1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: If I sound excited, it's because I am excited, very excited. 2 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: The Ravens have been way more aggressive in free agency 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:10,399 Speaker 1: than I anticipated they would be. I just feel like 4 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: Eric to Costa is going all in. You retweeted a 5 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:18,119 Speaker 1: fake rapp Report account. No I didn't know you did. No, 6 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: I didn't. Eric's got a printer up there. You know 7 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: the inflation that's been going on around the country. I 8 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: think it's because the DC has got a printer up 9 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: in his office. Welcome into the lounge presented by DraftKings. 10 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: If I sound excited, it's because I am excited, very excited. 11 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: The Ravens just reportedly, we haven't confirmed this yet as 12 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: of taping, just reportedly agreed to a four year deal 13 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 1: with an Aius Smith, which is their third count of 14 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: one to three, third big move of free agency. Did 15 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: not see this coming. I can't lie. I didn't see 16 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: it coming. In fact, only fifteen minutes ago, I told 17 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: you this wasn't coming. Then you were crazy to suggest 18 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: that we could get Sadarius Smith on top of getting 19 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: Marcus Williams, on top of getting Morgan Moses. Yeah. A 20 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 1: little behind the scenes here as to what free agency 21 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: is like in the Castle. You know, people always like 22 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 1: when you guys find out the news, did you know? 23 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: You know? We did not know. Okay, so the behind 24 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: the scenes is that we recorded a podcast reacting to 25 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: the editions of Marcus Williams and Morgan Moses, both great moves. 26 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: That's the podcast. Yes, we were excited, and so during 27 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: that podcast, that's when I you know, you asked what's 28 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: coming next, and I said, maybe Sadarius Smith and you said, no, 29 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: You're an idiot. There's no way they can afford that. 30 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: I still don't know how they can afford that. I 31 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: don't know. Eric's got a printer up there. You know, 32 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 1: the inflation that's been going on around the country, I 33 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: think it's because the DC has got a printer up 34 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: in his office. So so then you know, then then 35 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: the Adam Schefter tweet comes out that the Ravens have 36 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: signs that Darius Smith to a four year contract. And 37 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: as excited as I was about that moves, I was 38 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: more excited, way more excited about the opportunity to rub 39 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: it in your face how wrong you were. That's why 40 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: I was really pumped up. I could hear you from 41 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 1: all the way across the office, literally you re like, 42 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:15,519 Speaker 1: of course, the first thing I thought was dang, this 43 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: is awesome, but dang that I'm gonna to hear it 44 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 1: from Garrett. Yeah. So it's kind of a rough few 45 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: days for me, but exciting one as a you know, 46 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: Raves employee and fan. Yeah. So let's start just talking 47 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 1: about Sadarius Smith and then after that will play the 48 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: original podcast that we had recorded, which was the full 49 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: breakdown on the first two guys. So Zadarius Smith. Look, 50 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: I mean, this is a guy home run player. He 51 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: turned into one of the best defensive players in the 52 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: league in Green Bay. I think we all saw that 53 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: potential when he was here. Um, but then like he 54 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: just blossomed. I mean, he is blossomed. I didn't I 55 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: didn't think he was gonna be as good as he 56 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: was in Green Bay when he left Baltimore. I'll be honest. 57 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: I thought he was a really good player. I didn't 58 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: think he was going to be a defensive m VP candidate. 59 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:58,519 Speaker 1: Yeah when he went to Green Bay and then and 60 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: he turned out to be twenty six AX over his 61 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: first two seasons in Green Bay. Last year basically missed 62 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:06,079 Speaker 1: the whole season because of the back issue came back 63 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:10,640 Speaker 1: into playoffs. Uh. But man, the ability to get him 64 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: and Marcus Williams just retools your defense entirely. You know, 65 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: now you have this like star studded defense all of 66 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 1: a sudden, Like I don't know, I mean, I just 67 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 1: feel like Eric to Costa is going all in and 68 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:28,839 Speaker 1: and uh, I mean, I don't know how we're able 69 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: to afford this under the salary cap. There's got to 70 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 1: be some restructuring of deals or something. I would think. Um, 71 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: but like aggressiveness, I mean, certainly that's the word. The 72 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: Ravens have been way more aggressive in free agency than 73 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 1: I anticipated they would be. I think that anybody anticipated 74 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: they would be. I was surprised when I saw the 75 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: Marcus Williams deal, Right, I told you just gotta listen 76 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: to me. You just gotta listen to me. The salary 77 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: cap is fake. The salary cap is fake fake news. 78 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: You look at the number has you know whatever, they 79 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: got ten million in calf space, and like, it's not 80 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: entirely fake. I'm being a little efficient facetious there. But 81 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: you can move money around, and that's certainly what the 82 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: Ravens will will likely have to do with these moves. 83 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 1: But you get somebody who can be a You get 84 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 1: two guys on defense who are difference makers, and I 85 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: just think that, like you, you have the ability with 86 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: these moves. Just you just remade your defense. Yeah, I 87 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: mean it's not done, but like you put the anchors there, Well, 88 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 1: what do you have to do to beat the Bengals, right? 89 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: I mean you have to get pressure on Joe Burrow. 90 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:38,919 Speaker 1: We saw that in the Super Bowl, and you have 91 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: to be able to cover some of the back end 92 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 1: weapons that they have in the passing game. Like that's 93 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: now I feel a lot better going up against that offense. Now, 94 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: you know, go bringing scenarios Smith off the edge along 95 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: with her daf a o A, along with Tires Bowser 96 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: once he comes back from his achilles, you know, to 97 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: get heat on him. Uh That that retoold Bengals offensive line. 98 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,159 Speaker 1: They're gonna wish they upgrade. A tackle I suppose is 99 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: the center and guard with these guys coming off the edge, 100 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: I don't know how many times, and Darius is gonna 101 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 1: be lining up over their guard. Um. But and then 102 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: you have to have a difference maker on the back 103 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: end of the playmaker, which they got with Marcus Williams. 104 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: So really the thing is now, I mean, the big 105 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: question about Darius obviously is his health. You know, he 106 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: had the back injury. I don't think he would be 107 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: you know, he was released by the Packers for salary 108 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: cap reasons. I don't think he would have signed, you know, 109 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: his deal or the reported figures of his deal at 110 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:31,720 Speaker 1: million four for four years with a max value though 111 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: of fifty million. Do you have a fifteen million dollar 112 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: cushion there? It seems like there's a lot of room 113 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: there for incentives. Basically, you know, if he is healthy, 114 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 1: if he's the player that he has been the previous 115 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,599 Speaker 1: was the previous years, then he's gonna make a whole 116 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: lot more money. Um. But that's that's the question right now. 117 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: Is that's the if? Yeah, And I think that it's 118 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: important to know, you know, green Bay releases him. I 119 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: think whenever you see a guy get released, he's like, 120 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: oh why do he release? You know, what's the salary cap? 121 00:05:56,520 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 1: Salary cap? And Green Bay is in a very any 122 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: difficult salary cap situation because Aaron Rodgers making fifty million 123 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: dollars a year, they gotta get Davante Adams under contracts, 124 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: so they are in a very tight salary cap situation, 125 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: so he was due twenty seven point six million dollars 126 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: this year. Yeah, getting released by them, I think, don't 127 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: think his uh indication of his ability. I mean, the 128 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: guy is, he's a freak. He is a great player. 129 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 1: He's a freak. I mean, if you're talking about athletic freaks, 130 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: just big, fast, explosive, all that that you want as 131 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 1: a pass rusher, that's Darius Smith. And and I mean 132 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: the strong guy, can you know, play the run well too. 133 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: It's not like he's just a one trick pony. You 134 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: gotta be excited about this Raven's pass rush coming off 135 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:41,599 Speaker 1: the season in which they obviously didn't get as many sacks. 136 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:43,600 Speaker 1: They just didn't get as many splashed plays from their 137 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 1: defense as they needed or wanted, uh, both in terms 138 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 1: of sacks and in terms of interceptions and whatnot. And 139 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 1: these two moves are the primo positions to change that, 140 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 1: for sure. So I'm fired up. Yeah, for sure. Man, 141 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: is this a size him up? So just size them 142 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: up Wednesday Wednesday. We're not used to many free agencies 143 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: size them ups, but it's kind of now I feel 144 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: that way. I kind of feel like the Miami Dolphins 145 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 1: fan or something like this free agency spending. I'm on 146 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: a high right now. Used to this. It's exciting, crazy, 147 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 1: all right. So that's our take on Zadarius. And now 148 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: we will play again the podcast that we recorded an 149 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: hour ago before the move had happened. It's like, we 150 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: get to talk about my social media gaff off the top. Yeah, 151 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: we'll jump into that, so enjoy. We are in the 152 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: midst the throes of free agency. Here it's day as 153 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: of recording this day three. Well, I guess it depends, 154 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: like when do you start counting from you know, it's 155 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: like do you count the legal I mean it's technically 156 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: free agency starts. The official beginning of free agency starts 157 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: when I fall for a fake Ian rap Report tweet. Well, 158 00:07:57,240 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: which I didn't do. We're gonna get to that. You did, 159 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 1: though no I didn't know. You did. Though no I didn't. 160 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: You retweeted a fake rapp Report account. I retweet was. 161 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: My retweet was wake up everybody. In all caps. What 162 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,239 Speaker 1: I meant is, wake up, this is a fake. Don't 163 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: fall for this, Like wake up, guys, Yeah, like wake up, 164 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: don't believe this, Like come on, don't fall for this. 165 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: Wake up. That's what I meant. Well, you said we're 166 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: gonna get to it later, but we're already in it, 167 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: so let's just stick on this for a bit longer here, 168 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: I mean, that's what I meant. That is the ultimate 169 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: rookie mistake, to get duped by the fake I was 170 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: warning everybody else. Did you delete the tweet? I did 171 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: because the morning I didn't want people to be work. 172 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: Most people you say something and then you delete it. 173 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: Just now the mornings that I didn't want people to 174 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 1: get further confused. Oh see, I this is an annual 175 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 1: trend that every year you get no, yes, no, it's 176 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: not every year. It's at least every it's at least 177 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 1: once a year, at least, well at least once a 178 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: year you get duped. Look, look, I will admit it 179 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,680 Speaker 1: is a rookie mistake too. I will admit, like I 180 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,199 Speaker 1: understand it. If it's about to make an admission here, yeah, 181 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: but if it's I just need to say this, like 182 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: if it's if it's the year and like the fake 183 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: the fake reporter of thing was new, it's like, okay, 184 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 1: like I haven't seen this one before. He has uh, 185 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: he has the same bio image. He tries to makes 186 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 1: his name and rappaport. Okay, I get it, Like this 187 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:29,679 Speaker 1: is a trend. This is a new trend. This has 188 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 1: been going on for a decade, and everyone knows. You 189 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: check and you see if it's got the blue checkmark 190 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:36,839 Speaker 1: next to it. How do you not check to see 191 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:40,679 Speaker 1: if it's very fun? Look, look, as I was about 192 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 1: to say, I will admit I am an idiot. Okay, 193 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: so let's get that off our chester. Can we can 194 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: we clip that right now? Ryan make admitting he's an idiot? Okay. Secondly, 195 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 1: I take partial blame around the NFL. I'm calling you 196 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: out whoever runs the social media account over there and 197 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 1: around the NFL, which is a league sponsored Twitter account. 198 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: They retweeted it, I had too much faith and confidence 199 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:19,599 Speaker 1: in the league office doing the right thing. Well that 200 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 1: the office. It was rogerweet Roger, I'm putting this on 201 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:27,079 Speaker 1: Roger's head. Well that that's that. That's the other thing 202 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: that whenever that happens, like whenever someone retweets the account 203 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 1: like that, like there's fault, right, Sorry, the NFL are 204 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: on the but you now are part of that fall. 205 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 1: So was retweeted that I'm an accomplice. Alice all right. Well, 206 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: I'm glad we started off there, But like I said, 207 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: I was just trying to warn everybody else. All Right, 208 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: that's the story of going with sticking to it perfect. 209 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:53,439 Speaker 1: I'll let you spite the fact that it was midnight. 210 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:59,839 Speaker 1: That's what I meant. It was mad he realized. That's 211 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:01,680 Speaker 1: the of the lesson for this. Don't be on Twitter 212 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:06,079 Speaker 1: past eleven o'clock. It's just bad. Yeah, that's you, your 213 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 1: three beers deep, sitting on your cash. I can't even 214 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 1: drink one beers these days. I'm done on. I might 215 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: seriously tap out on beer. I might be done old. Well, 216 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 1: yes that is true. No more pumplicin beer once October 217 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 1: pumpkin beer. That's an exception. Okay, but I'm just saying 218 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:25,680 Speaker 1: like it was. Alcohol did not play a factor. Alcohol 219 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 1: was not involved in the speaking of that tweet. Just 220 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: poor decisions. Yeah, I actually missed it live midnight. I'm 221 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:40,560 Speaker 1: a I'm you're old in spirit. Yeah, deep and ram sleep. Alright, 222 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: So enough about our sleep schedule and makes beer drinking 223 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:47,680 Speaker 1: habits and poor Twitter use. Let's jump into Uh. It's 224 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: been a busy start to free agency. Here the league 225 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: gear officially opened Wednesday at four pm. So at that 226 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 1: point we can get in on the action of all 227 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: the reports that are out there UH and confirm those reports. 228 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:01,679 Speaker 1: It would say is that the Ravens have agreed to 229 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:05,200 Speaker 1: terms with Morgan Moses offensive tackle UH and Marcus Williams, 230 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 1: the safety from New Orleans. So I mean, I really 231 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,439 Speaker 1: am fired up about these two moves to kickoff free agency, 232 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 1: Like the Ravens addressed two major holes and needs on 233 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 1: this team, and they did it with players who are reliable, durable, productive. Um. 234 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 1: You know, Marcus Williams in his case comes at a 235 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: reported big price tag, but you get a young player 236 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: who has been highly productive, and then you get, you know, 237 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:36,720 Speaker 1: with Morgan Moses, a very affordable player who can come 238 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: in and be an immediate starter and upgrade this offensive line. 239 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:42,440 Speaker 1: So what was your takeaway with those two moves? And 240 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 1: also the caveat here as we're recording, there could be 241 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: like ten moves that happened before the time this is 242 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: done and uploaded and you're listening to it. So if 243 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: you hear something that we are not discussing, it's probably 244 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:57,439 Speaker 1: because it happened after this thing went live. So that's 245 00:12:57,480 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 1: just the nature of free agency. I feel like we 246 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:01,839 Speaker 1: need to throw that distame. Just gonna discuss Marcus Williams 247 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: and Morgan Moses. There's the only two deals that have 248 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 1: happened as recording this. So, I mean my first reaction 249 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: with Marcus Williams is like, whoa, yeah, whoa. I didn't 250 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 1: know we had the deep enough pockets to pull this 251 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: puppy off, you know. I mean, you see seventy million 252 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: dollar reported figure and you're like fourteen million dollars a year. 253 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 1: I thought that we didn't weren't even at that right 254 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 1: now in terms of cat space. So bravo to Pat 255 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 1: Moriarty and Nick. I mean, those guys getting the work 256 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 1: done well. Eric to Costa obviously, well you saw the excitement, 257 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 1: you know. Eric Costa picked up Pat we already and 258 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 1: spun around his office after you know, so I did 259 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 1: see that, picked him up like a rat doll. I 260 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 1: didn't know Eric has been hitting the weight. So um, yeah, no, 261 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 1: I I agree. I like, that's a that's a big 262 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: money move. And like you know, Marcus Williams, if you 263 00:13:57,880 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: look at like the list of free agents, you know, 264 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:02,080 Speaker 1: pf FAF like one of the best, you know, like 265 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: the notion because number seven on ESPN's list of like, yeah, 266 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 1: I didn't I didn't expect that, Like this is a 267 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: big splash. Well, and that's the kind of the thing 268 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 1: that when you think about Erica cost In, like after 269 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: day one, when the Ravens aren't doing anything, you know, 270 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: you see all the memes of like the stick figure, 271 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: you know, poking the gut, the dead animal with the stick, 272 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: and like, are you gonna do anything? You know, what's 273 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 1: going on here? Wake up, guys? Free agency started, and 274 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 1: like it's amazing how restless fans get in the first 275 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: two hours, you know, because you see all these other 276 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: deals happening, and and the Ravens, like for lack of 277 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: doing something on day one made the splash. And that's 278 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: like Eric Costa is not a passive GM in free 279 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: agency like you generally think of with the Ravens. I 280 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: think that fans have been conditioned into thinking, well, the 281 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: Ravens just don't do much in free agency. You know, 282 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 1: it's build through the draft, and they still are that 283 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 1: to a large degree. But Erica Costa will throw some 284 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 1: money around, you know, like he's not afraid to make 285 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 1: a splash. I mean, Earl Thomas uh In twenty nine 286 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 1: was a huge signing, you know, and then he went 287 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: out and he traded for Klais Campbell and inked him 288 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 1: too a new deal. That was a big move. You know. 289 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: Then last year, last year was a little bit of 290 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 1: a different case, but not for lack of effort. I mean, 291 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 1: the Ravens try to go out and get juju Smith 292 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: Schuster reportedly t Y Hilton like offering big deals to 293 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 1: a couple of the top free agent wide receivers on 294 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: the market. Ultimately ended up settling for Sammy Watkins. But 295 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: they were going for it, you know. Yeah, And I 296 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 1: think last year they probably would have been even more 297 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 1: in the free agent game. But if you remember, the 298 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 1: salary cap was much lower than it was expected to 299 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 1: be because it was a COVID year, So like when 300 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: you're projecting it out, you know in nineteen oh, that's 301 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 1: a year will have some money, and they ended up 302 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: not having the money that could probably expected to have, 303 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 1: which was the case for every team, but that probably 304 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: limited what they were able to do on the free 305 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 1: agency front last year. But so in terms of like 306 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: like when we went when we would have this conversation 307 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 1: last year about this team or where they can approve 308 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: and all that, and when we talked about the kind 309 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: of the off season priorities, we both agreed that like 310 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 1: adding a playmaker on defense and especially in the secondary 311 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 1: was banging that job for me saying, I'm an idiot 312 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 1: at the beginning of this episode, I do have to 313 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 1: give myself some credit. I was saying, if the Ravens 314 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: were going to spend some money in free agency, it 315 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 1: was gonna be at safety. And now I kind of right, right, 316 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 1: right position, right, I mean, I said, Tyronne Matthew and 317 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: and as of recording this that he's still free agent. Um, 318 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 1: but I just I honestly didn't think that Marcus Williams 319 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: would be affordable like that we could get him, to 320 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: be quite honest, Like, here's a younger player, like you know, 321 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: tyron Matthews entering the back nine of his career, and 322 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 1: you have a young player who's been arguably better than 323 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 1: Tyronne Matthew, you know, in his prime on a five 324 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 1: year deal like that is pretty remarkable that the Ravens 325 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: were able to pull that off in my opinion, you know, 326 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 1: when you still have the ball hawk who I mean, 327 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: he's I think had more picks than Tyron Matthew has 328 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: over the last few years got fifth picks over the 329 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: over the course of his career, right, so pretty good production. 330 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:07,200 Speaker 1: And it's not one thing is I don't want to like, 331 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: it's not just about interceptions, because that's one thing. You 332 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: look at it and you're like, Okay, well he's averaged 333 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:14,679 Speaker 1: three a year. Okay, that's good. You know, it's not 334 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 1: like Ed Reid. You know, we here in Baltimore, when 335 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: you talk about a safety get them picks. You're like, 336 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: all right, he's getting to eight of them. How many 337 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 1: we're talking here. You know, we're not talking to Ed 338 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,399 Speaker 1: Reid here. But it's it's more than that. I think 339 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 1: it's just the range like it. I think I think 340 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 1: that teams in recent years, because the Ravens have been 341 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: and this is why I thought they were going to 342 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:35,400 Speaker 1: spend money on a safety, they've been trying to get 343 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,120 Speaker 1: this player here for a few years now, and and 344 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: I think that teams have not been afraid to challenge 345 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:44,160 Speaker 1: them really deep in particularly the past couple of years. 346 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:46,679 Speaker 1: So you know, when you look at Joe Burrow and 347 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 1: those teams like just taking shots on the Ravens, I 348 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: think now you have to have. It's not necessarily that 349 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:55,680 Speaker 1: he's gonna get a lot of picks, but you influence 350 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: the way the other team plays because of the threat 351 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:01,119 Speaker 1: that is there in the names that he has to 352 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 1: you know, just being a quarterback's minus thing. Maybe I 353 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 1: don't make that throw, you know what I mean? And 354 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 1: I think that it really enables the Ravens defense to 355 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: play in a style that they want to play. Absolutely 356 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 1: And and when you have the Ravens have made obviously 357 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:20,680 Speaker 1: significant investments in their secondary. You know, you have first 358 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 1: round picks and and Martin Humphrey and Marcus Peters the 359 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:27,640 Speaker 1: first round and on another team, but you've signed Marcus Peters, 360 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 1: you traded for him. Like that's a lot of capital 361 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:35,159 Speaker 1: invested in the secondary. And I think it's gonna be 362 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 1: really good, Like both those guys are coming back from 363 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: injuries at the corner. I also think that when you 364 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 1: have a safety on the back end that has that 365 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:44,880 Speaker 1: range and that ball hawking ability, that allows a guy 366 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: like Marcus Peters too, who's who's one of the smartest 367 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 1: players in the league and who's made a lot of 368 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:55,040 Speaker 1: big plays off of gambling if you want to call 369 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:57,479 Speaker 1: it gambling, but it's it's an educated guest, you know, 370 00:18:57,640 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: and and that's part of what makes him so dangerous. 371 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:01,720 Speaker 1: It was the same thing with Ed Reid. But he 372 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 1: may have more freedom and lee way to do that 373 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 1: because he knows he's protected on the back end and 374 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: he's got you know, Marcus Williams Roman that that deep 375 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:13,200 Speaker 1: center field where he can you know, undercutter out and 376 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: maybe turn that into six points. And like the ripple 377 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 1: effect that has on the defense, I think is something 378 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: that needs to be highlighted. Yeah, for sure. I think 379 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: the Ravens just had two safeties that weren't different enough 380 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:30,160 Speaker 1: from each other, and they needed the center fielder out 381 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 1: there roaming and striking fear into opponent's hearts. And I 382 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: also think another ripple effect, like you're saying of this 383 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:40,399 Speaker 1: is what it means for Brandon Stevens in his young career. 384 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: You know, now he doesn't have to necessarily step in 385 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:46,199 Speaker 1: and be a free safety, which is you know, another transition. 386 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 1: Was another transition for him last year coming from running 387 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: back to cornerback to now safety and he I think, 388 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:54,680 Speaker 1: like I've said all along, can be kind of the 389 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:58,359 Speaker 1: Jimmy Smith Swiss Army knife. Anthony Levine whatever, you know, 390 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 1: this kind of Swiss army knife in the Ravens defense 391 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:03,880 Speaker 1: to match up with tight ends or whatever. Get physical 392 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 1: with some guys in the line of scrimmage, you know, 393 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:08,359 Speaker 1: be that kind of step in a cornerback if he 394 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 1: needs to step in a safety if he needs to. 395 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: Now you're not saying to a third round pick who's 396 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 1: a former running back, you've got to be our starter. Yeah, 397 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 1: that that makes a big difference. Well, and I thought, 398 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: I think that, like what the beauty of Brandon Stevens 399 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:22,959 Speaker 1: in a lot of ways is his versatility, which is 400 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 1: like so rather than just like making him a play 401 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:29,719 Speaker 1: on the back end of the defense in rome center field, like, 402 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 1: which is not necessarily his strength. Now you have Marcus 403 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:34,479 Speaker 1: Williams to do that, who can do it as well 404 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:36,400 Speaker 1: as anybody in the league. And now you can take 405 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 1: Brandon Stevens and like you're talking about, put them all 406 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 1: over the field kind of that joker role. And I 407 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,479 Speaker 1: like that. I just think that he's gonna thrive in 408 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: that space. And it also allows you to get your 409 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,160 Speaker 1: best players on the field on defense, Like you can 410 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,640 Speaker 1: take Brandon Stevens and put them on the field along 411 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 1: with your two starting safeties, and so it's like, now 412 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 1: you've got this versatile, creative player and you can find 413 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: ways to use them more. And I like that. Yeah. 414 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 1: The other thing I like about Marcus is it's not 415 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:08,400 Speaker 1: just like that he's a center of feld center fielder. 416 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 1: I mean the guy will come up and make a 417 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: tackle too. Like he still like plays like a raven Um, 418 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 1: Whereas I think some of the other free agent safeties 419 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 1: you look at and you say, Okay, is he big body? 420 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: Is he gonna come up and make a hit. Is 421 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: he gonna play with that kind of Ravens edge? And 422 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:23,399 Speaker 1: I think that might have been part of the Ravens 423 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 1: calculation there. Um. You know, you you flip on the 424 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 1: highlights and Marcus, You're like, okay, okay, this guy can 425 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 1: bring some smoke, you know, Like Ed Reid wasn't known, 426 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:33,360 Speaker 1: you know, he was more known for being a ball 427 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 1: haulk in the interceptions. But ed Reid, especially young and 428 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 1: read early in his career. Early in his career, Ed 429 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:42,200 Speaker 1: Reid would bring he would lace the wood, you know. 430 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: And so I don't know that Marcus is like that 431 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 1: kind of big hitter, like ending some of Ed's highlight 432 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 1: real hits, but he'll come up and make a hit 433 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:52,360 Speaker 1: on you and so. And the durability there, I mean, 434 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:55,640 Speaker 1: all of those factors I think make you feel really 435 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 1: good about the player that you're getting him, feel safe 436 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:01,200 Speaker 1: about the investment, the big investment it that you're making there. Yeah, 437 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:05,160 Speaker 1: and and adding a having a high caliber safety has 438 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:07,440 Speaker 1: been a priority for the Ravens, and they've taken swings there. 439 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 1: I mean, they've taken swings in the draft, they've taken 440 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: swings in free agency, and they want to have a 441 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:17,119 Speaker 1: difference maker at that position. And I think that Marcus 442 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 1: Williams is that difference maker that they've been looking for. 443 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: Absolutely all right, So let's flip to Warriam Moses. I thought, 444 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 1: another really good deal that that obviously addresses a position 445 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: of need at a dollar figure that at three years 446 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:35,199 Speaker 1: report of fifty million dollars that quite honestly like was 447 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:38,400 Speaker 1: lower than I would have expected, I thought the free agent. 448 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:40,399 Speaker 1: Once I saw the Marcus Williams deal come in, I 449 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: was like, all right, we shot our shot. I like 450 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: that shot. We'll we'll sit this the rest of it out. Well, 451 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:48,919 Speaker 1: we'll get to you in the third quarter. You know, 452 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 1: with some of these guys that are hanging around a 453 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:54,479 Speaker 1: little bit more. But no, like locking up Morgan Moses 454 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:57,639 Speaker 1: for three years is a great deal at a good price. 455 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 1: Another like consistent, durable, like just consistently productive player. I 456 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: mean he gave up I think it was four sacks 457 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: last year in total, He's never given up more than 458 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:13,160 Speaker 1: six in his career. Good pass protector, but who's made 459 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:16,360 Speaker 1: his his reputation really build, his reputation on run blocking, 460 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 1: makes him a good fit for the Ravens system and 461 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:21,159 Speaker 1: what we like to do here. So I like on 462 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 1: a lot of different levels. Yeah, And the durability. In 463 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 1: seven seasons of his career, he's played all sixteen games, 464 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:29,119 Speaker 1: so you know he's going to be out there. And 465 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 1: when you have a year like the Ravens just had 466 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:36,280 Speaker 1: and you're just hit hard with injuries on the offensive line, 467 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 1: and you know, some injuries you can't predict, but you 468 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:42,199 Speaker 1: want to have somebody that you feel like, all right, 469 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:43,879 Speaker 1: this guy is gonna be out there, like he has 470 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 1: a proven track record that he's gonna be available, and 471 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: that's important, and that's what Morgan Moses provides. With that said, 472 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:53,640 Speaker 1: I I also think it's important to note like it's 473 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 1: not just it's not just availability with this guy. He's 474 00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 1: got the ability to and I think, like as a 475 00:23:59,359 --> 00:24:02,880 Speaker 1: run blocker, like when this team was, when this offense 476 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 1: was was humming and at its best, they were picking 477 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:09,199 Speaker 1: up six yards to carry and they were looking at 478 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 1: second and four and second and three all the time 479 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 1: because they were able to pound the ball on the ground. 480 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 1: And you get Morgan Moses out there right next to 481 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 1: Zeittler like paving the way in this run game. That's 482 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 1: a lot of manpower coming downhill at you with JK healthy, 483 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 1: with gust healthy, Like I like that that dynamic. Um. 484 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 1: And then the value I think is tremendous. You know, 485 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 1: reported fifteen million over three years, like that is great 486 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 1: value for this offense. It also gives you, I think, 487 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 1: like it gives you flexibility. Both moves give you flexibility 488 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:45,640 Speaker 1: so you can go into the draft and you can 489 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:48,159 Speaker 1: you know, go best player. It also gives you flexibility 490 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:50,680 Speaker 1: on the offensive line. You know, so if Bozeman is 491 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:53,400 Speaker 1: recording no no, no word yet on Bozeman terms where 492 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:56,760 Speaker 1: he's gonna be, but like you can move McCarry now 493 00:24:56,880 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 1: to center potentially, um, so that to watch James, you 494 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:04,000 Speaker 1: still have Juwan James and of course Ronnie Stanley is 495 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:06,160 Speaker 1: coming back and he's expected to be the starting left tackle. 496 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 1: But this move gives you versatility, which you needed, Like, 497 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:11,200 Speaker 1: I think that's something you needed on the offensive line. 498 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 1: You needed to have options. You didn't have options last 499 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 1: year because of all the injuries. Well, right, you had 500 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 1: to have options, especially because of Ronnie Stanley situation. And 501 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:21,399 Speaker 1: you just need depth. I mean, you need three, like 502 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:25,640 Speaker 1: starting caliber, really good tackles. You have to because injuries 503 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: happen and it's such a premier position. So, um, I 504 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 1: think having those three guys, including Juwan James now allows 505 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: him to probably be the swing tackle, which is a 506 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:41,120 Speaker 1: very important position. How much playing time did James Hurst 507 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 1: get over the over the years you had to bring 508 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 1: him up, had to get every episode maybe, um So yeah, 509 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 1: I think it's a great setting, all right. You know, 510 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 1: free agency is always changing. Also the sports landscape is 511 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:54,360 Speaker 1: always changing. You like that that transition there. This week 512 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 1: is no different. DraftKings is the leader in daily fantasy sports. 513 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:00,720 Speaker 1: It still has daily Fantasy content US running For those 514 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 1: who are looking to have a little skin in the game. 515 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 1: This is simple. 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And I thought 526 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:35,160 Speaker 1: the Ravens were probably pretty much done in free agency, 527 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 1: uh you know after the first two moves. Obviously they 528 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:42,080 Speaker 1: were not, and he were tricks up their sleeve? Was 529 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 1: there at the costa left? Got left? I mean, look, 530 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 1: he's proven that he is gonna be aggressive and that 531 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: they can move money around. So you're already over one 532 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 1: on kind of over three, right. No. No, I said 533 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:57,200 Speaker 1: they're going to spend big on the safety. You know, 534 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:59,199 Speaker 1: you didn't say big. You said spend he said it was. 535 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 1: I said, think it's in big. But you didn't think 536 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:02,639 Speaker 1: I could get Marcus Whitiam. I do not think they 537 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 1: would say that big. And you thought they were done 538 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 1: after that, and then they got Moses and you thought 539 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 1: they were definitely done after that, and then they, um, Look, 540 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:13,639 Speaker 1: I think I think maybe a center of Bozeman ends 541 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:15,480 Speaker 1: up leaving. I think that's an option. J C. Treader, 542 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 1: for example, was released by the Browns. Is that you 543 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 1: know somebody they go after. I want to say, no way, 544 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:26,159 Speaker 1: but um And then I think that a beauty of 545 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 1: the beauty of these moves is it gives them flexibility 546 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:30,160 Speaker 1: over the course of the rest of the off season 547 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:32,600 Speaker 1: and then into the draft. You know, you're not locked in, 548 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 1: you know, like you're not locked into a position saying 549 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:39,199 Speaker 1: we gotta get whatever position right. I mean, I think 550 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 1: the position still that you would look to bolster would 551 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 1: be cornerback in my in the draft, and I think 552 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:48,200 Speaker 1: the draft is the place to probably do that. Maybe 553 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 1: you know, they could bring in a free agent corner 554 00:27:50,880 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: and I expect that they will certainly look at that 555 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:56,440 Speaker 1: market hard. I don't know how much more money is 556 00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 1: left for for that guy, but I think that they'll 557 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 1: bring in a veteran and I think that they're going 558 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 1: to draft at least at least one cornerback, and I 559 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 1: expect that that it will happen the first or second round. Yeah. 560 00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:09,439 Speaker 1: I also think that defensive line, you know, how's that 561 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:14,480 Speaker 1: going to shake out? Clais Campbell, you know what coming now, 562 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:17,440 Speaker 1: he's like, you know what, it's looking a lot better 563 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:20,160 Speaker 1: coming back. Brandon Williams, you know, like where what happens 564 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 1: with him? Right? So I think that the defensive line 565 00:28:22,119 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 1: is still a question for sure, that could be an 566 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:26,480 Speaker 1: issue in an area that they addressed still in free agency. 567 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:29,359 Speaker 1: You're saying, yeah, yeah, but they're potentially with the current 568 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:34,600 Speaker 1: free agents starting Yeah yeah, yeah. So, um, as you 569 00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:37,880 Speaker 1: can tell by the you know, by the Double Dip 570 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 1: podcast here, Uh, things happen quickly, they change rapidly. Um, 571 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 1: so we are going to be covering all of it. 572 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:47,880 Speaker 1: It's an exciting time and us stay tuned because just 573 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: for the blue check, as check for the blue check, 574 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 1: because as we've learned, things happen quickly and there'll be 575 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 1: more to come. So thanks for listening, Stay tuned,