1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass Podcast. The Ravens are 2 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: in the final week of OT practices and today after practice, 3 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:11,960 Speaker 1: we had the chance to hear from head coach John Harball, 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: outside linebackers coach Chuck Smith, and safety Kyle Hamilton. Let's 5 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,240 Speaker 1: start things off with head coach John Harball. 6 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 2: I know it's still ots, but Nel snack or was 7 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 2: there like he had a pretty get it What if 8 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 2: you've kind of seen it from hen join Sauls. 9 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know you saw today pretty much what we've 10 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 3: seen all the way through Jamison. He's he's uh, he's 11 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 3: been on point. He's been here, you know, pretty much 12 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 3: every day. He's missed a few days here and there 13 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 3: for personal reasons. But uh, he's a talented guy, former 14 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 3: first round pick. He looks it rangy, big catch radius, 15 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 3: all things you saw today, I feel like he's been 16 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 3: doing all along. 17 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 4: Hey, coach, ends up being just a few weeks. 18 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 5: But what is the thing that stands out with the 19 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 5: most when you want all the rookies from from. 20 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 3: Bill like you know, before they drove in, Now the 21 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 3: yield you do you try to you try to see, uh, 22 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 3: what's gonna carry over? You know what you saw on tape. 23 00:00:57,720 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 3: Is he gonna carry over to what you see out here? 24 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 3: And I would say pretty much. All the guys look 25 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 3: look a little better even, you know, look in this environment, 26 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 3: they look smooth, they're moving well, they're learning. All the 27 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 3: guys are learning well. So we're happy with those guys. 28 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 3: All all the rookie's doing a good job. Now, you know, 29 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 3: it's it's it's it's rehearsal right now, it's not really competitive, 30 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 3: so we'll see once the pads come on, and once 31 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 3: it gets competitive, we'll know more. 32 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 5: So you had and faidwell when you like how to 33 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 5: hit them and. 34 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 3: Can practice the other former first round pick obviously, and 35 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 3: you know what you find out about guys, and knew 36 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 3: a little bit, but we've never been around him. Really 37 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 3: a termined, determined guy wants to wants to be really good, 38 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 3: you know, physical practice, worked hard to work out, came 39 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 3: out here pretty much knew what he was doing. You know, 40 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 3: after getting here less than twenty four hours ago. He 41 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 3: didn't make a mistake out there. I think that says 42 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 3: a lot about who he is. So he'll be in 43 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 3: the mix. We'll let him compete and see how he does. 44 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 3: John looking at. 45 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 6: Them see the room, you guys, that was clearly an 46 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 6: area of focus for you guys. 47 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 7: It's all season. 48 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 6: How are you feeling about the competition in that room 49 00:01:58,560 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 6: amongst those guys. 50 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, it's good question. I'm really not feel 51 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 3: in the competition yet because we're not really competitive yet. 52 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 3: I'm feeling good about the work ethic of the guys 53 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 3: that are out here doing it. I know the guys 54 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 3: that aren't here, one or two, whatever it is, guys, 55 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 3: I know they're working hard to get in shape. We'll 56 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 3: see them next week. But the guys are doing a 57 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 3: good job learning the offense, practicing quick, practicing fast, and 58 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 3: just I'm excited about it. But you know, like you said, 59 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 3: must training, Cam comes around with no more. 60 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 6: John, what's your overallssessment? 61 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: Just these three makes of guys learning as much of 62 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 1: the offense as they can right now at the time. 63 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 3: I think it's pretty darn good. You know, I'm really 64 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 3: happy with the coaching staff. I think the guys have 65 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 3: been determined. They've you know, we're trying to expand upon 66 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 3: the idea of being a student of the game. You know, 67 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 3: every guy understanding how they can improve in that area, 68 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 3: and some guys are great at it. Some guys can 69 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:45,959 Speaker 3: learn from other guys those kind of things. And I 70 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:47,799 Speaker 3: also think the coaching staff has done a really good 71 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 3: job of creating a system that's that's learnable, you know, 72 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 3: that ties together well, but still very flexible and what 73 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 3: we can do. I think Todd's leading to charge with 74 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 3: all the guys that are all very good teachers, a 75 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 3: lot of energy, a lot of dial expected back and forth, 76 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 3: which I like to see. 77 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 7: This is your reaction with JK. 78 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 5: Dobbins put out a series of tweets almost the I 79 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 5: think was last week saying he kind of expectedly out 80 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 5: of his uncertainty about his future. 81 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 4: What was kind of reaction? 82 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I didn't really have any reaction because 83 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 3: I didn't look at it, but but Chad told me 84 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 3: about it, and basically I guess it was, you know, 85 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 3: I want to be back, but I don't know how 86 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 3: you is that. 87 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 7: What it was? 88 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 3: I would probably I probably agree. I mean, we want 89 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 3: him back, but who knows the future. So nobody knows 90 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 3: the future. If somebody can tell me whether JK is 91 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 3: gonna be back next year, i'd like to know if 92 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 3: you're certain about it, But who's who? Knows anything about anything. Uh, 93 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 3: I think I know JK. When he gets back here 94 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 3: will be determined, excited, He will work hard, his energy 95 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 3: will be high. I know he'll be in great shape 96 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 3: because I know who he is as a person, and 97 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 3: I expect great things out of this year. John, we're 98 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 3: talking to Kyle Almlinton after you. As of right now, 99 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 3: do you envision him being mostly in one of those 100 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 3: traditional dedicated safety rules or do you think we'll see 101 00:03:57,440 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 3: him still a lot of nickel at your resolves from help? Well, yeah, 102 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,839 Speaker 3: it's not going to be then nickel. You know, per se, 103 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 3: he'll be a safety traditional safety role, probably not in 104 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 3: our defense because we move our guys around. Our safeties 105 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 3: are rushing the passer, they're playing linebacker, they're running from 106 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 3: online scrimmage back to the deep middle. We do a 107 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 3: lot with those guys. So the fact that he's able 108 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 3: to do all that really helps us be who we 109 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 3: want to be on defense. 110 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 5: Jhner mentioned earlier in the off season about follow A 111 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 5: potentially being a candidate left guard roos. 112 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 4: He don't move around us. 113 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 3: What are you seeing in his development now going to 114 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 3: do or two? 115 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 7: Yeah? 116 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 3: I mean I think we're just going to try to 117 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 3: give him every opportunity to see what you know, kind 118 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 3: of worry worry flashes right now is a great time. 119 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 3: I wanted to see what he looked like before we 120 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 3: got out of the mini camp and the OTAs at 121 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 3: left guard. He look good, you know, he gets stay 122 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 3: a little more square, things like that. But his feet 123 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 3: look good, his hands look good. He's able to punch 124 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,280 Speaker 3: quickly with his hands and react pretty quickly in there, 125 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 3: so I wouldn't rule him out, you know, as a 126 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 3: potential left guard. Would also say that John Simpson has 127 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:53,359 Speaker 3: done a great job in there. Ben Cleveland has been 128 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 3: working both sides, but we got him working right tackle. 129 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 3: Now you saw that, then Sala is doing a nice 130 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 3: job in there. You may have noticed that he looks 131 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 3: good in there, so it's gonna be quite a quite 132 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 3: a fight for that spot. Yes, he had a kind 133 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 3: of a tweak soft tissue thing. He should be back 134 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 3: next week. 135 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 7: For the LAS. 136 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 6: Johnny off to the side of trainers. 137 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 2: Did you have anything in the off season and is 138 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 2: he gonna be ready. 139 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 6: For Mini caamp training camp? 140 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't know. I think minicamp partially ready. I'm 141 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 3: hearing training camp is supposed to be fully ready. Uh yeah, 142 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 3: this just wasn't quite ready to get back on and 143 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 3: practice yet. No setback. Uh maybe they're being a little cautious, 144 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 3: but that's what they're doing. 145 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 5: There anyone that we shouldn't expect to practice at a 146 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 5: minicamp next week. 147 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 3: I don't really have to listen for me. I can't 148 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 3: remember who everybody is right now, John Lamar, you mean, 149 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 3: like as far as reporting to minicamp or injury wise. 150 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 3: The injury wise, I'm not sure it's nothing other than 151 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 3: the guys you already know about, but uh, expect everybody 152 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 3: to report, you know, mandatory. 153 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, Lamar and p Martin both talking about how he's 154 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 2: gonna have a little bit more flexibility at the line, 155 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 2: a little bit more free doing. 156 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 7: How do you think that is going? 157 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 4: And kind of just as kind of the evolution. 158 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, it is the evolution, you know, and it's something 159 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 3: that he's we've we've been in that world before, but 160 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 3: not to disagree to me, the offense starts in that 161 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 3: world more than it did before. And I'm excited about that. 162 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 3: I know Lamar is excited about that. He and I 163 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:19,280 Speaker 3: have had conversations about it. Obviously, Todd is right in 164 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 3: there with Tea coaching the offense to the quarterbacks. That's 165 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 3: been really good. We've had a lot of one on 166 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:26,720 Speaker 3: one sessions in terms of, you know, just how we're 167 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 3: going to operate and how how the quarterbacks need to operate. 168 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 3: I think you saw today the communication probably better than 169 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 3: what you saw last week, right, So we just got 170 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 3: to keep building on that. All right. 171 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 1: Thanks guys, you're listening to Raven's Press Past podcast. That 172 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 1: was head coach John Harwald talking it's the media after 173 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 1: today's practice. We also got a chance to hear from 174 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: safety Kyle Hamilton and here he is now, Kyls, your 175 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,159 Speaker 1: second year, how does it having a full off season 176 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,559 Speaker 1: in the building and being really familiar with the coaching staff, 177 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:56,160 Speaker 1: all your teammates. 178 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 8: How does that impact you building in your second year time? 179 00:06:58,360 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 4: I think gives me more confidence. 180 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 8: I know what to expect now on a day to 181 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 8: day basis, and lesser and for excuses stuff like that. 182 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 8: A little more focused in a sense of trying to 183 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 8: lead just by doing the right thing every day, being 184 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 8: in the right spots in practice, still messing up, but 185 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 8: trying to minimize those mistakes, make new mistakes every day, 186 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 8: and just getting more experience. 187 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 3: How as the year went on. 188 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 6: Last year, it looked like they were adding more and 189 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 6: more onto your plate. Right now where you and it's 190 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 6: still kind of they're still giving you more to do 191 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 6: in terms of your responsibilities on the field, or does 192 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 6: it kind of looking like the way it did on 193 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 6: the back end of last year. 194 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 8: Yeah, I mean it's it's June's what sixth, So we're 195 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 8: still getting the kicks out at this point. But as 196 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 8: of right now, I've been getting a lot of reps 197 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:45,239 Speaker 8: in safety. Didn't get a ton of reps in safety 198 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 8: last year, just in terms of the room that we 199 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 8: had and the positions I was playing with position I 200 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 8: was put in. But yeah, I mean, that's still a 201 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 8: lot to learn from me back there at that position 202 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 8: at this level, given the lack of experience I had 203 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 8: last year. But like I said, I'm learning new stuff 204 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 8: every day, making new miss sakes, and get more comfortable 205 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 8: day by day. 206 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 3: Because if I'm gonna say that's ultimately where you want 207 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:05,559 Speaker 3: to be, I mean, that's that's how you see yourself 208 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 3: long term as as as. 209 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 4: Safety, I don't know. 210 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 8: I think I think as of right now, I feel 211 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 8: like I can do a multitude multitude of things, and 212 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 8: I feel like nobody's really trying to pin me in 213 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 8: one place at this point. And like I said, still June. 214 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 8: Depending on the week, depending on the game personnel, we 215 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 8: might switch, but who knows. At this point. I'm just 216 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 8: trying to, uh just get everything down pad as much 217 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 8: as possible. 218 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 7: Really to play Carols and positions. 219 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 8: If there are some things comfortable back, I wouldn't say 220 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:41,199 Speaker 8: there's one that's specifically most comfortable. 221 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 4: It's different. 222 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 8: I mean Nicol, you're closer to the action, Uh, you 223 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 8: can't see as much behind you. 224 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 4: That's a safety job. 225 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 8: You got to communicate a lot more at safety, and 226 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:53,080 Speaker 8: I think they compliment one another at the same time. 227 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:55,599 Speaker 8: At Nicol, I feel like full work in terms of 228 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 8: man man coverage, getting out through his own job. Stuff 229 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 8: like that compliment playing safety when you got rolled down 230 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 8: and cover one and safety also and just knowing where 231 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 8: everybody's supposed to be at, knowing your check stuff like 232 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 8: that will compliment playing Nickel and other positions. So that's 233 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 8: why I said, I'm just trying to get as much 234 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:13,439 Speaker 8: down as possible as much as I can, try not 235 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:13,960 Speaker 8: to overload. 236 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 5: At the same time, I know you talked about how 237 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:18,599 Speaker 5: last year was kind of a new experience for you 238 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 5: in that slop position. But you know, just looking at 239 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 5: what you did in Notre Dame, looked like there were 240 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:24,439 Speaker 5: times when you would kind of find yourself in the 241 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:26,719 Speaker 5: slot or in the box. So I guess was it 242 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 5: just the amount, like the volume STAPs that you were 243 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 5: getting in that nickel slop position that was different structurally 244 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 5: from maybe what you did in Notre Dame or what 245 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 5: was kind of the the you know, the the dividing 246 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 5: line between college and NFL experience. 247 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:42,439 Speaker 8: I mean, really it's the guys are going against. I 248 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:44,199 Speaker 8: mean there's guys in college that we played that were good, 249 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:45,959 Speaker 8: but you know, I go against some Mary Cooper in 250 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 8: the Slaughterer of College. I mean, there's guys every single 251 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 8: week that are really good, and guys out here that 252 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 8: test me every single day and remind me how hard 253 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:55,320 Speaker 8: it is be at this level and be successful at 254 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 8: this level. Just makes me want to grind even more. 255 00:09:57,840 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 8: I feel like that was the biggest difference from college 256 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:02,199 Speaker 8: to NFL. I mean, scheme wise is tougher, but I 257 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:03,959 Speaker 8: mean you run enough players, you'll get the scheme down. 258 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 8: But I mean you're not gonna replicate the talent out 259 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 8: here on a week week basis. 260 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 4: In college last year, it looked like there. 261 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 6: Was a point where you where you kind of figured 262 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,439 Speaker 6: it out and you just really started to ascend. Do 263 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 6: you remember when that was for you, where it kind 264 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:20,679 Speaker 6: of clipped to you like, okay, you you understand the 265 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 6: sign that you understand what your role is. 266 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 7: Uh Uh. 267 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 4: I don't think there's one specific like point in time. 268 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:31,439 Speaker 8: I just felt like I was young getting reps, and 269 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:34,080 Speaker 8: the more reps I got, the more comfortable comfortable I felt. 270 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 8: And I'm sure that's a common thing throughout the league. 271 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:38,959 Speaker 8: And at a certain point, I just told myself just 272 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:42,560 Speaker 8: let loose. I don't play well when I'm playing tight 273 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 8: or thinking too much. When I just let loose and go, 274 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 8: that's why I play my best. So that's what I 275 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 8: try to do. And while doing that, play within the 276 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 8: defense as well and make the right place most important 277 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 8: to take where. 278 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 3: You have last year that you're like alight, now I 279 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 3: know that and for your two that will allow. 280 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 7: Me to do action whatever. 281 00:10:58,000 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 2: Uh. 282 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:02,080 Speaker 8: Just consistency, I'd say at this level, consistency is everything. 283 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 8: It's what have you done for me lately? In terms 284 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 8: of your success stuff like that. So, I mean last year, 285 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 8: I guess I ended well, but at the same time, 286 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 8: I got a replicated be consistent this year, minimize mistakes, 287 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:15,319 Speaker 8: maximize good plays. 288 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 4: So that's probably what I'm taking in this year. 289 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 3: You know what you were working at a Notre Dame 290 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 3: in the off season. 291 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 7: Was there a specific goal? 292 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 3: I mean, was there a physical thing you wanted to 293 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:24,679 Speaker 3: improve this offseason. 294 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,079 Speaker 8: Or yeah, I mean I resurgery, so I was rehaving 295 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:28,680 Speaker 8: that at the same time, just trying to get as 296 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:31,599 Speaker 8: healthy as possible. It feels great right now, no limitations 297 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 8: on that, but in terms of just getting my wind up, 298 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 8: knowing that probably gonna be playing more snaps and just 299 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 8: trying to also be in the playbook. I told them 300 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:44,079 Speaker 8: sem my iPad Notre Dame. So I've just study and 301 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 8: come back not feel like I've dropped off at all. Physically, 302 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 8: just trying to get a little stronger, a little bigger. 303 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:52,199 Speaker 8: I don't know if you guys can tell or not, 304 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:54,440 Speaker 8: but maybe I don't know. It's up to you all 305 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 8: to decide that. But yeah, just trying to stay in shape, 306 00:11:57,679 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 8: stay hard while still was cool. 307 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 6: What does your pre game plays look like? 308 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 4: Uh, pre game playlist. 309 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 8: Actually, I throw a little Frank Ocean in there, a 310 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 8: little Frank Ocean. 311 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 4: It's weird. I go Frank Ocean. 312 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 8: Maybe some young boy, uh, Drake for sure, touching leather 313 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 8: by Drake for sure, some house dance hall. Listen to everything. 314 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 8: And then when they just say it's time to go outside, 315 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 8: just take it off. 316 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 2: Cause Marcus Williams getting hurt. And then how you use 317 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 2: your guys And they have like a ton of reps 318 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 2: next to each other this year. If you do get 319 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 2: a lot of reps, and what could that do playing 320 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 2: next to a player like that to you as far as. 321 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:39,559 Speaker 4: You know what you can do when you get Yeah, 322 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:41,200 Speaker 4: I mean, Marcus is one of the best in their league. 323 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:43,959 Speaker 8: And it sucks that he was hurt a good amount 324 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 8: of last year because y'all saw what he did before 325 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 8: and after the injury and how great he is on 326 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 8: the field. But just having somebody like that in the 327 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 8: room every single day. He's been through it this year seven, 328 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 8: I think for him. So he's getting he's getting old. 329 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 8: But uh, but I mean he tells me every day 330 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:00,199 Speaker 8: it's just not even football wise, just mentally out of 331 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 8: attack every day, how to watch film, how to adapt 332 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 8: to certain coverage that were playing stuff like that, not 333 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 8: to overthink. 334 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 4: It gives me a lot of confidence in my game. 335 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:10,560 Speaker 8: So he's helped me a lot the past two years 336 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 8: and hopefully it's gonna be bright future. 337 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:14,559 Speaker 4: Thank you. 338 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:21,680 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Ravens Press Past podcast. Now let's 339 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:26,319 Speaker 1: hear from outside linebackers coach Chuck Smith. Just you know 340 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: how you're enjoying the job so far and this transition 341 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 1: to the coach. 342 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 9: On the NFL team, Well, I'm enjoying the transition. It 343 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:37,320 Speaker 9: couldn't happen to a It couldn't happen. It's a great 344 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 9: place to be, you know, And the transition has been 345 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 9: easy because I know a lot of people here. You know, 346 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 9: I did the my Bill Wash minority coaching program, got 347 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 9: my start here and helped kick off my training career, 348 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 9: you know, with when coach Harballs first year, you know, 349 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 9: I was a lot younger. 350 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 7: He was a lot younger. 351 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 9: But so everybody here, even guys on the staff, There 352 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 9: are guys here that I train, you know, Eric, mister Basha, 353 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 9: I've known a lot of these people for a long, 354 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 9: long long time. So if there was a perfect place 355 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:07,839 Speaker 9: for me to come and start, you know, really kick off. 356 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:12,359 Speaker 9: My first year again, it was the Baltimore Ravens when 357 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:12,959 Speaker 9: you were playing. 358 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 3: Did you know even then that you you felt like 359 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 3: you would have something to offer as a as a coach, 360 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 3: as an. 361 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 2: As a trainer? 362 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 3: What when when did that enter your mind as a 363 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 3: kind of the next sixty. 364 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 9: Well, always knew in the early nineties that I wanted 365 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 9: to train pass rushers because there was no one really 366 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 9: doing it, and as far as that, because there was 367 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 9: a boy there and I just had a love of 368 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 9: pass rush from you know, back in nineteen seventy eight. 369 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 9: I think when Jack Youngblood there was seventy nine when 370 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 9: he broke his leg, watching him and then watching LT 371 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 9: being the first person like you know, going through being 372 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 9: being from the South, we like college players, growing up, 373 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 9: loving Derek Thomas, Wilbrim Marshall, guys that were in the SEC. 374 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 9: So pass rush was always around, you know, uh, and 375 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:59,000 Speaker 9: so getting the blessings of playing with Reggie White, learning 376 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 9: from Reggie White, learning from Derek Thomas, playing with great coaches, 377 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 9: watching great you know, different defenses. Always had a passion 378 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 9: for pass rush and it wasn't really normal kind of 379 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 9: back then people kind of looked like, man, that's kind 380 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 9: of weird because it was a run first offense. So 381 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 9: then when I got to the NFL, I was watching 382 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 9: inside the NFL. I was at Carolina. I was coming 383 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 9: to the end of my career. Me and my wife 384 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 9: were sitting on the couch in South Park and by 385 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 9: no Charlotte was sitting in Charlotte on injured reserve and 386 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:32,200 Speaker 9: we're watching inside the NFL and Greg Gumble was like, well, 387 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 9: there's a new trend going on of you know, there's 388 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 9: these there's an NFL players that are working with the 389 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:40,440 Speaker 9: trainer and it's changing the game. And there was this 390 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 9: guy Steve Clarkston, you know, and from California. He's the 391 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 9: first guy to really do it with NFL players for money. 392 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 9: And so I was sitting there and I had already 393 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 9: been doing that in the nineties. 394 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 7: My wife was like, dang, babe, you've been doing that too. 395 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 9: I had already been doing it so cause you know, 396 00:15:57,760 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 9: a lot of people they didn't believe in that you 397 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 9: could train, you know, because everything was about lifting people. 398 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 9: There was not skilled trainers. So right then two thousand one, 399 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 9: I get went on in your reserve. I went back 400 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 9: to Atlanta and I started training pass rushers, and that's 401 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 9: kind of how it happened. And uh, but when you're 402 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 9: like the second person, it's it's hard to visualize. Back 403 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 9: in those days, I wasn't welcomed because it was a 404 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 9: different culture. 405 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 7: You know, with coaches. There weren't guys like me. You know, 406 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 7: there weren't even iPhone. 407 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 9: So that's a you know, so you could get no clients. 408 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 9: You had to put out flyers. I was passing out flyers. 409 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 9: So that's a whole nother story. So that's kind of 410 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 9: how that's how my life was. As far as with 411 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 9: the pass. 412 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 6: Rush trying to went on, I don't think, oh wait, 413 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 6: what's kind of been your point of emphasis for him 414 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 6: to take his game to the next eleven other passers? 415 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 9: You know me, Well, the first thing you wanna do 416 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 9: is teach 'em to understand that if you use moves, 417 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 9: you'll have success. The best players in the NFL who 418 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 9: use moves have success, the all time greats who have 419 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 9: get sacks and are produc He was move. If I 420 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 9: think of Suggs, I think of a long arm with power. 421 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:05,479 Speaker 7: Right. 422 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:07,399 Speaker 9: If I think of von Millery, all you guys can 423 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 9: say he does a what spin right? 424 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 7: Reggie White does it what. 425 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 9: Exactly right? Lawrence Taylor did power, Dwight Freennie did what. 426 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:24,120 Speaker 9: I'm schooling y'all right. But so now after this year, 427 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:28,359 Speaker 9: when you see Adafe, you're gonna know his signature passed 428 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 9: for us move. 429 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,199 Speaker 7: So when you think Max Crosby, he's a spinner. 430 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 9: But the beauty of this whole thing is this, Everyone 431 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 9: of those guys were taught, So we're teaching them to 432 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,880 Speaker 9: do high performance moves, but most importantly, how to fix 433 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:41,120 Speaker 9: them when flaws come about. 434 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 7: And that's where I come in at. But it's not 435 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 7: just a DAF. 436 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:48,160 Speaker 9: It's you know, it's Ojabo, you know, it's Jeremiah Moon, 437 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 9: it's Tavius Robinson. All these guys are working for a 438 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 9: common calls and ultimately to be the best team defense 439 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 9: we can be. But the big prizes, trying to win 440 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 9: the Super Bowl pass rush for us to get there, that's. 441 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:03,400 Speaker 7: Gonna have to be a big part of it. We're 442 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 7: all gonna have to develop moves. What do you see 443 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:07,359 Speaker 7: it too far. 444 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 1: From David Ajado and just his explosiveness. 445 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:13,680 Speaker 9: He's everything I thought he was when he was at Michigan. 446 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 9: He's quick, he's uh confident, he's twitchy, he has a 447 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:26,359 Speaker 9: high uh pass rush iq and he has mastered a 448 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 9: lot of different moves and they they're learning how to 449 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 9: do it. But it's like a all time We're con 450 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:35,959 Speaker 9: constantly talking every second, every minute on text, on threads, 451 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 9: all of us, you know, communicating about it. 452 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:41,119 Speaker 7: And he has a pass rusher's mindset. 453 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 9: I'm just he's got that dog mindset and he's gonna 454 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:46,199 Speaker 9: have He's gonna have a lot of success. 455 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 7: I actually think. I mean, he's a lot better. 456 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:53,919 Speaker 9: Than I'm sure people have an idea what they think. Now, 457 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 9: you know, like, oh man, he's coming back from Achilles. 458 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:00,400 Speaker 9: Dude is ready and he's gonna have an impact. Those 459 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 9: dudes are getting ready. They're working really hard. And that's 460 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 9: the best thing I can say about them at this 461 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 9: stage right now, how much you see he and. 462 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 1: Oa really feeding up each other from you know, their 463 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: high school days. Like, is that a real thing that 464 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 1: can translate to successful? 465 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 9: It is a real thing. Those guys are locked together. 466 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,680 Speaker 9: And here's the best thing about those guys now, they're 467 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 9: helping each other. When they're lined up out there, they're communicating. 468 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:26,200 Speaker 9: Ojabo might need this or he might ask Doc this. 469 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 9: They come off because they talk the same language. So 470 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 9: from from the standpoint of football language, you know, So 471 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 9: they're talking the same language, and they're helping each other. 472 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 7: They're constantly talking. 473 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 9: And now one of the things that we've been working 474 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:39,640 Speaker 9: on is being in real time helping the other guy 475 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 9: stand up front. You're not a young guy anymore, you 476 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 9: know what I'm saying, So stepping up and part of 477 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 9: that just comes with being in the moment. 478 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:49,159 Speaker 7: And so they're always talking. 479 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 9: I mean, I'm telling you if you ever when you 480 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 9: guys here watching, I mean you can see them talking, 481 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:55,240 Speaker 9: pointing fingers because they've spent a lot of time together, 482 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:56,440 Speaker 9: you know what I'm saying. 483 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 7: So they have literally been working with the ones and 484 00:19:59,040 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 7: going the whole time. 485 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 9: What it's help is it help O Jabo get up 486 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 9: to speed because Dov knows Rush, he knows Sam. So 487 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 9: but it's been in a pretty awesome to watch, and 488 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,159 Speaker 9: so now that trickles down to the other guys. So no, 489 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 9: they're absolutely they're helping each other. It's it's not just 490 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 9: the friend thing. This is the work thing. So I'm 491 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:19,880 Speaker 9: talking about not the buddy buddy were hanging out I'm 492 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 9: talking about all getting ready to try to win the championship, 493 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 9: to get do Jabo up to speed. 494 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 5: One of the things that the Ravens talks about when 495 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 5: they brought in DoD Back was as that great your speed, 496 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 5: but being able to take convert speed into power. I 497 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 5: know that's something that your work with a lot of 498 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 5: your guys. What does it take to kind of make 499 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,360 Speaker 5: that leap from having all that speed but also being 500 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 5: able to harness it and what's the full rusher guy? 501 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 9: Well, the first thing I told him is size weight 502 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:48,920 Speaker 9: really doesn't dictate the best bull rush. 503 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:50,199 Speaker 7: Who's the best bull rushers? Right? 504 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 9: It has to do with speed off the ball and 505 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:55,680 Speaker 9: how you generate power in the angles you take towards 506 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 9: the offensive lineman. 507 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 7: So last year he had some good bull rushes. 508 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 9: But there are our times when you're going against big guys, 509 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 9: it's about movement. 510 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:04,639 Speaker 7: You want to get a moving right. 511 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 9: So a lot of times when you go straight into 512 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:08,119 Speaker 9: a bull rush, he's gonna be there, wait and it's 513 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 9: stay nfl. You're not just gonna surprise anyone if you're 514 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 9: just going straight at him. So from a bull rush standpoint, 515 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 9: we've been working on stutter bull where when you stutter, 516 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:17,679 Speaker 9: it's gonna make him do what. He's gonna get light 517 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 9: on his feet. We're gonna work on different angles. You know, 518 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 9: there's certain angles that you just don't. You don't bull 519 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:25,399 Speaker 9: rush from five yards out. But the mindset is, if 520 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:27,440 Speaker 9: I get five yards out, I'm a bull rush. But 521 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:29,439 Speaker 9: if you're five yards out, who doesn't give more time 522 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 9: to see you're gonna bull rush. You want to be tighter. 523 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 9: It's about angles. So we know we're gonna add power. 524 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:37,200 Speaker 9: But when you got that kind of speed, oh, he's 525 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:39,440 Speaker 9: gonna have power and he's gonna have success with the 526 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 9: bull rush. 527 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:41,440 Speaker 7: That's just part of it. 528 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 9: Because the beauty of the thing is look at the 529 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:46,240 Speaker 9: guys at bull rush. Leonard Floyd, who just got signed, 530 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 9: let's get I mean, if you go back and look 531 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,000 Speaker 9: at the Super Bowl, that's all they did in the 532 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:52,199 Speaker 9: end of the game. The la Rams against Cincinnati were 533 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 9: bull rushing. 534 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 7: Leonard is too. I love Leonard to death. He's a guy. 535 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 7: Leonard's like two thirty five. So it has nothing to 536 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 7: do with side. You know. 537 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 9: So in some of the worst bull rushers or guys 538 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 9: that are big because they don't understand angles and movement. 539 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 9: So no, every guy that we have is gonna be 540 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:11,159 Speaker 9: able to bull rush, and it's gonna people will recognize 541 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 9: that that we can bull rush, cause that's part of 542 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:15,640 Speaker 9: being a skilled pass ruff and that that is a move. 543 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 5: Coach. 544 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 7: You mentioned the sign there's special guys in the street. 545 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 2: There's been a lineage here with Las Campbell, Justice Houston 546 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 2: and having a guy who's kind of done it all, 547 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:27,359 Speaker 2: seen it all. 548 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:29,159 Speaker 7: That's not really in the mix right now? Is that 549 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 7: something that you and the person else department talking about? 550 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 4: Nah? 551 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 9: Man, they't got nothing to do with me. Come on, 552 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 9: I'm just learning how to use the Exos computer. So 553 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:42,359 Speaker 9: nah and I and I didn't mention Leonard had anything 554 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 9: to do with anything. I wanna make sure we clear 555 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 9: that up. I'm just mentioning Leonard because you guys watched 556 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:49,960 Speaker 9: the Super Bowl against a team that we competed against 557 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 9: in the RAMS, and I was just talking about strictly 558 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:53,680 Speaker 9: that a l a smaller guy can bull rush. But 559 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 9: as far as that, naw, that's Eric and those guys 560 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 9: and the guys are working hard, and my role is 561 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:03,120 Speaker 9: just to coach and continue to grow and learn from 562 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 9: Coach Weaver and all these great coaches that are in here, 563 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 9: and so I can't be worrying about Eric John to 564 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 9: worry about, like I said, learn and keep working on 565 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,439 Speaker 9: that PowerPoint and all those other things that I'm doing now. 566 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,520 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. 567 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 1: As always, make sure you subscribe and don't forget to 568 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 1: leave a rating and review. 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