 the NFL trade deadline has come and it has went and it is over and the Ravens to my surprise they didn't make not one single move not one trade at all and I know there have been a lot of back-and-forth with a lot of people on if the Ravens did make a move what should it be because they have some problems they have some holes and they got several holes it's not like they they got just one player that could come in and fix everything they they got they would just need several guys and it's funny because you know how a lot of times Ravens fans I feel like a lot of and I'm sure it's like this with any fan base but I feel like with with Ravens fans what I see a lot of times is that a lot of them are afraid to speak out against moves that or moves that the team either does or doesn't make they're afraid to speak out and be like oh I don't agree with what Ravens did or I don't agree with what Ravens didn't do here because they feel like it'll make them like a bad person or a bad fan or something like that and that couldn't be further from the truth it really couldn't be as long as you do it respectfully like if you do it disrespectfully okay yeah you're a bad person but if you do it respectfully there's no problem with that he said hey you know what I feel like the Ravens should have done this but they didn't hey you know what I didn't like when the Ravens did this but it is what it is so you can you can do it respectfully but anyway I've seen I also saw yesterday where there were man I forgot who it was but it was actually kind of funny but it just almost seemed like it was a Ravens fan trying to talk him or himself out of being upset if the Ravens didn't make any trades because they were like well even if we don't make any trades tomorrow because the tweet was tweeted yesterday before yesterday but they were like even if we don't make any trades by the trade deadline then it's like we made a bunch of trades with all the guys that we're gonna be getting back and I mean you that's one way to look at it but it seems like it's just trying to like avoid heartbreak or avoid being disappointed if Ravens didn't make any moves but I mean when you think about it again Nick Boyle back it's good Chris Westry he just got designated to return like a couple minutes ago that's good Derek Wolf they'll be getting him back so that's good Latavia Smurrie they'll be getting him back Sammy Watkins they'll be getting him back so they got some really significant guys coming back and guys that can make a big difference on a team so these are all good things really good things so and then in the future Patrick McCarrie whenever he heals up from that high ankle sprain Ben Cleveland that's another one so yeah they got a lot of guys that'll be coming back and this Ravens team they are they really did a good job this offseason really assembling this roster now nobody knew the injury we're gonna hit like this cuz injuries ain't hit like this since 2015 now I still will continue to say this year is not even close to 2015 they have been a lot of injuries yes but in 2015 the Ravens they lost their most important player to the team these Ravens 2021 they have not so that's why it's not even close it's crazy it's crazy and it's been painful but it's not even close and then the team has been winning they five and two like the team in 2015 they won five games so yeah that comparison I understand when a lot of people oh man it's like 2015 all over again it's not it's really not but anyway I really thought that the Ravens were gonna make a move I thought that the max that they would do will make maybe maybe two moves but that would be kind of pushing it you know Ravens but I thought they were gonna make a move for sure I have for sure I thought they were gonna do something especially when the Ravens had that presser and John Harbaugh was like he's a no we don't we don't expect to make any traits so we're not we're not expecting to make any trades we're not looking to make any trades that was like all right Harbaugh we come on we we we don't have this relationship with you for the past 11 12 years we know how you get down man we know how Ravens operate EDC in them even before EDC Ozzie Newsom in them we know how y'all get down smoke screen smoke screen smoke screen I tweeted it out yesterday when he said that I was like oh yeah we definitely trading for somebody now definitely because this is the whole this is the same thing oh yeah we're insulted by the fact that y'all think our wide receivers are bad blah blah and what they go out and do and we've seen this it just isn't the wide receiver thing that they did but that's really one of the most recent things but Ravens those smoke screens all the time it happens it's business now you know what one thing I wouldn't be surprised if we get one of those tweets well I know this would drive some Ravens fans crazy but I wouldn't be surprised we got one of those tweets whether me from Jeff Zrebek from Adam Schefter in rapper poor Mike Garofalo whoever it may be the Ravens tried to trade for this player but they just didn't want to give up enough draft picks so they just didn't want to give up enough compensation they just didn't want to give up something so I was like okay cool now I know there's been a lot of discussion on the Ravens and the way that they feel about draft picks and that discussion got raised that much more this offseason where they ended up trading Sean Wade to the Patriots and they ended up releasing Ben Mason and he ended up going to the Patriots too right I think he did so and that had a lot of people frustrated like man we got all these draft picks we have all these draft picks and we draft all these players but then half of them don't even make the team now I can completely understand both sides of the argument now there's one side of the argument like hey why we holding on to all these draft picks it ain't like we're gonna keep all the players that we draft anyway you should be willing to give up some of those draft picks to trade for a player or in free agency to sign a player where they cancel out compics and all that good stuff then there's the other side where it's like a well the more draft picks you got more opportunities you have to hit on players because more chances you take the more opportunities you got to do your thing to come out with a good draft pick so understand both sides me I'm of the more aggressive side like get the player right now get that that proven guy get the guy that you can trade that's me it's not everybody and I can understand that and that's fine but is what it is so I had a question well we got a question from Isaac he said on what's up in Graven how's the bye week treating you well bye weeks over now we back to business but anyway he said all is well I hope anyway since the trade that line oh he's in it five five minutes before it expired he said since it expires in about five minutes and the Ravens haven't made a move yet I will assume that nothing is going to happen so I wanted to get your first reaction to Ravens not making a midseason trade this year like we have for the past few years is this a testament of faith in our guys on our roster it could be but let's look at the next part he said or rather is it to do to the lack of space in our salary cap much love appreciated Isaac um so yeah it's so I think it's a mix of both to where the Ravens are like I because for me I just who who is one guy that the Ravens could get right here right now that would just really make that difference who is that now some could say running back and I think a running back would definitely make a difference so I'm especially a good young one who got that got some good burst to him but then his job is contingent on the offensive line so I mean it just what's that position to where we could just it could be like oh alright let's go this is the one this is the one I certainly don't see it on defense I started like cuz I feel like like they need so much on D and not you know what not even that they need so much on defense I feel like the biggest issue with defense is scheme scheme scheme scheme scheme scheme feel like the scheme is just it's too much and it needs to be simplified but we'll talk about that later but on offense offensive lineman well yeah that could do a lot but I mean that's what they signed a buoy for and we'll see how he does if given the opportunity but offensive line that will make a big difference because that would help everybody on offense out a lot it would help out Lamar give more protection about the running backs get a more more holes to run through help out the tight ends wider season can allow them to do their routes or whatever and get open it would just it would help out everybody so I feel like offensive line that would be like one of the biggest things that they could acquire but if somebody's willing to give up an offensive lineman then is that offensive lineman really even even that good if they were in a part ways with them just something to think about you know you never know sometimes some people just need a fresh start they just need new scenery they just need to be in a new environment but yeah that's that so Ravens they they didn't make any moves and they rolling on what they got so as a team gets healthier that will allow them to be that much better but health can't teach you how to tackle so hopefully because the tag oh my goodness the tagline has been so bad hopefully they they get that all cleaned up this week they should be going to practice returning practice tomorrow so yeah let's just see how things end up turning out got the Vikings this week and that should be a good game Ravens coming off the vibe we'll talk about that game when we talk about that game but we had to make it through this trade deadline first so now that all that's cleared up we know what the team is moving forward well for the most part you know sometimes injuries happen so you got a sign a guy here sign a guy there and what not let's practice squad call ups and releases all that good stuff but we know the core of this Ravens team moving forward so now it's no oh are we gonna get this guy are we gonna get that guy should we trade for this guy that's done now so let's see what these boys got because you have no more bye weeks you got none unless you get a number one seed man well I know a lot of Ravens fans like I don't think we want the number one seed they got scarred from last time but you have no more bye weeks now so this is it this is it you five and two you sitting at a really good spot despite all the problems despite all the tackling issues despite the offensive line issues despite the running back issues despite some spotty cornerback play here and there despite the just the defense not being a Ravens defense despite all the injuries despite all of that you're sitting at five and two so that's good so now it's just time to get better and time to move forward team keeper clean I appreciate y'all I love y'all and just like Odell Beckham Jr.'s daddy wants him to be with a customer Cleveland Browns I'm out that was just too petty I'm out