1 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge presented by Draft Kings. The NFL 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:10,120 Speaker 1: scouting Combine is upon us, and before Garrett heads out 3 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: to Indianapolis, we're gonna break down all the things that 4 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: we're gonna be looking for to come out of the combine. So, Garrett, Uh, 5 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: the first thing that is kind of on the docket 6 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: is we hear from head coach John Harball and general 7 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 1: manager Eric Tacasta on Tuesday. 8 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 2: You started on a serious set. I thought you were 9 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 2: gonna be. 10 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 3: Like, the first thing on the docket is as expense 11 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 3: remp cocktail. 12 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: Give it a classy all right, you know you know 13 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: what You'll save that down to business. Okay, Garrett, this 14 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: is a business trip. I know for you it's all 15 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:43,480 Speaker 1: about the shrimp cocktail, But for me it's a business trip, 16 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: and I want. 17 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 2: To talk to for years of business trip, not even 18 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 2: going on the business shrip. 19 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: Look, Cliff's got it all right. He's my combines specialist. 20 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 3: Yep. Cliff and I will be the eyes of the 21 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 3: ears from Indianapolis this week, which we are going to 22 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 3: do some podcasts live from out in Indiapolis this week, 23 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 3: So uh, keep keep your your ears peeled for that 24 00:00:59,560 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 3: coming up. 25 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, but anyway, Yes, as I was saying, kind of 26 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 1: the first big thing that happens on Tuesday, as we 27 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: hear from John Harball and Eric Tacosta, what do you 28 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: expect to come out of that press company. 29 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, I think that there's been some things that 30 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 3: have kind of changed or evolved since we last heard 31 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 3: from them, which was the season review press conference. For Harball, 32 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 3: I certainly think that the coaching staff is going to 33 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 3: be part of the conversation. There's been some comings and 34 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 3: goings on the coaching staff over the course of the 35 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 3: last few weeks. You know, it obviously started with Mike 36 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 3: McDonald and Zach Orget's promoted and the defensive coordinator that's 37 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 3: already been discussed. Of course, there was a zach Or 38 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,639 Speaker 3: press conference, but there's been a handful of other moves 39 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 3: reported moves, and so I think that that's going to 40 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 3: be part of the conversation with him. And then for DaCosta, 41 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 3: you know, I think that a lot of it is 42 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 3: going to center on free agency, and I will be 43 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 3: interested to see how forthcoming he is when it comes 44 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 3: to some of these pending free agents. 45 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: Well, the big one is justin mattabe Kay obviously, and 46 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: whether the Raven's playing to put the franchise tag on 47 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: him or not. I'm sure he'll be asked that question, 48 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: probably right up, and I'm sure he probably will not 49 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: answer that question, yeah, straight up. And so you know, 50 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: he made it pretty clear in the end of the 51 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: season review press conference that he's not going to tip 52 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: his hand on Justin madebeek A or probably any of 53 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: the big Ravens free agents and what their plans are there. 54 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: That was his takeaway from Lamar Jackson and negotiations with him, 55 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 1: was that it doesn't pay to put out information, and 56 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: so I don't expect a whole lot of insight in 57 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: that regard. I will be curious to hear what they 58 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: have to say about the offensive line, you know, not 59 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: re signing Kevin Zeitler before that voy years deadline passed, 60 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: and what they kind of envisioned for how they're going 61 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: to rebuild that line. They have right now two open 62 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: spots at guard, their starting guard spots are both pending 63 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: free agents now, and then at tackle. There's been a 64 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 1: lot of talk about Ronnie Stanley and Morgan Moses and 65 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: whether the team has them their their plans for next season. 66 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:02,119 Speaker 2: Yeah. 67 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: Now, they're not gonna sit there and say what those 68 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: plans are exactly with his players, but I do think 69 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: that we could get some insight on how big this rebuild, 70 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: for lack of a better word, might be. Yeah. 71 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 3: There, and also there's been times where you know, people 72 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 3: have questions about players and whether they're gonna be on 73 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 3: the team, you know, and he's indicated like, you know, 74 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 3: we expect you know, just as an example here, you know, 75 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 3: some pundits had speculated, all could the Ravens you know, 76 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 3: look to move for sib Bateman this offseason. You know, 77 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 3: DaCosta made the point, you know, we expect for sab 78 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 3: Bateman to have a really good season next year. Squash that, yeah, exactly, 79 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 3: kind of squashed that. So it's like, you know, honestly, 80 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 3: he did it. 81 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: He could. He did on Ronnie Stanley and Morgan was 82 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: as basically he. 83 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 3: Could also even Eric did it last year with Patrick Queen. 84 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 3: You know, at at the time it was after the 85 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 3: draft when he joined the Lounge and there was all 86 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 3: this conversations Patrick Queen going to be on the team 87 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 3: next year, you know, they didn't pick up the fifth 88 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 3: year option, or they're going to move him. All this stuff, 89 00:03:57,960 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 3: you know, and and DaCosta said at that point, you know, 90 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 3: looking that Patrick could have a great season and also 91 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 3: you know at the time would hope to extend him. 92 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 3: So all that to say, like he maybe he'll be 93 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 3: forthcoming on. 94 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 2: Some of those players. The potential exists. 95 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: The potential again exists for fifth year option questions. I 96 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: do think that will be It probably happened to Dafoe 97 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: and Rashad Beateman. 98 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 3: I bet he you know, he basically didn't. He was 99 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 3: asked that question like four different times last year and 100 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 3: Patrick Queen had never answered it, and then it basically 101 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 3: the deadline just passed, which is that around the draft, 102 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 3: So it would not surprise me if if that's how 103 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 3: he approaches it. Again, I agree with you. I think 104 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 3: the offensive line and how the Ravens plan to address 105 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 3: that will be a good topic of conversation because you know, 106 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 3: he's he already went down that path at the season 107 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 3: review press conference of saying that, you know, we really 108 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:45,160 Speaker 3: believe in the importance of the offensive line, that's priority, 109 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 3: and so he kind of hinted that there could be 110 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 3: some some investment there, and I think that that will 111 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,840 Speaker 3: be another piece of the conversation the other thing that 112 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 3: I'm also curious curious to hear from him, And with 113 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 3: all this you have to read between the lines and 114 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 3: there's a lot of gray area, But I'm curious to 115 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 3: hear how active he expects the Ravens to be in 116 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 3: free agency, like they're tied against a salary cap. We 117 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 3: dug through all that with Brian McFarland in the episode 118 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 3: that we dropped last week about cap space and how 119 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 3: they could create cap space and how they're limited in 120 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 3: that front. But how active will they be in free agency? 121 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,919 Speaker 3: And you know, he may well, I don't know what 122 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 3: I'll say, but I think that like any anything that 123 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 3: he says on that front, I'll just be curious what 124 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:27,840 Speaker 3: the takeaway is there. 125 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: Well, a lot of that depends on what the answer 126 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: is to Justin Medavike. 127 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, there's a lot of dominance with the answer. 128 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, ultimately what happens there not actually his answer in 129 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: the best cofference, So that that's kind of the first 130 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: big domino there. There's other position groups that I think 131 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: he and Harbes will probably talk about running Back being 132 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: among them. That room has the possibility of a lot 133 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: of changes in that room. Additions, I think wide receiver, 134 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: even though the Ravens already brought back Nelson Agalore is 135 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: always a position that will be talked about in Baltimore. 136 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: And what could the Ravens look to add to that room, 137 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: How could they bolster that room? That will be another 138 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,359 Speaker 1: one And then you still have some other free agents 139 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 1: that are out that penning free agents, Jaudavion Clowney van 140 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,919 Speaker 1: Ney at outside linebacker. You know, what do you what's 141 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 1: kind of the outlook on that outside linebacker room. How 142 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: confident do you feel in David Ajabo's ability to be 143 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: an impact player in year three? Just for fans out 144 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: there listening, David Ajaba is around the building. Saw him 145 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: when I was washing my hands getting ready to get 146 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,599 Speaker 1: some lunch today, and you know, he's a guy that's 147 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 1: busting his butt. It has not gone home back to 148 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: England to get some VACA like this dude is getting 149 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,040 Speaker 1: ready and trying to get in peak physical condition for 150 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: a big year three. So just a little insight insight there. 151 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: But the Ravens still have a decision to make of 152 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 1: all right, It's been back to back years. One was 153 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 1: a pre draft injury for him. The other one happened 154 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: last year. And there's a decision to be made there 155 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: on whether he got the surgery or not. Whatnot got 156 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 1: the surgery, You really just set them up to be 157 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: in a good position for year three. How strongly can 158 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 1: the Ravens trust that he's going to be able to 159 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: hold up and not have another lost year to injuries. 160 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, I definitely think that the Outsidelmpic position is a 161 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 3: really interesting one as well as running back. So you know, 162 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 3: and I think the other piece that I will be 163 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 3: curious to hear from is the possibility of extensions for 164 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 3: guys who are still under contract. Brandon Stevens is the 165 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 3: one who kind of jumps out after a breakout season. 166 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 3: He's going into the final year of his deal. Do 167 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 3: the Ravens try to work out an extension with him? 168 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:34,239 Speaker 3: They've done this in past years. There's plenty of examples 169 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 3: of it. They did it last year with Broderick Washington 170 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 3: as an example. 171 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: Well, it doesn't have to necessarily be guys that are 172 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: getting extensions as a second contract, young players like that. 173 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: I mean, it could be for salary cap reasons. You 174 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: look at pat Ricard for example, could be a player 175 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: that they want to sign to another extension. Just to 176 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: mitigate some of his salary cap costs. There could be 177 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 1: other deals like that. 178 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, so I think that that is all of that 179 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 3: is likely to be discussed during their press conferences. Just 180 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 3: so you know, Tacosta is ten thirty am on Tuesday 181 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 3: and Hardball is at eleven fifteen. So we'll stream those 182 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 3: for everybody live. You can watch them on the site app, YouTube, Facebook, 183 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 3: so and then also the Ravens press Pass podcast feed 184 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 3: will have those in their entirety after this press conferences 185 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 3: take place, So keep a lookout for all of that 186 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 3: and subscribe to the Ravens pres Pass podcast feed as well. 187 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 3: So in terms of some other stuff that I think 188 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 3: is interesting and looking at the combine, and look, we're 189 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 3: not going to go through and read off twenty different names, 190 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:33,959 Speaker 3: you know about who the Ravens could draft. There will 191 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,319 Speaker 3: be a lot of time to discuss that between now 192 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 3: and the draft. But whenever the combine comes up, there's 193 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 3: always a discussion about like how valuable it is, how 194 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 3: much emphasis the Ravens put on it, what's your take 195 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 3: on what the significance of the combine is? 196 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 2: You know for the Ravens, and you know how much 197 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 2: they value this week I. 198 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: Think it's a big piece of it, and it's not 199 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: only centered around what the players do on the field. 200 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: I think that fans every year we remind them that 201 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: what you see on TV is just one slice of 202 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 1: the pie of what the combine is. The medical checks, 203 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 1: the interviews. Probably the interviews might be the most important 204 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: thing that they the Ravens front office does there. Honestly, 205 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: in just the discussions they have, is really their best 206 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 1: chance to sit down with a lot of these prospects 207 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 1: and kind of get a feel for them and what 208 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: the kind of person they are and what kind of 209 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: player they might be. That's a huge part of this. 210 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: So I think that also for the combine, even beyond 211 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: the draft preparation, it's a time where kind of people 212 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: just rub elbows and the league comes together to kind 213 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: of get a feel of what might happen. You know, 214 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: agents talk to front offices about players resigning and whatnot. 215 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: You can't talk about free agency might want to sign 216 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: from other teams penning free agents, but you can talk 217 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 1: to agents of justin Matty Bekay's agent for example. Right 218 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: that stuff can happen at the combine as well. 219 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 3: So stuff always happened, I mean honestly that the business 220 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 3: side of outside of like the prospect interviews and evaluations. 221 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 1: That is like it's a major piece of the puzzles. 222 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 3: Maybe just as important, like all those conversations. Everybody's in 223 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 3: one place, and it's always kind of funny, it's like, 224 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 3: why does that all just happen to the combine. It's 225 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 3: basically because all the decision makers are in one place. 226 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 3: They all go to Indy, and so agents can have 227 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:18,839 Speaker 3: meetings with every single GM over the course of a 228 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 3: three day span, five day span, and so that's what's happening. 229 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:22,959 Speaker 1: Like those business kids done there. 230 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, they're having those conversations all throughout that week. Coffee shops, steakhouses, wherever. 231 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 3: It is, like they're having those conversations working on those 232 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 3: types of deals, and that is a very big piece. 233 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 3: And then also like the other the other piece of 234 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 3: that equation is all the media is there too, So 235 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 3: you have all of. 236 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 1: The it's all these really important people and the menu Yeah, yeah. 237 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 3: Exactly, they're not important, but you have like all the 238 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 3: media there, and so like all the all of the 239 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:51,079 Speaker 3: reports start trickling out, you know, from Ian Rappaport or 240 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:55,079 Speaker 3: Adam Schefter or whoever else about where things stand on 241 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 3: some of these fronts, And I think that will also 242 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 3: be part of the what looking out for Like this 243 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 3: is always when you hear so and so is interested 244 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:07,719 Speaker 3: in targeting X and free agency, like there will be 245 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 3: a report about that that comes out over the course 246 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 3: of the next week, and so that's that's kind of 247 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 3: a fun piece of it. I think, like when I 248 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:18,560 Speaker 3: look at like how valuable it is, I definitely think 249 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:20,560 Speaker 3: the Ravens put a priority on it. Like I think 250 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 3: they want guys who meet a certain athletic standard. I 251 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 3: think that like they like they've they've drafted plenty of 252 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:31,079 Speaker 3: like guys who you kind of classify as like athletic freaks. 253 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 3: And I think that like they they want high upside 254 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 3: players and I really think that they put value on that. 255 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 3: And the combine is where you get kind of an 256 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 3: equal and equal playing field understanding of how great the 257 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:50,679 Speaker 3: athleticism is for these players, how fast they are, how 258 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 3: explosive they are, how big they are. They get answers 259 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:56,280 Speaker 3: on all of that at the combine, and so I 260 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:58,839 Speaker 3: do think that the Ravens put you know, pretty high 261 00:11:58,880 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 3: value on that. 262 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:03,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree, and I kind of do wonder whether 263 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: the Ravens, you know, their philosophy on drafting players is 264 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: never gonna change at its core. I agree with you 265 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: that it has seemed like under Eric DaCosta there's been 266 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 1: maybe more you know, high high ceiling guys who might 267 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: not have this high a floor, let's say, like more 268 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:30,200 Speaker 1: shots taken in that regard of athletics, some of these 269 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:33,320 Speaker 1: athletic freaks that you're talking about. And I wonder with 270 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:38,439 Speaker 1: the Ravens having a really strong core of young star players, 271 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: like and a lot of holes, a lot of free agents, 272 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 1: and you have the MVP quarterback, like, you have a 273 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 1: lot of piece in place, but you're gonna need some 274 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 1: good young players that you are reliable. Like I look 275 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:54,080 Speaker 1: at the Chiefs model, for example, Patrick Mahomes. They have 276 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes, Christians Travis Kelcey. There's really the three big 277 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 1: three high paid guys, right, heavy hitters, and Joe Tuni 278 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: was another heavy hitter guy. But then behind that, they've 279 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: just done a really good job the past four years 280 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: of hitting a lot of doubles, right, Like they've been 281 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: drafting late in each round because they've been good. That's 282 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:17,079 Speaker 1: what the Ravens have typically been doing too, and they've 283 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,320 Speaker 1: just hit on a lot of starters. Like, none of 284 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: these guys necessarily might not be massive, massive stars. I 285 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:26,680 Speaker 1: mean Trent McDuffie maybe, but he's primarily kind of a 286 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 1: slot corner. Like they've hit a lot of doubles and 287 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 1: triples and gotten a lot of starters. Creed Humphrey in 288 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 1: the second round, right, Like guys that were huge, big 289 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:40,319 Speaker 1: parts of that team, but they weren't necessarily high upside guys. 290 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 1: These were all kind of like the quote unquote safe 291 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: picks right who ended up being contributors. And I just 292 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 1: wonder if the Ravens, with a lot of stars in place, 293 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 1: are in the mode of, like we got to get 294 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: some good young we can rely on this guy to 295 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 1: be a starter early on and be a young contributor fast. Yeah. 296 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:00,560 Speaker 2: I think that's an interesting point. 297 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 3: I've got some things to add to that We're going 298 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 3: to take a quick break, and when we come back 299 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 3: we'll continue that discussion. 300 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 2: We're coming to you from the Sekik Studio. 301 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 3: We want to give a shout out to our friend 302 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,560 Speaker 3: at Draft King Sportsbook, which is an official sports betting 303 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 3: partner of the Baltimore Ravens. We want to let you 304 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 3: know they've got a limit of time off for running 305 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 3: right now. Download the Draftking sportsbook at today use the 306 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 3: promo code flock. 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All right, so, 312 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 3: in terms of your point and using the Chiefs example 313 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 3: and taking kind of the highest ceiling versus high floor player, 314 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 3: you know, I think if I go back, and it's 315 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 3: always too simple to put guys into a box, but 316 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 3: I look at the draft with Kyle Hamilton and Tyler 317 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 3: Linderbaum as basically the high floor draft in a lot 318 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 3: of ways. 319 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 1: But obviously both players have had also Linderbaum sure like 320 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 1: not a sexy position center. You were like this guy, 321 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 1: I just he's going to be a consistent, really good player, 322 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl or whatever. Exactly mean, I mean you have 323 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: a high ceiling too if you're a prop. Well that's 324 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: the thing is like now, Dimlton was kind of like 325 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 1: a freak. That was a bit of a projection with him. 326 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 3: You didn't it was, but he also the knock on 327 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 3: him I don't think was athleticism at all. You know, 328 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 3: maybe speed, but basically the position, you know what, is 329 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 3: it also high? How high do you take a safety? 330 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 3: That was the knock on him? And I think that 331 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 3: like basically in that draft, you had the best safety 332 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 3: in the best center. And the Ravens said, you know what, 333 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 3: like those aren't the sexy premier positions. They're not corner, 334 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 3: they're not tackle, it's not quarterbacks, not receiver. But we 335 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 3: feel like these guys are the clear best players at 336 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 3: their position. We're just taking them and you end up 337 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 3: with two guys who are great players. Again I'm simplifying here. 338 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, but like ultimately, here's what I think it comes 339 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 1: down to. I don't know that the Ravens really look 340 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: at it in those terms that we're talking about high 341 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 1: ceiling VERSU. High floor. I don't think that when they're 342 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: on the clock they're saying, like, you know what, give 343 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: me the high floor guy, and I'm gonna issue the 344 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 1: high ceiling. Like yeah, I just don't know. They just 345 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 1: say give me the best player. That's honestly how I 346 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 1: see it. I think what it boils down to, though, 347 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: and I wrote about this in my fifty words or 348 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: Less Calm, is like the Ravens got to hit. You 349 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: got to hit a lot of these draft picks. And 350 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 1: that's the case every year. The Ravens have always seen 351 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 1: the draft is the lifeblood of this organization. But especially 352 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 1: as Lamar Jackson, his contract keeps escalating. When you have 353 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 1: a quarterback on that second deal, it gets tight and 354 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 1: you need a lot of cheap, cheap talented labor is 355 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 1: what you need, because you just can't you don't have 356 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 1: the money. And the Ravens won't have the money, especially 357 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 1: if they pay Matabike, especially if they have to pay 358 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 1: him on the franchise SAG. They will not have the 359 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 1: money to add some of those ancillary pieces that they 360 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: have in other years. Yeah, like a Jadevian Clounie perhaps, 361 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:06,360 Speaker 1: or or whomever, right, or they'll have to cut more 362 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,159 Speaker 1: guys and you have to fill in those spots with 363 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 1: either young players you already have on the roster or 364 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: draft picks. And so like they're gonna have to keep 365 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 1: that pipeline really strong. And so I think, you know, 366 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: it sounds silly because every year, I feel like we 367 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,640 Speaker 1: can make a different argument for why this is the year, 368 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: why it's the most important draft in Ravens history, Like 369 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 1: every year you could make that case for some other reason. 370 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: But I honestly think that if the Ravens are going 371 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 1: to have more continue it, continued, elongated success than they 372 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 1: did during the Joe Flacco second contract era, it's because 373 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to hit on draft picks, especially those 374 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: early draft picks that turn out to be major difference 375 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 1: makers on your team soon. Right, I do think, you 376 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 1: know when Combine's kind of the start of that. 377 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, the commenta start of that. 378 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 3: When I look at it's just interesting to me, like 379 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 3: when I look at, like, what have I learned through 380 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 3: watching Airda Costa's draft since he's the general manager, and 381 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 3: like there's a lot of I guess learnings. But going 382 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 3: back to the Hamilton and Lenderbaum example, I do think 383 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 3: that there's like there's an element of they are going 384 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 3: to just take the best player, yes, even if it's 385 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:16,879 Speaker 3: not a sexy position. Like I think that like that 386 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 3: is a learning to me and they a lot of 387 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 3: people would be That's why Coyle. Hamilton fell to fourteen. 388 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 3: Like teams in the top thirteen were like, are you 389 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 3: gonna take a safety that high? What's his position? I 390 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 3: don't know, So why Lenderbaum, who's a pro bowler in 391 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 3: the second season is available, is available at the end 392 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 3: of the first round. Are you really going to take 393 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 3: a center who's a little undersized as your first round pick? Eh, 394 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 3: And the Ravens weren't scared off by that. They were 395 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:41,159 Speaker 3: just like, these are great football players. I'm not scared 396 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 3: to take a center in the first round. I'm not 397 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 3: scared to take a safety in the first round. 398 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 1: Well, and also you talk about need versus talent, right, 399 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: best player available versus need? I mean Kyle Hamilton when 400 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:55,640 Speaker 1: they took him, they already had Chuck Clark and Marcus Williams. Yeah, 401 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 1: they just signed. So certainly safety is not high on 402 00:18:59,000 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: the needs. 403 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:00,360 Speaker 2: No, not at all. 404 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,160 Speaker 1: But you look at it now and gosh, where would 405 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: this team be without Kyle Hamilton? 406 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 3: Right, He's like one of the best players on this team, right, 407 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:06,640 Speaker 3: and so is Tyler Linderbam. 408 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:08,199 Speaker 1: It's like, now, center was a little I mean, he 409 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: was plug and play from the get from the jump, 410 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:11,160 Speaker 1: but he was that was. 411 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 3: More of a that was more of an immediate clear need. 412 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, but with. 413 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 3: But all of a sudden, both these guys are Pro 414 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:19,360 Speaker 3: bowlers and those picks worked out, and it's always easy, 415 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 3: like if these picks work out, to be like here's 416 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:23,880 Speaker 3: the clear strategy and just do that again. Like again, 417 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 3: I'm over simplifying here. 418 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:27,959 Speaker 1: The Ravens, the Ravens. The fact of the matter is 419 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 1: the Ravens have like five needs that you could say, yeah, 420 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:33,640 Speaker 1: you could use a first round pick on that. 421 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:33,920 Speaker 3: Right. 422 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 1: It's not a small list, you know, so I think 423 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: it's it's actually a little bit different from last year 424 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:42,800 Speaker 1: where it was like we all went into the draft 425 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: and even the combine and we're saying we're watching wide 426 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:49,400 Speaker 1: receivers and corners. Those are the two positions we're watching. Sure, 427 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 1: we'll keep an eye on the outside linebackers and whatnot, 428 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: but we're watching the wide receivers in the corners. This 429 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: year is pretty it's different. I mean, guards, offensive tackles, 430 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:05,160 Speaker 1: wide receiver still, edge rushers, cornerbacks still you could make 431 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 1: that case. I mean running back. I don't think a 432 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 1: first round running back, but like that's gonna be highest 433 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:10,880 Speaker 1: on the list. I don't think so either. 434 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:13,360 Speaker 3: But going back to my whole point here, like could 435 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:16,160 Speaker 3: they take a This sounds kind of could you take 436 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:18,119 Speaker 3: a guard in the first round? Could you take a 437 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:19,679 Speaker 3: running back in the first round at thirty? 438 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 2: You know, like you could. 439 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:23,440 Speaker 1: I don't know if that special guy is there, but. 440 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:25,159 Speaker 3: I don't know if there's that specially I don't know 441 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 3: that that special guy is there either, But like I guess, 442 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 3: I just don't know that like the conventional wisdom of like, 443 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,120 Speaker 3: I'm not really sure about a first round guard. I'm 444 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 3: not sure about a first round running back. A lot 445 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 3: of teams don't want to take first round running backs, 446 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 3: don't believe in that. 447 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: Do the Ravens feel that way. 448 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:43,639 Speaker 2: I don't know. 449 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:45,400 Speaker 3: But a lot of teams, you know, would be scared 450 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:47,399 Speaker 3: off by a first round center. The Ravens weren't scared 451 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 3: off by that. 452 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:52,199 Speaker 1: I didn't even mention defensive lineman. Certainly, you could take 453 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: a defensive lineman, especially depending on what happens with that BK. 454 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:57,159 Speaker 3: If he's on the TAGH, you could take it in 455 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:57,680 Speaker 3: the first round. 456 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:00,119 Speaker 1: You could take a d first round d n Primarily, 457 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:02,119 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say a D tackle. They're pretty well stocked 458 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:04,680 Speaker 1: there but d end yep. 459 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 3: So it's basically every position we just named, with the 460 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 3: exception of safety. 461 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:10,640 Speaker 1: Well, I mean, if I if I'm ranked, if I'm 462 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:13,439 Speaker 1: ranking them, I probably say O line, whether that be 463 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 1: a guard or a tackle or a guy who starts 464 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 1: a guard and moves to tackle or whatnot, that would 465 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:21,919 Speaker 1: probably be number one. I would say corner and outside 466 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: linebacker might be tied for number two. Yeah, maybe I 467 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: give the edge the outside linebacker, edge rusher, and then 468 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 1: I'm going d end and wide receiver right behind this. 469 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 3: Well, the other learning for me in these drafts has 470 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:35,640 Speaker 3: never a lot a wide receiver with Tacasta. 471 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 1: That's very true. I mean he's done it three. 472 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 3: He's taken three first round wide receivers in his tenure exactly. 473 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: And I mean Nelson Aguler is back on one years. 474 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 1: The overshot Bateman if they don't pick up his fifth 475 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:50,000 Speaker 1: year option, is playing on the is in a contract year. Yeah, 476 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:53,160 Speaker 1: And they don't want that room to be They want 477 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:54,200 Speaker 1: that room to be well stocked. 478 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:56,200 Speaker 3: They wanted to be well stocked, and I think Tacosta 479 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:58,040 Speaker 3: has made clear that he views the draft as the 480 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 3: best avenue to to fill the receiver position, even though 481 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:04,239 Speaker 3: they did ad Agalore and Odell Beckham Junior last year, 482 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 3: so they kind of did it. They did it both 483 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 3: ways with Zay Flowers and then the veterans. They just 484 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 3: invested a ton in the receiver position last year. But 485 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:14,679 Speaker 3: I think that generally speaking, he wants to use the 486 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 3: draft to restock the receiver position. 487 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 2: So like if it's if it's. 488 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:20,119 Speaker 3: Pick number thirty and all of a sudden we hear 489 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 3: the Ravens call out a wide receiver's name and that spot, 490 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 3: I won't be shocked. 491 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I won't be shocked. 492 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:27,679 Speaker 1: Right sitting here now, I'd be a little bit surprised, 493 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:29,639 Speaker 1: but not shocked. Maybe that's the way to put it. 494 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:31,879 Speaker 1: H Four out of five would be a lot. They 495 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:33,359 Speaker 1: would be a lot. That would be a lot. 496 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:36,600 Speaker 3: It would be So I think that, you know, we're 497 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 3: going to continue to to break down all of this 498 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 3: and look at the guys who you know could be 499 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 3: some of the names. I think that as we go 500 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 3: through this week, you start to get a little clarity 501 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:48,119 Speaker 3: the picture, Like it's it's not totally clear, but you 502 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 3: get a little bit of clarity. As everyone goes to Indianapolis, 503 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 3: the draft experts are talking to the teams and the 504 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 3: scouts and the decision makers. You know, I think that 505 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:59,399 Speaker 3: the mock drafts after this week start to start to 506 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 3: have a little bit of again clarity and also similarities 507 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 3: between them as everyone's talking to the same I think 508 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 3: there is a little bit of that. So all that 509 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:11,439 Speaker 3: will come into shape in the view over the course 510 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 3: of of the next week or two. So it's gonna 511 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 3: be fun. We're gonna continue to bring all the content 512 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 3: from this week in Indianapolis. 513 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:20,960 Speaker 2: We've got some fun stuff planned. 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