 So team keep it clean. What's going on? It's engraving here with another video and Eric DeCosta John hardball Joe Hortese. They just had their pre draft pressor aka the Liars luncheon Where they try to throw a few smoke screens here and there we're gonna talk about everything that they talked about today Before we get into this I seriously got to say I appreciate y'all Reason I say that is just because I just see so much positivity In the comments whether being on Twitter Facebook wherever and I really seriously Appreciate that and like always say I don't care about if you agree with me or not That's fine, but I always do appreciate the support. 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I appreciate if you cooking dinner, you're cleaning up. Whatever you're doing. Thank you seriously, but anyway Eric Acosta whoo he um He had a lot to say today one of the questions that he was asked about The first thing we're gonna talk about They asked them. Oh, so you were the reports were that you were interested in talking to one Bobby Wagner, but it obviously didn't work out And he said are you still what are you gonna do next as far as moves? Are you done? Are you gonna wait to the draft like what's that gonna be? And he talked about how they're always looking at value as far as players and whatnot specifically free agents and then also With the draft too, of course, but he said just cuz the first and second wave of free agency is passed us by it Does not mean that we're done So that would indicate that they have some more moves that they're gonna make and I think that's expected But then this next part where he brought up how they signed Darrell Smith sometime in May and that was after the draft He said that could also happen with the Ravens now But then he also talked about how they have some moves to announce over the next couple of weeks now Initially, I know a lot of people y'all might have taken that a lot differently from me I did not take that as them signing people over the next couple of weeks Well, I mean they obviously could but the way that I took it more was them moving people them trading people them Releasing people them clearing up some roster spots over these next couple of weeks I will see I could be wrong as I have been wrong before but I just didn't take it as I all Ravens about to make Some blockbuster move they getting ready to do something crazy I didn't take it as that it didn't seem like that but these next couple of weeks they'll they will tell us the whole story so Getting into it from the beginning Eric the Casa a lot of this pre-draft presser to me in my opinion It was just him sort of re-itering a lot of the same things that he has said in the the past couple of presses Today was actually the first press conference where I do not think they must have put a note on every reporter's chair Like do not ask about Lamar Jackson do not ask about Lamar Jackson do not ask about Lamar Jackson Because I didn't hear no one question about Lamar Jackson not one question about his contract And I mean there's really nothing to talk about with it because there hasn't been anything going on with it But I do think those reporters probably got a little heads up from them anyway But a lot of this press conference was a lot of stuff that he said already as far as the Ravens strategy them being All responsible with cap and whatnot them loving their draft picks And that was a really good question that somebody asked about the way that the Ravens value draft picks Well, we're gonna cover all of that for you if you missed the conference if you watched the conference We got your cover either way. I appreciate you all again. So Eric the concert started off talking about how they made some moves last draft that gave them some additional picks this year He talked about the trade with Arizona. I talked about some other stuff, too I said they night they have nine picks in the first four rounds And he said they'll have a few guys in over the next ten days He also talked about how they had that big tryout yesterday with a bunch of players, too He talked about how it's been nice to see guys from Maryland from the University of Maryland Get drafted. So Jameson Hensley. He started it off. I think Jameson Hensley I know he'd been covering Raven for a long time. So I guess he got that seniority way He is like every press conference. He always asked the first question. It's usually him But anyway, shout out to Jameson Hensley. He said he asked about a contingency plan for Ronnie Stanley And he said we're not sure how Ronnie's gonna rebound But he said that he's on a good pace and that they're optimistic But he did talk about how they brought in Morgan Moses and they also have Joanne James and said they could also have an opportunity To draft a guy and yeah, that's something that y'all know. We've been saying all last year And all this offseason Stay ready. So you ain't got to get ready with left tackle You hope Ryan Stanley can come back if he comes back great But stay ready so you ain't got to get ready because what if he goes down again because that's got to be like it's got to be an Unwanted expectation in your mind if you're Ravens GM if you're Ravens owner if you're Ravens coach if you're Ravens fan You have that unwanted expectation. All right, he's either not gonna come back or if he does come back He probably gonna end up going down. You hope it doesn't happen. Of course, you don't want it to happen We all want Ronnie Stanley to come back 1000% But it's always gonna be in the back of your mind He also talked about the if how concerned he is with depth at the cornerback position He said we're definitely concerned said they want to have as many guys as possible He said they have some great guys coming back and I really like this part But until they come back It's a question mark and he said they could take one or two corners in the draft and bringing in Marcus Williams That should help along with having Chuck Clark. He also talked about how Stevens should make a jump this year now And that when he said that Every time they talk about Brandon Stevens anything they talk about with Brandon Stevens I always believe them 1000% the reason being is because they showed us last year from jump from preseason like they talked they talked Brandon Stevens up a lot They talked him up a lot when they drafted him How much they loved them and this and that but then they showed they followed that with action and that dude was always on the field from jump They loved him and they you could tell the weight that you can tell how much they loved him by the way that they used him So, yeah, I would agree with Eric Dan I do not think that that was a lie He said that there's some good edge guys said there may be a run on them in the top 10 He spoke about David a job in his injury that Achilles injury. He said that that was unfortunate And he was also asked why draft picks are so important to him and why they value them so much. I Love that question. Love it He said that it's something that he's thought about over the last three months And especially when it when he's been seeing a lot of these other teams have more instant success by moving off of some draft picks And just being a little more aggressive He said that when you're able to draft franchise type type players Like Lewis Suggs airy Lamar Jackson Mark Andrews He said these young players they become a part of your city and they're people that fans can really rally around He said in our sport, we have a salary cap when you draft the rookie You know how much they're gonna get paid and he said it's not some irrational market price for the rookies Because their pay is set for at least three to four or four to five years He said that the draft became our lifeblood He said that the draft allows you to be competitive every year regardless of the salary cap And he said for us as long as I'm here the draft will be the foundation of what we do So and again that just sounded like a lot of We have our philosophy and that philosophy is gonna continue to be our philosophy and we're not trying to change it So hopefully since this was the liar's luncheon Hopefully he just Leading people to believe something else like I with the Ravens the way that we've been doing it is the way that we've been Doing it and it's been working and that's that's all we're gonna do since it's been working for us We've continued to be competitive Contenders competitive. Yeah Contenders, uh-uh But since we've been competitive We're gonna keep at that but again, hopefully this is just a little diversion from them really getting aggressive especially on offense But a we'll see seeing is believing our next question was asked to John Harbaugh He was asked about the instant success that a lot of other teams have had John Harbaugh said they've signed free agents before and they've even signed some this year And he said they've even signed some high-priced free agents before so Harbaugh Let it be known like hey We don't done this before so I don't talk about it like we ain't done it before But anyway, he said your draft capital is your capital and he said that EDC isn't shy about free agency Or he's not shy about trades either and he said we'll do it. However, we can And he's also talked about how that that's just not one way to do it because everybody like I feel like everybody Um looks at the Rams and I mean they are the Super Bowl champions and everybody looks at the Rams this year and say Oh, man, the Rams this year the way that they did it. Oh, that's crazy. And yeah work for them this year But what that that's the only time that they don't no no no no no no Rams been on this Rams have been on this vibe for a while now This year paid off the most but they been doing weren't they just in the Super Bowl couple year. Yeah, they lost it But did they make it or what? But again, you don't have to go Rams level I think a lot of us Ravens fans and I can of course only speak for myself But whenever you talk about the Ravens potentially getting more aggressive Everybody always points to the Rams and be like, alright, that's it. That's the indoor be all that's the only way You guys want Ravens to do things go be a Rams fan or something. No, it does not have to be that But just to up it a little more just to because these draft picks They're not as they're not always as valuable as the Ravens try to make them and we've seen that and we're gonna talk about that in a Little bit with some more stuff that a few of them had to say but They can be more aggressive But you could trade some away with you moving up in the draft for a higher quality player You trade in some away for a highly higher quality player And I it was my first time today and I know the interviews from like weeks ago But it's my first time today listening to the pivot when they had Jalen Ramsey on there And he said it too. He said you should always be in win now mode and I agree. I agree with him 1,000% And Ryan Clark asked him a really good question. He said, um, it's with with picks is potential Overproven as far as draft picks because draft picks they give you potential. They oh, yeah they potential to do this versus somebody who's proven already and I just I feel like with Ravens. They in my opinion They they value potential a little too much and a lot of times they don't even end up banking on that potential they sell you on potential but Potential it that's cool But are you going to tap in and reach out and pull out that potential or you're just gonna sell us on potential for forever How about we get some proven as well, especially on offense, but anyway, let's keep it moving Hortes Joe Hortes said it's a deep class of edge guys said they got opportunities to get one in the first in the top four rounds Um, Eric Dacosta was asked about them not spending a lot of money or second contracts on the center position He said they've had some vets as soon as he said they brought he brought out a Matt Burke Also, he said we've also gone the younger route and he talked about Ryan Jensen And he said Ryan Jensen he went on to get a big contract and to win a Super Bowl He left that part out though, but that's okay He said and with that team too because a lot of again a lot of people when it when it when we talk about going all in Pete everybody mentions the Rams, which I can understand reasons he bias I get it But look it remember the Bucks to Remember the Bucks they had they had a high quality at the wide receiver position. They have Mike Evans They had one of the best receivers in the game Mike Evans. They had Chris Garwin they still they had um Karen Bray and OJ Howard they had quality attack, but they still went and got a Rob Grunkowski Obviously got Tom Brady, but um, they still got a Rob Grunkowski They had who they who they had Ronald Jones and they had somebody they still went out and got LaGuerre Blunt They had um Chris. I mean Mike Evans Chris Garwin Scotty Miller, so they had two nice outside receivers and a nice little side receipt They still went and signed Antonio Brown So you see like these dudes still went all in they still went all in they were like Hey, we and they and their quality. They had real quality like high high quality and they still were like, you know what? We're going to add even more quality to the high quality team that we got Because we we really want to make this Super Bowl happen, but anyway Eric Dacosta also talked about how you may only have a few true sinners in the draft and he said talked about how a lot of teams They take a guard or tackle and they end up converting them to center Said it's a tough position to feel via the draft and he said that they see four to five guys That they like at center that won't be first round picks He said it's both a physical and a mental component and they have to also Be leaders as well. So to me again liars luncheon that made it sound like he's gonna take a center early That's what it's like to me again Remember because a lot of this stuff that they say is opposite, but a we'll see we got like a little less than a month He was asked if a running back falls. Would you consider using a first or second round pick on a running back? He said I don't see. Oh, yeah he said I don't know about a first rounder because I don't see anyone who would be like and Value that as a first round running back But he did say as we get into the second or third or later rounds if the best player available is a running back Then we'll see so that means no he's not I Said he said especially since we run the ball more than most people do and he said that a coach Hardball has been saying that for eight years now that the Ravens have to have the strongest running game philosophy Philosophy but anyway Ryan Mink X EDC if they feel like they have ammunition to move up in the draft if they want to and Eric The constant said that with all the draft picks that they have it gives them the flexibility to do whatever they want to do And then he started trolling right here He said it's a strong possibility that they'll have more than 10 picks or less than 10 picks when it's all said and done So yeah, EDC was trolling right there They asked EDC have you changed the way that you assess the medicals as far as injury history and whatnot He said that they've always been pretty conservative when it comes to that As far as players who have been hurting whatnot He said very few times that they'll take a player that had injury concerns in college He said that some guys have injury history, but don't miss practice of games And he said it's not really a way that you can predict that So somebody asked Hobbs how many first-year plug-in players. Do you think you can get in the draft? Then EDC took it like Hobbs was sitting there They asked him the question of cameras on them the ADC said I got this one And he said every pick you bring in you expect him to play Even Carter laughed at that and he ain't even knows what's going on right now And he said that every guy we take in the fourth round this year better be playing for us And I don't I don't think he was speaking literally for all their fourth round picks but I think he was just speaking in general as Saying that every guy that we draft even if they're not a first or second rounder if they're not the highest draft pick Then they need to be on the field contributor Then he said which I thought was really funny. He said that does the data back that up probably not so I appreciated that that honesty because that for me I love it if You can get up there and you know these like these Raven like Eric the cost of John Hall boy That was like they got a good talk game. They got a real good talk game But I appreciate when if they get up there and they're honest if they take accountability for different things Always appreciate it really from anybody But anyway EDC was asked about Stanley and Bowser coming off for serious injuries And they asked him do you think do you go into the draft thinking like worst-case scenario? Like if they don't come back or does that change your plans or whatever and he said that they talk about the roster They come up with different strategies and said that they try to protect themselves The best way that they can and EDC might as well just said we try to stay ready So we ain't got to get ready. So he said that that's why they have they had Joanne James already But they still ended up signing Morgan Moses Um Ortiz mentioned how you have to look for interior defensive linemen as far as three down players I mean he said that they are really hard to find so maybe Excuse me. Maybe they try to push Jordan Davis stock down a lot or a little bit so they could go and grab them We'll see EDC talked about how they have a lot of work to do to replace their defensive line in their past rushes He said that they see guys in the first three rounds that can come in and contribute now So I really like this question that somebody asked him to they said EDC How do you feel that you've done in these first three years as the Ravens general manager? And he said he doesn't feel like his role is really any different than it's been since 2005 Especially when it comes to the draft He said he's proud of what they've done as a team over the last few years said that they aspire to do better And a lot of that falls on him He said it's hard for young players to play unless they have an opportunity And then he said that there's an opportunity for our young guys that we have to play And for the guys that we draft to play Hmm So seeing will be believing with this one But when he said that it's probably just me but when he said that that made me think that they would actually make a move for somebody like a Vetted not even a veteran guy, but somebody who's established So we'll see what happens with that but again like I said at the beginning when he when he talked about they got some moves to announce That that part to me did not sound like he's talking about signing people that again It doesn't sound like he's talking about trading people releasing people something like that So we'll see He was asked what do you learn about someone when you draft a player and they don't get on the field EDC said that self-scouting sometimes it can be bad evaluation. See again. I always appreciate the honesty. I Love it. He said that sometimes it could be bad evaluation Sometimes it could be injuries, which is also true some guys just they get drafted and they can't stay healthy He said it could be off the field character He said it could be a lot of different factors and said it could be Opportunities where guys didn't initially have an opportunity because they had guys that were in front of them He said sometimes a salary cap And he said something he said it's not just one answer and he also talked about how What did he say he also talked about how As far as the salary cap he said sometimes you'll you'll have guys where you'll have them for a couple of years And they don't really get much of an opportunity and then they do get an opportunity at the very end of their contract And then it'll be too late to pay them Because they end up blossoming and now they're like a hot commodity in those free agent streets So Hortes talked about how EDC puts the guys in preferential order as far as the draft board He said it's an underrated class for quarterbacks. So this is where you try to push up quarterbacks So somebody else will take a quarterback ahead of you He said that Malik Willis is a dynamic player and he has an unbelievable On and he said Kenny Pickett had an had an outstanding year and he said a lot of quarterbacks are gonna outperform their draft Projection so again, they just trying to boost up these quarterbacks so somebody could take a quarterback in front of them Harbors was asked about what type of cornerbacks that he likes. He said bigger faster stronger. So, you know, my guy Harbors be playing matter He said if you're gonna compromise then you have to decide which one of those traits you're willing to live without and I appreciated the way He broke that down He said you'd like to have a 6-3 corner But they're not all like that and he said he just likes physical players at corner and guys with ball skills Hensley Jameson Hensley asked if Eric the cost will be in favor of an NBA type of style draft lottery To where if teams tank Just because they tank to get the higher pick that they don't and it's a lottery It's like a random know how that goes a random selection And Eric the cost has said that and he ain't really been ever thought about that like that Hobbs on his contract extension. He said that he feels grateful, but still motivated all at the same time said We need to win more games He said we need to win more playoff games And he said we need to win championships That's a goal He said he's determined to get us all where we want to be I'm in Hortes was asked about the tight end sheik from Maryland. He said he's undersized versatile And has real good speed and he said that for the Ravens he'd be able to do multiple things So they ain't drafting him Here the cost said that every team every year is trying to find new ways to beat your behind And that was when he was asked if they like trying to develop any like new strategies anything As far as the draft from their experiences with COVID He said it and he said if we if I told you that I had to kill you I said, oh boy, and he laughed at it. He's oh, no, just joking or whatever Don't ask that question again And then he was asked about the possibility of bringing back Brandon Williams and Kaleas Campbell And he said that job is to see what where they have holds to see how much money they have and make the best decision And he said with the cap they're gonna be responsible with their deals He and he said the cap is not unlimited That was that so it actually went a lot faster than I thought it was going to um, and yeah, I didn't really I Didn't really get it anything too crazy out of it I mean, of course, we'll see what happens over the next couple of weeks if anything But yeah, like I said the the biggest things that I got from it were when he talked about I think they had moves to announce over the next couple of weeks It sounded like people leaving the Ravens instead of them coming on and again like we mentioned earlier, too A lot of it was just them letting people know like we are the Ravens We've been doing it this way for a long time and we're gonna continue to do it this way moving forward because we've overall had success doing it in our Teams existence and our teams short existence as a matter of fact, so we'll see how it goes team. Keep it clean I love y'all. I appreciate y'all for listening. Thank you, and we out