1 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge presented by DraftKings. I'm Ryan Ing 2 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 1: here with Garrett Downing, fresh off of the ravens thirty 3 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: five to ten win over the Cleveland Browns. The Ravens 4 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:20,760 Speaker 1: are AFC North champions for the second straight year, on 5 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: top of the division, despite starting zero to two, despite 6 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:27,159 Speaker 1: being two games behind the Steelers four weeks ago. The 7 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: Ravens prevail to win it back to back years. Its 8 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: size them up Saturday here. 9 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that right now, there's search obviously such 10 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 2: excitement about the playoffs and looking ahead, but I don't 11 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 2: think we should look look past the significance of this 12 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 2: and gloss over it. Like winning the division is a 13 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 2: tremendous accomplishment, especially when you play in the AFC North. 14 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 3: There's really good teams in this division. 15 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 4: Yep. 16 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 3: The Ravens have played an incredibly difficult schedule. They played 17 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 3: a first play schedule. 18 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 2: You look at the playoffs and all the teams that 19 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 2: are going to be in the playoffs the Ravens have 20 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 2: played and it's been. 21 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 4: Potentially the Miami Dolphins potentially. 22 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 2: A potential but it's been an incredibly tough road for 23 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:05,919 Speaker 2: this team, and to win the division for the second 24 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 2: straight year says a lot about the talent of the team, 25 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 2: the makeup, the players, the coaches, all of it. And 26 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 2: I just think that while we're all excited about the 27 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 2: playoffs on the first to raise my hand for being 28 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 2: excited about the playoffs, I think we should take a 29 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 2: second to really enjoy and soak up winning a second 30 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 2: straight AFC North title. 31 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 4: Yeah. 32 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 1: Well, and especially you start zero to two yes the year, right, 33 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: there are a lot of people after the Ravens lost 34 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: in this very stadium to the Las Vegas Raiders, who thought, 35 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: does this team have what it takes or they you know, 36 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: all right, maybe they can get into the playoffs, but 37 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: you know they're not going to be division champions. After that, well, 38 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: the Ravens rallied and despite, like you said, that difficult schedule, 39 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: the Ravens. 40 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 4: Also, if the Broncos get. 41 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: Into the playoffs as this as the final team the 42 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: seventh seed, the Ravens will have beaten every team in 43 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: the playoffs except for the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC, 44 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: and so that that says something that's quite an accomplishment. 45 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: And they came within a tow of potentially beating the Chiefs. 46 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: So This is a team that's been forged for sure, 47 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: and they enter the playoffs with that kind of steal 48 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: about them, and I think that's gonna serve them really well. 49 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,679 Speaker 2: I completely agree, and I do think that that's one 50 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 2: of the things about this team that makes me feel 51 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 2: confident going into the playoffs is that they've gone through 52 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,359 Speaker 2: the ups and downs of the season, and a lot 53 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 2: of times coaches and players they don't like to until 54 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 2: it's all said and done, like look backwards at all, 55 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 2: but I thought it was kind of telling. Both John 56 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 2: Harball and Kyle Vannoy during their postgame press conferences, talked 57 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 2: about the road, even going back to last year's loss 58 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 2: to the the AFC Championship game to the Kansas City Chiefs, 59 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 2: talking about in that locker room after that game, in 60 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 2: the midst of that disappointment, they talked about the long 61 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 2: road to get back to this point, and then when 62 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 2: they lost to the Chiefs in the first game of 63 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,799 Speaker 2: the regular season, feeling like we're gonna have to really 64 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 2: endure this, We're gonna have to go through this difficult path, 65 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 2: and they've been able to do that. And Kyle Vanoi 66 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 2: even brought up off the field soff you know, dealing 67 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 2: with real tragedy in this team and losing Joe Dee 68 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 2: at the start of the season, and just challenges, real 69 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 2: challenges that the team has gone through. And I think 70 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 2: that all that experience has put them in the right 71 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 2: mindset and the right just everything about the makeup of 72 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 2: this team mentally to me is in a good place 73 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 2: based on the experience and the ups and downs that 74 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 2: they've gone through this year and even going back to 75 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:33,839 Speaker 2: last season for the guys who were on this team 76 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:34,359 Speaker 2: last year. 77 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: Yeah. 78 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 4: Absolutely. 79 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: And as of the time taping this, we're sitting here 80 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: with the Bengals Steelers game on right now. The Ravens 81 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: are going to play. They're going to host the first 82 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: round of playoffs here at Mt. Banks, tam They will 83 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: play either the Chargers or the Steelers. If the Steelers 84 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: lose and the Chargers win against the Raiders, then the 85 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: Ravens will get the Steelers, And if the Steelers win 86 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: this game, then the Ravens will play against the Chargers. 87 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: So that remains to be to be seen and we'll of. 88 00:03:58,880 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 3: Course talk about that game. 89 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 2: We will break down that, but that is a situation 90 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 2: that the Ravens will have based on how these next games, 91 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 2: how this Stealers game goes, and then potentially how the 92 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 2: game's go to mom Now. 93 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: The biggest news to come out of this regular season finale, unfortunately, 94 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 1: probably is his A Flowers injury. Suffered a knee injury 95 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 1: in the first half of this game. Immediately grab for 96 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:22,359 Speaker 1: his knees. It was a scary time and it not 97 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: a good injury. 98 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 4: Your Pro Bowl leading wide receiver. 99 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 1: You don't want to see him go down in the 100 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: regular season finale for sure. John Harball did provide somewhat 101 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:34,840 Speaker 1: of an update after the game and said it looks 102 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: like it's something that he could be back from, so 103 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: good news. 104 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 4: It sounds like it's not season ending. And then now Ian. 105 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: Rappaport of NFL Network just posted that it's a reported 106 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 1: knee sprain. Sources say pending an MRI, which John Harball 107 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 1: said save Flowers will get tomorrow. 108 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:58,799 Speaker 4: So, you know, a knee sprain. 109 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 1: That's something that potentially could he play next week in 110 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 1: the first round of the playoffs. Maybe, but at least 111 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: it sounds like something where if the Ravens take care 112 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: business and winning the wildcard round, they could get their 113 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:12,839 Speaker 1: wide receiver back at some point during the playoffs. 114 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's I'm not gonna gloss over. 115 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 2: I mean it's it's a really tough blow for if 116 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 2: he were to miss any amount of time or be 117 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 2: hindered at all, that's that he is able to play. 118 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 2: If he has hindered all, that's that's significant because Zay 119 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 2: obviously is such a shifty player and his elusiveness is 120 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 2: what makes him so great in large part. And so 121 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 2: the going into this game that the main focus was 122 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:36,919 Speaker 2: of course win, but also no injuries. It was like 123 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:40,600 Speaker 2: one A, one B, right, and that was the mindset 124 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 2: going into this. So when you see him go down 125 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 2: the state there's a hush that falls over the stadium, 126 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 2: and that's exactly what you don't want to see. 127 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 3: Like you said, the. 128 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 2: Good news is that it doesn't appear to be a 129 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:54,280 Speaker 2: major injury, and hopefully he's back and he's ready to rock. 130 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 2: He feels great that Amri comes back clear, and when 131 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 2: we're taping our next podcast, Zay flowers hundred percent good 132 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 2: to go. That's the that's a dream scenario, but it 133 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 2: is it is. It's difficult to see him go down 134 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 2: and potentially miss any amount of time. Hopefully it's not 135 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 2: any games, but we'll see how that progresses over the 136 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 2: course of the week. 137 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean teams leading wide receiver. His speed and 138 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: big play threat ability certainly makes defenses defend you differently. 139 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:23,480 Speaker 1: And if he is sidelined, obviously that puts more on 140 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 1: the plate of not only the running game, but then 141 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: also Mark Andrews and Rasha Bateman and two guys that 142 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: stepped up in a big way here tonight. Both caught touchdowns, 143 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 1: and so you know, I think the Ravens have a 144 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: lot of offensive weapons, but again, like you're saying, I 145 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: don't want to minimize what Zay Flowers means to this team. 146 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 2: Also, yeah, it's a thousand yard receiver just made the 147 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 2: Pro Bowl this year. Of course, we spent all week 148 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 2: talking about how great it was for him to make 149 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 2: the Pro Bowl and have that accomplishment. So it's his 150 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 2: His presence in this offense is massive. I do like 151 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 2: the Ravens are well equip whipped because it's a whole 152 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 2: pick your poison offense. It's not like the entire offense 153 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 2: runs through day. He's he's the leading pass catcher, of course, 154 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,119 Speaker 2: but they have so many weapons both in the passing 155 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 2: game and the running game, so they can attack teams 156 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 2: in different ways. 157 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: There's been games that the Ravens have won this year 158 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: whereas say Flowers caught like two passes. 159 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean they want today and it's. 160 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: Not like he had a big day of course, And yeah, 161 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: I'm saying even against teams that aren't the Browns. 162 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 2: Fair fair and so they they've they've proven that they 163 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 2: can do that even if he's not on the field. 164 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 2: But you want him on the field absolutely, yeah, and 165 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 2: so yeah, so we'll see where that goes over the 166 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 2: course of this week and probably get some more information 167 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 2: on that over the course of the next couple of days. 168 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 3: So in terms of in terms of tonight's game, to go. 169 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 2: Through that before we completely turn the page to the playoffs. Like, 170 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 2: to me, what stood out about this game for the 171 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 2: majority of it is that the defense continued to dominate. 172 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 2: And we've been saying it for a month now that 173 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 2: I think the defense is on the right track. The 174 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 2: Browns really had nothing going offensively, and now they've got 175 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 2: a ton of injuries to playing a quarterback who they 176 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 2: just called of from the practice squad. I understand all 177 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 2: the disclaimers that you throw out, but this defense is 178 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 2: playing at a really high level and they show that 179 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 2: against the Browns. Couldn't move the ball really much at 180 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 2: all against these guys. 181 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean they had two drives the whole game basically, 182 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: and so it is a dominant performance. 183 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 4: I think what we kind of expected. 184 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: I did not certainly see the Browns putting up many 185 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 1: points the way that this defense is playing right now, 186 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: and it held serve. And I think Nate Wiggins obviously 187 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: kicked it off with a pick six on the Browns 188 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: first drive. 189 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 3: He started the party. 190 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: That's how you started off, and so his first interception 191 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,959 Speaker 1: takes it back to the to the house. So really 192 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: good to see Nate Wiggins do that. And then the 193 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 1: Ravens finish it exactly how you want to and how 194 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: we all predicted with a Michael Pierce interception. 195 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 3: Yeah yeah. John Harbaugh called out the greatest play in 196 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 3: NFL history. A little bit a little down on it, 197 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:51,719 Speaker 3: a little bit. 198 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 2: Of hyperbole maybe, but it was pretty impressive to see 199 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 2: the three hundred and fifty or sixty pound guy haul 200 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 2: down an interception, and a lot of jokes. 201 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:02,559 Speaker 4: If you would have run it back, it would it 202 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 4: might have been the greatest player that might have just 203 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 4: qualified him. 204 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 2: Well. It was kind of funny because the coaches show 205 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 2: like scenarios in team meetings, and so when a defensive lineman, 206 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 2: when the defensive tackle catches an interception, the scenario there 207 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 2: is go down, game's over. Just catch it and go down. 208 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 2: Don't cough it up, just go down. And Michael Pierce 209 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 2: took the device there. He caught it and he went down. 210 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:30,319 Speaker 2: But John Harbaugh even joked after the game, He's like, yeah, 211 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 2: I probably would have told him just keep running it 212 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 2: that such that was so cool. 213 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 1: It was. 214 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 3: It was an awesome moment. And you could tell just 215 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 3: after the game how much. 216 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 2: Fun uh, or even after that play, how much fun 217 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 2: the players were having on the sidelines celebrating a moment 218 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:43,559 Speaker 2: like that. 219 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 3: You don't see that very often. 220 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, Broderick washing it and it was talking 221 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 1: to him, he said, it just the perfect way to 222 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 1: end the regular season. It couldn't be any more perfect. 223 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: Just everybody celebrate with Mikey. Brody also said they've run 224 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: that play in practice with different defensive linemen dropping in 225 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 1: the coverage, and they've never got to pick all practice 226 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 1: all season long, in practice, nobody's gotten an interception. He's like, 227 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: now you know, next time they call that play, I'm 228 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 1: gonna be excited. I'm gonna be like, how am I 229 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:08,719 Speaker 1: get an interception on this? 230 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 2: I'll also say this, what's really funny about it is 231 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:15,199 Speaker 2: it wasn't just like one of those batted passes that 232 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 2: just like fell into his lap, Like he kind of 233 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 2: broke on the ball and made a nice play on it. 234 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 4: He's kind of a ball like he. 235 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 2: Actually really did break on the ball and made the catch. 236 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 2: I give him credit for that. It didn't just did 237 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 2: you just fall into his lap? 238 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 4: I baited him, old hen red bait. 239 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 3: He looked off. He looked off. He came back to 240 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 3: the ball. 241 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 4: Film study, film study, Bailey zappy. 242 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 2: Well, it's also funny because whenever you see like a 243 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 2: defensive lineman dropping coverage and if it doesn't go right, 244 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 2: like everyone's like. 245 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 3: Why you have Michael Pierce dropping cover? Just have to 246 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 3: go forward? 247 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 1: Well that's why that is why right there you go? 248 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: So yeah, I agree, a great game for the defense. 249 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 1: Uh and and this, I mean, it's been the best 250 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: defensive football since Week eleven. And it's not a fluke 251 00:10:57,679 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: like we've seen it in a big enough sample size 252 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: now just say, hey, you know this defense in the playoffs, 253 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 1: you better watch out. Because we all know what the 254 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 1: Ravens offense is, and we'll get to that on the 255 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:11,560 Speaker 1: back half of this podcast. But it's a record setting 256 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: offense led by the guy who you know might win 257 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:18,560 Speaker 1: MVP and and is arguably, you can make a very 258 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 1: strong case based off the statistics, the best offense in 259 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 1: NFL history. Yeah, right, And so if you can't keep 260 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: up with that, which you're gonna have a hard time 261 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 1: with with this defense, it's gonna it's gonna be tough. 262 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 4: It's gonna be a tough out for the Ravens. 263 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 2: Well, I've said this, and I feel even stronger just 264 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 2: as the weeks go along here. But we went from 265 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 2: a point earlier in the season where the mindset, at 266 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 2: least I think amongst fans and me, a lot of 267 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 2: us felt like if the defense, which earlier in the 268 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 2: year was ranked last in the league from a past 269 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:52,959 Speaker 2: defense standpoint, if the defense could just be middle of 270 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 2: the road, if you could just be fifteen to twentieth, 271 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 2: the offense is so good that may be enough to 272 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:00,199 Speaker 2: put you on a nice run in the playoffs. We're 273 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 2: well past that. In my mind and that at this 274 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 2: stage the defense is not just holding treading water. It's 275 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:08,079 Speaker 2: a strength of this team. And I feel really good 276 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:11,719 Speaker 2: about this defense. They're now getting takeaways and she gets 277 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 2: playing really solid making plays. They're getting making plays and 278 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:18,319 Speaker 2: they're getting takeaways, which even once they fixed the issues 279 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 2: then they weren't making a ton of plays. Now they've 280 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:23,679 Speaker 2: they're playing solid defense and they're making plays. They're doing 281 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 2: everything right and that is a great thing for this 282 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 2: team overall, playing complimentary football going into the playoffs. 283 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 4: Getting after the passer. 284 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 1: Kyle van Noy upped his career high to twelve and 285 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 1: a half, got a little reported two hundred and fifty 286 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 1: thousand dollars bonus chasing the money dance safter you got 287 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 1: that se heck, yeah, knew what that one was about, 288 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 1: so good for him. And then Odafeoway got his ten 289 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 1: sack of the season. He's in the double digit sack 290 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: club now, so he gets the sweatshirt as well. So 291 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 1: also getting after quarterbacks, that's that's good stuff and a 292 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:00,559 Speaker 1: good sign for this Ravens defense. Says it's going to 293 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: face a lot of quarterbacks who if you don't get 294 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: pressure on him, it can. 295 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 4: Be a long day. 296 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:06,719 Speaker 2: Really happy for a Dapha with a dapae o way. 297 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 2: I think we just got to say too, like, this 298 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:12,079 Speaker 2: is a guy he gets drafted in the first round, 299 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 2: and the first line that people are saying and talking 300 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 2: about him getting drafted is didn't have any sacks this 301 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 2: last year at pens Say, and then he comes into 302 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 2: the NFL and it's it's up and down for him. 303 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:23,599 Speaker 2: And then the Ravens end up of course exercising his 304 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 2: fiftie option going into this season and and feel like 305 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 2: they're they're betting on him just continuing to ascend. And 306 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 2: he talked after the game about how when you get 307 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 2: this milestone, you get double digit sacks, it's just a 308 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:38,439 Speaker 2: number to a lot of people, but to him, he 309 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 2: kind of sees all the hard work that went into it, 310 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:44,200 Speaker 2: and the doubt and the questions and and the naysayers 311 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 2: and all that stuff, Like he knew all of that 312 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 2: and he was aware of all that. He's I think 313 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 2: he's kind of hyper aware of everything that's that's said 314 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:50,559 Speaker 2: and written. 315 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 4: There's a lot said about the past four years. 316 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, and for him to hit this milestone, I'm really 317 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 2: happy for him, and I think it shows why they're 318 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:02,080 Speaker 2: raven pick up that fifth year option. Yeah, they bet 319 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 2: on him because they feel like he's an ascending player 320 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 2: who has tremendous talent. And getting those double digit sacks 321 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,200 Speaker 2: is more evidence to that. This is the first time 322 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 2: since Sorell Suggs and Elvis Dumerville the Ravens have had 323 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 2: two players on the defense getting to the double digit club. 324 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 2: And those are two pretty good players right there, and 325 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 2: do them and sizzle, So to join them with Kyle 326 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,239 Speaker 2: and Adafe is a real tremendous accomplishment. 327 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's very cool. 328 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 1: So all right, let's take a break and when we 329 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 1: come back, we will talk about this record setting offense 330 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: to put up, by the way, thirty five points today 331 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: against the Cleveland Browns. 332 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 2: You're listening to the Lounge podcast. We're coming to you 333 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 2: from the Sea Keek Studio. We also want to mention 334 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 2: a partner's Draftking sports Book. They are an official sports 335 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 2: betting partner of the Baltimore Ravens Draftking Sports Book. The 336 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 2: Crown is yours. So the offense basically did what they 337 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 2: needed to do in this game, and it was kind 338 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 2: of an interesting game because it felt like it never 339 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 2: was that close you never. I don't think had much 340 00:14:58,160 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 2: doubt that the Ravens are going to win this game. 341 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 2: But the Browns were hanging around enough until the end 342 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 2: of the final kind of frantic five minutes in the 343 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 2: fourth quarter. But they Rounds were hanging around a little 344 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 2: bit to the point where I think a lot of 345 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 2: fans were won, Are he gonna pull the starters, get 346 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 2: Lamar Jackson out of this game? And the starters played 347 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 2: the duration of the game, and so anyway, they're hanging around. 348 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 2: The offense did enough, but wasn't putting up huge numbers. 349 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 2: And then basically at the end you had the big 350 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 2: run from Derrick Henry and two touchdowns there in the 351 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 2: fourth quarter for him just to seal it and end 352 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:32,920 Speaker 2: up the numbers at the end of the day look 353 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 2: pretty gaudy for the offense. 354 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, it wasn't the cleanest game for the Ravens offense. 355 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 1: You know, they went for it twice on fourth down 356 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: deep in Brown's territory and didn't get it both times. 357 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: They were going to go for it on another fourth 358 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 1: down and had the time the clock expire on him 359 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: to play clock. So you know, not I would say 360 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 1: the cleanest effort for the Ravens offense. Lamar Jackson came 361 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 1: into the game with the potential to surpass Aaron Rodgers 362 00:15:57,760 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 1: for the greatest quarterback rating of all time and a 363 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: single season, and you know, there's just too many incompletions 364 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: for him to really accomplish that feat, and so it 365 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: wasn't i would say, the greatest offensive performance. Derrick Henry 366 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 1: was really held in check for the vast majority of 367 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 1: this game. Certainly the first half, you know, did not 368 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: get much going on the ground outside of Lamar Jackson's runs. 369 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 4: And then, in true fashion. 370 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 1: To what the defense is or this offense has been 371 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 1: for much of the season, it's been the Derrick Henry 372 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: Show down the stretch, just finishing teams out, and that's 373 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: what he did today against the Browns. 374 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 2: It's a good birthday for him. Yeah, twenty carries, one 375 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 2: hundred and thirty eight yards, two touchdowns. He tops nineteen 376 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:43,120 Speaker 2: hundred rushing yards on the season. He's only the second 377 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 2: player in NFL history to ever do that twice. So 378 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 2: furthersome as his place is one of the best running 379 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 2: backs to ever play the game, a. 380 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: Lot of people wondered if how much Juicy still had 381 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 1: at thirty years old. 382 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 4: Now we know how much he has at thirty one. Yes, 383 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 4: he's like, we got it at thirty one. What plenty? 384 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 2: He's got plenty. And that's that's been the story with him. 385 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 2: He gets better as the season goes along, and every 386 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:06,679 Speaker 2: month over the course of his career, he's better in 387 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 2: October than he is in September, better in November, better 388 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:11,399 Speaker 2: in December, and even better in January. And that's a 389 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:14,879 Speaker 2: good thing for this offense. And that is part of 390 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:17,199 Speaker 2: what makes him so good is that this game is 391 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:19,919 Speaker 2: a good example. Slow going didn't have much in the 392 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:22,439 Speaker 2: first half, getting a lot, getting stopped to the line 393 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:25,120 Speaker 2: of scrimmage, a lot, just kind of a sluggish run game, 394 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:27,160 Speaker 2: and then all of a sudden he hits he has 395 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 2: the big play potential and you rip one off for 396 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 2: forty six yards and a touchdown. He has that potential. 397 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 2: And so even when you keep him in check, the 398 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:35,439 Speaker 2: rave Us have been on the other end of that, 399 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:37,679 Speaker 2: keep him check, keep him check, keep them check. Boom, 400 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 2: big play for the offense, and that can just seal 401 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 2: a game and being nail in the coffin, which it 402 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 2: basically was in today's game. 403 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:47,200 Speaker 1: I also think it bears mentioning that Patrick McCarey, the 404 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:49,639 Speaker 1: raven starting left guard, did not play much. He started 405 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 1: the game and really had one series ended up being 406 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:55,880 Speaker 1: a lot of Andrew Vore. He's Ben Cleveland saw action 407 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 1: of this game. So you did have a little bit 408 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: of a change on the offensive line that I'm sure 409 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: in pack did things. 410 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 3: He was by the way, McKay was sick. 411 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:04,719 Speaker 4: He was sick all wee illness. 412 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, and so he tried to go and then John 413 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:08,920 Speaker 2: Harblaugh he said after the game just felt like he 414 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 2: wasn't at full strength. Mcarry's out there fighting through it, 415 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 2: but just wasn't full strength. 416 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: I think it's notable that Patrick McCarey started every game 417 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: this season. Yeah, and that is an accomplishment for him. 418 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 1: So I'm proud. I'm happy for him that he got 419 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 1: that and fought through it enough through that illness to 420 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 1: get out there and make that start. 421 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 4: Let's go over some of the Ravens record setting numbers. 422 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 2: We're going to need some more bands on this podcast 423 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 2: settle in, folks, because there's a lot of them. 424 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 4: It's pretty it's pretty incredible. 425 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 1: So Lamar Jackson, as we've all known, you know, Burke, 426 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:40,439 Speaker 1: Michael Vick's record here a couple of weeks ago or 427 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 1: last week against the Houston Texans. This week, he became 428 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:48,199 Speaker 1: the first quarterback or first player in NFL history to 429 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:52,160 Speaker 1: ever have four thousand passing yards and at least eight 430 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:56,239 Speaker 1: hundred rushing yards in a single season. First ever to 431 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 1: do that. And by the way, he has over nine 432 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: hundred rushing yards, not just eight hundred, So four thousand 433 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:05,199 Speaker 1: and plus eight hundred. That is an incredible feat in 434 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:09,120 Speaker 1: and of itself. Then, offensively, the Ravens became the first 435 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:12,359 Speaker 1: team in NFL history to throw for at least four 436 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:15,439 Speaker 1: thousand yards to the air and rush for three thousand 437 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: yards on the ground. 438 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 4: First. 439 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 1: No team has ever done that before. Okay, no team 440 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: has also ever scored forty passing touchdowns and twenty rushing 441 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 1: touchdowns in a single season. So you know, you hear 442 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: the greatest show on turf, the Rams back in the 443 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:33,159 Speaker 1: day and all that stuff, and you look at it. 444 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 4: The Ravens are the greatest show on grass. 445 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:37,719 Speaker 2: We bring up the greatest show on turf. The Ravens 446 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 2: actually passed the two thousand Rams. The Ravens finished the 447 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 2: season with two and twenty four yards of total offense, 448 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 2: So they passed the two thousand rams for third all 449 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:50,639 Speaker 2: time in offensive yards, the Saints of twenty eleven and 450 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 2: the Broncos of twenty thirteen or one to two on 451 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:56,880 Speaker 2: that list. So the Ravens yards wise, are the third 452 00:19:56,920 --> 00:20:00,960 Speaker 2: best offense ever and Todd Munkin got game ball afterwards 453 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 2: from John Harbaugh because of that. Monk's been awesome since 454 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 2: he got here last year. This offense has gone to 455 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:09,200 Speaker 2: new heights and he's he's been a tremendous offensive coordinator. 456 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean this, this offense is phenomenal. There's no 457 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:13,399 Speaker 4: other way to say it. 458 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 1: I feel like we've said in every different possible way 459 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:19,159 Speaker 1: that we could throughout this entire season, and really it 460 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,880 Speaker 1: starts with Lamar Jackson and Todd Munkin. Right, It's this 461 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:26,120 Speaker 1: this scheme in its second year has been so advanced, 462 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 1: you know, from a especially in the passing game from 463 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: what it was. And oh, by the way, they're still 464 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: the best run game in the NFL too, right, and uh, 465 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 1: and then Lamar Jackson, you know, I mean, he steers 466 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 1: the ship and and the way that he's played this 467 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:43,879 Speaker 1: season obviously it's been his best year of his career 468 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 1: and He's just a generational player. 469 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 4: There's no other way to say it. 470 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 1: He's a generational player, generational talent at the top of 471 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:52,400 Speaker 1: his game. 472 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 4: Right, you have you have. 473 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 1: Talented players all the time, the most talented players, they 474 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: don't always have the best season. This is him and 475 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 1: his best and and it's just a player to watch. 476 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:04,359 Speaker 1: And you know it's opponents. Miles garrett I thought this 477 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:08,719 Speaker 1: week leading into the game, was quite effusive about just 478 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 1: how good Lamar Jackson is said he's the best hardest 479 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: quarterback in the NFL to sack and it's not even close. 480 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 1: Talked about how he's you know, lost some weight and 481 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 1: he's just back to being fast as hell. And you know, 482 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:24,159 Speaker 1: when you have the arguably the best defensive player in 483 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:28,719 Speaker 1: the NFL of his generation speaking so highly of Lamar Jackson, 484 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 1: who's by the way at division rival, that says something. 485 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 4: You know. 486 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:36,159 Speaker 1: And so when you have Lamar playing the way he is, 487 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: and you have the talent that Eric Tacosta and John 488 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,360 Speaker 1: Harball you know, coach him up and developing these guys 489 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 1: and his staff, when you put all that together, this. 490 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:44,440 Speaker 4: Is what you get. 491 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's when when Harball was asked about Lamar and 492 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,440 Speaker 2: to put it into his perspective, he said, probably the 493 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 2: best thing you can say, which is what else is 494 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 2: there to say? Like there's so many adjectives we're throwing 495 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:58,040 Speaker 2: out out all the words tremendous, phenomenal, and credible, all 496 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:00,119 Speaker 2: of them, and and all of it is true and 497 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 2: talking about Lamar and his play and this offense overall, 498 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:06,440 Speaker 2: but at a certain point you just run. 499 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:08,359 Speaker 3: Out of things to say about how good the offense is. 500 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 1: And it's it's you know, it actually hit me tonight 501 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:14,679 Speaker 1: when I was walking out of the locker room and 502 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 1: you know, I said, hey, congrats, Lamar. 503 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:18,639 Speaker 4: Man, really happy for you, you know, and it's like 504 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 4: it just hit me. 505 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:23,880 Speaker 1: I'm covering like Michael Jordan's right, you know what I mean, 506 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:27,439 Speaker 1: Like I feel like sometimes you don't step back and 507 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 1: just appreciate this is John Harwall said it at the 508 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 1: beginning of the of the season and people kind of 509 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 1: looked at him like, you know, are you sure about this? 510 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:40,720 Speaker 1: And you said, you know, our goal is for Lamar 511 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: Jackson to go down as the best football player in 512 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 1: NFL history, right, and now he's got a wing rings 513 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:47,920 Speaker 1: to do it. Right. There's a guy named Tom Brady 514 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:50,159 Speaker 1: who's won a bunch of one, right, and Lamar has 515 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:54,680 Speaker 1: ways to go with that, but but can you get there, Hey, 516 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 1: start with one. Let's start with one this season that 517 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: size it up for that one. But like we are watching, 518 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 1: we're witnessing one of the best football players to ever 519 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,679 Speaker 1: play this sport and it's it's a treasure. 520 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:09,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's really fun to be part of it. And 521 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 2: I think what you talk about the playoffs, and I 522 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 2: think this is a good transition into looking into that 523 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:21,680 Speaker 2: man Lamar. When he when asked about winning the AFC North, 524 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 2: he's like, yeah, I mean. 525 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 4: I'm cool with it. 526 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:26,440 Speaker 2: This was this was honestly his reaction to winning the 527 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 2: AFC North. Like we're talking about it's great you win 528 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 2: the division hat T shirt game. How you feeling, buddy, 529 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:32,439 Speaker 2: And he's like, I mean, I'm cool with it, but 530 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 2: I'm thinking about the wildcard round and I don't. That's 531 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 2: not lip service from him. That's how he's been all year. 532 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 2: He was he was ticked off about not executing the 533 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:42,440 Speaker 2: final drive of the game when it was already in hand, 534 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,639 Speaker 2: and perfectly like that's what he that's where his mind is. 535 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 2: And I just felt all season long like he has 536 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 2: been locked in, but also holding everybody accountable. 537 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that's I think that's the difference from 538 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:01,119 Speaker 1: last year. And not to say, you know, he was 539 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:04,119 Speaker 1: the leader last year too, but these things kind of 540 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 1: evolve and you try to put your finger on it. 541 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 1: What's different with a guy and how has Lamar improved? 542 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:11,399 Speaker 1: And I think that is what I would point to, 543 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 1: is you know, last year, how many times over the 544 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 1: course of the season and down the stretch we here 545 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 1: locked in? Like we heard that phrase a million times, right, 546 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 1: But I think the difference is just how much that 547 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: he has carried or he has required that of all 548 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: of his teammates throughout the entire year, right, And it 549 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 1: is you need to play at the highest level at 550 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 1: all times, and it's it's never good enough, you know, 551 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:39,960 Speaker 1: even talking about Rashaan Bateman tonight, and you know, hey, 552 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:42,440 Speaker 1: Bateman steps in when Zay goes down and makes some 553 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 1: plays and he's like, yeah, I mean, I've known Bait's 554 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 1: a great player, but I'm not going to sit up 555 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 1: here and sing his praises. You know, He's got more 556 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 1: plays to make. And so that's just how Lamar has been. 557 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 1: He wants perfection and he won't. He won't stop until 558 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: the Ravens are hoisting Lombardi Turvy. 559 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 2: Yeah. He wants perfection first from himself and then he 560 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 2: demands set from everybody around him. And that that is 561 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 2: part of the reason why I feel like this team 562 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 2: has the right mindset going into the playoffs. Now, of course, 563 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:13,680 Speaker 2: you need things to go your way, you need to 564 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:15,440 Speaker 2: play well, you need a lot of things to happen 565 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 2: in order to win playoff games. But I think that 566 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 2: this team's mindset going into the postseason is really in 567 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:24,719 Speaker 2: a good place. And I think that Lamar sets the 568 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:27,160 Speaker 2: tone in that regard and everybody's following suit. 569 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:28,720 Speaker 4: Yep, absolutely agree. 570 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 1: So the Ravens take care of business tonight, thirty five 571 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:35,360 Speaker 1: to ten over the Cleveland Browns. Get your newspaper, get 572 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 1: your Division Champs newspaper, gar in the in the folder. 573 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 3: Yeah. 574 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:40,439 Speaker 1: You know, this is when you start to kind of 575 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:43,399 Speaker 1: collect things. You're like, oh, you were good, Yeah, you 576 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 1: do it, and all I want to have all the 577 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:47,920 Speaker 1: fundies right, yeah, good stuff. 578 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:51,399 Speaker 2: No, it's good. Like I said, Lamar may just have 579 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 2: mindset of it's cool. I'm looking past it. I'm ready 580 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:56,359 Speaker 2: for next week. But I mean what I said at 581 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 2: the outset of this, which is when the divisions hard 582 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 2: and it's it's something that should be celebrated. So congratulations 583 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 2: to the team for getting it done and Ravens fans 584 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 2: enjoy this one. We'll be talking about the playoffs all 585 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 2: week long. We'll find out here soon who the Ravens 586 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:13,119 Speaker 2: are playing, so you can email us at the Lounge 587 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:16,679 Speaker 2: at Ravens dot NFL dot net and we will be 588 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:18,919 Speaker 2: back with you soon as we look ahead to this 589 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 2: playoff matchup.