 First question came from my guy Jason who's been a team keeping clean patron for 12 days. I appreciate you Jason He said I have a question for you. Do you think the whole running backs not getting paid the lima is the Ravens fault? whoof So the market for running backs is are the Ravens to blame? Let's see what he had to say the Ravens led the league Almost every single season with Russian yards and we do it with three backs and a quarterback We find guys off the street and undrafted and they produce annually has this opened other teams eyes and saying they don't need a First or second round at running back or need to sign a high-priced running back like Barclay or Elliott, etc It's crazy Ravens have had Alex Collins Tarence West Buck Allen Justin Forsett Gus Edwards Mark Ingram Latavius Murray Devontae Freeman Levy on bail and had success with nearly all of them Did the Ravens kill the running back bail Cal? Oh That is a really really good question for real now and Initially when I read the first part is it the Ravens fault for the the running back market being where it is right now? initially, I think no, it's just the market the market is the market, but When you put it like that, I guess Ravens can't be to blame for some of that because Yeah, like you explained the Ravens been they've been doing this They've been doing this with running backs and whatnot bringing different guys in and yeah, like you mentioned having success with them like really and That's something right there, and it ain't just all been high draft picks. I obviously JK Dobbins was a high draft picking second round pick Ray Rice was a second round pick But Ravens ain't been like throwing old high draft picks at running backs like that I mean the next highest was what a Justice Hill. He was a fourth round pick But Gus Edwards almost had a stack almost had a thousand yards Justin four set he got over the Alex Collins Like and then other guys that you named on the list have been significant contributed to Mark Ingram And he well, he did he when did he get draft? I don't even remember what draft pick he was but he was more like kind of high-profile name respected name around the league when the Ravens signed him But The Ravens they've been they've been doing it. They'll bring guys in and they'll get production out of them And it's a beautiful thing and then I think we've almost um Feel like maybe we as fans we may almost take that for granted a bit like we might because There'd be a lot of times when Raven may bring in somebody I and we could be thinking oh, who is that where they come from and then boom They just they end up going off. I know that for sure happened with me with a Alice Collins for sure when they got him from the Seahawks I think they signed him from the practice squad from the Seahawks. I was like Alice Collins Anything about him? Well, let's see then this dude River dancing in the end zone every week I'm like, okay. Let's go and then um Gus Edwards Gus Edwards when they signed him. I thought that uh, I Thought that uh, Mark Thompson that same year. I thought he was gonna make the roster over Gus Edwards And they were Gus. I was I was like, oh, okay. Let's see and boom Gus that was been balling ever since when he plays So, yeah, Ray Ravens got something they got something and I do think that especially because when people think about Ravens They think about their offense the first thing they think about it They're Russian often well most of the time the first thing they think about it. They're Russian Well, the first thing thing about is Lamar then the next thing they think about it They're Russian offense like oh boy them Ravens. They could run that ball But then you talk about a well, who's their lead back? Then you got everybody looking around And some may want to say JK Dobbins, but it's really not JK Dobbins. It's really whoever's back there. Whoever's getting the ball So yeah, I do think the Ravens they share some of the blame in the running back market being what the running back market is especially it's too because They haven't really paid out a significant money and then I mean you can say that about enough teams Well, they really pay significant money to run it back since Ray Rice That's Ray Rice. They just really have been dishing out money like that They gave marketing room a three-year five minute. I mean 15 million dollar deals or five mil per They gave Gus L was before they reworked it this offseason They gave Gus L was the same deal like a three-year five million dollar three and 15 million dollar deal. I mean, excuse me So like that's they ain't been paying no big money to running backs like that So, yeah, they they definitely share some of the blame not all of it But a good little portion because you know the league be watching teams be watching and they see stuff It's it's there. It says a copycat league. They see row Ravens brought in that guy And he would he didn't work like that what he brought in him and he worked like that. Oh, man Okay, we could do the same thing because it's cheaper But he also said thanks for reading hope you have a wonderful season Good luck and good things come to good people have a feeling you are going to be seeing a lot of good things Sooner then later. Hey, I hope so Jason. I appreciate that a lot though, man. I am There have been some times and I don't mean to like get sidetracked a bit, but um They have been sometimes and sometimes it happens, uh, it's just my own Maybe getting in my own head and just be thinking about stuff Sometimes I'd be thinking like man. Um, I wonder when Like when stuff is really gonna start happening that that's on my own because I y'all know I Appreciate it when other people be looking at cuz other people look out big time They look they look out big time, but um, sometimes I just be wondering like, huh? When is it gonna be something that's me But I try not to dwell on that too much because I am I am grateful don't don't think I ain't grateful for just Where the channel isn't again, it's still small channel But I am very grateful for everybody that's a part of them grateful for all y'all grateful for just Team keeping clean as a whole friends family and so many people that we done met over the years So many people that done supported over the years some new supported old support everything Cuz it makes a big difference. It makes a huge huge huge difference But sometimes I just be wondering like man, I'll be looking around I'll be seeing stuff like man like When is something gonna pop off for us? But again, I try not to get in that thinking too much Cuz I don't really think it's really healthy like And again, I just I don't want to and I know it sounds ungrateful I think saying that out loud it sounds ungrateful, but I don't mean for it to sound ungrateful But I just I just want to be like just want to be super Super real with y'all just super transparent transparent So that that's what be going through my head sometimes like man, I'll be just looking around. Hey, we're like How come I come I never get to do that. I ain't never get to do this or da da da da So we're working we're trying but um Whatever gonna happen gonna happen and whenever it's gonna happen That's when it'll be and if something is gonna happen cool if something's not gonna happen That's cool, too I'm appreciative of everything and everybody that everything that has happened for sure because again, it's like None of this none of all of this is just me alone. It's us like for it. It's us This team keep it clean Just so many great people Who just really really look out and really really look out When people like when people like consider you for stuff You gotta appreciate that man. You really got to when people are willing to invite you into their space You gotta be super appreciative of that because they ain't gonna do that Ain't nobody got to do that. They ain't got to be on that. They'd be like now I'm doing this for myself. I'm keeping this for myself. It's only gonna be me And it's some people that do that and that's fine but it's other people that like when they like willing to have us with them or Whatever it is Appreciate that a lot man. And and people have done that they gonna way out of their way So thank you to y'all. Thank you for sure, man But yeah, I just I appreciate that I appreciate this I appreciate that comment at the end of your question Jason so so thank you very very much for that next question No, we got a little side track with that last one came from my guy Harold who's been a patron for 10 days Appreciated here. He said what's up in gravy? How's it going? Hope you and the family. Oh, well, we're doing pretty good, man I appreciate it. Sorry. I've been away from the team keeping clean family been so busy at work in the oil field here in Texas Hey, get that bread man. Get that bread and you working in over. I knew you getting bread for real But anyway, he said just wanted to ask are we completely out of the hunt for the Andre Hopkins? Thanks for taking the question and take care, brother. Appreciate it. Um Like what Completely out the hunt Mmm, I would I would not say yes, but it's highly unlikely You know Ravens are very loaded and why I receive it and I mean y'all know me I wouldn't mind them adding more at all But I cannot say that the Ravens are completely out the hunt until the Andre Hopkins is actually signed by somebody So, I mean if people could say oh Ravens are uninterested Ravens ain't checking for the Andre Hopkins Ravens Don't want to they don't want the Andre Hopkins, but until he's officially signed by somebody You you can't say anybody's out Well, except for the Cardinals, but besides the Cardinals then it's like no, I like no So I would not say that they are completely out of the hunt for the Andre How while it may not be likely there's still a small small chance Like a dream You to take keep it clean you see my boy he like out of made it Well, that's my homie ain't that right engraving right engraving