 There are a lot of different words that you could use to describe the Ravens defense from the regular season last year opportunistic playmaking even clutch and Those words would they would all be true because you saw plenty of times where They took advantage of the opportunities that were presented in front of them even created some opportunities of their own We saw plenty of plays that that defense made and then we even saw quite a few clutch moments from them as well But if somebody was to ask you about the 2019 Ravens regular season defense Would you be able to call them nasty? Do you think that that would be a legitimate name for them? And if anybody were to ask me I would say no and that's not a dig to the Ravens defense That's not a shot to the Ravens defense from last regular season, but it's just it's tough It's tough to be a nasty defense in this day and age of the NFL Especially with all the rules that benefit the offense heavy For it for deep defensive players It has made their job so much harder because it's almost like sometimes you you don't know what you can and you cannot do But either way a veteran From the Ravens his third time around with the Ravens. Mr. Purnell McPhee He said that he feels like this defense is going to be nasty this season Nasty and let's see what he was saying he said Speaking about the Tennessee Titans game that left McPhee feeling that what we did last year was okay But it wasn't acceptable And he said that the loss to Tennessee lit a fire that made it an easy choice to re-sign with the team earlier this year He said McPhee had 19 tackles three sacks of seven games off the edge for the Ravens before a torn tricep ended his season and Purnell McPhee, I think on a lot of what he did it really didn't show on the stats Purnell McPhee he was a good solid part of what the Ravens did Both on and off the field. He was a leader He was somebody that I'm sure he was coaching up Jaylen Ferguson giving him tips and stuff And I'm I'm pretty sure he probably still did that even after he was hurt because you would still see him on a sideline and stuff throughout some of the games But Purnell McPhee when you set the edge, you don't really get credit for that You don't really get stats for that So it can be really hard to see unless you're just watching it But if you're just looking at a paper with the stats, there's no stats for oh, well, he's at the edge It's good and this game. No You would have to actually see it for yourself And that's what Purnell McPhee specialized in he is somebody that can move around And it seems like with this defense This season that's been a big component of guys at the Ravens have liked Guys that can move around. Let's see what what Purnell McPhee also said With the addition of wolf and big boy Campbell is going to be scary I'm fired up about all the additions McPhee said. I can't lie about that So he actually said the defense was going to be scary Scary Now that I could agree with that I can see what he's seeing and Not even just speaking from a Ravens fan standpoint, but as somebody who sees what the Ravens did They got guys again, just like him that can move around Purnell McPhee you can put him inside you can put him outside Kalaeus Campbell you can put him inside you can put him outside Derek Wolf you can put him inside you can put him outside Madda BK you can put him inside you can put him outside So That's just the that's just the front four. That's just the defensive line That's just them Of course, you still got Brandon Williams He's gonna eat up some blockers and again what he does he doesn't get a lot of credit for it either Is he some crazy great past Russia? No, but what he does he does it well and it's very effective And if he continues doing his job well, I mean, it'll be hard not to he's like almost like 350 pounds But if he continues to do his job well, then that's gonna help all of those guys eat But now McPhee may be a little older Kalaeus Campbell may be a little bit older. I may be a little bit older But when you get older remember Terrell sucks that old man strength man That old man strength ain't no joke man. It ain't no joke and Then on top of that Not only do these veteran players have the strength but they strong up here too and When you have this That can go farther than your biggest muscle And that experience That's another reason why I really feel like man He said this defense could be scary a per nail. I agree. I Agree because you're going to be combining experience with skill experience with speed experience with smarts And we didn't even move to the linebackers yet. We just we're still on at the line But you move to the linebackers you got Matt Jude on he still ain't signed a franchise tag yet But we're gonna see how that goes. But for now you got Matt Jude on Another year and now he'll have much better help around him So I would expect him to do even better this year too. He's somebody again You can do multiple things. He's not just a pass rusher. Oh, he can drop back too There's some guys that are just strictly pass rushes and that ain't no knock to them but Matt Jude on That's why another good piece for this defense because you can move him around you can drop him back and Then you added Patrick Queen and Malik Harrison. I like how my guy Sutton deaf He said it best. He called them thunder and lightning. I love that That stuck with me Thunder and lightning and and then of course you have LJ Ford LJ Ford he was doing this thing last year and then of course like we talked about before once they start putting Chuck Clark in a box More that took away from LJ for its opportunities because there was it would be Chuck Clark and Josh Bynes But when he was on that field he made place so again You mix that speed with experience that skill with experience So you got LJ Ford and then you got these young guys coming in at linebacker and then you still got a tarah locker He was looking good last preseason before he got hurt. I Think it was a stash move. But hey, who knows Then you still got Chris Boyd he been around with the Ravens for a little minute So that's your linebackers and then oh my You get to that You get to that secondary another year together Marlin Humphrey Marcus Peters to the best cornerbacks in the NFL Both on the same team at the same time And then you got another corner and Jimmy Smith who would be one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL when he's healthy He's one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL and you got him on a one year I think three point six million dollar deal They got a chance to go up to six million I believe but the bet and that's based off of play time So we don't hope he gets injured at all But if he does so having to get injured and doesn't get the play even if he doesn't get injured It's based off of playing time. So what Ravens could do I don't think they would because I don't think that will be smart for their team But teams do do it, but I don't think the Ravens would do it What they could do if he is healthy the whole season they can have him on a pitch count and they could be like You know what no bring him out because if he plays a certain amount of snaps Then he would get that little escalator in his contract. He would get that incentive in his contract And there have been teams that will they will restrict that certain number snaps that certain number of catches that you Catches that you get in the season. They'll start taking that away from you if they don't want you to hit that bonus They'll do it. Oh, it's a nasty league. It's a very nasty league, but that's part of the business But anyway, you got Jimmy Smith back to and like I said when when he's healthy one of the best cornerbacks in the league No denying that this dude amazing Amazing and you would rarely ever see him get dog Only time where we saw Jimmy Smith get like straight up embarrassed in a consistent basis in the end of game obviously against the Andre Hopkins the Texans on Monday night and Then against Michael Thomas. He was coming back from injury, but he still got doled regardless That was a game that modern Humphrey missed cuz it's hamstring one of the few games he missed I think he only missed like two games in his career. So I'm like that but Those two games and I mean hey if those are the two games where you absolutely get dog throughout the entire game I ain't mad at that those against a really good receivers But anyway, Jimmy Smith is back as well Then you got oh Tay Tay Tay and again with Tavon young Every other season he has balled out within every other season. He's been put on injured reserve So this year he's do He's do He is do Course Chuck Clark. We spoke briefly about earlier. Then Earl Thomas. So again that experience that chemistry At all times will be a lot more comfortable this year than he was last year in this defensive system So even though again, he had a really really good year last year. It could potentially be even better potentially He'll be even smarter in the system and know that much more, but so everybody else Then you got guys like Anthony Avery the Ravens didn't draft any cornerbacks So that bodes well for him and again, you can never have enough secondary guys, man Anthony Avery to steal that for now even Marshall We might get to see him We still don't know about him in an NFL level yet because we haven't got to see him play yet and then Got to Sean Elliott. He'll be back And I expect if he's healthy he remains healthy. I expect him to be on that field a lot a lot Experience was savvy. So this defense it can be scary. It can be very scary Pernel McPhee, I am with you. I agree Because when you think about the defense on all three levels of this defense It's like wow I mean Ravens had he had an opportunity to get things done last year, but you know how that went But they addressed it again shout out to my guy JT remember the Titans Remember the Titans This defense this team was built for that game They were built for that game To remember the Titans That's what it was about this whole offseason the way that they addressed it Everything we don't got to go through the draft picks. We could to show you because we have already But every draft remember the Titans. That's all at that the entire offseason Every signing every free agent trait all that remember those Titans Because Ravens show remember the team keep it clean man This thing could be great It could be great. It could be a beautiful thing man, but a scary thing So team keep it clean. I love y'all. I appreciate y'all and Just like I want the Ravens defense to be Lights out