1 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Past Podcast. Today was day 2 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: three of training camp for the Ravens, and after practice, 3 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: we had the chance to hear from Special teams coordinator 4 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: Chris Horton, defensive coordinator Mike McDonald, and offensive coordinator Todd Monkin. 5 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: Let's first start things off with Special teams Coordinator Chris Horton. 6 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:24,799 Speaker 2: Good to see everyone today. 7 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 3: I'll tell you, guys, it was a warm one, but 8 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 3: it's it feels good to be back. We're three days in, 9 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 3: our guys are out here, we're working hard and we're 10 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 3: just trying to get We're just trying to ramp this 11 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 3: thing up and build on the things every day. I'll 12 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 3: tell you this, Tomorrow is Saturday. It's one of my 13 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 3: favorite days to go down to the stadium and practice 14 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 3: because it gives us an opportunity to just get that 15 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 3: get that fill in the stadium. The fans will be 16 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 3: in there, they'll be they'll be screaming and yelling. It'll 17 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 3: be loud, but it'll kind of give us that early 18 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 3: game fell before we actually get to it. So I'm 19 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 3: looking forward to it just to get our guys in 20 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 3: there and just having some fun and just have that 21 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 3: time with our fans because they're the best in the 22 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 3: business with questions. 23 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 4: That things going with the jam start coach from number days. 24 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 3: Oh, you know, Tyler's Tyler's coming here. He's done a 25 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,319 Speaker 3: great job. This guy, this guy's a pro. He's played 26 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 3: a lot of football. I think when when what happened 27 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 3: with Nick, Randy and I, along with with Harve's and 28 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 3: George h we. 29 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 2: Kind of got together. 30 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 3: We got on the phone and we just tried to 31 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 3: figure out who was out there and let's just try 32 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 3: to get the best guy. 33 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 2: Here that we think, uh, fits what we do well. 34 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 3: And Tyler's come in the past three days and he's 35 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 3: done a really good job for us. 36 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 5: What do you see from today in terms of the 37 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 5: internet turn and he's an actual cadidate for that job. 38 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 2: You know what, Day's done a good job. 39 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 3: He's got natural ball skills, he's got natural ability to 40 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 3: run after the catch. And then you know, it's like 41 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 3: it's like anything else. If a guy, if a guy 42 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 3: can help us at any at anywhere, any position on 43 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 3: the field, We're gonna give those guys an opportunity. 44 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 2: I look forward to seeing what he can do. 45 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 3: Uh. 46 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 2: But it's like all the guys. 47 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 3: We've got a lot of guys back there this year, 48 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 3: and we're looking forward to seeing what all those guys do. 49 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 2: How do you guys make decisions on your starters? Play special? 50 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 3: You know, that just comes down. It comes down from 51 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 3: the top. And whoever we got, whoever we got out there, 52 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:20,519 Speaker 3: we just kind of let him roll. 53 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 2: We will play some of our guys. I feel like, because. 54 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:24,839 Speaker 3: You know, we got some new guys, we'll try to 55 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 3: fit those pieces together and we'll just work from there. 56 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 3: And whoever's available is available, whoever's not available, we just 57 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 3: deal with it. It's just part of our job, is 58 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 3: what we do. But that's okay because it gives another 59 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 3: another guy, a young guy, an opportunity to. 60 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 2: Have his moment. And let's figure out where that young 61 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 2: guy might be. 62 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 6: Because it seems like to make a roster, it's gonna 63 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 6: need the mission field to contribute on special teams. What 64 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 6: have you seen from him? 65 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 3: I'll tell you one thing, Keaton, He's done a good 66 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 3: job this. This dude could flat out run that. That's 67 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 3: a that's a plus. Once we get the pads on 68 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 3: and we start getting into a lot more team things, 69 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 3: I'll try to put him in places where I think 70 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 3: it fits his game. 71 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 2: I don't think he'll he'll. 72 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 3: Have a problem with carrying the ball, running the ball, 73 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 3: doing some kick returning for us. We're trying to develop 74 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 3: him in that punt return aspect as well. I'm just 75 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 3: trying to give every guy every opportunity to make this 76 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 3: football team. 77 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 2: So but as far as what he's. 78 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 3: Done so far since this spring, man he's heading him 79 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:27,359 Speaker 3: in the on the right track's letter ship from staffer teams. 80 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 2: That seems like spelling him in the league. 81 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 3: So the leader, you know, as far as leaders, you know, 82 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 3: we got Justice Hill, we got Keivon, we got guys 83 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 3: that have played a lot of ball for us, and 84 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 3: you pointed out Malie Harrison in his fourth year's time. 85 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 3: You know, he's he's been a great job. He's done 86 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 3: a great job for us. Gino has done a great job. 87 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 3: And it's it's crazy because we've had a lot of 88 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 3: veteran leadership guys in their eighth and ninth year, well 89 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 3: or our true leaders they're guys in their fourth and 90 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 3: fifth year. And these guys have done a good job 91 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 3: since they since they've gotten here, and we're just gonna 92 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 3: continue to push them and we kind of let those 93 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 3: guys lead on there on the court. Not everybody's gonna 94 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 3: be a vocal leader. Some guys just go out there 95 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 3: and they just work, work, work, work, and then the 96 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 3: young guys get a chance to see what that looks like. 97 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 2: Chris, we expected the biggest game, Oh, the biggest game. 98 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 3: I expect it would be a lot better in every 99 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 3: area than where he was last year. 100 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,559 Speaker 2: You know, year one. Uh, he was a rookie. 101 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 3: You know, it's a lot, it's antsy and things like that. 102 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 3: But this guy's he's improving. 103 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 7: Uh. 104 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 2: We we're gonna expect him to hit the balls that 105 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:33,239 Speaker 2: we want hit, and we expect to be pretty good. 106 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 3: In that plus fifty area this year, where we maybe 107 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 3: we didn't do so well every game towards the end 108 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,039 Speaker 3: of the year, we got better at that. So we're 109 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,359 Speaker 3: just expecting him to kind of continue that track. 110 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 6: Christ out the fellers here who are in full sleeves, 111 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 6: what kind of messageary trying to say what we're trying 112 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 6: to do. 113 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 2: I think I'm not. I'm not trying to send any message. 114 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 3: I'm the same guy every day I've been no matter 115 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 3: whether it's hot cold, it don't matter to me, man, 116 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 3: I'm gonna be wearing the same outfit, So it's all good. 117 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 2: Why do you do that? 118 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 3: It's just just what I do. It's just what I've 119 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 3: always done, you know what I'm saying. I don't feel 120 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 3: like I need to change. There's no reason to change. 121 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 3: I haven't fallen out yet, right, So we're gonna go 122 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 3: keep it going. 123 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 6: Chris, Chris part We've already for any reaction, but to 124 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:17,359 Speaker 6: the kickoff. 125 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 4: The rules change with the farcastic. 126 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,840 Speaker 3: Career, and it's on that, you know, I kind of 127 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,919 Speaker 3: I kind of hit on that and during the spring. Uh, 128 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 3: but you know it is. It's gonna be what it's 129 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 3: gonna be. Right, We're gonna adjust and adapt to whatever 130 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 3: those rules may be. 131 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 2: We'll have a plan for how we want to handle 132 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 2: the in game situation stuff. It'll be it'll be fine. 133 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:37,559 Speaker 2: We'll just roll with it. We'll refort no, but it's okay. 134 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:37,919 Speaker 2: It's in. 135 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 3: So we're gonna have to roll with it and we're 136 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 3: gonna we feel like we're gonna be okay. 137 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 2: Thank you. 138 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. That was 139 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 1: Special teams coordinator Chris Horton talking to the media after practice. 140 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: Now let's hear from defensive coordinator Mike McDonald. 141 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 8: All Right, appreciate you guys sticking around now, but great 142 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 8: three days so far and guys are locked in working 143 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 8: hard today. 144 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 4: Us a little hot, but we welcome it. It's gonna 145 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 4: make us better. 146 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 8: So, uh just take it one day at a time 147 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 8: and we're rolling so good to see everybody, and uh 148 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 8: take any questions, might make. 149 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 6: The tempo on the lock back and something you guys, 150 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 6: but using anyway. 151 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, it's great. I mean there's a lot of 152 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 4: things going on with that one. 153 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 8: Just get you in shape and then it makes you 154 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:27,160 Speaker 8: think when you know, it's easy to do it when 155 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 8: it's seventy degrees inside and make calls and things like 156 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 8: that and walk throughs, but when things are moving fast 157 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 8: and you're breathing, you got to focus and lock in. 158 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,159 Speaker 4: That's it's gonna pay dividends for us, Like. 159 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:41,159 Speaker 3: You've got I can tie us out it outside linebacker 160 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:42,359 Speaker 3: and obviously the talks with. 161 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 9: Bambi organ outside this gas. 162 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, having ninety ninety ninety out via audi show us 163 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 3: and then to pick up cops responsibility to. 164 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:55,479 Speaker 8: Get highest Uh yeah, maybe just you know, just because 165 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 8: Tius isn't having some of those snaps, but those are 166 00:06:57,720 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 8: gonna be things that we're gonna ask all of our 167 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,280 Speaker 8: edge guys to do. So really it's a function of 168 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 8: a number of snaps right now. But they're attacking it, man, 169 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 8: I mean for being pass rushers, you know, they want 170 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 8: to know everything and that's that's all you can ask for. 171 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 8: And there's things that you know, will you know, mess 172 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 8: up from from time to time, but they're not. 173 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 4: Air repeaters, and uh, it's just a great attitude right now. 174 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 4: So they're attacking it. 175 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 10: Mi, Kyle's go and Hamilton doing kind of his new 176 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 10: n ressperens here. 177 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 4: You know, Kyle, Kyle's had a great three days. 178 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 8: I mean really, you know, we asked our guys back 179 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 8: there to have production on the football, and he's been 180 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 8: he's been there. You know, the tempo right now prevents 181 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 8: us from really making plays on the ball, but uh, 182 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 8: in games, I think you're gonna be able to see 183 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 8: that he's going to be able to get back there. 184 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 8: And I think you see his range during practice, so uh, 185 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 8: the game's sawing down for him for sure. He's taken 186 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 8: He's taking a definitely a commanding presence back there and 187 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 8: making calls. So very pleased where he's at, Like where 188 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 8: I'm like, yeah, I think we got that question in 189 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 8: the spring. 190 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 4: It's a great question. 191 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 8: It's hard, you know, I mean you're looking right now, 192 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 8: we're looking for technique, effort, execution, that sort of thing 193 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 8: in terms of the pass rush, balancing the rush, executing 194 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 8: the moves, that sort of thing. But in terms of 195 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 8: finishing is just you kind of leave that to when 196 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 8: the pads come on and you know, when we see 197 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 8: you know, get the reps in preseason. So that's a 198 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 8: process that will you know, evaluate as time comes along 199 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 8: we're away and or job over from Provost and out 200 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 8: beoute officials Chuck Smith, the growth, Yeah, I just think 201 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 8: got a great spirit right now and they're very enthusiastic 202 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 8: about what we're trying to get him to do. 203 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 4: So just their energy. 204 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 8: You know, again, the tempo prevents you from from evaluating 205 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 8: the finish of the pass rush. So the emphasis we're 206 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 8: making is more of a process. How's your get off, 207 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 8: what moves are you throwing? How do you communicate the 208 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 8: rush everybody? How do you communicate the line calls on 209 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 8: early downs those types of things, And they're doing a 210 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 8: great job. 211 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 10: Does the energy and the top against you, a job 212 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,079 Speaker 10: that reminds you of his mission days. 213 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 8: Absolutely, that's just him, you know. So it's easy. But 214 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 8: it's great to have that personality around. We've got a 215 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 8: lot of great people. We got to get a lot 216 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 8: of great guys with energy, and you know, we we 217 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 8: encourage people's personalities to come to know that's coming straight 218 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 8: from John and I think that speaks to our culture here, 219 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 8: so we embrace it, you know, I think it makes 220 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 8: us better. 221 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 5: Jaalen Armor Davis make a couple of plays on the 222 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 5: ball the last couple of days, Brandon Stevens playing well, 223 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 5: just what do you see it from your cornerback competition 224 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 5: kind of in those you know, beyond the starters. 225 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 4: Yeah. Another thing. Another guy like Jalen, you know, after. 226 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 8: Last year had a little bit of adversity. I think 227 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 8: he's in a great place mentally. You know, he's really 228 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 8: he's really attacking every day and that's that's a message 229 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:27,199 Speaker 8: to him, is hey, take it one day at a time, 230 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 8: let's attack it. There's great opportunity out there and let's 231 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 8: go see if you can earn a job. 232 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 4: You know, So it goes for the whole secondary. 233 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 8: I mean, right now we've got some got some stalwarts 234 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 8: pieces in there, but there's a lot of opportunity as 235 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 8: well for the guys that uh, you know we just 236 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,719 Speaker 8: brought along and you know, that's all we're asking to 237 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 8: do is just embrace it and get after it when 238 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:45,839 Speaker 8: they get out there. And I think I think you're 239 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 8: seeing the unit come together over time. 240 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 4: What's been your impression of the offense is un and 241 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:52,679 Speaker 4: starts show you can say that again. 242 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 2: What's been your impression of the offense just being and starts? 243 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 8: So from the other time, Well, yeah, so we went 244 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 8: through it last year, you know, in an installation process, 245 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 8: so shoot, you can see it every day. 246 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 4: I mean, execution is really crisp. You know, there's an energy. 247 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,439 Speaker 8: Uh, formations are you know, they they're giving us, give 248 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 8: us a lot of looks, a lot of things we 249 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 8: have to talk about and defend after each practice. So uh, 250 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 8: you know Iron Sharpen's Iron. I think I think we're 251 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 8: feeling that on a daily basis, like one of the 252 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 8: things that. 253 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 6: Wants to get on off as an explosive plays. 254 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 4: You guys are working consistent at times the last year. 255 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 6: With the pass and stuff. If you like what you've 256 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 6: seen so far with kind of keeping a lid on 257 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 6: about the other passes so far. 258 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 8: Well, you know, that's a huge emphasis for us is 259 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:29,959 Speaker 8: we want to take the ball away and we want 260 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 8: to limit explosives. So so far we've done a good 261 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 8: job of that, you know, but it's a again, one 262 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 8: is too many, so you're always you're always attacking and 263 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 8: always trying to stay ahead. 264 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 4: Play the play is off, the play is that. 265 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 8: Sort of thing, and making sure our execution is on point. 266 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 8: But up to this point, I mean, the best thing 267 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,559 Speaker 8: I can say is each day has been a continual improvement. 268 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 8: And there's things that you know, we need to we 269 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 8: need to fix, so we'll go attack those things. 270 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 4: But right now, you know, I think we're on the. 271 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 7: Right track. 272 00:10:57,440 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 8: Here. 273 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 4: All off season, yeah, need to shoot. 274 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:04,680 Speaker 8: He's obviously an incredible player and great personalities and he's 275 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 8: he's one of our top leaders. So and to his credit, 276 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:09,559 Speaker 8: he was here just like we talked about in the offseason, 277 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 8: so and guys gravitate towards him and shoot, it's just 278 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 8: fun to talk football with the guy. I mean, he 279 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 8: wants to talk about what we're seeing. He talks about 280 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 8: how what he sees this has a constant communication about 281 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 8: what we're asking him to do, how he sees it, 282 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 8: and just building how we want to play things. And obviously, 283 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:26,319 Speaker 8: you know, if he sees the same way we see it, 284 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 8: then we're going to be in a good spot. 285 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 4: Don't you have a lot of versatile defensive backs. 286 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 9: In your secondary right now? 287 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 4: How do you balance kind. 288 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 5: Of pushing their boundaries and single roles they can play 289 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 5: well also getting them ready for the roles that you 290 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 5: envisioned them kind of in full time. 291 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 4: During the season. Yeah, that's a great question. 292 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 8: You know, I don't know if I have the right 293 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:46,319 Speaker 8: answer for you, you know, I mean, uh, right now, I 294 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 8: think we're just trying to see who we have and where, 295 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:50,680 Speaker 8: and then I think, as you say, as training camp 296 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 8: comes along and those and those those battles start to 297 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:55,439 Speaker 8: get settled, you know, as you say, then then we'll 298 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:57,200 Speaker 8: start to you know, get guys in the right spots. 299 00:11:57,600 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 8: But like to your point, we do have a lot 300 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,079 Speaker 8: of versatile guys and it allows you to be flexible 301 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 8: when you game plan, you know, to maximize your matchups 302 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 8: and that sort of thing I think you saw last year. 303 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 8: You know, we weren't really planning on Kyle playing the nickel. 304 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 8: To his credit, he was able to go in there 305 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 8: and play really good football for us. So the concepts translate, 306 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 8: so it does allow us to stay as versatile as possible. 307 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 4: Thank you all right, great, Thanks guys. 308 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. You just 309 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 1: heard from defensive coordinator Mike McDonald. Finally, let's hear from 310 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 1: new offensive coordinator Todd Monkin. 311 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 4: There's a lot of players over the middle of the field. 312 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:38,239 Speaker 4: What's your philosophy about controlling the middle of the field. 313 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 6: And have you talked at all with Mike McDonald about 314 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:41,679 Speaker 6: how he views controlling the middle of the. 315 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:42,200 Speaker 4: Field as well. 316 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 9: I really don't dictate if the ball goes over the 317 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 9: middle of the field. The defense does. 318 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:53,079 Speaker 4: That, Dodd. Yesterday, O'Dell talked a little bit about kind. 319 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,679 Speaker 10: Of your confidence and communicating the visions and you off 320 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:58,319 Speaker 10: with the offense. How do you go about kind of 321 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 10: create a clear picture for what you want this offensive? 322 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:08,959 Speaker 9: Well, first off, it's execution trumps everything. So no matter 323 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 9: what we run, the only thing that really matters is 324 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 9: that our guys play with confidence, get lined up, and 325 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:21,559 Speaker 9: execute at a high level. Suggested numb for anywhere the 326 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:26,079 Speaker 9: risk bands plays what. 327 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:29,079 Speaker 7: I think it's easier. I don't say that. 328 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 9: One of the most important things is if your ability 329 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 9: to communicate the calls, and the best way for that 330 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:43,559 Speaker 9: to happen is to not start with wristbands. He has 331 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 9: to hear what I say, he has to process the call, 332 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 9: he has to regurgitate to the players, he has to 333 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:54,080 Speaker 9: get the cadence. We can always go to wristbands. Wristbands 334 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 9: are easy, you just read it. Hard is learning the offense. 335 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 9: Being able to process and make the calls. 336 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 10: Job. 337 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:02,839 Speaker 9: You get a sense of them was more locked in? 338 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 7: Canton Truf what's up? 339 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 4: You get a sense of the more is more locked in? 340 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 2: For Minie Campton now trying to learn the offense. 341 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 9: Oh, I think he was pretty locked in then. But 342 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:16,440 Speaker 9: obviously there's a different sense of urgency. I think we'd 343 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 9: all say that. But I think he was pretty locked 344 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:18,320 Speaker 9: in then. 345 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 3: There are some things that you learned to Times of 346 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 3: Tampa Day and Georgia that can help you feel. 347 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 9: Doesn't that you need good players to score on offense? Huh, Flowers, 348 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 9: it's a fun little toy, right there, isn't it. I'm 349 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 9: just fired up Eric and the Boys drafted him. 350 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 10: How does the familiar How does the familiarity with Odell 351 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 10: previously help you as you know, he's come into a 352 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 10: new team and you're getting high and how even using. 353 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 9: I think what helps is uh no on Odell's personality, 354 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 9: knowing his skill set, but we're also talking four years ago. 355 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 9: But I do think it helps what Odell does well, 356 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 9: how to communicate with him, how he likes to be 357 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 9: coached and included, which he does. He deserves that. He's 358 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 9: a really good player. He wants to be coached, he 359 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 9: wants to be pushed. He wants to be a part 360 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 9: of a winning team and be a part of that. 361 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 9: A huge part of that touching the football and helping 362 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 9: our team win. 363 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 2: Talking about it, or. 364 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 4: Sense that he's got a different level of pay, There's 365 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 4: no way his. 366 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 2: Pass p u asuring a. 367 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 7: Compared to Cleveland. 368 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 9: Like I said, guys are always motivated. That's hard to 369 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 9: compare years past of being locked in or more motivated. 370 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 9: I've always seen Odell's being very motivated as a player. 371 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 7: You'd have to ask. 372 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 9: Him whether he's more motivated now, but he seems to 373 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 9: be in a really good place. Sure, we'll have to 374 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 9: look at the tape. It's it's important for all of 375 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 9: your players to get reps and developing the back end 376 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 9: of your roster. That's super huge because you just don't 377 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 9: ever know. It's a long season. You're not only trying 378 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 9: to figure out who the starters are, who your playmakers are, 379 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 9: who are your backup guys, who are the guys that 380 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 9: are capable of going in the game, and then who 381 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 9: are your practice squad guys. 382 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 7: And when guys go down there. 383 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 9: Wady to go, So it's imperative that they're able to 384 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 9: get reps in good reps. 385 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 5: Just how do you feel like the offensive installation is 386 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 5: going at this point? 387 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 4: What are you really? 388 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 9: What I like the most is our guys are locked in, 389 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 9: they're dialed in. I mean, I like their approach. Their 390 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 9: approach is where. 391 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 7: You want to be. 392 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 9: We're not where we want to be yet, but we 393 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 9: shouldn't be. That's that's why we practice, That's why we meet, 394 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 9: That's why you get out there and there's things you're like, Wow, 395 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 9: that's the way it looks, and then there's others that 396 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 9: you're like, that isn't anything like we want it to look. 397 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 9: That's part of what you do and then you fix that, 398 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 9: and you brag upon that, and you get better on that, 399 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 9: and then you find what your pieces do best, and 400 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:07,159 Speaker 9: then you try to fit that within your scheme. 401 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 6: It seems like on most plays you guys are out 402 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 6: of the huddle bunch fifteen seconds. 403 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:13,440 Speaker 4: Like the tempo is definitely picked up in years past, 404 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 4: and it's just kind of the one the time you 405 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 4: want get to be internet in the case of playing. 406 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 7: To be places well. First off, whether it's. 407 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 9: The idea is to leave the quarterback enough time at 408 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 9: the line of scrimmage to assess the defense, make changes 409 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:33,959 Speaker 9: in being control. I'm a firm believer that you want 410 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,400 Speaker 9: your quarterback to play his best, you got to empower him. 411 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 9: It goes from here to here. I'm a part I 412 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:42,879 Speaker 9: want to help with the game plan. I want to 413 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 9: see things what they're doing defensively. If that is getting 414 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:48,119 Speaker 9: the line quicker, then. 415 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:48,479 Speaker 2: So be it. 416 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:52,040 Speaker 9: If it's a situation where we've got some sort of 417 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:54,680 Speaker 9: a run pass option or run runner or pass pass, 418 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 9: then that then. 419 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 2: So be it. 420 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,320 Speaker 7: But I do believe in getting the line quicker. 421 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:00,200 Speaker 9: I think that gives us more time at the line 422 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:03,880 Speaker 9: of scrimmage to assess for the quarterback Tom. 423 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 3: For coach a lot of taxi quarterbacks in your career 424 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 3: as I help you prepare for the child coortin my 425 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:09,439 Speaker 3: back career. 426 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 7: Oh all of them are a little bit different. 427 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:20,200 Speaker 9: You really like the challenge of guys that one obviously 428 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,360 Speaker 9: have a tremendous skill set, which he does. And I've 429 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:25,159 Speaker 9: been lucky to be around a lot of those guys 430 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 9: that I've been blessed to coach them. 431 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 7: They made me a better coach. 432 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 9: But the thing you like about Lamar is he's becoming 433 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 9: even more diligent. He wants to be great. He wants 434 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:39,159 Speaker 9: to be elite. I do not see a guy that 435 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:44,440 Speaker 9: signed a contract and said, okay, I've arrived. I want 436 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 9: to be elite. I want this offense to be elite. 437 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 9: I want to give ourselves a chance to win every week. 438 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:51,119 Speaker 9: And that's that's been impressive. 439 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:53,679 Speaker 6: God don't enough. 440 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 2: Distribution with football? And you mentioned a lot about threatening 441 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:59,439 Speaker 2: the entire do how it makes a prominate balance? How 442 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 2: much did I have forcas of speeding? 443 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 7: How much every bingle bar and asturally what. 444 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 2: You're communities of? 445 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 7: Great question? 446 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 9: So scheme is a part of all distribution and have 447 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 9: enough skilled players to where you want to distribute it 448 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,680 Speaker 9: to them, because if you don't have enough skilled players, 449 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 9: you're not trying to create ways. 450 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:20,679 Speaker 7: Right to distribute the ball to them. 451 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 9: Everybody earns that right to touch the football doesn't matter 452 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 9: what sport. You are in the right to get at bats. 453 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:28,959 Speaker 9: You are in the right to get shots. You are 454 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 9: in the right to get opportunities. And the better your play, 455 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 9: the better your players understand that and compete that way, 456 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:39,399 Speaker 9: and the better your skilled players, the more fun it 457 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 9: is to distribute it. 458 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:48,480 Speaker 1: All right, Thank you for listening to the Ravens Press 459 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: Pass podcast. 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