1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass Podcast. It is Monday, 2 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 1: December thirtieth. The Ravens are gearing up for the regular 3 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: season finale against the Cleveland Browns this weekend. The NFL 4 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: announced last night of the game is going to be 5 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: Saturday at four thirty pm at M and T Bank Stadium. 6 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: It's going to be an AFC World Saturday for football fans. 7 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: The Ravens play at four to thirty and then in 8 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: the evening and eight o'clock game is going to between 9 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:30,479 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals. Today, we had 10 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: a chance to hear from head coach John Harriball as 11 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 1: the Ravens prepare for the Browns this weekend. 12 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 2: Okay, appreciate everybody being here. We're back at it after 13 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 2: a few days away since our last game, focus and 14 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 2: locked in on the Browns. This is our start, tough 15 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 2: opponent division game. We understand that kind of team they 16 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 2: are and how physical this game is going to be, 17 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 2: and we're preparing for that challenge. What questions you have, John, 18 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 2: if any difficulty. 19 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 3: And when you know the last night to go. 20 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 4: Oh, by the way, you're playing on a short week 21 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 4: a seventy game. 22 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 2: Now we knew there's a chance, you know, it could 23 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 2: go either way, So we were planning on being here 24 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 2: today either way, and then you know, the next few 25 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 2: days would would be adjustable. So tomorrow we'll be back in. 26 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 2: It'll be like a Wednesday, and we'll be on our 27 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 2: normal week schedule that. 28 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 5: Way, how you guys spelling? Obviously a lot made at 29 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 5: the three games in eleven days, but you come off 30 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 5: but by you win all three of those games decisively 31 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 5: as well, and seems like for the most part intact 32 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 5: health wise. I mean, how do you feel about just 33 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 5: making out of that stretch right now? 34 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 3: Well? 35 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 2: Feel good about it. I mean it was a good accomplishment. 36 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 2: It was the goal you know, going into it, was 37 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 2: to come out of it with that kind of an outcome. 38 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 2: So I felt like, you know, we we we got 39 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 2: the outcome we wanted, but we also within that we 40 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 2: accomplished a lot in terms of improvement, uh, you know, 41 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 2: obviously pointing toward the opportunity in this game and then 42 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 2: into the playoffs, uh, to be the best team we 43 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 2: could be, and and we we made steps in that 44 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 2: direction too. Now we just gotta gotta maximize that and 45 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 2: play our best football. 46 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 5: Missed improve and our loves obviously, the defense has vastly 47 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 5: improved from the start of the year. 48 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 3: What do you feel like, you know, some. 49 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:18,399 Speaker 5: Of the things that had has been that you guys 50 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 5: have been able to do defensively here in the back 51 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 5: end of the season going into the posts. 52 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 2: Uh, yeah, we're playing solid football. I think we're we're 53 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 2: top down. Uh, you know, giving up as many big plays. 54 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 2: The run defense has been pretty consistent. Uh, getting to 55 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 2: the quarterback you know, a little bit better, but uh, 56 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 2: the bottom line is a pass defense overalls has been 57 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 2: a lot better. 58 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 5: Know, son, Charlie Kohler got hectagated for return, doesnted to return? 59 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 3: How much does that help you guys? 60 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 2: Give him you know, gutn't get up block and will 61 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 2: for the team. 62 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:51,119 Speaker 3: Yeah. 63 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 2: Having Charlie back is good. Uh he Uh, this is 64 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 2: kind of the target game, you know, where when when 65 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 2: it happened. It usually when you have a break like that, 66 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 2: it's pretty predictable. So they were they were telling us 67 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 2: that we'd have a good chance Forting to be back 68 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 2: for the Cleveland game. So we'll see how it looks 69 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 2: this week. Hopefully he's feeling good and ready to go. 70 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: The toughest divisions in football. 71 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 3: I'll see a bit of it as we get a situation, right, you. 72 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 2: Know, to win this week, the win the division very significant. 73 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 2: I mean, it's definitely a goal. It's it's one of 74 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,639 Speaker 2: our our five main goals is to win the division 75 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 2: from a team perspective, and it's a big deal. It's 76 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 2: a tough division. We respect these teams tremendously. I think 77 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 2: you saw you saw the games this last weekend. You 78 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 2: saw the Bengals. You know they're still They're still in 79 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 2: It tells you a lot about the character of the 80 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 2: teams in this in this division. So we know we're 81 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 2: going to have a tough game. We always do. We 82 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 2: always do against every team in the division. The Browns, 83 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 2: we always have these these knockdown drag outs with so 84 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:49,839 Speaker 2: h But if we could get it done, it would 85 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 2: be a great accomplishment. 86 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 4: Marlin Humphrey was very complimentary orders Washington the same. Hey, 87 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 4: if you ask the players, the Treeny came Hipper Trinny 88 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 4: came to say, always one of the best guys in training. 89 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 3: Kid, he's been on a roster bubble and taught for 90 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:03,839 Speaker 3: a long time. 91 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 6: But do you recall him as an undrafted guy on 92 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 6: the radar when his. 93 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: First team in that first year, do you do you 94 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: remember what do you remember a geam? 95 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, he was a highly recruited undrafted free agent. He 96 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 2: was a guy that was on the bubble to be drafted. 97 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:20,600 Speaker 2: He was a draftable player on our board. So we 98 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 2: worked really hard to to convince him to come in 99 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 2: and he did, and I think right from the get 100 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 2: go he showed it he was a good player. He's 101 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 2: always been one of those guys, you know, it's it's 102 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 2: not the size of the dog and the fight, it's 103 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 2: the size of the fight and the dog kind of guy, 104 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 2: you know, And he's always had that fight, and really 105 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 2: it's been injuries has set him back over the years. 106 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 2: So for him to be healthy now and to get 107 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 2: a chance to get in there and show what he 108 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 2: can do is it's been great to see. 109 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 4: Marlin said he feels like Ardarius Is maybe had the 110 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 4: most difficult job in the second area because he's had 111 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 4: to really make. 112 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:52,919 Speaker 3: The team every year. I mean, do you feel like 113 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 3: he's a guy. 114 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:57,359 Speaker 2: Who's sort of turned that difficulty into a positive in 115 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 2: his career, in his life. I definitely think that that's 116 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 2: exactly right. I mean, he's he's uh, he's probably had 117 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 2: to overcome that his whole career, you know, all of 118 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 2: high school, college and now the pros, and it's made 119 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 2: him who he is. You know that he has been 120 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 2: forged by all those experiences with Lamari ever since. 121 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 4: He got in the league, talks about the sustainability of 122 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 4: his style up play, what do you think has been 123 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 4: the key? I mean we're now in seven and he's 124 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 4: playing better than. 125 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 3: He's ever has. 126 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 4: What do you think has been the key to kind 127 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 4: of his sustainability? 128 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 2: Well, I mean it's just a question. I don't even 129 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 2: know why I have to answer that, because I was 130 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 2: never I was never proposing that theory, you know, so 131 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 2: I think the people that were proposing that theory should 132 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 2: have to answer it. But uh, he's you know what 133 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 2: we always thought, he's he's a smart player, you know, 134 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 2: and he knows how to take care of himself. And 135 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 2: he always said that. He always said, I know how 136 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 2: to take care of myself. I know how to protect myself. 137 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 2: And not that he hasn't been injured here and there, 138 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 2: you know, like every player, but he's just he's a 139 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 2: he's the ultimate competitor. I think he's playing his best football. 140 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 2: Like you said, he's playing the position at the highest level. 141 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 2: Every aspect of the position he's taken continues to take 142 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 2: to another level, take his game to a higher level, 143 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 2: and hopefully that continues. I mean, I know it will. 144 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 2: I'm counting on it getting even better. 145 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 6: John, I would support running back question. How important was 146 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 6: it to get Pete Mitchell's before, Like the amount of 147 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 6: work he got and with two of those guys knock 148 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 6: down out sideline, does that become a position you may 149 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 6: have to look to get from the. 150 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 2: Guyame in you Yea, I think I'm just gonna refrain 151 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 2: from all the speculation about, you know, roster and all that. 152 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 2: But the answer is no, they're fine. Justice is just sick, 153 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 2: so he'll play. And it's it's great that Keaton got 154 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 2: the time. And then what was the other part of 155 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 2: the question, Oh, that was it? Okay, it's very complicated. 156 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 2: I couldn't keep track of it. Layers. 157 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 7: I know, you guys have a franchise for a lot 158 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 7: of resources into ingyry prevention to be where you guys 159 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:00,720 Speaker 7: are right now, to have as small and injury reports 160 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 7: you guys do knock on wood. How gratifying is that 161 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 7: and just like how much of that experience every year 162 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 7: is just kind of done with how it helped falls. 163 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's that's a great question. Probably maybe a better 164 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 2: conversation for the end of the season. You know, up 165 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 2: up to this point, we're really happy with where we're 166 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 2: at with that. I do think a lot of work 167 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 2: has gone into it. Couldna give the players a lot 168 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 2: of credit to, you know, for the work they put in, 169 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 2: and then all the people involved in that have done 170 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 2: a great job. But it's it's definitely fueled our success 171 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 2: for sure. It's something that is a big deal in 172 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 2: the National Football League. So we're happy with it, but 173 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 2: hopefully we can keep it going here. 174 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 5: John, earlier in the season of a kind of back 175 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 5: to Lamar. Early in the season, a lot was made 176 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 5: that you saying, you've thought Lamar was the best player 177 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 5: in in football at the time, and we look at 178 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 5: his development over the years, a lot of people are 179 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 5: saying that this is the best he's played. When you 180 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 5: go back to him at his rookie year, I'm sure 181 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 5: you you were always on his side, But did you 182 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 5: think that that we'd be here or what year eight, whatever? 183 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 3: Year. 184 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 5: This is that we're still talking about, you know, him 185 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 5: continuously ascended. 186 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, I did. I mean, that was the idea, 187 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 2: you hope. So, I mean, you don't know for sure. 188 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 2: I mean, nobody knows the future, but that was the 189 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 2: idea when we drafted him, and that was the idea 190 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 2: when we played him in the first year, and it's 191 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 2: been the idea ever since. So i'd say we're on schedule, 192 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 2: but we have a lot to accomplish, you know, with 193 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 2: all that, all that's part of it. All that's the history, 194 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 2: right and that's that'll all be you know, people that 195 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 2: study football history in the National Football League, I'm sure 196 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 2: you'll have these conversations and write about these things and 197 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 2: all that. But right now, it's just a matter of 198 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 2: kind of trying to make that history, you know, trying 199 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 2: to do what we can do, to do what we 200 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 2: do and try to win the next game and carry 201 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 2: it forward from there. 202 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 3: The MVP in your mind this season, you know. 203 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 2: Hey, he's my MVP. You know, he'll always be my MVP. 204 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 2: I promise you that. Yeah, as far as I'm concerned, 205 00:08:56,400 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 2: he's he's our MVP. He's he's our guy. But you 206 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 2: know what, that's really not what we're thinking about. I mean, 207 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 2: I haven't heard anybody talk about that. I haven't heard 208 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:07,679 Speaker 2: Lamar talk about it. And we're just trying to win 209 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 2: the next game. 210 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:12,959 Speaker 6: John's three day, three games in eleven day winning on 211 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 6: a Wednesday. 212 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 4: This is not a world map that the league has 213 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 4: used before. 214 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 6: Who don't we see in your organization that should really 215 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:25,119 Speaker 6: get credit for making all that happening go winging. 216 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 2: At Oh, it's just everybody. I mean, everybody's involved in 217 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,839 Speaker 2: that bough. It's a team effort for sure. I think 218 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,080 Speaker 2: a lot of people do a great job, you know, 219 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:36,439 Speaker 2: even the travel logistics and all that, with Joan and 220 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 2: uh Dan Parsons and Megan and everybody. 221 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 7: It's everybody'd you I hear from him anyone around the 222 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 7: league and after they saw your your workout montage on 223 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:46,959 Speaker 7: my partner. 224 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 2: I did, I guess if I guess if I got 225 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 2: a couple of couple of a couple of nods, you know, 226 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:56,199 Speaker 2: I didn't hear from my brother. I was kind of disappointed. Yeah, yeah, 227 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 2: I think he took it as a challenge of some kind. 228 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 7: Uh I didn't see stand there of the carry out 229 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 7: there today, any any concern. 230 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 2: They're Yeah, they're dealing with some some you know, flu 231 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 2: like symptoms and sickness type stuff. They should be back tomorrow. 232 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 3: And do you have any New Year's resolutions this year? 233 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 2: I don't do New Year's resolutions, you know, try to 234 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 2: try to stay consistent. 235 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 4: You know, with the uncertainty at quarterback for the Browns, 236 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:24,559 Speaker 4: and there's different styles of the quarterbacks that they could 237 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,080 Speaker 4: throw in there. How much added work does that put 238 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 4: in for the coaching staff, you know at that position 239 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 4: when they could go maybe one of three different directions. 240 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 2: Well, well, we'll have to build some tape on on 241 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 2: on the guys that we don't have tape on right now. 242 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 3: ZAPPI. 243 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 2: We'll go back and pull some tape from New England 244 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 2: in different places, but we won't probably go back to 245 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 2: western Kentucky on him. I won't go back quite that far. 246 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 2: But Winston we know, dtr we know, and then then 247 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 2: him will have to prepare for I do think we'll 248 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 2: probably know tomorrow or. 249 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 3: The next day. 250 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:58,840 Speaker 2: I would think what we'll see, you know, maybe they'll 251 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,679 Speaker 2: try to keep it under wraps. But whichever way it goes, 252 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:03,679 Speaker 2: we're playing the Browns, and Browns are playing the Ravens 253 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 2: and we'll be ready to go. 254 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 3: John. There's several running backs I guess. 255 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 5: We're going to the playoffs who have made big impacts 256 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 5: with new teams this year. What made Derek such a 257 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 5: seamless fit for what you guys like to do. 258 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 2: That's a great question. I mean, I think it's just 259 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 2: Derek being Derek, you know, Derek Henry. All he had 260 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 2: to do was come in here and do what he 261 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 2: does and be who he is, and and he fit 262 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:28,079 Speaker 2: right in and fit like glove, you know, and like 263 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 2: it was always meant to be that way. 264 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: In the locker room today, we also heard from tight end, 265 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: I say, a likely. 266 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 8: You know, if that happens, playoff football is back at Baltimore. 267 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:43,079 Speaker 8: You guys at least get one game. 268 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 3: How big is that? I mean that's big. 269 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 8: I mean, you know, the bank helps us, helps us 270 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 8: a lot, I know from the defense standpoint, from the offense, 271 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:51,439 Speaker 8: you know, just handing the crowd or the fans being 272 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 8: into us. 273 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 3: You know, you love was letting get home. 274 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 8: Yeah, I know it probably takes some time, but Charlie 275 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 8: was back on the practice field. This topic is that 276 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 8: for you guys in a tight end group, that it's 277 00:11:58,040 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 8: not just too. 278 00:11:58,600 --> 00:11:59,319 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean that's love. 279 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 8: You finally get brother back out there with you, I know, 280 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 8: like he's been eager to get back out there, finally 281 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 8: going to make plays again. I mean that's just a blessing. 282 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 8: You know how hard it's been working. 283 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 3: They can't. 284 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 7: I said, what's that meaning? To be in a situation 285 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:11,599 Speaker 7: where you win and you win the division? Like you 286 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 7: don't have to scoreboard watch you. 287 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: Just know if you take care of your sustayment, play the. 288 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 6: Division as yours. 289 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:17,079 Speaker 8: I mean that just you know, a testament to everybody 290 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 8: putting their head down and really just you know, blocking 291 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 8: out the media and really just you know, focused on 292 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 8: wanting no mentality to put us you know, back in 293 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 8: the po uh possibility of being able to win the Vision. 294 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 8: But yeah, I'm about to about you and mar or 295 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 8: see now Satis prize? 296 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 3: Is that think you got to have sixteen touchdowns to bind? 297 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 3: The kind of work? I mean, it's great. 298 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:37,959 Speaker 8: I mean, you know, watching you know, Mark day in 299 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 8: and day out in practice, you know, makes me go harder. 300 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:41,839 Speaker 8: And then that's not really just only Mark, but that's 301 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 8: the whole tight ending room. I mean the testament to 302 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 8: old line testament to L, Derek and the receivers. I 303 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 8: mean that's just everybody trying to get better in them 304 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 8: and then me and Mark just being have, uh have 305 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 8: the finally have the tandem that we wanted, being being 306 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:55,839 Speaker 8: out there making plays and you know, smiling head bund 307 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 8: each other. 308 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 3: I mean that's always a blessing. Is there? 309 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 8: Where your reaction going back and watching that touch down 310 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,079 Speaker 8: past to you and Lamar kind of knowing it was 311 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:04,319 Speaker 8: going it was just what were the talks about that play? 312 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 8: I mean I didn't even see him doing uh the 313 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:08,079 Speaker 8: three pointer shot that he did with Bait last time. 314 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 8: But I mean that's just L being in his element. 315 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 8: I mean I feel like when he's you know, at 316 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 8: that that height right there in the middle of games, 317 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 8: he's untouchable. I mean he's just you know, a magician 318 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 8: back there. So I feel like, you know, when L's 319 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 8: being L back there and when nothing feels like anything's 320 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 8: impossible for him, I mean, that's the L that's really 321 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 8: scary in my eyes, and that it just made it 322 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 8: easy for me to just catch it overpass, Like how 323 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 8: do you how do you. 324 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 3: How do you practice? 325 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 4: How can you practice? 326 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 8: Those those kinds of players really just knowing, you know, 327 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 8: the play is never over until eight's on the ground. 328 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 8: And I feel like, you know, having him back there 329 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:44,199 Speaker 8: any plays a touchdown, uh, And I feel like, you know, 330 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 8: when he's running around at that point, it's just you 331 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 8: trying to get open because it don't matter where you are. 332 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 8: Sometimes they just throw it across the body, across the field. 333 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:52,719 Speaker 8: As long as you're opening you you show him that 334 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 8: you make the play, He'll do it ten times out 335 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 8: of tense week. 336 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:57,079 Speaker 1: What did you think celebrate? 337 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 8: Yeah, I mean I was crazy. I mean that was 338 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:03,200 Speaker 8: just like like Mark said, that's street ball. I mean, 339 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 8: that's just him having fun back yard football, you know, 340 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 8: just celebrating when it plays. 341 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:06,680 Speaker 4: Me. 342 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: Here's center Tyler Winderbaum going into this game. Obviously you 343 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 1: win it, you win the division. What's the mentality knowing 344 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 1: what's at stake here? 345 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 9: Yeah, it's a huge game, opportunity to win the win 346 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 9: the North, put ourselves in a position to have home 347 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 9: field advantage for the first game, which is excited for 348 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 9: the opportunity. 349 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 3: And you know it's a team that got us, you know, 350 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 3: earlier in the season. 351 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 9: So just gotta go there, play our game, execute and. 352 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 3: And know what's at stake? 353 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 1: What does it mean? You know, you don't have to 354 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 1: be scoreboard watching or anything like that, but it needs 355 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: to know that that you're firmly control of your own 356 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 1: destiny here at the last game of murder season. 357 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 9: Yeah, I mean, you know, this is this is why 358 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 9: you know, the regular season's played, you're and try to 359 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 9: put yourselves in these positions. You know, it certainly wasn't 360 00:14:57,720 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 9: easy road, but it's it's made the team that we 361 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 9: are up to this point and just got to carry 362 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 9: that on into this last game and then push her 363 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 9: forward into the playoffs. 364 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: The offensive coming off of a team of roll come 365 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 1: off the big game against Houston, But how do you 366 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 1: keep things continuing to roll offensively? You guys been so 367 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: good this year, but how do you keep that momentum? 368 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 3: Yeah? 369 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 9: Just it just comes out of execution, you know, limiting 370 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 9: you know, one, just taking care of football turnovers, you know, 371 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 9: limited in the penalties, continue to you know, gives ourselves 372 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 9: the best advantage possible, you know, in first second down, 373 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 9: to be favorable in our position, and just at the 374 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 9: end of the day, just you know, trust ourselves, don't 375 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 9: try to do too much, know that we got playmakers. 376 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 3: And the rest will take care of itself. 377 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: You mentioned just kind of have a times been a 378 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: challenging season, up, a little bit of a down at 379 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: ten times. But how do you think those lessons will 380 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: serve you well, getting you know, the postseason. 381 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 7: And just breaking. 382 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's big. 383 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 9: I mean, this is why the season is so long, 384 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 9: you know, just to you know, figure out, you know, 385 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 9: figure yourself out as a team, figure out the things 386 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 9: you're that bad at, how teams are going to attack you, 387 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 9: how you're going to attack teams, and you know, just 388 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 9: at this time of the year, it has to all 389 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 9: come together if you want to succeed down the road. 390 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Ravens Press Past podcast, make sure 391 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 1: you hit subscribe. 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