 I know Raven's fans don't wanna think about this, but we have to. And that is the first question of this episode. Question from Subbs, a trade package for Lamar. It came from a guy, Jay Fire. He said, what's up in Raven? Your boy Jay Fire here. I'll get right into it. You've probably seen the article where Lamar says he asked for a trade on March 2nd, which is wild. So it looks like we are headed for a messy split. So what would you like to see Lamar traded for if not just the two first round picks? I don't wanna see Lamar traded at all. I don't wanna see him traded at all. And you know what? I guess I gotta take back what I said earlier because there are some Raven's fans who have been thinking about this for a long time and they want it to happen. But there are a lot of us who would rather him stay. But to each his own. But anyway, what would I like to see Lamar traded for if not just the first two round picks? Two first round picks? Besides not wanting to see him traded at all. If they did trade him and it wasn't just the first, the two first round picks, just a plethora of picks. Even though my concern would be how those picks would be used because it's like Eric DeCosta. Last year, again, last year is his best draft of his tenor with the Baltimore Ravens. And there was still some shaky spots in there. And I'm saying that every draft is gonna be perfect. We know that every draft is gonna be perfect. We get that. They're gonna be some hits. They're gonna be some misses. But with Eric DeCosta, the drafts had been just lacking constant, consistent impact. But last year, he got a good amount of impact players in that draft. But if they were to trade Lamar, then I'll say as many first round picks as you can get. Like if you can get three, great. If you can get four, great. But if it's more than the first, the two first round picks, then maybe three first round picks, couple of seconds, something like that. And the way that things have been going, I don't think that's gonna happen. It's just been really weird for some strange reason. We don't know why, though, but I mean, it is what it is at this point. So, but yeah, I don't wanna see him go at all, but I still highly doubt that he stays. That's just me. I know a lot of people feel like more reassured than ever that, hey, Lamar Jackson is gonna be the quarterback of the Baltimore Ravens this September. We'll see. We gonna see. But anyway, he said, what other QB would you want to see in a Ravens uniform? Can I choose none? But if I had to choose, like, I don't know, man, because I just, I feel like whoever is their quarterback, like it's gonna be kind of unfair. I'm gonna, of course, root for them, welcome them with open arms, but in the back of my, really in the front of my mind, I'm gonna be thinking, if it's not Lamar, I'm gonna be thinking, oh man, Lamar could have done that. Ooh, oh yeah, Lamar to make that play. Oh man, oh, that could have been Lamar. It's gonna hurt, man. But we'll see, we'll see how things go. So I haven't really thought about, oh, if Lamar was going, who would I want to be the Baltimore Ravens quarterback? Because I just, I don't want anybody else to be the Baltimore Ravens quarterback. He said, would you rather a rookie or vet or trade for another quarterback? Well, what veterans are out there? Who's left? Like, the only veteran that's out there and available and it will really be like a one a year deal probably is Aaron Rodgers. But you know, Ravens like, they ain't trading for no Aaron Rodgers. I guess I'm gonna bring Joe Flacco back. Have Joe Flacco, Tyler Huntley, it's Destin Bennett. So I don't even know, man. He said, I had hoped we could resolve this issue, but with this new article, it feels like a trade is inevitable. I will always love Lamar because he has given so much to the Ravens, but I hope he gets what is best for him. I like how you put that. I hope he gets what is best for him. I hope you and the family are doing well and stay blessed, man. And like Lamar seems to be with the Ravens. I'm out. That hurt. And you know just what I mean. What I mean. You too, team, keep it clean. You see my boy, he like automated. Automated. Boy, that's my homie. Ain't that right engraving? Right engraving. Team Keep It Clean, welcome to another episode of Questions From Subs. Essentially, you can ask any NFL question you want to and we answered in the video just like this. For all the Team Keep It Clean patrons. Shout out to the Team Keep It Clean patrons. Appreciate y'all. If you would like to become a Team Keep It Clean patron, you can go to patreon.com slash engraving visit and if you don't want to, that's fine. But for all everybody who's a Team Keep It Clean patron, you can send your question directly on Patreon. If you're not a Team Keep It Clean patron, which is fine, you can send your question to teamkeepitclean at gmail.com. And let's get into some Team Keep It Clean patron questions. First one came from my guy Ace. Now he's been a patron for 28 days. I appreciate you. He's been almost a month. But Ace been rocking with the channel for years, literal years. I remember seeing his name and continue to see his name from a long time ago. So I appreciate you, man. Anyway, what's up engraving? It's been a long time since last time I hit you up. I still watch your videos every day or hope you and the fam are doing well. Hey, I appreciate that Ace. He said, I got one question for you. Do you think the moment is too big for the Ravens to handle with Lamar Jackson's contract? I want Lamar to stay. But my heart tells me he will be traded. Side note, my wife has been giving slack about watching your videos. But lately I have been catching her watching videos. Keep up the excellent work. And like Giro, I'm out. Hey, I appreciate it. Shout out to the both of y'all. I appreciate y'all, man. Hey, that's special right there, man. But it's the moment too big for the Ravens to handle with Lamar. I don't think it's too big for them. I do think if we just talk in contract, really, I mean, we can't separate contract from everything else. And that's a really, really good question. I don't think as far as the contract, I think they lessened how big the contract moment was because, again, all the owners are, they are with each other on this and like, hey, we don't want this thing to be fully guaranteed. And even if it ain't fully guaranteed, we don't want the crazy amount of guarantees that that guy Lamar Jackson wants. We don't want that. So that moment, it got made smaller by all the owners just being locked in with each other. Now, as far as Lamar Jackson, just strictly as a player, I do think that moment was too big for the Ravens. It shouldn't have been. And they had every reason to not make it too big for them, but it ended up being too big for them. And they, they, they could have handled it, but they didn't handle it. They didn't because Lamar Jackson has been probably the best Ravens offensive player like ever. Best Ravens offensive player ever. And that's against like the Jamal Lewises, the Ray Rice's, the Shannon Sharves, the Todd Heaps, the Dennis Peters, the Tori Smiths. The, like, he's been, I mean, it's like he ain't really got too much competition, but still, you know, Ravens been defense player, be the defense team, but Lamar has been that guy for them. But they, they just failed. The last three years, they just failed to really like put the best of the best around him. And they failed to do a better job of putting more pieces around him to make his job easier and to make the entire offensive job easier. There have been injuries that messed some things up. I was just talking to my guy, Frank, about yesterday, but with, even with that, like, because remember last year had Ravens, they started off a little hot. Then Bateman went down and then things just changed from there. It was never the same after that. But my thing was like, hey, it shouldn't have been Bateman or Bust. It shouldn't have been Bateman or Bust, especially at contract here for Lamar. Like, come on now. Even, again, last three years, after 2019, that should have been like, all right, let's do it. But they ain't do it. So that part of the moment, well, it seemed like it was too big for the Ravens because it seemed like they just, they had this special, special player, but they didn't know what to do. The next two questions came from my guy, David M, who has been a patron for 24 days. I appreciate you, David. He said, ain't graven. Congrats on getting your monetization back. Happy to hear things are going well in terms of the whole YouTube situation. Hey, I appreciate that, David. Thank you. So within a few minutes, I saw the Ravens announce that they signed Nelson Aguilore, and then the Panthers came out and said that they signed DJ Sharp. I think this really says a lot about how differently EDC values wide receivers from other GMs. How do you think this move from the Ravens looks and what do you think it says about how we'll move forward in free agency and the draft? Well, that move, it scared me because I thought it was a solid move. Nelson Aguilore can make some plays. Obviously, he's known for his drops. Last year, his drops were down, last two years, since he went with the Patriots, his drops were way down, but so was his production. So I'm sure they go hand in hand. But I was worried because I was worried about how this makes, since the Ravens already, they have a limited amount of cap space. Now, again, if you really want somebody, you can get them. You can make it happen. You can get creative. But Ravens are not a team to do that. Now, this year, they have been doing the whole thing with the four years and whatnot. And that's not something they normally do. So they've been getting a little more creative this year, a little bit, but I'm still not sold that I, with limited cap space. It's been said that they've been looking around at Deandre Hopper, though they'll beckom Jr. and Quarland Sutton, but I'm just not confident and not sold that I. They gonna definitely make a move for one of those guys. So with that being said, as far as EDC, how he values wide receivers versus other GMs, the same value is not put on that position as it is with other GMs. He'll try in the draft. He'll take some shots in the draft. Obviously, two first round picks of Hollywood and Bateman. You got Duvenay, third round pick. You got Pro Shade, who always figured whether he was a fifth or sixth round pick. You got Tyler Wallace, he was a fourth round pick. You got Miles Boykin, he was a third round pick. So he'll technically take the draft shots, but he'll take the shots that have a lower chance of hitting. It's like he will take the three point shots from half court. He'll take a lot of those, but the layups, he'll be like, oh no, no, no, I ain't doing that. Even though the layups cost a little more money, but he don't take the layups. He also said, now that we know that Lamar requested a trade as of March 2nd, what do you think of the previous reports of the Ravens speaking with Anthony Richardson? Do you think that's just the Ravens doing their due diligence? Or perhaps they've been looking to move on from Lamar since he requested the trader even earlier. I just think they just staying ready. Like if they do trade Lamar, like, hey, we know about Anthony Richardson. So just in case, if he's available, whenever we get whatever picks we get, whatever picks we have, if he's available, then we know if we want to take him or not. So, I mean, this whole thing, like, it just, I don't think it's a big deal that they met with Anthony Richardson and seen him. Cause they gotta try to be as prepared as they possibly can too. Whether they have Lamar or whether they don't have Lamar. Next question came from another patron, my guy Kevin. He said, a tough day. Lamar said goodbye to us today. That's not leverage. That's the man taking control of his future. I'm sad as a Ravens fan. You chose not to pay him, chose not to develop him as a passer. Do the right thing, trade him and get a boatload back and move on. So with that part, he sent that on the day that Lamar sent out his letter to his fans. And yeah, that was crazy. And it is him trying to take control. And I think it's really him just, cause I've talked to a lot of people about this and I've seen a lot of people have conversations about this, but in my opinion, cause a lot of people have been like, oh, he should have never did that. He shouldn't have said that. It's probably because the market for him is nothing's happening. He's trying to get something ramped up. And that could be the case, but I really think that it's just him tired of being Mr. Nice Guy. Tired of being Mr. Nice Guy. I know there've been people who've been like, oh man, all that stuff that he's putting on Twitter needs to stop. I think he's tired of other people writing the narratives for him. And now he's like, oh, you know what? I'm gonna control my own narrative for years and years and years. It's always been somebody saying something. It's always been somebody, oh, Lamar this, Lamar that. And a lot of times he's just sat back. They've been sometimes where he would come out and address it. But when he came out and address it, everything was like, oh my goodness, whoa Lamar, where are you coming from with this? Because we would be so used to him not addressing it. But now he's like, you know what? No, I'm gonna make this a normal thing. I'm addressing all this stuff. The injury, hey, that's my PCL. I wish I could be out there with my guys, like right before the playoff game, I think. I wish I could be out there with my guys, but my PCA ain't right. It's not. So the report came out that he turned down, or he missed that on a shoe deal. And he said, oh, that's cap. Just everything, he's just been addressing stuff. He's been addressing stuff a lot more, a lot more frequently over this off season. Because I guess Lamar was like, you know what? I got time now. I got time and I'm not letting other people write the narrative anymore. Now as far as he said, I'm sad as Raven's fan, you chose not to pay him. They did try to pay him. They gave him contract office, but it's not up to his standard of what he wants. So we can't say they didn't try to pay him, or they didn't pay him. They tried to pay him, but it's Raven's standard, not to Lamar. So we'll see how that goes. And then he said, chose not to develop him as a passer. Now that part, yeah. And then he said, do the right thing and trade him, and get a boatload back and move on. All right, that's what I think is gonna end up happening. It ends up being traded, but we're gonna see. We're gonna see. I've been wrong before, a lot, maybe you're wrong again, but yeah, that's the way I think this thing is headed. So we'll never know till we know. And then the following day, he said, day two, unless there's a bidding war for Lamar, there will be no trade. Oh, I guess March 27th, my boy was a little emotional. He was like, trade, then the next day, he's like, oh, okay, I guess there won't be no trade. But anyway, he said, day two, unless there's a bidding war for Lamar, there will be no trade. Only reason why Watson got that contract, it would take two teams fighting, giving him and the Ravens what they want. Not likely. There is hope he may just have to stay. Oh, see, you had to change your heart. See, like that March 27th, it hit you. It hit a lot of us. When Lamar came out with that, he was like, whoa, Lamar, hold up there. But then, yeah, I guess he really thought about stuff. He was like, okay, wait, there's a shot. Next questions came from my guy Talal, who's been a patron for six days. So appreciate you, Talal. He said, salamu alaykum bro, how are you? Hey, we're doing good. I hope you and your family are always fine. Watch the channel and glad to be a new member to keep it clean. I appreciate that. He said, I'm a Ravens fan from two years ago because of LJ8. He is my goat. I hope he signs soon. What do you think about this? I think the Ravens give him what he asked for because he already achieved all these franchise targets. Number one, sell tickets, done, okay. Number two, playoffs yearly, done. Well, for that part, yes and no. When he finishes the season, yeah. When he don't, well, he still put them in position like this past year, but that part, just finishing out the season, that's gotta be better. He said, three, sell t-shirts and souvenirs, done. Oh, for sure. Number four, get franchise primetime matches. And he said, that's nice to watch, done, yeah. I believe that's all the Ravens targets and he's achieved them all. Best wishes, but that's not all the Ravens targets. I think there's some more in there, but he has certainly helped bring a lot of revenue to these Baltimore. Ravens just gave them a lot of attention. And when you got that attention as a business, that helps you a lot, a whole lot. And then he also said, I have thought how Ravens have low cap space, but what they miss and need is a cornerback. And maybe a QB on his rookie deal and can you explain everything to me? Oh, as far as the cap space and what they miss and need, the low cap space right now, 30, a little over 32 mil, they have like, I think they have like maybe like six, seven mil in cap space right now. So they have some, and yeah, they do still have some needs out there. A little over 32 mil is dedicated to the franchise tag for Lamar to that's taken up a lot. So whatever happens with it, whether they're gonna keep him on a franchise tag and he plays on that, that's what it's gonna be. If they sign it to an extension and that cap hit will be a lot lower. It'll be a lot less money on the cap dedicated to Lamar. Well, if they trade him, obviously there will be no money on the cap dedicated to Lamar. And as far as the need for a QB on his rookie deal, they have, it's a five year deal. Well, it's a four year deal with a fifth year option. So it's a four year deal. And then after the third year, the team has the option to be like, all right, we wanna pick up the fifth year option that will kick in the year after the next one or they can decline the fifth year option and it can just be a four year deal. So that's up to the team. That gives the team a little bit more control over the player who's a rookie and drafted in the first round. Now the fifth round option is only for first round picks. Second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh round, there's no fifth year option with them. But for the first round picks, they have the fifth year option in their contracts. And their contracts, depending on where they're drafted in the first round, then that sets the amount of money that they get paid. Like there's no discrepancy, there's no like, oh, they can fight for different clauses in their contracts and whatnot, but the money that they're gonna make is the money that they're gonna make depending on where they, what slot of the first round that they're drafted in. So I hope that, oh, and as far as the need, what they miss and need at cornerback, well, Marcus Peters is a free agent. The Ravens were actually interested in Darius Lea and I thought that that was just a rumor, but Jeff Zerebik said no, that was real. So yeah, they are going to need corner opposite of Marlon Humphrey. Right now it would be, if the season started today, it would be Brandon Stevens, most likely, maybe some Pepe Williams in there, Jalen Alma Davis. So yeah, the cornerback's room is a little thin right now, but they will probably have Kyle Hamilton in the slot, maybe, and have Gino Stone drop back at safety next to Marcus Williams, but it's so early. So they got plenty more moves to make because it was still pretty early in the off season. Feels like a dream, ain't no jazz, what I mean. You see my boy, he like I done made it, more he's a fan and he like the Ravens. Grave will lock you up and play football. I'm a fanatic. You see, we got the magic. And you and my boys are savage and no been challenging matters. Let's go. Making rage quit, exit out the door. Exit out the door. Use this favorite team with a bottom.