 Now, when Todd Munkin first said this on August 5th, 2023, I thought that he was just being modest. He's a new offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens, and he got skilled guys like Lamar Jackson, Odell Beckham, Mark Andrew, Rashad Bateman, Devon Dewan, Nelson Aguilord, JK Dobbins, Zay Flour and many more. So I'm saying, Todd, Todd, you ain't got a lot like that. I thought he was just trying to keep these boys humble, trying to keep them motivated, trying to make sure they stay hungry, trying to make sure they don't get all arrogant and cocky and start feeling themselves too much. And I was like, all right, Todd Munkin, I respect it and I get it. I actually admire it. I love that. But he wasn't lying when he said this. And let's read the exact quote. He said, right now it's not hard to project because we're not really good right now. We've got a long ways to go. And he was speaking about the offense. He said they weren't really good right then. Right then and there, they weren't really good. And when we watch the game on Sunday, it's like, oh yeah, they don't got a long ways to go. Now I can't call them bad because they weren't straight up bad. You don't put up 25 points if you're a bad offense in a week one game, especially in a new offense, but I think it's very important. And I know we touched on this briefly yesterday, but it's very important to make sure we have context because context is key when it comes to so many different things just in life in general. And with this new Baltimore Ravens offense, it's very important that we remember that it is new. It's brand new. So they are gonna be a little more hiccups than usual, especially early on because they're all learning something new. Something brand new is being installed to this team. So they all are gonna have to go through the growing pains of it being new. It's like when you first get a job, you're not gonna know exactly what to do and how to do everything right away, are you? Unless, I mean, you got this crazy mind or something and you know things ahead of when they happening, but if you don't, then you're not gonna know exactly what to do right away. It's gonna take some time. It's gonna take some growing pains. That's why they have things called training. And in the NFL's case, they have things called practice. And in the NFL's case, they also have something called a pre-season because pre is the prefix to the season. So that means it comes before the season because that helps you get right, that helps you get acclimated to whatever your team is gonna be doing. That helps get you in the flow of things. And with the Baltimore Ravens specifically on offense, their starters did not play in the pre-season. And I know there's, it's like, I feel like it's like 50-50 on this. 50% of people are like, no, don't play them in pre-season. Don't take no risks. Don't do it. I know we wanna see them, but just wait till regular season and I get that completely. That's me all day every day, especially after what we done been through for years with all these injuries. It's like we're trying to fix it, but it still keeps creeping its ugly head into the Ravens roster. All these injuries just continue to happen. But that's another topic for another day. But anyway, offense didn't play in the pre-season. The starters didn't play in the pre-season. But then there's another 50% of Ravens fans that are like, see, this is why they should have played in the pre-season. They should have had some snaps in the pre-season. They're rusty like this. Oh man, if they would have played in the pre-season, then there would be a lot better. And hey, you could be right. You could be 1,000% right. That may be facts. But at the same time, me, I would still side with the previous side. Because I guarantee, I guarantee they would have played in the pre-season. If somebody would have got hurt, the starter would have got hurt. Same people would have been saying, this is why you don't play your starters in the pre-season. Why waste the time? Why would you do that? But we're here now. So with them, those two things right there, those are two major factors with this Baltimore Ravens offense. It's brand new. And that was their first time playing an actual game all together. And that's big. That's huge. It was their first time playing all together. So not only are they learning something new, but they haven't gone against another opponent until that game. So that's something that we got to keep in mind. But then on top of all of that, on top of all of that, they still put up 25 points. They still put up 25 points. Now with Lamar, Lamar Jackson in that game, not his best game at all. Not as worse, not as worse at all, but definitely not his best game at all. The interception, even though that came with pressure. Also, he had a guy wrapped around his legs when he threw that ball. So he couldn't get as much oomph on it as normal. So that ended up being, that's what pressure does though. Pressure forces good quarterbacks into bad throws. And that's what it's all about. That's why we want the Ravens to get more pressure on the post. But anyway, we're not talking about defense. But also the fumbles. The one where Lamar Jackson was running and that cornerback just knocked the ball out. He said, oh no, you ain't about to get me, buddy. And you got to take care of the ball Lamar. And then the fumble that I thought, I really thought that Justice Hill knocked it out. Live, I thought Justice Hill knocked it out. But I know my guy, Sip Tatali, coach, he had put out some film on that and he showed a different angle. This is why, hey, that's what that all 22 film? Hey, that's why that thing is real deal. And he actually showed the ball was moving a bit before Justice Hill was even by Lamar. So whoa, so we got to get Lamar some super glue or something. But he'll be fine again. First game, first game, new offense, new everything. And Lamar did say too, not to say that this is the reason why he had the fumbles, but he did say, hey, he said, I'm anxious. I'm anxious. But something to keep in mind, if that's how the Ravens offense is gonna look in being brand new with no experience together and then playing together for the very first time, if that's how it looks now, for me, I'm excited. I'm excited because imagine how things will look when they settle in. Imagine how things will look when they get more comfortable. Imagine how things will look when they get Mark Andrews back, even though Ronnie Stanley, he's gonna be out. Even though Tyler Linderbaum, he's gonna be out. Even though JK Dobbins, he is all the way out. So it's like we got some hope. And then with the injuries, they kind of stump on that a little bit, but we still do have some hope. The offensive line, and it's really tough to judge the offensive line moving forward because of those things that we just mentioned. Ronnie Stanley and Tyler Linderbaum gonna be out for half a long, they're gonna be going for, and those are obviously huge blows. I did read something that said Tyler Linderbaum was the highest graded center in the NFL, week one. But now for half a long he's out for, we will be missing that. So it's probably gonna be Sam Mustapha, because he stepped in, probably Patrick McCary at left tackle, most likely, because they haven't been having him play center. So yeah, that's that Ravens did also just signed another offensive lineman. But yes, it's tough, but because the offensive line in that game, ooh, and that was the starters too, it was rough, it was really, really rough. But what I would expect moving forward from the Baltimore Ravens and a little bit earlier in the games, because in that last game, it was a second half adjustment. Patrick Ricard, I do expect to see Patrick Ricard on the field a lot more moving forward, especially with the banged up offensive line, especially because Lamar Jackson is going to need all the protection that he can possibly get. Cause when you lose starters on the offensive line, oh, you can tell, hopefully with the Ravens, they won't be able to tell, but you can usually tell. So that's gonna be big moving forward. But as far as receivers, hey, they look good. They look good. They all catching the ball, we didn't see any drops from the wide receivers. I know we saw one from Charlie Kohler and I think, I think that was it. I think, well, I can't remember any other ones, but yeah, they were catching the ball and whatnot. They were moving good after the catch, especially 30 flouts. So my point is with all that being said, we have a lot to look forward to. And if 25 points, if what we saw on Sunday against the Texans, imagine, that is the Ravens' low for the offense. That's a low for this offense because they missed so many opportunities. They turned the ball over. They punted. There were times when they wouldn't convert a third down, that the offensive line gave up sacks. So that if that's the low, but they still score 25 points. If that's a low, imagine when they do, they hit that stride. Imagine what they can do then. Imagine when they hit the highs. It's gonna be great, man. It will be. So I just wanted to make sure we had proper context with how we looked at and evaluated the offense. Of course, yeah, it did have its struggles and we didn't talk about the struggles for sure. But if 25 points is a struggle in Baltimore Ravens' offense, I cannot wait to see what they look like when they get that thing rolling. So team can be clean. 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