 So our Baltimore Ravens have officially started the search for a new offensive coordinator putting in a request to have their first interview Well, maybe it's their first interview because you know sometime Ravens they just be doing stuff in the dark And we don't hear about it until later on so this is their first public request For an interview and it is for the Rams past game coordinator slash QB coach Zach Robinson so Obviously with the Rams, then he's under Sean McVay. We know Sean McVay young guy super young guy Very innovative. So that speaks volumes right there. So I know a lot of Ravens fans are happy because this Possibly shows that they trying to get some youth up in this thing And it's funny because with the offense the offense is a position group where They've been very weird They've been really weird because they were with Lamar Jackson They hadn't obviously hadn't been the worst in the world, but they just They hadn't been getting the best out of those guys They hadn't been putting them in a lot of positions for success. They hadn't been putting like the whole offense in a lot of positions for success There was a lot of inconsistencies here and there and whatnot, but the Ravens Maybe they may look to go younger because when I first saw all right They they're gonna interview or they put in a request to interview Zach Robinson. I googled them. So, okay He's a former NFL quarterback. All right, cool But I saw the age the age said 36. I said, whoa Because that the youth the youth movement because the Ravens they saw on defense on Defense two years ago they they weren't bad. I mean they were banged up big time But they weren't bad and they hadn't been bad for years, but they had just been some had just been missing So they brought in Mike McDonald's super young guy and I saying that an older person couldn't get the job done But they brought in a super young guy and and he changed things around now the Ravens They'd have a lot more health as well, but he changed a lot around he still has some stuff He and that it could be better But is his first year a lot improved with the Ravens defense and then especially once they added a Roquon Smith So now could they possibly be taking that same approach on the offensive side of the ball? Would a possible youth movement? Oh, I wouldn't be mad at it. I really wouldn't So we'll see what comes of this but anyway the report With the original report from Tom Pellecero said that the charges requested an interview with Rams pass game coordinator Slash QB coach Zach Robinson and he's considered a strong candidate for their offensive coordinator job purse sources Robinson's 36. He's a former NFL quarterback and now a fast-rising assistant and Tom Pellecero added this that Brandon Staley who is the Chargers head coach And everybody was thinking that he was about to get fired Everybody was especially after that playoff game that meltdown where the Jaguars end up coming back But they said hey apparently Jaguar. I mean, excuse me the Chargers and everybody on the staff. They really like them They love them So they fight offensive coordinator They got a vacancy so Tom Pellecero brought out that Brandon Staley again Chargers head coach He was on the Rams staff with Zach Robinson in 2020 So there's familiarity there in LA fire Lombardi earlier this week and now have a coveted OC opening Yeah, that's another position Where I know how about talked about with the Ravens their offensive coordinator position is a job that so many people gonna want and I'm sure they will But with the Chargers, I think that's some more What I want to say more of a sure thing for that offensive coordinator Because there are no question marks as to if the team is gonna resign Justin Herbert or not You know, they're gonna resign him you got full confidence and you ain't even heard nothing about a contract yet But you just know that it's gonna happen But with the Ravens. Yeah, it's Lamar Jackson. So there's this some special and Herbert especially as well He's nice too, but it's Lamar Jackson. He's something special, but there's all that uncertainty So an offensive coordinator could look and be like I don't know what's gonna I don't know what's gonna happen. So I don't know so that could kind of push him away from this Position with the Baltimore Ravens So we'll see how this thing goes. But anyway Ian Rappaport said the Ravens also put in for Zach Robinson for their OC job So I said a hot name in the coaching world. So Yeah, ma'am, they trying to get an interview with him Start lining things up. So Ravens. They really got to get on this thing because Time is really of the essence like we talked about in a video from yesterday I just wonder how what the chronological order of everything is gonna be because yeah, they said, oh, yeah Lamar Jackson, you're gonna have some input on the next offensive coordinator. All right, cool But what's gonna happen first? You're gonna hide an offensive coordinator and then Sign Lamar and then start delivering on some of the stuff that you said or are you going to sign Lamar first? Then the offensive coordinator and then start delivering on some of the stuff Oh, like what's gonna happen first based off of the way things work free agency that starts in March The franchise tag would have to be applied if it ends up going that route They would have to be applied I think that the week before free agency is the deadline for the franchise tag to be applied Then with the franchise tag, I believe the deadline to get an extension done I want to say it's in May. I want to say it's in May, but don't quote me on that I know some of y'all would know better than I would I mean we could look it up Hey, I mean, you know what? We here right now. So, you know, you know what? Let me look it up NFL deadline for contract extension on franchise tag Just so we can take all the guesswork out of it because Just to make it simpler for all of us Okay, see that's 2022. I need 2023 All right, the deadline to apply the franchise tag is 4 p.m. On March 7th. So, yeah, that's the week before free agency Okay, cool And it the window opens on February 21st. Oh, you could do it that early That's in like a month. But anyway, and it runs through the next 15 days in terms of values We will not know for sure the cap for that. Okay. That's that's not what I was looking for I'm looking for the extension day Okay, from the moment of from the moment of team users a franchise tag It can negotiate a long-term contract with the player until mid July. Okay, so that all right So that clears that up. So the middle of July, that's when they can do it I think that's what I said earlier, but either way. So that's that. All right. So the Ravens So, okay now that we got that cleared up that that helps my thought process so much Because the Ravens they can do their franchise tab, but at the same time So yeah decision gonna have to be made if they're gonna keep Lamar They got to get this deal done ASAP if they're gonna trade him. They got to do it before April they got to do it before April because April is the draft and they're they're not gonna want to trade him for Something next year. Hopefully they don't trade him. But if they do trade him, it's gonna have to happen before April. So Free agencies in March draft is in April And then the deadline to come up with an extension is mid July. So with all that being said I do think they're gonna franchise tag. I don't think they're gonna come up with a deal before then But hey, we'll see what we won't know till we know but they could franchise tag him and Then be like alright Lamar. We're gonna franchise tag you but a we're gonna show you what we're gonna do Then you got March. I mean you can hire offensive coordinator that could be first and Then you got March and March is when free agency starts You're definitely gonna want to have offensive coordinator by then because that's when you can start making your deals Bring in some people in on offense and defense and whatnot, but we talking about offense So they're gonna be like, oh, that's the offensive coordinator. Okay. I like where this is headed. Okay That's the offensive coordinator. You know what I could be a part of this change in Baltimore. Oh, that's the offensive coordinator Well, it's still with the Ravens. They might have still had that same philosophy. So I want to go there It could go any type of way depending on a free agent But free agency starts that's when Ravens can start showing them all like hey, we said it in the season ending presser We want to upgrade the wide receiver room. We want to build it up. We want to bring in these weapons for you All right, boom. Here we go. Hey, then after that the draft Hey, the draft we got some more picks because we traded some players. We made some moves and whatnot We got some more picks. Watch this Lamar. We got you boom. Bam. Wow. Wow. Woo Awesome. Look at that. There we go Lamar. See I told you we were gonna do it offensive line. They back together The with the draft picks the free agency. We made some trades. We really went in for you Do you believe us now now? Are you willing to commit to us and then boom? That's how you get it done So I'm glad we got that cleared up. So now moving forward I got a clear mindset on how all of this could play out. Obviously things could change But so I'm gonna go offensive coordinator first Franchise tag is applied Then there's free agency you make some moves then there's the draft you make some moves And then at that point Well, actually If they're gonna trade Lamar, it'll happen After March, well, maybe even Haven't maybe sometime in March or early April But it would happen before the draft But if they're gonna keep Lamar, which hopefully they will because hopefully after they go through all those things They will show him like hey, we are gonna really value you now um Then long-term deal in May or June Or July They got a while to make it happen. So we'll see how it goes team. Keep it clean. I love y'all Thank you for sitting through this thought process with me because I appreciate y'all. It's fun thinking out loud sometimes team should be clean We out