1 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Ravens Press Pass Podcast. The Ravens are 2 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: gearing up for Sunday's game coming up against the Cincinnati Bengals. Today, 3 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: we had a chance to hear from head coach John Harbaugh. 4 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 2: Good to see everybody. Appreciate you guys being here. Good practice, 5 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:22,479 Speaker 2: a big game, looking forward to it. We're just trying 6 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 2: to prepare. We've got about forty eight more hours to 7 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 2: get ready, and we'll try to prepare right up till 8 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 2: game time. 9 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 3: What questions you have, John. 10 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 4: Yesterday Todd was talking about how Lamar and his control 11 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 4: of the offense even called the conductor of the offense. 12 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,160 Speaker 4: How you seen him over the years, especially in this year, 13 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 4: take even more control of the offense. 14 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 2: Definitely has been a conductor. Good analogy. I like like driver, 15 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,279 Speaker 2: like race car driver. To me, he's driving the car. 16 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 2: I'm making those decisions in real time while the race 17 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,279 Speaker 2: is going on out there, and and also feeling how 18 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 2: the car is handling, you know, and and letting, letting Todd, 19 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: and you know that during the game, Hey this is good, 20 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 2: let's try this. But he's making great decisions in real time, 21 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 2: challenging thing to do. I mean, it's a it's a 22 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 2: there's a lot going on out there for a quarterback. 23 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 2: I just think he's been a plus for that. 24 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 5: A good test for date way against going against the receivers. 25 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 3: We remember the past a couple of weeks, how he's 26 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 3: developing your quarterback, really really developing. 27 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 2: Nate's really Uh. I think he's learning fast. You know, 28 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 2: that's one of those positions where I don't think you 29 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 2: really understand it to experience it. I mean, you're in 30 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 2: your corner, you're on the island, you're out there that 31 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 2: you're in a great athlete, great quarterback throwing to them 32 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 2: and you've got one on one coverage so many times 33 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 2: and just learning how it really works. You know, how 34 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 2: fast are these guys, What do these routes really look like? 35 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 2: How accurate are the quarterbacks in real time? How important 36 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 2: is it for me to be in the right position? 37 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 3: Uh? And he's a real quick, very quick learner that way. 38 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 6: I'm talking about Nate. 39 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 7: He was named the NFLPA Community m VP. 40 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 6: That was announced today. 41 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 5: What can you say about just the work that. 42 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 6: He's done off. 43 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 3: The field as well. 44 00:01:57,840 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 6: He's been doing that going back to the Clinton date 45 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 6: for his foundation. 46 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 2: You know, I guess it doesn't surprise me. Uh, he 47 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 2: he says, A good guy. I mean, Nate Wiggins is 48 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 2: a really good dude. You know, he's a he's respectful, 49 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 2: he cares about people. He treats people really well that 50 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,799 Speaker 2: I've seen, you know, people he's around, fans or even 51 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 2: people in the building, whoever might be. He's just a 52 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 2: good person. So to see or you're here now for 53 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 2: the first time that he got that award, I guess it. 54 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:24,399 Speaker 3: Uh, it does. 55 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 2: It just fits who he is perfectly, and i'd say congratulations, you. 56 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 6: Know, I mean how physical these AFC North matchups can 57 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 6: be at times. How excited are you to see Derrick 58 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 6: Henry's probably the most physical back play in these. 59 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 3: Types of game, right. 60 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 2: Well, you know he's He's definitely played in uh in 61 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 2: in all these stadiums against all these teams before. 62 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:48,119 Speaker 3: Uh. 63 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 2: This will be the first time in an AFC North game, 64 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 2: uh with an AFC North team, you know, So I 65 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 2: think he's built for it. You know, I'm sure he's ready. 66 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 2: And we just got to go in there as a 67 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 2: team and be on point, play winning football across the board, uh, 68 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 2: in every kind of in every phase, in every way, 69 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 2: and give ourselves the best chance to come out victorious. 70 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 5: So you started the week you were wearing that ready 71 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 5: for October shirt and a few words maybe about the 72 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 5: way things went for the Orioles and their their their 73 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:17,799 Speaker 5: playoff others. 74 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 2: Maybe yeah, you know, yeah, I mean, I you know, hey, listen, 75 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 2: it's I think they're a great team. 76 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 3: I think there. I'm a fan, you know, I'm a fan. 77 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 3: I'm a fan. 78 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 2: Who has the privilege opportunity to talk to the skipper. 79 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 3: You know. 80 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 2: I think Brandon's a great, great coach and I just 81 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 2: get a lot of a lot of respect for him, 82 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 2: and I learned a lot talking to him, and you know, 83 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 2: I learned I don't know much about baseball, really, my 84 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 2: dad knows a lot about baseball. 85 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 3: And uh so I'm a fan and I just admire 86 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 3: those guys. 87 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 2: I mean, I just think they're a great team and 88 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 2: a great upcoming team and they got so much uh 89 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 2: so much, so many, so much success in their future 90 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 2: with these guys. I mean, they just compete and love 91 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 2: to play, and that postseason success is coming. It's coming, 92 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 2: there's no doubt about it. And uh I'm just I'm 93 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 2: probably to be a fan of the team. 94 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 3: Johnny Normallett just got back a couple of days ago. 95 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 3: We haven't seen him the last two days. Did they 96 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 3: have a setback or anything happened in practice? 97 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 2: He Yeah, he had a soft tissue setback. So yeah, 98 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 2: he'll be uh, he won't make it to this game 99 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 2: this week, but we'll have to He'll be day to 100 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:18,239 Speaker 2: day probably going forward. 101 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 3: Next week, we'll have to see John. You always talk 102 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 3: about the head feather Robbert piece has. 103 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 4: Come, so I know you're not gonna know anything about that, 104 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 4: but have you seen enough from me. 105 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 3: Dockway, that's if you needed him this week, you feel 106 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 3: like he's. 107 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 2: Ready to play, I would I would say that, Yeah. 108 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 5: John, Derek Henry coming up on ten thousand career rushing yards. Obviously, 109 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:42,720 Speaker 5: the biggest weapon in his toolbox is that steph farm. 110 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 5: I guess when when you see him kind of use that, 111 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 5: whether it's in person, film and what sticks out to you? Now? 112 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 3: What makes it so fack same thing? 113 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 2: It sticks out to all you guys At that arm 114 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 2: sticking out you know, in the in the in the 115 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 2: dockler's face. As an old defensive back, I just visioned 116 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 2: myself trying to knock that thing down, you know, you know, 117 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 2: hanging out for dear life. 118 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 3: You never got stive Farmers at Miami, all right, right, 119 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 3: as far as anybody knows. 120 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: We also heard from wide receiver Zay Flowers, was that 121 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,039 Speaker 1: going into this game against the Bengals, first ASC North 122 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: matchup of the season, what's the thought process going into 123 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: this one? 124 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 7: Play our game, man, you know, play our game and 125 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 7: go get this one. We need this one to improve 126 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,599 Speaker 7: our record to what we wanted to be in Just 127 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 7: go play our game. That's really it. 128 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: What stood out to you about the games you've had 129 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: against the Bengals, you know, in last season and what 130 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: makes this rivalry of you know such a strong one? 131 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 7: Oh last year? Own, Like nothing really stood out. I 132 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 7: felt more like the Pittsburgh game, like more that there 133 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 7: was more of a rivalry in the Pittsburgh game. It 134 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,599 Speaker 7: wasn't like we like we got bad blood with the players, 135 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 7: you know what I'm saying. It's like still this player 136 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:02,840 Speaker 7: came out and made it like kind of like that 137 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 7: like bad blood. But I just feel like the Bengals 138 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 7: is just it was just a normal game for me 139 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 7: last year that I ain't really have nothing to worry about, honestly. 140 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, And as you look at this game. You know, 141 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 1: you guys been able to run the ball so effectively. 142 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: Do you think that that could change how teams defend you? 143 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: And then that could force you guys to have to 144 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: change offensively and you potentially have to air it out more. 145 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 1: As you look about how this is gonna kind of play. 146 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 7: Out, I feel like we could play any way. We 147 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 7: need to honestly to win the game. And you know, 148 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:32,359 Speaker 7: whatever's working, and that's what's working. So can't complain as 149 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 7: long as we winning. It ain't no complaining the winning, 150 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 7: So I'm good. 151 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: What is when you're playing AFC North games, you know 152 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 1: it's a division game, they always count for a little 153 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: bit more. Is that something that is talked about at 154 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: all during the week going into this matchup? 155 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 7: Absolutely, because you know it count to the end of 156 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 7: the season record like who're gonna come out out of 157 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 7: this vision our division on top man? Who are gonna 158 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 7: come out second and third? So we always look at 159 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:56,919 Speaker 7: it like that, we want to win all of them. 160 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: Lamar talked this week about how look you guys are 161 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,039 Speaker 1: you're two and two right now, But you know the 162 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: conversation two weeks ago, it was a different conversation, and 163 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: that you're kind of keeping the same focused, same mindset, 164 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: same energy. How do you go about riding the highs 165 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: and lows of a season and not getting caught up 166 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: in the roller coaster ride of it all. 167 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 7: I feel like you just got to know who you is. 168 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 7: You just got to know what type of team you 169 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 7: got and if they got fired or not. And I 170 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 7: feel like we're a team that's gonna fight every week 171 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 7: and try to win the game, So I feel like 172 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 7: we always going to be in a good situation. 173 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. Make sure 174 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: you hit that subscribe button. 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