 Yesterday we talked about how the Ravens and Lamar Jackson were in such a weird spot things were just It was weird all with all the reports not an end again I know some people gonna think that what we were talking about was just based off of this whole not showing up for the treatments thing But it wasn't it wasn't this the stuff that has been being put out about Lamar Jackson From media from even people that cover the Ravens and have been covering the Ravens for a long time It's just been very very weird And it's been seeming like they've been trying to paint a bad picture Lamar Jackson Just to try to sort of prepare the the fan base for what could possibly happen this offseason, but It took another weird turn this morning Mike Preston Mike Preston About four or five days ago He put out an article. He does this thing where he his readers of his articles from the Baltimore Sun They can send him in questions and he will answer them in article format And let's just read the question from a couple days ago. It said Mike I didn't catch the whole show But you seem to imply this morning on the radio that Lamar was not being as diligent as perhaps He should with his injury rehab. Is this correct this troubling to you and negative of something deeper consistent with skip Bareless report while back about Lamar being unhappy. I shall hope not with him engage They can make a run make the tournament and then one game at a time So this is how Mike Preston answered back again This was like four or five days ago maybe longer at this point But anyway, he said Shawn is no secret to any of the coaches or top members of the front office that Jackson is a slacker This is what Mike Preston said that Jackson is a slacker and needs to have more due diligence and getting adequate rest eating a healthy diet Being alert in meetings and workouts and getting proper rehabilitation Instructions. I don't know if Jackson is happy or unhappy about his present situation And I am not concerned about what some other media members think he needs to work harder now Here's the bottom line to borrow one of Ray Lewis's favorite phases at this time Regardless of how well any of the backups play the Ravens best chance of winning and advancing in the postseason is to get Jackson healthy and ready to play again Jackson isn't the type who is going to come out and play well as soon as he steps on the field His history shows that it's going to take a game or two to round back into form So I'll say it again. Jackson needs to get over the complex Excuse me Jackson needs to get over to the complex on a regular basis Listen to trainers rehab and prepare for the last game or games of the regular season. So that That was the part right there That had people like whoa, hold up. What did you say? Well, what are you just right really cuz I mean you could just read it over again But anyway, that was a part that had a lot of people like huh? You could you can't just slip something like that in there without it being questioned Even though yesterday was the day where it really picked up steam because I guess people when it comes to a Report versus people actually hearing somebody talk about it That's when it really starts picking up steam because this this again This article had been out for like four or five days. Maybe even see it's been out for a little while But then yesterday when they brought it up on 105 7, that's when it really start picking up steam So people had seen this already. I had actually sent it to my guy Yeah, a little less than a week ago. I sent it to my God cuz I saw it and I was like, well, that's weird And it's just that the timing of everything is just again. It continues to be weird, but It got that much weirder today And let's read Mike Preston's article from today at 5 30 in the morning bright and early Mike Preston said I'm getting up early. I'm getting this out. Let's get it So the and it when you go to Baltimore son calm it is the headline article So it's right there for the world to see but anyway The title says Mike Preston Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson working diligently on track to return this season So it says so this article from this morning is the exact opposite It like literally the exact opposite of what he wrote a couple of days ago So I'll say it again. This is from a couple days ago So I'll say it again Jackson needs to get over to the complex on a regular basis So that was implying that Jackson does not get over to the complex on a regular basis Listen to the listen to the trainers rehab and prepare for the last game of the regular seasons and again remember he also called Jackson a Slacker and said it's no secret to any of the coaches or top members of the front office that Jackson is a slacker So Slender at his finest. Hey, who knows but anyway, well, I mean y'all know cuz y'all just we just read it together Yes, it's slander, but back to the new article from this morning. So injured star injured Raven star quarterback Lamar Jackson has regularly injured Raven star quarterback Lamar Jackson has regularly attended Prescribed rehabilitation and treatment procedures for his knee and is on target to return within the four to six week recovery window As far as team trainers and physicians are concerned according to a leak source So this now is it's literally the exact opposite of what he wrote Because again, I gotta go back to the original article. He said Jackson needs to get over to the complex on a regular basis He needs to so again with everything that he wrote in that previous article It implied that Jackson was a slacker and that he was not getting to the the complex on a regular basis But now a complete 180 injured Raven star quarterback Lamar Jackson has regularly attended Prescribing habilitation and treatment procedures for his knee and is on target to return within the four to six week Recovery window as far as team and trainers and physicians are concerned according to a leak source. So That's strange That he would originally say that But then he did a remix and like literally change it to this now. I wonder one thing that I was thinking about Because you know Lamar Jackson. He'd be seeing stuff Lamar Jackson be seeing all that stuff here and he got his people they could see stuff, too. I wonder if he got pressed or Possibly maybe maybe they floated the word defamation around Defamation of character because Mike Preston be put it out. Hey, it's no secret Lamar Jackson is a slacker So I wonder if Lamar in his camp was like, excuse me, mr. Preston You may want to ease up on that article, buddy. You may want to fix this You may want to correct your tune on this on Lamar Jackson Because those things are not sure and you're painting this man in a bad light Especially to the public and they're running with it because again the article I've been out for a while But then again when it was on the radio yesterday when they were talking about this whole situation yesterday on the radio That's when it just it picked up a whole lot of steam So I wonder if that's it cuz it's just It's weird and it's funny because I've been seeing people say hey see look See Lamar Jackson hasn't been missing any rehab workouts or anything like that See it and they're like I told you so see see why why did y'all get all hyped in the first place? Why did y'all get all crazy over this in the first place? Relax, but at the same time hold it You I don't think you can relax because it's literally the same exact person that wrote the article It's the same exact person that wrote both order the same exact person This is great anyway, let's continue now another thing that was in there that just that first paragraph alone He's on target to return within the first four to six week recovery window That was different on what we were led to believe from Adam Schefter because Adam Schefter originally reported that the PCL The PCL injury was one to three weeks But now my precedent stand for the six So I remember when we did a video about the Lamar Jackson is just being concerned with the injury and whatnot And I talked about how I wonder if the injury is actually a little worse than we were led to believe And I mean hey, he ain't played yet. So I guess so but anyway What a turn of events, but let's keep going let's continue He said the source wouldn't make a prediction about when Jackson was stepped back on the playing field but said the quarterback has been perfect in his attendance and Compliant with all recovery practices as he recovers from a knee sprain He suffered in the first quarter against the Denver Broncos again complete 180 literally literal complete turnaround of everything that he said Not even a week ago complete like literally complete opposite Anyway, the Jackson hasn't practiced since the injury missing his 10th straight session on Wednesday As the Ravens prepared for Sunday night game against the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers You know what maybe I didn't I haven't noticed it with other quarterbacks or other teams or something I have never seen people like count the exact number of practices that somebody missed They are they of course count games. Oh, he ain't practiced this week or he ain't playing this week He's out this week. Okay. I but maybe I just missed it, but anyway So Jackson hasn't practiced since the injury missing his 10th straight session on Wednesday as the Ravens prepared for Sunday night game against the Pittsburgh Steelers According to the source Jackson's timeframe to return isn't any different from most players who suffer knee sprains though a few have come back in three weeks the source said Ravens were hopeful Jackson will return for the Atlanta Pittsburgh games, but Team doctors were more concerned about Jackson because of the position he plays and also because he is a mobile quarterback Even after missing nearly four games Jackson still leads the Ravens and rushing on 764 yards on 112 carries. I mean, that's that's a whole nother topic right there Anyway, and we we get into the end of it now He said according to the source Jackson has been at all his mandatory rehabilitation sessions now see that Again he continues to repeat it so he continues to let people know a Jackson Bennett Lamar's been there Contrary to what I led you to believe previously Lamar has been there This is really weird And it says that was not the case last season when he missed several after he suffered a bone bruise in his ankle and Missed the Ravens final four games on their way to finishing eight and nine and missing the playoffs He had to make sure he got that in there Well, he's a he said I'm a I look I know I'm making a turnaround. I know I'm making a change But I gotta get this in there, but it's okay if it's true Okay, he said the source said Jackson will probably undergo another MRI before he's allowed to practice. Okay, that makes sense now Then it takes another turn He said because he failed to return from an injury a year ago There was speculation Jackson had adopted a similar strategy this year and missed rehabilitation sessions with the training staff There was also concerned that his failed negotiations on a long-term contract the number 230 the number 32 overall Picking the 2018 dread is playing under his fifth-year option Where's 23 mil after he and the Ravens failed to reach an agreement on an extension before Jackson's Self-imposed week one deadline was a factor. So He's saying basically he's saying he there was since last year. He didn't cut. He didn't return from the injury There was speculation that he was missing the rehabilitation sessions with the training staff And he said that there was also concerned that his failed contracts his failed contract The whole contract talks that since they failed that that was all a factor. So it seemed like he tried to sort of slip in an apology without saying I'm sorry because again, he's saying Well, there was speculation And it's like, oh, okay. Okay, but I Don't know man. This again, it's just weird like It's weird Now this Whatever's going on with this. Oh, okay. We just got a wait-and-see and I mean that that's been it's really my motto with so much We just got a wait-and-see Because I could think one thing y'all could think one thing we could think one thing other people can think one thing We could all think what we're gonna think but we we just got a wait-and-see now um Even if you remove all of this You remove all this Mike Preston stuff that that's happening this past week Things are still very interesting with the Ravens and Lamar Jackson And again, I continue to tell you continue to pay attention because even even though this article was sort of a backtrack He was like, oh, wait, wait, wait a minute. Hey, okay. What no no Lamar's been there Lamar's been there even though it was a backtrack You see he's still doing some stuff He's still doing that stuff like hey, I'm trying to look a little bit. Hey look remember what happened last year. Don't forget Just again like I said in yesterday's video pay attention Just just pay attention pay attention to these articles Pay attention to these report pay attention to this stuff Cuz again that they want they want to paint Lamar a certain way They want to paint him a certain way so We'll see how this whole thing works itself out, man We're gonna see um, I've continued to say it uh, and I'll say it again um that Because I know a lot of people have questioned. Oh, well Lamar should sit out the the rest of the season Now Lamar, he's gonna get paid regardless If if he chose to set out the rest of the season, but I don't feel like he should and I I never felt like he would want to sit out the rest of the season um Because and again the same thing I said but been saying I don't feel like he would want to sit out the rest of the season Because he would want to try to finish what he started Like again the in the right if the Ravens were out of the playoffs Then I could see Lamar considering it like oh What am I come back there for seasons over, you know what? I'm gonna just chill y'all boys. Y'all got it from here I'll get fully healthy. I'll get fully recovered but and even in that case he would probably still want to even come back and play but What the Ravens with the situation and this was even before we've been saying this before they even clinched a playoff spot But I'm saying the the fact that they were so close to get into the playoffs I just I never felt like Lamar want to sit out I never felt like he want to sit out Of course, you know, you're gonna want to get back in and get back in and play Because again, you want to try to get as far as you could possibly go And I know like a lot of us included myself. I don't feel like this is a suitable team I don't but I would I'm glad they make it. They made the playoffs. I would hey y'all Ravens prove me wrong Hey Prove prove me wrong. If you prove me wrong ain't got no problem with it do it. Prove me wrong Prove a lot of us wrong, but Okay, cool. I ain't gonna be mad trying to trust me. I ain't gonna be bad. I would love to be wrong but I just Femme to sit out, especially at this point the way the way stuff is the way the Ravens are sitting that right now Now it wouldn't make any sense to me. Femme to sit out now. I don't understand Negotiations or something, but he said he was negotiating, but if it was just a respect factor, too Like no y'all y'all need to respect me, man That's what I don't know if he had a conversation with the Ravens or something and something changed, but It just for him to sit out It will be better because again, they they know what it's like without them I know people have brought that up like oh, maybe Lamar trying to prove a point to the raven like hey, you need me They know they know that they need them. Oh, they know they know All right, because they think surely ain't the same. Ooh But shout out to Tyler Huntley though I ain't ain't nobody knocking Tyler Huntley, but they just two different quarterbacks. One's a starter. One's a backup but um Yeah, man, we'll we'll we'll we'll see how this thing shakes itself out man We'll see uh, what the next step uh, it is in the next episode of as the Lamar Jackson Ravens world turns um, because this It's just and really the only way like The only way and we said this before a long time ago too The only way that all this stuff is going to come to an end Is when a contract is signed? Or Lamar Jackson is somewhere else That's it That is it That is literally the only way the only way That's it This is going to be ongoing man. It's again. It's the game within the game the game within the game And that is the only way that anything Will possibly Well, it'll it'll be done. That's it Because those are the only two conclusions. That's it. Those are the only two conclusions Nothing else is a conclusion. Everything else is an ongoing thing They franchise tag Lamar. That's an ongoing thing. They franchise tag Lamar again That's an ongoing thing. That's not a settlement. That's not a conclusion But if they paid Lamar, all right after all the stuff they went through they paid Lamar That's it's concluded. It's done Or after all the stuff they went through they traded Lamar that'll be unfortunate, but that would be a conclusion That would be the settlement to everything so This stuff is going to continue. This is not going to be the last time something like this happens Trust me and y'all know already. I even gotta say nothing y'all know already that this ain't gonna be the last time something like this happens it's not You're gonna continue to hear stuff like this You I promise you I promise you you will continue to hear stuff like this You're gonna continue to have people write this stuff Go on podcasts and stuff say this and all that It's gonna keep happening. This this ain't gonna be a one and done No Because if if if something like this would have been one and done then The first time somebody did it it would have been done back there, but it's been an ongoing thing Especially this whole year Especially this whole year So I said it before and I'll continue to say it again pay attention Pay attention because one thing I appreciate so many of y'all have been seeing stuff for yourselves So many y'all have been seeing stuff so many y'all have been noticing stuff like whoa Why what but why would he oh he said hey what what kind of report is it? Oh, why they trying to do? Hmm. Oh, I see Y'all see it And I know y'all see it because especially because I hadn't had so many conversations with so many of y'all about this stuff And y'all bring stuff to my attention. I know y'all see it So just keep watching out for it man because it ain't going nowhere yet Until there's a conclusion So what a conclusion happened this off season? We'll see We'll see Well, we'll continue to get dragged out. Let's see and then one one more thing even after the conclusion After whatever it ends up being There's still going to be more of all of this because whatever happens People will have to prove that the right decision was made Whatever happens Whether it stays whether he's gone people will have to prove that the right decision was made So Yeah, y'all got it though. I love y'all team keeping clean. I appreciate y'all so much We out man