1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: I'm not a guy that thinks a number one receiver 2 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: is like the priority for the Ravens. They use their 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: tight ends all the time. Sure, would it be nice 4 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 1: to have a big guy like Golladay or Allen Robinson 5 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,799 Speaker 1: for some contested catches down the field. Yeah, but like 6 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: that's kind of how they use Mark Entrew not all teams. 7 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: Is it as easy as it is in Baltimore to 8 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: be an offensive lineman? I mean, you run the ball 9 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: like six percent at the time. They don't have that 10 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: much straight dropback, straight dropback as you saw from the 11 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: Chiefs in Super Bowl Sunday. That is hard. That is 12 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 1: the ideal scheme for no lineman to be in is 13 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: what the Ravens do. But I've said this for a while, 14 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: top to bottom, Ravens are a top two or three 15 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: organization in the NFL. I've always said to my wife 16 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 1: the Ravens are one of the few teams that if 17 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: they called, I would really really listen just because of 18 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: the respect I have for how they go about their 19 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:13,759 Speaker 1: business in every of the operation. They are fantastic. Welcome 20 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: into the lounge. We have a great guest coming today, 21 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: Ross Tucker from the Ross Tucker Football podcast, uh and 22 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: and many other places. Ross is all over the place 23 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: and he's awesome. So we're really excited about that. I'm 24 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: coming in. I'm kind of almost like a pinch hitter 25 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: today because I'm technically on vacation this week. You'll keep 26 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 1: you You know, last week, I didn't know if you 27 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: if you listen to the podcast. Last week, I I 28 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:42,960 Speaker 1: slanded your name. I didn't have great things to say. 29 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 1: You're off. Cliff steps in. Cliff does a great job, 30 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: and you know, you know, me and Cliff, we're grinding, 31 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: we're keeping the lights on, and you were enjoying vacation. 32 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 1: Which now you come up taking you have a vacation day, 33 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: you come back and you get a great guest. So 34 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: I will give you credit where credits. Dude, you got 35 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: the great guest. You came in from a day of vacation, 36 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: record of the podcast. You deserve some applause today. I'll 37 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: give it to you. I appreciate it, sir, I appreciate it. 38 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: You know, I gotta step up and carry my weight. Here, 39 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: everyone's all and I'll add this, Okay, don't get too carty, 40 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: stay at home COVID vacation with two young ones under 41 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 1: the age of five. Is not a vacation, my friend. Okay, 42 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 1: that is not a vacation. This right now, recording the 43 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: podcast is the vacation. Okay, yeah, this is This is 44 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: more you are doing yourself a favor by working rather 45 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: than enjoying the vacation that you're technically supposed to be on. 46 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: So exactly, I was like, hey, babe, I'm sorry, I 47 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: have to record the podcast two weeks in a row. Kid, 48 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 1: we're doing it daily. Now, we're doing it daily. Anyway, 49 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 1: what I what I miss? You didn't miss too much. 50 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: We'll talk about some of the things have been going 51 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 1: on over the course of the last few days. But 52 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: we don't want to waste any more time. Let's go 53 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:10,399 Speaker 1: ahead and jump into this interview with Ross Tucker Graves. Fans, 54 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: if you've been reading the scouting reports, you know that 55 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: RAM trucks are motor trends. Back to back truck of 56 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 1: the Year. 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Ross, 66 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: you gotta start here because you know this whole exchange 67 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: between you and I start on Twitter. When you had 68 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: Greg Cosell on your podcast on the Ross Tucker Podcast, 69 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: and Greg's Greg said, now, hey, I'm a fan of 70 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: the hot take. Right, we're all, we're all in the 71 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: media business. I love me a good hot take. What 72 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: Greg said that the Ravens do not want to throw 73 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 1: the football unless they absolutely have to. And I took 74 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: exception to that comment, and I'm glad you did. We 75 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: got a lot more impressions, We got a lot more 76 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 1: people to watch that exactly. It was a it was 77 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: it was a Ravens centric clip. And man, a lot 78 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: of Ravens fans got frustrated or angry and chimed in 79 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: on that. Because everything Greg does, and Greg joins me 80 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: every Thursday on the Roths Tucker Football Podcast, everything he 81 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: does is based on watching the video right, and so 82 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 1: that was his opinion. I thought he went too strong there, 83 00:04:55,720 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: because you can't say that they own you throw the 84 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: ball when they absolutely have to. Because my criticism when 85 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: I called the Titans game a year ago in the 86 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: playoffs was I thought they abandoned the run too Really, 87 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 1: I thought they threw it too much, and I think 88 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: you can argue that other games, even against Buffalo, I 89 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: thought they threw the ball more than I would have 90 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 1: liked to in the a f C Divisional round. So 91 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: I don't agree with Greg there. I think he loves 92 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:30,799 Speaker 1: the passing game. Okay, he loves watching teams throw the ball. 93 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: So in his mind, they are a very, very run 94 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: heavy team that only sprinkles in I think a play 95 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: action pass on first down every so once in a 96 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: while and third down. I thought he took it too far. Um. 97 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: They are the most run heavy team in the NFL. 98 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:56,359 Speaker 1: They don't apologize for it. They don't need to apologize 99 00:05:56,400 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 1: for it. I do think that there's a healthy debate 100 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: to be had as to whether or not they can 101 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: win a super Bowl with a their style and be 102 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: with with Lamar as their quarterback as currently constitute and 103 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 1: The only reason why I say that is, you know, 104 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: to win four playoff games in a row, and you're 105 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: pretty much gonna have to do that, right, unless you're 106 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: the one team that gets to buy, you have to 107 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: win four playoff games in a row. You're playing good teams. 108 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: They're gonna be able to slow down the rushing attack. 109 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: You're gonna be going against Josh Allen or Patrick Mahomes 110 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: or whoever. He's gonna have to make some some big 111 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:42,719 Speaker 1: time throws, and I think it's fair to wonder whether 112 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: or not he can do that. Now, listen, if he 113 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 1: doesn't do the pick six to Arren Johnson and he 114 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: throws the you know the play before it throws of 115 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: all the Hollywood brown they score touchdown, they tie, They 116 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: still probably they might win that game, right so, and 117 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: we might not be talking about it like this, But 118 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: the point is he didn't, right like he didn't. So 119 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: I think it's a good question, and it's sure as heck. 120 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: Seems like the Ravens are intent on answering that, although 121 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 1: I don't know if we ever will, because hopefully Lamar 122 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: keeps getting better throwing it. So then next year, if they, 123 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: if they do win the Super Bowl. It's not you 124 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:21,679 Speaker 1: can't say, well, we told you they could. Well maybe 125 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: if Lamar maybe because Lamar got better just like Josh 126 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: Allen got so much better in his third year as 127 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: a starter. Yeah, I kind of want to have that debate. 128 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: Can we can we have that debate just like really quickly, 129 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 1: because I think, like you said, Ross, I think that's 130 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: a really good debate and and I think there there's 131 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: valid to both sides of that argument. Like you know, 132 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: I looked Grant and I were just talking about this 133 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 1: before we started, and you look at the Tampa Bay 134 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: Bucks and how they wanted the Super Bowl right there. Obviously, 135 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: the defensive lights out. I mean, the Chief's getta block them. 136 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: The defense won them that game primarily, but offensively for 137 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay. I mean it was a very balanced attack. 138 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 1: I mean, how many like great throws of Tom Brady 139 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 1: make I don't know, I could count them on one hand. 140 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: And that's not taking anything away from him. He managed 141 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: the game. He does what Tom Brady does right, Like 142 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: he makes great decisions of the time, he gets the 143 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: bottom's hands, he hits the open receiver. But they put 144 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: him in good, manageable situations throughout the game. With Leonard 145 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: four Nett and their run game, right, And I think, 146 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: to me when I watched that, like, it wasn't there 147 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 1: big time wide receivers Mike Evans and you know Godwin 148 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: and and Antonio Brown who made huge plays like all 149 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 1: these Ravens fans want these number one wide receivers. That 150 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:35,319 Speaker 1: wasn't what won the Bucks the game. It was the 151 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,079 Speaker 1: run game put them in good situational football and they 152 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: won like they were efficient, they were balanced, they kept 153 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: the Chiefs on their heels, and that's what one of 154 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 1: the games. So I guess that that's a long way 155 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: of saying, like, I think the Ravens can win with 156 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: a run heavy attack. I think they can win the 157 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: Super Bowl with that. But I agree at the point 158 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:55,839 Speaker 1: that you have to be more balanced and and and 159 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:58,839 Speaker 1: have better efficiency than the Ravens have shown with their 160 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: passing attack. That's my yeah. So to piggyback off that, 161 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 1: I would say, I think you can run. I think 162 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 1: you can win with a run centric attack. I think 163 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 1: they have to be more efficient when they do throw 164 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: the ball, Like in the first half of that game. 165 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: Ryan tom Brady was sixteen and twenty and through for 166 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: three touchdown passes. I don't really envision Lamar Jackson doing that. 167 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:29,439 Speaker 1: And there were several throws in the Bill's playoff game 168 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:32,839 Speaker 1: that I thought were the difference in the game. Obviously 169 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: the pick six most notably, but the play before, the 170 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: play before, nobody was covering Hollywood Brown and it's like 171 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 1: he couldn't really step into the throw the way he 172 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: wants to, and he didn't put on them. And there 173 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: were a couple other times in that game where they're 174 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 1: open receivers, and I guess, you know, I guess I 175 00:09:54,120 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: feel like Lamar misses too many of the layout ups 176 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: to be a efficient enough passer if it's a run 177 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:10,199 Speaker 1: based team. In other words, he makes some some big 178 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:15,679 Speaker 1: time throws that're like wow, like really impressive down the field, accurate, 179 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: tight window. That's not the issue. Like, the issue isn't 180 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 1: like he can't make the big time throws. It's not 181 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: that he doesn't have the arm talent to do it. No, 182 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 1: and he makes and he makes some unbelievably accurate downfield throws. 183 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 1: It's actually the issue to me is the consistency on 184 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:38,680 Speaker 1: the short intermediate layups that a lot of these guys 185 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: are like like they don't ever miss those, right like 186 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: Breeze and he's got they don't miss those. They don't 187 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: miss the layups. And I feel like Lamar makes some 188 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 1: three pointers, but he still misses layoups. I think it's 189 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: hard to win four playoff games against the teams you're 190 00:10:56,080 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: gonna be going against if you're missing layups. Still. Yeah, 191 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 1: the way I look at it is as I look 192 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: at it, and I just see, uh, with the way 193 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: that the Ravens play, where they're at a disadvantage is 194 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: that they don't have a huge margin for air in 195 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: these games. And we have seen that in the playoffs. 196 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: That they do fall behind, it's tough to come back. 197 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 1: I mean the Bills game is a good example. Uh, 198 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 1: the game was over after the Ravens first drive of 199 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:26,880 Speaker 1: the second half. Basically now that drive, you know, the 200 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: two drives basically took out of the game and then 201 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:32,560 Speaker 1: it was a pick six. Uh, But you get one 202 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 1: drive in the second half and the game is is 203 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:37,080 Speaker 1: basically over um and so you just don't have a 204 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: huge margin faier to come back for that because when 205 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: you do have to go into a past heavy situation, 206 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 1: they're just not built for that. Especially that night in Buffalo, 207 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: bad weather. I agree, Ross, I think that there's a 208 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 1: lot of those. Uh, the ten yard out is a 209 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,440 Speaker 1: past that's not really a big part of the Ravens, 210 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 1: you know, game plan and not so that to me 211 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: is something they need to add to the equation. I 212 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:01,199 Speaker 1: still think, though, as you look at it like it's 213 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 1: not going into next season, I look at the a 214 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 1: f C, and I think that the Ravens are right 215 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: there in that mix once again with Kansas City and 216 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: Buffalo in Cleveland. As you know, the top four teams 217 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 1: once again. Maybe someone else gets in there, whoever, But 218 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: I look at it like I think the Ravens are 219 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: once again right there, gonna be a top four, if 220 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 1: not better team in the a f C. Do you 221 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: see it that way? Also? Correct? Now, listen, there's a 222 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 1: lot to happen between now and then. You know, I'm 223 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 1: seeing this Orlando Brown stuff. I saw Matthew Judon's comments. 224 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: You know, there's a lot of roster tinkering that needs 225 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,679 Speaker 1: to go on. And let's not forget their defense was 226 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 1: awesome against the Bills that night. I mean awesome that night. 227 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: But you are right, Garrett, like after the pick six 228 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: and seventeen to three, it was hard to imagine the 229 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: Ravens coming back to win that game. They're just their 230 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: style is it's hard to pick them coming back and 231 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 1: they're not. It's hard and four playoff games to get 232 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: a lead in all those games and to be now 233 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: they didn't come back from tend nothing against the Titans. 234 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: We know that. But the teams are you're gonna play 235 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 1: in those situations. Uh, it makes it difficult. But yeah, 236 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:19,319 Speaker 1: I think they'll be right there in the mix. I 237 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: actually really like Cleveland next year. Cleveland doesn't have a 238 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 1: lot of weaknesses, like I think Baker Mayfield will be 239 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,679 Speaker 1: better in year two. In Stefanski system. They have the 240 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:33,280 Speaker 1: best old line in football. Their two running backs are studs. 241 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: Will get Odell Beckham Jr. Back if they want them. 242 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 1: Maybe they'll move on from him. They need to get 243 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: much better at the second and third levels of the defense. 244 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 1: But you know, they didn't have Greedy Williams this year. 245 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 1: They didn't have Grant Delpit this year. Their second round 246 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 1: picks from the last two years from l Shoe. They'll 247 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,720 Speaker 1: get both those guys in the secondary. I really like 248 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,439 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns next year. But yes, I expect the 249 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 1: Ravens to be in the mix. I don't. I'm not 250 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: a guy that thinks a number one receiver is like 251 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 1: the priority for the Ravens. Like, I don't have a yeah, 252 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:14,840 Speaker 1: I don't have a huge problem with their receiving corps. 253 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 1: They use three tight ends like all the time. They 254 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 1: use their tight ends all the time. Um, they have 255 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: the deep threat in Hollywood Brown. I think he's coming 256 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 1: into his own and being a number one. I'm sure 257 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 1: they'll get another receiver, but I think Hollywood Brown and 258 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: you'd like to see boy can be a little bit 259 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: more consistent. We'll see what he does in year three. 260 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 1: You've got Duvarne, Devin Duvarne in the slot. I just 261 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 1: don't think it's that. I don't think that's as much 262 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 1: of a priority as other people are suggesting it is. 263 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 1: You know, it sounds bad, but they really need Lamar 264 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 1: to get more consistent making the layups. Like I don't. 265 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: I don't know how else to say any differently, and 266 00:14:56,240 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 1: I don't know that getting um, you know, Allen Robinson 267 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: is gonna make Lamar better in making the layoups. I mean, sure, 268 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 1: would it be nice to have a big guy like 269 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 1: Golladay or Allen Robinson for some contested catches down the field. Yeah, 270 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 1: but like that's kind of how they use Mark Andrews 271 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: like that. That's kind of who Mark Andrews already is 272 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 1: for them on some level. M Yeah, well you're a 273 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: former offensive lineman, so you know, bad snaps, offensive line play. 274 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: You know, you talk about that miss throw to Hollywood 275 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 1: when he was wide opening the end zone. Really that 276 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: was just some o a block on the offensive line 277 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 1: for the Ravens. Do you think that offensive line especially, 278 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 1: I mean, let's look at the Super Bowl? How much 279 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 1: does it won a game one in the trenches? After 280 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: watching that game, do you think the offensive line should 281 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: be the Ravens priority? Well, so that's interesting because I 282 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: kind of love the way they've built the line. You know, 283 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 1: you look at them third round pick Orlando Brown, sixth 284 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 1: round pick, Bozeman McCary, a free agent fourth round pick. 285 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: Ben Powers Phillips is a third round pick. I mean 286 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 1: they are using those Compics boy, I mean, I mean, 287 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 1: and those guys Compic University and listen, they are, Um, 288 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: those guys are all really inexpensive, Like it enables them 289 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: to have so many other guys they have on defense 290 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 1: and Kellias Campbell and these guys, Like I kind of 291 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: like the way they built their old line. Could they 292 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: get better as pass protectors? Yeah, but those guys are 293 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 1: expensive and they don't throw it that much. Like I 294 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: just you don't need to pay a ton. And I know, 295 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: I think it was even DaCosta came out and said 296 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 1: they need to get better up front. I guess um. 297 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: I just feel like they've got two really good tackles. 298 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 1: I'm a little confused on the Orlando Brown thing. I 299 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: don't know if he just wants to be in a 300 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: left handed stance or he just wants the money that 301 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 1: left tackles make, because good teams know you got to 302 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: pay the right tackle a lot. I would just tell 303 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:10,640 Speaker 1: Orlando Brown a little bit careful what you wish for, 304 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:15,399 Speaker 1: because not all teams is it as easy as it 305 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 1: is in Baltimore to be an offensive lineman. I mean, 306 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 1: you run the ball like sixty percent of the time, 307 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 1: the run the passes, our play action or first down 308 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:29,119 Speaker 1: like they don't have that much straight dropback, straight dropback 309 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 1: as you saw from the Chiefs and Super Bowl Sunday. 310 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: That is hard. That is really really hard. And so 311 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: if Orlando Brown goes somewhere where they throw the ball 312 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 1: as up. I know he's a good pass blocker, but 313 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:43,120 Speaker 1: that's a different deal. Let's put this way. I would 314 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: take a little bit less to play for the Ravens, 315 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: and I never say I would take less at all, 316 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:51,160 Speaker 1: but that is the ideal a lot at the ideal 317 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 1: scheme for Nold Lineman to be in is what the 318 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:59,159 Speaker 1: Ravens do. So um, I don't think it needs to 319 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:02,160 Speaker 1: be as big of a d as they're making out 320 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:05,399 Speaker 1: to be. I'd like to think now that they got 321 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:08,440 Speaker 1: a lot of experience, the Powers and Phillips and Bozeman 322 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:11,440 Speaker 1: and those guys would all be even better. I don't 323 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:15,400 Speaker 1: understand the center thing. I don't understand those bad snaps 324 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:17,639 Speaker 1: and to have it not be one guy but both 325 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: guys bizarre to me. I think I had one bad snap, 326 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 1: you know, every time I played center. It was actually, um, 327 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 1: the got the nose guard jumped right before I was 328 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:32,159 Speaker 1: about to snap it like he timed it up perfectly. 329 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: So what happens is we're playing the Jets oh four 330 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: at the Meadowlands. I was starting at the center. What 331 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 1: happens is he jumped like he jumped the count because 332 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 1: it was silent count. So your body's natural reaction when 333 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 1: that guy moves is to drop your butt because he's 334 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 1: about to try to run your you know what over. 335 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: So I started to drop my butt as I was 336 00:18:55,880 --> 00:19:00,440 Speaker 1: snapping it, and I hit my buttocks in the ball 337 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 1: with the ball and uh BLEDSOE had to come up, 338 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:07,679 Speaker 1: run up and jump on it real quick. So I 339 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:10,199 Speaker 1: hit my butt with the ball with a shotgun snap. 340 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:13,639 Speaker 1: But I feel like that's the most embarrassing bad snap. 341 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: It was bad. I came over the decorn there was like, 342 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 1: you gotta be kidding me, like that was a bad feeling. 343 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: But it was just because it was silent count. And 344 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:27,400 Speaker 1: when I raised my head, he knew I was about 345 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,199 Speaker 1: to snap it, so he jumped in. You know, your 346 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:32,159 Speaker 1: natural body reaction is to drop your butt. The snap 347 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:35,440 Speaker 1: itself was good. It was my butt that was the problem. 348 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 1: So anyway, I don't I don't understand that. I don't 349 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: understand what happened with those guys this year. Yeah, you 350 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:47,200 Speaker 1: know it is the center thing is interesting. I've said, 351 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:48,880 Speaker 1: and I've said this to Ryan, I think it would 352 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:51,239 Speaker 1: be great and I don't know who this is with 353 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: a salary cap this year, I expect guys to be 354 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: on the market who you don't expect be on the market, 355 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: and if the Ravens can get somebody who people in 356 00:19:57,640 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 1: Baltimore point to have had for a long time as 357 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 1: at Burke. You know, if you go back to twenty 358 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:05,120 Speaker 1: Super Bowl team at Burke came in and and really 359 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: kind of solidified that spot. If you could get a 360 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 1: guy like that UM, a veteran center, cleaned up snap 361 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: issues and kind of be an anchor in the middle 362 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 1: of line, I would love that UM. As you look 363 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 1: at the going back to the s C just from 364 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: a big picture standpoint, I think going into the Super 365 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:21,920 Speaker 1: Bowl Ross there was a feeling that that the Chiefs 366 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: had looked like they were setting the table to be 367 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:27,719 Speaker 1: a team that's in the super Bowl for the next decade. 368 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 1: You know, they're the nineties Bowls. I think that a 369 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:33,639 Speaker 1: lot of people have made that comparison. You know, they 370 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:36,880 Speaker 1: they finally look human in that game against Tampa Bay. 371 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: They lose that UM, and I think there was a 372 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 1: reminder of of kind of any given Sunday and that 373 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: they can be beaten. Do you look at them as 374 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:48,119 Speaker 1: as far and away the best team in the a 375 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 1: f C do you look at it as a little 376 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 1: bit more even compared to the group of teams that 377 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 1: we were talking about a little bit earlier. I think 378 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: they're the best team. I think that they have the 379 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:00,639 Speaker 1: best Super Bowl odds in those type of things for 380 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:05,640 Speaker 1: a reason. Um, I think that they're to use your 381 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: point to your think you said earlier, Garrett, they have 382 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 1: a very large margin for error. Patrick Mahomes and their 383 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: speed give them a very large margin for error. I 384 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:24,919 Speaker 1: think they're the best team, but the Bucks showed they 385 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 1: are beatable. I mean, the Browns almost beat him. Now. 386 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: Now Mahomes had to get hurt for that to happen. 387 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna be the favorite in the a 388 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:39,119 Speaker 1: f C. I would say, as long as they have Mahomes. 389 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 1: But when Kelsey and Tyree Kill are no longer elite 390 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 1: elite players, those guys are gonna be tough to replace. 391 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: It's kind of why, like the Brady thing is so impressive, right, 392 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: why nobody will ever touch Brady is because he really 393 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 1: did it in New England with two totally different groups 394 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 1: of teams. He did it with like Teddy Bruski and 395 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 1: Vrabel and Troy Brown for three and then like twelve 396 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 1: years later, ten years later he did it with Gronk 397 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:15,879 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, Gerard Mayo and Stefan Gilmore whatever 398 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:20,159 Speaker 1: and those guys. It's really really hard to do. So, Mahomes, 399 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:23,919 Speaker 1: I think you'll probably win another Super Bowl over the 400 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: next three or four years with Tyreek Hill and Kelsey, 401 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 1: maybe next two or three years. But then when those 402 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:36,240 Speaker 1: guys are gone, can the Chiefs replace them with guys 403 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 1: that give them that decided edge that Mahomes can go 404 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 1: on a second stint sort of like Brady did. That's 405 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 1: that's the really difficult part. So this off season is 406 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 1: the first year that the Ravens can can negotiate with 407 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:52,639 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson in terms of a long term contract, and 408 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 1: that that's the standard has been set obviously last year 409 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 1: with Mahomes. Do you think that they worked that out? 410 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 1: How would you watch that? I think they will work 411 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:06,880 Speaker 1: it out, um, and they will give a new contract. 412 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:11,639 Speaker 1: I would try to not to. I would try to 413 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 1: wait a year. You have the fifth year option. If 414 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:19,879 Speaker 1: you wait a year, the price tag might go up. 415 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: But I kind of like to number one, see how 416 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:27,959 Speaker 1: much Lamar improves with the layups and also see if 417 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:32,160 Speaker 1: he can stay healthy again. I think that there's a 418 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:36,119 Speaker 1: belief right or wrong. Like, let's put this way, okay, 419 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 1: I don't think Mahomes can do what he does past 420 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: forty like Brady's doing it at forty three. I guess 421 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 1: you could say if Aaron Rodgers was this good at 422 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:52,720 Speaker 1: thirty seven, that I think Mahomes can still probably do 423 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:56,280 Speaker 1: it at thirty seven. I think there are some people 424 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:59,720 Speaker 1: that believe Lamar won't be able to do what he's 425 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 1: doing ing past like thirty and that because of the 426 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 1: number of runs he has, his timeline is closer to 427 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:11,679 Speaker 1: that of a running back than of a Brady or 428 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:17,120 Speaker 1: a Breeze. But even this next Ravens contract will only 429 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 1: take him through whatever it is thirty and I think 430 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: that's fine. I I think he'll be fine through that. 431 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:28,440 Speaker 1: So they've committed to it. I'm kind of talking out 432 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: of both sides of my mouth right now, but they 433 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:33,439 Speaker 1: might as well do it with the second contract before 434 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: it gets more expensive, because they're gonna win double digit 435 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:39,120 Speaker 1: games again, They're gonna win a playoff game again. I mean, 436 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna be in the mix. I think 437 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 1: they're very, very good. I think maybe the third contract 438 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 1: is what they need to look at. And I do 439 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 1: think it'll be interesting to see, like he's gonna want 440 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 1: the forty million of new money per year that Deshaun 441 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: Watson and Patrick Mahomes are getting. I don't blame him, 442 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:05,959 Speaker 1: but I think Deshaun Watson and Patrick Mahomes give you 443 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:09,159 Speaker 1: a little bit more of a margin of error because 444 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:10,800 Speaker 1: of what they can do in the passing game in 445 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:15,399 Speaker 1: Lamar does in terms of coming from behind. Yeah, what 446 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:17,200 Speaker 1: is it? You know, the Ravens have fallen short in 447 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 1: the playoffs three straight years? To you what is it 448 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 1: that they have to do to kind of get over 449 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:25,399 Speaker 1: that proverbial hump and get to the level? You know, 450 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:28,639 Speaker 1: they've lost three straight years the Chiefs in the regular season. 451 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: You know, what do they have to do in terms 452 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:34,159 Speaker 1: of their style of play or whatever it is to 453 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 1: get to that level where they can beat the Chiefs, 454 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:40,439 Speaker 1: where they can win more games in the playoffs. Well, So, 455 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: I think we've talked about the offensive part of it 456 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:44,919 Speaker 1: a lot, right, I mean, and I think that's pretty 457 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:47,480 Speaker 1: clear we're talking about the offensive part. And I think 458 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: you guys know how I feel there. I think defensively, 459 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 1: they haven't played all that well against the Chiefs, you know, 460 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:59,359 Speaker 1: like that's the part. I mean, they played very well 461 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:03,800 Speaker 1: against the Buffalo Bills and that passing attack and Josh 462 00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:07,199 Speaker 1: Allen for the most part, I think it might be 463 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:11,960 Speaker 1: a situation where you know, a guy like Wing Martin 464 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 1: Dale has to go against what he likes to do. 465 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 1: I mean, he loves the pressure. He loves man to man. 466 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,879 Speaker 1: The Chiefs have pretty much destroyed that. If if you 467 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:26,400 Speaker 1: watched the Bucks played more too deep safety than they 468 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 1: had all year. They blitzed as little as they had 469 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 1: all year. I guess the answer Ryan is they gotta 470 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 1: be more willing to change what they do defensively. But 471 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 1: I think what Wing Martin Dale would say is, you 472 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:43,200 Speaker 1: can only do that if your front four can get there. 473 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 1: You know, your front four has to be able to 474 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:48,600 Speaker 1: get there. And so maybe they need to play the 475 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:52,639 Speaker 1: Chiefs when all they're starting offensive linemen are heard, you know, 476 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 1: like that that would certainly help um. But yeah, I 477 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: mean that that I think is uh. I think that 478 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 1: I think that's I think that's part of it. I 479 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:05,439 Speaker 1: think that's part of it that they need. I'm not 480 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 1: sure that their edge rushers are as good as they 481 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 1: need them to be. And really just there their four 482 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:16,040 Speaker 1: man pass rush in general, I don't know if it's 483 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:18,399 Speaker 1: as good as it would need to be to play 484 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:21,240 Speaker 1: that style against the Chiefs and be able to win well. 485 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,239 Speaker 1: They have a lot of questions that edge rusher now 486 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 1: this offseason. I mean because Matthew Judan is an unrestricted 487 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:30,920 Speaker 1: free agent this offseason, Uneaten Gokway also unrestricted free agent, 488 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 1: highs Bowser unrestricted free agent. Right, So you know, it's 489 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:37,680 Speaker 1: it's interesting because you say, you know, I agree with you, Like, 490 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:39,919 Speaker 1: you need to be able to pass rush the Chiefs 491 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 1: without having a blitz constantly, so you can kind of 492 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:44,919 Speaker 1: limit that big play to Tyreek and all that stuff 493 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 1: take away the sidelines like the Bucks did. But you 494 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:50,520 Speaker 1: also have to get there. So if you lose those 495 00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:54,440 Speaker 1: guys Unique or Judean, are you getting better at the 496 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,680 Speaker 1: pass rush? But if you keep them, are they good 497 00:27:57,760 --> 00:27:59,800 Speaker 1: enough to beat the Chiefs? Like it's kind of a 498 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 1: what would you know, Let's let's give you Eric to 499 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 1: Cossa's job here for the next five minutes, right, and 500 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:13,960 Speaker 1: what would you do it outside linebacker? Boy? It's tough. Um, 501 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 1: I think I let these guys hit the market. I 502 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:19,600 Speaker 1: don't know that they're gonna get what they think they're 503 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 1: gonna get with the salary cap going down about thirty 504 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,960 Speaker 1: to forty million dollars. From r team's thought, it would 505 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:29,879 Speaker 1: be I don't know that Matthew Judan is gonna have 506 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 1: the offers that I think he thinks he's gonna have. UM, 507 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:36,600 Speaker 1: I'm not sure about in gackway either. I feel like 508 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 1: I would let him hit the market, and I would 509 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 1: feel good about the fact that I could get one 510 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:47,160 Speaker 1: of them back at something that's reasonable. Um, you know, 511 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 1: they're gonna get paid a lot of money, but somewhat reasonable. 512 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 1: I guess I would also need to know, like how 513 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 1: they feel about Jalen Ferguson, you know how they feel 514 00:28:57,440 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 1: about the guys in this year's draft, that they might 515 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 1: be able to get um because those are key equations. 516 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:07,880 Speaker 1: But this way, if they lose both Judean and then 517 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 1: got Way, then they're not gonna be able to get 518 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:13,640 Speaker 1: there with the four man rush and they're gonna have 519 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:17,520 Speaker 1: the blitz a lot and against the team like the Chiefs, 520 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:20,960 Speaker 1: and it's probably not gonna go real well, unless you know, 521 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:24,960 Speaker 1: their corners have not shown that they can really hang 522 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:29,080 Speaker 1: with the receivers for the for the r for the Chiefs. 523 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:32,600 Speaker 1: As good as they are, they haven't really stepped up 524 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 1: in those games, UM like they've needed them to. And 525 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 1: I think that they've felt good about those guys. I 526 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:40,680 Speaker 1: feel like they could and then they've gotten into those 527 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 1: games the last few years and it hasn't worked. Hm hm. 528 00:29:44,440 --> 00:29:46,479 Speaker 1: So Ross, I got a I got a really important 529 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 1: question here for you. One of my favorite things that 530 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:52,000 Speaker 1: you do, um in most years, normal years, uh, is 531 00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 1: you are a big fan of the press box spread. 532 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 1: You know what what kind of food is in the 533 00:29:57,720 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 1: press box? Tweeted out, Yeah, exactly, And you typically I 534 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:04,960 Speaker 1: figured down on the field for most games on the sidelines, 535 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 1: you may miss out my I love the first quarter 536 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:08,960 Speaker 1: nachos that we have an mt Make stadium. So I 537 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 1: don't know if you ever get the first quarter nachos 538 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:13,160 Speaker 1: or if you're down there, you've missed that opportunity. But 539 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:16,120 Speaker 1: what where does the mt Make press box food rank 540 00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:20,680 Speaker 1: in your mind? So this is a little bit of 541 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:25,000 Speaker 1: a touchy subject. Oh no, no, no, no, no no. 542 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: M ANDT Bank has always been top five. Raven has 543 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 1: always been top five. They usually have multiple entree options. 544 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:37,280 Speaker 1: They usually have something different before the game than they 545 00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:41,080 Speaker 1: do at halftime. They have the candy bars at the end, 546 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:45,959 Speaker 1: which is clutch and keeping. They have Coke zero. I 547 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:52,320 Speaker 1: am a big fan of MT. Bank Stadium. However, last 548 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 1: year in the divisional round, they didn't have the crab cakes. 549 00:30:57,400 --> 00:31:00,280 Speaker 1: Bring out the crab cakes for the playoffs. They were 550 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:05,640 Speaker 1: saving them, I believe for the conference championship game. And 551 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 1: you'll never I think that mindset seeped throughout the entire organization, 552 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:15,840 Speaker 1: and that's why they must that game. Everybody thought they 553 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 1: were gonna beat the Titans. Everybody thought it was gonna 554 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:21,480 Speaker 1: be the ANFC championship game. Ravens Chiefs in Baltimore the 555 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:25,720 Speaker 1: next weekend. I wanted that. I live in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 556 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:28,040 Speaker 1: I live an hour in five minutes from M and 557 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:29,640 Speaker 1: T Bank. I didn't want to have to fly to 558 00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:32,840 Speaker 1: San Francisco for the NFC championship game, and I wanted 559 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:38,080 Speaker 1: to drive an hour from my house to Baltimore. So um, Anyway, 560 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:43,720 Speaker 1: needless to say, it's very very good, very good. I 561 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:47,560 Speaker 1: just I think in the playoffs, you gotta bring out 562 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:49,960 Speaker 1: your big guns every game. You gotta bring out the 563 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:53,440 Speaker 1: crab cake every game. That's what people. Well I didn't. 564 00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:55,080 Speaker 1: They should have it every week, to be honest with you, 565 00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:57,920 Speaker 1: because for the for the away team, people like, that's 566 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:00,160 Speaker 1: what they want. They want crab cakes when they want 567 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 1: crap cakes, crap cakes and football. Yes, but they honestly 568 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:07,240 Speaker 1: and I gotta I and I gotta run guys, But um, 569 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:12,520 Speaker 1: they I really their top five. It's it's legit. I'm 570 00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:14,360 Speaker 1: happy when I'm going to Baltimore, not just because it's 571 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:19,000 Speaker 1: an hour from my house. Thanks for Ross. Hey, you guys, 572 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 1: thank you so much for having me. Really appreciate it. 573 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 1: Let me just say this in all sincerity for the listeners. Um, 574 00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:27,880 Speaker 1: two things. Number one, yes, please check out my social 575 00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:31,120 Speaker 1: at Ross Talker NFL and the row Stucker Football Podcast. 576 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:34,800 Speaker 1: But I've said this for a while, top to bottom, 577 00:32:35,080 --> 00:32:38,120 Speaker 1: Ravens are a top two or three organization in the NFL. 578 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:42,080 Speaker 1: So I know the owner, I've spoken with him, I've 579 00:32:42,120 --> 00:32:48,560 Speaker 1: seen the facilities, the public relations staff, the the front office, 580 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:51,520 Speaker 1: Da Costa and those guys as he knew some the 581 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:57,400 Speaker 1: coaching staff. Like I hope Ravens fans realize legitimately top 582 00:32:57,840 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 1: two or three organization the NFL. I've always said to 583 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:03,880 Speaker 1: my wife like. The Ravens are one of the few 584 00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:07,240 Speaker 1: teams that if they called, I would really really listen 585 00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 1: just because of the respect I have for how they 586 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:13,040 Speaker 1: go about their business in every fast of the operation. 587 00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:16,840 Speaker 1: They are fantastic, awesome. Well you are too, thanks for us, 588 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:20,200 Speaker 1: appreciate it, ma'n. All right, take care of guys this season. 589 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:22,280 Speaker 1: When you trade up to RAM Trucks, you're getting power, 590 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:25,560 Speaker 1: luxury and technology like you never imagine. 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The first time 601 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:56,120 Speaker 1: to get him on the podcast, so I thought that 602 00:33:56,200 --> 00:34:00,160 Speaker 1: was great. Um, you know, he doesn't seem think the 603 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:01,960 Speaker 1: Ravens gonna get to the Super Bowl next year. So 604 00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 1: when we get to the Super Bowl next year, we're 605 00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:05,760 Speaker 1: gonna have to call Ross up and pull up the 606 00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:07,720 Speaker 1: podcast and say you didn't think we could get it done. 607 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:10,680 Speaker 1: We use that as a motivation. Well, after Lamar goes 608 00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:12,920 Speaker 1: ten for ten on those layups, you know, it's just 609 00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:16,560 Speaker 1: to lay up, warm up drill for Lamar next year, 610 00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:20,320 Speaker 1: lay up line putting up huge numbers. Three touchdowns in 611 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:23,520 Speaker 1: the first half, that's what we're expecting. That's right, that's right, 612 00:34:23,560 --> 00:34:25,520 Speaker 1: you know. I mean, I think there's a lot of 613 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:28,600 Speaker 1: validity to what he's saying. I will say, you know, 614 00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:31,440 Speaker 1: I didn't want to interrupt him, but Lamar would have 615 00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:33,400 Speaker 1: hit Hollywood in the end zone if it weren't for 616 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:35,960 Speaker 1: the guy like he had two guys bearing down on 617 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:40,759 Speaker 1: him immediately. Um. You know, so I don't put that 618 00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:42,920 Speaker 1: too much on Lamar. I put that on that one 619 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:45,440 Speaker 1: on the old line, but you know, I do agree 620 00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:47,520 Speaker 1: with them. I go back and forth on the offensive 621 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:50,080 Speaker 1: line and the amount of need there, you know, because 622 00:34:50,080 --> 00:34:53,160 Speaker 1: the Ravens have been building this young line and they've 623 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:57,640 Speaker 1: gotten they've gotten pretty good line play the past couple 624 00:34:57,640 --> 00:35:00,799 Speaker 1: of years with these like undrafted for round you know, 625 00:35:00,920 --> 00:35:04,320 Speaker 1: developed these late round day three picks day two picks 626 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:08,359 Speaker 1: and like that formula has worked pretty well. Do they 627 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:11,239 Speaker 1: have the best line in league? No, but like the 628 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:13,800 Speaker 1: past three years, I think you'd say that they probably 629 00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:20,600 Speaker 1: had a top five seven line, you know, Like I 630 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:24,000 Speaker 1: don't know, like it's and how much stock do you 631 00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:28,880 Speaker 1: really put into the high snaps? Like is that is 632 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:32,920 Speaker 1: is the trouble that McCarry had in Buffalo enough for 633 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:35,080 Speaker 1: him to lose the starting job that he was playing 634 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:37,440 Speaker 1: pretty well in Like is that enough? One game and 635 00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:39,560 Speaker 1: a couple of bad snaps and he didn't play well 636 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:41,760 Speaker 1: outside of the bad snaps. It wasn't just those those 637 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:44,120 Speaker 1: But like, I don't know, I go back and forth 638 00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:46,640 Speaker 1: on that. Yeah, I understand that. I think that's a 639 00:35:46,760 --> 00:35:49,440 Speaker 1: legitimate point. Um. I think that if you can get 640 00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:52,160 Speaker 1: the people will get tired of me using the analysis 641 00:35:52,239 --> 00:35:54,360 Speaker 1: the Matt Berk Style Center, if you can get a 642 00:35:54,520 --> 00:35:57,320 Speaker 1: quality veteran who you can get for an affordable price, 643 00:35:57,520 --> 00:36:00,920 Speaker 1: who has been a starter for the last eight years, 644 00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:03,799 Speaker 1: then I think that that would be a worthwhile move. 645 00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:06,480 Speaker 1: I do think there's two things on that. Though Ross 646 00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:08,239 Speaker 1: pointed out I thought it was a good point that 647 00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:11,160 Speaker 1: playing offensive line in Baltimore has its advantages you get 648 00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:12,360 Speaker 1: to run the ball a lot. You're not in a 649 00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:15,279 Speaker 1: pass blocking situation. A ton offensive lineman love it. Those 650 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:17,880 Speaker 1: guys love it. How many times did you hear Marshallon 651 00:36:17,960 --> 00:36:19,600 Speaker 1: to come over to the sidelines when he was playing, 652 00:36:19,600 --> 00:36:21,239 Speaker 1: to say, run the ball, run behind me, you know, 653 00:36:21,239 --> 00:36:24,279 Speaker 1: because these guys love running the football. And so I 654 00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:28,520 Speaker 1: think it's a favorable line to play on. Um. So 655 00:36:29,120 --> 00:36:32,000 Speaker 1: it's kind of like the opposite of the wide receiver situation. Yeah, 656 00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:34,080 Speaker 1: it is, it is. I think that's the sales pitch 657 00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:37,000 Speaker 1: to wide receivers is a little tougher, but to offensive lineman. 658 00:36:37,360 --> 00:36:40,000 Speaker 1: All right, I'll go play in Baltimore. Right. So, like, 659 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:42,480 Speaker 1: while I do agree that the offensive line is held 660 00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:44,960 Speaker 1: up pretty well, and obviously, so when you're talking about 661 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:46,759 Speaker 1: the off season, you're talking about taking the next step, 662 00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:48,720 Speaker 1: you you you look at everything and all of a sudden, 663 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:50,520 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you get go down this path 664 00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:52,840 Speaker 1: of thinking that everything needs to be overhauled and change, 665 00:36:53,040 --> 00:36:54,920 Speaker 1: and it's like wait, wait, wait. The team the team 666 00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:57,160 Speaker 1: still was one of the four best teams in the 667 00:36:57,160 --> 00:36:58,920 Speaker 1: a f C and scored more points than anybody in 668 00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:00,640 Speaker 1: the league over the past couple of years. So like, 669 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:03,399 Speaker 1: let's keep all of that in perspective. However, we're having 670 00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:05,439 Speaker 1: a conversation about where to improve. We're talking about Lamar 671 00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:07,480 Speaker 1: getting better, We're talking about receivers getting better, all of it. 672 00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:10,239 Speaker 1: Then I think it's fair to to to look at 673 00:37:10,280 --> 00:37:12,480 Speaker 1: that offensive line. To me, if you can get an 674 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:16,400 Speaker 1: interior offensive lineman, I keep saying it, Um, that is 675 00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:19,759 Speaker 1: a is a move worth making. So we're gonna take 676 00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:22,279 Speaker 1: the quick Crown Royal water break. Crown Royal wants to 677 00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:27,280 Speaker 1: remind you to stay hydrated, stay royal, Crown Royal Canadian whiskey. 678 00:37:27,280 --> 00:37:29,760 Speaker 1: Always gotta work in that water break before the show 679 00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:32,520 Speaker 1: is over. Um, what do you make it? Just about 680 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:35,399 Speaker 1: the have some water breaks during the Super Bowl? Yeah, 681 00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:37,239 Speaker 1: you needed a few extra water breaks. Well, you have 682 00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:41,480 Speaker 1: the extra off day, the vacation, come on, yeah, super Bowl. 683 00:37:41,480 --> 00:37:46,040 Speaker 1: Of course, make a couple of water breaks. But was 684 00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:47,839 Speaker 1: that Super Bowl? Can we just talk about the Super 685 00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:50,640 Speaker 1: Bowl a little bit? Sure? Because I mean we are 686 00:37:50,760 --> 00:37:52,960 Speaker 1: this is the first podcast after the Super Bowl? Was 687 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:55,240 Speaker 1: that not the most boring super Bowl you've ever watched? 688 00:37:55,320 --> 00:38:01,360 Speaker 1: Holy cow? Well it was boring, but the Rams Patriots 689 00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:06,440 Speaker 1: defensive What was a snooze fest at least this one 690 00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:10,200 Speaker 1: had a yeah, yeah, whatever that was. At least this 691 00:38:10,239 --> 00:38:13,439 Speaker 1: one had I don't know. The thing that was going 692 00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:15,759 Speaker 1: on with this one is you were just waiting for 693 00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:19,560 Speaker 1: the Chiefs fourteen point outburst in three minutes. It never happened, 694 00:38:19,560 --> 00:38:21,000 Speaker 1: but you felt like it was going to be there. 695 00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:22,640 Speaker 1: So you're like, well, this is I know it's a 696 00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:25,279 Speaker 1: I don't know, seventeen point game, but this is going 697 00:38:25,320 --> 00:38:27,279 Speaker 1: to turn in an instant and it just never did. 698 00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:32,080 Speaker 1: So I do the biggest player of the game was 699 00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:34,320 Speaker 1: the guy who ran the streaker. That was the biggest 700 00:38:34,320 --> 00:38:37,920 Speaker 1: player of the game. You made it all the way 701 00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:41,080 Speaker 1: down the field. Is that you stop me now? He 702 00:38:41,160 --> 00:38:44,920 Speaker 1: was too athletic. He was too athletic for you to athletic. Yeah, 703 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:50,040 Speaker 1: saw him shake off of security guard. No, you gotten tackled. Look, 704 00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:53,560 Speaker 1: look I do. I do really believe that the Super 705 00:38:53,600 --> 00:38:56,439 Speaker 1: Bowl when I watched it, it goes back to what 706 00:38:56,520 --> 00:38:58,400 Speaker 1: we were kind of talking with Ross about, which is 707 00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:01,240 Speaker 1: I know that the Ravens may have a thin margin 708 00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:03,960 Speaker 1: for air some of those games, but as I watched that, 709 00:39:04,040 --> 00:39:06,839 Speaker 1: I'm like, the Chiefs aren't unbeatable. If the Ravens can 710 00:39:06,840 --> 00:39:10,399 Speaker 1: get can get pressure on him on the Homes. If 711 00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:13,040 Speaker 1: they can run the ball and control the line of scrimmage, 712 00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:15,160 Speaker 1: they can win that game. They can win that game. 713 00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:18,920 Speaker 1: And that's how I felt watching that. Well, I'm I 714 00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:21,919 Speaker 1: would have been really interested to see how they would 715 00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:25,759 Speaker 1: have defended that offense differently a second time, right, I 716 00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:30,120 Speaker 1: mean Mahomes and Tyreek Hill went off against the Bucks 717 00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:37,200 Speaker 1: in their first meeting in the regular season. They went off. Yeah, 718 00:39:37,320 --> 00:39:43,439 Speaker 1: it was ridiculous. Yes, and then they I remember because 719 00:39:43,480 --> 00:39:46,800 Speaker 1: I went up against him in fantasy football that um 720 00:39:46,840 --> 00:39:50,200 Speaker 1: and so I mean they changed completely what they did 721 00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:53,640 Speaker 1: when they had the rematch in the Super Bowl and 722 00:39:53,640 --> 00:39:56,600 Speaker 1: and it was, you know, a different ball game. So 723 00:39:57,360 --> 00:40:00,200 Speaker 1: I would be interested to see. And John Oh what 724 00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:03,120 Speaker 1: kind of referenced it in his season ending press conference. 725 00:40:03,120 --> 00:40:04,560 Speaker 1: He said, you know, Wink and I were talking all 726 00:40:04,680 --> 00:40:07,799 Speaker 1: year about how we would do that differently and how 727 00:40:07,840 --> 00:40:11,359 Speaker 1: we would adjust and uh, I just wish I mean 728 00:40:11,360 --> 00:40:13,640 Speaker 1: two years running, right that we wish we got that 729 00:40:13,719 --> 00:40:15,920 Speaker 1: rematch in the playoffs and how would that have played out. 730 00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:19,239 Speaker 1: There's a lot of weld ifs. Yeah, yeah, it's it 731 00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:21,400 Speaker 1: is one of the shames of the last two seasons, 732 00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:23,399 Speaker 1: is that that game, which I think would be such 733 00:40:23,400 --> 00:40:27,160 Speaker 1: a fantastic game. We haven't got to see UM, so 734 00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:29,239 Speaker 1: the real quick. The other thing for the Ravens is 735 00:40:29,280 --> 00:40:31,319 Speaker 1: I really love what they've done on the assistant coaching 736 00:40:31,360 --> 00:40:35,200 Speaker 1: staff side UM this offseason. I really like the additions 737 00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:38,319 Speaker 1: of T Martin, Keith Williams UH to head up the 738 00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:41,000 Speaker 1: receiver coach and then the past game specialist. I just 739 00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:43,560 Speaker 1: think both those guys getting guys who have worked with 740 00:40:44,040 --> 00:40:47,680 Speaker 1: premier receivers. You're talking about Shyreek Kill Uh, Davontae Adams. 741 00:40:47,680 --> 00:40:49,759 Speaker 1: There is another guy, Keith Williams has worked with UM, 742 00:40:49,840 --> 00:40:52,000 Speaker 1: and then T Martin has been at the college ranks 743 00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:56,280 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator Manna Tennessee. UM, where would you Smith Schuster, 744 00:40:56,400 --> 00:40:58,799 Speaker 1: Robert Woods now snagglar. I mean, we're talking about some 745 00:40:58,840 --> 00:41:01,200 Speaker 1: big time right wide receiver here, and I just really 746 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:06,160 Speaker 1: am excited about what they can can add to this equation. Yeah, 747 00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:09,080 Speaker 1: I think the Ravens, I think some new voices in 748 00:41:09,120 --> 00:41:11,759 Speaker 1: that room, uh, you know, working on some some new 749 00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:15,120 Speaker 1: past concepts. You know. Gosh, we talked for a long 750 00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:17,640 Speaker 1: time or pundits talked about Greg Reaman and his passing 751 00:41:17,719 --> 00:41:20,360 Speaker 1: schemes and all that, which I thought was totally overblown. 752 00:41:20,600 --> 00:41:22,560 Speaker 1: But at the same time, I do think like it's 753 00:41:22,600 --> 00:41:25,200 Speaker 1: a good thing to have some fresh perspective, some new 754 00:41:25,239 --> 00:41:27,680 Speaker 1: eyes on it and and you know, bring in some 755 00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:30,040 Speaker 1: different ideas. I think that's a good move for the Ravens. 756 00:41:30,719 --> 00:41:33,000 Speaker 1: You know, it's interesting. I'll use I'll use this before 757 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:35,160 Speaker 1: we wrap up. I do want to tease this. I 758 00:41:35,200 --> 00:41:38,200 Speaker 1: talked to Robert Griffin the third today. Uh. I just 759 00:41:38,280 --> 00:41:40,480 Speaker 1: had a phone interview with him for a story, and 760 00:41:40,520 --> 00:41:43,640 Speaker 1: I talked to him about where he sees what he 761 00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:47,880 Speaker 1: sees as the next step for Lamar Jackson. Um. I 762 00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:49,960 Speaker 1: won't give away too much because I'll just use this 763 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:53,040 Speaker 1: as a little teaser, but I think that he's kind 764 00:41:53,080 --> 00:41:57,400 Speaker 1: of on the Rust Tucker Russ Tucker mentality with Lamar 765 00:41:57,480 --> 00:42:00,000 Speaker 1: and and kind of being a little bit more consistent 766 00:42:00,040 --> 00:42:03,000 Speaker 1: in terms of seeing what other teams are trying to 767 00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:06,160 Speaker 1: do it against them. So it's an interesting conversation. Well, 768 00:42:06,160 --> 00:42:08,279 Speaker 1: we're gonna tee that up for next week, huh or 769 00:42:08,320 --> 00:42:10,279 Speaker 1: at some point whenever. When are we gonna get this? 770 00:42:10,840 --> 00:42:13,399 Speaker 1: That's the story. Story is coming out on Sunday. It's 771 00:42:13,440 --> 00:42:15,040 Speaker 1: it's coming out over the weekend. I think it's Saturday 772 00:42:15,080 --> 00:42:17,480 Speaker 1: or Sunday. All right, I don't know. I'm a vacation, Garrett. 773 00:42:17,480 --> 00:42:19,200 Speaker 1: I'll write the story when I get to it. All right, 774 00:42:19,280 --> 00:42:22,920 Speaker 1: I'm gonna baka. Well, we'll follow over that conversation Next 775 00:42:22,920 --> 00:42:24,480 Speaker 1: week is always you guys can email us at the 776 00:42:24,520 --> 00:42:27,200 Speaker 1: lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net. Thank you so 777 00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:29,120 Speaker 1: much for listening, and we'll be back with you next 778 00:42:29,160 --> 00:42:29,399 Speaker 1: week