 To YouTube team keep it clean. What's going on is engraving here with another video and another episode of NFL questions from subs The series where you can ask me any NFL question you want to and we answer it in a video just like this This will be part two Featuring them boys from Baltimore beat down Jake Luke and Spencer So shout out to them too for your continuing to join me for question from subscribers And if you ever want to be a part of NFL questions from subscribers You can send me an email to team keep it clean at gmail.com But for the patrons the patrons you can send it directly on Patreon without further ado, let's jump in a part two with Spencer and Jake Lou. Oh, yeah You see I got the boss, baby. Next question came from my guy Dylan He said hey engraving and team keep it clean. Hope all is well and everybody has been getting through the offseason Well in previous emails, I speak a lot about the defense and how much I love and critique certain things However, this time it's about the offense now Don't get me wrong. I love Lamar and I'm not trying to create excuses in advance for Lamar He is our leader and our team spirit, but I'm looking at Greg Roman Here's a few reasons why just to be nice number one We have brought in Sammy Watkins now. Is this a flashy signing? No, of course not But Sammy had his best production season under Greg Roman in his time at Buffalo number two the drafting of Rashad Bateman This is someone who can be our eventual number one in the future because we didn't get Julio Jones There's Brian's Lamar video throwing fades we have now been given actual video evidence of Lamar performing these throws Let's start incorporating this and other throws as well. Number four Hollywood DuVernay crochet speed need I say more? Well, I think for the first two for crochet I don't really get the speed but anyway number five Boykin six foot five. Let's throw a fade even if it's contested give him some confidence Number six last but not least. I don't know the best running attack in the league I didn't even mention Mark Andrews as well until this right here right now now Don't get me wrong I understand the players themselves have to execute plays and make things happen I also acknowledge that outside of Baltimore fandom that these names on household or even considered big time But for an offensive coordinator with a lot of weapons to work with there's absolutely no reason for us not to be getting 25 to 30 points roughly each week on average Yes, Lamar will be getting a payday and there will be Expectations of them, but the more we play our game and stay to it the better So what are your thoughts and sorry for keeping you a bit there regards? Dylan see So this is definitely a loaded question So what what what I got from it that he's asking like Looks like he feels like there's no excuses For Greg Roman. How do y'all feel about Greg Roman heading into this season? I had kind of always talked about how He certainly deserves criticism for some of the lack of creativity that people have talked about in the passing game All the route concepts talk and all that kind of stuff But I generally kind of thought he got a little too much hate because I think everyone sort of glommed on to the Deadlast in passing yards equals worst passing offense in the league. That's actually not true They were probably about you know mediocre halfway in the league in terms of efficiency, which is kind of what I was always pointing at so for you know First things first I always had thought he got a little bit too much hate But I also kind of pointed a little bit at the personnel And it's not to throw shade too much at Hollywood Brown or Miles Boykin or any of these guys But it just felt like there was a little bit of square peg round hole situation going on with some of them where I Talked a little bit about this in an article for Baltimore beatdown recently where Hollywood Brown was maybe playing a little bit too much X receiver or what would be equivalent to X receiver, which just means he's susceptible to getting pressed on the line of scrimmage Can't go in motion a lot of different stuff that a type of player of his profile You know that would not necessarily behoove him having success So him moving a little bit more to Z receiver now with Watkins and Bateman That's gonna not only is the presence of Watkins and Bateman good because they're both talented players in their own right But it's gonna open up other things for Hollywood to be able to do for Mark Andrews to be able to do for all these guys Josh Oliver showing up a little bit as that number three tight end hopefully this year It's just gonna open up a lot of different things and it's it's due to the the talent They have a pass catcher So I think I think Greg Romans in for a little bit of a rebound in more ways than one this year Okay Yeah, Greg Roman definitely Focuses on efficiency above all else and you know There's a part of that question that was talking about throwing up some some jump balls to Miles Boykin and we've seen what you know The practice footage so that's that's something that I think it's a little misconstrued Because if you're running a one-on-one, where's the ball gonna go? To the receivers running the route. There's only one option. You know, you're not not gonna throw it away You're not gonna scramble. It's not going elsewhere So the ball is gonna get put there. However, Greg Roman when he was promoted to offensive coordinator Greg Roman in a Litany of press conference talks about passing efficiency into him. That's red zone touchdown percentage. That's the QBR that's the you know, total amount of Passes that were completed on third down the amount of conversions completed on third down third down conversion rate all of those are key factors and If you want to go look at contested catch targets, let's let's talk about, you know The guys who are best at contested catches or what pro football focus had is contested catches last year There's about 20 21 20s pardon me 22 receivers two of them were tied for 21st DK Metcalf and Deandre Hopkins who caught at least 50% of their contested targets Contested targets aren't effective throw it you want to get someone open you want to throw it to the open man You don't want to throw it where defender has a shot Ken Miles Boykin make those plays Would I have loved to see him have more of those jump ball contested catch go dunk on guy situations? Yes, but then you go back and look at games like Philadelphia from last year I believe you know week six or seven whatever it is. They tried to run one. He was blocking You know, they tried to throw him the ball. He's in the end. He's won. He Lamar throws him up a 20 yard You know red zone fade. He's trying to block his corner because isn't what the play is I don't know if I've ever seen a receiver kind of takes so much public criticism Take it in stride admit fault have David Cully the receivers coach blame it on him Have Greg Roman kind of blame it on him a little bit and he took it so to me that says it was his fault and That is a microcosm a little sample of what it's like to have a Second-year receiver and Miles Boykin a second-year receiver who came off of a foot injury had no preseason No real training camp the first year the second year no preseason due to COVID in Marquise Brown You've got Devin DuVernay James crochet guys who came from spread very college style offenses Maybe more similar to let's say what the bills run in Buffalo with Josh Allen And now you're trying to insert them into an offense that uses motion more than any other team in the NFL And that's a lot to take in people ask why Devin DuVernay wasn't on the field more Well, Devin DuVernay actually had three illegal formations in four games because he wasn't covering up the tackle Because you know the litany of reasons one of those I do blame on Greg Roman Which is sidetracking a little but not getting to the line quick enough get taking too long to get plays in things like that So there are things you can definitely blame on Greg Roman, but at the same time I think Hollywood Brown put it best I've circulated this on Twitter a couple times reporter asked him a few days ago Has the scheme changed and he said no the plays are all there It's up to us as the receiving core to prove to Greg Roman that we can execute these plays in practice So that way he feels confident to run them And I think that is the best way to put it in terms of the passing game And then we're not even going to talk about the injuries of the offensive line last year losing Marshall Yanda Kind of missing Hayden Hurst a little bit, especially after Nick Boyle goes down that ends up being like a you know a major Hindsight man, I really wish we had Hayden Hurst when Nick Boyle goes down But hey, you know Nick Boyle might not go down if you keep Hayden Hurst through the butterfly effect But you know Greg Roman is not absolved of criticism. He definitely has his weaknesses. I think you know Bill Billichick has his weaknesses, you know Joe Namath had his weaknesses Johnny Unile, you whoever Tom Landry, Don Shul Everybody has their weaknesses as a coach as a player as a person But I think he deserves a little bit more credit than he gets for an offense It's led the NFL in points over the last two years. The next question came from my gosh loves He said hey, I'm sorry to hear about Mike's loss of his aunt and uncle tough losing family I also had a rough year, but losing family makes it all that much worse But I was actually blessed with a new baby sister yesterday morning. So I'm happy I'm 16 years older, but I feel the pain of Mike But he said my question is now that oh congrats on your little sister, too He said now that we just got Justin Houston all the Ravens a complete team I'm done with all this drama the Ravens are pursuing this guy and that guy Let's just start and play some football already So and he said love the veers and keep up the great work Sorry for such a long email. Trust me that email was not long at all especially compared to stuff that we got before so Are the Ravens a complete team? Yeah Yes, I would say yes especially now and I don't know if he was alluding to the Justin Houston situation there with a Part of what he said as to them pursuing guys are not pursuing guys and all that kind of stuff It did feel like you know as much as they're not the best position in the league at a lot of spots on the roster They're certainly not even close to the worst position in the league on you know pretty much anywhere on the roster I think they're in a really good spot Obviously at the quarterback position Wide receiver they're in a pretty decent spot Especially relative to where they usually are tight end as a strength running back big strength Offensive line if nothing else I think it's gonna be solid and then you look at the other side of the ball and front seven Adding Justin Houston helps a lot. There might be some growing pains losing Judan and in Gakwe But you got a lot of good pieces there young promising linebackers You got some good veteran linebacking presence there, too with a guy in LJ Fort and then secondary is gonna be a strength as well and then best kicker in the league I mean, what's what's not to like here? I've got a little bit of a barking dog here. So bear with me, but Ultimately you talk about players. That's one aspect Then you're gonna go look at the coaching staff. You've got your coordinators back You've got coordinators that you're pretty confident and overall a lot of you know fans have some gripes of Greg Roman That's fine But having that continuity is something Ravens fans begged for for Joe Flacco having the same offensive coordinator for a couple years It's something that was begged for quite a few times throughout the the history of the Baltimore Ravens dating back to the 90s when Coaches get poached when you're a good organization and the other aspect of that is bringing in Keith Williams Replacing some guys bringing an Anthony Weaver Former Raven a former defensive coordinator for the Texans and some people, you know The oh the Texans had the worst defense in the league last year But guess what wink Martindale's defense was when he was a defensive coordinator for one year in Denver 32nd in points 31st in the arts all that good stuff So sometimes the coach is not the result or the results are not fully the capacity of the coach But sometimes it's the personnel and it goes the other way as well So then you talk about Eric to Costa being frugal in the right places trying to show that hey if we draft you You work your tail off here and you play through your first four years You have a good attitude you show up and you stay, you know relatively healthy Or even if you just work hard through injury guys like the Darius web But now it's the more Jackson guys like Mark Andrews guys like Marlon Humphrey and Ronnie Stanley What organization would you rather go to if you're being drafted? No, you don't have a choice But would you rather go to the organization that's known for paying guys that they draft or would you rather go to the organization? Who you look at the Bengal a lot of times have some great players that they can't end up affording or the competitive draw Isn't quite there, you know guy like Joe Tooney. They really wanted in Cincinnati and they couldn't get him He went to the chiefs. I believe that the Bengals offered, you know a pretty similar offer Making him one of the highest-paid offensive linemen in the NFL, but you know, they don't have the competitive balance They don't have the winning organization and the Ravens have all that so player per player coaching staff and Front office wise, you know, the Ravens are rock solid and the next question came from my guy Josh HW and similar to the previous question, but a little bit different He said I engraving with all the Ravens transactions so far this offseason Do you think that this team is overall better than last year's? I'll start this one off. I think they certainly can be better than last year And for me it starts with the offensive line offensive line and the health of the offensive line in my opinion and also even if you back up before that Last year the offseason that it was or really the offseason that it wasn't they have an actual offseason this year So I think that just makes a big difference with every single person on the roster Every single coach every single just everything having an offseason being able to implement new ideas into the offense defense special teams Everything just being able to have the reps the practice The build the chemistry in the offseason that makes a big difference to hit stride in a regular season So I certainly think they can be better this year than they were last year. What about show? I think so too. I think I'm uh the closer we get to the season the more Bullish I'm feeling I think and maybe that's just something that always happens where the closer you get as a fan You know, I'm still a fan at heart the the more you kind of want the Want the picture to be painted in your head of them doing all the things that you dream of them doing But I don't know man Like I think if they're gonna lean a little bit more on offense this season and particularly the passing attack They showed it with their actions with going out and getting the guys that they got who you know Again, I'm bullish on Rashad Bateman. I was preaching it pretty much from the beginning of the draft process that he was guy They go and get him. I love Tylen Wallace as well We'll see if he works his way into the into that receiving rotation at some point You got Mark Angers returning offensive line. Like I said, it's gonna be solid So I think if you're winning on the or leaning on the offense to win a couple more track meets this year And the defense is gonna be Kind of almost as good maybe not quite to the heights of last year's I think that's a recipe for a more balanced team And I think that could ultimately be a better team and it depends like depends on how you define better Like if that's advancing in another round of the playoffs, like I certainly think they could go to the AFC championship game So, you know, I would say yeah, they certainly could be better I think that you see a team that had relied on guys like Marquise Brown Patrick Queen Dashaun Elliott Jimmy Smith who's on the back end a little bit more of his career a ton and Looking around this this kind of roster Bradley Bozeman who was had a couple of years under his belt Not necessarily as a starter. I think he didn't start until a playoff game his rookie season but relying on some of these younger players and Adding on to this roster as well as watching those young players get notches on their belt and gain experience and situational experience and Fall short of goals and we actually got the chance to interview Ed Reed Quite a few months ago. I think it was actually prior to the Super Bowl And I asked Ed a question that I thought he he might have a little bit more of a Colorful answer to I asked him Ed, you know, do you feel like this team kind of reminds you of those? You know 2008 2010 2009 Ravens that we're just kept falling right short of their goal And he said no man They remind me in early in my career when we didn't have it all together And we had a good organization and good teams, but we weren't as close as we thought we were and I think that They're kind of at the brink now of moving into Being a team that can consistently Really compete for a Super Bowl and that means being able to throw the ball being able to run the ball being able to defend the past being able to get pressure being able to stop the run being great on special teams being consistent weekend and week out the one area I think that the Ravens are lacking and are still youthful is in and this is kind of big brain but in the minute-to-minute day-to-day nitty-gritty details and I think that we've seen a team that was you know has talked about Super Bowl's a lot But hasn't been as close as they feel like they are and maybe aren't quite as close So I think starting to appreciate the grind is something that this younger still kind of younger But a little more veteran misunderstanditions But still younger team needs to work through and embrace the grind and you again talking about Ed Reed his Hall of Fame speech where he talks about seeing Grown men throwing their towels on the floor so that other grown men who are volunteer firefighters can come in and clean up after them He said that's the kind of stuff We can't be doing those are the details that matter all the way down to that microscopic level you have to be that focused and that detailed to be a champion in this Incredibly beautiful, but violent sport that has it's I mean it's a practice sport You have to be perfect or striving to be minute-to-minute today, so I think that that is where this team still falls short I think that they'll get there in you know a couple years and and hey, you know teams can make runs We saw that but I think they still need a little bit more prime players and veteran players But I think the areas where they're relying on you know a jump is like linebacker and you know kind of your depth for stevers and Some positions that aren't quite as important in today's game. I think they're in a good place But they're not quite there yet. Well, the last question on this episode came from a guy D3 He said good morning engraving and team keep it clean Hope all is well with you and the fam all is good here in the DMV and I look forward to seeing our birds I prayed tomorrow at the bank for the training camp. Y'all know when this was then he said I would like your input on something that I'm sure Ravens will have to address sooner rather than later This offseason the Buccaneers were able to re-sign all of their players from last year's Super Bowl winning team It's normally doesn't happen and in the past many Super Bowl teams have been depleted either by assistant coaches leaving for head coaching spots Players getting traded for better pay or players retiring my question to you is if the Ravens win a Super Bowl this year Hopefully we can have this conversation But as we hope they will what positions on offense and doofy defense Do you see the 2022 Ravens having to address the most and would it be better to fill those positions via the draft or trade? Again, thank you for all the content and your tireless consistency and keeping us informed Stay safe big homie and may your platform continue to grow. Appreciate it D3. That's a really good question So if they win a Super Bowl, which positions do you see them needing to address and would it be better better for them to address it via the draft or free agency? I'd say the defensive line. You got Kaleas Campbell, Derrick Wolf, Brandon Williams all into their 30s as well as Justin Ellis is in his 30s behind that you got two second-year guys in Justin Madibuque and Broderick Washington who you know look promising I think Broderick Washington looks like he could potentially be a nice depth piece a nice rotational guy He was a late-round draft pick He might be a little out of funk in the Ravens system But and Madibuque looks like a guy who had his you know pro bowl Maybe an all-pro potential and his athleticism and his hustle and all that good stuff but I'm gonna start there and Say that that is definitely gonna be an area of concern if the Ravens win a Super Bowl You got to think Kaleas Campbell says Sayonara and sails off into the sunset Brandon Williams is in the last year of his contract and you know that I feel like he might have a couple more years of Ball left in him We'll see where he ends up but after a Super Bowl you never know and I think that's the one area on this entire Roster where you're looking next year and you're saying oh, you know There's some some major ramifications that they're gonna have to deal with and in terms of where they saw they do that I think you need to go both draft and free agency I think you're gonna have to double hit that and Make sure that you've got guys that allow you to run those nickel and dime defenses If you don't have defensive tackles that can hold ground and occupy space Then you're not able to run nickel and dime as confidently You've got to put linebackers on the field to go deal with it or else your defensive game plans gonna fall apart consistently Okay Yeah, they're gonna want to also get a look at Joanne James at right tackle But let's say that doesn't work out and that's gonna be a position where and even if you know Let's say they do win the Super Bowl and they decide to move on from Alejandro Villanueva Who obviously is gonna be starting their right tackle this year They brought James in sort of as that future move kind of behind him But you know, let's say they do move on from Bill in the way But even if they do have James coming into the picture and starting their right tackle in 2022 They're probably still gonna want to get another young guy in there Just in the event that maybe it doesn't work out or maybe he prices himself out of what they originally gave him And they're gonna be need to look in for a replacement there So I think just some spots along the offensive line obviously they drafted Cleveland They got those men kicking in the center Kevin's light was gonna be at right guard for the near future at the very least Maybe just right tackle is what I would be looking at personally. 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