so. Um, you know, 139 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: this is something that the Ravens coaches, I'll say again, 140 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:08,479 Speaker 1: have stressed a lot with their players. I'll back that up. 141 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I've seen that, like you just said. I mean, 142 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: I remember the very first open practice of ots to 143 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 1: the media, John Harball is saying to his defensive backs 144 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: in that situation, I'm okay, if they catch it here, 145 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: I'm okay if they catch it, you know, which obviously 146 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: coaches typically aren't saying too defensive backs, and it's hard 147 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: to even train that out of them, you know. I mean, 148 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: they're trained to pass, break up passes and all that stuff. 149 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: But I've even I've seen stop practice bring the team 150 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: together talk to them about this stuff, you know that. 151 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: So I really genuinely think that the Ravens coaches are 152 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: doing as much as they can to try to prevent 153 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: these rules violations from happening. But there's only so much 154 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: to do, and and the only thing you can say 155 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: is all, well, stress it even more, you know, and 156 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: um and especially I think with the rookies and newcomers 157 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 1: like Ozzy Newson mentioned his statement, it seems to be 158 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: a kind of a rookie issue. You know. They're coming 159 00:07:58,040 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: in trying to make or it's back end of the 160 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 1: roster is trying to make an impression, trying to do 161 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: a little bit extra, and they just can't have that 162 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: stuff right. So that's our take on the whole o 163 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: t a thing in terms of the violation of the rules. 164 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: But before those two practices gut canceled, we saw practices 165 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: there were eight practices that took place. We had a 166 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: chance to be out there for two completely open practices 167 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: when we watched them for about uh two hours during 168 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 1: that time, so we had a chance to kind of 169 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: see these guys on the field develop a little bit 170 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: of a perspective about what's happening. So let's dive into 171 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: just from a football standpoint, what what stands out? And 172 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: I think the biggest thing to me is the offense 173 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:38,439 Speaker 1: and particularly the passing game. And that's really I mean, 174 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 1: if you were to name and circle one thing that 175 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: the Ravens needed to improve this offseason, that was at 176 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: the top of the list this summer. And it's also 177 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: I will say this too, I feel like whenever we're 178 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: in the off season, so much focus and attention goes 179 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 1: to the passing game, whether it's a certain receiver, whether 180 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: it's quarterbacks, because that's one of the few things that 181 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: you can get a fairly good gauge on. You can't 182 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: really judge offensive line play during this time because there's 183 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: no contact, there's no pads, right, you can't get a 184 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: great gauge, But it's the thing that you can get 185 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: the best game. Yeah, exactly. Um So anyway, I fall 186 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,559 Speaker 1: under the camp that I feel like the passing game 187 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:15,079 Speaker 1: has been better than I have seen. I think that 188 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: Joe Flacco looks great. I mean, he throws the ball. 189 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 1: You know, he's been throwing the ball great for for 190 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: eleven years. And you put him in this group and 191 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: you have next to Lamar Jackson, who does a lot 192 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: of other things great, but right now, Joe has the 193 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 1: best ball. There's no question about that. I mean, it's 194 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: it's it's I think Baltimore. Uh. And especially when you 195 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 1: watch practice, when you see Lamar and Joe throw, it 196 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:36,959 Speaker 1: makes you fall in love with Joe Flacco all over 197 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: again because you just see how nice of ball he throws. 198 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: And that's not to say that Lamar can't get there, 199 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: and that Lamar doesn't have a good arm in his 200 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: own right. It's not as good arm right now as Joe. 201 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 1: I don't think he's as natural of a thrower as Joe. 202 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: But he's really good and he's a lot faster than Joe, 203 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: so he brings other town, he brings other things. He 204 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 1: just got an eleven year head start and that exactly. 205 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 1: But but yeah, it's so funny to see all these 206 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 1: reports about Joe's throwing it the best he ever has, 207 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:04,440 Speaker 1: and you know, I'm just not gonna jump on board 208 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 1: with that. Not to take anything away from Joe. I 209 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: think he's throwing the ball great, But to like make 210 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: statements like that, it's just such a bunch of fluff, Like, 211 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: how do you compare how Joe's throwing the practice now 212 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 1: it's compared to six years ago. What I can say 213 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 1: is Joe's throwing the ball really will. What I feel 214 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: like is it seems to me that they're there appears 215 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:25,199 Speaker 1: to be a little bit more of a rapport with 216 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 1: the newcomers, uh than I feel like we had seen 217 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: the past, Like last year, there wasn't Jeremy Maclin even 218 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,320 Speaker 1: here at this point, so you can't really compare that one. 219 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:35,680 Speaker 1: I just look at it, and I feel like him 220 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 1: and Crabtree are going to be on the same page 221 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: pretty quickly. Um well, even he said he said it's 222 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: gonna take time, but even in practice, he's a popular target. 223 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: And it's not like they're missing It's not like I 224 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: remember last year when Joe digged it. You know, him 225 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: and Jeremy Macklin didn't were not on the same page. 226 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 1: I mean now they didn't practice together until the first 227 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 1: the week before they played together, I know, I know, 228 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:02,719 Speaker 1: well there was a funny but he was here for 229 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: mini camp. I believe too. He was here for like 230 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:07,319 Speaker 1: at the very end. I think they had like one 231 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 1: practice maybe two, so so they were starting behind the 232 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: a ball for sure. Um, but oh my, and then 233 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: last week, I mean really sneak called like eight passes 234 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 1: over the course practice. He caught a ton of ball. 235 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 1: So and I think I think the biggest one is 236 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 1: Smokey Brown. The best connection so far has been Joe 237 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:28,560 Speaker 1: Flacco and John Brown. Uh. I mean that's like a 238 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 1: deep ball connection that now you saw a little bit 239 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: of it with Perryman no tiers last year. But it 240 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 1: looks really good. Yeah, I think I think Smokey's gonna 241 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: make the best of Joe's arm. And you know, just 242 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: this is a little bit off topic, but Joe and Brashade, 243 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: I don't know what it is, but they just haven't 244 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:48,080 Speaker 1: ever really seemed to be on the same page, you know, 245 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: Like it almost seems like every time that Brashad gets 246 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 1: open and he beats the dB, Joe will throw it, 247 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 1: you know, two yards out of bounds and bide can't 248 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 1: make a play on it or like, you know, it's 249 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: like a really tough catch to make, you know. And 250 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: then like when Joe hits him right and stride Brashad 251 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: drops it or something. It's just like, for some unknown reason, 252 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:11,080 Speaker 1: in large part probably because Parements missed so much practice time, 253 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:14,079 Speaker 1: those two just have not really gotten on the same page. 254 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: And right when they seem to last year during O 255 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: T A S then Brasha got hurt again and Joe's 256 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,199 Speaker 1: and Joe got hurt with it was four or two 257 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 1: steps back exactly, and so um, but you don't as 258 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: of now. Fingers crossed knock on wood for Smokey's health 259 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 1: and Joe's health too. Those two look like they have 260 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 1: a really good instant connection from the get go. Yeah, 261 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 1: and you know, we do say all of this, and 262 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 1: I think you have to caveat it. I thought Michael 263 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: Crabtree was kind of funny last week and everyone's all excited, 264 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 1: how's the receiving game? Look, you guys seem to be 265 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 1: getting on the same page. We're talking about this stuff, 266 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: and Michael crab Street basically said, well, we'll see when 267 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 1: the game start, Like that's really what matters, Like it's 268 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 1: fine to talk about it, but you can't tell until 269 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 1: the game start, which I think is a fair point 270 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 1: from a veteran player who knows that what really matters 271 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: is what happens is to tever in October. Um. So, 272 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 1: I think a big another key point when talking about 273 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 1: the passing game last year as compared to this year, 274 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 1: and because a lot of people are making that point 275 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: that like during O t a s when Perim was 276 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: making all these big plays last year and Macklin signed, 277 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 1: everybody thought the passing game last year was gonna be 278 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:15,439 Speaker 1: really good, while this was coming off a thousand or 279 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 1: season and there was talk of did the Ravens have 280 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: the best trio of wide receivers or whatever. What people 281 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:24,440 Speaker 1: kind of forget I think also is that Joe's back 282 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:29,199 Speaker 1: injury and having Ryan Mallett come in. Mallett struggled throughout camp. 283 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:32,439 Speaker 1: That did not help the offense as a whole progress 284 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 1: during the all season right. It also didn't help the defense. 285 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: Let's mind you, the defenses both sides are sharpest when 286 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 1: the other one's playing well. Um, And so I think 287 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: that receivers were a little frustrated with the way things 288 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: were going. It seemed to me in practice last year 289 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: that it wasn't going well whatnot. It just wasn't a 290 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 1: good build up to the season, you know, it just 291 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 1: wasn't like those guys never were really on the same 292 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: page when the season kicked off. So I think a 293 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: huge difference this year will just be that these that 294 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: they will have had time to build together and play 295 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: well together, and I think that breeds more confident and 296 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: and I'm excited about some of these young guys too. 297 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: Like there's been flashes from really all of these the 298 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: young receivers. Julil Scott has made an impact in the 299 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 1: resident a little bit. Jordan lastly, you know, he's somebody 300 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 1: that flashed at times, you know, he I think he 301 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: kind of stood out of rookie Minichan and uh. And 302 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 1: then Chris Moore had the practice of the best practice 303 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 1: of anyone last week. And he's not in the same 304 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 1: category as the new rookies, but he's somebody that is 305 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: fighting for his spot in this rotation. What is that 306 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 1: one that one in a bomb grab was one of 307 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 1: the best of practice ever. Yeah, it was. It was fantastic. Yeah, 308 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: So I mean there's I think that there's a lot 309 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: to be excited about with this past the game and 310 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: Joe being a big part of that. Now, the other 311 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 1: part of it obviously is Lamar and I mentioned it 312 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 1: earlier just in terms of the passes that they're throwing 313 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: that Joe is. He's totally different than Lamar, But I 314 00:14:57,800 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 1: like kind of increment only what I've seen from Lamar Jackson. Um. 315 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: I think we both agree. It's not like, you know, 316 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 1: when the Ravens draft him, I think the national stance was, 317 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 1: when does he step into the starting lineup? Is he 318 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: gonna Is he gonna take Flacco's jaw from him right away? 319 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: And we're not there, And the Ravens came out and 320 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 1: they said right away that we expect this to be 321 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 1: a developmental year for for Lamar and all that. And 322 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 1: I think that I've seen enough from Lamar to say 323 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: he could, you know, make an impact in some way 324 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 1: this year. Uh, but this is a really important development year. 325 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: I mean, he's come a long way, I feel like, 326 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: just in the matter of a month, but he's still 327 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: I feel like, has a decent way to go. Yeah, 328 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: I would I would agree with that. I think, as 329 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 1: is the case whenever there's a quarterback drafted high. Everybody 330 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: wants to know when's the new toy gonna get on 331 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: the field. You know, when when are we going to 332 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 1: see this guy? Understanding? When's he gonna start? And the 333 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 1: media and finn inclination has to rush that right and 334 00:15:56,600 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: in the NFL it often takes longer than than you think. Um, 335 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: And playing quarterback in the NFL is is a really 336 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: really really difficult job. It's hard shop in sports. Yes, 337 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: it's the hardest job in sports, and especially I think 338 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: for a guy like Lamar, and a lot of quarterbacks 339 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 1: these days coming out of college who come out of 340 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 1: these systems where they're not pro NFL like systems. I 341 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 1: mean Lamar was having Lamar's coaches were holding up big 342 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: flash cards on the sideline to call into the place 343 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 1: to their respective units. You know, he wasn't even calling 344 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 1: the plays. Uh So that's how a lot of that's 345 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: not a knock on him, and that's how a lot 346 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: of colleges do exactly. But it's not helping them transition 347 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: to the NFL any quicker, I can tell you that much. 348 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: It's not doing them any favors in that regard. Um, 349 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: So you know it's gonna take time, and I think 350 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 1: Lamar in some ways is starting from ground zero. Um, 351 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: you know, his fundamentals throwing the ball, his fundamentals in 352 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: in learning this offense, and in calling plays and and 353 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 1: taking charge of a huddle and all those different things 354 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: that go into playing a quarterback. You know, he's really 355 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: learning this. What he does doesn't need to learn is 356 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 1: just his unique talent. And that's that's something that you 357 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 1: can never ever take away and from Lamar Jackson and 358 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:10,479 Speaker 1: what makes him special quite frankly, when you watch him 359 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: play and the guy you watch him even in practice, 360 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:17,359 Speaker 1: he's electric. I mean when he takes off running the defense, 361 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 1: everybody watching, including the defense on the sidelines, gets excited 362 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 1: because this dude's breaking ankles. He's joking guys out of 363 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 1: their shorts. I mean, yeah, you're gonna have some jock 364 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: straps around guy's ankles on the field this year because 365 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 1: he's just he's so dynamic of a runner. And that's 366 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:37,159 Speaker 1: why I think the Ravens want to use that this 367 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 1: season while developing his skills as a pure quarterback. Yeah. 368 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: I mean there's usually at least one play during practice 369 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:44,919 Speaker 1: where you go and wait, maybe it's the way he 370 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:47,680 Speaker 1: takes off out of the backfield. Um, he gets into 371 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: when he's in open space, he's he's days. Obviously, he 372 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: can make you look really funny. So, um, it's gonna 373 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 1: take time. And I'll tell you what, there's gonna be 374 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,199 Speaker 1: a lot more interest in the third fourth quarter of 375 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 1: those Ravens preseason games, and I think the first second quarter, 376 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 1: oh for sure. Yeah, I'm really excited for this. Yeah, 377 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I can't wait to see him start a 378 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:08,399 Speaker 1: game and get it almost a full game, you know, 379 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 1: if that's like the fourth game or whatever, maybe it's 380 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:15,919 Speaker 1: the whole thing game. I think he'll get substantial snaps there. Um, 381 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 1: I'm excited for Robert Griffin the third too, you know, 382 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:20,920 Speaker 1: I think he's throwing the ball really well. So the 383 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 1: Ravens quarterback situation is when you look at the the 384 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:28,119 Speaker 1: death and talent over the whole thing, I mean, it's 385 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:33,960 Speaker 1: the best since got Lee ever. Yeah, I mean, I mean, yeah, 386 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: probably probably Joe Joe Flaco was the best quarterback the 387 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 1: Ravens have ever had. Yeah, he's still here obviously by 388 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: all means, by by everyone's dedications, he's having as good 389 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:47,440 Speaker 1: of an off season as we've ever seen, which I 390 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: know you agree with Lamar Jackson's most talented rookie quarterback 391 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: that they've ever had, and Robert Griffins the third. I mean, 392 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: Mark Boulger was a pretty solid backup. Obviously, Trent Dilford 393 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:00,040 Speaker 1: was a good backup. I'm really going into that this 394 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna contract than the archives here, But honestly, this 395 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 1: is probably the best quarterback group that they've ever had. Yeah, 396 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:08,160 Speaker 1: and it's definitely the most exciting, for sure, that's for sure. Um. 397 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:10,639 Speaker 1: So I want to touch on the defense because we 398 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 1: spent so much time talking about the offense, and I 399 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:15,159 Speaker 1: know you've been running your jibs lately about how the 400 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: defense doesn't get enough love. Yeah, yeah, I have to 401 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:19,359 Speaker 1: listen to it from you all the time, so I 402 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 1: feel like you need to share this with somebody else. Well, 403 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,880 Speaker 1: it's just it's funny to me because last year all 404 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:27,119 Speaker 1: we did was talking about the defense, because you know, 405 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 1: the first four draft picks you signed, Tony Jefferson, all 406 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 1: that stuff, resigned Brand Wimans, So the defense was all 407 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,399 Speaker 1: the rage and you know, talk about is this going 408 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:39,719 Speaker 1: to be the best defensive in all time Ravens history 409 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 1: and and all that, which for the record for the record. 410 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:44,359 Speaker 1: Can we not do that again this year? Can we 411 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 1: not go down that path of this is the best 412 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,399 Speaker 1: ever We've already kind of started with Joe looks the 413 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:50,640 Speaker 1: best ever I've ever seen the off season and last 414 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: year was this is the best defense we're gonna see. 415 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna throw you under the bus. Here your your questions, 416 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: these guys, Hey, what are your expectations? Expectations Matt Judon, 417 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 1: my expect just leag sack. He doesn't know what happens 418 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: when he says that, I think him say that you didn't. 419 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:06,919 Speaker 1: I asked him what his sex I asked him what 420 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 1: his expectations are. He could have said, you put it 421 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 1: on a silver platter. I could have I want to 422 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 1: take the next step in my development and whatever that is. 423 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:16,680 Speaker 1: That's what it is. That you want him to give 424 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 1: the bulletin board material and he gives it to you, 425 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: and then you know what happens when he says I 426 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 1: want to leave the League of Sex. Then we got 427 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,880 Speaker 1: the boggest fear of the world, saying Matt Judon, he 428 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:28,159 Speaker 1: lead the league in saxs. If he doesn't do it, 429 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:30,719 Speaker 1: it's a buss No, no, no, no. I like I 430 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: like it. I like his I like that attitude. I mean, 431 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 1: maybe he could just he could go with the boring answer, 432 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:38,159 Speaker 1: the plan answer say, I just hope to start a 433 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 1: lot of games this year. He said the goals, he 434 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:42,439 Speaker 1: says the goals high. He says the goals high. And 435 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:44,800 Speaker 1: I asked an open ended question. Here's the thing. When 436 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:46,439 Speaker 1: you go to a poor journalism school like you did, 437 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:49,680 Speaker 1: you don't get good. I went to a fantastic journalism school. 438 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 1: And one of the things that you learn in a 439 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 1: fantastic journalism school like a high university, is that you 440 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:59,200 Speaker 1: ask open ended questions as open ended questions. And that's 441 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 1: what I do, and I give the subjects an opportunity 442 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:05,120 Speaker 1: to express themselves how they see fit, what they say 443 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 1: that's up today. You wouldn't know that as in Maryland anyway. 444 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 1: Go ahead about the defense is you know they were 445 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 1: all the rage last year, and when you really think 446 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:19,120 Speaker 1: about it, they've they should only be better this year. 447 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:23,399 Speaker 1: Everybody's back, plus these young guys that everybody was excited 448 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:27,880 Speaker 1: about last year, Marlon Humphrey, Ties Bowser, Tim Williams, Chris Wormley, 449 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:30,359 Speaker 1: you know all even even some of the second and 450 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 1: third year guys. I mean, you talk about is Zadarius Smith, 451 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:34,880 Speaker 1: You're talking about a jude On, Willie Henry Tavon young 452 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 1: coming back. Some of these young guys should all be 453 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:42,360 Speaker 1: better as they get more mature. So I just think 454 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:44,920 Speaker 1: it's funny. I mean, I I understand it, but let's 455 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:48,200 Speaker 1: not forget that this defense could be really really good 456 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 1: once again in its own right. And uh, I think 457 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:53,919 Speaker 1: I think we're gonna end up talking about the defense 458 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: a lot this. I also think that I really like 459 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 1: Wink Martindal has a defensive coordinator in the players room 460 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:02,199 Speaker 1: like him as a defensive coordinator. Um, it's clear that 461 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,159 Speaker 1: they're fired up about that. And I think when you have, 462 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:06,679 Speaker 1: you know, I do kind of subscribe to the notion 463 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 1: that that when you have a defense that loves the 464 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:14,120 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator loves that, that atmosphere and that dynamic, that's 465 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 1: good things. You can just feel that from these guys 466 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:18,879 Speaker 1: that they are fired up about this guy. They're a 467 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:20,520 Speaker 1: little too fired up. They gotta back off a little 468 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 1: bit right now, all right, take it easy for right now. 469 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: We know you're all fired up. Let's let's say until 470 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:29,720 Speaker 1: tc U till training camp, right, yep, So we'll be 471 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 1: excited to see that. So, but while we talk about 472 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 1: training camp in preseason, we got to figure out when 473 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:38,119 Speaker 1: we're going to see these guys in person. It's true, 474 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:42,680 Speaker 1: you know, we we've always done the drafts. We've done 475 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:44,879 Speaker 1: many drafts, and we've got another one for you today. 476 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 1: Well this is a repeat, but it's the travel Draft. 477 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 1: It is the travel Draft, and this is long waited, 478 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 1: long debated. Uh. And you know last year I really 479 00:22:55,240 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 1: went with the experience of the city over let's say, 480 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:02,000 Speaker 1: the importance of the game. You know, I was a 481 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 1: preseason guy. Um, so that was my strategy. This year, 482 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:07,399 Speaker 1: we'll have to see if that continues. Last year you 483 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 1: had the first pickens in Green Bay. This year I 484 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:13,359 Speaker 1: have the first pick. Okay, so you're ready to kick 485 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,479 Speaker 1: this thing off right, Hey, we don't even know when 486 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:18,160 Speaker 1: the heck the Chargers scheme is gonna be. We don't 487 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 1: even know what date we're gonna decide that NFL give 488 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: us a date on the game. Seriously, good God. Anyway, 489 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:35,680 Speaker 1: with the first pick in theen Ravens Travel Draft, myself, 490 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 1: Ryan make chooses a night. You didn't help Downs Downs 491 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: going down to Tanna. See you're not tuber for Oh 492 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:50,160 Speaker 1: that's nice, little ryany did there? Like? That's what? Um, 493 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:53,479 Speaker 1: there's some there's some decent trips. You know what I'm 494 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 1: gonna do here, I'm gonna go. This is something I 495 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 1: thought long hard up. Oh for the record too. You know, 496 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:03,160 Speaker 1: there's we're not going to pick the Hall of Fame 497 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 1: game because that's one that we're both going to be there, 498 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:09,120 Speaker 1: and and the same with Indianapolis, Yes, because the team 499 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:10,640 Speaker 1: will be practicing out there for a couple of days, 500 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 1: so we'll both be there. Yeah. So there's there's a 501 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 1: little bit of off the board, just like London was 502 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:18,320 Speaker 1: off the board last year. Correct. Um, all right, you 503 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 1: know I'm gonna do I'm gonna go down and see 504 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,360 Speaker 1: maybe the best stadium sports. I'm gonna go to Atlanta. 505 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: What shocker? Shocker? Why do you love stadiums so much? 506 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 1: I just don't get it. You know, It's it's part 507 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:37,359 Speaker 1: of seeing some of the best places in sports, and 508 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: that is one of them. It's an exciting time to 509 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:41,880 Speaker 1: go see. I can go to one of these cities 510 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: at any point, but being able to go and experience 511 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 1: these games and an incredible venue is fun. That's a 512 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 1: weird one. Yeah, he's thrown off. If that's a surprising, 513 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 1: that's a surprising of all right, Well then I'm gonna 514 00:24:57,600 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 1: take a nice pre Christmas trip so they'll feed up. Baby. 515 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:08,960 Speaker 1: I'm going to where the Stars and board, I'm going 516 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:13,400 Speaker 1: to walk. Any songs you're singing? What are the songs 517 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 1: are singing? I don't know. I don't know. Anyway, get 518 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:17,639 Speaker 1: us a date on that one, NFL. I would like 519 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 1: to know when I'm packing my bags. All right, okay, 520 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 1: so you got any other songs? You have a song 521 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 1: for everyone? I probably all right, go ahead, all right, Um, 522 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go to Carolina. It's going to Carolina, to Carolina, alright, 523 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 1: go see Cam Newton. I'm gonna go see Cam Newton. 524 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,160 Speaker 1: What's the James Taylor song? I Love my Heart in Carolina? 525 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 1: You know that one? I don't know you can say. 526 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 1: I don't know the whole tune of it. I know 527 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 1: that it's in my head, but I don't know how 528 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: to say. You're there. You're the singer for this podcast. 529 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:46,640 Speaker 1: Well I got one for you with next thick. All right, 530 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:52,879 Speaker 1: no no, no, no, no no no, go to Miami. 531 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:59,640 Speaker 1: Me Yah going to Miami Free season Baby, No no, no, 532 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:05,320 Speaker 1: no getting ugly. You know what's funny is you basically 533 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 1: you set it up as last year you went. I 534 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:10,200 Speaker 1: was gonna take a different strategy, and it's the same 535 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:14,560 Speaker 1: exact strategy. Dude, another time on the beach. I'm gonna 536 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:17,280 Speaker 1: be so tan this season. I get the pre tan 537 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 1: at the beginning in the preseason, then I get the 538 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 1: tan at the end. I'm gonna be Christmas Crisp. Alright, 539 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 1: what games we got left here? We got the ANFC 540 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 1: North games, so Steelers, Bengals, Browns. We also got at Chiefs. 541 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 1: Those are the five left I believe. I believe though. 542 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: All right, um, I'm gonna go with I'll go Bengals, 543 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:42,400 Speaker 1: I'll go whoa what? Wow? Okay, I like that pick. 544 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:44,439 Speaker 1: I like that pick a lot because it's just a 545 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:47,080 Speaker 1: terrible pick. Why would you pick that game? Actually know 546 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:57,439 Speaker 1: what I do? That's done? He takes it backs. The 547 00:26:57,440 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: pick was in he goes hit. You can't do Wow, 548 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 1: That's what I thought. You couldn't get any shade here. 549 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:08,399 Speaker 1: Just when I think alright, folks, email us the lounge 550 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:12,000 Speaker 1: at Ravens dot NFL dot net. Should that move be banned? 551 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:13,880 Speaker 1: The pick was in the card was in the pick 552 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 1: was announced. No, I'm Steelers, Steelers that he takes the 553 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 1: Steelers pick. That is just before before the pick is Finaliz, 554 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:28,919 Speaker 1: that's finalized. You announced before the pick is finalized. He 555 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 1: makes a last second, last ditch change. You announced the 556 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: pick in my head, didn't say final answer, You didn't say, Well, 557 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: I said it, but I didn't announce it to the public. 558 00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:43,440 Speaker 1: You know, I was practicing how it sounds the lounge 559 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:46,480 Speaker 1: at Ravens dot NFL dot net. Way in. Let me 560 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:48,880 Speaker 1: know if you think that was a bush league move 561 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 1: by downing right there? Bush League? Oh yeah, you know 562 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 1: what I'm taking at Chiefs about the Arrowhead. You want 563 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 1: a Thursday night game? That game? Oh the cheese picks 564 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:04,240 Speaker 1: a good one. I like it. I'm gonna get some 565 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 1: great barbecue, just great barbecue out there. That's a good pick. 566 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 1: I I don't hate. I don't hate that pick. Plus, 567 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:14,159 Speaker 1: you know what is nice to I have two in 568 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 1: the last four weeks playoff stretch right there. I'm going 569 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: to be right and think of it right, so I'll 570 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 1: be there when we clinch. I'll be there when we clinch. Oh, 571 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:28,600 Speaker 1: pop in champagne in the locker. Make thanks, it's just 572 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: I'm so glad I'm here. Oh man, where's downing? Holy 573 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 1: we just clinched in the little room celebrity's Yeah, Joe, 574 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: just think communely. Just want this more shampagne exactly. I'm 575 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 1: sure that's how it's gonna go. I can't wait for that. 576 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 1: All right. So then I guess I'll go back to, 577 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 1: you know, a pick that I've been thinking about. With 578 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:55,480 Speaker 1: my final pick for this one, I will go with 579 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:58,680 Speaker 1: the Bengals. The Bengals, Yeah, why did you that's my 580 00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:01,920 Speaker 1: final pick there? Well, Steelers game is mine? Yeah, so 581 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:06,400 Speaker 1: I'll take the Bang with my final pick. You are 582 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:09,479 Speaker 1: Shady's Hill. That's that was? This might be an all 583 00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 1: time lover. Oh yeah, but I mean, for the record, 584 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 1: this is the second time we've done no wow. All right, 585 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:21,320 Speaker 1: so let's review. Let's review. Okay, I got well, you 586 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:27,920 Speaker 1: have one more pick here? Oh at Browns. You got Browns. 587 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 1: That's actually you know, maybe go out ste Baker. That 588 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:32,920 Speaker 1: might not be that might not be bad. You know, 589 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 1: I always like the cleveand trip I'm always down with 590 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 1: the cleanan trip Um. So to review, I have the Chargers. 591 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:44,959 Speaker 1: I got the Charges With my first pick, I got 592 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 1: the Uh no, no, I'm sorry. I have the Titans, Chargers, Chiefs, Browns, 593 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:58,160 Speaker 1: and Dolphins preseason, I have Falcons Panthers, I'm in the 594 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 1: Nbassy South Alkins, Panthers, Steelers Bangles, and then obviously we 595 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:08,760 Speaker 1: both have Bears Hall of Fame game. Do you have 596 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:13,560 Speaker 1: four and I have five? Yes? What's that all about? Well, yeah, 597 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 1: I guess it's true. And even schedule this year. I 598 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 1: had more last year. So email us at the lounge 599 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 1: at Ravens dot NFL dot net and one tell us 600 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:25,280 Speaker 1: whether the Downing just pulled a Bush League move with 601 00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:28,440 Speaker 1: his pick change after announcing it, and to just who 602 00:30:28,440 --> 00:30:31,360 Speaker 1: got who had a better travel draft. We would love 603 00:30:31,400 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 1: to hear from you about that and anything, just you know, 604 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 1: like we said, we need more emails. Absolutely, what's up 605 00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:38,880 Speaker 1: with this? Especially from our international listeners. I was over 606 00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:42,840 Speaker 1: a man for our international listeners, or I guess for 607 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:44,960 Speaker 1: our domestic listeners. They don't know this, but it's between 608 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:49,280 Speaker 1: England and Ireland. That's where it's any Ravens hands. And 609 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:51,080 Speaker 1: I know you had to be wearing Ravens gear because 610 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 1: I get a lot of free Ravens swag and you're 611 00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:55,120 Speaker 1: way too cheap to buy anything other than free. Oh 612 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:59,160 Speaker 1: that's the only clothes I had get from here, so 613 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 1: of course I was R Ravens gear. I did get 614 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:05,040 Speaker 1: hassled by a green Bay Packers fan. Strangely, over there, 615 00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 1: I did not stumble upon any Ravens fans, which was 616 00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 1: unfortunately a bummer. But anyway, thanks for listening, and here's 617 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:14,360 Speaker 1: here it is. It's gonna happen. Okay, we'll let this 618 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:17,960 Speaker 1: catch back again. It's on the books on the calendar. 619 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:22,840 Speaker 1: Our interview with Ozzie Newsome is gonna happen next Thursday, 620 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:24,840 Speaker 1: and we will get that out to you as soon 621 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:27,480 Speaker 1: as we can, so make sure you keep it tuned 622 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 1: in for the Ravens gym. He doesn't do this interview 623 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:33,040 Speaker 1: for anybody, He's doing it for us. Teeth. Yeah, we 624 00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 1: had a pull, so I'm gonna be really exciting. Make 625 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 1: sure you tune in next week and thanks as always 626 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 1: for listening.