 You two team keep it clean. What's going on? It's engraving here with another video another episode of NFL questions from subscribers The series where you can ask me any NFL question you want to and we answer it in a video just like this now If you want to be part of it, you can send me an email to team keep it clean at gmail.com or for the patrons You can send it directly on Patreon shout out to all the team keep it clean patrons appreciate y'all team keep it clean We have some very very very special guests in the building for this episode So let me go ahead and let them introduce themselves and keep it clean We've got two special guests in the building from be more beat down And we got Ravens for dummies aka Spence and we also have Jake Locke So fellas go ahead and introduce yourself to everybody. Thanks for having us on my name is Jake Luke I am a writer a podcaster for Baltimore beatdown.com and this is my co-host Spencer Spenny Yeah, I likewise Work with Baltimore beatdown of SB Nation. We both write articles We both host the podcast Jake has handled a lot more of the production side And I previously worked with a company called Sports Info solutions I spent a little time with PFF as well So dive into the analytics world dive into the you know the team keep it clean smile in world and all that good stuff And Jake and I Jake and I keep our own dirty, but we're hashtag team keep it clean today Yeah for one day only So how did y'all get started we're doing exactly what you were doing everything that you do Yeah, thanks, so I started blogging for Baltimore beatdown in probably like 2016 I was still in college at the time and I'd always like had the idea that I wanted to like do journalism or something like that sports journalism specifically then I started taking some journalism classes and I realized I wanted nothing to do with like the The minutiae that goes into like being a journalist and like kind of all that stuff So kind of realized that you know, I was doing the whole blogging thing on the side anyway So I'm just gonna kind of go go full force into that And so I've since graduated been out of school for a couple years kind of stuck with it over that time and You know after doing the blogging for a while there came an opportunity to start up a podcast Or at least just an opening to do so so I approached Kyle Barber who's our editor asked if I could do it and this this man to my Right on my screen here just joined had just joined the website a couple months prior and I had just kind of a little inkling That he might be good on a pod so I invited him to start hopping on with us and pretty much since then That's that's sort of been the the rest is history situation with us to do in the pod But he's he's got a good story in his own right. I believe Yeah, I know, you know, I just played football growing up my whole life and You know, I was no no D1 athlete and my arms aren't very long I ran I think I ran a four eight forty at the Maryland State Combine at about a hundred ninety five pounds I don't think that's gonna cut it. I tried real hard You know did what I did but I didn't want to go play for me D3 football and stuff like that I was just didn't seem fun and I had a fun college experience. So Ravens fan my whole life my mom very blessed bought season tickets in 1996 when the Ravens came to town or back to town or whatever you want to call it and She's you know provided since so Those were actually for my brother for babysitting me they grew up and moved out I was a little bit younger and so I started going to games and I just Took to it and it got to the point, you know where in college and in high school I'd be writing, you know, Facebook posts that were like four paragraphs long about Joe flacco and Terrence West and stupid stuff and sounding like a like a dummy and Ultimately, I ended up going back to school at Towson University I studied some electronic media and film and that got me into writing I took some screenwriting classes and things like that and I saw on Twitter that Kyle Barber wanted to hire some writers. So I jumped into Baltimore beatdown. I had some social media professional experience I said I could help there too and boys been interested by the draft. So that was was all good stuff and Was a fun time starting up and like Jake said he asked me after a couple months We started it. I think the first-ever podcast we recorded. I actually recorded on my cell phone an ocean city in a room We just were throwing some some audio together and a couple young buck young bucks figuring it out starting and playing around If you go back to our very first episode, it probably sounds like ridiculous now I need to do that soon, but I think we're doing okay now. I'd give us like a six out of ten now We're pretty decent. Yeah, but we're six out of ten now We're like a one out of ten and like that was me on the producing end So I literally can't even go back and listen to those anymore Nails on a chalkboard. We all got a star somewhere though Yeah, and look where you are now now speaking of looking where you are now Where can they look to find you now? Where we can everybody find you it do it? Yeah, so you know what to do yep You can find me on Twitter at Jake Luke that is LOU QUE is how you spell my last name Spencer is at Ravens for dummies That's the number four in the middle and you can follow our podcast account We're tweeting out all sorts of content means funny stuff whatever strikes are fancy at podcast beatdown You can also find it at Baltimore underscore beatdown underscore podcast on Instagram And it's just Baltimore beatdown podcast if you want to listen on RSS feeds and YouTube Okay, perfect and my apologies because I said luck when I look at it I think luck on this goes them on in my head Honestly of the like the variations that I get on it That is like not even close to the most offensive or like wrong So I honestly the fact that you got that close is good enough for me All right, I appreciate it. So we got some great questions as we always do so without further ado Let's get into these questions from subscribers first question came from my guy Martin M He said a engraving been watching the channel since February of March. I don't remember I know we got off to a rocky start, but just wanted to let you know I really enjoyed the content You put out for many years always thought the Ravens fan base as the worst fan base in the NFL They always saying fire hardball fire flak oh fire this guy fire that guy Whoever even going as far as threatening kids because they didn't get who they wanted That's a shame for any Ravens fans that would do that Oh, but anyway, you said I just wanted to thank you for all the positivity That you've been showing and it's nice to know that they are still positive Ravens fans these days Anyway, my question for you is since I'm newer to the channel What are some of your favorite plays other than the flak oh hell Mary the one for me is Tori Smith's game winning touchdown versus Pittsburgh in 2011 2012 I don't remember Somewhere in that area. I have trouble remembering the whole games and what year they were sorry for another long question slash comment so What are you some of your favorite Ravens moments from over the years minds? Just to start off. It would be that same exact one. I believe that was from the 2011-12 season On Sunday night football with Tori Smith caught that game winning touchdown because that's the year that we swept Pittsburgh Because I think week one we played them and it was like 35 to 7 and the Steelers They've had like as many turnovers as points and that get that week one game But so those two will probably be two of my favorite moments. What about y'all? I'd say for me one of my favorite that I think is a one that gets lost in translation a little bit would be 2003 I want to say it was late November Ravens Seahawks at home Mr. Anthony Wright was the quarterback the Ravens trailed by I want to say 24 at one point in that game and Ultimately ended up winning the game 44 to 41 on a 55 yard Matt Stover field goal Man, the Ravens really have been blessed with kickers, but that was a really fun game. I believe Anthony Wright connected with Marcus Robinson Three times in the fourth quarter if I'm not mistaken Ed Reed blocked a punt and took it back 16 yards The Ravens threw a touchdown with a minute and 12 and it drew Baltimore the way back to 41 38 something along those lines The Seahawks it got to the point where the Seahawks it was fourth down I remember and it was really crazy because the entire stadium had left already There was maybe 10 20,000 fans left Ravens are getting blown out You know Anthony Wright was playing he was a backup and all the fans came storming back in in the fourth quarter I think it was one of the loudest I've loudest occasions I've ever heard it there and Matt Hasselback tried to do a quarterback sneak with like a minute left which would have sealed the game and I think Ray Lewis kind of came up and popped him and a couple linemen got back there and popped him and That that gave them the chance to go tied and then like I said they hit that game winning field goals So that was really cool for me. I think I was about 10 years old at the time So that was one younger memory for me that really stuck out And I think that if you've never watched that game or looked up the highlights that game you should it was it was incredible So that was that was definitely one for me. How about you Jake? Yeah, we did the we did the Anthony Wright playoff game We rewatched that recently didn't we last year? So I definitely remember looking into that a little bit That's a good pick for me I think a lot about and this isn't like totally out of left field but 2018 week 17 against the Browns I That was That was a big one for me because I kind of just graduated college and as like a I want to say a Christmas gift to my brother and my dad I bought them their first-ever tickets to Raven's games and like they had grown up my dad taking me You know with my brother, obviously He would buy the tickets and they would they would kind of take me and they sort of got me into tailgating culture and really got Me into the Ravens. So kind of buying them tickets, you know for Christmas that year was a lot of fun Nosebleeds, but you know who's who's counting that, you know, what does that matter as long as the other thought is there? so we Yeah, we get there and we actually got in a little late Jimmy Smith like snags an interception while we're walking to our seats So like we hear that going on. It's it's pandemonium throughout the stadium. It winds up being awesome awesome game Lamar Jackson just running up and down through that that Cleveland defense and It's sort of funny because it mirrored in a lot of ways What had happened the prior year with the same team in the same stadium the same week same stakes trying to make The playoffs with the wind and obviously you're playing a different team with the Bengals and the Browns But right kind of you're fearing the exact same thing is going to happen again, and I will never forget the feelings sitting those seats When Baker Mayfield takes the field and it's like oh god It's it's gonna happen again, and I promised I wasn't gonna square here But you know there were some things going through my mind about what was gonna happen on that field when Baker ran out there But CJ Moseley forces to pick and that was probably Spencer put out there recently What's the loudest you've heard the stadium in the past five years? I think Question that's gotta be that game That's exactly what I was getting ready to say too as soon as I heard you talk about that game that that is the loudest Ravens game I've ever been to because the stadium like it was literally literally shaking Um, I remember putting my camera in the cup holder and the camera It just kept falling because the stadium was so loud and it was just shaking like crazy So yeah, that that 2018 game was crazy. Um, I got to go back and rewatch that 2003 game From the ravens and the seahawks. I was just actually watching the uh 2003 playoff game With the ravens and the titans, um a couple days ago So yeah, that reminded me of what you were just talking about the next question came from my guy Lee pee He said blessings to you and your family what i'm about to say will not be a popular take but So be it. I believe pro shade james pro shade jp will not only make the squad, but Should be considered for the wide receiver three position Behind walkins and hollywood brown Yes ahead of rookie rachard bateman NFL players have always said they can tell if a player is good based off practice Well, pro shade is killing it in practice so far most improved player by far Could he be that diamond in the rough that this passing game needed all along? What are your thoughts? Spencer, I'll let you start with this one because I know you've been getting that bird's eye view to a training camp recently So you've been getting to see him up close and personal definitely um to me james pro shade is a type of player that He at his best, you know if he if his career was to turn out to be As best as he possibly could have it go I see him like a and you know, he's not a great guy off the field right now But I see him like kind of like a cold beasley type player who is just a you know one of the better or Most effective slot receivers in the game Uh pro shade might be able to do a little bit more damage on the outside than cold beasley can do But ultimately you want him running some option routes some slants some choice routes some quick hitters I think he has the best hands on the team by far when you're at practice And receivers are running through drills or if you hear marlin humphrey try or make an interception You know marlin humphrey's hands hit the ball you hear James pro shade catches the ball you hear Nothing because his hands are so soft. I like to say the man could win Uh egg toss competition out to 50 yards you could bomb him You know a nice organic free range cage free Dr. Magic or a farmer brown egg from the zero all the way to the 50 and you you know He would just cup that thing perfectly. I think that he has the best hands on the team. I think he's a tough Tight window contested catch receiver in terms of generating separation, you know, I don't See him being an antonio brown type or anything like that But I think he could make a nice career for himself as a slot receiver And as things stand if he continues to do 80 percent of what he's done in the First couple practices here. I guess we're about eight nine practices in Then you're gonna see a player who in this offense that you know take it into consideration They don't throw the ball all that much. Let's say they you know throw another 50 60 passes this year Is kind of what I'm starting to project not a ton more but a good bit I think you could be a 25 30 35 Maybe even 40 catch guy depending on you know injuries and other situations and be a reliable target over the middle So james crochet, I think is going to carve out a nice career for himself as a slot receiver and is a starting caliber slot Now do you think that um because lee's other question was do you think he should leap frog reshaw bateman? and because I Me that's a no, but do you think he should leap frog reshaw bateman as far as playing time? There's a lot of different takes on you know who what when and when you're out at practice You see devon duvernay the ravens are basically using in two ways right now They're using him as a flanker Which is going to be a very Far perimeter towards the boundary receiver that is off the line of scrimmage Usually you want faster guys that can threaten the defense vertically draw safeties out into space to open things up underneath It's also guys who maybe aren't the best with dealing with press that's going to be you know your bateman's your walk ins So that's going to be the other side of the field the guys who are on the line of scrimmage So I think that you know seeing them use duvernay as someone who's going to come in motion a lot Someone who's going to get some screens some handoffs some manufactured touches underneath versus james crochet Who's probably going to be you know on the line of scrimmage or off the line of scrimmage closer to the formation and working between the numbers So you know hollywood brown Probably going to get a lot of time in the slot too mark andrews plays a ton in the slot Josh oliver looks like he's going to play in the slot sammy walkins and rishad bateman both Rip bateman in college and walkins and you know his previous tenures with the chiefs and the bills As well as the rams is used in the slot too. So crochet definitely is on the pecking order But where he stands is is tbd, but he's definitely playing himself into playing time Yeah, I like to I like james a lot when they made that pick probably more so than a lot of people Um, it's kind of gone. I wouldn't say I haven't You know gone back on that in the last couple months But uh, I think it was always framed as like him versus myles boykin to make the roster And I think just kind of looking at it rationally like myles boykin size speed combo his Blocking ability some of his production too to be fair He scored a decent amount of touchdowns in the last couple years I just thought that boykin was for sure going to have the upper hand but at the last couple you know Days week and a half whatever of practice have shown anything. I think I said this on the show the other day that It seems like james Crochet is like more than the sum of his parts. You know, he's kind of a smaller guy But he makes it work and myles boykin unfortunately Kind of has shown himself to be less than the sum of his athletic parts at times And uh, I think that's unfortunate because I I think myles is a good dude with a ton of potential But as of right now, I think james is uh, I don't know about like the third receiver but I definitely think he has a spot on this roster and um The way that he's developed already from like a six-round pick who basically didn't do Much of anything as a receiver as a rookie to what he's doing in training camp right now I don't see why he couldn't continue to develop and crack into the rotation. Maybe at some point this year Okay, and um something that you touched on uh as far as what he's doing in training camp this year It does make a big difference because they actually have a training camp this year because him and duvin They they didn't get to have that last year And now with them adding sammy walkins bateman Wireless and then of course hollywood and boykin being back as well Uh that that competition in training camp is that much better So we're gonna see soon who ends up making it got what about a month left and then they got to trim that roster down to 53 So ravens, uh, hopefully um, they have some tough decisions to make and the decisions aren't made based off of Who's available health wise. Hopefully that's not what makes the decisions Hopefully the decisions are made as hard as possible And all those boys just