1 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:06,359 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Past podcast. The date is Thursday, 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: January twenty ninth, and a new chapter has officially begun 3 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: in Baltimore. Today, Jesse Mintor was introduced as the fourth 4 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: head coach in Baltimore Ravens history. For today's introductory press conference, 5 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: Jesse Mentor was joined by Raven's President Sashi Brown, An 6 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: executive vice president, and general manager Eric Acosta. You'll first 7 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: year opening statements from all three gentlemen before questions start. 8 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: So here's the first press conference of the Jesse Mintor era. 9 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 2: Something's wrong with Steve, Oz and Dick are sitting down 10 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 2: there watching us, I can tell you that. But thanks 11 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:49,480 Speaker 2: for being here, Thanks for coming special and really exciting day. 12 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 2: I'll be brief thrown over to Eric and then we'll 13 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 2: open up with Jesse's remarks. One of first acknowledge is 14 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 2: great to see a number of our former a couple 15 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 2: of our current players here. Always great to have the 16 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 2: family back in the billing. So thanks guys for being 17 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:09,479 Speaker 2: here and appreciate that exciting time for us. Thirty years 18 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 2: in the books of Ravens football history here in Baltimore, 19 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 2: and we're at an important time for our locker room. 20 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 2: We know we have the talent to go out and 21 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 2: pursue championships. 22 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:20,040 Speaker 3: Now. 23 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 2: When we set out to find our new coach, we 24 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 2: wanted to make sure that we're very serious about bringing 25 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 2: a great leader, but also a great person to this organization, 26 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 2: to our locker room, and we found that in Jesse Mentor, 27 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:37,479 Speaker 2: who will be the next Ravens head coach. Eric did 28 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 2: a fantastic job leading our process. It was fun and 29 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 2: intense working with him, but left with a true re 30 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 2: established appreciation for him and his work and his team. 31 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 2: We're really excited to have Jesse here as our coach 32 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 2: and I'll turn it over there. 33 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, thanks Sashi. Shout out to our players and our 34 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 4: legends that are here today. It's great to see you guys. 35 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 4: Steve challenged us a few weeks ago to find the 36 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 4: next coach who would be here for eighteen years and 37 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 4: if we do our job, I won't be here, which 38 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 4: is great. We spent two weeks. It was a sprint 39 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 4: to the finish. We talked to at least twenty candidates 40 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 4: in different formats zoom in person on the phone, really 41 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 4: really proud of the process, and it became apparent quickly 42 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 4: that Jesse Minter was the right guy to be our 43 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 4: next head football coach. Jesse's smart, he's a leader, He's 44 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 4: got great humility, he's a problem solver, a great tactician. 45 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 4: We've enjoyed watching his defenses play, and he started at 46 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 4: the bottom here and I think that's great and I'm 47 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 4: so happy to work with him as a partner over 48 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 4: the coming months and coming years. And I think this 49 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 4: is a great day for the Baltimore Ravens. 50 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 5: DESSI thank you. 51 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 6: I also want to shout out the players for being here. 52 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 6: I really appreciate that, and the former players as well. 53 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 6: Great to see all you guys. I'm truly honored and 54 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,639 Speaker 6: humbled to be here as the head football coach of 55 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 6: the Baltimore Ravens. 56 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 5: I want to thank Steve A. 57 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 6: Shatti, Eric Tacosta, Ozzie Newsom, Sashi Brown, Dick cass and 58 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 6: the entire organization for their trust and belief in me 59 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 6: to lead this football team. 60 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 5: Didn't get here on my own. 61 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 6: Really want to shout out the Spanos family, Joe Ortiz, 62 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 6: Jim Harball and the Chargers for the wonderful opportunity to 63 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 6: serve as the defensive coordinator. There the last two years, 64 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:51,839 Speaker 6: Joe and Jim's guidance, in particular their mentorship has meant 65 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 6: the world to me and has helped me prepared me 66 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 6: for this moment. I also want to thank the defensive 67 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 6: staff there, guys I work with every day. Most importantly, 68 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 6: the players cherished our time together. Wish them the best. 69 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 6: Love all you guys. To my family, my parents, my brother, 70 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 6: my in laws, my nieces and nephews, Thank you. I'm 71 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 6: incredibly grateful to take this next step alongside my wife, Rachel, 72 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 6: She's my best friend. 73 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 5: Our children, Millie, Moni and Mack, who are. 74 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 6: Now superstars thanks to the Twitter and YouTube videos that 75 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:27,239 Speaker 6: were out on them last night. You guys mean everything 76 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 6: to me, and we're on this journey together as we 77 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:33,239 Speaker 6: always have been. Now it's time to get to work. 78 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 6: We get to go to work. That we is important. 79 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 6: Takes everybody to be successful. I look forward to empowering 80 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 6: our players, the coaches that we bring in. We will 81 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 6: create our own standards that will allow us to reach 82 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 6: our ultimate goals together. 83 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 5: Thank you again. 84 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 6: The responsibility to the city of Baltimore the state of 85 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 6: Maryland is not lost on me. It's what I look 86 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 6: forward to. I look forward to going to work to 87 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 6: prove the decision of these men up here right and 88 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 6: to our players, I really can't wait to get to 89 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,559 Speaker 6: work with you guys. We will build a true team 90 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 6: built on toughness fundamentals, team that plays together, and we 91 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 6: will work to be the best team in the National 92 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 6: Football League, and we will be at our best when 93 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:18,039 Speaker 6: our best is needed. I think that's really important to 94 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 6: the Ravens flock. Thank you, my family and I we 95 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 6: feel your passion and energy. We are thrilled to join 96 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 6: this join the great fan base again and we will 97 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 6: make you all proud. 98 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 5: Thank you. 99 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 7: Yep, Jesse, this is Jameis Sensley with ESPN. Welcome back 100 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:37,280 Speaker 7: to the Ravens. 101 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 5: Thank you. 102 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 7: One of the reasons there is a coaching change here 103 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 7: is because of the underperforming in the in the postseason. 104 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 7: What is kind of you touch upon it a little 105 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 7: bit there, but what is kind of your vision to 106 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 7: elevate this team to that next level? 107 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 5: That's a great question, Jamison. I appreciate that. 108 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 6: I really think building a building a really cohesive team 109 00:05:57,720 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 6: that all the work that you do leads to be 110 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 6: successful in those opportunities. So I think I think we 111 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 6: will create standards that match the goals that we want 112 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 6: to achieve, and then work every day tirelessly to get 113 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 6: to that point. Our plan will be built on being 114 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 6: at our best late in the season into the playoffs 115 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 6: and look forward to that challenge. 116 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 8: Jesse Jeff's Rebeck from The Athletic. Can you talk about 117 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 8: this process and what was it like to go through it? 118 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 8: I guess you interviewed with almost every team. Was it 119 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 8: the Ravens opening that you sort of circled at the 120 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 8: beginning and thought, this is where I want to be 121 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 8: if we can work this out. 122 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 6: Yeah, great question, Jeff, great to see again. You know, 123 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 6: I think when the process started, you know, you really 124 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 6: have no idea what jobs are going to be open. 125 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 6: As you get towards the middle end of the season, 126 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 6: you feel like you might be a candidate, you know. 127 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 6: But when this job opened, this became the one for me, 128 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 6: and this was the one that I wanted. I did 129 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:59,160 Speaker 6: go through the initial process with a lot of different teams, 130 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 6: but as I was able to reconnect with people in 131 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 6: this organization and knowing the history, knowing the tradition, knowing 132 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 6: the spine of the organization, kind of what it's built on, 133 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 6: there was no better place for me. 134 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 9: See Brian Wacker, Baltimore's son. You know you've already mentioned 135 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 9: that you've spoken with Lamar. Just curious when did that 136 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 9: conversation take place, and what was the gist of it 137 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 9: and and how do you envision getting the most out 138 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 9: of somebody who's obviously already been a two time MVP. 139 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 6: Yeah, Lamar and I have had multiple conversations. It's been great. 140 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 6: It's been great to get to know him. I think 141 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 6: relationships take time, and so you don't you don't become 142 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 6: the head coach of the Ravens and expect to have 143 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 6: a deep relationship with anybody. 144 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 5: So those take time. 145 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 6: We've we've been working towards that already. We've had wonderful conversations. 146 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 6: Look forward to many, many more. But but Lamar, I 147 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 6: just look forward to connecting with him, helping him become 148 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 6: the best version of himself, creating a team identity that 149 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 6: allows him to thrive, which he's already you know, proven 150 00:07:59,920 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 6: to be an elite, elite one of the best player 151 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 6: in the National Football League, and put a team around 152 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 6: him that allows him to reach that ultimate goal of 153 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 6: bringing a Super Bowl back to Baltimore. 154 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 5: H Jesse Pete Gilbert here with WBALTV. 155 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 10: Welcome back, And I'm curious, did you get a chance 156 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 10: to talk with John Harball about this job and some 157 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 10: of the things he offered, maybe to you about why 158 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:22,119 Speaker 10: you might fit in here so well as the head coach. 159 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 6: Yeah, I've talked to coach a couple of times. Tons 160 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 6: of respect for John the eighteen years here, wonderful success 161 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 6: probably you know, super Bowl, probably in the Ring of 162 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 6: Honor one day, and so tons of respect for everything 163 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 6: that he's done. We've had just a couple of small conversations. 164 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 6: He knows how I feel about this place. He did 165 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 6: text me like I think they should hire you. You know, 166 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 6: that was just one of the one of the text 167 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 6: he sent. So I appreciated that. But love John and 168 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 6: really just like man, take the foundation in place and 169 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 6: build on it and make it better and put my 170 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 6: own spin on it and not try to be John 171 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 6: Harball and not try to be Jim Harball, be myself, 172 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,199 Speaker 6: connect with everybody, make it about all of us, and 173 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 6: really look forward to doing that. 174 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 11: Jesse Ryan Ink with Baltimore Ravens dot Com. Eric mentioned 175 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 11: you worked your way up from the bottom here, starting 176 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:13,640 Speaker 11: as a defensive assistant. Can you reflect on that journey 177 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 11: and how much more special it makes it to work 178 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 11: your way up that way? 179 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 5: It makes it really special. You know. 180 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 6: I went into this process, and I told Eric this like, 181 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 6: it wasn't because I knew everybody here that I wanted 182 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 6: this job. It was because of my time here that 183 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 6: I was able to see how this place operates and 184 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 6: knowing that everything is in place to be a championship organization, 185 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 6: and so that I think my time being here allowed 186 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 6: me to see that. Certainly, just have the respect and 187 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 6: humility of working your way up, you know, And now 188 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,080 Speaker 6: I think anybody that comes into our coaching staff comes 189 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 6: into our organization, it's like you put your head down 190 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 6: and you go to work, and you work every day 191 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 6: to try to be the best whatever that role is, 192 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 6: whether it's the defensive assistant, the assistant, defensive backs coach, 193 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 6: the defensive backs coach, now as the head coach, If 194 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 6: you really focused on that and try to be the 195 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 6: best at your job, anything's possible and so great. Great 196 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 6: to have that great opportunity and look forward to look 197 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 6: forward to the journey. 198 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 12: Hey, Jesse Jonashaefferm from The Baltimore Banner some Chargers players 199 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 12: that you coached last year described you as an alpha. 200 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:22,439 Speaker 12: Talking to some coaches and players who you worked with 201 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 12: in the past said that that wasn't really the Jesseman 202 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 12: that they remember working with. I guess, can you talk 203 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 12: about your evolution to a guy who can command a room, 204 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 12: especially in the NFL with as many egos and you know, 205 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 12: big time names as there are. 206 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 6: I think it's learning, you know, it's just always trying 207 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 6: to evolve, always trying to get better. I think when 208 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 6: I came in here, I had been a small college 209 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,559 Speaker 6: defensive coordinator, so I had stood up in front of 210 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 6: the room and called defenses before and done those things. 211 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 6: But I really made it a point here to come 212 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 6: in and learn and listen and get to know the 213 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 6: players and learn from them about what it took to 214 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 6: be successful at this level. And so had great players around, 215 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:58,839 Speaker 6: great coaches to work with. 216 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:02,199 Speaker 5: And then it's just my confidence has grown. 217 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 6: As I've been in those positions now for a while, 218 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:09,319 Speaker 6: been in the leadership positions, your confidence grows, your your 219 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 6: own style sort of sort of begins to come out, 220 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 6: and so I think that's really been the involvement. But 221 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 6: it's really about trying to get better every day, trying 222 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 6: to learn and grow and learn from everybody, listen to people, 223 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 6: and always be trying to get better. 224 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:24,439 Speaker 5: And I think that's that's what's led me to this point. 225 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 13: Hey, Jesse Luke Jones WNST welcome you. Being a defensive guy, 226 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 13: a lot of questions about do you plan on calling 227 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 13: your defense and if so, how do you delegate that? 228 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,439 Speaker 13: Knowing irresponsibilities and scope of that is so much more 229 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 13: than being a defensive coordinator. 230 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 5: I do plan on calling the defense. 231 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 6: Great question. I think that's a strength of mind. I 232 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 6: think that's one of the reasons I'm sitting here. But 233 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 6: I also think it's it's my leadership qualities and I 234 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 6: really look forward. 235 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 5: I have a really good process. 236 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 6: I feel to do what I need to do to 237 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 6: be ready to call the game, but also have the 238 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 6: ability to be the head coach and to impact the 239 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 6: entire roster, the higher team, make sure that it's our offense, 240 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:06,199 Speaker 6: our defense, our special teams, and that there's no divide 241 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 6: there and that I'm and I know that I'm in 242 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 6: charge of all that. But it really starts with the 243 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 6: relationships with the people in the building. I was particularly 244 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 6: the players and I think they'll feel my competitiveness, they'll 245 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 6: feel my mentality every day, and I think I think 246 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:24,200 Speaker 6: we'll work hand in hand together to build a great team. 247 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:27,200 Speaker 14: Jesse Cordell Woodland here from one oh five to seven 248 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 14: to fan. I am curious about you know, you have 249 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 14: a guy and Kyle Hamilton on the defensive side of 250 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 14: the ball. He's been used kind of all over the 251 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 14: field in this defense. What is kind of your vision 252 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 14: for a guy like Kyle Hamilton? 253 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 6: Great question. Kyle is a weapon. He is a positionless 254 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 6: defensive player that I would classify as a as a 255 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 6: weapon on defense. 256 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 5: And so as much as. 257 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 6: You can do to get a guy like Kyle near 258 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 6: the point of attack, I think is what you try 259 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 6: to do as as a designer, play caller, and so 260 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:00,719 Speaker 6: could not be more thrilled to be able to work 261 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 6: with Kyle. We've had a couple of really good conversations 262 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:06,559 Speaker 6: with him already, and I know he's excited and I'm 263 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 6: excited to work with him alongside all the really great 264 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 6: players that we have in this organization. 265 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 10: Chiles Walker with the Baltimore Benner, the relationships between the 266 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 10: coach and the general manager have been very important here, 267 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:26,080 Speaker 10: so I guess I would ask both Jesse and Eric, 268 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 10: do you feel the fact that you guys do have 269 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 10: some background together will let you sort of hit the 270 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 10: ground running that way? And will the structure be similar 271 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 10: to what it was in the past where you both 272 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 10: report to Steve, or will the chain of command be 273 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 10: any different? 274 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 6: I think it's a partnership with Eric and I and 275 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 6: that's really what I was looking for in this whole process, 276 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 6: was a partnership somebody that you really really trust. I 277 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 6: do think the background of how Eric operates was what 278 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 6: I was most excited about having seen him do this 279 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 6: job prior, and so couldn't be more thrilled about our 280 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 6: relationship beginning to grow and beginning to develop. And I 281 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 6: know that we see football very We see football the same, 282 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 6: we see what building a team looks like the same, 283 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 6: And uh, there's nobody. There's nobody I'd rather be sitting 284 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 6: next to in Eric. 285 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 15: Tacosta, Hey, Jesse Morgan, AT's it with Fox forty five. 286 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 15: As far as coaching hires, are there any that you 287 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 15: can confirm? And as far as offensive and defensive coording 288 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 15: or go? How is that search going? What's the timeline 289 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 15: and what are you looking for in those particular two positions. 290 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 6: Yeah, great question. I won't confirm any hires at this point. 291 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 6: Both of those searches are going really well. They're very 292 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 6: far far along. I would say we're finalizing a few 293 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 6: of those pieces. I'm looking for leaders and connectors and 294 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 6: relationship builders and schematic expert expertise, but most importantly, guys 295 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 6: that the players believe in that they're willing to They're 296 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 6: willing to dive deep and build really real strong relationships 297 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 6: with the players. I think when they feel that it's 298 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 6: collaborative and they feel that it's ours and not just 299 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 6: the coaches, and this is what the players do, this 300 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 6: is what the coaches do, it's all of us. And 301 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 6: so I'm excited about the people involved in those searches 302 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 6: right now and I look forward to sharing those in 303 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 6: the near future. 304 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 16: Gary Downey, Baltimore Ravens Eric, As you went through this process, 305 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 16: was there a point, what was the point where you 306 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 16: made the decision as a group and said Jesse is 307 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 16: the guy that we want and what was it that 308 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 16: that kind of tipped the skills in that direction? 309 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, good question, Garrett. I think first I just I 310 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 4: really want to thank Sashi and Ozzie and Derek Yam 311 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 4: was a big part of this as well, and everybody else, 312 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 4: and we got a lot of information. We talked to many, 313 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 4: many people, and we had a number of zooms. We 314 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 4: got them scheduled very quickly. We started almost immediately with 315 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 4: our process, and as I said, it was a sprint. 316 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 4: We treated it like a two week draft essentially. In 317 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 4: most cases we'd have it two interviews a day, you know, 318 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 4: various times of the day, and it was just really interesting, 319 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 4: I think valuable for me personally to talk to all 320 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 4: these like extremely intelligent, great leaders from other teams to 321 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 4: see kind of how they do things, and I learned 322 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 4: a lot. And it's not something that you want to 323 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 4: do every year, certainly, but to do it once, I 324 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 4: think it was a very very valuable experience for me, 325 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 4: and I think Ozzie and Sashi saying the same thing. 326 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 4: As we went through the first round it started, we 327 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 4: started to see patterns develop and we really did kind 328 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 4: of come out with four or five people that we 329 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 4: thought were probably for us, the cream of the crop, 330 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 4: or at least the finalists that we would envision. Obviously, 331 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 4: the rules NFL rules make it difficult to interview all 332 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 4: the candidates the same way, given that some teams are 333 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 4: still planned. So we came out of the process, I think, 334 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 4: and we were talking about the next step. Most of 335 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 4: our interviews have been over Zoom. We brought some guys in. 336 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 4: Jesse was one of those guys that we brought in 337 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 4: as a finalist, and he just blew us away in person. 338 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 4: I mean, as good as his Zoom interview was, I 339 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 4: think spending time with him in Baltimore was even more valuable. 340 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:13,639 Speaker 4: And I think at that point, while he was with 341 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:17,880 Speaker 4: me in my office, I started to imagine Jesse as 342 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 4: our head coach and what that might look like. And 343 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 4: as we got feedback from other people, from Steve, from Ozzie, 344 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 4: from Sashi, everybody who had a chance to contribute, it 345 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 4: became very apparent that Jesse was really the guy that 346 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:31,160 Speaker 4: we would target to be our next head coach. 347 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 3: Keith Mills from WBA and Baltimore. You received a tremendous 348 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 3: amount of praise from a lot of guys that you 349 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 3: coach with along your journey. One of them was from PJ. Volker, 350 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 3: defensive coordinator at the Naval Academy. What was that journey 351 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 3: like coming through with so many guys that are doing well. 352 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:53,640 Speaker 3: Was there a moment in time also when you thought, hey, 353 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 3: I can do this, I can be a head coach 354 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 3: in the NFL. 355 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 6: Yeah, I appreciate that question. I think, you know, just 356 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 6: being able to come up with so many great coaches 357 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 6: that I've worked with along the way. PJ and I 358 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 6: were college teammates. Love what he's done over there at 359 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,880 Speaker 6: the Naval Academy, him and Coach Newbery with that defense, 360 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:16,880 Speaker 6: and so I think just the experience of going through 361 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 6: it and being able to observe John Harball, the guys 362 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:23,639 Speaker 6: that have been really successful in these type of roles. 363 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 6: I think as I got to the Chargers, especially after 364 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 6: my first year being back in the NFL and now 365 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 6: being in a leadership position as a coordinator, I felt 366 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 6: like I could do the job, and I felt like 367 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 6: I was preparing myself for this moment, for this opportunity. 368 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 6: So the last year especially, I've really felt strongly that 369 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:45,439 Speaker 6: I was getting more and more prepared to be in 370 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 6: this situation, and I was hoping for an opportunity during 371 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 6: this cycle. And then sure enough, the Lord works in 372 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 6: mysterious ways, and this job opened up, and it was 373 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:56,919 Speaker 6: a match made in Heaven for me and my family. 374 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:02,880 Speaker 17: Jesse here Jerry Coleman from the b More Football Podcast 375 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:06,679 Speaker 17: in one hundred point seven the Bay welcome back question 376 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 17: for you and for Eric? For you, how surreal is 377 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 17: it to be back here with the bigger office as 378 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 17: you talked about and what transpired with you leaving and 379 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 17: going to Vanderbilt. 380 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 5: Can you take us through that? 381 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,199 Speaker 17: And then Eric, can you at take us through I 382 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:23,359 Speaker 17: know Steve had wanted some of the players involved, was Lamar, 383 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:26,960 Speaker 17: Kyle Hamilton, guys like that involved in some of the process. 384 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:29,239 Speaker 17: Take us through that if you could as far as 385 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:29,640 Speaker 17: you can. 386 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 6: Yeah, So twenty twenty COVID year, I was a defensive 387 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 6: backs coach here and Wink was the decordinator. We had 388 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:42,159 Speaker 6: a great defensive staff. It's been well documented what all 389 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:45,919 Speaker 6: those what all those coaches are doing now and it 390 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 6: was really just a kind of a shoot your shot 391 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 6: moment for myself. Hit it off with Clark Lee, who's 392 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:53,639 Speaker 6: still a dear friend, who's the head coach at Vanderbilt. 393 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 6: He reached out to me about being his defensive coordinator. 394 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 6: Kind of hit it off, decided to do it, decide 395 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 6: to leave. Really just on my own accord and won 396 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:07,119 Speaker 6: the opportunity to kind of run the defense and see 397 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 6: if what I had learned here could be put into action. 398 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 6: And so that was a great part of my journey, 399 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 6: going with Clark, who's now one of my best friends 400 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:17,239 Speaker 6: in the profession. Went from there to Michigan and then 401 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 6: from there to the Chargers and back here. So it 402 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 6: was definitely a major part of me being prepared. 403 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:26,400 Speaker 4: To be in this situation now, Yeah, Jerry, So we 404 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:30,400 Speaker 4: had a small group of players kind of split even 405 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:33,160 Speaker 4: the offense. Defense could have picked a lot of guys, 406 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:35,400 Speaker 4: we tried to pick a small group of veteran players 407 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 4: that had inquired about being a part of the process. 408 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 4: They had the opportunity to come in to Baltimore or 409 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 4: be a part of a zoom. We had both. We 410 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 4: had some guys on zoom. We had some guys that 411 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:48,880 Speaker 4: were in person and they met with all the finalists. 412 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 4: So over the last week of the process, they met 413 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:54,879 Speaker 4: with all the candidates that were coming in. And I 414 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 4: can also say that some of our players are still 415 00:20:58,040 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 4: involved in the process, and we'll be involved with the 416 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 4: process as pertains to coordinators and other hires as well, 417 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:07,360 Speaker 4: which we're excited about their opinion was valuable, very helpful. 418 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,160 Speaker 4: They came at it from a different perspective as players. 419 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 4: The feedback that we got from the candidates was fantastic. 420 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 4: I think the questions and the approaches that they attacked 421 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 4: it with very thoughtful and helpful. I think in the 422 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:23,800 Speaker 4: overall decision. 423 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:30,439 Speaker 18: Yeah, Jesse Cliff Brown, Baltimore, Ravens Media. I read a 424 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 18: story about you that you still keep all the rejection 425 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 18: letters you got when you were trying to start your 426 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 18: coaching career from schools one. You talk about why you 427 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 18: did that and if you still, even to this day 428 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:45,320 Speaker 18: kind of have a chip on your shoulder to kind 429 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 18: of prove anyone who may doubt your ability. 430 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:49,919 Speaker 5: That's a great question, Cliff. 431 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 6: Yeah, I've kept those along the way, and I don't 432 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:56,680 Speaker 6: think it's more. I think in my mindset has shifted, 433 00:21:56,680 --> 00:21:59,440 Speaker 6: maybe in the last five or six years too, away 434 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 6: from proving people wrong and more to proven people right. 435 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 6: I think become a little bit more of an optimist, 436 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:08,200 Speaker 6: positive thinker when you when you want to prove people 437 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 6: right rather than the negative connosation of proving people wrong. 438 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 6: But I think those were more about staying humble knowing 439 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:20,119 Speaker 6: that this profession. There's nothing guaranteed in this profession. It 440 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 6: doesn't know you anything, and every opportunity is a wonderful opportunity. 441 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 5: So, you know, just trying to get your. 442 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 6: Foot in the door in the very beginning and you 443 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 6: never know, and then finally somebody gives you that shot 444 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 6: and you appreciate it. Then you respect the people that 445 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,160 Speaker 6: didn't you know, and and try to work, just really 446 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 6: try to work really hard, stay humble, be where your 447 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:43,640 Speaker 6: feet are. And that's just a reminder of those those 448 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 6: different opportunities throughout my career. 449 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:50,360 Speaker 19: Hey, coach David Androida with Ravens and Spanish radio here, 450 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 19: welcome being Benigle. How would you describe your football identity 451 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 19: in one sentence and how do you what do you 452 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 19: want esteem to be known with people through the film? 453 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 6: Football identity, I would say is physical, tough, relentless, together. 454 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 6: I think when people turn on our film, I want 455 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 6: them to see a team that's really well connected, that 456 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 6: plays for each other. And I think when you do that, 457 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:17,919 Speaker 6: when you play like a Raven, you know you play together, 458 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 6: it's more about everybody that's out there with you. You're 459 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:24,400 Speaker 6: not just playing for yourself, You're playing for everybody. There's 460 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 6: a physicality that comes along with that, There's a mental 461 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 6: and physical toughness that comes along with that. There are 462 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 6: schematic things that come along with that, like all the 463 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:36,159 Speaker 6: great coaches over time that have been here, that have 464 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:40,439 Speaker 6: led historical outputs on both sides of the ball. I 465 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 6: think that all encompasses what it means to play like 466 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 6: a raven and really look forward to building that with 467 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 6: our team, creating our own identity in that regard, and 468 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 6: building on what's been done here in the past. 469 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,560 Speaker 20: Jesse sam Combe Baltimore Son. You came up working a 470 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:54,919 Speaker 20: lot with your dad, and you've worked with a lot 471 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,119 Speaker 20: of great coaches throughout the year. It's just curious for 472 00:23:57,160 --> 00:23:59,200 Speaker 20: you who's been your biggest or one of your biggest 473 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:01,680 Speaker 20: coaching influences. Is that sort of helped you figure out 474 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:03,160 Speaker 20: who you plan to be as a head coach. 475 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 6: Yeah, I would say, you know, I heard my dad 476 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 6: say this the other day and it kind of hit me. 477 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 6: You know, the first half of my career, there's nobody 478 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 6: more influential than my dad. It was my first first 479 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 6: person I worked for out of college. I was an 480 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 6: intern for him. Obviously, we've been together at quite a 481 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:23,359 Speaker 6: few stops, and then when I came here in twenty seventeen, 482 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:27,720 Speaker 6: kind of got alongside the both Harballs over the last 483 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 6: part of my career, and so I would say those 484 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 6: three been very influential on me, all of their own 485 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:36,480 Speaker 6: different styles, all different and so I've tried to take 486 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:38,639 Speaker 6: things from all of them that helped prepare me to 487 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 6: be myself. And I'll be the best head coach I 488 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 6: can be. 489 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:46,639 Speaker 21: Hi, Jesse Karita Parks Booy TV. You touched on it 490 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 21: earlier as far as building a relationship with the maar, 491 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:53,160 Speaker 21: but how will you approach building a relationship with the 492 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:55,919 Speaker 21: entire team? And then also when you saw the roster 493 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 21: what stood out to you the most. 494 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:02,400 Speaker 6: Yeah, relationships just take time, you know. So it's constant conversations, 495 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:06,439 Speaker 6: it's reaching out, it's getting together, it's listening. I think 496 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 6: that's a major piece of relationships, is listening and having 497 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 6: conversations and hearing people. And so that'll be done with everybody. Uh, 498 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:18,399 Speaker 6: there's certainly a lot of guys on the team, and 499 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 6: really look forward to having very strong relationships with all 500 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:28,160 Speaker 6: of them. And the second part, can you repeat that? Yeah, Yeah, 501 00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 6: I mean unbelievable caliber of people first and players. So 502 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 6: players that have that have been reward like MVPs Defensive 503 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 6: Player of the Years, Pro Bowls. There's great talent here. 504 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:43,439 Speaker 6: The roster has been really well constructed. We've you know, 505 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 6: see football the same way of what you the kind 506 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:48,920 Speaker 6: of team you want to build, and so, uh really 507 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:50,640 Speaker 6: just looking forward to getting to work with those guys. 508 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 5: There's a great roster in place, but it takes a 509 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:55,159 Speaker 5: lot of work. 510 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 6: And it takes being together, and it takes being committed 511 00:25:57,560 --> 00:25:59,919 Speaker 6: to us to doing things a certain way to achieve 512 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 6: the results that we want to achieve. So I most 513 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:05,400 Speaker 6: look forward to taking the roster, get to know them 514 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:09,160 Speaker 6: really well, build relationships, working together to build the type 515 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 6: of team that we feel like will help us win championships. 516 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:16,639 Speaker 22: Hey, Jesse Noah Trister, Associated Press, I'm curious when you 517 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 22: look at what the Ravens did last year defensively, what 518 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 22: are some of the most important areas of improvement in 519 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 22: your mind? 520 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:26,399 Speaker 6: Yeah, I'll dive deep into that, you know, over the 521 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:30,440 Speaker 6: next month or so. And so I have a ton 522 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 6: of respect for the coaches that have been here, the players, 523 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 6: and so, you know, I think about defense a certain way. 524 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 6: They'll learn how I think about it and how I 525 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:41,160 Speaker 6: feel about it. I think there's a fundamental level needed 526 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:44,920 Speaker 6: required to play great defense that we will harp on tremendously, 527 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:47,439 Speaker 6: and so I look forward to getting with the guys 528 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 6: them to kind of learn my thoughts on how you 529 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 6: play great defense and look forward to going to work 530 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 6: on that. 531 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 7: My questions for Eric and Sashi just this was your 532 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 7: first time in this kind of process. 533 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 22: Just take us through like anything surprised you as you 534 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 22: went through this process. 535 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 5: Yeah, I'll take that. 536 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 4: Ken. So I was part of the John Harbarugh process 537 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:24,399 Speaker 4: as well on in that search with Steve and Ozzie 538 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:27,840 Speaker 4: and Dick and some others. And back then, you know, 539 00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 4: we did not we didn't know what ZOOM was. There 540 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 4: was no Zoom. We had a bunch of guys that 541 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:36,200 Speaker 4: came in, talented coaches, came to the building. We met 542 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:38,520 Speaker 4: with them all day, and we came up with a 543 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 4: couple of finalists. And I think with Zoom, you know, 544 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:47,160 Speaker 4: we've lived that world. You have the chance to talk 545 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,919 Speaker 4: to a lot of people and gather as much information 546 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 4: as you can, and I think there was a great 547 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:55,920 Speaker 4: value to an organization to go through that process this way. 548 00:27:56,600 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 4: It was time consuming. It took a lot of peace people, 549 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:07,159 Speaker 4: you know, other people, Nick Mario, jen Hoffman, Megan McLoughlin, like, 550 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:09,880 Speaker 4: there were a lot of people that were very, very involved, 551 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:13,040 Speaker 4: but we learned a lot and we had a chance 552 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 4: to canvas a wide net and talk to the very 553 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:18,800 Speaker 4: very best people in the NFL. And I think that 554 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 4: made this process thorough and also very good for the Ravens. 555 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:29,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think he's right. The integration of technology allows 556 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:30,800 Speaker 2: us to talk to a lot more people in a 557 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 2: very short amount of time, which is an opportunity and 558 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:36,960 Speaker 2: a challenge because you've got to distill all that information 559 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 2: and then get to important candidates to your next round. 560 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:45,680 Speaker 2: I think what was unique here, and I wouldn't say 561 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 2: surprise us, but I think in Bolden us about our 562 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 2: decision around Jesse was just how much inbound feedback we 563 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 2: got when people understood we were talking to him players, 564 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 2: coaches from all of his stops. We wouldn't even have 565 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:01,120 Speaker 2: to reach out. We were in intentional about reaching out, 566 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 2: but we prize understanding what other people who worked alongside him, 567 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 2: were coached by him, you know, felt about him as 568 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:13,400 Speaker 2: a person but also as a coach, And so that 569 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:17,200 Speaker 2: was a really pleasant surprise and a great influence on 570 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 2: us to the process. 571 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:23,960 Speaker 22: Hi Alex from w j Z generally generously seated his 572 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:26,560 Speaker 22: question to me. I'm Kyle Goon from the Baltimore Banner. 573 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:30,280 Speaker 22: Nice to see a Jesse. My question though, is for Eric. 574 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:33,600 Speaker 22: You know, I think Steve said a few weeks ago 575 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:36,920 Speaker 22: that candidates who were known to the Ravens would sort 576 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:38,600 Speaker 22: of be graded on a curve. You guys would have 577 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 22: to kind of look for ways to you know, see 578 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:45,240 Speaker 22: what you had didn't already know about them. I was 579 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 22: wondering for Eric and Sashi, you know what did that 580 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:53,280 Speaker 22: look like for Jesse? And also just Eric kind of 581 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:58,560 Speaker 22: posing Child's question again, is is Jesse reporting to Steve 582 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 22: is the sort of a partnership like you had with John. 583 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:09,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, so I could say that. You know, when I 584 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 4: heard Jesse's name as a possible candidate, it was hard 585 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:17,479 Speaker 4: for me to envision Jesse like he is because my 586 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 4: experience was with Jesse primarily in the draft years ago, 587 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 4: when he was doing all the bottom guys on the 588 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:25,760 Speaker 4: draft board in the secondary, and I just didn't really 589 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:28,400 Speaker 4: ever think of him like that. But I know, like 590 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:30,719 Speaker 4: and as me to be honest, like I'm just you know, 591 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 4: but like watching them last year, we played these guys 592 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:35,680 Speaker 4: last year and watching that defense, I'm like, damn, this 593 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:38,000 Speaker 4: is a good team. It's a really good defense, and 594 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:41,080 Speaker 4: Jesse's doing a hell of a job. And then I 595 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:44,200 Speaker 4: think for me, like as I started talking to people 596 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:50,440 Speaker 4: like Joe Ortiz or Tony Jefferson or Eric Weddle or 597 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:54,400 Speaker 4: other people that I talked to even before I met 598 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:59,720 Speaker 4: on the zoom with Jesse, my opinions started to change, 599 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:01,600 Speaker 4: just like it would with the player in the draft 600 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:05,520 Speaker 4: who maybe you see him playing against a bad team 601 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:07,720 Speaker 4: and he you know, and he doesn't play that great 602 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 4: or whatever it is. But then you watch him against 603 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:12,400 Speaker 4: better competition, he plays better and better and better and better. 604 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 5: And like, this guy is really really good. 605 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 4: So I think it takes a whole process of accumulating 606 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:20,400 Speaker 4: information and really kind of removing all the biases that 607 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:23,080 Speaker 4: you have in your head. So that's one thing I 608 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:26,480 Speaker 4: would say. The second thing I think that this organization, 609 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 4: we've had a lot of success in a situation with 610 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 4: the head coach and the general manager of partners and 611 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:37,400 Speaker 4: both report to the owner. I mean, we won two 612 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:39,480 Speaker 4: super Bowls that way, and we've won a lot of 613 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:44,440 Speaker 4: games that way, and we believe in that system, working together, 614 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 4: fighting together, and figuring things out together. And so I'm 615 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:56,840 Speaker 4: very proud of my relationship with Coach Harbaugh. And I'm 616 00:31:56,880 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 4: also I started out at the bottom as well, like Jess, 617 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:02,840 Speaker 4: you know, back as a player personnel assistant, and I 618 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:07,720 Speaker 4: was blessed to watch Ozzy with coach Marchibroda and Coach 619 00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:11,520 Speaker 4: Billick and Coach Harbaugh. For me, that became the standard 620 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,520 Speaker 4: and that's what I aspire to and I believe Jesse 621 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:15,440 Speaker 4: feels the same way. 622 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:18,640 Speaker 23: Football fans know that traditions matter. They're what inspire us 623 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:20,720 Speaker 23: to make our massa and Tostito's the traditional way, starting 624 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:23,280 Speaker 23: with whole corn kernels, no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives, 625 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 23: all to give you that perfect crunch. Discover your next 626 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:27,040 Speaker 23: tradition this football season. Head to the store, grab your 627 00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:28,760 Speaker 23: Tostitos team bag and scan the code for a chance 628 00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 23: to score an epic experience with the Baltimore Ravens Tostitos 629 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:32,040 Speaker 23: Tradition Matters. 630 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:39,520 Speaker 1: That was Sashi Brown, Eric DaCosta and new head coach 631 00:32:39,560 --> 00:32:43,160 Speaker 1: of your Baltimore Ravens, Jesse Mintor on the Ravens Press 632 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:46,280 Speaker 1: Past Podcast. That's it for today. Thanks for listening to 633 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:50,080 Speaker 1: Coach Mentor's first press conference on the Ravens Press Past podcast. 634 00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:52,959 Speaker 1: Don't forget to subscribe to this feed as well as 635 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: the Lounge podcast, where there are some new episodes, including 636 00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:59,480 Speaker 1: the takeaways from today's press conference, as well as a 637 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:03,160 Speaker 1: great and interview with Rick Minter, Jesse's father, Garrett Downing, 638 00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:06,560 Speaker 1: and Ryan Mink ask Rick, a longtime coach himself, about 639 00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:09,080 Speaker 1: how Jesse has grown as a coach, what makes him 640 00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:11,200 Speaker 1: ready to be a head coach for the first time, 641 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:14,720 Speaker 1: what his defense will look like, and much more. Thanks 642 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:17,400 Speaker 1: again for listening to Raven's Press Past podcast and we'll 643 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:18,640 Speaker 1: talk to you again soon.