 Envy a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions qualities or luck Or another definition they have is the desire to have a quality possession or other desirable attribute belonging to someone else I Do not envy Eric the Costa not one bit Because he has several crucial decisions to make when it comes to building this Ravens roster on contracts to give out and of course There's so much more work that goes into being a GM of an NFL team than just that but To have that on top of all your other work and the names of these players who are they do for deals like really soon Eric the Costa has seen some huge decisions to make and The guy that we're talking about now is this man right here Mr. Ronnie Stanley Now Ronnie Stanley of course has been one of the better better NFL left tackles ever since he came out From jump. He was a starter. He has never lost his starting spot. He has never poured play. He has never played poorly And and he just he's been pretty good He's been pretty good and very consistent. He's been healthy. He shows up. He does this thing Does he get an occasional false start every now and then? Yeah, he does but he's still been very good and he would be the starter on mmm, maybe 90% of NFL rosters at left tackle maybe even more than that but Ronnie Stanley has been that dude, especially for the Ravens When they and when they drafted him in the first round It it gave them something that they needed and something that they had been lacking Especially in a league where most quarterbacks are right-handed and that's that blindside blocker Who you know? They gonna take care anybody coming at you that you can't see They gonna hold it down and that's what Ronnie Stanley has done But there's been an article That's been catching a lot of people's eyes today That one Jameson Hensley put out shout out to Jameson Hensley. He covers the Ravens for ESPN Let's read what he said because it's about that money Last year at this time the question surrounding the Baltimore Ravens left tackle Ronnie Stanley was whether he would make his first pro bowl Now it's legitimate to ask whether Stanley is going to get paid like no other non quarterback in the NFL Stanley's ascension to the top of his position comes as he enters the final year of his rookie contract and An enviable situation. They goes that word again The left tackle market suddenly became inflated while lacking a core of young and established blockers in addressing his contract situation This past week Stanley said I definitely want to get paid my value and what I'm worth Given that he's the first team all pro Stanley is expected to surpass Houston's Larry Mitunzel who escalated the value for left tackles On April by signing a three-year contract that averages 22 mil per season So, you know That Ronnie Stanley is gonna get paid more than that. You know that You know that and whether he gets 23 mil per whether he gets 24 mil per it's gonna be a lot of money Let's continue coming off one of the best seasons by left tackle in recent memory Stanley could move past Chicago past Russia Khalil Mack And you know, he makes a bowload of money His average is 23.5 mil per season Khalil Mack We know what he brings to the game and Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald 22.5 mil a season and Ronnie Stanley could become the richest non QB in the league. We know those guys Well, you know what both of those guys can do. We know what both of those guys are capable of But when you also look at this list with those guys It scares me a little bit because you think about their team success What have the Bears done? Ever since they got Khalil Mack. What have the Rams done? Even with an inner Aaron Donald No doubt that those two are some of the best in the game Not only at their positions, but some of the best in the game period But what have those teams done? That's the only thing that scares me about this Ronnie Stanley he was on with the Ravens the other day and in a press conference and whatnot or zoom press conference He was saying he said money ain't everything but you knew you know, you want to get paid and like James and Hensley tweeted He wants to get paid his worth Ronnie Stanley is a very well-spoken mild-mannered individual But he I think he's so calm especially right now because he knows what's coming He knows what's coming. He knows that he is getting ready to get paid some serious cash flow, man So serious cash flow and like James and Hensley said man, he could be he could end up becoming the richest non-QB in the league and With Ronnie stay again the play is there He's been an excellent left tackle, but it puts the Ravens in a situation to where it's like wow Are you gonna give him the money? They have every reason in the world to based off of play alone But then when you think about it, what about the team around him How is him getting paid again? The most money and I mean he's he's gonna get paid that He's gonna get paid the most money by a non-QB ever He is going to break that Whether that's this year whether it's next year whenever it is he is going to break it but one thing that Goes in his favor Doesn't really go in the Ravens favor is that every single day that passes His price tag goes up every day that passes that price tag goes up And the reason that it goes up is because you have the potential of somebody else a non-QB But more specifically another left tackle who's gonna be that left tackle that's up next to get that money Every single day you run the risk of another left tackle being paid the big dollars the big cash the big bucks and Then Ronnie Stanley and his team his crew his agent they could look at that like oh, oh Yeah, oh, yeah the same way they look they were looking at Larry me tonsil And you know they're looking at all these articles You know they know I mean they don't even have to look at the articles to know what's what's in store It is about to be some serious cash for Ronnie Stanley But should the Ravens do it? Because you got other contracts coming up too. This is a contract year for Ronnie Stanley This is a contract year for Matt Jodon. This is a contract year for Tyus Bowser And There are more names on that list too, but those are the most significant so to speak Tyus Bowser, he's not gonna command any crazy money as of right now, but you never know what this year could dictate We got Willie Snead. He's on the last year his contract. He's do to become a free agent and Again similar to Tyus Bowser. They're not expected to command a whole lot of money, but you just never know But Matt Jodon. Oh, yeah He's gonna he's gonna break the bank Ronnie Stanley is certainly gonna break the bank, but then you got Lamar Jackson coming up very soon You got Marlon Humphrey coming up very soon. You got Orlando Brown, Jr. Coming up very soon You got Mark Andrews coming up very soon and These are not just Anybody's on the Ravens and that ain't no offense to anybody else that's on the team But these are some heavy hitters some real difference makers on this Ravens team These are some of the front runners on the squad That's out there whose names you know and again, that's no offense to anybody whose names You guys might not know or who the guys who may not have the more household names so to speak But Eric the Costa has some tough tough tough decisions to make Very tough and like I've been saying just trying to not only prep myself But prep all of us on team keep it clean man The Ravens can't keep everybody They can't keep everybody. I know Ravens fans like oh, we got to keep him Then we got to keep it. No, we got to keep it. We got to keep it. It's not that easy It's not even that easy in Madden franchise mode So you think it gets easy in real life, of course not Because in franchise I mean Eric the Casa. He's a G man in franchise mode you dealing with computer real life You dealing with feelings But again that Eric the Casa he like mmm. I don't care about the white feelings and that's not a bad thing He's just a business man He's not afraid to take care of business You think there weren't a lot of people that wanted to hold on to Eric Guetta Based off of his leadership to this team and everything that he provided as a leader and even as a player too, of course There's a lot of people that didn't want to see Eric Guetta go You think people that there were people who didn't want to bring Brandon Carl back Especially when you learned about the personal side of Brandon Carl and everything that he's been through as an individual Forget the football side take that out of it. And I remember when I heard that story about Brandon Carl I was like wow Had no idea Because again, sometimes you can just forget that these football players they are real people that go through real things Always got to keep that in in your mind. Do you think that people weren't hurt when Tony Jefferson got released? This one of the leaders on the team. This one of spokespersons on the team got cut But my point when I bring those guys up is that Eric the Costa is no nonsense man He is about his business and he is not afraid to make the tough decisions But who are those tough decisions gonna be made on who stays and who goes? It's a tough position to be in Tough position to be in Because you got some ballers man. You got some guys that have been big for your team You got Matt Jude on your leading pass Russia Got the most sex for your squad last year Okay, you you you franchise tag them couldn't come to an agreement on terms yet Or maybe you just waiting to see you know what let's give him one more. Yeah, let's wait to see how he does You got Ronnie Stanley established himself as one of the best left tackles in the game Then you flip it to the other side. You got your right tackle coming up. Orlando Brown, Jr. And his contract he's due for a contract sooner Because he was drag he wasn't drafted in the first round first round picks got that fifth year option Second through seventh. Nope. They sure don't So if they've earned a deal from you, you got to pay them sooner You can't ride it out for five years You got Mark Andrews another one. He wasn't drafted in the first round either He's coming up. He got Lamar Jackson. He got Marlon Humphrey two first round picks So they've already exercised the fifth year option for one Marlon Humphrey And then with Lamar Jackson, I mean, it's expected that they'll do that, but we're not there yet But It's gonna be some big money and you already paid markets Peters You paid him already Like I said at the beginning of this video. I am not one ounce jealous envious any of that of Eric the cost of positions and in the moves that he has to make and the decisions he has to make But know that um, there's some hearts are gonna be broken There are some hearts that will be broken I promise you that Because again, the Ravens can't keep everybody. This reminds me of my guy, uh, Josh Hoffman when his question from subscriber One that we did about a week and a half ago When we talked about um talked about comparing Lamar Jackson to Tom Brady and how Lamar Jackson can possibly Achieve the level of success that Tom Brady got Now we know that Tom Brady never was in the highest average per year When it came to salary, he still made a lot of money now He still made a whole lot of money Because they's Patriots just got super creative with it But nonetheless, he was still never in the highest when it came to average The salary per year. So my god Josh Hoffman's question was And some of y'all have asked this question as well But what's gonna happen when it's Lamar's contract time? Should he take a hometown discount Should he take a team-friendly deal and We all pretty much probably think the same thing based on Lamar's personality We would think oh, yeah based on his personality He wants to make the team around him better and whatnot, but at the same time Lamar is about his business His mom being his agent. She is about her business They don't play about their business man. They don't mess around about their business man. So He's gonna come at a cost man He is going to come at a cost But could he end up taking less could they move money around or whatnot? Play with the numbers So he wouldn't be as expensive as expected But not just Lamar. Could other teammates do that too? Could they really try to build something special that way and you can't knock them if they wouldn't if they want to be The highest paid at their position and that time has come in that contract where they earned it. So be it Can't can't get mad at them for that Well, I don't Man, you got the right to get mad at them if you if you want to get mad, but me I don't get mad at them for that I Can't What would I get mad at them for them wanting to make their money? Nah Go do your thing But Everybody can't be the highest paid at their position on the same team It's just it's just not gonna work. It couldn't work and That's that's what the salary cap is there for That's one of the words that the NFL loves parody Because they could be one team all this team is down in the dumps. They're terrible One season then the next season that same team. Oh, man, they're great Things change so much in the NFL as we all know and With Ronnie Stanley, hmm He is about to change the game But the question is where does the money come from who does it come from what happens? Do the Ravens say okay Ronnie Stanley, we love you and we are about to Break you off with a lot of money. Most money you ever made in your life or do Eric the constant company say, okay Let's play out this last year We'll see what happens This thing could go so many different ways We may not even have an answer until much further down the road, but again It just gives me the reminder why I'm not envious of Eric Dacasa Team keep it clean. I appreciate y'all. I love y'all Make sure you keep your heads up man keep your heads up just a little while longer and All the stuff you see going around the world all this evil and stuff It's gonna be out. I love y'all appreciate y'all we go