WEBVTT - John Harbaugh: Press Conference (1/12)

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. The Ravens are

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<v Speaker 1>gearing up for a Divisional round game. They don't know

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<v Speaker 1>their opponent yet, but they're still working towards that game.

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<v Speaker 1>They will find out on Sunday who they will ultimately

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<v Speaker 1>play next weekend. Now, as the Ravens prepare for that game,

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<v Speaker 1>they've been going through a fundamental week of practice and

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<v Speaker 1>really focusing on themselves from a scheme and personnel standpoint,

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<v Speaker 1>and head coach John Harball met with the media today

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<v Speaker 1>after practice.

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<v Speaker 2>Good to see everybody. Appreciate you being here. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>great day for football, right It's perfect and every day

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<v Speaker 2>is a great day for football. Our guys were into it.

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate the energy, the focus. It was a good

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<v Speaker 2>football practice. It's good to be practicing football at this

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<v Speaker 2>time of year, and our guys were into it. So

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<v Speaker 2>I really appreciate that from them. The The other thing

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<v Speaker 2>is that some of the guys, some guys were named

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<v Speaker 2>the All Pro Team first team and second team. Just

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<v Speaker 2>want to congratulate those guys and that a complim you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a it's a it's a heck of a thing

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<v Speaker 2>to be a Pro Bowl player. It's it's even it's

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<v Speaker 2>a heck of a thing to be an All Pro player.

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<v Speaker 2>And also Eric DaCosta for the I think it was

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<v Speaker 2>an Executive of the Year, was it pff? I think

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<v Speaker 2>it was. So that's a very very well deserved for

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<v Speaker 2>Eric and and I think it's an honor for the

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<v Speaker 2>whole personnel department and a great job that they've done.

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<v Speaker 2>So what questions you have, John, we saw Marke and Wrew's.

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<v Speaker 1>Who's back out on the back of the field.

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<v Speaker 2>Any kind of time Cable will win, he might actually

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<v Speaker 2>be available to play game. I think we're on the

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<v Speaker 2>same timetable that we were on. You know, we'll uh, we'll,

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<v Speaker 2>we're in that range, you know. But uh, today was

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<v Speaker 2>the first day did did individual. That was it, So

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<v Speaker 2>we kind of ran from there and just, uh, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>get into the next week and we'll have a better idea. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>you're pretty happy with the way the guys progressing health

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<v Speaker 2>wives leading up the next week. I'm happy with it.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's still early to really predict too much.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there's there's a ways to go for guys,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're they're they're certainly on track, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>we'll know more next week.

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<v Speaker 3>Mark, you know, just having him out there participating. What

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<v Speaker 3>kind of a lift does that give his teammates? You guys, like,

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<v Speaker 3>just just having that type of player back out their

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<v Speaker 3>pact with you guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, I mean everybody's excited for Mark. I mean you guys, Mark.

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<v Speaker 2>You see him in the training room every day, is

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<v Speaker 2>in the weight room, he's in the meetings. Everybody knows

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<v Speaker 2>and everybody kind of knew he's coming out and practicing,

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<v Speaker 2>so they're they're happy for Mark. You know, it's you

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<v Speaker 2>always want to see one of the brothers back out

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<v Speaker 2>there doing everything.

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<v Speaker 4>You got all the news if this week you're running

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<v Speaker 4>coaching staffs and everything, or with old guard that's moving.

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<v Speaker 1>On or moving elsewhere, just the second most tender, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, coaches, what's that like?

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<v Speaker 4>Is there anything ti whether brother?

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<v Speaker 2>Just seeing more of that moving on the second most

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<v Speaker 2>tenured and the second oldest dude. You failed to mention,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you were being appreciated. I appreciate that. Like

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<v Speaker 2>my grandfather always used to say, it's it's better than

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<v Speaker 2>the alternative, right, So we appreciate that. And uh uh,

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<v Speaker 2>those guys, I think those guys are guys I can

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<v Speaker 2>remember coming up as a young special teams coach in

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<v Speaker 2>this league. And the old guard there Scott O'Brien's and

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<v Speaker 2>Pete Rodriguez is the Brad Steelys, the Wayne Severees, those

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<v Speaker 2>guys who you take you under your wing and treat

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<v Speaker 2>you with respect, you know, and and the kind of

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<v Speaker 2>show you the ropes. You know how much those guys

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<v Speaker 2>mean to you. And those guys some of them have

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<v Speaker 2>passed on even you know, and are out of football

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<v Speaker 2>now or are with us anymore. And then now some

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<v Speaker 2>of the head coaches that are moving on, you know

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<v Speaker 2>and moving to the next thing that you have the

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<v Speaker 2>same kind of regard for that you look up to

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<v Speaker 2>and you feel so appreciative of what they gave to you,

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<v Speaker 2>you as a coach, and what they gave to the game,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. So and these are iconic coaches, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>so nothing but respect and admiration for those guys and

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<v Speaker 2>what they've accomplished. The opportunity to compete, you know, take

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<v Speaker 2>teams against those guys is something that I always cherish

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<v Speaker 2>and remember, you know, for as long as as long

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<v Speaker 2>as I live. So those guys are great coaches. Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I wouldn't be surprised. We saw them back though, too,

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<v Speaker 2>so we'll see what happens. Hey, coach, we were talking

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<v Speaker 2>with some of your coordinators yesterday and obviously they're getting

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<v Speaker 2>calls from other teams. What type of advice have you

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<v Speaker 2>been able to provide them, obviously with their focus being

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<v Speaker 2>on a game. Yeah, yeah, that's uh yeah, lock in,

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<v Speaker 2>lock in, it's my advice. But they're they they are,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, those guys are locked in and and and

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<v Speaker 2>and just they're they're excited about about where we're going

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<v Speaker 2>as a team, and I think, you know, they just

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<v Speaker 2>take the opportunities as they come. These are preliminary type interviews,

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<v Speaker 2>get to know each other type interviews. So it's a

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<v Speaker 2>great experience for those guys. I'm really happy for them,

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<v Speaker 2>really proud of them. I think you're going there and

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<v Speaker 2>you be yourself present who you are. The one one

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<v Speaker 2>thing that it's important to me is I feel like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, this was something going way back to two

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<v Speaker 2>thousand and eight, was you know, you want to make

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<v Speaker 2>sure that you're genuine with with the people about who

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<v Speaker 2>you are and what you believe in as a coach,

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<v Speaker 2>and and that the teams are genuine and honest with

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<v Speaker 2>you, you know, And I just look back on Steve and

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<v Speaker 2>Ozzy and everybody involved in those interviews just presenting exactly

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<v Speaker 2>what they were looking for in a coach and who

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<v Speaker 2>they were in an organization. I tell you, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>sixteen years later, everything I learned about the Ravens organization

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<v Speaker 2>or and and and came walking out of those interviews

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<v Speaker 2>understanding who they were has proven to be the case.

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<v Speaker 2>Over sixteen years, there's still who they were. And to me,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'd like to think I'm still who I was

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<v Speaker 2>then in terms of, you know, just being honest about it.

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<v Speaker 2>And to me, that gives you a chance when you're

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<v Speaker 2>when you're honest with one another, you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>walking in you know who who you're going to be

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<v Speaker 2>and what you believe.

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<v Speaker 4>In Lamar the other day and he talked about how

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<v Speaker 4>anxious he was to get to the game. How is

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<v Speaker 4>it for you with this week off and even watching

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<v Speaker 4>these weekend games?

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<v Speaker 2>Same thing? You know, you just you know, you kind

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<v Speaker 2>of one one party wants to be out there playing

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<v Speaker 2>and going at it, and the other party he appreciates

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<v Speaker 2>that you already want to know for the week you know,

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<v Speaker 2>And like I told the guys, you know they have

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<v Speaker 2>earned this victory. Every one of the thirteen victories had

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<v Speaker 2>a part in this, this win this week that has

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<v Speaker 2>been accomplished in the wild card weekend because of what

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<v Speaker 2>they did all season. That's a big deal. That's that's

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<v Speaker 2>something very valuable and very meaningful. Thing with that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not a vacation week. It's not an off week.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a work week. It's a work week to become,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the team that we need to be going

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<v Speaker 2>forward into next week. And our guys are taking that

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<v Speaker 2>real seriously, how quickly you guys kind of snap into

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<v Speaker 2>action at the status when you figure out Bunday afternoon, Well,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, that's right. I think what we'll do is

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<v Speaker 2>we'll look at the Saturday, the Saturday game, and we'll

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<v Speaker 2>assume that's our opponent. We'll snap into action after that

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll start working on that team, and then if

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<v Speaker 2>it changes, then we'll resnap into action for the new opponent.

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<v Speaker 2>But the good thing for us is that the opponents

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<v Speaker 2>that will be the opponent that would come into the

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<v Speaker 2>picture on Sundays one that we played very recently, so

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<v Speaker 2>that help. It's helpful. The way it worked out for

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<v Speaker 2>us Are you happy you don't have to play in

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<v Speaker 2>some of the weather these guys are.

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<v Speaker 3>Have to play in.

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<v Speaker 2>My goodness? Yeah, I mean, you know, I thought the

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<v Speaker 2>Denver playoff game in twenty twelve was cold. I know

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<v Speaker 2>it was because I was free. I couldn't speak. I

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<v Speaker 2>was trying to say field goal. Randy Brown last me

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<v Speaker 2>all the time. He said, you got the f out.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like, what do you think? I was trying to say,

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<v Speaker 2>time for a field goal? You know. Uh So, it's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be interesting in Kansas City. It's gonna be very interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got we got some scouts whose flights have been

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<v Speaker 2>canceled going out there. We're trying to get out there

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<v Speaker 2>to scout the game. So which is legal in pro football?

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<v Speaker 4>By the way, its articles giant.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, yes, yes, that was hey coach John Harball. You're

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<v Speaker 1>listening to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. If you want

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<v Speaker 1>down with veteran Michael Pierce, fresh off a new contract extension.

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<v Speaker 1>Really good insight from him about this team and what

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<v Speaker 1>the Ravens need to do to stack some wins in

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<v Speaker 1>the postseason. We appreciate you listening. Make sure you leave

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<v Speaker 1>the playoff games this weekend. We'll be back with you

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<v Speaker 1>next week