WEBVTT - Ravens OTAs Week 1 Press Conferences 0:00:03.440 --> 0:00:06.480 Welcome to the Ravens Press Pass Podcast. The Ravens out 0:00:06.480 --> 0:00:10.840 another week of OTA practices and quarterback Lamar Jackson was 0:00:10.920 --> 0:00:14.040 out there on the field as the Ravens went through 0:00:14.320 --> 0:00:16.800 this day of practice. Now, after practice, we also had 0:00:16.800 --> 0:00:19.640 a chance to hear from Lamar along with head coach 0:00:20.160 --> 0:00:24.119 John Harbaugh. So let's kick things off with quarterback Lamar Jackson. 0:00:24.920 --> 0:00:27.040 Hey, Lamar, first impression of these new offense? 0:00:27.120 --> 0:00:29.000 And how do you see this epetition with interfit? 0:00:29.040 --> 0:00:33.760 You're getting a new offense is smooth, more verbaice than usual. 0:00:34.560 --> 0:00:35.040 I like it. 0:00:35.200 --> 0:00:36.080 I'm loving it so far. 0:00:36.840 --> 0:00:39.000 Are you saying anything in this offense so far that 0:00:39.320 --> 0:00:41.760 maybe you wanted to see out of the new offense 0:00:41.800 --> 0:00:42.120 coming in? 0:00:42.800 --> 0:00:43.239 Uh? 0:00:43.280 --> 0:00:46.160 Well, I just said it, you know, like more verbage coach, 0:00:46.320 --> 0:00:48.600 like basically just giving us the keys to the offense. 0:00:48.640 --> 0:00:51.839 Really and like I said, I'm loving it really. 0:00:51.640 --> 0:00:52.320 Working out there. 0:00:52.560 --> 0:00:55.080 He's my Monk and Daklin talking in. What's it like 0:00:55.200 --> 0:00:56.440 being going through a practice with them? 0:00:57.120 --> 0:00:58.040 Not even just practice? 0:00:58.040 --> 0:00:59.680 I want to say, gee, I say, even in the 0:00:59.720 --> 0:01:03.160 meeting through like coach very active, like he's talkative, and 0:01:03.520 --> 0:01:05.720 like you enjoying it, like the learning process of what 0:01:05.760 --> 0:01:07.399 He's saying, you know, teaching us the n uh the 0:01:07.440 --> 0:01:10.200 new offense, and it's fun. 0:01:10.800 --> 0:01:14.319 Last year, different circumstances obviously, But why did you feel 0:01:14.319 --> 0:01:15.839 it's important to be here today? 0:01:16.400 --> 0:01:16.520 Uh? 0:01:16.640 --> 0:01:17.560 Y new offense? 0:01:17.760 --> 0:01:19.280 You know how to had to get that down pack 0:01:19.680 --> 0:01:21.800 before the season roll land cause the season a getting there, 0:01:22.080 --> 0:01:23.800 even though I got a couple months left, but still 0:01:24.120 --> 0:01:25.760 just wanted to learn the new offense and give with 0:01:25.880 --> 0:01:26.199 my guys. 0:01:26.880 --> 0:01:28.560 I'm Martin expected it to be here for the rest 0:01:28.560 --> 0:01:29.040 of those hears. 0:01:29.760 --> 0:01:32.440 Yeah, yeah, I do lamorrow. 0:01:32.480 --> 0:01:35.320 How do you find yourself learning this new offense? I mean, 0:01:35.319 --> 0:01:36.720 how how's it coming along? 0:01:37.160 --> 0:01:37.319 Uh? 0:01:37.600 --> 0:01:38.080 Studying? 0:01:38.360 --> 0:01:41.880 Uh being in the meeting room, staying after when everybody 0:01:41.959 --> 0:01:43.840 leaving the building, I'm still here with UH coach t 0:01:43.959 --> 0:01:45.760 and Coach Monk and going over things. 0:01:46.000 --> 0:01:48.520 Early in p uh impression of Jay Flowers. 0:01:48.560 --> 0:01:49.480 You know it's early days. 0:01:49.520 --> 0:01:51.600 But putting there, you guys just go back to the 0:01:51.600 --> 0:01:52.560 South Florida connections. 0:01:52.800 --> 0:01:57.400 Uh Zay shifting say very fast, explosive. He can stop 0:01:57.400 --> 0:01:59.040 on the dime. I know y'all seen that like I 0:01:59.160 --> 0:02:01.720 seen it yesterday when you guys wasn't here, and I've 0:02:01.720 --> 0:02:02.320 seen it today. 0:02:02.360 --> 0:02:03.480 So he smooth. 0:02:03.800 --> 0:02:05.320 How good is it to back out there? 0:02:05.760 --> 0:02:07.320 Oh, it's great to see my guy back out there. 0:02:07.560 --> 0:02:10.160 Receive one for sure. I'm glad to see him back healthy. 0:02:10.680 --> 0:02:11.720 Can't wait to hear on the field. 0:02:12.000 --> 0:02:14.840 Marble say, Uh, coach is basically giving the keys to 0:02:14.840 --> 0:02:16.639 the offense tool? What what exactly do you. 0:02:16.639 --> 0:02:17.799 What do you mean by by that? 0:02:18.480 --> 0:02:18.560 Just? 0:02:18.680 --> 0:02:18.800 Uh? 0:02:18.840 --> 0:02:20.360 You know you can change things when you want to. 0:02:20.520 --> 0:02:22.799 You know, you see the defenses not looking right to you, 0:02:23.080 --> 0:02:25.160 see some guy blixing. You might want to a receiver 0:02:25.240 --> 0:02:27.359 to do something different cause giving you the free will 0:02:27.400 --> 0:02:28.200 to do whatever you want to. 0:02:29.440 --> 0:02:31.560 Can you look at all the guys that can't approach 0:02:31.600 --> 0:02:33.760 and there's so many guys always targets out there? 0:02:34.200 --> 0:02:35.960 Well, what are you back making it everybody happy? 0:02:36.080 --> 0:02:37.400 I mean, there'd be some guys that are gonna be 0:02:37.480 --> 0:02:38.079 right if they don't. 0:02:37.919 --> 0:02:38.560 Get the ball out. 0:02:38.880 --> 0:02:40.840 I mean, I feel like if we win it, everybody 0:02:40.840 --> 0:02:43.440 should be happy. So we gonna see how I go. 0:02:44.520 --> 0:02:45.800 Wow, when uh Lamar. 0:02:45.919 --> 0:02:48.239 Looked for you, see it seemed like you indicated that 0:02:48.280 --> 0:02:50.919 you wanted style of offense. 0:02:51.040 --> 0:02:52.120 But what does that mean to you? 0:02:52.160 --> 0:02:54.639 And I guess you feel like a monkey does kind 0:02:54.639 --> 0:02:55.560 of have an office for you. 0:02:55.840 --> 0:02:57.480 I mean just being able to throw the ball down 0:02:57.560 --> 0:02:57.959 the field. 0:02:58.120 --> 0:03:01.720 You know, we sometimes sometimes you know, we can't running 0:03:01.720 --> 0:03:03.720 out gonna running can't only take you so far, you know, 0:03:03.840 --> 0:03:06.320 And I feel like with this new era of UH 0:03:06.480 --> 0:03:08.760 teams and offenses in the league, I feel like we 0:03:08.800 --> 0:03:10.880 need that. In Coach Todd Munkin, when I'm sitting his 0:03:10.919 --> 0:03:12.560 offense so far is looking tremendous. 0:03:13.040 --> 0:03:15.359 Do you feel like you're didn't wanta have to run 0:03:15.400 --> 0:03:17.720 as much and that'll maybe be scaled back a little bit. 0:03:17.960 --> 0:03:22.840 Absolutely, absolutely, especially with the receivers we have Bade objz 0:03:23.600 --> 0:03:26.960 duve Pro all those guys gots Isaiah the title. I 0:03:26.960 --> 0:03:29.760 can't say z Isaiah the tight end mark. My guy 0:03:30.720 --> 0:03:33.160 is looking real good and just run a whole. 0:03:33.040 --> 0:03:34.960 The standpoint helps it feel to be out there. 0:03:34.920 --> 0:03:37.840 Tim feel great to be out here again, even though 0:03:37.840 --> 0:03:39.800 I was on the sideline a little bit, but you know, 0:03:39.840 --> 0:03:42.080 it feel great see my guys and seeing everyone work 0:03:42.160 --> 0:03:44.080 so hard to you know, try to chieve his goal 0:03:44.120 --> 0:03:44.480 this year. 0:03:44.560 --> 0:03:46.840 In terms of your physical preparation, is there anything in 0:03:46.840 --> 0:03:48.760 particular where you're working on this off season. I know 0:03:48.840 --> 0:03:50.280 last season you want to come in, you want to 0:03:50.280 --> 0:03:52.920 come a little bigger. I mean, is there a focus 0:03:52.960 --> 0:03:54.040 this summer? 0:03:54.360 --> 0:03:57.440 Everything just just getting back to me and that's just 0:03:57.480 --> 0:03:58.360 being the best that I can be. 0:03:58.480 --> 0:04:01.840 That's all up in this office that you feel like 0:04:02.240 --> 0:04:04.240 will allow you to showcase the area of your game 0:04:04.280 --> 0:04:07.080 maybe that we've seen before, but showcase it more than 0:04:07.200 --> 0:04:08.680 just you know, the running ability. 0:04:09.400 --> 0:04:12.920 Uh, you know, less running and more throwing. I say, 0:04:13.000 --> 0:04:14.880 you know, Uh, I hear a lot of nose about 0:04:14.880 --> 0:04:17.599 throwing and stuff like this, yards to achieve and stuff. 0:04:17.640 --> 0:04:19.880 But I'm not really worried about the yards as much 0:04:19.880 --> 0:04:22.640 a it's it's about us just winning, so that that'll 0:04:22.640 --> 0:04:24.120 be all the winning category off anything. 0:04:25.360 --> 0:04:27.680 Do you think, Lauren, when you say less running, do 0:04:27.760 --> 0:04:30.880 you think that's something that could in your mind, could 0:04:30.920 --> 0:04:33.520 th could pick your life, could extend your career, or 0:04:33.600 --> 0:04:36.159 is that something that doesn't really your a mindset that's 0:04:36.160 --> 0:04:36.680 the least look. 0:04:37.240 --> 0:04:38.360 Uh I, I really don't. 0:04:38.839 --> 0:04:41.200 To me, it really don't matter. I feel like I have 0:04:41.200 --> 0:04:43.320 a guy. However long God want me to play, that's 0:04:43.360 --> 0:04:45.520 what it'll be. It don't matter about how long I'm 0:04:45.520 --> 0:04:46.760 go'na run cause the running backs. 0:04:47.240 --> 0:04:47.800 Uh. 0:04:48.040 --> 0:04:50.120 Frank Gore played how many years in the league he 0:04:50.279 --> 0:04:51.800 was a running back, you know, so it don't really 0:04:51.839 --> 0:04:53.560 matter about running, you know, I feel like it's on 0:04:53.640 --> 0:04:54.320 you and God. 0:04:54.760 --> 0:04:56.279 Lamar, is there a peace of mind for you? 0:04:56.279 --> 0:04:58.039 You're here in a football setting and you can only 0:04:58.080 --> 0:04:59.840 you know, you're only gonna be as football questions now 0:05:00.080 --> 0:05:01.200 for a few years. 0:05:03.240 --> 0:05:05.160 About something else. Is there a peace of mind there? 0:05:05.640 --> 0:05:06.159 Uh? 0:05:06.360 --> 0:05:06.640 Nah? 0:05:06.720 --> 0:05:09.640 Cause I was cool regardless, you know, but it it's 0:05:09.720 --> 0:05:11.560 it's much funner, you know about football. 0:05:11.560 --> 0:05:13.120 We keeping it about football and nothing else. 0:05:13.600 --> 0:05:15.320 How much do you like you talk about top monking 0:05:15.400 --> 0:05:16.719 kind of giving you the keys and being able to 0:05:16.760 --> 0:05:18.440 change plays and stuff like that. How much do you 0:05:18.600 --> 0:05:20.800 enjoy that process? Do you feel like that can kind 0:05:20.800 --> 0:05:22.679 of unlock another elements to the offense? 0:05:22.960 --> 0:05:25.000 Uh I, Uh, I enjoyed a lot, you know, I 0:05:25.000 --> 0:05:25.760 actually love it. 0:05:26.040 --> 0:05:28.320 And just hearing coach just call out the playing then 0:05:28.440 --> 0:05:31.120 just stopping practice when something wasn't looking right, and how 0:05:31.120 --> 0:05:32.960 he just you know, blurnt stuff out. It was pretty 0:05:33.000 --> 0:05:36.200 funny to me. But yeah, man, I I'm I'm enjoying 0:05:36.200 --> 0:05:36.600 this so far. 0:05:36.839 --> 0:05:37.799 Enjoy A few. 0:05:37.600 --> 0:05:39.320 Weeks ago, you said we're looking at the playbook when 0:05:39.320 --> 0:05:41.480 you're siding what you saw a any other prep that 0:05:41.560 --> 0:05:41.880 went into it. 0:05:42.240 --> 0:05:43.679 Are you watching like Georgia film? 0:05:43.760 --> 0:05:46.040 Are you sort of like, how are you experiencing? 0:05:46.480 --> 0:05:48.520 Nah, I haven't watched Georgian film. I've just been you know, 0:05:48.600 --> 0:05:51.120 watching us practice, you know, the football school practices. I 0:05:51.200 --> 0:05:53.480 I'm watching those guys and you know, just trying to 0:05:53.520 --> 0:05:54.320 learn much as I could. 0:05:54.920 --> 0:05:57.200 Like Lauren did the sense from retard that the somethings 0:05:57.240 --> 0:05:58.159 want with a. 0:05:58.160 --> 0:05:59.520 Clicker pace and kickboy. 0:06:00.080 --> 0:06:02.120 Yeah, absolutely, I I feel like I feel like it is. 0:06:02.240 --> 0:06:04.120 You know, it's a little college in it, like a 0:06:04.160 --> 0:06:07.400 little college system a little bit, but definitely faster. 0:06:07.640 --> 0:06:11.800 Definitely faster that It's cool to me, you know, it's new. 0:06:13.279 --> 0:06:15.839 I'm more on the on the subject of leadership. You've 0:06:15.880 --> 0:06:17.760 got five years in the league now, you've got a 0:06:17.880 --> 0:06:21.200 nice contract that you learn what is the responsibility as 0:06:21.240 --> 0:06:23.480 you see it of leadership in your position? 0:06:24.160 --> 0:06:24.280 Uh? 0:06:24.560 --> 0:06:25.720 I feel like just being you. 0:06:26.240 --> 0:06:27.720 You know, at the end of the day, gouds just 0:06:27.760 --> 0:06:30.120 want to see you being you and true to yourself 0:06:30.160 --> 0:06:32.400 and true to them as well, you know. And I'll 0:06:32.480 --> 0:06:34.680 just say i'm'a try to be more of a vocal leader, 0:06:35.000 --> 0:06:37.320 you know, cause they coach was like, you need to 0:06:37.320 --> 0:06:39.440 start speaking more. But it was like, you know, I 0:06:39.560 --> 0:06:42.839 just try to lead by example if anything, but I'll 0:06:42.880 --> 0:06:45.520 try to be more of a vocal leader if anything off. 0:06:45.440 --> 0:06:49.360 The field or off the field, where both both. 0:06:49.640 --> 0:06:52.440 The amount of conversation among the fans just spell whether 0:06:52.480 --> 0:06:53.680 you were here to come to ots or not. 0:06:53.880 --> 0:06:55.479 Do you do you kind of finding that funny? 0:06:55.600 --> 0:06:56.640 Do you do? You do? 0:06:56.680 --> 0:06:57.120 You ignore it? 0:06:57.279 --> 0:06:58.200 Like? What do you make of that? 0:06:58.520 --> 0:07:01.800 I ignore it? But it's funny. It's funny. 0:07:01.880 --> 0:07:02.040 Man. 0:07:02.640 --> 0:07:05.120 You're listening to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. That was 0:07:05.240 --> 0:07:08.840 quarterback Lamar Jackson talking about this offense in the new 0:07:08.920 --> 0:07:11.800 system that Todd Monkin is putting into place. We also 0:07:11.840 --> 0:07:13.679 had a chance to hear from head coach John Harbaugh 0:07:14.120 --> 0:07:14.880 and here he is now. 0:07:16.320 --> 0:07:19.240 Okay, appreciate everybody being here, Thanks for coming out. Great 0:07:19.280 --> 0:07:22.800 beautiful day. As my old coach Tom Reid used to say, 0:07:22.840 --> 0:07:25.760 it's a great day for football. Every day is a 0:07:25.800 --> 0:07:28.160 great day for football, and today was a great day 0:07:28.200 --> 0:07:31.680 for football. Our guys were into it. They were energetic, enthusiastic, 0:07:31.760 --> 0:07:35.280 they were on point for the vast most part, especially 0:07:35.600 --> 0:07:37.560 second ota day. So as a coach, you feel good 0:07:37.560 --> 0:07:40.320 about that and you know, now we're on our way 0:07:40.880 --> 0:07:44.040 we did have some visiting coaches here, the coaches, the 0:07:44.280 --> 0:07:47.200 entire coaching staff from Morgan State was here, and the 0:07:47.400 --> 0:07:49.600 entire coaching state from Bowie State was here. So it's 0:07:49.640 --> 0:07:51.600 great having those guys. They came early in the morning 0:07:52.080 --> 0:07:56.000 and they've been shadowing our coaches all the position meetings, 0:07:56.440 --> 0:07:59.960 rookie meetings, special teams meetings. They've been involved in everything today. 0:08:00.200 --> 0:08:03.120 So great opportunity to get to know those guys. Great 0:08:03.120 --> 0:08:05.680 opportunity just to kind of get back from a football perspective. 0:08:05.680 --> 0:08:07.880 And I know, you know, coaches, we like talking ball, 0:08:08.000 --> 0:08:10.679 so it's good having those guys here. Okay, what questions 0:08:10.760 --> 0:08:13.200 you guys have, John, I know everything. 0:08:13.560 --> 0:08:14.640 He's all voluntary. 0:08:15.440 --> 0:08:17.560 But what's you know, what's the significance. 0:08:18.080 --> 0:08:20.440 How important is it to have theo Lamar here to. 0:08:20.480 --> 0:08:21.600 Hurt meetings and I'll work out. 0:08:21.760 --> 0:08:23.360 Yeah. Well, I just I'm happy with the numbers and 0:08:23.440 --> 0:08:25.800 we've got a lot of guys here, Jamison. The numbers 0:08:25.840 --> 0:08:29.080 are really high. Uh, That's that's exciting. The energy is 0:08:29.080 --> 0:08:31.440 really good. I always you know, I mean, I think 0:08:31.480 --> 0:08:34.160 it's important. I'm a coach, you know, I want everybody here, 0:08:34.280 --> 0:08:36.160 you know, and I want I want you know, I 0:08:36.280 --> 0:08:39.480 want every player here all the time, doing everything you can. Now, 0:08:39.600 --> 0:08:42.360 is that necessarily the best thing? I don't know, you know, 0:08:42.520 --> 0:08:45.280 I mean there's everybody's got their own circumstance, and that's okay. 0:08:45.760 --> 0:08:45.920 You know. 0:08:45.960 --> 0:08:47.880 I think about what Obj is doing, for instance, out 0:08:47.880 --> 0:08:49.679 there in Arizona. I don't have any problem with that, 0:08:50.000 --> 0:08:51.720 or Mark's doing out there. Nope, they'll be in here 0:08:51.800 --> 0:08:54.400 soon enough, whenever they're ready, and when they when they 0:08:54.480 --> 0:08:55.839 need it, and they talk to me and tell me 0:08:55.920 --> 0:08:58.959 what they're doing. Uh, they're working hard. So you just 0:08:59.080 --> 0:09:00.679 you don't try to worry too much about it. But 0:09:01.280 --> 0:09:03.000 from an important standpoint, if you want to rank it, 0:09:03.440 --> 0:09:06.079 you know, today's the most important day there ever was, 0:09:06.600 --> 0:09:09.840 you know, because you know, tomorrow's a hope and yesterday's 0:09:09.840 --> 0:09:12.040 a memory. So I try to focus on today. 0:09:12.800 --> 0:09:16.000 The coach, now they're going to be three quarterbacks the team. 0:09:16.120 --> 0:09:18.160 How beneficial is to left the league for your team? 0:09:19.280 --> 0:09:19.480 Yeah? 0:09:19.600 --> 0:09:21.120 I think it's well, I think it's good for the league. 0:09:21.160 --> 0:09:23.800 You know, it's good for the sport. So the circumstance 0:09:23.960 --> 0:09:27.480 and we actually put this real proposal in. Ozzie Newson 0:09:27.480 --> 0:09:29.360 put it in it, Scott Cohen and Nazzie Newson worked 0:09:29.360 --> 0:09:31.400 on it during the season last year. We proposed it 0:09:31.920 --> 0:09:36.120 for the playoffs and hey, you know what hindsight twenty twenty, right, 0:09:36.200 --> 0:09:38.839 But but those guys actually thought of it before, you know, 0:09:39.040 --> 0:09:40.920 so you don't want to be in a situation now 0:09:41.000 --> 0:09:44.280 with the way protocols are going, where you know, a 0:09:44.320 --> 0:09:46.800 team is deprived of a quarterback. So I think it's 0:09:46.880 --> 0:09:50.600 common sense. I applaud the league. I applaud the competition Committee, 0:09:51.120 --> 0:09:54.319 the owners for voting it, in the league office for 0:09:54.440 --> 0:09:56.959 supporting it. Applaud them because I think it's a good move. 0:09:57.040 --> 0:09:58.920 And you know, we'll just have to figure out our 0:09:59.000 --> 0:10:00.760 roster going forward with rule in mind. 0:10:01.120 --> 0:10:02.640 So what fair catches on? 0:10:02.960 --> 0:10:04.440 Tis coming out to the twenty Times. 0:10:04.679 --> 0:10:06.439 Yeah, the fair catch rule. We had a chance to 0:10:06.679 --> 0:10:09.240 weigh in on that with all special teams coaches. We 0:10:09.320 --> 0:10:10.760 went to Uh, we had a we had a long 0:10:10.840 --> 0:10:13.719 talk and discussion about that. We weren't for it, you know, 0:10:13.800 --> 0:10:16.440 we voted against it. We think it's going to create 0:10:16.600 --> 0:10:19.559 more you know, high speed head trauma than than not 0:10:19.679 --> 0:10:23.040 having it in there. That's our position on it. And uh, 0:10:23.320 --> 0:10:24.640 but we'll see, you know, they want to give it 0:10:24.679 --> 0:10:26.319 a shot and take a look at it, and we'll 0:10:26.320 --> 0:10:27.439 give it a shot and take a look at it. 0:10:27.520 --> 0:10:29.880 So it's in and and because it's in, we support it. 0:10:30.120 --> 0:10:34.520 But uh, we thought there were better ideas, you guys, 0:10:34.600 --> 0:10:35.560 added Josh Johnson. 0:10:35.720 --> 0:10:37.760 What was kind of something the resinking like that? 0:10:38.440 --> 0:10:40.480 Well, Josh is a is a veteran you know, he's 0:10:40.480 --> 0:10:43.360 a veteran quarterback who we know, you know, and Josh 0:10:43.480 --> 0:10:45.240 is uh, I mean, I think he said a record 0:10:45.280 --> 0:10:47.480 from men teams he's played forl Right, Yes, that's pretty cool, 0:10:48.200 --> 0:10:49.360 you know, it's pretty darn cool. 0:10:49.400 --> 0:10:49.520 You know. 0:10:49.600 --> 0:10:52.679 It's it's everybody's got their journey, and and Josh's journey 0:10:52.720 --> 0:10:55.200 started at the University of San Diego. His head coach 0:10:55.320 --> 0:10:58.400 was Jim Harbaugh and his running back coach was Jack Carball. 0:10:58.600 --> 0:11:00.800 How about that they was coaching running backs then for 0:11:00.880 --> 0:11:04.600 that team, and Josh came out there a young guy, 0:11:04.600 --> 0:11:06.400 and he has his hat. He has had I'm not 0:11:06.440 --> 0:11:07.839 gonna put it on for the cameras because I know 0:11:07.880 --> 0:11:10.320 you guys that picture will go viral, But the hat 0:11:10.440 --> 0:11:14.480 was actually on sideways. And my dad said, Josh, there's 0:11:14.559 --> 0:11:16.040 just one thing that I want to share with you 0:11:16.160 --> 0:11:18.040 right now. There's the right way to wear a hat 0:11:18.040 --> 0:11:19.600 and the wrong way to wear a hat, and your 0:11:19.640 --> 0:11:21.480 way is not the right way. So that's how you 0:11:21.559 --> 0:11:23.800 do it. So my dad was out here yesterday just 0:11:23.840 --> 0:11:26.000 watching practice, and Josh came out because he got cleared 0:11:26.000 --> 0:11:28.240 on his physical. My dad's hat was this way, and 0:11:28.440 --> 0:11:31.319 Josh came out, picked up the hat and turned it 0:11:31.400 --> 0:11:33.920 sideways out of his said, my dad's river Josh right 0:11:34.000 --> 0:11:36.520 away he knew the story. So, uh no, it's great 0:11:36.559 --> 0:11:38.199 having him back. He's going to be great for a room, 0:11:38.240 --> 0:11:41.439 our team. He'll compete for the second quarterback spot and 0:11:41.559 --> 0:11:42.520 we'll see how it plays out. 0:11:43.080 --> 0:11:47.800 You were very positive about the way that Ubernet and baby, 0:11:47.840 --> 0:11:49.480 and we're looking a month or two ago. You know, 0:11:49.600 --> 0:11:52.160 does that does that continue into seeing. 0:11:51.880 --> 0:11:53.640 Them out there that Oh yeah, yeah, I think you know, 0:11:54.120 --> 0:11:55.800 Duve has been out there working hard and he's kind 0:11:55.800 --> 0:11:57.560 of building a stam in the back up and everything 0:11:57.600 --> 0:11:59.599 and with his with his feet and his legs, and 0:11:59.640 --> 0:12:01.160 I think he's doing a good job. And then baits 0:12:01.240 --> 0:12:04.160 right on schedule from what they told us, and you 0:12:04.200 --> 0:12:06.000 know he wants he's chomping the bit and you know 0:12:06.120 --> 0:12:07.679 trainers are holding them back a little bit. We want 0:12:07.720 --> 0:12:10.240 to be Oh, we want to be cautious, probably more 0:12:10.280 --> 0:12:12.480 than anything right now. But but he wants to get 0:12:12.520 --> 0:12:14.719 out there too, So feel good about those guys. Yeah, 0:12:15.320 --> 0:12:18.520 we we didn't take any folk cheap reps. That's just 0:12:18.600 --> 0:12:20.480 a matter of Hey, get in here and get settled 0:12:20.480 --> 0:12:23.520 and learn everything. Absolutely, you know, we want to ramp 0:12:23.600 --> 0:12:25.040 him up bow a little bit. You know, this is 0:12:25.120 --> 0:12:28.080 his first day was yesterday. Ramp him up in terms 0:12:28.080 --> 0:12:31.360 of the conditioning. He's been working. But with the conditioning here, 0:12:31.400 --> 0:12:34.120 the running, the lifting, the throwing, just kind of learning 0:12:34.200 --> 0:12:37.360 the offense. Just ramp him up out there. Then he'll 0:12:37.400 --> 0:12:38.960 be ready to go up. He'll probably do a little bit, 0:12:39.040 --> 0:12:40.640 you know, more tomorrow than a little bit more the 0:12:40.720 --> 0:12:41.959 next day, and we'll work from there. 0:12:42.360 --> 0:12:42.520 Job. 0:12:42.559 --> 0:12:44.160 We didn't get to askers out Sam musta for the 0:12:44.320 --> 0:12:46.640 Owens Mills guy and has started quite a bit in 0:12:46.679 --> 0:12:48.120 the league. How much do you like having him for 0:12:48.200 --> 0:12:50.319 depth behind Linderbaum? And could he be in the mix 0:12:50.360 --> 0:12:51.120 a left guard at all? 0:12:52.000 --> 0:12:53.960 You know, I think Sam, I'm gonna say right now, 0:12:54.000 --> 0:12:55.199 not that he couldn't be in the mix, but I 0:12:55.240 --> 0:12:57.400 think he's we kind of see him as a center primarily, 0:12:57.520 --> 0:12:59.839 so we see him as a potential backup center, and 0:13:00.040 --> 0:13:01.520 you couldn't have a better backup center than a guy 0:13:01.520 --> 0:13:04.719 who started thirty seven games in National Football League. The 0:13:04.760 --> 0:13:06.800 local guy, you know, loves the Ravens. 0:13:07.400 --> 0:13:07.839 You like that. 0:13:07.960 --> 0:13:10.000 You know he wants to be here. It's meaningful and 0:13:10.080 --> 0:13:11.719 he really does know what he's doing out there. So 0:13:12.120 --> 0:13:13.120 it's a big plus for us. 0:13:13.240 --> 0:13:15.720 Speaking a left guard, we've been your impressions of John. 0:13:15.600 --> 0:13:16.360 Simpson so far. 0:13:16.840 --> 0:13:19.400 John's been good. Yeah, John's been good. He's uh, He's 0:13:19.679 --> 0:13:22.000 another guy who's played a lot of football, talented, moves 0:13:22.040 --> 0:13:23.280 his feet. I was just talking to him out there. 0:13:23.320 --> 0:13:26.079 He's really moving his feet well, working on his balance 0:13:26.120 --> 0:13:27.839 and his platform a little bit, and I think getting 0:13:27.840 --> 0:13:30.959 better every day at that and big, strong guy, good athlete. 0:13:31.040 --> 0:13:31.840 Excited about him. 0:13:33.600 --> 0:13:35.959 I did you know for more he's been a wat 0:13:36.000 --> 0:13:38.199 since he's actually been out good I mean just physically 0:13:38.320 --> 0:13:39.040 held heavy. 0:13:39.200 --> 0:13:39.400 Yeah. 0:13:39.400 --> 0:13:41.040 I don't really, I don't have an evaluation right now. 0:13:41.080 --> 0:13:44.280 I mean just you look good, okay, But you know, 0:13:44.360 --> 0:13:47.439 we're just working back with all the guys, and I'm excited. Yeah, 0:13:47.480 --> 0:13:49.679 I'm excited to he's here, of course, you know, but 0:13:49.800 --> 0:13:51.960 I knew he was going to come in sometime right 0:13:52.000 --> 0:13:54.520 around now, and for him to be here is great. 0:13:55.080 --> 0:13:57.559 He was into it into the meetings, he was he 0:13:57.720 --> 0:14:01.640 was locked in last two days, been completely locked in, 0:14:01.720 --> 0:14:03.560 and you know he's getting getting back with the guys 0:14:03.559 --> 0:14:05.120 and everything. So so it's a good thing. 0:14:05.679 --> 0:14:08.120 As you seen Todd's offense coming to form just early 0:14:08.160 --> 0:14:08.520 a few days. 0:14:08.559 --> 0:14:09.480 What are your impressions and what. 0:14:09.480 --> 0:14:10.360 Do you like the most so far? 0:14:11.280 --> 0:14:13.679 Well, I mean, I like the energy. I really like 0:14:13.760 --> 0:14:15.600 the energy. I mean we have we usually have energy, 0:14:15.679 --> 0:14:17.440 but you know, I think Todd has got a style 0:14:17.520 --> 0:14:19.240 that kind of lends itself to an up temple type 0:14:19.240 --> 0:14:21.680 of an offense. Just his personalities like that. He's got 0:14:21.720 --> 0:14:24.800 an up temple personality. You may have noticed, you know, Yeah, 0:14:25.000 --> 0:14:27.320 yeah you can. And he's like that all the time, 0:14:27.440 --> 0:14:30.120 you know, and I think our guys appreciate it. But uh, 0:14:30.640 --> 0:14:32.040 but there's a lot of little things we got to 0:14:32.080 --> 0:14:35.280 work out. There's so many, so many little, so many 0:14:35.360 --> 0:14:37.480 layers to putting it together, you know, and we're just 0:14:37.560 --> 0:14:40.320 kind of in the beginning of that whole process right now. 0:14:40.480 --> 0:14:42.680 So we've still got a lot of decisions to make 0:14:42.720 --> 0:14:44.880 in terms of how we want to operate situationly and 0:14:44.960 --> 0:14:46.920 things like that. But but I like, I like where 0:14:46.920 --> 0:14:48.280 we're going, and I think the players do too. 0:14:48.560 --> 0:14:49.800 Would you have two more guests. 0:14:49.840 --> 0:14:52.960 On an injury wise any opinion that's they for reasons. 0:14:52.960 --> 0:14:53.960 This is the last time I talked to you. That 0:14:54.040 --> 0:14:56.080 might you guys out at Oota's or anything like that. 0:14:57.720 --> 0:14:59.560 Uh now off the top of my head, you know, 0:14:59.680 --> 0:15:01.280 I mean we had what we had a situation we 0:15:01.320 --> 0:15:04.880 did at Michael Thomas. Michael Thomas has separated his shoulder. 0:15:05.560 --> 0:15:07.520