1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: Welcome into the lounge presented by DraftKings. We are going 2 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: to break down Odell Beckham Junior's introductory press conference as 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: he met in the Baltimore media for the first time 4 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: with his family and a large contingent that came with 5 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: him yesterday to the Under Armed Performance Center. It was 6 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: a packed house to see, you know, no surprise. I mean, 7 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: this is a superstar wide receiver who the Ravens landed, 8 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: and so it was a big deal. It was a 9 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: really great press conference, great day, and we're going to 10 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: kind of give you our takeaways today. So, Garrett, I 11 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: think the first thing is, you know, everybody wanted to 12 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: know why did he pick the Ravens. You know, there 13 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 1: it was obvious there's a lot of courtship going on here. 14 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: He was reportedly set to visit the New York Jets 15 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 1: the very next day after Easter, but the Ravens swooped 16 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: in and landed him. Why you know, in your opinion, 17 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: what was it this stood out about why he chose Baltimore. Well, 18 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: first of all, let me just say this, like there's 19 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: a star power effect with Odell, and you can feel 20 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: that for sure, like you could feel it. You alluded 21 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: to it. The auditorium was full. You know, he had 22 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: a large continuency of family there, but like, you know, 23 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 1: even just people in the building, like everyone's kind of like, 24 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: you know what I'm gonna I'm gonna walk on down 25 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,320 Speaker 1: for the Odell Beckham Junior press conference, I'm gonna sit 26 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:15,320 Speaker 1: on that one. And you could just kind of feel 27 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: that energy that like there's certain guys that have this 28 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: like star power glow about them, and he is kind 29 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: of at the top of that list. And everybody. Everybody 30 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: knows Odell. Everybody knows him, everybody and you know, it's 31 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: it's we can talk more about that over the course 32 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: of you know, the of the episode here, but you know, 33 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: it's he I think he's kind of comfortable with that. 34 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: Like he knows when he walks into a room, everybody's 35 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: kind of looking at him to a certain extent, and 36 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: it's been that way for a long time with him. 37 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: But at the same time, you know, I thought he 38 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: carried himself. You know, like Odell Beckham Junior is one 39 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: of those guys like when he comes into the building 40 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: or you talk to him, people are gonna be like, 41 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: what's he like, you know, send much to Lamar. What's 42 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: Lamar like? What's Odell Beckham Junior like? And you know, 43 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: I thought he carried himself in a way that he 44 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: was really introspective, really thoughtful in his answer, was really honest. Um. 45 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: I thought, you know, in the time that he gave us, 46 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: he was really you know, respectful and um, you know, 47 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: certainly did not carry himself as as too big, too 48 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: cool for school, or anything like that. You know, I 49 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: liked everything that I saw from him, everything that he said. 50 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: So I just started. I thought he made a good 51 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: I think he made a good first impression, really good 52 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: first impression. And you could kind of see, like when 53 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: the Ravens talked about when John Harbor was asked what's 54 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: doubt about him? He said his honesty. I thought that 55 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: was a pretty honest answer, and and I thought that 56 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: you could you could get a sense of that during 57 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:40,239 Speaker 1: Odell's visit. So to your question, why now you dodged 58 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 1: my question? Yes you got a circle back. Yes I'm 59 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: circling back. Why did Odell Beckham choose the Ravens. I 60 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: think at a simple level, he felt the love. He 61 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: felt the love, So what does that mean? It means 62 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,959 Speaker 1: that he was talking directly with Steve Bischotti who called him, 63 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: and he's that kind of put it over the top. 64 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: So you have the owner of the team talking to you, 65 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 1: and you know, we don't know the specifics of that conversation, 66 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: but the conversation went in a way that Odell felt like, 67 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: all right, this is a place in a team and 68 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: an owner that really wants me, and I really appreciate that. Certainly, 69 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 1: the contract is a significant piece of the equation, reportedly 70 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: fifteen million up to eighteen million, like that is obviously 71 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 1: a big piece of the equation. Like the money, the 72 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 1: money is always an aspect of showing love exactly. Of course, 73 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: you put the Ravens put the money where their mouth is, 74 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: and so you know they're that certainly, I'm sure. But 75 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: Odell never pointed to that, Like, he didn't point to that, 76 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 1: and he's a guy who has made specifically said it 77 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: wasn't it wasn't really all about the money, correct. I 78 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: think it was like, look, it's nice, I'm sure, but 79 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: it wasn't just here's the highest bidder. I really don't 80 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: think that was the case. And I think that like 81 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: over the course of really like the last six seven months, 82 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: is the Ravens have been essentially recruiting him. It's just 83 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: that Odell has felt like this is a place that 84 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: wants him, and he wants to be wanted at this 85 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: point of his career, and the Ravens due they were 86 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: the underdogs to try to get him. Erica Costa said that, 87 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: and they pulled out all the stops, um and and 88 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: try to make Odell feel like Baltimore was a place 89 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: where he could thrive um for this kind of second 90 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: surge in his career. And yeah, you know, it kind 91 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: of feels like to me almost like you know, you're 92 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: getting ready to go to the prom, right you probably 93 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: you you probably don't know what this feels like, Garrett. 94 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: You know, dass you get turned out on. Yeah, you 95 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 1: were just lucky to get like any any yes to 96 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: the prom, you know. But you know me, you know, 97 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: it was like going to get here, you know, and 98 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: there's always you know, there's that girl that like asks 99 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: you like fifty times, you know, and at first you're like, 100 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: I don't know, I'm gonna see what my other options are. 101 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: You know, the Dallas Cowboys, they they're pretty good, you know, 102 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: I like Dallas, you know, Allie rams Man I'll go 103 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: back the air, you know. And and like this is 104 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: even dating back to last year. You know, there are 105 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: the reports of Odell being kind of interested in those 106 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 1: teams and those teams being interested in him, you know, 107 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: when the Ravens were in that contingent also, you know, 108 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: they were having conversations with O'Dell about his what shape 109 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 1: he was in, and you know, could he maybe help 110 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: them down the stretch run? You know. So he's got 111 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: all these offers on the table and he's kind of 112 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: saying to the Ravens, yeah, you know, we'll see what happens. 113 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: You know, we'll see what happens. And then the Ravens 114 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: keep asking him, and he's like, man, these guys they're persistent. 115 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: They really like me. They and the date that, you know, 116 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 1: they look start looking a lot better, you know, the 117 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,720 Speaker 1: more times they ask, You're like, man, this makes me 118 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:42,840 Speaker 1: feel great. Yeah, and so, and then you really think 119 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 1: about it, You're like, this is you know this this girl, 120 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 1: she's really good for X, Y and Z. She makes 121 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 1: me feel great. I really she really is good. I'm 122 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: gonna go with her. You know. That's what it kind 123 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: of feels like to me, is like, you know, he 124 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 1: always had you know, I think he respected the organization. 125 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 1: He played in the NFC North, you know, against the Ravens, 126 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: and so you knew what the Ravens were always about, 127 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: you know, and you know, always like respected Lamar and 128 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,159 Speaker 1: his game. You know, he talked about how he kind 129 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 1: of reminds him of Michael Vick, who was a player 130 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: he looked up to as a kid and really liked. 131 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: And so I think there was always a baseline of 132 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: respect and you know, good feelings about the Ravens, but 133 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:24,280 Speaker 1: he was clearly also looking at other options. And then 134 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: there's other options didn't really have like weren't really a 135 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: sure thing either. You know, there wasn't like a slam dunk. 136 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 1: You know, the Jets are in the midst of of 137 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: you know, the whole Aaron Rodgers thing and what's going 138 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,359 Speaker 1: to happen there. You know, he doesn't you don't know 139 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: for one hundred percent sure that Aaron Rodgers is going 140 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: to be your quarterback. He's not there yet, you know. 141 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:47,160 Speaker 1: And and so like I think that when it all 142 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: came down to it, the Ravens really made him feel 143 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: consistently over that entire span that like they were the 144 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: team that really liked him and really loved him and 145 00:06:56,680 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: really wanted him, and over time that kind of all 146 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 1: added up, and then it seemed like Steve, you know, 147 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: Steve A. Schotti's phone call kind of put it over 148 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: the edge. Yeah, well, I think that in terms of, 149 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: you know, the quarterback piece. Obviously, he was asked about 150 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson or whether he expects him to be here 151 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: or whether he has received any assurances about that, you know, 152 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: he said, I haven't received assurances, but like any situation 153 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: I was looking at, there's not really one hundred percent assurances. 154 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 1: And I think that, like and I think that he 155 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: seems like a guy, like I said, he was introspective 156 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: and when he's looked at his career in the highs 157 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: and lows and like, it seems to me like he's 158 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: like he made this point on multiple occasions when asked 159 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: about Lamar, like nothing is promised across the board, Like 160 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: it's not just Lamar, Like there's no guarantees on anything. 161 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:45,119 Speaker 1: Like this is a guy who's torn his acl twice, 162 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: he's been at the peak of the league. He's a 163 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: global star, but he spent last year out of the league. 164 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: So like the swings of highs and lows that he's 165 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 1: experienced are about as drastic as you as you can 166 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: find in the NFL. And so I don't think that 167 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 1: he was like looking for a situation to just say like, Okay, 168 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna here's the one hundred percent. This is the 169 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: team that I'm going to win a Super Bowl with. 170 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: Everything is perfect to step in. There's there's no doubts here, 171 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: like that wasn't that, that's not that's not life, that's 172 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: not reality. With all that said, you know, it seemed 173 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: like in everything that he said that his expectation and 174 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: his hope is that Lamar will beat the quarterback here. 175 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: You know, yes, certainly is there's no doubt. His hope 176 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: absolutely is. And I think that your your previous kind 177 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: of point. The expectation, I think is really the key 178 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,679 Speaker 1: the takeaway I took like, that's what That's what everybody 179 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: want to know. Do you expect that Lamar will be there? 180 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: You've had conversations with him? What was the takeaway? You know, 181 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 1: that's what everybody wanted to know. And you know, it 182 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 1: didn't seem like from the conversations that he's had with 183 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 1: Lamar that there was like a guarantee you know um, 184 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 1: because which is understandable. You know, I don't know that 185 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 1: Lamar and the Ravens know absolutely what's going to happen, 186 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:01,680 Speaker 1: that either party knows what's absolutely going to happen. But 187 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 1: you know, his takeaway is kind of the feeling that 188 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: I think a lot of us have about the situation 189 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 1: is like, it looks like it's probably going to be 190 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 1: Lamar as the Ravens quarterback in twenty twenty three. Like 191 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: it's heading down that road, you know, and you know, 192 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 1: and so that was kind of the feeling I got 193 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 1: from Obj. Also, it's also the feeling that I got 194 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: in listening to John Harbor and Eric da Costa. You know, 195 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: John Harball was asked, you know about Todd Munkin and 196 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: what his thoughts are about O'Dell, and he's like, I'm 197 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: kind of surprise he's not in here right now. He's 198 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 1: probably in the lab drawing up plays for Odell and Lamar, 199 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 1: and and Erica Costa said, like, nothing's changed. We still 200 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: view Lamar as a guy who we want as the 201 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: quarterback for the short term and the long term. We're 202 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 1: going to keep working to make that happen. So like 203 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: the Ravens are that that's clearly where they're trying to 204 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 1: get to. And I think that John Harbaugh and Eric 205 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 1: da Costa, certainly Ravens fans are excited about the possibility 206 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: of having Lamar Jackson throw passes to Odell Beckham Junior. Absolutely, 207 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: that is that is an attractive possibility and something that 208 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:03,319 Speaker 1: like we would all be fired up to see. Yeah, totally. 209 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: And you know, Eric Costa made the point about Lamar 210 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 1: and I totally agree with him. Like, the best team 211 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:11,680 Speaker 1: for the Ravens in twenty twenty three is with Lamar 212 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 1: Jackson a quarterback. Yeah, there's no doubt, right, and throwing 213 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 1: too Odell Beckham Junior. Yeah. You know, like we're pretty 214 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 1: far through the off season here, you know, we haven't 215 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 1: had the draft obviously, but like that's gonna be the 216 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 1: best formula for the Ravens to win in twenty twenty three. 217 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 1: And so Odell knows that the Ravens know that, everybody 218 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: knows that, And so I thought that it was, you know, 219 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 1: nothing new in that regard, but kind of interesting. I 220 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: also think also that, like, you know, it's interesting that 221 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: Odell it wasn't like he had it wasn't contingent him 222 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 1: coming to the Ravens was not contingent on knowing that 223 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: Lamar would be his quarterback, right, Like he chose the 224 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: Ravens in part because he thinks Lamar will be his quarterback, 225 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:02,959 Speaker 1: but not only like he wasn't going to rule out 226 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: the Ravens if Lamar wasn't there. Yeah, yeah, it's not 227 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 1: like you said it was exactly. It wasn't contingent on 228 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:13,079 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson being his quarterback, which I just think is 229 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 1: is definitely notable. Yeah, you know, it's it's um when 230 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: I look at like what has happened for the Ravens 231 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: over the course of this offseason, and it's I said 232 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: this when we did the Instant Reaction podcast, and it's like, 233 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 1: you know, there's all this like free agency starts, and 234 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: there's this nervousness and it's like why aren't you guys 235 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 1: doing anything? And the tweets are flying in and everyone's 236 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: getting mad because you know, it's it's quiet early on. 237 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: And then like as you as you sit and you 238 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:42,959 Speaker 1: look at this offense and let's just assume that Lamar 239 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 1: is going to be the quarterback because like like we're saying, 240 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: that's the that's the expectation. Of the hope. You know, like, 241 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: you look at the offense, you lost Ben Powers, but 242 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:53,080 Speaker 1: I think the Ravens have confidence in the players who 243 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 1: could step in and replace him midnight two. Um. But 244 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:01,199 Speaker 1: but your your core there on offense, I think has 245 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: just become better. You had you add Todd Mounkin, who 246 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 1: everyone's excited about. You add Odell Beckham Junior, who when 247 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 1: he's at his best, he's one of the best receivers 248 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 1: in football. And the Ravens made it clear that like 249 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: Da Costa close out his press conference yesterday by saying, 250 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 1: I think we're getting a player who's ready to explode again. 251 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 1: So like that's where they're thinking. They're thinking that, oh 252 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: that was that was the sound bay of the press conference, 253 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: or there were thinking were You're getting the perfect player 254 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:28,439 Speaker 1: for the perfect team and a guy who we think 255 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: is going to explode again. Okay, So there this is 256 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:34,080 Speaker 1: not like, uh in the perfect quarterback he said, by 257 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: the perfect quarterback and the perfect city. Yea. And so 258 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: the feeling is like, this isn't like, oh, uh, you know, 259 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 1: we'll see if he's got you know, we'll see what 260 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 1: he's got, you know. No, the feeling is like, no, 261 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 1: the Ravens are getting one of the best receivers in 262 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:52,440 Speaker 1: the game to pair with a star quarterback, and that 263 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 1: can help take this offense and this team to the 264 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: next level. But then, like you just look at the 265 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: offense as a whole. You got you still have your 266 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 1: running backs intact. You know, there were when we were 267 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 1: doing the podcast going back to like January, it's like, 268 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: all right, who's going to be in the backfield? Is well, 269 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 1: they have to part ways with Gus Edwards. Could Justice 270 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 1: Hill leave? Oh no, they got the whole backfield back. 271 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 1: You know, they just lose one member on the offensive line, 272 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:14,959 Speaker 1: and they add Odell Beckham, they add Nelson Agilar. We'll 273 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:16,960 Speaker 1: see who they add in the draft. And so like 274 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: to me, like I'm feeling really good about where this 275 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 1: offense is headed. I feel really good about where this 276 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 1: offense is headed this year. Oh for sure. Yeah, I 277 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:29,079 Speaker 1: mean we're getting a little off track here. But I 278 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: think I think the all the handwringing about the Ravens 279 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 1: not investing at the wide receiver position the past several years, well, 280 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 1: like they went all in on the on the Greg 281 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 1: Roman offense and that strategy and being a revolutionary offense 282 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:47,680 Speaker 1: and being this like run heavy something that had never 283 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 1: really been created before. They went all in on that, right, 284 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 1: And if you're going to run the ball a ton, 285 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 1: you don't really necessarily invest a ton in wide receivers. 286 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,440 Speaker 1: It's kind of just how it works, you know. And 287 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: last offseason they went all in on on upgrading the 288 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: offensive line. They signed Morga Moses, they drafted Tyler Lindrbom 289 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:06,679 Speaker 1: in the first round. You know, they were aggressive in 290 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: improving the offensive line and it worked, right. The offensive 291 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:12,680 Speaker 1: line was definitely a strength of the team. Well, the 292 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 1: Great Roman era is over, and I think that this 293 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: is another single landing Odell is kind of a signal 294 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: of like this new era of Ravens offense and like 295 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: of being able to attract and ultimately land a big 296 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: time wide receiver like Odell Beckham Junior is is a 297 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: big deal in regards to that and the direction that 298 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 1: this Ravens offense is heading and really like the franchise, 299 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: you know, and um and so kind of to your point, 300 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 1: I think that it's it's really exciting to see the 301 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 1: direction the Ravens are heading. And it's I think it's 302 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 1: a you know, it's not totally it's not going to 303 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: be the Tampa Bay Bucks of Todd Munkins, you know, 304 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: previous tenure where they were throwing the ball, you know, 305 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: among the league leaders. But like it's a different direction 306 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 1: for sure, and Odell is a is a big piece 307 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 1: of that. And seeing the Ravens invest not only in 308 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: Agil now Beckham and then I think they're not done, 309 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 1: you know, is obviously an indication of like, all right, 310 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 1: things are gonna be different around here. Yeah, totally. Um 311 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: So back to Odell, I mean, I think another big 312 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: takeaway from the press conference that everybody wanted to know 313 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: about is obviously the health of his knee, you know, 314 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: coming off too ACLS, missing it all last year like 315 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: you said, and kind of the the interesting thing that 316 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: he revealed during the press conference was that as basically 317 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 1: as soon as he signed with the Rams, the doctors 318 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: told him he didn't have an ACL which was surprising. Yeah, 319 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 1: and you know and said that you know, you could, 320 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 1: you could have surgery right now, and he was like, nah, 321 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: you know, I've I've gone through all this with in Cleveland. 322 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 1: That was really tough and you know, bad stuff being 323 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: said about me, and I'm here to help you win 324 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 1: a championship and I'm gonna play through it, you know. 325 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: And obviously it wasn't like, you know, his ACL was 326 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: probably shredded it to pieces. You know. It just it 327 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: wasn't good. Yeah, you know, he had a knee injury 328 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: and he played through that, and gosh, he played pretty 329 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: darn well. Yeah, you know, despite that, And so I 330 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 1: think it leaves you thinking seeing that and now seeing 331 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 1: that he's had fourteen months since that surgery, you know, 332 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: tack on another whatever five, you know, until he's playing 333 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: in September for the Ravens in Week one, nineteen months 334 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,800 Speaker 1: removed from what that guy was and now totally healthy. 335 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 1: Like it's like if he did that when he was injured, 336 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 1: what's he gonna do when he's back, right, you know 337 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 1: what I mean? Yeah, totally. I mean I do think that, 338 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: you know, people try to kind of get at are 339 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 1: you one hundred percent? What percentage are you? You know, 340 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: when are you going to be back on the feelful go? 341 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: And he did not give any real indication in that regard. 342 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: All he kept pointing to was we play games in September, 343 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: and he said he basically, I feel good. I feel 344 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 1: good now, you know, And he had and he had 345 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: the workout, the private workout for teams, where obviously he 346 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: was in pretty good shape. You know, the Ravens. Eric 347 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 1: Kassa said, I saw everything I needed to see. Yeah, 348 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 1: I mean, look, we've we've all seen the video clips 349 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 1: of that workout. To me, that looked like a guy 350 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: who has full range of motion and he has the 351 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:08,400 Speaker 1: ability to cut, and he has the speed and all 352 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: that stuff. Like to the naked eye, he sure looked 353 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:13,400 Speaker 1: the part and that workout, and the Ravens all good 354 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:16,439 Speaker 1: after seeing that, and so you know, I know it's 355 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 1: it's not full game, full contact, but like in terms 356 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 1: of the strength of the knee, the mobility, the ability 357 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 1: to cut and move, body control like all that stuff, 358 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:30,959 Speaker 1: he clearly passed that test. And so you know, like 359 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 1: I don't think that the Ravens or Odell are gonna 360 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: he's gonna rush back to the field to get out 361 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 1: on the field for you know, the first day of 362 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 1: OTAs necessarily. He seemed to indicate that. Yeah, he seemed 363 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:44,640 Speaker 1: to indicate that, like I don't know exactly when he'll 364 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 1: be on the field full go, and like, but as 365 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 1: he said, and I agree with him, like the key 366 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: is that he's ready to go in September, and he's 367 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 1: healthier over the course of the entire year. And like 368 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: when you do look at I've just kind of learned 369 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 1: in looking at these knee and that sometimes like they 370 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: take time. Like JK. Dobbins, you know, basically took him 371 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 1: all year and he was playing really well at the 372 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 1: end of the season, and I expect him to have 373 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:11,679 Speaker 1: a monster year this year. But for both him and 374 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 1: Gus Edwards, like it was a it was a kind 375 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 1: of a long process. And so I don't know, we've 376 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: said it before on this podcast. You get you get 377 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: jaded by looking at an injury timeline and you think 378 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:20,640 Speaker 1: that a guy when he comes back on the field 379 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 1: is just boom, he's one hundred percent right away. With Odell, 380 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: this is the second time he's done it. He will 381 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 1: now have had nineteen months to recover from it, and 382 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: I think that that's the good sign, like that basically 383 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 1: he's got the extra time to fully get well healthy 384 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 1: and yeah, and the Ravens are going to be patient. 385 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: I mean they showed that last They showed that last 386 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: year with all the guys coming back to injuries, they 387 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:46,160 Speaker 1: weren't rushing anybody and so I don't expect that they're 388 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 1: going to rush Odell Beckham back onto the field. Also, yeah, 389 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,119 Speaker 1: would they like him to get work with his quarterback 390 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: with Lamar, you know, when is Lamar on the field, 391 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,880 Speaker 1: that's a question, you know. So like I think they 392 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,600 Speaker 1: obviously would like to get some practice reps with Lamar 393 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: and O'Dell clearly to kind of develop that chemistry and 394 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 1: all that stuff before week one, But the main priority 395 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 1: is going to be getting Odell Beckham as strong as 396 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 1: they possibly can physically. You know, he even said, you know, mentally, spiritually, 397 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: you know, getting him in a very good place when 398 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:18,920 Speaker 1: the season begins. And then I think it was notable 399 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:21,919 Speaker 1: that Eric de Cosa's viewpoint on this whole thing is 400 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,199 Speaker 1: kind of to your point with JK, He's only going 401 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: to get stronger, yes, exactly right. So, like even if 402 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 1: he's not, you know, pre injury Odell week one, like 403 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 1: I expect it he'll be out there playing. But you know, 404 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: by the by the middle to the end of the season, 405 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:39,879 Speaker 1: like they expect that Odell will be really strong and 406 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:42,439 Speaker 1: help them kind of during that final push and hopefully 407 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: a playoff push. And honestly, like he might be you know, 408 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:50,119 Speaker 1: he might be pre injury Odell from week one, but 409 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: maybe he will be right, you know, like, well, you know, 410 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:55,359 Speaker 1: we'll see. I mean, game game game reps is a 411 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: little different than you know, we all talk about the 412 00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 1: games different than practice. You know, there's there's gonna be 413 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 1: a proces us of shaking off a little rust once 414 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 1: he gets the games, probably sure, you know, but like 415 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:06,640 Speaker 1: you know, like but like even to see that he's 416 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 1: in the great shape and has a great movement right now, 417 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:12,680 Speaker 1: like the point of only getting stronger, Like Okay, it's like, Okay, 418 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:16,399 Speaker 1: he looks like this in in March, Let's see what 419 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: he's going to look like in September as he continues 420 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:21,200 Speaker 1: to improve and so totally, and then let's see what 421 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:24,120 Speaker 1: he looks like in October and then November and all that. 422 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 1: You know, yeah, exactly. I just think that all signs 423 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:30,359 Speaker 1: on the injury front. Like again, they're not going to 424 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:33,439 Speaker 1: rush him back, but I think that certainly Odell and 425 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:37,399 Speaker 1: the Ravens feel good about where he is. Yep. Another 426 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 1: takeaway from me was just kind of the big picture 427 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: stuff about you know, how this was just such a big, 428 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 1: big acquisition for the Ravens. You know, John Harball said 429 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 1: today is a great day for the Ravens, you know, 430 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: and and Eric Cossa opened the presser kind of saying, 431 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: you know, we were the underdogs, but sometimes underdog wins, 432 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: you know. I just think that landing a star, like 433 00:20:57,160 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 1: a star receiver like that, after all, to talk about 434 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: how Baltimore could not do so, could not attract free 435 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:07,360 Speaker 1: agent wide receivers to this offense, you know, and all 436 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 1: that stuff, like to do so was especially when you're 437 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:15,160 Speaker 1: the underdog, was kind of a coup and a big deal. 438 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 1: And especially you know, there's been a challenging off season. 439 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: There's no sugarcoating that. You know, it's been difficult, you know, 440 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:22,480 Speaker 1: with all that's been going on with them are in 441 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 1: that whole situation, and I think just to for there 442 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 1: to be kind of this this great news, you know, 443 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: this good news, I think was was also kind of 444 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: a big deal. You know. They were asked about momentum 445 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:35,879 Speaker 1: and free agency, you know, and does that matter, And 446 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 1: it was kind of interesting to hear just how big 447 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:43,639 Speaker 1: of a deal they think this is. Yeah, Like I 448 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 1: think that in that regard, like the rave Us had 449 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:48,159 Speaker 1: a number of factors kind of working against them. In 450 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:51,919 Speaker 1: order to sign Odell and you know, the ascertainty of 451 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:56,639 Speaker 1: the off season. Sure, that's one the Like he's a 452 00:21:56,640 --> 00:22:00,680 Speaker 1: guy who's a global icon, right, and so he would think, Okay, 453 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: New York, LA. He's played in both those places. He 454 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 1: also hit the point, I've also played in Cleveland. Yeah, 455 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 1: that was really funny. It was like, how's it going 456 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 1: to be playing in you know, smaller market Baltimore while 457 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: I was just in Cleveland. Yeah, exactly. But but like 458 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:14,200 Speaker 1: you know, you think sometimes a guy like that, like 459 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 1: it's not like Baltimore is not LA or Miami. But 460 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:24,640 Speaker 1: like he he felt like this was the right opportunity 461 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:27,399 Speaker 1: for him, and so yeah, I thought I thought it was. 462 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:30,640 Speaker 1: I thought it was to your point, like I thought 463 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:33,679 Speaker 1: it was. It was big for the organization. It was 464 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:36,200 Speaker 1: really big for the organization and the team in order 465 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 1: to be like, this is one of the biggest stars 466 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 1: in the game and he wants to come to this team, 467 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 1: to this city, and that says a lot about, you know, 468 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,480 Speaker 1: his feelings towards the organization, the team. It's a signal 469 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 1: I think to the rest of the NFL. Everybody else 470 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: out there sees it too, you know, Ben Roethlisberger on 471 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 1: his podcast is talking about what it means for the 472 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,320 Speaker 1: Ravens to get ob J. Everybody else sees it. You know, 473 00:22:57,359 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 1: when you land a big fish like that, especially offensive 474 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: star like that. I just think it's a signal to 475 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 1: the rest of the league of like, okay, all right Baltimore, right, yeah, yeah, 476 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 1: And and you know, and they put up they put 477 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: up the money. You know, they showed like we're not 478 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 1: we're not afraid to spend on wide receivers. You know, 479 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 1: we'll do it right. We'll put up more than maybe 480 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:18,119 Speaker 1: you thought we should have put up. Yeah, we'll do 481 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:21,919 Speaker 1: it right. You know. So, like I think that's I 482 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: think that's certainly, uh, something that kind of raises some 483 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:29,880 Speaker 1: uh catches the attention of people around the league, including 484 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 1: a lot of players. Yeah. Yeah, well Darius Slay, uh, 485 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 1: you know, the Eagles cornerback who you know, the Rables 486 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 1: were reportedly in the mix. You know, he said the 487 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:40,960 Speaker 1: Rables are in the mix to sign him before he 488 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: ended up going back to say he was super close. Yo. Um, 489 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 1: you know he he hinted on his podcast that there 490 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:52,480 Speaker 1: may be more to come. Mm hmm, I don't know, 491 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:55,919 Speaker 1: get it now, you know he did the classic like, 492 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 1: you know, I know something, but I'm not going to 493 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 1: tell you. But and then when it happens, I'll tell you. 494 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:05,159 Speaker 1: I told you he pulled to me. He took that 495 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 1: out of the playbook, like, oh, I know this is 496 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:09,679 Speaker 1: gonna happen. Something big is gonna happen. I like this, 497 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: Tereus slid, smart guy, smart guy. If it doesn't happen, 498 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:16,440 Speaker 1: it's never brought up. You never hear about it again, 499 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:19,439 Speaker 1: never hear something big could happen five years from now. 500 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:20,919 Speaker 1: And he's like, that's what I was alluding to. I 501 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 1: was alluding to that. Yep, crafty veteran move. Well done 502 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:30,440 Speaker 1: by him. Um, I mean, who knows who he's talking about. 503 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 1: It's I'm interested. I can't wait to see if it 504 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 1: comes true. Um. You know the Ravens. Certainly the intention 505 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 1: of the Ravens to add a big time piece at 506 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:42,880 Speaker 1: wide receiver has become clear. You know. Jeff three back 507 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: from The Athletic wrote, Yeah, the Ravens reported leagues explored 508 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 1: trading for Courtland Sutton, which was something that we had seen. 509 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:51,800 Speaker 1: You know, there's buzz about you know, Jerry Judy and 510 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: Courtland Suton. Are they going to be available via trade 511 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: and and you know, Jeff kind of confirmed that the 512 00:24:56,640 --> 00:25:00,119 Speaker 1: Ravens were at least kind of exploring that idea and 513 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 1: could have done it before the Broncos decided, naw, we're 514 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:08,600 Speaker 1: not trading him. Um. You know, so that's a that's 515 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:11,920 Speaker 1: a big time wide receiver. He's gone over a thousand yards. Yeah, personally, 516 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 1: I think I like Obj better than making that move 517 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 1: and giving up the draft capital to get Courtland Sutton. 518 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 1: And you know, he's a guy who he hasn't topped 519 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:23,199 Speaker 1: a thousand yards since twenty nineteen, same as Obje. You know, 520 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:26,199 Speaker 1: he hasn't had a major knee injury since then, but 521 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 1: he missed pretty much all well, I'm not sure, actually 522 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: he missed pretty much all twenty twenty. I'm not I 523 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:33,240 Speaker 1: don't recall what that that injury was. But he's played 524 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:35,439 Speaker 1: the past two seasons. He's not coming off of season 525 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: totally sitting out of football. But like, you know, to 526 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: get Obj, instead of having to give up picks to 527 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:44,879 Speaker 1: get a guy, um and take on a you know, 528 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:47,959 Speaker 1: a decent contract, like you know, I think it just 529 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: shows the Ravens didn't know that they were gonna get Obj. 530 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:53,440 Speaker 1: They knew they were a big player in that, but 531 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 1: he could have gone to the Jets. It could have 532 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 1: gone anyway, and they were going to also, you know, 533 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:02,159 Speaker 1: they weren't putting all their eggs in that basket. They 534 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: were also exploring other guys. I think that tells you 535 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:07,880 Speaker 1: about their intentions. Yeah, just just real quick on Cortland Sutton. 536 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:09,439 Speaker 1: He did have torn a cl in twenty twenty, that 537 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: was the interest. Yeah, of course he did come back 538 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:15,320 Speaker 1: from it, right, but um, but yeah, like it's it's 539 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:18,400 Speaker 1: just always funny how the offseason can work, and like 540 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:20,679 Speaker 1: there's always the reports. I just mentioned Darius Slay at 541 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:23,679 Speaker 1: how the Ravens you know, were in on him right 542 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 1: and he was said he was really close to coming 543 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: to Baltimore. They were reportedly in on Baker Mayfield, Um, 544 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 1: you know to bring him to Baltimore. What would have 545 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: happened with exactly. It's like if either if any of 546 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 1: those things of Courtland Sutton, if Baker Mayfield, if Darius Slay, 547 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,720 Speaker 1: if any of those things happened, does ob J still happen? 548 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: I don't know, Like it's not like the Ravens have 549 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:47,880 Speaker 1: a ton of cap space that they can just sign everybody, um, 550 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:50,880 Speaker 1: and so maybe not. And so it's kind of interesting 551 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: how these things play out and you end up getting, 552 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 1: you know, someone who I feel like of that group, 553 00:26:57,280 --> 00:27:00,640 Speaker 1: you just so like he's at the top of that list, um, 554 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:02,360 Speaker 1: and so you end up getting this this guy who 555 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 1: can come in here and change your offense. And and 556 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 1: it's just kind of it's just when you're caught in 557 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 1: like the minute show who you're going to sign and 558 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 1: what like every like kind of little little report and 559 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 1: move and then you kind of look at it and 560 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 1: you're like, oh, have we signed that guy? Maybe would 561 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:20,920 Speaker 1: not have been able to get Odell And totally it's 562 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:23,120 Speaker 1: I mean, you have to be you have you can 563 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,320 Speaker 1: have a plan going in and the plan was obviously 564 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:29,159 Speaker 1: upgraded wide receiver. Yeah, and then things happen, you know, 565 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: like Erica Costa said, you don't you don't know certain 566 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:33,840 Speaker 1: guys signed with other teams for other reasons. They want 567 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:36,560 Speaker 1: to play on the West Coast. They they would ever 568 00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:39,399 Speaker 1: have some connection to a coach there, you know, whatever, 569 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:43,479 Speaker 1: Like there's a you never know. The best lay plans 570 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:46,240 Speaker 1: don't don't work out, and so you have to be 571 00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 1: able to roll with it. And the Ravens. I think 572 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 1: obviously were the options had diminished, and they were they said, 573 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 1: you know what, we're gonna step up and and we're 574 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:59,800 Speaker 1: gonna put up put together a great offer for Odell, 575 00:27:59,880 --> 00:28:01,920 Speaker 1: and we're gonna go all out. Steve's gonna call him 576 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 1: and he's going to recruit him, he's gonna get involved. 577 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:06,000 Speaker 1: And you know, they went all out to get OBJ 578 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:09,240 Speaker 1: and it works, and that is really good news. Why 579 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:10,880 Speaker 1: don't we take a little break and we'll be back 580 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:13,400 Speaker 1: with some emails and to kind of wrap up this conversation. 581 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:16,439 Speaker 1: We're coming to you from the Seat Geek studio today 582 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 1: and we want to make sure you know that the 583 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:21,320 Speaker 1: Draft Kings sports Book is the official sports betting partner 584 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:24,120 Speaker 1: of the Baltimore Ravens and it has a limited time 585 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:26,159 Speaker 1: offer that you don't want to miss. Here's what you 586 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 1: need to do. Download the Draft Kings sports Book app 587 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:32,159 Speaker 1: today use the code flock. 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Here's kind of a fun one, Okay. 606 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:39,680 Speaker 1: This question comes to us from Carl Neff and he's 607 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 1: asking about any trick plays for Odell. Do you think 608 00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:46,560 Speaker 1: we're gonna see throw the ball at all this season? 609 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:52,680 Speaker 1: Maybe even a pass to lamar Odell Stone. He stows 610 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:54,800 Speaker 1: the passes in his career. I think at least one touchdown. 611 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:57,320 Speaker 1: I think he had a he had a trick trick 612 00:29:57,360 --> 00:30:00,120 Speaker 1: play throw to Kim Akers. I want to say, yeah, 613 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:04,920 Speaker 1: he's he's running back. Yeah, So what do you think? 614 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:07,920 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, I certainly think there could be 615 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:11,280 Speaker 1: some of that. Why not? Why not shout out to 616 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:14,160 Speaker 1: our boss Michelle andres like he wants she wants a 617 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 1: trick play on every play. Yeah, she was a full 618 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 1: game plan of only trick plays. Well, then Odell is 619 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:23,480 Speaker 1: perfect for that game plan because great, Yeah, the right 620 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:25,959 Speaker 1: player at the right time, in the right city, the 621 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 1: right quarterback, the right trick plays. Let's go, yes, all 622 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:33,520 Speaker 1: the trick plays. Um, I like it. Um, all right, 623 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:35,800 Speaker 1: here's another question that comes to us from John strummel 624 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:38,200 Speaker 1: Um and he says, first off, I don't think we 625 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:42,680 Speaker 1: overpaid O b j Um. So that's a good point there. Um. 626 00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 1: I love this move. I'm pumped to get his jersey 627 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 1: as soon as it's available. He asks. This came in 628 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:49,720 Speaker 1: before the press conference. Will he be three? Will he 629 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 1: be zero? He's going to be number three, so that 630 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:56,880 Speaker 1: is going to be his number. Um. And then the 631 00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:59,800 Speaker 1: question here from John. Finally, do you think the signing 632 00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:04,480 Speaker 1: me that James Prochet and Thyland Wallace would be traded? 633 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 1: What do you think is going to happen there? And 634 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:10,400 Speaker 1: could the Ravens still end up drafting a wide receiver 635 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:14,200 Speaker 1: in the first round because they only signed OBJ for 636 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:19,239 Speaker 1: one year on Parchet On our website right now, by 637 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:22,600 Speaker 1: the way, James Purchet has number ten yep by the way, 638 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 1: so he wore number three last year. There was a switcher, 639 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:33,800 Speaker 1: ru ye. So I mean I think that James Prochet 640 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:38,160 Speaker 1: and Tayland Wallace will be given a chance to compete 641 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 1: to make this team, is what I think. You know, 642 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:44,360 Speaker 1: I mean right now you obviously have your top four guys, 643 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:51,480 Speaker 1: you know, Bateman, Odell, Duverney and Aglare. And then you know, 644 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:54,560 Speaker 1: right now you have James Prochet and Tayland Wallace among 645 00:31:54,600 --> 00:31:58,000 Speaker 1: the wide receivers that would be competing for that fifth 646 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 1: and potentially sixth spot. Obviously a rookie could take one 647 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 1: of those spots too. The Ravens, you know, said we 648 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:07,840 Speaker 1: will be drafting a wide receiver. You know, there's also 649 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:11,280 Speaker 1: Mike Thomas, there's Shamar Bridges or a couple of India 650 00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 1: Isabella still guys on the roster that that would be competing. 651 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:16,920 Speaker 1: I expect that a rookie will be drafted and will 652 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:20,720 Speaker 1: take a fifth spot, and then it'll come down to 653 00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:23,160 Speaker 1: ken one of those other guys make the team as 654 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:26,600 Speaker 1: a sixth receiver who obviously would need to you know, 655 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:29,480 Speaker 1: be a difference maker on special teams. Yeah, I'm with 656 00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: you on that. You know, Ericacosa did make a point 657 00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:34,760 Speaker 1: of saying, like they do have confidence in the receiving 658 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:36,560 Speaker 1: corps and the young players. They still have high hoss 659 00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:41,920 Speaker 1: for that group, and he specifically mentioned Bateman, du Rene Purchet, 660 00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:44,480 Speaker 1: and Tyland Wallace, So he called out all those guys 661 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:46,160 Speaker 1: you know by name and talking about how they have 662 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 1: confidence and high hopes for those players. So you know 663 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:51,960 Speaker 1: that there's a long time. I don't really see the 664 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:54,720 Speaker 1: trade happening, Like I don't like to the question here, 665 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:57,720 Speaker 1: Like I don't really expect the trade to happen for 666 00:32:57,720 --> 00:32:59,960 Speaker 1: one of those guys. M I would expect that they're 667 00:33:00,120 --> 00:33:01,920 Speaker 1: team over the course of the off season and training 668 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 1: camp and they're competing for a spot in a roll 669 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:09,640 Speaker 1: and then you know, just a note on Bateman, you know, 670 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 1: I thought it was interesting, Like I think we have talked, 671 00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:15,680 Speaker 1: you know, we've talked before what I watched when I've 672 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:18,360 Speaker 1: watched Bateman, Like from the time that he was drafted, 673 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:24,160 Speaker 1: I thought that, like I got flashes, okay, flashes of 674 00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:27,440 Speaker 1: Odell in his game just in terms of the style 675 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 1: of play. Really smooth route runner can pluck the ball 676 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 1: m out of the air, can make some spectacular catches, 677 00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:39,000 Speaker 1: yeah for sure. And just like the smooth like route 678 00:33:39,040 --> 00:33:40,880 Speaker 1: running in and out of breaks like that to me 679 00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:44,520 Speaker 1: was good body control like that all run after catch 680 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:48,440 Speaker 1: was reminiscent. Yeah, reminiscent of what Odell Beckham. Like the 681 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:51,080 Speaker 1: slant route that he took for a touchdown this year 682 00:33:51,560 --> 00:33:53,800 Speaker 1: was pretty similar to that slant route that O'Dell took 683 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:55,400 Speaker 1: for a touchdown against the Ravens when he was on 684 00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:58,760 Speaker 1: the Giants. Ye that, yep, I thought the same exact thing, 685 00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:02,000 Speaker 1: Like that's what it funny by the way, they're like, 686 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:03,960 Speaker 1: how many yards did you go for? I guess so's 687 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:06,840 Speaker 1: against the Giants. So it's like, yeah, twenty two, I 688 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:11,040 Speaker 1: know the exact number. Yeah, yeah, harballs, Like, don't bring 689 00:34:11,080 --> 00:34:12,920 Speaker 1: that up, guys, get this, that's this. Let's just move 690 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:17,400 Speaker 1: the question along here, move the questions Um, but yeah, so, 691 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:20,600 Speaker 1: like anyway, I just see some shades within their games, 692 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:22,440 Speaker 1: and they actually know each other. Odell told me that 693 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:26,280 Speaker 1: they have a relationship. They've trained together. Um and Bateman, 694 00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:28,920 Speaker 1: you know, as we've said before, like he's talked about 695 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:32,040 Speaker 1: how he like has really admired Odell as a player 696 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:34,400 Speaker 1: and as who he is off the field kind of 697 00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:38,759 Speaker 1: the icon, the icon, you know, the fashioned all that 698 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:41,680 Speaker 1: stuff like, and so yeah, he likes it. Yeah, and 699 00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:43,920 Speaker 1: so I've said it before. I think those two are 700 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:45,920 Speaker 1: gonna get along quite well. I think I gonna get 701 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:48,000 Speaker 1: along great. They have a similar vibe in terms of 702 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:50,920 Speaker 1: how they kind of carry themselves. I think, just in 703 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:53,600 Speaker 1: a limited amount of time with Odell, So, um, I 704 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:56,480 Speaker 1: think that the little dog in them what's that got 705 00:34:56,480 --> 00:34:58,759 Speaker 1: a little dog in them? Yeah? Yeah, I think I 706 00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:00,759 Speaker 1: think that those two guys are really gonna hit it off. 707 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:03,560 Speaker 1: And I think that like they will elevate each other. 708 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:05,960 Speaker 1: I think O'Dell's gonna be great for Bateman as he's 709 00:35:06,040 --> 00:35:08,320 Speaker 1: kind of finding his his way coming back from the injury. 710 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:10,120 Speaker 1: Of course, that's the big thing, you know, with his 711 00:35:10,239 --> 00:35:12,680 Speaker 1: receiving corps a hold. You have Odell coming off the injury, 712 00:35:12,719 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 1: Bateman coming off the injury. That's that's huge, you know, 713 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:17,479 Speaker 1: so they gotta get healthy. But I think with those 714 00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:21,239 Speaker 1: two guys, if they're playing and they're healthy and they're 715 00:35:21,239 --> 00:35:23,400 Speaker 1: playing at their best, like, that's a that is a 716 00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:27,040 Speaker 1: dynamic one two punch, that is a dynamic well, and 717 00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:29,360 Speaker 1: you add in Mark Andrews obviously, you know, one of 718 00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:31,080 Speaker 1: the best receiving tight ends in the game. So yeah, 719 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:35,560 Speaker 1: um yeah, it's pretty pretty uh pretty could be pretty dynamic. 720 00:35:36,320 --> 00:35:39,560 Speaker 1: Speaking of uh, you know, iron sharpening iron here, how 721 00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:44,719 Speaker 1: about Odell versus uh Marlin, Yeah, that was funny. That 722 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:49,560 Speaker 1: was funny. Scrapped scrapped a few years back. No bad blood, 723 00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:51,880 Speaker 1: he said. He kind of did laugh about the question 724 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:54,040 Speaker 1: and said, you know, uh, you know, I might have 725 00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:56,839 Speaker 1: to head bought him a couple of times or something. Um. 726 00:35:57,280 --> 00:36:00,480 Speaker 1: Marlin reacted on Twitter with kind of the flushed yeah, 727 00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:04,040 Speaker 1: you know, um or a little sweat sweaty four hand. 728 00:36:04,080 --> 00:36:05,880 Speaker 1: I think it was yeah, yeah, yeah, it was funny 729 00:36:06,440 --> 00:36:08,520 Speaker 1: and uh but yeah, I mean that will be that 730 00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:10,359 Speaker 1: will be good in practice. You know, those two are 731 00:36:10,360 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 1: gonna they're gonna have some good battles. Yeah, just like 732 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:15,080 Speaker 1: Marlon and Bate have had Um, so I think I 733 00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:17,880 Speaker 1: think that's good stuff. Uh and kind of funny. Just 734 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:20,959 Speaker 1: a couple other points I wanted to make real quick. Um. 735 00:36:21,040 --> 00:36:23,480 Speaker 1: You know, we didn't talk about Odell what he said 736 00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:25,520 Speaker 1: about Todd Munkin, which I thought was interesting. You know 737 00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:28,719 Speaker 1: that in twenty nineteen Odell went Forever a thousand yards. 738 00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:31,400 Speaker 1: Todmunkin was the office and coordinator. He wasn't the play caller. 739 00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:33,239 Speaker 1: Freddy Kitchens called the plays, but he was the O 740 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:38,400 Speaker 1: c um and you know, despite that being Odell's last 741 00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:40,759 Speaker 1: one thousand yards season, you know, the Browns didn't have 742 00:36:40,760 --> 00:36:42,279 Speaker 1: a very good year. I think they went six and 743 00:36:42,360 --> 00:36:46,279 Speaker 1: ten or something like that. Um, and you know, they 744 00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:49,000 Speaker 1: kind of talked about how it didn't work out for 745 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:51,840 Speaker 1: as a team, you know, but like that, he and 746 00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:56,239 Speaker 1: Munkin had really good communication. Uh. He has nothing but 747 00:36:56,360 --> 00:36:58,400 Speaker 1: love for Todd Munkin, and like that. You know, he 748 00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:01,040 Speaker 1: remembered the two of them even sitting down and trying 749 00:37:01,080 --> 00:37:03,759 Speaker 1: to like, you know, work out what was going wrong 750 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:06,120 Speaker 1: with the offense and and um, you know, I think 751 00:37:06,120 --> 00:37:08,920 Speaker 1: it just showed a little bit about the relationship that 752 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:13,320 Speaker 1: exists there. Yeah, there's there's definitely, there's definitely respecting admiration 753 00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:15,400 Speaker 1: between the two of them. I mean, go back to 754 00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:17,319 Speaker 1: what Todd Unkins said at his press conference, Like he 755 00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:19,640 Speaker 1: talked about how he loves O'Dell's work ethic and how 756 00:37:19,640 --> 00:37:21,600 Speaker 1: people give him a bad rat because he wants the ball, 757 00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:24,160 Speaker 1: and he's like, yeah, I want receivers who want the ball. 758 00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:27,239 Speaker 1: That's not a negative in my eyes. Um, and love 759 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:30,560 Speaker 1: the competitive spirit, the work ethic, and even before then 760 00:37:30,760 --> 00:37:33,640 Speaker 1: kind of to that, I remember and when Todd was 761 00:37:33,680 --> 00:37:36,640 Speaker 1: talking just about his philosophy, you know, he is very 762 00:37:36,719 --> 00:37:41,000 Speaker 1: much uh cognizant of that and making sure that receivers 763 00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:44,040 Speaker 1: know when they're going to have chances to make plays 764 00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:47,279 Speaker 1: in games like that. That kind of managing that is 765 00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:49,799 Speaker 1: is really important to him. Also, yeah, and I think 766 00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:52,319 Speaker 1: will be key for for Adel. Yeah. Nodell you know 767 00:37:52,400 --> 00:37:54,319 Speaker 1: brought up like, yeah, we all saw what he did 768 00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:58,560 Speaker 1: at Georgia pretty dawn good yep, Um yeah, yeah, And 769 00:37:58,680 --> 00:38:00,759 Speaker 1: like O'Dell's a college football fan and you know he 770 00:38:01,120 --> 00:38:04,040 Speaker 1: loves his LSU Tigers and so I'm sure he watched 771 00:38:04,080 --> 00:38:06,600 Speaker 1: playing of those Georgia games over the past few years 772 00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:09,840 Speaker 1: and he knows what he knows the firepower that that 773 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:12,839 Speaker 1: Monka's offense can bring, so he's excited to be part 774 00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:15,879 Speaker 1: of that. And last thing for me, I think kind 775 00:38:15,880 --> 00:38:19,040 Speaker 1: of to what you started talking about it at the 776 00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:23,600 Speaker 1: beginning of this episode was just the personality of Odell was. Um. 777 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:27,040 Speaker 1: I mean, here's a guy who's like carrying his child 778 00:38:27,080 --> 00:38:30,919 Speaker 1: around with him everywhere, right and and um he talked 779 00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:33,480 Speaker 1: about how, you know, the birth of his son, Ziden, 780 00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:36,800 Speaker 1: who you know, was born what was it four days 781 00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:40,080 Speaker 1: after the Super Bowl, you know, and how that changed 782 00:38:40,120 --> 00:38:42,400 Speaker 1: everything for him, And it was it was pretty clear 783 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:44,919 Speaker 1: you know that like being a father and not playing 784 00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:47,399 Speaker 1: football last year and being dad, you know, as well 785 00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:51,440 Speaker 1: as obviously rehabbing like that impacts somebody's life. You can 786 00:38:51,480 --> 00:38:55,200 Speaker 1: speak to that firsthand. Garrett with a young baby at home, 787 00:38:55,320 --> 00:38:58,040 Speaker 1: ye about the same age, right, Yeah, Yeah, we actually 788 00:38:58,040 --> 00:39:01,200 Speaker 1: talked about that a little bit. He's his son is 789 00:39:01,239 --> 00:39:03,520 Speaker 1: fourteen months and I'm at eight months, you know, so 790 00:39:03,560 --> 00:39:05,840 Speaker 1: he's got you know a little bit of a headstart. 791 00:39:05,880 --> 00:39:07,399 Speaker 1: But yeah, we talked. We talked about that a little 792 00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:10,440 Speaker 1: bit this week. Yeah, but um, you know, I just 793 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:12,800 Speaker 1: thought it was I think it showed kind of the 794 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:16,799 Speaker 1: the human side of the superstar, you know, and how 795 00:39:16,920 --> 00:39:20,279 Speaker 1: like how tough it was also just sitting out last 796 00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:22,920 Speaker 1: season and seeing everybody else having fun, and you know 797 00:39:23,040 --> 00:39:25,040 Speaker 1: how he motivated he is to show that he can 798 00:39:25,040 --> 00:39:27,359 Speaker 1: be great again. And and and you know, he's got 799 00:39:27,400 --> 00:39:30,080 Speaker 1: these other influences in his life that have like also 800 00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:33,919 Speaker 1: you know, taught him lessons about like, you know, I'm 801 00:39:33,920 --> 00:39:36,080 Speaker 1: not gonna time for bad blood with any other player, 802 00:39:36,200 --> 00:39:38,160 Speaker 1: Like I got other important things in my life. You know, 803 00:39:38,719 --> 00:39:40,719 Speaker 1: He's just a grown man, you know, and I think that, 804 00:39:40,760 --> 00:39:44,120 Speaker 1: like he even acknowledged that, Like, you know, sometimes I 805 00:39:44,160 --> 00:39:45,719 Speaker 1: think he feels like he got a bad rap in 806 00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:48,200 Speaker 1: a lot of ways early in his career. But I 807 00:39:48,239 --> 00:39:50,480 Speaker 1: also was honest about, like, you know, I've made some 808 00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:53,920 Speaker 1: mistakes also, and that happens everybody does, right, especially when 809 00:39:53,920 --> 00:39:55,880 Speaker 1: you're young and the superstar and the spotlight's on you 810 00:39:56,080 --> 00:39:58,880 Speaker 1: as much as it's been on him. You know, every 811 00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:02,640 Speaker 1: little miss misstep is magnified. And so he was pretty 812 00:40:02,680 --> 00:40:05,319 Speaker 1: honest about how he's kind of matured, you know, through 813 00:40:05,360 --> 00:40:07,200 Speaker 1: that and because of that and because of other factors 814 00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:09,160 Speaker 1: like his son. Yeah, I think it's a great point, 815 00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:14,040 Speaker 1: you know, like to that, like it's just kind of 816 00:40:14,040 --> 00:40:17,120 Speaker 1: a cool moment before the press conference started, and it 817 00:40:17,160 --> 00:40:20,080 Speaker 1: was in the hallway right outside the auditorium, and it 818 00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:23,879 Speaker 1: was just Odell and Zidon kind of hanging out looking 819 00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:25,040 Speaker 1: at some of the pictures on the wall, and he 820 00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:27,080 Speaker 1: was holding him pointing out some of the guys on 821 00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:30,960 Speaker 1: the wall, just like anybody else, you know, with a 822 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:34,000 Speaker 1: young baby would do. You're kind of you're kind of 823 00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:36,360 Speaker 1: entertaining the baby, you know, before you got to go 824 00:40:36,440 --> 00:40:38,719 Speaker 1: do a thing, you know, and looking at pictures on 825 00:40:38,760 --> 00:40:40,759 Speaker 1: the wall can be an easy way to do that. 826 00:40:40,880 --> 00:40:43,799 Speaker 1: And so it's like you have the superstar and like 827 00:40:43,880 --> 00:40:47,200 Speaker 1: the persona and the catch and the fashion and all 828 00:40:47,239 --> 00:40:50,000 Speaker 1: that stuff like that all swirls around him at all times. 829 00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:52,760 Speaker 1: But like as he's about to go into this press conference, 830 00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:54,600 Speaker 1: he's got, you know, fifteen minutes of just kind of 831 00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:58,279 Speaker 1: quiet him and his son, and he's doing what anybody else. 832 00:40:58,360 --> 00:41:01,600 Speaker 1: He's He's on dad dude, He's on dad duty. And 833 00:41:02,280 --> 00:41:04,400 Speaker 1: I just thought that was kind of a cool moment 834 00:41:04,840 --> 00:41:07,720 Speaker 1: to see you. And I think that that like speaks 835 00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:10,320 Speaker 1: to the point that that you're making. So yeah, I 836 00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:13,840 Speaker 1: thought I thought just his I really liked his everything 837 00:41:13,880 --> 00:41:15,920 Speaker 1: about his press conference. He said all the right things, 838 00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:18,799 Speaker 1: really honest, really introspective, and I think that the Ravens 839 00:41:18,840 --> 00:41:20,359 Speaker 1: are gonna get somebody who's going to be really good 840 00:41:20,360 --> 00:41:22,200 Speaker 1: in the locker room, and I think it really good 841 00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:23,880 Speaker 1: on the field. I think it's gonna we'll see and 842 00:41:23,880 --> 00:41:25,480 Speaker 1: we'll see how long he's here. You know, it's a 843 00:41:25,480 --> 00:41:28,680 Speaker 1: one year contract. But it was very I certainly not 844 00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:31,799 Speaker 1: one of the one of the more surprising things. I 845 00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:35,000 Speaker 1: think that caught me, you know, didn't catch me by surprise, 846 00:41:35,040 --> 00:41:38,120 Speaker 1: but I was like, oh okay, like more insightful things. 847 00:41:38,200 --> 00:41:39,880 Speaker 1: Was Eric to cosas quote, he said, we found the 848 00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:42,439 Speaker 1: right person to come here. Adelle wanted to be here, 849 00:41:42,760 --> 00:41:45,160 Speaker 1: wanted we wanted Adell very badly, and we think this 850 00:41:45,239 --> 00:41:47,040 Speaker 1: is going to be a great acquisition in the short 851 00:41:47,160 --> 00:41:49,799 Speaker 1: term and hopefully the long term. Yeah. So, you know, 852 00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:52,160 Speaker 1: as we're talking about the person here, you know, the 853 00:41:52,239 --> 00:41:55,640 Speaker 1: Ravens I think really liked the person, and if he 854 00:41:55,719 --> 00:41:58,480 Speaker 1: performs well as the player, you know, which we all 855 00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:01,440 Speaker 1: anticipate that he will, this might not just be a 856 00:42:01,440 --> 00:42:04,440 Speaker 1: one year contract. Yeah. You know, there's there's the reports 857 00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:06,520 Speaker 1: of void years on on the back end of this 858 00:42:06,600 --> 00:42:09,040 Speaker 1: to kind of lower that cap hit for twenty twenty 859 00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:12,600 Speaker 1: three but if the Ravens do reach a deal for 860 00:42:12,680 --> 00:42:15,000 Speaker 1: him with him at the end of this year, that 861 00:42:15,080 --> 00:42:17,040 Speaker 1: kind of takes a little bit out of the sting 862 00:42:17,080 --> 00:42:20,680 Speaker 1: from those void years out and um and certainly Eric 863 00:42:20,719 --> 00:42:24,520 Speaker 1: to Costa is introductory press conference, let open that door, yep, 864 00:42:24,719 --> 00:42:26,800 Speaker 1: you know, to this being more than a one year contract. 865 00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:28,600 Speaker 1: So I thought that was kind of interesting. Yeah, totally. 866 00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:31,080 Speaker 1: I mean, like the Ravens, if this goes as well 867 00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:36,160 Speaker 1: as everyone hopes and expects and Odell Beckham explodes again 868 00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:41,120 Speaker 1: and yeah and he really loves it, then it's like, 869 00:42:41,200 --> 00:42:45,040 Speaker 1: all right, let's make this a longer term thing. And yep, 870 00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:47,960 Speaker 1: that would be great. I think that would be great 871 00:42:47,960 --> 00:42:50,799 Speaker 1: for everybody involved. If if this thing all goes away 872 00:42:50,800 --> 00:42:54,440 Speaker 1: that everybody hopes, then uh, then he could be a 873 00:42:54,520 --> 00:42:56,000 Speaker 1: Raven for a long time. And I thought that was 874 00:42:56,040 --> 00:42:58,600 Speaker 1: a good, you know, an interesting point to hear to 875 00:42:58,680 --> 00:43:02,680 Speaker 1: Costa openly d that during the pressor yep, well, thank 876 00:43:02,719 --> 00:43:04,880 Speaker 1: you for listening everybody. 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