1 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Ravens Presspass podcast and Happy New Year 2 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 1: to everyone. The Ravens had practice today as they gear 3 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:11,120 Speaker 1: up for their game on Saturday against the Cleveland Browns 4 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:13,159 Speaker 1: to close out the regular season. If the Ravens win 5 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: that game, then they will be AFC North champs. Today 6 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: we had a chance to hear from the coordinator. So 7 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: let's kick it off with offensive coordinator Tom Lunkett. 8 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 2: With Lamar, he's putting up some numbers bats so he 9 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 2: has been done with yet end up with more than 10 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 2: forty touchdown pass is less than five the receptions with 11 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 2: Albany guards eight hundred rushing yards. 12 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 3: I mean, have you have you. 13 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 4: Anything comparable that you've ever been you know, an athlete 14 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 4: or a player like that you've ever been around. 15 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 5: No, I mean, it's it's been amazing, you know. It's 16 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 5: it's a credit to him, the work he's put in, 17 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 5: you know, and the work he puts in every week. 18 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 5: It's a credit to our coaches, Tea who works with 19 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 5: him every day, to our coaches who've gained plan every week. 20 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 3: You know. 21 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 5: The other thing is we've been healthy. You know, Rashad 22 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 5: has been healthy for most of the year. Zay In 23 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 5: his second year, tight ends have been healthy, our old 24 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 5: line has been relatively healthy. So that allows you and 25 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 5: in our second year as a staff, allows us to 26 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:20,680 Speaker 5: continue to push forward and eliminate some of the drag 27 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 5: that we had at times last year. You're gonna have 28 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 5: that year in the NFL. But the credit goes to him. 29 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 5: I mean, you know, he's an unbelievable playmaker, wants to 30 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 5: be coached, wants to be great, and he's about as 31 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 5: humble as you could ever ask for a star player. 32 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 5: I mean, super humble. That's why his teammates love him, 33 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 5: because he works hard and he's humble. 34 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 6: And owns it. Teams obviously evolved through the course of 35 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 6: the season. 36 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 7: You guys were getting under center with the fullback and 37 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 7: Derek and Galts and people that way for a while, 38 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 7: and I know there's always adjustments in coming out of 39 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 7: the whether it's opponent or related or not. Derek went 40 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 7: from running sixty plus percent of the time on the 41 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 7: center over sixty percent of the time out of pistol 42 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 7: on the shotgun with Lamar and now that's been super effective. 43 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 8: Was that a self scout thing? Was that something you 44 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 8: guys talked about during the. 45 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 5: By or some of it's some of we didn't have Charlie. 46 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 5: You know, Charlie's kind of our sea gap tight end blocker. 47 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 5: So it's got a little bit of both. And who 48 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 5: we were playing certain teams presents itself, you know, for 49 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 5: us to be under center a little bit more, and 50 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 5: then so combinations of self scout, combination that we're playing 51 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 5: in combination of Charlie, all the all the above, one other. 52 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 3: Thing along those lines. 53 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 8: If I could, I watched there, all all the cut 54 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 8: ups on everything you guys have done out of there, 55 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 8: out of pistol on the shotgun since the buy and 56 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 8: Lamar does not have a keeper against an eight man box, 57 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 8: but he's averaging over eleven yards for carry when he 58 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 8: does like every single time, like he it's it's Derek 59 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 8: like it's it just seems like how much of this 60 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 8: is just is what he does in those situations? 61 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 6: Knowing what is do we pullet more often? 62 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 3: Anybody? I'm with you, Well, I'm gonna have to go 63 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 3: look at that. 64 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 8: I mean zero literally it's a zero percent keeper rate 65 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 8: against the eight man like is that is he We 66 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 8: talk about his evolution as a passer, but what about 67 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 8: his mind in that part of. 68 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 3: The run game. 69 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 5: Well, he does a tremendous job of being disciplined. You know, 70 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 5: one thing that happened early last years we put the 71 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 5: ball on the ground with some of our exchanges. That's 72 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 5: would but it's like, okay, so we've been better with 73 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 5: our exchanges. You know, you can trust that in all situations, 74 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 5: red zone, four minute critical situations. But whether it's eight 75 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 5: man spacing or whether it's a two shell and a 76 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 5: seven man box, most of the time doesn't have a 77 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 5: lot to do whether he pulls it or not. Usually 78 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 5: the edge rusher, somebody that we're reading is a part 79 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 5: of that. So certain teams that we've played have decided 80 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 5: that they want to jet up the field. The Steelers 81 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 5: are one of those, and at times the Texans were 82 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 5: like that to try and not let Lamar beat us 83 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 5: and get the ball in the perimeter, which that's their decision. 84 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 3: You know. 85 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 5: Obviously having Derek and getting him running downhill has been 86 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 5: good for us, and there's certain things that we've evolved 87 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 5: to and there's other things that I think are better 88 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 5: for Derek and us. We're under center, but I just 89 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 5: think he does a great job with it. Derek is 90 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 5: really blended and well with what we've asked him to do. 91 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:34,359 Speaker 9: Before the season started, I asked you the identity you 92 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 9: wanted for this offense, and you said, a nightmare to defend. 93 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 10: Would you say the offense has evolved in that way as. 94 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 3: You envisioned it. 95 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,039 Speaker 5: I don't know that. You'd have to ask others how 96 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 5: they view us. I don't make that decision as a 97 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,840 Speaker 5: coaching staff, and for us, we just try to use 98 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:53,600 Speaker 5: the personnel that we have to the best of our 99 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 5: ability to give us the best chance to score points. 100 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 5: That's what we're paid to do. You know, I don't 101 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 5: care where we're at statistically, it's week to week. Can't 102 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 5: carry over points, can't carry over yards. The challenges this week. 103 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 5: Like I said, we've we've got really good coaches, we've 104 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 5: got really good players, We've stayed healthy. I think our 105 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 5: guys do a really good job of trying to attack 106 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 5: who were playing. Like I said before, I think our 107 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 5: system gives us the versatility to whether it's zone schemes, 108 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 5: gap schemes, perimeter run, power our belly, throw the ball, 109 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 5: quick play action, stretch the field vertically, horizontally, all the 110 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 5: things you want to be able to do. And having 111 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 5: really good coaches and having really good players allows you 112 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 5: to do that. 113 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 11: Save Flowers had a really strong rookie season. What do 114 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 11: you see in his game? What's he done this year 115 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 11: to kind of take it to another level in the 116 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 11: year two. 117 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 5: I think just I think any players should take that 118 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:55,799 Speaker 5: leap in their second year. In terms of being comfortable, 119 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 5: it is a long season. I think, learning how to 120 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 5: take care of your how to prepare each week. I 121 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 5: think the other things that go unnoticed is we're all 122 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 5: the same offensively, especially the skill guys. The terminology is 123 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 5: the same, the way that they're being coached is the same. 124 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 5: Little nuances of routes, what you're asking them to do 125 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 5: that they're now able to fix it. It's the same 126 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 5: with Bait being healthy, Zay being part of that. All 127 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 5: of our players kind of get what we're trying to 128 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 5: do and you can say, well, why does it take 129 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 5: that long, Well, didn't take that long. It's just your 130 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 5: you know, you become more comfortable, more confident and what 131 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:40,239 Speaker 5: you're asked to do. And when you carry over those 132 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 5: concepts and carry over the teaching and the coaching, I 133 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 5: think we play at our best when we are confident 134 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:50,239 Speaker 5: and comfortable. And I don't mean comfortable and neglecting. 135 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 3: The work, but just in terms of how we go 136 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 3: about things. 137 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 12: I think John a couple of years ago said that 138 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 12: one of the most impressive things about Lamar was just 139 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 12: his memory and just how he was able to access 140 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 12: that and use it to his betterment. You know, you've 141 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 12: been with him for for almost two years now, how 142 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 12: has that kind of played out in your experience? 143 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 5: Well, he's been great. I mean, you know, he sees 144 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 5: the field extremely well. He understands what we're trying to 145 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 5: accomplish super smart. I mean, he understands, he can picture 146 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 5: what we're trying to get done. And with every week, 147 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 5: with every month, with the year, he becomes more comfortable 148 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 5: with being involved. I mean it's a rarity that I 149 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 5: don't agree with what he's thinking, or tea brings to me, 150 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 5: or someone says, hey, what about this with the running back? 151 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 5: What about this? In terms of our spacing? What about this? 152 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 5: And that's when you get that from your coaches and 153 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 5: your players. You get this collaboration. It gives you a 154 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 5: chance to really shine. It's not it's not a one 155 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 5: way street. We're doing this together and he's become more 156 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 5: and more comfortable that way, and it's just going to 157 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 5: continue to grow just the way it is, and you 158 00:07:55,000 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 5: empower him in that manner. That's where we've gotten to 159 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 5: at this point, and we've got so much more that 160 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 5: we can continue to grow as an offense. 161 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 2: A great running back give you extra peace of mind 162 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 2: in the same year going into these high six games. 163 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 2: You don't know what the weather's gonna be like, but 164 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 2: you know you have that guy you can sort of 165 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 2: lean on no matter what the context is. 166 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 5: Sure, I think physicality travels, you know. I mean, there's 167 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 5: no question you can't control wind, rain, snow, whatever it 168 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 5: happens to be. You're gonna need to convert in short 169 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 5: yardage situations. The game are really close. So where does 170 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 5: that come up? Third and short fourth downs, when you 171 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 5: go for it and you get it, and when you don't, 172 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 5: you go for it and you don't get it in 173 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:40,679 Speaker 5: the red zone scoring touchdowns. That's why we've been really 174 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 5: good in the red zone. That physicality, Derek, and then 175 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 5: Lamar as the playmaker. You know, we're gonna run it 176 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:49,079 Speaker 5: if we can run it, and if not, Lamar is 177 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 5: gonna make a play to give us a chance in 178 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 5: the red zone, and that's kind of been the formula, 179 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:55,719 Speaker 5: and most really good red zone teams have that they 180 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 5: have that ability. But having a great running back like 181 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 5: Derek and him being healthy all year year and you know, 182 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 5: your ability to come. Less Miles used to say this 183 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 5: years ago, and of course then I was a receiver coach, 184 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 5: and you know, but he used to say, you know, 185 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:12,680 Speaker 5: there's nothing like being able to turn around and comfortably 186 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 5: hand off the ball of the running back. And there's 187 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 5: something to that, and some of those times, like we 188 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:19,560 Speaker 5: were talking about under center, it's kind of a smoke 189 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 5: break for your quarterback, like there's not much processing, Like 190 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 5: you know, you just turn around, hand the ball off, 191 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 5: and there's not a lot of okay, reading it, throwing 192 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 5: it protection. I can hand the ball off and that 193 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 5: that's big. That's really big. Get to exhale a little 194 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 5: bit for the quarterback. And now Less was an extreme 195 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 5: because he loved to toss it to Jacob Hester on 196 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 5: fourth and fourth. That was a little extreme and okay, 197 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 5: I'm not trumping to go there, but there is something 198 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 5: comfortable being able to turn around, hand and the ball 199 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:48,719 Speaker 5: off to a running back and know you're going to 200 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 5: gain yards. 201 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 13: We saw in a hard knocks that you know practice 202 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 13: leading up to the Christmas Day game, several players were 203 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 13: running as fast as they've run all year, some faster 204 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 13: than they ever had. And after it'sburgh on such a 205 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 13: short week, obviously they have how it looked like they 206 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 13: played as well too. So what is I mean is 207 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 13: when your game plan getting ready, how surprised were you 208 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 13: at this point a year to be able to have 209 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 13: that at your that kind of resource And have you 210 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 13: seen that before with a group that's this latest season 211 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 13: and that ready to roll? 212 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 3: Oh, I don't know. 213 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 5: I mean I really before Houston we walked through, so 214 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 5: I didn't know we were fast. It might have been 215 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 5: the fastest walkthrough we had. But they did play fast. 216 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 5: I mean, they played their rear ends off. They were 217 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:32,959 Speaker 5: ready to go. They knew it was a stape at stake. 218 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 5: That's that's a credit to our guys and our staff 219 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 5: that gets them ready, you know, and to coach, you know, 220 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 5: in terms of reading their bodies and where we have 221 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 5: to be come game day to be at your best. 222 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 5: I mean, that's really what it's all about. I mean, 223 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 5: and that balance between the physicality the reps that you 224 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 5: get and then being able to take that to the game. 225 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 5: That's everything you know, what you do and how you 226 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:59,839 Speaker 5: do it during the week, your meetings, your preparation, your practices, 227 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 5: and then carrying over to the game and let it 228 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 5: come to light, you know, because that's what it is. 229 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 5: I mean, everything we do tries to eliminate the drag 230 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 5: and make it as clean as we can because the. 231 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:12,680 Speaker 3: Players that make it come to life. 232 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 5: We're the ones that have to get it to a 233 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 5: point where they understand what we're trying to get done 234 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 5: and let them make it come to life. 235 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 8: Two more, Please, No matter what happens in this game, 236 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 8: you guys are going to be in the playoffs and 237 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 8: sort of around here that's kind of when everybody gets judged. 238 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 11: Right. 239 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 8: It is the team that every year has Super Bowl 240 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 8: aspirations and for whatever reason, and a lot of this 241 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 8: predate you, the offense just hasn't been able to play 242 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:38,439 Speaker 8: at that regular season level in the playoff. 243 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:40,200 Speaker 6: Did you go back and look at. 244 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 8: Any of those previous games with Lamar in the playoffs 245 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:43,719 Speaker 8: before you got here? 246 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 6: And are there anything you guys think you can do? 247 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:48,839 Speaker 8: Obviously, playing tough teams, I get that, but to keep 248 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:51,079 Speaker 8: it humming at close to the regular season level. 249 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 5: In the postseason, not really, unless it's an opponent that 250 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:57,319 Speaker 5: we were getting ready to play, then you might look 251 00:11:57,360 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 5: at you know, that's a big thing with them about 252 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 5: how they play other teams, how they play Lamar. 253 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:04,079 Speaker 3: So that comes up with whoever that is. 254 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 5: But I can only speak to last year, and we 255 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 5: didn't play good enough in the second game. You know, 256 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 5: we played good enough in the first game. So just 257 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 5: having the second game that we just didn't play well enough, 258 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 5: didn't coach well enough, didn't call it good enough. And 259 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 5: so you know, try to forget as best I can. 260 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 5: That's hard because you're always gonna have scars. That's just 261 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 5: what you do. That's how you learn, that's how you 262 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 5: get better. And but the bottom line is, I'm worried 263 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:34,559 Speaker 5: about this year and who we played this year. And 264 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 5: once we get in and you know, playing our best football, 265 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 5: then and you're right, you do play you do play 266 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 5: tougher teams. It doesn't matter in what professional sport you 267 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 5: get to the playoffs. I mean, you're seeing the best 268 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 5: pitchers in baseball, you're seeing the best defenders in basketball, 269 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 5: You've seeing the best teams. So and we are one 270 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 5: of those teams, and we need to be able to 271 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 5: do it when it counts, that's for sure. 272 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:59,079 Speaker 1: Next, let's hear from defensive coordinator Zach Or. 273 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 13: Was that the most awkward landing you've had on the 274 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 13: sideline playing. 275 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:07,680 Speaker 3: Or not playing? 276 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:08,439 Speaker 6: Definitely? 277 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:10,959 Speaker 10: Definitely, i'd even know it honestly happened. I was till 278 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 10: after the game and my mom she showed me to like, boy, 279 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 10: you crazy, look look what's going on. I was like, man, 280 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 10: I was just so amped up. I felt pretty hard, though, 281 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 10: I'm not gonna lie, fail pretty hard. So I was 282 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 10: a little worried at first. See a couple of days like, man, 283 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 10: I hope I didn't hurt anything. Two serious, But I'm 284 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 10: good though. 285 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 6: But it was. It definitely was awkward landing, for sure. 286 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 3: What were you trying to do? 287 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 6: Honestly, I don't even know. 288 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 10: Like, I was just so amped up, man, that was 289 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 10: like one of the best players I've seen in recent memory, 290 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:36,439 Speaker 10: and I was just so excited just trying to celebrate 291 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 10: and support support my guys, and then that ended up happening. 292 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 6: So that was just a lot of emotions just being 293 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 6: expressed right there. 294 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 2: How cool was it to see a guy like Gardarius 295 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:48,320 Speaker 2: having moments. We've seen him multiple times, so moments like 296 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:50,959 Speaker 2: that in these huge games when he wined so long 297 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 2: and went through the injuries, all that stuff. 298 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 10: To I mean, it's great, man, that's what you kind 299 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 10: of getting this profession for man, to see the hard 300 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 10: work that guy's put in behind the scenes. 301 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 6: I mean, obviously his story, he had a. 302 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:04,320 Speaker 10: Lot of injuries, battled earlier on his career, rehabbed, never complained, 303 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 10: battle back, always on the kount of the bubble, the roster, 304 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 10: making plays out here in practice, and then when he 305 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:11,560 Speaker 10: gets opportunity now he's. 306 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 6: Making big time plays for the world to see. I miss. 307 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 6: It is a great thing to see, man. 308 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 10: And just one of the things I personally always believed 309 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 10: in is hard work always gonna pay off, no matter 310 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 10: it might not happen, it might not show when you 311 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 10: wanted to, but if you keep on putting the work in, 312 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 10: it's gonna pay off. And I think that's what's happening 313 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 10: with a d right now. So it's real neat to see. 314 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 10: It's no surprise to us. I'm just glad that the 315 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 10: world's starting to see that all the hard work he 316 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 10: putting in and what type of player he is xactly. 317 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 13: So do you see yourself and him a little bit 318 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 13: too us, you know, as for undrafted guys getting up 319 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 13: there and playing at a really high level. 320 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 10: Yeah, I definitely feel I could relate to it, man. 321 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 10: I mean, you know, obviously I understand what it's like 322 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 10: to be, you know, undrafted, where you've I gotta fight 323 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 10: for everything, you get, get counted out. 324 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 6: A lot of people. 325 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 10: You know, you really can't make any mistakes because that 326 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 10: undrafted label is always gonna follow you. So I could 327 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 10: definitely relate to what he's doing and where he's come from. 328 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 6: So it's really good to see. 329 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 9: Zach Calvino is at a career high sacks at thirty 330 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 9: three years old. I'm curious from your perspective, what's made 331 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 9: this season so successful for him and at what point 332 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 9: preseason or during the season did you realize that he 333 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 9: was on the street directory to. 334 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:13,160 Speaker 3: Reach that mark. 335 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 10: Yeah, I mean, I think last year he had he 336 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 10: had a great year, and we got him in the 337 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 10: middle of what September or something like that, so we 338 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 10: anticipated him having a great year from the standpoint off. 339 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 10: He had a full offseason, a full year uneath his belt, 340 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 10: just from a physical standpoint, and then just him another 341 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 10: year being with us, us being familiar with his game 342 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 10: and him just putting. 343 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 6: The work in. Man. 344 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 10: I mean, he had a great training camp, and anything 345 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 10: that he's doing right now not surprising us because he 346 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 10: works hard at it, man. And like I've always said, 347 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 10: he's one of the best students of the game that 348 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 10: I've personally been around. So he's able to apply everything 349 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 10: he sees on film, everything does out on practice to 350 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 10: the game, to the game at a high level, man, 351 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 10: and what he's done for us being real valuable. So 352 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 10: I'm happy with kV Man. I'm proud of him. Another 353 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 10: testament of a guy who's putting in the work in 354 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 10: and it's showing on game day. 355 00:15:58,360 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 5: Being in the old head in the room. 356 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 9: Does his success kind of permeate through a lot of 357 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 9: that group. 358 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 10: I think that it just shows those guys man, that 359 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 10: there's no limitations that you know, even people you might 360 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 10: try to put limitations on. You can't pay attention to 361 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 10: the outside noise. You block that out, You show up 362 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 10: that work every single day, and you you put into work, 363 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 10: it's gonna pay off. So I think he's been a 364 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 10: great example for not only those guys, in the outside 365 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 10: linebacker room. But for our whole defense and our for 366 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 10: our whole team that no matter you know, how long 367 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 10: you've been playing, no matter what people say, if you 368 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 10: do if you do things the right way, it's gonna 369 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 10: work out for you. 370 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, we never know really what we're gonna get with Marlin, 371 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 4: whether he's gonna be interested in talking and what he does, 372 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 4: what he's gonna say. How unique of his personality you see, 373 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 4: and you know how well have you gotten to know 374 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 4: him over over. 375 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 10: The years you've been, Man, I've got no Marlowe real well, 376 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 10: and he definitely has a unique personality. But the thing 377 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 10: I love about it is he's gonna be himself and 378 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 10: you're gonna get Marlin. He gonna tell you the truth. 379 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 10: He gonna tell you how he feels, and that's always 380 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 10: coming from a good place. So, you know, I think 381 00:16:57,240 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 10: Marlowe really stepped up his leadership this year here. And 382 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 10: he's always been a guy who's always been himself. He's 383 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 10: been he's been a little bit more vocal, which I 384 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 10: feel like he realized he has to because he's he's 385 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:12,120 Speaker 10: he's you know, he's what you're eight year seven, He's 386 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:15,400 Speaker 10: one of the longest tenured ravens here. So gods look 387 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 10: up to him, Gods listen to him. And he's not 388 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 10: only leading by with his words, he's leading with his 389 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 10: actions most importantly. So we love Marlin. We want Marlin 390 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 10: to be himself. He's not himself, then something's wrong, you know. 391 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 10: So we want Marlin being his crazy self, and we 392 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:30,400 Speaker 10: appreciate it, and I think he appreciates us for letting 393 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 10: him be himself. 394 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 14: Speaking of outside noise, just curiously, when there was so 395 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 14: much noise earlier as the season about the defense and 396 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 14: so what is that just like for you personally to 397 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 14: go through that and deal. 398 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 10: With it, I mean, it was it was tough. It 399 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 10: was tough for me personally. It was tough just because 400 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 10: you know the family, my family and all that, My 401 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:54,479 Speaker 10: family that you know, they see stuff and everything. So 402 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:57,119 Speaker 10: I'm not gonna sit here and act like I'm naive 403 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 10: or I don't I don't you know, hear that stuff. 404 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 10: And you know my family, they the ones that that 405 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:04,360 Speaker 10: were really affected. 406 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 6: You know, by it. 407 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:06,160 Speaker 10: But you know, I told them all the time, it's 408 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:08,439 Speaker 10: nothing new, man. It's like adversity always gonna hit. And 409 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:10,919 Speaker 10: if I'm ana preach it I gotta live it. So, 410 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 10: like we always say, there's no testimony without no test, 411 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 10: So we're just going through a little test, and hey, 412 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 10: there might be more tests to come, but we know 413 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:18,119 Speaker 10: how to handle it. 414 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 6: So you just gotta block out. 415 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 10: The noise, whether it's good or whether it's bad, and 416 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 10: stay focused at the task at hand. 417 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 14: On the flip side of that, and I know you're 418 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:27,959 Speaker 14: always sort of looking ahead and planning for the next thing, 419 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 14: the next thing, you know, always trying to improve. But 420 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:34,359 Speaker 14: did you allow yourself any gratifying moment or did you 421 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 14: feel any gratifying moment when you saw the guys kind 422 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 14: of turning the corner on some of that stuff. 423 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:42,119 Speaker 10: Yeah, I mean definitely, like you always appreciate when the 424 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 10: work starts the show, when the work starts to show, 425 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 10: you know, when you, like I said, we keep talking 426 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 10: about putting the work in, when it starts to show 427 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 10: and it starts to pay off, you definitely appreciate those things. 428 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 10: And I think for us and me personally and for 429 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 10: us here in this organization, it just makes you even 430 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 10: hunger man, it makes you won't even go even that 431 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:02,120 Speaker 10: much harder. So that's what chasing now. So it's good 432 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 10: to see the work to pay out. But we know 433 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:05,000 Speaker 10: we got a lot more work to do, and that's 434 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 10: what we chasing, that's what. 435 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:06,359 Speaker 6: We're hungry for. 436 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:11,120 Speaker 11: Backing off that, Zach, how special was the defensive shutout 437 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:14,159 Speaker 11: that you guys pitched and then especially for you so 438 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 11: on the anniversary eight year anniversary of the Christmas game 439 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 11: for you as a player, was there any special significance 440 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 11: with them? 441 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:22,159 Speaker 6: Man? It was funny. I wasn't even really, honestly me 442 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 6: personally thinking about that. 443 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:24,879 Speaker 10: I was just so focused on man the game and 444 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 10: make sure our guys ready to roll, which they were. 445 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 10: But it was special, man, because I mean, that's what 446 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 10: you strive for, man, you strive for perfection and you 447 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:34,360 Speaker 10: achieve excellence. That's what That's one of the things that 448 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 10: another thing I lived by you guys. Gonna know, I 449 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:38,960 Speaker 10: got a lot of quotes and stuff that's in my mind, 450 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 10: but you know it was. It wasn't perfect, but we 451 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 10: achieved excellence that day. So I think it was good. 452 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:46,959 Speaker 10: I was proud of the guys because, like I said, man, 453 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 10: these dudes sacrifice a lot, man with their bodies, with 454 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 10: their mind, families obviously, Christmas going on the road, short, 455 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 10: short turnaround. You know a lot of people didn't see 456 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 10: their families on Christmas, so for them to go out 457 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 10: there and put a performance like that, it was great. 458 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 6: And I think it just shows us like if we 459 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 6: play together. 460 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 10: Were on point, we do things we can do, we 461 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 10: could put performances like that. 462 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 6: So now we're looking for the next one. 463 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:14,400 Speaker 4: Learn quarterback situation, uncertainty, not knowing who you're gonna get 464 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 4: at all Saturday? 465 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:16,720 Speaker 3: Is that complicate preparation at all? 466 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 6: It definitely in a sense it does because you don't know. 467 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,240 Speaker 10: But the good thing about it is we got great 468 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:25,360 Speaker 10: people around the building who make cutups and and give 469 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 10: us get us information to be prepared for both guys. 470 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 6: Man. 471 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 10: I mean, we're obviously familiar with Robinson Thompson and you 472 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:36,919 Speaker 10: know now we're doing some work on Zappi, So you know, 473 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 10: our game plan really won't change much how we approach 474 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:40,440 Speaker 10: these guys. 475 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 6: The system is gonna be the same. 476 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 10: You expect a little bit more QB runs with Robinson 477 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:49,920 Speaker 10: and Thompson in there, and but you know, we're gonna 478 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:51,200 Speaker 10: do what we do and we got to go out 479 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:52,919 Speaker 10: there and handle business. We got to play clean football, 480 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 10: play physical football, play sound sound football, no matter who 481 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:57,199 Speaker 10: the quarterback is. 482 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:58,360 Speaker 6: And I think would be good. 483 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:00,919 Speaker 12: Zach, because because you're kind of getting to point of 484 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 12: the season where the stakes are the highest, and you 485 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:06,359 Speaker 12: know you're pretty contentsive, it might be weak you guys 486 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 12: in the playoffs. Is there any thoughts to pull me 487 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 12: back some of the cars just because you know that 488 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 12: you know there are kind of higher stakes ahead. 489 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:16,679 Speaker 10: Nah, man, I mean this game right here is for 490 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:19,399 Speaker 10: the AFC North and that's one of our goals. First 491 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 10: goal is to go want to know that week make 492 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 10: the playoffs. 493 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 6: We did that. 494 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 10: Next one is the win AFC North, So we pulling 495 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:26,439 Speaker 10: out all the stops that we need to do to 496 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 10: go get this win on Saturday. 497 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: Man, Next up is special teams coordinator Chris Horton. 498 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 15: Happy New Year, Good to see everyone. I hope everyone's 499 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:42,400 Speaker 15: doing well. Hope you guys all had a great Christmas. 500 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 15: What do you guys got for me today? 501 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 14: Chris? 502 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 4: Just how crazy was the process getting Stephen Simms off 503 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 4: of waiver claim and then he's returning punts for you 504 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 4: a day or two later. 505 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:54,240 Speaker 15: I think, man, it's just it just goes to show 506 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 15: you know, the guy's are true pro He's got he's 507 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,880 Speaker 15: got one job, right, he comes in here, catch punch 508 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 15: things that he's been doing is high career. Uh, and 509 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 15: it's it's fairly simple for for what we were gonna 510 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 15: ask him to do on Christmas on Christmas night. 511 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 6: So I thought he came in. He did a great job. 512 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:11,360 Speaker 6: You know, we were have a conversation throughout the game 513 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,160 Speaker 6: on the sideline. Uh. Just hey, think about this. 514 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:16,679 Speaker 15: Think about that because we didn't have a meeting, you know, 515 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:18,119 Speaker 15: so it was it was good man. 516 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 6: It's good to have him around. And he's a he's 517 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 6: a heck of a player. 518 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:22,960 Speaker 12: You say, the puling prince ofvirus. 519 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 4: I think you're still trying to figure out that it's 520 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 4: a week to week thing and you're trying to kind 521 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:29,440 Speaker 4: of put the the lane and relays for the postseason. 522 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 6: I think so. I think it's one of those things. 523 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 10: You know. 524 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:35,919 Speaker 15: Obviously, once we lost uh, once we lost Hardy, you know, 525 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 15: it became okay, we can throw Tyland back there. We 526 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 15: we we know what we got, uh, and it just 527 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:44,159 Speaker 15: become who's available to us, you know, and if if 528 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 15: we can continue to try to add value at that position, 529 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:49,680 Speaker 15: which I which I think we've done over the past 530 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 15: over the past couple of weeks. 531 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 6: Uh, we just we just rolled with those guys. So 532 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 6: for us, it's it doesn't really matter who's back there. Uh. 533 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:58,400 Speaker 15: We know if we take care of our business, we're 534 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:00,359 Speaker 15: gonna get the job done. 535 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 1: In the locker room today, we also heard from linebacker 536 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 1: Roquan Smith, Happy New Year to you. 537 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 10: Happy New Year to you. 538 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 6: So as you get ready to take care of business, 539 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:14,680 Speaker 6: you win win. 540 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:16,879 Speaker 13: Wo more, is there also any sense of, man, we 541 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:17,680 Speaker 13: gotta pay back what. 542 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 16: Happened we gave you know, that's definitely uh something on 543 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:24,640 Speaker 16: the forefront of everyone's mind, knowing that we didn't play 544 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 16: the way we wanted to play during that game. But 545 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 16: I feel like we're a totally different team from what 546 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 16: we were doing. So it's about showing exactly who we are. 547 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 16: Keep building up, building on our momentum and got to 548 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:37,399 Speaker 16: take it to him. We gotta defend on turf by 549 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 16: any means. But I know it's not gonna be an 550 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:41,640 Speaker 16: easy one. Like these guys are fighting for their livelihoods, 551 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 16: they got jobs, they got families they have to take 552 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:46,160 Speaker 16: care of. So I know it's not gonna be anything likely, 553 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:47,359 Speaker 16: but prepare for whatever. 554 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 17: See your Darius Washington make plays that he does. That's 555 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:53,639 Speaker 17: someone who I think is actually my size to be 556 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:55,480 Speaker 17: able to do what he done. When when was the 557 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 17: first time you noticed him? You're like, oh, that's oh 558 00:23:57,680 --> 00:23:58,440 Speaker 17: he's not that big. 559 00:23:58,720 --> 00:23:58,920 Speaker 6: Yeah. 560 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 16: No, I got a great deliver for uh Ad the 561 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 16: way he played the game of ball, uh ultimate competitor, 562 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 16: where he come come to work day in and day out. 563 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:07,720 Speaker 6: And I saw it when I first got here. 564 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 9: Uh. 565 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 16: I was like, I realized, obviously he was small. But 566 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:12,640 Speaker 16: you know, it's not about the size of the dog. 567 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:14,159 Speaker 16: It's about the heart and the man. I tell you, 568 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:16,119 Speaker 16: he he plays a lot bigger than uh his size, 569 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 16: And I give you everything he got every single play, 570 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:20,360 Speaker 16: So you always willing to put it on the line 571 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 16: with the guy that caliber. And I'm just grateful that 572 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 16: grateful for him and also glad that he's able to 573 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 16: unleash his talents and show the world exactly uh what 574 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 16: he can do, because I thought he should have been 575 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 16: and last year he was starting obviously before he got hurt. 576 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 16: So obviously he's a guy that belongs on the field. 577 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: Rob what do you think is the key for the 578 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:38,920 Speaker 1: defense to continue playing the way that you have over 579 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:39,919 Speaker 1: these last six games. 580 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 6: Just do your job. I think that's the key to UH. 581 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:45,159 Speaker 16: Each and every defensive player doing your job, including myself 582 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 16: playing and play out, not trying to do anyone else's job, 583 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 16: just focusing in on that every single play. 584 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:50,880 Speaker 6: And I feel like if. 585 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 16: We do that, everything else will take care of itself, 586 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 16: because we have the talent to do every single thing 587 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:57,399 Speaker 16: we want. But it's about showing that play in and 588 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 16: play out and not h getting complacent again, giving a 589 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 16: UH opponent time to breathe. In a sense, with the 590 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:04,920 Speaker 16: UH ball constricted mindset, what. 591 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:05,359 Speaker 9: Did you see? 592 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:07,640 Speaker 11: What did you see from Zach Orr mid season when 593 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:09,720 Speaker 11: you know things weren't going as well for the defense 594 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:11,720 Speaker 11: and and all of you rally, what'd you see from 595 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:12,880 Speaker 11: Zach during that time? 596 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 6: Yeah? No, I he kept his composure. 597 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:17,400 Speaker 16: He was the same guy UH day in and day out, 598 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:19,119 Speaker 16: and you know he didn't UH change it all. So 599 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 16: you know, respect that a individual, despite going through adversity, 600 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:24,119 Speaker 16: still got a smile, still got the same type of 601 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:27,680 Speaker 16: energy every single day. So when the individual is like that, 602 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 16: you can't do anything but respect it. But just knowing 603 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:32,360 Speaker 16: that who's gonna iron things out and get things going? 604 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:34,680 Speaker 16: And I knew that and I had c ultimate confidence 605 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:37,160 Speaker 16: in that, and that's every single person that was going 606 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:39,680 Speaker 16: to war with out there. So we never had a dobt. 607 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 12: In our head. 608 00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 6: You know a lot of. 609 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:43,399 Speaker 16: Others did, but we don't care about the naysayers. Still don't, 610 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:45,720 Speaker 16: never did, never will well right sert. 611 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 4: A different field for a game like this where you 612 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,679 Speaker 4: know you're a heavy heavy favorite. Everybody in the poposed 613 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 4: world expects you to win and win big, but his 614 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 4: players playing this game. 615 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:56,880 Speaker 6: Is there a different feeling when you're going into that 616 00:25:56,920 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 6: type of game. 617 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:00,160 Speaker 16: Honestly, man, I don't really look into a person when 618 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 16: we ill don't look into what people say far as oh, 619 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 16: we should win this, so we should win that. If 620 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:07,679 Speaker 16: it was based off that, the game wouldn't be played. 621 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,159 Speaker 16: The game is played for a reason. Those guys are 622 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:12,920 Speaker 16: in the NFL. Those guys have a family to feed, 623 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 16: kids at home, wives at home, so they're gonna put 624 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 16: it all on the line and play for opportunity for 625 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:20,280 Speaker 16: them to have a job next season. And that's why 626 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:22,159 Speaker 16: I know how I'll be if I was in that position, 627 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 16: and I know guys on that side of the ball 628 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 16: that would be the same exact way. 629 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 6: So That's what it is. Nothing else about that we're going. 630 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 12: Zach Or said a couple weeks ago that he thought 631 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:33,120 Speaker 12: Trent Simpson, you know, taking step back would help things 632 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:34,959 Speaker 12: kind of slow down from him. What have you you've 633 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 12: seen from him? I guess though the past month or so. 634 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:38,880 Speaker 16: Yeah, man, I got a great deal of respect for Trent. 635 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:41,119 Speaker 16: Who he is as a person first and foremost, and 636 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:43,960 Speaker 16: then who he is as a player. Got tremendous amount 637 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 16: of talent, as we've all seen. And yeah, I think 638 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 16: sometimes things, you know, things are moving move move. Was 639 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 16: probably moving a little bit for him, but you know, 640 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 16: he never dropped his head one bit, never wavered, stuck 641 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:58,440 Speaker 16: true to himself, didn't play I guess you know, didn't 642 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 16: play off the ball linebacker much, uh in college, So 643 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 16: you know, still with the learning curve. But I think 644 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:05,960 Speaker 16: he's definitely still gonna be a really good player in 645 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 16: this league. And you know, despite him not being out 646 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:10,679 Speaker 16: there these last couple of weeks, man, the guy's been 647 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:12,440 Speaker 16: the same, Still got a smile on his face, coming 648 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:14,640 Speaker 16: in every single day, busting his tail. And you can't 649 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:16,520 Speaker 16: do anything but respect a guy like that and so 650 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 16: young but so mature at the same time, So I 651 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:20,840 Speaker 16: can only imagine how I would feel if I was 652 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:23,120 Speaker 16: in that position at his age. But the way he's 653 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 16: handlet man, it's like an ultimate pro. So I tip 654 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:28,119 Speaker 16: my hat to him and UH always a uh have 655 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:29,360 Speaker 16: a great deal of respect for him. 656 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:31,640 Speaker 12: Robe of on the other side, of guys like Lake 657 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 12: Harrison and Chris Bord who had a certnificiematic experience, what 658 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 12: have they brought to your room, especially these. 659 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 4: Last couple of weeks. 660 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:39,280 Speaker 6: Yeah, no c b uh in the league. 661 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:42,679 Speaker 16: Yeah, Uh, those two great guys, two veterans as we know, uh, 662 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:44,800 Speaker 16: big league as I call him in CB. He's been 663 00:27:44,840 --> 00:27:46,480 Speaker 16: around the game for a while. Those guys are seen 664 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 16: a lot of ball and just uh being out there 665 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 16: with those guys, you know, it's just another veterans. You 666 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:52,040 Speaker 16: could talk to those guys and not saying that you 667 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 16: couldn't do it uh with Trendy either, talk with him. 668 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 16: But obviously those guys have seen more stuff and that's 669 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 16: just based off experience, and that's something Experience is the 670 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 16: best teacher in life. Those guys has got a little 671 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 16: more experience than those guys are you know, daidly owners 672 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:05,640 Speaker 16: preparing us day in and day out to get us going. 673 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:08,080 Speaker 16: So always respect that, and I respect those guys just 674 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 16: the way they come in each and every day. Despite 675 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 16: them not starting early in this season, neither those guys 676 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:14,239 Speaker 16: kept the same mindset. Whatever the job they had to do, 677 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 16: they took full control of it and just focused on that. 678 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:18,920 Speaker 6: And you know, and guys are that way. Those the 679 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 6: best type of teammate. 680 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:20,159 Speaker 12: You can have. 681 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 1: You're listening to The Raven's Press Past podcast. Make sure 682 00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 1: you subscribe here. Also subscribes to The Lunch Feet as well. 683 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening. We'll be back with you again tomorrow