1 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: It's dazzling. Enjoy it. I guess it's like driving a 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: race car. You know, what's the point of having one 3 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: if you're gonna do thirty five? What's the ceiling for 4 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: this guy? And every time I think in my mind 5 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 1: I have a ceiling, he starts pushing it up a 6 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:23,959 Speaker 1: little bit. Yea. This is my hometown, so I'm glad 7 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: to be back. Cliff is currently wearing a Carson Wins. 8 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: Jersey has our tavious podcast Welcome into the Lounge the 9 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:43,239 Speaker 1: Lounges on the road. This week we are out of 10 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 1: Owens Mills and into Philadelphia, and the lounge is also 11 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,160 Speaker 1: a little bit different in the sense that there's only 12 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: two members tried and true members this week to Grinders 13 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: in Philadelphia. It's myself and Clifton Brown who are here 14 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: in Philly covering practices. Two days of work. We just 15 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: finished up the second practice leading into Thursday nights preseason game. 16 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: Heth Linic Financial. So Cliff, uh, you gotta hold it 17 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: down because didn't make the trip Big Shoes of phil 18 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: But uh, you know, this is my hometown, so I'm 19 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: glad to be back. Cliff is currently wearing a Carson 20 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: Wins Jersey podcast. I told everybody, actually, Jerome and Brown 21 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 1: was my favorite Eagles jersey. But I've had I've changed 22 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 1: my ways. Ravens fans uh down here with the Ravens 23 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 1: covering the Ravens, focusing on the rad and uh yeah, 24 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: I think they've looked very good. And these joint pracdices, Um, 25 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: that's the way the NFL seems to be going now. 26 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: More and more teams are doing these joint practices. I 27 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: feel like there's a lot of benefit to them for 28 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: both sides. And again there has been another example. You 29 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: hear the comments of John Harball and give me any 30 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: coach you talked to who does these uh. Joint President 31 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: Doug Peterson said the same thing about the Eagles. They 32 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: feel like they got a lot of good work done. 33 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: It was really hot both days. To me, these are 34 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: two hot pridices of the entire preseason training camp whatever. 35 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: Just oppressive heat. So the guys who this was almost 36 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 1: just a throw your clothes away when you get back 37 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: to the hotel room situation, you were drests. I have 38 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: a lot of respect for the guys on both sides 39 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: and went through both of these pridices. It was really 40 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: physically grueling and even I mean not to compare standing 41 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: there watching practice, but it's like impossible to find shade, 42 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: you know, like I'm out of my master I was 43 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 1: able to find a little bit today, but it's kind 44 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:35,959 Speaker 1: of hard to find shade out here on these practice 45 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: field there's no trees. You're just standing in there baking 46 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 1: in the sun. And we were looking. I was looking. 47 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: I was looking. So before we really dive into Philly practices, 48 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: uh some we got some audio questions. Now, Cliff, I 49 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 1: don't know that you've gotten this yet, but last week 50 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: we tweeted out a picture and we talked about it 51 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: on the podcast with Chris Board. We got new lounge 52 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: t shirts. You've seen them. I've seen them, have not 53 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: had the pleasure of actually touching one. Oh you want one, Yeah, 54 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: we need to get you one. We need we need 55 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,079 Speaker 1: to get you one. Uh So we what we said 56 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: for fans is that if you want one, all you 57 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: need to do is email the show, which is the 58 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: lounge at Ravens thought NFL dot net, and you have 59 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: to include a good audio question. A good one can't 60 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: just be any run of the mill question. So we 61 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: need some good questions and we got a couple, so 62 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: we're gonna kick things off with this question from Kevin Avery. Hey, guys, kudos, 63 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: I'm keeping it fresh at the lounge. I have a 64 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: two fur for you today. First an I p a recommendation, 65 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: and then a question. So, if you're trying to minimize 66 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: your car belly, try slightly mighty by dog fish calories 67 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: and three point five grams of carbs. It's like ultra 68 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: except a taste like beer. Now for the question, we've 69 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: heard about a revolutionary Oh, so, how do you expect 70 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: the Ravens will manage to seemingly conflicting goals practicing it 71 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: and yet keeping it under wraps? They didn't do too 72 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: much in front of the fans during camp, preseason games 73 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: or a lot of bread and butter stuff. Will there 74 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: be closed sessions where there's no media present, or what's 75 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: the plan do you think? First of all, thanks for 76 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: the beer suggestion. You know we're always down to have 77 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: a good beer suggestion, so I appreciate that. Kevin, good 78 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: looking out. Uh. The second thing I would say is 79 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 1: is it going to be difficult to develop this revolutionary 80 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 1: offense when you've got a bunch of prying eyes? This 81 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 1: is not I don't think it will be. This is 82 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 1: not anything new. I mean, all teams hide you know 83 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 1: what they really want to do during the preseason. They 84 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: never show you everything. You may get more from some 85 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: teams than others. So this is not new. When we're 86 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 1: not under the observant eyes in times when they are 87 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: not on the practice field, they're doing a lot of 88 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: preparation now for what you're gonna see week ones. I 89 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 1: don't think it's gonna be that difficult for the Ravens 90 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: to be ready for Week one. I think the test 91 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 1: is gonna be how they week the week make certain 92 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: adjustment adjustments in this brand new offense. Will they be 93 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:00,920 Speaker 1: as diverse as they want to be and consistently able 94 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: to change it a week week and week week after 95 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: week to keep teams off balance. That's what they want 96 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: to do. I think they have more weapons as year 97 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 1: to be able to do that. I'm as excited as 98 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: Ravens fans to see what this offense looks like. It's 99 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: really gonna be interesting. Yeah, Like I think that they're 100 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,559 Speaker 1: they're working out their new offense in these practices, and 101 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: I think part of the reason, definitely part of the 102 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: reason that they do these joint practices with teams, so 103 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: they're not going to play during the regular season. There's 104 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 1: a reason for that, Like you don't if if they 105 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:32,559 Speaker 1: wouldn't be doing these joint practices with the Miami Dolfense 106 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,719 Speaker 1: so that they're gonna be playing week one, it just 107 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: doesn't make sense. And but if you go against the 108 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 1: Eagles team, they don't see the Eagles this year. Let's 109 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:39,840 Speaker 1: it's in the super Bowl. So if you get a 110 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: couple of days of work and they take some ideas 111 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 1: after seeing you, got seeing you in action, so what 112 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,039 Speaker 1: that's not gonna wait, that's not gonna decide a super Bowl. 113 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:50,360 Speaker 1: You gotta get there first. So um, I I do. 114 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: I do feel like there may be some things that 115 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: they sort of hold back in very public settings, like 116 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: the media has been able to watch practic just over 117 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: the past three weeks. Media open viewing time is done. 118 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 1: Today was the last day that you're gonna be able 119 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 1: to be out there for the entire entire practice. And 120 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:11,839 Speaker 1: so now if there's anything you're holding back, now's the 121 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 1: time here it comes. And I definitely think in the 122 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: preseason games, Craig Roman talked about this. Lamar Jackson talked 123 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: about this. It's pretty vanilla compared to what we're gonna 124 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: see in the regular season. There's no upside to show 125 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: in your hand. But again, this is not new. The 126 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:28,600 Speaker 1: intriguing part of the Ravens is this is a new offense. 127 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 1: I think it will look in a lot of ways 128 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:34,600 Speaker 1: different than what they did with Lamar Last year. They 129 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 1: didn't have these weapons and Greg Roman was not the 130 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator. So between those two changes, yes, they want 131 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: to try some new things. I think they'll be successful, 132 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: and it's really on me. I think that the rest 133 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: of the league look at the Ravens. The comparison they're 134 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: making is to when Roman was in San Francisco kaepern 135 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:58,719 Speaker 1: Niggers quarterback. I think opponents are gonna go off of 136 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: that blueprint to try and defend the Ravens early, and 137 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: then of course once they put regular season games on film, 138 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 1: they'll make adjustments to whatever the Ravens are doing, and 139 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 1: then the Ravens are gonna have to counter. Just so again, 140 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: I'm really I haven't been excited to see a Ravens 141 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: offensive frankly in a while, because I like the playmakers 142 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: they brought in. Um obviously Lamar's skill set as a quarterback. Uh, 143 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: it's really different to me than any other quarterback playing 144 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: right now. So yeah, it's really gonna be fascinating. Uh. 145 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: And the Ravens are bought all and I think they've 146 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 1: approached this exactly the right way. They have a unique player, 147 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: and they're tailoring their offense around him. Rather than asking 148 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: him to adjust to something that maybe doesn't get the 149 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: best out of it, They're giving Lamar, I think, every 150 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: chance to get the best out of Lamar. And then 151 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: now of course he's embracing it as well. He loves it. Uh, 152 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: he feels totally jack that they're going this way. So 153 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: I think every he's just really geared up to see it. 154 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: Let's make it happen. I think everybody on the team 155 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: has been energized offensive and defensive. We've talked before about 156 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: how players just gravitate towards them are I don't know 157 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: if it's a magnetic personality and how likable he is. 158 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: I think a big part of it is that he 159 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: just impresses his teammates in terms of what he can 160 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 1: do on the field, Like there's just respect for people 161 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: look at it and they're like, there aren't many people 162 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: in the world who can do what you just did. 163 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: And I respect that. Um, he's got an incredible ability 164 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: to talk with any guy on the roster and make 165 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: them feel like they're significant. UM, and that he cares 166 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: and that he's here as a team guy does not 167 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: striking me as me guy. I say all that just 168 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: to basically build up to say that I feel like 169 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 1: the entire team is energized around him in a way 170 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: that I don't know that I've seen in a while. 171 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: And so that's that's pretty exciting. What's also interesting is, 172 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 1: and I do want to talk about Eagles practices, because 173 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 1: he haven't spent too much time talking about that. But 174 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: I do feel like when you are looking at Lamar, 175 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: Ryan and I were actually talking about this the game 176 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: on Thursday night against the Packers, he has that run 177 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: and everybody was dazzled by it. I think we probably 178 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:14,199 Speaker 1: watched it fifty times. Play ever you play fifty times, 179 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 1: you know, like everyone's dazzled by that play. You can 180 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: hear the news and os and the crowd, the Aaron 181 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: Rodgers is coming up to Lamar. I just think I've 182 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: even talking about it. But the other part of what 183 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: he's saying is slide, get down, and everybody's like, you're 184 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:30,319 Speaker 1: just almost scared. You're waiting for the other shoe to 185 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:33,680 Speaker 1: drop because people are nervous that he's gonna get hurt. 186 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:38,959 Speaker 1: But like, my thing is just enjoy it. Enjoy it. 187 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 1: Like he hasn't been hurt. It's not like this is 188 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: a guy who's had like this long history of injuries 189 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: and you're gonna say, man, it's all it's gonna happen 190 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:48,199 Speaker 1: any day. Now. I understand the running quarterback thing and 191 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: all that, but like, he hasn't been hurt. He's incredibly 192 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: exciting to watch. He makes a run like that, he 193 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 1: doesn't get touched because he's impossible to catch, and it's dazzling. 194 00:09:57,520 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 1: Enjoy it. I guess it's like driving a race car. 195 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: You know, what's the point of having one if you're 196 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: gonna do thirty five? You know, so he's a race car. Uh. Also, yeah, 197 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 1: the point about he done, not him not getting hit. 198 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: I mean, you can't if Lamar Jackson sees you coming, 199 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 1: it's extremely hard to lay a blast on him. You know, 200 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: you can't line them up. And I think instead of 201 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: getting so caught up and how many times he runs 202 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: the ball, people should think about more about how often 203 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 1: do you see this guy take a punishing blow. Um, 204 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: If you run the ball ten times a game and 205 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:33,839 Speaker 1: barely get touched, who cares that you ran at ten 206 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: times a game. If you rather it twice again and 207 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: get jackhammered both times, that's a problem. So of course 208 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:41,680 Speaker 1: you know you can't say he's not gonna get injured, 209 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: that there's gonna be times where he puts his body 210 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: at risk. But the upside, I think is way higher 211 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 1: than just running around scared. And he's not gonna play 212 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:54,719 Speaker 1: scared no matter what anybody thinks. This is what he's 213 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: been doing all his life. He has the green lights. 214 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 1: I just think it'll be fascinating. Game winning six situations, 215 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 1: third quarter, fourth quarter. I think those are the times 216 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: where he he may throw calls into the win because 217 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 1: he's such a competitor and wants to win so badly. Yeah, 218 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: and like beyond that, Now the Ravens have an exciting player, 219 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: like they have an exciting player. How many times have 220 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 1: you seen Twitter comments or questions from reporters or hearing 221 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:24,320 Speaker 1: from the fan of the bar. We need playmakers, We 222 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 1: need playmakers. The playmaker word has been brought up so 223 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 1: many times over the past five, six, seven years. Now 224 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 1: you got one like the more might be the biggest 225 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 1: playmaker in the NFL. That's a that's a real thing. 226 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: And so you got it, and so you build around 227 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: it and then you just enjoy it. And I mean, 228 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:44,719 Speaker 1: you and I are both really high on Lamar. We're 229 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: not just homers in that because we say that, but 230 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: we we are high on him. Um. I thought in 231 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:53,199 Speaker 1: watching these couple of practices with the Eagles, I thought 232 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 1: that they were a good test for him to go 233 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: up against the defense in a tough practice atmosphere. I 234 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:01,200 Speaker 1: thought he was sharper on Tuesday than he us on Monday. 235 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: Um had a lot of success early in practice seven 236 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: on seven drill kind of slicing and dice in a 237 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: little bit, got Miles Boykin really involved, which I liked 238 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: a lot. I thought, Boykin and let's we'll talk about 239 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: boy Can in Hollywood in a second. But um, I 240 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: liked what I saw him boy Can. Um. What Lamar 241 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 1: has to avoid are the turnovers because this is not 242 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: going to be an offense that gets the ball, isn't 243 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 1: gonna run eight. He plays a game because it's more 244 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 1: of a ball control offense. You've got a really good 245 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: defense and so your snaps are gonna be a little 246 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 1: bit more limited. So your possessions are exponentially more important. 247 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: So you can't turn him over. You can't give up possessions. 248 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 1: He did throw an interception late on a forced pass. 249 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: He thought he was he thought the whistle was blown. 250 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 1: So maybe that doesn't happen to the the game. But to me, like, 251 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: those are the things. If he can avoid the fumbles, 252 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: which he has in practice, that's not been an issue 253 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 1: that we've seen. I can hit but but but unforced average, 254 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: we haven't seen avoid the fumbles, avoid the interceptions, and 255 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: that is going to be a recipe for success. Yeah. 256 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 1: I mean obviously, you know with the Justin Tucker factor, 257 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:07,439 Speaker 1: they crossed the opponent's forty. Yeah, you can't turn it. 258 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 1: You're basically giving away three points if you turn it over. Then, Um, 259 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 1: they need to get better in the red zone, which 260 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: he's talked about. I think all this work crazy, Like 261 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: I don't. It's crazy to me that they're not great 262 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 1: in the red zone. With him down there, in his 263 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 1: ability to be a running threat, I would think they 264 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:25,440 Speaker 1: would score every time they get down there. You know what, 265 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:27,720 Speaker 1: I agree with that guy, And I thought about this 266 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:31,679 Speaker 1: trying to figure it out. Maybe the windows are tighter 267 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 1: for him as a runner near the goal line. Maybe 268 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: he's easier to box in at the goal line. We 269 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: know it's tougher for quarterbacks to find open winners the 270 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,439 Speaker 1: throat too in the in the red zone. Maybe it's 271 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: maybe the winners a tighter for me. He also as 272 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 1: a runner, so be for whatever reason, they need to 273 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 1: be efficient in the red zone. But I think all 274 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: this work he's getting, like these last two days of 275 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:57,559 Speaker 1: joint prises, all the work he's got in this offseason 276 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:01,079 Speaker 1: has really been good for Lamar because he has made mistakes, 277 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:06,319 Speaker 1: he has improved, and I think the entire learning every 278 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 1: day to me and definitely every week you can see 279 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: it to me. You can see it visually from week 280 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 1: to week him getting better. He's better now than he 281 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: was in O T eight. Uh, he's better to me 282 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: now than he was when training camp started. So imagine 283 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 1: if he's better week eleven than he is week four, 284 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: that's what you really want to see. Yeah, Yeah, And 285 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 1: I just really think that when I've watched these first 286 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 1: two preseason games, you have to be You have to 287 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: feel good about the way that the offenses looked. He's 288 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: had five drives and got one touchdown in two field 289 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 1: goals only one three and out. The others have been 290 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: scoring drives, so I think, yeah, he's four for fives, 291 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: one touchdown and should have another touchdown. He did have 292 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 1: another touchdown, but it came back because of the block. 293 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 1: The block, um and and you know, kind of a 294 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 1: penalty that's gonna be police a little bit more by 295 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: officials this year. I think it was the right call, 296 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 1: but it was, but but it's gonna be policed a 297 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: little bit more. So that's a little bit new. So 298 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 1: you know, don't fault Willie too much for now. He's 299 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 1: trying to make a play, right, Um. All right. I 300 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 1: want to talk a little bit about uh, some some 301 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: other guys who are new Hollywood Brown, Miles Boykin. I've 302 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 1: already brought up boy Can, who I thought looked really 303 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 1: good Hollywood. What is like a realistic expectation for him 304 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: at the start of the season. I really think that 305 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 1: that he can be on the field in some packages 306 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 1: obviously be a threat to make a big play, because 307 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 1: as soon as he steps on the field, the threat 308 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 1: to make a big play and either do that or 309 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: the threat of his speed opening up things for other receivers. 310 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 1: But I do think it's at this point it's going 311 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: to be really difficult for him to be early in 312 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 1: the season, the first one, two, three games, to be 313 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 1: out there fifty five sixty snaps. Uh, he may not 314 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 1: even have the stamina for that. I don't think they 315 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 1: want to risk the foot lat way and put that 316 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: kind of stress on him, and I don't I'm not 317 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 1: sure because he spent such a little time on the 318 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 1: field that he's comfortable running all the plays that they 319 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: want to do with him eventually getting to those plays well. 320 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 1: John Harball basically said that on on Monday here in 321 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 1: Philly basically said, early in the season, we're gonna have 322 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: we're gonna know how to use him in terms of 323 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: the routes they runs. And he just said, in addition 324 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 1: to the knocking off the rust and getting used to 325 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: playing again and getting fully healthy, that like he just 326 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 1: has to learn, you know, where to line up and 327 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: how to be out on the field and staff counting 328 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 1: all that stuff at the NFL level because you haven't 329 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 1: been I know he's been in meetings. He's been on 330 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 1: the sidelines, but there's no there's no substitute, right right. 331 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 1: I spent a lot of time on the sidelines too, 332 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: but I can't make any place. You know, I guess 333 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: a musician, who's Ben He's the live concert. It is different. Yeah, 334 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 1: he hasn't been on the big stage with the Ravens. 335 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: He hasn't been healthy enough, right, So so I think 336 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 1: early it's gonna be slow. Boykin though looked really good 337 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: early in training camp, had a good start to the preseason. 338 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 1: Good first game, second game, quiet one target, no catches, 339 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 1: really quiet second game. Uh, then he missed some time, 340 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:29,400 Speaker 1: missed a couple of days of practice. Then gets back 341 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:32,959 Speaker 1: out of practice, starts to making place again. Lamar Jackson 342 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 1: clearly likes him, said he's gonna be a really big 343 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: asset this year. Good receiver. So I feel like, you 344 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: know what, while Hollywood hasn't been on the field yet, 345 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: you knew there was a possibility of that. I mean, 346 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: the guy's coming off a list, Franks, So it's not 347 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 1: like a shock. It's not a shock that he's not 348 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: a hundred percent on the field running every grounds, right, 349 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:53,120 Speaker 1: But you have to feel good about the third round 350 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:57,360 Speaker 1: pick and Boykin and could you see it being could 351 00:17:57,400 --> 00:18:01,119 Speaker 1: you see Boykin on the field first play week one? 352 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: Sure he has, he has practiced enough to earn that 353 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: well enough for sure. Uh. In the games he hasn't 354 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: been as impressive as he has been during the practices, 355 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 1: But that doesn't mean that he can't do that, that 356 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 1: he can't win the games. I'm not convinced that the 357 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 1: games are too big for him. Uh. It's a very 358 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:27,440 Speaker 1: small sample size, but the way he practices his size 359 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 1: is intelligence. And as you said, the chemistry that he 360 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 1: seems to have built quickly with Lamar reminds me of 361 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:38,639 Speaker 1: the chemistry that he built quickly with Mark Andrews. I 362 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:41,200 Speaker 1: think there are a lot of similarities in that aspect. 363 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:43,919 Speaker 1: That he's a guy that Lamar likes to throw too, 364 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:46,879 Speaker 1: and he's a big target. Uh Lamar. I think he 365 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:51,119 Speaker 1: feels good when Mark Andrews is running a pattern. Lamar 366 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:55,199 Speaker 1: feels good about what's gonna happen. Yes, I think he 367 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:59,640 Speaker 1: feels that way and he should in practice with Boykin, 368 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 1: and I think once that translates to the game, then yeah, 369 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 1: you'll see some sex. Is Boykin or is Mark Andrews 370 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 1: gonna be the most dangerous player on this offense not 371 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: named Lamar Jackson. I mean there's also Mark Ingraham, who 372 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna have a huge season, But is 373 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 1: it gonna be Mark Andrews Because I feel like there's 374 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 1: a chance. He's been incredible all summer long. He's making 375 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 1: plays every single time in here in Philly like new atmosphere. 376 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,200 Speaker 1: Every time, like the stakes get raised a little bit 377 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 1: Jacksonville comes to town, the Ravens going practice of Philly, 378 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 1: Andrews just shows up. It makes plays, making one handed 379 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 1: catch today, making toe tapping grabs along the sidelines in 380 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:41,639 Speaker 1: the end zone for touchdowns. I mean, he just makes 381 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 1: plays every single time he gets an opportunity. Yeah, I 382 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: mean it's like, I mean, you know, like I've like 383 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 1: Mark from the beginning, since he first guy. That's just 384 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 1: because he's a good quote. He is a great quote. 385 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 1: He's a really good guy. But it's like, Okay, this 386 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: guy is a good player, that's what I was thinking. 387 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 1: Lasting he's he's better than a third round draft voice. 388 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: Then I'm like, Okay, what's the ceiling for this guy? 389 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 1: And every time I think in my mind I have 390 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: a ceiling, he starts pushing it up a little bit. Yeah, 391 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 1: I mean everyone knows, you know, Okay, he was a 392 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: good receiving tight end as a rookie. Now he's bigger, stronger. 393 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 1: Somehow he looks a little faster than Ain't did last year. 394 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:25,160 Speaker 1: He's definitely improved as blocking. He definitely feels to me 395 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: even more comfortable on the offense after a year. And 396 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 1: I mean here a lot of people don't the thing. 397 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: You know, one of the things really like about Market 398 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 1: He's just man, He's just he's got an edge man like. Yeah, 399 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 1: he liked He almost wants you to talk trash to 400 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:43,880 Speaker 1: him to get him pumping. He's ready. He's always ready 401 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 1: for that. It seems to fuel him. He sees very 402 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: competitive and to me, last year he was one of 403 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:53,359 Speaker 1: the first guy. He and Willie Sneed of guys who 404 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 1: have come back this year are two of the receivers 405 00:20:56,600 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 1: who really felt like this whole receivers don't wanna play 406 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:03,479 Speaker 1: with Lamar thing was a bunch of crap. That man, 407 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:06,400 Speaker 1: if you're a competitor, you should love playing with this guy. 408 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 1: I mean he throws the ball well enough to give 409 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 1: you a chance to go make a play. He can 410 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 1: make plays himself. I love playing with this guy like Mars. 411 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: I don't know what people were talking about. No one 412 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:23,240 Speaker 1: don't want to play Lamar right here talking about Yeah, 413 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:27,240 Speaker 1: I totally agree. All right. Defense, When I was watching 414 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: these practices, one thing where I feel like it's still 415 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:32,879 Speaker 1: a big question is pass rush. Like that's one thing 416 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:34,920 Speaker 1: the guys who were taking the first team reps right now, 417 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 1: Jude On obviously, and then Pronomic Fee. Pronomic Fee looks 418 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 1: like he's going to be the Week one starting outsideline 419 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:46,359 Speaker 1: backer and play a lot, not just as like not 420 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:50,000 Speaker 1: just as a first down. It looks like he's gonna 421 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 1: play a lot. And then behind it's still I think, 422 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: very wide open. I think Tim Williams has shown flashes, 423 00:21:56,680 --> 00:21:59,639 Speaker 1: but that's been kind of his story. U Tias Bowser 424 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:02,159 Speaker 1: has been a quiet um. You know today he was 425 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:03,399 Speaker 1: off to the sidelines a little bit. I don't know 426 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: if he tweaked something or what, but he wasn't going 427 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 1: through all the reps. Shane Ray, former first round pick 428 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 1: the Raven sign Us off season. Uh, it looks like 429 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 1: he's healthy. He has missed a little bit of time 430 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: and now he's healthy. But he's still right now like 431 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 1: working with the third team. It's not like he's taking 432 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:19,399 Speaker 1: most of mostly first team reps. He's working a lot 433 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 1: with the third team. Jaillen Ferguson lash some. But you know, 434 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:26,400 Speaker 1: he's a rookie. You know, it was gonna be common 435 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,919 Speaker 1: transition to this level. Unfair to me. Great if he 436 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,120 Speaker 1: came in and got you know, eight sacks, but kind 437 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 1: of unfair to me to even expect that from jail 438 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:37,360 Speaker 1: And as a rookie, even though he is sounded and 439 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: and may get to that level at some point. So yes, 440 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 1: no one has stepped up in my opinion and said, hey, 441 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 1: you know, I'm the guy, obviously, Judon who's gonna bring 442 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:51,439 Speaker 1: the brush from the other side. I mean, this is like, 443 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:53,480 Speaker 1: you know, Penthouse comparison. But you know, I was watching 444 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:56,360 Speaker 1: the Broncos last night, Me Bradley, each other man destroying 445 00:22:56,440 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 1: people and then you got Vault Pillow and other side. 446 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 1: They don't have an issue there, They're say, now, I 447 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 1: know again, that's that's that's the high bar. But yes, Jude, 448 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:12,400 Speaker 1: and you know, is the guy coming back who has 449 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:16,159 Speaker 1: has the predigree and the numbers to prove, Hey, I 450 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 1: can get to the quarterback who's gonna help him, or 451 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:21,399 Speaker 1: who collectively are going to help. Don't have to be 452 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:23,880 Speaker 1: one guy that have to be the same guy every week. 453 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 1: But yes, I think that uh, the whole coaching staff, 454 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:31,440 Speaker 1: wing Martin Dale in particular, they want to see in 455 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 1: this game coming up, and then obviously once the season starts, 456 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 1: consistencly off that other side because if not, yeah, you 457 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 1: can scheme up pressure on quarterbacks, and the Ravens have 458 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 1: a lot of guys in the secondary who are very 459 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:48,119 Speaker 1: good blitzers. But again that leaves the opportunity for the 460 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 1: other quarterback to exploit the opening that you're leaving. They 461 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: want to generate it with four rushers and then with 462 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 1: the way they can cover. That's just such a big 463 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:00,959 Speaker 1: key of the Ravens too, because you know they can 464 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:06,879 Speaker 1: cover people. Right if you're blitzing though your your your secondary, 465 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: if they're out on an island, should be able to 466 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: handle it. Marlin Haffrey can handle being on an island, 467 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:13,119 Speaker 1: Jimmy Smith can handle being on an island. And if 468 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 1: you're looking at somebody who can cover the back end 469 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 1: of the defense and be the ball ball hawk, Earl 470 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 1: Thomas can do that. You know, if you take a 471 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:23,159 Speaker 1: bit of a hit on the past our side. You 472 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: should be able to help offset that by blitzing and 473 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:28,960 Speaker 1: by having guys that can cover really well, that's the hope. 474 00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 1: That's the hope, and the blueprint. That may be the blueprint. 475 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 1: But yeah, you know you asked about the pass rushers, 476 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:38,120 Speaker 1: right and right, I mean I think they'd be fair. Yeah, 477 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 1: they still would like to see whoever or who whomever's 478 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 1: come on and you know, really deliver that because that 479 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:47,560 Speaker 1: could really put them over the time image if they 480 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 1: have a pass rush with the secondary that they have 481 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:52,640 Speaker 1: without blitzing, right, and then this defense which was number 482 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 1: one of the legal last year, could be right there. Again. 483 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:59,159 Speaker 1: Also also when you consider the fact that the defense 484 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: may not be on the field old all that much 485 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:03,119 Speaker 1: because the offense should be holding the ball forty minutes 486 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 1: of game. That that's that's the idea situation. All right. 487 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:08,879 Speaker 1: Before we go, we want to do another fan question again. 488 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:11,359 Speaker 1: You guys can email us at the lounge at Ravens 489 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:15,120 Speaker 1: at NFL dot net. This question front comes from across 490 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:19,160 Speaker 1: the pond Lee Crawl. Here's the question from Lee. Hey, guys, 491 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:23,879 Speaker 1: so a few questions. Who have you seen the facility 492 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 1: asked on songkitos. For example, McPhee has been mentoring young 493 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 1: pass rushers. Secondly, will that T shirt be making its 494 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:36,400 Speaker 1: way over to Scotland? Did you know that's international? Cliff International? 495 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 1: Listeners to the lounge? Man your world your mr Worldwide? 496 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:46,280 Speaker 1: Now where's my passport? Um? All right? So unsung heroes 497 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:48,399 Speaker 1: on the scene Proconomic Fee. We just spent a good 498 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:50,320 Speaker 1: amount of time talking about him. I think that's that's 499 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 1: that's a good name. Um, I'll give you an interesting 500 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 1: unsung hero, Sam Cook. M hmm, very clever. I like that. 501 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 1: You know, Hunter so obviously not a sexy position, but 502 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:05,399 Speaker 1: his ability as a holder is remarkable. He can he 503 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:07,159 Speaker 1: might have the best hands on the team. He can 504 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:09,359 Speaker 1: sag anything and usually it's right there because Morgan is 505 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 1: really a good snapper. But if it's off at all, 506 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 1: like Sam is a wizard at snatching that ball, getting 507 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:18,560 Speaker 1: it down, getting the laces turned, and then Tucker puts 508 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 1: it up through the uprights, like Sam is a very 509 00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:23,880 Speaker 1: valuable piece of his team. Um, he's an unsung hero. 510 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 1: He is. And it's not just as people know. It's 511 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:29,440 Speaker 1: not the strength of his legs upon the different Vario 512 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 1: the various parts. He can get off his foot, the 513 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 1: way he can pain teams down, keep guys from returning. Yeah. Um. 514 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:39,119 Speaker 1: And then you know on the occasions when they run 515 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: a chick play, he has a heck of a Yeah, 516 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:47,720 Speaker 1: he's every pacity's thrown has been complete, unbelievable. Yeah, he's 517 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 1: an athlete. You know, he's a partner. They don't get 518 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:53,400 Speaker 1: credit all the time for being an athlete, Sam, He's 519 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:56,400 Speaker 1: definitely an athlete. Yeah. Anyone else any other unsung hero 520 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:59,040 Speaker 1: that we're missing, I mean you Andley Levine to me, 521 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,240 Speaker 1: he's talked about someone just being on selling. He's almost 522 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: not unsucking. He's kind of san exactly. It's out. Um. Yeah, 523 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 1: I want to say this year, Uh, a guy who 524 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 1: could be unsung is Nick Boyle and also Patrick Ricard, 525 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:19,959 Speaker 1: although he's started to get sung too, But I think 526 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:23,880 Speaker 1: Nick Boyle the two other tight endres we've already talked 527 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 1: about Andrews and he hears too, a flash of your type. Guy. 528 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:31,239 Speaker 1: The Ravens still want to be a team, I think, uh, 529 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:34,399 Speaker 1: particularly as it gets later in the season, they can 530 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:36,560 Speaker 1: just be more physical than you. And that's where a 531 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 1: guy like Boiled, with his ability to block he also 532 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:42,880 Speaker 1: has become a better receiver. But you know his ability 533 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:46,639 Speaker 1: to block Recard's ability to block Ingram and Edwards, their 534 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 1: ability to to break tackles. That's the team I think 535 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:52,720 Speaker 1: they want to be that you know here, even if 536 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: you know what's coming, you can't stop. And that that 537 00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 1: is when you can demoralize teams, when you know you're 538 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: gonna run it and run it in your gain yards anyway. 539 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 1: And a guy like Nick Boyle who's been here a while, 540 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:07,359 Speaker 1: who you know people that was another off season you 541 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:10,159 Speaker 1: know signing you know that maybe didn't get a lot 542 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 1: of attention, but the Ravens Relli field that he's a 543 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:15,240 Speaker 1: crucial guy, and I think he also has helped in 544 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:17,560 Speaker 1: the development those two young tight ends. He is a 545 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:20,960 Speaker 1: really good guy having that room, comes to work hard 546 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:25,200 Speaker 1: every day, um wants to be a complete player. He's 547 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:27,640 Speaker 1: been a really good mentor for Andrews and Hurst. Yeah, 548 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 1: so to both Lee and Kevin, thank you so much 549 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:34,480 Speaker 1: for the audio questions. We will be getting lounge T 550 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 1: shirts sent your way and we'll keep the hotline open 551 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:40,760 Speaker 1: for anyone else's trying to get their hands on some 552 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 1: of the Sick merchandise. Again, the Lounge at Ravens on 553 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: NFL dot Net. The game Thursday night here in Philadelphia, 554 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 1: Clifford I will be there to cover it. Kicks off 555 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:53,560 Speaker 1: at seven thirty pm. You can watching in Baltimore on 556 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:56,400 Speaker 1: w BL. We also have a number of affiliates and 557 00:28:56,520 --> 00:29:00,239 Speaker 1: Marcus across the across Maryland and Virginia, washed in Tin 558 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 1: d c, Roanoke, uh, all over the place. And then 559 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,960 Speaker 1: if you're beyond that, you can watch on NFL Game Pass. 560 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:08,640 Speaker 1: If you're trying to watch the game, you live in Texas, 561 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:10,240 Speaker 1: you're just trying to say, how can I watch the game? 562 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 1: Check out NFL Game Pass. That will allow you to 563 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:15,280 Speaker 1: watch the game. Uh so all kinds of different options. So, 564 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: uh that's it for us. Cliff thank you so much 565 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:20,880 Speaker 1: for filling in. And we we got a big guest 566 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:25,280 Speaker 1: in the works for next week. So that's a teaser. Yeah, 567 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:28,280 Speaker 1: you do not want to miss that. It's gonna be 568 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:30,200 Speaker 1: somebody that we spent a little bit of time talking 569 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:33,560 Speaker 1: about this offseason, So stay tuned next week. Thanks for listening. 570 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: Talks to you guys,