1 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass podcast. It is Monday, 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: March thirty. First, the NFL's annual owners meetings are this week, 3 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:11,639 Speaker 1: and earlier this morning, we had a chance to hear 4 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: from head coach John Harbaugh. He bet with the media 5 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: for about thirty minutes at the league meetings, and here's 6 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: what he had to say. 7 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 2: Congratulations on the new contract. Thank you, Jamison, appreciate it now. 8 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 2: I mean, what is it for you? 9 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 3: What does it mean, you know, having again a new 10 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 3: contract for me being around here for you twenty twenty 11 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 3: eight or wherever. 12 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 2: It is, It means God is amazing and uh and 13 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 2: the Ravens organization is amazing. I was talking to talking 14 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 2: to actually my agent. We kind of he said something 15 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 2: to me. It really was just really Italian thing. He said, 16 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 2: you're five for five and you're in your head coaching career. Definitely. 17 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 2: I kind of looked at him, like, you guys are 18 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:51,319 Speaker 2: all looking at me right now. Yeah, he said, you're 19 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 2: five for five. He said, you've had the two best 20 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 2: team presidents in the NFL, You've had the two best 21 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 2: general managers in the NFL, and you've got the best 22 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 2: owner National Football League. Five or five so that's that's 23 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 2: the blessing, and uh, that's why we've probably why we're at, 24 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 2: That's why we're at where we're at right now with that. 25 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 2: So I'm very grateful for that now. 26 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 3: You know, when you when you get you know, the 27 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 3: new deal and you know you're about to have you 28 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 3: ever thought about how much. 29 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 2: Longer you want to be? I mean it's eighteen years. Yeah, 30 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 2: I just I'm happy to be alive. I hope that 31 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 2: continues for a while. People have a I say to 32 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:30,639 Speaker 2: my dad, you know, it's say you say happy birthday, 33 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,119 Speaker 2: or you're you're feeling older or whatever. It's like, hey, 34 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 2: it's better than the alternative, you know, so let's keep 35 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 2: let's keep rolling. And then really, what you think about, honestly, 36 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 2: what you think about is is, uh, how are we 37 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 2: going to get better today? You know, how can we 38 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 2: get better? What do we need to do? Your players, 39 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 2: coaches three like that? Really, I mean, and everybody thinks 40 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 2: about it, but it's not really, it's not forefront of 41 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 2: my mind. I just hope I make it there to 42 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 2: make a decision. You know, at some point in time, 43 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 2: I will still be breathing. And you never have had 44 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 2: those conferencation to me. 45 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 3: You know people are worst about. 46 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 2: Well, my dad has the best advice. I think my 47 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 2: brother shared this recently. He said, Hey, you coach until 48 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 2: you just can't can't take it anymore, until it's just 49 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 2: too much and you just you just there's no way 50 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 2: you want to do it, you don't want to come 51 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 2: to work anymore. When you get to that point, you 52 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 2: coach for two more years and then you move on. 53 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 2: So that's that's dad's advice. John. You haven't told you. 54 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 3: Since some of the free agent activity, some of the losses. 55 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 4: What do you like about where your roster. 56 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 2: Is now at this point as you closer of the draft. Yeah, 57 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 2: I mean I think, I think, I think the best 58 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 2: way to describe it. I love the fact that we 59 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 2: can line up and play right now. You know, I've 60 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 2: heard I've heard it said before, and it's a good philosophy. 61 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 2: You don't We don't play any games still September. So 62 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 2: when you have issues or holes, if you want to 63 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 2: call it that, you do have time to get better. 64 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 2: But we we could play a game right now with 65 00:02:58,000 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 2: our roster. We have a really good roster right now. 66 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 2: I love our players, I love our depth, even not 67 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 2: that we can't get better. So what our mission right 68 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 2: now is to try to improve, is to try to 69 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 2: take take to the next level. And the way the 70 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 2: roster is set up, it gives us an opportunity to 71 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 2: really to go after the best player we can get, 72 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 2: you know, whatever the position might be, to improve our 73 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 2: team and make the whole better. So looking forward to 74 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,119 Speaker 2: the draft, we still have some options in free agency. 75 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 2: Keep improving, hot Oh yeah, d hot Man. I was 76 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 2: in a parking lot in Tampa getting ready to go 77 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 2: see my daughter play lacrosse game, and we got on 78 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 2: the phone, you know, and I had a chance to 79 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 2: talk to him about what his vision was for his 80 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 2: future and what he wanted to accomplish, and amazingly enough 81 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 2: and aligned perfectly with the Ravens vision. You know, it 82 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 2: was right in line with what we're trying to do. 83 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 2: And he's a guy that just have always felt like 84 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 2: should be a raven That was always something I always 85 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 2: kind of watched him play and when we're playing against him. 86 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 2: Felt the same way about Derrick Henry, you know, and 87 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 2: Lamar when we saw him in college state. But to 88 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 2: see him now with us in our building working out 89 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 2: already with the guys, it's uh, it's pretty cool. O line. 90 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: You got to do a big to keep Ronnie Stanley. 91 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 1: Just what's the view of the O line US word? 92 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 2: Well, I I feel good about the on line right 93 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 2: now today. I think, like I said, we got, we got, 94 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 2: we got, we got. We could play with five starters. 95 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 2: We have competition even there, but we can we can 96 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 2: use a couple more guys too, you know. And uh, 97 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 2: and we'll be looking at bolster the debt but also 98 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 2: bolster the competition in the in the old line. But 99 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 2: bringing Ronnie back was was a huge part of that. 100 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 2: We couldn't say that if Ronnie wasn't coming back, if 101 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:43,039 Speaker 2: Ronnie had decided to go elsewhere, we would have had 102 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 2: to have addressed that in a big way. And Uh, 103 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 2: I expect Ronnie to even continue to ascend, you know, 104 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 2: not just back to where he was pre injury, but 105 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 2: past that now, you know. And just love his mindset, 106 00:04:55,160 --> 00:05:00,080 Speaker 2: his maturity, his work ethic, his determination to be a 107 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 2: legacy type player. You know, that's really what he wants 108 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 2: to accomplish right now. And that's that's really important for 109 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:09,919 Speaker 2: our team. John, Your commitments and the run game has 110 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 2: been renowned for many years with so many teams last 111 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 2: year really precommitted, obviously yourself, somebody around the league. I'm 112 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 2: wondering why you think that Pennhut swumps back to that 113 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 2: position in the runt game. Way, Yeah, it has swung back. 114 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 2: Probably probably people realize that, you know, that's football, And uh, 115 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 2: I think I think I've heard it said, you know 116 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 2: football or in the NFL is a passing league, which 117 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 2: it is, and the rules are kind of skewed that 118 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 2: way a little bit, and it's tough to defend the 119 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 2: great quarterbacks, but uh, you know, two headed monster is 120 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 2: better than one. And the ability to run the ball, 121 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 2: I think just it just adds a layer that is 122 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 2: fundamental to the game. It's a physical game. If you 123 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 2: can run the ball, you can control the ball if 124 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 2: you can if you can stop the run, you can 125 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 2: put the offense in tougher passing situations. 126 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 3: You know. 127 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 2: So we've just always felt like it starts with stopping 128 00:05:57,960 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 2: the run and running the ball. 129 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 5: John obviously there's a big boat coming bar and so's 130 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,239 Speaker 5: pushed with the egos run the quarterbacks team without running 131 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 5: quarterback like Lamard and to feel one way or the 132 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 5: other on the. 133 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 2: Play, Well, we don't do it with Lamar. Well, it's 134 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 2: not something that we do. Uh yeah, I feel like, uh, 135 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 2: I feel like it's a football player, you know. I mean, 136 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 2: if if the if it's determined that it's it's a 137 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 2: it's an injury risk play, which I think the doctors 138 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 2: are concerned about right now, then that's something that we 139 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 2: have to address if we if we don't, if we 140 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 2: if we don't think it's an injury risk play, then 141 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 2: it's just a play in football. So it's gonna be 142 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 2: I'm looking forward to discussion. We really haven't decided our 143 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 2: position on that yet. Kind of want to hear some 144 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 2: more of the conversation. 145 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 5: What about the old mom that moll carriers weren't able 146 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 5: to get the pushed from behind? 147 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 2: You didn't like going back to that can kind of 148 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:46,600 Speaker 2: meet some of the pressure round Well, yeah, I mean 149 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 2: that's it's if you want to be consistent, just take 150 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 2: take all those kind of pushing situations out of the game, 151 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 2: right downfield or wherever they are. I mean, you know, 152 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 2: we can't push the quarterback, maybe we shouldn't be able 153 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 2: to push the guards either. You know, we can't push 154 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 2: the defensive line on a field goal rush. Why are 155 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 2: we pushing the guards? If you want to make that 156 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 2: a rule, it might it might make sense to make 157 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 2: a comprehensive but right now it's pretty narrowly written. 158 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 4: So love to see what happens either running back ked Minchell, 159 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 4: you know, last year and coming back from the injury, 160 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 4: and that's a tough year, and it's about maybe his 161 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 4: off season vis or what way. 162 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 2: You think he may be for next year. Right Well, 163 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 2: that's a great question. I do think Cliffy's on he's 164 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 2: been on schedule, he's been on track. That was a 165 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 2: really tough injury. So the fact that he got back 166 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 2: when he did was to me almost like Marakis said, 167 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 2: he was out there playing it all. I'm I'm I'm 168 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 2: almost certain as much as you can be sure he's 169 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 2: gonna be a whole other level coming back in the 170 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 2: spring and then again into training camp because he's going 171 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 2: to be, you know, a year and a half out 172 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 2: of that deal, so this will be his second year. 173 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 2: Most injuries at your second year this one. I think 174 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 2: that's especially true about count How do you say about 175 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 2: the States back? 176 00:07:57,800 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 3: Ye? 177 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 2: Say the second party right now? Yeah, I feel great 178 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 2: about the linebacker position. I think we do need some guys. 179 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, it's uh, it's we lost a 180 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 2: bunch of guys. Uh, so we we've got to place 181 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 2: those guys. I think we've got some good young guys 182 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 2: coming up. 183 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 4: Uh. 184 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 2: William Quemco and nobody knows about him, but he played 185 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 2: two games last year. I'm kind of excited him as 186 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 2: a as a special teams guy and growing developing linebacker. 187 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,239 Speaker 2: But Trent and Simpson expect him to be the starting 188 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 2: uh early down. Will you know, we do a lot 189 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 2: on passing downs with dime and different kind of personnel 190 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 2: groups in the field. He can he can continue to 191 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 2: grow into that. But I think he's gonna take a 192 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 2: big step this year. I remember Pat Queen took a 193 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 2: big step his third year as well, so that would 194 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 2: be probably our expectation. He's working hard, man, He's already 195 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 2: in the building every single day. He's watching film on 196 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 2: his own. He's in a phenomenal shape. He could probably 197 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 2: I'm sure he could play a game right now. So 198 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:55,440 Speaker 2: he's he's he's uh, he's he cares, you know, and 199 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 2: that's that's where it starts. 200 00:08:57,280 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: He had scary more pentimes. 201 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,719 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, I mean, Brandon, look what he accomplished. You know, 202 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 2: he didn't play defensive back until like his junior and 203 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 2: senior year in college. Came in kind of like raw 204 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 2: in that sense, and became one of the better corners 205 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 2: in the league last two years. And for him to 206 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:21,599 Speaker 2: get that kind of a contract and a deal, I 207 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 2: got to know his family really well. His mom went 208 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 2: through a situation with his brother, as you remember. For 209 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 2: this to happen for him is a blessing, and so 210 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 2: we're happy for him leaves us, you know, needing a corner, 211 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 2: but we got cheetoh, you know, and that was a 212 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 2: huge signing for us. So and he's he's been he's 213 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 2: been one of the highest ranked corners when he's been healthy. 214 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 2: So our goals to get him back out there, get him, 215 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 2: get him healthy, really work with all the soft tissue stuff, 216 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 2: and try to do the best we can to bring 217 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 2: him back to where he at a high level of play. 218 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 2: So he should help us. And we've got TJ Tampa 219 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 2: in the mix. I think TJ is going to take 220 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 2: a big step. Health is big for him too. And 221 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 2: then Jalen armor Davis is another guy with the health. 222 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 2: So Jalen's always been talented and he's always played well 223 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 2: when he's been out there. So those are all guys 224 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,559 Speaker 2: in the conversation. And then our Darius. You know, the 225 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 2: Darros can can drop down into the Nickel spot. So 226 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:11,959 Speaker 2: we've gotten answers. We could definitely add a guy in 227 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 2: the draft too. So you like him an inside outside. 228 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 2: I love Marlin anywhere, you know, I like him on 229 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 2: the field, but I do like him inside. I mean, 230 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:23,199 Speaker 2: he's he's a he's a he's a game changer in there. 231 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:25,840 Speaker 2: Nobody plays like Marlin. There's no Nickel who plays the 232 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 2: way Marlin plays in the slot. He can play outside 233 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 2: with the best of them, but I don't think there's 234 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 2: anybody like Marlin in the slot. 235 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:37,439 Speaker 6: He's the building a pass rush and we will just 236 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 6: Smith for that, right, Chuck Smith is Yeah, it's a unique, 237 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 6: unique guy, right, he's the pass rush. 238 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:47,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, we call him the guru. Uh he he would 239 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 2: probably blush if he heard me say that, but he 240 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 2: is h He's passionate about pass rush and he brings 241 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 2: that to the table with our guys. Even just figured 242 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 2: if you have a skill that's really important, then it 243 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:01,079 Speaker 2: needs to be trained in taught every single day, and 244 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:03,199 Speaker 2: he does that and he does the other things to him, 245 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:06,079 Speaker 2: he coaches a position in the assignments, he coaches the position, 246 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 2: but he but he focuses on all the guys, the 247 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 2: defensive lineman, the edge rushers, the defensive backs, the linebackers 248 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 2: on their pass rush technique. So he does a great job. 249 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 2: I'm really proud of Chuck. Guys on Chuck chuck' donald. 250 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 2: How you see cout back? Two things? What's what's his role? 251 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 2: I know it's a flower for the backs all the times, 252 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 2: sticking there, but how do you kind of see that 253 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 2: playing uh playing out? Yeah, I think we got a 254 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:34,319 Speaker 2: good mix back there. You know, of course Zach is 255 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 2: the coordinator, is involved with every part of it, and 256 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 2: then Chuck and then Don Donald and uh, those three, 257 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 2: those three guys will be focusing on the back end. 258 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 2: But you know, Chuck brings that experience. And then Donald's 259 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 2: a young guy. You know, he's just he's been in 260 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 2: the league three years and now he's really proven himself 261 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 2: as a as one of the up and coming coaches, 262 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 2: I think in this league. So it was just a 263 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 2: good chemistry between these two guys. I felt like, uh, 264 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 2: Chuck bringing the experience and the style you guys know Chuck, 265 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 2: and he's he's just he's got a great way with 266 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 2: those guys. He's he's unique. He's been been there and 267 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 2: done all that. You know, he's seen about everything you 268 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 2: can see in football, and so I think that experience 269 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 2: is gonna be really good for us. I think they're 270 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 2: gonna like his style. I think Donald's like cutting edge 271 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:16,959 Speaker 2: right now. They've been what they've done in Kansas City 272 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 2: with Steve Spagnolo. You know that's we have ties to Steve, 273 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 2: as you know, our systems are very similar. And for 274 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,439 Speaker 2: Donald to take a step with more responsibility with us, 275 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 2: he's good too. So I'm very fired up about that situation. Guy, 276 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 2: we weren't talk talk about. Want to get on that 277 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 2: phone call and you're just kind of kind of together, Yeah, 278 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 2: you think about it, And I'm just kind of like, hey, 279 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 2: you know, I know this great secondary coach. You know, 280 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 2: I wonder if he'd be interested in, uh in coming back, 281 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 2: and uh, I didn't know. I didn't. I didn't. I 282 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 2: didn't know because he's pretty happy out there, he's got 283 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 2: the grand babies. But uh, his first, his first, his 284 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 2: first I think his answer was, you know, when do 285 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 2: I when do we start, you know, let's get back 286 00:12:56,440 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 2: to it. So let's chuck, come you and air with that. 287 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 3: You would, look, you're starting to look at kickers as 288 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 3: possibility when you're going to get. 289 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 2: To this draft, you expect to draft the kickers going 290 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:10,720 Speaker 2: to fit this draft. That's a great question. 291 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 4: Uh. 292 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 2: I think there's a lot of good kickers in the draft. 293 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 2: From when I'm told Randy Brown is out there, he's 294 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 2: been putting up the frequent flyer miles all over the 295 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 2: all over the country. The last Eddie Edi texts me, like, 296 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:22,840 Speaker 2: I get it's like Sanna tracking Santa, you know on 297 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 2: Christmas Eve. You know, it's tracking Randy on the on 298 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 2: the on the evaluation of kickers right now. But he's, uh, 299 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 2: he's doing a great job with that. So he'll have 300 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 2: his list. We'll look at those guys next week when 301 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 2: we get back and and it definitely, you know, it's 302 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 2: obviously there's a lot of a lot of layers to 303 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:41,960 Speaker 2: that whole conversation, but we we it's something we would 304 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 2: have to do no matter what. You know, it's at 305 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 2: this point in time, you gotta look, you always gotta be, 306 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 2: you always gotta you got to do your due diligence, 307 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 2: so we'll be prepared to do that, uh uh draft 308 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 2: ed if we feel like we need to and if 309 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 2: the right guys there. 310 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 3: So the way the few friends came together, we would 311 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 3: end the last year and you've been how much did 312 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 3: you them make me feel like? Hey, that could be 313 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 3: kind of just thought and going. 314 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 5: H. 315 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 2: That's how exactly how it made me feel, Cliff like, 316 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 2: that's where we begin. I was, I was. I was 317 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 2: surprised that we had this just I was surprised in 318 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 2: the midst of it that we were struggling the way 319 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 2: we were, because you know, I just felt like those 320 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 2: weren't you didn't you didn't see some of those problems 321 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 2: cropping up the way. You couldn't anticipate those coverage problems 322 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 2: could crop up the way they did. But looking back 323 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 2: on it, not so surprised, you know, just kind of 324 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 2: what we went through, h what we were dealing with quarterbacks, 325 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 2: that we played, all those kinds of things. But the 326 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 2: fact that we were able to get it turned around collaboratively, 327 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 2: We got together, we worked on it and got it 328 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 2: fixed and in a real big way. I was really 329 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 2: proud of that. 330 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 1: Literarier about the versatility in the secondary. 331 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 2: How big is it to have another stafety to allow 332 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 2: some of it, like. 333 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: Hamilton move around in our areas to move around. How 334 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 1: big it is a piece of that. 335 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think another safety in the mix playing would 336 00:14:57,880 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 2: would definitely do that, you know, And I think we 337 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 2: have two young guys from last year. He did a 338 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 2: good job on special teams. Expect those guys in that 339 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 2: conversation or anybody that we might add in the draft 340 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 2: or free agency. Still but uh, we like we do. 341 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 2: We like the uh, the moving parts. We like that 342 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 2: that would help us. John here's still signing plays the 343 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 2: biggest safety deal ding What do I was it? That's 344 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 2: a good question. I wish I had that answer. It's 345 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 2: probably a lot a lot to that, you know, that's 346 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 2: it's hard to understand. But by no means do I 347 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 2: think that that he's not going to play really good 348 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 2: football going forward. I've even said that before. I thought 349 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 2: it would happen even last year at one point. So 350 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 2: he's a talented guy, he's a very conscientious person. I 351 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 2: was really just impressed in the way handled. I thought 352 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 2: he handled like a pro and like the good person 353 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 2: that he is. He was a good teammate and he'll 354 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 2: do really well going forward. I'm sure somewhere. It's a 355 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 2: lot of tough to all season Mark Andrews status. Do 356 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 2: you fully expect him to be and even heavy? 357 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 5: You kind of talked to him throughout the offseason given 358 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 5: how his season ended last year. 359 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, we've been in contact, you know, back and forth. 360 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, it's not like guys. It's not 361 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 2: guys want here for me every day, you know, any 362 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 2: of them saying coach, you call me again, you know. 363 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 2: But h Mark's in a good place. He's working really hard. 364 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 2: I fully do I do fully expect him to be 365 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 2: playing for US next year. He's just too good a player, 366 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 2: you know. I mean, obviously with any player, there's always 367 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 2: that any player. I just coaches players. It's it's national football, 368 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 2: and that's part of the deal with things happening. So 369 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 2: you never I never could say anybody, but Mark would 370 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 2: be one of the few guys I would expect not 371 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 2: to be here. So we'll see what happens, but I 372 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 2: fully expect. My plans are that we've got Mark, we 373 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 2: got Isaiah, we got Charlie, we've got Patrick Card all 374 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 2: in place doing all those jobs. 375 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 5: Just really picking about to push. I know there's been 376 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 5: a lot of talk about it. 377 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 2: I know you guys are used to with market that's 378 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 2: something Yeah, well we uh, like we said here a 379 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 2: minute ago, it just has it has to do with safety, 380 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 2: So doctors have some concerns. I think we just want 381 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 2: to hear more about how the doctors feel about it 382 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 2: in terms of there's not a lot of those plays 383 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 2: so far, so if there's a if there's if there's 384 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 2: potential for a wrong kind of injury, then you know 385 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 2: then that we'll have to think about that. If they 386 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 2: feel like it's safe for or it can be made 387 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:31,360 Speaker 2: safe for whatever, the fine. But if it's safe, it's 388 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 2: a football player, so we have no problem with it. 389 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 2: If there's a if there's a problem with it's safety wise, 390 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:38,400 Speaker 2: and we we need to consider what they're talking about. 391 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 2: That's how that's where we're at withally, you think that 392 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 2: the general SENTI I mean no safety. If your raise 393 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:47,679 Speaker 2: then people will really lucky. I don't know, that's a 394 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 2: great question. I haven't really pulled. I haven't done a 395 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 2: poll on it. But uh, if they have it still 396 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 2: in the game, we'll still be doing it with Mark. 397 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:56,679 Speaker 2: And if they take it out of the game, then 398 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:58,640 Speaker 2: we won't. And that's pretty much where we're at where 399 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 2: the football wise question out. 400 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 1: Something and Candy girls flag football right and the Ravens 401 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 1: that game there. 402 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,159 Speaker 5: And just what are your thoughts on the importance. 403 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:15,159 Speaker 1: Of that initiated, especially given them LFKA an opportunity in 404 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 1: the newports right now. 405 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 2: A hugely important, big fan of the flag football initiative 406 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 2: men and women. And uh, probably because I have a 407 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:25,160 Speaker 2: daughter and a wife who both tell me that they 408 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 2: just disappointed they didn't get a chance to play. You know. Uh, 409 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 2: I think Allison would have been a heck of a 410 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 2: lefty quarterback, and Ingrid would have been a heck of 411 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 2: a quarterback or a wide receiver or wing back or something. 412 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 2: She's a pitbull. She might have been a corner out there, 413 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:40,439 Speaker 2: you know, playing man covered. So uh, that's the that's 414 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,160 Speaker 2: the sentiment I hear from a lot of from both 415 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 2: of them, and from there, you know, Allison's friends, it's like, man, 416 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 2: I wish i'd have had that when I was coming up. 417 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:48,880 Speaker 2: I would have loved to have played. So yeah, that's 418 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:51,639 Speaker 2: just a great opportunity. It's a great game. Flag football 419 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 2: is fun, man, and we all did you play it 420 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:56,120 Speaker 2: in gym class, coming up right, you know, you spin 421 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 2: away and get to take the flag away. I just 422 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:00,159 Speaker 2: I think it's awesome. What do you though? 423 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 5: It's now about the possibility of the Olympics and then 424 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 5: holding it maybe in July and having NFL players. 425 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 4: Would that would be a favorite losing some guys in 426 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 4: training camp in the Olympic flag football. 427 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:16,439 Speaker 2: I didn't know. I didn't hear about that. I know, 428 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 2: I'm afraid I got a quarterback that'd probably be pretty 429 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 2: good at it. I'm not a big no, I'm not 430 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 2: that excited about that. I mean I do. I'm a 431 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,879 Speaker 2: big of Marry. I believe in America. I don't want medals, 432 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 2: but there's a limit, that's right, We're not supposed to 433 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 2: have put it. You guys talked to Lamar at all. 434 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 5: I mean, there's a lot being made about his contract 435 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:43,199 Speaker 5: and again, you know, which is fine this year, but 436 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:45,119 Speaker 5: it does get up next to it is there have 437 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 5: been any effort of the organization to try to. 438 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:50,160 Speaker 2: You know, keep deal with this contract or maybe extended. Right, 439 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:54,959 Speaker 2: there's been conversations about that internally. I know how far 440 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 2: along that is or whatever. I don't know, but I 441 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 2: definitely think it's an obvious point that you're making. H 442 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:02,400 Speaker 2: That's that's that's gonna continue to have to be addressed 443 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 2: really with all those guys. I mean, you know, you 444 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 2: just got to kind of manage that dance, the salary 445 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 2: cap dance. And uh, Lamar is the main part of 446 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 2: that because he's he's he's the he's the franchise player. 447 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 2: So that's possibility I think, you know, sooner or later 448 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 2: definitely is gonna have to happen. Is it hard to 449 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 2: put a value? And one more? Yeah, I mean the 450 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 2: value is about is the top you know. I mean 451 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:27,680 Speaker 2: when Lamar, when the mar gets paid, he's gonna be 452 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 2: the highest paid player in football. You know, he's just 453 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:33,679 Speaker 2: like he was last time. I think he's contracting signs 454 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 2: probably until he decides to hang up his cleats. He's 455 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 2: gonna be that guy. I am looking forward to it. 456 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 2: You know that that that facial expression that that isn't 457 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:49,720 Speaker 2: that clip. I've seen that look before. He's looked at 458 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 2: me that way a couple of times. It's a tough 459 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 2: look right there, you know, so uh yeah, he's got 460 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 2: the face of an actor. 461 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 6: Man. 462 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 2: I just let's we don't we just don't need to 463 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 2: get too excited about the acting too early. Let's let's 464 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,360 Speaker 2: finish the football first. But I know he feels that way. 465 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:08,960 Speaker 2: So you know, we're all the people try to get 466 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 2: better every year. You know, one gets a year other 467 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:18,159 Speaker 2: than we've got his doe shooting ourselves in. Sorry, we've 468 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:20,280 Speaker 2: gone out of our own play. It's gonna have to pace. 469 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:21,879 Speaker 5: We don't hear that. 470 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:24,879 Speaker 2: It what they'll step back from it. What do you 471 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 2: think you guys sort of about hoping to simpleness. You know, turnovers. 472 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:32,120 Speaker 4: Get short. 473 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:36,879 Speaker 2: There is a simple as that lost. It's both it's 474 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 2: as simple as that. And then chasing that is always nuanced, 475 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 2: you know. So that's that's that's the theme that we 476 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 2: we've had here, we've had for seventeen years is uh 477 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 2: is get out of our own way beyond the same page. Uh. 478 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 2: You know, we we really want to be as in 479 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,440 Speaker 2: sync as we possibly can, and everything we do, we 480 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:56,399 Speaker 2: try to chase every detail in terms of things that 481 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 2: are important winning football. We call it the football, the winning, 482 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:03,159 Speaker 2: the winning football, intangibles, the impactful, the importance to winning. 483 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:05,120 Speaker 2: Those are the things you want to be great at. 484 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 2: And you're not going to be great. You're not gonna 485 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 2: necessarily be perfect in all those things in every game, 486 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:12,239 Speaker 2: but you want to chase perfection in every area. So 487 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:14,360 Speaker 2: you get into a game and things don't go your way, 488 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 2: you get you get unlucky, the ball doesn't mount your way, 489 00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 2: you make mistakes, but the calls don't go your way. 490 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:22,639 Speaker 2: Whatever it might be, you're still so good in all 491 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 2: the other areas that you're able to overcome those things 492 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 2: and find a way to win the game. Irregardless. We've 493 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:30,159 Speaker 2: been able to do that a lot because we've won 494 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,120 Speaker 2: a lot of games, and every one of these games 495 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:35,120 Speaker 2: is really important and impactful. In the playoffs, we haven't 496 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:37,640 Speaker 2: been able to put it together for you know, four games, 497 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:40,119 Speaker 2: three or four games to win the Super Bowl Championship. 498 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 2: And that's that's the hard thing. That's why only one 499 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,399 Speaker 2: team does it. So we understand that that's that's the 500 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 2: way it's set up. But we want to be that 501 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 2: team and we're good enough to do it, so we 502 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:49,480 Speaker 2: want to find a way to do it. So the 503 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:54,119 Speaker 2: the the challenge there is the not simple part of 504 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 2: it is is setting everything up in a way that 505 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:02,160 Speaker 2: makes those things intent that that we'ren't so that we're 506 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 2: intentional about those things every single day, so when those 507 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 2: moments happen in the biggest moments, it's something that we've 508 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:11,359 Speaker 2: been doing all along and that's normal for us, and 509 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:13,439 Speaker 2: then we have the best chance to have it go 510 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 2: our way in those games. And that's that's what we're 511 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 2: really talking about right now as the coaching staff, is 512 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 2: the best way to intentionalize all those things so that 513 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:22,360 Speaker 2: you know in those big moments that we we can 514 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:25,200 Speaker 2: follow through and and get to the end. 515 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:27,159 Speaker 3: Jonas, I know you say you've been talking to a 516 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:29,679 Speaker 3: lot of players nearly and you said you talked to 517 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:32,399 Speaker 3: Justice at them around the comb I know, have you 518 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 3: talked to Justin Letely? 519 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 2: And you know where where's Kay's mind right there? Right? 520 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 2: I haven't talked to him for a few weeks. I 521 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:40,200 Speaker 2: do need to give him a call because he's probably 522 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 2: he's on my list on my rotation, but I haven't 523 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 2: tried to make it anything more than well the normal 524 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:47,200 Speaker 2: conversations we would have. It's just nothing that there's nothing 525 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:49,639 Speaker 2: else I can talk to him about. Besides, we've had 526 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 2: that one one conversation about it, so it's just kind 527 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:56,959 Speaker 2: of in that mode right now. Years in one entirement. 528 00:23:57,680 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 2: I know you've got to be out there. Is that 529 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 2: kind of like the Chambers offseason? 530 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 4: In the draft? 531 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, because you know, we got to make sure 532 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 2: we've got a good, solid defensive line. So the good 533 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:12,640 Speaker 2: news is the draft is really deep there and there's 534 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:15,400 Speaker 2: also some options of some we can bring some guys back. 535 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 2: You know, I like our guys too that we can 536 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:20,120 Speaker 2: bring back. I'm very confident we're gonna be We're gonna 537 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 2: be have a good front. But you know, I'm happy 538 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 2: for Mike were a great career. I mean, look where 539 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,120 Speaker 2: he came from. You know, what are you accomplished in football? 540 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 2: One of the best, you know, one of the best people, 541 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:32,399 Speaker 2: the best dudes, guys that you'll ever be around. Just 542 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 2: love that guy. And when he got that interception, man, 543 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:37,720 Speaker 2: I mean it's just the best. Wait, what a way 544 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 2: to go out. Just the allegations of this thing right 545 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 2: now out of those give person that you knew that 546 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 2: you I don't employed for so many years. Yeah, just 547 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 2: really shocking, shocking, surprising. Uh didn't see that one coming 548 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 2: found out about at the same time everybody else did. 549 00:24:57,760 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 2: Uh don't know what to make of it. Just feel 550 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 2: really bad for the people involved that were affected. By it, 551 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 2: especially his family and then the people that were the 552 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 2: you know, the victims of that love Melissa and the kids. 553 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:15,439 Speaker 2: That's really just a disturbing situation. Since you can't you 554 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:18,160 Speaker 2: believe mock drafts have got the global pub there wonder 555 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:21,480 Speaker 2: gonna viewed an area of five valuable tools to prepare 556 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 2: a draft. If it's just like people now have a 557 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 2: lot of opinion to talk what you guys would pick up? No, no, 558 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:28,359 Speaker 2: we do. Eric uses those to a great degree in 559 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:31,120 Speaker 2: the mock drafts because it gives you a consensus basically 560 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 2: on how how the players are viewed, and it gives 561 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:35,399 Speaker 2: you an idea of where the players are going to 562 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,479 Speaker 2: basically be taken. So we look at those pretty pretty thoroughly. 563 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:40,560 Speaker 2: Is this something you guys developed internally or are you 564 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 2: looking at the public consensus? Well, we're looking at all 565 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 2: the different things that are published. You know, I'm sure 566 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:49,360 Speaker 2: there's a lot of phone calls made too, especially by Eric. 567 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 2: I don't really do that he I'm sure he does 568 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 2: some polls himself, but there's so much information out there 569 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 2: it kind of gives you a pretty good view of 570 00:25:57,280 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 2: how the draft is viewed. 571 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:03,880 Speaker 5: You know, we has Regissier year offensively, but the Continuity 572 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 5: were a team with out to them all at the 573 00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:09,920 Speaker 5: top MOUNTI barde B team the Nucleas player. Yeah, what 574 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 5: do you feel like this offense still hasn't read It's kind. 575 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:17,000 Speaker 2: Of well, I'm definitely banking on that. I mean, we're 576 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 2: really looking to take the next step next iteration three 577 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 2: point zero as we called it to UH, to get 578 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:25,160 Speaker 2: this to the point where we're doing we're doing more 579 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:27,960 Speaker 2: things better. So we want to do more and we 580 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:30,960 Speaker 2: want to do it fundamentally better. That those are two 581 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:35,080 Speaker 2: conflicting kind of uh principles or goals sometimes, but you 582 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 2: got to chase conflicting principles. You gotta chase things that 583 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:40,639 Speaker 2: are seemingly at odds with one another to be highly successful. 584 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:42,639 Speaker 2: So we we're trying to figure out how ways to 585 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:44,160 Speaker 2: do that with the system and the way we're building 586 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 2: the system, and I'm kind of excited about what we're 587 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 2: going with, a very excited and the Continuity is a 588 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 2: big part of that, along with grow. 589 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:53,399 Speaker 1: And it seems like every year you just keep following up. 590 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:55,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I I well, you know he's supposed to. 591 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:58,159 Speaker 2: He's he works hard and he's got a growth mindset, 592 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 2: and he wants to he wants to be better, you know. 593 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 2: And that's the thing is, that's what I love about 594 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 2: Lamar Jackson. He just wants to improve and all the 595 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 2: time he's never satisfied. And uh and you know he 596 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:11,159 Speaker 2: talks about winning the super Bowl and when he went 597 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 2: to super Bowl, not if, but when he went to 598 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:14,880 Speaker 2: super Bowl, He's still not gonna be satisfied. He's gonna 599 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:16,200 Speaker 2: want to get another one, you know. And that's just 600 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 2: the way he's built still that way, He's gonna record 601 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 2: through as he plays. But I'm like, what that is 602 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:27,719 Speaker 2: the Lincoln Sea one specific thing is nice super his game. Yeah, well, 603 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:29,399 Speaker 2: Tea's day to day with Lamar, you know. I mean 604 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:32,040 Speaker 2: T is a great coach and he's a great person 605 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:35,159 Speaker 2: and they have a great relationship. And t t his 606 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 2: coach quarterback. He's he's coordinated offenses, he's played quarterback at 607 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 2: a high level. All those things I think really factor in. 608 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:44,240 Speaker 2: But he's also really just highly organized. I mean, he 609 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 2: does it. He's got a great system for teaching the quarterback. 610 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 2: So I think he's a great job and it's a big, big, 611 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 2: big part of it. 612 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:55,680 Speaker 5: It's a sign team that the deaf team. 613 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:00,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, resigning Bank Cleveland. I think it was just a 614 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 2: good smart football move for us. He uh, he's he's 615 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 2: he's he's done everything we've asked him to do. Like 616 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 2: when he comes into games. He plays solid football. He's 617 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:13,520 Speaker 2: versatile and he can play both guard spots. He can 618 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 2: play center, and you can even put him out there 619 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 2: tackle and he kind of he hangs in there, you know, 620 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:19,920 Speaker 2: which he's not built to be a tackle, but he 621 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:22,440 Speaker 2: hangs in there. He goes in as the extra alignment 622 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 2: sometimes a tight end and blocks. So uh yeah, that's 623 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 2: uh that and he wanted to be here. He wanted 624 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:30,640 Speaker 2: to be with the Ravens. He appreciates his role. He's 625 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 2: on field goal protection. He probably the best field goal 626 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 2: protection guy in the league. I mean, nobody talks about it, 627 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 2: but he's great at that, you know. So he's a 628 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 2: good he's a good guy. Uh. As far as the 629 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 2: situation he had, you know, that's to be determined what 630 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:46,880 Speaker 2: what the punishment will be for that, and he understands that. 631 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 2: We understand that as well. But that was a good 632 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:50,520 Speaker 2: solid football move for our team. 633 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:51,160 Speaker 5: You know. 634 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 2: Genleman being the second one of his ten dure coach 635 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:55,720 Speaker 2: in the league. Now he's still I know. I mean, 636 00:28:56,320 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 2: what's a takedown to continue the passion of excite you know? 637 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 2: This tip job? 638 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 4: Yeah? 639 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 2: Well, I mean, how do you not like? I just 640 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 2: think we have the greatest job ever. And you guys 641 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 2: love what you do, like you're here, You're you're having fun, right, 642 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 2: It's in a great environment. I just love it. I 643 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:14,600 Speaker 2: just love I love every part of this job, even 644 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 2: the things that are hard, even the disappointing moments, you know, 645 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:20,800 Speaker 2: I you know, we all the great moments we had 646 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 2: this year, and then you know, we had disappointing moments too, 647 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 2: especially the one of the end. But I didn't feel 648 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 2: I didn't feel I felt disappointed, But I didn't feel 649 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:29,680 Speaker 2: bad because I was proud of our team. I was 650 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:31,400 Speaker 2: proud of the way they fought. I was proud of 651 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 2: the the what they accomplished and what they achieved. And 652 00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 2: I just I felt I felt connected to the guys, 653 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:40,280 Speaker 2: you know, And I think as long as you feel 654 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:42,160 Speaker 2: that connection with the guys and you feel like I 655 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 2: also feel like there's a lot more to do. Like 656 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:45,360 Speaker 2: I feel like I have a lot more to prove, 657 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:47,160 Speaker 2: Our team has a lot more to prove, and I 658 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 2: and I feel like I have a lot of good 659 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:51,920 Speaker 2: ideas in our in our in our our group has 660 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:54,840 Speaker 2: a lot of good ideas. We're still growing big time. 661 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:57,560 Speaker 2: I just feel like there's no stopping us, you know, 662 00:29:57,720 --> 00:30:00,400 Speaker 2: and can't wait to try this stuff out next. So 663 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:02,360 Speaker 2: as long as I feel that way, I think, you know, 664 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:04,960 Speaker 2: I'm gonna keep coaching. You do two more I'm coaching. 665 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 2: I went to know I wasn't on our table. Sorry 666 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:10,240 Speaker 2: about that. I went through. Know you were feeling about 667 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 2: like Lamar winning the MVP. Uh, well, he's my m 668 00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:17,280 Speaker 2: v P. You know. I can tell you that Lamar 669 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:21,240 Speaker 2: Jackson to me is my m v P H. But 670 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:24,320 Speaker 2: he has been every year. So he had a great season. 671 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:28,240 Speaker 2: He's he's a team player. That's what he cares about 672 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:30,880 Speaker 2: the most, you know, and that's what's most important to 673 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 2: Lamar and all of us. But I'm always proud of Lamar. 674 00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:37,200 Speaker 3: Often is a prior. 675 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:41,840 Speaker 2: Definitely in the conversation, I know that's been talked about, 676 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 2: and yeah, I'd love to see that get done as well. Right, 677 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:45,680 Speaker 2: Thanks coaching? All right? 678 00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:50,920 Speaker 1: Great, you're listening to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. Also 679 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 1: make sure you're subscribed to the Lounge podcast feed, Clifton 680 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:56,920 Speaker 1: Brown and I broke down all the big takeaways from 681 00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: John Harball's time with the media. 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