1 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Past Podcast. 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 2: It is Tuesday, August eighth, and the Ravens continue their 3 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,239 Speaker 2: training camp practice today. After practice, we got to hear 4 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 2: from the running backs. Running back Gus Edwards, Melvin Gordon, 5 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 2: and Justice Hill all talk with the media, as well 6 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 2: as running backs coach Willie Taggert and head coach John Harball. 7 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: Let's kick it off with coach Hardball. 8 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 3: Good to see everybody. Appreciate everybody being here. Big night 9 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 3: last night. Glad you all made it out of there 10 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 3: without any damaged your houses. So big storm, but it 11 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 3: did cool things off, it seems like right, and we 12 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 3: had a good practice a little bit cooler. Appreciate the 13 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 3: effort of our guys. A lot of kids out here today. 14 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 3: We love that the kids are having fun. So what 15 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:44,599 Speaker 3: questions you have. 16 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 4: A new fout against the Eagles with a T shirt or. 17 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, right, right right, Well, yeah, I guess it 18 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 3: is it always is that, right, it's always you want 19 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 3: to we want to know. We got to talk about 20 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 3: one day at a time, one play at a time, 21 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 3: you know, So we'll go with that. 22 00:00:58,640 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 5: John. 23 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 6: We're gonna hear from Willy tagger today. Obviously he has 24 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 6: any family history, you know with the horrorball. What has 25 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 6: he brought to the definition to get in the running backsports? 26 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:08,479 Speaker 3: All right, Well, Willie, you know we go way back. 27 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 3: You know, he's he's he's a Harriball brother. We're Taggart brothers, 28 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 3: I guess. Uh. My dad and Willy are so close, 29 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 3: you know, from the time when WILLI is a quarterback, 30 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 3: through coaching and coaching with my dad. We'll coach with 31 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 3: my dad, coaching with Jim. Just such a such a 32 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 3: close relationship. My dad and Willie's dad are great friends. 33 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 3: We're great friends. So heavin Willi here is a big, 34 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 3: big advantage for us. He's a very established coach, you know, 35 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 3: great offensive coach, great head coach, groundbreaking head coach in 36 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 3: so many ways in college football. Now to be here 37 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 3: with our guys, I know, our players love him. He's 38 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 3: added so much to our staff. So uh, we're just 39 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 3: thrilled that we were able to bring him on board 40 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,199 Speaker 3: and his family and Tanisha and all the kids and stuff. 41 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 3: So uh, so we're rolling with Willie. 42 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 6: I quite a few plays Maine down the tail today. 43 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 6: Are you saying any knitting things that showed you that 44 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 6: these guys are getting more comfortable. 45 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 3: It's good to see the plays made downfield. We've been 46 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 3: close a lot of times, as you know, throughout throughout camp, 47 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 3: but they were completed and they were completed under heavily 48 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 3: contested coverage too, So you see guys tracking the ball, 49 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 3: running good angles on that route. We've got coaching points 50 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,519 Speaker 3: that they follow and thought they did a good job 51 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 3: with that. So you always want to see big plays. 52 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 6: I know what I know. We asked you every week, 53 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 6: Bob about to office a lot of people about the 54 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 6: frost of the running back room, the side of the build. 55 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 3: Right well, I feel really good about the running back 56 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:32,679 Speaker 3: room as far as how they're practicey. I think every 57 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 3: single guy is doing a really great job and stepping up. 58 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 3: I mean you can go right through every single guy 59 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 3: and they're all doing excellent out there. I love the 60 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 3: way they're playing, so that's been exciting. Of course JK. 61 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 3: That's in the balls in Jk's court. We have talked. 62 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 3: We talked again yesterday. We had a great conversation. You know, 63 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,519 Speaker 3: I do expect him back very soon, but I don't 64 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 3: have anything to say about it. It's all it's up 65 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 3: to JK. So hopefully that'll happen soon. 66 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 7: And this is looking very far ahead. 67 00:02:57,639 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 6: But is there an issue with like what he didn't 68 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 6: this what equity during this part of. 69 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 8: The season season words? 70 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I would want to talk about any 71 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 3: specific player in that sense, but generally speaking, of course, 72 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 3: you know, of course, generally speaking, you know, you want 73 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 3: it to be a great player. You know, you need 74 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 3: to put in the time and the effort and get 75 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 3: with the team and and just get right, you know, 76 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,799 Speaker 3: And he wants to do that in his case. And 77 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 3: that's why I kind of expect him back here pretty soon. 78 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 6: Find like wings around the preseason to talk about the 79 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 6: preseason win streak? You even know how many straight you wanted? 80 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 8: Of course? 81 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 3: Is it twenty three? Is all right? 82 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 4: Dad? 83 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 7: Is this something that you even bring up, like the 84 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 7: young guys, do you even bring this up? Is this 85 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 7: any kind of a talking point whatsoever? 86 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 3: Now, it's like it's like it's like a it's like, 87 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 3: you know, it's like it's like a no hitter, right, 88 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 3: it's like a hitting streak. It's unspoken, you know till 89 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 3: maybe after the game, you know, uh, but it's it's 90 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 3: something you know, it's funny because I feel it's I'm 91 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 3: in the biggest grand scheme of things. Okay, people have 92 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 3: their opinions. 93 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 4: And I get it. 94 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 3: But you know, different things are important to different people. 95 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 3: And I know that the guys who played in those games, 96 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 3: the guys that made the plays to win those games 97 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 3: in the fourth quarter, because most of those games were 98 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 3: won in the fourth quarter with guys making plays, right, 99 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 3: they'll remember it. It's important to them for the rest 100 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 3: of their life, and therefore it's important to me, you know. 101 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 3: So it's meaningful in that sense. And you know, but 102 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 3: we're playing a game. We have a lot of goals, 103 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 3: a lot of things that we're trying to accomplish. It's 104 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 3: not about that at all, not even about that per se. 105 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 3: It's about becoming better as a football team, evaluating our 106 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 3: players and each individual guy improving. So that's what we're 107 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 3: looking for. 108 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 6: You said, you said a couple of times that for 109 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 6: gells how to clean playing from if you have almost 110 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 6: hold them back sometimes rather than you know, because. 111 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 9: I don't know, I think some things out of here 112 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 9: every day, and he's not being kind to get better. 113 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 6: And better and things. 114 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 3: I mean, he's right on schedule, I know, not really, 115 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 3: I mean I feel like he's just kind of pushing 116 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 3: himself as he feels, and it's pretty much been almost 117 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 3: full steam ahead, you know. Uh, the last couple of 118 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 3: days has been his you know, most work and he's 119 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,479 Speaker 3: probably had his best days. So I think he's right 120 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 3: on schedule. And he's just a worker. He likes football, 121 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 3: he likes being around the guys, no different than the 122 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 3: other guys. He's into it, you know, and you appreciate 123 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 3: that I'm. 124 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: Beating off his bath. 125 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 10: Having the rampop and he's apology twit. You just reassuring 126 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 10: as I've been on planning the schedule that you set 127 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 10: for him, and also just reassured him. 128 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:32,040 Speaker 7: He is. 129 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 3: But yeah, I mean, you know, you go by what 130 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 3: you see for sure. Bill Parcell said it. You know, 131 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 3: he said, I don't go by what I remember. I 132 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 3: go by what I see. And I think that's a 133 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 3: good adage for a coach, uh in any sport, especially football. 134 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 3: And so you want to see it and guys are doing. 135 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 3: I see Melvin Gordon out there, he's working on his 136 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 3: own extra or here. He's been around, he's been around, 137 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 3: he's been at every practice, He's taken every single rep. 138 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 3: Having a heck of a camp. So there's a lot 139 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 3: of guys that you put in that category good for. 140 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 6: What you've seen from him, are you You know, it's 141 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 6: one thing to see him like for other team, but 142 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 6: now that you've seen him a couple of weeks now 143 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 6: in the practice field. 144 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:11,679 Speaker 4: Have been taken that h I agree. 145 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 3: I think he's looked really good and I've seen What's 146 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 3: interesting to me is I I feel like I've seen acceleration. 147 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 3: You know, his ability to change, to change speed through 148 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 3: the whole and accelerate, change the angle on a tackler. 149 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 3: We'll see in the games. But I, you know, obviously 150 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 3: he's a very talented player and he sure looks good 151 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 3: to me. 152 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 6: So I takes to ask me about party on the 153 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 6: scene done for the season when you're. 154 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 3: Putting somebody in that list that or it looks like it, 155 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 3: you know, with a toe it's a toe surgery. I 156 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 3: really I can't say exactly if it's a whole season 157 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 3: or not, but but it's a pretty definitive toe surgery. 158 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: Or thank you, thank you, that was hey, coach John Harball. 159 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 2: We also talked with running back coach Willie Taggert, who's 160 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 2: a new addition to the staff. This year. He talked 161 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,479 Speaker 2: about coming here to Baltimore and what his impressions are 162 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:57,679 Speaker 2: of this running back group. 163 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 10: H Hardball that he works for. That he's been like 164 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 10: working for John. 165 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 5: It's been like working for Jack Harball all over. You know, 166 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 5: it's the same way working for Jail. It was like 167 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 5: working for Jack Harball. 168 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 8: You know. 169 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 5: It's it's been great. You know, they all have different personalities. 170 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 5: They all are great coaches and go about doing things 171 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 5: their own way, and it's been it's been pretty cool 172 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 5: to watch John and how he go about running running 173 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 5: the organization, our team and our staff, and uh, it's 174 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 5: been good. Now I can say I work for all 175 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 5: three of them, and I can tell you all three 176 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 5: of them are different, but they're the same, you know. So, 177 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 5: uh it's been fun. 178 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 11: Billy, What are you saying. 179 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 6: From these years from running backs? 180 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 2: Right now? 181 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 6: I'll just Ja kas and out there in the chefs 182 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 6: on one the guys. 183 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 5: I've been really excited about all of the guys, you know, 184 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 5: starting back in the springtime and going through the new 185 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 5: offense and being really impressed on how how the guys 186 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 5: are taking the time to learn the offense, you know, 187 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 5: and they make my job easier when they come in 188 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 5: and know exactly what to do, you know, and then y' 189 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 5: all you have to coach him up on the little 190 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 5: details of things. But our guys are pros. They come 191 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 5: to work, to go to work every single day. Great 192 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,200 Speaker 5: group of young men and really excited. I mean I 193 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 5: get excited every day I get to go in that 194 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 5: meeting room because they bring it every day and they 195 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 5: want to get better. 196 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 6: Just's those guys, but they all should do in Simon, 197 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 6: what do you what do you like about. 198 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:31,119 Speaker 1: Justine? 199 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:33,319 Speaker 5: Just He's a guy to just do things right. You know, 200 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 5: he's gonna he's gonna be the first in the meeting, 201 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 5: the last leave. He's gonna know everything he's supposed to do, 202 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:41,839 Speaker 5: and the people around him what he's supposed to do, 203 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 5: and and he's gonna be there for the young guys 204 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:44,719 Speaker 5: to help them. 205 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 8: You know. 206 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:49,319 Speaker 5: Justin's been great. He's been a great pro, a great teammate. 207 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,679 Speaker 5: He's been great to coach. I really enjoy coaching him. 208 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 5: He's a guy you can put in. 209 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:55,199 Speaker 4: You gotta worry about him knowing what to do. He's 210 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:56,439 Speaker 4: gonna know exactly what he needs to do. 211 00:08:57,360 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 8: Really, he hasn't been putting. 212 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 4: View those out. 213 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 6: The relationship with the checks. 214 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 5: Well, I think it's important to develop relationship with all 215 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 5: the guys, you know, not just JK, but all of them. 216 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 4: Get to know them. 217 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 8: You know. 218 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 5: I haven't worked with those guys before, coaching them before. 219 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,199 Speaker 5: And I think that's a big part of coaching this 220 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 5: one is get to know them, get to know them 221 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 5: on a personal level, and and for them to get 222 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 5: to know me on a personal level. I think once 223 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 5: we do that, then it's easy for me to coach 224 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,079 Speaker 5: them and it's easier for them to be coached by me. 225 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 5: So that started way back when I got the job, 226 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 5: you know, and and start that relationship. And we've been 227 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 5: building that along the way. And Uh, like I said, 228 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 5: I I enjoy every single one of the guys, JK included. 229 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 5: And it's gonna be fun. 230 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 6: I'll tell you one. I just experience it, not intruding, uh, 231 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 6: not worried about class. 232 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 5: Sometimes I gotta check my phone to see if it 233 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 5: still works. 234 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:51,439 Speaker 8: You know. 235 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 5: I don't have to be checking out all the time anymore. 236 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 5: And I tell you that is different, you know, that 237 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 5: is it's the first time I coached in the NFL. 238 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 5: Been recruiting for so long, and really it is. It's 239 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 5: different not looking at your phone, not texting and doing 240 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 5: those things. I feel kind of like awkward a little bit, 241 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 5: but it's it's it's nice to be able to coach football, 242 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 5: you know, and and and that's what you're doing. You're 243 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 5: coaching ball and getting those guys ready to go, and 244 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 5: and to be a part of a great organization like 245 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 5: the raven has just made it that much better. 246 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:23,199 Speaker 6: We got to be get come up out for the 247 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 6: even drump to me foul. 248 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:30,839 Speaker 5: Or well again, I didn't know exactly what I was 249 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 5: going to do, you know, and then I had some opportunities, 250 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:37,439 Speaker 5: had some opportunities in college, and uh, then this opportunity 251 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:39,839 Speaker 5: came with the Ravens and having an opportunity to work 252 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 5: for John again it was hard hard for me to 253 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:46,559 Speaker 5: say no, you know, and and then being able to 254 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 5: come work with John, I just looked at it as 255 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 5: now I get I get an opportunity to be the 256 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:52,959 Speaker 5: assistant coach that I wanted for me. I can be 257 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 5: that for coach harball and it's great. 258 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 3: Man. 259 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 5: It's been thirteen years since I had my own room, 260 00:10:57,720 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 5: you know, and being able to coach ball and be 261 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 5: out there again so it's been fun being around there 262 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 5: doing those little things. 263 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 6: Again, well, good run back to Sleepers until a while. 264 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:10,599 Speaker 7: Let's kind of getting your sense from him, kind of 265 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 7: a work points deploy as station his career. 266 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 4: Well, I think it's a young man that's hungry. He's hungry, 267 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 4: he wanted help, you know. 268 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 5: And and what's been great, great addition that he's brought 269 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 5: some competition to that room, you know, but he's also 270 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:28,679 Speaker 5: brought him being a vet been here and been a pro, 271 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 5: and teaching the young guys how to do those things, 272 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 5: you know, and you can see it how you prepare, 273 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 5: how he studies, and again he's been great from that standpoint, 274 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 5: really helping the young guys out. And I had one 275 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 5: of the young guys come to me and like, Coach, 276 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:44,440 Speaker 5: I see what you mean now about how to study 277 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 5: and all. He spent some time with Mail, and Mail 278 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 5: was teaching them different ways of how to learn the offense. 279 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 5: And I thought that was I thought that was pretty 280 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,200 Speaker 5: cool because Coach Harbor always talked to our team about 281 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 5: their worth and it comes in a lot of different ways. 282 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 5: And for Mail to be able to do that to 283 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 5: a rookie and and for the rookie to be excited 284 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 5: about being coached up by a vet was pretty cool. 285 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 2: That was running backs coach Willy Taggart. We also had 286 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 2: a chance to talk with Gus Edwards. He is somebody 287 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 2: who's been a bell cow running back for this offense 288 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:16,559 Speaker 2: at times throughout his career, and he talked about his 289 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 2: mindset going into this season. 290 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 10: The first two questions of the new offens how are 291 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 10: you enjoying it? 292 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:22,959 Speaker 4: I love it. 293 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 9: We're shown a lot of fascists, got a lot to 294 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 9: work on, But I think it's it's it's it's work. 295 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:30,839 Speaker 9: I mean, he's finding a lot of ways to get 296 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 9: guys open, a lot of ways to spread the ball around, 297 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 9: and I'm excited to see how everything plans out. 298 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:39,599 Speaker 10: You want for big years spread apart, and you have 299 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 10: a great opportunity to getting lesser van field backs. 300 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:48,679 Speaker 9: And yeah, it's a great opportunity to see like some 301 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 9: lighter box in the past, like like you guys are aware, 302 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 9: we had to run through some tougher boxes. So great 303 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 9: opportunity to get our running backs in some space, and 304 00:12:57,880 --> 00:12:59,559 Speaker 9: I think we're gonna make the best out of it. 305 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 9: He feels, yeah, I feel great. I feel great. I've 306 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 9: been practicing every single day. Didn't have to pull back 307 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 9: now once and I'm just building off of that. 308 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 10: Yeah, as good as a fulk to be in that position, 309 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 10: knowing how hard you worked over the last couple of 310 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:15,560 Speaker 10: years to. 311 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 11: Get back to the sea. 312 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 9: It's a it's a blessing for real. I had a 313 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 9: lot of people around me that really helped me. Uh, 314 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 9: shout out to the Raven Organization for keeping me you 315 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 9: know what I mean around and just giving me all 316 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 9: the support that I need. And uh, it's been tough, 317 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 9: but I'm back and I'm happy and I'm excited to 318 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 9: see what his ear brings, that's honestly, but ill to talk. 319 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 6: About joy texts, what's shift discussion the whole station. 320 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 9: I mean, I see him every day. He's in there, 321 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 9: he's still working hard. 322 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:44,200 Speaker 5: Uh. 323 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 9: I know he's gonna be ready because that's the type 324 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 9: of guy he is. 325 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 6: So yeah, he as one of routes out there. 326 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 9: John Barball was bragging on your route running to the 327 00:13:55,960 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 9: other day, like, you're excited to bear so show others 328 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,959 Speaker 9: backs up of their game potentially your x ya. I'm 329 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:06,559 Speaker 9: ready to do whatever this often allows me to do, 330 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 9: you know, ready to make plays in different ways, and 331 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:13,559 Speaker 9: I feel like that's something I've always been able to 332 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 9: do and and and this often is gonna it's gonna 333 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 9: put me in that space to make those plays and 334 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 9: get get open and checkdowns and stuff. 335 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 6: Use last year, at this time of years, I don't 336 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 6: certainly thinking about branding be out, how long it take? 337 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 6: How you velop compared to truss? How you feel this 338 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 6: time of year? You heard the last year's just not happening, 339 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 6: that uncertaina oh it's night and day. 340 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 9: At this time last year, I was probably questioning myself like, man, 341 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 9: how how is it gonna play it out? And I 342 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 9: mean it might even gonna be back this year, you 343 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 9: know what I mean. But there was a lot of doubts. 344 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 9: And this year I'm just I'm I'm I feel great 345 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 9: in the position that I am right now, help flies 346 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 9: and and I'm just ready to uh do what I 347 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 9: can for my team. 348 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 6: Forgar success. 349 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 7: You know of flight off the bad once you started 350 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 7: tow and now boards are you needed to see what 351 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 7: you know? 352 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 2: Where you are now? 353 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 6: Now I'm being healthy hand. 354 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 9: And then doctor, yeah, I think it's year six. I 355 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 9: got a lot of experience under my belt and same 356 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 9: year six, it seems like, Wow, it's time flashing. But 357 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 9: I'm ready to have my best year. I'm ready to 358 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 9: put it all together. I feel like I'm in a 359 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 9: great position to do that. And and I'm I got 360 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 9: a chip on my shoulder, and I just want to 361 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 9: prove a lot of people wrong. 362 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 6: People you can't come back and be better. 363 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 9: I mean, I fought through a lot last year. 364 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 5: You know. 365 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 9: It was a lot of times when I had to 366 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 9: step back from the game, even during the season when 367 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 9: I when I just a little Nixon and stuff. So 368 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 9: this year, I feel like I just have so much 369 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 9: to prove. And maybe it's just a it's an inner 370 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 9: it's an inner thing. 371 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 6: But still so you're a scout in the wood of 372 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 6: Merton Good's best from hoping. 373 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 11: Since he's been. 374 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 9: He's been showing me a lot of flashes. He's catching 375 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 9: the ball out of the backfield. He comes to work 376 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 9: every single day. Uh this is yeah, Well I think 377 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 9: I might be wrong, but he's bringing a lot of 378 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 9: experience in the room, speaking up as a leader, and 379 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 9: it's been great having him in the room. 380 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 7: Just did you want to change your body at all? 381 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 6: After you after rewiset to put yourself in the best 382 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 6: of my bobs score. 383 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 8: And just kind of pack here where you were the core. 384 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 9: I'm just taking care of what I got to do 385 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 9: in the training room, and I'm still in there every day, 386 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 9: just making sure that everything is strong and everything is ready, 387 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 9: and I'm in a great position and I want to 388 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 9: keep building off of it. 389 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: That was Gus Edwards. 390 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 2: Also here is Justice Hill, who the Ravens re signed 391 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 2: this offseason. It could be an important piece of this 392 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 2: offense spring. 393 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 6: You're probably taking more rapids running back than anyone. How 394 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 6: do you think trying to get form through something. 395 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 11: It's been a fun count just being out here learning 396 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 11: new system, learning new system has been fun. 397 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 8: It's like going to a new team. 398 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 11: Man, it's been fun going out and just being able 399 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 11: to process things and just getting a whole bunch of 400 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:53,160 Speaker 11: Reds men. 401 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 8: It's been fun. 402 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 6: Hocus like talk back. That's got a replications for involving 403 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 6: in the backs. How much do you like that ass back? 404 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 9: Then? 405 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 6: When you see that a possible over and I say 406 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 6: that's getting better. 407 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:07,880 Speaker 5: Training? 408 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:11,080 Speaker 11: Yeah, I mean getting the ball ian hands as many 409 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 11: ways as possible is always ideal. And so it's been 410 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 11: funny coming out here with Monk and it's a different system, 411 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 11: being able to do things outside and getting some space. 412 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:23,680 Speaker 8: I mean that's a running back dream. So it's been fun. 413 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:32,359 Speaker 6: You talked about that idea of space, Sam, It's no 414 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:34,680 Speaker 6: secret for running back last couple years have been running 415 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:37,479 Speaker 6: off against really crowded box from boxing thing. 416 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 7: Just that idea. 417 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 6: You feel like that's something that maybe you can feature 418 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 6: your skill set a little more than maybe in the past. 419 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:43,639 Speaker 8: I mean definitely. 420 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 11: I mean at running back, you want to be able 421 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 11: to do it all. And so if it's a power game, 422 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 11: I want to be able to do that. But then 423 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 11: if coach wants us to be in space and do 424 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 11: things out there too, I want to be able to 425 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 11: do that. And so I'm just honing it in onto 426 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,440 Speaker 11: details every single day, trying to stack and get better. 427 00:17:57,960 --> 00:17:59,439 Speaker 8: I mean, there's a running back dream out here. 428 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 10: So because you're always being called a. 429 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 6: Lot of teeth growing a back and you don't seem. 430 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:06,360 Speaker 3: To be called out their life, you know, worry about. 431 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 11: How do you take that of put and they look 432 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 11: you know, opportunity always comes, and whenever it's my opportunity, 433 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:14,960 Speaker 11: I'm always be ready. 434 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 8: And so every single day, it doesn't matter who's in 435 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 8: front who's behind. 436 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 11: I just take it one day at a time, and 437 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 11: you know, whenever it's my time, my time will be 438 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 11: here to keep the job. 439 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 4: It's the long time. 440 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 6: How much interact with during this from your courts here, meetings, 441 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 6: and how much can you tell how much it's looking 442 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:32,479 Speaker 6: to get backed out the man. 443 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:34,119 Speaker 8: We're all excited to get JK. Bick out here and 444 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 8: it needs a playmaker. 445 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 11: And now, yeah, we talk every single day and whenever 446 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 11: things get ready for him, he'll be right back out here. 447 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 11: So until then minute, we're out here learning and having 448 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 11: fun every single day. We got a whole bunch of 449 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 11: guys in the room and it's fun to see everybody 450 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:50,399 Speaker 11: just kind of show what they can do. 451 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:53,200 Speaker 6: So that's I'm hoping you find people in your life 452 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:54,159 Speaker 6: asking you what's going on? 453 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:56,119 Speaker 3: You say that a the time you find when your 454 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 3: life asking what's going off that situation because you're practicing need. 455 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 8: To project da not really at all. I mean we're 456 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:02,880 Speaker 8: just coming in and work. 457 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 6: So getting your impression of Willie Taggers when you've been a. 458 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 11: Box it brings a good energy, uh, super super cool 459 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:14,160 Speaker 11: guy and as a as a running back and being 460 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 11: in a room, he always want that chemistry and so 461 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 11: he helps build that camaraderie with all of us, and 462 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:21,360 Speaker 11: so it's been fun. 463 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 8: Man. He's a good dude, a good coach, and excited 464 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 8: to play for him. 465 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 1: That was Justice Hill. 466 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:32,360 Speaker 2: And last year we had a chance to hear from 467 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 2: running back Melvin Gordon. This is a former Pro Bowl 468 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 2: running back who's been highly productive over the course of 469 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:43,159 Speaker 2: his career. He joined the Ravens during training camp, and 470 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:46,880 Speaker 2: he talked about his early impressions of life in Baltimore. 471 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:49,320 Speaker 6: Team and offense. 472 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 4: For everybody, how do you think you know camp is 473 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 4: gone for it's going good? I mean, you know, obviously 474 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:57,679 Speaker 4: the first couple of weeks, you know, I wasn't here 475 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:01,159 Speaker 4: for mini camping and OTAs and whatnot, and so, uh, 476 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 4: you know, I kind of got the playbook a little late. 477 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:05,440 Speaker 4: But it's coming along. I'm starting to feel a little 478 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:09,119 Speaker 4: more comfortable, starting to play a little faster. So you know, 479 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 4: he coach throwing some new stuff at us every day, 480 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 4: so uh, you know, he keeping us on our toes. 481 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 4: So you know, it's it's good for us though. But 482 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,200 Speaker 4: you know, right now I'm feeling good. Could be better 483 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:19,679 Speaker 4: to always. 484 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 6: Why didn't you think this was a good opportunity for it. 485 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 4: It's just a great organization, you know, and uh, you 486 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 4: know that's just kind of what I want, uh to 487 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:31,159 Speaker 4: be a part of. You know, I I got to 488 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:32,800 Speaker 4: go to Kansas City and I kind of seen what 489 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 4: a great organization was. You know, what comes with a 490 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 4: great organization, So you know, rings come with with with 491 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 4: good organizations. So you know, this this style of offense 492 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:46,440 Speaker 4: kind of fit what I do always have since I've 493 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 4: been at Wisconsin. You know, you only hear, you know, 494 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 4: great things about this organization around the league. So you know, 495 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 4: I just thought it was a great opportunity just coming 496 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 4: here and show what I could do. 497 00:20:57,080 --> 00:21:01,919 Speaker 10: Thinking your impressions of Todd Monkins offense so far, I. 498 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 4: Think it's good. 499 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 7: You know. 500 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 4: Uh you know, we really won't know until we go 501 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 4: out there. You know, we go out there and and 502 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:11,120 Speaker 4: and show what we can do, you know, this weekend 503 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 4: and and you know later on and so forth. But uh, 504 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:17,359 Speaker 4: you know, right now, just going up against our defense, Uh, 505 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 4: you know, I think we've been doing pretty good. We 506 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 4: got a really great defense, I feel like, and uh, 507 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,120 Speaker 4: you know, we we move the ball at times against them, 508 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:26,440 Speaker 4: and you know, we go back and forth Uh. So, 509 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 4: you know I think, uh, I think coach has done 510 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 4: a good job with we're putting plays together for us 511 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 4: and and putting guys in positions to win. 512 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:36,879 Speaker 10: Ultimately, it's the coach's decision of who plays and doesn't 513 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 10: the preseason. 514 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:39,359 Speaker 9: But if you had to what you. 515 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:43,480 Speaker 4: Want to be out there, it's it's the coach's called, man, 516 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 4: you know, it's you could look at it either way. 517 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 4: You know, I don't really know how you know, coach 518 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 4: coach do it here, but you know how every do 519 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 4: it will be ready for it. So that's that. 520 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:59,399 Speaker 7: When running backs obviously pick Moreton's probably than any other 521 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 7: position I've just seen dream fear. 522 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 6: I mean, how does your body feel? 523 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean I feel good. Man. I've always shared 524 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 4: the ball really, you know, since since high school. Really, 525 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 4: you know. In high school, I shared the ball with 526 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:16,440 Speaker 4: vont Jackson he went to Wisconsin. I shared it with 527 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:18,399 Speaker 4: money Ball, shared it with James White. I had that 528 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:22,360 Speaker 4: one year where I played by myself when I got 529 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 4: to you know, the Chargers. My first year, I shared 530 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 4: it with Danny Woodhead. Second year, I got to do 531 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 4: it by myself because everyone got hurt. Third year, Austin 532 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 4: Eckler had that for two years, and then I went 533 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,639 Speaker 4: over there Philip Lindsay and then after that Javonte for 534 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:41,200 Speaker 4: two years. So you know, I've been blessed and lucky 535 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:44,399 Speaker 4: to have a great running mate with me thus far, 536 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:46,440 Speaker 4: and it's kind of it's kind of helped me. I think. 537 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 4: I think it helped me out a lot. So my 538 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 4: body feels good. You know, I definitely don't feel twenty one, 539 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 4: but I still feel good for the most part. 540 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 6: Never with your impressions of Lamar being able to be out. 541 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 4: There with him, well I didn't really need to see, 542 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 4: you know anything Differently I witnessed at first hand and 543 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 4: being across from him when I was with the Chargers, 544 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 4: I was just like, this dude is the. 545 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 8: Dude is a freak. 546 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:12,879 Speaker 4: We had to bring in an extra dB as a 547 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:16,159 Speaker 4: linebacker to try to stop him for what he do. So, uh, 548 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 4: you know, obviously running the ball is what he do, 549 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:20,960 Speaker 4: but uh, he can make some great throws too, So uh, 550 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 4: you know, that's been cool to see up close. So 551 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 4: I'm excited to see what he do in this new offense. 552 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:30,399 Speaker 7: Smoking A lot of vetter, a lot of veteran running 553 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:33,159 Speaker 7: backs have just kind of hoisted out about how they 554 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 7: don't feel that the position is being as much respect 555 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 7: and maybe as financially as much respect as other positions. 556 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 7: How what's kind of your stance? 557 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 4: Now, we just got to go out and play. 558 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 7: You know. 559 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 4: At the end of the day, I think, you know, 560 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 4: the talking and and this and that is is not 561 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 4: gonna get anything done. I think we just have to shine, 562 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:55,399 Speaker 4: you know, in the brightest moments. You know, when we 563 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 4: get to the playoffs. You know, the backs that are 564 00:23:57,800 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 4: on that team got to take initiative to be like, 565 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:01,400 Speaker 4: you know what, I'm gonna take over, and I think 566 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:03,439 Speaker 4: that's when things will start changing. 567 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 8: You know. 568 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 4: At this point, it's tough. You know, it's the league 569 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 4: is changing, you know, and it sucks to say, uh, 570 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:13,959 Speaker 4: it's a passing league and uh, but you still need 571 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 4: a great run game. Let's not let's not let's not 572 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 4: get away from that. But you know, I think for 573 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 4: us to really get changed, because the CB I don't 574 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:23,960 Speaker 4: think changed for what another what four or five years 575 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 4: or something like that, So we kind of screwed. I 576 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:29,080 Speaker 4: feel like, uh, for the next couple of years. The 577 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 4: only thing we could do is just kind of stack 578 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:32,879 Speaker 4: it and just ball out. You know, we got some 579 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 4: great backs on on every team. I feel like that 580 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:38,639 Speaker 4: can that can do that. So you know, it's challenged 581 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:39,080 Speaker 4: out to us. 582 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 6: Obviously a story to hearing that that chick has off 583 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 6: the practicing. You've been around one time, You've seen a 584 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:47,560 Speaker 6: lot of different situations. What's your perspective? 585 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 4: Lowns, I really don't have one. You know, how he 586 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 4: feels towards what he has to do is on him. 587 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 4: You know, everybody's situation is different. You know, I dealt 588 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 4: with the same thing. I had a lot going on. 589 00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 4: I can't tell you what he's thinking, how he's going 590 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 4: about it, but you know I do know. Uh, you know, 591 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:05,200 Speaker 4: I know what type of player he is. I've watched 592 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 4: film on him. He's a great player. So when he 593 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:09,359 Speaker 4: come out, he's not gonna do nothing but help the 594 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 4: team and better us. And uh, you know, when he's 595 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 4: out here, it's gonna be open arms. We're gonna be 596 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 4: ready for him to to make plays and do what 597 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 4: he do. He's a playmaker. 598 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 8: What can you guys do as a room to not 599 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 8: let that become a distract? 600 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:21,920 Speaker 4: Oh, we just gotta go here and do what we 601 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:23,880 Speaker 4: gotta do. Man, You know, at the end of the day, 602 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 4: we just gotta go out here and help the team 603 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:27,920 Speaker 4: at the end of the day. That's that's what it's about, 604 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 4: you know. You know, like I said, when he comes back, 605 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:34,959 Speaker 4: you know, whenever that may be, we're gonna embrace them, 606 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:36,639 Speaker 4: the team embrace them. I think he got a lot 607 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:38,920 Speaker 4: of respect around the locker room, you know, me just 608 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:40,880 Speaker 4: being new to the locker room and seeing how guys 609 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 4: interact with him. You know, there's no there's no bitter 610 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:47,680 Speaker 4: feelings towards anything. I think the guys love him in 611 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 4: the locker room and he has a presence there, so 612 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 4: you know, we know what he what he can do, 613 00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 4: but we know what we need to do too, as 614 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 4: well as a running back room, and we're all looking 615 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 4: out for one another, and we're just gonna go out there. 616 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:01,440 Speaker 4: We put our best before. You know, we want to 617 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:04,159 Speaker 4: shine too, to. 618 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 8: See is that something to get done throughout her here 619 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:13,119 Speaker 8: or kind a kind of a richet? 620 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 4: Uh nah, I've been doing that my whole career, man. 621 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:20,159 Speaker 4: I just you know, I just want to stay on 622 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:22,399 Speaker 4: top of my game. I dropped the pass out here, 623 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 4: so I went and got on the drugs. I was 624 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:27,680 Speaker 4: a little pissed about that. But anything I feel like 625 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 4: I lack or something, or I feel like I need 626 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:31,680 Speaker 4: to get better at you know, that's what the extra 627 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 4: practice is for. At the end, they give us a 628 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:36,200 Speaker 4: little time to do a little something, so I've always 629 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 4: done it. I hate to be unprepared. So, like I said, 630 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 4: if anything I feel like I need to address that, 631 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 4: I felt like I lacked on in practice, I'll get 632 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 4: it after you. 633 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,440 Speaker 2: That was running back Melvin Gordon. You also heard from 634 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 2: Gus Edwards, Justice Hill, Willie Taggart, and John Harbaugh. Now, 635 00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:59,160 Speaker 2: if you want a chance to hear more about what's 636 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 2: happening training camp, check out the Lounge podcast. We do 637 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:06,480 Speaker 2: full in depth interviews with Raven's players as well as 638 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 2: give you our thoughts and breakdowns on everything we're seeing 639 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:09,639 Speaker 2: out there. 640 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 1: On the practice field. Make sure you're subscribed to both 641 00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: podcasts and lead a rating and a review. Thanks for listening. 642 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 1: To talk with you again tomorrow.