 So these Baltimore Ravens, they dipping into that savings account again and they opened up some cap space, but for who? For what and how exactly did they do it? Well, before we get into this video, gotta give a shout out to whoever the caller was because a couple of people let me know that there was a caller on 105.7 on the fan this morning that gave us a little shout out. I did hear that they kind of misconstrued all words but it's all good and it's not a big deal. I appreciate whoever that is, I appreciate you. But now the Ravens, it was reported this morning that the Ravens converted about 8.5 mil of Ronnie Stanley's base salary into a signing bonus. So that created a little over 6.3 mil in cap space right here, right now, this year in 2022. But what for? What is the reason? Why would they open up cap space? Now, honestly, I thought that the Ravens, I thought they didn't really have much cap space even though the cap is cap. But I thought they didn't really have much cap space. I thought that they had maybe like a million, maybe like three million, something like that in cap space but nothing crazy. But Jonas Schaefer cleared that up this morning. He said the Ravens had, so previously, they had about 8.9 mil in salary cap space before restructuring Ronnie Stanley's deal. So now it should be up to about 15.3 mil. And he said Keny and Drake's Raiders contract had offset so the Ravens' new deal would not cut into their cap space that much. Cause there was some people thinking, oh, is this all for Keny and Drake? Is this for Drizzy? But no, of course it couldn't be. And I don't think anybody needed Jonas Schaefer to clear that up for that to already be clear. But if you did, then that's fine. It's clear now. But anyway, Brian McFarlane. Ooh, he was driving some bombs this morning because it was like he took a little slow, it was a slow burn approach because it was like, then bam! And let's read what he had to say about this, the Ravens opening up this cap space. He said, this was somewhat unexpected but necessary with more guys going on in your reserve and needing cap space for the practice squad, cause you need about four mil. And then practice squad elevations, you need about 900,000. Adding the 52 to 53 to cap, you need about 1.5 mil and having funds for end season injuries, you need about five mil. The nine mil they had before, the little less than nine mil they had before yesterday, it just wasn't enough. Okay, so that's cool, okay. Thanks for the explanation, but it continues. Then he said unexpected, because while a nice cap savings, so it is a nice cap saving cause you get a little over 6.3 mil cap space, it adds potential debt money to Stanley's ledger if he does not fully recover and live up to his salary. And I know with Ronnie Stanley's injuries, they have been big, especially cause he's getting paid big. So I know a lot of Ravens fans, if there's a player that's hurt, then Ravens fans, they get the pocket watch and they're like, hey, wait a minute now. You getting all that money, but you ain't been, so. Anyway, he said, there was already substantial debt money to deal with, 29 mil in 2023, but now they've added six mil. So basically what he's saying with that, you better hope now moving forward with Ronnie Stanley that you do get some bang for your buck. Ronnie Stanley is just, I said it all this off season. I said it last year too. Anything that we get from Ronnie Stanley this year should be considered a bonus. It actually shouldn't be considered a bonus cause he is a requirement, but I feel like anything you get is a bonus. So again, Ravens not Russian. But anyway, that was the slow part of it. That was the slow. Now let's get to the bam. He said, this move also means that they've given up hope of reaching a deal with Lamar Jackson since an extension for Lamar would have created this needed space and they would not have needed to restructure Stanley. Ooh, oh, Brian talking that talk early this morning, man. So he said pretty much that. And I can understand his reasoning on that. Reason being because if you really thought like, hey, we are going to get this thing with Lamar Jackson done. We gonna make this thing happen. Then Ronnie Stanley will be something like a last resort type of thing. Now, whenever the conversation comes up about possible restructures, Ronnie Stanley's name is always at the top of the list. It's always the guys who are making the most money at the top of the list because restructuring their deals will create the most significant amount of cap space. But restructures are last resort type of things. Restructures are not your first option. They should never be your first option. They are your last resort type of thing. So with Brian McFarland saying with the Ravens going to this last resort already, then that show is like, oh, they're not confident in this whole Lamar Jackson thing. Now, anything of course could happen. Anything could happen. But they went to that last resort and usually you only go to your last resort when your first couple of resorts, they ain't coming through. So we'll see. We'll see. Got a very interesting video about Lamar Jackson and the Ravens and their contract negotiations from an outside perspective, coming up a little bit later from somebody who's not a Ravens fan, but they've been paying very, very close attention and they brought up such an excellent point. Can't wait to drop that video later. But anyway, what could this move be for? Who could this move be for? Because the Ravens, again, when you make a move like this, then you gotta have something coming, especially with Ronnie Stanley, his salary. So my thoughts would be past Russia. Probably get a little edge guy, get a past Russia. Maybe it's a significant guy because they opened up a significant amount of money. But yeah, past Russia, I know some people have been talking about, oh, maybe a receiver. I just don't see them doing anything there. But yeah, past Russia, I wouldn't say inside linebacker. I wouldn't say offensive lineman. I don't know, I just do think, I still do think that with their tight ends, I still think they're gonna keep three. Just waiting for them to put Charlie Cola on Endra Reserve. And I don't think that they're gonna keep all four. Like Andrews are likely obviously. Then there's Boyle and Josh Oliver. I don't think they're gonna keep all four on the roster. I just, I don't know, man. Maybe I'm crazy, but I just don't see them keeping all four tight ends on the roster. Of course, they're gonna make some more moves with the offensive line. Falele might go to IAR. JK Dobbins, he could end up going to IAR. They expected to sign Kenyan Drake, so he's just waiting on that too. But I mean, I don't even know, man. But if I had to guess how I would say it would be for a past Russia, for somebody on that defensive side of the ball. And Kenyan Drake, whenever that does happen. But as far as them adding another wide receiver, I don't see it happen. As far as them adding offensive line, I don't see that happen. They already got about 63 tight ends, so nothing needs to happen there. I don't know, man. With these Ravens, sometimes you just never know what to expect though. You never know what to expect. But again, I expected to be a defensive guy, past Russian guy. But see, then that's the thing too. That's something else to think about because what type of past Russia are you gonna add now? If it's somebody of significance, I ain't gonna be mad. But then it would make me think like, what type of past Russia are they gonna add? Because you got Tyus Bowser, and he is out for at least the first four games, at least. So are you gonna add somebody who like, could really like hold it down as that guy at past Russia? Is that guy at outside linebacker knowing that you have Tyus Bowser coming back soon? Like, or are you gonna add somebody who's just more so a complimentary piece or a depth guy? I don't think you go through all these loopholes to just add a depth guy. Now, again, I always say quality over quantity. If you can get the best of the best, hey, go for it, even though I mean, at this point in the season, are you really getting the best of the best? Well, if you can get the best of the best, that's available. By all means, go for it, my friends. Do your thing, buddy. But I just wonder, and I mean, we'll find out very soon what this is for, because we know, like we've talked about extensively, the Ravens, yeah, they got their 53-man roster set, but it's obviously not set. They still got plenty of moves to make. They are not gonna go into week one with the roster sitting like it's sitting right now. With two available, oh yeah, and David Ajabo, he gotta go to Injury Reserve too. So Injury Reserve, they about to get a whole lot of Ravens friends that come through. Now, good thing is gonna be temporary. So that's a beautiful thing. So Charlie Kolar, David Ajabo, possibly JK Dobbins, maybe Daniel Phy Lele. So Injury Reserve gonna have some friends, some pieces sitting there. So when they're healthy, they can come back. But what are the Ravens, what moves are they gonna make to counter the guys that they lost? We'll see real soon. And this is just fun to think about though. But anyway, Team Keeping Clean, I love y'all. I appreciate y'all, happy Wednesday. And hey, like Ravens are when it comes to money, we out.