 Getting named employee of the week is no easy feat. It shows that for the past seven days You were holding it down at your job and you were performing at a level that was higher than the other employees around you Now and it's not a shot at them, but it's just more praise for you Then taking it up a notch getting employee of the month for 30 days You were the top employee at your company You were that guy or that girl and you were holding it down for a whole month. That's insane but then employee of the year Employee of the year so for 365 days You were at the top you show the level of consistency that not many others could match and even if they did match it still wasn't on your level and And with Eric Dacosta, he has been named executive not of the week He has been named executive not of the month He has been named the 2019 executive of the year Executive of the year By sporting news and let's see some of the stuff that they said in the article and some of the reasons they brought out Him being named Executive of the year the costa was charged with a difficult task when taking over in 2019 How to rebuild the team into a Super Bowl contender tell it to the talents of its dynamic second-year quarterback Lamar Jackson Like Jackson the costa passed and ran with flying colors specifically purple and black I like how they put that in there. All right back to the article The Ravens fell short of winning their third ring Sad face, but they finished the regular season with the NFL's best record at 14 and 2 with Jackson breaking out as league MVP and also Sporting news is offensive player of the year None of it would have been possible without the cost of knowing what needed to be done around Jackson offensively and to compliment him Defensively to help coach Harbaugh lead the team to a second repeat as AFC North champions After Newsom traded up with the Eagles to get Jackson in the first round of the 2018 draft the costa's path in 2019 came into focus Here's a look back at all the great moves in his one year on the job that added up to the award So this is sort of like a trip down memory lane for us and some of these moves I forgot that they wanted the costa, but we certainly didn't forget about the moves. Let's get into it Releasing why receive a Michael Crabtree Well Michael Crabtree and and the the first sense that they say Crabtree was not the right kind of wide-out for Lamar Jackson Given he was more of a possession type than a speedy deep threat. That's true Crabtree man, I was super excited when we signed Crabtree. Oh, I really was and he When he was on he was on but then those those drop issues They showed their ugly head in the worst times But one thing that I did absolutely love about Crabtree was that even though Crabtree just like John Brown He came for Flacco He came to this team for Joe Flacco. Crabtree was one of the most supportive people Lamar Jackson Both on and off the field his body language didn't change when he was on the field just because Lamar Jackson was out there There were some other receivers were another receiver whose body language completely changed where Lamar was out there but Crabtree super supportive man and He came through in the playoffs in a major way but Unfortunately, yeah, just we could tell it wasn't a long-term thing But it's all good. I I will forever Always have love for Crabtree for that for how he was when he was with the Ravens amid the switch anyway Waving running back Alex Collins Now Alex Collins his style with the Ravens offense, they are north and south running team that east and west stuff Nope, not with the Ravens offense the way it is now No, it worked when it when it was Flacco and Alex Collins. It was cool. I was cause it is thing there Like we can we can forget about Alex Collins a lot, but he did his thing When he first came on a scene he had fumbling problems hardball called him out What happened boom they fixed it for the most part he took off He was always go for at least one big play every game, but then he got into the trouble and Ravens like okay. Goodbye Resigning tight end Nick Boyle Nick Boyle that was a another good move by the Costa one of the best blocking tight ends in the league And he got some good hands too now they did flirt a little bit with Dwayne Allen But I think they were just doing that so they could use Dwayne Allen to push those negotiations forward with one Nick Boyle Trading Joe Flacco now with Joe Flacco, obviously Lamar Jackson became the starter in the middle of the season So we knew and this was gonna be Joe Flacco's last year with the team a lot of us even figured that even before the season even started because this was the last year that he had all that guaranteed money on his deal so when a lot of us included me I figured they would just release Joe Flacco because they weren't gonna keep him for another year and Nobody's gonna trade for him because okay, it's Flacco. Yeah, he could still start in this league He could still play but everybody knows the Ravens gonna release him So why would they give up something for Joe Flacco when they could just get him for free? Nope Eric the console was able to get a fourth round pick For a player that everybody knew Who's gonna get released you live to get a fourth round pick that don't make no sense, man Signing Mark Ingram. Oh, I mean Veteran move I wasn't the biggest fan of it when they first did it But um after that first press conference from Mark Ingram I saw the vibe the energy and then that's something that I saw when he was in New Orleans and I loved but I just didn't feel like it He he and he I don't even think he was really a necessity for the Ravens, but he ended up being Being a necessity ended up making himself a necessity just his energy his leadership So it ended up being a good move for the constant Ravens amid all these running backs getting these crazy deals Devonte Freeman had got his crazy deal Todd Gurley had ended up getting his crazy deal Zikio Elliott, of course And Ravens go out and sign Mark Ingram for a three-year fifteen million dollar deal So five meal per All these other running back getting paid all this crazy money Eric the console no come on Ingram 15 mil. That's what we doing and he did Signing Earl Thomas This was a move that I did like I was a little worried about it, but the move I liked I like them signing Earl Thomas But I just didn't like the money part didn't like the money part But the move itself I was cool with it because I'm like why did they really really trying to upgrade that free safety position? So a because distracted struck again Resigning Gus Edwards, so they they did put the Not the tag on them, but they're restricted the tend on them. There we go Extending Justin Tucker and Marsha Yanda. Yeah, the Marsha Yanda was sort of just say safe extension Like okay just in case he does play another year that we got him locked up We ain't got to go into those contract negotiations or anything and then Justin Tucker That was a no brainer best kick in the league one of the best kickers in NFL history I was just talking to somebody yesterday on Instagram and he was asking me like he's like Oh, I was talking to some Jaguars fans and they were debating with a Josh Lambo Yeah, their kicker is better than one Justin Tucker and I was thinking I Replied to him. I would go with Justin Tucker simply for the fact that It's not a diss to Josh Lambo at all But simply for the fact that with Justin Tucker He's been put in much more crunch time and clutch Situations then Josh Lambo has as a Jaguars kicker Obviously the Ravens have been a lot more successful recently in the years than the Jaguars have And Justin Tucker has been relied upon a lot more than the Jaguars kicker So anyway, that was that so extending him was a no brainer And then they also listed him drafting Marquis Brown, Jalen Ferguson, Boykin, Justice Hill, Ben Powers We'll see how that continues to go. Ah trading Alex Lewis to the Jets. That was another one That was another one a guy who a lot of us thought was gonna get released and they ended up getting the compensation for She trading care Vedvik to the Vikings. Oh my goodness the gift that just kept on giving them fifth round picks They were flying like crazy So that was another good one too in another situation similar to Joe Flacco Everybody knows you're not gonna keep this guy because you already have your guy in place Not keep keeping two kickers on the roster. It's not having it They got a fifth round pick for care Vedvik Signing linebackers LJ Ford and Josh Bynes. These were two very underrated moves to super underrated moves Well, I was like, okay, that's all that's out there, but I didn't really know I didn't know anything about LJ Ford Once I found out. Oh, I love them. Love them and Josh Bynes. We knew him from before with the Ravens And then shout out to my guy SG Skeptigo he put me on with Josh Bynes and let me know just the status of Josh Bynes Even from before he was even in the league And I was like, okay, and everything that he said was accurate Next move were trading for Marcus Peters. We go back to that care Vedvik I believe it was that fifth round pick that they got for care Vedvik then they used that to acquire one Marcus Peters It's like man that that move was just it was amazing and it worked out Great for both sides for Marcus Peters in for the Ravens who Then they say making the offense stronger and the defense deeper Yeah, cuz you know Ravens we never known for offense That was not the Ravens forte If you talked about the Ravens You even ask some fans even nowadays it's more the um, I don't even want to say casual fans But yeah, I guess it's just more casual fans to ask. What are the Ravens known for? And most people say defense Even some people that aren't casual fans will say defense because that has been what they've been known for for the majority of their existence But now they actually got off like what? A lot of us couldn't believe it and like I was um, I was just telling my god Josh Hoffman yesterday Because I was on the NFL throwbacks YouTube channel. I was watching Some old Ravens and Steelers games. Oh man, those things used to be the real deal, man Like I said, they don't they just don't hit the same anymore, man Maybe what since big Ben is coming back this year. Maybe they'll be a little bit But they just they ain't been hitting the same like they used to me But anyway, I was watching one from I forgot what year it was These dudes like Ravens are getting opportunity after opportunity they forced in turnovers They could not get into the end zone field goal field goal field goal Matt Stover will keep kept lining up Field goal field goal field goal Steelers they move the ball to get a couple first downs on the Ravens. Nope, that's it They held them out field goal field goal field goal And I'm like wow Much credit to both teams defenses But Ravens offense was just oh and I was just looking at the different players and stuff and looking at just it was rough Well, it was rough of course in years past to but I'm just it just makes you appreciate what the Ravens built Last year and the fact that we actually had a legitimate offense legitimate offense both running and passing and And the passing offense got to take a lot of time off simply because they would be blowing people out But they Wow, they did an amazing job last year And again, it starts at the top area to Costa Started with him So him being named executive of the year and once when Ravens tweeted at this morning I tweeted right under like this is no surprise It's no surprise. I'm not a shocker And we're just so glad that he decided to stay I Remember he had office from like the Packers. I believe they wanted to interview him and a bunch of other teams too over the years Y'all remember what those of y'all that been around for a little while y'all remember all the teams that always wanted to interview Eric the Costa And Ravens would be like nope Nope, he's gonna take over for Ozzy in due time He's gonna take over and a lot of us will be wondering like, huh When when is it gonna happen? When's it gonna be? Then they finally announced it. It was like, okay cool cool and Again, not just Ravens fans with fans of NFL can be fans of any sport really can be very impatient But Ravens fans There were some of them when Eric the Costa first took over Especially a free agency especially in free because that when free agency first hit everybody was wait Okay, this is Eric the cost is for a free agency. What's he gonna do? Okay, what's he gonna do? What's he gonna do? What's he gonna do? What's he gonna do? Okay? What's gonna happen? Who's gonna sign? Who's gonna sign? Who's gonna sign? Who's gonna get? Come on. Let's go And there was nothing It's crickets You saw this guy get signed here. You saw this guy get signed there You saw that guy get signed over there. You saw this guy even get signed over there But the Ravens hadn't been doing anything and you saw Ravens fans say, oh They need to bring Ozzy back this guy Eric the cost. He doesn't know what he's doing Yeah, he don't got a clue Bring Ozzy back Eric the cost to get him out of here. It was it was sad to see It was sad to see But he shut all that down And on the same same day He got more angerment early on Thomas on the same day on the same day I would never forget because I was riding. I was on my way home. I don't know where we were coming from But I was on my way home Phone started buzzing a little bit Look at it. I said, oh, oh Well, okay, then did the videos of each back to back But an Eric the cost has made so many other moves I mean, there's the Jermaine Eleanor where he he traded Jermaine Eleanor for like what a fourth or fifth round pick I think it was a fifth round pick. Maybe it was a fifth or sixth I think it was a fifth but whatever the fact that they traded Jermaine Eleanor Who else He cut Jordan lastly Eric Wettel was that at the cost of cut? Yeah, that was the cost of Eric Wettel. They got rid of him And then there was some tough moves too, man the thing with With one of the biggest differences that I see with Ozzy Newsom and Eric the costa They do do things differently. They do do things similarly, but they do some things differently And I think with and this is not a diss to any any of the two, but I feel like with Ozzy Newsom I feel like there was a more sentiment sentiment When it came to the players I Feel like there was a lot more personal attachment when it came to the players and not saying that Eric the costa is Not personally attached to the players, but when it came to the business side, there we go When it came to the business side, I feel like with Ozzy Newsom There was a lot more personal feelings involved in what not but where the costa He loves you He really loves you But he ain't afraid to be like bye See ya See ya He is not afraid to get you out and with Eric the costa seems like He does things Too early and it seemed like Ozzy was some of these things he did in a little too late So Eric is not never afraid to move on With Ozzy, he'll move on, but I think he moved on a little too late. Not with every player But I think that's been the biggest thing man And again Ozzy he held it down for a long time man. It obviously extremely successful Extremely successful But Ozzy one of the other biggest differences is the Ozzy old school He's old school guy Eric, new school. I didn't even know he was only 49 years old. I did not know that We could a young GM A young one man You might see him on the sideline that now the dancing with Lamont Hollywood and him It might be a little cringy, but we might see it this year But um, no man, so we would we appreciate just the way that the Ravens run this whole thing man The way that the Ravens run that whole operation man. It is real deal this top notch And they do an amazing job at it So shout out to Eric the costa he deserve his award. He got it and like I said, he earned it team keeping clean I love y'all. I appreciate y'all I myself and any of the jobs that I have ever Worked that I've never got employee of the week or the month. I definitely not the year Not that I was a bad employee, but not at every job, but some of them probably was but Um, so shout out to y'all that have ever gotten any of those because that's pretty good. That says a lot That says a whole lot. So shout out to y'all. Anyway team keeping clean much love to y'all. I appreciate y'all Keep your heads up man. Um, stay positive. Just smile. Smile at somebody today and let them know that you love We out y'all