 YouTube Team keep it clean What's going on is in Graven Hill with another video and in this video something that I have said so many times in so many videos like y'all already know Timing is Everything Timing is everything. I Mean and it works both ways It can work both for you and against you And y'all saw this offseason Ravens were tired of timing that they've had in the past especially in a secondary and they had actually did a lot better on it the last year too with making sure they had an adequate number of corners Because in times in the past They have been burned and beaten and just bullied by injuries in the secondary It has hurt them time and time again It has killed seasons And it has just been rough So this year They said, you know what? We are going to definitely make sure that we straight in the secondary they went outside Earl Thomas And they they extended Tavon young and They drafted Eamon Marshall Had a Stanley Jean Baptiste You're getting back to Sean Elliott keeping Chuck Clark They made a few moves and Kept a lot from last year in the secondary just to make sure that that would be a strength of the team and It was looking like going into the season that this secondary was going to be the best in the league but again Timing being everything it works both ways it can work both for you and against you and During this season it has been working against the Ravens Tavon young before preseason was over boom neck injury out for the year Jimmy Smith first game of the season after first couple drives boom Jimmy Smith out ankle injury Tony Jefferson during the Steelers game Boom his ACL done and even more possibly to Eamon Marshall stash Let's call it. Let's call it what it is stash And also Maurice Kennedy against the Bengals Not having his best game in the world, but again like my guy perfect one said Maurice Kennedy was keeping everything in front of him He was getting caught on a lot, but he's keeping everything in front of him. He wasn't getting beat over the top But anyway, boom injured Hamstring don't know long don't know how long he's out for but still hurt The Sean Elliott same game Helping out more Marlon Humphrey on the play very nice play Did a little further down the game helping out? Justin Bethel on the play and then on that play where he's helping out Justin Bethel boom got up limping season done So the timing of our secondary the timing of the injuries in our secondary have been hitting us hard But then again Timing being everything it it doesn't change whether it's going good for you or bad for you Last night the timing of Marcus Peters being traded to the Baltimore Ravens. It's exciting. It was very exciting Because it was like wow these guys are making a move at a position where they're weak and They have gotten that much weaker from last week because Marlon Humphrey been doing this thing We know that our time has been doing this thing. We know that Chuck Clark did this thing last week But then we had a with the Sean Elliott going out We had a void at safety. They signed Ben and Jackson. Okay, cool but um at corner Maurice Kennedy for the the last two weeks against the the Browns and against the stealers. He's having some pretty good games But then against the bingles. It was a little rough, but again, he wasn't getting beat up top, but Then he got hurt Anthony Avert they still got him a lot of people forget about Anthony Avert, but he got Well, his pride was really the only thing that got hurt because he got benched But it's still early on him. I'm not giving up on him I know a lot of Ravens fans have given up on Anthony Avert and I Know I can understand why but at the same time I can't understand why but I do understand why because a lot of Ravens fans aren't patient with anything in the world but anyway We are secondary is beat up They beat up and they could use a jump start so insert Marcus Peters Somebody who excels in man coverage? Somebody who that is what they are better at than zone and Ravens now They can play a lot more man then zone moving forward but With that being said A lot of people have been ever since we got Marcus Peters And I mean Jimmy Smith's name was brought up every single week ever after his injury When is Jimmy Smith coming back? When is Jimmy Smith coming back? When is Jimmy Smith coming back? if you can probably see that comment on Literally like every single Ravens video that we do But I understand why because it was such a concern Because everybody knew Marlon was holding his side down But the other side and you got to understand why to because I mean teams are respecting Marlon They like oh, yeah, I ain't gonna throw against that guy ain't no point Ain't no point. They got him against my best receiver. I guess I ain't got my best receiver for this game So the quarterbacks are going to the other side and of course like why wouldn't they do that? It makes sense But it's been concerned on that other side because of the consistency and we know Jimmy Smith brings that consistency That's why every single week. Hey, when's Jimmy Smith coming back every post-game stream. Hey, when's Jimmy Smith coming back and Now we are starting to finally get the answer Because he returned to practice today and Again, that timing is everything Now he's probably not gonna play this week because they said today. He was just doing individual drills I forgot which video we were talking about where I expected him to do that this week. I Forgot which video it was but we definitely said that but it don't matter It's not a big deal But what what led me to think that he was gonna start doing individual drills was the fact that they said Pregame against the bingles last week that he was on the field throwing around a football Like he was playing like catch with his kids or something, but he was playing catch with the Ravens But um, they said he was on a field thrown around a football and I'm like, huh Jimmy Smith ain't been on the field thrown around a football since The the dolphins were thrown around a football in the Ravens and then he got rolled up on by peanut So that was a really good sign so with that I was like, okay He's taking part not necessarily pregame warm-ups, but he's out there with on with the boys while they're doing their pregame warm-ups so that's a really good sign and Boom now he's back and again doing his individual drills But that's where you got to start so Jimmy Smith doing his individual drills that leads me to believe that hey they're gonna slowly Put that workload on them. They're gonna slowly see how his body responds and then the earliest he could be back possibly for the Patriots and We are going to need all the firepower that we can get for that game all of it and more Now we need all the firepower we can get for this game against the Seattle Seahawks almost call them the Seattle Super Sonics Let's you know that I'm super old 64 is rough, but we pushing anyway Jimmy Smith is on pace now to return to the Ravens Will he be back for the Patriots game? It would be nice, but at the same time if he's not a hundred. I don't want him back for the Patriots game If he's 80 keep him on the sidelines if he's 85 keep him on the sidelines if he's 90 Keep him on the sidelines We need him back all the way All the way because you don't want to rush him back Yeah, you do want him back because this is getting to that point in the season where it's like Because it'll be week nine. That's when we play Patriots and it's getting to that point of season where it's that final stretch And you want your best But at the same time you don't want to rush anybody Because you want them for the long run and you want them for the long haul You don't want somebody oh good for a quick two games and then boom they out for the rest of the year When they could miss those two games and then play the rest of the year and hopefully into the playoffs So with Jimmy Smith, I'm happy that he's he's starting. He's starting to come back Because that's a good sign that can only help the Ravens But now what are you gonna do with a Jimmy Smith and a Marlon Humphrey and a Marcus Peters and a Brandon Car, what are you gonna do with all those guys when all those guys are back? Who's the slot corner and all of those guys Brandon Carr has the most experience there. I'm not sure if Marcus Peters can play the slot or not But Brandon Carr has some experience there at all those guys. I mean they're all outside corners but This is with with Kennedy going down now I'm not sure his status. He didn't practice today, but with him being out. Does this put avid back in the mix at cornerback Does this give us a new version of Anthony avid? Maybe it was a slightly humbled version Like man, like who this thing was going full speed at me before and I just wasn't ready for it I wasn't ready for it at all But now he may come back and be refreshed rejuvenated after sitting the past couple games And he may be a whole new cornerback and that's what we can hold for especially if Maurice Kennedy sits out That's what we can hold for But we just got to wait and see but for now again Jimmy Smith Slowly making his return That is it's exciting when you really think about it It's exciting when you think about it Earl Thomas Marlin Humphrey Marcus Peters and then Jimmy Smith Now I do think when he does come back when he is ready to go I think they're gonna do exactly what they did last year and what they did the year before that too and do their rotations Do their rotations? They're gonna want to get them out there, but they're not gonna force them out there They're not gonna be like okay, Jimmy you 100% okay starter boom you're back welcome back No They're not gonna do that They're gonna ease them in They're gonna ease them in Because that's a long way away from the game again Wow, he ain't played since week one. It's getting ready to be it's week seven right now. I believe yeah So he missed Pretty much the first six games because in week one against the Dolphins he only played a little bit So he missed most most of the first six games but again timing is everything and With the timing of him coming back Hey, I'm I'm not trying to get anybody hyped anything, but When teams start getting healthy at the right time man When they start getting healthy at the right time and stuff starts clicking at the right time like again With Marcus Peters in the fold now with Marcus Peters in the mix. I expect the defense to be a little bit better a little bit better because Don Martin there was gonna be able to do what he can do. He's gonna be able to play more man now And I think all the zone that they have been playing especially over the past couple weeks I think that was more so to help the other cornerbacks Did you know Marlin got it? You know he got it, but the other guys They not on Marlin's level So I think that was more so to help them So now you get a Marcus Peters You can go back to playing more man You get Jimmy Smith back you can stick to still playing more man And Earl Thomas he can be more free. I mean he talked about it in the press conference today How he he said that a wink gave him the green light And I love that That's mean that means go do it go do your thing go make a play and And He just the way that he spoke today Going into this game in Seattle. He seemed a little bit nervous I don't know if you all caught that too to me. He sounded a little bit nervous he was like stuttering fumbling over some of his words and he was sort of like saw-spoken and He just he just seemed a little bit nervous and that's not a problem Because he's going into an atmosphere that way he used to be the guy That's what he used to be at he used to be with his boys. That's his old team and whatnot So him going back there that that would be that would be nervous. It's like whoa Now all these people all the 12s booing him not wanting him to make a play Because this is the exact opposite of the atmosphere that it was before for Earl Thomas but anyway, um Them playing more man should allow it on Thomas to be a little more free a little more flexible in what he does so again timing man Timing all you need is to start clicking at the right time To start getting your boys back at the right time to start hitting on all cylinders at the right time and You just never know where your team could go Never know now, of course with a Marcus Peters It's a nice addition with getting a Jimmy Smith back soon. It'll be a nice addition But that's not the only addition that needs to be made Because Raven still have an issue that's been an issue all season long and you could have all the best cornerbacks in the world You still need a pass rush and I know somebody mentioned in the video on the the markets Peter's video. We did yesterday That oh, well a better corner can actually help the pass rush And yet can because a better corner can cover for longer But still the pass rush would help the corners a lot more than the corners would help the pass rush. I Expect the Ravens. I don't expect them to make a move this week I expect them to move make a move during the bye week Because when they make a move during the bye week for a pass rusher, who is it gonna be? I don't know, but when they make a move during the bye week for that pass rusher Then that'll give them the entire bye week and the week leading up to the next game against the Patriots to get Acclimated to everything to get acquainted with the guys to get acquainted with the playbook and to just be ready to go Sunday night football against the Patriots So That's when I think a move will be made if one gets made sooner We'll see if one gets made later actually. No. Yeah, that's that'll be the action That'll be the deadline too. The deadline is the end of week eight So the Ravens, that's the final straw. That's that's it. You can't make any moves after after the bye week. That's it Teams are finalized unless guys get cut but no more trades. No more trades So Ravens got they're gonna have to move fast During the bye week not now. I don't I think they'll go they'll go into Seattle with what they have now I think they're done But I think after the Seattle game. I think they definitely add a pass rusher For sure. I thought they were gonna do it during the preseason like I like I told you I thought after the second We get a preseason. I was like, oh, yeah, they definitely gonna add a pass rusher for sure I'm like, why wouldn't they they got to but they didn't Okay, cool. That's what we're gonna roll with is what it is and It has been exactly that is what it is Hasn't been pretty though But anyway, we'll see what they do and that'll be that team keep it clean. I appreciate y'all I love y'all and I know a lot of y'all included myself are glad that Jimmy Smith is on the road to return when he returns We'll see like I said, I think it'll be the Patriots game But again, I do not want them to rush him Hollywood still didn't practice today Ronnie Stanley didn't practice today But again, it's early. It's the first practice of the week. It's Wednesday. So No panic until Friday No panic until Friday and then we'll see who misses Friday's practice, but For now still early in the week. So anyway, team keep it clean Again, I love y'all and again, I appreciate y'all. Thank you for rocking with us. Thank you for just being you I love y'all. I hope y'all are having a really really great Wednesday Or if you watching this on Thursday a great Thursday, whenever you watching this know that I appreciate it. Thank you Y'all are the best y'all the best team in the world. Y'all are even better team than the Ravens So I love y'all and we out