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Speaker 1: you our off season blueprint today. Okay, we've been working hard,

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Speaker 1: d line conversation. All right, let's go to the next guy. Uh,

427
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Speaker 1: Sammy Watkins a five million dollars on a one year

428
00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:45,440
Speaker 1: DAL last year. I don't think he's coming back. No,

429
00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:47,720
Speaker 1: I don't think he's coming back either. Ravens have talented

430
00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:49,960
Speaker 1: young receivers, and he was hardly playing at the end

431
00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:51,720
Speaker 1: of the year. They're gonna go with the young guys. Yes,

432
00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:58,360
Speaker 1: Patrick Riccard tougher conversation. Tougher conversation there, ye, Yes, talking

433
00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:03,640
Speaker 1: about what three year three year per bowler. I think

434
00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:08,200
Speaker 1: that Ricard is is really good. Um. I think that,

435
00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:10,760
Speaker 1: you know, in terms of doing the things that in

436
00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:15,520
Speaker 1: Greg Roman's offense that they've done, having a really good

437
00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:20,280
Speaker 1: run game, he is vital to all that. Um. I

438
00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:23,400
Speaker 1: would probably bring Ricard back. What's the market for top

439
00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:26,639
Speaker 1: end fullbacks? Like, he's a bit of a niche player,

440
00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:29,080
Speaker 1: There's not a ton of Kyle kind of found out

441
00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:32,399
Speaker 1: with Kyle Uscheck right a little bit now, Patrick Ricard

442
00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:36,320
Speaker 1: is probably a more rare guy than Kyle Uschek is

443
00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:39,200
Speaker 1: three hundred pounds. You know. Us Check's interesting because he's

444
00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:41,600
Speaker 1: almost like a running back, like a receiving running back.

445
00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:44,280
Speaker 1: You know in some regards, who by the way, has

446
00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:46,199
Speaker 1: been really that that's signing for the forty nine ers.

447
00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:48,119
Speaker 1: Think when when us Check went out there, we were

448
00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:50,959
Speaker 1: all like, whoa that is rich? Would to pay that?

449
00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:57,720
Speaker 1: In retrospect? Wasn't bad? He's been good? Yeah, But anyway,

450
00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:00,840
Speaker 1: I agree with you. I actually think that I would

451
00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:04,960
Speaker 1: put Ricard pretty high on my bring back list, higher

452
00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:09,000
Speaker 1: than than I think some other people might. I especially

453
00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:12,639
Speaker 1: think that with Nick Boyle's future somewhat in question, in

454
00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:15,719
Speaker 1: the future of his knee, like he clearly had trouble

455
00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:18,040
Speaker 1: coming back from it this year, Like what level is

456
00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:19,439
Speaker 1: he going to get back to? I hope it's one

457
00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:22,560
Speaker 1: hundred percent. I don't know. With him being a question mark,

458
00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:25,080
Speaker 1: I think that raises the importance of bringing Patrick Ricard

459
00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:28,640
Speaker 1: back even more. But he regards also a guy who's

460
00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:32,160
Speaker 1: had some injury history now, so you're you know that's

461
00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:35,879
Speaker 1: a factor. Other teams can see that too. Um, But

462
00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:37,639
Speaker 1: I just think he's an I just think he's a

463
00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:40,640
Speaker 1: pretty key part of this offense, especially if Boyle isn't

464
00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,879
Speaker 1: the Nick Boyle of old. So I'm gonna I'm gonna

465
00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:48,320
Speaker 1: pay him, not you know, crazy money, but I'm gonna

466
00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:51,880
Speaker 1: pay him, I don't know, four million a year, five

467
00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:54,760
Speaker 1: five if it, if it has to be that, Like,

468
00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:58,679
Speaker 1: I think he's pretty important. Yeah, I would like to

469
00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:00,879
Speaker 1: bring him back. I think you could probably get it

470
00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:05,119
Speaker 1: on a deal that is relatively Team Frendy friendly, just

471
00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:08,359
Speaker 1: because considering the position that he plays and the value

472
00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,280
Speaker 1: that the league as a hole puts on that position.

473
00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:16,080
Speaker 1: Um okay, so probably more valuable to the Ravens than

474
00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:19,360
Speaker 1: he is to other teams in the league, agreed, which

475
00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:23,560
Speaker 1: helps the Ravens ability to keep him at a decent price. Agreed. Um,

476
00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:28,399
Speaker 1: here will be watching out for there is New England

477
00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:31,679
Speaker 1: always They already took one fullback with Ben Mason, but

478
00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:34,000
Speaker 1: then they and they already cut him. They cut him exactly,

479
00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:35,840
Speaker 1: and the Ravens didn't even bring him back. So for all,

480
00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:38,680
Speaker 1: for all those people that were like freaking out about

481
00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:41,160
Speaker 1: Ben Mason going to New England, he's a free agent

482
00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:45,880
Speaker 1: right now. So yeah, there's that. Um okay, he got

483
00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:47,879
Speaker 1: picked up by somebody. He got picked up by somebody,

484
00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:49,720
Speaker 1: did he but they had but the Ravens could have

485
00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,439
Speaker 1: brought him back. Yeah, yeah, he got he picked up

486
00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:57,920
Speaker 1: by someone's practice squad. Okay, all right, um Now, next

487
00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:00,280
Speaker 1: on the list is Jimmy Smith, another friend of the Lounge.

488
00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:02,159
Speaker 1: I think we both are going to explain in the

489
00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:05,159
Speaker 1: same place as this. This is the he's standing by

490
00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:11,040
Speaker 1: the phone for the October November phone call. Yeah exactly. Okay,

491
00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:12,879
Speaker 1: that's basically what we laid out that scenario to him

492
00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:14,880
Speaker 1: when he was on a podcast exactly. He kind of said, sure,

493
00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:16,680
Speaker 1: sign me up for that. He pretty much signed the

494
00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:21,720
Speaker 1: contract that we offered him. So I think that's the

495
00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:23,560
Speaker 1: option that you go with there. Do we get part

496
00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:26,560
Speaker 1: like agents fees from that one if that happened, which

497
00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:29,560
Speaker 1: if that happens, I want to cut. I'm gonna I'm

498
00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:35,040
Speaker 1: gonna call up Jimmy and Asper cut all right. Next

499
00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:37,560
Speaker 1: next is justin Houston, New the Ravens brought in late

500
00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:39,959
Speaker 1: in training camp on a one year deal, ended up

501
00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:43,360
Speaker 1: having I think a pretty pretty solid season. Like his production,

502
00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:47,000
Speaker 1: you know, trailed off from what it was at in

503
00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:51,280
Speaker 1: previous seasons, but he was led the Ravens and quarterback

504
00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:56,720
Speaker 1: hits Um was one of their best pressure sources of pressure.

505
00:26:56,800 --> 00:27:00,159
Speaker 1: I would say, so me, I'll start, I'll get this

506
00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:05,080
Speaker 1: one off. I'm interested. Like he clearly liked it in Baltimore.

507
00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:06,520
Speaker 1: You know, we had him miked up i think in

508
00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:12,000
Speaker 1: the preseason or training camp, and he clearly likes it

509
00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:16,000
Speaker 1: in Baltimore. Really like the culture, the people, you know, teammates,

510
00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:18,760
Speaker 1: all that stuff. Like I think he would be down.

511
00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:20,400
Speaker 1: I don't know if he'll take as cheap a deal

512
00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:23,600
Speaker 1: as he got the first time around. You know, last

513
00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:27,840
Speaker 1: year he took a really cheap deal, really cheap. I

514
00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:30,160
Speaker 1: don't know if he'll go that far, but I think

515
00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:32,280
Speaker 1: that it would still be a team friendly deal. And

516
00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:35,520
Speaker 1: when you have Pernell McPhee that's probably hanging it up.

517
00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:39,840
Speaker 1: I mean, we'll get to him. Justin Houston and Tias

518
00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:44,520
Speaker 1: Bowser coming off of a reported achilles tear. I think

519
00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:47,080
Speaker 1: he needs some more outside linebacker help, and I'm I'm

520
00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:52,640
Speaker 1: interested in bringing him back. I would let Houston walka

521
00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:58,720
Speaker 1: twenty nineteen eleven sacks, twenty twenty eight sacks, twenty twenty

522
00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:03,040
Speaker 1: one with the Ravens four and a half sex and

523
00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:08,120
Speaker 1: like the Ravens signed him late in the game if

524
00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:10,840
Speaker 1: they really didn't like what they had, either through the

525
00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:14,240
Speaker 1: draft or other free agency options, Like I feel like

526
00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:17,360
Speaker 1: they can maybe give him a call and bring him back. Yeah.

527
00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:20,160
Speaker 1: Also that could be another weight by the phone situation,

528
00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:23,880
Speaker 1: but it's not as long of a weight as Jimmy has. Yeah,

529
00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:26,840
Speaker 1: but also like who is the Justin Houston of this year?

530
00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:32,320
Speaker 1: Who a guy who becomes available either gets caught and

531
00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:34,359
Speaker 1: like is out there who's had a long career. I

532
00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:37,119
Speaker 1: don't know who that is, Ryan or something like that.

533
00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:40,680
Speaker 1: Who knows, Right, Like, the Ravens just got Houston. Could

534
00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:43,920
Speaker 1: they get another player like Houston if they feel like

535
00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,320
Speaker 1: they need to add that veteran player. I think they

536
00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:50,960
Speaker 1: probably could. Um and I would, I would thank Houston.

537
00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:56,120
Speaker 1: And you know that's the Ravens, don't. The Ravens aren't

538
00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:59,240
Speaker 1: in a like such a cap friendly situation that they

539
00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:02,880
Speaker 1: can just like bring everybody back, just bring everybody back.

540
00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:05,640
Speaker 1: So you've got to make some tough decisions and Houston

541
00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:08,160
Speaker 1: would probably be one of those for me. Yeah. Yeah,

542
00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:10,760
Speaker 1: well just just so sorry you bring it up. We

543
00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:13,200
Speaker 1: didn't really start it like where the Ravens are cap wise.

544
00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:17,040
Speaker 1: I mean, right now, you're you're looking at a starting

545
00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:20,640
Speaker 1: point of about seven million dollars after the Ravens sign

546
00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:25,520
Speaker 1: all these reserve future deals, you know, restricted tenders you're

547
00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:29,560
Speaker 1: looking at before you sign anybody, like bring any of

548
00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:34,120
Speaker 1: your current unrestricted free agents back or or add any

549
00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:36,960
Speaker 1: other guys or whatever, or cut guys salary cap cuts,

550
00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:41,320
Speaker 1: like your starting point is about seven million. And and

551
00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:44,000
Speaker 1: the Ravens, I think by virtue of these discussions that

552
00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:48,440
Speaker 1: we're having, they have a lot of flexibility to maneuver that. Hey,

553
00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:51,200
Speaker 1: the Lamar deal, Like I said, you could save thirteen

554
00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:53,000
Speaker 1: millions that you know, you could jump to twenty million

555
00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:56,520
Speaker 1: if you get a deal done with Lamar, right, because

556
00:29:56,560 --> 00:29:59,000
Speaker 1: that seven millions assuming that Lamar's playing under the twenty

557
00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:02,640
Speaker 1: three million dollars fIF your option. So like there's a

558
00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:05,800
Speaker 1: lot of flexibility in here. Um, I just want to

559
00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:07,800
Speaker 1: toss that out there because that's kind of what you

560
00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:10,600
Speaker 1: need to know as a starting point. Yeah. Um, it's

561
00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:13,120
Speaker 1: it's it's tough to like really be like, all right,

562
00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:15,800
Speaker 1: well they're gonna have right now at least it's tough

563
00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:17,560
Speaker 1: to say, well, they're gonna have seventeen million to go

564
00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:20,680
Speaker 1: out there and spending free agency. It's like a lot

565
00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:23,280
Speaker 1: of a lot of moving parts right now. Especial Lamar

566
00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:26,120
Speaker 1: is the big one, um, Right, and then which salary

567
00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:30,960
Speaker 1: cap cuts you make? Um? Okay, talking still unrestricted free agents,

568
00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:35,200
Speaker 1: Chris Board, I'm bringing him back. We've been a pretty good, reliable,

569
00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:40,160
Speaker 1: uh you know, special teams, a special teamer exactly, um,

570
00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:42,640
Speaker 1: and and pretty good reserve linebacker like he plays a

571
00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:45,640
Speaker 1: decent amount of snaps. I'm bringing back, especially when other

572
00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:51,160
Speaker 1: older special teams guys potentially could be moving on. Um,

573
00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:57,400
Speaker 1: Justin ellis you bringing him back? I mean I think

574
00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:00,400
Speaker 1: I think that you could get Jelly on a pretty

575
00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:02,560
Speaker 1: very team friendly deal. I mean, he started the year,

576
00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:04,480
Speaker 1: they cut him and put him on the practice squad,

577
00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:06,960
Speaker 1: and then they activated him pretty soon after that. So

578
00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:11,480
Speaker 1: like Justin Ellis, you know, I said earlier, I don't

579
00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:13,960
Speaker 1: want to completely start over at that position. I think

580
00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:17,480
Speaker 1: you could potentially bring him back for cheap price. And

581
00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:20,880
Speaker 1: if you could, sure, why not. If you really feel

582
00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:23,520
Speaker 1: like you need to be very frugal and kind of

583
00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:25,800
Speaker 1: pinch pennies a little bit on the salary cap front,

584
00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:27,560
Speaker 1: then he would be a guy I would be willing

585
00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:31,160
Speaker 1: to let go. Yeah, I probably would. I'd probably in

586
00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:34,360
Speaker 1: a wait and see situation on him. I'm you know,

587
00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:37,880
Speaker 1: I'm intrigued by what I saw from Isaiah Mac guy

588
00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:41,400
Speaker 1: who's been with the Titans, the Steelers, I think another team.

589
00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:43,880
Speaker 1: I think, you know, he played some decent ball. Can

590
00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:46,880
Speaker 1: he step in? They signed him to a reserve futures

591
00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:52,520
Speaker 1: deal this past week. You know. Khalil McKenzie another guy

592
00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:55,560
Speaker 1: who could play some defensive tackle if you need him too.

593
00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:58,400
Speaker 1: He's also training at guard. You know, they have Aaron Crawford,

594
00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:00,560
Speaker 1: another young I just think they have some young guys there,

595
00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:04,200
Speaker 1: and maybe you can even find another late draft pick

596
00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:07,400
Speaker 1: or unrestricted or undrafted guy like I think that you

597
00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:10,080
Speaker 1: have some youth there that I probably would turn to

598
00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:13,800
Speaker 1: before I brought jellyback. But if I need to, I say,

599
00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:16,920
Speaker 1: all right, if he's still available, come on back. Good guy,

600
00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:21,560
Speaker 1: good player at a good price. LJ. Fort What are

601
00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:24,480
Speaker 1: you doing with LJ? Well, he's coming back from torn

602
00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:27,600
Speaker 1: acl that he suffered in training camp, which is tough

603
00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:31,840
Speaker 1: news for him. I would maybe he's been he's been

604
00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:34,040
Speaker 1: interesting because he was you know, they let him go,

605
00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:37,200
Speaker 1: they brought him back, then he got hurt, and he's

606
00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:39,960
Speaker 1: played on a bunch of teams in his career. I'm

607
00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:41,800
Speaker 1: another wait and see on him. He's not a priority

608
00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:45,120
Speaker 1: to get done before free agency opens. Uh. You know, really,

609
00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:48,320
Speaker 1: I think that Patrick Queen kind of filled his niche right,

610
00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:50,520
Speaker 1: I mean he played next to Patrick Queen previous to that.

611
00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:53,920
Speaker 1: Now Queen is at the will linebacker spot. You you

612
00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:57,800
Speaker 1: really have a greater need for a mic linebacker, you know,

613
00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:02,000
Speaker 1: is if that's bringing back um Binds or whatever you know,

614
00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:07,360
Speaker 1: um so that's I think I would. I would wait.

615
00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:11,000
Speaker 1: I'm not in any rush there. Speaking of Josh Bines

616
00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:13,600
Speaker 1: bringing them back, I would also I would wait, but

617
00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:16,080
Speaker 1: I would you know not, I would make sure that

618
00:33:16,120 --> 00:33:21,160
Speaker 1: he doesn't book any flights to any other teams, but

619
00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:23,760
Speaker 1: I would probably wait. I do think middle linebacker is

620
00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:26,479
Speaker 1: an interesting spot. I would be curious to see, you know,

621
00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:31,000
Speaker 1: who becomes available on the free agent market there. Um,

622
00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:34,520
Speaker 1: you know, does CJ. Mosley pop open in New York

623
00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:36,640
Speaker 1: or do they keep him? I don't know. Um, that

624
00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:43,240
Speaker 1: would be an interesting one. Um, and uh so I

625
00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:45,840
Speaker 1: would I would look. I would be looking to upgrade

626
00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:50,000
Speaker 1: or at least bring back Josh a middle linebacker. Yeah,

627
00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:52,760
Speaker 1: I think that's where I'm looking at drafting somebody, and

628
00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:55,720
Speaker 1: but probably not high enough honestly to say they're gonna

629
00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:57,480
Speaker 1: be a plug and play guy. So I'm interested in

630
00:33:57,520 --> 00:34:02,560
Speaker 1: bringing Josh Bines. Um, Okay, a couple quick ones here

631
00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:05,400
Speaker 1: and then we'll get into some more heavy hitters. Tony Jefferson,

632
00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:09,759
Speaker 1: I don't think you need to make a decision early. Yeah,

633
00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:12,279
Speaker 1: I think you can wait. I'm interested in bringing him back. Um,

634
00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:14,399
Speaker 1: could be a could be a good special teams player

635
00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:17,080
Speaker 1: in reserve safety. You know what you have, well liked,

636
00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:20,080
Speaker 1: high intensity player. I think he adds a little attitude

637
00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:22,719
Speaker 1: to the defense. I'm bringing them back. But again, I

638
00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:26,480
Speaker 1: don't think you're in any major major rush. Um. Let's

639
00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:30,520
Speaker 1: see here, Josh Johnson probably, I mean the Ravens signed

640
00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:33,200
Speaker 1: him in the middle of the season. Yeah, same thing,

641
00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:39,040
Speaker 1: same thing. Eric Tomlinson. That's a kind of an interesting one. Yeah.

642
00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:41,239
Speaker 1: I think I think maybe that depends on what the

643
00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:45,320
Speaker 1: Boil conversation you had earlier, and then also the Record conversation.

644
00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:48,759
Speaker 1: So you know, if a Card leaves, I think Tomlinson's

645
00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:53,120
Speaker 1: value becomes even more significant and you probably bring him back. Honestly,

646
00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:55,879
Speaker 1: I think that I don't think the Ravens are gonna

647
00:34:55,920 --> 00:35:00,200
Speaker 1: lose both him and Record. Yeah, so I would probably

648
00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:03,440
Speaker 1: bring back Thomlinson. Yeah, I want to. I want to

649
00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:06,879
Speaker 1: see the Ravens draft another tight end. And I think

650
00:35:06,920 --> 00:35:09,759
Speaker 1: a lot of this does have to do with boyle Um.

651
00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:15,359
Speaker 1: But yeah, you know, on tight end, like I do

652
00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:17,759
Speaker 1: think the Ravens should add a tight end, and so

653
00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:19,719
Speaker 1: maybe they let Thomason go and say we'll address that

654
00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:22,560
Speaker 1: in the draft, right, I mean, as I'm talking about,

655
00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:24,839
Speaker 1: you know, the old old Ravens first round picks here.

656
00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:26,680
Speaker 1: I just mentioned Sem Mosley. Hayten Hurst is going to

657
00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:30,080
Speaker 1: be free agent. I mean, I wouldn't hate the idea

658
00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:35,319
Speaker 1: of bringing him back. So I think that I do

659
00:35:35,440 --> 00:35:38,160
Speaker 1: think that they could address tight end in free agency

660
00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:42,760
Speaker 1: and or the draft. Thomason's a nice insurance option, especially

661
00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:45,279
Speaker 1: if you were to lose record. Yeah, or if he

662
00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:49,000
Speaker 1: didn't feel great about Boil's knee. Right. I agree Latavius

663
00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:52,680
Speaker 1: Murray and what is lumping together DeVonta Freeman. I'm saying

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00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:57,319
Speaker 1: both both them, letting walk m Yeah. I think you

665
00:35:57,320 --> 00:35:58,839
Speaker 1: get your running backs back and you want to get

666
00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:02,760
Speaker 1: probably draft somebody else. There is your third guy, um,

667
00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:07,480
Speaker 1: and you have um Nate McCrary that as a young

668
00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:10,400
Speaker 1: player that maybe you could give a chance to. If

669
00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:12,399
Speaker 1: some for some reason the health of the running backs

670
00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:14,960
Speaker 1: isn't looking good, then maybe I'm I call up Davanta

671
00:36:15,040 --> 00:36:21,120
Speaker 1: again potentially. Um. All right, some bigger names now, well,

672
00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:24,279
Speaker 1: Prinel mcphigeh. I think he's retiring, that's my hunch. I

673
00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:27,560
Speaker 1: think he's played his last game. Yeah, that's probably for him. Okay, Now,

674
00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:30,920
Speaker 1: three three big ones here to close out with the

675
00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:33,919
Speaker 1: Sean Elliott the three big ones. I know you're gonna

676
00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:36,520
Speaker 1: say it's gonna be Bradley Boseman to Sean Elliott, Um

677
00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:40,759
Speaker 1: and Anthony think that I think that all three of

678
00:36:40,760 --> 00:36:46,560
Speaker 1: them might likely be playing elsewhere next year. M hm hm.

679
00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:50,480
Speaker 1: That's an over three right there, which is an interesting

680
00:36:51,320 --> 00:36:54,920
Speaker 1: You know, Bradley Bozeman at the end of the season,

681
00:36:54,960 --> 00:36:57,000
Speaker 1: I'm just gonna start kind of I know I'm going

682
00:36:57,040 --> 00:36:59,120
Speaker 1: out of order here, but Bozeman at the end of

683
00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:01,640
Speaker 1: the season talked about out how he got emotional in

684
00:37:01,680 --> 00:37:03,399
Speaker 1: his press conference talking about how it's been a great

685
00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:05,799
Speaker 1: four years here. Certainly sounded like a guy who's going

686
00:37:05,880 --> 00:37:09,160
Speaker 1: to be playing elsewhere. Yes, Um, and the Ravens just

687
00:37:09,239 --> 00:37:11,879
Speaker 1: resigned Patrick mccarrey, who has that flexibility to play center.

688
00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:14,560
Speaker 1: So Bozeman sound like he's going to be playing elsewhere.

689
00:37:14,560 --> 00:37:19,960
Speaker 1: To me, now, the question is, Garrett, would you do that?

690
00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:24,200
Speaker 1: Would you let him walk? We're talking what's your offseason blueprint?

691
00:37:24,239 --> 00:37:26,960
Speaker 1: Not what you think is gonna happen. Well, we're kind

692
00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:29,560
Speaker 1: of talking. We're kind of talking both, Yeah, but I'm

693
00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:34,279
Speaker 1: talking you, but I'm asking you what's your blueprint? Well, look,

694
00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:39,360
Speaker 1: I think that just going to Deshaun. I like DeSean Elliott.

695
00:37:39,360 --> 00:37:40,640
Speaker 1: We have a second. I thought we were just talking

696
00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:43,440
Speaker 1: about Bozeman. We're just talking, asked you when you started

697
00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:45,320
Speaker 1: with Deshan, and then I kind of took it to Bozeman,

698
00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:48,000
Speaker 1: and I'm taking it. I'm taking I'm taking to Bozeman. Now,

699
00:37:48,200 --> 00:37:52,240
Speaker 1: what are you doing? Okay, Bradley Bozeman. I like Bozeman,

700
00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:54,279
Speaker 1: and I would be interested in keeping him. I would

701
00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:56,160
Speaker 1: like to try to find a way to keep Bozeman

702
00:37:56,560 --> 00:37:58,719
Speaker 1: and find a deal that works. Like, I think that

703
00:37:58,760 --> 00:38:01,120
Speaker 1: he's been a good center. Um. I would love to

704
00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:05,800
Speaker 1: keep Bozeman if it's possible. So you're gone million dollars,

705
00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:08,480
Speaker 1: you're gonna say you're gonna pay, You're gonna pay more

706
00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:13,000
Speaker 1: than anybody else out on the market. Well, well does

707
00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:15,319
Speaker 1: it you know? Does he take a team friendly deal?

708
00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:17,680
Speaker 1: Do I have to pay more than anybody else? I

709
00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:21,279
Speaker 1: might keep I might keep Bozeman. I would I would

710
00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:24,719
Speaker 1: try to keep him. Um. I think that, like I

711
00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:27,799
Speaker 1: think that the big thing. You take a step back,

712
00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:29,920
Speaker 1: you look at the big picture for this offseason, I

713
00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:32,799
Speaker 1: think improving the offensive line is a top priority, and

714
00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:37,040
Speaker 1: tackle is going to be the main focus. Uh, there um,

715
00:38:37,239 --> 00:38:40,759
Speaker 1: And so if you lose Bozeman, the question becomes does

716
00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:43,600
Speaker 1: that help or hurt your offensive line? And I think

717
00:38:44,680 --> 00:38:47,320
Speaker 1: in the interim at least it hurts. At least in

718
00:38:47,360 --> 00:38:51,279
Speaker 1: the interim it hurts. And I'm not totally keen on

719
00:38:51,320 --> 00:38:53,640
Speaker 1: the idea of hurting the area where you need the

720
00:38:53,680 --> 00:38:58,880
Speaker 1: most help. M I think that's a fine point. Um.

721
00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:03,279
Speaker 1: I think I'm I think I am engaging in conversations

722
00:39:03,280 --> 00:39:07,239
Speaker 1: with Bradley Bozeman. I'm interested in bringing him back if

723
00:39:07,280 --> 00:39:10,319
Speaker 1: he's willing to sign for a below market deal, but

724
00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:12,600
Speaker 1: I'm not going to pay him probably what I expect

725
00:39:12,680 --> 00:39:15,080
Speaker 1: him to get that he could get on the open market.

726
00:39:17,200 --> 00:39:22,040
Speaker 1: I think that Patrick McCarry would. I'm not saying that

727
00:39:22,120 --> 00:39:24,719
Speaker 1: I think he's an upgrade over Bradley Boseman. I don't

728
00:39:24,719 --> 00:39:28,280
Speaker 1: think that it's a sharp decline. I think that McCarey.

729
00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:31,560
Speaker 1: Even Bradley Bozeman called Patrick McCarry a computer on the

730
00:39:31,600 --> 00:39:33,920
Speaker 1: field that really helped him with a lot of the

731
00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:36,879
Speaker 1: checks and and all that kind of stuff. I don't

732
00:39:36,880 --> 00:39:39,480
Speaker 1: think he's as physically big as Bradley, but I think

733
00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:41,479
Speaker 1: Patrick McCarey is a good player who obviously has played

734
00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:43,960
Speaker 1: a lot of center for this team. The biggest strike

735
00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:47,520
Speaker 1: against him was his snap issue in the playoffs. You know,

736
00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:52,320
Speaker 1: but I'm willing to give him Patrick McCarey another shot

737
00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:57,359
Speaker 1: at being the starting center because I just think that

738
00:39:57,360 --> 00:40:00,080
Speaker 1: that's a lot of money to pay Bradley Boseman and

739
00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:04,839
Speaker 1: to play center for me. When you're talking about hard

740
00:40:04,880 --> 00:40:08,560
Speaker 1: decisions about you know, when you have market Lauren Jackson

741
00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:11,640
Speaker 1: under contract, that's paying a center's ten million dollars. When

742
00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:15,759
Speaker 1: you have a cheaper alternative, it's a lot. Let's take

743
00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:17,399
Speaker 1: a quick break and then come back and dive into

744
00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:21,399
Speaker 1: these other free agents real quick. Sunday is right around

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753
00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:51,840
Speaker 1: so let's finish. Let's wrap this up if you have

754
00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:54,440
Speaker 1: the Sean Elliott and Anthony Everett, you're saying both of

755
00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:57,200
Speaker 1: them were probably gone. Yeah, I think Elliott I liked.

756
00:40:57,280 --> 00:41:00,280
Speaker 1: But I also thought Brandon Stevens show some real promise

757
00:41:00,320 --> 00:41:02,600
Speaker 1: and potential as a young player who was thrust into

758
00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:05,000
Speaker 1: with a starting lineup, and I think that he has

759
00:41:05,040 --> 00:41:06,680
Speaker 1: a lot of upsides where he was drafted him in

760
00:41:06,719 --> 00:41:08,800
Speaker 1: the third round, higher than they drafted de Sean Elliott.

761
00:41:09,160 --> 00:41:11,640
Speaker 1: I think that Brandon Stevens. We I know, we talked

762
00:41:11,680 --> 00:41:13,239
Speaker 1: about this, you know, on the podcast. I think it

763
00:41:13,239 --> 00:41:15,359
Speaker 1: was last week. I think Brandon Stevens is probably going

764
00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:18,960
Speaker 1: in the next year as a starting safety UM and

765
00:41:19,040 --> 00:41:21,600
Speaker 1: so yeah, I kind of disagree with that. I think

766
00:41:21,680 --> 00:41:24,040
Speaker 1: I think Brandon. I think Brandon. I think they should,

767
00:41:24,080 --> 00:41:27,040
Speaker 1: like I said, draft somebody. Maybe he's the starting safety

768
00:41:27,080 --> 00:41:29,800
Speaker 1: to begin the year. But I think ideally Brandon Steven's

769
00:41:30,200 --> 00:41:32,600
Speaker 1: ideal role is as a matchup guy, almost like what

770
00:41:32,640 --> 00:41:36,000
Speaker 1: they envisioned Jimmy Smith to be if Jimmy were healthy

771
00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:38,919
Speaker 1: late in his career, right, Like a matchup tight ends,

772
00:41:39,520 --> 00:41:43,279
Speaker 1: hybrid corner safety guy who can still play a lot

773
00:41:43,320 --> 00:41:45,239
Speaker 1: of downs. But I think you have to get a

774
00:41:45,280 --> 00:41:49,240
Speaker 1: playmaking safe free safety there um and then Anthony Avert,

775
00:41:49,280 --> 00:41:53,880
Speaker 1: I say, you're letting Elliot walk. Unfortunately, I am, and

776
00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:57,640
Speaker 1: I really like Deshan. Yeah, I just think I just

777
00:41:57,719 --> 00:42:00,359
Speaker 1: think that you need to have somebody that's a little

778
00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:05,120
Speaker 1: bit more different from Chuck Um. I think there's they're

779
00:42:05,160 --> 00:42:09,880
Speaker 1: just too similar. You need a bigger playmaker. And as

780
00:42:09,960 --> 00:42:12,560
Speaker 1: much as I have always thought that he had the possibility,

781
00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:15,080
Speaker 1: the potential to be a playmaker just hasn't happened. He

782
00:42:15,160 --> 00:42:19,000
Speaker 1: brings a lot of other things Anthony Averett. I think

783
00:42:19,040 --> 00:42:21,080
Speaker 1: that he probably played his way out of Baltimore. That

784
00:42:21,120 --> 00:42:24,319
Speaker 1: was kind of another hit of the Marcus Peters and

785
00:42:25,320 --> 00:42:28,839
Speaker 1: Marlin Humphrey injuries was that it meant the world saw

786
00:42:28,880 --> 00:42:32,440
Speaker 1: Anthony Averett. And while he struggled in some games and

787
00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:37,279
Speaker 1: fans love to bash on the guy, I think he

788
00:42:37,320 --> 00:42:40,640
Speaker 1: held up well enough to make some money on the

789
00:42:40,680 --> 00:42:44,960
Speaker 1: open market and will just He's an athletic, talented Alabama

790
00:42:45,000 --> 00:42:47,720
Speaker 1: product who I think people still see as an ascending

791
00:42:47,800 --> 00:42:51,359
Speaker 1: player who now has a lot of starting experience. Yeah,

792
00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:53,640
Speaker 1: and I think that somebody will probably pay him. And

793
00:42:53,800 --> 00:42:58,000
Speaker 1: you've already paid Marylin Humphrey, you already have you have

794
00:42:58,120 --> 00:43:01,719
Speaker 1: Marcus Peters under contract on a pretty big deal. Uh,

795
00:43:01,760 --> 00:43:04,959
Speaker 1: can you pay a third corner big money? I don't

796
00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:10,600
Speaker 1: think that there is you actually mean a fourth corner? Yeah,

797
00:43:11,320 --> 00:43:13,160
Speaker 1: the fourth Who's who am I missing? Well, I'm saying,

798
00:43:13,160 --> 00:43:14,719
Speaker 1: if you, if you, if you pay, if you pay

799
00:43:14,800 --> 00:43:16,520
Speaker 1: av he would be the fourth corner that you've paid

800
00:43:16,520 --> 00:43:18,640
Speaker 1: big money because you already have paid Tavon, Marcus and

801
00:43:18,760 --> 00:43:23,640
Speaker 1: Marlin and Tavon right right exactly. So yeah, I just

802
00:43:23,680 --> 00:43:26,160
Speaker 1: don't think I don't think that that's probably. I think

803
00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:27,840
Speaker 1: he tests the market and makes money. I mean we

804
00:43:27,840 --> 00:43:31,799
Speaker 1: talked to him like before the season started about that. Yeah. Um,

805
00:43:31,840 --> 00:43:34,800
Speaker 1: all right. Now, the other way that the Ravens can

806
00:43:34,800 --> 00:43:38,000
Speaker 1: clear a lot of cap space is by doing salary

807
00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:41,480
Speaker 1: cap cuts, um, which are always unfortunate but a part

808
00:43:41,560 --> 00:43:45,600
Speaker 1: of the business. The Ravens have some candidates this year

809
00:43:45,680 --> 00:43:50,560
Speaker 1: for sure. UM, let's start there, Garrett. I think one

810
00:43:50,719 --> 00:43:53,239
Speaker 1: that a lot of people have talked about is Alejandro

811
00:43:53,360 --> 00:43:57,600
Speaker 1: villein the Wuava. Uh, Ravens could save six million dollars

812
00:43:57,600 --> 00:44:00,279
Speaker 1: against the cap by releasing him. I expect that that

813
00:44:00,320 --> 00:44:03,759
Speaker 1: will happen, Yeah, I would say, so, you know. I

814
00:44:03,800 --> 00:44:08,120
Speaker 1: also who knows is he continue his career. Is this

815
00:44:08,200 --> 00:44:12,040
Speaker 1: hit for him? Um, And that's possibility too. But I

816
00:44:12,080 --> 00:44:16,440
Speaker 1: would expect most two sides to move on. Yeah, I

817
00:44:16,440 --> 00:44:20,600
Speaker 1: think so. I do want to give credit to Aleijndra

818
00:44:20,680 --> 00:44:22,439
Speaker 1: for battling all year. I mean, the guy played every

819
00:44:22,440 --> 00:44:26,360
Speaker 1: single game and the Ravens needed him to. Like fans

820
00:44:26,560 --> 00:44:30,239
Speaker 1: were pretty rough about big al uh. And I like

821
00:44:30,320 --> 00:44:32,600
Speaker 1: him as a guy, like I just was entered. I

822
00:44:32,640 --> 00:44:35,359
Speaker 1: liked him. Yeah, facinating. He's a fascinating guy, no question

823
00:44:35,400 --> 00:44:37,239
Speaker 1: about that. He is fascinating. We wanted to have him

824
00:44:37,239 --> 00:44:39,120
Speaker 1: on the pod all year long, and he rejected us

825
00:44:39,120 --> 00:44:44,360
Speaker 1: all year long. But uh, but like he battled, and

826
00:44:44,760 --> 00:44:47,359
Speaker 1: he lost a number of battles and and he had

827
00:44:47,400 --> 00:44:49,839
Speaker 1: some good games too. But I think that both sides

828
00:44:49,880 --> 00:44:56,600
Speaker 1: will probably move on. Um. Now, I think the toughest conversation,

829
00:44:56,800 --> 00:44:59,920
Speaker 1: one of the most difficult conversations of the entire offseason

830
00:45:00,560 --> 00:45:04,000
Speaker 1: is what to do about Marcus Peters coming off a

831
00:45:04,080 --> 00:45:08,680
Speaker 1: torn aclu. He if the Ravens were two part ways,

832
00:45:08,920 --> 00:45:12,439
Speaker 1: they would save ten million dollars on the cat. That's

833
00:45:12,480 --> 00:45:17,839
Speaker 1: a large chunk of change. He is twenty nine years old. Um,

834
00:45:19,960 --> 00:45:23,040
Speaker 1: we all know, you know what he brings to this team.

835
00:45:23,080 --> 00:45:27,520
Speaker 1: He is a just a spark plug personality wise, and

836
00:45:27,719 --> 00:45:31,879
Speaker 1: between the white lines, he is their greatest turnover guy, right.

837
00:45:31,960 --> 00:45:34,200
Speaker 1: I mean, he's a difference maker in terms of taking

838
00:45:34,239 --> 00:45:36,880
Speaker 1: the ball away, which is an area where the Ravens

839
00:45:37,000 --> 00:45:45,319
Speaker 1: really struggle this year. UM ten million dollars, I I'm

840
00:45:45,400 --> 00:45:55,719
Speaker 1: keeping him, keeping him too, I am too. Even just

841
00:45:55,800 --> 00:45:57,799
Speaker 1: having him on the sidelines and those last couple of

842
00:45:57,800 --> 00:45:59,680
Speaker 1: games against the Rams and then against the Steelers, like

843
00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:03,000
Speaker 1: I brought energy to the stadiums of the field, like

844
00:46:03,040 --> 00:46:04,879
Speaker 1: you could just feel it having it back out there.

845
00:46:05,080 --> 00:46:08,600
Speaker 1: I would keep him ten million dollars, Like it's great,

846
00:46:08,680 --> 00:46:10,440
Speaker 1: But are you gonna then use that and go get

847
00:46:10,480 --> 00:46:12,880
Speaker 1: another starting corner? Because if you do let him that,

848
00:46:13,880 --> 00:46:16,719
Speaker 1: that's my question, that's my question. Are you just coming

849
00:46:16,719 --> 00:46:19,520
Speaker 1: abody better for ten million dollars? Exactly? Are you signing

850
00:46:19,560 --> 00:46:22,080
Speaker 1: anybody better for ten million dollars? I'm not so sure

851
00:46:22,280 --> 00:46:26,320
Speaker 1: that you are. And then so then like then you're saying,

852
00:46:26,360 --> 00:46:30,279
Speaker 1: all right, favorite and Peters are gone. Now you're just

853
00:46:30,320 --> 00:46:33,600
Speaker 1: where you were all this season almost, you know, without Peters,

854
00:46:33,960 --> 00:46:36,040
Speaker 1: And it's like we can write everyone complained about the

855
00:46:36,080 --> 00:46:38,600
Speaker 1: injuries this year. So now you're just gonna sign yourself

856
00:46:38,680 --> 00:46:42,120
Speaker 1: up for that situation. Um, I would say that he's

857
00:46:42,120 --> 00:46:46,520
Speaker 1: coming back. I would, I would, and I don't envy

858
00:46:46,560 --> 00:46:48,520
Speaker 1: the person that has to have this conversation. I would

859
00:46:48,560 --> 00:46:50,440
Speaker 1: go to him and see if he would be willing

860
00:46:50,480 --> 00:46:54,319
Speaker 1: to take some kind of paycut maybe or or that's

861
00:46:54,360 --> 00:46:57,759
Speaker 1: an extension a year or two whatever. Like I don't

862
00:46:57,800 --> 00:47:00,120
Speaker 1: think that money is the end all, be all for

863
00:47:00,200 --> 00:47:02,279
Speaker 1: Marcus Peters. I think he wants to be respected. I

864
00:47:02,280 --> 00:47:04,280
Speaker 1: think he has a great relationship with this front office,

865
00:47:04,280 --> 00:47:07,319
Speaker 1: with Eric da Costa, with John Harball. He loves it

866
00:47:07,400 --> 00:47:10,799
Speaker 1: in Baltimore, absolutely loves it. He talked about that it

867
00:47:10,880 --> 00:47:13,080
Speaker 1: was really sad. He talked about how much this is

868
00:47:13,080 --> 00:47:16,520
Speaker 1: like revitalized his career and him as a person, like

869
00:47:16,600 --> 00:47:21,440
Speaker 1: three days before his injury. Like, I think all sides

870
00:47:21,640 --> 00:47:24,440
Speaker 1: really respect and like each other and should and I

871
00:47:24,440 --> 00:47:28,520
Speaker 1: expect will find a way to continue that marriage. But

872
00:47:28,640 --> 00:47:33,040
Speaker 1: I think Marcus could be a great, a good partner,

873
00:47:33,120 --> 00:47:35,279
Speaker 1: like if he is willing to say, like, I know,

874
00:47:35,320 --> 00:47:36,799
Speaker 1: I'm coming off an injury and I have a ten

875
00:47:36,880 --> 00:47:38,600
Speaker 1: million dollar cap hit, and that's really high for a

876
00:47:38,600 --> 00:47:41,200
Speaker 1: player at my age coming off this injury. I'm willing

877
00:47:41,239 --> 00:47:44,319
Speaker 1: to take a little bit less or find a way

878
00:47:44,360 --> 00:47:46,680
Speaker 1: that he can. You can extend him on a brief deal.

879
00:47:46,719 --> 00:47:48,319
Speaker 1: You don't want to extend him five years for a

880
00:47:48,320 --> 00:47:50,799
Speaker 1: guy at that age, But like, I just think that

881
00:47:50,800 --> 00:47:53,000
Speaker 1: there's a way that maybe they can massage that number

882
00:47:53,000 --> 00:47:56,680
Speaker 1: a little bit. That's true. But yeah, I would say

883
00:47:56,680 --> 00:47:58,520
Speaker 1: that he's going to be in a Rays uniform next year.

884
00:47:59,200 --> 00:48:04,360
Speaker 1: I agree, and I love that we agree on that. Yeah, Miles,

885
00:48:04,520 --> 00:48:07,640
Speaker 1: Miles Boykin set to you you could save two point

886
00:48:07,680 --> 00:48:12,440
Speaker 1: five million by parting ways with him, I would do so, Miles.

887
00:48:12,520 --> 00:48:14,960
Speaker 1: I like him, but he's pretty much played a special

888
00:48:14,960 --> 00:48:16,600
Speaker 1: team's role this past year, and I don't think he's

889
00:48:16,600 --> 00:48:19,560
Speaker 1: worth two and a half million dollars to play that role. Yep,

890
00:48:20,320 --> 00:48:22,000
Speaker 1: especially when you have other younger guys and you could

891
00:48:22,080 --> 00:48:25,000
Speaker 1: draft another wide receiver if you want to. Ye. Ben

892
00:48:25,040 --> 00:48:27,799
Speaker 1: Powers is a trickier one. He's in the same same

893
00:48:27,840 --> 00:48:30,160
Speaker 1: financial situation as Miles Boyken two and a half million

894
00:48:30,200 --> 00:48:33,000
Speaker 1: dollars if you were to release him. He was a

895
00:48:33,239 --> 00:48:36,200
Speaker 1: he started the most of the year at left guard.

896
00:48:36,280 --> 00:48:39,359
Speaker 1: But you have Ben Cleveland there coming back, who ended

897
00:48:39,400 --> 00:48:41,360
Speaker 1: the year as a starter. I would expect we'll probably

898
00:48:41,360 --> 00:48:44,080
Speaker 1: open next year as a starter in a competition. I

899
00:48:44,120 --> 00:48:46,760
Speaker 1: think with Tyree Phillips for the starting left guard position.

900
00:48:47,200 --> 00:48:52,240
Speaker 1: To me, I would I would consider I would consider

901
00:48:52,280 --> 00:48:55,080
Speaker 1: cutting Ben Powers if you don't make some of the

902
00:48:55,160 --> 00:48:58,560
Speaker 1: other harder decisions and you need the salary cap space

903
00:48:58,600 --> 00:49:01,839
Speaker 1: to sign somebody in free agency. If you don't need

904
00:49:01,880 --> 00:49:04,279
Speaker 1: the space at this free agency, I hold on to him,

905
00:49:04,320 --> 00:49:06,839
Speaker 1: and maybe I have to. Maybe I can trade him

906
00:49:07,480 --> 00:49:10,800
Speaker 1: or make some other kind of deal to um recoup

907
00:49:10,880 --> 00:49:13,600
Speaker 1: some value or salary cap space down down the road.

908
00:49:13,640 --> 00:49:16,080
Speaker 1: I think I think Powers is. They're going to keep

909
00:49:16,120 --> 00:49:18,640
Speaker 1: Powers at least through training camp and then see what

910
00:49:18,840 --> 00:49:21,800
Speaker 1: the offensive line looks like. You said he's gonna compete

911
00:49:21,800 --> 00:49:24,360
Speaker 1: with Tyry Phillips. What about Ben Cleveland too, Well, no,

912
00:49:24,600 --> 00:49:26,719
Speaker 1: I said, I said Ben Cleveland. Okay, yeah, I think

913
00:49:26,760 --> 00:49:29,239
Speaker 1: I think Ben. I think Ben Cleveland. I anticipate that

914
00:49:29,280 --> 00:49:32,440
Speaker 1: the top two competitors for the starting left guard position

915
00:49:32,480 --> 00:49:36,760
Speaker 1: next year will be Ben Cleveland and Tyree Phillips. Yeah.

916
00:49:36,840 --> 00:49:43,200
Speaker 1: So I think Powers is on the roster into training camp. Yeah,

917
00:49:43,200 --> 00:49:45,600
Speaker 1: I don't think they're going to cut him before free

918
00:49:45,600 --> 00:49:48,120
Speaker 1: agency opens. I would agree with that. I think you

919
00:49:48,120 --> 00:49:51,520
Speaker 1: could also trade them. I mean they traded uh Ben Bredeson,

920
00:49:52,520 --> 00:49:54,879
Speaker 1: you know, and for a pretty good trade, and Ben

921
00:49:54,880 --> 00:49:57,800
Speaker 1: Redison hadn't seen any experience like Ben Powers. It was

922
00:49:57,840 --> 00:50:02,000
Speaker 1: a stable, solid blocker and started a bunch of games

923
00:50:02,040 --> 00:50:08,880
Speaker 1: that matters, so he has value. Sam Cook is another

924
00:50:10,400 --> 00:50:14,560
Speaker 1: discussion that I think will be had this offseason. Two

925
00:50:14,560 --> 00:50:17,800
Speaker 1: point one million dollars savings if you part ways with Sam.

926
00:50:19,239 --> 00:50:21,839
Speaker 1: I think that you know, there were some mispunts this year.

927
00:50:21,880 --> 00:50:25,719
Speaker 1: I don't think Sam had his best year, but I

928
00:50:25,760 --> 00:50:30,440
Speaker 1: think I'm keeping Sam Cook unless I absolutely have to

929
00:50:30,680 --> 00:50:33,880
Speaker 1: part ways with him because I just am at bare

930
00:50:33,960 --> 00:50:38,799
Speaker 1: bones salary cap Wise, I would opt to keep him.

931
00:50:38,840 --> 00:50:42,040
Speaker 1: I think that he is a leader in that special

932
00:50:42,080 --> 00:50:44,719
Speaker 1: team's group, justin Tucker's obviously the best player in that group.

933
00:50:44,840 --> 00:50:48,080
Speaker 1: But I think Sam's leadership counts for something. I think

934
00:50:48,200 --> 00:50:51,160
Speaker 1: is holding counts for something. And I still think he's

935
00:50:51,200 --> 00:50:53,040
Speaker 1: one of the better punters in the league. I don't

936
00:50:53,080 --> 00:50:56,560
Speaker 1: necessarily think he's the best punter, but I think he's

937
00:50:56,560 --> 00:50:58,600
Speaker 1: still one of the better punters. And I'm not sure

938
00:50:58,600 --> 00:51:01,399
Speaker 1: that a rookie would be I don't think. I don't

939
00:51:01,440 --> 00:51:04,200
Speaker 1: think if you even drafted somebody, and that's using one

940
00:51:04,239 --> 00:51:06,319
Speaker 1: of your draft picks on a punter, which I would

941
00:51:06,400 --> 00:51:08,960
Speaker 1: rather use it on something else. I don't Maybe you

942
00:51:08,960 --> 00:51:12,160
Speaker 1: can draft somebody or pick up somebody probably undrafted, and

943
00:51:12,239 --> 00:51:15,279
Speaker 1: have him whatever learn under Sam. I don't think he's

944
00:51:15,280 --> 00:51:17,160
Speaker 1: going to be better than Sam Cook would be this year.

945
00:51:17,920 --> 00:51:19,759
Speaker 1: I think with Sam it's a question of does he

946
00:51:19,800 --> 00:51:24,120
Speaker 1: want to keep playing? He's played sixteen seasons? Does he play? Yeah,

947
00:51:24,160 --> 00:51:26,360
Speaker 1: that's true, maybe he could retire. I bet he keeps playing,

948
00:51:26,400 --> 00:51:28,960
Speaker 1: but sure, yeah, I think that that. I mean, he's

949
00:51:29,000 --> 00:51:32,120
Speaker 1: thirty nine years old. Um, he's one of the oldest

950
00:51:32,120 --> 00:51:36,360
Speaker 1: players in the NFL. So yeah, but Tom Brady is

951
00:51:36,360 --> 00:51:41,160
Speaker 1: older than Sam Cook. Can't do it from a physical standpoint. Yeah,

952
00:51:41,200 --> 00:51:43,960
Speaker 1: but Tom tom Brady is like the exception to every

953
00:51:43,960 --> 00:51:48,560
Speaker 1: single rule in the book. Like so like Sam Cook

954
00:51:48,680 --> 00:51:52,640
Speaker 1: is the Tom Brady of punders Garrett. You can punt

955
00:51:52,640 --> 00:51:55,960
Speaker 1: for a long time, which is obvious here considering I

956
00:51:55,960 --> 00:51:59,080
Speaker 1: don't think sixty seasons. But I do think that then

957
00:51:59,200 --> 00:52:00,960
Speaker 1: there will be a question there, Like I don't think

958
00:52:01,000 --> 00:52:04,680
Speaker 1: it's a foregone conclusion, no doubt about that. Sam says,

959
00:52:04,960 --> 00:52:06,759
Speaker 1: why would you even ask that question? I think that

960
00:52:06,960 --> 00:52:11,040
Speaker 1: I'm sure he's having that conversation himself. Huh. Okay, but

961
00:52:11,120 --> 00:52:13,680
Speaker 1: if Sam wants to play, you're having him back this. Yeah,

962
00:52:13,719 --> 00:52:16,400
Speaker 1: you know the contract situation. Okay, I agree with that.

963
00:52:16,680 --> 00:52:20,239
Speaker 1: It's not a huge number here. You know it's two

964
00:52:20,280 --> 00:52:23,600
Speaker 1: point one million dollars savings. That's not a huge number, correct, Yeah, Um,

965
00:52:23,800 --> 00:52:26,760
Speaker 1: Tavon Young is a harder conversation. You save five point

966
00:52:26,840 --> 00:52:29,480
Speaker 1: eight million dollars a little over that if you part

967
00:52:29,560 --> 00:52:33,480
Speaker 1: ways with Tavon? Who another friend of the lounge. I

968
00:52:33,480 --> 00:52:36,600
Speaker 1: love Tavon. He's a no no. If you leave, if

969
00:52:36,640 --> 00:52:39,960
Speaker 1: you lose Pernell mcpee and Tavon, those are the two

970
00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:43,759
Speaker 1: doggiest dogs on the defense. And Marcus Peters and Mark

971
00:52:43,880 --> 00:52:46,359
Speaker 1: you can't. You just can't. You can't. Then you got

972
00:52:46,400 --> 00:52:49,760
Speaker 1: a bunch of you got puppies. You need some dog

973
00:52:51,400 --> 00:52:55,200
Speaker 1: I'm just but I think five point eight's probably a

974
00:52:55,200 --> 00:52:57,120
Speaker 1: little rich for Tavon, despite the fact that he played

975
00:52:57,120 --> 00:53:01,839
Speaker 1: all sixteen. I mean, yeah, he told me flat out

976
00:53:01,920 --> 00:53:03,520
Speaker 1: he took a pay cut this past year. Can you

977
00:53:03,560 --> 00:53:08,120
Speaker 1: come to another agreement? Yea, both works for both sides.

978
00:53:08,120 --> 00:53:12,399
Speaker 1: I think that would be ideal. But yeah, I think

979
00:53:12,400 --> 00:53:14,080
Speaker 1: that's ideal. That's what I go to Tavon and have

980
00:53:14,120 --> 00:53:17,920
Speaker 1: that conversation with you on that. I think you start there. Yeah,

981
00:53:18,239 --> 00:53:19,919
Speaker 1: and do you see where that goes? But it would

982
00:53:19,960 --> 00:53:21,960
Speaker 1: have to come down a fair amount, I think from

983
00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:27,319
Speaker 1: five point eight all right, Jawan James Ravens are keeping

984
00:53:27,360 --> 00:53:31,360
Speaker 1: them and Josh Oliver I think you keep them. You

985
00:53:31,400 --> 00:53:34,560
Speaker 1: only save one million dollars. I mean whatever, if you

986
00:53:34,600 --> 00:53:36,080
Speaker 1: have to part ways with him down the road, you can,

987
00:53:38,280 --> 00:53:41,240
Speaker 1: But whoever you would, even a draft pick might coste

988
00:53:41,400 --> 00:53:47,120
Speaker 1: that much money anyway, not a big decision. Let's move

989
00:53:47,160 --> 00:53:49,680
Speaker 1: on to another key decision that doesn't impact this year's

990
00:53:49,680 --> 00:53:51,960
Speaker 1: salary cap, but it is a big decision that needs

991
00:53:52,000 --> 00:53:54,479
Speaker 1: to be made. I believe it's May second in which

992
00:53:54,480 --> 00:53:56,359
Speaker 1: the Ravens will have to decide whether to pick up

993
00:53:56,719 --> 00:54:01,640
Speaker 1: Marquis Brown's fifth year contract option. Garrett, are you picking

994
00:54:01,719 --> 00:54:04,759
Speaker 1: up that option? Yes? I am picking up that. I

995
00:54:06,080 --> 00:54:08,719
Speaker 1: also am picking up that option. I don't think that

996
00:54:08,840 --> 00:54:12,280
Speaker 1: with you can part ways with Lamar's best friend who's

997
00:54:12,360 --> 00:54:16,799
Speaker 1: also been your most productive wide receiver. Um, so yes,

998
00:54:16,920 --> 00:54:19,759
Speaker 1: I'm doing that. I'm picking that up. Yeah, yeah, I

999
00:54:19,800 --> 00:54:22,560
Speaker 1: think and hopefully you can reach a reach a contract extension.

1000
00:54:23,160 --> 00:54:26,319
Speaker 1: I think the relationship with Lamar Jackson is a consideration.

1001
00:54:27,200 --> 00:54:32,120
Speaker 1: But beyond that, like that aside, Hollywood has been a

1002
00:54:32,200 --> 00:54:34,680
Speaker 1: good player. Like I know he had inconsistency and he

1003
00:54:34,680 --> 00:54:37,000
Speaker 1: faded down the stretch this year, but he was also

1004
00:54:37,000 --> 00:54:39,560
Speaker 1: playing without the starting quarterback. So like that is a

1005
00:54:39,640 --> 00:54:42,640
Speaker 1: significant YEP piece of the equation the receiver without a

1006
00:54:42,640 --> 00:54:44,960
Speaker 1: starting quarterback, you would expect those numbers to take a hit.

1007
00:54:45,400 --> 00:54:49,920
Speaker 1: He's improved every year. He's adding elements of his game. Um,

1008
00:54:51,680 --> 00:54:56,360
Speaker 1: he's a hard worker. He um, he plays through injury.

1009
00:54:56,960 --> 00:55:03,399
Speaker 1: He is somebody who can teams have to game plan

1010
00:55:03,480 --> 00:55:06,839
Speaker 1: against because he can change what the offense does. Like,

1011
00:55:07,000 --> 00:55:09,520
Speaker 1: he just has an element that nobody else on the

1012
00:55:09,520 --> 00:55:12,759
Speaker 1: team has with that speed over the top, and that

1013
00:55:12,960 --> 00:55:15,440
Speaker 1: forces teams to change the way that they play the Ravens.

1014
00:55:15,760 --> 00:55:19,120
Speaker 1: So yeah, and when we sitting here talking about like

1015
00:55:19,440 --> 00:55:22,120
Speaker 1: giving Lamar Jackson the weapons he needs to to have

1016
00:55:22,280 --> 00:55:24,319
Speaker 1: to take the next step as a passer, I'm not

1017
00:55:24,440 --> 00:55:26,319
Speaker 1: ready to say, all right, this is the last year

1018
00:55:26,440 --> 00:55:29,319
Speaker 1: Marquis Brown and then we're gonna like start over, getting

1019
00:55:29,640 --> 00:55:31,920
Speaker 1: have to get another big time weapon. I'm just not

1020
00:55:32,239 --> 00:55:36,400
Speaker 1: Also at thirteen million dollars for a wide receiver of

1021
00:55:36,520 --> 00:55:38,960
Speaker 1: his caliber, like that's not a crazy amount of money.

1022
00:55:39,040 --> 00:55:41,720
Speaker 1: I mean the Ravens were gonna pay Juju Smith Schuster.

1023
00:55:42,160 --> 00:55:45,160
Speaker 1: Was it ten to twelve is what they offered him

1024
00:55:45,239 --> 00:55:47,960
Speaker 1: that he turned down. I mean, thirteen million dollars is

1025
00:55:47,960 --> 00:55:49,640
Speaker 1: not an em see number, and that number is going

1026
00:55:49,719 --> 00:55:51,759
Speaker 1: to keep growing obviously every year it just gets more

1027
00:55:51,800 --> 00:55:56,040
Speaker 1: and more expensive, Like thirteen million dollars next year. I

1028
00:55:56,080 --> 00:55:57,880
Speaker 1: don't think it's going to be a lot for Hollywood

1029
00:55:57,920 --> 00:55:59,960
Speaker 1: who I think also, we'll top a thousand yards again.

1030
00:56:00,000 --> 00:56:03,200
Speaker 1: And so in fact I said this was did I

1031
00:56:03,239 --> 00:56:05,000
Speaker 1: even say it was a difficult conversation because the more

1032
00:56:05,040 --> 00:56:06,640
Speaker 1: I talk about it, the less I think it's even

1033
00:56:06,640 --> 00:56:09,879
Speaker 1: a difficult conversation. I think you absolutely pick it up. Yeah.

1034
00:56:09,920 --> 00:56:12,960
Speaker 1: Here's the other thing too. We're an hour into this

1035
00:56:13,000 --> 00:56:17,920
Speaker 1: podcast and hour into this podcast, and we're first bringing

1036
00:56:18,000 --> 00:56:23,040
Speaker 1: up the receiver position. That is a fact. Just that

1037
00:56:23,600 --> 00:56:26,000
Speaker 1: point tells you that the Ravens should pick up that

1038
00:56:26,040 --> 00:56:29,919
Speaker 1: option because Hollywood has done enough to make you feel

1039
00:56:29,960 --> 00:56:33,799
Speaker 1: good about the receiver position. Like typically that's the first

1040
00:56:33,920 --> 00:56:36,279
Speaker 1: order of business in these offseason conversations is what are

1041
00:56:36,280 --> 00:56:37,600
Speaker 1: you going to do a wide receiver? And are you

1042
00:56:37,640 --> 00:56:40,640
Speaker 1: gonna draft one? Yeah, but we're not even really talking

1043
00:56:40,640 --> 00:56:42,480
Speaker 1: about that because we all feel good about where the

1044
00:56:42,520 --> 00:56:46,160
Speaker 1: Ravens are receiver wise, and Hollywood is a huge piece

1045
00:56:46,200 --> 00:56:50,399
Speaker 1: of that. So yeah, i'd like them picking that up. Yep, yep.

1046
00:56:50,920 --> 00:56:53,839
Speaker 1: All right, So that is all the decisions that really

1047
00:56:53,960 --> 00:56:56,040
Speaker 1: need to be or most of the decisions that need

1048
00:56:56,080 --> 00:56:59,000
Speaker 1: to be made with the current roster. Then you turn

1049
00:56:59,080 --> 00:57:01,839
Speaker 1: the page and you say, okay, well, where are you improving? Right,

1050
00:57:01,880 --> 00:57:03,520
Speaker 1: so you're bringing back a bunch of guys you're gonna

1051
00:57:03,560 --> 00:57:05,680
Speaker 1: lose some how Are the Ravens getting better? Because we

1052
00:57:05,760 --> 00:57:09,960
Speaker 1: both agree obviously clearly they need to get better if

1053
00:57:09,960 --> 00:57:12,000
Speaker 1: they're going to reach their Super Bowl aspirations and get

1054
00:57:12,000 --> 00:57:14,960
Speaker 1: back in the playoffs. So, Garrett, in terms of the

1055
00:57:15,000 --> 00:57:17,760
Speaker 1: money that you saved, and we have different amounts because

1056
00:57:17,880 --> 00:57:20,560
Speaker 1: you know, I'm signing Lamar Jackson's the contract extension before

1057
00:57:20,560 --> 00:57:24,800
Speaker 1: free Ah the end, you're not where are you using

1058
00:57:24,840 --> 00:57:29,880
Speaker 1: that money to improve? And where and where are you attacking?

1059
00:57:29,920 --> 00:57:32,800
Speaker 1: What needs are you attacking? Via the draft? Well, I

1060
00:57:32,840 --> 00:57:35,960
Speaker 1: think the big focus point for me this offseason is

1061
00:57:35,960 --> 00:57:38,240
Speaker 1: the offensive line. I've made the joke I think on

1062
00:57:38,280 --> 00:57:40,920
Speaker 1: this podcast in the draft that I don't want to

1063
00:57:40,960 --> 00:57:43,960
Speaker 1: draft anybody under three hundred pounds all draft. Just take

1064
00:57:44,000 --> 00:57:45,400
Speaker 1: all these big voice because I think you need to

1065
00:57:45,480 --> 00:57:47,560
Speaker 1: upgrade the offensive line. I also think that you're going

1066
00:57:47,600 --> 00:57:49,640
Speaker 1: to need a good It's good to know that I'm

1067
00:57:49,720 --> 00:57:52,919
Speaker 1: draft eligible. It's good to know i'm draft under Under

1068
00:57:53,040 --> 00:57:57,120
Speaker 1: your circumstances, you are a prime candidate. Just put you

1069
00:57:57,120 --> 00:57:59,880
Speaker 1: in the middle of defensive line and plug up, plug up, block.

1070
00:58:01,840 --> 00:58:05,240
Speaker 1: So uh. But the offensive line to me is the

1071
00:58:05,320 --> 00:58:09,560
Speaker 1: number one priority, and the tackle position is really what

1072
00:58:09,560 --> 00:58:11,400
Speaker 1: we're talking about there more than anything else. That if

1073
00:58:11,440 --> 00:58:13,800
Speaker 1: Bosman leaves that all of a sudden, then you got

1074
00:58:13,800 --> 00:58:15,800
Speaker 1: to consider how you what you want to do at

1075
00:58:15,800 --> 00:58:19,240
Speaker 1: center if McCarry goes back there. But I think tackle

1076
00:58:19,480 --> 00:58:21,880
Speaker 1: is first and foremost. I want to draft to tackle,

1077
00:58:22,000 --> 00:58:25,880
Speaker 1: maybe a couple of them. Certainly everyone hopes Ronie stand

1078
00:58:26,000 --> 00:58:28,000
Speaker 1: comes back and returns to all pro form like he

1079
00:58:28,120 --> 00:58:30,560
Speaker 1: was in twenty nineteen. But as we saw this year,

1080
00:58:30,600 --> 00:58:32,720
Speaker 1: if you bet on that, that's a risk. That's a

1081
00:58:32,800 --> 00:58:35,120
Speaker 1: risk because of the severity of his injury. And so

1082
00:58:35,360 --> 00:58:39,320
Speaker 1: that's why I'm probably adding two tackles in the draft.

1083
00:58:39,960 --> 00:58:42,720
Speaker 1: And I absolutely think that you need to add an

1084
00:58:42,720 --> 00:58:45,800
Speaker 1: offensive tackle in the first I think you should. I

1085
00:58:45,840 --> 00:58:47,439
Speaker 1: think the Ravens really should do it in the first

1086
00:58:47,440 --> 00:58:49,840
Speaker 1: two rounds. That's what I would like to see happen

1087
00:58:50,520 --> 00:58:54,480
Speaker 1: exactly that, And because because I don't think you can

1088
00:58:54,520 --> 00:58:56,560
Speaker 1: go into the year counting on Juwan James to be

1089
00:58:56,560 --> 00:58:59,560
Speaker 1: your starting rate tackle even if the Ravens, If the

1090
00:58:59,640 --> 00:59:03,680
Speaker 1: Ravens were to keep Bradley Bozeman, I feel okay about

1091
00:59:03,720 --> 00:59:06,760
Speaker 1: the situation of entering with Patrick McCarry and Juan James

1092
00:59:06,800 --> 00:59:10,400
Speaker 1: as my two right tackles competing for that job, But

1093
00:59:10,480 --> 00:59:13,800
Speaker 1: I still don't really like it because, like you said

1094
00:59:13,800 --> 00:59:16,840
Speaker 1: about Stanley, I'd still want to tackle, because you know,

1095
00:59:17,680 --> 00:59:19,480
Speaker 1: any of those pieces of John James couldn't work out.

1096
00:59:19,560 --> 00:59:23,240
Speaker 1: Mcarey could have to move to center whatever. Like I

1097
00:59:23,280 --> 00:59:27,000
Speaker 1: think in an ideal world, Patrick McCarey's kind of your

1098
00:59:27,040 --> 00:59:30,520
Speaker 1: floating if he you know, he could be your starting

1099
00:59:30,560 --> 00:59:34,120
Speaker 1: center or is your floating sixth linemen that can play anywhere.

1100
00:59:34,920 --> 00:59:37,720
Speaker 1: So I think you have to draft a tackle that

1101
00:59:37,720 --> 00:59:40,760
Speaker 1: can play right and left, just in case Ronnie were

1102
00:59:40,800 --> 00:59:45,120
Speaker 1: to go down. And I think if you do that,

1103
00:59:45,320 --> 00:59:50,640
Speaker 1: and you could potentially also draft a center in the

1104
00:59:50,680 --> 00:59:55,320
Speaker 1: middle rounds and say, okay, now that center is Patrick

1105
00:59:55,400 --> 00:59:58,920
Speaker 1: McCarry's backup or or a starter in year one, competing

1106
00:59:58,920 --> 01:00:01,200
Speaker 1: for the starting center job, which then freeze Patrick carry

1107
01:00:01,360 --> 01:00:04,160
Speaker 1: up to be your backup tackle. Also, you see what

1108
01:00:04,200 --> 01:00:06,080
Speaker 1: I mean, I think you can go tackle tackle or

1109
01:00:06,120 --> 01:00:10,440
Speaker 1: tackle center. Yeah, yeah, I suppose leaves, But yeah, I

1110
01:00:10,480 --> 01:00:12,320
Speaker 1: think I think the upgrade of the offensive line is

1111
01:00:12,320 --> 01:00:14,920
Speaker 1: my number one priority for this team. You know, if

1112
01:00:14,920 --> 01:00:17,200
Speaker 1: I were, if I were laying it out and look

1113
01:00:17,200 --> 01:00:18,960
Speaker 1: at what the Chiefs did last year. The Chiefs went

1114
01:00:18,960 --> 01:00:23,240
Speaker 1: to the AFC Championship and they said, turning over this

1115
01:00:23,280 --> 01:00:25,440
Speaker 1: offensive line and upgrading it is their number one priority.

1116
01:00:25,520 --> 01:00:27,520
Speaker 1: They changed four out of the five players along that

1117
01:00:27,600 --> 01:00:33,040
Speaker 1: offensive line, added Orlando Brown, junior, Creed Humphrey, Um, Joe

1118
01:00:33,080 --> 01:00:35,800
Speaker 1: Thuney Um, and all of a sudden, they're they're right

1119
01:00:35,840 --> 01:00:37,720
Speaker 1: back where they were and their offensive lines were really

1120
01:00:37,720 --> 01:00:40,240
Speaker 1: good this year. So I guess they're not quite back

1121
01:00:40,240 --> 01:00:44,080
Speaker 1: where they were in the AFC Championship, but um, I agree.

1122
01:00:44,120 --> 01:00:46,000
Speaker 1: But yeah, anyway, I think that's the last that's the

1123
01:00:46,040 --> 01:00:48,760
Speaker 1: last piece of the puzzle for Lamar Jackson. L Jackson

1124
01:00:48,800 --> 01:00:51,120
Speaker 1: has the weapons now. If he gets the running backs back,

1125
01:00:51,120 --> 01:00:53,360
Speaker 1: the running back the running games should be back to

1126
01:00:53,440 --> 01:00:57,240
Speaker 1: being a threat you know that opposing defenses have to

1127
01:00:57,240 --> 01:01:01,360
Speaker 1: account for. And now it's the offensive line. Clearly Lamar

1128
01:01:01,400 --> 01:01:04,200
Speaker 1: did not look comfortable behind this line, especially once they

1129
01:01:04,200 --> 01:01:07,160
Speaker 1: started bringing a heavy blitz. They need to make Lamar

1130
01:01:07,200 --> 01:01:10,120
Speaker 1: feel more comfortable. He has to feel comfortable in order,

1131
01:01:10,160 --> 01:01:12,720
Speaker 1: I think, to take the next step in his progression.

1132
01:01:12,840 --> 01:01:17,040
Speaker 1: So I completely agree with you. That's uh. That is

1133
01:01:17,080 --> 01:01:21,080
Speaker 1: the biggest priority, certainly on offense, and I think that

1134
01:01:21,120 --> 01:01:25,360
Speaker 1: it's probably my top priority for the entire offseason as

1135
01:01:25,400 --> 01:01:28,960
Speaker 1: a team. Yeah, and just when Lamar was the MVP

1136
01:01:29,040 --> 01:01:32,760
Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen, the Ravens had a monster of an

1137
01:01:32,800 --> 01:01:37,160
Speaker 1: offensive line was Stanley and Orlando and Marshall yonda Bozeman.

1138
01:01:37,480 --> 01:01:40,000
Speaker 1: I mean, they were a monster of an offensive line,

1139
01:01:40,280 --> 01:01:42,680
Speaker 1: and that allowed them to run the ball for you know,

1140
01:01:42,680 --> 01:01:45,760
Speaker 1: it seemed like eight yards to carry. That allowed the

1141
01:01:45,880 --> 01:01:52,080
Speaker 1: player like it was. It was a bully of an

1142
01:01:52,080 --> 01:01:55,120
Speaker 1: offensive line, and I think that you need to get

1143
01:01:55,160 --> 01:01:58,000
Speaker 1: back to that in order for this offense to be

1144
01:01:58,040 --> 01:02:00,680
Speaker 1: at the level that you want. And a huge part

1145
01:02:00,680 --> 01:02:04,040
Speaker 1: of that obviously hinges on Ronnie Stanley. Of course, huge

1146
01:02:04,040 --> 01:02:05,760
Speaker 1: part of that. Huge part of that is not an

1147
01:02:05,760 --> 01:02:08,800
Speaker 1: off season decision, but I think you need to fortify yourself.

1148
01:02:08,920 --> 01:02:10,760
Speaker 1: You know, if Ronnie doesn't come back one hundred percent,

1149
01:02:10,760 --> 01:02:13,800
Speaker 1: I don't think that you're going like whatever. If Ronnie

1150
01:02:13,800 --> 01:02:15,800
Speaker 1: doesn't come back and isn't the player that he once was,

1151
01:02:15,880 --> 01:02:17,200
Speaker 1: then I think it's gonna be hard to have that

1152
01:02:17,240 --> 01:02:20,360
Speaker 1: twenty nineteen kind of line. But you need to at

1153
01:02:20,400 --> 01:02:23,120
Speaker 1: least have a very good line and fortify yourself if

1154
01:02:23,200 --> 01:02:28,920
Speaker 1: that were to happen, I think too. Yeah. So, But

1155
01:02:28,960 --> 01:02:31,880
Speaker 1: the other part is, I think the secondary needs some work,

1156
01:02:32,440 --> 01:02:36,000
Speaker 1: especially if especially you know, with Marcus Peters coming off,

1157
01:02:36,000 --> 01:02:39,040
Speaker 1: then especially with losing Anthony Avery, especially given the death

1158
01:02:39,360 --> 01:02:42,520
Speaker 1: you know, once again, you know, seeing the death concerns

1159
01:02:42,680 --> 01:02:47,120
Speaker 1: Jimmy Smith is retiring or or not or whatever, but

1160
01:02:47,240 --> 01:02:50,040
Speaker 1: potentially done. Tavon Young. We already talked about him, like

1161
01:02:50,600 --> 01:02:52,160
Speaker 1: they have a lot of work to do at corner,

1162
01:02:53,040 --> 01:02:56,120
Speaker 1: and we've already talked about a need for a playmaking safety,

1163
01:02:56,240 --> 01:03:00,480
Speaker 1: and you need outside linebacker help. Like the defense, the

1164
01:03:00,480 --> 01:03:03,320
Speaker 1: defense needs to get younger and better. And there's a

1165
01:03:03,360 --> 01:03:05,520
Speaker 1: lot of draft there's for me, there's a lot of

1166
01:03:05,600 --> 01:03:08,120
Speaker 1: draft investment that needs to be put in there. And

1167
01:03:08,520 --> 01:03:12,000
Speaker 1: I'll toss this out. I'm not putting it beyond the

1168
01:03:12,080 --> 01:03:15,240
Speaker 1: Ravens to go out and sign us free agent safety.

1169
01:03:15,800 --> 01:03:18,240
Speaker 1: That's if I'm if I'm saying where I'm going to

1170
01:03:18,360 --> 01:03:22,000
Speaker 1: use my money to sign somebody, I think it might

1171
01:03:22,120 --> 01:03:28,160
Speaker 1: be a free agent safety. Well, that has been historically

1172
01:03:28,440 --> 01:03:30,800
Speaker 1: how they've tried to address that position. Honestly, since Ed

1173
01:03:30,920 --> 01:03:33,440
Speaker 1: Reid left. You can go through the list there. I

1174
01:03:33,480 --> 01:03:37,480
Speaker 1: mean Eric Wettle, Tony Jefferson, Earl Thomas, I mean Michael

1175
01:03:37,520 --> 01:03:39,480
Speaker 1: Hoff all the way back in twenty thirteen. They gave

1176
01:03:39,560 --> 01:03:41,560
Speaker 1: him a nice, you know, a little contract actor Ed

1177
01:03:41,600 --> 01:03:43,960
Speaker 1: Reid left. I mean, they've tried to address that position

1178
01:03:44,080 --> 01:03:47,280
Speaker 1: through the free agent market, and it worked out with

1179
01:03:47,320 --> 01:03:50,680
Speaker 1: Wettele and Tony obviously didn't work out with Earl, but

1180
01:03:51,120 --> 01:03:53,680
Speaker 1: um that has been They have gone that route before,

1181
01:03:53,760 --> 01:03:55,920
Speaker 1: so it would not shock me if they tried that again.

1182
01:03:56,280 --> 01:03:58,760
Speaker 1: And I also think that, like just from a big

1183
01:03:58,800 --> 01:04:02,200
Speaker 1: picture standpoint, I do think that the free agent space

1184
01:04:02,360 --> 01:04:04,920
Speaker 1: could really be one that the Ravens explore this year.

1185
01:04:04,960 --> 01:04:07,480
Speaker 1: They may have some more money, as we talked about earlier,

1186
01:04:07,560 --> 01:04:12,200
Speaker 1: in order to do that, and like that, when I

1187
01:04:12,200 --> 01:04:14,000
Speaker 1: look at the teams that are in the playoffs right now,

1188
01:04:14,880 --> 01:04:18,560
Speaker 1: a lot of them have used that to their advantage,

1189
01:04:18,600 --> 01:04:22,240
Speaker 1: like a team like the Rams that signs that trades

1190
01:04:22,280 --> 01:04:25,080
Speaker 1: for Sam Bradford and Von Miller and Odell Beckham like

1191
01:04:25,080 --> 01:04:29,480
Speaker 1: they used the outside teams to replenish their stock. I

1192
01:04:29,520 --> 01:04:33,960
Speaker 1: just talked about Kansas City remaking their offensive line. Like teams,

1193
01:04:35,040 --> 01:04:38,280
Speaker 1: I think that the old notion of like the best

1194
01:04:38,320 --> 01:04:41,320
Speaker 1: teams always just built through the draft. There's certainly merit

1195
01:04:41,640 --> 01:04:44,520
Speaker 1: to that, without question, and I think the best teams

1196
01:04:44,600 --> 01:04:47,080
Speaker 1: do still build through the draft. But I think you

1197
01:04:47,120 --> 01:04:50,120
Speaker 1: can supplement with some key free agent pieces, and the

1198
01:04:50,200 --> 01:04:51,880
Speaker 1: Ravens have done that over the years, and I think

1199
01:04:51,880 --> 01:04:55,720
Speaker 1: that could once again be what they do this offseason. YEP,

1200
01:04:56,280 --> 01:04:59,480
Speaker 1: I completely agree. Just to throw out some names of

1201
01:04:59,720 --> 01:05:04,400
Speaker 1: ten of pending unrestricted free agent, Tyrn Matthews on that

1202
01:05:04,480 --> 01:05:07,600
Speaker 1: list now he's getting up thirty years old. About Devin

1203
01:05:07,640 --> 01:05:13,439
Speaker 1: mccordy thirty four. LaMarcus Joyner is another name that's out there.

1204
01:05:13,560 --> 01:05:18,640
Speaker 1: Another big name, Jesse Bates of the Bengals, young good safety. Um,

1205
01:05:18,800 --> 01:05:21,000
Speaker 1: but do the Bengals let him walk? I kind of

1206
01:05:21,000 --> 01:05:24,280
Speaker 1: doubt it so Um, but you never know who shakes free.

1207
01:05:24,360 --> 01:05:27,120
Speaker 1: All I'm saying is I'm interested, I'm in that market.

1208
01:05:27,600 --> 01:05:30,520
Speaker 1: I am in that market. Uh, and I'm I'm addressing

1209
01:05:31,040 --> 01:05:34,440
Speaker 1: outside linebacker defense. We didn't even say defensive line for

1210
01:05:34,480 --> 01:05:39,160
Speaker 1: the big defensive needs. Um. You know, I'm primarily looking

1211
01:05:39,200 --> 01:05:42,920
Speaker 1: at the draft. I think for me first two rounds

1212
01:05:42,960 --> 01:05:46,160
Speaker 1: it's offensive tackle and a combination of defensive lineman or

1213
01:05:46,200 --> 01:05:50,439
Speaker 1: outside linebacker or I mean, it could be if they're

1214
01:05:50,480 --> 01:05:54,080
Speaker 1: doing you're doing, or if they're the safety slash quarter,

1215
01:05:54,760 --> 01:05:56,360
Speaker 1: you're doing your thing. All of a sudden, the Ravens

1216
01:05:56,400 --> 01:05:59,080
Speaker 1: have eight first round picks. Well, it's it's true. If

1217
01:05:59,120 --> 01:06:01,520
Speaker 1: it's not a tackle. Honestly, it's if it's not a tackle.

1218
01:06:01,560 --> 01:06:04,880
Speaker 1: You could almost draft a defensive player at any of

1219
01:06:04,880 --> 01:06:07,760
Speaker 1: those spots and I'd be happy with it. Outside linebacker,

1220
01:06:07,880 --> 01:06:10,960
Speaker 1: defensive lineman, safety, or corner and I'd be happy. So

1221
01:06:11,240 --> 01:06:13,560
Speaker 1: they have a lot of different directions to go. But

1222
01:06:13,680 --> 01:06:16,080
Speaker 1: this draft is going to be very defensive heavy. I

1223
01:06:16,120 --> 01:06:18,120
Speaker 1: think it's gonna be give me a couple of old

1224
01:06:18,200 --> 01:06:21,240
Speaker 1: lineman and the rest defense. Maybe I'll take a tight

1225
01:06:21,320 --> 01:06:23,720
Speaker 1: end or a running back one or the other. Yeah, yeah,

1226
01:06:23,720 --> 01:06:25,680
Speaker 1: I would do a mid round running back. The Ravens

1227
01:06:25,680 --> 01:06:29,040
Speaker 1: have done that many times, and I can see another

1228
01:06:29,040 --> 01:06:31,600
Speaker 1: mid round running back to be a little insurance policy

1229
01:06:31,600 --> 01:06:34,760
Speaker 1: and also some depth there given that your three running

1230
01:06:34,800 --> 01:06:36,800
Speaker 1: backs are all coming back from major injuries who are

1231
01:06:36,880 --> 01:06:42,360
Speaker 1: under contract right now. Ye so any yeah, I've got

1232
01:06:42,400 --> 01:06:47,439
Speaker 1: the trenches and the secondary basically as my main priorities,

1233
01:06:47,440 --> 01:06:50,760
Speaker 1: and starting with the offensive line. But I like the

1234
01:06:50,800 --> 01:06:53,680
Speaker 1: idea of a playmaking safety in free agency. I mean,

1235
01:06:53,760 --> 01:06:56,520
Speaker 1: I think that when the Ravens added Eric Weddle a

1236
01:06:56,520 --> 01:06:58,680
Speaker 1: few years ago, that really kind of changed their defense

1237
01:06:58,760 --> 01:07:01,200
Speaker 1: in a big way. And could you find somebody that

1238
01:07:01,200 --> 01:07:04,680
Speaker 1: could have a similar type impact if you can, right,

1239
01:07:04,760 --> 01:07:07,200
Speaker 1: I think that you you got to really think long

1240
01:07:07,240 --> 01:07:11,400
Speaker 1: and hard about that and maybe pounce on that opportunity. Yep, yep.

1241
01:07:11,520 --> 01:07:15,800
Speaker 1: There's some interesting free agent cornerbacks also, some interesting guys.

1242
01:07:15,880 --> 01:07:18,200
Speaker 1: Those guys are always very expensive though, you know. That's

1243
01:07:18,200 --> 01:07:21,680
Speaker 1: the tricky thing that our favorite walk. And then you know,

1244
01:07:21,720 --> 01:07:24,200
Speaker 1: Averite's going to get a nice contract, I believe, and

1245
01:07:24,280 --> 01:07:27,880
Speaker 1: so then are you just you know, are you then

1246
01:07:27,920 --> 01:07:31,120
Speaker 1: paying somebody else similar type of deal to what Averite's

1247
01:07:31,120 --> 01:07:34,600
Speaker 1: going to get. I understand that, I mean, And a

1248
01:07:34,640 --> 01:07:36,520
Speaker 1: lot of it has to do with Marcus Peters and

1249
01:07:36,640 --> 01:07:38,800
Speaker 1: whether you keep them. And then beyond. You know, is

1250
01:07:38,840 --> 01:07:42,320
Speaker 1: this his last year, Marcus Peters, you know what's beyond.

1251
01:07:42,600 --> 01:07:45,720
Speaker 1: Let's just not forget. Let's not forget the fact that

1252
01:07:45,760 --> 01:07:48,760
Speaker 1: the Ravens were reportedly interested in trading for Xavian Howard

1253
01:07:49,400 --> 01:07:53,600
Speaker 1: the mid season and pursue that possibility like they were

1254
01:07:53,640 --> 01:07:57,440
Speaker 1: willing to spend more on another big time corner like

1255
01:07:59,560 --> 01:08:04,200
Speaker 1: reported reportedly, Eric de Costa reportedly is not a GM

1256
01:08:04,320 --> 01:08:08,680
Speaker 1: that that shies away from paying cornerbacks. Yeah. Yeah, I

1257
01:08:08,720 --> 01:08:13,680
Speaker 1: think that's a good point. Yeah. So, anyway, a lot

1258
01:08:13,720 --> 01:08:17,960
Speaker 1: there to chew on book it about tenth of the

1259
01:08:17,960 --> 01:08:20,120
Speaker 1: things that we said will happen this year. You can

1260
01:08:20,200 --> 01:08:25,360
Speaker 1: you can put that in cement, but it's it's gonna

1261
01:08:25,400 --> 01:08:29,280
Speaker 1: be a fascinating, fascinating offseason. A lot to be done. Um,

1262
01:08:29,280 --> 01:08:31,360
Speaker 1: this team can get, can get a lot better and

1263
01:08:31,400 --> 01:08:33,360
Speaker 1: be right back in the hunt in my opinion for

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Speaker 1: a Super Bowl. I'm not shying away from the Garrett. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: we'll send us your thoughts, uh, and what you think

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Speaker 1: is going to happen over the course of this offseason,

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Speaker 1: you can send us. You got some great emails, Yeah,

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Speaker 1: we got you're backlogged, But we knew this was going

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Speaker 1: to take a while, so we didn't want to get

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Speaker 1: too deep into the emails, but we will read them

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Speaker 1: and continue to send your emails about thoughts of what

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Speaker 1: the Ravens need to do this offseason. Send him in

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Speaker 1: the lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net. So thank

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Speaker 1: you so much and we will be back with you

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Speaker 1: next week