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Speaker 1: Welcome to the Ravens Press Pass Podcast. The Ravens wrapped

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Speaker 1: up the preseason Saturday night in Tampa Bay. They filled

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Speaker 1: to the Bucks twenty six to twenty and after the game,

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Speaker 1: head coach Jean Harball talked about the preseason and some

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Speaker 1: of the tough decisions that the team has to make

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Speaker 1: with roster cuts looming. The deadline to set the fifty

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Speaker 1: three man roster is coming up on Tuesday, and the

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Speaker 1: coach Hardball talked about all day.

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Speaker 2: All right, good seeing everybody here.

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Speaker 3: Appreciate you guys being here, very much, good heart, fought game,

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Speaker 3: Proud of our guys. I thought those guys were out

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Speaker 3: there who played in the game did a heck of

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Speaker 3: a job. Obviously we were kind of a skeleton crew there,

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Speaker 3: and those guys again played very played your hearts out,

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Speaker 3: played super hard. I thought fundamentally, very good, operationally, very good.

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Speaker 3: You know, very few penalties, kept the ball in front

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Speaker 3: of us, all those kind of things. So there's obviously

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Speaker 3: numerous things we can do better, but I thought those

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Speaker 3: played a really good game, especially going against the ones

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Speaker 3: in the first half, you know, they showed up. So

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Speaker 3: we're proud of those guys for that. Going forward. You know,

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Speaker 3: it's it's all hands on deck and all eyes forward

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Speaker 3: to the opener and we'll have a good practice this

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Speaker 3: week and then we'll be in the game week for

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Speaker 3: the Texans, and we're all excited about that. All right,

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Speaker 3: what question do you have.

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Speaker 4: Serious?

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Speaker 3: You know, that's a good question. I think it doesn't

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Speaker 3: it's not really like a strategic type deal. They'll probably

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Speaker 3: be there'll probably be two levels to it maybe, but

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Speaker 3: it doesn't have to be. We'll talk about that probably

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Speaker 3: the next twenty four hours. That's a good question. I

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Speaker 3: think you'll see that when the move gets made, you know,

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Speaker 2: Obviously.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I mean Josh did a great job. You know,

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Speaker 3: I felt like I feel like all quarterbacks did you know,

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Speaker 3: Josh taking that taking the offense down to that first

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Speaker 3: drive like that against their starting defense is pretty impressive.

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Speaker 3: You know, in five plays and what maybe four first

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Speaker 3: better than that. That was impressive. All the guys did

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Speaker 3: a great job. I was really really impressed by that,

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Speaker 3: and even the rest of the you know, second first

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Speaker 2: Uh, he did well.

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Speaker 3: Then I thought Anthony Brown came in and did a

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Speaker 3: was it was good. Uh who's that, oh, del se

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Speaker 3: del Sean? Yeah, yeah, del Sean's played really well. I think,

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Speaker 3: you know, special teams you kind of expected he's established

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Speaker 3: We he hasn't had too many reps on that because

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Speaker 3: I thought he really shined, you know, especially first two games.

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Speaker 3: We'll see the tape on this game. Seem good this

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Speaker 3: game too, But uh, he probably took a step forward

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Speaker 3: definitely as a linebacker this offseason, this training camp. Yeah. Yeah,

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Speaker 3: I think Sola is kind of what he you know,

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Speaker 3: kind of what you would expect. He's done really well.

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Speaker 3: He moves his feet well, he's very physical at times.

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Speaker 2: Uh.

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Speaker 3: And then again, he's a rookie, you know, so you

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Speaker 3: do you get, you get, you get fired up for

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Speaker 3: a guy, and you got to remember that this is

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Speaker 3: I think this guy, you know, this s guy's the

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Speaker 3: a great future and he's gonna be. He's gonna be,

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Speaker 3: He's gonna be part of it this year. I mean,

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Speaker 3: we need to get him ready to play soon.

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Speaker 2: You know.

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Speaker 3: You know, uh, John's gonna be the starter. You know,

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Speaker 3: he's earned that. So you guys got your news flash there.

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Speaker 3: But uh, you know, I think I was pretty clear,

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Speaker 3: He's had a great camp and vet and physical and

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Speaker 3: gonna be just fine. He's going to contribute it. Does

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Speaker 3: But I'm happy with both those guys. And even Anthony

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Speaker 3: and I think year seventeen, and uh, what kind of

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Speaker 3: that's a career that kind of speaks for itself. I

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Speaker 3: think it's something that really deserves a lot of it

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Speaker 2: Expectations.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, he's just gonna keep working. He's doing

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Speaker 3: and uh, he's gonna play in the regular season, and

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Speaker 3: I I expect him to play very well.

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Speaker 2: You know.

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Speaker 3: All these snaps have been great for him. It's how

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Speaker 3: you learn how to play, you know, and he's had

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Speaker 3: stayed healthy through it, which was great, a great benefit

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Speaker 3: to us. You know, we're very grateful for that. Thank

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Speaker 3: you God for that. And uh, I expect him to

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Speaker 3: I think he will back job. That's right, Cliff, I

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Speaker 3: high hopes for the offensive line, high expectations. That's that

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Speaker 3: they're they're gonna drive us, you know, they're gonna be

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Speaker 1: These guys like.

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Speaker 2: That especially.

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Speaker 3: Very difficult because these guys deserving to make the team,

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Speaker 3: you know, And and then we'll we'll we'll hope that

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Speaker 3: practice squad who don't make it and understand that they

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Speaker 3: you know. And uh, that's something I hope, I hope

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Speaker 3: It's it's a good team. It's a talented team, you know,

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Speaker 3: guys who get claimed as well. So we understand that. Yeah,

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Speaker 3: just making those you know, he's become a much better

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Speaker 3: He's very capable of doing that. And you saw it

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Speaker 1: That was head coach John Harball. We also heard from

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Speaker 1: quarterback Josh Johnson. Johnson had a strong game in the

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Speaker 1: preseason finale. He's made it difficult on the Ravens as

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Speaker 1: they make the decision about who's gonna remain on this

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Speaker 1: fifty three man roster. Now, Johnson has seen it all

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Speaker 1: over the course of his career, and he discussed the mindset,

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Speaker 5: Dad just went and saw how he felt, you know,

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Speaker 6: Coach mon cast some great plays, gave some great protection,

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Speaker 5: Just you know, we're in good rhythm.

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Speaker 6: While was coming out going to the guys I was

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Speaker 6: So we just got to you know, more ways to

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Speaker 5: With a victory.

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Speaker 6: It's the same level of anxiety that you experience any

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Speaker 6: I pray, you know, I put my faith in you know,

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Speaker 6: just you know, let the chips fall how they may,

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Speaker 6: You know a lot of people try to put you

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Speaker 5: And I won't be I won't be defined by that.

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Speaker 6: That's kind of where my story shows that you know,

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Speaker 6: for me, it's keeping that mindset daily and and evolving

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Speaker 6: You know, the guys get to be who and the

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Speaker 2: So so like your perseverance in your care.

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Speaker 6: What ass set you go on, just able to deal

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Speaker 5: And I always saw it that way.

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Speaker 6: You know, even when you get cut or whatever, there's

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Speaker 6: have another opportunity. And UH, for me, I always been

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Speaker 6: you know, lived lived through the truth of where I'm

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Speaker 5: So, you know, like just to answer your question, you know, a.

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Speaker 6: Lot of faith, a lot of gratitude, and a lot

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