 With some pending free agents coming up like a Michael Pearson and Jimmy Smith, should the Ravens do a sign and trade to get more immediate value for those guys? Will trying to hurt Lamar Jackson moving forward be every team's motive? Have the Ravens actually been looking for Lamar Jackson for a long time now? Please and many many more questions on this episode of NFL Questions from Subscribers. If you want to be part of NFL Questions from Subscribers, just send me an email at teamkeepitclean.com. If you send your question in a DM, we'll talk about it right there, but it's not going to be part of Questions from Subscribers, so don't be on here looking for it like hey, where my question go? It's right there in the DM where you left it. So if you want to be part of NFL Questions from Subscribers, send me an email at teamkeepitclean.com. Let's get into these questions from the people that emailed him. First question came from my boy Michael Farmer. He said, ooh, this is a long one. He said, what's up in Raven? I have a rather different kind of question regarding our league MVP Lamar Jackson. I had a thought tonight about Lamar's quad injury that seems to be painfully ironic. I don't want to put this out to the universe, but I had to ask, how ironic would it be if Lamar had suffered a career threatening injury from playing in the pocket instead of running the ball? Lamar loves to talk about him being at higher risk to injury, running the ball, but failed to notice how elusive he is outside the pocket. He consistently gets himself out of harm's way, running out of bounds, or bracing himself against a big hit. Most QBs are usually cut from the traditional quarterback tree, who look to stay in the pocket and complete the pass by any means necessary. Lamar is obviously different in his play, but with him wanting and truthfully needing to add to that pro level arm he has to become a more complete player, him suffering an injury trying to become that traditional pocket passing QB just might be more of a dangerous decision. Most QBs sustain career ending injuries from the pocket. If this was to happen, what would you think the Steven A's of the world would say then? Would it shut them up, or would it just give the sports world another glorified topic to comment on? Oh man, you know they would love that. You saw it, I wish my guy would have sent it to me before I made the video. Because right after the video where we were talking about the 49ers in the bills taking a cheap shot at Lamar, Tony Gonzalez was on TV saying, hey the only way to beat Lamar Jackson, you need to hit him, you need to take him out, you need to hurt him. And he said yeah, when you take those shots at him, you take those cheap shots at him, it's going to come with some 15 yard penalties, it's going to come with some flags, but if you take him out that's the only way to beat him. And I'm like, this dude is really out here pushing for this? Like really? Like this dude is really out here pushing for teams and of course the 49ers in bills, they did it, but I'm like this guy is actually really out here putting it out there. I thought something like that is supposed to be one of them little unspoken words man. It's supposed to be one of them unspoken things. But this guy actually went on TV and he said yeah, do that, that's how you stop Lamar, hurt him. I'm like wow, really? But yeah, the Stephen A's, all those people, they would finally be, they would be like oh I told you so, I told you so. And again there's so many people that that's what they want to happen because they just want to be right. They would rather a game-changing quarterback, a game-changing player, not just Raven's changing but NFL game-changing. They would rather be right in this dude getting hurt for the long haul than just say hey, well maybe he can't get this done. Maybe this is sustainable. And it's sad but that's the sad truth of this whole thing man, it's the sad truth. They also said, what do you think would add more value to the team as a whole, a receiver to be paired with Hollywood and Andrews for the offense or another pass rusher to pair up with Judon for a defense or a kick punt returner, or a kick punt returning, returning Phenom like Devin Hester. Oh, wow. Oh, as far as a receiver, I think would just depend on how the offense was called. If they were going to be playing a game where they actually got the receivers involved a lot more, then I would say that. Pass rusher would definitely take the defense up a notch, especially with all those good corners. A kick slash punt returning Phenom like Hester. Now that would just change a lot because we haven't had that since Jacobi Jones and it's really never been the same since but like we haven't had that guy because we had some guys that were little flashes here and there but they didn't like, I mean they didn't have that consistency like a Jacobi Jones or they didn't develop that respect in the return game like a Jacobi Jones or like a Devin Hester like those guys who you know like oh man anytime he could take it the distance and that's scary. Like if we had that, so you know what? Based off of this team, based off of how it's been, I'm going to say that. I'm going to say that because in the return game we've been lacking there big time. So that, yeah, I'm going to say a returner. That's a really, really good question and really, really great questions in this whole thing man. And he said thank you for your time in reading this, appreciate the work. You consistently put out for us Ravens fans. And I appreciate y'all man. I appreciate y'all big time man. Thank you for making Team Keep It Clean. Like I said, what it is man. This neighborhood that we've established together. So I love y'all and I appreciate y'all. Next question came from a boy Jay. He said with expiring contracts that are coming up with Jimmy Smith and Michael Pierce, would it be smart for the Ravens to sign them and trade them while their value is still high on the market? I know teams like the Eagles in Miami need a corner and someone always needs a big run stopper. So why don't we sign them and trade them for picks in this upcoming draft? I know we can get at least a few picks from them, at least a second and a fifth round for one. Most likely Smith, if he can stay healthy and keep playing the way that he has been playing on the run. Maybe a third for Michael Pierce, but I do think the trend of big defensive linemen, 350 to 380 pounds is dying with the league wanting small and athletic defensive linemen like in the 250 to 321 range. Oh, you got real specific with that weight. He says would it be smart to trade them for picks and do like what the 49ers did with their picks and draft an athletic defensive linemen around Judon and Williams and keep most of the loaded secondary in this new era. And I did think with the next draft after this one, we would need to find a replacement for Yonda. Keep up the good work and shout out to Carter and Team Keeper Clean. I appreciate it, Jay. Thank you, man. With the Jimmy Smith, no, I don't like that idea. Either you're going to keep them or you're going to let them go. Sign and trade for Jimmy Smith. No, because if you do a sign and trade for Jimmy Smith, you run the risk of not really even getting anything back for him or team not even wanting to trade for him because they would have to give up assets for him. They had to give up draft picks for him. And I do not see anybody giving up a second for Jimmy Smith. I don't. He's been banged up his entire career. He's been hurt his entire career. He I mean, he even got hurt this year. And again, it wasn't his fault, but he got hurt again this year. So if they look at his history and they like, oh, they're not going to give up no second round pick for no Jimmy Smith, not even a third round pick for Jimmy Smith. Probably not even a fourth. Probably not even a fourth. Like we traded a fifth for Marcus Peters, a fifth and Kenny Young. You think somebody going to give up something higher than that for Jimmy Smith? No, I just I couldn't see it. So no, I wouldn't I wouldn't do that. Either going to keep them or you let them go. Don't hold them hostage to try to trade them for something. Now, Michael Pierce, I know you said for him, you think we would get would you say a fifth? Well, it's like, oh, no, you said maybe a third for Michael for Michael Pierce. For that one, if they did that, I could see that. But I mean, you can get it. You can get a comp pick because he's going to get signed to some big money by the Jets. He's going to get signed a big money deal and he will be worth. Well, he'll get he'll get the Ravens a third round comp pick. It wouldn't be until next the season after he got signed. But still like the signing trade thing. I think it would be a better idea for Michael Pierce, but for Jimmy Smith. No, next question came from my boy, Tyair. He said, ain't gravy. Do you think it would be a good move to get Odell Beckham, Jr. from Cleveland in this offseason? I would love to bring an elite wide receiver to our offense next year. Since he's available, I think it could be a great move. No, I don't because I think Odell could cause a distraction. Not because he's dramatic. Either way, he can be sometimes, but because he wouldn't eat like that, at least based off of how this offense is right here right now. And of course I do expect it to evolve over time, but he's not going to eat here. This is not an offense for receivers to eat. If you greedy, which I ain't got no problem with a receiver being, of course they receive it. They're going to want the ball. But if you're not going to come here and be an expect like 60, 70 catches unless you're playing tight end, but you're not going to expect 60, 70 catches a thousand, 1100, 1200 yards, 10, 15 touches. You're not going to you can't come here expecting that because that's not what you're going to get out of this offense. It isn't efficient offense. You are going to get yours here and there, but it's not going to be like it is with other teams. So I wouldn't even want them to bring Odell Beckham Jr. here if that was going to be the case because he's, I mean, if he's upset now, how things are going in Cleveland and obviously losing makes everything worse. But if he's upset now would have things are going in Cleveland. Like if you look at his numbers, I think his numbers right now in Cleveland are better than any other Ravens receivers numbers. And he don't like that. But again, Cleveland is losing too. So that plays a big part. But, um, no, I'm not, no, I wouldn't want Odell Beckham Jr. on the radio. I used to, I used to, but now with the way the offense is. And again, he's not going to be able to eat like that. So I would think it'd be a waste of money. Next question came from a boy, BG method. He said engraving. I really enjoy your videos and I usually comment there. But I've never submitted any questions. I'm from East Baltimore, but I wasn't a fan until 98. They earned my fandom. I'm in the army. So I've lived all over. Chris Moore is my second cousin. Oh, I never spoke with him before and Chris senior. And I haven't. Oh, and Chris senior and I haven't seen each other since we were little guys. My mother talks to him some though. Okay. I wish Chris was doing a little bit better, but he's a good special team. All that to get to my theory slash question. And see, that's the thing, man. You, you, you, um, I know I've been guilty of it before. When, when you may talk about a player, speak of a player that may be struggling and may not be doing good at all. I got to realize that these are people's family members and their family members watch this. They see this stuff. They hear about them in the media. They see them on YouTube or all kinds of stuff. But that's cool, man. Anyway, he said this Lamar Jackson thing is something Ozzie has been trying to get for quite some time. You think so? Let's see. Well, before Lamar Ozzie wanted a mobile QB in Baltimore. Now, I don't think he was sure about the, about the G-Roll angle, but hit me out on this and tell me if you agree. My timeline may be a little off, but this is all off the dome after conversation. And I wanted to run it by you. Okay. Okay. Let's see. Go back and look at the fact that we drafted Cal Bola. He was athletic, strong on, could run a little bit. I always say Ozzie was one Cal QB too early. I think the next significant Cal QB was Aaron. Oh, Aaron. Aaron Rogers. He said, hey, Aaron. Yeah. Back up was Anthony Wright. Little athleticism, next was Simon McNair. He was older, but still would run when he had to. You making some good points here. He was older. Oh, my fault. I read that already. Drafted Smith out of OSU. So Troy Smith. Okay. Hey, oh, I see where you're going with this. So next up must be the human highlight reel. Let's see. He said athletic QB. Joe Flacco was sneaky athletic, more so than the other option when he was drafted, Matt Ryan, who the Ravens actually wanted. And they tried to trade up, but it didn't work out for him, which it ended up working out for the Ravens. Thank you. Then we draft Tyrod, who was Vic Light at Virginia Tech. Near the end of the Flacco era in 2017, we try to sign RJ3 and he decides to sit out the season. 2018, we start looking into cap, but you know how that went. So we go back to RJ3 and sign him. We hired Greg Roman quietly as a run game coordinator, assistant coach. Yes, I was just having the same conversation. But my timeline didn't go as far back as yours, but I love this and I love what you're seeing. Let's keep going. People may have thought about it, but not a lot. Then the draft comes before the draft. We don't even talk to Lamar because we don't want anyone to get wind of our interest. Then we draft him, making sure he's a first rounder so we can get five years. Ozzie set all this up. It was a master stroke when you sit back and look at it. Now, Harbs had to know and EDC had to know and be on board. I'm sure they gave input, but I believe that Ozzie has been trying to get this for a while. Without the success he was looking for. It was his final draft at the helm. They knew Flacco was nearly done in Baltimore and he was going to get his mobile QB. It was even better than he could get, or that he could get more picks while doing it. It's a theory. I think the Greg Roman piece was Harbs' idea and I think RJ was the cover. So teams would further think we're not looking into Lamar. What do you think? Ooh, I love that, man. Why you gotta come with all this fire? Oh, I love that. I love that, man. Love that. Because that's something I never even thought of that before. I've never thought about that before. Wow, that's, you took it back. We've thought about the RG3 and the Kaepernick and all those situations, but never thought about it with Tyrod. And he was drafted in the fifth round, so maybe that's why. And with Troy Smith, he was drafted late too. He started a little bit, not too much, but they didn't really invest into those guys like that. So that would be the only difference. They didn't invest into those guys like that. But with Steve McNair, I mean, he was obviously that starter and he did this thing. He got kicked out of Tennessee and then he came here, 13 and three. But that is, oh, I love that. And it just makes sense. It makes sense, but I think, maybe he was toying with it a little bit. Maybe he's like, yeah, I'll take him, but I ain't gonna put too much in it. I'm not gonna invest too much in it. But with Lamar Jackson that will, for them to really start putting those investments in place, yeah, like a Greg Roman. They brought in a Greg Roman. They brought in a James Urban. And then, yeah, of course, trying to get Kaepernick, that not working out, then trying to get RG3, that not working out, then them resurfacing back to RG3 and then finally working out. So yeah, I do, I see exactly where you're going or where you went with it and I love it. It does make sense. So, and then he said, this Lamar Jackson thing, oh, my fault, I'm looking at the wrong part. He said, one other thing, I think teams are starting to try to hurt Lamar Jackson. Oh, he sent, let me tell you the date he sent this. He sent this on December 10th. Okay, it's December 11th. So this was before he sent this December 10th, I think in the morning, yeah, two in the morning. So he sent this way before the story even came out about Lamar Jackson saying that he thinks teams are trying to hurt. I mean, we saw it in the Bills in 49ers game. We saw it in both games before Lamar even said anything. But anyway, he said, I think teams are starting to try to hurt Lamar Jackson. Buffalo took a few shots on him and I don't think those were accidental. They were directed to touch him and eat a penalty or two. The fear is, will that be the thing that gets him hurt? Not the running and getting hit, but the late hits in the pocket or setting the throw. What do the Ravens do? Teams are going to be stupid physical with Lamar Jackson and the playoffs if only because of how the last two games were and those teams didn't get blown off the field. By the way, is there full version of your intro music? You should let that one rock one time with some steals of the Ravens playing. Keep doing your thing and shout out to the family. I appreciate it, man. Thank you, man. There is a full version. We just waiting though. We just waiting. Maybe one day we'll drop a video with it, I'll see. I might try to surprise some people with it one day, maybe, because when people don't be watching the whole videos, that might be when I throw it in there. I might throw it in there in the middle of a video or something. But anyway, that's what it is, man. That's what it is, man. And yeah, teams, I think teams are definitely gonna do that. They're gonna do that. And like we talked about earlier, Tony Gonzalez, he pushed it. So I definitely think that's how it's gonna be. Guys are gonna look at that and be like, man, what's the only way to stop them? Try to take them out. It's just a sad reality. Next question. Came from a guy, a corp marine. Simplify. He said, hey, sir, how are you and your family doing? Love your videos, been following for a while. Definitely enjoy the content. So I appreciate that, man. Thank you. Excuse me. A little gas left over. Here we go. He said, we have a great defense, but I was looking at our defense back in the Ray Lewis and Erie Reed era, and they used to dish out huge hits to the point where offenses were afraid to run the ball and even throw in the middle of the field. Watching this year, I see a lot of arm tackling, not really too many big hits like in the Ray Lewis era. For example, against the 49ers, the big touchdown run they had, I believe if Earl Thomas would've put his shoulder pads on them, not trying to arm tackle, we would've stopped that touchdown. Do you believe if we had bigger hitters on the team like a Ray Lewis, Erie, Suggs, Pollard, like we previously did in the past that our Ravens defense would be more fearful than they are now? Don't get me wrong, we have an amazing defense, just need that savage warrior. I'm trying to make a statement hit on the ball carrier. God bless and simplify. Appreciate you, man. Yes, but no. Let me tell you why it's a no. That would be nice, but you gotta take into account the era of football that we're in. The game has gotten a lot softer. If you even look at some people the wrong way, it'll be a 15-yard penalty. So yeah, having that big hitter that can instill fear in the opponent would be nice, but it will come at a price. It will come at a 15-yard penalty. It will come at a possibly being ejected from the game. They flag enough hits where players, they leave with their shoulder, they go in with their shoulder, and they might not even make contact with the opposing player's helmet, but they'll still, they'll just throw the flag anyway. They'll be like, oh, helmet to helmet, hit unnecessary roughness. So that era, that era was fun, and that era was some serious, especially with defense, but that era has passed, and they can't hit like they used to anymore. They just can't. So that's why if we did have a big hitter like that, it just, I don't wanna say it would do us more bad than good, but it will come with a lot of bad with it because there will be flags galore. Next question came from a boy, Terrence Briscoe. He said, what's up? Question for y'all, can Ravens have a top three offense and defense by the end of the season? Well, offense, certainly. Defense, I don't know where they are right now. I don't know where they are right now. I know ever since week five, it's been some serious. It's been, it's been some serious. Like these, I think that the act was the bills game, the most points that they've given up. No bills, it was, it was that, that game was 24, 17, I think, right? Something like that. Hmm, they, oh, let me look at this Raven schedule, man. Cause they, it's a possibility. Cause that defense, man, they've been like, they've been doing really, really good, man. They've been doing really, really good. Let me look at these scores, man. Let me look at these scores. So, okay, so week four, that was the brown. They put up 40. After that, when they went on their way in street, Steelers got 23, Bengals got 17, Seahawks got 16, Patriots got 20, Bengals got 13, Texans got seven, Rams got six, 49s got 17, Bills got 17. It's a possibility, man. They ain't been giving up that many points, man. They really haven't, teams ain't been going crazy scoring on them, Raven's been holding it down points wise, man. So I think it's a possibility that they really could. Next question came from a boy, Walt. He said, Walt here again, sir and Raven always good to see the family any time, not just this past Sunday. Glad you got all the rice up. Oh, he was talking about when we were live streaming the Bills game, and my wife, she spilled, Carter spilled rice on the floor. She spilled Chinese food on the floor, so it was just, they came in here and made a mess. Anyway, appreciate that, Walt. He said, listening to the current issue of question from subscribers, which leads me to respond and question. Yes, Josh, some Browns fans. Oh, to my God, Josh Hoffman. Yes, Josh, some Browns fans are behavior, our behavior is as shameful as other teams fans throughout the league. And Raven, do you think that DeCosta will have to move up for a pass rusher, remain in place for the best athlete available, or moving up will cost too much capital in order to obtain a one to 10 pick, or just move down or out of the first round and guard the more picks? Yeah, I think moving up would just be too much for DeCosta, especially in top 10, like to have to go from 32 to the top, to like, ooh, that's big yikes. That's a lot, that will take a lot. Like, that will take a whole lot. And I just, I can't see him giving up all of that, especially if he ain't give up all that for Jamal Adams, then I can't see him giving up all that to move up in the draft. So I could see them trading back. I mean, they'd only be one pick away from the second round. So some teams may want that 32nd pick in the first round, but anyway, they could move back or just stay put, but I feel like they would move back to get even more picks. But if it's a guy that's there, that they really, like, I can see them moving up, but as far as moving all the way up to the top 10, nah, I don't see that happening. And he said, secondly, everyone, and rightly so, that Greg Roman will be receiving a head coaching job. How about Don Martindale for the job? He's done with the defense. Yeah, we talked about him too, both of them. Of course, Greg Roman gets more, I think Greg Roman gets more attention though, because he's running the offense and one, we've never seen a Ravens offense like this before. Two, they are the number one offense, scoring offense in the league. Three, just the efficiency of the offense. They, even games where they don't put up crazy amount of yards, they still put up touchdowns. I got a sneeze. Ooh, I feel another one in there too. Wow. Oh, oh no. Uh-oh. Did that get on me? I thought. Wow, those are some powerful sneezes, man. Woo. Wow, the question must go on. He said, so, yeah, with Greg Roman, to me, I think he's gotten more attention because the offense is number one. We've never seen a Ravens offense like this and because of the efficiency and with the efficiency, they may not put up all the yards in the world on different play, I mean, on different games, but they still are very efficient nine times out of 10. Like even against the Bills game, everybody was considering it a bad game for Le Mans offense, but he threw three touchdowns. They threw one pick, but he threw three touchdowns and the standards have changed. But in Ravens, as far as Don Martindale, it's like this is what Ravens defensive coordinators have done. They've always had a, not always, but they usually top 10 defense, they usually pretty good defense. So I think with Greg Roman, he has surpassed a lot of people's expectations and when Don Martindale, he's just met people's expectations. I still think he's in the mixed-off with head coaching job. But he said, oh, he said, how about Don Martindale for the job he's done with the defense? For a team that lacks a pass rush, you all have hit a lot of QBs in the backfield. Yeah, that pass rush has improved drastically over the past couple of weeks. And he said, finally, shout out to Steve Saunders and Anthony Watson, the head and assistant strength and conditioning coaches keeping Le Mans healthy throughout all the helmets to his legs in an effort to slow him down. And he said, good luck tonight. Cause I'm recording this part of the video before the Thursday night football game. The game is in about four and a half hours cause it's 3.51 right now. So yeah, it's in four and a half hours. So yeah, it's almost time. But we appreciate you all. Thank you, man. Next question came from a boy Alquan. He said, what's up in Raven? Do you think the Ravens will ever hire Ray Lewis, Ed Reid, or anyone else that's close to the Ravens to any type of role within the organization? I can see them doing it with Ray Lewis, Ed Reid though. I mean, if you're talking about like front office type coaching with as for next to hardball, I can't see it. I don't see it. And I know that he said he squashed his stuff with all of them with Ed Reid especially. But a reason why I wouldn't see that happening is because I feel like if Ray Lewis or Ed Reid was to come on board as a coach, some type of coach, some type of assistant coach, even if it was just a defensive backer, linebacker's coach, whatever. I feel like if one of those two were to come on board, then hardball would run the risk of losing the team. And I know a lot of people would be like, oh yeah, well they could bring so much leadership and they could bring so much experience and knowledge, which they could, but also he would run that risk because a lot of these players may look at a Ray Lewis, may look at an Ed Reid like, oh, that's Ray Lewis. That's Ed Reid, like these two, they done been here, they done done it. They done been at the top of the game before for years at their positions and whatnot. And then as a collective unit too, man, that's those guys. I've always wanted to meet them. I've always wanted to be around them. And if things are a little troubled with the team, say for instance, they don't have such a hot start, and things get a little shaky, you need to have people that you're gonna turn to. You need to have a true established leader that's gonna guide you to where you need to be, to that's gonna refocus you and put you in the right direction. Right now for them that would be as a coach, that would be John Harbaugh. But if you have a Ray Lewis there, if you have an Ed Reid there, if you have both or even either one, that could run the risk of them not turning toward John Harbaugh. Even if Ray Lewis or Ed Reid deflected it to John Harbaugh, they're like, hey, he's a head coach. He's the guy that this thing needs to go through. Even if they did that, a lot of people could still turn to them. So the leadership that John Harbaugh, the role of being the leader that John Harbaugh was supposed to have, people may not view it the same.