1 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. It is Friday, 2 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: October sixth, and the Ravens are getting ready to go 3 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: on the road to face the Pittsburgh Steelers. It's going 4 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: to be their third AFC North matchup on the road 5 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: in the early part of the season. Of course, the 6 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: Ravens have won the previous two games in Cincinnati and 7 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: then last week in Cleveland, and they're hoping to make 8 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: it three and zero on Sunday. As they got ready 9 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: for that matchup, we had a chance to talk with 10 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: head coach John Harball after today's practice. 11 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:38,599 Speaker 2: Okay, good seeing everybody, appreciate you being here. Good practice. 12 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 2: We'll all pointing all eyes earlier, begining to be pointing 13 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 2: completely towards Sunday at one o'clock. That's what we're working for. 14 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 2: We're looking forward to it. What questions you have coaching up? 15 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 1: Anyone's actually asked you this week to talk about the 16 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: rivalry a little bit. But is there a particular Gamer 17 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: series that stands out a year that stands out in 18 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: your memory? 19 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 2: There's a lot, you know, there's so many. I think 20 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 2: more than anything, Yeah, I remember all of them. I 21 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 2: think probably couldn't tell you which year the wins were 22 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 2: a lot better than the losses. I can tell you 23 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 2: that I probably remember the losses sometimes more than the wins. 24 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 2: But right now, really I'm not thinking too much about that. 25 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 2: I don't think anybody really is. We're focused on the 26 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 2: task at hand. Try to go in there and really 27 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 2: play our best football game and be ready to go. 28 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: How have you seen the rivalry evolve over these last. 29 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 3: Few years, of particular since ye so many players retire 30 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 3: and just then changes ahole rosters. 31 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, I mean, you know brat Kisa was playing 32 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 2: four technique. You know when I first started to give 33 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:37,559 Speaker 2: you an idea as a heck of a defensive line. 34 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 2: I remember it. Well, you couldn't get him cut off 35 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 2: on the backside. So that's part and parcel of the 36 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 2: evolutionary nature of the National Football League and life. I 37 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 2: would say so. But right now the president is at hand, 38 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 2: and the president is Sunday at one o'clock. 39 00:01:54,640 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 3: John Aaron Rodgers mentioned that he had kind of your 40 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 3: achille surgery that Aaron scoop and that would be able 41 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 3: to play at the end of the season. Have you, 42 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 3: I mean, is it sole believe that Jk's gonna be 43 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 3: done for you or is there still a possibility that 44 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 3: make it late in the year. 45 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 2: As you could Well, I mean, I don't know. That's 46 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 2: something that's between JK and the trainers and the doctors. 47 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 2: I'm sure it's not something I've been focusing on this time. 48 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 2: You know. It's kind of more week to week for 49 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 2: us in terms of the challenge at hand. So you know, 50 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 2: if a Killy, if he can get back, that'd be awesome, 51 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 2: that'd be all for it. But I really don't know 52 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 2: the answer to that is. 53 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: That it. 54 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 3: Is keeping three quarterbacks a week or week thing? Is 55 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 3: it something that you about is depends on you know, 56 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 3: I know Tyler had the hamstring for a while, Like 57 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 3: how do you evaluate that when you're getting guys back 58 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 3: and roster space becomes a bigger deal you does that 59 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 3: make it more challenging that three quarterbacks. 60 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 2: Around that it does? We kind of made a decision 61 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:56,680 Speaker 2: that we were going to try to go that route 62 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 2: this year already, as you know, So that's obvious, and 63 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 2: so we want to do that, you know, because the 64 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 2: opportunity to have three quarterbacks available in a given game 65 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 2: is something that we feel good about and we and 66 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 2: we like all three guys. We've got three three quarterbacks there, 67 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 2: you know, to two backups that are you know that 68 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 2: could start in the National Football League and have so 69 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 2: we feel we feel very strong about that. So we 70 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 2: want to take advantage of that situation as much as 71 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 2: we can. 72 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 3: Availability. But I mean, this is a guy that has 73 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 3: always pilate himself. 74 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: Won't be available. What do you kind of able? 75 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, I mean he's starting right tackle. I think 76 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 2: he's playing. Morgan's been playing the best football here. He 77 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 2: might tell you this of his whole career. You know, 78 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 2: he's really played really well, and uh, he's a force 79 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 2: out there. He's a force in nature, especially on the 80 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 2: polls and things like that. So, uh, he's doing everything 81 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 2: he can to get back for Sunday, and we'll see 82 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 2: what happens. 83 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: I don't know there are any players who willing to 84 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: rule out in his times to have a lot of 85 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: science to be made. 86 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't. I don't know. I don't think anybody's 87 00:03:57,720 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 2: gonna be ruled out, but that will be coming out 88 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 2: very soon. You'll see the elev phrases very quickly. Yeah, 89 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 2: Di Well, I'm I'm like probably everybody here, all especially everybody. 90 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 2: That's our my you know, in our in our realm 91 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:17,039 Speaker 2: our age group. Yeah, yeah, yeah, clarify that. You know, 92 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:21,280 Speaker 2: we grew up watching Dick Butkus uh videos because it 93 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:23,839 Speaker 2: was it was just after his career basically, and you 94 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 2: couldn't talk about a linebacker in the National Football League 95 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 2: not talking about Dick Butkus. Dick Butkers like that is 96 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 2: the same as saying linebacker. Right, you said Dick Buckets, 97 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 2: It meant linebacker next to the definition of linebacker with 98 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 2: Dick Buckets. And then there was Ray Nichke right in 99 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 2: there and Chuck bed Nerik was right in there with 100 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 2: that group, you know. So uh, that was that was 101 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 2: an era that h that we grew up looking at 102 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 2: black and white NFL films about, you know, and and 103 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 2: with with with a voiceover, so rest in peace. Dick 104 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 2: Buckers is a legendary, legendary player who without without players 105 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 2: like Dick Buckets, and without Dick Buckets, the league would 106 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 2: not be what it is today. It's no us about that. 107 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 2: We should all be very grateful, those of us who 108 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:02,799 Speaker 2: love football. 109 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 1: All right, great. 110 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 2: Real quick, I know you've been talking about Rowan and 111 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 2: what he's added to the team, but particularly lately he's 112 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 2: been drawing comparison, that's the regular word. Do you see 113 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 2: any similarity between them? Yeah, I mean they're both great linebackers, 114 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 2: you know, and we're talking about linebackers. It's linebacker day obviously, 115 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 2: and that's this era, right Ray Lewis and and now 116 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,919 Speaker 2: the next generation is Rokwan Smith and I do. I 117 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 2: do see a lot of similarities. They both play for 118 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 2: the Ravens. I think that's a real big one that 119 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 2: I'm really appreciative of. I'm glad they both played, you know, 120 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:36,039 Speaker 2: for the Ravens. Ray did and and Roe does. And 121 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 2: I think the leadership, the ability to to make everybody 122 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 2: around them better, the style of play certainly is in 123 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 2: the same kind of kind of world. But they're their 124 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 2: own individual player. You know, They're not the same. No 125 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 2: two players ever are. And that's what's really important, I 126 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 2: think as a coach to understand is like, you know, 127 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 2: you're not searching for the same player. You know, the 128 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 2: replacement is not the same player. No two players, no 129 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 2: two human beings, are ever alike. But you do look 130 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 2: for the same qualities. You know, and Row certainly has 131 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 2: the qualities you know in that in that in that 132 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 2: in that world. But you know, he's got a lot 133 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 2: of football in front of him and have an opportunity 134 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 2: to write his own, you know, the book on his career. 135 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: That was head coach John Harbaugh. Now, the matchup on 136 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 1: Sunday kicks off at one pm. You can watch it 137 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 1: on CBS. Also, make sure you check out the Lounge Podcast. 138 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: We did an interview with Gus Edwards that dropped yesterday, 139 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: So here what Gus had to say about this matchup 140 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: and his performance so far this season. You can check 141 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: out the Lounge Podcast wherever you find your podcast. Also, 142 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: you can watch the episode on YouTube. Thanks for listening, 143 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: have a great weekend. We'll be back with you on 144 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: Sunday after the game in Pittsburgh.