WEBVTT - John Harbaugh's Combine Press Conference

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome into Ravens Press Pass. It's NFL Combine week in Indianapolis,

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<v Speaker 1>and both John Harbaugh and Eric da Costa have now

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<v Speaker 1>met with the media. Now before we jump into coach Harbass,

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<v Speaker 1>presser Garrett Downing and Ryan Mink will be giving their

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<v Speaker 1>takeaways from these press conferences as well as what else

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<v Speaker 1>has been going on at the combine, So make sure

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<v Speaker 1>you check out the Ravens Lounge feed soon for that episode.

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<v Speaker 1>You can also find Eric da Costa's Combine press conference

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<v Speaker 1>in the Ravens Press Pass feed. So with that, here's

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<v Speaker 1>what John Harbaugh had to say at the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>three NFL Scouting Combine. All right, good to see everybody

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate you being here. Been a great combine. What question

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<v Speaker 1>do you have, Yeah, it's yeah. We've been texting back

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<v Speaker 1>and forth here and there over the last ever since

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<v Speaker 1>the season was over. So I feel like Lamar's doing

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<v Speaker 1>really well. It's it's uh, it's just what it is.

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<v Speaker 1>Part of the business, you know. It's what you expect

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<v Speaker 1>when you have a great quarterback, when you make a

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<v Speaker 1>great decision in the draft, you know, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>we I think Lamar has done a great job in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of developing as a quarterback and winning football games

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<v Speaker 1>and competing and doing all the things that he does.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like we've done a great job in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of bringing out the best in Lamar over the years

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<v Speaker 1>and UH, and it's just evident the way he plays,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. And so he's my quarterback, he's my guy.

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<v Speaker 1>I love him, and UH as a coach, I just

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking forward to seeing it get done. But it's

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<v Speaker 1>not easy, you know, It's never easy. It's the business

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<v Speaker 1>part of it. So um, but I'm really hopeful and excited,

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<v Speaker 1>fervently hopeful, and I can't wait for it to get done.

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<v Speaker 1>Not very much, you knows, as little as possible, for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, our plans are for Lamar. One of the

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<v Speaker 1>things we did and I think some of it was

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<v Speaker 1>written about. But when we we had all these UH

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<v Speaker 1>went through a process with the the offensive coordinator position.

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<v Speaker 1>We we interviewed fourteen candidates. We had twenty one different

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<v Speaker 1>different interviews. They were extensive interviews on zoom and in person,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course that comes up, you know, because we're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about how we're going to build an offense, and

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<v Speaker 1>all those interviews were based on Lamar being in the quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>Lamar's the quarterback. How we're going to build the offense.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's the direction that we're planning for per se

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<v Speaker 1>where Yeah, well, I mean that's not black and white,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean? What what is? What is

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<v Speaker 1>that mean exactly? I've heard different words about it. Lamar

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<v Speaker 1>and I had great conversation after the season about every

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<v Speaker 1>aspect of our offense. Lamar is, I mean, he's he's

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<v Speaker 1>he's Uh, it matters to him. You know. He wants

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<v Speaker 1>to be involved in the wide receivers, he wants to

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<v Speaker 1>be involved in the offensive line, he wants to be

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<v Speaker 1>involved in the scheme. Uh. He wants to put the

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<v Speaker 1>best he wants to be a part of the best

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<v Speaker 1>offense in football. There's no doubt about it. So we

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<v Speaker 1>talked extensively the week after the season that Wednesday or

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday or whenever it was, and after that it was

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<v Speaker 1>all by text back and forth. It's a fast moving process.

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<v Speaker 1>As you know, there's no way anyone person besides the

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<v Speaker 1>coach me doing the interviews. I'm the only one that

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<v Speaker 1>can be fully involved in every interview and do all

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<v Speaker 1>the interviews. You're not gonna have anybody involved with everything

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<v Speaker 1>and certainly not a player who's you know, preparing to

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<v Speaker 1>play football. But you do the best you can with that.

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<v Speaker 1>I did the best I could with that. I think

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<v Speaker 1>we all did. People like Anthony Weaver, who led the committee,

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<v Speaker 1>was amazing, and the whole process and everybody involved in

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<v Speaker 1>the organization, the candidates that were involved. I learned a

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<v Speaker 1>lot and I'm really confident in the outcome. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's been said, it's been written, wisdom is in the results,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm pretty fired up about the results of that search. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that's not something I'm gonna get too involved

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of what we do or how we do it.

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<v Speaker 1>But I will say this about Lamar Jackson. There's no

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<v Speaker 1>bigger better competitor in football than Lamar Jackson. Lamar is

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<v Speaker 1>a competitor, you know, and he's gonna want to he's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna want to be a part of the best offense

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<v Speaker 1>in football. And uh that's what I That's what I

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<v Speaker 1>know about him. And I'm just looking forward to getting

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<v Speaker 1>to work. Like, yeah, why he was injured, Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, everybody brings something to the table, and so

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<v Speaker 1>many of these guys, I mean, what I found out

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<v Speaker 1>Cliff is there's so many great coaches in football right now,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's kind of like get you fired up. As

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a I'm a I'm a career professional football coach,

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<v Speaker 1>and so that got me fired up. But Todd was

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<v Speaker 1>unique for us. I think nigue for Lamar, and he's

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<v Speaker 1>unique for our offense and where we're going to go

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<v Speaker 1>and kind of our style. He's not he wasn't kind

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<v Speaker 1>of locked into a system quite as much. He's been

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<v Speaker 1>in every kind of system. He's coached at every level.

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<v Speaker 1>He's run the ball, he's thrown the ball, he's protected

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<v Speaker 1>different ways. He's played with four, four and five wide receivers,

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<v Speaker 1>he's had running backs, he's played with tight ends. He's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of done everything. You know. He's played fast, he's

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<v Speaker 1>played out of the huddle. All those things I thought

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<v Speaker 1>were things that we're gonna want to do going forward.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, I'm excited about him. I just uh,

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<v Speaker 1>we've already started building the offense, you know, and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I can't wait to get back to work

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<v Speaker 1>after we get back from the combine. On that oh

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<v Speaker 1>way back when first impression of Lamar Jackson when we

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<v Speaker 1>drafted him, Um humble determined competitor. The first thing he

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<v Speaker 1>said was, you know, I'm bringing a super Bowl to Baltimore,

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<v Speaker 1>and and and I'm a believer, man, I believe that's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna happen. Kind of getting back to your question, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>that's you know, things things, Things are tough, man. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a tough league. You know, it's tough to win every game.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just talking to the guys. My good friends in Philly.

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<v Speaker 1>My good friends in Kansas City won the super Bowl,

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<v Speaker 1>right my good friends in Philly lost the Super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 1>Are my good friends in Philly. You'd think they didn't

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<v Speaker 1>win a game this year, right now. That's how they feel.

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<v Speaker 1>That's how it kind of works, and that's how we felt.

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<v Speaker 1>That's how we felt after our Cincinnati game, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>And but everybody does their best, nobody does more than Lamar.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I promise you it's your other question back there.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't mean to skip over it. But if he

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<v Speaker 1>could have played, just like all of our players, he

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<v Speaker 1>would have played. There's no question in my mind about that.

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<v Speaker 1>And he would have played as soon as he was

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<v Speaker 1>ready to play, you know, hopefully would have been next week,

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<v Speaker 1>the next week, I don't know, but uh, never doubt

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<v Speaker 1>that about Lamar Jackson. I mean, he's gonna be out there,

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna be competing, he's gonna be given everything he's

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<v Speaker 1>got in every situation. Just now, I don't think so.

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<v Speaker 1>I think his focus was on getting himself back on

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<v Speaker 1>the field. You know, you can talk all about that stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>but he was thinking singularly about one thing, rehabbing, keeping

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<v Speaker 1>the swelling out of his knee as much as he could.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all he was thinking about. That's all he talked about.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, Tyler's a greatly The guys love him. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a competitor. They believe in him. I love Tyler,

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<v Speaker 1>um uh uh. He's he's a young, developing quarterback. He's

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<v Speaker 1>he's another competitor. He's one of our guys. So I

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<v Speaker 1>got a great future right. Well yeah, Well here's the thing. Fortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have to do that because I don't have

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<v Speaker 1>to do negotiating. So I'm on Eric's and Lamar side

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<v Speaker 1>to get a deal done, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>And so the thing I do know is that both

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<v Speaker 1>those guys are are good people who want to get

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<v Speaker 1>the deal done. And then the rest of it's just business,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. So I'm sure they'll figure it out. But

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<v Speaker 1>uh yeah, I'm sure that's challenging for the two guys involved.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm out of that. I'm I'm I'm I'm for

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<v Speaker 1>the Ravens, and I'm for Lamar and Eric and us together,

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<v Speaker 1>we're a team. Yeah. Well, you know, that's a great question,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think that's still to be determined in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of how we'll value wide receivers. I know Todd will

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<v Speaker 1>have a big part of that in terms of, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>what he wants to do offensively. I'm excited about Rashad Bateman.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, let's not forget we we drafted Rashad three

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<v Speaker 1>years ago, and uh, you know, Rashad's had a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of nicks the last couple of years. But I'm telling you,

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<v Speaker 1>he's supremely talented, supremely determined the football player, and he's

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<v Speaker 1>he's chomping at the bit to get back here and

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<v Speaker 1>go been. I've been texting him, you know, guys like

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<v Speaker 1>the text been texting him. I did talk to Isaiah

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<v Speaker 1>likely on the phone. We actually talked on the phone.

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<v Speaker 1>That was a breakthrough, and you know, player coach relationships

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<v Speaker 1>in the twenty twenties, but Uh, now he's a he's

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<v Speaker 1>raider role cornerbacks. Yeah, it's funny you say that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that I've been I've been watching those guys on tape

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<v Speaker 1>in between uh, in between interview sessions, so I've probably

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<v Speaker 1>seen it. In my opinion, ten quarterback cornerbacks that could

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<v Speaker 1>go in the first two rounds. It's loaded, and they're

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<v Speaker 1>all they could. You know, they're all great players, they're

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<v Speaker 1>all potential starters, first year starters. It's a great crew.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of the nuances that make any opensive coordinator transition difficult,

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<v Speaker 1>they're challenging. How do you think is kind of approaching

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<v Speaker 1>the Well, the good thing about Todd with that challenge

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<v Speaker 1>is is, uh, he's been there before in a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of different situations, so he's experienced with that. He's not

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<v Speaker 1>a first time coordinator. He's not a first time new

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<v Speaker 1>coordinator changing jobs. He's done it in the NFL, he's

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<v Speaker 1>done in college. He's done it both ways. So I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not too worried about it. I think when you talk

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<v Speaker 1>to him, you get a feel he's he's pretty secure

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<v Speaker 1>and what he what, you know, how he looks at things,

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<v Speaker 1>So he'll be fine, you know, you know, It's a

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<v Speaker 1>good question. How quickly did it take the determined a guy.

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<v Speaker 1>You gotta be careful not to do it too quickly

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<v Speaker 1>because you can definitely make up your mind. Then you

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<v Speaker 1>get like a little bias, you know, to your first opinion,

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<v Speaker 1>and you don't want to do that because sometimes the

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<v Speaker 1>more tape you watch it can definitely sway what you think.

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<v Speaker 1>So you usually you know, usually know pretty quickly, but

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta watch it all. That's a good question. Tampa Bay.

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<v Speaker 1>Dave was a guy that we didn't know anything about.

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<v Speaker 1>Talked to Coach Carroll about David, and uh, Coach Carroll

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<v Speaker 1>really just gave a great recommendation in terms of who

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<v Speaker 1>he was. And I would say it was all that

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<v Speaker 1>Coach Carroll said him more he was. He's a great guy.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a very likable guy. Uh, you know, a good

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<v Speaker 1>family man, you know, a strong faith person. But man,

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<v Speaker 1>his his command of the offense, not just the offense

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<v Speaker 1>they ran in Seattle, but the one that the new one,

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<v Speaker 1>the one that they've run for the last ten years,

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<v Speaker 1>or than his ability to deal with quarterbacks, I just

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<v Speaker 1>thought was off the charts. He's gonna do a good job.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just saying gritty is not your job. That's part's job.

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<v Speaker 1>Thinking complicated one of Deshaun Watson. You think, okay, maybe, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I probably didn't as much, you know, I was.

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't thinking so much about those ramifications. I just

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<v Speaker 1>felt like and put my trust in the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we want Lamar and Lamar wants to be

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<v Speaker 1>a raven and in the end, that's gonna work itself

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<v Speaker 1>out in my mind, you know, and then you just

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<v Speaker 1>let providence do its work. You let providence do its

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<v Speaker 1>good work, and I trust in that. So whatever Providence

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<v Speaker 1>ends up determining in the end, I'm gonna be all four,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and I think it's gonna be what's best

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<v Speaker 1>for everybody. But I've always been confident that we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have you know, it's gonna get worked out. And I

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<v Speaker 1>still believe that. Ye do we fact well for the draft?

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<v Speaker 1>You know? Um, I think the Scouts do that. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>the Scouts a factor that him, and they'll talk to

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<v Speaker 1>us about it. My interest is going to be does

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<v Speaker 1>he have a good heart? And and that's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously that's that's how hard to define. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>bottom line, does he you know, does he treat people

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<v Speaker 1>the right way? Does he respect other people? Is he

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<v Speaker 1>fundamentally humble? And then but you still want confident, We

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<v Speaker 1>still want competitors. We still want very tough, persistent, resilient people.

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<v Speaker 1>And then you know, how what's their football character as well?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean do they are they tough? Do they like football?

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<v Speaker 1>Do they like meetings? Do they want to lift weights?

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<v Speaker 1>Do they want to practice hard? Are they into it

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<v Speaker 1>when they drive home a night? Are they thinking about

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<v Speaker 1>football when they drive it in the morning? Are they

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about football? Because I am all the time, and

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<v Speaker 1>you want the people around you to feel the same way.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's kind of what we look for in players,

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<v Speaker 1>probably because he's that kind of guy we just talked about.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he thinks football all the time, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's our kind of guy, you know. I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>we just I talked to it. We talked to one

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<v Speaker 1>of the one of the receivers yesterday and he, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he played football since he was four and it's the

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<v Speaker 1>only sport he played and he's pretty good at it. So, um, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I used it like multi sport guys though too. So

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<v Speaker 1>football players come in all shapes and sizes, really, they

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<v Speaker 1>really do. It's just kind of different than other sports.

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<v Speaker 1>Much did you watch I watched. We watched a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of it. It was more in the in the

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<v Speaker 1>context of him expressing kind of how his vision for

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<v Speaker 1>our offense going forward. So we watched some of their

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<v Speaker 1>tape doing it. I didn't sit down and break down

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<v Speaker 1>Georgia tape. Didn't have time. It would have been nice, probably,

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<v Speaker 1>but it didn't feel like we needed to. I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I feel like, again, you know, he's talking

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<v Speaker 1>about Providence doing it's good work. I think he's really

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<v Speaker 1>good about that. You know, talked about make no oath

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<v Speaker 1>for the future. You know, I think he's honest about that.

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<v Speaker 1>That's probably the difference with him and all these other

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<v Speaker 1>guys who you know, act like they're not you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they're not open about opportunities that come along, you know. Jim.

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<v Speaker 1>Jim's open about it. I think his players respect that,

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<v Speaker 1>his coaches respect that, you know, and and uh, he's

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<v Speaker 1>just an open book man. He's a fun guy to

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<v Speaker 1>be around. I saw some of the Michigan guys here.

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<v Speaker 1>They just laugh about, you know, how how fun it

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<v Speaker 1>is to play there, and what a good guy he is, so,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think he's a Michigan for life probably,

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<v Speaker 1>But then again, you know, maybe God's got to the plan,

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<v Speaker 1>so we'll see. Can you be too honest? That's a

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<v Speaker 1>really good question. It's a deep question. It's a whole

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<v Speaker 1>lot of honesty involved there, right. I think that's that's

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<v Speaker 1>a good question for the philosophers, you know anything else. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Willie tagger Man one of the best coaches in football

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<v Speaker 1>about no doubt, groundbreaking person sending, groundbreaking coach, changer. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a He's a game changing type of a person to me,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the great offensive minds in the game for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>He's gonna bring so much to our offense. Our players

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<v Speaker 1>are gonna love him. I know Todd already loves him. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a difference maker. T Martin going to quarterback coach

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<v Speaker 1>is another guy really excited about, just not from the

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<v Speaker 1>standpoint just of change, but the standpoint that I think

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<v Speaker 1>he's been preparing for this for his whole life. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a quarterback guy. He played the position, studies the position,

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<v Speaker 1>and I can tell you this, when we interviewed him

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<v Speaker 1>for it, he blew us out of the water with it.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're still looking for a receiver coach. We're still

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<v Speaker 1>looking for a safety's coach, could even be guys on

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<v Speaker 1>the staff presently. We're just looking at all options. We're

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<v Speaker 1>taking our time, so that's where we're at our staff

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<v Speaker 1>right now. You know what's interesting is very few guys

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<v Speaker 1>have too many issues. You know. I can remember starting

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<v Speaker 1>off twenty five years ago, and half the guys had

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<v Speaker 1>really pretty kind of legitimate issues. Like nowadays, they'd be

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<v Speaker 1>like they'd they'd blow up issues. Everybody be talking about them.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, college, it's tough to get through college nowadays.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a lot of scrutiny, social media, cameras, phones everywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>Now these guys are on it, man. I mean, they

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<v Speaker 1>are prepared more than ever before. So it really doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>come up very often. But I think when it does

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<v Speaker 1>come up, you just got to decide where you draw

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<v Speaker 1>the line. Organization draws the line at certain things that

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<v Speaker 1>we don't cross over. That's because Steve Bishotti makes that decision.

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<v Speaker 1>But after that we just try to judge who they are.

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<v Speaker 1>As people say that again, I would advise the player

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<v Speaker 1>to be one hundred percent honest. That's what I would say.

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<v Speaker 1>What is the best relationship quarterbacks. Yea. I well, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean that's a good question because relationships are always based

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<v Speaker 1>on you know, everybody's different, right, I go back to

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<v Speaker 1>honesty is a big part of it, you know, if

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<v Speaker 1>as long as you can be honest with one another,

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<v Speaker 1>even when it's a tough conversation. We talk a lot

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<v Speaker 1>with our players about confrontation, and our idea of confrontation

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<v Speaker 1>comes from my dad. Confrontation is it gets a bad rap,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in terms of definition, you know, confronting things

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<v Speaker 1>is a good thing. We want to confront everything, but

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<v Speaker 1>we don't want to confront anybody. We're not about confronting

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<v Speaker 1>one another. We're about confronting all the issues that are

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<v Speaker 1>between us and being the best we can be. So

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<v Speaker 1>when you got two people, a head coach and a

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback that want to both be the best that they

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<v Speaker 1>can be and want their team to be the best

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<v Speaker 1>that they can be, then you're you're willing to confront

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<v Speaker 1>everything related to football and being the best we can be.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's the blayship of Lamar and I have. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>if Lamar's upset about something and he thinks something can

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<v Speaker 1>be better, oh, he tells me. And if I've got

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<v Speaker 1>an issue with something, you know, I ask him, But

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<v Speaker 1>we have a conversation about those things, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I feel like that honest part of

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<v Speaker 1>it just just saying, hey, what are we here for.

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<v Speaker 1>We're here for football. We're here to be the best

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<v Speaker 1>football team we can be. We're here to be the

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<v Speaker 1>best football team in the NFL and prove it. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what we're trying to do every single day. So doing that,

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<v Speaker 1>we can confront everything related to that. And to me,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what the relationship be about the quarterback, but also

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<v Speaker 1>with all your players. All right, thanks, all right, appreciate

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<v Speaker 1>you guys. Similar to Eric da Costa coach, Harbaugh remains

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<v Speaker 1>very optimistic that a deal will get done with Lamar Jackson.

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<v Speaker 1>He said he met with Lamar after the season and

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<v Speaker 1>they talked about every aspect of the offense. John took

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of questions about the Ravens QB, but he

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't be more clear he wants Lamar Jackson in Baltimore

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<v Speaker 1>long term. Harbaugh also seems very excited about new offensive

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<v Speaker 1>coordinator Todd Munkin. He said Munkin has worked with a

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<v Speaker 1>ton of different offenses and all the things he has

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<v Speaker 1>done are what the Ravens want to do moving forward.

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<v Speaker 1>He also had great things to say about t Martin,

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<v Speaker 1>the Ravens new quarterbacks coach, as well as newest edition

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