1 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: Definitely a fresh story, something I needed. Um, it was 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: it was time for me to make a change, and 3 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: I'm glad I ended up here. We got a really, 4 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: really good chance. All the Super Bowl team that played 5 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: always felt just like this similar. Can you now, two 6 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: weeks or three weeks removed from Seattle? Tell us what 7 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: you said to Pete Carroll after Marlin scooped to score. No, 8 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: I'm good, Welcome into the lounge. I said it would 9 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,480 Speaker 1: be a big win and it was a big girl 10 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: wind that I even said, Oh yeah, yeah, it was. 11 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: That was Where do you rank that in terms of 12 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: regular season wins over the past since the Super Bowl? 13 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: Regular season wins since the Super Bowl? Beating the Browns 14 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: in Week seventeen to clinch the f C North was 15 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: a big one. I still put that last year's win 16 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: over the Browns over this one because it truly locked 17 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: up the playoffs. Yeah, I mean that run last year 18 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: was incredible at the end of the year, and uh, 19 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: the way that game played out. That game was unreal. 20 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: So I'll say that was bigger. But we might look 21 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: back on this game at season's end, yeah and say, 22 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 1: oh wow, that's when we found out that Ravens were special, 23 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: especially if the Ravens find themselves, say in a tie 24 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: with the Patriots for first place in the a f 25 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: C standings for home field advantage throughout the playoffs, how 26 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: about that? Well? And I will say this though too, 27 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:50,559 Speaker 1: and I've said it a couple of times, I thought 28 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: that the atmosphere and the overall game day environment for 29 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: that day start to finish was actually better than both 30 00:01:57,800 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: the playoff game last year and the Browns game. The 31 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: Browns game the playoff game last year, you know, the 32 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: team fell behind so early that it just kind of 33 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: took me out of um. But the Browns game, it 34 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: was almost like more of a nervous energy because it 35 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:11,679 Speaker 1: was like, don't let us lose again. You know it 36 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: your thinking back to twoth houseand seventeen. It's like there 37 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: was like a nervous energy in the house where this 38 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: time to me, but I don't know, because we jumped 39 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: out on him pretty good, and that Evan c was 40 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 1: rocking that it was rocking, it was loud, it was rocking, 41 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: and for sure, but I just felt like there was 42 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: still like this nervousness when they were driving down on 43 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: the final drive. For sure, it was nervous I was like, oh, 44 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 1: boy was scoring touchdowns. Yeah, and on the last drive 45 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: making plays, I was like, oh god, no. Yeah. That's 46 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: kind of how I always tell people how I felt 47 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: in the Super Bowl was like, it felt awesome, but 48 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: I was so nervous that I couldn't fully enjoy it 49 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: because I was just like, oh my god, we're about 50 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: to lose this after the black out. Well, I mean 51 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: to be honest, there was definitely nervousness on Sunday too 52 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: that second quarter. You know, when you're up seven nothing 53 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: in the fourteen been away, but then we just stepped 54 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: on pedal, the metals, stepped on down the stretch. Yeah, 55 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: it was fun at the end. It's always fun we 56 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,360 Speaker 1: have at an end of the game situation where you're 57 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:16,519 Speaker 1: in victory formation and the guys are taking pictures on 58 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 1: the bench and having a great time. That was an 59 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: awesome finish to that game. What's fun about it too, 60 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: is uh, just as a non player, like it being 61 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: on primetime the whole country watching such an important win. 62 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: I mean, next day, you know, walking with my kids 63 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: to the park and you know, several people from my 64 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: neighborhood driving by, roll down the window. Big win. It 65 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: was pretty cool. You know, so many people in the 66 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: neighborhood have just stopped me who I barely talked to. Yeah, 67 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: oh yeah, absolutely the text and all that stuff. You 68 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: defination more of that on a primetime game against the Patriots. 69 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: So let's start there with this question from Brandon a 70 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: dare which you as always, you guys can email us 71 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: of the lounge at Ravens on NFL dot Net. Here's 72 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: the question from Brandon. Hello, Ravens Lounge, It's Brandon from Seattle. 73 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: Happy birthday, Garrett. More related birthday when whenever you get this, 74 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: that's not a gigantic win, that is a big win 75 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 1: over the past this weekend, what are you guys have 76 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: thoughts on the game? And since it was Halloween last 77 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: week that means it's holiday season now what is your 78 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: favorite guy? What is your favorite drink? And you guys 79 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: should have a seasonal drink draft with Clifton. Have a 80 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: great week, go Ravens well, thanks Brandon. Also appreciate the 81 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 1: birthday wished you know, very nice, very nice birthday gifts 82 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: with birthday appreciate. I give Brandy credit for no on 83 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,160 Speaker 1: my birthday. It must be a final drive watching he 84 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: must be I give him credit for that. Um, so 85 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: or is the stalker? Yeah? Um, I also love his 86 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: idea of the holiday drink draft that. I think that's 87 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 1: the best one we've heard in a oh. I mean, 88 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 1: you can put hot chocolate on there. Um, there's a 89 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: lot of eggnog you could throw on there. There's a 90 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: lot of good things. Has got to be on the list. 91 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:11,039 Speaker 1: I know it's not like Thanksgiving Christmas drink, but it's 92 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 1: I mean, come on, it has to be on the list. 93 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: We're talking best drinks. That's table less discussion. I think 94 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 1: we made like a holiday. We made Yeah, but we 95 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: made like you just get fourth of Juliza holiday. You 96 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 1: just can't throw out every holiday. But it's this hottie season. 97 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 1: I would still count later Halloween. It's the holiday season. 98 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 1: It is ridiculous. Um So anyway, we'll we'll table that discussion. 99 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: Maybe we'll do that that draft next week. Um, we're 100 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: already talking about the wind Um. Yeah. Like I said, 101 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: I think this was I mean, the the Ravens wins 102 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 1: over the Patriots and over the Seahawks I think are 103 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: the two best wins on the NFL schedule this year 104 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: for any team like that. That two game if you 105 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: can find me a team with two better wins than 106 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,040 Speaker 1: that in a row, well just combined to combine it 107 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: into season agains the Patriots. So there's there's one team 108 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:06,239 Speaker 1: that's beating the Patriots, that's the Ravens, and then there's uh, 109 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: you know, beating Seattle in Seattle. Yeah, I don't think Yeah, 110 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know everybody's schedule, but yeah, top 111 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,279 Speaker 1: of my head, I can't think of one for sure. 112 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 1: Uh So, anyway, with that said, we're gonna jump into 113 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: our interview with one of the stars of the win 114 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 1: against the Patriots, safety Earl Thomas Third. Well, I gotta 115 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: start with this because I thought it was really funny 116 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: from Sunday's game when you high five Tom Brady after 117 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 1: you nearly sat he he escaped with his life barely 118 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: do that to nobody, but you get up and you 119 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: were just like feeling it and reach out your hand 120 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,040 Speaker 1: and get a high five from Tom right after hitting him. 121 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: Can you just take us through that play? Yeah, that 122 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: was just uh, just in a moment, excited energy and 123 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna smirke this hand Hord did he He 124 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: didn't get take it? Really? You know, you're a quarterback. 125 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: You're a NFL player, you can't really show that he 126 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: played it cool. So did you think there for a 127 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: second I might get my first career sack on Tom Brady? Yeah? 128 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: I knew I had a shot when I came free 129 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: and I tried to dive and threw it away. I mean, 130 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: I guess it shouldn't be that weird, because you know, 131 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: you've been like a playmaking center field or your entire career, 132 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: but no sacks just feels weird to me. Like when 133 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: I look at that stat line for earl times, I'm like, 134 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: but the first time I heard, I was like, no, right, 135 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: I know you want I know you want one too. Yeah, 136 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: I definitely won't one. U. I've been closed so many times, 137 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: maybe over thirty times. Quarterbacks always just throw it away. 138 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: They can hear you coming or sense you think you're 139 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: gonna get one of my season's end. If you're a 140 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: betting yeah, I know I'll get one for sure, especially 141 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: with my role in the defense, I'll get one. It 142 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: seems like every week there's like one that you're just 143 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: like inches away from. So I think it's yeah. And 144 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 1: I remember actually after like week two, were talking to 145 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: you and you were saying, like, I need a sack. 146 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: I need a sack, And so I think we're getting closer. 147 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: It's gonna happen maybe this week. So so after Sunday's game, 148 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: I asked you how it felt to pick off the 149 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: goat Tom Brady, and you said, I said, it was 150 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: my first time. That's right. When was the last time? 151 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: Do you remember? I went back two thousand? Was it twelve? 152 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: I think it was two thousand twelve. They came to 153 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: Seattle and we end up winning a game and I 154 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: caught a pick. Can you recall the play? Like, do 155 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: you have one of his memories? It was? It was 156 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: in the red zone and he tried to go across 157 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: the middle to either it was it West Walker, yeah 158 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: him or yeah it had to be West And I 159 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: just picked it and got maybe thirty thirty yards. If 160 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: I could have did it again, I could have had 161 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: a pick six. But Tom, he kind of I didn't know, 162 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 1: Like once you catch your pig, here just kind of 163 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:52,719 Speaker 1: like dive at you, not really trying to tackle you. 164 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,079 Speaker 1: You're trying to make you cut back. All I have 165 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: to do was just kind of just heard on him 166 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:58,559 Speaker 1: and just keep going. I just kind of cut back 167 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:00,680 Speaker 1: because the grain I got tackled. Oh I was. I 168 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 1: thought there for a second year saying Tom tackled you. 169 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 1: I was like, so I'm curious. Obviously the game on 170 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:11,080 Speaker 1: Sunday was such a big emotional win. Uh it felt 171 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: like one of the most you know, significant games that 172 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: we've had here in years. But for you what felt 173 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: better the win on Sunday or the winning Seattle the 174 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: week before the win on Sunday? Really? Yeah, because I 175 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:27,319 Speaker 1: got I got, I got through it, I got it, 176 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,319 Speaker 1: I got the game ball in Seattle and that that 177 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: was over. But this was the next big game, and 178 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: you know, it was a statement game for us to 179 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: going forward in the playoffs as well. I when we 180 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: get to see him again, because I'm sure we'll probably 181 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:39,559 Speaker 1: see him again. What was it was? The trip to 182 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: Seattle kind of like almost tough because there's like it's 183 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: an emotional thing as you're going into that. Was that 184 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 1: a challenging No, it was It was mostly I love, really, 185 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: I was. I was very familiar. I felt like I 186 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,959 Speaker 1: was still at home. Once I was there, Um got 187 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: off the plane, got to the hotel, fans were there 188 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: and signed I just signed some autographs. Once I go 189 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 1: to the field, Uh, fans still show me love. I 190 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:05,439 Speaker 1: got to see some of my old teammates. It was cool. Yeah, no, 191 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: I can voucher that. Basically from the time you walked out, 192 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: there were fans, both Seahawk and Ravens fans that kind 193 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: of lined our tunnel and what Earl made is and 194 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: a lot of cameras when you made your first you know, 195 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 1: tried out there for warm ups. It was it was 196 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: a pretty unique embrace. I haven't been with you obviously 197 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: that long, Arocic you that long, but at no point 198 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: have I seen you anywhere as close to as happy 199 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 1: as you looked when you were running across the field 200 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: after the final whistle blew in Seattle? Has has that emerging? 201 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: That happiness? Uh? You know how you look back on 202 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: that and uh is that you kind of still feeling 203 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: it from that well? Man? Uh, you know, I feel 204 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 1: like since Marcus caught his pick, you know, this whole 205 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: season has been changed for us. But just leaving the 206 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 1: field with the victory, my teammates telling me all week 207 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:55,960 Speaker 1: they don't have my back and we're gonna win a game, 208 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: and we actually go out there and do it. Uh, 209 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: it definitely made me, you know, feel really really good, 210 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: made us stronger. Uh, something I never forget. It's interesting 211 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 1: you say, Marcus is Pick, do you feel like that 212 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:08,959 Speaker 1: could be if if we're we're right in the story 213 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: of the Ravens in in February, let's say that that 214 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: could be a moment, a key moment of the season. Yeah, 215 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 1: that's definitely a key moment. We always talked about it, 216 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: and uh, Coach Hobbs always make sure he reminds us 217 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: that was like that was the play that kind of 218 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 1: gave us the momentum and the rest is history. Interesting, 219 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 1: Why does he like just as a reminder that like 220 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: one play can turn things. Yeah, and it was just 221 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:35,839 Speaker 1: it was just truthful as facts, and it's that's what 222 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 1: it really happened. So you never want to lose sight 223 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 1: of how you got there and that that was part 224 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 1: of it. It's interesting to hear you talk about, you know, 225 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: guys said they're going to have your back and then 226 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: they want and that kind of proved it. You seem 227 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: like a guy who's all all about loyalty, right, and 228 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: and what did that the emotions of that them having 229 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: your back, like did that finally kind of cement for 230 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 1: you like, all right, I'm where I'm supposed to be, Like, 231 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 1: it feels great to be a raven Like you know, 232 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 1: how much did that help your bond with your teammates? Yeah, 233 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 1: I think the bonding um comes in when you're on 234 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: the sideline cheering for a big run by Lamore, a 235 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: big kids by Hollywood or Mark because somebody making a 236 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 1: big play on all fens or a cruicial first down 237 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 1: that keeps you on the sideline and rested. Like within that, 238 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 1: I guess you can call it chili or just cheering 239 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: your team on, you start to have build that more 240 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 1: respect for that guy or the offends. In general, speaking 241 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: speaking of loyalty, can you, now, two weeks or three 242 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:36,679 Speaker 1: weeks removed from Seattle, tell us what you said to 243 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:40,840 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll after Marlon scooped and score. No, I'm good 244 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: to try you all. Honestly, in terms of the teammate 245 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: think that Ryan's talking about, it seems to me like 246 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: over the past let's say, month to six weeks, you 247 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 1: just seem so much closer with these guys, And I 248 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: think that probably comes with time, Like it just seems 249 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: like there has been kind of the shared bond that 250 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:02,199 Speaker 1: has grown significantly from what I've seen over the past, 251 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 1: you know, a month, month and a half. Yeah, yeah, 252 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: we we we we got the right group, We got 253 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:08,679 Speaker 1: the right nucleus in this and it's coming together really well, 254 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 1: and the communication is getting better. We're understanding where each 255 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: other's at uh wink is putting us in great positions 256 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 1: out We're having great um communication from players to coaches, 257 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 1: and we were just starting to understand each other as 258 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 1: a group. Do you do you feel like for you 259 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:27,319 Speaker 1: you talked about we fir Scott here, but now you're 260 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: in it. Do you feel like it was a fresh 261 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: start for you? Um? And and was that something that 262 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 1: was good for you like at this point in your career. Yeah, 263 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,559 Speaker 1: it was definitely a fresh story something I needed. Um 264 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: it was it was time for me to make a change, 265 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 1: and I'm glad I ended up here. Has it been 266 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:46,719 Speaker 1: what's the transition been like from a big picture standpoint? 267 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: There's the football stuff and you're learning the defense and 268 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: you get to know your new teammates, but you're going 269 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 1: from the West coast to the East coast. Like there's 270 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,200 Speaker 1: a lot of the personal stuff that I would imagine 271 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 1: make with a family. You got a family I mean 272 00:13:57,080 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 1: I feel like it's probably off the field, probably challenging too. Yeah. Yeah, 273 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: but my family kind of understands, like, once I make 274 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: my mind up about something, let's go. And we just 275 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:08,840 Speaker 1: got the kids in school, I got my little ones 276 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: in daycare, and you know, my wife she still get 277 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:14,840 Speaker 1: the move how she want to move. So it's all good. 278 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 1: What hows Baltimore been like for you? I mean you 279 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 1: and you thought you were like, all right, well maybe 280 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 1: Dallas then that's probably gonna be casey now out of 281 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: nowhere in Baltimore. Like, what's it been like just adjusting 282 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: to the city. It's been good. It's been really good. 283 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: Um C has been treating me really well. I haven't 284 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 1: had any problems at all, just been straight straight love. 285 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 1: I got to chop it over with ed um you know, 286 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 1: just azzy. You know, it's it's so much historic when 287 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 1: you think of Baltimore, and I'm just you know, trying 288 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: to be the next best safety so when the next 289 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: guy come around, I can kind of do what it 290 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 1: has been doing for me. Yeah, what what's that been like? 291 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: Your relationship with that It's been It's been really good. 292 00:14:56,840 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: It's been really good. It's been really helpful, a lot 293 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 1: of valuable inf nation even in the game. He had 294 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 1: some critiques as well during a Yeah, during the game, 295 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: like how did that get down? Yeah, he was just 296 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: telling me, don't um sacrifice disguised for you to get 297 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: the right depth, like basically saying, sometimes you got to 298 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 1: deepen up. You can't challenge everything. But I'm bullheited, I 299 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: still did it? Still? Wait, so what did you follow 300 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: his advice on the pick? That's a good question. Was deep? 301 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 1: You were very deep? You got to get a credit 302 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 1: to a for that one. Oh all right, it's still 303 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 1: getting partial fixs. He gets half credit for that one. 304 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 1: So have you have you? Like outside the game, you 305 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: had like lengthy yer conversations with him, like is there 306 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 1: a relationship actually forming there? Yeah? So I actually invited, Well, 307 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 1: I try to invite myself whenever he decides to go 308 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 1: to play some black jack casino. M He said that's 309 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: one of his favorite games in his mind too, So 310 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: that'd be cool. Huh. Okay, do you smoke the guards 311 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 1: because you better be ready with that. Oh yeah, of 312 00:15:58,240 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 1: course I'm going to smoke us to grow it in. 313 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: He's working on a cigar company, so he'll have his 314 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: own brand here pretty soon. You know, the game on 315 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 1: Sunday was so cool because you had Ed there, you 316 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 1: had Ray there, you had you had Aussie there. Just 317 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 1: the whole experience seemed like, uh, there was like legends 318 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 1: in the house and you talked about that after the game. 319 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 1: What was the atmosphere like for you watching there being 320 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 1: part of that game? Yeah, it was. It was you 321 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: can just feel it, you know, you can feel it 322 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 1: from the crowd. You can feel it every time we 323 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 1: score and they start flashing lights. That's pretty cool. I'm 324 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: they need to keep that up right, like if the 325 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 1: whole stadium goes dark, then the lights come on and 326 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 1: the music is playing. Yeah, it's cool. Intros is Father, 327 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: everything was really good. You've everyone knows. I think people 328 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: think of Seattle is probably one of the loudest. How 329 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: did the MT compare on Sunday? It was just like 330 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: it was in Seattle, Like it was loud, you couldn't 331 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 1: really hear anything and you just felt it. It kind 332 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: of carried us through the game. So we're halfway through 333 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: the season now, how do you kind of evaluate your 334 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: experience so far? If you stay back, you know, including 335 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: on the field, just kind of if somebody says, hey, 336 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: how's it going too far? You know, what would you 337 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: tell that person? I would say, so far, it's going 338 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 1: really well. Um, but it's it's a marathon. You just 339 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,920 Speaker 1: take your time day by day, Um, getting your routine, 340 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 1: study your butt off. Once you're on the football field, 341 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 1: communicate really well, get your positioning right, and then on 342 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 1: Sunday later, rip you've You've been pretty candid. I feel 343 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:25,600 Speaker 1: like from the beginning about the adjustment to this defense 344 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: and the challenges that that was because it was different. 345 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: It is a very different defense than you pay in Seattle. 346 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:33,919 Speaker 1: How comfortable do you feel now and do you feel 347 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 1: more at liberty to kind of do some of that 348 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 1: disguising that you were talking about with it? Yeah? Yeah, 349 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 1: I feel really really good to kind of just play 350 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 1: my game. But the biggest thing is just keep understanding 351 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 1: terminology based on what's being called. And once I get 352 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 1: there done, I'm I can be able to communicate to 353 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 1: my guys around me. Uh. Instead of had to having 354 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:57,360 Speaker 1: a japand on Tony earlier and then Chuck coming in, 355 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: I'm able to communicate without depending on those guys. How 356 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:04,640 Speaker 1: weird is that for you? I mean, giving all you've 357 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: done in your career, you know, potential Hall of Famer 358 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:08,919 Speaker 1: down the line, and you're having to go, hey, can 359 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:10,119 Speaker 1: you help me out on this? And you know what 360 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:12,359 Speaker 1: I mean, Like that's gonna be a weird feeling. Is 361 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 1: not in the game, So I put my prow to 362 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: the side. If I'm not sure about something, I'm gonna next. Yeah, 363 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:20,160 Speaker 1: how much how eager were you to get that pick 364 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 1: on Sunday? It felt good? So the first one I 365 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:27,400 Speaker 1: got Moss, the ball was coming, I thought I had one, 366 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 1: and running back came over my head and called it. 367 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 1: But once I caught that pick all the I stopped 368 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: worrying about. You know, it's so funny because I did 369 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:39,159 Speaker 1: the postgame interview with with with you, and it's not 370 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: often that a guy brings up a point of the 371 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 1: game that you're not happy about. But it clearly that 372 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:45,840 Speaker 1: the Moss play I guess James White was one of 373 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:47,199 Speaker 1: that you're still fight off about. It was just kind 374 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: of a funny moment after the game you did. I 375 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:53,640 Speaker 1: started on Top Team Sports, Uh ESPN, like, dang, I'm 376 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: I'm number nine. You know, it's uh one thing I've 377 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:00,159 Speaker 1: noticed in the locker room. It seems like you and 378 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 1: Marshall Yonder are pretty tight. Is that the veteran connection. 379 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's the better in connection. I 380 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:07,359 Speaker 1: know I respect, I respect to hell. How do I 381 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:09,240 Speaker 1: respect the way he plays the game? And then the 382 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:14,679 Speaker 1: conversation just comes. Um my daughter came home and started 383 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,120 Speaker 1: talking about this this um young lady or a little 384 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: girlish man named Libby. Like, what's Libby's last name? You're 385 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 1: like Yonder? Um, I was like, oh, yeah, it's marsh 386 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:25,920 Speaker 1: So I started so not gonn come to work and 387 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:29,960 Speaker 1: tell him like, oh Libby said this, And that's how 388 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 1: that kind of started to grow. That's cool. I mean, 389 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 1: it's it's generally like a very young group. I feel 390 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 1: like you're you're step in and like you're the elder 391 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 1: statesman of the group. And they're all like on social 392 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: media and all that stuff, and you don't seem like 393 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: you're a big social media guys. I actually love I post. 394 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:50,120 Speaker 1: You know, if I got something to post, I'm gonna post. 395 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: And you do have you do have some good style, 396 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 1: Like you're a stylish dresser, so a good avenue for you. 397 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: I feel like you're right where did you get your style? 398 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 1: From is that your dad? My dad's tacky. I definitely 399 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 1: need it from him, just so I picked up along 400 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:12,200 Speaker 1: the way. So, you know, talking football more what this defense? 401 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 1: Obviously the transformation from Casey and the Cleveland game, you know, 402 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:18,919 Speaker 1: everybody was down dumps. Uh. Since then, it's been a 403 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 1: total reversal. If you were pointing to one thing on 404 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: this defense that's really spurred that change, what would you say, 405 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: I would say, we've been stopping a run. Um, that's 406 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: that's been I think that stood out the most. I 407 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,680 Speaker 1: think when we played Cleveland, we Chubb, he had a 408 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:38,880 Speaker 1: great day on us. UM, and you know Kansas City 409 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 1: are they had some big runs on us as well. 410 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: So we've been doing really good in the front of 411 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 1: front seven is stopping a run. That's that's been a 412 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:48,400 Speaker 1: big turning point. And then we added Marcus Peters too, 413 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 1: and that one piece changes a lot as well. So 414 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:54,879 Speaker 1: there's a lot of optimism after the last two wins. 415 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:56,639 Speaker 1: I think everyone, you know, we like to put the 416 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: car before the horse and look down the road and 417 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:00,439 Speaker 1: think about you know, we're making dinner reservations in Miami 418 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 1: right now. Restants were all of course, we're making our 419 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 1: reservations right now. So you've you've been in two Super Bowls, 420 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: you won one. Do you get a sense at all 421 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: like is this a team that you feel like has 422 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: the cold could do it? Like, do you feel like 423 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 1: this is a team that could do it? We definitely 424 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 1: got a chance, we got we got a really really 425 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: good chance. Like all the teams that I've been on 426 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 1: a player of the Super all the Super Bowl teams 427 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:27,440 Speaker 1: that played always felt just like this similar so and 428 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 1: we're really strong in the secondary. Do you truly get 429 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:32,639 Speaker 1: a sense like were there teams that you've been on 430 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:33,920 Speaker 1: where you felt like, oh, this could be a super 431 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 1: Bowl team and you and you're wrong? Like do you 432 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,919 Speaker 1: I'm just trying to gauge how much I should you know, 433 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:39,919 Speaker 1: I'm not about to just chop out and said, oh 434 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,399 Speaker 1: we got super Bowl. Of course that's the goal every year. 435 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 1: But you got you start to see like, I don't know, 436 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:48,160 Speaker 1: but I'm really really sure, not like that you think, 437 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 1: Come on, it's for Earl Man. Earl doesn't just fluff. 438 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:55,160 Speaker 1: I know, he's a straight shooter exactly. So how how 439 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:58,479 Speaker 1: sweet would it be though, to uh get there on 440 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: the back of the Patriots? Considering the one you lost. 441 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: I hate to bring it up brutal fashion, Shawn Lynch. 442 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 1: All that stuff was against Patriots. How much would it 443 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 1: be sweet to be like, all right, we're going to 444 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 1: the super Bowl and you said it already, you expect 445 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:12,199 Speaker 1: the rematch for the Patriots. Yeah, I did say, but 446 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 1: it could be anybody. Anybody, Um what definitely would we 447 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:20,880 Speaker 1: want to get that game again? Lamar Jackson, I feel 448 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 1: like you've become one of his bigger, more outspoken supporters. 449 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:28,000 Speaker 1: Said it m v P. I really mean it. So 450 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:30,920 Speaker 1: I gotta ask you a question. Why does Lamar Jackson 451 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 1: deserve to be the m v P over your friend 452 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:36,119 Speaker 1: and for her teammate, Russell Wilson. And keep in mind 453 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:42,199 Speaker 1: Russell listens to this podcast all the time. Well, think 454 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 1: of some facts. So hid in the head he beat 455 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: Russ in Seattle. Um, then he came back and beat 456 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:52,159 Speaker 1: Tom Brady. That that doesn't match up. Um, And I 457 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:54,159 Speaker 1: just feel like he's hot right now and he has 458 00:22:54,160 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 1: a better defense on his side. I like it. Well, Earl, 459 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:03,440 Speaker 1: we appreciate it. Thanks for joining us on the pods 460 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:06,640 Speaker 1: and dropping at that alright, appreciate it alright, Well, good 461 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: stuff from Earl. We did We had them cracking a 462 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 1: smile a couple of times. I would say several earls 463 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 1: are pretty pretty serious, dude, as listeners can probably tell 464 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:21,119 Speaker 1: direct to the point. Yeah, like the nonsense. They're like, well, 465 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:27,199 Speaker 1: I'm all about you all nonsense. I'm nonsense never but 466 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,679 Speaker 1: I like girl. We get along well, I like girls. 467 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:31,680 Speaker 1: So we did have a few smiles there. This is 468 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: why we got to get the camera in here. I'm 469 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 1: telling you the camera's money. You don't gotta convince me. 470 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:40,960 Speaker 1: You can see Chad's yawn right now, just yawn producing this. 471 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 1: I can tell you how interesting this podcast is. Yeah, 472 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:46,919 Speaker 1: I'm sure the listeners are doing the same thing. Anyway. 473 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: We've got a couple more emails that we got. As always, 474 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,120 Speaker 1: you can reach us at the Lounge at Ravens dot 475 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 1: NFL dot net. One of these comes from Where's the 476 00:23:56,920 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 1: Name here? Jason pop Us and Jason says Big Van 477 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:03,720 Speaker 1: have been listening for two to three years now. First 478 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:08,160 Speaker 1: time emailer, feeling really good Monday morning, after the big 479 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 1: win last night. I love it. Big win last night 480 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 1: in Baltimore versus Patriots. There's two things watching the game 481 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 1: besides the obvious. First was the amount of ex Ravens 482 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 1: on the Patriots bunch, John Simon, who actually I thought 483 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 1: played pretty well like of guys on the edge trying 484 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:27,360 Speaker 1: to contain Lamar Jackson. John actually did a decent job. 485 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:30,200 Speaker 1: Decent job. John Simons had a good career since leaving here. 486 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 1: Lawrence guy who's had an excellent career since leaving here 487 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:35,439 Speaker 1: with the Patriots. He was good here too, he was 488 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:39,199 Speaker 1: He caught the Baker Mayfield interception in his grill uh 489 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:43,439 Speaker 1: Terrence Brooks, which was a pick, third round pick. I 490 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:46,160 Speaker 1: believe that didn't really work out here. Bounce of Philadelphia, 491 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:50,400 Speaker 1: uh now New England and playing a lot. Benjamin Watson 492 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:55,679 Speaker 1: great a couple of years here. And Jermaine Luminar also Illuminar. Right, 493 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 1: you also missed Justin Bethel, who were pop? I mean 494 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:01,200 Speaker 1: Justin Bethels year for seven games, so that's the most 495 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 1: recent one. But yeah, exactly. Oh. I was not happy 496 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 1: with Justin Bethel, not one bit. When he popped on 497 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 1: that funnel any down one within the five, I was like, well, 498 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 1: man um anyway. Second thing that Jason noticed was that 499 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: there are three m VP candidates as of now, Russell Wilson, 500 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson, and Lamar Jackson. I would also say Christian 501 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 1: McCaffrey is very much in the conversation too. Since this 502 00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:26,399 Speaker 1: is a copycat league, do you think this will start 503 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 1: an even bigger trend of mobile quarterbacks? And do you 504 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 1: think Lamar can keep this pace up all year and 505 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:37,439 Speaker 1: win the m v P. So, in terms of the 506 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: m v P, I think that if the Ravens go 507 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 1: on a really remarkable run thirteen and three, twelve and four, 508 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:46,959 Speaker 1: then Lamar could win the m v P because I 509 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 1: think that he is doing enough and he will have 510 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:53,159 Speaker 1: enough good wins on the schedule if they were to go, 511 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: you know, twelve and four at worst, UM to justify 512 00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:58,639 Speaker 1: winning the m v P, and that buzz he's quick 513 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 1: squarely in the conference station right now. What I think 514 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:04,480 Speaker 1: will hurt him is that the stats, when compared to 515 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson. He won't probably have as impressive of pure 516 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 1: stats from a passing standpoint, certainly as Russell Wilson, but 517 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:16,680 Speaker 1: won't have the rushing stats that will be the whole conversation. UM. 518 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 1: So that's why I think there is a bit of 519 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 1: an uphill climb for him to win it this year. 520 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 1: I also think too there's a little bit of you know, 521 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes had such a ridiculous season last year. From 522 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: a statistical standpoint, there is sometimes a bit of a 523 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 1: get your name in the conversation at some at one 524 00:26:32,359 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 1: year and then maybe win it in another year unless 525 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 1: you were just so far in a way better than 526 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 1: everybody else. Yeah, right, I mean, Russell Wilson's had an 527 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:44,439 Speaker 1: incredible year. Uh. But like Earl said, lamar beat him 528 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: head to head. Yeah, that mar is gonna have a 529 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:49,159 Speaker 1: chance to beat the Shawn Watson head to hit. Just 530 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: beat Tom Brady head to head. And yeah, and if 531 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:55,119 Speaker 1: he goes if the forty Niners are undefeated and he 532 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: beats the forty in that defense, yeah here at Mt 533 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 1: Bank Stadium, I mean, come on, yeah, No, and again, 534 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: and like I said, I mean that would mean the 535 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 1: Ravens are probably going twelve and four at worst, and 536 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:09,120 Speaker 1: so you need probably to have I I can't see 537 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:13,120 Speaker 1: I cannot see the Ravens being ten and six. For example, Um, 538 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:16,359 Speaker 1: I agree and him, Yeah, I don't think Ravens gonna 539 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:18,200 Speaker 1: go ten to six. But I just means we're gonna 540 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 1: go four and see over the over the last stretch, 541 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 1: I agree, it would be a cooler finish. Um. So yeah, 542 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:29,359 Speaker 1: I agree with that. I just I don't know that 543 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:31,320 Speaker 1: I'm agreeing with you though on the whole get your 544 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 1: name out there, uh, and then win it in the 545 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: following year for Lamar, because I think Lamar has taken 546 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 1: the league by storm and has become kind of a 547 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,359 Speaker 1: media darling. Yeah. I think because of the way he plays, 548 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:47,439 Speaker 1: the highlights, the ankle Breakers, all that stuff. Like, people 549 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:50,480 Speaker 1: are on board nationally with Lamar and it's fun. I 550 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 1: was thinking about this the other day. Think about when 551 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 1: next offseason is going to be like, and how many 552 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 1: Lamar clips are gonna see the Madden cover talk. I mean, 553 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:02,440 Speaker 1: Lamar are this year like he ain't in any commercials. 554 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:05,399 Speaker 1: All you see is Baker Mayfield and commercials. Think about 555 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 1: because of how exciting he is to watch in this 556 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: day and age of high the highlights day and age 557 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:13,880 Speaker 1: social media, how you know, social media guru every here, 558 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:18,359 Speaker 1: how popular he is, how the NFL wants to foster 559 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 1: a young fan base. Lamar Jackson is perfect for all 560 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 1: of that. He's gonna be everywhere. I totally agree with 561 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 1: you on that. He's gonna make a lot of money 562 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:29,680 Speaker 1: on endorsements. Let's just say that this, Alice, I feel 563 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 1: like you should go ahead and booking for the cover 564 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:33,159 Speaker 1: for Madden next year. Seriously, I mean you want to 565 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 1: put it down. When when did Michael Vicken on there? Yeah, 566 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:37,480 Speaker 1: I don't know exactly what year. I think it was 567 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:40,120 Speaker 1: two thousand four or so. For three I thought that was. 568 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: I don't know, but yeah, I think you can go 569 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 1: ahead and book him for that if it's if that's 570 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:47,240 Speaker 1: something that he wants. Yeah, I mean he's he is 571 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 1: going very marketable guy, is my point. When they do 572 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:51,880 Speaker 1: the Sunday Night football intros, he's going to be the guy, 573 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 1: one of the guys that's in there. He's incredibly markable. 574 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 1: He's also incredibly likable, which I think helps exactly so. 575 00:28:56,680 --> 00:28:58,240 Speaker 1: So I wouldn't be shocked, is what I'm saying. I 576 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,200 Speaker 1: get a popularity contest. I think Lamar's got a pretty 577 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 1: good position in that. Yeah, maybe not off the Russell 578 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:07,760 Speaker 1: Wilson's status, yet, Deshaun Watson is also a highly marketable, 579 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:10,320 Speaker 1: highly like guy. There. There's a three great Canada. I 580 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:13,040 Speaker 1: feel like every game that Deshaun Watson plays. You got 581 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 1: the press conference clip with him breaking down the defense 582 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:23,000 Speaker 1: that they're all good. All right. Last question, this is 583 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 1: taking a little longer than I thought. This one's from 584 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:30,280 Speaker 1: Kevin Avery and he says two questions. Gut Feel said 585 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:32,200 Speaker 1: that the bye week gave us a chance to install 586 00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:34,920 Speaker 1: a new offense that was much more complex than any 587 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:39,120 Speaker 1: previous game. Or was it just vastly better execution and 588 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:42,560 Speaker 1: only minor new wrinkles, you know he's saying, And what 589 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 1: attributed our wins to the past. I don't think that 590 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:47,360 Speaker 1: the bye week changed all that much from like I 591 00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:50,280 Speaker 1: think they I think they've been changing every week. Um, 592 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 1: and there were some new wrinkles, but it's not like 593 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:55,960 Speaker 1: it's not like it was last year switching from Joe 594 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 1: to Lamar after the bye um. So I think it 595 00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: was good execution, good mentality. I think this team was 596 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 1: confident going in there that they were going to beat 597 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:07,480 Speaker 1: the Patriots. Uh, they were not scared and they thought 598 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 1: they were gonna beat him. Not only not scared, but 599 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 1: they said, we have a good chance to win this game. Yeah. 600 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:14,200 Speaker 1: From the offense standpoint, I think it certainly helped to 601 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 1: get Hollywood Brown back. He has some key plays in 602 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:17,720 Speaker 1: that game. He only had three catches, but they were 603 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 1: all really big catches, particularly early in the game. Um, 604 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 1: so I think that was that was helpful. I just 605 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,640 Speaker 1: don't think it was like a wow, they added all 606 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:27,960 Speaker 1: these new wrinkles. I think the notion, uh to the 607 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:30,080 Speaker 1: question is like did they hold things back and then 608 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:32,040 Speaker 1: they really went to into the lab over the bye 609 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:33,680 Speaker 1: week and came up with all this crafty stuff to 610 00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:36,360 Speaker 1: beat the Patriots didn't install and yeah, they didn't install 611 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 1: a new offense. They had the entire bye week off practice. Yeah, exactly, 612 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:43,360 Speaker 1: practice that whole bye week. Yeah, John game he said 613 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:46,600 Speaker 1: rest was more important, so which it clearly was exactly. 614 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:50,440 Speaker 1: Um um alright. Second question, Uh, why do I suspect 615 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 1: that the Anthony Thomas, who was a GameBreaker oregan, wasn't 616 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 1: signed just to return punts. He was kind of a 617 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 1: tweeterer in a traditional even Andy Reid traditional. Oh, but 618 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 1: he would be a Lamar dopel ganger in ours. You know, 619 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:07,120 Speaker 1: I think I don't know he's gonna have an offensive role. 620 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 1: Yeah I would right now, guess No, I mean me, 621 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 1: I have Hollywood to do a lot of that stuff. Yeah. 622 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:17,760 Speaker 1: Like the offense is the best offense in the league statistically, 623 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 1: so it's not like, man, we were needing some electricity 624 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:24,680 Speaker 1: on offense. He hasn't really been a major offensive player 625 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 1: over the course of his career. He's been more of 626 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:29,280 Speaker 1: a special teamer. So do I think that he could 627 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:31,680 Speaker 1: potentially get worked in some creative situations. Yeah, I think 628 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 1: that there's possibilities for that. But I don't think he's 629 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:35,360 Speaker 1: gonna come here and all of a sudden be taking 630 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 1: thirty five snaps on offense. No, I think he'll he 631 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 1: I'd be surprised if you got more than three. Yeah, 632 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:43,960 Speaker 1: maybe there's like a very creative role something with he 633 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:46,120 Speaker 1: and Hollywood on the field at the same time. Potentially, 634 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 1: but I'm just not even like, you know, I M 635 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 1: might ready for that to go there in terms of 636 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 1: answering the question to say, like, oh man, this guy 637 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:55,400 Speaker 1: is going to add a whole new element to this offense, No, 638 00:31:55,640 --> 00:31:58,520 Speaker 1: I don't think he will. Um anyway, thank you for 639 00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: the questions, Kevin Avery, and to all those who's questions 640 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:06,200 Speaker 1: we read today. You will be getting a lounge T shirt. 641 00:32:06,280 --> 00:32:08,800 Speaker 1: I'm already on it. 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But 651 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:34,200 Speaker 1: if you are a domestic listener and make us dropping 652 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 1: the ball is still hasn't sent you your lounge T shirt, 653 00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 1: email the show and let us know. All right, that's fair, 654 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:43,040 Speaker 1: that's fair. Thank you for listening. By the way, we 655 00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:45,560 Speaker 1: have a game against the Bengals this week. I'm not 656 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:48,200 Speaker 1: worried about let down game. I'll just just tossing that 657 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 1: out there. I'm not worried about it. I like it. 658 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:52,720 Speaker 1: I like it. Yeah, I would agree with that. I 659 00:32:52,720 --> 00:33:03,560 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be a big space space insist expence 660 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:06,560 Speaker 1: at space space space space