1 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Past Podcast. It is Friday, 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:08,479 Speaker 1: November third. The Ravens are getting ready to play the 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, and head coach John Harball discussed 4 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: today that upcoming matchup against Seattle. 5 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 2: Hey, everybody, good to see you guys. Great day, great practice. 6 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 2: Excited to be playing a very tough opponent at home 7 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 2: in front of our crowd. Can't wait, can't wait to 8 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 2: get out there and do it. But we still have 9 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 2: about forty eight hours to keep getting ready and we'll 10 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 2: be we'll be taking advantage of that. So what question 11 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 2: do you have, John? I know you've been busy with 12 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 2: preparations this week, but the girls Play Football League wrapped 13 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 2: up this past week. I know you guys have been 14 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 2: involved in. 15 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 3: So how gratifying has it been to see that come 16 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 3: to fruition. 17 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:49,160 Speaker 2: It's been incredible. It's been incredible. Middletown in Urbana, right, 18 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 2: Middletown win in overtime? Yeah, overtime, right, seven to six 19 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 2: defensive struggle. That's awesome. I mean, this just really makes 20 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 2: you proud, excited. I mean it's just very cool, you know, 21 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 2: And congratulates to both those teams making it to the 22 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 2: finals the Super Bowl, you know, and hopefully hopefully we 23 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 2: can do as well, because has been the preparation for 24 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 2: a top of point and they're leading their division and 25 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 2: they're strong in both fronts. Well, that's exactly right. I mean, 26 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 2: it just nails it right there. They're they're they're a 27 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 2: top NFC team. They're they're they're heading up the NFC 28 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 2: West at this time because they're playing really good football, uh, 29 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 2: complimentary football. They they're built well by kind of how 30 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 2: they always are. They're playing Seahawk football. I would say, 31 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 2: it's what you come to expect when you when you 32 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 2: play the Seahawks. So we understand that you talk about 33 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 2: how because including gets Scott and what they're used. 34 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 1: As you did you. 35 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's a great question. I guess I'd have to 36 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 2: think hard about it, Mike, and it's almost like he's 37 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 2: across the board gotten so much better. But I would say, 38 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 2: if I was gonna pick the number one thing that 39 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 2: he's really improved at, it's it's just understanding of the 40 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 2: relationships in the back end deep its deep middle or 41 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 2: deep half, uh, to the routes and having his vision 42 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 2: opened up a little bit and seeing all the different 43 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 2: different routes that come in that he's got to be 44 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 2: responsible for. He's really done a good job with that, 45 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 2: I think. I think the whole defense so far has 46 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 2: done really good with the deep ball, you know. So 47 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 2: we've got to keep keep doing that and keep building that. 48 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 2: But he's he's a pretty versatile player. You know, he 49 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 2: plays everywhere. He plays bowl safeties, he plays in the nickel, 50 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 2: plays in the dime sometimes, you know, he blitzes, he covers, 51 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 2: He's been on wide receivers, covering wide receivers as well. 52 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 2: So yeah, we're pretty pretty happy with him. And he 53 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 2: I think he knows more than anybody in the way 54 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,519 Speaker 2: he approaches is that he can get better, a lot 55 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 2: better even than he is right now. John, we haven't 56 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 2: hasn't practiced all week. 57 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 3: Based on his experience, is there still a possibility that 58 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 3: even though he hasn't practice that he could possibly still 59 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 3: do out play. 60 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean he could play without practice, There's no 61 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 2: doubt about it. Just have to see how it feels. Uh, 62 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 2: he wanted to practice today, you know, and we we 63 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 2: just nixed that, you know, for but that's the kind 64 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 2: of guy Morgan is. He's old school, you know, he 65 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:00,399 Speaker 2: wants to get out there. 66 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 3: No, hamstrings are tricky. 67 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 2: How did Marcus Williams do this week? If he did well? 68 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 2: He did well? Hamstrings are tricky. You know. We'll just 69 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 2: have to see going you know, into the game kind 70 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 2: of probably be right up to it. You know, we'll 71 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 2: see and see where he's at. 72 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 3: It seems like today was another of those mental sweat 73 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 3: practices he did you've gone to in the last few weeks. 74 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 3: What's the I guess, the working, I guess, But what's 75 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 3: the thought you guess? I guess, Well, just what's what's 76 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 3: the something doing? Managing the winning is what. 77 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 2: They do say that wisdom is in the results, right, 78 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 2: I mean, you know so, uh, it's easier to continue 79 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 2: to do something when it's been successful, certainly, you know, 80 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 2: so that's part of it. But also that I would 81 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 2: say the fact that for me as a coach, you see, 82 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 2: I like what I see when we're doing it. You know, 83 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 2: we're doing it in a way where they're locked in 84 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 2: and their attention to detail and they're communicating, et cetera, 85 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 2: and and you feel good about it. If it wasn't that, 86 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 2: then probably wouldn't be doing it. So so far, so good. 87 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 2: But it'll change. I mean, there'll be days we'll be 88 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 2: back in pad soon enough on Wednesday, will be We'll 89 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 2: be going fast Fridays at some point. And I'm sure 90 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 2: it's just kind of think. You go by where you're 91 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 2: at in the season and how your guys are and 92 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 2: kind of what you feel like you need that wee 93 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 2: can I talk to the players? I mean I asked 94 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 2: Lamar today what you thought, you know, because you know, 95 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 2: as a quarterback, he might want to get those routes 96 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 2: timed up, you know, because that's valuable too, and you 97 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 2: do miss that on Friday if you don't do it 98 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 2: that way. So all that comes into play. 99 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 3: John, probably a question better, sir, for Eric, But would 100 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 3: you like to see the trade downline push back to 101 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 3: the later in the season. 102 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, you know, am I the right guy 103 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:35,359 Speaker 2: to ask? I don't know, because I'm sure there's some 104 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 2: unintended consequences, but I would say yeah, I would say, yeah, 105 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 2: why not, you know, make it be better for players, 106 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 2: be better, and it is better for the players and 107 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 2: the teams and for the fans. To me, is good 108 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 2: for the game, you know, as long as it doesn't compromise, 109 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 2: you know, the fairness and the integrity. But as far 110 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:56,720 Speaker 2: as I can tell, it would be be great. Oh 111 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,080 Speaker 2: it's another opportunity for him to say. 112 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 3: That said nothing. You know, we've talked a lot about 113 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 3: Brokwon and everyone talks about how good of a leader 114 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 3: he has been. I won't said for you. I mean, 115 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 3: you're you're one of the leaders as well. What do 116 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 3: you think separates Roquon as just being being a great leader? 117 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 2: So the deep question I get the deep question to 118 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 2: get on Friday, Probably I would say that he is. 119 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 2: He's he doesn't have any fear about how he's perceived. 120 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 2: He's he understands, you know, what he thinks is important 121 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 2: and what he believes in his way of doing it. 122 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 2: And as a leader, he's not afraid to say, hey, 123 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 2: this is what I expect from myself and and and 124 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 2: by extension everybody else, you know, And that's that's kind 125 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 2: of a big deal. 126 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: That was head coach John Harbaugh. If you want more 127 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: of a preview on this game against Seattle, head over 128 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: to the Lounge podcast feed, where we had a chance 129 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: to sit down with Mark Andrews this week, and we 130 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 1: also looked ahead to this game against Seattle. Make sure 131 00:05:57,520 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: you leave a rating, interview, and hit that subscribe button 132 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: as well. Thanks for listening and enjoy the game on 133 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 1: Sunday at one o'clock at M and T Bank Stadium.