WEBVTT - John Harbaugh: Press Conference (11/3)

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome into the Ravens Press Past Podcast. It is Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>November third. The Ravens are getting ready to play the

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<v Speaker 1>Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, and head coach John Harball discussed

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<v Speaker 1>today that upcoming matchup against Seattle.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, everybody, good to see you guys. Great day, great practice.

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<v Speaker 2>Excited to be playing a very tough opponent at home

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<v Speaker 2>in front of our crowd. Can't wait, can't wait to

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<v Speaker 2>get out there and do it. But we still have

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<v Speaker 2>about forty eight hours to keep getting ready and we'll

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<v Speaker 2>be we'll be taking advantage of that. So what question

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<v Speaker 2>do you have, John? I know you've been busy with

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<v Speaker 2>preparations this week, but the girls Play Football League wrapped

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<v Speaker 2>up this past week. I know you guys have been

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<v Speaker 2>involved in.

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<v Speaker 3>So how gratifying has it been to see that come

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<v Speaker 3>to fruition.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been incredible. It's been incredible. Middletown in Urbana, right,

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<v Speaker 2>Middletown win in overtime? Yeah, overtime, right, seven to six

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<v Speaker 2>defensive struggle. That's awesome. I mean, this just really makes

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<v Speaker 2>you proud, excited. I mean it's just very cool, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>And congratulates to both those teams making it to the

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<v Speaker 2>finals the Super Bowl, you know, and hopefully hopefully we

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<v Speaker 2>can do as well, because has been the preparation for

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<v Speaker 2>a top of point and they're leading their division and

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<v Speaker 2>they're strong in both fronts. Well, that's exactly right. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it just nails it right there. They're they're they're a

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<v Speaker 2>top NFC team. They're they're they're heading up the NFC

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<v Speaker 2>West at this time because they're playing really good football, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>complimentary football. They they're built well by kind of how

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<v Speaker 2>they always are. They're playing Seahawk football. I would say,

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<v Speaker 2>it's what you come to expect when you when you

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<v Speaker 2>play the Seahawks. So we understand that you talk about

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<v Speaker 2>how because including gets Scott and what they're used.

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<v Speaker 1>As you did you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's a great question. I guess I'd have to

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<v Speaker 2>think hard about it, Mike, and it's almost like he's

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<v Speaker 2>across the board gotten so much better. But I would say,

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<v Speaker 2>if I was gonna pick the number one thing that

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<v Speaker 2>he's really improved at, it's it's just understanding of the

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<v Speaker 2>relationships in the back end deep its deep middle or

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<v Speaker 2>deep half, uh, to the routes and having his vision

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<v Speaker 2>opened up a little bit and seeing all the different

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<v Speaker 2>different routes that come in that he's got to be

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<v Speaker 2>responsible for. He's really done a good job with that,

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<v Speaker 2>I think. I think the whole defense so far has

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<v Speaker 2>done really good with the deep ball, you know. So

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<v Speaker 2>we've got to keep keep doing that and keep building that.

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<v Speaker 2>But he's he's a pretty versatile player. You know, he

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<v Speaker 2>plays everywhere. He plays bowl safeties, he plays in the nickel,

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<v Speaker 2>plays in the dime sometimes, you know, he blitzes, he covers,

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<v Speaker 2>He's been on wide receivers, covering wide receivers as well.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, we're pretty pretty happy with him. And he

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<v Speaker 2>I think he knows more than anybody in the way

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<v Speaker 2>he approaches is that he can get better, a lot

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<v Speaker 2>better even than he is right now. John, we haven't

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't practiced all week.

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<v Speaker 3>Based on his experience, is there still a possibility that

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<v Speaker 3>even though he hasn't practice that he could possibly still

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<v Speaker 3>do out play.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean he could play without practice, There's no

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<v Speaker 2>doubt about it. Just have to see how it feels. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>he wanted to practice today, you know, and we we

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<v Speaker 2>just nixed that, you know, for but that's the kind

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<v Speaker 2>of guy Morgan is. He's old school, you know, he

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<v Speaker 2>wants to get out there.

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<v Speaker 3>No, hamstrings are tricky.

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<v Speaker 2>How did Marcus Williams do this week? If he did well?

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<v Speaker 2>He did well? Hamstrings are tricky. You know. We'll just

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<v Speaker 2>have to see going you know, into the game kind

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<v Speaker 2>of probably be right up to it. You know, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>see and see where he's at.

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<v Speaker 3>It seems like today was another of those mental sweat

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<v Speaker 3>practices he did you've gone to in the last few weeks.

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<v Speaker 3>What's the I guess, the working, I guess, But what's

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<v Speaker 3>the thought you guess? I guess, Well, just what's what's

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<v Speaker 3>the something doing? Managing the winning is what.

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<v Speaker 2>They do say that wisdom is in the results, right,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you know so, uh, it's easier to continue

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<v Speaker 2>to do something when it's been successful, certainly, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>so that's part of it. But also that I would

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<v Speaker 2>say the fact that for me as a coach, you see,

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<v Speaker 2>I like what I see when we're doing it. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>we're doing it in a way where they're locked in

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<v Speaker 2>and their attention to detail and they're communicating, et cetera,

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<v Speaker 2>and and you feel good about it. If it wasn't that,

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<v Speaker 2>then probably wouldn't be doing it. So so far, so good.

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<v Speaker 2>But it'll change. I mean, there'll be days we'll be

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<v Speaker 2>back in pad soon enough on Wednesday, will be We'll

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<v Speaker 2>be going fast Fridays at some point. And I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>it's just kind of think. You go by where you're

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<v Speaker 2>at in the season and how your guys are and

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<v Speaker 2>kind of what you feel like you need that wee

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<v Speaker 2>can I talk to the players? I mean I asked

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<v Speaker 2>Lamar today what you thought, you know, because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>as a quarterback, he might want to get those routes

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<v Speaker 2>timed up, you know, because that's valuable too, and you

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<v Speaker 2>do miss that on Friday if you don't do it

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<v Speaker 2>that way. So all that comes into play.

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<v Speaker 3>John, probably a question better, sir, for Eric, But would

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<v Speaker 3>you like to see the trade downline push back to

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<v Speaker 3>the later in the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, you know, am I the right guy

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<v Speaker 2>to ask? I don't know, because I'm sure there's some

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<v Speaker 2>unintended consequences, but I would say yeah, I would say, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>why not, you know, make it be better for players,

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<v Speaker 2>be better, and it is better for the players and

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<v Speaker 2>the teams and for the fans. To me, is good

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<v Speaker 2>for the game, you know, as long as it doesn't compromise,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the fairness and the integrity. But as far

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<v Speaker 2>as I can tell, it would be be great. Oh

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<v Speaker 2>it's another opportunity for him to say.

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<v Speaker 3>That said nothing. You know, we've talked a lot about

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<v Speaker 3>Brokwon and everyone talks about how good of a leader

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<v Speaker 3>he has been. I won't said for you. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>you're you're one of the leaders as well. What do

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<v Speaker 3>you think separates Roquon as just being being a great leader?

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<v Speaker 2>So the deep question I get the deep question to

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<v Speaker 2>get on Friday, Probably I would say that he is.

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<v Speaker 2>He's he doesn't have any fear about how he's perceived.

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<v Speaker 2>He's he understands, you know, what he thinks is important

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<v Speaker 2>and what he believes in his way of doing it.

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<v Speaker 2>And as a leader, he's not afraid to say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>this is what I expect from myself and and and

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<v Speaker 2>by extension everybody else, you know, And that's that's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of a big deal.

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<v Speaker 1>That was head coach John Harbaugh. If you want more

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<v Speaker 1>of a preview on this game against Seattle, head over

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<v Speaker 1>to the Lounge podcast feed, where we had a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to sit down with Mark Andrews this week, and we

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<v Speaker 1>also looked ahead to this game against Seattle. Make sure

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<v Speaker 1>as well. Thanks for listening and enjoy the game on

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday at one o'clock at M and T Bank Stadium.