1 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: Welcome into Lounge presented by DraftKings. I'm Ryan Mink here 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: with Garrett Downing. We have some breaking news on the 3 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: free agency front. The Ravens have agreed to terms on 4 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: a contract with fullback Patrick Ricard. So very good news there, 5 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: the Ravens five time Pro Bowl fullback staying in Baltimore. 6 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: It's a reported one year deal according to athletics Diana Rossini. 7 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: And so, Garrett, you know, the Ravens have not added 8 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 1: any new players. They're the only team in the league 9 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: that have not added any of The Philadelphia Eagles made 10 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: a trade for one. But again, Baltimore makes a big 11 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: important move by retaining one of its own free agents. 12 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, the significant I mean, Patrick Card is a Pro 13 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 2: Bowl fullback and he's been a player here who has 14 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 2: been a really important player of this offense before Todd 15 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 2: Monkin arrived in after and I think this is a 16 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 2: testament to him. And we kind of said at the 17 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 2: outset of the offseason that we felt like it was 18 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 2: just going to work out that the per carr was 19 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 2: gonna end up in Baltimore. I think we all felt 20 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 2: that way. 21 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: Well, he said it himself, he said he wanted to 22 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: retire a Raven and Eric Costa said, yeah, I'm down 23 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 1: for that plan, and so it felt like it was 24 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: a foregone conclusion that this was going to happen. But 25 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: the fullback market did change, you know, with the San 26 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 1: Francisco forty nine ers releasing Kyle Yuscheck and you're like, 27 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 1: all right, well, how does that impact things? And for 28 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: the Ravens and Pat it was still, you know what, 29 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: we're better together. This is a marriage here, and let's 30 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: keep a good thing rolling. And I think he's obviously 31 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 1: been a great fit in this offense. Just generally speaking, 32 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 1: you talk about the Ravens physicality, you talk about, you know, 33 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: what they want to be on both sides of the ball, 34 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: including on offense, and how they want to smash you 35 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: in the mouth. Patrick Ricard in many ways is kind 36 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: of the spearhead to that, and Derrick Henry brings it 37 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: right behind him. And so I think that you have 38 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: a three hundred pound full back blocking for a two 39 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty pound running back. Opponents last year had 40 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: a very hard time stopping that. And let's keep a 41 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: good thing rolling. 42 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 2: I think you talk about the identity of the Ravens, 43 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 2: Riccard has been here throughout Lamar Jackson's career. He's been 44 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 2: a huge piece of this historic running game throughout past 45 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 2: tenure here as a full back. They've had some of 46 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 2: the best rushing attacks of all time during his time, 47 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 2: some of the best offenses, including last year. So you 48 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 2: want to keep that intact. 49 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's a part of the Ravens offensive identity. He 50 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: absolutely is. He will punch you and Lamar Jackson will 51 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: gash you, and that's kind of been the formula around here. 52 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, and so you're able to like when you look 53 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 2: at what the Ravens have done and keeping Ricard and 54 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 2: re signing Ronnie Stanley, those two guys, they've been able 55 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 2: to maintain their core offensive identity and key players, Pro 56 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 2: Bowl players, bringing them back to the fold. These are 57 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 2: players who have been here a long time, developed here 58 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 2: and I think that's massive. And so Pat is just 59 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 2: a player who I think is it's great to have 60 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:01,959 Speaker 2: him back. Personally, he's a big time Fordo the Lounge. Pat. 61 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 2: We've said the story before on the Lounge and this 62 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 2: a he's a go to guy. There was a time 63 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 2: last year where we had another interview lined up, fell 64 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 2: through it like the eleventh hour. We went to Pat 65 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,399 Speaker 2: in the locker room five minutes before recording, like, Pat, 66 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 2: you got to help us out, you got to help 67 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 2: us out. And he came through in the clutch, no 68 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 2: heads up, came down here, did the interview. Awesome conversation 69 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:24,959 Speaker 2: as always with him. So I don't think there's anybody 70 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 2: happier than us two to get Patriback. 71 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:31,239 Speaker 1: Absolutely, he's a very good dude. So yeah, I think 72 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 1: that this just speaks to the way the Ravens operate 73 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: in free agency, and first and foremost it's, you know, 74 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: try to keep a lot of your guys as many 75 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: as you can, and especially core pieces to this team. 76 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: And Patrick Riccard it's a testament to him, a former 77 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: undrafted defensive lineman who's become a core part of what 78 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: this offense is. Yea, and so pretty cool to keep 79 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: him in the fray. And you know, moving on to 80 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: breaking down the past twenty four hours in free agency, 81 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: as I said at the top, the Ravens have not 82 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: been active in shopping for outside free agents, or at 83 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: least haven't brought any in. And uh, but again that 84 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: kind of speaks to what they do here in Baltimore. 85 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 2: Well, I go back to what Eric Tacosta laid out 86 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 2: at the start of this process at the combine when 87 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 2: he told everybody at that point, you know how the 88 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 2: Ravens operate, draft twell, develop players, sign your own players, 89 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 2: used free agency as a way to augment the team 90 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 2: that's already in place. 91 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: I call it. You know you know Dungeons and Dragons, right, 92 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 1: you call it you never played I've never played either. 93 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:38,280 Speaker 1: To be honest, I'm a board gamer, but I've never 94 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: played Dungeons and Dragons called D and D. If you're 95 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: if you play to develop, draft and develop. The Ravens 96 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: this is their version of D and D. 97 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,599 Speaker 2: Yeah, they draft and develop and then and then They're 98 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 2: not historically speaking, a team that goes out in the 99 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 2: early part of free agency and spends a ton of money. 100 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 2: And the constant made that point multiple times at the combine, 101 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 2: and he kind of explained what was going to happen, 102 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 2: and at this point that is how it's gone out. 103 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 2: And even if you go back when we did a 104 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 2: podcast yesterday and we laid out how this thing could 105 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 2: go over the course of the next few days, both 106 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 2: of us made the point that the big move for 107 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 2: the Ravens, they made it They made a big move 108 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 2: that happened on Saturday night when they agreed to a 109 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 2: contract with Ronnie Stanley and they get their left tackle signed. 110 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:25,679 Speaker 2: That was a massive move. And so like the Ravens 111 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:27,840 Speaker 2: already were a team that was tied against a salary cap, 112 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 2: they resigned their franchise left tackle. They don't have many 113 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 2: holes to fill on this team, and so that was 114 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 2: the move that the Ravens made. And so I am 115 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 2: not surprised to see them sitting out some of the 116 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 2: crazy spending early in free agency. 117 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 1: One. Generally speaking, you look around the league, the teams 118 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: that typically spend the most money in free agency are 119 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: the ones that you know, end up near the bottom 120 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 1: of the standings. Yeah. Right, there's a reason why they 121 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: have a lot of salary caps face, and that's because 122 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: they haven't drafted well and developed well. They're not typically 123 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: signing resigning their own players to big deals like the 124 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: Ravens have. And so, you know, I feel like we 125 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: have this conversation every single every single offseason, and in March, 126 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: it's just like, this is how the Ravens do business. 127 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:16,159 Speaker 1: You look at the players that the Ravens have lost 128 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: in free agency, and let's recap it. There's offensive lineman 129 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: Patrick McCarry, there's cornerback Brandon Stevens, inside linebackers Chris Board 130 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: and Malik Harrison, and then offensive lineman Josh Jones. There's 131 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 1: the five mckerry going to Jacksonville, Malie Harrison going to Steelers. 132 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: Don't like that, Chris Board going to the Giants, Brandon 133 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: Stevens to the Jets, and then Josh Jones is going 134 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: to Seattle, thank you very much. So, you know, the Ravens. 135 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: I don't think any of these are surprising. We certainly 136 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 1: talked about, hey, would you like to have some of 137 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 1: these guys back if they go test the market and 138 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 1: don't get really what they're looking for? Sure, Yeah, you know, 139 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: would have liked to have him back. They all got 140 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 1: healthy contracts. I mean McCarey and Brandon Stevens each averaging 141 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: twelve million dollars a year. Yeah, it's a pretty nice 142 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 1: contract for those guys. And Lee Harrison two years ten 143 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: with the Steelers joining Patrick Queen out there. By the way, 144 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 1: they're just Baltimore linebacker you now in Pittsburgh. So none 145 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: of these are surprising. But you look at each one 146 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: of them and it's a clear case of draft and 147 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: develop Brandon Stevens late third round pick, Chris Board undrafted, MALIEK. Harrison, 148 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: third round pick, Patrick McCarry undrafted, Right, I mean, like 149 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: you go across. Josh Jones was a one year pick 150 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: up last year for the Ravens. So you're getting these 151 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: guys in the middle to undrafted rounds in air quotes, 152 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: you're developing them, and some of them signed a second 153 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: contract here in Baltimore, McCarey being one of them, Chris 154 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 1: Board two stints here in Baltimore, and Malie Harrison had 155 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: signed a contract already. And then ultimately other teams just 156 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: decide they're going to open up their wallets and pay 157 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 1: your guys because your guys are good. You draft well 158 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: and you developed them well, and now they're paying your 159 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: guys because you just can't afford to keep all of them. 160 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, there's a lot to unpack there. The Ravens are 161 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 2: tied against Salar cab because they have some really good 162 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 2: players on a contract. They have Lamar Jackson, they have 163 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 2: Nomini Matabik, they have Roquan Smith, Mark Andrews, Marlon Humphrey. Like, 164 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 2: there's a lot of really good players who are under 165 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 2: contract for this team. They also have players who they're 166 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 2: going to pay in future heres Kyle Hamilton, Tyler Linderbaum, 167 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 2: Say Flowers after that, like, they have future players who 168 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 2: they're going to want to pay as well. And so 169 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 2: when you're tied against salary cab, you can't keep anybody. 170 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 2: That's just the economics of the game. The other part 171 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 2: of it, too, is that when you draft and develop players, well, 172 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 2: like we're talking about, other teams are going to look 173 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 2: at what you're doing and saying, all right, we want 174 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 2: to bring in some of your guys. Like the Ravens 175 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 2: have been really good the past couple of years, Let's 176 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 2: go get their players, Let's go see what they've got 177 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 2: going on. And that's part of what's happening here. And 178 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 2: so that's not a surprise to me either. There's always 179 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 2: been interest in Ravens free agents, I think, but I 180 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 2: just with how good the team has been in recent year, 181 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 2: there's going to be more of that. And then the 182 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 2: other element of it is the compensatory pick strategy. The 183 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 2: Ravens have received more comppicks than any other team in 184 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 2: the NFL, and just as a refresher for our listeners, 185 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 2: out there. The way the comp pick formula works is 186 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 2: that when your own players hit free agency and get 187 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,680 Speaker 2: contracts from other teams, you get rewarded the next year 188 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 2: with a draft pick that corresponds with the size of 189 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 2: the contract and the playing time that that player receives 190 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 2: with a new team. So the bigger the contract somebody 191 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 2: signs elsewhere, the better comp pick you get in return. 192 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:38,559 Speaker 2: So Brandon Stevens Patrick McCarey both getting. 193 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 1: Right now according to over the Cap, they are both 194 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 1: projected to be fifth round picks, could bump up to 195 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: there on the cusp of fourth versus fifth round compensatory picks. 196 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: And this is in twenty twenty six, as you mentioned. 197 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: And then Malie Harrison right now is a projected seventh rounder. 198 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 2: Yep, So you get those copicks back, and so that's 199 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 2: part of the the Ravens look. 200 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 1: You don't sign other guys free agents, and then which 201 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 1: all sets those picks. Now, the Ravens are the only team, 202 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:06,079 Speaker 1: as you mentioned, you have not signed any street free agents. 203 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: So I don't think we have too much to worry 204 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:10,199 Speaker 1: about there in terms of negating those compenser picks. 205 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:13,199 Speaker 2: The other the only other mention on that that factors 206 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 2: into the formula. Is if you sign a player who 207 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 2: has been cut by another team, that doesn't impact the 208 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:20,719 Speaker 2: free agency or the Coppick formula because you're signing a 209 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 2: player who was cut, not one that just hit free agency. 210 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 2: So that's like, I don't think that the Ravens set 211 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,440 Speaker 2: out at the beginning of every offseason saying like we 212 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:31,320 Speaker 2: want to just get the most compicks, Like that's not 213 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 2: the end all, be all goal, but I think it's 214 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 2: an important component of rebuilding your team every single year. 215 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:39,079 Speaker 1: It's definitely part of their free agency strategy. It is, 216 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 1: but it's just the byproduct of what we've been talking about, 217 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: draft and develop. When you draft and develop and you 218 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:49,439 Speaker 1: can't resign everybody, then you have this machine that generates 219 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: comp picks. And the Ravens play that game better than 220 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 1: any team in the league. And you know, it's it's 221 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: no coincidence that the Philadelphia Eagles or the other team 222 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: who have not signed any street free agency the Philadelphia 223 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: Eagle's any good Their front office do a good job. 224 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 1: Howie Rosemond. Eric Katsa has talked about how much respect 225 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 1: he has for Howi Roseman. So like, these are two 226 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: of the best gms in the business and they're doing 227 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: their business. And uh so I think that Ravens fans 228 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 1: who are concerned and saying, what's going on? You know 229 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: already saw the memes. The gifts are out the older 230 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 1: what's going on? Are you awake over there? They're out 231 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 1: And no surprise, I knew they would be. Don't worry 232 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:31,679 Speaker 1: about it. The Ravens know what they're doing. 233 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, And like you look at a player, you look 234 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 2: at a player like Brandon Stevens, who was the third 235 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 2: round pick for the Ravens four years ago. He was 236 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 2: a compick. He was a comppick when the Ravens drafted him, 237 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 2: and so you he plays here for four years. He 238 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:49,319 Speaker 2: was a bit of a developmental player who played safety 239 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 2: in cornerback and running back in college. And so he 240 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 2: comes to the NFL, he finds his spot at cornerback. 241 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 2: He starts every game pretty much for the last two 242 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 2: years and plays well. And now he goes out there 243 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 2: and gets a decent contract on the open market and 244 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 2: the Ravens get a COMPIC in return. So they had 245 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 2: they used the compic to get him. They had four 246 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:11,079 Speaker 2: years of him, including two years as a clear cut starter. 247 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 2: Now he leaves and they're going to get a compick 248 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 2: in return. It's kind of like playing with house money 249 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 2: the whole time to a certain extent, and so like 250 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 2: that's that's good business. And just when you look at 251 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 2: it from a holistic standpoint, as you develop your team, 252 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 2: and the Ravens are expected to have eleven draft picks 253 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 2: this year. They use the draft to restock the team 254 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,319 Speaker 2: every single year, and so that's just how they want to. 255 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 1: Go now, projective for ten next in twenty twenty six. 256 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: That's so. 257 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 2: And I've said this before a lot of times when 258 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 2: when DaCosta will do press conferences in the offseason, he'll 259 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 2: he'll lay out how things are going to go. We 260 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 2: talked about it at the combine and how he talked 261 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 2: about the approach of free agency. He said, back when 262 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:54,439 Speaker 2: the Ravens sign Lamar Jackson, like now they're going to 263 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 2: have less salary cap space because you have a quarterback 264 00:12:57,080 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 2: under contract, and so that that only increases the important 265 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 2: of the draft every single year is as the vehicle 266 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:06,319 Speaker 2: to repleash your team. And that's the way that the 267 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:09,440 Speaker 2: Ravens are going to continue to operate, especially while they 268 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 2: have a quarterback on their contract one. 269 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 1: You also look at it to the Ravens kept their 270 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:17,599 Speaker 1: big ticket item that was said to be hit the 271 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:19,599 Speaker 1: free agent market. They kept Ronnie Stanley. That was the 272 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:21,320 Speaker 1: big move. That was the big move. I mean, we 273 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 1: talked about Philadelphia in just kind of making comparisons and 274 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 1: looking around the league. Here, Well, Philadelphia lost Milton Williams, 275 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:33,280 Speaker 1: a big time defensive tackle. They lost Josh Sweat, big 276 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 1: time pass rusher, edge rusher, They lost Isaiah Rogers, and 277 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: they traded one of their biggest pieces on their defense, 278 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: Gardner Johnson. So there's some significant losses the Ravens. You know, 279 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: of course you would have liked to keep these players. 280 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 1: But and Patrick McCarey was a starter, Brandon Stevens was 281 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:56,559 Speaker 1: a starter. You know, Stevens was coming off a tougher 282 00:13:56,760 --> 00:14:01,239 Speaker 1: year last year than the year prior. Patrick McCarey, he's 283 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:04,439 Speaker 1: a really valuable piece in terms of his versatility and 284 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: his ability to start. Obviously, but the Ravens have the 285 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: right tackle of the future and the president in Roger Rosegarden, 286 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 1: and I think they feel good about their options. That 287 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 1: left guard with Andrew Wore. He's probably being the leading 288 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: contender there. Andrew bore. He's won this the job coming 289 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: out of training camp last year, so you know, and 290 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 1: he needs to continue and get to get better. But 291 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 1: like none of these losses and the inside linebacker death, 292 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 1: none of these losses are are crippling losses for the Ravens. 293 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: They kept their their biggest free agent and Ronnie Stanley. 294 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 2: A couple of things I'll say about the players that 295 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 2: the Ravens have lost, so Brandon Stevens. To be honest, 296 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 2: I think I'm higher on Brandon Stevens and a lot 297 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 2: of Ravens fans. I think he's in a lot of 298 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:48,080 Speaker 2: flack last year, which I thought he gave up some plays, 299 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 2: but I thought he was far better than like Twitter did, 300 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 2: and I think that he. 301 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 1: Was everybody's better than Twitter thing like. 302 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 2: I think he was. He was generally in the right spot. 303 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:01,280 Speaker 2: I thought he's a pretty good player, reliable, and this 304 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 2: guy's been a starter for the last two seasons, and 305 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 2: over that stretch, the Ravens have had one of the 306 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 2: best defenses in the league, especially last year, and then 307 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 2: the second especially in twenty three, and then the second 308 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 2: half of last year. So I think a pretty good player. 309 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 2: With that said, the Ravens drafted a first round pick 310 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 2: in Nate Wiggans, and they're gonna have They're going to 311 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 2: go into this year with Martin Humphrey and Nate Wiggins 312 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 2: as their top two quarterbacks, and I would expect them 313 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 2: to add to that position in the draft and maybe 314 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 2: they still pick up a free agent and add there 315 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 2: as well. So like they're in good position at that spot. 316 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 2: The one move that, honestly, so I get how we're 317 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 2: going to say, like, what move surprised me the most 318 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 2: in terms of these reported departures. Malik Harrison of going 319 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 2: to the Steelers surprised me the most. And credit to him. 320 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 2: He got a nice contract, two years, ten million, Like 321 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 2: he's been a quality player, and I thought that I 322 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 2: just kind of thought he might get a contract in 323 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 2: line with what he's received here previously, where it's a 324 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 2: smaller contract, a one year deal. He plays valuable special 325 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 2: teams reps core special teamer, but then also spot duty 326 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 2: on defense. That's what he's done up to this point. Now. 327 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 2: I've always felt like he's a pretty good, pretty good 328 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 2: player and someone who the Ravens get good value out of. 329 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 2: But clearly the Steelers felt that way as well. They 330 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 2: probably saw the game last year that he stepped in 331 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 2: and started for rokwand Smith and thought, hey, maybe we 332 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 2: just go back and put him next to Patrick Queen. 333 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 2: And the Ravens drafted those two guys together, if you remember, 334 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 2: they drafted those two guys together, and thought it had 335 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 2: potential of kind of being that thunder and lightning approach. 336 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 2: And now maybe the Steelers are going. 337 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 1: To Tillie Kerrison kind of screamed Steelers. You know, he 338 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: screams north. He's a rugged, tough, big guy, rugged tough guy. 339 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: They've been looking for that kind of player, and especially 340 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: next to Queen. I think that he'll be a good 341 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: compliment for them. So let's talk about what what the 342 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: Ravens kind of new needs are because of the free 343 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: agency losses that they've had so far. And you know 344 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 1: you talked about cornerback Jaalen Armor, Davis, TJ. Tampa would 345 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 1: be kind of the number three guys in terms of 346 00:16:56,440 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: outside cornerbacks. You still have your slide question now. Obviously 347 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:06,119 Speaker 1: Kyle Hamilton's gonna play in the slot, sum Marlon Humphrey 348 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: can play in there, but then you need that outside corner. 349 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: So corner is one of the Ravens' highest needs. Obviously, 350 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:15,920 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be surprised if they addressed it in the 351 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 1: early rounds of this year's draft. So I think that 352 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: that certainly is kind of you underline cornerback after you 353 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:27,919 Speaker 1: lost Brandon Stevens. Then offensive line, I think, get tackle 354 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: and interior. You know, keeping Ronnie, as we talked about yesterday, 355 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:34,400 Speaker 1: was a huge piece of the puzzle. You have four 356 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:37,399 Speaker 1: of your five starters returning and you don't have to 357 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 1: undergo this offensive line rebuild, but there's still a fair 358 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:43,159 Speaker 1: amount of work I think that the Ravens are going 359 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: to do on this line. I mean, you need a 360 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 1: third tackle for sure, because Patrick McCarey was the backup 361 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: on both sides, and you lost Josh Jones, who was 362 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:58,360 Speaker 1: also one of your top reserve offensive tackles. BNK Cleveland's 363 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 1: still a free agent sitting out there, so you need 364 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 1: your number three tackle, which is an important job. The 365 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 1: Ravens were really healthy on their offensive line, that was it. 366 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:11,120 Speaker 1: They were atypically healthy on their offensive line like that 367 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: number three tackle often gets work. That's how Patrick mccrey 368 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 1: played in so many games before he became a full 369 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:20,959 Speaker 1: time starter last year. So you need a tackle and 370 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 1: you still need I think guard, you know, I mean 371 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:26,160 Speaker 1: right now the backup guards. 372 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 2: Do you need to add a guard though, yes, you 373 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 2: not necessarily a starter. I mean you could draft not 374 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 2: a starter, but you need guard depth. Sure you the 375 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 2: Raves draft a guard at some point they've. 376 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:37,680 Speaker 1: Got absolute I think like they're going to draft a 377 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:41,400 Speaker 1: tackle in a guard and so like you you need 378 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: guard depth on this team right now, you. 379 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 2: Do need guard death, which again the Raves have eleven pain. 380 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,959 Speaker 1: And they're gonna want to give Andrew Woarhi's conversation like 381 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: like like I said, I think Andrew Vorhees is a 382 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: good player, and he won the job last year at 383 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 1: out of camp, but he was pushed for that job, 384 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: and they're gonna want to you know, John Harball. It's 385 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: competition everywhere, so they're going to add more competition, certainly 386 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 1: in guard. 387 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 2: I think they will. I think that they'll add that 388 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 2: there will be better in pieces that they add to 389 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:12,359 Speaker 2: the equation. I think for Hies, certainly at the stands 390 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:13,879 Speaker 2: right now as a leader in the clubhouse for the 391 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 2: left guard job he won again. He wanted out of 392 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 2: training camp last year, so I think that he will 393 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 2: probably be the starter. I just don't. I don't think 394 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:25,159 Speaker 2: that like this the offensive line is a big time 395 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 2: they're going to add death, like but I think that. 396 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:29,960 Speaker 1: Depth is offensive line death is really important. 397 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 2: It is. But like if you were ranking priorities of 398 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:40,399 Speaker 2: the team, just building the roster composition, where would you 399 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 2: rank back, backup, guard, and your probably the team I 400 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:49,399 Speaker 2: mean certainly cornerback, safety or higher immediate needs. 401 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 1: We haven't talked about inside linebacker. I mean you need 402 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: inside linebacker death too. Right now you have Rokwand and 403 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:59,360 Speaker 1: Trenton and so you need that as well after after 404 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:03,879 Speaker 1: the departures of Malik and Chris Boards. So corner and 405 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: safety are at the top of the list right now. 406 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 2: I think. I think thee again, I think it's depth. 407 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 2: They want to add depth, and. 408 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: We talk about safety. You have your starters, two starting safeties, 409 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: so it's really depth kind of all everywhere right now. 410 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: I mean you kind of have you can almost pencil 411 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,440 Speaker 1: in the Ravens projected starting lineup right now. 412 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, you you basically have as a stands today, like 413 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:27,919 Speaker 2: your starters returning. 414 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 1: At Nichol's the biggest probably question mark if Kyle Hailton's 415 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:33,640 Speaker 1: one of your two safeties that you're penciling in. He's 416 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 1: not penciling in it, Nickel. Yeah, that's kind of your spot. Yeah, 417 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 1: and so really you have to get depth pieces. 418 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 2: Uh. 419 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,680 Speaker 1: I think add more certainly to the secondary, so you're 420 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: more versatile and you can move these guys around. You 421 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 1: can move Kyle around, you can move Marlin around. 422 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:49,120 Speaker 2: Yep. 423 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 1: That like you need a high end player there, early 424 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 1: draft pick in my opinion. And then really it's kind 425 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 1: of building out the depth of this team. And as 426 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 1: we were talking about draft and develop, it's kind of 427 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 1: feeding the pipeline of all, right, who's going to be 428 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 1: the offensive tackle, the next offensive tackle down the road, 429 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 1: who's going to be the next guard down the road? Right? 430 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: And obviously provide key depth right now. 431 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, Like I said, I think the rate the pennsyl 432 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 2: in a mid round guard, like that's that's going to happen. 433 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:22,120 Speaker 2: They've done that many times, Ben powers Dan Like, there's 434 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 2: going to Ben Cleveland. Like they're gonna draft who was 435 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:25,120 Speaker 2: the other one? 436 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 1: Bredison? 437 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:26,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, Ben Brettison. 438 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: That getting traded. But you just got a nice deal 439 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 1: in free agency. 440 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,719 Speaker 2: They're going to draft a mid round guard. You you 441 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 2: can bock it right now, Yeah, exactly, like as we're 442 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:37,640 Speaker 2: doing our tipping my hand here for my eventual seven 443 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 2: round mock, and so I think that I think that 444 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,679 Speaker 2: will be the case. But man, it's like it's a 445 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 2: good spot to be when like we're talking about the 446 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:49,359 Speaker 2: biggest knees and you're talking about back. 447 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 1: Back of spots. 448 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, backup guard, backup linebacker. I do think ye. 449 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 1: Look at that that deserves mentioning. I mean, Chris Ward 450 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:02,679 Speaker 1: and Emily Harrison were too key special teamers and so 451 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: that is an area you know, the Ravens had did 452 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 1: not get as much from their return game. They had 453 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 1: some coverage issues at times last year, Like they want 454 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: to make improvements on special teams and they just lost 455 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 1: two veteran players that really have been that. Now you know, 456 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: they they still could add veteran special teamers. Usually that's 457 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:24,800 Speaker 1: not going to come at a high cost. Right Kristin 458 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:27,640 Speaker 1: Welch is still a free agent of the Ravens that's 459 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: out there, maybe he returns. Like so if you're saying, 460 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 1: all right, we're going we need to sign a backup 461 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 1: inside linebackers slash special teamer, you're generally not breaking the 462 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,879 Speaker 1: bank for that. I do like that is an area 463 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,439 Speaker 1: where they've lost some players and they want to improve. 464 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 2: I do think that inside linebacker has kind of become 465 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 2: a need with both Chris Board Emily Harrisonto partying those 466 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 2: guys while they were, you use in spot duty like 467 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 2: they were playing, they were splitting that starting job the 468 00:22:59,359 --> 00:22:59,880 Speaker 2: second half. 469 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 1: Of life exactly. Malie Harrison was a starter. 470 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:03,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, they were splitting that job the second half of 471 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 2: the year and playing important role in an important role, especially 472 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:08,920 Speaker 2: both of them. And so I as we've said previously, 473 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 2: I'm not like closing the book on Trent and Simpson 474 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 2: being a really good player, and I think that he's 475 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:14,640 Speaker 2: got a lot of talent. He's going to work hard, 476 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 2: and I think there's potential for him to to seize 477 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 2: that opportunity. But I think that they're going to want 478 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:22,160 Speaker 2: to add competition. Maybe that's a rookie, or maybe that's 479 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:23,359 Speaker 2: maybe Campbell. 480 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 1: You come around to my Joha Campbell argument that it's 481 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:28,440 Speaker 1: don't rule it out first rounder from Alabama. 482 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:31,639 Speaker 2: Maybe I don't know that I'm completely there, but but 483 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 2: maybe I think that there may be another player like 484 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:37,399 Speaker 2: Chris Board was for the Ravens last year where they 485 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:41,240 Speaker 2: signed him last year he came in and ended up 486 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:42,880 Speaker 2: playing in a really important role. Is there somebody out 487 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,359 Speaker 2: there like that who they could sign? It wouldn't surprise me. 488 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 2: And then and they just going back to the offense line. 489 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: What other former Ravens linebackers are out there? Went elsewhere? 490 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 2: Welch was an example and ran back, So they've they've 491 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 2: done that before. And then on the offensive line too, 492 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 2: like the backup tackle. I expect to add as somebody 493 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,439 Speaker 2: to this line from a veterans standpoint, like Josh Jones 494 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 2: last year was on a one year deal one point 495 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 2: eight million. Could there be somebody in that mix who's, like, 496 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:11,679 Speaker 2: you're not talking about getting a big time contract, but 497 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 2: you're talking about he could come in and. 498 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 1: Somebody who has starting experience. Yes, that's ideal. 499 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 2: That's what they did with Josh Shones. The year before, 500 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:21,880 Speaker 2: they did that with John Simpson and cash the players. 501 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 2: John Simpson got a bigger contract because he had earned 502 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 2: a starting job here, but both of them end up 503 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 2: leaving for contracts and free agency, and so I think 504 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,119 Speaker 2: that they'll they'll be able to find somebody who has 505 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 2: starting experience can come in, compete for a spot and 506 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:37,439 Speaker 2: potentially back up if needed. 507 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:39,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would agree with that. I think it's the 508 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:42,879 Speaker 1: Ravens aren't going to sit out free agency completely. Like 509 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:46,239 Speaker 1: there there will be additions made to this team. And 510 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 1: I do think that some key it might not happen 511 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:52,439 Speaker 1: in the second wave of free agency, might be the 512 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:54,639 Speaker 1: third or the fourth wave, right, it might be closer 513 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:56,399 Speaker 1: to training camp, might be a mini camp, whatever it 514 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: might be later. But like they're going to make some additions, 515 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:02,440 Speaker 1: some veterans that probably make the fifty three man roster, 516 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:06,920 Speaker 1: and so you know, but I do think that primarily 517 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: they're going to fill in this depth via the draft. 518 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:13,640 Speaker 2: As we said at the start here, free agency has 519 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,000 Speaker 2: been used as a way to augment the roster, not build. 520 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:18,919 Speaker 2: That's correct, the roster. And that's what we're seeing so 521 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 2: far for the Ravens. And that has been a strategy 522 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 2: if you look around the league that has served teams well, 523 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 2: teams that historically speaking are playing deep into the playoffs, 524 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:32,399 Speaker 2: competing for Super Bowls. That's generally been how they build 525 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,200 Speaker 2: their team and it's worked well for the Ravens and 526 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:36,360 Speaker 2: I think it will again this year. 527 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: All Right, we're going to take a break and when 528 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: we come back we'll dive into Ronnie Stanley's contract details 529 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:44,159 Speaker 1: which has been released and are enlightening, as well as 530 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 1: some of the other moves around the NFL and buzz 531 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:49,480 Speaker 1: about potential fit for the Ravens offense. 532 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 2: You're listening to the Lounge podcast. We are coming to 533 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:54,359 Speaker 2: you from the Sea Geek Studio. We also want to 534 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:57,640 Speaker 2: mention our partners at Draftking Sportsbook. They are an official 535 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 2: sports betting partner of the Baltimore Ravens Draft King Sportsbook. 536 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 2: The Crown is yours. So let's start with Ronnie Stanley. 537 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:07,680 Speaker 2: The Ravens again reached that contract extension, that new deal 538 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:11,240 Speaker 2: with him, three year contract that he agreed to over 539 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 2: the weekend, a three year, sixty million dollars reported contract, 540 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:17,000 Speaker 2: and the numbers have come out on the specifics of 541 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:17,879 Speaker 2: what that deal looks like. 542 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:21,880 Speaker 1: Right, So year one salary cap hit of five point 543 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:26,360 Speaker 1: eight million, Year two nine point eight million. So those 544 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:29,400 Speaker 1: are certainly numbers that the Ravens you can handle those 545 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:33,200 Speaker 1: numbers and leaves them still with the ability to make 546 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:35,880 Speaker 1: some other moves this year. It's not like Ronnie Stanley 547 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:38,400 Speaker 1: twenty mili just hit the cap and you're like, oh man, 548 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:40,360 Speaker 1: we got to restructure some people just to make room 549 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 1: for this, right, Like, that's a number that you can 550 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:46,159 Speaker 1: certainly work with. And then the Ravens have shown in 551 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:48,639 Speaker 1: recent years that they're going to use more void years 552 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:52,960 Speaker 1: on these contracts. Ronnie Stanley's reported deal, according to over 553 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 1: the Cap, has three void years included. There's no guaranteed 554 00:26:57,280 --> 00:26:58,680 Speaker 1: money after year two. 555 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 2: Can you just explain void years how they work, what 556 00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 2: the impact of those years are in terms of a contract. 557 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, Basically, void years or years at the end of 558 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 1: a contract that a player will never play, they're kind 559 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:14,199 Speaker 1: of placeholders for signing bonus money that's pro rated, and 560 00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:16,439 Speaker 1: so some of that a chunk of that signing bonus 561 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:18,960 Speaker 1: money gets paid out in future years that the players 562 00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 1: isn't here, So it's kind of spreading out the costs 563 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 1: of the player over a bigger period of time. 564 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:27,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think you have to have a you have 565 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:30,480 Speaker 2: a dead cap hit in those future years. So basically 566 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:33,400 Speaker 2: you're like, you have a cap hit for Ronnie Stanley 567 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 2: even if he's not on the team. Like for example, 568 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:38,480 Speaker 2: this year, Odell Beckham Junior is gonna cost the Ravens 569 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:40,560 Speaker 2: against the salary cap, even though of course he's not 570 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 2: on the team this year because they use void years 571 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 2: when they did that deal. So that's the way that 572 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:47,200 Speaker 2: it works. This is something that teams have used around 573 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:49,440 Speaker 2: the NFL, and so and you. 574 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:52,440 Speaker 1: Knowed down the road, right the rising salary cap, like, yeah, 575 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:55,119 Speaker 1: that you can absorb some of those because you're pushing 576 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,280 Speaker 1: it off to we're gonna have a bigger slice of 577 00:27:57,280 --> 00:28:00,360 Speaker 1: the pie down down the road, so some of that 578 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 1: will be covered by the larger salary cup. 579 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:04,639 Speaker 2: So based on the reporting from over the Cap and 580 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:07,440 Speaker 2: the way that Stanley's deals reportedly structured, that gives the 581 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:11,439 Speaker 2: Ravens some flexibility still for this year to we're not 582 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 2: talking about a big time signing, but they still have 583 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:14,120 Speaker 2: a little bit of money to. 584 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 1: Play with exactly. And so I mean that's interesting. You know, 585 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:22,359 Speaker 1: I think that that means we've talked about offensive tackle 586 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:24,800 Speaker 1: and the need that it is. Certainly bringing back Ronnie 587 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:26,439 Speaker 1: means all right, you don't have to draft one in 588 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:28,919 Speaker 1: the first round, probably not round two, but like you 589 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 1: kind of want to. A you need more depth at 590 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:35,879 Speaker 1: offensive tackle as I was talking about, and B you know, 591 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 1: hopefully Ronnie plays out all three years. The third year 592 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:42,080 Speaker 1: salary cap hit is right around twenty million, which by 593 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 1: the time you get to that point and seeing all 594 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 1: the money that offensive tackles are getting around the league, 595 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: I mean you might say, hey, twenty million if Ronnie's 596 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 1: still healthy and playing at a really high level, like, yeah, 597 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:55,640 Speaker 1: we want him for twenty million. I mean, just to 598 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 1: look around the league. The Jalen More deal with the 599 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:01,719 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs. I mean, the guy has not started 600 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:03,280 Speaker 1: many games in his career. He got a two year, 601 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 1: thirty million dollar deal. Yeah, I mean Dan Moore junior 602 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:10,320 Speaker 1: for the Steelers, who gave up maybe the most sacks 603 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 1: in the league or near it. He got a four year, 604 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:15,840 Speaker 1: eighty two million dollar deal from the Titans. And so 605 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 1: Morgan Moses former raven three years twenty four million from 606 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 1: the Patriots, and so offensive tackles don't come cheap. I 607 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:26,480 Speaker 1: think like the more I saw those other deals happen 608 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:29,680 Speaker 1: with those other offensive free agent offensive tackles, the better 609 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 1: I felt about the deal that the Ravens got with 610 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 1: Ronnie Stanley. And and also then once I saw the 611 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:39,800 Speaker 1: contract details and what the salary cap hits for the 612 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 1: next few years, I liked it even more. That contract's 613 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 1: just you know, it's two days old, and I like 614 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:49,960 Speaker 1: it more and more, and so you know, I think 615 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:52,720 Speaker 1: that you look down the road and say, well, maybe 616 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:55,920 Speaker 1: hopefully Ronnie plays out all three years. If he doesn't, 617 00:29:56,120 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 1: like you want, you need to draft an offensive tackle 618 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 1: still in the middle rounds this year, like you need 619 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:04,080 Speaker 1: to start thinking about the future there as well as 620 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: having your reserve. 621 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:07,720 Speaker 2: I think they're always going to restock there exactly, and 622 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:10,280 Speaker 2: you want to have depth, as we talked about earlier 623 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 2: about replishing that offensive line. 624 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 1: And then there's more buzz about Cooper Cup and the 625 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:21,360 Speaker 1: possibility that he is released. I think it's widely expected 626 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:24,959 Speaker 1: that he's going to get released from the Rams, especially 627 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:27,479 Speaker 1: after they added DeVante Adams, they have Pookinakua, and they 628 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:29,720 Speaker 1: resigned to two at well to a pretty sizable one 629 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 1: year deal. And I would you know, I'm watching NFL 630 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 1: Network trying to get the news like everybody else, and 631 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:38,360 Speaker 1: Mark Ross of the NFL Network says he feels like 632 00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:42,720 Speaker 1: the Ravens are the best potential fit for Cooper Cup. 633 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 1: Any thoughts on that one, Garret. 634 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:46,560 Speaker 2: Well, what happened to the whole talk of drafting developed 635 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:48,840 Speaker 2: and not bringing in any big time, big name. Well, 636 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 2: if he. 637 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:53,240 Speaker 1: Gets cut, right. It's like, as a Ravens fan, you 638 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 1: always look at guys who get cut because the compensed 639 00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:57,000 Speaker 1: story pick formula. 640 00:30:57,840 --> 00:31:00,080 Speaker 2: Look, Cooper Cup's an awesome player. Would there be a 641 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 2: role for him? Sure? Like that'd be great. He's he's awesome. 642 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 2: I wonder how that would have worked from a salary 643 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 2: cap standpoint. 644 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:11,320 Speaker 1: I don't see him getting a five million dollar average 645 00:31:11,360 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 1: deal out there that what wide receivers go for. 646 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:16,600 Speaker 2: No, And I know that he's dealt with injuries in 647 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:18,920 Speaker 2: recent years and has not put up the kind of 648 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:20,400 Speaker 2: production he had a few years ago when he was 649 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:22,960 Speaker 2: a Triple Crown winner and was the best receiver in 650 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:25,840 Speaker 2: the game. But I also think that he still is 651 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:27,880 Speaker 2: a really good player, and so I just feel like 652 00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:31,520 Speaker 2: he's going to get a bigger contract than the Ravens 653 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 2: would have space. That's just the way it feels now 654 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:36,920 Speaker 2: in some ways, like it feels like a classic raven signing. 655 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 2: It's a veteran player. They've done that with other I 656 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 2: mean Derek Henry last year as a Hall of Fame player, 657 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:44,680 Speaker 2: and they end up getting him not the very first 658 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:46,560 Speaker 2: wave of free agency, but kind of a couple of 659 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:49,280 Speaker 2: days later at a bit of a discount in comparison 660 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 2: to those early deals. So on one hand, it fits 661 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,800 Speaker 2: what the Ravens do. On the other hand, I still 662 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 2: feel like the market for Cooper Cup would be probably 663 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:01,719 Speaker 2: too expensive for the Ravens to get in on. 664 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:05,920 Speaker 1: And don't forget that the Ravens are really set up 665 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:08,800 Speaker 1: well at wide receiver with their two starters Zay Flowers 666 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:11,960 Speaker 1: and Rashot Bateman. And you know I was talking about 667 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,120 Speaker 1: seeing these offensive tackle deals go down, you see some 668 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:16,760 Speaker 1: of the wide receivers deals go down, you feel even 669 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 1: better about the situation the Ravens are at from a 670 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 1: salary cap perspective at wide receiver. 671 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:25,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, Like in past years when the Ravens have gone 672 00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:29,720 Speaker 2: that route at wide receiver, they haven't had their top 673 00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:32,120 Speaker 2: two guys in place. They've been looking for a potential 674 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:33,800 Speaker 2: starter and they have their tops. 675 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:38,400 Speaker 1: It's kind of like Odell Beckham, you know, to a degree. Yeah, 676 00:32:38,440 --> 00:32:40,320 Speaker 1: And the Ravens ended up signing him to a one 677 00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:42,960 Speaker 1: year higher It. 678 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 2: Was Legodell, but the Ravens didn't have Zay Flowers when 679 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:47,680 Speaker 2: they signed right now. They drafted Zay Flowers a few 680 00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:50,080 Speaker 2: weeks later that year, and they still had a shot 681 00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:51,920 Speaker 2: Batman but we're Shot Bateman at dealt with injuries and so, 682 00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:53,840 Speaker 2: like you still had a big question mark wide receiver, 683 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:54,600 Speaker 2: they certainly have. 684 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:57,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, you don't have question marks about Zay Flowers and 685 00:32:57,680 --> 00:32:59,480 Speaker 1: Shot Batman going into next season. 686 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:02,040 Speaker 2: Correct, those guys proved themselves last year. So it's just 687 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:04,160 Speaker 2: a different It's just a different situation now. Like what 688 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:07,680 Speaker 2: does a contract look like for Cooper Cup I don't know. Clearly, 689 00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:09,800 Speaker 2: the Rams are making the decision to go in a 690 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 2: different direction. They're resigned to till that well and bringing 691 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:15,800 Speaker 2: in Devanta Adams, so like they're going in a different direction. 692 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:19,680 Speaker 2: There well other teams as a result that not give him, 693 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 2: you know, a decent deal. I just expect there's still 694 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:24,160 Speaker 2: to be a market for him. It was like the 695 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:25,880 Speaker 2: best receiver in the game a couple of years ago, 696 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:28,920 Speaker 2: and so I think they'll still get paid pretty handsomely. 697 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:31,160 Speaker 1: Yeah. Well, this is just the beginning of free agency 698 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:33,560 Speaker 1: and there are a lot of moves still left to 699 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:35,480 Speaker 1: be made. I'm sure the Ravens will be making some, 700 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:38,720 Speaker 1: so make sure you uh check back in. I'm sure 701 00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:41,480 Speaker 1: we'll be having more podcasts soon. As always, you can 702 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:45,120 Speaker 1: reach us at the Lounge at ravenst NFL dot Net. 703 00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:46,120 Speaker 1: Talk with you soon.