1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: Welcome into the lounge presented by DraftKings. We have the 2 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: pleasure of sitting down with running back Kenyan Drake and 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,639 Speaker 1: Ken let's start here. So you have this great game 4 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: in New Orleans, and it seemed like that one was 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: really a special one for you. You know, you scored 6 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: two touchdowns, run for ninety three yards. And then in 7 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: the postgame locker room, we saw the video where Harves 8 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: is like, all right, who gets the game ball? Here? 9 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: We go? Got the wooden one here? Who gets the 10 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: game ball? You know, and everybody's like Katie, Katie, like, 11 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: can you just talk about how special that moment was 12 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: for you? Yeah? It was. It was very cool. Um 13 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: kind of like how I elaborated in the speech that 14 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: I kind of had to make, which was definitely impromptu, 15 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: expecting too, but it was kind of cool being um, 16 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: not necessarily the centerpiece of it because obviously a lot 17 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: of hands on date that kind of goes into my 18 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: personal success as I'm running back, but um, just kind 19 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: of embodying the raven solid football or during that game 20 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: and kind of how that fourth quarter kind of game 21 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: I had like eleven carries I think going to the 22 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: fourth quarter and ended up with like t plus, so 23 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: double my amounts, you know, as the game went on, 24 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: and I feel like that's what epitomizes me as a player, 25 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 1: That epitomizes his team as a as a you know, 26 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: as a team in general, just kind of finishing and 27 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: wearing down on you at the end of the game. 28 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: So it was pretty cool to kind of be a 29 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: part of that. What is it? What's the moment like 30 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: as a player coming to a new team where you're 31 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: in the locker room like that post game victory and 32 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: everyone's kind of shouting you out, like, yeah, I gotta 33 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 1: believe when you change teams, you gotta have to you 34 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: gotta learn players, you gotta make friends, you gotta like 35 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: go through all that stuff. And then to be the 36 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: person in the middle of that, Um, what did that 37 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: mean to you? Um? It was special moment. Uh, It's 38 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: funny this, I guess my second go round in terms 39 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: of uh out of nowhere kind of switching teams because 40 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: when I got traded from Miami to Arizona, I played 41 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: like three days later on Thursday night football and actually 42 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: had a pretty good game him, but you know, we 43 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: ended up losing. So really, you know, it's been a 44 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: suite in that situation, but kind of coming here and 45 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: you know, obviously it took me a few weeks to 46 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 1: kind of get used to the offense and uh, you know, 47 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: you see the style of play here, but to have 48 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: you know, be on that type of stage, you know, 49 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: help this team win, you know, in the fact that 50 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: we did, you know, which is hard nosed football, especially 51 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: with how throughout my career, you know, people may not 52 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 1: see me as that type of back in terms of 53 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: being able to get the tough yards, grinding out type 54 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: of situation, which you know, I want to continue to 55 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: prove throughout my career. But you know, I just it 56 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: was it was pretty cool and to be here, Um, 57 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 1: be a part of this team, you know, I feel 58 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: like it's one of the best teams I've been on 59 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: since I've been the league. So I'm excited about us 60 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 1: to continue to move forward. Yeah, it's interesting you mentioned 61 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: kind of the perception of you as a runner and 62 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: and what I feel like when you catch balls out 63 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: of the backfield as well as you do, you kind 64 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: of get labeled as that, well, he's kind of like 65 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: a pass catching maybe it's a third down guy or whatever. 66 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: And you've been you've shared a lot more than that. 67 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: You've run the ball for a lot over your career. 68 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: But it is interesting because you mentioned that, you know, 69 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: the Ravens physicality was part of the reason that you 70 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: wanted to sign here. Can you talk about what that 71 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: thought process was, Like, Yeah, I mean, it's definitely a 72 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: run first organization, you know what I mean. Like there 73 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: are teams that you know are in the league that 74 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: they have the mantra of being a past first team. 75 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,800 Speaker 1: You know, throughout the years, especially recently, this has been 76 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: a run first type of offense, you know what I mean. 77 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: So kind of coming here and being a part of 78 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: it and understanding that it's going to be a lot 79 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: of downhill you know, even like just the schematic way 80 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: of kind of how we do downhill may bounce, but 81 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: you kind of have a lot of ways to be 82 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: able to press a certain gap, get to another gap 83 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: kind of set up, you know, the outside bounce, cut 84 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: up the field type situation which I was able to exhibit. 85 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: And obviously with the help of the old line in 86 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: front of me, they've been doing a you know, a 87 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: great job, you know, a weekend a week out, so 88 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: obviously credits to them and everybody that kind of gets 89 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: that scheme together. But um, I just try to be 90 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: as versatile as possible. You know. I feel like my 91 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: game uh can morph with whatever the situation is, and 92 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: I want to continue to, you know, be that type 93 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: of guy that can be relied on in any type 94 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: of situation as this season goes on. Right, you also 95 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: deliver the quote of the week after the game in 96 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: New Orleans where you said, what was it, the human 97 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: will can only take so much? That was good? That 98 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: was that was the quote of the week. Uh, no 99 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,799 Speaker 1: doubt after that win. And it's interesting because I've always 100 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: kind of wondered, like you hear people talk about, well, 101 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: we wear them down in the second half, and sometimes 102 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: I'm like, is that true or is that just what 103 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: people say because you don't know really how to describe 104 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 1: that success. I'll tell you what against Tampa and then 105 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: against the World and it sure seemed like you guys 106 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: just wore them down in the second half. Can you 107 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:44,799 Speaker 1: talk a little bit about that, because it just seems 108 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: like that's what you're doing, Like you're having the success 109 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,359 Speaker 1: in the second half of games because like you're wearing 110 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: down defenses. Yeah, and you know, I keep wanting to 111 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: give credit to you know, everybody else around me because 112 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: you know, and obviously any running back in any situation 113 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: will do that in that sense. But like I feel 114 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: like we have the best front in football. And with 115 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,599 Speaker 1: that being said, we continue to get better as the 116 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 1: game goes on, and you win games in the second half, 117 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 1: you know, specifically in the fourth quarter, especially those for 118 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 1: minute drives. Now, personally, I would want to finish with 119 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: the ball in my hands, and I'm press sure everybody 120 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 1: on that offense will to finish the ball in our hands. 121 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 1: You know, we didn't get the job done against Tampa 122 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: last week. We also didn't or Monday night two weeks ago. 123 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:27,480 Speaker 1: I guess we didn't get the job done as well. 124 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: But obviously the dub is the most important thing. But 125 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,839 Speaker 1: just continuing to just pound the ball and even those 126 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: situations where they may know what is coming because it's 127 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: a very similar formation, very similar motion, But what can 128 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: you do about it? Exactly when you know everything gets 129 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: fit up right, you know, they try to go over 130 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: the top. I make you know, it may look like 131 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 1: a certain thing because of the Like I said, I'm 132 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: so I love the scheme here because it can hit 133 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: in so many different ways, but it's the same play. 134 00:05:57,720 --> 00:05:59,599 Speaker 1: So the defense almost can't be right in that situation. 135 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: They get frustrated and they try to kind of go 136 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: out their gaps and you know there's techniques and we 137 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,600 Speaker 1: just kind of you know, they can't be right. Right. Interesting, 138 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: I noticed that, you know, the jump cut that you 139 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: had in this past game against the Saints, that fancy 140 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: footwork is that's that's right there. That is that always 141 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: been there. You're adding some moves on the fly here. Um, 142 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: you know what's funny? Me coming off my ankle injury 143 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: and I've had another ankle injury when I was in college. Um, 144 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 1: I feel like I've always had that explosive I've always 145 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 1: had that jump cut ability and I wasn't able to 146 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:35,279 Speaker 1: kind of exhibit it as this years or this year 147 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: has kind of gone on because of I mean, I 148 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:41,679 Speaker 1: was just hurt like past this past December, so it 149 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 1: hasn't been a year yet. I'm still kind of trying to, 150 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: you know, honestly get my feet on me. Especially those 151 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 1: first few games. It was just kind of almost like 152 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:51,480 Speaker 1: many preseasons for me in a sense because I didn't 153 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: get that many reps when I was in Vegas to 154 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,799 Speaker 1: kind of get that word and tear or that rush. 155 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 1: I guess in a sense, so now that I'm in 156 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: this offense and not have you know, better ability or 157 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: better sense of where things are supposed to hit a 158 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 1: lot more patients when you know, I'm trying to not 159 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 1: make them feel like, oh, they can get to this 160 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 1: gap because they think I'm gonna go this where I'm 161 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: gonna go this way. It just gives me the ability to, 162 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: you know, be more myself. And honestly, when I made 163 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: that move, I jumped, I jumped outside kill fast forward 164 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: or rewind the very first play of the game, very 165 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: similar play. I bounced out wid and Tyron was able 166 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: to kind of time after was able to kind of 167 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: like fund of me and make the tackle. Same play 168 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 1: that play was. I jumped out a while, but the 169 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: tackle was in front of me, so I was able 170 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: to use his leverage, got back inside, and the linebacker 171 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: kind of went over the top. Two things. I was 172 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: going to go over the top, And once I put 173 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: my footing in the ground and then jumped back, I 174 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: was kind of like, oh, I made a miss, and 175 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: it was kind of like I felt like I was 176 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: really in the groove and that point, you know, and 177 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: a lot of players kind of getting that fit, that 178 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: that feeling where you're like, all right, I feel real 179 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: good and I feel like real free and you kind 180 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: of just start doing stuff and you know, when it works, 181 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: it works. And that's kind of I feel like the 182 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: measuring tape for a running back, right, it's like, well, 183 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 1: you know, do you get the yards that you're supposed 184 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: to get? And then the next level of being great 185 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: running back is do you get yards you're not supposed 186 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: to get? Do you make people miss, do you, you know, 187 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: break a tackle or whatnot? And do you feel like 188 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: now you're kind of getting to that point coming off 189 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 1: the ankle injury where it's like, all right, now I'm 190 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 1: at that level. Yeah. Just confidence. At the end of 191 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: the day, everybody in this league has ability. You wouldn't 192 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: be here if you didn't have the ability to separate 193 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: yourself in general, because every step it away you have 194 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: to continue to prove yourself. But then once you get 195 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: into this league and you see around the league, people 196 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: are just going bananas because they have just crazy confidence. 197 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: The coach has confidence in them to go in any 198 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 1: situation to get the ball. They may be touching the 199 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: ball early and often, and then that confidence and that 200 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: specific game continues to get better and then you know, 201 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: guys just beat themselves, you know what I mean. Right, 202 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: So you you kind of talked about this when you 203 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: first got here. You had to learn the offense, and 204 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: it was like it was a little slow going for 205 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 1: you when you first arrived. Can you talk about the 206 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: challenge of learning this offense, because it does seem like 207 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: it's a bit more complicated for running back than a 208 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: lot of other systems. You have to have the mesh 209 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: point down with the quarterback, there's a lot of motion 210 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:09,559 Speaker 1: before the snap. You know, there's guards pulling in every direction. 211 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 1: There's just a lot happening during the play, And like, 212 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:18,440 Speaker 1: what was that? Was it more challenging to learn that? 213 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:19,839 Speaker 1: And can you can just kind of share some insight 214 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:23,679 Speaker 1: on that process? Yeah, for sure, because really the first 215 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:26,320 Speaker 1: couple of games I had, you know a little bit 216 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 1: of success in the first game, like kind of as 217 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 1: the game went on, I got more touches. In the 218 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: second game just really didn't click at all, you know 219 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: what I mean against the Dolphins, Like for me personally, 220 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: just for whatever the case was, But those two weeks 221 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:39,559 Speaker 1: where I was inactive and I was kind of sitting 222 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,079 Speaker 1: back and I was working on my craft and practice 223 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:44,319 Speaker 1: even when I was getting Scout team reps. It kind 224 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: of gave me the ability that one continue to get 225 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 1: healthy first and foremost, and then to continue to just 226 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: build camadie with the officer line, no matter who it was, 227 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:57,719 Speaker 1: with how they were pulling or you know, how linebackers 228 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:00,440 Speaker 1: reacted to the way that I moved with sir plays 229 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: and things like that. And then once I kind of 230 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 1: got back in the game again and then that stuff 231 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 1: started to mesh, especially with like you said, the schematics 232 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: and you know, really knowing what to do in general 233 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 1: because I was just like I wouldn't. I wasn't moving 234 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:16,559 Speaker 1: with the confidence that I have now because I wasn't 235 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: sure about where I should hit this or what the 236 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: play call is to begin with general, because I was 237 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: only you know, the game for a week or here 238 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: for a month or so. So um as the year 239 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 1: continue to get going, I keep teaming to get more confidence, 240 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: to keep getting more confidence in me, and then you 241 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,679 Speaker 1: know that just you know, breef success. It's interesting to like, 242 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 1: you know, I think some players could get kind of salty. 243 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 1: You know, you're inactive for a couple of games. You're 244 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: like I signed here expected I'm gonna get you know, 245 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: all these touches and I'm inactive, Like what's what's going 246 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: on here? But you basically took the approach like, hold on, 247 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: let me figure out like this offense and how I 248 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: can really kind of like make myself fit into this 249 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: and then take it to the next level, which you 250 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 1: probably deserve a lot of credit for. Yeah, I mean, 251 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: you know, nobody cares, you know what I mean, like 252 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:05,199 Speaker 1: they like, you have to take responsibility for what you 253 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 1: do well, and once you don't do well and well one, 254 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: when you do something well, you give away the credit. 255 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:14,680 Speaker 1: And when you aren't doing well, you have to look 256 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: within yourself and be like, all right, what can I 257 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 1: do better? And that's what my mantra has been my 258 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:20,719 Speaker 1: whole career, even when I was you know, in high 259 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: school Obama like earlier, my career in general, when I 260 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 1: had success, it's always been about all right, self criticized, 261 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:31,319 Speaker 1: were not not overly criticized myself, but you know, looking 262 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 1: at what can I do better? And then when I 263 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: do something good, all right, of course, like you know, 264 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: continue to stay on top of that, but then also 265 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: be like, all right, what around me is helping me 266 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 1: get to that point because I don't never like to 267 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 1: bring the spotlight to myself because I can't do it 268 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 1: by myself, you know what I mean. So I'm just 269 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 1: I'm just really in a very confident and happy spot 270 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: and continue to put the work in from the classroom standpoint, 271 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 1: you know, we continue to put new plays in a weekend, 272 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:57,960 Speaker 1: a week out. It's a season within every week, especially 273 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,320 Speaker 1: in this league. So um just I had to can 274 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:03,199 Speaker 1: see to move forward. So you mentioned your your ankle injury. 275 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: You had a broken angle last December, and it's kind 276 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: of crazy that people don't, I think realize that, like 277 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: all of our running backs are going off of season 278 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: ending injuries. I mean, you j K. Guss and Justice. 279 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: I mean, how what kind of bond has that formed 280 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 1: in that room? Um one, we're already a tightening group. 281 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:28,079 Speaker 1: And then with that type of, um, I guess situation 282 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: where we can kind of relate to each other. From 283 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: that perspective, it just gives you a better idea of 284 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 1: how tough one this position is, you know, because um 285 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: you know, I'm just gonna kind of step back from 286 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:40,839 Speaker 1: the question a little bit and be like, I don't 287 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: feel like running back with enough credit in this league 288 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: with the things that we're asked to do. You know, 289 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 1: run the ball obviously is a back block as you 290 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: know a tight end or a long alignment would do. 291 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:50,959 Speaker 1: And then also be able to catch the ball and 292 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:54,319 Speaker 1: be a versatile playmaker at the back feel like a receiver. Um. So, 293 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: you know, I feel like, especially in this offense, I'm 294 00:12:57,760 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 1: excited about everybody that's in this room. We don't really 295 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: have an ego. People just want to kind of go 296 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 1: out there when our numbers called. We make plays, regardless 297 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: if it is in any facet of what I mentioned 298 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 1: or blocking, you know, for eight, because obviously he's an 299 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 1: ultimate playmaker in his offense. You know, forget about his 300 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 1: impact and how it also opens up the offense for 301 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 1: us as well. So, you know, we all just kind 302 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: of taking a stride. You know, understand that we all 303 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 1: going to have our good days and bad days, especially 304 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 1: coming off injury and having the um the workload that 305 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:30,559 Speaker 1: we sometimes do have a week in a week out. 306 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: You know, it was my game last week. You know, 307 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: Gus is coming back inside of him to continue to, 308 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: you know, build his season up, and j K is 309 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:39,959 Speaker 1: coming back inside about him being able to come back 310 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: and do it his thing, and we just got so 311 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 1: many weapons. Man, there's so there's been a lot of 312 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 1: like three headed monster running back groups in Baltimore, but 313 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,080 Speaker 1: I don't know if we've ever had a four headed unster. 314 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: And then you count in Lamar, like you said, that's 315 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: a five headed monster. So I did a little googling, right, 316 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 1: because we need to call it with a nickname for 317 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 1: this group, right, So I did some googling and I 318 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 1: came up with this Greek Roman mythology thing called a hydra, right, 319 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: I figured was going. So it has a bunch of 320 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 1: heads and when you chop off one of the heads, 321 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: two more grow back. All right, what do you think hydra? 322 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:16,079 Speaker 1: And that's and that's Tyler Baby in my day. So 323 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: I kind of think Hydra for this running back group 324 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 1: might stick. No, I like it, I mean, is it? 325 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: But at the same time, though, isn't hydra like the 326 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: bad guys that's in the Marvel movies? To okay, producer, Yes, well, 327 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: but bad in a good way? Like bad? You know 328 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 1: what I mean? If you just stick it straight to 329 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: I guess you know Greek mythology and like be like, hey, guys, 330 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: it's not you know the Marvel bad guys. What I 331 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 1: mean you can kind of you know that I like 332 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 1: it well that I don't know how I follow that 333 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 1: one up, but my best here, So you play it. Yeah, Alabama, 334 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 1: you win a national championship there. You had one of 335 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: the iconic plays in the National Championship game kickoff return 336 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: against Clempton sixteen. UM. And when you were at Alabama, 337 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 1: in that backfield there was t J. Yeldon, Eddie Lacy, 338 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry, Right, these were all guys who were there 339 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: at the same time. A lot of talent in that backfield. 340 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: But also like some of those guys, you know, when 341 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: you're playing with Derrick Henry, you gotta get overshadowed a 342 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: little bit because he wins Eyesman Trophy and and all that. 343 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 1: So you know, obviously you're a guy that wants to win. 344 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 1: But was there also a part of you that was like, 345 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: I want to show you know, my ability, um, And 346 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 1: what was it like being in that backfield? Um? Kind 347 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: of very similar to what we have here. And that 348 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: was and this is just kind of a one year 349 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: situation there was you know, four years of you know, 350 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:40,440 Speaker 1: people just continue to come in because we have both 351 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 1: Scarborough come in, uh my junior senior year Damian Harris, 352 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: who's obviously started doing this thing in New England. Um, 353 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 1: so we had a multitude of guys you know in 354 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: that backfield. What I mean, It's not it was never 355 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:56,960 Speaker 1: like it was always just Relow, you know. So um 356 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: with that being said, though I don't ain't really any 357 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 1: of us at that same time, how he goes well, 358 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 1: I know I didn't. I can only speak for myself, 359 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: but you know, as a group, those are still my guys. 360 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: I still talk to him on a daily basis, a 361 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 1: weekly basis, And it's just I don't know me specifically. 362 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 1: I know when my numbers called, I'm gonna make plays, 363 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: whether it was kick return like you mentioned um in 364 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: in a championship game, I don't know. I just I'm 365 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: I value myself as a playmaker. So regardless of if 366 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 1: after the ball in my hands, if I'm not on 367 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: the field, whatever the case may be, I'm gonna do 368 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: everything I can for when my numbers called, or whether 369 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 1: I'm in the game, like specifically to get the ball 370 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: or not, I'm gonna draw people away from you know, 371 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 1: everybody else. I'm just gonna be what I I'm gonna 372 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 1: be a football player. I'm gonna be me and that's 373 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: all I can be. And you know, that's when I 374 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 1: kind of brought my game to this point because full 375 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: circle moment, being Obama, being in that situation, Um, you know, 376 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 1: not getting a lot of carries prepared me for coming 377 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 1: into a league and not getting carries, you know, right on. 378 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 1: And then seventeen they traded J I E. And then 379 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 1: me and Williams in front of me got hurt. And 380 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:10,439 Speaker 1: then I led the league in Russian like the last 381 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: like month, like five hundred yards at that time. And 382 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:15,680 Speaker 1: then they bring Frank Gore in the next year and 383 00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:18,360 Speaker 1: I'm relegated back to it, like I want to say relegated. 384 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: I was brought back to a third down back situation. 385 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 1: So then that year I still had a thousand yards total, 386 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:26,360 Speaker 1: were like eight touched out of something. The next year, 387 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: I get traded to Arizona. Then I'm put into a 388 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 1: first and second down back situation with me and Chase 389 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 1: that exactly. So that's that's nineteen twenty one. Now I'm 390 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: back to you know, second string, third down back type 391 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:41,919 Speaker 1: of situation, catch the ball, the backfield behind Josh and 392 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 1: now here. I'm kind of like all three combined. Which 393 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:46,639 Speaker 1: that was weird because I mean the Raiders signed you 394 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 1: to it, like pretty pretty lucrative two year deal, you 395 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:51,359 Speaker 1: know what I mean, and then like to not make 396 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:54,400 Speaker 1: you the guy that was just kind of weird. I mean, 397 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:58,200 Speaker 1: you come off of was a thousand yards, right, we 398 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:00,400 Speaker 1: thought we have a thousand yards told I think restraight 399 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:04,159 Speaker 1: years from eighteen, nineteen and twenty, I mean just rushing 400 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,399 Speaker 1: you what was yards or something like that, and that's 401 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: still a sore spot on my side. I was, yeah, 402 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 1: but yeah, I just I mean every organization, every every 403 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:22,520 Speaker 1: regime has what they feel like is how they want 404 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: to move with a player. You know, they kind of 405 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 1: some team just see us as chess pieces that they 406 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 1: want to just fit into a certain scheme. And you know, 407 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:31,160 Speaker 1: you have a certain body types, so you can only 408 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 1: do this, and I can only control what I can control, 409 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 1: and that's what I've kind of lived through my entire 410 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: life in general. So you know, coming here and just 411 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 1: getting a fresh start. Obviously it didn't really go according 412 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: to plan off the jump, but I mean, what does 413 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:47,719 Speaker 1: you know, You just kind of, you know, take your lumps, 414 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: you grow, you learn from it, and then continue to 415 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 1: get better and put a smile on your face while 416 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 1: doing it. You know, right, Well, I remember when you 417 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: first came here. I had a conversation with you, and 418 00:18:57,280 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 1: it was I found it to be really interesting because 419 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: you said, you know, for the first time in your 420 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 1: football life, you kind of felt the rejection, you know, 421 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 1: after the Raiders released you a year into a two 422 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:10,120 Speaker 1: year deal. How did you deal with that and kind 423 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 1: of handle it the way that you have, Um, I 424 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: mean as naturally as possible, like, of course it's stung. UM. 425 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:19,639 Speaker 1: I actually kind of had idea that it was coming 426 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 1: because um, as ironic as it was, the last preseason 427 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 1: game I played there was against Miami, and they well, 428 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: they brought all the young guys that they were still 429 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 1: trying to evaluate, and they left all the guys that 430 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:34,880 Speaker 1: they felt like, you know, we're gonna make the team 431 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:37,119 Speaker 1: or whatever they wanted protecting the sense. So I was 432 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 1: still in evaluation mode. So you know, yes, seven running 433 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: back coming off injury in evaluation mode. That doesn't really boat. Well, 434 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 1: I've been around the league for a little bit I 435 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:47,360 Speaker 1: kind of understand that situation to right on the wall 436 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 1: in a sense. So I was definitely a little sad 437 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 1: because I bought a house out there. Um felt like, 438 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 1: you know, I had a good you know with the 439 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: team in general, like players, coaches or whatever. And you know, 440 00:19:57,160 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 1: they did me justice in terms of releasing me week 441 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:02,919 Speaker 1: early and allowing you know, teams to know that I 442 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: was on the radar instead of like you know, waiting 443 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 1: until the last preseason game exactly. I mean, so it's 444 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:12,360 Speaker 1: all respecting love regardless. But you know, I felt like 445 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 1: how I carry myself or off the field prepared me 446 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:19,120 Speaker 1: to be put in this situation to you know, feel 447 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:22,159 Speaker 1: rejection again by you know, being placed inactive for the 448 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 1: first time in my career for two games as well. 449 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 1: But you gotta taking a stride, man, It's a business 450 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 1: at end of the day. It's nothing personal. Um, I 451 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:31,639 Speaker 1: know what I have the capabilities of doing, helping a 452 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 1: team win, and you know I'm gonna continue to do 453 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 1: that through the rest of my career. The last one 454 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: for me, like it's you know, I think hearing about 455 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:40,919 Speaker 1: your mindset, Like I think that's one of the reasons 456 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 1: that you're having the success you are here, um to 457 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 1: be able to like when your numbers called, like you 458 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 1: were ready for that opportunity. Obviously, the running back group 459 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 1: is also getting stronger too. You know, Gus is gonna 460 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: come back and j K is hopefully gonna come back, 461 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 1: and it's just gonna be becoming even more. You know 462 00:20:55,960 --> 00:21:01,959 Speaker 1: it's gonna be coming back. Don't be saying hopefully. Yeah, 463 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:06,359 Speaker 1: but there's that five headed monster. Um, you know, like, 464 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:08,919 Speaker 1: what what are your expectations going to the rest of 465 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 1: the year, Like this is a running game that it 466 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: can be the best in the league, and um, you 467 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 1: guys have a really dominant group, Like what are your 468 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: expectations with this group? And as you see it playing out? 469 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 1: It's funny that you asked that question because we had 470 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:25,959 Speaker 1: a group bonding or team bonding, uh type of day 471 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 1: on Tuesday or Monday, and we played this game where 472 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: we had paper, um, like blank seas of paper and 473 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:38,400 Speaker 1: a little ping pong ball and it was probably like 474 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: twenty people in each group and the option of the 475 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 1: game was to make the ping pong ball while you 476 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:49,159 Speaker 1: have the piece of paper in everybody's individual hand, it 477 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: had to not stop rolling but also be in each 478 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,680 Speaker 1: person's hand and the person that the ball rode into 479 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:58,880 Speaker 1: they couldn't move, so as soon as it roll until 480 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 1: you can move, but then you could kind of like 481 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 1: funnel behind and allow the ball to eventually land into 482 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 1: the cup that was like twenty yards on the field. 483 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:10,479 Speaker 1: In a sense, the ball could not stop. And it 484 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 1: took us like fifteen minutes, like twenty minutes to kind 485 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 1: of figure out, like, you know, how to do what 486 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:16,639 Speaker 1: everybody had their you know, handing it. You know, all 487 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:19,679 Speaker 1: that suggested suggest that and the end of the day 488 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 1: we was able to get and was the first thing 489 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: to do it too, um you know, just to let 490 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:29,720 Speaker 1: you but it kind of, uh was a thing where 491 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: you see the goal, right, the end goal is there, 492 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:36,040 Speaker 1: you know, you put your goal down, this is what 493 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: you want to do. But you can't reach that end 494 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 1: goal without the process in between. And that's kind of 495 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:45,119 Speaker 1: what I like learned from that game was that you 496 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 1: can always put your end go down. Of course I 497 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: didn't go to win the Super Bowl, of course, you 498 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:51,119 Speaker 1: know what I mean. That's everybody's went and go. But 499 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 1: the process in between, the every day struggle wins, losses 500 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:58,240 Speaker 1: in between, that is what builds you up. To get 501 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:00,080 Speaker 1: to that moment. So that's what I'm gonna to you 502 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 1: to do, and that's what I know everybody, especially in 503 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:03,639 Speaker 1: our room, is going to see you to do. Is 504 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: developed that process. You know, enjoyed the ups and the downs, 505 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 1: whatever the case may be. But the end goal is 506 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: always gonna be the same. And that's what's gonna eventually 507 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 1: get us to the end goal is the things in 508 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,639 Speaker 1: between that process. It's awesome. That's pretty great. It's a 509 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: good note to end on right there, and you guys 510 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:20,400 Speaker 1: were the first team to do it, so I think 511 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 1: that bodes well for that Super Bowl exactly. Well, the 512 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:24,919 Speaker 1: last time I had a ping pong ball and cups 513 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:30,919 Speaker 1: in the game, I mean, we're playing beer game. Well, Kenyan, 514 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: thanks so much, man, This is a pleasure. All right, Well, 515 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 1: great stuff from Kenyan Drake. There's two things that we 516 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: didn't get to that I kind of wanted to. One 517 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:41,199 Speaker 1: being this little known fact that maybe you didn't even remember, 518 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 1: is that ineen Kenyan Drake, you remember that crazy play. 519 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 1: It was the Dolphins and the Patriots last play the game. 520 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:51,440 Speaker 1: The Dolphins were trailing and they had like two laterals 521 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 1: maybe three laterals, and they scored a sixties some yard 522 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 1: touchdown in the as time went down to beat the Patriots. 523 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:00,880 Speaker 1: Kenyan Drake was the guy that scored that right place, 524 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: right time. The Miami miracles. This Kenyan has got some 525 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:06,879 Speaker 1: miracles in him. You know, we had the High Miracle. 526 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:09,399 Speaker 1: He's got the Miami He's got miracles happening like that 527 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 1: down the road. I want a guy on my team 528 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 1: who has miracles. I want a miracle worker, yes, on 529 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:18,160 Speaker 1: my team. And the second thing is that Kenyan Drake 530 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:23,159 Speaker 1: and Drake the singer slash rapper our friends. Did you 531 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:25,879 Speaker 1: know that Drake and Drake? Are they actually friends on 532 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 1: social media? They are, so that's a yes. They follow 533 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 1: each other, yes, all right? And Drake doesn't just follow everybody, 534 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 1: He follows Kenyan Drake. All right, there we go. So 535 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 1: kind of cool. I heard there's a new album. He 536 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:41,679 Speaker 1: released a new album. What's it called? Do you know? 537 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:44,119 Speaker 1: I'm not sure what it's called. What's it called? Guys? 538 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 1: Her loss? So their loss for the for the Raiders, circle, 539 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:55,640 Speaker 1: circle circles their loss. The new Kenyan Drake album, well done, 540 00:24:55,800 --> 00:25:00,040 Speaker 1: dropping this ball, well done? So what did you to 541 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:02,120 Speaker 1: take away from the conversation with him? I thought, he's 542 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:05,199 Speaker 1: just got a great attitude, Like he's just um, you know, 543 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:08,119 Speaker 1: he's fit in really well here, you know, in in 544 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 1: what is a crowded offense, in a crowded running backs room, 545 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 1: you know, with all these guys who are hungry to 546 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:15,679 Speaker 1: come back and show what they've got, and like, you know, 547 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 1: he's kind of fit in and and he's playing really well. 548 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:21,480 Speaker 1: You know, I think he's averaging four point seven yards carry, 549 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:23,119 Speaker 1: which is like right up there with some of his 550 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:26,640 Speaker 1: career high years. And he's just playing good ball, you know. Yeah. 551 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:29,199 Speaker 1: The thing that that stands out to me and I 552 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:31,919 Speaker 1: was he shares some good perspective on it was just 553 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,240 Speaker 1: like it took him a little while to figure it out, 554 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:36,679 Speaker 1: like with his offense, just because there's so much happening 555 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 1: for a running back, and I feel like you don't 556 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:41,359 Speaker 1: often think about that, especially for a running back. You're 557 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 1: like all right, you know, just you know, hand off 558 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:46,240 Speaker 1: off and run in the end zone, and like, there's 559 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 1: just so much that goes on in this offense. And 560 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 1: I think that that's probably part of the reason that 561 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:54,439 Speaker 1: he was a little slow out of the gate. And 562 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 1: then also adding the fact that he was still working 563 00:25:56,560 --> 00:26:00,840 Speaker 1: his way back to full health, and like he is 564 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:02,640 Speaker 1: one of the players. And I think there's a bunch 565 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 1: of guys that are kind of in this this mold 566 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:07,640 Speaker 1: like and this team is as a whole ascending, Like 567 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:09,680 Speaker 1: Kenny Drake seems to me to be a guy that's 568 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 1: on the rise. Well, and so is Gus now Ronnie Stanley. 569 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:17,600 Speaker 1: Uh So, you know, you could go to a bunch 570 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:20,119 Speaker 1: of different guys on the line. And if j K 571 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 1: is kind of the back that he you know he 572 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 1: expects to be coming off of that second surgery now, 573 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 1: the kind of cleanup surgery like that makes a big difference. Right. 574 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:32,479 Speaker 1: So Yeah, this running game, I think is just only 575 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:36,359 Speaker 1: going to continue to be the the core of the 576 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:38,920 Speaker 1: Ravens offense. I mean, they've always been a run heavy team, 577 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:41,200 Speaker 1: but I think they're getting even more back to that 578 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 1: in light of the Bateman injury, in light of all 579 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: these running backs that they have, and how the offensive 580 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 1: line that they've built in the cohesion there. Like, I 581 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:50,640 Speaker 1: think this team down the stretch, we're going to see 582 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 1: them continue to run the ball a lot. And that 583 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 1: doesn't mean you get you abandoned the past, you can't 584 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 1: do that, but like that's gonna be the bread and 585 00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 1: butter of this offense. And what's really interest sing as 586 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 1: I just saw a video earlier today about how league 587 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 1: wide this is becoming the trend. Right, Like, I think 588 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 1: it's yards per completion or maybe it's yards per attempt 589 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 1: in the NFL is like the lowest that it's been 590 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:17,359 Speaker 1: in decades. Yards per carry is the highest in NFL 591 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 1: history league wide, right, So, like offenses are starting to 592 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 1: shift to be a more run heavy, run focused approach, 593 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:28,920 Speaker 1: Whereas the Ravens have been doing this for years now, 594 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: like they were kind of ahead of the curve as 595 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 1: and defenses were more of these pass rushing defensive tackles, 596 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 1: not these big block eaters, space eater guys kind of. 597 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:41,720 Speaker 1: And so as defenses have evolved to defend the past game, 598 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:44,240 Speaker 1: now they're more susceptible to the running game. And I 599 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:46,399 Speaker 1: think that that's what we're seeing league wide with the 600 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 1: Ravens really with the most unique player in the NFL 601 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 1: and Lamar Jackson leading away are the kind of the 602 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:54,960 Speaker 1: poster boy for that. Well, it's kind of like, uh, 603 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,720 Speaker 1: you know, going back to when John Hardball said before 604 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 1: the season that the offensolution revolutionary, you know, and then 605 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:03,239 Speaker 1: some people kind of scoffed and you know, said, well, 606 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:05,760 Speaker 1: is there really gonna be a revolutionary You know, it 607 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,119 Speaker 1: kind of has been exactly and now the rest of 608 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 1: the league is trying to kind of catch up to 609 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:10,920 Speaker 1: that a little bit. They're like, you know what, the 610 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 1: Ravens might be onto something here, and now they don't 611 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:15,760 Speaker 1: all have running quarterbacks like Lamar Jackson, you know, guys 612 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 1: who can run the ball like that, but they're trying 613 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:20,399 Speaker 1: their own versions, you know, of kind of going a 614 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:22,639 Speaker 1: little bit more towards the run. It's it's interesting to 615 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 1: see that play out in Kennyan Drake is obviously a 616 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:26,640 Speaker 1: huge part of that. And in order to do that, 617 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 1: you need to have a good backfield and multiple guys. 618 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:33,120 Speaker 1: You know, there's not many teams, Um, there's a handful, 619 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 1: you know, the Giants are one of the few. Basically 620 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 1: like Kennedy with the Titans and say, all right, our 621 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:40,880 Speaker 1: guy is gonna get thirty carries exactly five carries like 622 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: most teams don't do that. And the Ravens have a 623 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:46,040 Speaker 1: whole full stable and the stables getting even healthier. Well 624 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:48,400 Speaker 1: think about where they be they where they were last year, 625 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:50,800 Speaker 1: right with they had all these running back injuries and 626 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 1: the guys that they had to bring in last year. 627 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 1: We're just you know, now, compare that to Kenyan Drake, right, 628 00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:58,880 Speaker 1: who's I think years old, different stage of his career, 629 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,680 Speaker 1: different amount of juice that's left. 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Visit Baltimore even 671 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:04,320 Speaker 1: dot com slash Campbell's to cast your vote today. So, 672 00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:06,440 Speaker 1: speaking of you want to you want to be van 673 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:12,840 Speaker 1: away here? Hey, this is the Camel's Chunky Old Bay 674 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:16,400 Speaker 1: season clam chowder. Okay, it looks great. Hold it up 675 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:19,280 Speaker 1: for the for the audience there. If you're watching the 676 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:21,560 Speaker 1: video version of the Lounge, you can see that Campbell chucky. 677 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 1: If you're not watching the video version, you can watch 678 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:26,040 Speaker 1: it on our app, our website, our YouTube channel. Um, 679 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 1: so you the modeling that we just did. Yeah, if 680 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:31,200 Speaker 1: you want to see the candap listening right now. You 681 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:33,040 Speaker 1: gotta see. You need to see the Canda soup. You 682 00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 1: can words, you can't describe it. So so during our 683 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:40,000 Speaker 1: bye week episode, we did a soup draft, so we 684 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 1: had a whole bunch of different soups. We teamed over 685 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:45,880 Speaker 1: their friends for Campbell's and the results are in and 686 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:50,120 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's a mix. No it's not. Okay, 687 00:31:50,200 --> 00:31:53,239 Speaker 1: it's a mix, but it's a one sided mix. It's 688 00:31:53,280 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 1: a mix. It's not a complete shut out, you know, 689 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: but it's shut out. But it's a blow up. It's 690 00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:02,960 Speaker 1: the jury is very much decided. All right, let's just 691 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 1: jump into it here. This one comes from Brian Slagel. 692 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:09,120 Speaker 1: He says, I think Mink did something pretty clever on 693 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:12,360 Speaker 1: the soup. Draft might not have known it. One secret 694 00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:17,360 Speaker 1: that Marylanders have but never vocalized, is that Maryland crab 695 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:21,560 Speaker 1: soup is awful. They throw that on menus just to 696 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:24,680 Speaker 1: see what suckers they can get to eat that awfulness. 697 00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:28,640 Speaker 1: Well played, Mink, well played, yep, So I you know what. 698 00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:32,240 Speaker 1: The other part about that is good summer soup. Okay, 699 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:35,960 Speaker 1: Marilyn crab sup Like you can eat it in the summer. Fine, 700 00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 1: you're eating crabs whatever. You wanna have a little app Fine, 701 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:41,480 Speaker 1: it works at but we the parameters that we set 702 00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 1: was a cold fall day and that is not a 703 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:49,800 Speaker 1: good day. Just another point to strengthen my case. Here. 704 00:32:49,840 --> 00:32:52,320 Speaker 1: Here's here's an email from Jeff Hewitt, who writes make 705 00:32:52,400 --> 00:33:00,640 Speaker 1: fumbles again. Okay, we got a million else? Good so 706 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:02,520 Speaker 1: we're not gonna read all of them. But a great 707 00:33:02,520 --> 00:33:04,880 Speaker 1: one from Jeff. He says, make fumbles again in the 708 00:33:04,920 --> 00:33:06,800 Speaker 1: soup draft? How do you make out the first pack? 709 00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 1: How do you not take a tried in true staple 710 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:13,160 Speaker 1: like true or like chicken noodle soup, because you to 711 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:17,080 Speaker 1: be incompetent and he really does not deserve to draft again, 712 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 1: it's time to bring in Cliff for real. I agree 713 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:24,240 Speaker 1: Jeff totally. Another point about the chicken noodle soup, right, 714 00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:26,520 Speaker 1: and somebody else pointed this out in support of you, 715 00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:28,520 Speaker 1: and they're just like they were like, oh, it's so 716 00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:32,480 Speaker 1: good when you're sick. Yeah, but that's not the parameters. 717 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 1: Once again, we went into this assuming full health. We 718 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:39,240 Speaker 1: never said full health chicken. We never said. We never 719 00:33:39,320 --> 00:33:41,959 Speaker 1: said that you were sick chicken noodle soup. Fine, it's 720 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:44,440 Speaker 1: good if you have a cold, but this was full health. 721 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:50,360 Speaker 1: We never we never, we never assumed full health. So 722 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:52,560 Speaker 1: that's where things kind of got off the rail. So 723 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:54,480 Speaker 1: I knew I should have. You have to get the 724 00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:57,560 Speaker 1: fine print with you, all right. This one comes from Chris. 725 00:33:57,680 --> 00:34:00,920 Speaker 1: George says, what was Garrett doing a full draft picks 726 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 1: from start to finish? Chicken noodle isn't bad, but never 727 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:08,360 Speaker 1: a first rounder vegetable chicken. That was a walk in 728 00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:11,520 Speaker 1: the park for Mink. Here's Carl Neff. Been listening to 729 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:12,960 Speaker 1: you both for a while, and I gotta say Garrett 730 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:16,319 Speaker 1: must have swallowed some crab shell because he choked on 731 00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:21,520 Speaker 1: his draft. Yep, yep, okay, just continues here, Carlton Farmer. 732 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:24,360 Speaker 1: I'm sorry to say, but Mink crushed you this time downing. 733 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:26,520 Speaker 1: All excuse so you can have is that you must 734 00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:29,720 Speaker 1: still be getting used to that new dad exhaustion. Congrats. 735 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:32,240 Speaker 1: By the way, Ryan finally want to want a draft. 736 00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:34,160 Speaker 1: I can't remember the last time he did. That's fair. 737 00:34:34,320 --> 00:34:37,040 Speaker 1: Jesse Niederberger. Wow, Garretts performance of the draft was almost 738 00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:40,359 Speaker 1: as bad as mink summer draft. Oh my, it just 739 00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:43,440 Speaker 1: keeps getting words. Now here we go, Nick, the closer 740 00:34:43,560 --> 00:34:46,120 Speaker 1: draft than than make realizes. And and here's the thing. 741 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:48,560 Speaker 1: You went heavy with the cream soups, heavy with the 742 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:52,799 Speaker 1: cream soups. But had Mink had a better roster and 743 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:56,839 Speaker 1: more talent. However, Garrett had a more balanced team with 744 00:34:56,920 --> 00:35:00,560 Speaker 1: more variety. Nick may have botched himself by pick picking 745 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:05,120 Speaker 1: four cream based soups. So yeah, but but, but this 746 00:35:05,239 --> 00:35:08,000 Speaker 1: is the next sentence. Still, I'm gonna give Mink the 747 00:35:08,080 --> 00:35:10,560 Speaker 1: dubs because clam chowder and Spinners super are such a 748 00:35:10,560 --> 00:35:12,799 Speaker 1: talented duo it's hard to argue with Yeah, you were 749 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:15,360 Speaker 1: gonna leave that far off. I knew you were. I 750 00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:18,400 Speaker 1: knew you were. Anyway, there's a lot more of just 751 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:22,560 Speaker 1: people saying so if you if you want to get 752 00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:24,480 Speaker 1: in your final thoughts on the soup draft, you can 753 00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:26,839 Speaker 1: email us to the the lounge at Ravens got NFL dot net, 754 00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:28,960 Speaker 1: shout out to our forens at Campbell's um and we 755 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:31,719 Speaker 1: are sending out some of the old Bay Flavor clam 756 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:36,160 Speaker 1: chowder to listeners who send it those sent in those emails. Um, 757 00:35:36,719 --> 00:35:40,399 Speaker 1: I'll concede this. I'll concede and just concede right now. 758 00:35:40,719 --> 00:35:43,400 Speaker 1: I will give you democratic. I will give you the 759 00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:47,040 Speaker 1: win in for the first time ever in a draft. 760 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:50,440 Speaker 1: This is your first ever victory in a draft. It's 761 00:35:50,480 --> 00:35:52,200 Speaker 1: not my first ever. It's my first and long time, 762 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:53,719 Speaker 1: but it's not my first ever. This is I'm not 763 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:56,360 Speaker 1: going that far. This is first ever. This is first ever. 764 00:35:56,640 --> 00:35:59,160 Speaker 1: This is I feel like I've had some other No, 765 00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:01,360 Speaker 1: you'd to quit before? Was this right? That wins. No, 766 00:36:01,640 --> 00:36:05,080 Speaker 1: you've had your drafting strategy has been a debacle. But 767 00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:09,040 Speaker 1: you know, and so as a winner, you have to 768 00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:11,520 Speaker 1: pop the top and start drinking your first overall pick. 769 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:17,320 Speaker 1: I love Campbell's, but I'm not willing to drink lukewarm soup. 770 00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:22,960 Speaker 1: All right, So, uh that puts a bowl on the 771 00:36:22,960 --> 00:36:25,320 Speaker 1: souper draft. Just give us our thoughts. We want to 772 00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:27,520 Speaker 1: give you our our thoughts on Sunday's game against Panthers. 773 00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:29,920 Speaker 1: Raising a big favorites. Baker Mayfield is gonna be the 774 00:36:29,960 --> 00:36:32,719 Speaker 1: quarterback for the Panthers. Obviously a guy the Ravens. No, well, 775 00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:35,120 Speaker 1: I mean, just at a fundamental level, this is a 776 00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:37,560 Speaker 1: game the ravenshould win. Ravens are heavy favorites in this 777 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:39,960 Speaker 1: came of coming off of bye. I think this is 778 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:43,120 Speaker 1: a game that you know, you see it every week 779 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:45,400 Speaker 1: in the NFL. You can't overlook anybody. You know, probably 780 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:48,200 Speaker 1: a lot of people watch Philly Washington on Monday night. Okay, Philly, 781 00:36:48,280 --> 00:36:49,680 Speaker 1: you know, the best team in the league, and the 782 00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:53,600 Speaker 1: Washington Poles off the opposite. You can't overlook anybody. But 783 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:56,040 Speaker 1: this is definitely a game that this will take care 784 00:36:56,040 --> 00:36:58,360 Speaker 1: of business game for the Ravens. Yeah, it absolutely should be. 785 00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:01,000 Speaker 1: I mean, the Panthers traded probably their best player and 786 00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:05,440 Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey. Um, now Donta Foreman has stepped up well 787 00:37:05,840 --> 00:37:08,680 Speaker 1: in their backfield, so you have to stop the run game. 788 00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:12,399 Speaker 1: But you know, Baker Mayfield is also gonna, I'm sure, 789 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:14,520 Speaker 1: come out. He's got a lot to prove, right, I mean, 790 00:37:14,560 --> 00:37:17,080 Speaker 1: he went down with an injury and kinda was not 791 00:37:17,080 --> 00:37:20,360 Speaker 1: playing that well before then. Uh, with his you know, 792 00:37:20,440 --> 00:37:23,279 Speaker 1: new team, he's got a lot to show. But yeah, 793 00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:25,160 Speaker 1: I mean, the the Ravens I think, are a much 794 00:37:25,160 --> 00:37:27,399 Speaker 1: more talented team at this point than the Panthers, who 795 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:30,080 Speaker 1: have already fired their head coach mid season. They're one 796 00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:32,400 Speaker 1: of the worst teams in the league so far, but 797 00:37:33,120 --> 00:37:35,160 Speaker 1: you just, yeah, like you said, you know, you can 798 00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:37,440 Speaker 1: get bit by anybody at any time, and the Ravens 799 00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:39,120 Speaker 1: have to make sure coming off of bye they could 800 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:42,319 Speaker 1: don't come out kind of flat and that they you know, 801 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:46,279 Speaker 1: bring the hammer, and so I expect them to once 802 00:37:46,320 --> 00:37:49,480 Speaker 1: again run the ball a lot. Hopefully Mark Andrews is back, 803 00:37:49,480 --> 00:37:52,080 Speaker 1: hopefully Gus Edwards is back. That will make a big difference. 804 00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:54,440 Speaker 1: And I think that this game really for the Ravens 805 00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:58,080 Speaker 1: should be a springboard into the final stretch of the season. 806 00:37:58,160 --> 00:38:00,720 Speaker 1: It's kind of like, alright, we're ryan three game winning streak, 807 00:38:00,719 --> 00:38:02,799 Speaker 1: head into the buy. Everybody's feeling great, everybody's talking about 808 00:38:03,080 --> 00:38:05,600 Speaker 1: you know, the Ravens have the easiest schedule remaining. They're 809 00:38:05,640 --> 00:38:08,040 Speaker 1: in great position, they're in first place, Nancy North. But 810 00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:10,280 Speaker 1: you know what, all that can go down the toilet 811 00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:11,840 Speaker 1: pretty fast if you don't come out and beat a 812 00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:14,680 Speaker 1: Panther's team at home after the bye. So you gotta 813 00:38:14,680 --> 00:38:17,800 Speaker 1: take care of business totally. So thanks so much for listening. 814 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:19,719 Speaker 1: As always, you can email us at the lounge at 815 00:38:19,840 --> 00:38:24,000 Speaker 1: Ravens dot NFL dot net. Get ready for the people 816 00:38:24,160 --> 00:38:29,319 Speaker 1: hated the jazzy big win. Hated it now now it's 817 00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:34,239 Speaker 1: proved to be a winner. It worked why we won, 818 00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:37,800 Speaker 1: but I think it should be retired to get ready 819 00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:47,439 Speaker 1: for the post by win over the Panthers. Let's get 820 00:38:47,480 --> 00:38:47,560 Speaker 1: it