 So Eric DeCosta, who I think there were a lot of people who didn't even see this one coming. He had a sort of mini press conference today live from the combine. It was very hard to hear all the questions that were being asked. I could hear his answers clearly, but couldn't really hear the questions. But anyway, he had a presser today and he talked about several different things. Of course, the one that everybody's been talking about, everybody's been thinking about Lamar Jackson's contract. What is the status of his contract? What's going on? Is it going to happen? And Eric DeCosta said the same thing he said last time. He said, hey, we're going at Lamar's pace. We're going at his urgency. And he said that Lamar knows how to find me and I know how to find him. He did say that they've talked recently about it. But as we can see, there clearly has not been a contract that has been agreed upon or signed. And to me personally, that's no surprise. I do not think that it's going to happen this offseason at all. If it does happen this offseason, I will be shocked. I'll be shocked. But again, it's important to just just watch out for stuff. I want y'all to watch out for stuff. Watch out for different reports that come out about Lamar Jackson, especially when it comes to him not having an agent because so many people feel like, oh, these reports, they come from agents and they could come from agents, but also a lot of the time, a lot of these reports, they can come from the team because the team may feel a certain way and they don't want to just come out and flat out say it. So they can go talk to a reporter or something and be like, hey, drop that. Say that, put that out there. Because public perception, it's not everything, but it does have a huge impact. So just look out for stuff like that just to give y'all a little heads up. But anyway, he did talk about how he envisions Lamar Jackson being a part of the Ravens three, four years from now and them having won a Super Bowl multiple Super Bowls and that would be a beautiful thing. But it's going to take a lot to actually get it done. Now, he talked about some different rookies that are coming out about the draft class. And one of the things that he said that they look for is if the guy has a chance to really put the team on his back and make the organization that he's playing for better than they were before. So when it comes to drafting a player, does this can this player make us better? He said that the old line is strong in this draft class. The edge guys outside linebackers that they're strong and cornerback is very strong. Then he switched gears and he talked about J.K. Gus and Justice Hill. He said that he's looking forward to all of them coming back stronger than ever. And yes, we certainly are. And he said that him and J.K. Dobbins are actually, they were neighbors. I didn't know that. So since J.K. Dobbins is a neighbor of Eric Acosta, that means J.K. Dobbins ain't never going anywhere. Shout out to John Harbaugh. Anyway, he said with Rashal Bateman that he had made great progress through the season. Yeah, we did see that. And then with Rashal Bateman, it was so crazy that like his first game, like he was ready. He was ready and it was like, okay, let's go, bait. Like, so this guy, he gonna be something, man. Rashal Bateman is gonna be something. But anyway, Eric Acosta said that Rashal Bateman is a great route runner and has really good hands. He said that as far as with Lamar Jackson, when he was coming out of the draft, he said they really studied Lamar and they tried to keep their interest on them very, very quiet. And they did a pretty good job of that. I mean, we had heard that they had visited with Lamar and then that's when they had signed RG. It's just the way that they did it. Well, no, that's when they tried to sign RG3. They tried to sign them. So they had given us like these signs that they were looking to go into a different direction. Oh, yeah. Then they tried to sign Kaepernick, too. So they let us know without letting us know. Like, all right, we're trying to go into sort of a different direction at quarterback without actually coming out and saying it. But yeah, they said that they tried to keep their interest on them super quiet. And he said, this is, I love this part. He said, it's very important not to be swayed by public opinion or the media. You have to have conviction in a player. So if the media is saying all this and all that about certain players, it's important that you know that player. You've watched film and tape on that player. You know what that player can do for your team. Now, with Eric Dacosta saying that, I also feel like as fans, it's just as important to go by that same thing, to not be swayed by public opinion or media when it comes to players. Because the media, they can twist a lot of stuff, as you all have seen before plenty of times. So just a little heads up. He said a few years ago, when it came to Lamar Jackson, he was very different from a lot of other quarterbacks. But in now, he said there are a lot more mobile type QBs in the league. He talked about the pipeline. This is one of our favorite discussions. He talked about the pipeline that helps you get accurate information on different players. And now an example that he gave was like with Ozzie Newsom, with his connects with Alabama, how he was plugged in with Alabama. So that helps them with all these Alabama players that they were draft. And then he brought up John Harbaugh and Jim Harbaugh, the obviously brothers, so they kind of closed. But he brought up how that's helped them with players that come from Michigan. So I know a lot of people feel like that's a, some people feel like it's a great thing. Some people feel like it's a not so great thing. Now, this next part, so I had to really sit down for this one. I appreciated it because it is very true. He said that if we think we can win a Super Bowl like we did in 2000, the game has changed. So you know the 2000 that Raven's defense was everything and more. One of the best defenses, obviously not just that year, but really of all time. But the game, you simply, you can't win like that anymore. But he did say that the passing game is more important now than ever. But you still have to play excellent defense and great special teams. He talked about how it's a QB driven league, but it can't just be the quarterback. Again, listen to the wording that he was saying. And again, watch the presser for yourself too. Don't just take my word for it or what I'm saying. Listen to it for yourself so you can have your own interpretation of it and whatnot and what you took away from it. Please listen to it for yourself. But he said you have to have great pieces around the quarterback as well. So can't just be on the quarterback. You got to build around him. So we'll see how that goes this off season. He said that he talked to Kaleas Campbell and he, he sounded like, again, Eric Acosta, Mr. Poker face, but he, when he's talked about Kaleas Campbell, it sounded like he was in the dark. It sounded like he ain't watched the video that we did with Kaleas Campbell came out and said, Oh yeah, no, I'm playing this year. He sound like Kaleas Campbell being ignorant with something like Kaleas Campbell ain't been responding to his texts because he said he told Kaleas like, Hey, if you want to play, like hit me up. Let me know. Let me know because I want you to play. I want you. I want to bring you back. Just let me know. But the way he said it made it sound like Kaleas has not let him know, but we'll see. He talked about with cornerbacks, the great corners that they can catch. They can make an exception. They can even score and they just make game changing plays. And that's true. The great cornerbacks are known for that. They know for just knocking the ball. They ain't really known for catching like that. But a lot of great cornerbacks saw, but great point. Eric Dacosta back to Lamar Jackson when he was coming out of Louisville. They said that their scout start that Lamar Jackson was a very unorthodox player and that he was not a traditional quarterback. And he said that they were very thankful that James Urban was in the building and that James Urban had been around Michael Vick. So he had experience with the quarterback similar to Lamar Jackson. Even though there are a lot of differences between Lamar and Vick. But anyway, he said that that helped him a lot. And then he mentioned Greg Roman. He brought up Greg Roman. He said Greg Roman had always been a coordinator that could scheme up the running game very well. Again, didn't mention anything about the passing game. And just said he could scheme up the running game very well. And that was interesting. And I know they were talking about running and what not, running out of all these different formations and the exotic runs and all that stuff. You know, we're not even going to get into that. We could talk about that another time. But he said that Greg Roman came up with an offense that teams just had never seen before. But that offense is he said it doesn't last forever because teams they scheme against you and they study you. And that is very, very true. So it's important that the offense that they once ran, that they evolve, that they move forward, that they progress. So hopefully this year they continue to do that. Now, this is where it got a little funny for me. This is where it got a little entertaining when Eric, the cost was speaking because he said that they met with Evan Neil. Some people think he'll be the number one overall pick in the draft. That the latest number three. But I've seen number one or seen number two. But yeah, he going to be one of the top picks in the draft. But he said that they met with Evan Neil and he was extremely impressive. Said he was strong. He's a great run blocker. So when he mentioned his name, I was thinking, alright, even though Raven's obviously not drafting that high, but cross that off the list. Then he said, oh, Charles Cross is an outstanding athlete. And I was saying, oh, Charles Cross. Okay, cross him off the list too. And then he said Tyler Lindenbaum, the center from Iowa, said they've had great luck with players from Iowa like Marsha Yanda. Cross him off the list too. If Eric Dacasa comes out and says a player's name, like specifically, yeah, take him off. He trying to build their value up so other teams could take those guys so he can get who he really wants. But just my opinion though, could be wrong. We'll see. We'll see in about a month or about two months, really. Wow, it's already March. That's crazy. February flew. Even though it's super short, but it still flew. He said teams picking in the top 15 have a great chance to get some really good offensive linemen. So they go Eric Dacasa's trying to boost them offensive linemen stock even higher. So whenever he does pick, if it's at 14 or if it's later on, because I don't think it's going to be early on, you never know, but you kind of know. But anyway, whenever he picks, again, he trying to push them offensive linemen to the front. So hey, take those guys. Take that guy to that. I got who I really want who that is. Hey, we'll see. But it's going to be fun trying to figure it out along the way. And of course, free agency will be a big part of that because free agency, depending on what they do and depending on what they don't do in free agency, that can tell a lot of the story when it comes to the way that they'll draft because in free agency, you want to try to knock as much out as with the roster that you possibly can. And then with the draft, you try to add to that. So you really can do best player available. But even if you go best player available, you still got to mix in need in there as well. So anyway, it was fun. This was a fun listen. Like I said, make sure if you haven't watched it already, listen to it for yourself so you can see exactly how you feel about what was said. I love y'all team. Keep it clean. I appreciate y'all. This is a busy week. We out.