1 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge, presented by DraftKings. It's another victory Monday. 2 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,319 Speaker 1: It's no, it's not a victory Monday. It's a size 3 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: him up Monday. But I forget that's the official term. Now, 4 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: it's a size m up Monday. I'm tired. I'm tired 5 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: of the cliche victory Monday, size m up Monday. Right, 6 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: And and in case anyone is unfamiliar with the size 7 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: them up Monday, do you want to give the back 8 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: story there? Well, it's size and up. Get your ring size. 9 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: That's when you turn in your ring size to Lisa 10 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: Dixon and she's got it on file so that you're 11 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:35,840 Speaker 1: ready for for the you know which finger you gotta 12 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,480 Speaker 1: decide which finger which toe if you're going to toe 13 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: ring this year. You know, you send in your size 14 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: size up. I'll tell you what did you feel like 15 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: it was gonna be a size about Monday about you know, 16 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 1: two o'clock yesterday? No, no, but I you know you 17 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: it's always funny to watch like Twitter freaking out, you know, 18 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: in Ravens fans freaking out. And you know, uh, I 19 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: saw one one podcast that I'll that's I'll remain remain nameless. 20 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: And they're just like, you know, like, are the Ravens 21 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: just not good? There? I I just think the Ravens 22 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: just aren't that good, you know. And like I almost replied, 23 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: was like it's too early, too early, like if we 24 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: have you not watched this team this year? Too early? 25 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: And then about a being but a boom charged back 26 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: like this team is never out of it. That that 27 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:23,559 Speaker 1: is definitely that's definitely been the calling card this year. Yeah, 28 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: no question, I think that we've there's there's no doubt 29 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: that the Race have proven that they can overcome significant deficits. 30 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: They've done that. Now, I think kind of and we're 31 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: gonna talk about this kind of the next step is 32 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 1: you want to find yourself not in position where you 33 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: have to overcome fourteen point deficits twice, but that it's 34 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:42,400 Speaker 1: good to know you have that that tricking your bag 35 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:44,759 Speaker 1: and that you have the weapons to go out there 36 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: and fight back when you're down big. It is just 37 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: a really different feeling Like when the Ravens were down 38 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: seventeen to three, I'm with you, I never felt like, 39 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: well this is over. And and John Hardball talked in 40 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: the locker room afterwards, and you know, they said He 41 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: had a conversation with veteran guard Kevin Zeitler, who has 42 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: been on some teams. We're all of a sudden, you 43 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: find yourself down a couple of scores, and it just 44 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: kind of feels like, here we go again, not gonna 45 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: be able to come back from this. I feel like 46 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: it's the opposite for the ravings. They find themselves down 47 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: back against the wall, and it's like, all right, I 48 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: can't give up another inch. Now, you gotta really turn 49 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 1: it on. And I think that there is value in that. Well, 50 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,239 Speaker 1: I want to say two things about this. So one 51 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: thing is the flip side of giving up big plays 52 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: that result in touchdowns for the other team or whatnot, 53 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: is that you get the ball back pretty quickly. Yeah, 54 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: Like so like the Lamar Jackson the offense, like time 55 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: of possession, they had a lot of possession, you know, 56 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 1: and then you factor in a kickoff return for a touchdown. Okay, 57 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: Lamar's got the ball back in his hands right away. 58 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: Like so it's not like teams are necessarily marching down 59 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: the field and eating up a ton o'clock and then 60 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: you have limited possessions. If you get the ball back 61 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,079 Speaker 1: a lot, you can mount comebacks. You know, you just 62 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: gotta get a few stops and so um, that's kind 63 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: of the interesting part. And then the other thing about 64 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 1: this is it's it's completely the opposite of right when 65 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: the Ravens just boat raced everybody, got out some big 66 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: leads and then just ran the ball down their throat 67 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: and like did that time and time again, going fourteen 68 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: and two in the regular season, and then they got 69 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 1: in the playoffs and they got you know, they turned 70 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: the ball over early against the Titans, got kind of 71 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 1: smacked in the mouth early. The Titans hit a big touchdown, 72 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: long touchdown, a couple of touchdowns, and then the Ravens like, 73 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: oh crap, what do we do now? Right now? Is 74 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: the opposite, Like there would be no o crap feeling 75 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: for the Ravens, you know if they go down early 76 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: in the game. There just isn't. And so like it's 77 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: it's just interesting. Of course, I would love to see 78 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: them get out to big leads, and you know, I 79 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: take some shades of that season again, but I think 80 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: that there's there's absolutely something to be said for a 81 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: team that never loses faith that they can come back 82 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: and win a game. I mean, how many times did 83 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: we see Have we seen the Kansas City Chiefs do that? 84 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,120 Speaker 1: They did it all. They did it there in re 85 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: marched to the super Bowl two years ago. That was 86 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: their thing was they were the comeback Kings. But you 87 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: know what, hands over the Crown Chiefs because the Ravens 88 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: are the new comeback. I'm not sure what I can 89 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 1: do to follow that um, but yeah, no, I think 90 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: that there's like there absolutely is validity to that. And 91 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: we've talked about it before on the podcast. When your 92 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: team believes that they can come back from anything and 93 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: that they're gonna win a game and that someone's gonna 94 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: make a play, and that I just say that from 95 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: a big picture standpoint, everyone on the team kind of 96 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,480 Speaker 1: looks at Lamar Jackson and says, like, Lamar is gonna 97 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: get us out of it. Lamar will have it out, 98 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: he will make a play. We are gonna roll with 99 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 1: him no matter what, And like that just kind of 100 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: gives you this, like this confidence that even if you're 101 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 1: in a hole, that Lamar is gonna be able to 102 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 1: find his way out and carry everyone with him. And 103 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 1: that is a I don't know that you can put 104 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: value on that, Like I don't know how you measure that, 105 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: but I do just feel like it's a sense around 106 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: this team and it pays dividends in these games. So 107 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 1: you know, like it is kind of crazy because like 108 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: leaving the game, like in the in the fourth quarter 109 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: and over time, the Ravens had no multiple chances. They 110 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 1: had the ball multiple times with the chance to go 111 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 1: down there and kick a field going to win it, 112 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: or get a touchdown in the first possession over time, 113 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: and they were kind of right there. They would get 114 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 1: to they would get to midfield, and then it was like, 115 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: well then there's a holding call and there was obviously 116 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: the interception, and you're just like, they're really not gonna 117 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 1: win this game. But then it's kind of crazy. You 118 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,160 Speaker 1: look at it and you're like, well, they were down 119 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: fourteen points and now you're feeling like this is a 120 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: game you should have won. You never should have lost it. 121 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: That's what you were saying to me right after the game. 122 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: You're like, man, then it was blew that one. And 123 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 1: I was like, almost blew it. They had to go 124 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 1: back from to fourteen point deficits, but that but you're 125 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 1: but you're absolutely right. I mean when they took when 126 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: they went up by a touchdown, you know, right before 127 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: the Vikings last possession of regulation. You know, you're like, 128 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: it's over. The Vikings are have been completely shut down offensively, 129 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: and and it's done. You know, Patrick Queen hits him 130 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,159 Speaker 1: for an eight yr loss on that drive early in 131 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 1: that drive, and then they got the one again, you know, 132 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 1: the big play to their fullback c J. Hamm, that 133 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 1: long throw down the sideline and here we go, you know, 134 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 1: And so it really was another just wacky game. You know, 135 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say I wouldn't say it was like as 136 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: memorable and as like unreal as some of the other comebacks. 137 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: I mean, the Colts game was unbelievable, the Chief's game 138 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 1: was just on another level, and then obviously Detroit, but 139 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: this one, like to say, like, oh yeah, I know, 140 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 1: I know, it's crazy. It really was, Like I even 141 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:38,160 Speaker 1: kind of felt like that was a little bit of 142 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 1: the there's been so many crazy games this year, but 143 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you have a game where you 144 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 1: overcome a fourteen point deficit in the second half. Yeah, 145 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: and then you and then you win it in overtime, 146 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 1: and you have this back and forth defense because a 147 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: huge stop and overtime and you just have this really 148 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 1: memorable game, and it just kind of feels like hom 149 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: another Sunday in baltim are like a big deal. Like 150 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 1: even like justin Tucker, when I was doing the interview 151 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: with him after the game, it almost felt like, all right, 152 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 1: I'm exhausted. There's a relief here rather than like jubil Achian, 153 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: and I kind of felt like that was the tenor 154 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: of the conversation after the game from the players. It 155 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: was like relief that they got that win, but not like, 156 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 1: oh my god, I can't believe that just happened. Like 157 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: that's kind of that was the feeling in Detroit, like 158 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: are you serious and that really just happened. Where in 159 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: this one it was like got that win short week? 160 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: Turn the page. Yeah, yeah, I absolutely agree. Well, it's 161 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: interesting here in God. Just as a side note here 162 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: Tucker's comments after the game about how he feels more 163 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: pressure to kick at home than he does on the road. 164 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: Like on the road, it's just like people are rooting 165 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: against him. He just kind of gets to rip their 166 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: heart out. At home. It's like he feels responsible for 167 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: all Ravens, like they're expecting him to make the kick. 168 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: He can feel that in the stadium, and he's like 169 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: responsible for all of their emotions, you know what I mean. 170 00:07:57,480 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: It's it's it's interesting, Like I thought that was a 171 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: uh kind of a good point from him. And I 172 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 1: had the at the end of every game, I go 173 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 1: down basically the two minute warning to go down onto 174 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: the field to get in position to do that walk 175 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: off interview, and this one, I'll go down to the 176 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: two minute awarding that I'll send it. I end up 177 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: being down there for the fourth quarter and over time 178 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: because you just obviously don't know when the game is 179 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: gonna end, so end up watching the game all of 180 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: over time the end of the fourth quarter down there, 181 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: which is obviously an awesome viewpoint and experience, but you 182 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: do kind you kind of felt it like right around 183 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: the time the rails to get to like the fifth 184 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 1: it was like the murmurs and Tucker is like goes 185 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:36,319 Speaker 1: through his routine and he's very regimented in his routine, 186 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: but you just kind of felt like the stadium was like, 187 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 1: all right, send him out there, like you get to midfield, 188 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:43,559 Speaker 1: send him out there, seventy yarder, like I don't care, 189 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 1: but like it it really did feel that way, like 190 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: that there was just this like kind of anticipation building 191 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 1: for him to go knock it down. And then even like, 192 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: you know, even when it was that they were kind 193 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: of just setting it up in the final couple of plays, 194 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 1: I think there was like, you know, some nervous energy 195 00:08:57,880 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 1: like all right, just get him out, get him out there, 196 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 1: send it, and it's end this game. And uh I 197 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: could feel that, So I only imagine it's magnified a 198 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: million times for him, you know. It was also interesting 199 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 1: about what the Vikings said. Mike Zimmer after the game 200 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: said he didn't go for two for the two point 201 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,439 Speaker 1: conversion on their last touchdown at near the end of 202 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:20,440 Speaker 1: the regulation in part because he knows the Ravens have 203 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:25,319 Speaker 1: Justin Tucker, right, So he's basically like, okay, so if 204 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,679 Speaker 1: we take the lead there, you know, if we take 205 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: a one point lead, well, they have the best kicker 206 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: of all time, so they're gonna get probably far enough 207 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: to put him in position and he'll beat us anyway, 208 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: or we go for two and we don't get it 209 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: and then the game's over. Right. So he's like, he 210 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 1: was like, I just wanted to tie it up and 211 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 1: then see what happens, basically, and the power of Justin 212 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 1: Tucker in that moment without even stepping on the field 213 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 1: to influence the game is very interesting. I totally agree. 214 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: It's nice to have him on your side, no doubt, 215 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 1: no doubt. So, uh, you know one thing I've so 216 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 1: you come away concerned about is yet another slow start 217 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:09,200 Speaker 1: for the Ravens offense. Now it's a little odd because 218 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: the Ravens could have had a touchdown on their opening drive. 219 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: They should have had a touchdown. Lamar Jacksons delivered an 220 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: absolute dime on a deep past the Mark Andrews that 221 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 1: just went right through his hands. Mark just missed it. 222 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: It happens sometimes. It happened then, and um, he's gonna 223 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 1: make that catch most most of the time. But he didn't. 224 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:28,079 Speaker 1: And on the flip side, the Ravens also could have 225 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 1: turned the ball over on a fumble failed fourth down 226 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: play on their own side of the field earlier in 227 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:36,440 Speaker 1: the drive if they hadn't gotten bailed out by a 228 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: horse collar tackle penalty. So the opening drive and they 229 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: ended up settling for a field goal both good and bad. Um, 230 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,080 Speaker 1: But then they punt three straight times and then on 231 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 1: the following possession Lamar j accent. There's an interception on 232 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: the first play to Mark, you know, on a target 233 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 1: of pass to Mark Andrews. So not a good start 234 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 1: for the Ravens offense. And this has been the trend recentle. 235 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 1: How concerned are you about this? I'm actually not about 236 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: this one because the first drive was a good drive 237 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: and like you said, like Lamar put it there and 238 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 1: Mark didn't have a case, he didn't make the catch, 239 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: and I'm just like that. I know early on in 240 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 1: the game, as you're talking about, kind of reading the 241 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 1: reading the Twitter commentary, and well, bad day for Lamar Jackson, 242 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson's off and I did think he missed them 243 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: throws early. He did, But yeah, I mean I didn't 244 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: think Lamar Jackson was particularly sharp early in the game, 245 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 1: but he put them in position. He did put them 246 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 1: in position to go up with it an opening drive touchdown, 247 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,959 Speaker 1: like he did. He did his part on that opening drive, 248 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: and so I'm not all that concerned about it. Of course, 249 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: you don't want to spot teams points. That's not the 250 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: way you want to you want to operate. But on 251 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 1: the opening drive, they go down there, they get three, 252 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: they should have had seven. I'm just not that worried 253 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 1: about it, and maybe I'm I think I'm a little 254 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: more worried than you are. Yeah, Well, if you're worried, 255 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: then that's more worthy than I am. Yeah. I mean 256 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 1: the thing is, I mean, this isn't like a two game, 257 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: three game trend like this has been the past out 258 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: four or five. I mean, it's been a trend. And 259 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: what I think is happening obviously is, you know, defenses 260 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: have they bring a unique game plan for Lamar Jackson 261 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: in this offense, and the you know, I think they 262 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: have they've caught up to some aspects of the Ravens 263 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 1: offense to a degree, right, Like, they just know how 264 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:28,679 Speaker 1: to defend Lamar Jackson in this offense better than they 265 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: did in when we were just catching everybody by surprise. Um. 266 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: So the Ravens are having to adjust to that early, 267 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 1: and that adjustment takes a little bit of time, right, 268 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:44,560 Speaker 1: And so like the Ravens have just kind of been 269 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:49,319 Speaker 1: defeated um on the first two or three drives consistently, 270 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: and then they adjust and whatever, they you know, get 271 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 1: their footing and come back. But you can't always like 272 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: count on on being able to amount that comeback every 273 00:12:57,760 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: single time. And uh so to me, I I would 274 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: love to see, like what I'm waiting to see is 275 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: kind of what we saw against the Chargers on the 276 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 1: opening drive versus them, it's like some new wrinkles, like 277 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: the Ravens offense dictating the terms a little bit like 278 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: you're gonna bring something new? Okay, Well so are weait okay? 279 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: And and I know it's hard to do that every 280 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 1: single week, but like against the Chargers, you saw Duvernet 281 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: on the jet sweeps early on that first drive. I 282 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:26,439 Speaker 1: think you had two of them right that we hadn't 283 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: really seen all season, Like it would just be interesting 284 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: to see the Ravens kind of use some more wrinkles 285 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: that so we're not just reacting to what the defense 286 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: is doing, but dictating a little bit more like Okay, 287 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:41,439 Speaker 1: you know, let's see what you got. What answers do 288 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: you have for this? You know what I mean? So, 289 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:47,079 Speaker 1: and I know that's very general, and the Ravens coaches 290 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 1: know a lot more than I do. Um and Greg 291 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,320 Speaker 1: room and uh, you know, I'm sure there are some 292 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: like new little things that I don't even I don't 293 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:57,079 Speaker 1: even pick up. But you know what, why don't you 294 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: know what, why don't we target Patrick pet Rickard like 295 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:01,719 Speaker 1: five times times on the opening drive. Well, I used 296 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: to be that was the Avante leach. That was special, 297 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 1: first special. Every first play would be the play action 298 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: to Vante in the flat and it went to use check. 299 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 1: That kind of transferred the use check after they left. 300 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:16,559 Speaker 1: Maybe they need to roll that one back in. Maybe, yeah, 301 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: maybe reincorporate that. I don't know, it's just I'm a 302 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 1: little I think I'm just a little bit more concerned 303 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:26,040 Speaker 1: about that than you are. Yeah, I think, of course 304 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 1: you want to you want to start strong, but look 305 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 1: how valuable. How valuable is the strong start. The Vikings 306 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: started pretty darn strong of seventeen to three didn't help 307 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 1: them all that much. Like, of course, like you prefer 308 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 1: to be in a position where you're up fourteen and 309 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 1: down fourteen. That is kind of goes without saying. But 310 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 1: I also think that the Ravens have a great ability 311 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: to make those in game adjustments, and well it would 312 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: really help here some of the other ills too. I mean, 313 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: like you can get the running game a little bit 314 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: more involved than I mean, not not to say the 315 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 1: Ravens were in a position where they had to just 316 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: start chucking it all the time. Yeah, clearly. I mean 317 00:14:57,760 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: they were like running the ball in their two minute 318 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 1: drill and the touchdown at the end of the first half. 319 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: They were running the ball constantly and with like a 320 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: minute thirty. It was the most unconventional two minute drill 321 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 1: that went for a touchdown I've ever seen. Um and uh, 322 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: but like you know, I think it would just enable 323 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 1: the Ravens, if they weren't getting off to these slew starts, 324 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: to have a little bit more balance, you know, you 325 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 1: can take the edge off of that pass for us, 326 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: and a little bit more um because obviously passed pro 327 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 1: and and just Lamar feeling comfortable in the pocket, like 328 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: he just didn't look comfortable at all in the first 329 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: half for much of it. So I thought. I thought 330 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: John Harbor made kind of an interesting point when I 331 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 1: asked about sort of like what changed, and one kind 332 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: of change is that the Ravens started going to the 333 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: quick hit or the short stuff, and Hollywood Brown was 334 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: a huge piece of that, and he kind of made 335 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: the point like, well, there's a lot of things that 336 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 1: are built into these plays and a lot of that 337 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 1: ultimately it is kind of decisions that Lamar Jackson makes 338 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 1: in game, Like there's a lot of sort of decisions 339 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: that he's making, and Lamar's first his inclination is always 340 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: going to be depressed the ball down the field, like 341 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: that is what he I think it's one of the 342 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 1: great things about him, is like he is looking down 343 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 1: the field for big plays as sometimes that leads to 344 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 1: sacks because you'll hold the ball too long and wait 345 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 1: for a play to developer. He'll try to make something happen. 346 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 1: It's not the Joe Flacco checkdown. Yeah so I but 347 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: yeah exactly. So then all of a sudden, if he 348 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: starts checking down all the time, then it's like, come on, 349 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: push the ball down the field, look downfield. So I 350 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 1: don't know if that was part of it too, Like 351 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: if if early on the game he was kind of 352 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 1: keeping his eyes more downfield, and then at halftime they say, hey, look, let's, 353 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: you know, take some of the easy ones. Because that's 354 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 1: what he said. That's that's what he said. I think 355 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 1: James Urban told him, or you know, let's let's take 356 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: some of what they're giving us. They're playing soft underneath, 357 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 1: let's start feasting. And and Marcus Brown to his credit, 358 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: you know is picking up a lot more yards after 359 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: catch now, um, so hitting some of that, you know, 360 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 1: the running backs were good, So hitting some of that 361 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: stuff I think is another club in the Ravens bag 362 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 1: that they showed yesterday. Where all right, if that's how 363 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: you want to play us, we can still beat you. 364 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: Well you you you bring up Hollywood and just the receivers. 365 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: Great day, I thought, really good day from the receiving corps. 366 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 1: I don't think we're giving the receiving core enough credit. 367 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:05,239 Speaker 1: I think it's I think it's really good. Like you know, 368 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,960 Speaker 1: so the Browns are parting ways with Odell Beckham and 369 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 1: last week, you know, the odds come out the Ravens 370 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 1: are the second most favorite of team, the second best 371 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 1: odds to land O'Dell Beckham, which was just crazy. And 372 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: I'm like, if I could have taken the bed on 373 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: the flip side of that, you know, the Ravens not 374 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:25,479 Speaker 1: getting Odell Beckham, oh man, I would have been quitting 375 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:27,639 Speaker 1: my job today. I would have been a rich if 376 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 1: I if I were bettingman, which I'm not if I were, 377 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:35,520 Speaker 1: But but I don't like. I like where the Ravens 378 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:37,360 Speaker 1: are with the receiving corps, and we haven't even seen 379 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 1: the full compliment of the guys on the field together 380 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:40,640 Speaker 1: because Sammy Watkins still needs to get back out there. 381 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: So Duvernet makes the great one hand catch in the 382 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:46,919 Speaker 1: back of the end zone. Hollywood Brown continues to impress 383 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:51,960 Speaker 1: fights for extra yards. Yeah, Bateman is I think been 384 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 1: about as good as you could have hoped as a rookie. 385 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:58,119 Speaker 1: Once he's returned to the field. That p I call 386 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: that he drew was was massive before halftime, so and 387 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 1: then he made tough catches also, So I like where 388 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: the Ravens are with his receiving corps. I think it's 389 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 1: the best receiving corp that we've seen here in a while. 390 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: And I'm not like in a rush to go get 391 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:17,360 Speaker 1: anybody else, Odell Beckham or anybody else on this receiving corps. 392 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 1: I just really like this group. Yeah, Hollywood Brown is 393 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 1: on pace for four hundred and forty nine receiving yards 394 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:29,640 Speaker 1: one thousand, four d Wow. That is a monster season. 395 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: Monster season. Yeah, yeah, I mean he's and he's got 396 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:37,400 Speaker 1: six touchdowns by the way, um so Bart Scott check 397 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 1: that out. I mean, yeah, I think too. It's not 398 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:45,240 Speaker 1: just Hollywood it was just like you're saying, like it 399 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 1: was a bunch of guys making plays around Lamar. And 400 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 1: and one thing that we see sometimes and and one 401 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: thing we were saying in the first half is like 402 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: sometimes it just feels like Lamar is trying to do 403 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 1: it all himself. He's just trying to do too much, 404 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: and he's pulling it down and and taking off, and 405 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: like when you're like, like eyes open, just throw it 406 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 1: to him, you know, just do it. You know, Freeman's 407 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 1: wide opening the flats, take the three seven yards, you know. 408 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: And then you know, you saw Lamars start to kind 409 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: of lean on some of these guys a little bit 410 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:15,160 Speaker 1: more and let some of his playmakers may make plays. 411 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 1: And they and they did it. Um, so you know 412 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 1: do right. Gosh, every time I'll tell you, I'll say it. 413 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna put it on my tomb soon. Good things, 414 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 1: good things happen when you get the ball to do night. 415 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna hold you to that. I'm gonna hold you 416 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 1: to that's going in my will. Um. And then Ricard, 417 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 1: I mean Ricard might be wide receiver three right now. 418 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 1: I mean I mean that drive, it was like the 419 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 1: most important drive for the Ravens. Going down and getting 420 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: a touchdown. I'm trying to think, was that the one 421 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: right before No, it wasn't the one right before the 422 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,159 Speaker 1: end of the half. It was coming out after their 423 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:59,240 Speaker 1: their kick their kickoff return for a touchdown, and then 424 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: Ricard just it's twenty two yards down the sideline. I 425 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,879 Speaker 1: mean that, dude, is it is just it is an 426 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: incredible story man, incredible story undrafted out of main defensive 427 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: tackle and now all of a sudden he's catching big 428 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: time passes. I mean, unreal, best foolback in the game. Unbelievable. Yep. 429 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:24,119 Speaker 1: And and that drive too, was he basically, you know, 430 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 1: kind of put the team on his back on that drive. 431 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: But I give John Harball out of credit on that 432 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: drive because he was going for it on fourth down, 433 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: fourth and two at the Ravens thirty six, and then 434 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,120 Speaker 1: and then and at that point the Ravens are down fourteen. Okay, 435 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 1: so that's right after the kickoff return touchdown. This is 436 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:43,640 Speaker 1: the Ravens opening drive at the second half. You don't 437 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:46,480 Speaker 1: get that, and you give the Vikings ball at the 438 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: thirty six. It could be ball game. I mean that 439 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 1: that could be ball game, and Ravens pick it up 440 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,159 Speaker 1: there end up continuing to move the ball down the 441 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 1: field and then once again they get to the one 442 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:58,879 Speaker 1: yard line fourth down and they go for it, and 443 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: then it's the one yard pass to record. But I 444 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 1: give Hardball credit. I think you went for it four 445 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 1: times on fourth down in that game, got all of them. 446 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 1: I think that kind of also goes into like setting 447 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 1: a tone. We're gonna be aggressive, We're not scared even 448 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:17,160 Speaker 1: though we're down. We're gonna go out there and and 449 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:18,959 Speaker 1: and we are gonna play scared. And I think that 450 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:21,919 Speaker 1: that kind of fits the tone and the theme and 451 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:25,480 Speaker 1: the vibe of this team right now. Yeah, absolutely, I might. 452 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 1: I might pick up her card and fantasy you know, 453 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 1: running backs, thin might need to take them. They there 454 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:34,199 Speaker 1: you go. You might be onto something. You might be 455 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 1: onto something. Speaking of running backs, it was definitely a 456 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:41,199 Speaker 1: rebound day for the Ravens runners. And we've talked a 457 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: lot about them, you know, everybody talking about how the 458 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 1: Ravens can't run the ball without Lamar Jackson running the ball, 459 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 1: and hey, that criticism was warranted, was fair, But Devonte 460 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: Freeman and Levan Bell both strong days, combined for four carries. 461 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:07,640 Speaker 1: Oh boy, getting the calculator getting the calculator. So that's 462 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 1: that's pretty darn good carries for Buck and a touchdown 463 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:14,680 Speaker 1: Leban was really the surprising one. I mean, Freeman, Freeman 464 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:17,199 Speaker 1: had by far the snap count, you know, he was 465 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 1: the guy played fifty eight percent of the Raven's offensive snaps. 466 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:24,680 Speaker 1: But levy On coming through in the clutch too, I mean, 467 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 1: big drives. And I see levy On in there, who 468 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 1: hasn't done much all year, and I'm like, guys, what 469 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 1: do we what are we doing? I went why. I 470 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: was a little concerned, You're nervous. I was nervous. But 471 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 1: levy On delivered, brusted out the spin move, the touchdown, 472 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 1: got the dance going with big al back with their 473 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:46,959 Speaker 1: Steelers days. I don't know if I like that too 474 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 1: much flashbacks, um, but I mean, and really the big 475 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 1: one was the overtime, uh game winning drive and Bell 476 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:59,040 Speaker 1: two yards, then he goes three yards. Then he picks 477 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:02,639 Speaker 1: up the big one on third and two twelve yards 478 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 1: up in the middle to make it a much easier 479 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 1: kick for Justin Tucker. So big game for Leavian Bill. Yeah, 480 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: I'm encouraged by what we're seeing from the running backs. 481 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:15,919 Speaker 1: And then you also hope that Let's savious Murray's was 482 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:20,119 Speaker 1: turning is right around the corner. So Bengals game everyone is. 483 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: You know, the talk during that week going into the 484 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,480 Speaker 1: by was are the Ravens gonna trade for running back? 485 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 1: And there was all lamarlon mac talk and all the 486 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 1: other possibilities. Because the Ravens trade for running back and 487 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 1: they sit, they stamp at with what they have and 488 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:36,400 Speaker 1: then the running backs come back and Freeman and Bell 489 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:39,440 Speaker 1: had really good games. I mean, this is definitely leving 490 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 1: on Mel's best game as a Raven and Freeman, I 491 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: think just he's been really solid. He's been really solid. 492 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: He was nice out of the backfield, made a nice 493 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 1: hands catch there um for the touchdown. So I like 494 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 1: what we are seeing from the running backs, and I 495 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 1: think the people just and I also think I also 496 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 1: think part of it for both those guys playing in 497 00:23:57,880 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 1: this offense is different than anything they've done in their career, 498 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:02,119 Speaker 1: and there's a lot of feel. There's feel with Lamar 499 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 1: and whether he's gonna take it or whether they're gonna 500 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 1: run it. There's feel for finding the holes in this offense. 501 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:09,040 Speaker 1: I think that a little bit of experiences helping them 502 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:11,920 Speaker 1: in terms of how they fit in this offense. Yeah, 503 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: I like physical downhill levy On Bell more than I 504 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:16,880 Speaker 1: like chopping the feet in the backfield levy On Belt. 505 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:18,399 Speaker 1: And that might have been something that they're working with 506 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 1: him on. They might be saying that you can't do 507 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 1: that in this offense. You gotta just go yep yep. Uh. Now, 508 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:28,199 Speaker 1: I will say this, Okay, the the Vikings entered the 509 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: game with a not very good rush defense at all. 510 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:34,000 Speaker 1: I mean, it wasn't among the worst in the league, 511 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:35,879 Speaker 1: but that was a weakness of theirs, and they were 512 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 1: without Michael Pierce, the former Raven They had some injuries 513 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 1: on their defensive line. Um. So I throw that out 514 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 1: there because I think part of what was said before was, well, 515 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: the Ravens have run the ball pretty well against teams 516 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: that can't defend the run Chargers, you know, Chiefs, right, 517 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 1: And this was another example of that. Now the question 518 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: is can you run the ball against good run defenses? 519 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:02,440 Speaker 1: That I think is still remains to be seen. So 520 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:04,640 Speaker 1: I'm not going to get too ahead of ourselves here. 521 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:07,360 Speaker 1: The Miami Dolphins have the middle of the road there, 522 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:09,959 Speaker 1: in the middle of the pack run defense. Uh So 523 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 1: we'll see Thursday night what the Ravens can do against them. 524 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 1: So I just I think that's worth noting. Yeah, I 525 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:17,359 Speaker 1: think that's fair. All r Let's take a quick break 526 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:19,880 Speaker 1: and then come back and give you our final thoughts 527 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:24,560 Speaker 1: on the game against the Vikings. 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You can go to Winning 545 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: Drive NAPA dot com and get you're on. All right. 546 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 1: We talked a lot about the offense, Let's pen went 547 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: over to the defense because they definitely deserve some kudos. 548 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:28,080 Speaker 1: Um Now after the first two drives, I wasn't ready 549 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: to hand out too many kudos um more big players 550 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 1: allowed the fifty yard touchdown to Justin Jefferson. Uh, and 551 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:41,120 Speaker 1: then the long run by Dalvin Cook. Certainly not good 552 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 1: to see that sixty six yard run by Dalvin Cook. 553 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:47,680 Speaker 1: You know, early on in this game, it's like, oh boy, 554 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 1: more the same from the offense. How how concerned were 555 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:53,959 Speaker 1: you then? And how concerned are you now? You know 556 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:55,960 Speaker 1: the rest of the stories, the defense stiffened up and 557 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 1: played a whole lot better. Kind of what's your takeaway 558 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:01,360 Speaker 1: about from this defensive for Formans, Well, I do think 559 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:03,639 Speaker 1: that the issues that we have seen with the defense. 560 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:06,399 Speaker 1: I thought that they tackling was definitely much better in 561 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:09,959 Speaker 1: this game. But the big plays did continue and that 562 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,640 Speaker 1: has been the theme. And that's that's the toughest part 563 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 1: about that is like if you have three big plays 564 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:18,919 Speaker 1: a game that might be enough to sink you, Like, 565 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 1: you can play great for whatever seventy five snaps, but 566 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 1: if you've got three big plays in there, that might 567 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:29,080 Speaker 1: be all. She wrote. And so that is still a 568 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 1: concern that I had because we saw that yesterday. You know, 569 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 1: I really would have loved for them to be able 570 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 1: to get the stop at the end of regulation. Offense 571 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 1: goes down and takes the lead and their pin back 572 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:41,320 Speaker 1: and then they came up with big plays and then 573 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:43,239 Speaker 1: end up marching down the field and scoring. They can 574 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:45,760 Speaker 1: wrote on fourth and eight. Now, I think Adam Feeling 575 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: got away with a push off there in the end zone. 576 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:52,879 Speaker 1: But um, but they yeah, that wasn't there the one. 577 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:57,240 Speaker 1: So like they're in position there even if they know 578 00:27:57,320 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 1: if they kid called a past interference there, then they 579 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:00,760 Speaker 1: back then they're back up and it might be end 580 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 1: up as a different sung, but they let him play. 581 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:06,560 Speaker 1: It's fine. Um. I would have loved for them to 582 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:09,359 Speaker 1: get to stop there. I thought, you know that the 583 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:13,199 Speaker 1: three and out after the interception in overtime obviously was massive, 584 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:15,679 Speaker 1: and I think, to me, you come out of it feeling. 585 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:17,640 Speaker 1: The defense can come out of their feeling pretty good 586 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:19,480 Speaker 1: because they got to stop when it mattered the most 587 00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 1: in that situation that gave the ball back to the offense. 588 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: But I still have some concern about the big plays 589 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:26,920 Speaker 1: that they were getting up. And now it's only gonna 590 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:30,159 Speaker 1: be magnified with the fact that Deshaun Elliott, who I 591 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: think had been a bright spot, is now done for 592 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:37,880 Speaker 1: the rest of the season. Torn packed biceps, so he's out. 593 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 1: I feel really bad for him. He's in a contract year, 594 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:43,760 Speaker 1: is playing really well his first two seasons with its 595 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:47,240 Speaker 1: season ending injuries. It's just it's just really it's it's 596 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 1: really tough for him. And I think that he's somebody 597 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 1: that the other players feed off his energy. Um So 598 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:58,880 Speaker 1: that's a blow, that is a significant blow. So yes, worried, concerned. Yeah, yeah, 599 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 1: I mean Sewan Elliott, I think, you know, like you said, 600 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 1: the energy that he brings, the swagger that he brings, 601 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: not to mention just the hitting, you know, the physicality 602 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 1: that he brings. Um, all that has been really good. 603 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:13,400 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, we've talked about Adolpho A being 604 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 1: the most impactful Ravens defensive player. Honestly, like, if you're 605 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 1: just saying overall, now Deshaun's missed some games with injuries 606 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 1: this year. He had a concussion, he had a quad injury. 607 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 1: But when he's been on the field, like Deshan Elliott, 608 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:29,720 Speaker 1: has been one of the Ravens best defensive players. I 609 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 1: mean Klais Campbell definitely, you would put it up there. 610 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 1: Favorite at times has been really good. DeShawn though, has 611 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 1: made some plays. I mean that Chargers game, he was 612 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: the best defensive player on the field. And so that 613 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:46,960 Speaker 1: is a big blow. You look at where do where 614 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 1: did the Ravens go from here? I mean, now you're 615 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:52,160 Speaker 1: looking at Brandon Stevens, who was the Ravens starting safety 616 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:55,200 Speaker 1: next to Chuck Clark when Deshaun went down earlier this season. 617 00:29:55,680 --> 00:29:59,160 Speaker 1: Rookie third round pick converted running back to cornerback and 618 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 1: now to safe d And you see moments in games 619 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:06,840 Speaker 1: where you say, all right, Brandon's still learning on the job. 620 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:10,200 Speaker 1: You know has I love the I love the kids toughness, 621 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:13,479 Speaker 1: I love his athleticism, all that stuff. But you know, 622 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:16,640 Speaker 1: he's still early and he's still doing a lot of learning. 623 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 1: And now he's gonna be thrust into a very big position. Yeah, 624 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:23,560 Speaker 1: it's it's gonna be you know. The other factor and 625 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 1: I don't know if this will play into it at all, 626 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,240 Speaker 1: is if the Ravens use Jimmy Smith at all more 627 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:31,960 Speaker 1: as a safety. And Jimmy played one snap yesterday and 628 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 1: you and I both were kind of sitting there in 629 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:36,640 Speaker 1: defensive snap he played on special teams. Noticed, Yeah, I 630 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:40,840 Speaker 1: kind of noticed him just basically sitting standing there, you know, 631 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:43,360 Speaker 1: not really in the mix at all. So he wasn't 632 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:46,760 Speaker 1: used hardly at all on defense yesterday. I wonder if 633 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:49,600 Speaker 1: he factors into that, you know, if I just don't know, 634 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:51,480 Speaker 1: did the Ravens say, all right, Brandon Stevens, you're the 635 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 1: guy you're gonna not play of the defensive snaps, or 636 00:30:54,760 --> 00:30:56,920 Speaker 1: do they try to use it as a little bit 637 00:30:56,920 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 1: more of a rotation and and Stevens is out there, 638 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:03,720 Speaker 1: Jimmy's out there, Gino Stone also is in the mix. Um. 639 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 1: So I think that's that's an interesting point to see 640 00:31:06,840 --> 00:31:09,360 Speaker 1: how they kind of try to replace t Sean. I 641 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:12,160 Speaker 1: don't I mean, I don't think that it's not gonna 642 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:14,600 Speaker 1: be like Jimmy out there a h percent of the time. 643 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:16,960 Speaker 1: But I do think that he has obviously he's got 644 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:20,200 Speaker 1: the experience. I still think he's really talented player, and 645 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:23,400 Speaker 1: so if you put him out there in certain packages, 646 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 1: then I think that could be a good way to 647 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 1: use him. Well, I do think it. Also, his role 648 00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 1: is in part determined by the opposing team's tight end 649 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 1: because he's a matchup player essentially for the Ravens at 650 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:39,200 Speaker 1: this point in his career, the Vikings don't really have 651 00:31:39,320 --> 00:31:42,480 Speaker 1: a great tight end threat right now, Feeling most teams 652 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:45,160 Speaker 1: have a pretty good tight end. Now, yeah, most teams do. 653 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:48,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I think Miami has Gasecki. Yeah he's good. Yeah, 654 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 1: he's very good. Yeah, So I think that could be 655 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:53,080 Speaker 1: a game where Jimmy sees more action. But I'm just 656 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,320 Speaker 1: saying part of the reason why he only had one 657 00:31:55,360 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 1: defensive snap against the Vikings is really because everybody knows 658 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 1: they're trying to get the ball to Jefferson Feeling and 659 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook, right, so like the tight end matchup isn't 660 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:07,840 Speaker 1: as important. Um, so maybe they just kind of say, 661 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 1: all right, you know, we all know Jimmy's injury history. 662 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 1: We kind of we gotta save him. This is a 663 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: game where he's gonna have less of a role, and 664 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:16,480 Speaker 1: we try to keep Jimmy healthy for the long term 665 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:19,080 Speaker 1: and and preserve him for those matchups where he really 666 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:22,360 Speaker 1: is going to make a big difference. Um now, and 667 00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 1: I agree he could overall have a bigger role now 668 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:27,840 Speaker 1: with de Shaun out, just mixing in at safety a 669 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 1: little bit more for sure, you know. And then the 670 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 1: thing on the injury front two that I'll say is 671 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:35,360 Speaker 1: is hopefully maybe this is a week where the Ravens 672 00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:36,840 Speaker 1: do getting some guys back. I think we were all 673 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:40,400 Speaker 1: kind of optimistic about that coming out of the by 674 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:42,720 Speaker 1: and it actually went the other way. You know, no 675 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:46,560 Speaker 1: Shammy Watkins, no Brandon Williams, no Derek Wolfe, no Nick Boyle. 676 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:49,120 Speaker 1: You're like, Okay, I thought these guys might be getting 677 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:52,360 Speaker 1: maxed in what's going on here exactly? Um? And but 678 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 1: you gotta remember the Ravens. The Ravens knew they have 679 00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 1: two games in four days. I wonder if that factored 680 00:32:57,160 --> 00:32:59,040 Speaker 1: into the decisions on any of those guys, like do 681 00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 1: you activate Nick Oil and then have him play his 682 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 1: first NFL game and you know, since a serious injury 683 00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:06,520 Speaker 1: and have him played twice in four days, that would 684 00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:08,560 Speaker 1: h five days. Yeah, that would be it. That'd be 685 00:33:08,600 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 1: a that'd be a tall task. Um. And so maybe 686 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:14,920 Speaker 1: I certainly would expect that they're gonna I would think 687 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:17,160 Speaker 1: that they're going to be back for this Dolphins game. Yeah, 688 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:20,080 Speaker 1: that was because all of them. I think Wolf is 689 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 1: a question mark right now with the back. You know, 690 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:25,640 Speaker 1: he exited practice, didn't practice last week after practicing during 691 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:28,240 Speaker 1: the bye week, so I think he's up in the air. 692 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:30,520 Speaker 1: But I do think the boil is probably on track. 693 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:33,479 Speaker 1: I think that you know, now they gave Sammy Watkins 694 00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:36,040 Speaker 1: a couple of practices and he'll have, you know, whatever 695 00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:37,800 Speaker 1: it is this week. You know it's gonna be late 696 00:33:37,880 --> 00:33:40,400 Speaker 1: this week obviously with short rest, but you know, they 697 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:42,360 Speaker 1: got him, allowed him to get back up to speed, 698 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:44,360 Speaker 1: and didn't hurry him back. I would think that Sammy 699 00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:46,000 Speaker 1: Watkins would have a good chance to get back on 700 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:48,440 Speaker 1: the field. So and then McCarry to, you know, we'll 701 00:33:48,480 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: see what happens with him. He's doaling with an ankle, 702 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:52,640 Speaker 1: is Shue and let's haves Murray. So like there could 703 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:54,880 Speaker 1: be this could maybe be the week. You know, we 704 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:56,960 Speaker 1: spent time talking about the reinforcements being on the way, 705 00:33:57,040 --> 00:33:59,920 Speaker 1: Maybe this is the time that it happens. Yep, totally agree. 706 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:03,280 Speaker 1: All right, So we got some good emails from y'all. 707 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:06,320 Speaker 1: And one thing that really kind of struck a chord 708 00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:11,280 Speaker 1: was the dumb dumbs and Garrett, being a dumb dumb, 709 00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:15,920 Speaker 1: was trashing me for handing him out on Halloween. So Garrett, 710 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:17,839 Speaker 1: you know what, we'll get go ahead and read your 711 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:20,480 Speaker 1: emails that also clown on me. And then I got 712 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:23,480 Speaker 1: one where they have my back. Well, you know, I 713 00:34:23,640 --> 00:34:25,279 Speaker 1: you as long as you guys can emails to the 714 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:27,239 Speaker 1: last at Ravens got NFL dot net. We put this 715 00:34:27,360 --> 00:34:29,480 Speaker 1: question to the listeners, and I like this response from 716 00:34:29,520 --> 00:34:31,719 Speaker 1: Patrick Coon and he said he was looking forward to 717 00:34:31,719 --> 00:34:34,440 Speaker 1: the big home game this weekend. Also, dumb dumbs are 718 00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:36,279 Speaker 1: a no go. I know the economy is not the 719 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:38,400 Speaker 1: best right now, but think of the children. Think of 720 00:34:38,440 --> 00:34:42,879 Speaker 1: the children, man, what he says. Also he said, enjoy 721 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:45,000 Speaker 1: the pumpkin beers and let's go to Ravens. I think 722 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:46,840 Speaker 1: he's gonna be down to the game in Miami this weekend. 723 00:34:46,920 --> 00:34:50,200 Speaker 1: So I appreciate the email, Patrick, But like I said, 724 00:34:50,200 --> 00:34:52,680 Speaker 1: like he said, think of the children, what are you doing? 725 00:34:53,239 --> 00:34:55,759 Speaker 1: You got any more? That just just I like that, 726 00:34:56,520 --> 00:34:58,960 Speaker 1: all right? So I got one here from read Parish. 727 00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:02,480 Speaker 1: He said he's from Birmingham Alabama. Been listening to loumb 728 00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:05,520 Speaker 1: since it started, but it's his first time emailing the 729 00:35:05,560 --> 00:35:07,800 Speaker 1: first time long time, first time, long time. This is 730 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:11,359 Speaker 1: obviously really struck a chord with Read, and he said 731 00:35:11,640 --> 00:35:16,080 Speaker 1: dumb dumbs are a multi utility candy and are appropriate 732 00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:20,200 Speaker 1: at any given time. Not only are they the optimal 733 00:35:20,520 --> 00:35:25,480 Speaker 1: Halloween candy, but they are the superior candy altogether, better 734 00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:32,319 Speaker 1: than chocolate. Reads, getting you're losing them, Read your credibilities. 735 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:35,600 Speaker 1: See you can hit with that statement better than gummies. 736 00:35:36,040 --> 00:35:37,839 Speaker 1: Ryan made the correct choice, all right. Now he's back 737 00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:41,560 Speaker 1: on the rails. Now he's straightening out. He said, he appreciate, 738 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:45,000 Speaker 1: appreciates the show. Uh, and the lounge is always a 739 00:35:45,080 --> 00:35:46,840 Speaker 1: must listen. Thank you for all the work that you do. 740 00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:49,839 Speaker 1: Thank you, Read. I really appreciate you have my back. 741 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:52,680 Speaker 1: I appreciate the email from Read. I am not going 742 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:56,080 Speaker 1: to respect any opinion that starts with dumb dumbs are 743 00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:58,799 Speaker 1: better than chocolate candy. I'm just sorry. I'm sorry, Read, 744 00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:01,640 Speaker 1: you lost all credibility with that statement right there. The 745 00:36:01,640 --> 00:36:05,319 Speaker 1: rest of your email is invalid completely. I will say this, 746 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:08,320 Speaker 1: and I've thought more about the reasoning for dumb dumbs, 747 00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:12,160 Speaker 1: right I really as you know, you know me, Oh, 748 00:36:12,200 --> 00:36:13,600 Speaker 1: I spend a lot of time thinking about a lot 749 00:36:13,640 --> 00:36:17,280 Speaker 1: of things and uh, the dumb dumbs. To further expand 750 00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:20,640 Speaker 1: upon my point right there, you wouldn't understand because you 751 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:25,560 Speaker 1: don't have young children, right. Young dumb dumbs are perfect 752 00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:28,640 Speaker 1: for like a two to five year old because they're 753 00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:31,960 Speaker 1: not huge. They you can they satisfy them. But it's 754 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:35,240 Speaker 1: not a sugar bomb, right, it's just the right amount 755 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:38,319 Speaker 1: of sugar, right. So it makes the kid happy. They 756 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:40,880 Speaker 1: love the dumb dumps. It makes the parent happy because 757 00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:43,880 Speaker 1: the kids not bouncing off the walls. It's the perfect 758 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:47,120 Speaker 1: candy for young children. Here's the thing. All I know 759 00:36:47,239 --> 00:36:49,320 Speaker 1: is if you set out the bowls said, if you 760 00:36:49,400 --> 00:36:52,400 Speaker 1: set out two bowls of candy at Halloween for the kids, 761 00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:55,080 Speaker 1: and one was filled with dumb dumps and one was 762 00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:58,759 Speaker 1: filled with things like rec's and kids, it depends on 763 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:01,399 Speaker 1: the age of the kid you and then kids might 764 00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:04,080 Speaker 1: take the dumb dumes and the bigger kids, the bigger 765 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:09,160 Speaker 1: kids are smart, they take the chocolate. But I'm just saying, 766 00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:12,120 Speaker 1: there's a place in this world, Garrett, there's a place. 767 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:16,040 Speaker 1: Don't be don't be so exclusionary. Okay, there's a place 768 00:37:16,080 --> 00:37:18,440 Speaker 1: in this world and in the Halloween candy mix for 769 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:21,720 Speaker 1: the dumb dums, and it's fantastic for the young children. 770 00:37:21,960 --> 00:37:23,440 Speaker 1: All right, there there's a place in the world for 771 00:37:23,440 --> 00:37:26,920 Speaker 1: the dumb dumbs. You fit right down with it. Thank you. 772 00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:31,279 Speaker 1: You're looking at one alright, case in point. All right, Well, 773 00:37:31,360 --> 00:37:33,400 Speaker 1: we gotta We're gonna spend some time in the podcast 774 00:37:33,440 --> 00:37:35,440 Speaker 1: coming up later this week talking about the game in Miami. 775 00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:37,960 Speaker 1: We're also working on a really good guest for that 776 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:41,360 Speaker 1: episodes of Stay tuned. Short week, right back to business, 777 00:37:41,719 --> 00:37:44,680 Speaker 1: big win, but the Ravens are turning the page quickly 778 00:37:44,719 --> 00:37:47,000 Speaker 1: and get ready for that game in Miami. Thanks for listening. 779 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:48,040 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you later this week.