 So YouTube team keep it clean. What's going on the same grave and hit with another video and happy Monday. Welcome to a new week. Welcome to a new start of the week. And I hope that everybody had a great weekend and that everybody is doing really, really, really, really good. I love y'all, I appreciate y'all. Thank you for supporting and more so than supporting. Thank you for your positivity. Whether that's via Twitter, via the comment section here on YouTube, Instagram, whatever it may be, man. Y'all keep that up. Keep being positive, man, because again, it's way too much negativity going on in the world as is. It's enough of that. So adding to it would be pointless. But anyway, reviewing the Ravens offseason thus far, they've made some moves like bringing back Eric Tomlinson, signing Dion Kane and Benjamin Victor to Future Deals, signing Sammy Watkins, of course, recently. And as much as we really, really, really want them to truly invest like big time into the offense, we still can't forget about the defense. We can't. Because while I would much rather their offense ascend to new heights and take off to new levels, the defense, they still got to play a role, too. And one area where the Ravens just have not gotten it right in a long time has been at the past rush position. And it's been a struggle for years, for years, man. And they just, they've been trying different combinations. They've been trying this and that, but it just, it hasn't worked out. So what should the Ravens do? Well, this offseason, they brought back Derek Wolf. They signed him toward a three-year, $12 million deal, I believe, so super, super cheap. They also restructured the Deals of Kalaeus Campbell and Brandon Williams, so both of those guys will be back. So the Monsters will be back. And then Tyus Bowser, he agreed to a deal, too, and I believe he's getting paid 5.5 million per year. So another bargain move for the Baltimore Ravens. But a lot of us feel like, man, that can't be it. It shouldn't be it. Now, of course, we got the draft coming up and the draft is exactly one month away from today. One month, that's it. And it'll be here before you know it. So of course, you want to look at the young stars and the draft at the defensive end position and pass rush outside linebacker. But you also want just a good mix of youth and also veterans with experience as well. So that leads us to the topic of today's conversation, Melvin Ingram. And he is a name that a lot of Ravens fans have talked about. A lot of Ravens fans really started talking about him last year. Melvin Ingram, the defensive end who played for the Chargers, but is now a free agent. Now, when I watch Melvin Ingram, he reminds me of a more seasoned Jihad Ward. The reason I say that is because he's somebody that the Chargers would move to the left side of the defensive line, to the right side of the defensive line. They would have him doing stunts in Russian on the interior of the defensive line. They would move him around at different places. So what does that do for him? And what would that do for the Baltimore Ravens? That would add to his value. And like I told you guys before, the way that I envision the Ravens really focusing on pass rush this year is getting guys that can do multiple things. Like a Calais Campbell, like a Pernel McPhee, like a Tyus Bowser, like a Justin Madabike. And Melvin Ingram, he would fit that role very, very well. Now, when we look at his numbers, is from last year, it's nothing eye-popping at all. He did not register, not one sec at all, not one. He did get an interception though, but again, he's not a cornerback. He's a defensive in. So last year, his numbers, they weren't anything pretty, but then when you look at his numbers over the years, you see a certain level of consistency. Let's take a look, shall we? 2019, he got 48 tackles, seven secs. 2018, he got 43 tackles, seven secs. 2017, he got 56 tackles, 10 and a half secs. 2016, he got 60 tackles, eight secs. 2015, he got 65 tackles, 10 and a half secs. So you see the, when he's healthy, cause again, he only played seven games last year, but when he's healthy, that guy, he gets after it. He makes it happen. And as you can tell by his recent numbers over the years, he is definitely a closer. Now, one more thing to think about when it comes to Melvin Ingram, his age, his price. What's that looking like? His market. Well, his age, he's 31 years old. And we did say he's a more seasoned G-hard ward. So he's 31 years old. So while he's older, he could still come in and do some work. And he wouldn't even necessarily need to be a starter, but he could be sort of a situational past rusher. Because you know, Pernel McPhee's gonna be out there a lot, but Pernel McPhee, he's not out there 24 seven. He gonna need somebody to spell him every now and then. Boom. Melvin Ingram. And then of course, Wink could design some things where possibly both of them are out there at the same time. You just never know. Now another thing that a lot of people will talk about his market, his market and his price, because they go hand in hand. What's his market looking like right now? Well, the market for him and just really for defensive ends, period, it's been very, very slow. It has slowed down tremendously. And it never really quite got heated up. Because Melvin Ingram, a lot of us, including myself, we saw, oh, Melvin Ingram, scheduled to visit the Chiefs. And I was thinking, oh, okay. Well, looks like he's gonna stay in a division, but just go to another team, head on to Kansas City. And he's gonna find a new home with them. Rich get richer. These guys have spent a lot of money giving out some big deals. And they still continue to look for more pieces to add. That's why I always say the cap is cap. But anyway, Melvin Ingram went to visit with the Chiefs. He got there and he left without becoming a Chief. And it was said that they could not come to an agreement on a contract. They couldn't come to an agreement. So then a lot of Ravens fans saw that and was like, wait, there's still a chance. And you know there's an even higher chance since Melvin Ingram is a defensive player. Now you know there's an even higher chance because Melvin Ingram is part of what Ravens lost. They lost a lot of pass rushes this year. They lost Matt Judon. They lost Yanikin Gakwe. And they lost Jihad Warder. So two of those guys are defensive ends. That's Melvin Ingram's position. So Ravens clearly have a lack there. They have a need there. So why not? And I mean the last Ingram that you had, yeah it certainly worked itself out because he was not only somebody that helped on the field but off the field as well. And I know for Melvin Ingram, whenever you hear somebody talk about him, we don't hear it too much. But whenever you do hear somebody talk about him as a teammate, it's always an A plus. And then we of course watched the hard knocks and Melvin Ingram was somebody. One of my favorite things about him from that hard knocks, not even just from hard knocks, but just because it happened. But they just so happened to be on hard knocks so they got to film it, was Melvin Ingram, he wanted a raise from the Chargers. He wanted a raise from the Chargers and he was having a contract dispute with them. So he was like, I'm not gonna put myself, my body on the field. I'm not gonna play, I'm not gonna do anything until I get the raise. But guess what? He still showed up to practice and he was still helping out the young boys. So this dude, you know with football players cause he can get ugliest, especially with veterans too. When they wanna get paid more and they tell the team, like I'm not playing. I'm not playing, I'm not practicing, I ain't doing anything. They usually stay away. They play the keep away game. But he said, no, I still want my money but I'm still gonna help these guys out cause they deserve it. So that lets you know a lot about his character. And that's very important when you're constructing a football team. Character is big because it can go a long way. But anyway, as far as his market, after him visiting and turning down and them not being able to come to an agreement with the Kansas City Chiefs, he's still out there. And these past rushes, they're not getting these large chunks of money. You see, Carlos Dunlap, he just agreed to a two year deal with the Seahawks. It wasn't for much. I think he only got like 8.6 million guarantee but they really liked Carlos Dunlap. And he was there before and he was very valuable to them. With Melvin Ingram, he's just floating out there. He's floating out there. I was like Melvin Ingram, Jadavian Clowney, no Gino Akins, he's out there now. The market is very, very slow. It's very, very slow. So that would be beneficial to the Baltimore Ravens if they were truly interested in one Melvin Ingram. Now another thing that plays in the Ravens' favor when it comes to Melvin Ingram is what we talked about is exactly one month from today. And that's the NFL draft. The closer and closer that the NFL gets to the draft, the more and more every single free agent that's out there, their price, their market, their value drops. It drops every single day it's dropping because the NFL draft is an influx of youth, an influx of talent, and an influx of cheap labor. And yeah, it does sound pretty harsh but that's exactly what it is. These NFL rookies, especially since they came up with the new pay scale, it's not new anymore, it's been around for a long time, but ever since they came up with that, it's helped these NFL teams out so much. Just in case a guy is a bust. Just in case a guy ends up getting hurt and his career ends prematurely. Just in case this guy just, it just really doesn't work out. The investment is a lot smaller than what it used to be because oh man, these guys, they used to get paid. I mean, they still get paid a lot of money, but they used to get paid like a crazy, crazy amount of money before they even saw the field. And I mean, they still get paid money before they see the field, but before the previous rookie wage scale, it was just wild, man. He's too slow, it's crazy, man. But that came to an end. So now with these rookies, they're getting paid less than what a lot of veterans would be getting paid. So that's why I say it's cheap labor. Cheap labor. And you know, NFL, NFL franchises, these teams, these GMs, they love doing some cheap labor. So this is why if, and I'm not saying that these free agents should just take anything that they're given, but that market is getting rougher by the day. So this is why the Ravens, they have a perfect opportunity to take advantage of this. And if they added Melvin Ingram, he'd be a good fit. He go to a good team. He would not be asked to be the guy. He would be a guy and he could be a significant contributor, but he wouldn't have to be the end-all be-all. But he could certainly help. Team Keep It Clean, I appreciate y'all. I love y'all. Thank you for always being willing to have a conversation on here to where we can just talk football and we can express whatever ideas we have freely without disrespect. Even if there's disagreement, there's no disrespect. And that goes a long way. Appreciate y'all. I love you. And I hope you have a really, really, really, really great day. We out.