1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge presented by DraftKings. It is a 2 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 1: victory Monday. I wouldn't call it a size him up Monday, 3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: but it is a victory Monday, and that is all 4 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: the matters here in December, Clifton Brown is filling in 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: here for Ryan Mink. Today, we're gonna give you our 6 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: full takeaway and break down on on that game. Little 7 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: nerve racking, Cliff, and I don't think that was one, 8 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: uh you know, that's not one of those games that 9 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: that fans leave the stadium and book the flight out 10 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: to Arizona. No, you can take the word little nerve 11 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: wracking and take a little out of that. To me, 12 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,599 Speaker 1: it was definitely nerve racking, but great drive at the end. 13 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: You've got to give the Ravens credit for that, starting 14 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 1: Ozzy with Tyler Huntley. Um winning a game. It's always 15 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: better to win weather and lose, you know, a game 16 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: like that, and so they got the W. I think 17 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: that moving forward, it's clear that they have things that 18 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: work on. But you want to learn that's what they did. Yeah, look, 19 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: I think we're not gonna sit here and say that 20 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: that was a game that you felt like, Man, the 21 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: Ravens look like one of the best teams in the league. 22 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: It just didn't feel like that. The offense struggled for 23 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:16,559 Speaker 1: much of the game. You know, obviously, Lamar Jackson goes down, 24 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,199 Speaker 1: and I think there was you know, there was nervous 25 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: energy in that stadium when you have Lamar Jackson go 26 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: down with a knee injury kind of on like a 27 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: a little bit of unclear circumstances, like you know, it 28 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: was late. You know, it's not like he was rolling 29 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: around on the ground grabbing anything else. A sudden you know, 30 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 1: it's a time out and under the blue tense up way, 31 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: who's in the blue tant why? I felt Tyler hardly 32 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: warm it up? Okay, Lamar Jackson's going to the locker room. 33 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: All right, it's a knee he's questionable, he's out. What's 34 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: going on? Don't see what like what you know, So 35 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: there's like nervous energy that's going on in the stadium. 36 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: And if fans haven't heard, John Harball said that it's 37 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: not a season ender, which is obviously the best news. 38 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: Didn't provide much more insight beyond that said, it could 39 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: be a period of days or we so you know, 40 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: we'll see. You know, obviously we've been down this road 41 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: before with timelines, particularly with him. You know last year 42 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 1: where you thought it was going to be a you know, 43 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: a game or two and it end up being the 44 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: rest of the season. So you just don't know. But anyway, 45 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:16,679 Speaker 1: there's like nervous energy in the stadium, the car, the 46 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:20,519 Speaker 1: quarterbacks out, the offense is struggling for the entire game, 47 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: puts up three points with the exception of you know, 48 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: that final drive, and you're just it's just kind of 49 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: a frustrating day. Um And but then at the end, 50 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: Tyler Huntley kind of pulls the rabbit out of his 51 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: head and you get the victory, and it's like, all right, hey, 52 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: all that matters is you won. All that matters is 53 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: you won. And and I think that there's something to 54 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: be said for that, without a question. I mean, a 55 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: lot of teams really deep down at least something is 56 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: they don't feel that they can win with their backup quarterback. 57 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 1: The Ravens are not one of those teams. They believe 58 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: they can't win games with Todder Huntley. And I was 59 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: proven yesterday, as you mentioned, that was really strange. I 60 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: mean I saw people running around the sidelines, Lamar standing 61 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,239 Speaker 1: there with his jagging on, and then all of a 62 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: sudden he starts walking to the blue tent. I mean, 63 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: Tyler Hunley barely has time to warm up on a 64 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,519 Speaker 1: cold day. And that's the that's the hardest thing for 65 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: backup quarterback, at least, you know, if the guy's not 66 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: practice in all week you think you might play, you're 67 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 1: getting yourself mentally ready that situation. You're just sitting on 68 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: the bench watching the game. All of a sudden you're 69 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: in there and day. That's that's the hard that's as 70 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: hard as you get. And then yeah, Tyler, okay, we're 71 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: down six. Uh you know we got nothin one yards. 72 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: Hey lead us down the field. To do that is 73 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: very impressive. So here's what a few things that I 74 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: like about Snoop. We'll start here, is to win. I 75 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: know there's a lot of Ravens fans. We got your emails. 76 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: We have your emails in the inbox, and I'm gonna 77 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: read a number of them today. As always, you can 78 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: emails some the lounge at Ravens on NFL dot net. Um, 79 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: so you know, there's frustration. There were some booze in 80 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: the stadium at times when the offense in particular were struggling. 81 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: I mean, great day by the defense, no down defense 82 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: is excellent, but you know, the frustration was directed at 83 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 1: the offense. UM. But a couple of things that I 84 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: like about Thailand Honley. One is that he the moment 85 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: never has seemed too big for him. So he's got 86 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: a lot of playing time at this point. You know, 87 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: he played several games last year. Um, the moment is 88 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: not too big for him. So, like multiple guys talked 89 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: after the game, his poison in the huddle, his command, 90 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: all of that was was really good. Something else And 91 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: I noticed this last year and I saw it again yesterday. 92 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: You know, he is kind of like a rhythm seems thrower. 93 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:36,559 Speaker 1: So it seems to be like backfoot throw, backfoot throw. 94 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 1: There's like kind of he's not always looking for the 95 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 1: bigger play and so like there can be it can be. 96 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: It can the offense can get into a little bit 97 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,359 Speaker 1: of a rhythm, and I think that kind of happened 98 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: late in the game, like they started to drive move 99 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: down the field and then there was the failed trick 100 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: play with James Brochet throwing it up. But you never 101 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: should have thrown that ball um and it gets picked off, 102 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: but the offense had moved the ball up to that point, 103 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: and then obviously they marched down the field at the 104 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: end of the game. So I think that there is 105 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: some some rhythm to his to when he's in the offense. UM. 106 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:07,719 Speaker 1: I think we saw a little bit that yesterday. No 107 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: question it was important on a day where we haven't 108 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: mentioned Ronnie Stanley at all. Pro left tackle wasn't playing 109 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: and McCary gets hurt exactly and playing against a good 110 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 1: defense and Denver has defense has been good all year, 111 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: so there wasn't gonna be a ton of time on 112 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: every play for Snoop to be sitting back there surveying, 113 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: you know, his second, third, fourth option on a pass route. 114 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: So he needed to get the ball out quickly and decisively, 115 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: and he did. He plays with a lot of confidence, 116 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: and we haven't talked about, obviously his escapability when he 117 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:43,799 Speaker 1: is under darrest like Lamar, he can escape by time, 118 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: make things happen. All that makes him a heck of 119 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: a backup quarterback, and all of his qualities were needed 120 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: yesterday to pull out that win. Because a quarterback who 121 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,279 Speaker 1: has had a lot more experience in Tyler, but didn't 122 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: have his mobility. To me, would not have been able 123 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: to take them down the field yesterday in that situation. Yeah, 124 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: his mobility, I mean, and he's similar to like multiple 125 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 1: players have said this, and this is part of the 126 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: reason that Tylerhant is backup quarterback behind the mar Like 127 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 1: the offense doesn't draft, it doesn't change, and in like 128 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: Greg Roman, as he's calling the plays, has still the 129 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 1: full playbook at his disposal. You know, you don't gotta say, 130 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: all right, we gotta take the running stuff out here, 131 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: like Snoop can still run the ball. Um obviously did 132 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: that on touchdown run and I like that. Um. I'll 133 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:33,840 Speaker 1: read an email here. This email comes to us of 134 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: the lounge at ravenst NFL dot Net, Trevor Watson. The 135 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: subject line is Ugly football equals Ravens football and ain't 136 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: always pretty, but as everyone knows, a win is a 137 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 1: win in this league. I was at the game on Sunday, 138 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 1: unfortunately with Broncos fans, and although it is pretty hard 139 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: to watch at times, I'm glad I was not. I'm 140 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 1: the one walking out of that stadium a little happier. 141 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 1: But as a positive, trusting fan, I've still found myself 142 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: questioning some of the play calls. Uh, this has been 143 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: most one of the most readable off senses we had 144 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: we've had in recent years. UH talks about the prochet 145 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: UH deep pass there. Um, what is your take on 146 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: this and what do you make of it? So the 147 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: offense has been struggling, Basically, he's what he gets into. 148 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: The offense has been struggling. Feels like it's sup predictable. Um, 149 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: and you know yesterday, I guess I'll start here, Like 150 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: it's it's tough for an offense to have success when 151 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: they're going up against one of the best defenses and 152 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: your quarterback goes down in the first half, Like that 153 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: is a difficult assignment for any offense. So I'll start there. Um, 154 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: I don't think there's many offenses in those circumstances that 155 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: would have had success. However, the offense, it's not like 156 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: the offense was lightened it up in the short time 157 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: that Lamar Jackson was on the field. Also, it has 158 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: been kind of a trend. They struggled against Carolina, So 159 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 1: it's not like this has been to let the offense 160 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: has been light in the world on fire. Then all 161 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: of a sudden lamarkets hurt and now it's struggling. This 162 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: has been a multigame trend that we've seen recently. So 163 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: what like, what is the reason in your mind? You know, 164 00:07:56,040 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: like why why is that the case? Start with the 165 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: run game? I mean, even with Lamar, I'm going out, 166 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: Tyler coming in. You would hope that Baltimore yesterday could 167 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 1: have been able to run the ball more effectively against Denver, 168 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: which has not been strong against the run. That didn't happen, 169 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: so that put even more pressure on Tyler to create things, 170 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: put them in more obvious passing situations. So Ravens need 171 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: to run the football the way they're cabable of. That's 172 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: to me is where it starts. Hopefully Stanley will be 173 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: back for the next game. That all help tak a domminds. 174 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 1: You know, he made me back, but to me, asking 175 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:35,319 Speaker 1: him to come right in and provide a spark is 176 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: a lot. But Gus Edwards, we know what he can do. 177 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: Kenyan Drake, we know what he can do. But they've 178 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: got to have holes. So that's where I would start 179 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: the passing game more. It's interesting because you point to 180 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: the running game first, and I think that lots of 181 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: the consternation out there. We're probably focused on the passing 182 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 1: game struggles of the Ravens have had there without Bateman 183 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 1: and this receiving board, you know, right, and and yeah, 184 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:03,559 Speaker 1: I mean the passing game definitely needs to be better too. 185 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: They definitely need more explosive plays. I feel some some 186 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 1: kind of way de Seaan Jackson, he showed that he 187 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: still has speed, that he can make you a big play. 188 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: I feel they need to figure out a way, you know, 189 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: at least a couple of times a game, to give 190 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: him a shot to make a play. Devin DuVernay has speed. 191 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 1: Take some shots down field. If you can give your 192 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: quarterback enough time, try and stretch the field a little bit, 193 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:29,319 Speaker 1: even if you're threatening to do that if you're not successful, 194 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:32,079 Speaker 1: try and make those safeties and corners back up a 195 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 1: little bit, maybe to give you know, Mark Andrews as 196 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 1: they likely more more room to work underneath. But sure, 197 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: the passing game, yeah, over all, the offense needs to 198 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:45,319 Speaker 1: find its rhythm. But what the Ravens do best is 199 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: run the football. And they're gonna be facing you know, 200 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: more cold weather games, uh, games where you know they're 201 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: gonna need to run the football. I feel to win, 202 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: get some of these wins down to stretch, and that's 203 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:58,319 Speaker 1: what they do best, and that's what they should be 204 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 1: able to hang their hand on. And these last few 205 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 1: games they haven't been able to do that. When the 206 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,559 Speaker 1: offense was looked like it was starting to find its role, 207 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 1: you know, Tampa Bay, New Orleans, you know those that 208 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: block Linda Bam had, you know, pushing, pushing the line 209 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 1: back and halfway down the field. That's when the Ravens 210 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: offenses and then you can play off of that and 211 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:19,319 Speaker 1: get the passing game going. To me, that's the ingredient 212 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 1: right now, and it's missing. Yeah, I think that like 213 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: when you look at the skill positions for the Ravens, 214 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:26,440 Speaker 1: the receiving the receiving corps. You know, you lose your 215 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 1: number one receiver in Rashod Bateman, you know, and the 216 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 1: rest of the group. There's been some flashes, but it's 217 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: not a group that is going to put up you know, 218 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 1: big numbers I think, you know in most offenses. And 219 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:40,319 Speaker 1: then so that's you know, that's that's the receiving corps. 220 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: Of course, you have Mark Andrews, who is still one 221 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: of the best tight ends in the game, and you know, 222 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: for a couple of games there, and I think he 223 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:49,719 Speaker 1: looks like he looks yesterday to me, like he's more 224 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: back to him, getting back to himself. Like I think 225 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 1: here was a couple of games stretched there where he 226 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:55,679 Speaker 1: seemed to be like gutting through it and like it's 227 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: going to take a lot for him not to play. 228 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: But he didn't seem all the way right to me, 229 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: but he seemed closer to that yesterday. I mean that 230 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: that past interference that he drew was great, like when 231 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:09,319 Speaker 1: you needed when you needed plays at the end of 232 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 1: the game, he was making them as a quick little 233 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: side note. Then I'll get back to this. That fourth 234 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 1: down play you know that he runs. I'm not complaining here, 235 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: but I was like, are we sure that he got that? 236 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 1: Like that was like they were quick on the signal. 237 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: There didn't even really measure that. I was just like, okay, 238 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 1: you must, you must add a view edit. I'm not 239 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 1: gonna ask so many questions, but it just seemed like 240 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 1: so quick, and I'm like, okay, all right, questioning it. Yeah, 241 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: I mean you see these when both sides and all 242 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: these games, you see these reps running from like eight 243 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: yards away and then like how do you how do 244 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:43,560 Speaker 1: you really know? I know, I was just like I 245 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 1: can't see like a quick replay, like I couldn't tell, 246 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: but maybe he had a better view of it. Either way, 247 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: I wasn't really trying to find out, you know, an 248 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:54,440 Speaker 1: alternate situation. Yeah, keep it moving, um, But then you know, 249 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 1: and then the running game like, yeah, the Ravens are 250 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: still I think Kenyan Drake has been a really nice 251 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 1: addition to this team. I do. I think he's I 252 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: think he's added. You know, he had a big catch 253 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: there late in the game, great play, good play by 254 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 1: Snoop and a great catch by him. So I I 255 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 1: like Kenyan Drake. But you know, we still haven't seen it's, 256 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: you know, three quarters the way through this season. It's 257 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 1: basically for two years now, this offense with gust and 258 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 1: j K at full strength, which is what was gonna 259 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: be the bread and butter of this team, and it's 260 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: it's just disappointed. It's kind of sad to be honest, um, 261 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 1: that that we haven't been able to see that. I 262 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 1: agree with you, like when j K gets back, I 263 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:36,079 Speaker 1: think that he could provide a nice spark, but I 264 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: don't think he's gonna be a bell cow and and 265 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 1: Gus like, you know, when he first came back, he 266 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 1: got a lot of carries. Um, then he missed the 267 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 1: game and he's out. You know, I think that like 268 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:47,959 Speaker 1: he's still working his way back, and he would probably 269 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 1: say the same thing. So, you know, I think that 270 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: you have a a backfield that is like still kind 271 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: of churning through some of those injuries, and then you 272 00:12:56,440 --> 00:13:00,040 Speaker 1: have a receiving corps that's without a top weapon and 273 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 1: and Mark was kind of banged up, um, And then 274 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: you have an offensive line which I think is a 275 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: good offensive line. But Ron Samy's been the last two games. 276 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 1: Hopefully he's back this week. Yeah. I mean, so an 277 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: even bigger picture with these injuries. I mean, Marcus Williams 278 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 1: is still not back. I mean what you talked about 279 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 1: j K and Gus not seeing them together for two years. 280 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: At some point we know Bateman is going for the year, 281 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 1: but at some point it would be nice maybe you know, January, 282 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks this season going into in the playoffs, 283 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 1: hoping to Ravens get in there, that they have almost 284 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: a full complimented players. I mean, we haven't seen it 285 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,559 Speaker 1: seems like it's we're getting a little closer. You can 286 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: get some guys and lose guy. You know, Patrick Queen 287 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: goes down yesterday, so we don't know val him either. 288 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 1: But at some point, with all the injuries of Ravens 289 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,440 Speaker 1: to have over the last couple of years, there's still 290 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: a chance that, you know, come January, they might be 291 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: healthier than they've been at any point this season. If 292 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 1: that's the case, then that would be another reason to 293 00:13:56,800 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 1: hope that they're gonna play their best football moving forward. 294 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: It's clear their work in progress, as all teams are, 295 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 1: even the ones who are playing well, things move the 296 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: needle moves during the season. You know, teams that were 297 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: playing really well early sometimes they hit They're gonna hit 298 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 1: a snag at some point. You know, after Week two, 299 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: it seems like people just wanted to like give the 300 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: Bills there their Super Bowl tickets and figure out who 301 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 1: they were gonna play now. You know, look at Kansas City. 302 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: You know they lost. You don't know, So the Ravens 303 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: have to hope that they hit stride at the right time. 304 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 1: But clearly they have work to do. They know it. 305 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 1: They're not backing away. This team plays hard. They have 306 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 1: a lot of really good players. They play together. They 307 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 1: believe we're we are the outsiders are the skeptics. I 308 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 1: truly believe that they believe they can do something special 309 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 1: this year, still at this point. So having that belief, 310 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: they've got to figure out how to put together to 311 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 1: your point of the big picture around the NFL and 312 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 1: and how that changes right now. You know, I think 313 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 1: that there's probably a feeling in Baltimore in the places 314 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 1: around the country. If you read you know, analysis out 315 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 1: there this morning, the number of people picking the Ravens 316 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: to win the af C North is much different than 317 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: it was three weeks ago. Okay, the Bengals just beat 318 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, and that's you know. I'll admit I thought 319 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 1: that the Ravens were gonna kind of cruise to the 320 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: NFC North title a couple of weeks ago, But I 321 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 1: also accounted for the Bengals to lose some of these games. 322 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 1: They had Titans and Chiefs. I'm like, all right, they're 323 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 1: just gonna split those at best, and they win both 324 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: of them. You're like, okay, so the Bengals look red hot. 325 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 1: So like, so now the Bengals are like the team 326 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 1: that's like, oh look out, could the Bengals be a 327 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: team just like last year where they get red hot 328 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: and they go all the way to the super Bowl. 329 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 1: Because that's start of the conversation. You already talked about 330 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: the Bills early in the season. They were ready to 331 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: punch a ticket. Then all of a a sudden they're struggling. 332 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: Josh Allen's hurt. Are they that great? Now? They're the 333 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: number one scene the Chiefs up until yesterday. Okay, just 334 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 1: sign them up and book the hotel. The Dolphins Dolph 335 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 1: lose yesterday to San Francisco, and like the Dolphins, Oh, 336 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 1: could they be the one seed? You know Tyreek Hill, 337 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: j the Waddle and two us an m v P 338 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 1: in the mix candidate. Now, I was just reading something 339 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: and listen to something this morning. Could the Dolphins missed 340 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: the playoffs? So like those there are the roller coaster? 341 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: All right, that that does exist? And um, the last 342 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: point on that, like as I'm talking about the kind 343 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: of that roller coaster. Marcia Yonda obviously went into the 344 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 1: Ring of Honor this week and he talked to the 345 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: team on Thursday, and you know a lot of former 346 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 1: players talked talked to the team, and you know, sometimes 347 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 1: the messages retonate. Sometimes to end of practice, the guys 348 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 1: are ready to get in and hit the shower, you know. 349 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 1: But um, he said, he talked. He made two one 350 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: main points and one of them was, don't ride the 351 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 1: roller coaster. Everyone else is going to ride the roller 352 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: coaster over the course of the season, in the course 353 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 1: of a game, but don't ride that roller coaster. Staying 354 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: emotionally kind of mentally stable and let everybody else around 355 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 1: you ride that coaster while you, um are in a 356 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 1: good place. And Kyle Hamilton's told me after the game 357 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: that that message from yonda kind of like he thought 358 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 1: about that in the game yesterday and he's like, you know, 359 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 1: Yanna talk to the team and that was something that resonated. 360 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 1: And I think that like that was the case in 361 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 1: yesterday's game. And I do think that that is kind 362 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: of a mindset that this team has right now, big 363 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 1: picture in terms of where they stand. A few weeks ago, 364 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,360 Speaker 1: all right, they're gonna win the division, lock it up, 365 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:35,399 Speaker 1: it's done. Deal. Now this team stinks to even make 366 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 1: the playoffs even though they won. You know, they're not 367 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 1: riding that roller coaster, um, which I do think is 368 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: a good thing. The last point, I'll say, and going 369 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 1: back to like the o Reginal question, you know, I 370 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: do think with these offensive struggles, the injuries are part 371 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 1: of it, but I don't think they're all of it. 372 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:52,919 Speaker 1: And then they got to figure out just what they 373 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:55,399 Speaker 1: can do to get this offense humming again. They just 374 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: I think the running game and having that is like 375 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:01,159 Speaker 1: being in situations where you're second and three and second 376 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 1: and four makes such a huge difference. But the offense 377 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 1: has to be better, like it's it's not it's not 378 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:09,439 Speaker 1: as simple to say, well, it's just the injuries and 379 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 1: that's just bad luck. Um, because they have gotten a 380 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:14,680 Speaker 1: lot of guys back. They have lost some guys, but 381 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 1: they have gotten a lot of guys back, and the offense, 382 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 1: even with injuries, does need to be better. So um, 383 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 1: you know, I think I think everyone would agree there. 384 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:25,679 Speaker 1: Here's an email from John uh He wrote to the 385 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: Lounge and said, to be clear, I love Lamar, He's special, 386 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 1: He's our best player. However, there's no doubt that our 387 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: offense is in a slump as we're talking about here, 388 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 1: and Huntley is a great quarterback. Do you think we 389 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: should play it safe with Lamar to get him healthy? 390 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: For a few games and start Huntley instead to give 391 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:44,119 Speaker 1: this offense a shot in the arm. What do you 392 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 1: think the pros and cons of this would be. I 393 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 1: think that when Lamar is ready to play, he plays. 394 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: But yes, if if he Lamar is not you know, healthy, 395 00:18:56,359 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: and certainly you know, can't protect himself and endangering him 396 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: putting him out there at less, then yeah, that you 397 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: don't have to force him back into the lineup. Lamar 398 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: Jackson is the starting quarterback. It's a former m VP 399 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:13,160 Speaker 1: of the league. He's a great player. When he's ready 400 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 1: to play, you play him. It's up to how fast 401 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 1: he heals, you know. So that's the best way I 402 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:20,639 Speaker 1: can answer that question. I mean, when Lamar is ready 403 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: to go, I don't play Tyler Huntley. But I don't 404 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:29,640 Speaker 1: also don't force Lamar back in feeling like, hey, if 405 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 1: he doesn't play, we've got no chance. We just thought 406 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: about that. I mean, you have an excellent chance to 407 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 1: win with Tyler Huntley. This is exactly the reason why 408 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:42,439 Speaker 1: Tyler Huntley is so important, because most teams, if you 409 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: lose your starting quarterback for the season, you're not winning 410 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:50,679 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl, You're probably not making the playoffs. But 411 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 1: you want your backup quarterback. If your starter goes down 412 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:57,960 Speaker 1: for a few games, those games, three or two, three 413 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 1: or four games, they can determine whether you make the 414 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 1: playoffs or not. You have a chance to win them. 415 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:06,920 Speaker 1: That's the situation that Raimons are in now. They still 416 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:10,399 Speaker 1: have a chance to make the playoffs, win games if 417 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 1: Lamar can't come back in a week or two because 418 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:16,920 Speaker 1: they have Tyler Huntley. This is exactly why he's so important. Yeah, 419 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:21,119 Speaker 1: Lamar's the starting quarterback. Okay, So, like I, it's always 420 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 1: easy to make a mistake, you know when a backup 421 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 1: comes in and has a little success, And that happened 422 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 1: at times last year, like the like the there's a 423 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:31,679 Speaker 1: fairly large sample size now on Tyler Huntley to say like, 424 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:34,159 Speaker 1: oh do you do you roll with him? And I 425 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 1: like Snoop? Don't get me wrong, I like him, Um, 426 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: but Lamar Jackson is the starting quarterback and like I'm 427 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 1: not gonna fall for that, Like, are are you better 428 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 1: with that with with Snoop? Like, look, I like him. 429 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: I think that he gives you. He gives you a 430 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:49,360 Speaker 1: lot and there's aspects of his game that are are 431 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 1: you know, I think I think he's gonna have to 432 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:53,080 Speaker 1: be a starter on another team, and that's what some 433 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: guys talked about in the locker room, like they view 434 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:59,160 Speaker 1: they viewed this quarterback room with two starters because they've 435 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 1: seen what who can do in practice and all that. 436 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:03,159 Speaker 1: I think he's one of the best thirty two quarterbacks 437 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:05,440 Speaker 1: in the league. I think he would he could probably start, 438 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:07,160 Speaker 1: you know, for some teams when I when I look 439 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,640 Speaker 1: around the league and I'm like, okay, yeah, I think 440 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:11,880 Speaker 1: that he could start. I think that like the forty 441 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:14,399 Speaker 1: Niners right now, who are going with brought party the 442 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: rest of the way after the Jimmy Garoppolo injury, would 443 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:18,920 Speaker 1: love to have Snoop as a starting quarterback. Okay, I 444 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 1: think there's a handful of teams that could fall into 445 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:24,159 Speaker 1: that mix. But yeah, Lamar Jackson is the starter when 446 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:28,679 Speaker 1: he's healthy. Um, he'll play. Um. Just as a mention 447 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:31,440 Speaker 1: on the injury front, also on Patrick Queen, you mentioned him, 448 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: five Brews is the injury there. So it looks bad 449 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 1: he gets carted off and you're like, Okay, that's you know, 450 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 1: he's that's that's a knee whatever. That's great news. He 451 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,920 Speaker 1: was in the locker room yesterday. You know, he wasn't 452 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 1: doing wind sprints in the locker room, moving a little generally, 453 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:51,239 Speaker 1: but like he was in the locker room and it 454 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:54,240 Speaker 1: was great to see like that. That is not a 455 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 1: serious extras or negative there. So like, I'm sure he's 456 00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 1: probably moving pretty slow this morning, and I don't know 457 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:01,679 Speaker 1: if I'll keep him out for another week or so, 458 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 1: but but that's not a season ender, no, And like 459 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: I said when I said, we don't know about we 460 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 1: don't know exactly when he'll be back, but like you said, 461 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 1: for him not to be you know, done for the year. 462 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 1: The way it looked, it looked bad. You got every 463 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:15,680 Speaker 1: got we got all the guys coming over and kind 464 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 1: of giving that. Yeah, and he got caught at off. 465 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: You're just like this is bad, so thank goodness. 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New users get a 476 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 1: free entry with their first deposit. Again, the code is 477 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:55,919 Speaker 1: flock only at DraftKings. Also, the Ravens and Campbell's Chunky 478 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:57,879 Speaker 1: are teaming up to send a member of the Flock 479 00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:01,400 Speaker 1: and a guess to the probe All for the remainder 480 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 1: of the season. The Ravens will highlight six players who 481 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 1: exude a do it all mentality both on and off 482 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 1: the field. Visit Baltimore Ravens dot com slash Campbell's to 483 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 1: cast your vote today. Probably the Pro Bowls got a 484 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 1: bunch of guys that are either like first, second, third 485 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:22,360 Speaker 1: in the mix. Kevin Zeitler, Brokwan Smith, Patrick Queen, Marlon Humphrey. Um, 486 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:24,639 Speaker 1: there's there's a number of guys who are doing pretty 487 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:25,959 Speaker 1: well in the Pro Bowl voting. So go ahead and 488 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 1: make your votes for those guys there. All right, let's 489 00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:30,920 Speaker 1: wept over to the defensive side, because if you're casting 490 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:32,719 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl votes this morning, it's probably gonna be for 491 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 1: defensive players, all right. And the Ravens it was a 492 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 1: dominant defensive showing once again no touchdowns allowed. Now, I 493 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: know that this Broncos offense has been kind of bad 494 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 1: all season long, so like it's not like you shut 495 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:48,639 Speaker 1: down the Chiefs of the Bills or the Bagels, but 496 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 1: it was a good showing um and I think that 497 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:57,119 Speaker 1: like it was also a good bounce back um after 498 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 1: a fourth bad fourth quarter in Jacksonville. You know where 499 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 1: you're You're you're worried. Okay, what is this defense? You 500 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:08,679 Speaker 1: know it's this it's this defensive jail. The problems that 501 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 1: we had earlier this season gonna rear their ugly head again. 502 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:14,479 Speaker 1: I was encouraged to see the defense spouts back. Well, 503 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 1: no question, anytime you don't give up a touchdown NFL, 504 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:20,640 Speaker 1: that's a good defensive effort. Um. We know the Ravens 505 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 1: have a lot of talent on defense. Getting real Quai 506 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 1: and Smith in the middle of a season, I mean, 507 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:28,159 Speaker 1: adding a player like that is just not something you 508 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:31,680 Speaker 1: usually are able to do. So yeah, I mean that's 509 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 1: another reason I think the Ravens best football could be 510 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:36,119 Speaker 1: ahead is that I don't think their defense is played 511 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 1: as well as it can as good it's been, so 512 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:42,640 Speaker 1: they're capable. I think if they reach what they can 513 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:46,400 Speaker 1: do of being a team that's going to give any 514 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 1: offense some problems. I mean even the high power teams 515 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: you mentioned, the Chiefs, the Bills, the Bengals. I think 516 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 1: they can slow those offenses down to the point where 517 00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: you can pull off a win. I mean they, I mean, 518 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:03,679 Speaker 1: I think it's worth here. The Ravens beat the Bengals. Okay, 519 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:05,880 Speaker 1: Like I know everyone is like crowning the Bengals this morning, 520 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:07,159 Speaker 1: and I think they're really good. And they got some 521 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: more chase backs and they're and they're getting hot. Okay, 522 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: Like I am not underestimated the Bengals. I think that 523 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:15,879 Speaker 1: offense is explosive and dynamic and scary. But the Ravens 524 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:18,879 Speaker 1: beat them, and I feel like that's just been forgotten. 525 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:21,560 Speaker 1: It probably has been, I mean a lot of people 526 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: until you remind them. And they had the Bills down 527 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:28,120 Speaker 1: how much on the fourth quarter before they had what rouan. 528 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 1: I mean, that's why you play the games. I mean 529 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:34,520 Speaker 1: we're talking about you know, we're starting out the defensive 530 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:37,200 Speaker 1: out of all, but again, you know, big picture, I 531 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 1: honestly don't remember before the playoffs started last year, a 532 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 1: lot of people picking the Rams to win the Super 533 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 1: Bowl or the Bengals to get this Super Bowl. I mean, 534 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:47,679 Speaker 1: now a block people will tell you they did, but 535 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 1: I don't remember that. So the Ravens are kind of 536 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 1: in that spot where they're being overlooked because they're not 537 00:25:56,480 --> 00:26:00,400 Speaker 1: playing their best football right now. But their defense. Having 538 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 1: that type of defense is important, and you can take 539 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: as the old to say it travels that won't matter 540 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 1: where they play, what the weather's like, They'll be able 541 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 1: to hang their hat on that defense. So that was 542 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:17,239 Speaker 1: a good effort yesterday. They needed it. Do you do 543 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: you think that the defensive, the really good defensive showing 544 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:24,639 Speaker 1: yesterday is more a result has more to do with 545 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:28,000 Speaker 1: the Ravens for the Broncos. You know that Broncos offense 546 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:30,040 Speaker 1: has struggled this year. I mean, I hate to just 547 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 1: it is both, but take the political answer right down 548 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 1: the middle, Cliff, No, I mean, I gotta be honest. 549 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 1: I didn't see the Broncos scoring a lot of points 550 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:43,360 Speaker 1: yesterday before the games. They're just not playing well. Now, 551 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: you know, I thought the Carolina game, the defense played 552 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:50,680 Speaker 1: really well, and I was really disappointed in Jacksonville that 553 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:55,120 Speaker 1: that defense are Devens could not hold that lead so 554 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 1: they needed to bounce back, and sometimes you need a 555 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: slap in the face, like I mean, I think that 556 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 1: the defense was surprised that Jacksonville was able to do 557 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:07,919 Speaker 1: that to them, but I think they thought that was 558 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 1: behind them. It wasn't. So I think now that team 559 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 1: and again knowing that Lamar maybe out for while, knowing 560 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:21,200 Speaker 1: that they how badly they need these games, the defense 561 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:24,160 Speaker 1: knows this is the time to step up. Ro Kwan 562 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 1: settled in now. Uh he looks real comfortable in this defense. 563 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 1: I think that they feel the defense needs we need 564 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 1: to dominate in December and into January. So this was 565 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:41,040 Speaker 1: a good starting point to do that yesterday's game. So 566 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:44,879 Speaker 1: not only yesterday, whether the Broncos or you know, was 567 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:48,640 Speaker 1: it what they did. If they continue to hold teams 568 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:51,640 Speaker 1: down like that, regards of who they're playing, they keep 569 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:55,200 Speaker 1: teams twenty points or less, do you have a chance 570 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 1: to make a rundown this Yeah, I said. I said 571 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:00,240 Speaker 1: in the press box early in the game, I said, 572 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:01,720 Speaker 1: I think this game might be a race to ten. 573 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 1: Might be a race to ten and uh are one 574 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:08,919 Speaker 1: of our PR guys, Dan Horrowitz came out to me 575 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 1: in the locker round to the game and said, you 576 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:12,479 Speaker 1: called it. You said a race to ten, And I 577 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 1: had kind of forgotten that I said that. I say 578 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:15,880 Speaker 1: a lot of things over the course of the game clip, 579 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 1: so so I didn't exactly remember that I said that. 580 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:23,440 Speaker 1: But um but yeah, and and look, I don't think 581 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:25,560 Speaker 1: ten points is gonna win you many games, right, Like, 582 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 1: that's not the recipe there, um, but I but I 583 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: I do think that this defense will be able to 584 00:28:32,119 --> 00:28:36,400 Speaker 1: hold a lot of teams under twenty most teams under twenty. 585 00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 1: Um and and they feel I thought it was kind 586 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:41,160 Speaker 1: of interesting too. It's like, you know, I'm asking questions 587 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 1: to some defensive players justin Houston, Marlon Humphrey, Hey, how 588 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 1: about this great defensive showing and they're like, yeah, we're 589 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 1: kind of chasing the goose egg. We want to get 590 00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 1: the shot out, you know. Justin Houston's like, I'm kind 591 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 1: of happy, but like, I don't feel like we should 592 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:56,400 Speaker 1: have given up those field goals. Like okay, so this 593 00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 1: defense is not like, hey man, we're great, Like they're 594 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:01,760 Speaker 1: they're staying introduce even higher. So I thought that was 595 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:05,640 Speaker 1: kind of enlightening to me. Yeah, I liked it too. 596 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:08,520 Speaker 1: The other thing too, was like you know, earlier this year, 597 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 1: the Ravens lost those games Buffalo Miami, the Giants, Like, 598 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 1: you had no business losing those, Like those were games 599 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 1: that that you should have winned. Everyone's like, that's a 600 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:21,880 Speaker 1: game that you should win. So like yesterday, you're not 601 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:23,840 Speaker 1: gonna win any games when you score three points for 602 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 1: you know, fifty fifty nine minutes. So maybe this is 603 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 1: a game that on paper you shouldn't win, but it 604 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:34,640 Speaker 1: balanced out. Okay, this is this is the universe working 605 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:37,000 Speaker 1: back in our favor for losing one of those games 606 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 1: earlier in the season. We'll go with that. Okay. Here's 607 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 1: an email from a kay Uh says, remember the first 608 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 1: half of last season where it seemed like the Ravens 609 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 1: had a killer instinct where they would always come back 610 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 1: and win. Even after the midseason injuries, we were still 611 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 1: in games. We haven't seen that this season. You know 612 00:29:57,040 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 1: last year, earlier in the year, you had these crazy comebacks. 613 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:02,560 Speaker 1: You have the the Detroit game with Justin Tucker, the 614 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:07,959 Speaker 1: Chiefs game, these come back, ridiculous finishes. Uh So Kai's 615 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:10,480 Speaker 1: bringing back that. But I feel like we finally saw 616 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 1: that killer instinct on that final drive of the game 617 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 1: against the Broncos. We need to bottle that up and 618 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:19,960 Speaker 1: have that every game from here on out. So what 619 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:21,800 Speaker 1: do you make of that? Well, Kyla, I guess he 620 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:24,960 Speaker 1: likes comebacks. I guess I guess he likes or do 621 00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 1: he just likes the wins? I don't know. Yeah, I 622 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 1: mean we all like to wins, I cause he likes 623 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,880 Speaker 1: to come back. I kind of like stomping people, you know. 624 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:33,960 Speaker 1: I like to be relaxed in the last five minutes. 625 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:37,680 Speaker 1: That hasn't happened like five Yeah, it's been stressful. I 626 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 1: like that, But I mean, yeah, I feel like I 627 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:45,400 Speaker 1: have liked the fact that the Ravens have played from 628 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 1: the front this year. That's supposed to be their m O. 629 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:50,280 Speaker 1: Where they can just keep rolling and they force other 630 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 1: teams to have to throw the ball, and they can 631 00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: unlease the pass rushs and they can run the football 632 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:57,440 Speaker 1: if they want to. So the key to me is 633 00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 1: to keep doing that. I mean, get a lead. I'd 634 00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:04,000 Speaker 1: like to see them get leads. The past rusher have 635 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 1: now put pressure on quarterbacks be able to run the 636 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:08,320 Speaker 1: football better. I think that's the best formula for them. 637 00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 1: You know, if you get down four team, then obviously 638 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:12,680 Speaker 1: you've got to air it out a little bit and 639 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:15,239 Speaker 1: try and come back. But I don't think that's their 640 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:17,560 Speaker 1: best recipe for success. I don't think so much as 641 00:31:17,840 --> 00:31:21,200 Speaker 1: the Ravens don't have a killer instinct. They just having 642 00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:24,560 Speaker 1: closed games the way they should have earlier in the 643 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 1: year and it's cost them. Um. But when you look 644 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:31,880 Speaker 1: at their whole season, who's blowing the who's blowing the 645 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,240 Speaker 1: Ravens doors off? And so you said, like, you know what, 646 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:38,040 Speaker 1: they're just better they you know, they handed it to 647 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:44,840 Speaker 1: us nobody. We're in December, so yeah, they can play 648 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:49,360 Speaker 1: with anybody. They have to play their best football to 649 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:51,720 Speaker 1: beat the best teams. But that's true for all the 650 00:31:51,760 --> 00:31:53,560 Speaker 1: best teams. I think the Ravens are one of the 651 00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:58,520 Speaker 1: best teams in the NFL. They just haven't played up 652 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 1: to their potential. And they always they never seem to 653 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:06,880 Speaker 1: have both sides of the ball clicking at the same time. 654 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:11,360 Speaker 1: It just it just hasn't been and there's no guarantee 655 00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: it's going to happen, but I believe the potential is 656 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:22,960 Speaker 1: still there. So this week it's Steelers, Your Steelers, Browns, Falcons. Okay, 657 00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:25,920 Speaker 1: so those are three teams with the losing record, but 658 00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:30,640 Speaker 1: Steelers are on the ascent. The Browns have Deshaun Watson 659 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:33,360 Speaker 1: now a quarterback. The Falcons are still in the mix 660 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:36,000 Speaker 1: in a in an Nfsey South that you know nobody 661 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:39,200 Speaker 1: wants to win. It seems like, you know, do you 662 00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:41,200 Speaker 1: think that if if Lamar were to miss a few 663 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:45,320 Speaker 1: games here, do you think that like the offense with 664 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 1: Snoop can hold its own and that the Ravens can 665 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:52,480 Speaker 1: and still win some games here down the stretch even 666 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:56,120 Speaker 1: if Lamar were to miss a few games. I don't 667 00:32:56,160 --> 00:33:00,560 Speaker 1: know what the numbers, Yes I do, but I'm not 668 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:03,040 Speaker 1: looking too far ahead. I mean, I'm you know, I've 669 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:05,000 Speaker 1: talked to you back, and let's let's start with who 670 00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:08,600 Speaker 1: we got coming next to Steelers. Believe we lost four 671 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:11,720 Speaker 1: straight to Steelers. I mean, I'm tired of that, man. 672 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm sure you know everybody is fans and 673 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:20,840 Speaker 1: the Steelers are playing better now and they were a 674 00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:23,320 Speaker 1: month ago. You know, that's a that's the danger of 675 00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:25,960 Speaker 1: when you start looking too far ahead of the schedule, 676 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:28,680 Speaker 1: Like you know, you're talking about team are gonna playing 677 00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:30,720 Speaker 1: in five weeks? All they're playing that's a that's a 678 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:33,880 Speaker 1: w Steelers playing better football and they were a month ago. 679 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:37,400 Speaker 1: Then they've got you know, they've got why back, They've 680 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:40,360 Speaker 1: got their studs back. On defense, they are a good defense. 681 00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:45,600 Speaker 1: I mean the Steelers are thinking, hey, we can shut 682 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:47,800 Speaker 1: this offense down. I know I noticed what they thinking. 683 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:51,240 Speaker 1: Let's be real, especially if they may not have Lamar. 684 00:33:52,040 --> 00:33:54,640 Speaker 1: They struggled. They scored one touchdown the l A that's 685 00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:59,920 Speaker 1: a game. We can hold this team down and get 686 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:02,560 Speaker 1: ball rookie quarterback chance to make a couple of plays 687 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:07,040 Speaker 1: and win the game at our place. So this is 688 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:11,440 Speaker 1: all the games now are important. But considering you know 689 00:34:11,560 --> 00:34:15,000 Speaker 1: what's happened this, the nature of this robbery, and the 690 00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:17,520 Speaker 1: fact that the Steelers for the last couple of years 691 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:21,359 Speaker 1: have gotten the best of the Ravens, that to me, yeah, 692 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:24,680 Speaker 1: that's that would be there. Either Ravens gonna be gonna 693 00:34:24,680 --> 00:34:28,320 Speaker 1: feel really great at around five o'clock Sunday or not. 694 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:31,400 Speaker 1: This is Steelers in Pittsburgh, and when you're raving the 695 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:35,399 Speaker 1: regular season, there's nothing better then leaving Pittsburgh with a win. Yeah, 696 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:38,839 Speaker 1: no doubt. All right, we're gonna giving our final thoughts here. 697 00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:40,640 Speaker 1: Before we do that, we want our listeners to know 698 00:34:40,760 --> 00:34:43,240 Speaker 1: that you can get a great deal on some wine 699 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:45,919 Speaker 1: here around the holidays. We're talking to all our wine 700 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:48,920 Speaker 1: lovers out there. Winning Drive is the official wine brand 701 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:51,080 Speaker 1: and club with the Baltimore Ravens. We have a special 702 00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:53,600 Speaker 1: promo code for non members for the holidays. This is 703 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:55,759 Speaker 1: a great gift cliff to make you get this for 704 00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:57,560 Speaker 1: hi me if he's like thinking about it, So the 705 00:34:57,640 --> 00:34:59,680 Speaker 1: same offer goes for you. 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Yeah, I mean I've 715 00:35:28,280 --> 00:35:31,880 Speaker 1: I've been a big proponent of the Likely Andrews combination 716 00:35:31,960 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 1: seeing them on the field together. Greg Roman loves using 717 00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:38,680 Speaker 1: tight ends. You've got two guys who can make plays. 718 00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:43,160 Speaker 1: Lamar and Snoop both like throwing the tight ends. I 719 00:35:43,239 --> 00:35:46,000 Speaker 1: think that's something that could help start their offense to 720 00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:49,360 Speaker 1: click more, getting both those guys involved more in the 721 00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:51,440 Speaker 1: passing game, all right, And then and then in terms 722 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:54,440 Speaker 1: of guys coming back healthy, uh, Marcus Willis has been 723 00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:57,719 Speaker 1: practicing for two weeks now with the broken wrist. Um 724 00:35:58,120 --> 00:36:00,359 Speaker 1: he's his return is nearing. We'll see if he's able 725 00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:04,000 Speaker 1: to play. I think that that is gonna like kind 726 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:06,560 Speaker 1: of forget how good he was, Like three picks in 727 00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:08,719 Speaker 1: two games and he looked at every bit the part 728 00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:11,640 Speaker 1: of the big free agent contract that he got. His 729 00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:14,399 Speaker 1: return is nearing, which I think is really good. Um. 730 00:36:15,040 --> 00:36:17,480 Speaker 1: It was also really good yesterday on the front to 731 00:36:17,560 --> 00:36:19,840 Speaker 1: see a dafe Away get a sack, Like you know, 732 00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:21,719 Speaker 1: it's been a kind of a disappointing it's been a 733 00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:24,520 Speaker 1: disappointing sophomore season for him, but it was good to 734 00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:27,640 Speaker 1: see him get to the quarterback and he said, he 735 00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:29,279 Speaker 1: told me after the game, he feels like that could 736 00:36:29,320 --> 00:36:33,279 Speaker 1: be that could maybe start the ball rolling. That's the right, absolutely, 737 00:36:33,680 --> 00:36:35,920 Speaker 1: and think about what the past rusher has been able 738 00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:39,879 Speaker 1: to do without him, at least statistically being a huge 739 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:42,600 Speaker 1: part of it. If he gets rolling, then yeah, look out. 740 00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:44,360 Speaker 1: But that's kind of how it is. I mean it 741 00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:48,319 Speaker 1: goes in cycles. But again, the Ravens have so many 742 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:51,920 Speaker 1: talented players on defense, they really do. I mean defensive line. 743 00:36:52,440 --> 00:36:54,400 Speaker 1: You know brid mcwansing, we when you mentioned him that 744 00:36:54,480 --> 00:36:56,840 Speaker 1: much Maddam Weekend. You know, we talked about Calais. But 745 00:36:57,080 --> 00:36:59,799 Speaker 1: the defensive line has played really well at all three 746 00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:06,000 Speaker 1: of levels. The Ravens have serious players. And again I 747 00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:08,839 Speaker 1: still don't feel that this defense has played as well 748 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:12,920 Speaker 1: as it can and need to do that. So yeah, 749 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:15,439 Speaker 1: you get a guy like oh way going, then he's 750 00:37:15,480 --> 00:37:18,560 Speaker 1: sure And yeah, so you know from the Flippers talking 751 00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:20,839 Speaker 1: about the Pittsburgh game, I mean this will be Kenny 752 00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:23,640 Speaker 1: Pickett's first Ravens steal his game. He's a young quarterback, 753 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:26,640 Speaker 1: he doesn't have much experience. He's he looks like a 754 00:37:26,719 --> 00:37:28,920 Speaker 1: guy got a lot of moxie. You know, he's not 755 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:31,799 Speaker 1: gonna scare easily. But he's a young quarterback. If they 756 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:36,040 Speaker 1: can pressure him, force him to make some mistakes, the 757 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:38,760 Speaker 1: defense can win you some games even when the offenser's struggle. 758 00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:40,600 Speaker 1: And I think that's how the defense is thinking to now, 759 00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:42,640 Speaker 1: like hey we may have to do a little bit more, 760 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:46,920 Speaker 1: but we're capable of doing that. So hopefully even the 761 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:49,640 Speaker 1: race's perspective, that's what you're gonna see Sunday. But yeah, 762 00:37:49,719 --> 00:37:52,280 Speaker 1: I think, oh way, that was great to see because 763 00:37:52,719 --> 00:37:55,320 Speaker 1: he's a guy we know what he's capable of. He 764 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:57,600 Speaker 1: could really add. You know this, look a couple of 765 00:37:57,600 --> 00:38:00,520 Speaker 1: players he made last year he won, he won you 766 00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:03,040 Speaker 1: know that Kansas City game. You know he won game 767 00:38:03,120 --> 00:38:04,640 Speaker 1: for that. He's that type of player that if he 768 00:38:04,719 --> 00:38:07,320 Speaker 1: turns it up, then that could be like kind of 769 00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:10,200 Speaker 1: a you know, a little special ingredient here down the stretch. 770 00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:12,879 Speaker 1: And as you talked earlier, like about some of these 771 00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:15,279 Speaker 1: guys coming on and making a stretch run and getting 772 00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:16,680 Speaker 1: ht at the right time. Like that's what you need. 773 00:38:16,760 --> 00:38:18,640 Speaker 1: You need, you need a guy like he's been quiet 774 00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:20,680 Speaker 1: all season. You know, all of a sudden he he 775 00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:23,120 Speaker 1: rattles off six sacks in the final five games and 776 00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:25,279 Speaker 1: a couple of force bumbles, you know something like that, 777 00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:27,560 Speaker 1: Like that's the type of stuff that you need to 778 00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:31,240 Speaker 1: happen as you're looking to make a push for the playoffs. 779 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:34,520 Speaker 1: So um, as always, you can email us at the 780 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:38,520 Speaker 1: lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net. We will have 781 00:38:38,680 --> 00:38:41,160 Speaker 1: a guest later this week as we look ahead to 782 00:38:41,239 --> 00:38:43,920 Speaker 1: that game against Pittsburgh. Cliff, thanks for filling in. Appreciate 783 00:38:43,960 --> 00:38:47,160 Speaker 1: it absolutely so, Thank you so much for listening, and 784 00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:48,799 Speaker 1: we'll talk with you again later this week.