 Is Raven's offensive line strong enough to allow Lamar Jackson and the wide receivers to make place? Are Ravens ahead of the curve with the type of offense that they've been saying they're gonna put on the field? Should running back Gus Edwards still be our starter even with the Ravens signing Mark Ingram? These and many many more questions on this episode of NFL Questions from Subscribers. YouTube team keeping clean what's going on this Engraven here with another video and another episode of NFL Questions from Subscribers. This is a series where you can ask me any NFL question you want to based off of any NFL team and we answered in a video just like this. If you want to be part of NFL Questions from Subscribers just send me a DM on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook or you can send me an email at teamkeepingclean at gmail.com or you can send something to the PO Box. The address and instructions for that are in the description. Let's not wait, let's not beat around the bush, let's dive straight into this episode of NFL Questions from Subscribers. First question came from a boy Bobby. He said yo what's going on my dude just wanted to start by saying I love what you do. I appreciate that man thank you for watching the videos man. He said been a viewer since the ending of the car videos. So you came yeah right at the ending of that job too. So appreciate it man. He said I watch everything involving the NFL your opinion is as raw as it comes. Oof I don't know if that's a good or bad thing but nah I thank you for that man. I hope you and your family stay up and one day I get to introduce my family to Team Keep It Clean. Appreciate you man big time man. He said this question is hearing RG3 injured his thumb do you feel that gives Trace McSawley more reps since he would be number two and how many wide receivers and running backs do you think we're going to run with? So yeah that definitely pushes Trace McSawley up on the depth chart right away. Especially with the team having signed Josh, Joe Callahan I think Joe Callahan. He's not going to make the team. He's just there as a camp on there and that's a nice little job man. It's a job where you know exactly when it's like you what kind of job well besides a temp job even though a temp job they could let you go before. But anyway well I guess this is a temp job so same thing. But I was going to say what kind of job is it where you know how much you're going to get paid and you know how long you're going to work for. You know when your work will be coming to an end. So he goes into this situation knowing that he's going to be paid for maybe about a month because that's how long the preseason will be. Yeah and because he's not going to make the active roster he's not going to make the team. He knows that we know that everybody knows that but he knows how much he's going to get paid for how long he's going to get paid that amount. Then he's going to be done and that's it. So with Trace McSawley that has elevated him since RG3 is out. Joe Callahan is in. That elevates Trace McSawley up. So this is good for him. This is good for him to get more reps, get more time, get to be able to run with the twos now instead of the threes. So this can only help him and this can only help the team because it can make him better and it can elevate his game. So he can just be a better player and he can get more reps and get more time on the field and whatnot and just get more acclimated to becoming an NFL quarterback. So it's a real good thing for Trace McSawley. And as far as your other question, how many wide receivers and running backs do you think we're going to run with? For the running backs it's so tricky. Wide receivers kind of too but running backs I think is even trickier because I think the bigger question is if they're going to keep or cut Kenneth Dixon. And it's like, ooh, that is a tough one. Because when he was healthy last year, he came on, he came on strong for us. He ran really good, he ran really strong, he was a powerful runner. But now you just drafted, you got Mark Ingram and Gus Edwards and Gus Edwards has been looking really good. But then you got a Justice Hill too who you drafted. So those three guys are locked to make the roster but now what? Now are you going to keep four running backs or are you just going to keep three that are your locks? That is so tough because every position is that valuable. Of course the Ravens, they will be implementing a running game. Now while I think of course they're going to be having a strong running game and that's going to be a big part of their offense, they're definitely going to have a passing game too which I think a lot of people are sleeping on. So right now I am, I'm going to say six wide receivers. I'm going to say six wide receivers. I'm going to say four running backs right now. It's just hard for me to see this team cutting Kenneth Dixon. I just, Eric D'Costa I think he's going to be a little more no-nonsense than Ozzie Newsom was. It's really hard for me to see this team cutting KD. It's really hard for me to see them doing that. And of course it's going to come down to the numbers because it's a numbers game. You can only keep 53. And of course they're going to do their maneuvering around. Hopefully they won't have to maneuver anybody around because of injury because hopefully everybody will be nice and healthy. But it's a numbers game. You keep 53 and everybody else either gets cut in your reserve or whatever. But that one, that is like, I think that's the toughest decision that they have on a roster is who they're going to keep it running back and who they're going to keep it at punter. Next question came from my boy James Holman. He said engraving. He said hey engraving and all team keep it clean subscribers. He said reports out of Green Bay training camp is that Zadaria Smith is looking like Julius Peppers. If true, did the Ravens make a mistake letting him go in free agency? And how did hardball miss on somebody who compares to Julius Peppers? And what do you think of Buster Scrine? Is he any good? I keep hearing that he's absolutely trashed from Browns fans. I mean from Jets fans. And join the Vizz keep them coming. So appreciate that James. Thank you man. First question though is about Zadaria Smith. He said if it's true did the Ravens make a mistake letting him go in free agency? That is actually the one free agent I had really wanted us to keep. I wasn't like kicking and scratching and clawing or anything like that. Oh man, they really had to keep him serious. I was like okay, if they let him go, they let him go. But he was a guy that a lot of people were like nah, we shouldn't keep him. We don't need to keep him. But I liked Zadaria Smith. I liked him. I understand why they let him go. Because when it came down to the numbers and they knew Zadaria was getting ready to cash out. He knew he was getting ready to cash out. And they didn't feel like he was somebody they should throw a bunch of their cash too. So was Zadaria Smith. I mean, yeah, I did hear about reports of him looking really good. Again, his training camp though, so I can't really put too much stock in that. Because like I said it is training camp. So if he's doing it in the games, okay, let's see then. But yeah, I think he'll do well then. I think he'll do well there. And he won't just be a product of the opposite side of Terrell Suggs. If he does do well in Green Bay though, he would be the first. He would be the first like Ravens defender. Well first in a very long time. Because the dailiest time instead, he did okay. He did pretty good in New England. But he would be one of the first recent Ravens defenders to actually leave Baltimore and actually do well. Because once most like 99% of Ravens defenders leave Baltimore, they don't do anything good. They're not special players anymore. They just kind of fade away. They get paid, but then they fade away. So hopefully for the Zadaria Smith and the Packers sake, that doesn't happen. But was it a mistake for the Ravens to let Zadaria Smith go? I can't call it a mistake because it's not like, oh, they didn't feel like he was talented. And that's the reason they let him go. Or it's not like they missed on him. Or they didn't maximize his potential when he was with the team because they did that. I think it was just more so the money. It was the money factor. They knew they didn't want to pay him all the money that he was going to make. So they just didn't resign. So I can't really call it a mistake. But I do hope he does really well in Green Bay. Because I do like seeing some old Ravens. I like seeing them go their separate ways and then still do well. So I'm hoping the best for Joe Flecoe in Denver. Sucks about Buck Allen. The Saints put him on Endure Reserve. Terrell Suggs, I do want to see him do well, except in week two. Max Williams as well, except in week two since they both on the Cardinals. Anyway, I ain't got to go down the whole list. But oh yeah, CJ Mosey too. CJ Mosey, we'll be watching him this season. I hope he does this thing too. But yeah, I can't call it a mistake. Now Busta Scrine, Busta Scream, whatever his name is. I know he was with the Browns a long time ago too, I believe. And then they let him go. They didn't resign him and then he signed with the Jets. I had actually wanted us to sign him. But I think back then when I wanted us to sign him, I think I'd been playing so much Madden and he was a fast quarterback in Madden. So I was thinking in Madden terms. And I was just thinking speed, speed, speed, speed, speed. But I didn't even know he was still in NFL. I really didn't. I haven't heard his name in so long. But yeah, when he was with the Browns, he wasn't really good. And I guess nothing really changed when he went to the Jets. So yeah, oh, is he a packer now? What's going on with that? Because I'm not sure where he is. I don't know what his status is. I don't know where he is now. But yeah, anytime I heard a Busta Scrine, it hasn't been anything good. So take that as you may. Next question came from a boy. Wyd Johnny. And shout out to him. I got to meet him at the Ravens Open Practice. Real cool dude. But anyway, he's goofy too. He was laughing a lot. So shout out to Johnny. Anyway, he said, what's your opinion on the NFL's top 100 list disrespecting the Ravens this year? I don't think it's a big deal. The top 100 list doesn't mean anything. It doesn't hold any weight in anything. It's not all pro. It's not even a pro bowl. It's like nothing. Like nothing comes from that except just to it's the NFL. Top 100 list just serves as another way for people to pass time until the football season actually gets here. The list means absolutely nothing. The list is not special at all. It's a cool list to just watch, to watch highlights and stuff. See what different players say about different players and whatnot. But I don't take it as any disrespect to the Ravens. I just don't think it's anything serious at all. Next question came from a guy. I got the juice too. He said, my thing is with Lamar getting the ball out to our receivers for them to make plays, could or would the line hold up long enough for Lamar Jackson to make those plays? So the offensive line, that's a good question because without the offensive line, the team is nothing. The offense is nothing because the running backs, they won't be able to break free. The quarterback won't have any time to throw the ball. Since the quarterback don't have any time to throw the ball because he'll have all this pressure on the receivers, they can't run their complete route tree. It would just be bad on so many different levels. So it all depends on how they construct this offensive line. They have to do like Eric DeCosta said, and build a bully. And that building a bully starts with the offensive line. You got your two outside bullies even though they said Orlando Brown hasn't been having the best camp. But again, I'm not worried about that at all. Maybe he's just one of those guys that just wait to show it in the real games. So you got Orlando Brown and Ronnie Stanley on the outside. Yonda on the inside. You got Scurra. But that left guard position, I think that's probably the biggest story of this offensive line. Who is going to be there? Because all the other positions are pretty much set. I don't see them giving both men a starting center job. Something crazy happened, but I just don't see it. But left guard is the position that we really need to solidify this offensive line on or in or with. And who is that going to be? Is it going to be somebody whose name could be as strong as they are with Ben Powis? We'll see. Or they're going to go with a veteran or somebody who's been around that being James Hurst. Or even Alex Lewis. I think right now the one up is the, or the leg up on the competition will go to James Hurst. But hopefully for Ben Powis sake, hopefully he can be like Orlando Brown last year. But the Ravens will make a better decision than they did with Orlando Brown. Because Orlando Brown showed in preseason and stuff that, hey, he can hold it down. But the Ravens still opted to go for that veteran presence at the right tackle position. And it wasn't until injuries happened that they put Orlando Brown Jr. there. But they did realize that, hey, wait a minute. Once James Hurst got healthy again, he never saw that right tackle spot again. So they just got a mixing match with the offensive line already just with that left guard position. Because all the other spots are pretty much set. So they got a mixing match with those positions and see who really provides the strongest left guard that can really help hold this offensive line together. Next question came from a boy underscore one Rocco. He said, do you think Gus Edwards should still be our starter? I think he earned that last year and I hope he starts this year. Yeah, he did. He did. He really did. I think he should still be the starter too. In training camp, he's looked really good in preseason. I'm sure that will continue because since he did lose a lot of weight, he has more of a burst. He has more of a burst. Now, when I saw him, it didn't look like he was lacking too much in the strength area. But let's see again what he does against opponents. But I think he should still be the starter. Now, of course, it's going to be a lot of Mark Ingram too. Because they didn't pay us all this money just to come in now and then and just be a supporting guy and just be a mentor. No, they paid him all that money to play. So even though for a deal for running back these days, that's pretty cheap. $5 million a year. You see charges, even though he's trying to get traded now. Melvin Gordon, they said they offered him $10 million a year. And you see the money that Todd Gurley, Devante Freeman, got these huge contracts. So Mark Ingram is a steal money-wise for the Ravens. But I do believe that Gus Edwards should still be the starter. Now, him being a starter, he's definitely still going to share plenty of carries with the other running backs, whoever those may be. But yeah, he should still be the number one guy. Next question came from a boy, Connor Lavery, 99. He said, do you feel like the Ravens are one of the few teams ahead of the curve of setting a new trend of Smash Mouth running offenses? I can also see the Patriots loading up on quality running backs. And if Belichick buys into this power-running game and other head coaches, then other head coaches will follow. Appreciate your videos and much love from Ireland. Whoa, way from Ireland. Appreciate that, man. Thank you. This is an international question from a subscriber. So thank you for that, man. But with the sort of Smash Mouth football, I think that's more old-school football, if anything. I don't even think it's the Ravens changing anything or setting a new trend. That's just old-school football. Just run, run, run. And especially old-school Ravens football. Strong running game. You make some plays in the passing game, too. But your foundation is built off of strong running game and strong defense. So a strong running game and an efficient and strong running game. So efficient. You convert in first downs. You score some points and you're controlling the clock. And then, of course, the defense. The defense is holding it down. And they are keeping the opponents out of the end zone and holding up their end of the bug. So I think it's not necessarily new. It's not a new trend. It's just them going back to their old ways. But I don't think that's how the offense is going to be. I think they're definitely going to have the running game involved. But the passing game, I think right now, is super underrated. You can also see the Patriots loading up on quality running backs as Belichick buys into this power running game. And other head coaches follow. Now, with Belichick, they usually do that anyway. They usually load up on quality running backs because they do a lot of share the wealth in New England. That is one thing that every single year you can guarantee that they share the wealth. They will go with the hot hand during the game. But that hot hand may not always be the same hot hand every single week. They are going to provide a lot of different opportunities to different guys on the team. And then whoever gets hot that game, they'll get the most, but other guys will still get this too. With them, there's usually not the standout. Well, Sonya Michelle did this thing last year, but they have been doing running back by committee and just really wide receiver by committee. They've been doing a lot of stuff by committee over in New England for a long time. And of course it's been working because they've been winning. Even though some people could say they've been winning for other reasons too. But they do a lot of the short passing game and a lot of stuff set up for yards after the catch. And a lot of that can come from check downs to the running backs. That's why with their running backs, they get a lot of quality running backs like you did say. And they need to make sure they have running backs that can catch. But this was a really, really good question and I appreciate it. So shout out to Ireland, man. Next question came from a boy originally saying, and this was before Hollywood returned. But he said he hopes that Hollywood will be 100% healthy and 100% ready to play. Well, this is actually right when he returned, excuse me. But he asked, do you think that Miles and Hollywood will work on the same group or will he be on the second group? So yeah, when he first started, he's been with the second team. He hasn't even ran the regular practice yet. He's just been doing drills. And this is as of today's August 2nd. Now by the time y'all see this video, that could have changed. But we'll see. But he had just been doing drills for the most part. So he'll eventually, I'm sure he'll eventually get up there with the starting team that give him some looks and different looks and stuff with the unit just to see how he fits in. But for now, yeah, he has been with just doing drills. Not even running with backups anything but strictly doing drills. So once he gets on the field, I'm sure he'll be working with maybe the third, the second unit. And then they'll want to keep on pushing him so he can work his way up.