1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: I mean that's old school style right there. I mean 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: they're putting the helmet on their football. I like the 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: way Wink let's everybody bring their uniqueness inside of the system, 4 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: and he doesn't tell everybody you have to look a 5 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: certain way, you have to be a certain way, you 6 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: have to be in this spot. We used to say 7 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: this all the time when I was in Baltimore. Pressure 8 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: bust a pipe. I mean, brain pressure, brain pressure, brain pressure, 9 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: brain pressure. Welcome into the lounge. The Ravens are heading 10 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: down south to Carolina. Probably gonna get him some good 11 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: Carolina barbecue. Oh. I like Carolina barbecue too. That's like, 12 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: I think that might be my favorite type of barbecue. Yeah, 13 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: I mean there's a lot of people like Flame to 14 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: the city. Texas obviously has great barbecue. It's not really 15 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: a style. Caroline is like the vinegar based sauce a 16 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 1: little bit. Yeah, I dig. And then there's Carolina gold sauce, 17 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: which I also like, different type of sauce obviously. You 18 00:00:57,680 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: know what, let's just scrap the football talk and talk 19 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: barbecue the whole pod today, have another draft and I 20 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: can whoop you. Have you ever did you make barbecue? 21 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: Have you ever made barbecue. I don't know that I 22 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: ever have made that makes some mean ribs. But my 23 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: wife got me a smoker last year as an adversary gift, 24 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: which was great. And I I'll tell you what I 25 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: can fire up to good barbecue, pulled pork. Have you ever? Man, 26 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 1: where's the invite? I don't want If I invite you over, 27 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: you're gonna eat all the good stuff. So I gotta 28 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: stand stuff for myself. Anyway. Uh, it's kind of making 29 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: me wish I was going down to Carolina, but we're 30 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: not going to Carolina. Clift clifftoning it down. He's gonna 31 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: be holding it down in Carolina. Um So we are 32 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 1: back here and we thought, you know what, the players 33 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: out of town. Uh, they just left today as we're 34 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: recording this, it's Tuesday. Uh. We would have on Rod Woodson, 35 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: who is the Ravens new color analysts in the booth 36 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: calling our preseason games, joining Mike Nolan, Jerry Sandusky, and 37 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: Evan Washburn. Uh so make sure you're tuning in for 38 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: that if you're if you didn't already Saturday night, and 39 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: if you didn't, what the heck are you doing? I'm 40 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: being w b al here in Baltimore. If you're elsewhere, 41 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:09,519 Speaker 1: you can check down the full the full breakdown in 42 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: your local listings. But here in Baltimore w b L, 43 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 1: they do a great job. Yeah, so really thrilled to 44 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:17,239 Speaker 1: talk to Rod. We have some questions that we're gonna answer, 45 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: but we want to jump right into this interview. Thrilled 46 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: to be here with Rod Woodson, the Hall of famer 47 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: who is now in the booth working for US calling 48 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: Ravens preseason games. So, Rod, what what was the experience like, 49 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: you know, being in our booth, uh for a change, 50 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: not on the field, but you know up high. Now 51 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: you know what it's. First of all, it's a great 52 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: boot booth, you know, especially when you're like when you're 53 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: up there. Most boots in stadiums um aren't the best 54 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: at times, but Baltimore always seems like it does everything 55 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: class a, I mean, just first class everything that does. 56 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: The booth is awesome. One of the best radio booths 57 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: in the business. So it's pretty nice. We always, I 58 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: tell people all the time, we're spoiled in the press 59 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: box because the Ravens press box. For listeners who aren't 60 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:08,959 Speaker 1: aware of this, the Ravens press box is low. I 61 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: think it's the lowest press box in all footballs, basically 62 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 1: on the club level or sweet level, yes, below the 63 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 1: club level's basically the fifty yard line sweets. So we 64 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:20,239 Speaker 1: have in most stadiums, especially the new stadiums, the press 65 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 1: boxes basically on the moon. They put him in the 66 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: cheap seat in the corner all the way at the top. 67 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: Not in Baltimore, though, we're spoiled right now. You can't 68 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: even see the number. Sometimes listen when you have to 69 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: wear but when you have to have binoclers, you know 70 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: you're far away. So you're you're joined by Mike Nolan, 71 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: who it's kind of funny, you know, obviously a former 72 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: Ravens defensive coordinator, but he when you were playing your 73 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 1: last year at the Ravens, he was the wide receivers 74 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: coach before he went to the defensive coordinators. That's kind 75 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: of interesting dynamic, yeah, because I mean everybody you kind 76 00:03:57,440 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: of know the coaches around the league, and you know 77 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: I do because the nief of the guy. And then 78 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: when we brought him obras receiver cards, I was like, 79 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: what what does happen? Who's our receiver coach? Mike Nolan? 80 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess you can use that to your 81 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: advantage because he knows exactly what the defense are trying 82 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: to do against him, so he just used that to 83 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: his advantage. And you know, obviously football's football, so it 84 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: was kind of and it's always good to get, you know, 85 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 1: just good coaches on the staff, and you know, Mike's 86 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: a good coach, so you you had to enjoy that 87 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: preseason opener. Six turnovers. That's your style of football right there, 88 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: and that's old school style right there. I mean, they're 89 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: putting the helmet on the football. You know. What I 90 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 1: really love about it is that they were tackling perfectly 91 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: the way the new forms are. I mean, obviously you 92 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: can't get high. You really don't want to hit them now, 93 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 1: even though you can legally, you don't want to take 94 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: guys knees out. You don't want to hurt anybody. And 95 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: those guys, I mean, they were punching the ball, they 96 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: were hitting the ball, they were getting after ball. What 97 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: I really loved about him, even when I watched the 98 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 1: practice is that they run to the ball and good 99 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: things that We've always said this and it's been told 100 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: to me when I first came to the league. Good 101 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: things happen when eleven guys run to the ball, and 102 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 1: you're always going to get the phone recoveries that ball 103 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: gets knocked out, you're the guy that gets it picked up. 104 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,359 Speaker 1: You know, That's what I really loved about the Ravens. 105 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: I mean, it didn't look great early versus the run, 106 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: but you know the one thing I love. What they 107 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: always talk about, and you know what Claire's cam will 108 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: talk about, is that they're gonna they're going to defend 109 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: every blade of grass on the field. And there's an 110 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,160 Speaker 1: old saying that we my old defense coordinator to say 111 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: Rod Russ, He's like, son, we're not. We don't pay 112 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: you to cover grass is nobody's on. So come getting closed, 113 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: protect the grass, defend the grass that that everybody's on, 114 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: and that's winning football. So that's what I love to see, 115 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: and and we definitely saw that from the Ravens defense 116 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,840 Speaker 1: throughout the whole night. Yeah. I think one thing we're 117 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: always kind of trying to figure out and watching the preseason, 118 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: obviously there's roster battles, but you're also trying to get 119 00:05:58,279 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 1: a sense of how good the team is going to be. 120 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: Just basically, is this going to carry over? Into the 121 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 1: regular season in itself, because a lot of starters don't play. 122 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: And then you say, well, if far two is are 123 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: better than their two, that's gotta mean our ones are 124 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: better than their ones. And you're kind of always trying 125 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 1: to figure this stuff out. So what was your sense 126 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: of that after watching one preseason game. Well, my concern, 127 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: if I have any with the Ravens is that you know, 128 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 1: what's going to be the chemistry of the offensive line 129 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: and who's going to be the backup quarterback? And I 130 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 1: mean that's that's that's really the concern. I think that's 131 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:35,040 Speaker 1: the contents is around anybody that's a Raven fans like 132 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: where's our offensive line gonna be at and who's going 133 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: to be the backup quarterback? When Age Night in there 134 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,840 Speaker 1: and you know Huntley Man, he looked like a mirror 135 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: im each of Dog Gone Lamar. I mean when when 136 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 1: he's running, he looks just like Namar. I mean, I 137 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: was like I was up in a booth and he's 138 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: holding the ball in one hand like Lamar. I mean, 139 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: he looks just like it. Like it's hard to tell 140 00:06:57,440 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 1: him the difference. Then you know, I know mc surley 141 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: got hurt, so he's not going to be in the 142 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:04,599 Speaker 1: rest of the preseason games. That really bows the advantage 143 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 1: goes to Huntley to you know, get that number two 144 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: spots on the roster, uh, you know, and hopefully mcsurley 145 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 1: can come back if they do keep three quarterbacks, which 146 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: is you know, you know, you don't like letting really 147 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: good players go hoping they get through and then you 148 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: can bring them back. You just it's hard to do that. 149 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: So you know mcsurley is one of your best fifty three, 150 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: then you keep three quarterbacks. You know, They've always been 151 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: my way, the Ravens philosophies always keep the best players 152 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: on the roster. So I wouldn't be surprised if that happened. 153 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: And then you know, offensive line just you know, what's 154 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: the cameras gonna look like? You know, I think I 155 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: know John Harball is not worried about it, but I 156 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: think the rest of us are. You know, everybody else 157 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: is like you know, well and at night when John 158 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: gets asleep at night, and you know he might be 159 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: thinking different things that he's saying, that's what you have 160 00:07:57,120 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: to do, right, um, But I think they're gonna be 161 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: there all the all the guys who are there outside 162 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: of Ben Cleveland because we think that Ben is going 163 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: to be that starting spotted guard. Everybody else has experience, 164 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: you know that this is a this is a laden 165 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: of roster when you look at the offer of the 166 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: line that these guys have played multiple years in the 167 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: national football like, so they understand it now. Camerastry together 168 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 1: is the key. That's gonna be the key. I don't 169 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: think it's I don't think it's as the biggest deal 170 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: as everybody thinks it is. But I think we still 171 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:36,439 Speaker 1: will be comfortable seeing them together prior to the first game. Yeah, 172 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: for sure. It is funny. You know you talk about 173 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: Lamar and Huntley being mirror images of each other, even 174 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: when like Tyler had that long run and he kind 175 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 1: of got tripped up along the sideline and he got 176 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,559 Speaker 1: up and he was like, like angry that he's got taken. 177 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:52,079 Speaker 1: I was like, that looks exactly like Laura. And I 178 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: always hesitate to say I'm glad that you said it, 179 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 1: because I always hesitate to say like man sometimes in practice, 180 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: like I'm like looking and they there are these black 181 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:04,679 Speaker 1: jerseys with purple numbers, and I'm like, was that Lamar Huntley, Like, 182 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 1: I can't tell because it looks so similar. And I 183 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: hesitate to say that because I feel like fans are like, dude, 184 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: that's that's an m v P. And you're talking about, 185 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: you know, a backup, former undrafted guy, Like what are 186 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 1: you saying, you know? But it's true, like they do 187 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:21,079 Speaker 1: look so much in play so similarly that I feel 188 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 1: like that does give Huntley the edge because if you're 189 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 1: talking about, all right, well, he has to step in 190 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 1: for a game or two or even a half or whatever, 191 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 1: Like nothing about the offense really has to change, no, 192 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 1: And I think we saw when Huntley did go in, 193 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 1: the play calling the great Roman went to was very 194 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: similar to what we saw last year in the previous 195 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: years with Lamar, and I know even when we surly 196 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:47,679 Speaker 1: came in last year in the regular season, he did 197 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: run that same similar offense. But it just seems like 198 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: the the speed of the game when Huntley's in there, uh, 199 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 1: it just it went a little bit faster. And then 200 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 1: one thing I really liked about him was at he 201 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: was very decisive about who he wanted to throw the 202 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 1: ball to. As he was reading the defenses, he made 203 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 1: his mind up and he threw it. And that's one 204 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:09,959 Speaker 1: thing I really enjoyed watched him, do I know. I 205 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: think he was twelve out of sixteen for seventy three 206 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 1: yards something like that. Um, you know, and then some 207 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: of the things that he did is Lamar esque, you know. 208 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: And and when he dipped back into the pocket, you know, 209 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,559 Speaker 1: he dropped, he climbed back into the pocket, and then 210 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: he bolted out to the right side and just outran 211 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: the rest of the defense and you know, to get yard. 212 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 1: It's that is what Lamar does on a consistent basis. 213 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: And then when he did it a couple of times, 214 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: and he did it so natural, That's what I kind 215 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: of like about him because he did have his eyes 216 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:44,559 Speaker 1: down the field. He wasn't looking at color looking around him. 217 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:46,960 Speaker 1: He was still looking down field to throw the football 218 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 1: as he was, you know, climbing back up into the 219 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 1: pocket and then he felt the pocket collapsing again and 220 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: then he started to the right. I mean that to me, 221 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: is this a natural instinct that is really hard to teach? Yeah? Right. 222 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: I want to get your perspect divon the player who 223 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:04,679 Speaker 1: saw a ton of snaps uh Saturday night, Brandon Stevens. 224 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 1: You know, you obviously I'm sure we're watching him closely 225 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: as as a defensive back, and he got out there. 226 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:12,440 Speaker 1: I think maybe on the first or second series he 227 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: was running with the ones. This is a guy, former 228 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: running back, then corner, now playing safety and kind of 229 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:20,320 Speaker 1: moving all over that defense. It's just like you, Rob, 230 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 1: you played running back back in the day. I did, 231 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: but I didn't. He wanted to change his own position. 232 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 1: You know. It's like when he told me that in 233 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: the medium, I'm like, wait, demanded the coach didn't asked 234 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 1: you to change running back position. You wanted to do 235 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: that on your own, Like that's crazy. So when he 236 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 1: said that, he knew something that the coaches didn't know, 237 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: and most players don't do. Most players just don't give up. 238 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 1: Because he was in the rotation with U. C. L A, 239 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 1: you know, at the running back position, and they needed 240 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 1: to realize. You know, I don't know if I can 241 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: be you know if he obviously he was. He was 242 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 1: aspiring to go to the NFL. He didn't believe that 243 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 1: he was going to make it at the running back position. 244 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: So he's like, I know I can make it a 245 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: DV And only time he ever played dB is when 246 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:10,839 Speaker 1: he played seven on seven, and that's what's crazy. That's 247 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: and he never did it in a game. That's what's 248 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 1: the crazy part in college where he never did that, 249 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: where he only did it at seven on seven, but 250 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: he knew something and then. But when you see him play, 251 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: he's built like a safety, but he's twitchy. So he 252 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 1: has a big body, he's twitchy. He does have good 253 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 1: short airing quickness, which you're I think you're always looking forward, 254 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: especially when you're looking at nickelback positions. Um, safety wise, 255 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:39,719 Speaker 1: you can be you don't have to be asked twitchy. 256 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 1: But they've moved him around and he's a willing tackler. 257 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: He can blitz um. You know, he's physical because he 258 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 1: has that running back mentality. So his story is a 259 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 1: really really interesting fun story to talk about. You do 260 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 1: you get the sense in watching him and practice in 261 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: on Saturday night that he could be a media contributor 262 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: for the defense. Yeah? Absolutely. I mean, first of all, 263 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: he's gonna have to be a contributor on special teams, right, 264 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 1: I mean that's like all rookies have to learn to 265 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 1: play special teams, even if they were their studs, you 266 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 1: know sometimes in college. So that's one thing I think 267 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 1: he'll do that because he has that mindset. But I 268 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 1: think he can be a terminous contributor. Um you know, 269 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: I know, hump Humphrey goes into the slot. He plays 270 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: that nicol at times most of the time, but if 271 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: something happens and they need obviously you need experience in 272 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: that position. You really were once to experience that position. 273 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: But you know, if you put him in there, I 274 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 1: think it would be good. Uh, it'd be good for 275 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 1: him to learn that position, to learn the safety position. 276 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:44,679 Speaker 1: At the end of the day, we are all exes 277 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 1: outside of the mic linebacker and then probably the nose tackle. 278 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 1: Everybody else but defensive X. So the more you can 279 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 1: move around and learn different positions, the easier the game becomes. 280 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:57,320 Speaker 1: And and really it slows down for you as a player. 281 00:13:57,720 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 1: And now you're not thinking and you're just letting your 282 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 1: athletic ability go. Right. I got I got a fan 283 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 1: out on you for a second here, Okay, because I 284 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 1: grew up a Ravens fan right my whole childhood. So 285 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: I watched you playing for the Ravens and I was like, dang, 286 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:13,319 Speaker 1: this is awesome. Right, So hey, talking to you is great, 287 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 1: but you you know what a good secondary is all about. 288 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 1: I mean, you Kristen Kallis are doing Starks, you know, 289 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: and then of course the other guys, Ray Lewis, everybody 290 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: up front when you look at this Ravens secondary, knowing 291 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 1: what that looks like a good secondary, just your thoughts 292 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: on the combination of talent that we have here right now. 293 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean, do you think of you know Humphreys, 294 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: which and I'm gonna be honest and I said this 295 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: Stephen last year on air when I was with Westwood One. 296 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: Humphreys is a lot better than I thought he was 297 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: gonna be. I mean, he really is. I mean, he's 298 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 1: a really solid football player, and that's what you you 299 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: would think you're gonna get from you know, Alabama. But 300 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: I didn't know if he was gonna be that solid, 301 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: that good as a as a player, that instinctive um. 302 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: And then you know, you've got Marcus Peters. You know, 303 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: he's from he's from Oakland. I've been on Marcus Peters 304 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 1: god since he was in high school, and I spent 305 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: twenty years in the Bay Area, so I got to 306 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: see him play in high school. I know all that 307 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: stuff happened to Washington, but he's just a playmaker, you know. 308 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 1: He plays with his eyes. He reads formations, you know. 309 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 1: And there are two different style players and they really are. 310 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:26,239 Speaker 1: And just having having those guys on the roster together 311 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 1: and then you you know, you look at Elliott, you 312 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 1: look at Clark as your safeties. Those guys are solid 313 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: and football players that can blitz, they can cover, you know. 314 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 1: And and I like the way Wink uses everybody. And 315 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: I like the way Wink let's everybody bring their uniqueness 316 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 1: inside of the system. And he doesn't tell everybody you 317 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: have to look a certain way, you have to be 318 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 1: a certain way you have to be in this spot. 319 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 1: He lets him move around, he lets him get comfortable. 320 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 1: And that's that's why I think they're so good. I mean, 321 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 1: you only giving up over a little bit over eighteen 322 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: points a game last year. That's I was playing really 323 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 1: good football in today's football where they want offenses to 324 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: like the scoreboard though. Right right is Wink Martinel a 325 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: guy that you would have loved playing for him, and 326 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 1: he just he's got some players love him, He's got 327 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: a persona, he's got the change. You showed that Saturday 328 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 1: the time I see that you would love playing for. 329 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: Does he have a mullet. Yeah, he that looks like 330 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: I don't want to ask him. I was in the meeting. 331 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: I didn't want to say, do you have a mullet? 332 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: Because I know, my bad, I've never seen a coach 333 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 1: with a mullet. I mean, I just you know, I 334 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 1: just it's rare if you do. Um. But you know, 335 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: I just he just he just, you know, one of 336 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 1: those type of guys that he likes to be creative. 337 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: He's a no nonsense. He's very transparent, you know, with 338 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: his players, and I think that's why the players really 339 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 1: trust him and liking because he keeps it real with 340 00:16:57,560 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 1: them and I think players can respect that. And at 341 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 1: the end of the day, he lets them go have 342 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: fun and that's what everybody wants to do on the field. 343 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 1: Everybody wants to have fun, you know, and you know, 344 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: letting guys stand up and move around, uh kind of 345 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:14,679 Speaker 1: you know, you know stuff that all a lot of 346 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 1: my coordinators did with us as players, where they let 347 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: us stand up, if you know, especially like the Demons alignment, 348 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 1: if they were sometimes want to stand but move around, 349 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: they didn't have to put their hand in the ground. 350 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,639 Speaker 1: That's good, that's good football, and at the end of 351 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 1: the day, if the guys get their job done, week's 352 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:33,399 Speaker 1: gonna give him some love. Then he's gonna you know 353 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: one thing I really love because we used to say 354 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: this all the time when I was in Baltimore, pressure 355 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:42,160 Speaker 1: bust a pipe. I mean, brain pressure, brain pressure, brain pressure, 356 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 1: brain pressure. And he did that last year over fifty 357 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,119 Speaker 1: percent at the time. You know, he's bringing pressure to 358 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: the posting quarterbacks. Now there's certain quarterbacks you know, probably 359 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 1: three or four in the league that he might not 360 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:56,000 Speaker 1: want to pressure on bunch, But the rest of them 361 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:58,640 Speaker 1: have at it, man, and he has that, I mean, 362 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 1: and the guys love it. They have fun with that stuff. 363 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 1: Right now. During the broadcast, when Patrick Queen sniffed out 364 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: that little screen pass and blew that thing up, you 365 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: said immediately, it didn't take you long. You said, that 366 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 1: runs through ray Lewis. That looks like ray Lewis, It 367 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 1: says he sniffed it out. You know, you you read it, 368 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 1: You read your keys, and then once you read your keys, 369 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 1: you believe what you see, believe what you see and 370 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 1: just gonna make a plenty, you know what I tell 371 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:28,000 Speaker 1: guys all the time. Everybody, all these guys have been 372 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 1: playing Most of the guys have been playing football that 373 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: they've been nine years old or so, and they have 374 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:36,480 Speaker 1: that instinct in him. And sometimes coaches can coach it 375 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 1: out on them because they tell him, how there's you 376 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 1: belong here, you have to be there. That's one thing 377 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 1: I love about Wink that he doesn't do. He lets 378 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 1: them be athletic. He lets them use that that natural 379 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: ability they have and go make plays. And you know, 380 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: obviously when he did that when he snipped it out 381 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: and he saw him like step up and then slide out, 382 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:58,119 Speaker 1: and he slid out with him and this took off 383 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: when the ball is thrown, I'm like, yeah, that reminded 384 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 1: me of Show right there, man. That was that was 385 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 1: fifty two all the way. I know it's it's you 386 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: don't want to make comparisons, but I mean, just watching 387 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 1: Queen a little bit, do you say, all right, he's 388 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: got I mean, Ray was known, especially in his earlier days, 389 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: for that sideline the sideline speed. I mean, that was 390 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: his calling card. Yeah, and you know, Queen could definitely 391 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: do that. We've seen it, you know, and the little 392 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: plays that he did play in that you know last week, 393 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:30,400 Speaker 1: he can get him sideline the sideline, and he can run. 394 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 1: We we know he can run coming out of college, 395 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:37,120 Speaker 1: but sometimes you hesitant, sometimes you doubt yourself and then 396 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 1: you slow down. I thought we saw that a little 397 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:42,159 Speaker 1: bit last year. But that's he's a rookie. You know, 398 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: we we all weren't rookies to play like five year events, 399 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 1: and it's really unfair for asking guys that played that 400 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:52,440 Speaker 1: that good. But he's shown flashes. He shown he showed 401 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 1: flashes last year. I think you're gonna see him be 402 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 1: way better this year because he had an off season, right, 403 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 1: he had O t A, he has training camp. He 404 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 1: has it now, so it's another is more reps that 405 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 1: he's getting under his belt. And he even said it, 406 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 1: you know, to us that you know, he had to 407 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 1: try to figure out, you know, all the coverages and 408 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:15,240 Speaker 1: how they how he fit inside the coverages because in 409 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 1: college he just played a man to man right for 410 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:20,119 Speaker 1: the most part, so he had to figure all that out. 411 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: And I think what all the off season this year 412 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 1: is going to help him play so much faster, because 413 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:27,679 Speaker 1: when you don't doubt yourself, you're just gonna let your 414 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 1: athletic abilities show up. And that's what he did in 415 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 1: the game, and I believe that's what we're gonna see 416 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:35,160 Speaker 1: all your long. Right, We've asked you a bunch about 417 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,360 Speaker 1: the defense. I do want to ask you a question 418 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 1: about the offense because the offense has been the receiving 419 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: corps has not really been what we're gonna see week 420 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 1: one over the course of the entire summer, lamar mrs 421 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:49,880 Speaker 1: the first ten days, how quickly or how much time 422 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 1: do you think that group needs in the summer in 423 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 1: order to be ready to go and hit the ground running, 424 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 1: knowing that once we get to the regular season we 425 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:00,720 Speaker 1: still could be without you know, Bateman at the start 426 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: of the season. How big of a concern is that? 427 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 1: How much I did those guys need? Well, I mean, 428 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:07,359 Speaker 1: most of the guys have been here, so it's I 429 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 1: don't I don't have an issue with that. You know. 430 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 1: My concern is Bateman because he he is he's twitchy 431 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: for his size, and he he really plays bigger than 432 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: what he is. UM, if that makes sense. That's the 433 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: concern because I thought that he was going to be 434 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 1: a really difference maker. Uh. You know, Sammy, you know 435 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:31,199 Speaker 1: obviously we know what he can do. UM. You know, 436 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,199 Speaker 1: as long as he can keep practicing and being on 437 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 1: the field throwing the ball Lamar throughout the weeks. I 438 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,720 Speaker 1: think I'm okay with that because he's he's a proven vet. Um. 439 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 1: I'm just concerned that the young guy Bateman doesn't get 440 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: the reps leading up to this point. You know, he 441 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:50,919 Speaker 1: obviously he did in off. The rest of all season, 442 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 1: he got the reps, but just that faster game experience, 443 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 1: I would really wanted to see him have that. He's 444 00:21:57,840 --> 00:21:59,879 Speaker 1: not going to have it. So it's gonna be what 445 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: it is. I mean, it is what it is. He's 446 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:04,480 Speaker 1: gonna have to kind of learn it on the run. Um. 447 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 1: I think Lamar is gonna be good for him. Um. 448 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: You know, obviously at the end of the day, and 449 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 1: we saw I think we saw some of it in 450 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: a week that, you know, the first preseason game where 451 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 1: they're trying to throw the ball more outside the numbers. 452 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:21,640 Speaker 1: Because I think once I think we all believe that 453 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,160 Speaker 1: this is a really good football team. Listen, they're gonna 454 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 1: go to the playoffs and then they're gonna be concerned 455 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 1: about playing the better teams in the National Football League, 456 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 1: and then at that point they're gonna have to be 457 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:36,600 Speaker 1: able to throw the fall ball outside the numbers to 458 00:22:36,760 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 1: spread the defense out and I'll give you better running 459 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:42,439 Speaker 1: lanes also for Lamar and Dobbins and all those guys 460 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 1: and awards. Um. But I think they may can definitely 461 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 1: do that and help him kind of you know, make 462 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 1: a team play all fifty three and a quarter yards 463 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 1: with with the field which normally um with them. Last 464 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 1: year they really didn't use the old field. They used 465 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: kind of the middle of the field. But I think 466 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 1: once they increased that with Bateman, um, this is going 467 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: to be a really tough team to slow down. Right. 468 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:12,520 Speaker 1: Another thing that you can speak to with your experience 469 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 1: is what it's like going from Pittsburgh to Baltimore in 470 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 1: your career. Alejandra Villain, the Wave is making the same change. 471 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: You had a one year pit stop out in that 472 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: in San Francisco between but you are a long time 473 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: Steeler and then a beloved raven. What advice and and 474 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: here's the follow up question to that, Actually I'll ask 475 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 1: you on the front end. Now, Villon the Wave is 476 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:35,919 Speaker 1: a former military guy Army. Do we have to be 477 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 1: concerned about him being a potential spy? You know, he's 478 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:44,119 Speaker 1: got military training. Just saying for who fight for the Steelers. 479 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: You know he's got once he once he walks into 480 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:54,639 Speaker 1: the first of all, I think he's realizing these two 481 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:58,440 Speaker 1: teams are very similar. Yeah, I mean, you know black 482 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 1: and gold, you've got black and purple. They're very similar 483 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:04,480 Speaker 1: in the culture of the front office, how it's set 484 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 1: up and how a trick was all the way down 485 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: through the scouch to the coaches, to the players and 486 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:12,879 Speaker 1: on the field. But he's gonna realize that the Steeler 487 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 1: fans are gonna boo him as soon as he walks 488 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 1: onto the field. So he's not gonna like that. He's 489 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 1: not gonna like the Black and Gold for a while 490 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 1: because they moved the snot out of me. Man when 491 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:24,680 Speaker 1: I stepped from the Are you trader? We hate you? 492 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:28,160 Speaker 1: What's that? And the same thing is gonna happen to him, 493 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 1: So you know he's gonna feel the hate from them, 494 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:34,000 Speaker 1: but then he's gonna feel the love from his teammates, 495 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 1: saying on the man, don't listen to those guys who 496 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 1: guys are crazy anyway. Yeah, that's awesome, we'll ride. We 497 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: really appreciate it. Man. Not every day that you get 498 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 1: a chance to talk to the hall of Famer. So 499 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: my pleasure, guys, my pleasure, and enjoy the rest of 500 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:53,440 Speaker 1: these preseason broadcasts. Everybody better be tuning in. All right, Well, 501 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: great stuff from a hoofer. I thought you were gonna 502 00:24:58,000 --> 00:24:59,960 Speaker 1: ask for an autograph. He was sounds like he was 503 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:01,920 Speaker 1: the guy that you love it as a kid, look 504 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:04,679 Speaker 1: ed Reid, who was my favorite player of all time? Okay, 505 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:08,160 Speaker 1: and it wasn't really close. He was the most fun 506 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:12,119 Speaker 1: to watch. Rod though, was like that veteran on that 507 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:15,360 Speaker 1: Super Bowl safety It sounds like I do really like safety, 508 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: and I mean Rod he got He got a number 509 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:20,400 Speaker 1: of interceptions too. He wasn't really in the same mold 510 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 1: as Ed, you know, and Ed got the ball in 511 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:24,680 Speaker 1: his hands. There were years there as Ravens fan where 512 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:28,880 Speaker 1: you're like Ed Reid's our best offense. Yeah, so Rod 513 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:32,360 Speaker 1: wasn't exactly that, but he was awesome. Man. I mean, 514 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:35,960 Speaker 1: there are many guys in the mold of Edy, but yeah, right, 515 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 1: Rod is Uh, obviously he was a great player. You 516 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:42,959 Speaker 1: got a gold jacket and uh he had a good insight. 517 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:45,800 Speaker 1: I mean I've enjoyed. I enjoyed listening to him during 518 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:48,639 Speaker 1: the game on Saturday. And that's why you know. Obviously 519 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: we spent most of our time talking about the defense, which, 520 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 1: like I thought, it was interesting hearing him talk about 521 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 1: Brandon Stevens and what he's seen from him, because they 522 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 1: were very high on him during the broadcast. Yeah, yeah, 523 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 1: it was interesting. Um. Yeah, he's got a lot of 524 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 1: good insight obviously from playing and and just from knowing 525 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: this team. So he and he's had an interesting career, 526 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: went into coaching, UH for a little while, I was 527 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 1: coaching DBS out in Oakland, UM and and now in 528 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:14,840 Speaker 1: the booth. And he's done a number of uh you know, 529 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:17,439 Speaker 1: Westwood one, and he's called games for other people. So 530 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:21,640 Speaker 1: interesting guy. But anyway, we have some good questions here. 531 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:25,639 Speaker 1: We have one from Will Saunders. He says, I have 532 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:28,680 Speaker 1: two questions for you. How will the impact of placing 533 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:33,680 Speaker 1: guys on I R designated to return have on roster decisions? 534 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: What kind of impact will it have? I said, if 535 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:38,840 Speaker 1: I'm correct, the Ravens will have to keep Bateman, Boyle, McSorley, 536 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: Boykin and possibly Stanley on the fifty three man roster. 537 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:46,040 Speaker 1: Then placed him on I R after file UH final 538 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:48,880 Speaker 1: cuts to get him on the I R designated for return. 539 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: Said that will expose some good players to waivers. Uh 540 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:54,679 Speaker 1: So he has two questions to answer that one. First, well, 541 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:56,920 Speaker 1: first of all, just in terms of how I are 542 00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 1: worse if you if you're going, do you have a 543 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:03,719 Speaker 1: player return? And the NFL has allowed there's no restriction 544 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 1: this year on the number of guys who you can 545 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 1: designate to return. That went into effect last year and 546 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 1: they're keeping it for this year. They have to miss 547 00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 1: a minimum of three games in a moment, three games 548 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:16,199 Speaker 1: now in order to have someone come back from injury reserve, 549 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 1: they do wills correct, They have to be on the 550 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster at the three man cut down date, 551 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:24,959 Speaker 1: then they can be placed on I R and then 552 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 1: they can be designated to return. So, for example, this week, 553 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 1: the Ravens put a couple of guys on i R. 554 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,199 Speaker 1: Um On Marshall was one of them, Khalil Dorsey was 555 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:37,040 Speaker 1: the other. So those guys cannot come back and play 556 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:42,160 Speaker 1: from I R. So that's that's how that works. He's 557 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:44,879 Speaker 1: I would say, he's incorrect, and assuming that the guys 558 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:48,880 Speaker 1: that he mentions are all headed for injured reserve. Ronnie Stanley, 559 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:53,199 Speaker 1: uh Myles Boykin, Rassa Bateman, I mean, maybe some of 560 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:56,840 Speaker 1: those guys like maybe if the Ravens the Ravens, Baten 561 00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:59,159 Speaker 1: is gonna come back some point in September. Maybe if 562 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 1: they feel like, uh, he's you know, not ready to 563 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:05,119 Speaker 1: practice at the start of the season, maybe he is 564 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:07,119 Speaker 1: someone who goes on I R and then this is 565 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 1: the first three games. But you know, they're not exposed 566 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: to waivers. They're not exposed to wat if you put 567 00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 1: Bateman on IR designated to return after he's on the 568 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster, if you if you do it now, 569 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:20,440 Speaker 1: they are exposed to waivers and also think you can't 570 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:22,800 Speaker 1: come back the season. That's the bigger thing. I forgot 571 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:26,920 Speaker 1: didn't have a season ending injury. So I'm just saying 572 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,359 Speaker 1: I don't necessarily think it's a four guard like Ronnie Stanley, 573 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 1: for example. I think Phill the hope and the expectation, 574 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 1: it's just ready to go week Well, I don't think 575 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:35,440 Speaker 1: he's going on the I R. Yeah, they're thinking he's 576 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:38,320 Speaker 1: gonna be ready for for Las Vegas, right he's ramping 577 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 1: up right now, He's getting a little bit to get 578 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 1: more and more action every week. Boy can way too 579 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:46,120 Speaker 1: early to say that that's what he's headed for I mean, 580 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 1: he looks like he's ready to practice any day. He's 581 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:52,600 Speaker 1: running out there with Hollywood Brown, Um Boil. I think 582 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 1: it's TBD. Well also Boil. Currently Boil is actually a 583 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 1: little bit of a different scenario. Boils on the physically 584 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 1: unable to perform list right now. So if he were 585 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:03,160 Speaker 1: to open the season on the publist, then my understanding, 586 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 1: she missed the first six games, but you don't go 587 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:07,959 Speaker 1: on I R you go on that publist start the season. 588 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:10,840 Speaker 1: He has not practiced yet. He has to get activated 589 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 1: from the publist, which he went on at the start 590 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 1: of training camp. It's only an option at the start 591 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:16,240 Speaker 1: of training camp. You can't put some one on the 592 00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 1: publist in October. So I think Boils and Boils an 593 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 1: interesting one because right now, you know it's sitting here, 594 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 1: is August seventeen, worth, you know, three weeks away from 595 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 1: the start of the season, and he is not practiced yet. 596 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:34,400 Speaker 1: Is he gonna be ready to go week one? You know, 597 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:40,040 Speaker 1: we'll see, yeah, and then McSorley. I honestly think now 598 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:42,840 Speaker 1: McSorley is dealing with a back injury from picking up 599 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:45,560 Speaker 1: a box. Sound it sounds like me That's definitely something 600 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 1: that would happen to me, tweak the back picking up 601 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:51,600 Speaker 1: a box, um, and I I would not be surprised 602 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 1: at this point if McSorley uh goes on the practice squad. 603 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 1: I know Rod talked about the potential for the Ravens 604 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:01,320 Speaker 1: to carry three quarter recks. I do not think that 605 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 1: that's gonna happen. Um. I think the Ravens are gonna 606 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:06,719 Speaker 1: run with two and then they have because they have 607 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:09,560 Speaker 1: a lot of depth at cornerback that I think they'd 608 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:12,600 Speaker 1: like to keep maybe an extra guy tight end. You know, 609 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 1: we're just got done talking about Nick Boyle. If Nick's 610 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 1: not at the start of the season or whatnot, or 611 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:20,880 Speaker 1: just you know that needs more time to shake off 612 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 1: the rust, but he gets a late return. Do you 613 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 1: keep you know that third tight end? Do you have 614 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:28,480 Speaker 1: to keep somebody like a Ben Mason, you know, something 615 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 1: like that. I think or Eric Tomlinson at tight ends 616 00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 1: as as a blocker. Um, But I don't. I think 617 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:38,480 Speaker 1: because of the depth that those spots and needing to 618 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:42,520 Speaker 1: maybe carry somebody extra, the Ravens will not carry three quarterbacks. 619 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 1: They have an interesting dynamic with a couple of different 620 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 1: positions cornerback. You know, today, Marlon Humphrey went in early 621 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:51,760 Speaker 1: from practice. It's supposed to be. The reports that it's 622 00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:55,200 Speaker 1: a minor issue. That's so that's the case, and he's 623 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:57,840 Speaker 1: back out on the field very soon. But they have 624 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:02,320 Speaker 1: Jimmy Smith who's been sidelined with an ankle issue. Um, 625 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 1: so do you keep extra guys there if Jimmy or 626 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:09,440 Speaker 1: Marlon were to be sidelined for any period of time? 627 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 1: You know, like, does that open the door for quick 628 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:14,640 Speaker 1: Chris Westrey or you know, Shawn Wade is on that 629 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:17,640 Speaker 1: roster bubble and Wade had both those guys had nice 630 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:20,360 Speaker 1: games on Saturday. Western had the bad penalty, but both 631 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:23,160 Speaker 1: those guys had nice games on Saturday, and they're competing 632 00:31:23,160 --> 00:31:25,360 Speaker 1: for a spot. And then the tight end thing that 633 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 1: you just mentioned the other point on practice squad. You 634 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: can keep sixteen guys on the practice squad this year. 635 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:32,720 Speaker 1: Oh you're jumping ahead to the question next question. Okay, 636 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:34,680 Speaker 1: go ahead and read that question. But there you started 637 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 1: talking about practice squad with trace. Alright, So this one 638 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:41,720 Speaker 1: comes from my guy, Todd Wasserman from Richmond, Virginia, who 639 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 1: I had the pleasure of of chatting with him and 640 00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 1: his daughter at training camp practice. Okay, nice talking to you, Todd, 641 00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 1: And he asked that the question, what are the rules 642 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:55,000 Speaker 1: for NFL teams practice squads this season? Right? So it's 643 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:57,160 Speaker 1: sixteen players, which the same as last year, and you 644 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:59,720 Speaker 1: can protect four players per week. So if you want 645 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:01,880 Speaker 1: to talk about traces the potentially ending up on the 646 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,200 Speaker 1: practice squad, you can protect him. And that's what the 647 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:06,880 Speaker 1: Ravens did last year with Tyler Huntley. Throughout the season. 648 00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:09,720 Speaker 1: They protected him, if not every week, just about every week. 649 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 1: So that could be. I think part of it depends 650 00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:17,440 Speaker 1: on Tracey's injury. Like the report is that he's going 651 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:19,520 Speaker 1: to miss the arrest of well, I mean hardball said 652 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:22,680 Speaker 1: that he's gonna you missed significant He's gonna miss basically 653 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:27,080 Speaker 1: the rest of the preseason. So how is he ready 654 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:29,960 Speaker 1: to be practicing at the start of the year. Like, 655 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:32,480 Speaker 1: what is this scenario there? Right? Our team is going 656 00:32:32,520 --> 00:32:34,240 Speaker 1: to take a gamble and a quarterback with a back 657 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:37,640 Speaker 1: injury that they can't evaluate, right, right, Well, that's they 658 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:39,360 Speaker 1: can start. The concern is if you if you cut him, 659 00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:41,040 Speaker 1: someone else is going to sign him. But yes, I 660 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 1: agree with you, and and my other point to that 661 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 1: is right, So now you're talking about the possibility of 662 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:48,560 Speaker 1: picking up a quarterback with a back injury adding him 663 00:32:48,560 --> 00:32:50,719 Speaker 1: to your fifty three man roster when he hasn't practiced 664 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 1: with you at all. Right, so you'd have to learn 665 00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:57,400 Speaker 1: your whole offense and all that stuff. Uh, and the 666 00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:00,680 Speaker 1: Ravens run of air unique offense. So like Trace mcstorian, 667 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:03,520 Speaker 1: the entire Tyler Huntley I think are good quarterbacks for 668 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:07,120 Speaker 1: the Ravens. I don't know that they necessarily have the 669 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:11,840 Speaker 1: same value in another type of offense. Sure, we're basically 670 00:33:11,840 --> 00:33:14,840 Speaker 1: doing the fifty three here. We're getting ahead of ourselves. 671 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:16,360 Speaker 1: We are going to do the full fifty three man 672 00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 1: roster podcast. Also, this is a reminder for you the 673 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:23,040 Speaker 1: listeners to participate in that you picked the team contests. 674 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:25,720 Speaker 1: It's a great time. So you can check that OUTCA 675 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:28,080 Speaker 1: Baltimore Ravens dot com slash you picked the team. Some 676 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:29,960 Speaker 1: people like to try to wait. You know, people have 677 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:31,880 Speaker 1: gotten good at this. They wait till the last minute. 678 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:34,440 Speaker 1: Sometimes I get burned by that. But the benefit of 679 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:37,960 Speaker 1: filling it out early is that if there's multiple people 680 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:40,320 Speaker 1: who have the same fifty three that come in first place, 681 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:44,240 Speaker 1: or just the same number of hits and mrs Yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly. 682 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:48,960 Speaker 1: Then the tie goes whoever filled it up first. So 683 00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:50,680 Speaker 1: if you're just trying to wait till the last second, 684 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:54,520 Speaker 1: you could get burned. Yes, exactly, all right, last question here. 685 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:57,959 Speaker 1: The second question from Will Saunders is without Bateman and boykon, 686 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:01,120 Speaker 1: who do you anticipate starting in the out on the 687 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: outside opposite Watkins against the Raiders. He's assuming that Hollywood 688 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:08,400 Speaker 1: will be in the slot, and he thinks Duven Dubernet 689 00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:11,560 Speaker 1: will be the guy. Uh, he says, Dubnet appears to 690 00:34:11,560 --> 00:34:13,560 Speaker 1: be a slot guy too, So who's on the outside. 691 00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:16,080 Speaker 1: Just got a bunch of slot guys? Yeah exactly, So 692 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:19,959 Speaker 1: he's got obviously you have Sammy Watkins, assuming you self. 693 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:22,600 Speaker 1: He's miss practice called days in a row. Stamy Watkins 694 00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 1: on one side, and he thinks Hollywood's best for the slot. 695 00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:28,040 Speaker 1: Who's the outside guy? I don't necessarily know that I 696 00:34:28,120 --> 00:34:30,480 Speaker 1: agree that Hollywood be the slot receiver. I think Hollywood 697 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:32,760 Speaker 1: would be the outside receiver and then the inside receiver 698 00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:36,880 Speaker 1: would be Duvernet or Prochet in my opinion, Yeah, like 699 00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:39,000 Speaker 1: I think I have been. Really, that's been one kind 700 00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:42,520 Speaker 1: of silver lining with all the injuries at wide receiver. 701 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:47,680 Speaker 1: You've You've had Bateman, Hollywood, Boykin, and Waltkins and Dion 702 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:52,040 Speaker 1: Kane all missed time at received five guys missing time 703 00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:54,759 Speaker 1: in training camp practice. How many receivers are on the 704 00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:57,520 Speaker 1: team nine to have to keep signing guys, you gotta 705 00:34:57,560 --> 00:34:59,759 Speaker 1: keep any guys to practice, and so you don't like 706 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:01,960 Speaker 1: to have that many guys with time. The silver lining 707 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:05,719 Speaker 1: has been that it is encouraging to see, uh, the 708 00:35:05,840 --> 00:35:09,080 Speaker 1: way that especially Prochet has played. I think du Bernes 709 00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:11,239 Speaker 1: had a good camp too. So I think that one 710 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:13,160 Speaker 1: of those two guys would be the slot receiver. Yeah, 711 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:15,000 Speaker 1: and and they can move them around. I mean, Duvene 712 00:35:15,120 --> 00:35:18,280 Speaker 1: can play outside. None of these receivers are locked into 713 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:21,240 Speaker 1: one spot. The Ravens play the receivers in the multitude 714 00:35:21,239 --> 00:35:23,400 Speaker 1: of spots. But I agree with you, I would I 715 00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:27,280 Speaker 1: feel like they would probably Hollywood can move inside or outside. 716 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:30,400 Speaker 1: It's it's not a static thing. Hollywood played you know, 717 00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:33,560 Speaker 1: outside primarily the previous two years and he did okay exactly. 718 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:35,720 Speaker 1: So I think in an ideal world they would probably 719 00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:37,239 Speaker 1: like to move him around a lot more and it 720 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:39,120 Speaker 1: put him in the slot and expose some of that 721 00:35:39,160 --> 00:35:42,880 Speaker 1: there's deep you know, deep post routes and stuff like 722 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:46,560 Speaker 1: that over the middle. But if you have injuries, if 723 00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:48,560 Speaker 1: you don't have your top three with Bateman out, then 724 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:51,959 Speaker 1: I think he probably defaults back to the outside primarily. Yeah, 725 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:55,480 Speaker 1: we have seen Hollywood, you know, running and practice off 726 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:57,640 Speaker 1: to the side. Him and boy Can have both been 727 00:35:57,719 --> 00:36:00,920 Speaker 1: running in practice, which is good to see. Now you 728 00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:03,360 Speaker 1: just gotta and he did go through a pregame workout 729 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:08,040 Speaker 1: on the field with Lamar prior to the game on Saturday, 730 00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:09,880 Speaker 1: which is good to see. So all that, all that 731 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:11,880 Speaker 1: is encouraging. Now you just like to see him throw 732 00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:14,440 Speaker 1: on a uniform and get out there in real action. 733 00:36:14,680 --> 00:36:17,520 Speaker 1: So um as always, you guys can email us, keep 734 00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:19,920 Speaker 1: those emails coming, send it to the lounge at Ravens 735 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:23,040 Speaker 1: dot NFL dot net. Ravens are going to be practicing 736 00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:25,600 Speaker 1: for the rest of this week down in Carolina and 737 00:36:25,640 --> 00:36:28,839 Speaker 1: then the game against the Panthers is coming up on Saturday, 738 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:32,280 Speaker 1: and you can check out Rod Woodson like Nolan Jerry Sandusky, 739 00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 1: haven't washedburn on w b AL. Make sure you watch 740 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:37,120 Speaker 1: that game. Rod's gonna do a great job and really 741 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:40,200 Speaker 1: appreciate the time with him. Thanks for listening. We'll be 742 00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:41,279 Speaker 1: back with you next week.