1 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: Welcome into Lounge presented by DraftKings. I'm Ryan Mink here 2 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: with Garrett Downing and we had breaking news today, Garrett, 3 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: with the addition of two time Pro Bowl cornerback Jaire Alexander. 4 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 1: This is a huge signing that you know, we've talked about. 5 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: I think you and I we were on the record 6 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: saying that you know, this one, this one could happen, 7 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: and we would like to see it happen. And then 8 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson also went on the record with that same opinion. 9 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 2: I think his opinion matters slightly more than ours. 10 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 3: Just a little bit, just a little bit. 11 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: And one day later, Eric got it done just like 12 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: Lamar asked, And so, uh, just a huge signing for 13 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: the Ravens. Really exciting to lock up. You know, one 14 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: of the best cornerbacks in the league when he's healthy. 15 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: And I think that this defense, you look at it 16 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: on paper as a whole and the secondary within that, 17 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: it is pretty dynamite. 18 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, Jayiy alex Xander is a top flight cornerback. 19 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 4: The only issue with him has been health that he's 20 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 4: He's been a bunch of games, you know, last year. 21 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 3: Seven games ease of the past two seasons. 22 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, so, like he's battled those injuries. However, when he's 23 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 4: been healthy, he's been one of the league's best two 24 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 4: time Pro bowler. 25 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: Like you said, well, Pro Football Focus he has the 26 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: second best coverage grade, second best in the whole league 27 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 1: among all NFL cornerbacks over the past three years. Now, again, 28 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: you know injuries have limited the sample size there a 29 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 1: little bit. But to that point, PFF also ranked him 30 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: going into this season as the ninth best corner in 31 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: the league. 32 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, which is like that tells you. That tells 33 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 2: you a lot. 34 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 4: It's a premier player, right, He's a premier player, former 35 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 4: first round pick, He's got a big contracts, he's been 36 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 4: to Pro Bowls. He is a top flight player, and 37 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 4: he can come in and has the potential to start 38 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 4: right away. I mean, I think, like when we heard 39 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 4: from these the Ravens today, Ron Humphrey, Kyle Hamilton, the 40 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 4: clear feeling was you just can and have too many 41 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 4: good cover corners. Like that's been us. We've heard that 42 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 4: phrase a million times over Ravens history, and this is 43 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 4: just another example of that. Like the Ravens have their 44 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 4: they have Nate Wiggins, they have Moreland Humphrey and now 45 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 4: they have Jaire Alexander and these three cornerback sets who 46 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 4: can go out there and like those are three lockdown corners, 47 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 4: like lockdown corners when they're all playing at their best. 48 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 4: I don't know that there's a better three cornerback grouping 49 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 4: in the NFL. I think that's probably the best if 50 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 4: all those guys are healthy and playing at a high level. 51 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 3: Yep. 52 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 4: So, like that is saying something right there. You also 53 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 4: added chidoh Wuse this offseason, who is more than capable 54 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 4: of starting in his own right as well. Like prior 55 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 4: to this, we were all saying, like Cheeto, it could 56 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 4: be a starting corner no doubt. 57 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:44,799 Speaker 2: So he still has that ability to right. 58 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: Plus you have the other young guys in jailn Arbor Davis. No, 59 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: he's a little bit more of a vet, but you 60 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: know TJ. Tampa, Yeah, you have a lot of depth cornerback. 61 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 3: Yeah. 62 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 2: I put those guys into like the depth category. 63 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 3: Yeah exactly. 64 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 4: Those top four are more in like the they're going 65 00:02:58,520 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 4: to play a lot category. 66 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: That's the correct and the nice thing here is that, yeah, 67 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: Jayir's dealt with injuries over his career. 68 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 3: It's kind of similar to Cheeto. 69 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 1: Right, He's also a really good corner when he's healthy, 70 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 1: but that's if right or a win, you know he's healthy, 71 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: that's a bit of a question mark. It's been a 72 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: bugaboo for him, just as it has been for Jaiyir. 73 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: So it's kind of like those two guys, You're like, 74 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: all right, I feel like we can get seventeen games 75 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: out of them combined, at least, you know what I mean, 76 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: Like even if one were to miss some time, you 77 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: have the other. So's it's almost like, certainly Jayr's not 78 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: an insurance policy, but like now you have almost cheatah cheat. 79 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: They can back each other up to a degree. I 80 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: think Jayir is in line to certainly be the starter. 81 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: He's that kind of player. But you feel also really 82 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: good that you also have Cheeto just in case Jair 83 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: gets bitten by the injury bug again. Yeah. 84 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 4: Part of it is like you just want to add 85 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 4: good players for your team, and the other part is 86 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 4: you want to have depth in case you need it. 87 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 4: And like I think the addition of Alexander covers both 88 00:03:59,040 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 4: of those. 89 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: You think about it, I mean from last year they 90 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: had Brandon Stevens and then they went out and still 91 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: you thought you had your starting corners, you had enough corners, 92 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: and then oh they went out and traded for Tredevious 93 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: wait at the deadline, and he ended up. 94 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 2: Playing at a lot of ball. 95 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: Right, Both those guys left in the off season. You 96 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 1: replaced one with Cheeto. Okay, now you got another corner. 97 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's I look at what I'm when I'm looking 98 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 4: at the same overall, I'm looking at it from an 99 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:28,359 Speaker 4: overall secondary standpoint, and that is a huge piece of 100 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 4: the equation. You lost two corners who were playing like huge. 101 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,239 Speaker 4: I mean Brandon Stevens I think played every snap against 102 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 4: Buffalo almost and then Tredevius White was on the field 103 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 4: for key plays in that playoff game. So like by 104 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 4: the end of the season, both those guys were playing 105 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 4: significant snaps in addition to Nate. 106 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 2: Wig And and Marlin Humphrey. 107 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 4: So they're both gone. You add Cheeto, But then, like 108 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 4: like you said, you still have that need. The other 109 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 4: piece is when you look at safety. Of course, our 110 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 4: Darius Washington went down this offseason. The Ravens added Malachi 111 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:57,359 Speaker 4: Starks in the first round. But you want to have 112 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:00,279 Speaker 4: depth and flexibility. What this allows the Ravens to do 113 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 4: is they can continue to use Marlon Huphrey in the 114 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 4: slot where they really like him, where he's an impact player, 115 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:08,799 Speaker 4: and so you could have Alexander or Cheeto outside along 116 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:13,160 Speaker 4: with Nate Wiggins and then and then still have that 117 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 4: flexibility in the secondary, like I think together. 118 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:21,280 Speaker 1: Jellen Armor Davis took some snaps at safety during this 119 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: these off season practice. Could he see a little bit 120 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: more action there? You know? I mean Marlon's even talked 121 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,159 Speaker 1: to times about playing a little bit of safety, you know, 122 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 1: like I think that Marlon Humphrey today said we could 123 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: play anywhere. 124 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, these guys, we can play anywhere and everywhere. 125 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,840 Speaker 1: And so not that I expect a lot of snaps 126 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: to in that, you know, for them at safety, I 127 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,599 Speaker 1: think it's going to be Kyle and Malachi predominantly, and 128 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: Snoozy has been really good Snooze Keane. But this, yes, 129 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,040 Speaker 1: to your point, this gives the Ravens more versatility and 130 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 1: just quite frankly, another star out there. I mean, you 131 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: look at the Ravens secondary on paper, and it's first 132 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 1: round pick after first round pick, Kyle Hamilton, first round pick, 133 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: Malachi Starks, first round pick, Nate Wiggins, first round pick, 134 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 1: Marlon Humphrey first round pick, Jyu Alexander first round pick. 135 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: Yeah right, I mean it's ridiculous the amount of talent there. 136 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: So it's it's going to be a tough unit to 137 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:13,039 Speaker 1: throw on. 138 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,359 Speaker 4: And like, going back to the point of flexibility and versatility, 139 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 4: the Ravens have said many times that they want to 140 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 4: have positionless football players, and like this continues to allow 141 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 4: them to have options and just really good players like 142 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 4: and so I don't know, I'm just excited about this movie. 143 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 4: The other piece of it too, I think it's just 144 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 4: is I think that character wise culturally, like he's a 145 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 4: good fit. You have Lamar Jackson who's like vouching for 146 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 4: him very publicly. 147 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,360 Speaker 1: Well, and yeah, he and Lamar Jackson are teammates at Louisville, 148 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: So for our listeners probably know that already, but that's 149 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: a big part of the equation. Yeah, you bring in 150 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: your former college teammate and good pal. 151 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 4: Well, if you remember when both these guys got drafted 152 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 4: in twenty eighteen, both first round picks, both at the 153 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 4: draft in Dallas, and there was a cool moment where 154 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 4: Jayuy Alexander was doing some kind of media day type 155 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 4: stuff after getting draft, and then he saw the moment 156 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 4: where Lamar got drafted. Just a great video of him 157 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 4: reacting and you could see like the genuine enthusiasm. These 158 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 4: two guys are tight, like they they their their friends. 159 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 4: Lamar hit him up when he became available. Even Marlon 160 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 4: Humphrey talked at podium about how last year when the 161 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 4: Ravens and the Packers were having joint practices, he was 162 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 4: talking to Jaire Alexander like, it would be pretty sweet 163 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 4: to team up. 164 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 2: I would I would like the opportunity. 165 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 3: To team up with you guys still wearing a different uniform. 166 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, And they were like Marlin's like, well, I'm on 167 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 4: the raven John the Packers. I'm not sure that's gonna work, 168 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 4: but like I want to team up with you. 169 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 2: I like the idea of that. 170 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 4: So like you have well there are you know, players 171 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 4: saying like we want to play with this guy. 172 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know you know how else that Lamar and 173 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: Jaire are connected. Right twenty nineteen preseason Lamar Labar hurtled 174 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: him in that preseason game. It was like one of 175 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: the first like ridiculous Lamar Jackson highlights of his professional 176 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: career and didn't end up counting. 177 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 3: But it was a pretty sick play. You got Jai 178 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 3: years but yeah, uh so, yeah that play. 179 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 4: That play was funny. I actually remember the two of 180 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 4: those guys joking about it after the game. They were 181 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 4: laughing about it. 182 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 3: Yeah. 183 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: I honestly think that this speaks to a lot of 184 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: things on the Raves behalf, because reportedly jay Or Alexander 185 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: turned down much more money from other teams, and they're 186 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: reportedly about a dozen teams that were interested in signing 187 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: him after the Packers released him and he turned down 188 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 1: more money. The Panthers were one of those teams that 189 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: were reportedly in the mix. And part of it is 190 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: because a Lamar Jackson is just a magnet, right, Like 191 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 1: people want to play with Lamar. It's part of DeAndre 192 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,439 Speaker 1: Hopkins while you signed here, you know all of these things. 193 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: So it's Lamar and it's just the Ravens a they're 194 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: just winners, you know, They're always in contention. And this 195 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: is kind of to the crowd of like this is 196 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: part of the Ravens thought process when they say what 197 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 1: we want to do is always keep the window open. 198 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 3: We always want to be in. 199 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: Contention, and like we're not to go all in and 200 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: mortgage the future to go all in kind of team. Now, gosh, 201 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:01,319 Speaker 1: they keep making these additions this off it feels he 202 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 1: feels pretty all in, right, But like part of it 203 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 1: is just to always be in contention because so you 204 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 1: are known as a team that's always fighting for a title, 205 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: and like that's alluring to these free agents when you're 206 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,680 Speaker 1: picking between the Panthers and the Ravens and you, you know, 207 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: when you're a veteran who wants to win, it's pretty obvious. 208 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: And it's just like the culture everything the Ravens stand for. Like, 209 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: I think that that it goes a long way, and 210 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 1: they have a history of these veterans, veterans coming in 211 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,679 Speaker 1: on one year deals, prove themselves and getting paid. And 212 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: Jayla Alexander, you know, it's a probly a one year deal. 213 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: He's going to be twenty nine years old and hitting 214 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: the free agency market potentially after this season. How many 215 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 1: guys have done this in Baltimore and it's worked out 216 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 1: pretty darn well well. 217 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:48,199 Speaker 4: I think that you do look at the track recket 218 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 4: of players who veteran players who have come here, especially 219 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 4: in recent years with Lamar being like that magnet Hopkins 220 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,839 Speaker 4: is someone you mentioned, but Derek Henry last year was 221 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 4: clear that he wanted for sure Lamar Jackson, and so 222 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:01,679 Speaker 4: here Alexander, even though he's on the other side of 223 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:04,559 Speaker 4: the ball, just wants to be in Lamar's orbit. And 224 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 4: on this team, Odell Beckham Junior falls into that. Kettleory 225 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 4: wanted to play with Lamar Jackson and so like there's 226 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 4: a number, there's plenty of examples of that, and and 227 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 4: it's just it's exciting to have, like, I guess that 228 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 4: star that has that gravitational pool. Yes, like everyone's like 229 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 4: I want to be part of the action there, and 230 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 4: like I just think that Lamar lifts everything around him. 231 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 4: And like, of course there's what we see on the field, 232 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:33,679 Speaker 4: but man, his his ability as a recruiter as like 233 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,079 Speaker 4: just a gravitational force, like you said, I think, is 234 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 4: something that it's hard to totally quantify, but like we're 235 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 4: seeing it really come to life these last few years 236 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 4: with star players wanting to be on the Ravens in 237 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 4: part because of Lamar, and that is something that is rare. 238 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:53,319 Speaker 3: Yeah, and credit to Eric Tacosta. I mean, Jay R. 239 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: Alexander was owed seventeen point five million dollars for the 240 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 1: Packers this season before they released him. Reports are that 241 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 1: the Ravens got him got hit Jaiyr for four million 242 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 1: with incentives that go up to six, which are based 243 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: on playing time. If he plays fifty percent of snaps, 244 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 1: it's six. When I reports first came out and it 245 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 1: was six, I was like, that's a great deal. 246 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 2: Yeah. 247 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 1: Then I saw was flying four that could go up 248 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: to six. I was like, that's even better deal. Yeah, 249 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: And so like props to the Ravens front office too 250 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: for closing that deal. 251 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 4: Well yeah, I think like also, by the way, I 252 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 4: loved I'm sure fans have seen it if they haven't, Like, 253 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 4: it was pretty awesome to see Lamar come into the 254 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,079 Speaker 4: room with Surprise Jay when he was signing his contract 255 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 4: and signing the wall that everybody says after they signed 256 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 4: their deal. And then the picture that we got with Jaiir, 257 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 4: Lamar and Eric Costa together. 258 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,679 Speaker 2: So it was just like it shows. 259 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:45,199 Speaker 3: Look. 260 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 4: Just the last point on Lamar is, like Eric has 261 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 4: talked before about when you have a star player at 262 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:54,239 Speaker 4: a quarterback, a franchise quarterback, how they there's a partnership 263 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 4: that exists there, and like it's not like the Ravens 264 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 4: just signed Jaiyir Alexander solely because Lamar Jackson. 265 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:03,439 Speaker 1: It wasn't like they just called. The first phone call 266 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 1: probably occurred before Lamar jack I. 267 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 2: Guess Lamar wants and we'll do that. 268 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 4: Like it's not it's not that cut and dry here, 269 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,439 Speaker 4: but but like him bouncing for him certainly carries weight. 270 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: Well, I mean, it makes me wonder whether Lamar knew 271 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 1: that this was in the works, that he was maybe 272 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: coming coming into the building potentially for a visit and 273 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:22,560 Speaker 1: say come on. 274 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 3: Go get him, go get him. 275 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 4: I mean, when you go back and watch the clip 276 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 4: of Lamar saying that, like he almost winks at the 277 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 4: at the at the camera like he's he knew something 278 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 4: was going on, seeming like he had an inclination that 279 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 4: something was in the worst. 280 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 3: Yeah. 281 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 4: So yeah, I just think that we always talk like 282 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 4: it's it'll be the first forty eight hours of free 283 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 4: agency and it'll be. 284 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 2: Like, what's going on? Why you haven't you signed anybody? 285 00:12:48,520 --> 00:12:50,319 Speaker 2: And you know, do something? 286 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 4: Memes and all that stuff and like and the Ravens 287 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 4: and Eric have a great, great history of like playing 288 00:12:57,520 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 4: the market in the game really well, being patient, strike 289 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 4: at the right time and also keeping like some cap 290 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 4: space available for when a guy like Jaya Alexander hits 291 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 4: the market, you can go and make a move and 292 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 4: that could be a free agent acquisition, that could be 293 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:15,679 Speaker 4: a trade. We've seen them do that to great success 294 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 4: ro qwand Smith a few years ago. Like, they have 295 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 4: made these types of moves later in the process and 296 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 4: had a lot of success with it. Jadevion Clowney another 297 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 4: like move late in the process where they've had a 298 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 4: lot of success. So I put Alexander just as another 299 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 4: guy in that category. And I just think the Ravens 300 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 4: front office is such a good job of being patient, 301 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:41,200 Speaker 4: being like thoughtful, and then they don't always pay huge 302 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 4: market money on the first forty eight hours of free agency, 303 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 4: but like they have a prudent approach and they often 304 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 4: end up getting many times even better players at a 305 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:51,960 Speaker 4: better price. 306 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 1: So Jay Alexander four million according to reports. Okay, let 307 00:13:57,640 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: me read some of the other cornerbacks that signed deals 308 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: this offseason. Paulson Adebo signed with the Giants average of 309 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 1: eighteen million dollars per year. Carlton Davis eighteen million dollars 310 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:08,679 Speaker 1: with the Patriots. 311 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:09,439 Speaker 3: These are averages. 312 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: Sharvarius Ward eighteen million dollars with the Colts, Bira Murphy 313 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 1: eighteen million dollars of the Vikings, Nate Hobbs twelve with 314 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: the Packers, DJ Reid sixteen with the Lions, Brandon Stevens twelve, 315 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 1: Jordan Lewis ten. 316 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 3: I mean I can keep going. 317 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, and like Darius slay a one year ten 318 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: with the Stealers. 319 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean good corner. 320 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 4: But yeah, there's yeah again and part of it again, 321 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 4: the health is the big question, and so that's the unknown. 322 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 4: But it's you could make that case for a lot 323 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 4: of players. Your health is never guaranteed for anybody, and 324 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 4: so that's the question. And that's why he was available. 325 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 4: That's why it comes at a discount. But you take that, 326 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 4: you take that perceived risk for the payout of a 327 00:14:56,720 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 4: guy being a Pro Bowl corner like that is. That's 328 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 4: a move and a bet the Ravens have made many 329 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 4: times before. 330 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: And Javian Clowney was the same best he can't he 331 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 1: came tons of injuries to us, he ever gonna really 332 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: put it all together, and and he's guy's always injured 333 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: and he played i think all seventeen. Yeah, and best 334 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: season of his career, he had a great season and 335 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 1: then hit the market and got paid paid. 336 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 3: The same thing could happen here. 337 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, totally agree. 338 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 4: So I think obviously we're very much on board with 339 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 4: this move, and I think that it's gonna put this 340 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 4: I think, like just a conclusion on Alexander, Like, I 341 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 4: just think that this puts the Ravens in a position 342 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 4: where this defense and really the team overall has like 343 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 4: no holes. They have like no holes going into training camp, 344 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 4: and that's not the case for most teams in the NFL. 345 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 4: Of course, you have a couple of questions here and there, 346 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 4: but like from a big picture roster composition standpoint, there's 347 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 4: no glaring holes in need on this team. 348 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: I don't think cornerback was a hole even before they 349 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 1: signed h year, but I do think you know, you 350 00:15:56,360 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: had Cheeto, who has his own injury history, and then 351 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: on top of that, the guys behind him Jayleen Armor 352 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 1: Davis injury history. 353 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 3: TJ. 354 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 1: Tampa missed most of his rookie season due to injuries. 355 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 1: So if you did have injuries at that position, including 356 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: with Cha, you could get into a dicey situation. So 357 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 1: this adds even more depth and top flight talent to 358 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 1: that group. 359 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 4: So the Ravens are in a really good position and 360 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 4: that's exciting. So we're gonna take a quick break. When 361 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 4: we come back, we'll share our thoughts from the final 362 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 4: day of mandatory mini camp as the Ravens head off 363 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 4: to summer break. You're listening to the Lounge podcast. We 364 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 4: are coming to you from the Sea Geek Studio. 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Signed his contract, you know, 373 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 4: about an hour before the team got out there on 374 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 4: the practice field. 375 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 2: But so he was watching. 376 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: He was watching practice, heat it up with everybody, Kyle Hamilton, 377 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 1: even Steve Bashatti. Yeah, he's chatting up with him all 378 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 1: the all the corners of course. Yeah, I mean he 379 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:05,920 Speaker 1: stayed like the whole practice, which that was pretty cool. 380 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, But I will say so we're talking about Jaire 381 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 4: and all that all the secondary though, even without him 382 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 4: on the field, had a pretty good day. 383 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, exactly. You know those corners are like, yeah, we 384 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:17,679 Speaker 3: would have been high. Yeah. 385 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: And that's honestly been kind of the theme to Mini 386 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: camp is the secondary has gotten his hands on a 387 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 1: lot of passes, which is particularly noteworthy considering during OTA's 388 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 1: In mini camp, you're not really challenging the ball the 389 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 1: way you normally would, and you kind of back off 390 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:36,919 Speaker 1: the last second unless you really feel like, yeah, I 391 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 1: got this, I'm making a play on the ball and 392 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 1: not on the player, right, And multiple interceptions. TJ Tampa 393 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 1: got a pick for the second straight practice. Both Mini 394 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 1: camp practice he got an interception. Nate Wiggins picked off 395 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson and and could have had a pick six potentially. 396 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 2: I think that was six, pick six right, pick. 397 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: Six right there, So really good plays by both of 398 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 1: those guys, and so it just I think the secondary 399 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 1: kind of showed up during Mini camp and and really 400 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 1: it goes to what Marlon Humphrey said after practice, which 401 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: is that is the focus for the defense this year. 402 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 1: It's kind of, you know, coming off the loss to 403 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:19,639 Speaker 1: Buffalo in the playoffs and and really digging into how 404 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: How could that have happened? 405 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 3: It seemed like we were so destined to go to 406 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:23,320 Speaker 3: the Super Bowl. 407 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 1: We had such a great team, we were doing everything right. 408 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 1: How did that happen? Boiled down to the turnovers. The 409 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 1: Bills got three of them, The Bill's defense got three, 410 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:35,960 Speaker 1: the Ravens defense got zero, and conversely, the Ravens offense 411 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:36,639 Speaker 1: committed three. 412 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:37,440 Speaker 3: Right, And so. 413 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:41,880 Speaker 1: That was Marlon Humphrey, you know, defensively, that's how Marlon 414 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: Humphrey looks at it. 415 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 3: It is like, we got to get turnovers. 416 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 2: He wasn't. Just to be clear, He's not like, well, 417 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 2: look the offense turned the ball. 418 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly, He's he put it on the defense. He says, 419 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 1: we got to get the turnovers, like buffaloed it. And 420 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 1: and so that has been something that he said. They've 421 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:00,439 Speaker 1: been really kind of banging that drum in the defensive 422 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:02,959 Speaker 1: meeting rooms. And hey, we even heard from Ny Wiggins, right, 423 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 1: I mean when he came on the lounge said ten takeaways, 424 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 1: that's the goal. So that's the way they're thinking. And 425 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:10,920 Speaker 1: we saw it on the practice field. 426 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, it was encouraging to see that another guy who 427 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:14,760 Speaker 4: actually got his hands on the ball with an interception 428 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 4: was bo Braid and still seven and he's another guy. 429 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:20,919 Speaker 4: Him and Sanoozy Kane. I thought I had you, Like 430 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 4: we talked at the start of these offseason practices like, hey, 431 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:26,479 Speaker 4: this is big opportunity for both beau Braid and Sanoosy Kane. 432 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:28,920 Speaker 4: I thought both of them had big, some nice moments, 433 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:30,680 Speaker 4: but Brad missed a little bit of time it was 434 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 4: an ankle injury. But overall I thought that both of 435 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 4: those guys showed some encouraging signs during these offseason practices. 436 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that when we were talking about holes 437 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: on the roster, you know, before the break, that would 438 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 1: have been the spot with our areas going down with 439 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:48,680 Speaker 1: the achilles, it was kind of like, I think a 440 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 1: lot of people assume the Ravens are going to go 441 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:53,399 Speaker 1: out and get a veteran safety, but first the Ravens 442 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 1: wanted to, I think, get a better evaluation and a 443 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 1: longer look at Sanoozy Kane and Beau Braid with the 444 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:02,440 Speaker 1: first team defense and getting those reps and. 445 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:04,159 Speaker 3: Both guys played well. 446 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:06,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm not gonna sit here and rule out the 447 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:08,880 Speaker 1: possibility that the Ravens could still sign a veteran safety, 448 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 1: but I think that those guys showed up what made 449 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:14,439 Speaker 1: a good case that it's not necessary. 450 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, and as we said, like you look at the 451 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 4: secondary as a whole, there's versatility with the addition of Alexandrew. 452 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:24,399 Speaker 4: So I like what I saw from those guys. They 453 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:26,840 Speaker 4: got a lot of run time in these off season practices. 454 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 4: And for bo Braid, like that was what he did 455 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 4: last year that earned him a spot on this team. Like, 456 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:33,639 Speaker 4: he made plays and it was good to see him. 457 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 4: It was pretty nice, like running back. It was not 458 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:37,919 Speaker 4: a gimmey interception that he came up with during that 459 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 4: seven on seven drill, So nice to see him come 460 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:44,920 Speaker 4: up with that. And then another guy that'll point to 461 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 4: this is on the offensive side of the ball. I think, 462 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:49,439 Speaker 4: just like showed up many times for me during these 463 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 4: off season practices was Tess Walker. Yep, Like I just thought, 464 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,440 Speaker 4: I think he just continues to make plays and I'm 465 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:57,880 Speaker 4: looking on like how does he find his way onto 466 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 4: the field, And it really crap outed receiver group with 467 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:04,400 Speaker 4: Zay Flowers or Sean Baman and DeAndre Hopkins in front 468 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:05,880 Speaker 4: of him, I don't know. 469 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 3: Exactly, plus the tight ends, Plus there's. 470 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 4: There's one ball to go around and it's hard to 471 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:12,959 Speaker 4: see him really having a big role, but I do 472 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:14,639 Speaker 4: think he made a number of plays and today he 473 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 4: had a nice big catch down the sidelines and John 474 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:19,680 Speaker 4: Harball said he actually talked to the team afterwards because 475 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 4: tomorrow's birthday. So I just think that, yeah, it's it was. 476 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 4: It was nice to see him make some of those plays. Again, 477 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 4: hard to see what that role looks like, but I 478 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 4: think he's taking a nice step in year two. 479 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 3: Well. 480 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 1: To me, it's it's kind of a role that we 481 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 1: envisioned when the Ravens first drafted him, and it's kind 482 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 1: of a big slot, speed, speed driven, big slot is 483 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 1: what I could see him coming into and maybe getting 484 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:47,720 Speaker 1: some snaps, right. I mean, you have the addition of Hopkins. 485 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 1: He's really your contested catch outside of numbers and and 486 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 1: short stuff, uh you know, move the chains kind of 487 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 1: ball winner, contested catch, ball winner. But Devantees I think 488 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 1: adds a different element. I mean, it's just not to 489 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,120 Speaker 1: say that DeAndre isn't moving well, because he is, but 490 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 1: Devantas has another gear and it is evident watching mini 491 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: camp practice today. Throughout really throughout Ota is a mini camp, 492 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 1: but a couple of plays today really stood out to me. 493 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:16,879 Speaker 1: One was a shallow crosser that he ran across the 494 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 1: field and when he got that caught that ball and 495 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 1: turned up a gear. I mean, it was like whoa, 496 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, there's not a lot of players 497 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:28,119 Speaker 1: that you watch. We've been we've been watching football for 498 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:31,959 Speaker 1: a little while now, and you notice when somebody has 499 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 1: a different different gear. Keith Mitchell, same way you watch 500 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,960 Speaker 1: him and you're just like wooh, tedz Walker has that 501 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: kind of speed. And to see him get that ball 502 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 1: and then just like take off up the sideline, it 503 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: was impressive to me. And then he made a deep, 504 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:50,479 Speaker 1: really great grab, contested catch. It was close, tightly covered 505 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:53,719 Speaker 1: down the sideline for a really long gain on a bomb. 506 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: And so I talked to Devantees after practice and to 507 00:22:58,080 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 1: kind of answer your question you, I. 508 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 3: Was like, how old do you get the ball? 509 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:03,399 Speaker 1: Man? You know, you got a lot of guys and 510 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 1: he's just kind of I can't worry about that, you know, 511 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:09,200 Speaker 1: I just have these these guys who are great role 512 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:10,960 Speaker 1: models in front of me. I'm learning so much from 513 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 1: watching your shot Batman, from watching Zay Flowers and DeAndre 514 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:16,640 Speaker 1: Hopkins that like, hey, man, if one of them can't 515 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 1: suit up some game. 516 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:19,439 Speaker 3: They got to be able to have confidence in me. 517 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 1: Then I'm gonna go out there and make plays, right, 518 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:25,439 Speaker 1: And I think that's the healthy approach. And he just 519 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: feels like he's so much more confident. He just knows 520 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 1: the offense and he's not thinking through all of his 521 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: routes and where do I get lined up? And now 522 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:36,200 Speaker 1: he feels like he can actually play mentally as fast 523 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 1: as he is physically fast. 524 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, as I mentioned this, we had a chance to 525 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:44,320 Speaker 4: talk to Kyle Hamilton after practice and he made the 526 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 4: point and when I talk about the roster just being 527 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 4: so kind of solid, he said he actually kind of 528 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:52,679 Speaker 4: had a conversation with Hardball about that during practice and 529 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:54,880 Speaker 4: made the point that, like you can see the trajectory 530 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:56,639 Speaker 4: that we're on as a defense. He didn't want to 531 00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 4: go too far or make too many like big claims, 532 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 4: but like he basically said, out I was talking to 533 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 4: Horrible at practice and like we're in good shape and 534 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 4: this defense has the chance to be really good. The team, 535 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 4: of course, has a chance to be really good. But 536 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:13,119 Speaker 4: I think that there really is like for the veteran 537 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:15,240 Speaker 4: players on this team who have been here the last 538 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 4: few years, there is a real sense and belief that 539 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 4: like the Ravens have it all. They've got all the 540 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:25,399 Speaker 4: pieces here in place. Now it's a long road between 541 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:27,919 Speaker 4: now and the end of the season, but like all 542 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 4: of the ingredients are there and now it's about putting 543 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:33,719 Speaker 4: it all together and they're working on that. 544 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 1: We said that this team was loaded before they signed 545 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:42,160 Speaker 1: Jaiya Alexander, so it's even more loaded. I completely agree. 546 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:44,480 Speaker 1: I just want to couple couple of other notes for 547 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 1: me from practice. I thought that the rookie defensive lineman 548 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:51,359 Speaker 1: on nispebles flash for me a couple of times just 549 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:53,919 Speaker 1: getting in the backfield one. I mean, he was just 550 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:57,119 Speaker 1: that first step is pretty special that he has and 551 00:24:57,119 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 1: that's really why the Ravens drafted him to a large degree. 552 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:03,439 Speaker 1: He is quick off the snap. Saw one where he 553 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:04,959 Speaker 1: was immediately in the backfield and then he got his 554 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 1: hands on a ball later popped it up in the air, 555 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 1: almost turned around and got the interception. Yeah, so it's 556 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 1: it's kind of cool to see that. From the sixth round, 557 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: rookie dafe Away continues to look really good to me 558 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:16,399 Speaker 1: in the backfield, Like. 559 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 4: The same exact note that I said yesterday on the 560 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:20,399 Speaker 4: podcast with him where he chased down Lamar and. 561 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 3: Run it back. 562 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:23,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, now, Lamar kind of put a nice little spin 563 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 1: move on there. I don't know if the enough he 564 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: would have gotten him though. 565 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:28,880 Speaker 4: I don't know that'd be a debate between those two 566 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 4: guys whether he would have gotten it for the sack. 567 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:33,159 Speaker 1: Yeah, I bet I know where each one of them stands. 568 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 1: And Anthony Miller got to give him shout out a 569 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: pretty darn good grab between like two or three guys 570 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:40,240 Speaker 1: on the sideline. 571 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:42,439 Speaker 3: I think he was ruled out of bounds. But I 572 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 3: like Anthony Miller. There's just something about that dude. 573 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 2: Yeah. 574 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 3: Well, he veteran wide receiver. 575 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:46,919 Speaker 2: I like he had. 576 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 4: He carved out a role for himself last year and 577 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:50,679 Speaker 4: lasted on the practice squad and played snaps in the. 578 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 1: Playoffs, and I think it'd be tough for him. It's 579 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:54,640 Speaker 1: gonna be tough for him to make the fifty three. 580 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: When you look at the wide receiver breakdown we already 581 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 1: talked about. You know, Davontez is the fourth guy there. 582 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:03,080 Speaker 1: Re signed Tyler Wallace for a reason. He's gonna be 583 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:05,880 Speaker 1: on the fifty three. And then really they're talking about 584 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 1: Lejonte West or the rookie being the primary punt returner. 585 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:13,119 Speaker 1: So probably, you know, if Anthony Miller were gonna be 586 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:15,480 Speaker 1: on the fifty three, you have to beat Lejonte out 587 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 1: for a punt return job. Yeah, and that's why they 588 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:21,440 Speaker 1: drafted la Chante to a large screen. I've been impressed 589 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 1: with him too, so you know, we'll see. 590 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 4: He was on the practice squad last year that exactly 591 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 4: and then got caught up exactly, got caught up and 592 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:29,439 Speaker 4: played meaningful snaps. 593 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:31,440 Speaker 1: I think he's a good player, and Isaiah likely a 594 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 1: couple of good grabs. What's new there. So I just think, yeah, 595 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 1: this this team watching two practices in mini camp, Like, 596 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 1: I got the feeling to your point that, like, man, 597 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:48,399 Speaker 1: they know, they know that this could be a special season, 598 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:49,879 Speaker 1: and they're and they're building towards that. 599 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:52,919 Speaker 4: Yeah, which is very exciting. So it's a break for 600 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 4: the players. But I don't get the sense that many 601 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:56,120 Speaker 4: of them were taking much time off. I think these 602 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:56,920 Speaker 4: guys are going back. 603 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:59,680 Speaker 1: You know, Marlon Humphrey says he's just hanging out around 604 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 1: here looking for stuff to do. Yeah, we can count 605 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 1: on he and Broder crossing. 606 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, Yeah, they're gonna be here. 607 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:06,640 Speaker 4: They're gonna be here, but yeah, I think a lot 608 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 4: of these guys they may leave, but they're still working 609 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 4: and so it's gonna be uh, it's gonna be an 610 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,159 Speaker 4: exciting season and we can't wait for training camp. 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