1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: How much how much pride do you take, Brandon and 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: kind of the legacy that you built here. I feel 3 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: proud when I first got here. What was my goal 4 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: to be a staple here in Baltimore? Like the Ray 5 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: Lewis is the Ed Reid's, Sarah Goose is the helodious. 6 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying? Like you feel like you 7 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: want to keep playing football for sure? After this season? 8 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: Actually got juiced? Were good? One of your best impersonations 9 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: was of Calais Camps. Yes, sir, all right, baby, let's 10 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: go baby, alright, hey, hey, come out here and go 11 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 1: go go out there and go fight today. Fight. Welcome 12 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: into the lounge presented by Draft Kings. The Ravens are 13 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: going into what is essentially a must win game against 14 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: the Los Angeles Rams. Two games left, the Ravens probably 15 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: have to get to ten wins. That's what we've been 16 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: saying all along. If they do get the ten wins, 17 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: they'll almost certainly get into the playoffs. They would just 18 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: need the Miami Dolphins to lose one of the last 19 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 1: two games against two tough opponents in the Tight and 20 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: the Patriots, and then they will be in. But this 21 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: is a big butt they got the Los Angeles Rams, 22 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: who sit at eleven and four and one of the 23 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: best teams in the NFC standing in their way. Come 24 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: to the nt Bank Stadium against a team that is 25 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: getting healthier COVID wise, but I would not say is 26 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: healthy right, Well, it's all relative. They're they're healthier than 27 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: they were on Sunday when they went to Cincinnati and 28 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: they had what ten guys activated from the practice squad. 29 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: They had thirty three players either on injured reserve the 30 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: COVID list, So getting healthier, and they gave you the wave. 31 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: They gave you the wave. They're getting healthier than that, 32 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: which is a good sign. There's been a number of 33 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: players who have been activated from the COVID list over 34 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: the course of this week. Chris Westry, Jimmy Smith. I 35 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: think those are two huge activations, especially as Anthony Averett 36 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: now is dealing with the chest injury Tavon Tavon Young 37 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: dealt with an injury in the game. So Smith and Westrey, 38 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: that's really big. You know, Stone was activated, ties ours 39 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: are spent like twenty hours on the COVID list. He's 40 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: activated again. Justin Houston has activated, Gino Stone has activated, 41 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: so some significant activations on that front, and the Ravens 42 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: hope to get more over the course of the week. 43 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: Also part of the reason they could get more, it's 44 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: worth mentioning here if you haven't heard, the NFL and 45 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: the NFL p A have changed the rules on the 46 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: COVID list. This has kind of been evolving over the 47 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: past few weeks. They've gone with the transition to a 48 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 1: five day quarantine period vaccinated or unvaccinated for a positive test. 49 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: Uh So it used to be ten days for unvaccinated 50 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: and then basically ten days you could test out if 51 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: you were vaccinated. Anyway, the timeline has been cut for 52 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: players when they get COVID that they can come back 53 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: and return to action, which could allow the Ravens to 54 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 1: get some guys back. Tyler Huntley is currently on the 55 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: COVID list. John Hardwall said today that the Ravens hope 56 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: to get him back. Also, the Ravens got Lamar Jackson 57 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 1: back at practice. We're gonna talk about that on the 58 00:02:57,600 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 1: back end of this. So that's a long way of 59 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: saying not COVID related, justin Matta Bigay could come back. Yeah, 60 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: that's a long way of the Ravens are getting healthier, 61 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 1: and they need to be healthy because they're going up 62 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: against one of the you know, best eight teams in 63 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: the league and the Rams on Sunday, and like you said, 64 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: essentially a must win game. But this getting all these 65 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: guys back just gives me a just gives me a 66 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: good feeling. I'm starting to kind of get that feeling 67 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: like we could pull this off. Just saying, just toss 68 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: it out there. I don't think. I think crazier things 69 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: have happened. You know what this game kind of reminds 70 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: me of is back in late in the season. I 71 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: can't remember what week it was exactly, the Ravens had 72 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: to go out to San Diego, or was it were 73 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: they in l A at that point, l A San Diego, 74 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: I'm not sure, and beat the Chargers, who were a 75 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: very good team on the road with Lamar Jackson and 76 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: a young offense around him, and people didn't give him 77 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: the Ravens much of a chance in that game, and 78 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: they went out there and pulled one off to make 79 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: it to the playoffs. Could this be the Lamar coming 80 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: out the locker room, coming out of the you know 81 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: what in Cleveland. I'm not gonna say it, but we 82 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: all know the joke that I'm making here to come 83 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: save the day. Is this that scenario we'll see, we'll 84 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: talk more about that, that possibility, I think on the 85 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: back end of this, because I think there's a lot 86 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 1: of things that are kind of floating around here that 87 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: that that could affect things. By the way, I still 88 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 1: think that past the Mark Andrews in that game was 89 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 1: one of the best. That that Mark Andrews Lamar connection. 90 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: That's kind of when when we saw the Market Andrews 91 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: coming out party, that was a pretty that was a 92 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: thing of beauty in that game. Um, so I think 93 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: I think you could be onto something. I hope that 94 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: you're right. I hope that you're right. And a player 95 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: who's gonna be really important for these two games is 96 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: the veteran defensive lineman Brandon Williams. He's played a lot 97 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: of big games over the course of his career. He 98 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 1: knows what it takes to get to the playoffs, knows 99 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: what it takes win big games. That the Ravens was 100 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: certainly gonna count on him this week. So with that 101 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: in mind, we invited brand to stop by the lounge. 102 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: So let's go ahead and welcome him in well Brand. 103 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us, bud uh. First question for you, 104 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: since I'm i'm, you know, getting a little old. Your 105 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: nickname is big your nickname is big baby. But you're 106 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: almost thirty three, now you are a older baby. I 107 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: would have to say, still by big baby or what 108 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: do you go by? Now? Yeah? I still do. I 109 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 1: mean it never really bothered me. I mean that was 110 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: my pretty much nickname since I was a kid, so 111 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:33,039 Speaker 1: I never bothered me. But I have started thinking about it. 112 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 1: But I'm like, you know what, that's whatever. Everybody likes it. 113 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:40,720 Speaker 1: I like it, Okay. You know you always have this 114 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 1: youthful persona. You're a fun loving guy, so I feel like, 115 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: you know, it still fits. You know, you're not like 116 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,919 Speaker 1: the gruffy old man. I'm not trying to say an 117 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,600 Speaker 1: old period like once I cut the hair, oh it's 118 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 1: it's back to the baby, you know for sure. Right 119 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: now I'm a little I'm a little slow to your 120 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 1: a little manacy or whatever. I'm a little harry. Once 121 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: I cut the hair and get your baldy and all 122 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: that stuff, I'm back to google guy over here. Now 123 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: you're still doing the handstands. I can still do them. 124 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, it's been a while. Really, yeah, do you 125 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: How how do you like kind of test that once 126 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: a year, just be like, all right, do I still 127 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: got it? Yeah? Usually you guys usually see me during 128 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: training camp hitting it every now and again. So I 129 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: usually just tested out a few times in training camps 130 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: on board and messing around. So yeah, usually later in 131 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: the seasons the handstands out to stop. Uh yeah, I 132 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: can still get them done for sure. That's probably smart, 133 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 1: especially this year when everyone's kind of landing on I R. 134 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: You need to keep everyone protected as much as possible. 135 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: No handstands here in December. So all right, Brandon, two 136 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: games left of this regular season. We all know what 137 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 1: the standings are, and it's essentially you probably got to 138 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 1: win these last two to get into the playoffs. How 139 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 1: would you kind of describe the thought process, the mentality 140 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: of the team right now? I mean I can say 141 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: this is that good of time. I mean it's time 142 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 1: to you know, prove if you're raven or not. I 143 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: mean it's to prove if you're you know, you're with us, 144 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:08,359 Speaker 1: you know you believe in the team, and you believe 145 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: where you are. You know, you believe the logo on 146 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: your helmet in the name of the back of your 147 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: jersey and the people you're fighting for. You know, that's 148 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 1: what time it is. You know, people remember what you 149 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: do in December, so you need to, you know, put 150 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 1: something out there that these people can actually you know remember. 151 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: Do you feel, as like one of the veteran players 152 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: on this team, that there's responsibility on you too, I 153 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 1: don't know, talk to younger players and say that if 154 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: we're going to make the playoffs, this is what needs 155 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: to happen. Oh, definitely, definitely. Uh, I definitely I feel 156 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: like I've I need to be Um, I've leveled up, 157 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: as you just say, UM as a more vocal leader. UM. 158 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: I'm still working on my vocal skills. Obviously I'm more 159 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: believed by example guy. But you know me as I 160 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: see you know, newer guys come in and me obviously 161 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: being the old veteran, I mean I I definitely I 162 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 1: have taken upon myself to definitely, you know, be out 163 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: there'll be more vocal and hype the team up, make 164 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: sure the guys are doing what they need to do, 165 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: because you know, like you said, I mean, it's a 166 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: time where the veteran guys have been in this position before, 167 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: and the young guys haven't. So we have to get 168 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: them ready as much as possible and pretty much instill 169 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: as much as we can in them for them to 170 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: get ready, because we already know what to expect. I'm 171 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: sure one of those young guys that you've been talking 172 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: to us, Broderick Washington, and I have to imagine you 173 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: had some words for him after uh he missed the 174 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: sack on the very first play of the game last week. 175 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: How how hard a time did you give him after 176 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 1: that one? Oh? Man? I mean he other than him 177 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: give himself our time. That's the best thing about Brady. 178 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: I mean, he's his own worst critic. Um. So he 179 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: was already down on himself. So you saw it in 180 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 1: his eyes, and you're just like, hey, man, hey, you 181 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: owe us too now you know all right, you know 182 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: you've missed that one, so now you owe us two 183 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: plays you need to play. So he made him up 184 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 1: during the game. So, I mean we were ragging him 185 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: a little bit, but you know, he he definitely came 186 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 1: out for us, right, I mean, he as you said, 187 00:08:58,400 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 1: he came back out of sack later in the game. 188 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: And I feel like he's been playing more and playing 189 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 1: better as this season is going on. You know, Isaiah 190 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 1: Mack also got a sack. Justin Mattabik didn't play last 191 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: week on the COVID list, but he's been very good 192 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: all season long. Just you know, what are your impressions 193 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:14,679 Speaker 1: of some of these young defensive lineman that you've been 194 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: coaching up. I mean, we've got some dogs. We've got 195 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: some dogs on the B line, I mean, and you know, 196 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: we've got some guys with some raw talent who's only 197 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 1: gonna get better. And Matti Bike is still raw and 198 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: he's only gonna get better. You know, Roderick and you're 199 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: seeing glimpses of him and he's only gonna get better. 200 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: I'm Mac, you know, everyone, Jelly, just everyone's just getting 201 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: better as as day goes on. And we just keep 202 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 1: trying to coaches and players life, trying to just keep 203 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 1: honing that in keep, you know, striving for a little 204 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: bit better every single time, Just a little bit better 205 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: every single time for you with these young guys, How 206 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: has it been with you and Klais? Like kalias Is, 207 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: you know we joked earlier about your nickname being big baby, 208 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, but I feel like Calais has 209 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: just always been a veteran, I mean since he came 210 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 1: to Baltimore. So that's he just like has that kind 211 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: of attitude and that my reality. How have the two 212 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: of you kind of gotten to know each other and 213 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 1: become whether it's friends or just kind of work together 214 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 1: over these past couple of years. Yeah, I mean, well 215 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 1: obviously tough, tougher doing a COVID times, but uh um, 216 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:18,680 Speaker 1: pretty much texting each other, calling each other umma, trying 217 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 1: to re late. He just had kids. I'm you know, 218 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: helping him with fatherhood tips and stuff like that, just 219 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: kind of jelling him more than just football. So you 220 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:27,319 Speaker 1: actually know where the person is from where he was 221 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: actually dealing with a home. You know who he actually 222 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:31,439 Speaker 1: is as a person other than football player, because you 223 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: already know who his football life is. But you know 224 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 1: it's it's it says something else when you played for 225 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 1: a person because of who they are instead of what 226 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 1: they do. Do you, I mean, he's verde it clear 227 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:44,680 Speaker 1: that this could be it for him. We'll see. How 228 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: what do you think is, Clay? Is this is this it? 229 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: Are you kind of soaking up your time with him? 230 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 1: I mean I'm always soaking up the time and you 231 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: never know when you know, last day, last players don't 232 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: be called. But um, I mean, I think you can 233 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: do whatever he wants. Man, he's still got the energy, 234 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:00,079 Speaker 1: he still got the fire. I mean, I think you 235 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: can still do it for one more year. Um, it's 236 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: just up to him. He's up to him and his family, 237 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: his choice, you know. So I'd love to see him again. 238 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: But if not, you know, congratulations on a great and 239 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:12,560 Speaker 1: your career. And you know, after after these two games 240 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 1: obviously four games, two games and then games yeah, definitely. Um, 241 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 1: but you know, all power to him if he still 242 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:25,840 Speaker 1: comes out and he still is playing at a high level, 243 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 1: for sure, Heck yeah, we want to see him again. 244 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: We want to see him out on the field, whether 245 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 1: it's with us or anybody else. Right, how do you 246 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 1: look at your future, Brandon? I know you're going into 247 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:37,679 Speaker 1: unrestricted free agency, uh this offseason. Now, you've had nine 248 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 1: years of this nine great years of this team, and 249 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,439 Speaker 1: I think we've all seen how much better this defense 250 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: is when you're on the field. You know, when you're 251 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 1: when you're injured, we're like, oh god, it's gonna be 252 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 1: it could be alone today, you know, how do you 253 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: how do you how do you look at your future 254 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: with the Ravens um let the cards fall as they may. 255 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: I mean, right now, I'm focused on these two games, 256 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 1: you know, plus more um and what happened after the season, 257 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: you know, when the clock had zero. So I mean 258 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 1: as of right now, who knows what may happen, but 259 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 1: you know, we'll see. But you feel like you feel 260 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:17,680 Speaker 1: like you want to keep playing football for sure after 261 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:24,679 Speaker 1: this season? Oh yeah I can show. Oh yeah that 262 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: still got juiced, so we're good. Yeah, I feel I 263 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 1: feel like, you know, for defensive alignment. Sometimes I start 264 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 1: to wonder, like how much longer you guys want to play? 265 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: I remember even with Helldiada, like he was playing at 266 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: such a high level even at the end, and it 267 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: was like do you want because you guys take a beating, 268 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 1: you just and you've dealt with some injuries in the 269 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: recent years. Like you play, you guys at the position 270 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 1: you play, you do the grunt work. You've got guys 271 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: taking out your legs, like it is not easy work 272 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: by any means, and so like when you get to 273 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: year eight, nine, ten, it's like do you want to 274 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: keep doing it? But it sounds like you're that you 275 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 1: do that, You're not even think about that. Yeah, I'm 276 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 1: not really thinking about that until I have to. I mean, 277 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: obviously always have a plan B. You always have you know, 278 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 1: prepared for the worst. But I mean until I see it. 279 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:11,079 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm just gonna keep that planning be in 280 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: my back pocket. So um, keep on doing. I've been doing. 281 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:17,200 Speaker 1: That's boling on Sunday. So that's why I continue playing 282 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: on doing for the now unseeable feature. How much how 283 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:22,199 Speaker 1: much pride do you take, Brandon in kind of the 284 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 1: legacy that you've built here in Baltimore? You know, when 285 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:27,680 Speaker 1: you talk about Ravens Defenders, you know this, we have 286 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: a rich history, but not as many guys, not too 287 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 1: many guys have been around for nine years like you 288 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: have and and been a long long time starter pro bowler. 289 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 1: You know, Just how do you feel about kind of 290 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: the legacy that you've built here. I feel proud, you know, 291 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: proud to be able to have a a staple here 292 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:47,599 Speaker 1: in Baltimore. You know, when I first got here, I 293 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 1: wanted to have a stay. That's that's what was my goal, 294 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: to be a staple here in Baltimore. Like the Ray 295 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: Lewis is the Ed Reids, Sarah Goose is the Heloates. 296 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying, like all those people like, 297 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 1: that's what is my you know, goal, and I'm proud 298 00:13:59,920 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 1: of myself for continue to you know, strive for that 299 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 1: goal and be you know, hitting that goal every year 300 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: as long as I'm here. Now, now, my last question 301 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:11,959 Speaker 1: for you is you one of your best impersonations from 302 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:15,559 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl a few years ago was of Calais Campbell. Right, 303 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: you're clais. It's it's spot on. How now that he's 304 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: you know, he's been a two teammate for two years, Like, 305 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 1: do you break that out on the regular with him? 306 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: Or did that have to go in through? Pretty much 307 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: every day anytime he pretty much says something, Yeah, it's 308 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 1: it's a got to He's like, yes, sir, alright, baby, 309 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: let's go. Baby, alright, Hey, hey come out here and go. 310 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: You get through go fight today? Can you go fight? 311 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: Oh of course, baby, let's go. So it's just the 312 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: thing now, it just happens anytime he because he's a talker. 313 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: You know, he's a big talker. He loves talking, so 314 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 1: you can always hear him. He's got that deep voice. 315 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: So he's like you're hearing from Miluayo Mo. So as 316 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: soon as you're hearing just like here go play is 317 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: always talking just like, hey, hey, we're gonna do today. 318 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: We'll go out there and get everything you got right, 319 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 1: all right, that's what we're talking about, breaking down this 320 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: automatic At this point, you really got the yes sir. 321 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 1: You really got the yes sir down. I mean, that's 322 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: like his trademark, that's his calling card. You've kind of 323 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 1: perfected that one. That sounded like it when you just 324 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: said it. Oh yeah, oh yeah. Man. He's a great guy. 325 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 1: He's a funny dude. I mean he's he's like he's 326 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: like hearted, so he doesn't take too too much offense 327 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 1: to it. I mean sometimes I getting his nerves. But hey, well, Brandon, 328 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 1: I gotta say, man, we you are one of the 329 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 1: guys that I missed the most since the locker room 330 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 1: has been closed the past few years. There's always fun 331 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 1: chatting with you and just seeing you, uh, interact with 332 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: the guys the locker room. Man. So it's it's a 333 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 1: pleasure to happen. Thank you, Thank you man. Miss you 334 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: guys too. I know the COVID stuff and also I 335 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: don't get the getting the community as much. Get in 336 00:15:57,280 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 1: front of you guys, see you guys that much. But 337 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 1: I mean, thank you, thank you for having me. I 338 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 1: appreciate you guys. And let's get these wings. Man, Let's 339 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 1: get thanks Mandon, appreciate it all right, man, alright, go. 340 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 1: Sunday is right around the corner. Draft your lineups now 341 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: to feel the sweat with Draft Kings, the official daily 342 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: fantasy sports partner of the Baltimore Ravens. Life is more 343 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 1: fun when you have skin in the game. Download the 344 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: Draft Kings app to check out all the action and 345 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: daily contests with new users. Enter code flock when signing 346 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 1: up to get a special offer that's code flock and 347 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 1: get a special sign up bonus eligibility restriction supplies. See 348 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: DraftKings dot com for details. Well, great stuff from Brandon, 349 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 1: and good to hear that this dude, you know, envisions 350 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: a lot more football left ahead of him. He's like, 351 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: we were kind of talking about you. You wonder, especially 352 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 1: with him going into free agency this offseason, what the 353 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: future we'll have for him? And uh, it was interesting. 354 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna be He's gonna be. Uh an 355 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 1: interesting call for the front office this offseason, you know, 356 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:09,920 Speaker 1: I mean, do they feel like Isaiah Mack or Jelly 357 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 1: could could be that guy moving forward? Obviously, like I said, 358 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 1: Brandon has been a very good player for a long time. 359 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 1: And when you talk about how good the Ravens defense 360 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: has been, you know, their number one in the league 361 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:25,159 Speaker 1: right now, and a big part of that is Brandon Williams, 362 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 1: especially the rush against against the rush against against the run, 363 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:30,480 Speaker 1: right number one against the run, their number one in 364 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: the league. So, especially if Clay's Campbell isn't back, do 365 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 1: you really want to take Brandon Williams out of that mix? 366 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:38,160 Speaker 1: But how costly would he be? He signed a big 367 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: five year contract a few years ago. What's what would 368 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: his contract look like moving forward? A lot of unknowns, 369 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 1: but it is interesting. Yeah, it's really tough for me 370 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 1: to predict what that contract would look like. It's just 371 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: tough with that position, with a player at that age. 372 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:54,199 Speaker 1: But man, you said it like when he's not on 373 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 1: the field and what he is. You've seen the difference 374 00:17:56,080 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 1: over the past few years, and he's still playing at 375 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 1: a high level. And and like I said, when a 376 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 1: guy at his age, it starts to kind of wear 377 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 1: down and miss some games and miss time. You just wonder. 378 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:12,359 Speaker 1: You just wonder at that position, like, are they going 379 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 1: to say, you know what, I've made a lot of money, 380 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 1: I've got a long futurehead of me. I don't need 381 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 1: to keep playing football. It's got a family, yeah, Like 382 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 1: is it worth it? But clearly he wants to keep playing, 383 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 1: and I think that's good news. Um, and he can 384 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 1: obviously still play. As you just said, the Ravens had 385 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 1: the best run defense in the league. So I think 386 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 1: that'll be an interesting discussion amongst the front office this 387 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: offseason terms of how they want to handle that. Well, 388 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 1: you see some you see some nose tackles play for 389 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:41,679 Speaker 1: a long time. I mean, Vince willfork Like it's not 390 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 1: necessarily a position where guys like where you know, it's 391 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 1: not like he still needs to run a four or 392 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,679 Speaker 1: four forty to be effective as a cornerback, you know. 393 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 1: I mean like if you do the job well and 394 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 1: and you know your health holds up relatively well, like 395 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:56,679 Speaker 1: I feel like you can keep doing it, you know 396 00:18:56,680 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: what I mean? You get the man strength, old man. 397 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:05,359 Speaker 1: I just again, I think it's the desire. It's like 398 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 1: you just take a beating and I just I always 399 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,119 Speaker 1: go back to Heloti, like Heloti his last few like 400 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 1: his last couple years in Baltimore. Then even beyond that, 401 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 1: like that guy just felt like I wouldn't. I can't 402 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 1: imagine what Monday mornings look like for him. They just 403 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: seemed like he was always beat up. And I think 404 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 1: that that position, it just takes a toll on you. 405 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 1: But hey, brand is still playing well, he wants to 406 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:30,360 Speaker 1: keep playing. I think that's good news. Agree, So he's 407 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 1: the one guy that's gonna have to have a good 408 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:35,040 Speaker 1: game against the l A Rams, not known for their 409 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:37,640 Speaker 1: rushing attack nearly as much as they are for their 410 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 1: aerial attack with Matthew Stafford and Cooper cup Um. But 411 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:47,160 Speaker 1: I'll say this, the Ravens cornerback situation, as we talked 412 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:49,320 Speaker 1: about a little bit at the top, is still not great, 413 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: you know. I mean, you're obviously without your top two 414 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: guys Marlin Humphrey, Marcus Peters. You might be without your 415 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 1: number three and number four guys Anthony Averett and Tavon Young, 416 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,359 Speaker 1: either of which practice on Wednesday. So now you're down, 417 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 1: You're starting your fifth best corner and it goes down 418 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: from there, right, So I would expect if Tavan and 419 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:13,120 Speaker 1: Favorite aren't able to play, which I think is very 420 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:16,359 Speaker 1: much up in the air, question mark they could you know, 421 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: you're looking at Chris Westry starting, maybe Jimmy Smith starting. 422 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: Uh Kevon Seymour would would still have a big role. 423 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 1: So and they're going up against Cooper Cup who is 424 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 1: on pace right now to set the all time single 425 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: season receivings receiving yards record. Uh So it's not a 426 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: great matchup. Thus, I think the Ravens front seven has 427 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: to have itself a day like that was one thing 428 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: that was missing against the Bengals. They were with without 429 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:48,919 Speaker 1: Justin Houston. Uh they didn't have Pronomic Fee. You know 430 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 1: you they were a little shorthanded even up front against 431 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:57,400 Speaker 1: the Bengals. Now Klais Campbell. Campbell was obviously hampered, didn't play, 432 00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 1: only played a handful of snaps. If you can get 433 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:02,120 Speaker 1: those guys healthy and get him off the COVID list, 434 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:05,880 Speaker 1: Phenomac Fee came off, like can the front seven help 435 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 1: kind of cover up some of the deficiencies on the 436 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 1: back end. I think the Ravens will need that to happen. Yeah, 437 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 1: I think that's a good point. I think you need 438 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 1: to get pressure you need to just make the quarterback uncomfortable. 439 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: You know. Matthew Stafford has dealt with some injuries this year, 440 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 1: has been banged up a little bit of times. I 441 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 1: know they're they're much more of a past heavy team 442 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:27,199 Speaker 1: than a run heavy team. But they are coming off 443 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:29,120 Speaker 1: a game where Sonny Michelle just put up big yards 444 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 1: on the ground, over a hundred yards on the ground 445 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 1: when they beat the Vikings. So they do have that 446 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:35,919 Speaker 1: ability to to go to that type of an offense 447 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:39,199 Speaker 1: if they need to. But I'm gonna guess you know, 448 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 1: they're looking at what happened last week in Cincinnati and saying, 449 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 1: all right, we've got Cooper Cup and Odell Beckham Jr. 450 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 1: And Matthew Stafford. This is gonna be an aired out 451 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 1: kind of game. So I think that I think that 452 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:53,640 Speaker 1: you make a good point that it's like the second 453 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:55,440 Speaker 1: area is what it is. I do think that. I mean, 454 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:58,200 Speaker 1: Western was playing well before he went on the COVID list, 455 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 1: and and then Jimmy Smith, like, you know, these could 456 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: be his the final two regular season games with his career, 457 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:08,400 Speaker 1: and he's played a long career who and and has 458 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 1: played a lot of big games, and so like I 459 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 1: think that he's gonna be wanting to leave it all 460 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 1: out there, leave it all out on the field. Um here, 461 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 1: I I don't mind Jimmy, you know, Jimmy in a 462 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 1: matchup with O'Dell who he has familiarity with, uh some 463 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:26,640 Speaker 1: familiarity with, or even Van Jefferson. I kind of if 464 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 1: it comes down to this, I don't I don't hate 465 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 1: Westerrey on Cup and hear me out on this, west 466 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:37,880 Speaker 1: can move just following him. I'm not saying following him, 467 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:41,680 Speaker 1: but I think like that that that matchup isn't I'm 468 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:46,480 Speaker 1: gonna sound really like I'm wearing the Purple's sunglasses here, okay, 469 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 1: but I'm just saying what I got this purple camp 470 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:51,320 Speaker 1: but the purple camel pants. I'm just saying, oh yeah, 471 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:56,880 Speaker 1: lock down. Cooper Cup not not what I'm saying, right, 472 00:22:57,080 --> 00:23:00,080 Speaker 1: but I'm just saying, like Westree can move, and I 473 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 1: like his length, Like Cooper Cup is not a tall 474 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 1: big guy like can can western kind of like win 475 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,439 Speaker 1: a little bit with his length that like could that 476 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 1: serve him well in that kind of matchup. I don't know. 477 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: Tavon Young would be the guy, or Anthony Avritt who 478 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 1: I would want most, But I'm just saying, like, yeah, 479 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:19,680 Speaker 1: the Ravens aren't. Yeah, I think, don't stick a fork 480 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: in the Ravens secondary. The other the other thing I'll 481 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 1: point out here, I mean, Matthew Stafford is coming off 482 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 1: a three interception game against the Vikings, right, so he's thrown. 483 00:23:29,119 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 1: He's thrown a fair number of interceptions this season. How 484 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:35,159 Speaker 1: many is he toss here? I'm going picks, which is 485 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 1: his most t sturnce, Like, dude's been giving some up. 486 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: So now on the flip side of that, the Ravens 487 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: have the second fewest interceptions in the league. So they 488 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: are not ball hawks or have not been by any 489 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:51,920 Speaker 1: stretch of the imagination this year. Um, but something has 490 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:54,680 Speaker 1: to give here. Either either they gotta get some or 491 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:58,120 Speaker 1: Stafford's gonna stop throwing him. I just I do get 492 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:02,199 Speaker 1: the sense that it could. It could once again be 493 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:05,640 Speaker 1: a pass heavy, spread them out kind of a game. 494 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, they're gonna go the whole game. Yeah. It's 495 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 1: like because like the Ravens have the depth issues, they 496 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 1: just had the secondary issues. Their secondary is depleted, and 497 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:17,639 Speaker 1: so they're gonna get They're gonna get tested. There's no 498 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 1: doubt about that. I think that to your point about 499 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 1: the interceptions, if the Ravens win this game, we're talking 500 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 1: about a win on Sunday, I think it's probably because, Okay, 501 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: they got a couple of picks. However that happens um 502 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 1: Like I just I just think if you play, if 503 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 1: you don't take away any possessions from the Rams, it's 504 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 1: gonna be hard to win the game because they just 505 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: have such a good offense. That was what happened basically 506 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 1: on Sunday, you know, against the Bengals. Like they didn't 507 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 1: stop the Bengals one time, and so like it didn't 508 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:46,400 Speaker 1: matter how well the offense played, which the offense played 509 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 1: pretty well against the Bengals, especially considering all they were 510 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:51,520 Speaker 1: up against with Josh Johnson making the start, but like 511 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:54,359 Speaker 1: it didn't matter it could have scored. They just couldn't 512 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: stop the Bengals at all. And so that in order 513 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 1: to avoid that, one way is you just got to 514 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 1: steal possessions and get a couple of turnovers. And I 515 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:08,160 Speaker 1: think that probably has to happen if the Ravens pull 516 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:09,679 Speaker 1: off the upset and the other thing too. I just 517 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: will make the point, like the it's a three and 518 00:25:13,359 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 1: it's a three and a half point spread the last 519 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,480 Speaker 1: time I checked. So it's not like I know that 520 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: people are kind of talking about this game like man 521 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: Ravens big underdogs, and it's not often that the Ravens 522 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:25,640 Speaker 1: are underdogs at home. But like even Vegas doesn't think 523 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:27,920 Speaker 1: that this is like an out, Like we're not talking 524 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:30,200 Speaker 1: to double digit point spread here, where it's like man 525 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 1: Rains got no shot in this game, Like even Vegas 526 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 1: thinks that this is a fairly close matchup. The other 527 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 1: big not the other biggest question. This is the biggest 528 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: question is the quarterback question. At recording this. Lamar Jackson 529 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:46,159 Speaker 1: returned to practice on Wednesday. He practiced, but in the 530 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 1: time that was open to the media, clearly was didn't 531 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 1: look a percent. I mean he was limping at practice, 532 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 1: um and didn't look like himself. How does does he 533 00:25:56,480 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: continue to practice this week? I don't know. Um, you 534 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:02,640 Speaker 1: know this is his first practice in two weeks. So 535 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 1: is there a process of just you kind of gotta 536 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 1: work through the early pain. I have no idea. John 537 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:12,720 Speaker 1: Hardball studies hopeful of Lamar practices, but Lamar plays on Sunday. 538 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:14,800 Speaker 1: But certainly it's going to be dependent on how it 539 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:19,359 Speaker 1: responds in practice. So like we we would just be 540 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:21,439 Speaker 1: guessing right now if we were going to say as 541 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 1: to whether Lamar plays on Sunday. I know that watching 542 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 1: some of the video of him out of practice, he 543 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 1: was not moving great. Yes, what was not an encouraging sign. 544 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:33,240 Speaker 1: Not what you wanted to see after two weeks off. Uh, 545 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 1: you know, I think the hope, obviously, especially for a 546 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: mobile quarterback like Lamar, is that he can be mobile. 547 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 1: So it wasn't encouraging. But you know, John also said that, uh, 548 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:52,359 Speaker 1: Snoop Tyler Huntley is expected to return to practice Thursday 549 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 1: today as of the time that you're listening to this UM, 550 00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:59,440 Speaker 1: so that would be really welcome news. You know, I 551 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 1: would still have confidence that Snoop could run this offense. Well, 552 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,879 Speaker 1: he's done it before. I do think to our points 553 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:10,359 Speaker 1: earlier that this might need to be a little bit 554 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:12,760 Speaker 1: of a track meet. The Ravens offense is gonna have 555 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:15,439 Speaker 1: to score some points. I think they're probably gonna have 556 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:18,920 Speaker 1: to score at least in the mid twenties to thirties, 557 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 1: two low thirties to win this game. And I think 558 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 1: they can. You know, I think, you know, if Lamar 559 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:27,119 Speaker 1: improves over the course of the week, or or I 560 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 1: think that Snoop, you know, could get this offense into 561 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: the thirties and pull off a stunner here. So Mark Andrews, 562 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:35,639 Speaker 1: we all know what he's gonna do. It's gonna be 563 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 1: a hundred yards touch, you know, set the all time 564 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:42,720 Speaker 1: Ravens two touches, three touches. Heck I needed for fantasy. 565 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 1: Um set the all time Ravens receiving records, single season 566 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:50,120 Speaker 1: receiving record. He's gonna bake break Michael Jackson's record from 567 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 1: I will not break into singing thriller once again. Um, 568 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:58,280 Speaker 1: but you're welcome. But yeah, I think I think this 569 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:02,080 Speaker 1: offense has kind of found itself a little bit, to 570 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 1: be honest, and uh that is giving me And I 571 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 1: do think that there is no now how people are 572 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:11,399 Speaker 1: feeling after seeing Lamar take the practice field, I don't know, 573 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 1: but there's definitely some level level of excitement, like with 574 00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:18,479 Speaker 1: him just returning, like added some juice to the feeling 575 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:20,919 Speaker 1: of like kind of what I was talking about at 576 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:23,840 Speaker 1: the top. Okay, can we pull this off? Can we 577 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 1: win two games here and get in and then who 578 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:30,280 Speaker 1: knows what can happen? You know, So a lot remains 579 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:31,840 Speaker 1: to be seen. I think it'll be an exciting game 580 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:35,439 Speaker 1: and Mt. Bank Stadium awesome. Well, you're gonna just you're 581 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:37,680 Speaker 1: just gonna say it's it's just an exciting game. It's 582 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 1: not gonna do the standard the standard clothes here. Are 583 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 1: you just going with the are you kidding just saying 584 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 1: it's gonna be an exciting game. It's a two games 585 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:48,720 Speaker 1: season here, and you're just gonna finish the podcast with 586 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 1: it's gonna be an exciting game, all right? You know what? 587 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:57,400 Speaker 1: You know what four game losing streak has not diminished 588 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 1: the big at all. Okay, this is gonna be the 589 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:05,400 Speaker 1: biggest big that you've ever heard? Are you ready for 590 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:08,080 Speaker 1: this one? I don't know if I'm ready for it. 591 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:10,040 Speaker 1: I need to take my headphones out here. Here we go. 592 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna back up five ft on this one because 593 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 1: we need this one. All right. I'm backing up. If 594 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 1: you're driving in the if you're driving in the car 595 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 1: right now, this is your cue, turning down, turned down 596 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 1: the volume speakers. I'm about to scare my family. Here 597 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:37,400 Speaker 1: we go. This is gonna be uh what's oh, yeah, 598 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:41,320 Speaker 1: they're scared. I just scared my children. I don't even 599 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:43,360 Speaker 1: know if your mike picked up that sound. It just 600 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:46,280 Speaker 1: it just went blank. It just went blank. All right, 601 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 1: we'll be back with you next week.