1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge presented by DraftKings. We are here 2 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: to talk about the Week eighteen regular season finale against 3 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals, but off the top here letting listeners 4 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: know that we will not be having a player guest 5 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: this week. Obviously, it's a a very odd, strange week 6 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:24,119 Speaker 1: around the NFL. UHS, everybody kind of watches for Damar 7 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: Hamlin and and the progress that he's making as he's 8 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: in critical condition, and and yeah, it's just been a 9 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 1: somber week, and so we're honestly trying to give the 10 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 1: players a little bit more breathing room than we typically 11 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: do during a media week. So it's just Garrett and 12 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: I today and we'll talk about Tomar obviously some and 13 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 1: what we've heard from players in the locker room this weekend, 14 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,840 Speaker 1: and obviously, um the Bengals game. Yeah, it just didn't 15 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: feel like this was the week to have a player 16 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: kind of sit down and UM do a typical interview 17 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: that we normally do with a lot of laughs and UM, 18 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,080 Speaker 1: it just didn't like that was the right thing to do. 19 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: We want to give the players, uh some time and space, 20 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: and everyone's kind of processing this and thinking about UM, 21 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: the impact of it. Obviously, it's something that has rocked 22 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: the NFL and really the whole country. I mean, this 23 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: is something that everyone is talking about. Yeah, the magnitude 24 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: of it is is far reaching. Um. And you know, 25 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: as we're recording this, there's been some positive updates on 26 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: the theo mar Hamle in front UM. The latest is 27 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: that um, the neurological activity and it seems to be 28 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: intact and that he's you know, his eyes opened, his 29 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: eyes and his and his showed some responsiveness. Is squeeze 30 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: the hands of his relatives. UM. So all that is 31 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: really really really positive news. I mean a lot of 32 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: prayers that are that are out there right now, and 33 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: I think that that is really encouraging developments and and 34 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: certainly we hope that that you hope to prayer that continues. Well. 35 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: I thought it was interesting. You know, we did talk 36 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: to the players on Wednesday, Uh, talk to a number 37 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: of players about how they're processing all of this, and 38 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: it was really interesting to hear kind of a wide 39 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: range of Um. You know, I think everybody's reaction was similar. 40 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: You know, you're shocked, You're like, oh my gosh, you 41 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: never expect to see that on the field, you know, 42 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: seeing major injuries, we've all become callous to that. Unfortunately. 43 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: You know, you see a knee or whatever, right even 44 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: even this year, you know with twa you see like 45 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,839 Speaker 1: players get up and wobbly and kind of go down 46 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: to it on the knee and all the concussion stuff, 47 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: and that's been more on the forefront this year unfortunately. 48 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: But seeing that that, that was different, and like you know, 49 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 1: you I think players have responded, um, you know, after 50 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 1: the initial shock kind of how they move forward and 51 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: and uh move not past this or or yeah, just 52 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:46,399 Speaker 1: how they move forward is a little bit different. When 53 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 1: you talk to each of the players, and some of 54 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 1: them are like, yes, I will have this kind of 55 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: in my head, you know when I take the field next, 56 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: and like, you know, yes, maybe some players like maybe this, 57 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: you know, class Campbell said, he not talking about himself, 58 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 1: but he's like, I wouldn't be surprised as some players 59 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: do you think about retirement after seeing something like that, 60 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: you know, um and others like Marlin Holmphrey, You're like, no, 61 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: when you play football, you know, this is what you 62 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,360 Speaker 1: sign up for and you go out there and you 63 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: give it all. You put it all on the line, 64 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: you know, and you kind of block that out. Um, 65 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 1: So it was interesting to hear that. Yeah. I mean 66 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: I think that just like just like any sort of tragedy, 67 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: everyone kind of processes it differently and takes a different 68 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: approach to it. And I think that you see that 69 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 1: with this. I think a couple of things that stood 70 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: out to me and talking with players this week. One 71 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: is like you hear about the brotherhood that exists in 72 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: the NFL. Certainly, I think that's been on full display 73 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: this week, and the players, whether they know DeMar Hamlin 74 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: or don't, you know that that brotherhood attitude and mentality 75 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: is very much at the forefront of Jenna Stone does 76 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: a childhood friend Yeah. Um, But so that's on display, 77 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: you know. And then I think that it's kind of 78 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: at like a at a very big level. It's a 79 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: lot of players express you know. It's which I think 80 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:08,839 Speaker 1: that a lot of people who aren't even players can 81 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: identify with this. It's one of those situations where it 82 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: causes everyone to kind of step take a step back 83 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: and express gratitude for the things in your life and 84 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 1: look at the things that are um and to not 85 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: take any day for granted. Basically, and I think that 86 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: is something that multiple players talked about. But I think 87 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: that that's you know, you don't have to be a 88 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: player to identify with that one. I think that that's 89 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 1: something that people across the world can take from seeing this, 90 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: you know, tragedy, and again, hope it's it seems like 91 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 1: there's some positive developments and so hopefully that continues. Yeah, 92 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,839 Speaker 1: for sure, um, you know, and the other crazy part 93 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 1: is obviously, you know, the Ravens are playing the Bengals 94 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:44,839 Speaker 1: right one of the teams at the center of that. 95 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,679 Speaker 1: Who saw all this happen? And you know, I can't 96 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:50,720 Speaker 1: really even imagine what it's like in Cincinnati right now. 97 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 1: You know, it's even harder than it is here. I 98 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: would have to imagine as you're trying to get ready 99 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: for a game and and still process all this and 100 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: move on, you know, especially for somebody like te Higgins. 101 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: He was at the very center of it. And I 102 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: feel so bad for him, you know, being that he 103 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: did nothing wrong. He was playing football, you know, and 104 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: now he's got to move on from this. That's that's tough, 105 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 1: you know when you see that, and so like it's 106 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: a unique circumstances this week just kind of any way 107 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: you slice it, and um, but you know, kind of 108 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,280 Speaker 1: life goes on, you know. And and Zach Taylor, the 109 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: Bengals head coach, is kind of like, we have to 110 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: get ready for a game. We're gonna play a game 111 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: in the NFL's playing that game, you know, And and yeah, 112 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: the season's they can't they're not gonna put the season 113 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: on hold, you know, until you get more answers on tomorrow, 114 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: Hamlin and and um, so the Ravens have to go 115 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: there and play a one o'clock game, and that's what 116 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:46,280 Speaker 1: they're gonna do. You know. I think there's a lot 117 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: of people and we have emails along the likes of 118 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: like how can you even think about football this time? 119 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: And and it's hard, you know. It certainly makes you 120 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: realize like there's life and there's a game, you know 121 00:05:56,200 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: what I mean, and like this is a game. You know. Um, 122 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: but it's just it's it's a difficult circumstance that now 123 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: for teams and players who have to turn the page. 124 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: Yeah it is. You don't turn the page. You go 125 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 1: out there and try to play a football game and 126 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: you're not If you're not in you're not in it. Mentally, 127 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: then you have you could get you know, that was 128 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 1: kind of that was kind of Marlin's you mentioned him 129 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: like that was kind of his point that like when 130 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: you're on the field, like if if you don't go 131 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 1: full full go, then you can end up putting yourself 132 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,839 Speaker 1: in position to get hurt. You know, not like this, 133 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: but in a different way. Um. And so that's I 134 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: think part of the thought. You know, as as you 135 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: make that, as you transition to playing a game, and 136 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: you do with that difficult it's like the impossible transition. Um. 137 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: You know, I think that the Ravens spent Tuesday obviously 138 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: this happened on Monday night. The Ravens really spent Tuesday 139 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,479 Speaker 1: as a team kind of talking through a lot of this. 140 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: You know, they Ravens have a team clinician, a team 141 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 1: chaplain who spent time with both staff and players, UM 142 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: and coaches basically anybody who wanted to have time with 143 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: them talk. Yeah, and some guys talked about the value 144 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 1: of that, you know, the importance of getting things off 145 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: your chest. Also sounded like in position group meetings and 146 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: an offensive defense meetings. UM, that was the time to 147 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: even get into it a little bit more. Um, in 148 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: a more intimate setting, UM to talk through some of 149 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: those things. UM. And then as I mentioned that, the 150 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 1: Ravens provide some resources to players if they just needed 151 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: to have that at their disposal, UM, as they kind 152 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: of navigating process this. So I think that that that 153 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 1: was really what Tuesday was really focused on. The Ravens 154 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: did practice again on Wednesday and then kind of started 155 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: looking forward to that game on the team at the 156 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: NFL announced on Wednesday the game is gonna be a 157 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,239 Speaker 1: one o'clock you know that certainly one of the biggest 158 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: things as we're recording this from the football and it's 159 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: a it's a week for everybody, you know, like as 160 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: we make the impossible transition here and looking at the game. 161 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 1: Like one of the most unique things about this is 162 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: that as of now, there's not clarity on what the 163 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: game means UM for the Ravens, like are they playing, 164 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: do they still have a chance for a division title? 165 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: Is that gone? And the answer is up in the 166 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: air right now. Just to make sure listeners are probably 167 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 1: aware of this, but to outline what we're talking about here, uh, 168 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: you know, if the Bills Bengals game is not resumed 169 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: and let's say they they declare that a tie and 170 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: no contests, they just cancel it whatever they do, right then, Uh, 171 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 1: they're the a f C North title belongs to the Bengals. 172 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: They will have a higher winning percentage than the Ravens 173 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: even if the Ravens were to win this Sunday. Um. 174 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: So and and the league hasn't made an announcement about 175 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: whether that game is going to be resumed. You think 176 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: about all the possible scenarios. You you know, you would 177 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:50,559 Speaker 1: think they would have to push the playoffs back, and 178 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 1: they would have the them be the only game of 179 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: week nineteen, right and Um, but even then, it's not 180 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: a perfect scenario because now every other team in the 181 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: playoffs has an extra week of rest that the Bills 182 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: and the Bengals do not. Yeah, there's no perfect perfect 183 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: answer here, right, And and there's losers across the board, right, 184 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 1: you know, the Bengals don't get a chance to play 185 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: for a top two seed. The Bills don't get a 186 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 1: chance to play for the one seed if the game 187 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:21,959 Speaker 1: is canceled. Um, there's no winner in this whole circumstances. So, 188 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 1: and the Ravens are another team that kind of you know, 189 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: gets the short end of the stick. Potentially, potentially if 190 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: if the game is canceled, the Ravens get the short 191 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: end of stick because now all of a sudden, had 192 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: the Bengals lost to the Bills, now this week eight 193 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: team game is for the title, right, So if the 194 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: Ravens beat the Bengals, then whatever, you still don't win it. 195 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 1: And you beat the Bengals twice this year and you 196 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 1: still aren't a senor champions. So you know, but you 197 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: have to just kind of at the end of the 198 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 1: day be like, there's no winners. It's given the circumstances. 199 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: What are you gonna do. There's nothing you can do. 200 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,959 Speaker 1: It's out of your hands, right, and you can belly 201 00:09:57,960 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: ache or whatever all you want about it. It's not 202 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: going to change. And so you know where at the 203 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 1: end of the season, like we've gotten a big sample 204 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 1: size where yet every team had a chance to win 205 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 1: the division up to this point. And that's kind of 206 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:12,319 Speaker 1: what the NFL is probably gonna say if they cancel 207 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 1: the gamep maybe they don't, and then and that's the 208 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 1: thing for the Ravens like you. If I'm John Harball 209 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:22,559 Speaker 1: and the Ravens, I want an answer before kickoff I'll 210 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 1: tell you that much. The what I gather from what 211 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: John has said is that the starters are playing. That's 212 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:34,439 Speaker 1: my feeling, just reading between the lines of what Harves 213 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: has said is this Week eight team game, we'll have 214 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: steakes no matter what. Right, So either the stakes are 215 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:46,959 Speaker 1: you're playing for a division title or the stakes are 216 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 1: you're playing for the five seed. Because if the Ravens 217 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: win and the Chargers lose, they're playing against the Denver Broncos, 218 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: then the Ravens would be the five seed, and thus 219 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: you would play the a f C South champion, the 220 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 1: Titans or the Jags, who are playing for that title 221 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 1: in Week eight team. You know, the Jags, the Ravens 222 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:08,439 Speaker 1: should have beaten. Uh Titans have lost six five in 223 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 1: a row. They're on a skid. So I'd rather face 224 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:15,320 Speaker 1: those teams than the Bengals, Chiefs, or Bills. That's the 225 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: matchup I would prefer so, And I think the Ravens 226 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: perspective and Harves's perspective is we haven't put together a 227 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 1: complete game where we feel really come out of that 228 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 1: performance feeling like, wow, yes, that's what we can be 229 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. I really haven't done it all year. 230 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: And so I think they want they also view it 231 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 1: as at the least, this is a tune up game. 232 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: This is a get right, get that momentum that we've 233 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: all been talking about, to go into the playoffs feeling 234 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 1: good about how you're playing kind of game. It's in 235 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 1: that game you don't rest your starters trying to do that. 236 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: Of course that it is very interesting how they're going 237 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 1: to play that out. Um, I would think that they 238 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:01,960 Speaker 1: have an as to before kickoff, that would be my guess, 239 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 1: but that's just my guess. Um, So yeah, I think 240 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: you want to go into the playoffs feeling good. You 241 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: also want to go into the playoffs feeling healthy. And 242 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: so that's like, how what's the balance there? You know, 243 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 1: look at a guy like a Klaiss Campbell or Marcus Peters. 244 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: They've been on the shelf recently, Um, have returned to 245 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 1: practice but are well obviously Lamar's part of this well 246 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 1: of course, but if he doesn't practice exactly, but like 247 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:32,439 Speaker 1: look at Marcus Peters and Clariss Campbell, like, do you 248 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: you know, if it's the super Bowl this week, you 249 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: probably play him. But if it's like if it's not, 250 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:38,959 Speaker 1: if you're playing for a higher seed potential for a 251 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: higher seed potential for higher seeds like they control that also, 252 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 1: and the feeling of wanting to go into the playoffs 253 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: feeling good like that, what's the value that you put 254 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: on that you sound like you're on team rest them. 255 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 1: I don't I'm not necessarily saying that, Like, I think 256 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: that there's merit both both ways here, Like I think 257 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:00,199 Speaker 1: that the I think that you kind of have to 258 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: go into it with the feeling of it's I don't know, 259 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: you can assume that the Chargers are gonna lose to 260 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: the Broncos. The Charges are favorites in that favorite it's 261 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 1: in that game, so fortunately think it happened. I don't 262 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:15,560 Speaker 1: think it's like you're like, look, we're playing this game 263 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 1: because we're gonna prove our seating. I don't think that you. 264 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:19,959 Speaker 1: I think that you probably have to make the decision 265 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: in advance that that is far from a guarantee and 266 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 1: it's it's unlikely it is unlikely for the Chargers to 267 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: lose that game, So you have to like make your 268 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:33,079 Speaker 1: decision with that knowledge in mind. Um and if then 269 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 1: you basically have to decide is it worth it to 270 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 1: try to get that that tune up, that feel good game, 271 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:41,560 Speaker 1: that get right game, whatever label you want to put 272 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 1: on it, and before going into the playoffs. And then 273 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 1: when it comes to the Lamar as we're recording, this 274 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:48,959 Speaker 1: hasn't returned to practice, so it would see him that 275 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 1: it would be unlikely for him to play this week. Um, 276 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 1: can you get that tune up game if he's not 277 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:59,719 Speaker 1: out there? Fair question? I don't know, Like, like, if 278 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: you the offense plays well and then he's back for 279 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs, well, then are you gonna feel like that 280 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: was a true tune up a game? I don't know, Like, 281 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 1: these are all the things that like I think, and 282 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 1: then the last factor, the last factor here that I 283 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: would just say is like to see this monologue is 284 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: as I mentioned, it's unlikely for the Chargers to lose. 285 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: So the most likely scenarios that the Ravels gonna go 286 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 1: back to Cincinnati and the first time of the playoffs, 287 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 1: that's the most likely. So so do you do you pull? 288 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 1: Do you show all the cards all the things back? 289 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: How does that affect the game on both sides? Because 290 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 1: the Bengals will know you could be coming back here 291 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 1: next week? You probably are? Do they rest? Guys? I 292 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: don't know when right And the Bengals, do they have 293 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 1: any players who coming out of that Buffalo game and 294 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: the tragic nature of that game? Do they have any 295 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 1: players to say I'm not ready to play. Joe Burrow 296 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: said that there's discussions in the locker room about about 297 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 1: certain guys saying, no, I don't I'm not mentally ready 298 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: to play. It's it's a it's a wild week. There's 299 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: a lot of factors in play. I agree with you 300 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 1: on the game planning stuff. You know, it's like how 301 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 1: much do you show do you do? You hold some 302 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: cards back? Basically, you hold the ace back, you play 303 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 1: the queen playing the nine? What are you playing? Yeah? 304 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: How much are you going in? You know? Um? So 305 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't know, I don't know. It's I 306 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: just my gut is that the Ravens are are going 307 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 1: to try to win this. John Harvill said, We're gonna 308 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 1: try to win this game. To what degree that is? 309 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 1: You know, you try to win every game. He says 310 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: the same about a preseason game. We all know preseason 311 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 1: games you don't play stars, right, So, um, you know 312 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 1: the other factor is you don't have a nine a 313 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: man roster. You can't rest everybody. Most of most of 314 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: your starters are playing, right, It's not right. It's not 315 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: the preseason you're really talking about. You talking about resting exactly. 316 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 1: You're talking about guys like, but Marcus Peters practice on Wednesday, 317 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: Claius Campbell is returning to practice this week. That to 318 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 1: me is an indication. Maybe they're just getting getting ready 319 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 1: for the playoffs. But to me, practicing on Wednesday for Marcus, 320 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 1: that tells me he's ready to play. Maybe that's just 321 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 1: the gun limited limited participants, limited participants. Well, they never 322 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 1: come back fool on their first thing. But but yeah, 323 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: I think that like when you're making decisions about like, yeah, 324 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 1: you can't just rest the entire first team. But when 325 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: you're making those decisions, you're talking about like eight guys. 326 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: You know, it's Marcus Peters, Marlon Humphrey, Calais Campbell, Mark Andrews, 327 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: Ronnie Stanley, like those guys, I mean Dobbins running backs. 328 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 1: I know, maybe it's more than eight. Yeah, like you're talking, 329 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 1: you're talking about Yeah, it's probably more than eight. That's 330 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: probably putting it too low. But it's not the entire 331 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 1: first team, it's it's Marcus Williams with the wrist. Give 332 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 1: him arrest, right, Queen ro Kwan, Yes, maybe it's a 333 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 1: lot more than eight. My math is off there, Yeah, 334 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 1: kind of. My thing about the resting is like, you're 335 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: gonna put some starters up for injury, and now, like 336 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:05,919 Speaker 1: the logic isn't like for potential injury, not gosh knocking 337 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: everything around here. Uh oh, the wooden football. This really 338 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:11,439 Speaker 1: comes in hand. But like you can't you can't just 339 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: put everybody on the team, all your starters in bubble 340 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: rat So now by the same token, you don't just 341 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: necessarily be like, well then I'm not putting anybody. It's like, 342 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 1: you know, there's some preseason logic to this, but I 343 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 1: don't know. Yeah, it's it's difficult. I think that there's, um, 344 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: there's a lot that's unanswered on that front right now, 345 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:32,719 Speaker 1: and it will be interesting to see how the Ravens 346 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: approach it the Bengels, to see if the Ravens don't 347 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: have an answer on whether that Bill's Bagels game is 348 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 1: going to be resumed or not, then they're playing to 349 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: win the division. You can bet that the starters are 350 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 1: playing all right, let's take a quick break here and 351 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:48,400 Speaker 1: then when we come back, we'll do a discussion about 352 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:50,240 Speaker 1: where the team sits at this point going into the final. 353 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get your emails and give our take about 354 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 1: where the team is right now. So make you know 355 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 1: the sports landscapes ever changing. Right, I've heard it a 356 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 1: few times. Yes, Draft Kings as you know as a 357 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:02,880 Speaker 1: leader in daily fantasy sports, and it still has daily 358 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: fantasy contests running for those who are looking at skin 359 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: in the game. So this is simple, al right. Every 360 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 1: player has a salary associated with drafting them. You assemble 361 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: a lineup of players and then you try to stay 362 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: under that salary cap as you watch your points pile up. 363 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 1: So what you can do here alright, download the DraftKings 364 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:21,439 Speaker 1: app today and you sign up using the code flock. Alright, 365 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: get the DraftKings app. Sign up using the code flock. 366 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 1: New users. Every time you sign up, get a free 367 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: answer with your first deposit. Again, the code is flock 368 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: at DraftKings. So let's go ahead and jump into some 369 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 1: of the emails. As always, you guys can email us 370 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:39,679 Speaker 1: at the lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net. We 371 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 1: always appreciate the emails that you send to us, so 372 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: let's go ahead and jump into the first one. I 373 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: have one here from Kyle Uh. He says, Hey, guys, 374 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:49,159 Speaker 1: I wanted to give my thoughts after listening to our 375 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:52,199 Speaker 1: Monday episode. He said, this talk about I don't want 376 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 1: to go to Buffalo Round one is losers mentality. We've 377 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 1: already said it on this podcast to the whole seating 378 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:02,160 Speaker 1: and who you'd rather play? Yeah, he said, last time 379 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: I checked, we had Buffalo on the ropes revenge game. 380 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:08,840 Speaker 1: Sign me up a game in Buffalo that's a dub 381 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: A game in Cincinnati that's a dub A game and 382 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: Arrowhead dub love. I love Kyle, It's great, says, you 383 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: want to know how Ravens make a run a big 384 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:24,160 Speaker 1: wild card wild card win against the higher seated opponent. 385 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 1: Needed I remind you that Ravens had a terrible finish 386 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: to the season and what happened. What happened a championship 387 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:39,119 Speaker 1: the ultimate dub Yeah. So anyway, Kyle is kind of saying, 388 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: you know, we could go on a run here. All right, Well, look, 389 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,399 Speaker 1: how do you feel about this, Garrett? So I actually 390 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:48,159 Speaker 1: think that the like a big wild card win can 391 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: kind of just turn the turn the tide. Yeah, yeah, 392 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 1: I agree with that notion. Like, also, you win a 393 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 1: game that like people don't expect you to win, and 394 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 1: you're like, I mean, that's kind of what happened with 395 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 1: the Ravens in the divisional round that year. You know, 396 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:02,000 Speaker 1: like they were favored against the Broncos. You know, there 397 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: was like, oh, you beat the Colds, all right, Well 398 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:07,400 Speaker 1: now that's the this is where the tracks stop. Yeah, exactly. 399 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 1: You know Ray's last ride, the hell is billboards up 400 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:13,640 Speaker 1: in Denver, raised retirement party and forgot about that. Yeah, 401 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 1: And and so obviously the Ravens win that game in 402 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: thrilling fashion. And then when they won that game, it 403 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 1: kind of felt like this teammate losing. It just felt 404 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:22,639 Speaker 1: like team of destiny. It just felt that way. And 405 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 1: so yeah, if you go to Buffalo or you know, 406 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:27,440 Speaker 1: Cincinnati even and you win in the first round, like 407 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 1: that can totally change the feeling around the team at 408 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 1: that point in the Mars pack, you know, it's just 409 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 1: like Okay, this team, we go, here, we go. Now 410 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: we're off and rolling. So I think there's there's merit 411 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 1: to that thought. And here's the thing, Like, I don't 412 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 1: get too caught up in the playoff seating because if 413 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:44,119 Speaker 1: you want to win the super Bowl, you're gonna to 414 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:46,919 Speaker 1: beat these teams. Like, like, there's no easy path to 415 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 1: the super Bowl. So like what I prefer, you know, 416 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,680 Speaker 1: a home game against a low seed. Sure of course 417 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:55,880 Speaker 1: that's obvious, Like what's the easiest path, But like you're 418 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:57,439 Speaker 1: gonna have to be if you're gonna go to the 419 00:20:57,400 --> 00:21:00,640 Speaker 1: super Bowl, you're gonna have to beat some combination of Cincinnati, 420 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 1: Buffalo in Kansas City. Well, and and you know, once 421 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 1: you get past the seating only really matters for the 422 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:08,639 Speaker 1: wild card round. Once you get past that, you're probably 423 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: facing Bills, Chiefs, whatever. So like it's like one harder 424 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:14,960 Speaker 1: game that you gotta win, you know what I mean. 425 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 1: And so anyway, yeah, I would rather face the SEC 426 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:19,680 Speaker 1: South winner, But if they have to go to sin see, 427 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:23,240 Speaker 1: like do I think the Ravens, Yes, I think the 428 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:26,719 Speaker 1: Ravens can beat the Bengals. I think the Ravens can 429 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,919 Speaker 1: beat the Bills. I think I think they can be 430 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. They will not be favored in those games. 431 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 1: But can they not do it? Absolutely not, they can 432 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:40,479 Speaker 1: not do it. Actually that's double negative. How many negatives 433 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:44,200 Speaker 1: were gonna have their double negative. Um, yes, I think 434 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: like as much as there's you know, uh Ravens fans 435 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 1: are kind of ringing their hands and don't like what 436 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:55,640 Speaker 1: they're seeing right now, like, hey, we don't know, Hey 437 00:21:55,720 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 1: we don't If Lamar returns, that changes the calculus of course. Okay. 438 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:03,360 Speaker 1: And I wrote about this mail bag that the running game, 439 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 1: which is already really good, gets even better, right because 440 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:09,359 Speaker 1: the quarterback run is more of a threat than even 441 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:12,399 Speaker 1: is with Tyler Huntley. The passing game improves because I 442 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: think that Lamar is more suited his style of play 443 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,480 Speaker 1: in this offense. The scheme and the play calling doesn't 444 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 1: change a lot. The scheme doesn't change at all, the 445 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 1: play calling doesn't change a lot, but but he just 446 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:26,880 Speaker 1: buys more time and makes more place. I think that 447 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:29,920 Speaker 1: Snoop gets the ball out early. It's more first second read, 448 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: get the ball out. Uh. Lamar is looking for some 449 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:36,680 Speaker 1: more home runs. Uh And he's unique in that way. 450 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 1: And the defense is good, is really really good. That's 451 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:44,719 Speaker 1: unchanged right, So like I think, if you the offense 452 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 1: improves even by just a little bit, that can be 453 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: a winning formula, you know, and what the offense has 454 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: to do, as I've written a number of times. When 455 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 1: you play ball this way with the run heavy attack, uh, 456 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 1: grind out the clock, give them fewer possessions and all 457 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: that stuff. You have to score touchdowns on the red zone. 458 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 1: That is my biggest concern, to be honest, because that's 459 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:07,320 Speaker 1: been a problem really all year long. It's the it's 460 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:09,920 Speaker 1: the one riddle they haven't solved. They you know, there's 461 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:11,879 Speaker 1: a point when they weren't running the ball. That will 462 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 1: they ran the ball better, you know. And secondly, they 463 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: haven't really had a strong passing attack since early in 464 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 1: the season. That's the other cookie. And and personnel wise, 465 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 1: they're just limited in that way after the Bateman injury. 466 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:25,719 Speaker 1: Now it duvern A. You know, they're just limited in 467 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: that in the passing game, just with who they have. 468 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 1: And so those are two things that aren't getting fixed. 469 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 1: But I completely agree with John Harball and and the 470 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:38,880 Speaker 1: sentiment that no team out there is perfect. Everybody has 471 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:43,719 Speaker 1: their words. It's whether your strengths can outweigh your weaknesses. 472 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:47,320 Speaker 1: And the way that this Ravens defense, especially if it's 473 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:50,639 Speaker 1: getting turnovers, and the way that they can run the ball, 474 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 1: you know, I think that can outweigh the Ravens weaknesses 475 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 1: and win games. Yeah, can you win four straights win 476 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl? That's gonna be tough. With the margin 477 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 1: air so thin, that's gonna be really tough. But you 478 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:04,479 Speaker 1: gotta win one at a time. And do I think 479 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 1: they can win beat the Bengals or whoever they play. Yes, 480 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:08,919 Speaker 1: the next week they'll go and face another one of 481 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 1: those good teams too. I think they can beat them. Yes, 482 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So you're not playing four 483 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,440 Speaker 1: games right now, you're playing one at a time. Well, yeah, Look, 484 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 1: I think that for any of those game Bengals, Bills, Chiefs, 485 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 1: that's three heavyweights right now in the a f C, 486 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 1: the Ravens will be underdogs and all of those games, 487 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 1: um and if they play it, if they play at 488 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 1: ten times, you know you might lose eight of them. 489 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:35,479 Speaker 1: Okay potentially, but you're not playing at ten times. You're 490 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 1: playing at one time. And do I think the Ravens 491 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:39,360 Speaker 1: could win the Ravens. It's kind of like gloss over, 492 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 1: Like the Ravens have already beaten the Bengals this year. 493 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 1: The Bengals are much better, They've gotten better over the 494 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 1: course of the season, but they're like the hottest team 495 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:48,280 Speaker 1: in the NFL. They haven't lost this October, okay, and 496 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:51,399 Speaker 1: they've had some really tough games Chiefs it Titans in 497 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: their Patriots like they play tough games, but like the 498 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:57,879 Speaker 1: Ravens beat them, okay. So so I just feel like 499 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: we can't overlook that that's something that's valuable information when 500 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:05,200 Speaker 1: you're absolutely assessing the quality of the team as a whole. Um, 501 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:07,600 Speaker 1: it was probably the Ravens best win of the season. Yeah, 502 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:10,680 Speaker 1: it probably was. It probably was, And so I think 503 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:12,399 Speaker 1: that that's important to mention. I do think that they 504 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 1: can win. They can beat any team on any given day. 505 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:16,920 Speaker 1: I think that with this defense and without getting turnovers 506 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 1: and Lamar Jackson is back in the lineup and playing 507 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 1: like he can, then this team can can beat anybody. 508 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:27,119 Speaker 1: Winning four straight is going to be difficult. But I 509 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:29,119 Speaker 1: agree with your point, like you win him one at 510 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:31,960 Speaker 1: a time. So I think that's the way I look 511 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 1: at it. We got some more emails here, Uh yeah, 512 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 1: well one thing, sorry, I just wanted to say one 513 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 1: thing about the previous email from Kyle is that you know, 514 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 1: the comparisons to I understand too. I agree with to 515 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 1: a degree, um, but I don't think this team is 516 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:53,400 Speaker 1: exactly like the team in that team had some really 517 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: signature wins, like they had, you know, they beat the 518 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,720 Speaker 1: Patriots on a last second field goal from Justin Tucker 519 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:04,440 Speaker 1: early in the year. They had some blowout wins. Blowout 520 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 1: I mean they remember Sam Cook running a touchdown against 521 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:13,000 Speaker 1: the Raiders. You know, um, they fending Super Bowl champion 522 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: New York Giants in the second to last week of 523 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: the season, right, and so the comparison is like that 524 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:20,439 Speaker 1: team was kind of scuffling and then and it was 525 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:22,240 Speaker 1: you know, down the stretch a little bit. They lost 526 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:26,399 Speaker 1: three straight, they fired their offensive coordinator. Uh, you know, 527 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:29,200 Speaker 1: you had an overtime loss against in Washington, You had 528 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 1: some then you got blown out by the Broncos. You know, 529 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: it wasn't looking good after that Broncos game. You know, 530 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 1: nobody was feeling like the Ravens are gonna go on 531 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl run. But nobody, nobody was sizing them 532 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:44,400 Speaker 1: up on after that Broncos game. But then you beat 533 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:48,400 Speaker 1: the defending Super Bowl champion Giants emphatically, and that kind 534 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 1: of that was really even you know, when you talked 535 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:53,919 Speaker 1: to former players on that Super Bowl team and they 536 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 1: look back on this season, that was a big game 537 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:57,879 Speaker 1: that was the get right game exact that I'm talking 538 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 1: about that would be really valuable. I think here going 539 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:04,679 Speaker 1: into Cincinnati in the regular season finale, like that's what 540 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: the Ravens really haven't had, and I think that's why 541 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 1: John Harball is really still chasing that and you're you're 542 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:11,600 Speaker 1: kind of Mark Andrews even alluded to it in the 543 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 1: locker room of like, this is kind of the the 544 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:16,280 Speaker 1: polished game you want to put the polish on, you 545 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:18,760 Speaker 1: want to like this is the game that maybe jump 546 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: starts you into making that run that we're all talking about. 547 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 1: And so I do think that this game in Cincinnati 548 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:26,679 Speaker 1: a week a team is important for those reasons because 549 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: different from the Ravens really haven't had that. I think 550 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 1: I think you've laid out. Oh. I remember after the 551 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:36,719 Speaker 1: Ravens beat the Giants that year, the feeling was just like, Okay, 552 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:39,160 Speaker 1: this act this is a good team, all right, they 553 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:41,360 Speaker 1: can win a big game. And then they didn't play 554 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 1: anybody in the week in the week seventeen games in Cincinnati, 555 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 1: they just rested everybody. But like, you had that win 556 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:49,679 Speaker 1: against the Giants to make you feel like, Okay, this 557 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 1: team actually is really good and they had the potential 558 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 1: to go on a run. So I think that like 559 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:56,000 Speaker 1: that feeling is beneficial in the locker room too. It's 560 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:58,920 Speaker 1: not just like the feeling amongst fans and media or 561 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:02,680 Speaker 1: whatever around team that you know, a win like that 562 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 1: breeds confidence with players and everybody. You just feel good 563 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,639 Speaker 1: about where you are. And I think the way, like 564 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 1: the struggles of the offense right now, it's hard, you know, 565 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 1: for like the players involved. It's frustrating, Like there's definitely 566 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 1: a feel of frustration at the red zone, you know, yeah, 567 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:19,400 Speaker 1: the troubles in the red zone and and that you're 568 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:22,200 Speaker 1: just getting having to rely on the defense so much, 569 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 1: like there's definitely a sense of frustration with some of 570 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 1: that stuff. Well, the other factor obviously of the year 571 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:31,840 Speaker 1: for really going down memory lane here is let's do it, 572 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 1: is that ray Lewis and now he was retiring and 573 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 1: he had been sidelined for basically the second half of 574 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:40,880 Speaker 1: that season, and he came back and his return That's 575 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 1: what I'm saying. I'm saying like basically like getting ray 576 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 1: Lewis back on the lineup had a very big impact emotionally, 577 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 1: probably emotionally more than anything else. To be honest, I 578 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: mean that was just such a just charged up this team. 579 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:56,840 Speaker 1: And if you have Lamar come back in the playoffs, 580 00:28:56,920 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 1: I think it could potentially have a similar impact where 581 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:01,320 Speaker 1: you're like, we got our guy back, look out and 582 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:05,200 Speaker 1: that's like beyond like the the actual get right game 583 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:08,880 Speaker 1: of playing really well, which would be nice. I think 584 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:12,160 Speaker 1: they just having the Lamar potentially come back for the playoffs. 585 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 1: And just as a note in terms of Lamar, John 586 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:17,600 Speaker 1: Hardway hasn't given any indication as to when Lamar is 587 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 1: gonna return, you know, he basically just said I'm not 588 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:23,040 Speaker 1: getting into any of that and we'll see. So, like, 589 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:25,840 Speaker 1: we don't have an update. Is it gonna Is he 590 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 1: definitely gonna be ready for the playoffs? I hope so, 591 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 1: but we'll have to wait and see. All right, here's 592 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 1: another email. This one comes from John Moran, and I'm sorry, John, 593 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:35,760 Speaker 1: this is a long He breaks down the entire season. 594 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 1: This is the Ravens season. Composite goes through the whole thing, 595 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 1: but I'll read the end because I think you know 596 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:42,959 Speaker 1: his name. This is how you like, This is how 597 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 1: you did book reports in high school. You just basically 598 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 1: read the summary of the Cliff notes, Yeah, exactly, I 599 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 1: watched the movie. Yeah. Uh so John's overall point, it's 600 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 1: kind of it's the opposite of Kyle's you know, half glass, 601 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:58,720 Speaker 1: half fool. This is the glasses half them Helmy here, okay, 602 00:29:58,760 --> 00:30:02,960 Speaker 1: And he said, uh, the season is almost over, Lamar 603 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:05,440 Speaker 1: is gonna come back looking rusty. The team will run 604 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:07,320 Speaker 1: the ball. But if the run game is good instead 605 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 1: of great like this last game, you're gonna have to 606 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 1: pass the ball, uh, to these to these guys the 607 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 1: Ravens have. Oh oh, you're gonna have to pass ball 608 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 1: to these guys the Ravens have. Oh boy, um um um. 609 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:22,160 Speaker 1: You can't be in survival mode before the playoffs. You 610 00:30:22,200 --> 00:30:24,960 Speaker 1: most definitely like to be in flourishing mode. Mode, like 611 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 1: John Madden says, after Thanksgiving is when you need to 612 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 1: crank it up. Uh that Yeah, that's his whole email. 613 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:34,640 Speaker 1: So yeah, look to the point, right. I mean, I 614 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:38,200 Speaker 1: think the Lamar Jackson Rust's point is a legitimate one. 615 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,800 Speaker 1: Is Lamar, you know he's been out for a month now, 616 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:44,479 Speaker 1: you know, is there gonna be Russ there? I don't know. 617 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:47,960 Speaker 1: I think it's a legitimate question. Um. You know, That's 618 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 1: why I think we all wanted to see Lamar practice 619 00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:53,719 Speaker 1: some this week, and maybe he will as of taping 620 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:56,320 Speaker 1: this Thursday morning, we don't know. Maybe he's gonna be 621 00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:59,160 Speaker 1: out there today. I hope so. Um, But like that 622 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: was one thing that you really wanted to see this week. 623 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:03,920 Speaker 1: Even if he didn't play in the regular season finale, 624 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:06,480 Speaker 1: you wanted to see him practice so that he could. 625 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:08,800 Speaker 1: It would just give you more confidence that he's going 626 00:31:08,840 --> 00:31:12,400 Speaker 1: to be in fighting shape come play with Yeah. I mean, 627 00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:17,720 Speaker 1: I think that the email spells out they're different glass 628 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 1: half full, glass half empty looks at the season. But 629 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:24,200 Speaker 1: I think that in some ways, like I've said many 630 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:26,240 Speaker 1: times over the course of this year, like my view 631 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:28,600 Speaker 1: of this team hasn't really changed. It's not a team 632 00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:30,680 Speaker 1: that's gonna put up forty points. It's gonna be a 633 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 1: team that has a really good defense, that can be 634 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 1: opportunitiestic with turnovers, that is a run heavy offense and 635 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 1: plays with the thin margin of air. That's what the 636 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:41,480 Speaker 1: team is. And can that team can that formula? Can 637 00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:44,720 Speaker 1: that recipe? Can that deliver you a super Bowl? It's 638 00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:48,200 Speaker 1: more challenging with that recipe compared to a team like 639 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, who are putting up a ton of points 640 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:53,560 Speaker 1: every week, or the Bengals who have won eight straight 641 00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 1: or whatever the number is and have putting up a 642 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:58,720 Speaker 1: ton of points every week. It's a more challenging path, 643 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:01,960 Speaker 1: but I do think that that path can work. It's 644 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:05,000 Speaker 1: just that the margins are thin. Yeah, I agree with 645 00:32:05,040 --> 00:32:07,480 Speaker 1: the point to you know, that was one of my 646 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:11,240 Speaker 1: takeaways from this past loss against the Steelers is that, 647 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 1: you know, the Ravens ran the ball a hundred and 648 00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:17,040 Speaker 1: twenties seven yards, you know, like pretty solid day, pretty 649 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:20,440 Speaker 1: solid day. J K. Dowins got loose several times for 650 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:23,960 Speaker 1: long runs, um, but they didn't run particularly well in 651 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:27,280 Speaker 1: critical situations. Short they had a lot of like there 652 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:29,480 Speaker 1: was a lot of one two yard games and then 653 00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:33,560 Speaker 1: seventeen yard games, whereas the Steelers were cranking out six 654 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 1: seven yards a pop almost every carry, you know, and 655 00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:38,400 Speaker 1: they didn't break a lot of They only had I 656 00:32:38,440 --> 00:32:43,240 Speaker 1: think two runs over nine yards I think it was, 657 00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:47,400 Speaker 1: whereas the Ravens had like five, right, but they were 658 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:50,600 Speaker 1: able to stay ahead of the sticks and stay on track, 659 00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:55,000 Speaker 1: and that's where the Ravens struggled. So yeah, I agree 660 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:58,280 Speaker 1: with the email. You can't just run the ball well 661 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:01,440 Speaker 1: you have to run it. Great, Yeah, that's what you 662 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:04,200 Speaker 1: have to do now. And you know, I certainly think 663 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:07,200 Speaker 1: that they're capable of doing so. Um, But like the 664 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:09,080 Speaker 1: Steelers game kind of showed, you know, can you write 665 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:11,040 Speaker 1: it run it on everybody all the time, no matter 666 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:13,720 Speaker 1: what they give you, no matter what look they give you, 667 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 1: We're gonna find out because I think, certainly until Lamar 668 00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 1: were certain as the people are just gonna crash. They're 669 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:22,400 Speaker 1: gonna crash. They're gonna look at the what the Steelers 670 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:25,960 Speaker 1: did and they're gonna borrow some of those points. And 671 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:27,920 Speaker 1: Ravens have to have a better answer. Yeah, and like 672 00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 1: you said, like they're even still read it well over 673 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:32,640 Speaker 1: a hundred yards on the ground, which like most teams like, hey, 674 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:34,200 Speaker 1: we have to crowd the line of scrimmage. If you 675 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 1: have you know, nine people all in the box crowding 676 00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:39,240 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage, you get through that first line. 677 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:41,520 Speaker 1: Here we go. We're off the races. But a lot 678 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:43,880 Speaker 1: of times you run into a wall. To look, I 679 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:45,520 Speaker 1: feel like I broke a record. You're gonna have to 680 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:47,400 Speaker 1: run the ball. I agree, you're gonna have to run 681 00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 1: the ball. I don't necessarily know that it's great. But 682 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 1: if it's not great, then you need or you need 683 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: the PASSI geat to hit some yeah, or you need 684 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:56,520 Speaker 1: the big play. You need one big play to whoever 685 00:33:56,560 --> 00:33:58,840 Speaker 1: sham walking to Sean Jackson, de Marcus Robbinson. Well, and 686 00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:00,680 Speaker 1: that's what I talked about in the previous win, was 687 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 1: like you know, Sammy got that forty yard or right, 688 00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:04,760 Speaker 1: you need that. You need what you had the DeMarcus 689 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 1: Robinson six yards. This was a game where like you 690 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:08,600 Speaker 1: had the Mark Andrews game, all right, you had like 691 00:34:08,600 --> 00:34:10,520 Speaker 1: over hundred yards, Like okay, this is the what you 692 00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:12,759 Speaker 1: expect from Mark Andrews. So you had that, but you 693 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:14,640 Speaker 1: need a big play from somebody else, or you need 694 00:34:14,680 --> 00:34:17,360 Speaker 1: a turnover in a critical situation. The Ravens got that 695 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 1: the previous time against the Seelers. They didn't get it 696 00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:23,200 Speaker 1: this time. And yeah, they got it multiple times. So 697 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:24,960 Speaker 1: like those are the things that you're gonna need if 698 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:28,319 Speaker 1: you're gonna beat these teams come January and and you 699 00:34:28,320 --> 00:34:30,400 Speaker 1: know you bring up Mark Andrews. I think that's a 700 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:34,240 Speaker 1: very excellent point. That is one of what was holding 701 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:36,400 Speaker 1: One factor of what was holding this offense back was 702 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:38,840 Speaker 1: you just weren't getting the big games from Mark Andrews. 703 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:40,839 Speaker 1: You know, they hadn't figured out a way to crack 704 00:34:40,880 --> 00:34:42,879 Speaker 1: that nut. And part of that, you know, as I've 705 00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:46,399 Speaker 1: said in my film breakdowns, like he was getting open. Yeah, 706 00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:49,000 Speaker 1: he just wasn't getting the ball right, and so like 707 00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:52,759 Speaker 1: they got him the ball. And and so I do 708 00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:55,319 Speaker 1: think that a hot Mark Andrews can also get this 709 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:57,120 Speaker 1: offense rolling a little bit. You know, when we're talking 710 00:34:57,120 --> 00:34:59,400 Speaker 1: about how do they get momentum as a team and 711 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:02,399 Speaker 1: in specifically as an offense, that can certainly get you rolling. 712 00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:04,200 Speaker 1: And then you just get a couple of plays. If 713 00:35:04,239 --> 00:35:06,680 Speaker 1: you plays from your wide receivers, then all right. The 714 00:35:06,719 --> 00:35:11,160 Speaker 1: passing game is you know, it gets a passing grade, 715 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:15,239 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, absolutely passing grade. But it 716 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:19,239 Speaker 1: was pretty bad. I still take it. So, um, are 717 00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:22,080 Speaker 1: you gonna do as we're big? I mean, is how 718 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:24,320 Speaker 1: are you going to handle that? It's a great question. 719 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:28,040 Speaker 1: I don't know, what do you guys think? This is 720 00:35:28,080 --> 00:35:35,279 Speaker 1: a producer's call, No, Bryson, Yeah, a medium? What do 721 00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:39,200 Speaker 1: you think I thought at all? I think, you know, 722 00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:41,799 Speaker 1: I think this seems that's like pretend like this game 723 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:44,520 Speaker 1: has no meaning. Here's what a meeting here's the thing. 724 00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:48,279 Speaker 1: Here's the thing. You've been going overboard all season long. 725 00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:52,759 Speaker 1: Just cut you off, all right, not too bad, I 726 00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:54,719 Speaker 1: just wanted to cut you off. You would be going 727 00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:57,360 Speaker 1: over word all season long, so you know, did it. 728 00:35:57,520 --> 00:35:59,400 Speaker 1: This is a chance to dial it back a little 729 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:01,279 Speaker 1: and use some room on the back end for the 730 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:04,479 Speaker 1: playoff bigs. Exactly, that's what you're saying. Yes, I agree 731 00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:07,720 Speaker 1: with that nation. Alright, let's go to Sinsei not knowing 732 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:12,040 Speaker 1: the stakes and get the very big win. Oh that 733 00:36:12,160 --> 00:36:17,640 Speaker 1: was too low. Let's get the big that was lame 734 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:20,000 Speaker 1: big win.