 This man, Justin Houston. I did not realize how crazy he was until this prep. I didn't know. But at the same time, I can't complain about his craziness because it's obviously worked. We are officially off of the bi-week. I know Tuesday officially stuff, but no today since we finally got a Ravens presser with players that then we officially offer the bi-week. Ravens football is back. We back to normal team, keep it clean. I love y'all and I hope y'all are doing really good. But Justin Houston, this guy is a menace. He said that he does, like this off season, and this season he said that he's been doing three a days, at least five days or three, I ain't even heard of three a days before. I don't even do one a days, five days a week, but he does three a days for at least five days a week. And I'm like, what? And he says sometimes he even does a six day two. Ooh, that boy Justin Houston, he'll make you rethink your life, man. He will make you rethink your life. But we've been seeing the results. We've been seeing the results from him. He talked about in his presser how after last season ended, said he was thinking about calling it quits, but he said him and his wife, they took a trip to Mexico. Good choice, I like that. Oh, they took a trip to Mexico. He turned the phone off and he said he was telling her, like, I still feel good, but I'm not getting the numbers that I wanna get. I respect that. And he's like, hey, you wanna produce. You may feel good, you may look good sometime, but if you're not producing, you just may not feel like you're giving everything that you can possibly give. But he said he thought about it. He said he did a lot of praying and whatnot. So I was like, all right, cool. And then he said, all right, well, you know what? She told him, this is why wives, ladies, that they are very important because they help so much in all of our big decisions, small decisions and everything in between. He said his wife told him, nah, you, not yet. It ain't time for you to retire yet. But so he came back, he came back and he has been huge for the Baltimore Ravens, but he has also been a great example. Marlon Humphrey mentioned it in his part of the presser. He talked about how Justin Houston is always in different guys, isn't what not encouraging them and whatnot, especially Adafi away. But he said, Justin Houston, he said, you need veterans on a team like that because what they bring is that they are, they're talking about it, but they also got the action to back it up. Cause there's some people where they could talk about it and they could be all motivated and all this and all that. They could talk a good game, but they don't play a good one. And that can apply to so many different areas of phases of life. But with football, for example, it'd be one thing if you got this player, that's a great talker, great motivator. But if he's on the field and he's terrible, then are you really gonna believe what he's saying? But with Justin Houston, it obviously hasn't been like that. They obviously, they called him Yoda. We learned that last year when he came aboard. But he has certainly been such a big part of this team. He also talked about how his son, his son motivates him and his son will call him out. And yeah, I know from experience, like your kids, they will call you out. They certainly will. But he said his son called him out and as his son be getting on him, staying on him, but he said it helps. But he also talked about how he just has so much joy. And he said, this is what it's about. When he got, was it the pick or one of the sacks? I think it was the pick, but whichever ball it was, whether it's one of his two and a half sacks, the interception, when he got the ball, I think it had to be the interception because he don't keep a sack ball. But anyway, he got the interception and went overhanded to his son. And those are special moments like that. Just seeing your kids happy. That's when it's like, oh yeah, this, okay. This was all worth it. So shout out to Justin Houston. Marlon Humphrey, he spoke today as well. And he talked about, my favorite part about Marlon Humphrey's part of the press was when they asked him about him playing outside versus him playing inside at corner. And he said, when he plays inside, he said he does a lot less thinking. Now he talked about that, could be a good thing or it could be a bad thing. But he said he does a lot less thinking. But he said he gets to getting his sort of, his little linebacker stance and he'll be lined up next to PQ or next to Roquan Smith. But he gets to be a lot more physical. And he said he loves being able to be a lot more physical. And we know physicality is a big part of Marlon Humphrey's game. He is a man corner. And we know sometimes I get a little too physical, sometimes Marlon Humphrey and get the holding calls and whatnot. You know Marlon like grabbing sometimes. But he, illegal contact, not so much, but he'll get the holding calls every now and then. But that is a big part of his game, being able to press the receivers at the line of scrimmage. Marlon Humphrey also talked about, he talked about when they first got Roquan Smith. He said that a lot of his teammates, they didn't believe him. They thought that he was lying. But it obviously ended up being true. He spoke about Kyle Hamilton. He said that before the draft, Kyle Hamilton was brought up and he thought that Kyle Hamilton was a very interesting player that he could play in so many different positions, that he was sort of positionless, that he could do so many different things. And he said he felt like the Ravens, they weren't gonna be able to get him. But they were able to get him and he's glad. And he said that they really been, really finding a role over these past couple of weeks and whatnot and Kyle Hamilton's been looking better and better as we have seen. Cause early on it just, it seemed like the Ravens were like, was it by strategy or was it just by, they weren't confident in him or was it that he just, he was a little bit lost out there? I don't know. And maybe we never will. But early on this season, it seemed like the Ravens just, they didn't know exactly how to use Kyle Hamilton. They didn't know exactly what to do with him. But like I said, there could have been a number of things and a number of reasons, but now is he's been being put in more positions for him to have success. So that's been a really good thing. He talked about PQ, said that Patrick Queen is just the speed that he plays with. Said he feels like he's one of the best linebackers in the league. And he talked about the addition of Roquon Smith, how that has helped Patrick Queen as well and really helped the whole defense. And he talked about the whole defense too, about that they, he said he feels like they are reaching that sort of elite status. They still, he said it in the Saints game that was probably one of their best games. But then at the same time, he did say except for that one, that one bad drive with that play. And we all know the play that he was talking about. He talking about the Marcus Peters Chuck Clark. And you know what, you know what's so crazy? I don't even remember what Saints player was. I wanna say it was a tight end, but I don't even remember what Saints player was that scored that touchdown where nobody wanted to push him out. But yeah, Marlon Humphrey's talking about how they, the defense is just coming together. And they really are. With Patrick Queen and Roquon Smith, especially here in Marlon Humphrey talk about it, it reminded me of him because he talked about how they already had Patrick Queen and they went and added Roquon Smith, who's obviously an established guy. He's still on his rookie contract too though. But anyway, it reminded me of him and Marcus Peters, how they already had Marlon Humphrey and he was coming along doing this thing, but then they went and added Marcus Peters. And that just, that helped a lot, not just Marlon Humphrey, but it helped the entire defense that much more. Real quick, going back to Justin Houston, they talked about him, how he's been feeling this season. He said, he's been feeling great. And it's nice that they have a nice rotation. They got a nice rotation. They got different guys that could come in and whatnot. And it's true. They certainly do. And now they're about to get somebody else with David Ajabo. So we'll see how he does. Now, Lamar Jackson, he was also at this press. He also spoke, they asked, Jameson Hensley, today he was like, look, I'm getting this question off to everybody because he asks hardball. He asks Lamar. He asks Marlon Humphrey. He was like, he asked, oh, with going against Baker Mayfield and these quarterbacks who were drafted ahead of Lamar, does that give him any extra motivation? And hardball was like, ah, that's a better question for Lamar. Lamar was like, ah, no, I don't get any extra motivation. I'm motivated every game. And he said that plenty of times before. And then Marlon Humphrey was like, ah, no, I don't think that gives him any extra motivation. He said Lamar's a really basic guy. He's already motivated. But shout out to Jayman. Jayman said, I'm getting this question off. Y'all gonna hear this question. But anyway, Rita asks about Baker Mayfield being intimidated by Lamar Jackson's mom. And Lamar said, he didn't even realize that. And I did see the clip. Shout out to Jonas Schaefer. He put the clip up where Baker was talking about how Lamar's mom took before the draft told Baker Mayfield, hey, you need to get your behind down here in Florida and train. And Baker said that he had a few drinks and those drinks. They helped Baker Mayfield tell Lamar Jackson's mom, no. But whatever the story is behind that, who knows. But he said that Lamar Jackson's mom, he said, he can see why Lamar Jackson is so tough. You know, his mom don't play. So shout out to her. They also asked him, do you wish that the by week, they asked us to Lamar Jackson. Do you wish the by week didn't arrive with how the offense was playing? So how things were starting to seem like they were clicking a bit more and things were really getting going and offense and defense. But he said it came at a perfect time. Said the guys got to rest their bodies. And I mean, I wouldn't expect him to really say anything else. And that's whether the by week was earlier whether it was later. But this by week for the Ravens, like it actually did come at a really good time. Mark Andrews with whatever he got going on. He did practice today, which was great. They said that the media portion he didn't practice but later on he did practice, so that was good. But again, you're not sleeping on the Panthers at all. But at the same time, if he's gonna miss another game, okay, let him rest. Don't rush him, don't force him. You got a lot of season left. Then of course you wanna have the post season left too. Don't rush him. You just got Charlie Kolar back. So we'll see, but you ain't got a Russian. You still got Josh Oliver. You still got Nick Boyle. So yeah, and of course Isaiah likely. So yeah, you don't rush. So yeah, we'll see how that goes. And then Gus Edwards, he was at practice today too. So that was nice to hear. John Harbaugh spoke, because he had his presser too. He was the first one. And he said that, he said, we'll see. With Ajaubo and Kolar, if they practice, I mean, excuse me, if they play this week, he said we'll see. I think if they do play, I think they'll play Ajaubo this week. I think he'll play a couple of snaps. But I think they will have Jason Pierre-Paul inactive. I think they'll have Ajaubo over him. But hey, we'll see. Won't know till we know. They asked Lamar, you've had a lot of success versus NFC. And Lamar cut him off. He said, whoa, whoa, whoa, hold up there, buddy. He said that, I don't even like questions like that. And he said that he just goes out there whether it's NFC, AFC, or even a Canadian team and just goes out there and tries to win. Simple as that. They also asked if the Ravens feel like they're trendsetters. Somebody asked Lamar if the Ravens feel like they're trendsetters when it comes to the run game. And Lamar did say, well, it is a copycat league and whatnot, because somebody who, I think, was it Jameson Hensley? Whoever brought up that question, they talked about how Justin Fields said that the Bears, they took a couple of plays from the Ravens. But while Lamar said that the run game has been doing this thing, he said he still sees guys out there throwing their football around. So again, this was acknowledgement by Lamar, like, hey, we gonna throw that ball too. But anyway, they asked him, I think, oh, Rita asks him, how do you continue to spread the ball around? And he said by staying locked in on film, take what the defense has given. And he said that it's not just him. It's also the guys, like the pass catchers and whatnot, working their tails off, getting open. So he made sure he gave credit to them. And he also talked about Drake, because Drake, he was asked about Drake. He said it's been good, but it could be better. And he said they all have to stay focused and locked in. And that takes me back to Justin Houston too. Justin Houston said, while the Ravens have been winning, which is great, and I appreciated him acknowledging this, he said while the Ravens have been winning, which is great, he said they haven't been playing their best football. They haven't been, he said they have high standards and they have not been meeting them yet. So that's a good thing because, and you never really wanna settle. You know, you never wanna settle. You always wanna look for ways to get better, but especially in such a team sport like football. You have to find ways to get better in different areas, especially when you're struggling somewhere, especially if everything ain't running so smoothly because with basketball, like one dude who could dribble the ball up and down the court. They could go, they could inbound the ball. They could dribble it to half court. They could pull up, shoot a three. They could pull up to the three-point line. They could shoot a three. They could drive it inside, do a layup or dunk it, whatever, do a jump shot. They got so many options that they could do, but they don't necessarily need the team to do it. I mean, while other guys are gonna be guarding other people on the team in basketball, they don't need the team to go from one end to the other in football you do. It takes so much from other people for things to work. And it's a lot easier for it to fall apart than it is in basketball, for example. Not saying basketball is not a team sport, but football is like the ultimate team sport. So it's important to always look for ways to improve. But anyway, Team Keep It Clean, I appreciate y'all. This was a nice little welcome back, Presser from Hobbs, from Justin Houston, from Marlon Humphrey, and from Lamar Jackson. Nice to hear what those fellas had to say. So we'll see how the rest of the season shakes out. I love y'all, I appreciate y'all, and we out.