1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: Eric kind of made it clear that there's no big rush. 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: Lamar said after the season ended that he wants a 3 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:08,879 Speaker 1: healthy first and foremost know he wants to win a 4 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:11,039 Speaker 1: Super Bowl and and that's where his focus is. And 5 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 1: you know, it just doesn't seem like that is something 6 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:16,439 Speaker 1: that Lamar's is pushing the envelope on. I'm putting the 7 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: stamp on it right now in my mom I'm gonna 8 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: have a first round tackle, all right for me. Joe Burrow, 9 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: he's an Ohio kid. He's the Athens, Ohio right where 10 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,639 Speaker 1: I went to college. So there's a lot of things 11 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: to like about Joe Burrow. So you're you're a Joe 12 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 1: Burrow stand, You're a jow Stand. Welcome into the Lounge 13 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: presented by Draft Kings. There is a lot to talk 14 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: about after a week in which we had three press conferences. 15 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 1: Eric Decasa spoke, John Harball spoke, Mike McDonald spoke, and oh, 16 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: by the way, we have a new team president. So 17 00:00:55,680 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: there is a lot going on. Uh and we've heard 18 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: from you over the past few weeks, gotten your emails 19 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: into the lounge. As always, you can read us that 20 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net we have those 21 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 1: kind of piling up, So we're gonna answer your questions. Uh, 22 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: but Garrett, let's you want to start off with Eric 23 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 1: the Costas press conference. What do you think? Yeah, I 24 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: think that sounds good. I mean this was, uh, you know, 25 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: Friday morning, and there was a lot of news coming 26 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 1: out of that. I mean, he talked with the media 27 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: what for forty five minutes and answer just about every 28 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: topic that has come up over the course of the 29 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: last few months, um and laid out kind of what 30 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: the Ravens want to do this offseason. So it was 31 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: I think in a lightning press conference. I thought he 32 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: was pretty you know, at least he seemed honest. You 33 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: never know, you know, you never know during the off season. 34 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: I remember, I remember last year, you know, Eric told 35 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: everybody we feel good about a wider seiers basically don't 36 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: need any wider seiers, and they took ste Bateman in 37 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: the first round. So so you always gotta be you know, 38 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: you don't always gotta consider are they trying to throw 39 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: you off the scent. It's hard to he said that. 40 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: He said the same thing this year, but I'm gonna 41 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: believe him this time. Yeah, I believe I do believe 42 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: in this time. I do not think it's gonna be 43 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: a first round wide stiver taking this year. Um So, 44 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: but yeah, there there was a lot coming out of that. So, 45 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I think the headliner was the first question, right, 46 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: which is I liked the video that Eric you know, 47 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: Ericston with the selfie check in videos for us from 48 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: the Senior Bowl and the press conference, and he called 49 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: it he made a prediction that the first question would 50 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 1: probably be about Lamar Jackson's contract, and he was correct, 51 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: that's right. Yeah. So, I mean the interesting thing there 52 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: was to hear Eric Costa say that the Ravens are 53 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: kind of moving these negotiations along at Lamar space. You know, 54 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: it's kind of it seemed like the ball is in 55 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: his court to a degree. You know, Eric said that 56 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: he's had five to six conversations with Lamar about a 57 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 1: contract extension. But you know, you came away kind of 58 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: feeling like last year also in which they there's no 59 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: big rush, you know, and and Eric kind of made 60 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: it I thought clear that the no big rush seems 61 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: to be on Lamar jack Exton's side of these negotiations 62 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: that you know, he wants to win a Super Bowl 63 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: and and that's where his focuses. And Lamar said after 64 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: the season ended that he wants to get healthy first 65 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 1: and foremost, And you know, it just doesn't seem like 66 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: that is something that Lamar's is pushing the envelope on. 67 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: So it's interesting to hear that from the costas perspective. Yeah, 68 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: I think it's always, you know, everyone's always trying to 69 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: read any tea leaves or clean any inside and part 70 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: every word and figure out exactly what everything means. But 71 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: I go back to you know, I said this after 72 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson spoke to the Spoke at the end of 73 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: the season. I said it on the podcast. Like when 74 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: I heard him, I took away from that that he's 75 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: not focused on it right now, that he's not worried 76 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: about it right now. He made the point at that time, 77 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: I'm not worried about it. I want to get healthy 78 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: and that's where my focus is. And it seems like 79 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: that's what the case is. That he wants to and 80 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: prove he wants to win a Super Bowl. He wants 81 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: to get healthy, and that's where he's putting his energy 82 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: and focus and he's not worried. It's teams um to 83 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: to rush a contract extension. So, um, you know, maybe 84 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 1: that changes over the course of the off season and 85 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: the in the two sides work something out, or maybe 86 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: you know, Da Costa made the point that if Lamar 87 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 1: ends up playing this year on the franchise tag, which 88 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: is hit the fifth year option, sorry, the fifth year option, correct, 89 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: the fifth year option, which is the twenty three million 90 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 1: dollar hit against the cap, that they have the ability 91 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: to take that on their salary cap. And so you 92 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: know that says that they're at least considering that option. 93 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 1: You know, that could end up being what happens, So 94 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 1: you need to obviously, like as Da Costa in the 95 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: front office are like making the plans for the rest 96 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: of the off season. The salary cap management is a 97 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: huge piece of the equation, especially when you're you're relatively 98 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: tight up against it. So you know they're going to 99 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:52,279 Speaker 1: have that plan in place for him to play under 100 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:55,599 Speaker 1: the fifth year option m and then you know they're 101 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: gonna have to maneuver around the cap with that possibility, right, 102 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: And if things changed, then all right, great, then probably 103 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: the Ravens have more you know, spending power on the 104 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: free agency market. But I agree with you, I think 105 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 1: that's probably it seems to be for the time being. 106 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: I mean, we don't have that much longer until free 107 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: agency opens about a month away, a month in a 108 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, a month in a week, so right now, 109 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: I think they kind of have to plan that way 110 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: and if things change, okay, great, then things change. Um. 111 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: But it's interesting. I mean, Lamar keeps you know, has 112 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 1: a very tight circle. You know, we don't really know 113 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: a lot. I don't think a lot of people know 114 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: a whole lot besides Lamar in his camp, so we 115 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: don't have much for you. Yeah, and I think that 116 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: Lamar has done that, you know, by design. He's a 117 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 1: private person. Uh. Whenever he's been asked about things like 118 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 1: who's doing your contract negotiations or are you having a 119 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: lawyer look over at anything like that, he has given nothing, 120 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: not a zilch, Like he is giving no insight because 121 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: he likes to keep that stuff in house and private. 122 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: And that makes it, as to Costa said, a unique 123 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:04,840 Speaker 1: kind of negotiation and that you're dealing directly with the player. Um. 124 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: And you know, I don't think that there's any leaks, 125 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 1: you know. I think that that's why you don't hear 126 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: any leaks on the Lamar Jackson contract front either because 127 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 1: he's handling everything and like we're saying, he keeps a 128 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: small circle. Remember when we had you know, Ian Rapp 129 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: Report on last year and we were talking about some 130 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: of this stuff, and he made that point that like, 131 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: Lamar keeps a very small circle when it comes to 132 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: these kinds of things. And even even the you know, 133 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:32,119 Speaker 1: the NFL insiders who get information from everyone all the time, 134 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 1: they even have a hard time penetrating that circle, right. 135 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 1: That says something the Adam Schefters and the Ian Rapp 136 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 1: Reports of the world are getting frustrated. So anyway, moving on, 137 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 1: h you know, one of the other big takeaways obviously 138 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: was the importance of the offensive line and how much 139 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: the Ravens are going to focus on it this offseason. 140 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: I know that's music to your years. Get Oh, yeah, 141 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: you must ask that question. Was that that was you? 142 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:57,720 Speaker 1: Wasn't It wasn't. I was in the Pro Bowl. I 143 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 1: didn't get to ask anything, ask the question. That's true, 144 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 1: that's true. But yeah, I mean that's something that you've 145 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: been banging that drum here for a couple of years now, 146 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 1: and I completely agree. And it seems like the Ravens 147 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: are definitely gonna make that a focus. You know, Eric 148 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: the Costa talked about Ronnie Stanley's injury last year and uh, 149 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: you know, getting surgery again and how he kind of 150 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: regrets how that all unfolded obviously. Uh, you know, the 151 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: Ravens thought that Ronnie was gonna be back in at 152 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: the start of last year and that just wasn't the case. 153 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: And that was really a, as he said, a huge 154 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: loss that had a ripple effect across the entire offensive line. Uh. 155 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: And they're not gonna let that happen again. So I 156 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: think that they know they expect that Ronnie will be back, 157 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: but they're not going to bank on it, right and 158 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: and I I think that to me, my takeaway was 159 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: that screamed all offensive tackle is coming early in this draft, 160 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 1: and it's somebody that's gonna be able to play left 161 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: tackle if need be. I'm with you. I mean, Ravens 162 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: are picking fourteen this year, and that's you can get 163 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: a plug and play offensive tackle. I mean, you can 164 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: get one of the best tackles in the draft at 165 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: that spot. The Ravens also have draft capital if they 166 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: do want to move up They've got a bunch of 167 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 1: picks in the first four rounds, so if they do 168 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: want to move around the board, they have the flexibility 169 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: to try to do that. But I think there's gonna 170 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: be an early offensive tackle. And I think, like, if 171 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: you look at the mock draft right now, a lot 172 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 1: of them have the Ravens taking an offensive tackle on 173 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: the first round. Like that to me is I'm putting 174 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: the stamp on it right now in my mom in 175 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 1: my mock you know, when we do this the official 176 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: seven round mock here in two months, I'm gonna have 177 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: a first round tackle. That's okay, alright, alright, alright, I 178 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: like it. The early these sound like me. Wow, the 179 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,679 Speaker 1: early putting the stamp on it. I like it. Well, 180 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 1: I need to. You don't know who it is, You're like, 181 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 1: I don't know that guy. Yeah, I don't know who 182 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 1: it's gonna be. But it's gonna be an offensive tackle. 183 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: And you are the classic draft for need not b 184 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: p a man, best player available, Garrett. Wow, just how 185 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: you're you're straying from the Ravens roots. Well that's how 186 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: you know. The Costa talks about that and and has 187 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:16,320 Speaker 1: said many times you kinda married the two. So it's 188 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 1: like it's not just an either or proposition. So why 189 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 1: can't the best player available also fit with the Ravens need. 190 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,319 Speaker 1: And that's gonna be an offensive tackle. And look, I 191 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: mean you can get like if you draft a tackle 192 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 1: there in the first round. Let's just let's just play 193 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:32,959 Speaker 1: it out real quick. You draft a tackle there in 194 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: the first round. Rodney Stanley comes back to full strength. 195 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 1: I mean that all of a sudden, now you have 196 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 1: you got Zeitler at right guard. You got the new 197 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: offensive tackle at right tackle. Let's say McCarry moves to 198 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:44,679 Speaker 1: center of Bradley Bozen were to leave, and then a 199 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: left guard. You've got a competition there between the young 200 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: guys and then Stanley left tackle. All of a sudden, 201 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: you're feeling pretty good about that offensive line, aren't you. No, Yeah, 202 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: I like that. I mean, you know, Eric the Costa 203 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: said they're gonna add really two guys on the offensive line. 204 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 1: I think that's gonna be a tackle in the center. 205 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 1: You know the other guy as Tyler Linden Linden Bomb 206 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 1: Linder bamb the potential for a first round center. You 207 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 1: know that. Everybody says it's gonna be you know, a 208 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: pro bowler for yours to cam or whatever. You know, 209 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't hate that idea either. I kind 210 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: of prefer a tackle that early, is my gut, but 211 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 1: I don't hate it, um so. But the interesting thing 212 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 1: about it is the Ravens have kind of, you know, 213 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: since Ronnie Stanley at number six overall in really their 214 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: m O has been mid round offensive lineman, and so 215 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: what you're suggesting kind of breaks away from the mold 216 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: a little bit in terms of they feel like they've 217 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: been able to find really good talent. I mean, Orlando 218 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 1: Brown was a third round pick. You know, they've kind 219 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: of attacked the middle round. So I don't necessarily think 220 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: that it has to be a first round tackle. I 221 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: think it could be a second round tackle. You know, 222 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 1: like you said, they can move around the board, do 223 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 1: they move up all that stuff? I agree. I think 224 00:10:56,440 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 1: that it's tackle or center most likely tackle. Some are 225 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: in the first two rounds. But I'm not stamping it 226 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: tackle in the first like you are. I'm stamping it. 227 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 1: I'm making the well, I just need to put it 228 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 1: out there early because I know once we get about 229 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: six weeks out from the draft, you start claiming every player. 230 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: You know, you start saying at that point, this is 231 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: my guy, and you name off eight different guys and 232 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 1: then I'm trying to not take the same guy as 233 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 1: you because I know that you're wrong. So if you're 234 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:24,839 Speaker 1: onto something, so I'm putting out there earlier. I mean, look, 235 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 1: the dream scenario here is Look what happened last year 236 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 1: with the Chargers. They took rashaunce later At ends up 237 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: being a second team All Pro and a Pro bowler. 238 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 1: Like that is the That's the dream scenario for how 239 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 1: the first round. You know, I think could play out 240 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:47,680 Speaker 1: for the Ravens. And if they get a guy like that, man, 241 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 1: I just think it's going to take this off as 242 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: to another level. I mean, I think, like that kid 243 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: from Northern Iowa, don't you, Trevor Penning. Everybody about him 244 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: at the Senior Bowl. He plays with an edge, he's 245 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 1: kind of nasty. Reminds me a little bit of Ryan Jensen, 246 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:06,439 Speaker 1: Like when I when I see kind of the block 247 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:09,319 Speaker 1: into the echo of the whistle, When I see that stuff, 248 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 1: it reminds me of Jensen a little bit. So I 249 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: think he would be a you know, really interesting and 250 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 1: attractive option if he you know, if he's there. So 251 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 1: when I've when I've heard from Dakasta and Hardball, like 252 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 1: the Ravens want to bulk up the offensive line this 253 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:25,960 Speaker 1: year and they want to get they have the weapons 254 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: in the passing game. They've got good receivers in Hollywood 255 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: and Bateman and of course Mark Andrews Duverne, and they 256 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: want to get the running backs back. And we'll talk 257 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: about that in a little bit. But if you bulk 258 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 1: up the offensive line, like Lamar Jackson has all the 259 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 1: pieces around him, that this offense should be really good 260 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:48,440 Speaker 1: once again. And I just think that is basically the mindset, 261 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: the priority, the objective for this team going into the 262 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 1: off season. I completely agree. Uh. The other the counter 263 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:00,120 Speaker 1: arguments to that, though, is that there's a lot out 264 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 1: of needs on the defensive side of the ball as well, 265 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:05,680 Speaker 1: you know, And and that's why I'm not gonna say 266 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 1: it's definitely gonna be a line at fourteen, because you know, 267 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: Eric to Costa also talked about they want to get 268 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 1: more defensive turnovers on the back end, and having a 269 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: deep and talented secondary is something that they always have 270 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: put a high priority on. So you know, you need 271 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 1: secondary pieces you need corners and and the safety. Probably 272 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 1: they have to get younger on the defensive line. He 273 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: specifically said that, you know Klais Campbell, maybe he comes back, 274 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: maybe he doesn't. Uh, Derek Wolf, another veteran, Brandon Williams. 275 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 1: They you know, Eric Costa said, basically they looked at 276 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: the two offseason and said that's when we're gonna have 277 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 1: to invest in the d line and kind of turn 278 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 1: the page. So you have a lot of needs there. 279 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: You know, not to mention pass rusher getting after these 280 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 1: these quarterbacks Joe Burrow in your own division, you know, 281 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 1: getting after these guys some of these top flight quarterbacks 282 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:56,839 Speaker 1: is going to be important. So a lot of needs 283 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: on the defensive side of the ball that Eric the 284 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 1: Costa pointed to. Yeah, let's get to this question. It 285 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: comes from Jefferson blooming question. You can email us with 286 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: the lounge at raveings do NFL dot net. He's talking 287 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 1: about the defensive line. Says throughout much of history that 288 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 1: Baltimore has opted for a large interior defensive lineman who 289 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: gobble up the middle. They take up the blockers to 290 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 1: play that nose tackle position. Think of guys like Sarah goosea, 291 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 1: Sam Adams helote, Brandon Williams Justin Ellis. Um, so is 292 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: it time, he says, to rethink the nose tackle run 293 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 1: stopping strategy to opt for a quicker, faster, gap shooter 294 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: like Justin Mattabeake. You know, Justin Mattabeak if you look 295 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: at him next to Brandon Williams, two very different guys. 296 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 1: Mattabeac's got the quickness, He's got that speed to get 297 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: into the backfield. Um basically says, given that the passing game, 298 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 1: the RPO, the quick, quick release West Coast offense, that's 299 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: become predominant in the NFL. And so his question here, 300 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 1: um is, do you think that could be the transition? 301 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: You know, could it be more of that mold in 302 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: terms of what the Ravens are looking for rather than 303 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: the big, bulky guy that can take up the blockers 304 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: in the middle of the defense. Yeah, I think it's 305 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 1: an interesting question. Um. I do think that the Ravens 306 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 1: will have some kind of you know, nose tackle still 307 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 1: in their system. I don't think they're not going to 308 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 1: change defensive systems and schemes going from Wink Martindale to 309 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 1: Mike McDonald, you know, as as John Harball said, Mike 310 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 1: helped build this defense and kind of rebuild it, and 311 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 1: that's they're just gonna build on top of that. So, 312 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 1: you know, I know there's been some buzz about whether 313 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 1: this it's time for a scheme change that's not happening. 314 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: But I do think that there is an evolution, you know, 315 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 1: to the question about that guy just doesn't see as 316 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: much action. You don't need them as much. I mean, 317 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: the Ravens are are never gonna be a team. I 318 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: think that says whatever, we don't care about stopping them run, 319 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 1: you know, So I think they'll have that kind of player. 320 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 1: But I agree that when you're looking at how much 321 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 1: you invest in that position, I think that the pendulum 322 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: is swinging a little bit more towards saying, all right, 323 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 1: we need a guy who can put a little pressure 324 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 1: on the quarterback, who can run a little bit more 325 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: than saying we're going to spend as much as the 326 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 1: Ravens have on Brandon Williams for example. Uh, you know, 327 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 1: as they have the past several years or more. Right, Yeah, 328 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: what does your gut tell you about Kelias Campbell? Because 329 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: this is a tricky one. Like I think that Calias 330 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: showed that he still got guests left in the tank. 331 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 1: He played at a high level. You know, he hasn't 332 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 1: put up the sack numbers. I think that a lot 333 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 1: of you know, Ravens fans were hoping for when when 334 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 1: the trade was made over the past few years. But 335 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: maybe this, maybe like this, this to the point of 336 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: Jefferson's question here, like could could that happen if you 337 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: kind of change some things up or you maybe put 338 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: quicker guys around him? Maybe? I don't know. Um so, 339 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: I mean I thought I thought it sounded like Calias 340 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 1: Campbell is not retiring, is what it sounded like to 341 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: me from Erica Costas com in. I mean he said 342 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 1: we had we spoke after the season ended, and I 343 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:07,160 Speaker 1: expect to have more conversations with Klais and then extolled 344 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 1: all to his virtues about how he thinks he's still 345 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 1: a very good player and what he brings as a 346 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 1: leader and all that stuff. So to me, it sounds like, 347 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 1: all right, let's revisit this. A free agency comes around, 348 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: Like if Clais Campbell were retiring or thought like that, 349 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,920 Speaker 1: you know, that was most likely the route. I feel 350 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 1: like Eric di Costa would have had a different tune 351 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:28,880 Speaker 1: like he would have just said that to Eric to Costa, right, 352 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:32,439 Speaker 1: but saying we're gonna have more conversations, to me, sounds 353 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 1: like this guy is gonna still be playing. I hope 354 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 1: you're right now. Maybe maybe maybe that's just you know, 355 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 1: Clais saying I'm not sure I want to take a month, 356 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 1: And that was my takeaway from that comment. But Eric, 357 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 1: Eric going on to say how he feels like he's 358 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 1: still playing at a high level and and all this stuff, 359 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 1: to me was kind of saying all right, like you know, 360 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: it wasn't kind of the we're gonna just let Clays 361 00:17:57,640 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: have some time and and you know, we'll see what 362 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 1: he decided. You know. I mean people would love to 363 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: have him back, myself included, and I'm sure that you know, 364 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:08,919 Speaker 1: Eric and the defensive coaches would love to have him 365 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 1: back to I mean the guy, like I said, I mean, 366 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 1: he's still got gas in the tank, he's still playing 367 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: at a high level, he's still disruptive, and then there's 368 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:19,880 Speaker 1: all the leadership stuff, which is you know, second to nine. 369 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:24,360 Speaker 1: So like if you can have him back, absolutely my 370 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:26,440 Speaker 1: my take. I mean, look, it's it's good that it's 371 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 1: been a few weeks as the season ended, and we 372 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 1: haven't got the retirement announcement. So that's good, you know, 373 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:33,159 Speaker 1: Like I think that's that's a good starting point. But 374 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 1: I do think that that I don't know that he's 375 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 1: made made up his mind. Like that was my takeaway 376 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 1: from what Eric said, that we're gonna have more conversations, 377 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 1: and that other conversation could be I'm coming back, I 378 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,440 Speaker 1: want to play again, or it could be I'm retiring. 379 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 1: And I think for I think for the Ravens sake, 380 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: I hope that Calais wants to give it another run. Yeah, 381 00:18:58,280 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: I mean, I think that the Ravens are going to 382 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:02,879 Speaker 1: be in market for a you know, even if if 383 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 1: Clais comes back, like I think early on maybe number fourteen, 384 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:10,159 Speaker 1: Like they're going to be in the market for a 385 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:15,119 Speaker 1: guy who basically is Derek Wolfe's replacement slash successor Oh orse, 386 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:17,200 Speaker 1: you're saying first round, what about my your You're you're 387 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:20,440 Speaker 1: throwing my first round tackle out the window and saying, oh, 388 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 1: I think I think it could be a defensive end 389 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 1: in the first round. Shocked me that that Georgia kid, 390 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:31,399 Speaker 1: uh interesting, I can't remember his name off hand right now. Um, 391 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 1: but yeah, I I think that could be certainly a 392 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: possibility for the Ravens. I mean, and I wouldn't be 393 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,879 Speaker 1: surprised also if they were to sign a veteran that 394 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,880 Speaker 1: maybe gets cut loose from somewhere else something like that. 395 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:46,880 Speaker 1: I think that the defensive line could be addressed that way, 396 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 1: where it's not they're gonna definitely draft one guy maybe two. Uh, 397 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: but I wouldn't be surprised Also if the right guy, 398 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:59,680 Speaker 1: right price, you know, not in his mid thirties, comes 399 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: avail Bole and they were to sign him. Well, I also, 400 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 1: you know, Brandon Williams is a free agent. You know, 401 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: he told us on the podcast right before the end 402 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 1: of the season that he plans to keep playing and 403 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 1: he feels like he's still got plenty of good years 404 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 1: left in front of him. I'll be curious to see 405 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:16,920 Speaker 1: what happens there. Like you know, Docsas said that Ravens 406 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,400 Speaker 1: want to get younger up front, Well right, exactly where 407 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:22,440 Speaker 1: they getting younger if they're bringing back Alais Embrace and 408 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 1: there looks back exactly, That's what I'm saying that he 409 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 1: made it pretty clear he wants to get younger. I mean, 410 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 1: they have Mattibeck, they had Broderick Washington. But there's gonna 411 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 1: be a draft pick there for sure. Yeah, yeah, definitely 412 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:37,640 Speaker 1: for sure. And and you know, if you bring everybody back, 413 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 1: you're just kind of delaying that kind of you know 414 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: what he was talking about with the turning of the 415 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:44,399 Speaker 1: page in a way. Well, the other thing too is 416 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 1: I don't think anyone really knows full situation on Derek Wolfe. 417 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 1: You know, he hasn't spoken with media since he had 418 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: hip surgery. Yeah, he had hip surgery this offseason that 419 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: he posted about, but he hasn't you know, talked since 420 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:00,920 Speaker 1: training camp. And he he hasn't been on the field 421 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:03,120 Speaker 1: since you know, he had what a practice or two 422 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 1: when he came temporarily off I r Um and then 423 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 1: ended up back on IRDN play this year. So like, 424 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 1: is he going to continue? I don't know. I don't 425 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,639 Speaker 1: know what the situation is with him. Yeah, No, I 426 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 1: think that's a that's definitely a good point. That's why 427 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:23,120 Speaker 1: I said potential dere Derek wolf replacement slash successor sure. Um, 428 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 1: all right, let's take a quick break here and then 429 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 1: when we come back, we'll get into more emails and 430 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: give you some more of our takeaways. 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One other thing 440 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 1: I wanted to talk about was kind of the all 441 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 1: the injury stuff right, and this was a theme throughout 442 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:10,880 Speaker 1: John Harball's press conference about injury prevention, and Eric Dicsta 443 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: was asked about basically, how do you manage the team 444 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:16,400 Speaker 1: without coming off of all these injuries? You know, that's 445 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 1: something that we've said, is you have so many key 446 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:22,639 Speaker 1: players coming back. You know, we talked about Ronnie Stanley. 447 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:24,360 Speaker 1: You don't want to be in the same situation where 448 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: you're assuming that the all these guys are a coming 449 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 1: back from their major injuries and now if they're not, 450 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 1: you're in a bad spot. I think that was a 451 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: lesson kind of that Eric di Costa took away from 452 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:38,480 Speaker 1: last season, and you know, he said he wants to 453 00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 1: have market He expects that Marcus Peters will be back, 454 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: that the Ravens will not be parting ways with him. 455 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:45,239 Speaker 1: But Marcus is going to be coming off of an 456 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:47,960 Speaker 1: a c L. You have both your running backs coming 457 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:51,199 Speaker 1: off of a c L. S uh. You know Ronnie Stanley, 458 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 1: as we already talked about, Nick Boyle still I think 459 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 1: is a question mark. So there's a lot of guitarist 460 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:59,680 Speaker 1: Bowser now coming off the Achilles. So Eric Dicsa was 461 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: kind of interesting and saying, you know, I'm not gonna 462 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 1: let that happen again. Yeah, And it's like last year 463 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: more than ever. Like I don't remember a situation where 464 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 1: you had to kind of marquee players and Stanley and 465 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:20,399 Speaker 1: Boil who just didn't never get back to full strength 466 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: and the injury lingered way longer in the same time, 467 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 1: and then on top of that, you had all these 468 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 1: other injuries like you just mentioned, like it just it 469 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 1: all kind of compounded on itself, and so I don't 470 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:34,680 Speaker 1: remember a time like that, and so I think it 471 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:37,639 Speaker 1: was I think it was eye opening for a lot 472 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:39,920 Speaker 1: of people, and I think it will alter, like just 473 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: the way that the Ravens build a roster and so, 474 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: you know, running back for example, I think the Ravens 475 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,120 Speaker 1: are probably gonna add a running back, either in free 476 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: agency or in the draft. They've got five fourth round 477 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:52,440 Speaker 1: draft picks, They've drafted running backs in the mid rounds before. 478 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 1: Would not surprise me at all if they were to 479 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 1: take a running back in the fourth round for example, Um, 480 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:02,200 Speaker 1: because I just think that mean specifically I'm running back. 481 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:04,679 Speaker 1: You know, he made the point there that they're going 482 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: to be conservative with Gus Edwards and j K. Dobbins 483 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 1: coming back. Like he did not say, oh, yeah, no problem, 484 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,959 Speaker 1: they're gonna be ready to go right away, I mean, 485 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 1: which was a little surprising consider he said he expected 486 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:17,640 Speaker 1: Ties Bowser to be ready to go at the start 487 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 1: of season. Tis suffered his achilles in the last game 488 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: of the regular season. You know, here's j K. Dobbins 489 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:26,160 Speaker 1: and Gus Edwards before the season started, at their injuries, 490 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 1: and he's saying, we expect them back at some point. Yeah, 491 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:30,879 Speaker 1: here's the quote. So we'll be conservative. I think that 492 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:33,159 Speaker 1: those guys for sure, we'll assess the market. And he 493 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 1: goes on to say, both those guys are young, so 494 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: that budds well in our favor. But we're confident that 495 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,440 Speaker 1: at some point this year those guys will be playing 496 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 1: football for US. UM. I don't know exactly when, but 497 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 1: we're confident. So, you know, and maybe part of this 498 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 1: is just kind of the experience from last year. You 499 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 1: you'll learn from that and you say, we're not gonna 500 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 1: sit here and put a timetable of week one and 501 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 1: and then everything is you know, if it doesn't go well, 502 00:24:58,119 --> 00:24:59,879 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden, year in a bad spot. 503 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: So I do think the Rams will add a running back, um, 504 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: and I think that that's I think that that getting 505 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 1: those guys healthy and adding somebody to the mixes is 506 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:13,159 Speaker 1: critically important because if we're talking about building up the 507 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:16,160 Speaker 1: offensive line, they've got the pieces in the passing game, well, 508 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: you need you need the courses in the backfield in 509 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:21,879 Speaker 1: order for this offense to be at the level that 510 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 1: you expect. Like that, we talked about it all year long. 511 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: I mean, the lack of explosion in the running game 512 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:29,919 Speaker 1: when you have you know, Latavius Murray and DeVonta Freeman 513 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 1: as your two lead backs was a game changer for 514 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:36,159 Speaker 1: this offense. In a scheme that is run heavy, you know, 515 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:39,399 Speaker 1: you have to have a threat in in that backfield. 516 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 1: And so the Ravens are not gonna be finding themselves 517 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 1: in a situation again where they're kind of scraping the 518 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 1: free agency market to see, you know, kicking the tires 519 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:51,440 Speaker 1: on who's out there. They don't want to be in 520 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 1: that spot again when it's so critical to how this 521 00:25:54,400 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 1: offense operates. Absolutely. Yeah. So the other another inch takeaway 522 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 1: I thought was, uh, you know Eric's point that he 523 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:07,879 Speaker 1: made that basically, they have enough money to make the 524 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 1: moves that they want to make, right Like, it didn't 525 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:13,880 Speaker 1: seem like he was nervous about their salary cap standing, 526 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:19,200 Speaker 1: which obviously Lamar Jackson's contract has a large bearing on that. Um. 527 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 1: You know, Eric said that they can they can carry 528 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 1: that twenty three million dollars on the fifth year option. UM. 529 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:27,680 Speaker 1: That would make things tighter if they have to do that. 530 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:32,200 Speaker 1: But I got the sense that, you know, they're they're 531 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: gonna bring some guys back here and maybe some of 532 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:38,840 Speaker 1: the guys that we've all talked about as oh, yeah, 533 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:42,119 Speaker 1: no way they're gone, you know what I mean, Like 534 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:45,200 Speaker 1: he seemed to. You know, he really kind of trumpeted 535 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 1: the Ravens history of bringing their own players back. Um, 536 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:53,200 Speaker 1: he's proud of that. That's just part of their organizational strategy. 537 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,639 Speaker 1: And it made me think about some of these unrestricted 538 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:59,879 Speaker 1: free agents. My guts still says that Bozeman is going 539 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:02,920 Speaker 1: to be too expensive. But the guys who made me 540 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: think about where pat Rickard, who I've talked about previously 541 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:07,200 Speaker 1: on this podcast, that I think it's important to bring 542 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 1: him back, and then also Anthony Averett, Like have we 543 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:17,120 Speaker 1: rolled him out too soon as a possibility for returning right? Maybe? 544 00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 1: I kind of think so. I kind of think so, 545 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:23,199 Speaker 1: Like I just I just wonder how expensive Anthony Avert 546 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 1: would be. You know, I mean, clearly got a lot 547 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:30,920 Speaker 1: of starting experience. People saw what he offers, but it 548 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 1: wasn't great all the time, you know, I mean he 549 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 1: held up, but like it wasn't like he went out 550 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:38,920 Speaker 1: there and had a Pro Bowl season. You know, I 551 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 1: still think the Ravens feel confident about his ability and whatnot. 552 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:45,879 Speaker 1: But you know, you're looking at the secondary secondary of 553 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:48,639 Speaker 1: the ranked thirty second in the NFL. There's there's some 554 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 1: there's coverage breakdowns, and so I don't think Anthony Avert 555 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:56,399 Speaker 1: is necessarily going to cash in on a huge second, 556 00:27:56,720 --> 00:28:00,920 Speaker 1: second contract. You know, so is it? Is it? Especially 557 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:04,160 Speaker 1: when you're looking at a the depth that you want 558 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:07,400 Speaker 1: to have in your secondary You know, Marcus Peters coming 559 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 1: off of a c L as we already talked about, 560 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:13,360 Speaker 1: you know, fortifying yourself against those guys coming back from injuries. 561 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 1: And you you're kind of in a situation with Tavon 562 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: Young Marlin Humphrey coming back from an injury. But I 563 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:22,160 Speaker 1: don't expect that to be a problem. Um. And you're 564 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 1: looking at this situation with Tavon Young, where you know, 565 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:27,360 Speaker 1: is he around next year? Do you have to make 566 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:29,679 Speaker 1: a salary cap cut there? Can you come to an 567 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:32,359 Speaker 1: agreement you know that we talked about before on a 568 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:35,440 Speaker 1: discounted a smaller contract. I don't know. But he's a 569 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:39,640 Speaker 1: question mark too. Yeah, maybe ever his back and he's 570 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 1: a supremely confident guy. I think that we learned that 571 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,320 Speaker 1: this year and when we you know, we just hadn't 572 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 1: really talked to him much in his first three years, 573 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 1: and then when you got to know him a little bit, 574 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 1: you can see how his confidence and so would he 575 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 1: sign I'm just kind of spitball on here, but like, 576 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 1: what would he do kind of say a two year 577 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:03,840 Speaker 1: contract that then allows him to then go and try 578 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:06,320 Speaker 1: to basically prove his value and then get a big 579 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 1: contract to two years. Like would would that be something 580 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: that sounds kind of good to him to kind of 581 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:14,160 Speaker 1: bet on yourself and do a you know, a nice 582 00:29:14,360 --> 00:29:17,440 Speaker 1: short term deal but then hope to cash in in 583 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 1: in two years. Yeah. I mean, I think part of 584 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:23,360 Speaker 1: the question too is, you know, if Marcus Marcus Peters 585 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:26,120 Speaker 1: is expected to return, but this would be his final 586 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 1: year of his contract. You know, now, maybe you know, 587 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:31,160 Speaker 1: as we discussed, maybe the Ravens come to a contract 588 00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 1: extension with him that would lower his salary cap number 589 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 1: this year. But do you do you keep favorite around 590 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 1: also for the possibility of life after Marcus Peters down 591 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 1: the road. Um, you know that's a possibility. And then 592 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 1: like you said, then he could maybe you know, have 593 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 1: another chance to kind of step up and prove himself, 594 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:52,000 Speaker 1: um and get a bigger deal on a third contract. Um. 595 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:54,160 Speaker 1: I just I just wouldn't rule it out. I think 596 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:56,880 Speaker 1: the Ravens aren't in a position where they want to 597 00:29:56,920 --> 00:30:00,600 Speaker 1: be shorthanded at cornerback. You know, going against the Bengals 598 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 1: and there, you know, great wide receivers. Um, you know, 599 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 1: they just don't want to be in the end of 600 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 1: the Steelers always have wide receivers, so like they that's 601 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:13,160 Speaker 1: a position where they don't want to take a lot 602 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:15,880 Speaker 1: of losses. And I do expect that they'll add corners, 603 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:19,600 Speaker 1: you know, one maybe two. I love how every position 604 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 1: we're like one maybe two or draft how many draft 605 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 1: picks we have this that's that's your move, that's your move. 606 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:29,640 Speaker 1: I think they will add at least one cornerback in 607 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 1: the draft. I will say that, and I think it 608 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:34,680 Speaker 1: could be a I mean I think there's a possibility 609 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:36,239 Speaker 1: it could be a first round pick. I wouldn't rule 610 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:38,920 Speaker 1: that out. Oh my god. So now they're taking a 611 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:41,600 Speaker 1: first round tackle, a first round center, a first on 612 00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 1: defensive lineman, and a first round corners usher. That's fives 613 00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 1: right there. You probably need to prepare yourself for life 614 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 1: after Sam Cook. So first round punter, I'm not going 615 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:59,240 Speaker 1: to rull the ultimate hedge, the ultimate hedge, I understand. 616 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 1: I honestly think that's true. Though. I think the Ravens 617 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:04,880 Speaker 1: are in very much a b p A position right now, 618 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 1: Like there is a lot. There are a lot of 619 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 1: spots that I think a first round pick makes a 620 00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:13,360 Speaker 1: whole lot of sense, and I don't I'm not gonna 621 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:15,480 Speaker 1: plug him into one area. I'll make my pick. Don't 622 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:18,200 Speaker 1: you worry, Garrett. I'll have my pick when we put 623 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 1: out our seven round Mack, don't you fret your little head. 624 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:24,280 Speaker 1: All right, but I'm not. I'm just saying right now, 625 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 1: it could be one of like five spots, and that's 626 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:28,720 Speaker 1: not the worst position to be in. Ravens says. This 627 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:31,480 Speaker 1: is why you can't trust anything that makes says because 628 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:39,000 Speaker 1: he is among the reasons. There's many reasons. But yeah, 629 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 1: I think I think they could. I mean, I do 630 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 1: think that they'll probably find a way to sign pat Rickard. 631 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:48,600 Speaker 1: I think that his value to this team is is significant, 632 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 1: especially if they want to be able to run the 633 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:53,080 Speaker 1: ball the way they have, you know, going back in 634 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:55,719 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen. So I can see the Ravens working out 635 00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:57,960 Speaker 1: a deal with pat Ricard. I don't think that, like 636 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 1: when you talk about breaking the bait, just the position 637 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 1: that he's gonna play, He's not going to get a 638 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:05,600 Speaker 1: break the bank contract, and so I think that that 639 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:09,520 Speaker 1: probably gets worked out the other one to like, you know, 640 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:11,200 Speaker 1: I know there's been a lot of buzz and actually 641 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:14,920 Speaker 1: this was the lead to mail bag about the possibility 642 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:19,080 Speaker 1: of adding Tyron Matthew you know, playmaking safety. Um, you know, 643 00:32:19,160 --> 00:32:21,719 Speaker 1: I think, yeah, you know, he would be an exciting 644 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:25,200 Speaker 1: player obviously, UM, I like it. And so if you can, 645 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:27,800 Speaker 1: you know, that could be a priority in free agency 646 00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:31,520 Speaker 1: to try to add basically that that playmaker on the 647 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:34,720 Speaker 1: back end. I I think that one makes a little 648 00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:37,440 Speaker 1: too much sense. As I written a mail bag, you 649 00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 1: need somebody to get more turnovers. That was something that 650 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 1: Eric to cost the specifically said they want more interceptions 651 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:46,360 Speaker 1: for his fumbles, more plays in the back end. They've 652 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:48,480 Speaker 1: been missing it, and I think it's a big part 653 00:32:48,560 --> 00:32:52,200 Speaker 1: of the solution for slowing down Patrick Mahomes and Joe 654 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 1: Burrow and you know some of these top flight you know, 655 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:58,440 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, some of these Herbert, these good guys in 656 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:01,600 Speaker 1: the NFC, like you just you can't expect to three 657 00:33:01,640 --> 00:33:04,920 Speaker 1: and out him consistently. You have to get turnovers to 658 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:08,480 Speaker 1: give your offense extra possessions. And the Ravens just haven't 659 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:11,520 Speaker 1: had enough of that. Uh, they certainly didn't last year. 660 00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:15,320 Speaker 1: So I like the idea of Tyram Matthew. Uh. He 661 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:19,000 Speaker 1: just fits the Ravens mold. I mean, leadership, passion for 662 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:21,880 Speaker 1: the game, good guy, he's been a good guy in 663 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:24,840 Speaker 1: the community in Kansas City. You know, he's gonna be 664 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:27,760 Speaker 1: thirty years old. That's the same age that uh, he's 665 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:31,400 Speaker 1: gonna turn thirty in May when when Earl Thomas signed 666 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:33,920 Speaker 1: with the Ravens, he was gonna turn thirty in May. 667 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 1: So I think, you know, it's it's not gonna be 668 00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 1: a cheap deal. It's also not going to be a 669 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 1: I think a you know, absolute break the bank deal. 670 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:45,920 Speaker 1: But I I would not be surprised if that's a 671 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:48,600 Speaker 1: guy that they target and try to make happen. Eric 672 00:33:48,680 --> 00:33:52,640 Speaker 1: de Costa every off season, you know, he he's made 673 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:56,880 Speaker 1: some kind of big move generally speaking. Um, And I 674 00:33:57,040 --> 00:33:59,160 Speaker 1: think you know, they have a history of wanting to 675 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:03,000 Speaker 1: get playmaker Earl Thomas being you know, was one of them. 676 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:06,800 Speaker 1: Certainly they tried to trade for Xavian Howard reportedly. You 677 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:10,600 Speaker 1: know they want playmakers on the back end. Yeah, I 678 00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:12,919 Speaker 1: can see that. So look, let's get to the mail 679 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:14,160 Speaker 1: back here. We want to get to some of the 680 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:17,239 Speaker 1: emails here. You have one pulled up, don't you. Yeah. 681 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:20,480 Speaker 1: This one comes from Will Saunders frequent email or appreciate 682 00:34:20,560 --> 00:34:22,920 Speaker 1: you will from Pittsburgh. By the way, Ravens van Pittsburgh 683 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:25,680 Speaker 1: always love it anyway. Uh. One of his questions with 684 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:28,560 Speaker 1: about Mike McDonald and kind of letting adafe o A 685 00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:32,520 Speaker 1: off the chain, letting him hunt instead of kind of 686 00:34:32,600 --> 00:34:35,879 Speaker 1: dropping back and coverage so much. Um. I do think 687 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:38,200 Speaker 1: the Ravens, you know, that will be part of the 688 00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:40,080 Speaker 1: plan is to get this guy's pass rush, get more 689 00:34:40,120 --> 00:34:42,000 Speaker 1: sacks out of odafe o A. They have a lot 690 00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:44,439 Speaker 1: of They have high hopes for him. Eric Costa talks 691 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:46,600 Speaker 1: about that that they they'll need more from him. You know, 692 00:34:46,680 --> 00:34:50,160 Speaker 1: he had a really good rookie season, but they envisioned more, 693 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:52,239 Speaker 1: you know when when they spend a first round pick 694 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:54,160 Speaker 1: on him, and that'll be a big job for Mike 695 00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:57,480 Speaker 1: McDonald and his his staff. Um. The second question here, 696 00:34:57,520 --> 00:34:59,560 Speaker 1: and this kind of feeds off of Tyron Matthew and 697 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:02,680 Speaker 1: that Di Russian is you know he said it sounded 698 00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:05,480 Speaker 1: as if the Ravens had made some decisions with personnel. 699 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:08,239 Speaker 1: Eric Costas stated that when free agency opens, the Ravens 700 00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:10,879 Speaker 1: will have money to spend. We all know about Villain 701 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:14,120 Speaker 1: Auva's possible release and Peters is now guaranteed to return. 702 00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:16,800 Speaker 1: Where do you believe the Ravens will find the extra 703 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:19,320 Speaker 1: cash that Eric the Costa is speaking of? Is that 704 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:25,040 Speaker 1: restructures of Stanley h Tavon Young, Marlon Humphrey. Um, where 705 00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:27,200 Speaker 1: are they gonna find this cash? Well, I mean, I 706 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:30,279 Speaker 1: go ahead, there's a there's a variety of ways that 707 00:35:30,360 --> 00:35:33,400 Speaker 1: you can find the cash. One would be Dolmar extension, 708 00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:35,000 Speaker 1: but we talked about that. Who knows if that happens. 709 00:35:35,160 --> 00:35:37,719 Speaker 1: Another would be with Peters. You could extend him, that 710 00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:39,920 Speaker 1: could lower his cap hit and you could extend him. 711 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:43,680 Speaker 1: You can just cut players, um, you know Tavon Young, 712 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:46,319 Speaker 1: you could potentially release him, or you could work out 713 00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:49,520 Speaker 1: some almost six million dollars. Yeah, or you could work 714 00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:53,640 Speaker 1: out you know, a pay cut um or some sort 715 00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:58,120 Speaker 1: of you know adjustment on that contract Villon Auava. It's 716 00:35:58,120 --> 00:36:01,359 Speaker 1: another six million dollars, which is a sign ificant um. 717 00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:04,319 Speaker 1: So that's another option. Boyken is what two and a half? 718 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:07,360 Speaker 1: Two and a half for Boyken, there's two and a half. 719 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:11,480 Speaker 1: Another potential will be another two and a half for 720 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:15,839 Speaker 1: Ben Powers, right, I don't see that one but um, 721 00:36:16,920 --> 00:36:19,480 Speaker 1: I feel like he's gonna be just just putting out possibilities. 722 00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:22,800 Speaker 1: But so those are those some options. And yes, you 723 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:26,520 Speaker 1: can restructure like the capy. I've said this before, the 724 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:28,480 Speaker 1: cap is kind of a moving target because you do 725 00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:30,160 Speaker 1: have a lot of flexibility, especially with some of the 726 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:33,200 Speaker 1: long term contracts. If you wanted deffer money and they 727 00:36:33,239 --> 00:36:35,799 Speaker 1: have done that, you can you can restructure a deal 728 00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:40,040 Speaker 1: for Marlon Humphrey, or for Bryan Stanley, or for Justin Tucker, 729 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:42,480 Speaker 1: any of the guys that you have signed long term 730 00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:47,080 Speaker 1: Mark Andrews and clear up some money by kind of 731 00:36:47,120 --> 00:36:49,879 Speaker 1: shuffling some things around. But then again there's the cuts 732 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:52,040 Speaker 1: some we just talked about that. I thought it was 733 00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:54,960 Speaker 1: interesting to Another point from Erica Costa's press conference was, 734 00:36:55,239 --> 00:36:57,680 Speaker 1: you know, he kind of regretted the way and it 735 00:36:57,840 --> 00:37:00,800 Speaker 1: wasn't anybody's fault, but just because of all the injuries 736 00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:03,359 Speaker 1: and the players that Ravens had to sign, they ran 737 00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:06,839 Speaker 1: out of cash basically, and they didn't have the flexibility 738 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:09,359 Speaker 1: in season to make the moves that he likes to make. 739 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:11,160 Speaker 1: You know, he said, basically they had a trade in 740 00:37:11,280 --> 00:37:14,040 Speaker 1: hand that they just couldn't work out from a financial 741 00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:17,120 Speaker 1: aspect to make it happen. There were midseason reports that 742 00:37:17,160 --> 00:37:19,240 Speaker 1: the Ravens wanted to you know, we're interested in trading 743 00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:22,160 Speaker 1: for Xavian Howard, one of the top, uh, you know, 744 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:24,960 Speaker 1: interception guys in the NFL, you know, a Pro Bowl 745 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:27,319 Speaker 1: corner from the Miami Dolphins, and couldn't make it happen 746 00:37:27,360 --> 00:37:30,480 Speaker 1: because of financial reasons. The report didn't say that, but 747 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:33,280 Speaker 1: that could you know. Eric Costas said basically, we couldn't 748 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:37,320 Speaker 1: because of money. Um, So it's interesting. I mean you 749 00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:40,279 Speaker 1: look at it and Eric to Costa has made big 750 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:46,640 Speaker 1: trades mid season every year, Marcus Peters midway through Uneaten Gkway, 751 00:37:47,360 --> 00:37:49,560 Speaker 1: then reports of last year trying to make it another 752 00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:52,719 Speaker 1: big deal. So I say, all that meaning it's not 753 00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:55,760 Speaker 1: just freeing up enough cash to sign some free agents. 754 00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:58,240 Speaker 1: Like they need to free up enough cash and carry 755 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:01,440 Speaker 1: that into the into the only two season in order 756 00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:04,800 Speaker 1: to enable themselves to make moves if there are injuries 757 00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:07,640 Speaker 1: or if there is a spot where they see, Okay, 758 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:09,520 Speaker 1: we can make a big upgrade here and make a 759 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:13,000 Speaker 1: playoff run with this guy. Yeah, Like that's why I 760 00:38:13,080 --> 00:38:15,359 Speaker 1: know sometimes fans will look at like, well, they've got 761 00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:18,560 Speaker 1: or whatever three million in cap space at a at 762 00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:21,400 Speaker 1: a given time, you don't want to be zero in 763 00:38:21,520 --> 00:38:23,960 Speaker 1: cap space because you need to make moves during the season, 764 00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:29,480 Speaker 1: whether that's signing players like DeVonta Freeman, um and Thavious 765 00:38:29,560 --> 00:38:31,560 Speaker 1: Murray because you all a sudden have a huge need, 766 00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:34,840 Speaker 1: or it's pulling off a trade like they tried to 767 00:38:34,920 --> 00:38:40,399 Speaker 1: do last season. Yep, anyway, thanks for the email, Will, 768 00:38:40,440 --> 00:38:41,840 Speaker 1: And you had another email. I got one to hear 769 00:38:41,840 --> 00:38:44,680 Speaker 1: from Riley Runberg. Riley hit us with a bunch of questions. Um, 770 00:38:44,719 --> 00:38:46,480 Speaker 1: we've already answered some of them. He asked about pat 771 00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:48,720 Speaker 1: Ricard to getting a new contract. Them are new contract. 772 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:52,360 Speaker 1: But here's an interesting one, Jowan James. Is he going 773 00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:55,840 Speaker 1: to be the Week one starter at right tackle? So 774 00:38:56,480 --> 00:38:58,680 Speaker 1: Joan James just as a refresher here. You know, the 775 00:38:58,760 --> 00:39:01,840 Speaker 1: Ravens signed him last year. He was coming off a 776 00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:06,440 Speaker 1: torn achilles which happened in the spring of UH there 777 00:39:06,560 --> 00:39:08,280 Speaker 1: was kind of an outside chance that he could return. 778 00:39:08,360 --> 00:39:09,920 Speaker 1: He did get back on the practice field late in 779 00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:13,400 Speaker 1: the season, but just wasn't ready to actually play games. 780 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:16,960 Speaker 1: So you know, now he's gonna have a full off season. 781 00:39:17,560 --> 00:39:19,480 Speaker 1: He's going to be in the mix. So is he 782 00:39:19,600 --> 00:39:22,040 Speaker 1: going to be the right tackle. Like, what happens there? 783 00:39:22,280 --> 00:39:24,520 Speaker 1: What what happens if we draft my first round tackle 784 00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:28,319 Speaker 1: and then you games too. I mean, I certainly think 785 00:39:28,360 --> 00:39:30,640 Speaker 1: that he could be you know, if if the Ravens 786 00:39:30,719 --> 00:39:33,879 Speaker 1: don't draft a first round tackle, let's say they went, 787 00:39:34,280 --> 00:39:37,680 Speaker 1: you know, the second round, third round route, and that 788 00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:42,400 Speaker 1: guy is able to back up Ronnie Stanley and be 789 00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:46,040 Speaker 1: your right tackle of the future or you know, take 790 00:39:46,160 --> 00:39:49,480 Speaker 1: over mid season or whatever. You know, I think that 791 00:39:49,600 --> 00:39:54,160 Speaker 1: that plan makes sense. Basically, the Ravens have Pat McCarry 792 00:39:54,960 --> 00:39:59,320 Speaker 1: and Juan James as starting caliber right tackles. Now, like 793 00:39:59,400 --> 00:40:00,759 Speaker 1: you said, John James is a little bit of a 794 00:40:00,840 --> 00:40:02,960 Speaker 1: question mark because he hasn't played in so long, but 795 00:40:03,440 --> 00:40:06,960 Speaker 1: they Eric Cossa was pretty you know clear that they 796 00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:10,640 Speaker 1: have hopes for high hopes for this guy. So right 797 00:40:10,719 --> 00:40:16,520 Speaker 1: tackle like isn't a as big of a necessarily like 798 00:40:16,760 --> 00:40:21,600 Speaker 1: immediate need as you're making it sound, Garrett Um. But 799 00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:24,479 Speaker 1: that of course also depends on what happens at center. 800 00:40:24,640 --> 00:40:27,719 Speaker 1: You know, Bradley Boseman comes back, Okay, you're fine. If 801 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:31,040 Speaker 1: he doesn't, well, McCarry is probably your starting center unless 802 00:40:31,080 --> 00:40:34,120 Speaker 1: you were to draft a center high right. So so 803 00:40:34,239 --> 00:40:36,279 Speaker 1: now you're down to John James, who's a question mark. 804 00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:38,520 Speaker 1: And then of course I would want a high draft 805 00:40:38,560 --> 00:40:40,719 Speaker 1: pick there at tackle too, and like we said to 806 00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:44,919 Speaker 1: back up Ronnie. Yeah, but I certainly think John James 807 00:40:44,960 --> 00:40:47,000 Speaker 1: could be your week one starter. Wouldn't shock me If 808 00:40:47,040 --> 00:40:49,080 Speaker 1: he's a week one starter McCarry is starting at center, 809 00:40:49,320 --> 00:40:51,920 Speaker 1: would not surprise me. Yeah, I think on James, like, honestly, 810 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:57,080 Speaker 1: I just I'm withholding any sort of I don't know, 811 00:40:57,200 --> 00:41:00,080 Speaker 1: I'm withholding any sort of expectation because he hasn't it. 812 00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:02,600 Speaker 1: He'd have to win the job. Yeah, and like we 813 00:41:02,680 --> 00:41:05,640 Speaker 1: haven't competition go through a real practice yet, and like 814 00:41:05,760 --> 00:41:08,120 Speaker 1: he's been hurt for three years, and so I think, 815 00:41:08,239 --> 00:41:10,279 Speaker 1: you know, I like the signing when the Ravens moved 816 00:41:10,440 --> 00:41:12,600 Speaker 1: made it because this is a guy who's been a former, 817 00:41:12,800 --> 00:41:17,239 Speaker 1: you know, established right tackle and you get him kind 818 00:41:17,239 --> 00:41:19,920 Speaker 1: of on a flyer um and you can see what 819 00:41:20,280 --> 00:41:22,360 Speaker 1: he's able to do once he gets healthy. But like, 820 00:41:22,840 --> 00:41:24,680 Speaker 1: I don't I do not. I think the Ravens are 821 00:41:24,680 --> 00:41:26,960 Speaker 1: intrigued by him as well. I just don't think and 822 00:41:27,040 --> 00:41:29,120 Speaker 1: no one has said this, like the Ravens aren't gonna 823 00:41:29,120 --> 00:41:30,440 Speaker 1: go into next year just being like, all right, well, 824 00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:32,200 Speaker 1: Ronnie's gonna come back, and Jowan James is gonna be 825 00:41:32,200 --> 00:41:35,200 Speaker 1: a starter right tackle, like they they're gonna give themselves options. 826 00:41:35,600 --> 00:41:37,520 Speaker 1: Well that's the beat of Patrick McCarry, is he gives 827 00:41:37,560 --> 00:41:39,560 Speaker 1: you a ton of options. Yeah. Well, I'm just saying 828 00:41:40,200 --> 00:41:42,760 Speaker 1: Bozeman were to leave, you know, because all of a sudden, 829 00:41:42,840 --> 00:41:46,840 Speaker 1: like like too, I know you were giving giving me 830 00:41:46,840 --> 00:41:48,520 Speaker 1: a hard time and saying that like you don't think 831 00:41:48,560 --> 00:41:50,799 Speaker 1: it as big of a need. Let's say Boseman leaves 832 00:41:50,840 --> 00:41:54,400 Speaker 1: in free agency now, and you know, we take your 833 00:41:54,400 --> 00:41:59,040 Speaker 1: first round corner, your second round defensive and I'm gonna 834 00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:01,879 Speaker 1: be sweating. And then all of a sudden, like your 835 00:42:01,920 --> 00:42:05,680 Speaker 1: offensive line, you have McCarry as your center, Jowan James 836 00:42:05,800 --> 00:42:08,360 Speaker 1: is your right tackle, and then you're banking on Ronnie 837 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:11,200 Speaker 1: coming back and being fully healthy right away. Like then, then, 838 00:42:11,239 --> 00:42:14,040 Speaker 1: also you're in the position that you wanted to avoid. Yeah, 839 00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:16,320 Speaker 1: and when you went into the off season, say we 840 00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:19,080 Speaker 1: really want to strengthen the old line. Right now Ronnie 841 00:42:19,080 --> 00:42:20,960 Speaker 1: getting Ronnie back is a big part of strength in 842 00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:24,239 Speaker 1: the old line. But you need to add people there too. Yeah. 843 00:42:25,880 --> 00:42:29,080 Speaker 1: So so all right, and one other question here, Uh, 844 00:42:30,719 --> 00:42:33,440 Speaker 1: the Ravens need to bring back Josh Bonds. Do you 845 00:42:33,520 --> 00:42:36,680 Speaker 1: think that's gonna happen? I think it certainly could. Yeah, 846 00:42:36,680 --> 00:42:40,120 Speaker 1: I think right player, right price. Uh, you know, they 847 00:42:40,160 --> 00:42:42,839 Speaker 1: could take a first round I can't even I can't 848 00:42:42,840 --> 00:42:46,839 Speaker 1: even get through it with a straight face. Maybe they could, 849 00:42:46,920 --> 00:42:49,800 Speaker 1: who the hell knows? Um, but yeah, I think it 850 00:42:49,840 --> 00:42:51,400 Speaker 1: makes a lot of sense. Even if they were, I 851 00:42:51,440 --> 00:42:55,080 Speaker 1: think they will probably draft a linebacker or whatnot. Um, 852 00:42:55,239 --> 00:42:58,080 Speaker 1: you know, they have some other young players. Um, but 853 00:42:58,560 --> 00:43:01,160 Speaker 1: I think that, Uh, I think Vines makes a lot 854 00:43:01,239 --> 00:43:05,800 Speaker 1: of sense. All right, So we appreciate the questions. As always, 855 00:43:05,840 --> 00:43:07,520 Speaker 1: you can email us at the lounge at Ravens dot 856 00:43:07,640 --> 00:43:10,560 Speaker 1: NFL dot net, work through a bunch of them, and uh, 857 00:43:10,680 --> 00:43:12,520 Speaker 1: you know, we're going to continue to take your questions 858 00:43:12,560 --> 00:43:14,480 Speaker 1: and try to answer answer those over the course of 859 00:43:14,480 --> 00:43:16,680 Speaker 1: the next few weeks. You're getting ready to root for. 860 00:43:16,760 --> 00:43:18,600 Speaker 1: Who are you rooting for the Super Bowl? Garet, that's 861 00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:22,880 Speaker 1: a big question right now. Right, So here's the thing, Like, 862 00:43:23,160 --> 00:43:30,840 Speaker 1: I like, wow, wow, not an obvious answer. Well, the 863 00:43:30,960 --> 00:43:33,480 Speaker 1: easy answer, this is what I was gonna say. The 864 00:43:33,520 --> 00:43:35,400 Speaker 1: easy answer is just to say I want the Rams. 865 00:43:35,560 --> 00:43:38,360 Speaker 1: Eric Weddle's there, They're the NFC team. That's the Sometimes 866 00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:40,640 Speaker 1: sometimes the easy answer is the right. That's the easy 867 00:43:40,719 --> 00:43:46,319 Speaker 1: answer for me. Joe Burrow, you know, he grew up. 868 00:43:46,880 --> 00:43:51,200 Speaker 1: He's an Ohio kid. He's the Athens Ohio I've got friends, 869 00:43:51,239 --> 00:43:54,960 Speaker 1: you see my face. I got friends. I got friends 870 00:43:55,120 --> 00:43:57,719 Speaker 1: of friends of his, And I literally remember watching his 871 00:43:57,760 --> 00:43:59,359 Speaker 1: games in high school and be like, this kid is great. 872 00:43:59,400 --> 00:44:03,320 Speaker 1: What's why eight Initially I have been watching Joe Burrow 873 00:44:03,440 --> 00:44:09,120 Speaker 1: here for the last You're a Joe Burrow stand You're stand, 874 00:44:09,360 --> 00:44:12,399 Speaker 1: I've got And I love the way that he during 875 00:44:12,480 --> 00:44:15,400 Speaker 1: the during the Hima stuff and the draft process, that 876 00:44:15,480 --> 00:44:22,960 Speaker 1: he basically made Southeast Ohio his his charitable cause. Um wow. 877 00:44:23,640 --> 00:44:26,440 Speaker 1: So there's a lot of things to like about Joe Burrow. 878 00:44:26,520 --> 00:44:29,320 Speaker 1: So you want to see an AFC North rival just 879 00:44:29,920 --> 00:44:32,840 Speaker 1: living it up, celebrating. Like I'll say, the only reason 880 00:44:33,080 --> 00:44:35,560 Speaker 1: that I would root for the Bengals would because be 881 00:44:35,719 --> 00:44:38,520 Speaker 1: because I believe in the super Bowl hangover. But the 882 00:44:38,600 --> 00:44:41,640 Speaker 1: super Bowl hangover also applies to the team to losing this. Yeah, 883 00:44:41,800 --> 00:44:46,080 Speaker 1: that's the hangover for the losing team is definitely like 884 00:44:46,280 --> 00:44:53,359 Speaker 1: like historically speaking, that has been a more negative effect. Yeah, 885 00:44:53,719 --> 00:44:56,200 Speaker 1: Like you go back and look at it, and I'm 886 00:44:56,239 --> 00:44:59,120 Speaker 1: doubling that. I'm tripling. I'm quadrupling down. I'm rooting for 887 00:44:59,280 --> 00:45:03,440 Speaker 1: the Rams. The Super Bowl hangover has also, you know, 888 00:45:03,560 --> 00:45:06,239 Speaker 1: kind of been a thing to um. So either way, 889 00:45:06,880 --> 00:45:09,560 Speaker 1: you're we're good. We're good. Either way. I don't really 890 00:45:09,760 --> 00:45:12,360 Speaker 1: leave your rooting for the Bengals. Oh wow, It's not 891 00:45:12,360 --> 00:45:14,320 Speaker 1: like I'm gonna be wearing I'm gonna blast this on 892 00:45:14,440 --> 00:45:18,200 Speaker 1: social media. I'm blasting you. Look, I think Joe Burr's 893 00:45:18,200 --> 00:45:21,040 Speaker 1: a nice guy. He seems like a good guy. Everybody 894 00:45:21,160 --> 00:45:22,920 Speaker 1: was coming after my head two weeks ago. They're coming 895 00:45:22,960 --> 00:45:27,879 Speaker 1: after you from now on. This one's got no no, no, no, Look, 896 00:45:27,920 --> 00:45:31,080 Speaker 1: I think it. I do think if the Rams win, 897 00:45:31,680 --> 00:45:35,520 Speaker 1: I'll be really happy for Eric Wettle. That guy helped 898 00:45:35,840 --> 00:45:40,120 Speaker 1: really kind of establish, you know, a level of work 899 00:45:40,160 --> 00:45:43,640 Speaker 1: ethic and a culture um in the Ravens locker room 900 00:45:43,760 --> 00:45:45,920 Speaker 1: at that time. A lot of players looked up to him. 901 00:45:45,920 --> 00:45:48,960 Speaker 1: I still feel like his fingerprints are to some degree 902 00:45:49,040 --> 00:45:51,480 Speaker 1: kind of on this defense, like for players in the 903 00:45:51,520 --> 00:45:57,120 Speaker 1: secondary like Marlin Humphrey and Chuck Clark. And Chuck Clark absolutely, 904 00:45:57,200 --> 00:45:58,600 Speaker 1: and so if he gets the chance to win a 905 00:45:58,640 --> 00:46:01,640 Speaker 1: Super Bowl, the ridiculous story that he has of being 906 00:46:01,680 --> 00:46:03,640 Speaker 1: on the couch and coming back and playing in the playoffs. 907 00:46:04,200 --> 00:46:06,320 Speaker 1: I'd be happy for him, so honestly, I don't have 908 00:46:06,440 --> 00:46:10,239 Speaker 1: like a strong rooting interest, but um, it's not as 909 00:46:10,400 --> 00:46:13,120 Speaker 1: easy as you're making it out to be. It's a 910 00:46:13,200 --> 00:46:16,399 Speaker 1: slam dunk anyway. Thank you for listening. We'll be back 911 00:46:16,440 --> 00:46:17,200 Speaker 1: with you next week.