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Speaker 1: Welcome into the lounge presented by DraftKings. I'm Ryan Mink

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Speaker 1: here with Garrett Downing and we are thrilled to sit

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Speaker 1: down with wide receiver Davontes Walker. And uh, I'm going

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Speaker 1: to start with a trivia question. Okay, what Baltimore Ravens

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Speaker 1: wide receiver had three touchdowns on their first three NFL receptions?

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Speaker 2: Toys? I feel I would have got it.

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Speaker 3: I did.

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Speaker 4: I watched the Ravens going up, okay, and I feel

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Speaker 4: like I remember that game. But I mean it's also

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Speaker 4: been everywhere obviously since, like I did it right, people

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Speaker 4: have been putting it everywhere.

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Speaker 2: The Torys Smith is like those are right right? Who

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Speaker 2: did it? Yep? Yep?

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Speaker 1: Now there's two. The other sues You'll forever be part

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Speaker 1: of Ravens trivia. I feel like twenty years from now,

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Speaker 1: I'll be in a bar doing Ravens trivia and I'll

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Speaker 1: just be We'll be dominating.

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Speaker 3: Obviously, we'll be asking, we'll be asking the next guy

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Speaker 3: who doesn't twenty ish now right here in the seat.

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Speaker 1: Maybe, yeah, I mean, will there be another guy twenty

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Speaker 1: years That's it's pretty crazy and it's like happened twice.

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Speaker 5: Yeah.

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Speaker 1: Oh, Yeah, that's pretty wild. What does it feel like

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Speaker 1: to just, you know, be in that company with Tory

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Speaker 1: and to be a part of Raven's Trivia forever now?

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Speaker 1: Probably Nah, it's.

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Speaker 4: A it's a great it's a great feeling. You know

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Speaker 4: how historic this organization already is, you know, being able

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Speaker 4: to be part of that and then following the footsteps

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Speaker 4: of a grave receiver like Toys Myth, somebody I watched

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Speaker 4: growing up. So it's a great feeling.

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Speaker 2: Yeah.

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Speaker 4: Then it's also good, you know, coaches trusted me, put

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Speaker 4: me out there and go make plays, knock it out there.

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Speaker 2: So it's been it's been good.

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Speaker 1: I remember I was at that game, that Tory Smith

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Speaker 1: game in Saint Louis when he went off. I think

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Speaker 1: it was his third NFL game, and everybody was just

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Speaker 1: kind of looking at HL like, WHOA, this is crazy, dude,

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Speaker 1: because it was a seventy four yard or forty one

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Speaker 1: yard or eighteen yarder, right, But I don't know which

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Speaker 1: one is more impressive, yours or his, because you did

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Speaker 1: it in three different games, well, two different games against

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Speaker 1: different secondaries.

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Speaker 2: Right.

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Speaker 1: His was like he just kept torching the same secondary

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Speaker 1: over again. I don't know what do you think which

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Speaker 1: one's more impressive of yours or tories.

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Speaker 4: I'm gonna give it to him. Like one, it's hard

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Speaker 4: to know score three touchdowns in one game. It's so

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Speaker 4: I'm gonna I'm I'm gonna get that, damn for sure.

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Speaker 1: I'm such a modest guy.

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Speaker 5: That's the modest answer right there.

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Speaker 2: Like he did some job. I won't scoring three touchdowns

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Speaker 2: in the game. You got it in? Oh, yeah, for sure. Definitely.

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Speaker 3: Well, there's the old quote from Buddy Ryan talk about

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Speaker 3: Chris Carter where he said, all he does catch touchdown passes.

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Speaker 5: So have you have anyone brought that quote up to you?

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Speaker 2: They did?

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Speaker 4: Somebody did either yesterday day before. I forgot who did,

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Speaker 4: but I have heard about it.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, there you go. All right.

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Speaker 3: So there's all sorts of references to the start that

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Speaker 3: you're having here. So I just, in all seriousness, like

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Speaker 3: what does it mean just the way that you've opened

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Speaker 2: As you have.

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Speaker 4: I just think you mean, like I said, I can

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Speaker 4: be another value as said for Lamar, like I feel

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Speaker 4: like we've done, you know, a well enough job coming

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Speaker 4: together and being there for him, like going up, no

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Speaker 4: side conversations with him, you know, let him know, ask

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Speaker 4: him like what he needs, like where he needs us

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Speaker 4: to be, and vice versus. He asked us the same thing.

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Speaker 4: So we all on one page and we get out there. Then,

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Speaker 4: like I said, coaches trusting me to go out there,

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Speaker 4: you know along time zay and bait stuff like that.

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Speaker 4: So I think that's all what it is, just being

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Speaker 4: ready for that opportunity, you know, present it.

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Speaker 3: So so you had two touchdowns against the Browns and

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Speaker 3: then of course the reference here just let in case

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Speaker 3: viewers listeners don't recall, like you had one catch last year,

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Speaker 3: one touchdowns. So then first three catches again all touchdowns,

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Speaker 3: when you when you get those we score two touchdowns,

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Speaker 3: Like what are the emotions like that you're feeling in

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Speaker 3: that moment, knowing that you're just building and really it's

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Speaker 4: Yeah, really, just you know, letting letting everyone know that

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Speaker 4: know that, uh, you know, Baltimore seeing something even coming

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Speaker 4: out and you know, like I said, one post game

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Speaker 4: proven right, you know, and then me personally, like, it's

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Speaker 4: an amazing feeling, Like I've dreamed of playing this league

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Speaker 2: Like I told her.

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Speaker 4: I remember telling my grandmother when I was four, like

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Speaker 4: that's what I want to do. I want to go

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Speaker 4: play in the NFL. So her being able to watch

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Speaker 2: You know, it's an amazing feeling.

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Speaker 1: It's really cool. What were some of the coolest messages

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Speaker 1: or phone calls that you got after your your two

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Speaker 4: Yeah, my high school coach, you know, even him blowing

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Speaker 2: He like all hype. Uh.

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Speaker 4: You know my grandma, like I said, like her like

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Speaker 4: just her telling me. She's telling me every game, but

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Speaker 4: just her telling me. You know, I seen you on

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Speaker 4: the TV screen. You know, she probably don't know what

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Speaker 4: she watched. Well, you know anyone you know, those messages

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Speaker 4: always you know, very hard felt. Then my mom, you know,

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Speaker 4: all that stuff be amazing. When I you know, when

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Speaker 1: It, where's where's your grandmother live?

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Speaker 1: She's back. She watches every game on TV.

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Speaker 1: That's pretty cool. Does she hit you up like every

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Speaker 1: Yeah, that's awesome. So you had another long catch here

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Speaker 1: against the Lions, and I think when we all saw

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Speaker 1: what did it feel like to catch a pass not

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Speaker 4: I mean, honestly, it felt the same to me, like shoot,

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Speaker 4: and like like we said, it's closer the en zone,

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Speaker 4: let's punch it in the score.

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Speaker 1: Ye.

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Speaker 2: So I mean it was you know, it was nothing

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Speaker 4: So, but I mean I was like, you know, like dang,

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Speaker 4: I could have maybe reached or something. When I realized

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Speaker 4: how close I was to the pop line. Yeah, but

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Speaker 4: you know, like I said, it was the same feeling,

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Speaker 1: I'm getting a little old, So you're gonna have to

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Speaker 1: explain the celebration to me that you did after that catch.

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Speaker 1: Can you break that down for me?

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Speaker 4: So it really it like y'all watch basketball. Yeah, Jaylen Bronston,

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Speaker 2: I kind of just throw it out for him.

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Speaker 1: Okay, it's like it's like a three, but I mean

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Speaker 1: you're a deep ball receiver, big player receiver, so it

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, we can look at it like that. Okay,

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Speaker 2: So y'all seen him do it last season.

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Speaker 4: do that first down celebration. I'm trying to get the

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Speaker 3: I think it's it's been pretty cool to watch you

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Speaker 2: You know.

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Speaker 3: There's just a lot of talent in the receiver room,

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Speaker 4: It, right, just preparing like you know, like I'm going

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Speaker 4: You know, evolved my game and being a complete receiver.

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Speaker 4: So I think, like you know, they've they've helped me tremendously.

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Speaker 4: Then you know this organization has done a good job

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Speaker 4: and embracing like competition and competing. So knowing I'm in

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Speaker 4: Like you know, I'm up there on that pedestal with

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Speaker 4: like that, like I feel, like I said in one

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Speaker 4: we have the dream receiver room, like everything you will

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I agree with everyone kind of does something a

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Speaker 3: little bit different too, which I think is speaking to

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Speaker 3: the point that you're making, Like there's there's lots of

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Speaker 3: different I mean skill levels and experience and all that,

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Speaker 3: but everyone kind of just brings a different skill set

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Speaker 1: There are a lot of fast cornerbacks in this league. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: Three six, that's correct. I feel like, like, did you

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Speaker 1: to see in the NFL?

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Speaker 4: Yeah, you pretty much like hit it on the head,

444
00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:27,280
Speaker 4: like you know, last year, like it was like I

445
00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:29,360
Speaker 4: was in this spot before, like I've had the way

446
00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:32,720
Speaker 4: you know, then going back to Carolina, just sawing like

447
00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:35,199
Speaker 4: how much of a good teammate I'm being beat there

448
00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:37,600
Speaker 4: for those guys like you know, and it was people

449
00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:40,000
Speaker 4: on that team going through worse than I was. So

450
00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:41,800
Speaker 4: it was like, you know, just sawing it wasn't about me,

451
00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:44,120
Speaker 4: Like I'm still here for y'all and you know, I'm

452
00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:46,840
Speaker 4: still practice trained just in case. You know, you never

453
00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:50,199
Speaker 4: never know which it ended up happening, right, But you know,

454
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Speaker 4: fast forward to last year, like I said, like I've

455
00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,960
Speaker 4: been in that spot before, and then you know, just

456
00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:57,320
Speaker 4: you know, being able to learn off of guys like

457
00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,320
Speaker 4: you know, Newon Nelson was here to learn off of him,

458
00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:03,040
Speaker 4: and then like I said, watching guys like Bait, you know,

459
00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:05,280
Speaker 4: and I feel like that helped me, you know, to

460
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Speaker 4: you know, be where I am.

461
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Speaker 1: Now, are you a naturally patient person?

462
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Speaker 2: Yeah?

463
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Speaker 1: I am in your everyday life, okay, because I would

464
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Speaker 1: think like somebody who had four years old you said,

465
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Speaker 1: said I want to go to the NFL that also

466
00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:19,880
Speaker 1: requires face years ago until you were gonna get there.

467
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Speaker 1: So like, how how have you been so patient over

468
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Speaker 1: your life?

469
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Speaker 2: Yeah?

470
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Speaker 4: So you know my family, no, I missed my grandma

471
00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:29,520
Speaker 4: a church, like a big church family, you know, big

472
00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:33,359
Speaker 4: no Christians, so you know, reading no scriptures and like

473
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Speaker 4: a lot of those scriptures talk about patients.

474
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Speaker 2: You know.

475
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Speaker 4: You know, God is you know, preparing you for you know,

476
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Speaker 4: whatever He's preparing you for. And then like you know,

477
00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,080
Speaker 4: he said He's gonna walk with you, but like he

478
00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:46,120
Speaker 4: ain't gonna really ain't gonna do it for you. So

479
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Speaker 4: it's like, you know, just meet him halfway, you know,

480
00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:51,600
Speaker 4: just staying down, doing grinding, you know, you know, doing

481
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Speaker 4: doing work.

482
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Speaker 2: So then you know he gonna you know, it's just

483
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Speaker 2: like he gonna have life for you.

484
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Speaker 3: And do you do you feel like you lean on

485
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Speaker 3: your faith? You know, to this day is a you

486
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Speaker 3: going through the set of hell journey?

487
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Speaker 4: Yes, I feel like I've you know, come closer with it,

488
00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:07,400
Speaker 4: you know where I am now?

489
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Speaker 1: Nice you talk, you talk about all these receivers in

490
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Speaker 1: your room, you know Jay Flowers or shab and DeAndre Hopkins,

491
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Speaker 1: Tallen Wallas. Can you take me and we talked about

492
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Speaker 1: how they're all different guys. Can you take me guy

493
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Speaker 1: by guy and tell me, like something that you've taken

494
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Speaker 1: from them or some piece of advice, like because they

495
00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:28,760
Speaker 1: all play the game differently, so like what what have

496
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Speaker 1: you taken from from Zay? What piece of advice or

497
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Speaker 1: something you've taken from him?

498
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Speaker 4: Yeah, is like you know, like his like intensity, you know,

499
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Speaker 4: like in and out of his breaks and like how

500
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Speaker 4: he's able to just snap down get out of her quick.

501
00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:44,040
Speaker 4: Then Bates a guy you know he plays like with

502
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Speaker 4: a lot of patients, you know, setting up his routes,

503
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Speaker 4: you know, playing with like different tempos. And then de

504
00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:52,439
Speaker 4: Hopp is the guy, like bigger physical guy, you know,

505
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Speaker 4: Seaball Gearball.

506
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Speaker 2: Is his when it's in the area.

507
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Speaker 4: Then Talent's you know a guy like you know, he's

508
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Speaker 4: like like the grimy guy, like you know he's watching

509
00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:03,480
Speaker 4: one of them contested catch got ball in there, but

510
00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,959
Speaker 4: he also you know, getting there dig somebody out, you know,

511
00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,800
Speaker 4: just being more physical. Yeah, I feel like, you know,

512
00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:13,080
Speaker 4: I've took a piece from like each and every one

513
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Speaker 4: of those guys.

514
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Speaker 2: That's awesome.

515
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Speaker 1: How would you describe your own game at this point

516
00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:16,960
Speaker 1: in year two?

517
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Speaker 4: At this point, I say, now, like, you know, when

518
00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:22,720
Speaker 4: I'm going back towards my film, like smooth, like being

519
00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:25,000
Speaker 4: able to you know, like maintain that speed, you know,

520
00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:29,920
Speaker 4: break like you know those Chris Angeles, Like I maintained

521
00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:32,320
Speaker 4: that same speed. So I just say, like, my game's

522
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Speaker 4: pretty pretty smooth this point.

523
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Speaker 5: I agree watching it.

524
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Speaker 3: What's it like being in the same room as DeAndre Hopkins?

525
00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:38,919
Speaker 3: I think I think you were twelve when he came

526
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Speaker 3: into the league. Shade at him, you know, as the

527
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Speaker 3: older guy in the room. I know you guys probably

528
00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:45,280
Speaker 3: give a hard time about that, But what's it like

529
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Speaker 3: being in the same room with him?

530
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Speaker 4: Man, It's crazy. It's it's a dream come truy, you know,

531
00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:50,600
Speaker 4: like he was in that era.

532
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Speaker 2: Guys. You know, I loved watching like him, the A. J.

533
00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:57,920
Speaker 4: Greens, Calvin Johnson's, Andrew Johnson's like, you know he when

534
00:20:57,920 --> 00:20:59,680
Speaker 4: I seen we signed him, it's like, dang, like it's

535
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Speaker 4: somebody I watched it even before I was twelve, Like

536
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Speaker 4: I was watching he.

537
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Speaker 2: Was at Clemson.

538
00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:04,399
Speaker 4: You know, Clinton's pretty close to Charlotte, so I was

539
00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:07,399
Speaker 4: pretty familiar with with him, so, you know, and it

540
00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,920
Speaker 4: didn't really hit me until, like I look to my right,

541
00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:11,280
Speaker 4: were coming out tongue to the Bills game.

542
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Speaker 2: He's like, dang, Like DeAndre Hockey is my teammate. That's crazy.

543
00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:18,879
Speaker 4: You know, I've I've enjoyed you know, being alongside of

544
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Speaker 4: him since he's been then you know, he's he's been

545
00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:23,160
Speaker 4: there for me since since he's got her.

546
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Speaker 3: Yeah, he seems like he's brought an edge, Like I mean,

547
00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,240
Speaker 3: his it's hard to tell, like how much he trash

548
00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:30,359
Speaker 3: talks or not on the field.

549
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Speaker 5: I think he was doing a little bit.

550
00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:32,679
Speaker 1: Too smoled somebody.

551
00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:36,399
Speaker 3: Yeah, but like he does a little bit. But like

552
00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:38,400
Speaker 3: it seems just like he's brought an edge like that.

553
00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:41,520
Speaker 3: That the mentality you mentioned, the sea ball get ball mentality,

554
00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:43,400
Speaker 3: How was that kind of rubs off on everybody?

555
00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:46,000
Speaker 4: Man, It's just like, you know, you see him do it,

556
00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:48,520
Speaker 4: it's like and then you think about like everything, he's

557
00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:50,400
Speaker 4: a Compton the league, and it's like, you know, we're

558
00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:51,200
Speaker 4: trying to get to that.

559
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Speaker 2: So I think it also brings that.

560
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Speaker 4: You know, competitive you know nature we have in our

561
00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:57,240
Speaker 4: room and almost our team, like you know, we all

562
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Speaker 4: we all trying.

563
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Speaker 2: We gotta we gotta be like that. So I feel

564
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Speaker 2: like he is that bar is up there.

565
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Speaker 4: He's when he since he's been there, like he's put

566
00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:05,919
Speaker 4: that bar out there, and it's like, you know, like

567
00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:07,800
Speaker 4: that's where we're striving to be at. And I feel

568
00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:10,280
Speaker 4: like that's why we've had so much success in these

569
00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:12,760
Speaker 4: first three weeks in the passing game because of you

570
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Speaker 4: know what he's brought.

571
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Speaker 1: Yeah, how important has it been kind of building your

572
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Speaker 1: relationship with Lamar and growing that relationship, because that was

573
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Speaker 1: one thing I noticed this summer was it seemed like

574
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Speaker 1: the more plays that you made, the more Lamar also

575
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Speaker 1: invested in you and saying like all right, we didn't

576
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Speaker 1: make this play, and I'm going to walk down the

577
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Speaker 1: field and I'm going to walk all the way back

578
00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,440
Speaker 1: with the Vintas and we're going to talk through this together.

579
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Speaker 1: It felt like that relationship kind of hit another level.

580
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Speaker 4: Yeah, it just goes back while I said, you know,

581
00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:46,160
Speaker 4: just being you know, making him as kumble as possible

582
00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:47,920
Speaker 4: out there, you know, the quarterback they have on a

583
00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:49,480
Speaker 4: hard out in the field, so you know it's on

584
00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:52,080
Speaker 4: us to you know, be a farm you know, whenever

585
00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,800
Speaker 4: he needs to. So you know, just going up to him,

586
00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:57,480
Speaker 4: you know, seeing what he's thinking, how he's thinking, so

587
00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:00,479
Speaker 4: we can have that you know chemistry out there days

588
00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:02,800
Speaker 4: like you know, just asking those little small questions or

589
00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,080
Speaker 4: do you need me here here, like going me to

590
00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:07,399
Speaker 4: run this route like this, and then vice versa. You know,

591
00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:09,560
Speaker 4: he's asking those questions like do you want to hear

592
00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:12,120
Speaker 4: you're gonna take your angle here or whatnot. Just being

593
00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:14,680
Speaker 4: on the same page, you know, so you know, we

594
00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,639
Speaker 4: ain't out there playing like slobby football or you know,

595
00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:19,360
Speaker 4: he and he's able to you know, trust me when

596
00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:21,320
Speaker 4: I'm out there, just like he does the other guys.

597
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Speaker 3: I'm curious how Lamar has kind of helped set a

598
00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:27,040
Speaker 3: tone this week going into a big game. Obviously you

599
00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:29,560
Speaker 3: and she's sposed one or two, you're coming off a

600
00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:33,680
Speaker 3: tough loss Monday night football. Just how how he has

601
00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:35,800
Speaker 3: helped set the tone and what the mentality is going

602
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Speaker 3: into this game.

603
00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:38,720
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's like you know his mentalities.

604
00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:41,439
Speaker 4: You know what happened Monday happen you know, flush it

605
00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:43,320
Speaker 4: you know, we gotta we got a big game this week.

606
00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:47,000
Speaker 4: You know, chief is opponent that we respect very well,

607
00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:49,359
Speaker 4: so he you know, he knows what we're up against.

608
00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:51,639
Speaker 4: You know, he's probably played this team the most. So

609
00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:54,200
Speaker 4: and then you know, Lamar is like the most competitive

610
00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,560
Speaker 4: person in that locker room. Like you know, he don't

611
00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:59,440
Speaker 4: let nothing. You know, I just like what I've seen

612
00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:02,480
Speaker 4: about him i've been here, Like nothing like really moves him,

613
00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:04,359
Speaker 4: you know, nothing texts him out of his game, Like

614
00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:07,680
Speaker 4: he's pretty even killed everything. So that's somebody you know,

615
00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,600
Speaker 4: I know, like I like, I trust to go out there,

616
00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:13,399
Speaker 4: you know, lead us. So you know, I just feel

617
00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:15,919
Speaker 4: like he's had that mentality since I've been here. So

618
00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:18,760
Speaker 4: you know, I have no worries about Sunday.

619
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Speaker 1: So yeah, it is last one for me. Is there

620
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Speaker 1: any kind of extra motivation when you're on the field

621
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Speaker 1: with with Xavier Worthy the Chiefs, both secondary receivers, both

622
00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:32,119
Speaker 1: very fast guys, any kind of extra motivation? Like, all right,

623
00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:34,880
Speaker 1: who's gonna make the bigger play here among the two

624
00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:35,240
Speaker 1: of us?

625
00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:37,320
Speaker 2: Oh? Yeah, most definitely. And I've always been like that.

626
00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:39,119
Speaker 4: It's like all right, you know, you know, I got

627
00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:41,560
Speaker 4: a lot of respect for his game. You know, first

628
00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,760
Speaker 4: round guy did it all in college, you know, making

629
00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,960
Speaker 4: plays over there. So but you know, see another guy

630
00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:49,320
Speaker 4: out there, it's like, you know, let me go out here,

631
00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:51,720
Speaker 4: try to you know, I'll do him make a play

632
00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:54,800
Speaker 4: for he does so. But nah, it's definitely you know

633
00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:57,960
Speaker 4: when I see other people who was in my draft class, like,

634
00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:00,240
Speaker 4: it's definitely a little motivation there, you know.

635
00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:02,000
Speaker 2: So it's gonna be real fun.

636
00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:04,920
Speaker 1: Right awesome, Well, can't wait for it? About say, man,

637
00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,080
Speaker 1: how about we go get another touchdown here? We can

638
00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:09,480
Speaker 1: start right start another streak.

639
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Speaker 5: So I appreciate you.

640
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Speaker 3: Thanks man, you're listening to the Lage Podcast. We are

641
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Speaker 5: Thank you to Tess.

646
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Speaker 2: Uh.

647
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Speaker 3: He's he's I think easy got to root for his

648
00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:31,040
Speaker 3: story when he was in college generated a lot of

649
00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:34,399
Speaker 3: buzz nationally. And uh, of course he ultimately ended up

650
00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:35,840
Speaker 3: being able to play and had a great season in

651
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Speaker 3: North Carolina. And and I think that he's got a

652
00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:41,800
Speaker 3: lot of talent and he's showing it and like he's

653
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Speaker 3: impressed me because all throughout his off season in training camp,

654
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Speaker 3: I'm like, Tess looks great, but it's just it's hard

655
00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:50,399
Speaker 3: to know where the snaps are going to come because

656
00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:52,320
Speaker 3: the Ravens have a really good receiver room, as we

657
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Speaker 3: talk to him about, but even in the midst of

658
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Speaker 3: that crowded group, he's he's risen above I think what

659
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Speaker 3: a lot of people expected from him, and I give

660
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Speaker 3: him a lot of credit for carving out a nice

661
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Speaker 3: role for himself.

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Speaker 1: I think part of the reason why the Ravens offense

663
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Speaker 1: has been so good through the first three weeks is

664
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Speaker 1: not only are the Stars playing well, you know lamar

665
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Speaker 1: Ze right, those guys now, Derek obviously the fumbles have

666
00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:19,879
Speaker 1: been tough, but he's you know, ran the ball extremely

667
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Speaker 1: well against the Buffalo Bills. Been a little tough for

668
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Speaker 1: the past two games. But not only because of the Stars,

669
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Speaker 1: but it's because some of these role players like a

670
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Speaker 1: Devontes Walker, I mean, DeAndre Hopkins is a star but

671
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Speaker 1: not getting like a ton of snaps. Yeah, Tylan Wallace,

672
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Speaker 1: like those guys are also playing really well. In terms

673
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Speaker 1: of the Ravens skill position guys, like they're making the

674
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Speaker 1: most of their opportunities. Yeah, and they're not a ton

675
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Speaker 1: of opportunities, but they're getting in the end zone.

676
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Speaker 5: Yeah.

677
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Speaker 3: I mean Teszan Hopkins are the perfect examples of that. Like,

678
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Speaker 3: those guys are basically sharing the wide receiver three role

679
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Speaker 3: and so neither of them are getting a ton of snaps,

680
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Speaker 3: but when they get on the field, they're basically like, Okay,

681
00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:02,480
Speaker 3: every time it could combine it, one of those guys

682
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Speaker 3: is gonna score a touchdown every three players are on

683
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Speaker 3: the field.

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Speaker 1: Crazy combined it, and those guys have four touchdowns in

685
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Speaker 1: three games. Four touchdowns and three games.

686
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Speaker 3: It's pretty darn good. Yeah, and then Ted has almost

687
00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:15,639
Speaker 3: got another one exactly and.

688
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Speaker 1: Almost had another one should have been ruled a touchdown.

689
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Speaker 1: So it's it's crazy the production that when you talk about, Okay,

690
00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:26,920
Speaker 1: look at the Ravens number three wide receiver basically, what's that?

691
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Speaker 1: What do those numbers look like? Yeah, it's pretty crazy.

692
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Speaker 3: Yeah, it's It's been impressive start for for those guys.

693
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Speaker 3: So I'm encouraged by that, and I just think it

694
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Speaker 3: really budes well for Tz and his role in this

695
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Speaker 3: offense this year and long term. Like I think that

696
00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:41,679
Speaker 3: like he's shown, he's showing that he's more than just

697
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Speaker 3: a guy that can can run fast and run deep.

698
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Speaker 3: Like he that's and and he knew like that was

699
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Speaker 3: I thought what stood out to be and talking with him,

700
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Speaker 3: like he knew that was a perception that of him,

701
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Speaker 3: like you're just a fast guy that could run deep.

702
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Speaker 3: And so then what he do He went to work

703
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Speaker 3: this offseason. I'm becoming a complete wide receiver. And the

704
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Speaker 3: results speak for themselves.

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Speaker 2: Yep, yep.

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Speaker 1: You know, another little trivia question for you.

707
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Speaker 5: How many how many trivia questions you got here?

708
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Speaker 1: I'm just I've got them all here? You got the rollodex?

709
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Speaker 3: Uh?

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Speaker 1: How did the Ravens get the pick that they used

711
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Speaker 1: to draft davontees.

712
00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:18,560
Speaker 5: Walker fourth round pick not compick or not no no compic.

713
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Speaker 1: That was acquired in the trade of Morgan Moses. Oh okay,

714
00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:25,439
Speaker 1: that's how they got that pick, which you know, I

715
00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:27,960
Speaker 1: remember at the time, everybody's like, man, how do we

716
00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:31,199
Speaker 1: trade away Morgan Moses? Like he's so good? You know,

717
00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:33,720
Speaker 1: now he didn't particularly have a great year last year

718
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Speaker 1: for the Jets. The Ravens got davontees Walker in return. Yeah,

719
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Speaker 1: as of right now, it's looking like a pretty good trade.

720
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Speaker 3: Yeah, and then of course they drafted ro Rosegarten exactly

721
00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:45,840
Speaker 3: exactly and placed him in the lineup. So yeah, that's

722
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Speaker 3: that's part of that, is that dance that Eric's costs

723
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Speaker 3: in the front office play in terms of acquiring picks

724
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Speaker 3: and making those types of moves.

725
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Speaker 1: That's just like file that one away when when like

726
00:28:57,200 --> 00:28:59,600
Speaker 1: sometime in the future, you know, there's a trade to

727
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Speaker 1: get a pick and you're like, what are we doing

728
00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:03,440
Speaker 1: getting a Day three pick for that guy? Well, it

729
00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:07,120
Speaker 1: turned into devontees Walker, who, let's we'll see you know,

730
00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:09,880
Speaker 1: Zay Flowers hopefully will be here for a very long time.

731
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Speaker 1: You know, I'm sure there'll be a lot of talks

732
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Speaker 1: in the years to come about extensions for him. Rashaan

733
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Speaker 1: Bateman's locked in here for a long time. Like DeAndre

734
00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:20,719
Speaker 1: Hopkins is on a one year deal. Devontees Walker is

735
00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:23,760
Speaker 1: he the long term kind of up number three, you

736
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Speaker 1: know guy in this wide receiver course, certainly could be. Yeah,

737
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Speaker 1: and that would be a big role for him.

738
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Speaker 3: Well, before the Ravens worry about long term deals, they're

739
00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:33,480
Speaker 3: worried about this Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs here.

740
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Speaker 3: This is a big game. Obviously, we do want to

741
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Speaker 3: break that down in a little bit more detail. Both

742
00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:41,080
Speaker 3: these teams are coming into it. It's it's crazy to

743
00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:42,960
Speaker 3: think that one of these teams is leaving this game

744
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Speaker 3: at one and three.

745
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Speaker 1: Yeah, wild.

746
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Speaker 3: These are two perennial playoff teams. I've obviously met in

747
00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:50,320
Speaker 3: the postseason, They've met in the regular season. There's some

748
00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:54,200
Speaker 3: history here between these two teams, and it's a massive

749
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Speaker 3: game as both these teams are are looking to write

750
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Speaker 3: the ship a little bit early in the season.

751
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Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, I think that, you know, for both these teams,

752
00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:06,280
Speaker 1: they're coming into this one a little bit frustrated. You know,

753
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Speaker 1: the Ravens are coming off a loss. The Chiefs just

754
00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:12,680
Speaker 1: got their first win of the year. But I don't

755
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Speaker 1: think really a lot of that matters, to be honest,

756
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Speaker 1: when these two two teams square off, like they know

757
00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:20,880
Speaker 1: each other very well because they've played a lot over

758
00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:23,959
Speaker 1: the years, and quite frankly, the Ravens feel like they

759
00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:28,200
Speaker 1: they want to get some payback. You know, past six games,

760
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Speaker 1: the Chiefs have won five of them. Lamar Jackson's never

761
00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:35,000
Speaker 1: beaten Patrick Mahomes in Kansas City last year week one

762
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Speaker 1: game to open the NFL season in Kansas City in

763
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Speaker 1: which the Ravens lost by a toe and so I

764
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Speaker 1: think that there's a lot of this one. This one's

765
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Speaker 1: been circled on the calendar for a while, obviously since

766
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Speaker 1: the schedule came out for the Ravens, but considering the

767
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Speaker 1: increased stakes of your going into it one and two, huge,

768
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Speaker 1: huge game.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, it's interesting because it feels like last year was

770
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Speaker 3: the revenge game angle.

771
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Speaker 5: Coming off the AFC Championship going to this one.

772
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Speaker 3: But then Buffalo kind of took the revenge game storyline

773
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Speaker 3: early in this season, and so this one almost like

774
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Speaker 3: hard to believe it, but to some degree, kind of

775
00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:14,520
Speaker 3: flies under the radar in that sense because there was

776
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Speaker 3: just so much built up. The Ravens have had a

777
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Speaker 3: tough start to this season. I'm not just talking about

778
00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:21,920
Speaker 3: the outcomes. I'm talking about the opponents. I mean, these

779
00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:24,120
Speaker 3: are difficult opponents. You opened the season in Buffalo. Now

780
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Speaker 3: you got to go to Kansas City play a Monday

781
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Speaker 3: night game against Detroit, who might be you know, they're

782
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Speaker 3: one of the best teams in the NFC. So it's

783
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Speaker 3: a tough stretch to open the season and to be honest, like,

784
00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:38,360
Speaker 3: I feel like going into this game, the history stuff,

785
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Speaker 3: just the feeling that I have like takes more of

786
00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:45,719
Speaker 3: a back seat compared to most times the Ravens had

787
00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:48,200
Speaker 3: played the Chiefs in past years, because it's just like this.

788
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Speaker 5: Team is one and two and they just got to

789
00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:50,200
Speaker 5: get back on.

790
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Speaker 3: Track, and so like the history stuff is there, like

791
00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:54,840
Speaker 3: there's no doubt about that, but to me, it feels

792
00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:57,840
Speaker 3: less significant than if I compare it to a year

793
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Speaker 3: ago when these two teams face off in there.

794
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Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely absolutely, and it's a big game for the

795
00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:05,800
Speaker 1: Ravens defense. Right now, ranked thirty second in the league,

796
00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:08,480
Speaker 1: you're at the bottom. And unfortunately this is a similar

797
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Speaker 1: there's the same spot that the Ravens were in last

798
00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:14,240
Speaker 1: year at this time. And of course you have to

799
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Speaker 1: take into context, all Right, the Ravens have faced some

800
00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:18,920
Speaker 1: pretty darn good offenses so far. You know, the Buffalo

801
00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:22,080
Speaker 1: Bills have one of the best offenses in the league. Obviously,

802
00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:24,600
Speaker 1: we we saw what the Lions can do on Monday

803
00:32:24,680 --> 00:32:28,200
Speaker 1: Night Football. So the Chiefs are no slouch offensively obviously

804
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Speaker 1: with Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes, Kelsey all those guys. Now,

805
00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:34,200
Speaker 1: they haven't gotten off to a super fast start. They're

806
00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:37,000
Speaker 1: seventeenth in the league, and I think the Chiefs have

807
00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:39,200
Speaker 1: kind of been seemingly trying to find their way. They

808
00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:41,640
Speaker 1: haven't been running the ball well to again the season

809
00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:45,800
Speaker 1: at all and drop some mistakes things like that. It

810
00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:49,440
Speaker 1: hasn't been smooth sailing for the Chiefs. But they're gonna

811
00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:51,440
Speaker 1: be looking for a get right game here against this

812
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Speaker 1: Baltimore defense.

813
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Speaker 3: Yeah, but both of these the Ravens defense is looking

814
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Speaker 3: for a get right opportunity after having a tough game

815
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Speaker 3: against Detroit. The Chiefs all looking for a get right

816
00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:02,240
Speaker 3: game offensively, as it's been kind of a slog for

817
00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:05,400
Speaker 3: them coming out of the gates, and we'll see who

818
00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:07,920
Speaker 3: ends up getting the better of it. And talking with

819
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Speaker 3: the Raven's defense has been a big talking point this

820
00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:16,360
Speaker 3: week based on how they performed against Detroit, particularly as

821
00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:18,479
Speaker 3: it relates to the run defense. It just wasn't good

822
00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:20,720
Speaker 3: enough in that game. Everybody has said it. They said

823
00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:23,000
Speaker 3: it right after the game, and that has been consistent

824
00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:25,440
Speaker 3: throughout the week. They need to improve the run defense.

825
00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:27,440
Speaker 3: But I also get the sense that like they have

826
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Speaker 3: confidence that in their ability to do that, and John

827
00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:32,720
Speaker 3: Harwall has made that point, like we're going to be

828
00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:35,280
Speaker 3: a good defense, and we know what we need to correct,

829
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Speaker 3: we're going to do it. Basically, been a good defense

830
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Speaker 3: for a long time and that's going to continue, and

831
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Speaker 3: we're going to we're going to play really good football

832
00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:43,040
Speaker 3: on that side of the ball.

833
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Speaker 5: Really an offense is already playing really good football.

834
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Speaker 1: I think it's a very different challenge between the Lions

835
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Speaker 1: and the Chiefs when it comes to the run games.

836
00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:53,000
Speaker 1: You know, the Lions have one of the best backfield

837
00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:56,440
Speaker 1: tandems in the league, which mir gives in David Montgomery.

838
00:33:56,520 --> 00:34:00,400
Speaker 1: The Chiefs, it's been running the ball has really kind

839
00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:03,320
Speaker 1: of been their weakness over the over recent years. When

840
00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:06,560
Speaker 1: they've been clicking offensively, it's because they've been running the

841
00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:08,960
Speaker 1: ball well. But when they haven't it, that's a major

842
00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:11,320
Speaker 1: part of it. Yes, it's because they just haven't run it. Officially,

843
00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:15,799
Speaker 1: Pacheco Kareem Hunt. You know, it's a different challenge for

844
00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:20,400
Speaker 1: this Ravens defense. And and honestly, though, the Ravens defense

845
00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:23,359
Speaker 1: is shorthanded on the defensive line, so anything right now

846
00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:25,640
Speaker 1: is going to be a pretty darn big challenge if

847
00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:29,239
Speaker 1: the Ravens aren't healthy in the trenches. But I think

848
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Speaker 1: that a lot of this comes down to Patrick Mahomes,

849
00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:36,680
Speaker 1: which is which is no surprise, and honestly, him running

850
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Speaker 1: the ball I think is a big challenge. Who has

851
00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:42,960
Speaker 1: more rushing yards right now? Patrick Mahomes or Lamar Jackson.

852
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Speaker 3: Well, I'm going to guess, based on the way you're

853
00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:46,759
Speaker 3: asking that question, that is Mahomes.

854
00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:51,439
Speaker 1: Yes, just crazy crazy. I mean he is scrambling so far,

855
00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:55,040
Speaker 1: has been kind of what's kept their offense afloat. And

856
00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:58,560
Speaker 1: I talked to a Dafeoway in the locker room on Wednesday,

857
00:34:58,640 --> 00:35:03,640
Speaker 1: and the challeng of defending him as a runner is daunting,

858
00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:09,480
Speaker 1: very different challenge from Lamar. Obviously he's significantly slower than

859
00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:13,040
Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, but he's such a crafty runner Patrick Mahomes,

860
00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:15,880
Speaker 1: because he'll get defenders to leave their feet with his

861
00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:18,600
Speaker 1: pump fake, which he's very good at. And then also

862
00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:22,239
Speaker 1: when he starts going to that sideline, now there's a

863
00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:24,920
Speaker 1: seat of doubt in defender's heads on how do I

864
00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:27,040
Speaker 1: handle this guy? Because he doesn't just run out of

865
00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:29,680
Speaker 1: bounds like the normal quarterback, which putting his shoulder down

866
00:35:29,719 --> 00:35:33,840
Speaker 1: this year, well that's he's generally trying to draw a flag.

867
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Speaker 1: So he'll slow down there and try to get touched,

868
00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:40,120
Speaker 1: and then he'll flop and he'll try to get a flag.

869
00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:44,960
Speaker 1: That's what he does. And then if a defender starts

870
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Speaker 1: to slow down because they're basically thinking, well, I don't

871
00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:49,000
Speaker 1: want to hit him late and get cause a fifteen

872
00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:51,760
Speaker 1: yard penalty, now he'll truck you. He'll drop his shoulder

873
00:35:51,760 --> 00:35:53,360
Speaker 1: and truck you on the sideline just to try to

874
00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:57,560
Speaker 1: fire up his team. So it's you're in a tough spot.

875
00:35:57,680 --> 00:36:00,440
Speaker 1: And I asked a Dafoe about that, and he's so like,

876
00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:03,080
Speaker 1: we got to hit him legally within the rules, but

877
00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:06,239
Speaker 1: we just got to run through him, Like you got

878
00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:08,759
Speaker 1: to show him I'm not afraid to I'm gonna hit you.

879
00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:11,279
Speaker 1: I'm not letting you come over there and bully meal

880
00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:14,160
Speaker 1: on the sideline. You're getting hit. Yeah, Now you got

881
00:36:14,160 --> 00:36:14,840
Speaker 1: to do it legally.

882
00:36:15,320 --> 00:36:17,759
Speaker 3: Yeah, And that's the tough part for defenders whenever you

883
00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:21,879
Speaker 3: got to you know, star quarterback running and and it's

884
00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:25,759
Speaker 3: easier said than done. Like I think that probably when

885
00:36:25,760 --> 00:36:29,279
Speaker 3: the Chiefs have played every team this year, that's been

886
00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:32,239
Speaker 3: kind of a common refrain from defenders, like just hit him,

887
00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:35,440
Speaker 3: get him down, run through him, and like it's been tough.

888
00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:36,440
Speaker 5: He's been able to.

889
00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:40,320
Speaker 3: I mean, he's he is really good at at getting

890
00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:43,640
Speaker 3: outside the pocket and extending plays when they with his feet,

891
00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:45,640
Speaker 3: when the opportunity presents itself like it is.

892
00:36:45,719 --> 00:36:46,359
Speaker 5: He's not a.

893
00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:48,400
Speaker 3: Design runner in the same way that Lamar has been

894
00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:50,919
Speaker 3: in his career, but he's he's really good at at

895
00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:52,040
Speaker 3: extending drives well.

896
00:36:52,080 --> 00:36:55,440
Speaker 1: I think that teams obviously have to respect his ability

897
00:36:55,480 --> 00:36:58,800
Speaker 1: to make plays with his arm when he's outside the pocket.

898
00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:03,919
Speaker 1: We've seen that Manny many times, and so teams off

899
00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:06,520
Speaker 1: and end up all right, I gotta plaster my guy right,

900
00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:08,879
Speaker 1: and you don't have eyes on the quarterback, and he'll

901
00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:12,040
Speaker 1: take advantage of that. And he he's just got this

902
00:37:12,160 --> 00:37:15,200
Speaker 1: knack about him as a runner, Like he's not particularly fast,

903
00:37:15,239 --> 00:37:17,799
Speaker 1: but you know he's a big guy and like he

904
00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:20,120
Speaker 1: takes the right angles and he can he can beat you.

905
00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:23,560
Speaker 1: Adaf said, you can't chop your feet with him because

906
00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:25,560
Speaker 1: he'll start dancing with you. Once he gets you dancing,

907
00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:27,520
Speaker 1: you're you're kind of in trouble with him. Yeah, you

908
00:37:27,560 --> 00:37:29,239
Speaker 1: got to run through them. It's like a b line

909
00:37:29,239 --> 00:37:32,040
Speaker 1: to the quarterback. And you you can't hesitate with him

910
00:37:32,080 --> 00:37:36,560
Speaker 1: because he'll he'll Djukia and so I think that is

911
00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:41,080
Speaker 1: really the Ravens' biggest challenge when facing the Chiefs.

912
00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:43,080
Speaker 3: Well, if you go back to Week one against Buffalo,

913
00:37:43,239 --> 00:37:45,160
Speaker 3: part of the conversation coming out of that game was

914
00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:47,680
Speaker 3: like rush lane integrity and Josh Allen getting outside the

915
00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:49,120
Speaker 3: pocket and extending plays.

916
00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:52,400
Speaker 1: Similar thing with the Homes exactly.

917
00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:55,680
Speaker 3: And adding to the challenge there is that the Ravens

918
00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:59,120
Speaker 3: maybe best all around pass rusher nom Madibike is out

919
00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:01,920
Speaker 3: this game. He's dealing with a neck injury and the

920
00:38:01,960 --> 00:38:05,200
Speaker 3: severity of it is not clear at this point. John

921
00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:06,800
Speaker 3: Harbu said he's not going to play it this week

922
00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:09,400
Speaker 3: and he's concerned about it long term and.

923
00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:10,920
Speaker 5: What that looks like.

924
00:38:11,640 --> 00:38:13,359
Speaker 3: I don't want to speculate, but we know that he's

925
00:38:13,360 --> 00:38:15,799
Speaker 3: not going to be on the field this week. Did

926
00:38:15,840 --> 00:38:20,120
Speaker 3: not play a Monday against Detroit and just just really big.

927
00:38:20,239 --> 00:38:22,319
Speaker 3: That's a huge blow for this team. I don't want

928
00:38:22,360 --> 00:38:24,120
Speaker 3: to minimize that at all, like not being bad. K

929
00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:26,040
Speaker 3: is one of the best players on this team. Yeah,

930
00:38:26,120 --> 00:38:29,600
Speaker 3: and not having him in the lineup is difficult to overcome.

931
00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:34,279
Speaker 1: Absolutely is I mean from a run defender standpoint, pass

932
00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:37,640
Speaker 1: rusher standpoint there's a reason why the Ravens made him

933
00:38:37,680 --> 00:38:40,719
Speaker 1: one of the top paid defensive tackles in the league.

934
00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:42,760
Speaker 1: You know, paid him alm with some one hundred million

935
00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:46,759
Speaker 1: dollars in that contract. So he's an awesome player. When

936
00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:51,400
Speaker 1: you lose awesome players, it takes a bite out of you.

937
00:38:51,080 --> 00:38:51,279
Speaker 2: You know.

938
00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:54,279
Speaker 1: And and now, of course there's always the next man

939
00:38:54,360 --> 00:38:57,799
Speaker 1: up mentality, and that's how you have to think as

940
00:38:57,880 --> 00:39:02,440
Speaker 1: a team. And the Ravens have a history of players

941
00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:06,080
Speaker 1: stepping up in the defensive line and like still rallying

942
00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:08,120
Speaker 1: right And I think that at the end of the day,

943
00:39:08,600 --> 00:39:10,440
Speaker 1: they're gonna be better than what they are on paper

944
00:39:10,760 --> 00:39:12,840
Speaker 1: right now, and they're gonna be a better run defense

945
00:39:13,080 --> 00:39:18,520
Speaker 1: than they were against the Detroit Lions. And there's also

946
00:39:18,680 --> 00:39:21,400
Speaker 1: we've talked all off season about how the depth of

947
00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:26,160
Speaker 1: this team and how talented this roster is. Even without

948
00:39:26,280 --> 00:39:28,959
Speaker 1: Nominee Matabik, the Ravens still have a lot more talent

949
00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:30,840
Speaker 1: on this roster and on this defense than a lot

950
00:39:30,880 --> 00:39:33,520
Speaker 1: of teams too. They do like it's a big it's

951
00:39:33,520 --> 00:39:36,160
Speaker 1: a big loss, but you cannot play the victim. You

952
00:39:36,160 --> 00:39:38,360
Speaker 1: cannot just be like, we lost Nomdy, what are we

953
00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:40,680
Speaker 1: gonna do? We're already struggling. Oh my gosh, you know

954
00:39:40,719 --> 00:39:42,520
Speaker 1: what you got. You got enough talent on this defense

955
00:39:42,560 --> 00:39:44,319
Speaker 1: to be good. And you don't have to. You don't

956
00:39:44,320 --> 00:39:46,000
Speaker 1: have to be the number one defense in the league

957
00:39:46,080 --> 00:39:48,080
Speaker 1: with the way this offense is playing right now. To

958
00:39:48,120 --> 00:39:50,560
Speaker 1: win a whole lot of games, you gotta be a

959
00:39:50,680 --> 00:39:51,480
Speaker 1: good defense.

960
00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:54,040
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think I think this defense will. We'll get

961
00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:56,640
Speaker 3: back on track. The depth piece is interesting because I

962
00:39:56,640 --> 00:39:58,680
Speaker 3: think the area where they probably have the least depth

963
00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:00,920
Speaker 3: is on the defense. That's correct, and that's been even

964
00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:04,560
Speaker 3: further challenged. In addition to the injury to Mattabike, Travis

965
00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:08,960
Speaker 3: Jones and Broderick Washington have also missed practice time this week.

966
00:40:08,760 --> 00:40:12,560
Speaker 1: And Services with a knee and Proderick Washington with an ankle.

967
00:40:12,280 --> 00:40:15,000
Speaker 3: So we'll see what their status is for Sunday's game.

968
00:40:15,440 --> 00:40:18,920
Speaker 3: But like in addition to losing Matabik, you also have

969
00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:20,560
Speaker 3: just a banged up defensive front.

970
00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:23,640
Speaker 1: When you don't see your entire starting defensive line on

971
00:40:23,680 --> 00:40:26,880
Speaker 1: the field practice starts on Wednesday, it's not a good feeling.

972
00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:27,120
Speaker 2: Well.

973
00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:29,360
Speaker 3: The Ravens then added two players to the practice squad,

974
00:40:29,360 --> 00:40:33,040
Speaker 3: two veteran players, Josh Tupo and Tavian Bryant to the

975
00:40:33,040 --> 00:40:36,920
Speaker 3: practice squad, and so they're veteran players who could I mean,

976
00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:40,439
Speaker 3: depending on the situation with Washington and Travis Jones, those

977
00:40:40,440 --> 00:40:42,719
Speaker 3: guys might step into the lineup this week if the

978
00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:45,040
Speaker 3: Ravens need him. Brand Urban is also, of course a

979
00:40:45,120 --> 00:40:47,360
Speaker 3: veteran player currently out of practice squad. He was activated

980
00:40:47,440 --> 00:40:49,399
Speaker 3: last game. Would not surprise me at all if he's

981
00:40:49,400 --> 00:40:50,520
Speaker 3: activated again.

982
00:40:50,680 --> 00:40:52,319
Speaker 1: And activate everybody from the practice quack.

983
00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:55,080
Speaker 3: Right, So it's like, so the Ravens are dealing with

984
00:40:55,880 --> 00:40:59,200
Speaker 3: some challenges in the trenches, absolutely, and like that that

985
00:40:59,320 --> 00:41:02,560
Speaker 3: is something that they've got to overcome. And then if

986
00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:06,600
Speaker 3: you're shorthanded there he also need everybody behind those guys

987
00:41:06,600 --> 00:41:09,960
Speaker 3: to play better too, and not to allow some of

988
00:41:09,960 --> 00:41:13,600
Speaker 3: the issues that hurt them against Detroit mistackles, you know,

989
00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:14,959
Speaker 3: bad angles, those types of things.

990
00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:15,319
Speaker 2: Yeah.

991
00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:18,760
Speaker 1: Well, and there's injuries beyond that for the Ravens. Ronnie

992
00:41:18,800 --> 00:41:22,680
Speaker 1: Stanley misspractice on Wednesday. Pat Riccards still isn't back, which,

993
00:41:22,760 --> 00:41:25,960
Speaker 1: by the way, I think we've all kind of undersold

994
00:41:26,160 --> 00:41:29,120
Speaker 1: the impact that that has had on this team, especially

995
00:41:29,560 --> 00:41:32,359
Speaker 1: on the running game. I mean, you talk about, all right,

996
00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:33,759
Speaker 1: we need to punch the ball in from the one.

997
00:41:33,800 --> 00:41:36,319
Speaker 1: We need to be physical right up there. Who's your guy?

998
00:41:36,480 --> 00:41:37,479
Speaker 5: Yeah, it's your guy.

999
00:41:37,800 --> 00:41:40,480
Speaker 1: Yeah, And you know, not enough running lanes for Derek Henry.

1000
00:41:40,480 --> 00:41:43,160
Speaker 1: How many times do we see pat Riccard clearing the

1001
00:41:43,160 --> 00:41:44,319
Speaker 1: way last year?

1002
00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:45,799
Speaker 5: I mean, I know a guy that thought he was

1003
00:41:46,080 --> 00:41:47,920
Speaker 5: that called him the straw man. That's John Gruden.

1004
00:41:47,960 --> 00:41:49,320
Speaker 3: He knows the thing or two about football, and he

1005
00:41:49,360 --> 00:41:52,160
Speaker 3: said that he's the straw man because he's the straw

1006
00:41:52,200 --> 00:41:53,600
Speaker 3: that serves a drink on this offense.

1007
00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:55,400
Speaker 1: This drink needs a little stirring.

1008
00:41:55,560 --> 00:41:57,520
Speaker 5: Yeah, so it's like in.

1009
00:41:57,480 --> 00:41:58,480
Speaker 1: The run game at least.

1010
00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:02,480
Speaker 3: Yeah, Ricard Is he's not been practicing, so you know,

1011
00:42:02,719 --> 00:42:04,920
Speaker 3: the Ravens need him back as well. I'm not sure

1012
00:42:04,920 --> 00:42:07,640
Speaker 3: when that's going to happen. That there The positive on

1013
00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:12,200
Speaker 3: Isaiah l is Isaiah likely. The Ravens did not put

1014
00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:15,960
Speaker 3: him on injured reserve to open the season, and that

1015
00:42:16,040 --> 00:42:17,520
Speaker 3: was an If they had done that, he would have

1016
00:42:17,520 --> 00:42:20,000
Speaker 3: been out the first four weeks. The decision not to

1017
00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:23,640
Speaker 3: put him on IR was always and Eric DeCosta even

1018
00:42:23,680 --> 00:42:26,399
Speaker 3: said this, The hope was to get him back within

1019
00:42:26,400 --> 00:42:28,400
Speaker 3: those first four games, or else you just would have.

1020
00:42:28,360 --> 00:42:29,520
Speaker 5: Put him on IR and he would have been out

1021
00:42:29,520 --> 00:42:30,080
Speaker 5: four games.

1022
00:42:30,160 --> 00:42:31,960
Speaker 3: This is a fourth game, so you think that there's

1023
00:42:32,239 --> 00:42:34,920
Speaker 3: you know, John Harbaugh indicated that he's hopeful that Isaiah

1024
00:42:34,960 --> 00:42:36,960
Speaker 3: likely is going to be able to play in this game,

1025
00:42:37,719 --> 00:42:41,080
Speaker 3: and so that would be a big time piece to

1026
00:42:41,120 --> 00:42:44,880
Speaker 3: get back in this offense. And likely had a huge

1027
00:42:44,920 --> 00:42:48,480
Speaker 3: game against the Chiefs last year in Week one, almost

1028
00:42:48,480 --> 00:42:50,759
Speaker 3: had an even bigger game at the very end, was

1029
00:42:51,120 --> 00:42:54,359
Speaker 3: a tow away from having a monster game against Kansas City.

1030
00:42:54,440 --> 00:42:56,839
Speaker 3: So having him back in the lineup would definitely give

1031
00:42:57,239 --> 00:42:58,240
Speaker 3: this team another piece.

1032
00:42:58,520 --> 00:43:00,719
Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, and they're gonna need. I mean, this is

1033
00:43:00,760 --> 00:43:03,280
Speaker 1: a healthy Chiefs team. When you go down the injury

1034
00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:06,600
Speaker 1: report here for the Ravens, it's lengthy. The Chiefs are

1035
00:43:07,040 --> 00:43:11,040
Speaker 1: totally healthy. Savior Worthy suffered a shoulder injury in Week one.

1036
00:43:11,080 --> 00:43:14,840
Speaker 1: He's expected to be back for this game. So the

1037
00:43:14,920 --> 00:43:20,320
Speaker 1: Ravens are facing some challenges early in this season, obviously

1038
00:43:20,600 --> 00:43:23,240
Speaker 1: with their record right now, and then also with injuries

1039
00:43:23,560 --> 00:43:26,239
Speaker 1: and Namdi losing one of your best players here for

1040
00:43:26,480 --> 00:43:30,600
Speaker 1: who knows how long, and so this but as John

1041
00:43:30,640 --> 00:43:33,360
Speaker 1: Harball said, this is kind of when you're still forging

1042
00:43:33,400 --> 00:43:39,160
Speaker 1: your team, and this feels like an early season crossroads

1043
00:43:39,160 --> 00:43:42,800
Speaker 1: to a degree. I don't want to overstate it because

1044
00:43:42,840 --> 00:43:45,920
Speaker 1: there's still long ways to go, but it's one of

1045
00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:49,520
Speaker 1: those weeks against an opponent that you really want to

1046
00:43:49,560 --> 00:43:55,239
Speaker 1: beat in their place and you need to and so big, big,

1047
00:43:55,280 --> 00:43:56,080
Speaker 1: big game for the Raves.

1048
00:43:56,080 --> 00:43:58,319
Speaker 3: Well, look, last year, the Ravens started season zero and two,

1049
00:43:58,400 --> 00:44:00,279
Speaker 3: then they became one and two, and then we four.

1050
00:44:00,320 --> 00:44:02,480
Speaker 3: They played the Buffalo Bills and had that was a

1051
00:44:02,480 --> 00:44:04,600
Speaker 3: home game, of course, but they blew them out and

1052
00:44:04,680 --> 00:44:06,480
Speaker 3: then and then they were kind off to the races

1053
00:44:06,480 --> 00:44:09,080
Speaker 3: and things were settled and if things felt bad, things

1054
00:44:09,080 --> 00:44:11,680
Speaker 3: felt really bad at zero to two, and so things

1055
00:44:11,680 --> 00:44:13,839
Speaker 3: feel bad at one and two for the Ravens this year.

1056
00:44:13,840 --> 00:44:16,200
Speaker 3: But like I do think that that experience from last

1057
00:44:16,239 --> 00:44:19,399
Speaker 3: year does provide some good perspective. And Lamar Jackson even

1058
00:44:19,400 --> 00:44:21,680
Speaker 3: talked about go back to twenty nineteen. They were two

1059
00:44:21,719 --> 00:44:24,560
Speaker 3: and two that season, then they rattled off what twelve

1060
00:44:24,640 --> 00:44:26,759
Speaker 3: straight wins that year to go fourteen and two. So

1061
00:44:26,840 --> 00:44:30,319
Speaker 3: like they've they've come out of the gate slow at

1062
00:44:30,320 --> 00:44:32,680
Speaker 3: times and been able to get back on track and

1063
00:44:32,719 --> 00:44:35,799
Speaker 3: have really good seasons. And so like that's that's the

1064
00:44:35,880 --> 00:44:38,279
Speaker 3: big picture view I think of his team. But for

1065
00:44:38,360 --> 00:44:40,799
Speaker 3: this week, like they just know they have to they

1066
00:44:40,840 --> 00:44:42,520
Speaker 3: have to take care of business. One other point I

1067
00:44:42,560 --> 00:44:45,440
Speaker 3: want to mention before we go is another big talking

1068
00:44:45,440 --> 00:44:48,440
Speaker 3: point this week has been Derrick Henry and he's had

1069
00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:50,760
Speaker 3: three fumbles in three games. He talked with the media

1070
00:44:50,800 --> 00:44:55,239
Speaker 3: this week and he's like he's wearing it heavily. Like

1071
00:44:55,480 --> 00:44:57,480
Speaker 3: he even said, like, yeah, my feelings around this really

1072
00:44:57,520 --> 00:45:00,200
Speaker 3: haven't changed since after the game when he was so Yeah,

1073
00:45:00,200 --> 00:45:03,080
Speaker 3: he was distraught after the game and during after that

1074
00:45:03,160 --> 00:45:06,400
Speaker 3: play and was still fired up when he talked to

1075
00:45:06,520 --> 00:45:08,920
Speaker 3: reporters on Wednesday. I think that's going to stick with

1076
00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:12,560
Speaker 3: him probably until kickoff, you know, of this game and

1077
00:45:12,600 --> 00:45:14,400
Speaker 3: maybe even beyond, Like he'll probably be mad about this

1078
00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:17,920
Speaker 3: on Wolds forever. But like he talked about, he is

1079
00:45:17,960 --> 00:45:19,560
Speaker 3: addressing it head on. I give him a lot of

1080
00:45:19,560 --> 00:45:22,480
Speaker 3: credit to be honest for statting up and taking accountability,

1081
00:45:22,640 --> 00:45:25,920
Speaker 3: answering a bunch of questions about it. Said he's working

1082
00:45:25,960 --> 00:45:28,960
Speaker 3: on it and just knows like point blank he can't fumble,

1083
00:45:29,000 --> 00:45:30,920
Speaker 3: Like you can work on the ball security and you

1084
00:45:30,960 --> 00:45:32,560
Speaker 3: can do little things. But like at the end of

1085
00:45:32,600 --> 00:45:34,520
Speaker 3: the day, like he's like, I'm kind of embarrassing with

1086
00:45:34,560 --> 00:45:36,400
Speaker 3: talking about this. Like it's never been an issue in

1087
00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:39,720
Speaker 3: his career and he knows that it's just not something

1088
00:45:39,719 --> 00:45:40,480
Speaker 3: that can continue.

1089
00:45:40,680 --> 00:45:40,960
Speaker 2: Yeah.

1090
00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:43,120
Speaker 1: Absolutely, I wouldn't want to be a defender facing an

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Speaker 1: angry Derrick Henry.

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Speaker 3: No, I wouldn't want to face a happy, happy Derrick

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Speaker 3: Henry an angry Derek Kenny.

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Speaker 1: Is any version, any versions, especially angry? Yeah, that's a

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Speaker 1: recipe for an angry run. Yeah, shot out Kyle, That's right.

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Speaker 1: So yeah, I think running the all is gonna be

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Speaker 1: very important. The Ravens need to block it better too.

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Speaker 1: Quite frankly, you look at all three. Really, two of

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Speaker 1: the three fumbles for Derrick Henry the fourth quarter kind

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Speaker 1: of backbreakers. Both when he's going laterally he just did

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Speaker 1: not have a really much room to run and defender

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Speaker 1: got him one from behind, one in front of him.

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Speaker 1: But Derek Henry running downhill, I'm less worried about him

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Speaker 1: fumbling the ball, to be honest. Yeah, so let's get

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Speaker 1: Derek Henry running downhill. I'd like to see that happen.

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Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be a big part of this

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Speaker 1: game plan. And then for the Ravens offensively, they need

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Speaker 1: to be They need to beat the blitz and Lamar

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Speaker 1: Jackson has done a very good job of it. We

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Speaker 1: all know Steve Spagnolo and we all know that in

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Speaker 1: those critical third down situations, he's gonna he's gonna pull

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Speaker 1: out some exotic blitz. He's gonna be Safety's corners. There's

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Speaker 1: gonna be something exotic, and he's gonna be bringing the heat.

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Speaker 1: The Ravens need to have answers for the Chiefs blitz

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Speaker 1: in critical situations. Lamar Jackson has done well with it,

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Speaker 1: but he's coming off a game in which he got

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Speaker 1: sacks seven times. So the Ravens need to be able

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Speaker 1: to handle that blitz very well. They need to have

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Speaker 1: good pass protection, better pass protection than they had some

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Speaker 1: of those sacks. I think we're Lamar, you know, trying

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Speaker 1: to make run around the backfield and trying to make

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Speaker 1: things happen and all that. They're not all on the

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Speaker 1: offensive line, but the O line needs to play better.

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Speaker 3: Well, just quickly, when you mentioned the offensive line, like

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Speaker 3: a big piece of that that's unknown right now is

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Speaker 3: Ronnie Stanley mispractice on Wednesday, and so like, yes, the

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Speaker 3: protection has to be better, but that assignment gets even

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Speaker 3: tougher if Ronnie Stanley weren't able to play in this

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Speaker 3: game or is hindered in any way, So you know,

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Speaker 3: fingers crossed that he's able to be out there and

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Speaker 3: be himself.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, and I think another thing to watch in this

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Speaker 1: game from offensive perspective is how much do the Chiefs

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Speaker 1: try to replicate what the Lions did defensively that spy

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Speaker 1: Drew Trank. Will you know they have some unheralded but

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Speaker 1: good inside linebackers and how effective are they with that

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Speaker 1: spy Because the Lions obviously executed it very well. It

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Speaker 1: wasn't anything the Ravens had never seen before, but they

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Speaker 1: executed it really well. And you just wonder how much

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Speaker 1: are the Chiefs going to try to replicate that?

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Speaker 3: Yea, So four twenty five kickoff on Sunday. It's gonna

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Speaker 3: be a big game and this team knows that they

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Speaker 3: need to put their best best foot forward in this

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Speaker 3: matchup and we are excited to see this thing kickoff

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Speaker 3: and Arrowhead. So thank you so much for watching and listening.

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Speaker 3: Also make sure you email us at the lounge at

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Speaker 3: Ravens dot NFL dot net let us know your thoughts

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Speaker 3: questions that you have.

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Speaker 5: Thank you again for watching. We'll see you again on Sunday,