 bodies bodies bodies bodies bodies bodies you too team keep it clean just signing it it just reminded me of that scene because the Ravens clearly need bodies at Lion Backer both inside and outside but AJ Klein with them signing AJ Klein he's primarily an inside Lion Backer so what did this say about the current group of Ravens inside Lion Backers well we'll dive into that in a little bit but first for the Baltimore Ravens they're signing Lion Backer AJ Klein off of the New York Giants practice squad. AJ Klein 31 years of age so not too old Jeff Zribick highlighted that he's played in a 134 career game so he got a lot of experience and it has had 80 starts so he has a whole lot of experience not just playing but experience starting and that's big it's very big now this part he started four games for the Beals last year so not this year not this year but last year so the Ravens were like man those Beals they sure put a hurting on us that dude Matt Milano is a baller Tremaine Edmonds he's nice too but man oh AJ Klein oh he played with them last year okay okay so maybe okay we saw what those Lion Backers did maybe they could show all linebackers a thing or three about playing a position so you know what if we couldn't beat him even though he was with the team last year but if we couldn't beat him this year even though he was with the team last year let's have him join us so welcome to the squad now this is an interesting move because they signed him to the active roster normally with the signing of a lot of players you would think even some that have not even necessarily been household names but more names that you're familiar with usually those will be the ones that the Ravens would sign to the active roster but this mobile if you were to tell me they signed AJ Klein I would thought okay they signed him to the practice squad probably but no he got signed to the Ravens active roster and the thing with that he was already on the bill I mean excuse me the Giants practice squad so you can't go from practice squad to practice squad no you have to go if you give the if a team takes you from somebody else practice squad you have to be put on the active roster that's the way that that works and shout out to NFL for doing it that way because it helps those practice squad players out gets them a nice nice nice check a nice some nice raise nice pay raise that's that's what I was looking for but with AJ Klein this signing especially with them bringing on somebody that they knew would have to go in the active roster what does it say about their current group of guys at inside linebacker this leads me to believe that Patrick Queen will not be 24-7 out there on the field anymore while he has not it hasn't been like this thing with Patrick Queen where it's all bad and it's only bad and that's it no no no no but it's just been a lot of inconsistency it's been a whole lot of inconsistency and the thing with Patrick Queen one of the biggest issues has been closing on the big place think that I think that's what a biggest struggle has been closing on the big place closing on the game changing plays and just really making those things happen because we've seen him make different plays throughout the game we seen him get sacks and all that we've seen them make tackles seen them blow up plays in the backfield but it's just those big and and those plays certainly contribute a lot um but it's those big clutch moments crucial moments where it's like oh he just missed it ah he over pursued oh he missed attack ah he dropped the pick and we're not here to single out Patrick Queen but at the same time when the Ravens bring in somebody at that position and put him on the active roster because they had plenty of free agents that they could assign to the practice squad but no they bring in somebody at that position and sign that position to the active roster in my opinion that speaks to how they feel about their current state of linebackers especially because with Josh Bynes we know during the game the other day against the Bills he had got hurt for a little bit came off the field for a little bit but it didn't look to be anything serious and I do believe that he was practicing yesterday too so I mean it could be one of those things where they just ramping up maybe one of their guys got hurt in practice yesterday I don't know I just I don't think that's it though I don't think that's it I think the Ravens are looking for more quality at inside linebacker now this is one of those things where again Ravens told you they told us and I hate going back to this over and over but again every time the Ravens make a move it inside lineback it just gives me that reminder that the Ravens told they told us this offseason we're not comfortable we're not 100% sold on Patrick Queen we're not 100% sold on Malik Harrison either and I hope that those guys careers take off I was really hoping that we were like right now at this season at this point in 2022 I was really hoping that especially when Ravens drafted them in what 2020 I was hoping that I this could be our new little one-two punch at linebacker like Patrick Queen and Malik Harrison one got the speed one got the thump and Malik hey don't sleep on Malik Harrison speed now too now but I'm thinking man this could be such a great combo the future linebackers for the Baltimore Ravens this could be it so I was thinking oh of course two years later they will have taken over that role by then not yet though not yet and honestly I don't know if it's one of those not yet type of things or it'll be not ever but that's a that's a legitimate question it's a legitimate question the way that things are headed right now for both of those two at inside linebacker it's not looking like it's gonna happen long term but it's the jury still out the jury is still certainly it's certainly still out because things could just turn around but again signings like these kind of lets me know and hey I could be wrong I could be wrong but it just lets me know continues to let me know that the Ravens aren't sold but back to what I was saying even before before this signing even before they brought back Josh Bynes again and we know the reason that they brought him in in the first place and this was before Patrick Queen but in the first place was because they weren't sold Josh Bynes for the Ravens he's old faithful that's what we call Josh Josh Bynes is old faithful cuz it's like man when things are going rough at inside linebacker we just give Bynes a call give him a call that and when they first brought Josh Bynes back that's when they brought him and LJ for them cuz it was Kenny Young and Peanut and they were just struggling it was rough it was rough so they gave old faithful a call and shout out the LJ for it to hope he's doing good by the way and I'm you know what I'm surprised like like why don't they bring him back they keep bringing all these linebackers and whatnot why don't bring LJ for it back I mean I think he would be recovered fully recovered by now like why not you're bringing in all these other guys might as well couldn't hurt couldn't be any worse um but yeah man but they then and of course Bobby Wagner we all remember the whole Bobby Wagner thing but again that was a reminder that they aren't sold on their current inside linebackers so now with AJ Klein what can he bring to these Baltimore Ravens I watched a little bit on him and this this was one of the few times where I actually only watched highlights they weren't that many but and that's not a shot at him at all but what I saw when I watched highlights because this was one of the times this was one of the few times where I wanted to see what are some of the best things that he does what are some of his best attributes what were some of his best plays that he's made throughout his career and what I saw the probably the biggest thing was tips was deflections was being in the right place at the right time when that ball was in on the way and him tipping it up in the air him knocking it down him hitting it up him deflecting the pass that's what I saw the most and with something like that that can have a big impact on the game because that can help cause a turnover that ball goes flying up in the air I mean hey we saw that this past Sunday when Lamar threw the ball low and it went flying up in the air Jordan point said oh this is for me thank you so much Lamar but yeah those are those tips they can lead to picks and just so on and so forth but um I wanted to see what he did what what his specialties were and maybe that's what the Ravens were looking at maybe they looking at somebody to disrupt those passing lanes that much more at the linebacker position maybe they looking for somebody else to be at the right place at the right time even though he's not the fastest not the strongest not any of that which is fine you don't have to be but maybe they just looking for some maybe they just looking for some solid depth to maybe they just looking for a rotational guy somebody where they can give Patrick Queen a break sometimes somebody that they can give Josh Bynes a break sometime Malik Harrison a break sometime too maybe that's what they're looking for I'm a little I'm a little lost on this signing a little bit confused on this signing but um I mean we'll we'll find out we'll start to find out over the next I guess really over the next game or so now with Andy Isabella didn't expect him to play this week they haven't even officially announced the signing but either way I wouldn't expect him to play this week but AJ Klein I expect him to play right away I expect him to play right away as soon as the signing is official as soon as they make it happen I expect him to be playing to be active in this bingles game immediately immediately so we'll see exactly how active he is we'll see exactly what his role is gonna be we'll see exactly what type of impact he has on the team y'all of course as I know y'all will y'all let me know what y'all think of the signing and yeah I guess that's that I love y'all teamkeeper clean I appreciate y'all very very much shout out to AJ Klein welcome to the squad and go ball out