1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: Thrilled to be joined by Pat Rickard. And Pat will 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: start here. What's the most number of pancakes you've ever 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: eaten in a sitting? Pancakes? Nothing too crazy, I mean, 4 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: but it's very solid performance. Yeah, they're kind of like 5 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: this quiet feeling like we're going to show people who 6 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: forgot what the Ravens are about. Yeah, I think so, 7 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: and I also just want to keep it that way. 8 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:22,080 Speaker 1: The word will find out soon enough, you know, seasons 9 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: right on the corner, so we'll see that. Welcome into 10 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: the lounge presented by Draft Kings. Roster decisions have been made, 11 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: they are continuing to be made as this roster's massage 12 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: by Eric da Costa. Um, but we have the pleasure 13 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: of talking to fullback Pat Rickard, a guy who was 14 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:44,919 Speaker 1: pretty easy roster decision for the for the Ravens this year. UM. So, well, 15 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: before we get into our interview with pat Rickard, I 16 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: do want to remind listeners that September eleventh, for the 17 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: Ravens season opener against New York Jets. If you're not 18 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: going up to New York, make sure that you're still 19 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: at M ANDT Bank Stadium for our watch party. 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Thrilled 30 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: to be joined by Pat Rickard. And Pat will start here. 31 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: Uh you know, man of many nicknames, right, but you 32 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: have the pancakes stack in your Twitter handle, right, So 33 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: we're just leaning into full Pancake Pat. And I know 34 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: guys on the team, it's still Project Pat. It's a 35 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: lot of teammates, right, Yes, but we're gonna we're gonna 36 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: run with Pancake Pat for the purposes of this podcast. Alright, 37 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: So I want to start here because I was really 38 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: thinking about this yesterday. If you're ranking the pancakes, okay, 39 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: tell me how you you line this up. We have 40 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: blueberry pancakes, Banana pancakes, chocolate chip pancakes, and o G 41 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: plain pancakes. How are you ranking those four? Okay, that's 42 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,239 Speaker 1: a that's a tough question, because I mean the hard hitter. 43 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: I love ball pancakes, so okay. Um. I would probably 44 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: have to put chocolate chip as probably number one, just 45 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: because it is unlike any other topping on pancakes, because 46 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: everything else is mostly like fruit or like a cream 47 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: or something. Right, So this adds that real sweetness right 48 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 1: to it, very rich. Yes, do you do the whip 49 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: cream on top of that too? Um? Yeah? If I 50 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: get like toppings like that, I may. So. I think 51 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: for number two it has to be just playing pancakes 52 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 1: because you can really just dig in not have to 53 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: worry about anything overpowering you know, the greatness of a 54 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: stack of pancakes. Um. Okay, So between blueberry and banana, 55 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say, but blueberries number three, banana the bottom 56 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: you totally flipped mine minor. I would reverse all of that. Wow, Okay, 57 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:19,919 Speaker 1: give me your I think I think bananas last because 58 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: sometimes bananas are in pancakes and they get cooked, they 59 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 1: may get like kind of burnt or harder to cook, 60 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: and you get big chunks of bananas. I don't want 61 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 1: big chunks of bananas while I'm meeting my pancakes. So blueberries, 62 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: are you know excellent? Yeah? I like how they kind 63 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: of pop in your mouth a little bit, you get that, yes, 64 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: And they're small, so like you're not just getting you know, 65 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: big pieces of fruit, right. And honestly, I kind of like, 66 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: you know, on top in it and on top I 67 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: think I like my fruit on top of my pancakes 68 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: versus in it. Really, Yeah, I'm not man, we are 69 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: so different in our pancake desires. Yeah. And he didn't 70 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: even mention my favorite peacam pancakes. Have you ever had this? 71 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: I think I have. I like peacans, and I think 72 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: it's it's pretty good because it's like that you know, 73 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: that nutty flavor that you know it's it's it's good. 74 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: I've never had them. Yeah, I'm pretty I'm pretty sure. 75 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure Denny's has one or something like that. Okay, okay, 76 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 1: last pancake pancake question. What's the most number of pancakes 77 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: you've ever eaten in a sitting? I don't know, so 78 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: like for me, honestly, I don't eat big meals. At once. 79 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 1: I eat like I eat multiple meals throughout the day, 80 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 1: Like every couple of hours, I'll eat something, So I 81 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: don't eat a lot at once. I don't know, I 82 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 1: probably could eat like a solid like six six. It 83 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: depends on the size. Pancakes can be really big and 84 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: really small, right, So Like let's just say, because I 85 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: remember like in college and stuff, you know, bought on 86 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 1: a budget. I would go to Denny's and they have 87 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: you know, five dollars from unlimited sacks of panca slam 88 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: right right, and I think I used to get like 89 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 1: two or three servings of the stacks. I don't know 90 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 1: what six nine pancakes nice, nothing too crazy, right, you know? 91 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: I mean but it's very solid performance. Yeah, sure, all right. 92 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 1: So you just uh just finish your six training camp 93 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: and you kind of on on Twitter it was like 94 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 1: you were surprised by this like that it's just like wow, 95 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:18,799 Speaker 1: times flying by, what how was your your six training camp? 96 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: And does it feel kind of crazy that you're you're 97 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: a season vet now? Man? Yeah? I mean training camp 98 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 1: is this always a grind? And you just it just 99 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 1: kind of like it kind of grounds you because of 100 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: you know, the cut day and just knowing that so 101 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: many guys are you know, are getting cut and you 102 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: could always always be one of those guys. And to 103 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: now finish my six camp, it just really makes you 104 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 1: reflect and just realize how far you've come and and uh, yeah, 105 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: I'm just very grateful for it. And you know, this 106 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: training camp I feel like has been very good for 107 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: just how we went about our training camp. Um. You know, 108 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: we had hot weather, which is good for us, and 109 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: then it cooled down a little bit. I I quite 110 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 1: enjoyed not having to join practices just because they are very, 111 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: very tough, even though you know, uh, I know coaches 112 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: love them because it's you know, competition and you get 113 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 1: to go against other people and they can check out 114 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: those other guys too as well and stuff like that. 115 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: But I felt like it was a good camp. Um. 116 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 1: I'm excited to have these next couple of days off 117 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: to get my body ready to get ready for a 118 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 1: week one. I feel like when we saw what happened 119 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: with Aaron Donald, you know, I'll take a pass on 120 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: the joint practices. Yeah, you know, like practice usually it's 121 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 1: usually a brawl. I remember we had a little brawl 122 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: with the colts and that was it was pretty nuts. 123 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: So well, we didn't have a single fight this year. 124 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: There wasn't one fight, not even a mini fight, not 125 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: even scrum. Really like there was a little fight literally, 126 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: like I think on Monday this this past week, okay, 127 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 1: like day thirty of camp and I'm thinking, on my guys, 128 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 1: we this we're fighting now, like this is day thirty, 129 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: like you one, like you don't have time to fight, 130 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 1: like stop fighting. I was just yeah that there was 131 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: talk before camp where people wonder, Okay, things are gonna 132 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: be different. Auto Raven is gonna be as shop coming 133 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: out the box, doing things differently, and from a player's perspective, 134 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: I just want to know, do you feel I don't 135 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: have any impact? They're not doing things if they did, Hey, 136 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: the Raven is usually week one all the money. You 137 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: think that's still gonna be the case? Are you talking 138 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: about just like what execution as opposed to like the 139 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: grueling as less physicality and practice physical execution focus. Yeah, 140 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: I mean I think we're still it's the Ravens. We're 141 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: gonna be a physical team. I still think we practice 142 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: physically and we still have hard practice. I think it's 143 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 1: just we focus more on our recovery and just kind 144 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 1: of the the day to day schedule of how you know, 145 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: when we left, when we meet, when we practice, stuff 146 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: like that. The practice itself is pretty similar of how 147 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 1: we've done it, and I think, I think we're just 148 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: better for it. We're I think we're executing at a 149 00:07:57,920 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: high level. But I think guys are just you know, 150 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: I think, feeling better, feeling healthier, and you know, I 151 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: think we'll find out week one, but any indicator of 152 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: how our preseason games went, I mean, I think I 153 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: think it shows that we're, you know, in the right 154 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: right path. Are you happy that you don't have to 155 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: wear the Guardian cap anymore? Oh? Man? Um, you know, 156 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 1: at first, I just thought it was just kind of odd, 157 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: like we have to wear these other kind of goofy 158 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: they don't really cover the helmet completely, like it covers 159 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: my ear holes and any ventilation on the top of 160 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 1: my helmets, so you know, maybe a little tweaking with 161 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 1: them NFL. So I felt like it kind of didn't 162 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 1: at any airflow through the helmets kind of was a 163 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 1: little hotter. But I did honestly think that it did 164 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: reduce like a little bit of impact when you head 165 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 1: to head, especially me being a fullback, like that happens 166 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: almost every play, and it was interesting when ever we 167 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: took the helmet, we took him off to actually play, 168 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 1: and you know, it feels a little lighter and I 169 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:04,079 Speaker 1: feel like you might feel the impact a little bit more. 170 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 1: So I understand why they tried doing it, why they 171 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 1: did it, just because the whole point was like repetitive 172 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 1: hits to the head during especially in training camp, like 173 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 1: over time, the small little hits will start adding up, 174 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:17,319 Speaker 1: so if they can reduce that blow, and I think 175 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:19,719 Speaker 1: it might have worked. So you know, I wouldn't mind 176 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: if we do it again. If they did, maybe just 177 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: tweaked it, tweaked the the fit on the helmets, I think, 178 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: you know, they just look like bobble heads. That stile, 179 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: that was the word. The look was not good. It 180 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: wasn't it just wasn't cool. Let's just be exactly trying 181 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: to look cool out there. Um, you kind of mentioned 182 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:38,679 Speaker 1: it that, you know, cut down day is emotional and 183 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: even though you know you're a season vet, like you 184 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 1: still kind of feel that being a former undrafted rookie 185 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: who really had to fight to make this team. Can 186 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: you take us back to that time, what your nerves 187 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: are like and and you know what you felt when 188 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: you got the call that that you had made it. Yeah, um, 189 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: you know, I just remember that by four o'clock on Tuesday. 190 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 1: And it's funny because like we don't get calls saying hey, 191 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: like you made the team, congratulations, it's you don't hear anything. 192 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: So as long as you don't hear anything by four o'clock, 193 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 1: you're on the roster. And for me, like I remember, 194 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure we had to workout. So I was 195 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: working out with the team, and I was just constantly 196 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: looking at the clock, like in between sets, they can 197 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: like like did I do enough to make it, like 198 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: a my valuable enough to this team to where I 199 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 1: made a rockter spot And I just remember making it. 200 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 1: I just like and like for me, I was very 201 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: happy with myself. At the same time, it was just 202 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: like all right, now now it starts like I can't 203 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: be content, like, oh I made the team like this, 204 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: Like I obviously celebrated with my you know, friends and 205 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 1: family and my wife and just so grateful for it. 206 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: But I just knew that like at any point, I 207 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: can still get cut tomorrow, can get cut the next 208 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: day next year because I was still on drafted, still 209 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: on guarrantine money, playing a position where I don't know 210 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 1: how much I'm gonna play depends on how the team 211 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: does and how they want to utilize me. So it's 212 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 1: just like trying to do as much as much as 213 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: I could. So I just, you know, every day, just 214 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 1: take it as a blessing and just you know, grateful 215 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: for it. Did you talk to any of the guys 216 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:09,079 Speaker 1: this year that are on the bubble and give them 217 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 1: any advice, especially the rookies and undrafted guy? Yeah, I 218 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: mean I will, for sure, but it's it's I feel 219 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: like if they come up to me, I will bother 220 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: mat Like I may say things here and there. I 221 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,319 Speaker 1: remember when Josh Ross just made it, I just congratulated 222 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 1: him and just say, like, you know, I I was 223 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 1: rooting for you because I felt like he was the 224 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:30,719 Speaker 1: guy that this year that was undrafted guy that was 225 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 1: gonna make it right right now, one guy who looked 226 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:39,200 Speaker 1: safe in the beginning, Isaiah. Likely just from a player's perspective, 227 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: when you see a new player come in and you know, 228 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: really take off like that from the beginning, how exciting 229 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:48,679 Speaker 1: is that to kind of add a new piece that maybe, 230 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: you know, coming into the season, people weren't expecting, you know, 231 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:54,479 Speaker 1: when he got drafted, for him to be that impactful 232 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 1: that quickly. Yeah, Um, Isaiah likely man, I mean fourth 233 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: round peck at a coastal Carolina. And for him to 234 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:03,959 Speaker 1: be doing what he's doing right now, I think is 235 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 1: surprising a lot of people. And I think having Mark 236 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:11,440 Speaker 1: Andrews really be a great role model for him and 237 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: for him to keep growing and seeing how Mark plays, 238 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:17,959 Speaker 1: because Mark is I feel like what makes Mark andrew 239 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 1: so good is his just is uncanny natural ability to 240 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 1: get open. And I feel like Isaiah has that same 241 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 1: kind of ability, and he's just learning more and more 242 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 1: of like how to break, how to run routes to 243 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: get open, and how Mark kind of does it. And 244 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: to have them both in the field at the same time, 245 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: it's gonna be very excited and I can't I cannot wait. 246 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: It's only gonna make our offense more explosive and um, 247 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 1: and I'm just very proud of him. You know, he's, 248 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: you know, for me personally, Massachusetts boy, and so isn't Isaiah. 249 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 1: So it's you know, it's say, I'm even more proud 250 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:55,479 Speaker 1: just like you know, to have someone else here, you know. Uh, 251 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: but uh, yeah, I'm just I just can't wait to see, 252 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: you know, his career and how he looks this year. 253 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 1: Is there a degree where the vets like see him 254 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 1: doing this day after day and you're just like what 255 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:10,079 Speaker 1: the hell? Yeah, like it just I don't know, it 256 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: just kind of I guess surprises you. But so for me, 257 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 1: whenever I see a guy do well, yeah, I don't 258 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 1: want to say anything to them to mess up their 259 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:21,199 Speaker 1: mental to where they start like to be over thinking 260 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: or thinking like this and that. If anything, I will 261 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: almost like say like, good job, keep it up, keep 262 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:32,960 Speaker 1: doing what you're doing, or maybe even like on hype 263 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:36,200 Speaker 1: what they're doing a little bit right, just so they 264 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 1: don't get a big head and they think that like 265 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 1: they don't need to keep working hard, they don't need 266 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:41,559 Speaker 1: to keep doing the things, the little things, the things 267 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: that they have to do to be playing at that level. 268 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: But uh but yeah, you mentioned Mark, and to me, 269 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: like just you watch him every day in the way 270 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 1: that he works in practice, it seems like that's just contagious. 271 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 1: I mean, like every practice rep from Mark seems like 272 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: it's the freaking Super Bowl you know what I mean, Like, 273 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: just the way he works in practice, is that something 274 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: that rubs off on on everybody else around him? Yeah, 275 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,559 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean it has to, right. I mean, 276 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: if you're seeing a guy that's just that great of 277 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 1: a player giving that much effort in practice, when I 278 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 1: mean he could just go through the motions and just 279 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 1: be like, no, I'm good, I'll just perform on game 280 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: day like I don't need to practice that hard. I 281 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: don't even have to practice. And he comes out and 282 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: he wants to get the reps, he wants to get everything, 283 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 1: and anytime he drops one ball or or runs around 284 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: where he could have run better, it's bad. It's not 285 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 1: a bad day, it's just he's mad about the day 286 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 1: and he just he's very competitive. And always that's when 287 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 1: ma Andrews comes out, is when that's when he doesn't 288 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: talk to anybody. He's just so locked in. And I think, 289 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 1: you know, halfway through the year last year, we started 290 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 1: seeing that he was just completely just turned up and 291 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: just was on another one. And it starts with practice, 292 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: and it's definitely contagious with other guys. It has to be. 293 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: I get the sense it's talking to guys a little 294 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 1: bit of a few weeks that you know, seasons right 295 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 1: around the corner now, and that last year was so 296 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 1: disappointing the way it turned out unusual for the Ravens 297 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 1: had made the playoffs to be used in a row 298 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 1: and did not. The people might be sleeping on you guys, 299 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: Like now it's like you read these predictions, you know, 300 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 1: it's kind of like the Ravens under the radar now 301 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: even with even having Lamar, Do you guys sense that? 302 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 1: And is there kind of like this quiet feeling like 303 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: we're gonna show people who forgot what the Ravens are about? Yeah, 304 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: I think so. And I also just want to keep 305 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 1: it that way, you know, Like I think people they 306 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: just it's always like you know, in the NFL, it's like, uh, people, 307 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: remember the last thing you've done. You know, it's like 308 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: every day you gotta prove yourself. So like for us this, 309 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 1: remember that we just lost a bunch of games at 310 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: the end of the year and we just didn't make 311 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 1: the playoffs. People forget we were eight and three first 312 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: in the n f C and we were dealing with 313 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: so many injuries, you know, just so much stuff during 314 00:15:57,240 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: the year that I felt like if we were everyone 315 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: was health the and we've you know, we're playing with everybody, 316 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: we would have wouldn't have had so many close games, 317 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 1: so many battles, and you know, the last six games 318 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 1: we didn't have the March. We were like in every 319 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: game he watched by a point or almost the rams two, rightious, 320 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: So I just know where we're at right now, and 321 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 1: you know, every I feel like every team the NFL 322 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: got better, And I think that's why teams aren't focusing 323 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: on us as much, because like every team's gone better, 324 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 1: So they're all just so much hype around the other 325 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: teams that they're kind of forgetting that like holy crap, 326 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 1: like the Ravens do have so and so that are 327 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: coming back from injury, or we had a great draft, 328 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 1: or who we just picked up, and um, I think 329 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: I think the you know, the world will find out 330 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: soon enough, you know, the seasons right around the corner, 331 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 1: so we'll see them. Speaking of guys come back from injury, 332 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: j K is obviously a huge component of this offense. 333 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: Uh you know, what have what have you seen from 334 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: j K? I know he was he was itching to 335 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 1: come back. He probably was selling every but everybody in 336 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: the locker room he was ready. I know, um yeah, 337 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 1: I mean he's one of those guys. I feel like 338 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: he's very similar to Mark Andrew, just that competitiveness, like 339 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 1: he he thinks that like he no matter what, is 340 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: the guy that like, well, you know, I want he 341 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,879 Speaker 1: wants the ball. He wants to be the guy that 342 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 1: will do whatever you can to help his team win. 343 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: And he feels that that like personally, he wants to 344 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:29,360 Speaker 1: be in the back of the field no matter what. 345 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:31,639 Speaker 1: And he's trying so hard and proud of him of 346 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:34,199 Speaker 1: how hard he's been working and he's been practicing. You know, 347 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 1: he's looking better every every every day, he's looking better 348 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 1: the way he's moving or running around, and you know, 349 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 1: it's interesting to see if you know when he will 350 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: be ready to go. It's obviously up to him and 351 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 1: coaches and staff and whenever. I'll be ready to block 352 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:48,399 Speaker 1: for him. And we know if it's up to him 353 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 1: when Jul yeah, yeah, yeah, right right right. And how 354 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 1: much do you look at the running game is you know, 355 00:17:57,600 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 1: that's what the Ravens do, That's what this offense is, 356 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,880 Speaker 1: that's what Greg Roman, you know, builds this offense around. 357 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: And you obviously being the battering ram, the front of 358 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: that you know, the front of that sword, the edge 359 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:09,959 Speaker 1: of it. You know, how important do you guys look 360 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 1: at it? As you know, we ran the ball pretty 361 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:15,159 Speaker 1: well last year, right, Like, what were we there in 362 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 1: the league? I think in yards per game? I want 363 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 1: to say, with like running backs that weren't with the 364 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 1: team when the year began out, Imagine right now we 365 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: all of a sudden had a completely brain new running 366 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:29,400 Speaker 1: back room. Exactly right, I know it's right, like, but 367 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 1: three days before the season started it was crazy. And 368 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 1: so now getting those guys back in with the additions, 369 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 1: you know, Mike and and all these guys, um, you 370 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: know Kenyan Drake. Now, just how strong do you feel 371 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: like this running game can be? Yeah? You know are 372 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 1: running games always interesting? Um? Just because preseason games it's 373 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: a heart indicator to really know where it's at. Just 374 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:56,480 Speaker 1: because you don't have your starting offensive line, you don't 375 00:18:56,480 --> 00:19:00,360 Speaker 1: have you're starting running backs, you know, receiver repath game, 376 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 1: it can be a little more telling, I guess just 377 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:04,920 Speaker 1: because of understanding of how these young guys are running 378 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 1: these routes and the quarterbacks are throwing. You know, Snoop 379 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 1: is a very well a starting quarterback in this league. 380 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 1: And you know him and Anthony Brown had a great preseason. 381 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:14,879 Speaker 1: So I think running game, it's you're not gonna know 382 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,679 Speaker 1: until you started playing actual regular teason games. But I 383 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:21,119 Speaker 1: think that I think our offensive line has has improved. 384 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 1: You know, I think we've we have, you know, guys 385 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 1: who've played in love to run the ball. You know, 386 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: Kevin Zeisler's back the right guard, right tackle, Morgan Moses, 387 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 1: who was a great edition that we didn't have last year. 388 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 1: You know, Tallan Lender, Bam, Pat McCarry or Tristan Cologna center, 389 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:41,479 Speaker 1: even Ben Powers, like any of those guys can play center. Um, 390 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:43,879 Speaker 1: you know last year we didn't. We didn't have Tyler, 391 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 1: so it's some interesting to see how he does left guard. 392 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:49,880 Speaker 1: You know, Ben Power's Ben Cleveland, Um, any of those 393 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 1: guys are gonna be great left tackle. And you know 394 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 1: it's that's also another thing we have to see Jowan, 395 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:58,879 Speaker 1: James and Ronnie can be ready to go. Um and 396 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 1: then all of a su running backs. Thinks that's a 397 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:03,159 Speaker 1: big improvement from last year. I think we have guys 398 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 1: who have been with us the whole off season. You know, 399 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:09,199 Speaker 1: the offense, you know, um, tight end room. I mean 400 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: we've got five five head ends right now, you know, 401 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:13,959 Speaker 1: And I think Charlie went on I R whatever it is, 402 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 1: but that just shows that we're still committed to the 403 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:19,919 Speaker 1: run game, that we're still you know, trying to be 404 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: as competitive as we can to run the ball. I know, 405 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:24,439 Speaker 1: we're really trying to improve a passing game, and I 406 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 1: think we've been seeing it with this whole off season 407 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 1: and even you know, the way our coaches are coaching 408 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 1: us and the different plays and the schemes we have. 409 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: I think it's a big improvement from where we've been 410 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:38,120 Speaker 1: and definitely excited to see all phases of our offense 411 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,640 Speaker 1: come together week one and you know, week after week 412 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:42,919 Speaker 1: getting better at it. How how fun is it to 413 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 1: be a foolback in a Greg room and scheme, you know, 414 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 1: because of all that he does and all that's asked 415 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:51,159 Speaker 1: of you, right like sometimes you're an offensive tackle, an 416 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:54,399 Speaker 1: extra tackle, you know, you do everything. How how fun 417 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 1: is that for you? It's a lot of fun. I 418 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:58,920 Speaker 1: think he uses me very well. He can use me 419 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 1: in so many different is it's either you know, lining 420 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 1: up in the slot and then having to block, or 421 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 1: me motioning from the numbers and then just absolutely crushing 422 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:10,880 Speaker 1: a defensive ent on a kickout block running full speed. 423 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, or you know, putting me in lines it's 424 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 1: head end or as a wing, and there's just so 425 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:22,400 Speaker 1: many ways he uses me, and I think I'm almost 426 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: like that, uh that kind of the sauce to the 427 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:27,960 Speaker 1: whole thing to where he can kinda put me in 428 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,919 Speaker 1: different spots to get it. Maybe an advantage because you know, 429 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 1: I'm I'm three pounds and I moved well to where 430 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: I'm able to block you know, guys in space that 431 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 1: maybe guys couldn't at my size. Um So I think 432 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:44,399 Speaker 1: it's a mismatch for a lot of different areas to 433 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 1: where it's it's a lot of fun to where kind 434 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: of he's kind of a mad genius of how he 435 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:54,399 Speaker 1: uses me in the offensive different ways, and it's always 436 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: interesting week to week of what he asked me to 437 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:58,479 Speaker 1: do and see if I can do it. And you know, 438 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 1: I think it kind of keeps it interesting as I play. 439 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: Is there a chance we may see even more tricks 440 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:06,959 Speaker 1: in the bag with your family they sleeping on you 441 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 1: as I know you've caught a couple of passes and 442 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:17,160 Speaker 1: playoff games. Yeah, maybe some goal line runs maybe yeah, yeah, yeah, 443 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean, whatever he asked me to do, 444 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 1: I always try to do it. And I mean for me, 445 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: I know, my role is blocking, so like anything extra 446 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 1: is is great. But we have so many great guys 447 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: that are that we want the ball in their hands, 448 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:36,639 Speaker 1: you know, so um yeah, we'll see, we'll see. What 449 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 1: do you what do you? What do you ask of 450 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:41,640 Speaker 1: me this year? Do you have a misplaying defense all 451 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 1: the time? Really? Still? Yeah, it's just so much fun 452 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 1: like playing defenses as especially d Lin like you have 453 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 1: there saying like you're attacking and you're being so disruptive 454 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:58,679 Speaker 1: and you get to rum, you got to you know blocked, 455 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 1: you know, stuff to run or you have to pass rush. 456 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: You get to tackle amazing athletes, like the best well 457 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:07,400 Speaker 1: known athletes in the world, or quarterbacks and you get 458 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 1: to tackle them, and I feel like it's just a 459 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 1: lot a lot of pride. And then obviously playing the 460 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:14,399 Speaker 1: defense and being in being in that room when those guys, 461 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:18,119 Speaker 1: I definitely miss it. But I mean I'm good at 462 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 1: what I do with the offense and being a fullback 463 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:21,959 Speaker 1: and I enjoyed that as well as as well, So 464 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 1: I made a living and going to three purples. So's 465 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 1: I'll get that gone. Is there any part of you 466 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:30,159 Speaker 1: you think like later in your career you're like, you 467 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: know what, I'm gonna pack on some more pounds again 468 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: and we're just gonna see what I got back at 469 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 1: D tackle. I don't think so, I think that trans gone. 470 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 1: You know, I think I tried it, and you know, 471 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 1: I mean it was a revolutionary like you were like 472 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:46,400 Speaker 1: the I mean, nobody had really been a two way 473 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: player like you in a long time. I appreciate, uh 474 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 1: so a flex. I always tell people it's like one 475 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: of my kind of cool stats I got is in 476 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen, I am the only player in the last 477 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 1: decade plus that has a hundred snaps on offense and 478 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: defense in a regular season. Right, Yeah, It's it's pretty 479 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:09,119 Speaker 1: cool something to hang your hat on for sure. All Right, 480 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 1: So I have a few quick hitters here before we 481 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 1: let you go. Um dug up this from the archives. 482 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 1: Your favorite food is actually not pancakes. It's Chinese food. Correct, 483 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 1: nice and so so I was kind of thinking, you know, 484 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 1: like pal pal chicken, Right we go, pal pal pat. 485 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 1: Is it the same dish? Yeah, same dish? The same 486 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 1: little kick to it, right, like a kick out buck. 487 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 1: I'm just just this is all I'm waiting it now. 488 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 1: But you know, I mean restaurants listening exactly. And I 489 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 1: also read that you you know, you would think a 490 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 1: guy like you, you're not afraid of anything, right, but 491 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:54,199 Speaker 1: heights apparently, yeah, I have a big fear of heights. 492 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:56,640 Speaker 1: I don't know what it is my whole life. Like 493 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: if I get on like a I think it's like 494 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 1: third third story, like third floor, second floor, I'm okay 495 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:06,120 Speaker 1: because it's only like ten ft. I'm not gonna die, 496 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:07,919 Speaker 1: you know, it's fine. I'm not that scary. But like 497 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:11,120 Speaker 1: when I get to like three stories plus, like fifteen 498 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: in the air, my body starts freaking out. Like okay, 499 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:18,479 Speaker 1: let's example, Okay, say we're in a water park and 500 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 1: you know how like the water slides, you have to 501 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 1: go up the staircases a couple of couple of stories up. 502 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 1: My body starts like shaking. I start like I can't move, 503 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:31,239 Speaker 1: I can't like, I don't know what it is. It's 504 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:33,199 Speaker 1: like a feeling of like I'm gonna fall off at 505 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 1: any any point. I don't know what it is. I 506 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:38,359 Speaker 1: just like I can't get over it. But like flying 507 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 1: in an airplane, are completely fine. I have no fear 508 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,160 Speaker 1: of that. I think it's because I'm inclosed. I'm not worried. 509 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 1: So like if I'm at a mall, third floor mall, 510 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 1: I do not go to the railing railing. I can't. 511 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:51,240 Speaker 1: I like, I cannot do it. Like I was on 512 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 1: my friends Uh, I was on vacation in Hawaii and 513 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,160 Speaker 1: I had a friend who lives there and he lives 514 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:59,359 Speaker 1: on like the fifteen floor. He has a balcony, and 515 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 1: I could not sit on the balcony without feeling like 516 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:05,359 Speaker 1: super anxious and just like, yeah, I don't know. I 517 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 1: don't know what it is. It's bad, it's okay, you know, 518 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,159 Speaker 1: I just gotta work through it. See. I feel like 519 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 1: if the railing is there, I'm cool. But like people 520 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 1: who like to go to the edge of like cliffs, 521 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:17,359 Speaker 1: you know, like when they're hyping, No, I'm out on that. 522 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 1: I'm saying away, sitting down. And lastly, I read that 523 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 1: you have a pretty strict pregame kind of superstition routine 524 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 1: thing that can you describe that to listeners? What exactly 525 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:34,879 Speaker 1: is it? Oh? I don't know, I don't know. I 526 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 1: mean all I just do the same thing, like I 527 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:40,479 Speaker 1: don't know, I uh pregame the locker rooms, like you're 528 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 1: asking you maybe, um, maybe this is false information that 529 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:49,760 Speaker 1: maybe yeah, not me. I mean guys are they have 530 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:52,160 Speaker 1: the routines, and for me, it's kind of the same thing, 531 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 1: like I'll always get taped by the same person or 532 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: I'll get stretched by the same trainer, or like I 533 00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: kind of go through the same routine of like first 534 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:03,240 Speaker 1: day and he just get there boom, do this, do that, 535 00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:05,440 Speaker 1: do that. So it's like I never I don't try 536 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 1: to switch it up too much, but I'm not too bad. 537 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:11,400 Speaker 1: Some guys are like super like that's so funny because 538 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:13,760 Speaker 1: I was literally just say, justin Tucker, it's like the 539 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,240 Speaker 1: first day of school, you go near his locker. He 540 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:19,399 Speaker 1: has his whole uniform, his pads, his cleats, his socks 541 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:22,679 Speaker 1: all like laid out on the ground in front of 542 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 1: his locker, as if it's like he's laying there all 543 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:27,680 Speaker 1: dressed up. It's like I used to do that first 544 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 1: day of school. I had my clothes, shirt down, my pants, socks, shoes, accessories. 545 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 1: So I wake up, I can just like put it 546 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 1: on and that's what he does every game day and 547 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:39,160 Speaker 1: it's I find it hilarious everything nobody's messing with that though, 548 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:40,520 Speaker 1: Oh no, you don't touch it. And that's one of 549 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 1: the dudes like I don't talk to on game day 550 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:44,280 Speaker 1: and never say anything him because I don't want to 551 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:46,159 Speaker 1: get in his head, right, you know, just let him 552 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 1: do his thing, don't say anything. So you know, he's 553 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:50,040 Speaker 1: one of those guys just okay, if you want to 554 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:52,719 Speaker 1: put her clothes on the ground and okay, dressed like that, 555 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:55,959 Speaker 1: then do it. And last thing for me is one 556 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:58,280 Speaker 1: of my favorite off the field moments of training camp 557 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 1: is when I saw you playing rock paper scissor with 558 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:03,680 Speaker 1: some of the kids that were at practice. Did did 559 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 1: that become kind of a thing? And and uh, you 560 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:10,000 Speaker 1: got smoked by that kid? Was bad? It was yeah, 561 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 1: I mean is rock paper scissor is not really in 562 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:15,240 Speaker 1: your wheelhouse? Like yeah, no, that was like a one 563 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:17,240 Speaker 1: that was like a one time thing. He guy that 564 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:20,000 Speaker 1: was cool. Yeah, I mean yeah, it's not like I'm 565 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 1: going around like, hey, you want to play rock payer 566 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:25,239 Speaker 1: recischers And he's just like he asked me and he's like, hey, 567 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 1: rock pep recissers for a towel. I'm like, sure, because 568 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:29,840 Speaker 1: usually it was give it away, but if he wants 569 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:31,919 Speaker 1: to play for it, he's gonna win the towel anyway. 570 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 1: And I'm super bad at rock paper scissors. Like whenever 571 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 1: my wife and I are like debating on doing something, 572 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 1: she's always like rock paper scissors for it, and I'm like, 573 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna lose like nine at a time of times. 574 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 1: I don't know what it is. I'm just terrible. I 575 00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 1: don't know if I'm talent I'm giving away or I 576 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,720 Speaker 1: always shoot like the first scissors every time or something. 577 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 1: But so I knew that kid was gonna win anyways. 578 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 1: That's funny. Well, for listeners at home, if you want 579 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 1: to get some Patrick Ricard swag, go to the Patrick 580 00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:00,320 Speaker 1: Ricard dot com. Got t shirts, got all londs of 581 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 1: fun stuff. I know, I went there this morning. You 582 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 1: have like first game packs, like you give away stuff 583 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 1: from your first NFL game, which is kind of cool. Yeah, 584 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:09,920 Speaker 1: it's like a web three site now, so it's all 585 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:13,120 Speaker 1: like n f t s and like physical physical merch, 586 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:16,520 Speaker 1: physical like memorabilia of myself and stuff like that. That's cool. Yeah, 587 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 1: let's get you know, more more for the fans and stuff. 588 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 1: Like that. Yeah, So anyway, check that out and thank you. 589 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 1: Pat really enjoyed our conversations. Thanks, guys, appreciate it. Great 590 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:28,239 Speaker 1: stuff from Pat. Just a fun dude. Man, He's an 591 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 1: easy guy, another easy guy to root for. Um, we 592 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 1: will remind fans that the sports landscape is ever changing 593 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 1: and this week is no different. Draft Kings, the leader 594 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:40,720 Speaker 1: in daily fantasy sports, still has daily fantasy contests running 595 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 1: for those looking to have skin in the game. 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Well, he's a unique 604 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 1: and interesting player and person and um, I just love 605 00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:14,200 Speaker 1: what he brings to the Raven He's kind of part 606 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 1: of their identity to me. You know, they run the football, 607 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:22,240 Speaker 1: their physical he embodies all of that. And um, he 608 00:30:22,280 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 1: has some really interesting insight I think about his teammates Uh. 609 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:28,480 Speaker 1: I think he has a real appreciation for his career, 610 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 1: being an undrafted guy who has now been a three 611 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:34,239 Speaker 1: time Pro bowler that allows to be about and one 612 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:38,160 Speaker 1: of the few guys who's been able to play two 613 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:40,520 Speaker 1: ways in the NFL. And I thought it was interesting 614 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:43,880 Speaker 1: he still misses playing defense, Uh, even though he's become 615 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:48,280 Speaker 1: such a great offense. Right, So he's a unique guy. Um. 616 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:51,320 Speaker 1: The Ravens so glad he came back. You know, he 617 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 1: was a free agent. Wasn't sure at one point whether 618 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:55,880 Speaker 1: he was gonna come back here. And he's gonna help 619 00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:59,160 Speaker 1: them win football games this year. Always takeaways, he's he's 620 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 1: really got his pain cakes just all out of whack. 621 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 1: Oh my god, chocolate ship. First, it's a free country, Ryan, 622 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 1: It's it's a choice. It is a choice. It's an opinion, 623 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: but that opinion can be judged anyway. Thanks to Pat, 624 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:20,280 Speaker 1: You're awesome man. Uh. And moving on. You know there 625 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:23,240 Speaker 1: we been since we last taped. Uh, you know there 626 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:26,880 Speaker 1: have been more roster decisions. Uh. The Ravens put as 627 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 1: we expected, Charlie Kohler and David A. Jabo on IR 628 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:32,760 Speaker 1: that freed up two spots in which they filled those 629 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 1: spots spots with bringing back Brent Urban and a handshake 630 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 1: kind of we cut you, but we're gonna bring you 631 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 1: back kind of deal. Saw that one coming uh. And 632 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 1: Kenyan Drake the running back he was released by Las 633 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 1: Vegas Raiders coming in uh. And the other move is 634 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:50,080 Speaker 1: the release of Tyree Phillips Um. So just what's your 635 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 1: kind of breakdown on on those moves. I really like 636 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 1: to Kenyan Drake pick up. It's great to see j 637 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 1: K back on the field looking better all the time. 638 00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:00,360 Speaker 1: But certainly this takes some of the pre sure all 639 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:02,720 Speaker 1: but j K to have to be you know what, 640 00:32:03,120 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 1: we know he can be right off the bat with 641 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:08,640 Speaker 1: with a proven back who can also catch passes. I mean, 642 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:11,200 Speaker 1: Drake to me is going to help them right away. 643 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: I like that. I was a little surprised about Tyree. Uh. 644 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 1: He's a talented to be offensive players, had trouble staying 645 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:21,640 Speaker 1: healthy but keeping eleven offensive line, and we didn't think 646 00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:24,760 Speaker 1: that was gonna last. So you know that that's certainly, 647 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:27,200 Speaker 1: you know, was something that I guess you could see 648 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:29,800 Speaker 1: one person going. He's just one the person I expected. 649 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:32,920 Speaker 1: So yeah, I mean I always thought that the Ravens 650 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:36,800 Speaker 1: were likely to try to trade one of those three guards. Uh. 651 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:40,440 Speaker 1: According to reports, they did, but just it didn't materialize, 652 00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:42,560 Speaker 1: which I'm a little surprised by. I thought that they 653 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:45,920 Speaker 1: would be able to considering the experience. Uh, you know 654 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 1: that Tyree has experienced playing guard and tackle that holds 655 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 1: weak in the NFL. UM. You know, Ben Powers has experienced, 656 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:56,720 Speaker 1: Like I'm just surprised, and Ben Cleveland has. All three 657 00:32:56,920 --> 00:32:59,600 Speaker 1: have experience, and and you know these are middle round picks, 658 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:02,360 Speaker 1: mid round picks, So I I thought that the Ravens 659 00:33:02,360 --> 00:33:04,720 Speaker 1: will be able to make a trade there. But obviously, 660 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:06,880 Speaker 1: you know, if the reports are true that they tried, 661 00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 1: they couldn't. UM, So it's not surprised that they ultimately 662 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 1: had to pair one down. You know, I thought that 663 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:16,880 Speaker 1: carrying all three of those was a lot of offensive lineman, 664 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:20,880 Speaker 1: more depth than you really needed at that spot. I 665 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:24,040 Speaker 1: guess I'm not. You know, Tyree Phillips part of his 666 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:26,920 Speaker 1: value was that he could also play tackle, and the 667 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:29,680 Speaker 1: Ravens have more depth at offensive tackle this year. So 668 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:33,040 Speaker 1: you know, really, I think this is a decision that 669 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:37,880 Speaker 1: could be based purely on guard, right, and unfortunately for Tyree, 670 00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:40,400 Speaker 1: you know, he won the battle out of training camp 671 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:42,320 Speaker 1: last year, but then he got injured week one. You know, 672 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:44,720 Speaker 1: injuries have really kind of slowed him down early in 673 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:47,640 Speaker 1: his career. And you hope, you know, ay ay, I 674 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:49,680 Speaker 1: hope that the guy can that he can come back 675 00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:51,960 Speaker 1: on the Ravens practice squad and that they retained Tyree 676 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:55,200 Speaker 1: Films because I'd like to see him further developed. Um. 677 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:57,560 Speaker 1: But you know, injuries have hampered him Maryland his career, 678 00:33:57,600 --> 00:33:59,440 Speaker 1: having to bounce around and and fill some of those 679 00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:02,160 Speaker 1: voids at apackle when really guard is his best position. 680 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 1: That has also made it challenging early in his career. UM. 681 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:09,080 Speaker 1: And so you know, with Ben Powers, I think the 682 00:34:09,160 --> 00:34:12,680 Speaker 1: Ravens feel comfortable and good about you can plug him 683 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:14,160 Speaker 1: in there and you know what you're gonna get. You know, 684 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:16,400 Speaker 1: this isn't a guy that's had injury history. He's on 685 00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:21,319 Speaker 1: the field. He is a starting caliber guard right um. 686 00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:23,120 Speaker 1: And with bank Cleveland, I think there's still a lot 687 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:25,680 Speaker 1: of upside with him too. I mean just looking at him, 688 00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:28,800 Speaker 1: big dude, right Like, if he can put it together 689 00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:32,040 Speaker 1: and continue his ascension and progression, then he could be 690 00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:34,000 Speaker 1: a really good He could be the starting left guard. 691 00:34:34,600 --> 00:34:36,479 Speaker 1: He could be week one or at some other point 692 00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:38,480 Speaker 1: this season, right, So you know, he has a lot 693 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:42,040 Speaker 1: of upside um. So that's kind of how I sussed 694 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:45,040 Speaker 1: that whole thing out at running back. It was interesting 695 00:34:45,080 --> 00:34:48,000 Speaker 1: because John Harbell said that really wasn't related to j K. 696 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:52,720 Speaker 1: Dobbin's health, you know, and so it was more just, look, 697 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:55,960 Speaker 1: we run the ball a lot, so we want to 698 00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:58,320 Speaker 1: have as many good running backs as we can. Kenyan 699 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:01,360 Speaker 1: Drake has obviously proven to this point in the NFL 700 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:03,239 Speaker 1: a lot more than Tyler Beatty, who a lot of 701 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:05,440 Speaker 1: us had on the roster. And that's not nothing on Tyler, 702 00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:07,520 Speaker 1: but he's a he's a sixth round rookie, right, Like 703 00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:10,280 Speaker 1: you have an option to swap him for for Kenny 704 00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:13,960 Speaker 1: and Drake and still retain Beatty on your practice squad. 705 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:17,439 Speaker 1: That's just a wise move, right. And the Raiders are 706 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:22,640 Speaker 1: paying the majority I think of his salary, so like financially, 707 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:25,520 Speaker 1: it makes a whole lot of sense. He's a good player, um, 708 00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:27,359 Speaker 1: and you just you want to have as many good 709 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:29,719 Speaker 1: players as you can. And the Ravens found out last 710 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:31,239 Speaker 1: year when they had to kind of go out on 711 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:34,000 Speaker 1: the street to find replace some running backs, that that's 712 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,000 Speaker 1: not the position you want to be in no and 713 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 1: overall offensively, it's just to me a much better feeling 714 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:42,360 Speaker 1: at this time last year when there were so many injuries. 715 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:44,399 Speaker 1: I mean, the offensive line we talked a lot about, 716 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:48,040 Speaker 1: but Morgan, Moses, Tyler Lindebaum. Having two players like that 717 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:51,400 Speaker 1: come in the offensive line, to me, you know, it 718 00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:55,080 Speaker 1: is so much stronger with more depth than last year. 719 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:58,040 Speaker 1: And then bringing in a player like Drake you know, 720 00:35:58,080 --> 00:36:00,239 Speaker 1: and then have seen j k back on the fee ELP. 721 00:36:00,600 --> 00:36:02,279 Speaker 1: I mean, there's just a lot of reason to be 722 00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:05,520 Speaker 1: optimistic about what the Ravens can do. You look out 723 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:07,839 Speaker 1: there and you see Marcus Peters back out playing, and 724 00:36:08,280 --> 00:36:10,680 Speaker 1: it's just a much different feeling than heading into Week 725 00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:13,719 Speaker 1: one last season there were when there were so many 726 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:18,120 Speaker 1: injuries which created so many questions. Uh. I think training 727 00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:21,360 Speaker 1: camp was a success. Was interesting. Pat Rickard talking about 728 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:24,880 Speaker 1: not missing the joint practices, Um, I think that was 729 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:27,880 Speaker 1: a good decision not to have them the trip, the 730 00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:30,360 Speaker 1: bonding trip to Phoenix. They still got to be together 731 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:34,360 Speaker 1: and spend time together without the physical pounding. So I 732 00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:36,759 Speaker 1: think the Ravens a radar rock Week one. I mean, 733 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:39,959 Speaker 1: every team feels good about their chances this time of year. 734 00:36:40,080 --> 00:36:43,160 Speaker 1: But the Ravens have a lot of tangible reasons I 735 00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:45,879 Speaker 1: think to be excited about what they can do. Yeah, 736 00:36:46,040 --> 00:36:49,560 Speaker 1: totally agree. Well, great stuff. One of the mind listeners 737 00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:53,000 Speaker 1: out there that we could really use a rating and 738 00:36:53,040 --> 00:36:56,319 Speaker 1: a review. If you haven't left one before, this is 739 00:36:56,320 --> 00:36:58,480 Speaker 1: a good time to do that. Make sure you're subscribed, 740 00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:02,239 Speaker 1: do that five star are rating the review. Get your 741 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:04,680 Speaker 1: mom to leave. I got my mom my, everybody in 742 00:37:04,719 --> 00:37:07,640 Speaker 1: my family left reviews. Oh, I mean, come on, you 743 00:37:07,719 --> 00:37:10,480 Speaker 1: got to, got to, So make sure you do that 744 00:37:10,520 --> 00:37:13,360 Speaker 1: for us. And I also want to remind our female 745 00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:16,280 Speaker 1: listeners out there that a Purple Evening has been announced 746 00:37:16,440 --> 00:37:20,959 Speaker 1: night for that Monday October. You can buy your tickets now. 747 00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:24,000 Speaker 1: Always a fun event, it's it's it is really a 748 00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:26,919 Speaker 1: good time at Mt Bank Stadium. Uh. My wife goes 749 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:29,520 Speaker 1: every year, always with a friend, always comes back. Actually 750 00:37:29,560 --> 00:37:31,680 Speaker 1: has a blast. So make sure you get your tickets 751 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:35,080 Speaker 1: to that. Uh. And now we're in regular season mode, Cliff, 752 00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:38,120 Speaker 1: it's kind of crazy, went back quickly, but I love it. 753 00:37:38,360 --> 00:37:42,520 Speaker 1: I know, I know. So next week here we go. Uh, 754 00:37:42,560 --> 00:37:44,080 Speaker 1: we'll be ready to go and we'll be back with 755 00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:46,120 Speaker 1: you with another great guest. To make sure you keep 756 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:46,879 Speaker 1: it locked right here.