 The Ravens better not even think about it YouTube team keep it clean. What's going on? It's engraving here with another video and boy Ravens Twitter was buzzing this morning going crazy and I was trying to figure out why but it didn't take long to see what was going on I saw some screenshots from an article About the possibility of Ravens thinking about trading Lamar Jackson. I was like, oh, okay This is probably gonna be from somebody like deadspin or you know how bleach your reporter be our gridiron report They be putting out these scenarios these possible scenarios that they be thinking about But they don't have any like validity to him. So I was like, yeah, it's probably whatever But then I saw where the report came from and it came from Russell Street report and I was like, oh Well now we got to have a conversation So in the report which will be linked in the description of this video if you want to check it out for yourself In the report they talked about Anthony Levine in his retirement. They talked about Ben Raffensburg in his retirement They also talked about Mike McDonald and him being hired and they talked about some stuff that we said to about What was the point in doing all these other interviews? If you knew that was your guy were they a waste of time and so on and so forth But the part that has a lot of Ravens fans going crazy right now is when they spoke about One Lamar Jackson in the Ravens front office and you know what without wasting any more time Let's just dive straight into it. So It said last week the reliable barstool banks Insinuated in an article that the Ravens have some things going on behind the scenes that would make your head Spin he wasn't specific and I'm beginning to understand why so Before we get into that. Um, you need to we need a reference You need to be referenced on what article they're referring to Barstool banks he put out an article when wink got fired and Basically, the article was saying that he was blindsided and a lot of Ravens fans and Ravens people were blindsided and did not see that coming Wink getting fired, you know, let's just read a snippet of that article so you can see what he's talking about This is from the barstool banks article that Russell Street report is referring to he said That's what makes this firing so bizarre if anyone was going to be on the hot seat It was gonna be Greg Roman. I'm not stuck on getting rid of him But there's a huge faction of the fan base that wants his head. I would have bet my life It'd be him over wink so weird Maybe something will come out indicating something behind the scenes has been brewing for a while I can already tell you right now There's a lot of other stuff under the surface completely unrelated to wink that may or may not surface this off-season Stuff that would make your head spin My hope is that this is the worst to come and we can put the pieces together to run it back With the healthy roster next season free fingers crossed on that, but be warned This may just be the tip of the iceberg of things that could happen in Baltimore this off season So with that article, there was a lot of just cryptic with it There was no direct message. There was nothing that was straightforward with that He just said there may be a lot worse stuff a lot more crazier stuff that will make your head spin that could happen of Way more than wink being fired and for me that had by the head spinning like crazy I was like whoa cuz I did not see that coming at all But something that could possibly worse be worse than that or be crazier than that It would take a lot for something crazier than that to happen to make your head spin But at the same time some people may wonder who is barstool banks Barstool banks, he does have credibility now I'm not a fan when people or reporters They say I don't like the I know something that you don't know. I'm not a big fan of that I just do not like it, but with him. He does have credibility He has broken several things before they have actually happened So I would take his word for it. I still don't like that whole method Oh, I know something you don't know but With him we know that he does know something that a lot of us don't know but back to the Russell Street report Article so he said since barstool banks post on barstool I've had a few things shared with me that at this point our file under educated speculation And at the center of much of it is Lamar Jackson Lamar has been nothing short of a breath of fresh air since his arrival in Baltimore He's been an outstanding player great teammate selfless and accountable But some things don't add up including Lamar's late season regression the lack of any contractual movement and Despite the criticisms the decision to retain Greg Roman as the team's offensive coordinator So as far as his regression Well late in his late late last his season because his season didn't even be a fourth season But his last couple of games. Yeah, it was rough It was rough for Lamar and it it threw a lot of us off because we just were not used to it Especially like that that that for interception game Excuse me against the the Browns. It was just like whoa, even though the Ravens still won It was like, whoa, what is going on? Was it just some of the throws and just It was just weird to see it now We know he would eventually snap out of it that that wasn't a long-term worry for me and for a lot of us at all, but it was just we are seeing this sort of this this this slump and With if you actually look at the numbers though More minus that for deception game, but even including that If you look at the numbers Well, this is why numbers don't tell the whole story But the slump numbers wise actually wasn't as bad as a lot of people made it out to be But anyway, that's a whole nother conversation It said back to the article He said rumors have recently surfaced that the Ravens Number one may consider a potential trade full of more and number two that some of his off-field behaviors may have contributed to the former MVP's disappointing 2021 So obviously the first part the trade full of more Jackson we we're gonna talk about that But for number two some of his off-field behaviors, what like So anyway, but they are just that rumors So I get why banks was measured in his recent article that said the Lamar contract situation deserves close attention Any unusual developments could be signs that there's merit to the educated speculation so a Lot of people have wondered what is up with Lamar Jackson's contract? Why has he not been signed to the big money yet? He is clearly just deserving of it Josh Allen, he got his money and at the time when Josh Allen was signed Lamar Jackson has accomplished just as much as it Maybe even more than Josh Allen So why and we know that Lamar means so much to this Ravens team Look at the record with and without Lamar is clear as day Why has Lamar Jackson not signed his deal yet now? This is why I always say do not be dismissive of Fans opinions on different matters because fans bring a lot of stuff To your attention that you may not see that we may not see so don't be dismissive of what fans have to say There's been a lot of fans that when it's come to the Ravens media team They've been feeling like oh man like that like their media team has almost been leading us down this road to kind of let us know like hey This contract ain't getting done Of course Mink had his comments on the the lounge podcast Where he said he feels like Lamar Jackson should be one of the top paid quarterbacks But it should be incentive-based and a lot of people didn't agree with that I don't agree with that but everybody has their own opinion and that's fine But there had also been just a lot of pushing pushing of G-Roll like a G-Rolls here G-Rolls good G-Rolls offense with one of the top offenses in the league this year despite all the injuries G-Roll is G-Roll that They've been pushing G-Roll heavy especially right after the right after the season ended. It was like, huh? So with that being said it just it just seemed like They were kind of letting us know some stuff without letting us know some stuff But that's not here nor there. There was some people some other people that pointed out that with Lamar Jackson Somebody noticed that ever since the Miami game that he had not been in any Ravens memorabilia No, no Ravens hoodies. No Ravens jackets. None of that stuff I Don't know I don't know And then there was somebody else who mentioned that everything ain't so ain't so sweet Between Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens right now, but hey, maybe they're just rumors But with all this stuff coming out, I don't know man I Cannot just be so dismissive of those things that people notice and that a lot of fans noticed And even when you look at Lamar's body language Especially since that Miami game a lot of times he looks dejected He looks like he's removed from the game and he just doesn't look like he is really into it like that Especially in that Miami game And you you just saw you just see that the frustration and You you hear him like in the in the presser that he had last time He says all the right things But you see how he says some of the stuff and it's like we see through that little more We know you Because we've seen you in your experience with this whole PR stuff We've seen times when you vouch for somebody or somebody's your boy somebody who you love and the way you talk about them Like the way he talks about Hollywood the way you talk about Mark Andrews like oh, yeah, yeah You love those guys those your boys. Those are your playmakers day in day out But then the way that he talked about Greg Roman Well, I don't get into that. That's that's for them upstairs to handle But anyway With the contract that that's been another thing like what's going on with it? What's the deal? There was of course the rumor that quadri Ishmael put out that the Ravens offer Lamar Jackson big money He didn't say how much money He didn't say that what the guarantees were the length of the contract not it But he just said the Ravens offer Lamar Jackson big money and he turned it down So, why would he turn it down? I wonder cuz cuz again, we don't know. We don't know any of the details of any of that stuff We would have to X quadri Ishmael But if they offered him big money Was it big money in regards to the other quarterbacks that have gotten paid? Was it top five money? Was it top three money? How much bread was he offered? How many years was he offered? What was the guarantee for the money that he was offered and? Does he feel like hey, you know what if he did turn it down does it feel like you know what? No, let me go. Let me go do this thing the right way Because that's something that I've been saying I Said that with Lamar Jackson and we said this a while back But we said with Lamar Jackson for the Ravens It would be smart of them to sign him right now to a long term It would be so smart of them to sign him right away if they gonna sign him You got to do it right now For their sake it would be smart and this like because he's coming off of this season where he had a down season even though the winds weren't down When he went out they went down But when he when he was in the winds weren't down the winds was eat so again That's how you know Lamar this dude is so valuable to these Baltimore Ravens because even in a down season for him Even in a slump season for him They were still winning still winning But when he went out, oh that winning stopped that winning came to a bloody halt and that was it So Lamar Jackson value is through the roof, but anyway It would be important or smart of the Ravens to sign him right now while his Value is at its lowest even though his value is still crazy high because the Ravens could get him for a Cheaper deal then if he goes back out there next year and shows out If he goes back out there next year and is back to himself if he goes back out there next year and is Healthy if he goes back out there next year and you well you all actually provide an offensive line for him Then in that case Price would be bad going up and even with Lamar Jackson like we always say Every single game that passes by every single week The price keeps going up keeps going up So it's only gonna get higher from this point moving forward for the Ravens to sign Lamar It's only gonna get that much tougher But if he turned it down, I Wouldn't be mad at that because in the long run that would be smarter for him because he getting his 22 23 mil this year That's guaranteed. He's getting that Because that's the fifth year option but after that This is his chance to prove himself. He goes out there and gets back to the Lamar Jackson that we all know That's gonna be a lot of money, it's gonna be a whole lot of money But anyway Back to the article and some some very good points that were made Which kind of makes everything all of these rumors make it seem like I don't know. Are they really just rumors anyway? He said excuse me, perhaps The Ravens brass only has themselves to blame for this because according to the NFL media access policy Listen to this part because this something that we've been talking about on here for a long time, too Every team is required to number one make players available for interviews the day after the season ends and number two Hold a news conference during the week following the end of its season with his head coach and or chief executive And or club president and or general manager the purpose is to serve fan interest in the conclusion of the team season So I didn't even know that this was a rule like we've been asking Wondering talking about when are the Ravens gonna talk cuz they've been so quiet And some people been like, oh no, no, no, no, they don't do those into the year presses They don't do those anymore. It don't matter. It ain't got to be no state of the Ravens presser But something gotta give and I did not know that it was actual NFL media access policy So these are the rules my friend and y'all are breaking up But silence like like they say in the movies Silence is golden And that's true. It is Because as Ravens will continue to be so quiet We all knew something was brewing didn't know what it was and didn't see the wink thing coming at all But we knew something had to be going on with the Ravens and then all of a sudden the first move that they make We signed Ben Mason to a future reserve deal Well, actually before that they signed Nate McCrary and Ah the cornerback Kevan, um, I can't think his last name right now number 38 I cannot think his last name, but they signed him and Nate McCrary the future deals and then they signed Ben Mason It's like, alright, there you go. They go Ravens fans. We gave y'all a something. No, that wasn't enough Then that same day that they announced that they signed Ben Mason to a future deal. Oh wink is out Okay, wow But anyway He said as for number one number one This is back to the article again He said as for number one and number one being making the players available for interviews a day after the season ends He said they did that so they took care number one But as far as number two Where they are supposed to hold a news conference during the week following the end of the season with the head coach or chief executive Or club president or general manager We he said we're all still waiting 18 days later in counting and yes we have all been waiting and We finally finally finally finally last night. They finally Let it be known that they're gonna talk to the media on I think John Harbaugh's on Monday Mike McDonald's on Tuesday And then Eric the cost say I'm not give me a couple days because maybe Who knows what we're gonna hear what's gonna go down. He said give me a couple days because I'm talking on Friday So they spread it out for Eric the cost, but anyway We'll see how that goes because that should be very interesting so I Don't know man. I don't know. I don't know I do if If the Ravens are even thinking about this because you got to know like It's business right Ravens as an inner business You have to think of every single option You have to think about every single scenario both good and bad. You have to think about the possibilities of everything But this is one of those scenarios It would be very very bad for the Ravens if if if this did come to fruition and Ravens better do their absolute best To try to keep a lid on this they better do their absolute best because if anything gets out And I mean this is a little bit getting out, but if anything concrete gets out That the Ravens are trying to trade them. Oh boy who boy is It'll get ugly and it'll get ugly fast fast I Guarantee you oh man Don't even want to think about it, but Again, whatever Ravens plans. Oh Better not but if you're oh, they oh, they they better not man. Ah Cuz just imagine like imagine if this whole thing is true What do you do if you're Lamar if you you know are you here about oh My team. Oh, they trying to trade me. They trying to get rid of me after all ooh After all that who After all that oh my goodness Imagine that like think think about you at your own job Think about if you you put in these these four years at your job And then you had an unfortunate circumstance happen where you are you end up having to take some time off for work But it was nothing that was in your control You end up having to take some time off for work and Your job was like you were very valuable to your job and they do so they do 20 times better When you're working than when you're not working But then you hear about they they might be thinking about trying to defy you You like what? How ooh, that's what if this is true It can get very ugly very fast So Ravens better keep this one tight They they better keep whatever they got going on They better keep it tight cuz oh Man just just thinking about it just thinking about Lamar Jackson thinking about oh man just The locker room. Oh boy Man, we're gonna see though. Yo We're gonna see one way to quiet all this noise up Would be if Lamar Jackson got signed to a contract extension But who knows it will that even happen this year? I don't think so and I've said that already I don't see him sign a contract extension this year, but also I didn't see John John Hubba Getting a contract extension this year. I didn't see that at all um But with Lamar If he's not signed to a contract extension this Season this offseason this like since this article is out there It's gonna be on people's minds and now like Check this Ravens fans. They already been why they watch everything so carefully Ravens fans are again That's why I say you cannot be dismissive of fans and their opinions and stuff that they see and stuff that they notice Ravens fans are very smart. They are very smart and they see this stuff. They see patterns. They see habits They see body language They see that stuff. They can read between the lines that there's those cold words that they'll use in the media And coaching will use and stuff players will use Ravens fans see that stuff and They like oh, I know what that really means They not fans are not stupid, but now with this being put out there fans are going to be on extra watch They're going to be looking at stuff extra close now Because they see they see something's off and something's been off and but way before this article even came out People been saying that they've been saying that that stuff has been off That's old news for a lot of people But this article and these rumors and whatnot that would just make a lot of stuff make sense for people as to why stuff has been off But we'll see Anything that happens you already know what time it is Ravens Don't play with fire not saying that you are but don't play with fire. I'm out