 With cap casualties on the way, what position do you think Eric DeCosta will try to feel heading into the draft so he can go for best player available? Will the Ravens re-sign running back Gus Edwards? You know some of the best ways for the Baltimore Ravens to build up this offensive line. Please and more on this episode of NFL Questions from Subscribers. Don't send it to any other emails because it won't be part of Questions from Subscribers. Now, we have a very, very special guest on this episode of NFL Questions from Subscribers. It's our guy, Cole. Cole, go ahead and introduce yourself to everybody. Let them know where they can find you at. Let them know what you do. Tell the people about yourself. What's up guys? You can find me over at atColeJacksonFB on Twitter. It's where I'm doing most of my content right now. I'm formerly at Frosted Street Report. I've taken a step back just doing some freelance work. You'll mostly find me during the year doing offensive line breakdowns for the Ravens but engaged and always watching around the league as well. So mostly just Twitter content right now. And we all know you as the offensive line guy. What got you so invested into the offensive line? Yeah, it's mostly just growing up and playing. I'm from up in Canada. So grew up playing left guard, played other positions too. And on the O-line I was always left guard. Started coaching when my football career ended because it wasn't good enough to play any further. So started coaching and it was really when I started coaching, I've learned so much about the game. I wish I had all this knowledge back then when I was actually playing. Probably wouldn't have been a much better player but then love of the Ravens and it just kind of merged together. So it got me into when I'm watching, recognizing things. Big thing is technique breakdown, seeing what guys are doing because that all just goes hand in hand with coaching. So I currently coach Cumberland Panthers up here in Ottawa. It's actually the program that Neville Galamore came out of back before when he was playing youth ball. So up and coming program. Okay, cool, cool, cool. Alright, so we're going to get into some questions about the offensive line and just a lot of other stuff too. We're going to have some fun with it but we're going to give your take on the offensive line. My guy, Cam Neal, I'm sure he'll appreciate this episode especially because he played offensive line too. So anytime we talk about offensive line, he gets super excited, man. So let's go ahead and get into it. Alright, first question came from my guy, Sean Ivy. Shout out to my guy, Sean. He said, what's up in Graven? Hope all is well with you and the family. I'm writing you today about the upcoming free agency period of the off season. Those of us who know football and more importantly know the Ravens know what the priority level is. Level one is offensive line. And the soap opera it is. Number two is pass rush and the debacle that it has become. Number three, but the fan favorite is the wide receiver position and the mystery that it brings. This is the time we're about to witness a gang of veteran cap casualties with JJ White kicking that off. In the past, EDC and Aussie have done a stellar job to say the least at capitalizing off of cap cuts. My question to you is what do you see EDC focusing on landing through cap cuts? Because in the past, the Ravens love to enter the draft with the focus on BPA best player available instead of drafting for need. We all know drafting for need is like taking a shot in the dark, which as that's true. What positions will he seek in free agency before the draft with this an anorexia salary cap? Keep up the great work. I watch every day fam. One, Sean from Esby more appreciate you, Sean. So Cole, EDC, he asked the question, what do you think he's going to focus on on free agency so he can truly go into the draft seeking best play available? I think a lot of it comes down to the Orlando Brown Jr. situation. Let's just hypothetically say that Brown Jr. gets traded for a first round draft pick and we won't quibble over where the pick is. Let's just say first round draft pick. We now have holes at center, right tackle. We've been talking about upgrades at guard, right? So when you go back to that EDC presser at the end of the year, the one thing he focused on, it wasn't wide receiver, which is what everyone's talking about. It was the old line. We know they're going to run the ball. We know they want to protect Lamar. There we are. We will be investing at offense one. Now, I think what is going to be interesting is how they do that with the Orlando Brown Jr. situation going on. So if he's moved, you're now talking about center, right tackle, maybe upgrading at guard. We can talk about that dynamic later, but it's going to be tough. So I think the interesting point that was brought up about compensatory picks is a guy like Nick Martin just got released from the Texan. We also have Corey Linsley out there who is an unrestricted free agent. Let's say we lose both Nagakwe and Judon signing Corey Linsley likely will lose that third round comp pick next year because they'll cancel out. But if you go sign Nick Martin, you still keep those two-thirds if you don't sign anyone else that's above the salary cap threshold to keep the third round picks. I think that's an interesting dynamic to consider. I'm really high on Corey Linsley. I tweeted about it last week. He's my number one target. I think if you get Corey Linsley, you smack him in the middle of the line. I think it makes both Bozeman on the left side and the winner of Ben Powers and Tyree Phillips for the right guard position. I think it makes both those positions better just by giving that stabilizing force. You got to remember this year was rough. Matt Skurl was hurt. That's a tough injury to come back from. He literally shredded his entire knee. It's a little hindsight, but I'm still shocked they went with him to start the year. I think they should have maybe considered moving Bozeman over and putting a guy like McCarrie in a left guard or a rookie in bed reticent. But I mean, what's done is done at this point. But I think center is my number one focus. I think it's going to be super interesting what they do with offensive tackle, but I feel really confident in this offensive tackle draft class. I think by getting that pick for Orlando Brown Jr., you can do your BPA approach and still hit offensive tackle with your first three picks, which would be in the first two rounds because you're getting that pick for Brown Jr. Yeah. Okay, now, speaking of the offensive line, I forgot who brought this up as a suggestion, but it's something that I hadn't really thought about too much myself. But they said, what about kicking Tyree Phillips over to right tackle? Especially since this year, since we've gotten through, I mean, the pandemic's obviously still going on, but the NFL was able to get through it and now heading into this off season, they have more of an expectation of what the pandemic is and how to handle it. So the first, second year guys, well, just really everybody, they're going to have a full off season. It's not going to be a normal off season. I'm sure there's still going to be restrictions or whatnot, but it's going to be a lot more closer to normal than it was last year. Do you think it would be a good move to give Tyree Phillips the opportunity to play right tackle for the Ravens? When he came out, I know there was a lot of talk when we drafted him, like he's moving inside the guard. So I went back and watched him. He was a left tackle at Mississippi State. I personally thought he could have been an offensive tackle. This is before the season, just as a draft prospect. I thought if you go back and watch him against a guy like Shazon from LSU, that game, he handled Shazon really well with a speed rush. I thought he has a really nice kick step and he's not fast. He's not going to be a quick foot speed guy, but neither is Orlando Brown Jr., but he compensates for it with smart angles, good technique, that sort of thing. What I think really hurt Tyree Phillips was moving inside the guard, refining his technique, because one thing you'll see in Pass Pro, which is where Phillips really came the furthest, you take longer strides when you're taking kick steps in Pass Pro as an offensive tackle versus inside. It's shorter, quicker steps. So you finally saw that start to transition and then he gets hurt and then he comes back, he's healthy, but then he's kicking outside. That's a lot of dysfunction that he has to manage as a rookie that barely had an offseason. So I wasn't thrilled with his play, especially down the stretch, but when you think about all that he went through, it makes you a little bit more hopeful. I think his highest ceiling is going to be at right guard. I think he's going to thrive as a guy that can blow guys off the ball and he really progressed as a pass protector as a guard. I think that's his ceiling right there. I think if you could keep him at right guard, go out there and get another offensive tackle. But if you give him a whole offseason to really focus on playing right tackle, work on his footwork, that sort of thing, can he get there? I personally think he can. His ceiling is just not as high as it would be at guard. Next question came from my guy, John S. He said, what's good? Just throwing it out there. Russell Wilson is disgruntled because he wants a better offensive line. We need a number one target wide receiver. DK Metcalf in 2019 just signed a full $4.6 million contract with his rookie deal. Orlando Brown Jr. for DK Metcalf, why not? So I'll start off with this one. No, it would make the Seahawks stronger on the offensive line. But why would they give up their best receiver? For Orlando Brown Jr. So it's like you would be making Russell Wilson happy, but you would really be making him mad all at the same time. So that's just that's going to be a no for me. How you feel about this one, Cole? I will say that's the kind of trade I usually pull off and madden to make my team better. But I think, I mean, as a Ravens fan, I do it. If I'm a Seahawks fan, I ain't doing that. No, I just stick to the draft, especially trying to find a tackle in this class. You'd feel a lot better. So no, there's no way. Not with, especially that team's ready to win now. They've made a bunch of moves to win now. You know, I think that just sets them back. They're going to have to go get another rookie wide receiver, give them a couple years to get ingrained in the system. Yeah, it helps your offensive line. But like you said, I don't think it makes, I don't think it pushes the needle on Russell Wilson. The next question came from Shazer Ray. He said, I ain't Raven loved the channel in the podcast. Appreciate that. He said, I like how you give us Ravens fans a chance to express our feelings on what the team should or shouldn't do. Keep up the good work. And you know, just what I mean, you two team keep it clean. The song is catchy. Thank you, man. My question is about Gus the Bus Edwards. Will the Ravens keep him or will they draft the running back later in the rounds? I say pay him and keep the duo of him and J.K. Dobbins together with Lamar. Let me know what you think. So, Cole, what do you think the Ravens are going to do with Gus Edwards this year? I think they're going to keep him. They have good leverage to work out a shorter term contract with him. I definitely expect him to be back. I think he's a perfect complement to Dobbins. Definitely, again, giving a lot of running backs, long-term deals. I just, I don't see a lot of value in it unless they're truly, truly special. Love Gus. He's not that kind of guy. I think Dobbins is the future, but I think we really saw, and we've seen it with Gus the whole time here. He's a perfect little change of pace back that can rip off big gains, and he fits the scheme perfect. He's perfect with those veer runs that we love, those option calling steps where he's just going pedal down 100 miles an hour towards the gap. That's his game. Dobbins is way more dynamic, but it's good to have that secondary piece to really, it's kind of like the finesse and hammer approach. So, I expect Gus to be back. I think they get done a nice little deal. It'll pay him a good amount of money, but not be a long-term cap heavy deal. Yeah, I don't see Gus going anywhere this year. And like you said, the dynamic between him and J.K. Dobbins, or those two as that duo, it's nice. It's perfect. And then you still have Justice Hill on the roster too. He's been obviously relegated to special teams, but he's still there as well. One thing that I really, really, really, really loved about Gus Edwards this year and the Raven's usage of him is that they expanded his game because in the first couple of years with Gus Edwards, he was a good runner. He's always shown that he's a good runner. And even after that first year, he shed a lot of weight. So he got a little bit quicker, but he didn't lose his strength. And I remember that was something that I was afraid of that with him losing all that weight, that he might get a little bit weaker and not be able to stiff arm or defend it to the ground or anything like that. But what they did this year, they took it a step further because toward the end of the year, they had him catching more passes, more passes than he had ever caught before because they would never throw Gus Edwards the ball before. But toward the end of the year this year, they had him catching passes. And I was like, well, and Gus, he showed that he got some hands. And Gus Edwards, he'd go up and get it. Like, and I love that about his game because initially when the Ravens had signed Mark Ingram, I was thinking, okay, why would they sign Mark Ingram? Like, this is everything that Gus Edwards can do besides catch the ball. But now, with them actually having him catch the ball, you're making him that much more valuable of a back. So whether they signed him to an extension this year, or whether they just signed Tinder on him, whether it's a second round or third, I don't see them in signing the first round, Tinder on him, but you never know. But I think Gus Edwards, he ain't going anywhere this year. Yeah, no. And one thing I'd love to hear is the mentorship with Ingram and Edwards. I think Edwards probably saw a little bit of, or sorry, Ingram probably saw a little bit of Edwards in his game. We know Ingram is just a plus teammate. Like, I don't think you could ask for much more from Mark Ingram. And I bet the steps he took in the past game probably came from working with Mark Ingram so closely. Hey, that's a good point. Next question came from Yeho. He said, what's up in Raven? Hope all this well with you and the fam. After watching your last video on contract talks with the Ravens and Lamar Jackson, they got me thinking. My question to you is, do you think a four-year extension worth 43.5 mil annually is fair for Lamar Jackson to sign? And if the costa were to offer him this deal and he declines, what are the odds of them exercising Lamar Jackson's fifth year option by May 3rd? Well, I start off with this one. I don't know what the deadline is to exercise the fifth year option, but I just, I don't see them striking a deal with Lamar this year. I don't see that happening at all. If they did, it would save them more money in the long run because the longer you have a Lamar Jackson, especially if they keep winning and having success, the higher that price goes up. Cause there's no way the price goes down, especially if they keep winning. But with the fifth year option, I think that's happening regardless. I really do. Whether they talk, I did see a report that came out just this morning that's actually said, they haven't been engaged in contract discussions. So who knows, but I just, I don't think anything gets done this year. And I think the fifth year option is all but guaranteed to happen, just to buy them some more time so they can really stretch this thing out because when you sign a quarterback, history shows that once you sign that quarterback, you can still win, but you don't win big. And with Lamar Jackson, it's kind of weird because it almost seems like they've already signed him to a big time extension because when it comes to the pieces on offense around him, they really haven't done too much. I know they just gave Ronnie Stanley the extension, but they've gone very, very young, like super young with the offense, with the wide receivers, which I appreciated it. But as far as getting that prime guy, getting that guy at wide receiver, they really haven't done that. And of course, now this year, they do have to do a lot of retooling on the offensive line, but this is why I think that fifth year option is bound to happen. So that'll give the Ravens some more time, that'll also give Lamar some more time to really put a full team together and build this team as strong as they can. I don't know salary cap the restrictions with the salary cap and whatnot, but I think the fifth year option, like I said, I think it's all but guaranteed. How do you feel about that one, Cole? I 100% agree. I guess I have a little bit of a different rationale for why I think we don't see an extension this year. I think, because once he signs an extension, it's gonna factor in the current cap situation too. And I think he's just gonna see caps down because of COVID. I'm not sure what the long-term effect would be, but I'm sure it would be an impact of some sort. So they're signing that fifth year option, no doubt about it. They'll extend him eventually, no doubt about it. My mind, they're just gonna have to get there. All these, there was a report that came out that said they weren't close. That's just someone trying to make a report because it's boring right now because free agency hasn't started. I don't buy that at all. I think this is like one of those negotiations where it's gonna be pretty easy for them to get done. It's just gonna be finding what works for everybody. It's gonna get done. But I could see them playing this year out. It was interesting because it takes you back to that Flacco year going in when they made him the offer before the 2012 season. And he said, nah, I'm betting on myself. And with that son of a gun, do we win it? Hey, hope we get that same result, man. That's what I'm saying, man. It's funny to think about the parallels, but no, you make up a good point. It's like once you signed that, and we saw it right after 2012, right? It's like once you signed that quarterback of that deal, now the Ravens, what I hope they don't do is make the mistake they did with Flacco and backload the crap out of that deal because that's what really hurt them down the road. It was that first year cap hit on, he was averaging like what, 20 million a year, but his first year cap hit was seven mil. So they were pushing 13 mil down the road for future cap hits. I hope they keep it kind of flat, deal with it. Don't push it down the road where it's gonna kill you down the road. Deal with it up front, build around it, work with it. That's what I think is the best. Next question came from Kennedy. Said, I ain't great, but I hope you and the family are doing great. I have a scenario for you. And I would love to hear what you think about it. So we'll go piece by piece. So the first part of this scenario, how would you feel if the Ravens traded Orlando Brown Jr. and received the first and second round pick for the 2021 draft? Yeah, sign me up. All right. And the next part of the scenario, Ravens re-signed Tyus Bowser, Yanike Ngakwe, Gus Edwards, and Derek Wolf all the two to four year deals. I'm a little bit out on Derek Wolf. I think he really laid, I think he got his price up a little too high for my liking. I think they're gonna go with the youth of Madabike, who was a stud down the stretch, I think. And don't get me wrong, Derek Wolf was phenomenal, played incredible when everyone was hurt, played incredible in the playoff game against the Titans. I just think, you know, with all the guys that need money, it's something's gotta give. And I think it's gonna be that type of move. I think they'd look to bring back a Pranel McPhee for a little bit cheaper than a Derek Wolf. But the other guys, I just ran my most recent mock draft and I always throw in free agency assumptions and I had Yanike coming back. So, you know, it's, I don't think it's, I wouldn't say it's a guarantee or anything, but anytime you're trading picks to bring a guy in, you're gonna have a little bit more interest in bringing them back. You just gave up assets for them, right? So I could see it, I could see it. Okay. All right, next part of the scenario. Raven signed Corey Davis to a two to four year deal. Where are you getting the money? Like, no, it's one of those things where, you know, I love it and like I said, they can back load the crap out of deals and make it work this year, but what's going on down the road? It's like, I just, Oh my God, Kennedy, he got some hidden salary cap money. Then next he said, Raven's used both first round picks on offensive tackle and safety. Well, so a hundred percent down with if Orlando Brown Jr. is using one of those first, if Orlando Brown Jr. is gone using that first on an offensive tackle, I think this class is great for offensive tackles. I think you're gonna see a lot of those guys get pushed down the board, especially with like five quarterbacks that are probably gonna go top 15, top 20. So that's great news. So a hundred percent down there. Safety's interesting. Our guy, Jeff Zerbiak came out with, that is basically a hidden need that no one's talking about. And I completely agree with him. I think if you could get that kind of ball hawking center field safety, I think it just, it's not that you're replacing Chuck Clark or DeSean Elliott, they're still gonna play significant snaps. It just changes the roles you can attribute to them. You can get, you know, you can get Elliott up in the box more. You can get Clark kind of roaming a little bit more. I think it just really puts them in a better position to do what they do best. That's a good point. And then he said, use both second round picks on interior offensive line and pass rush. What about that? Yeah, yeah. Go out and get me a Creed Humphrey. If we need a center, go out and get me Josh Meyers, maybe. But this is where I'm gonna raise a little bit of my concern. So we'd be going into that year. We spent money on edge. We spent money on a wide receiver. But we now have a rookie center, a rookie right tackle. We have a sophomore right guard in either Phillips or Ben Powers, a sophomore starter. Those guys have both started games this year. And, you know, we still have Bozeman who's, you know, getting, I guess, to the vet status, but still a younger guy. So it's not that this can't work. It's just we have to be prepared for some growing pains when you have that much youth and that much inexperience on the offensive line. That's where I'd raise my red flag on the scenario. Okay, man, that's a good point. He said, I know that's a lot, but I think with EDC's magic, he can pull it off. So is he? He's got magical salary cap dollars. No, I'll give Kennedy a shout out. I love when people come with concrete scenarios thinking everything through. I think it's better to do a mock draft when you're like, here's what we're doing in free agency because it really sets the tone for why you're making certain draft picks. So I appreciate that for sure. Next question came from my guy, Romeo. He said, forget Jude on and Yannick. Let's get a Super Bowl champ. And Graven has been a while since I reached out and hope all is well with you and the family. I'm going to make this quick. If all Ravens can't capitalize on getting a wide receiving free agency, I think we should look into exploring other options outside of Jude on and Yannick and Godquake. Picture us keeping our three monsters and adding a Shaq Barrett. He's in his prime and easily a better option than both Jude on and Yannick. I see, I saw in a Bleacher Report article that he will be asking for 15 mil per year. If all else fails on helping improve the offensive line and the offense just as a whole through free agency, if we have to pay for a pass rushing linebacker, it might as well be one who is a complete outside linebacker. And Bowser can hold down the other side as I feel he outplayed Yannick and Godquake. As always, team keep it clean, I'm out. So I'll start with this one with Bowser. The last part, I mean, I wouldn't mind them getting a Shaq Barrett, but I just, I don't see them paying that money for him. I think if they do end up paying all that money to somebody, then they would try to retain Yannick and Godquake, even though I see him being going too. But I think if they did issue, divvy up all that money out, then it's gonna go to one of their own guys who they wanna keep. But with Bowser, as far as Bowser outplaying Yannick and Godquake, I don't even think it was necessarily that he outplayed Yannick and Godquake. I just don't feel like they had a level playing field. Now Bowser is, in my opinion, more versatile than Yannick and God, because Yannick is just strictly pass rushing. Pass rush guy, pass rush guy, pass rush guy. He's not dropping back to cover anybody. That's what Bowser's doing. That's what Judon does, too. But those guys outside linebacker, Yannick and Godquake was more, to me, a DN. But he wasn't really, really good in run defense either. But, so he still got some work, but he came in in the middle of the season. It wasn't like he's been with the Ravens for the past couple of years. They didn't draft him in the second round, like what, three, four years ago. That's Bowser's situation. He's been here. But Yannick, he started out fresh. So it was a lot of adjusting that he had to do, a lot of adjustments that he had to make. He went from Jacksonville to Minnesota to the Ravens. So he's learning these different playbooks and whatnot. Not that that's an excuse, but he got to get acclimated to his situation. So I don't really think it's fair to say that Bowser outplayed him. But with Yannick and Godquake, I would think that they would go after, they would try to keep him, rather than we'll have to Shaq Barrett. And like Cole mentioned earlier, when you do invest those drafts, when you give up draft capital to acquire somebody, you're gonna be more inclined to wanna keep them, rather than just let them go. And with the Shaq Barrett, if they were to get him, like Cole mentioned earlier too, that third round compic formula, that would go directly against that. So I just, no, I don't see Shaq Barrett happening. It'd be nice, but, and I think he's actually from Baltimore. But it'd be nice, but I just, I don't see Shaq Barrett happening. What about you Cole? No, that's bang on for the exact same reasons. I do think it's an apples to oranges comparison. I think our Rush linebacker, which was usually Yannick and Godquake, Pernel McPhee manning it, versus our Sam linebacker, which was Judon and Bowser. They're just not the same roles. And you do see a lot more coverage drops, ties Bowser's phenomenal as an off-fall linebacker. I mean, he can still rush really well, but he mostly thrives because offensive tackles don't know where he's coming from, right? So he's moving around, he's off the ball, he's on the line, but when he's on the line, he'll be dropping, and he makes some really nice plays in coverage. So I think that's a tough comparison. I think it's crazy to go back and watch the film on Nagakwe. He got close so many times. And I know close only counts and hand grenades, but it really, I agree about it's tough to kind of get yourself interweaved into a team mid-season. I think at full year in the system, ready to go coming out the gate, those close almost might become sacks in the future. So, but I agree. If you're investing draft capital, I think you're gonna prioritize keeping that player. I'm not sure if they keep either him or Judon, but I could see Nagakwe being their priority because they invest the draft capital. Next question came from my guy, Angel, from Fresno, California. He said, what's going on in Graven? Hope all is good on that side of the world. I'm in Cali right now. With the Packers, most likely not signing center, Corey Linsley, should the Ravens make a strong push to sign him in free agency, then deal with the right side in the draft. Also, I have a strong feeling the Lions will tag and trade away Kenny Galladay to the Ravens for a second and a fifth round pick. What do you think about that? We can easily get the pick back or better by trading away Orlando Brown Jr. as he wants to be traded. So many moves, smart moves we can make. I'm hoping we do it and thank you for reading. So, you already kind of answered the first question earlier, but what is it about Corey Linsley that would make you want the Ravens to sign him? He said that was your number one guy for the Ravens. I think the big thing with Linsley is I think he really fits the scheme well. He does great down blocking. The Packers run a lot of inside zone concepts, which is something the Ravens got away from a little bit in 2020, they went with a lot more gap concepts. But even in gap concepts, you need your center to be able to block down and blow guys off the line. But it's mostly his pass pro. I think you could get rid of that pressure up the middle. He's also a highly intelligent player. I think he stabilizes both guys beside him, which I think Bozeman got there this year in terms of the mental side of things. But I think that right guard, whether it's Powers or Phillips, would really benefit from that type of experience. Someone that can take control of the line. And he can snap the ball, which I'm not underrating anymore because snapping the ball is apparently crucial for the Ravens. And I mean, the point was made, the Ravens played a pistol and shotgun so much that it can be tough for a center to literally snap shotgun or pistol all game. And so, I don't want to underrate that and downplay it, it's definitely relevant. And I think we're seeing, I mean, we saw struggles with snaps in 2018 when Lamar came in. And I think it was that adjustment where you'd have Flacco a little bit under center, you know, it's a ton of shotgun concepts too, but a little bit under center to kind of take away the difficulty of the snap. But anyway, so I think that would be huge, but he's just a much better player. He's hitting his prime. He's an all pro player. I think it's a premium investment into like a guy that I think can be top five at his position, but because it's center and center is not making as much as other guys, you're looking at 11, 12, 13 million as opposed to upwards of 20 into the mid-20s. So I see that as a huge benefit too. Okay, that makes sense. All right, and what about the Lions with them possibly doing a tag and trade with Kenny Galladay? And he said, do you think the Ravens could trade for Kenny Galladay giving the Lions a second and a fifth round? So if I know that once services earned their cap hit lowers, because that's kind of what happened with Yannick. I mean, they were the second recipients in the trade because Minnesota traded for Yannick and then flipped them to us, but you're still taking on that big one year cap hit on a franchise tag. So we're talking 15 million and it could come down if it's into the season, but again, we have no money. If you're signing Corey Linsley, you're not going to be able to afford $15 million. So tag and trade is off the books for us, I think. So the last question in this episode of NFL questions from subscribers featuring my man, Cole, he came from Frankie. He said, have you watched Rashad Bateman tape yet? I know you aren't confident in the Ravens taking and receiving the draft, but I'm hearing all good things about him. Let us know what you think about him. Keep up the great work. So I start with this one with Rashad Bateman. I was literally just watching him today on March 1st when I'm recording this. He's a very, in my opinion, he's a very polished route runner. I like that from him. And the thing, if the Ravens are gonna, my opinion, if the Ravens are gonna take a receiver in this draft, I'm cool with that, but I think it would have to be early. You can't do it in the third or later rounds because there's gonna be less pressure on them to really involve that receiver in their game plan because already the receivers, they get a limited amount of targets. So if you have even less pressure to involve a receiver in your game plan and then you take them in later on in the draft, then it's gonna be like, oh, whatever. If he doesn't work out, it ain't no big deal. But with Rashad Bateman, he has really good hands. He catches the ball with his hands. He doesn't catch it with his body. So that's good. He's a very polished route runner. And I liked how he adjusts to the ball. If it's not the perfect pass, then he does everything that he can in his power to make sure that he makes that catch. And he has a decent amount of speed. I know he said that he ran a 4-3-7. To me, he didn't look like blazing fast on the field, but he doesn't look slow or anything like that either. But with Rashad Bateman, one last thing I really liked about him is his ability to get separation. And that was just, that's something that's very special because you don't have to be fast to get separation. You don't have to have any crazy speed to get separation. That's one of the biggest factors when it comes to being a wide receiver. Can you create space between you and the corner to make it easy on your quarterback to get you the ball? And with Rashad Bateman, he can do that. Or at least he did it at a high level in college. So if they did get Rashad Bateman, I liked what I saw from him. And if they got him, I wouldn't be mad at all. What about you, Cole? Yeah, no, I think he's a, in terms of a skill set, it's what the Ravens need. They need that kind of boundary wide receiver that's gonna operate on the line at wide, get separation. Those outside wide receivers are gonna see a ton of one-on-one looks. And the thing I like about him most is he plays to his size. And it's funny, because someone mentioned Kenny Galladay, I think that's kind of like his player comparison type thing. He's not gonna blaze by you. He's gonna use physical route running. He's gonna get up in your kitchen and then he's gonna hit his break. And that's where that separation comes from. Cause I completely agree, you don't just need speed to get separation. I mean, look at Diggs. Diggs isn't the fastest guy in the world, but his unique footwork, he gets right up into your body, manipulates your positioning, and then he breaks the other way. And that's how he gets some of those, like he's got highlights from route running clinics. So I think Bateman really fits what they need. I think he can be that kind of guy if you're in the red zone and you can just toss up a back shoulder, throw one-on-one and he can go up there and try and get it for you. I agree that he adjusts well with the ball, plays tough. I think one of the biggest things when I was watching his film, his quarterback play was terrible and it really influences what you're watching. It influences the numbers. I think he's a really nice fit. That's the kind of skill set. It's that kind of Corey Davis, Marvin Jones, Kenny Galladay, all the guys that we're talking about are free agents that we need to go get. I agree that those are guys that we need because I think it's a skill set, but I think if you're going through the draft, you gotta get one high, first two rounds, one that can come in for day one. I think that's a guy like Bateman. I think he's going to be out there and make something happen on the front.