 So day one after Bobby Wagner visited the Ravens and still no deal yet as of this recording But it is also day three in a row of us being able to do questions from subscribers. So team keep it clean What's going on? It's a engraving here with another Episode and what question from subscribers is the series where you can ask any NFL question you want and we answer in the video Just like this if you want to be a part of it Send me an email to team keep it clean at gmail.com or for the patrons You can just send it directly on patreon team keep it clean as always. We got some great questions Let's do it First question came from my guy Michael C from Henderson, Nevada. What's up, Mike? He said, how are you? How's the family? Oh, we doing great. We're doing real good. Appreciate you asking He said question for you regarding the Makari at center video He said if the Ravens try to move Makari to the center position Do we still draft Tyler Lindenbaum to send it from Iowa with pick 14 in the first round? No, you don't Something that was pointed out to me much shout out to my guy JT, you know, he always is dropping dropping gyms on me He said um with Makari with his deal. He's getting paid like start of money So you wouldn't want to make you wouldn't want to pay a backup that kind of It just makes sense and then somebody else um in the comment section Billy Barnes in the comment section this this was even even better He said this may make sense on the Patrick McCarrie video He said this may make sense on why they did not resign bozeman and He said they signed him during the season Patrick McCarrie because we remember they signed him to that extension Yeah during the season football was still going on It was still in the middle of regular season and they did that and he said you don't just sign players during the season And not think that they will contribute to the team This makes me believe that Bradley Bozeman knew what would happen this offseason Bozeman's offer for this offseason. We could have paid him that and some that's true That's true and it was said that um the Ravens did offer Bradley Bozeman a deal during the season But his camp was like nope don't want it don't need it and Jeff Zrebek did clear it up He said once free agency hit Ravens were done with bozeman Said they were they were done. They were past him. They were over him. They had moved on so Now that like a lot of this stuff has been said out louder and we've been seeing the way that the Ravens have been moving It does seem like Patrick McCarrie. He may be the Ravens starting center moving forward and I know like a lot of times just in life in general a lot of times people remember the bad more than the good because of course We remember the bills playoff game where Patrick McCarrie. He tried to turn into a quarterback He thought Lamar was his wide receiver and he overthrew Ball went over Lamar's head Lamar went to go recover it got whacked head hit the turf boom Concussion out for the rest of the game But besides that Patrick McCarrie, he had actually did pretty good. That's especially especially his rookie like especially his rookie He had done pretty good playing center and it just always always takes me back to that the the game in 2019 Monday night football and Mass girl goes out with his injury Patrick McCarrie steps in and you don't even know that mass girl left You ain't even know Now he does need to work on that strength because I remember in that Titans game in 2019 a playoff game It's getting a little muck manhandle a little bit so he just got hit a gym a little bit more but Patrick McCarrie he could be the one and By everything that's going on so far like we keep keep seeing people JC treader JC treader JC treader even though he hasn't signed anywhere yet like We hear nothing about no JC treader Or really any other center For the Ravens so when you like really think about it It just it makes a lot of sense But as far as your question for the drape the house by say the the Draven's drafting the Ravens draft and Lindenbaum No, that I don't think that happens at all if Patrick McCarrie is gonna be the answer next question came from my guy Krunowl he said middle linebacker equals Ravens Super Bowl And great and just watch a video about Bobby Wagner visited in the Ravens and realized that what the Ravens what he's realized That wait the Ravens have won the Super Bowl when they had a strong middle linebacker. They ain't when it was E.J. Mosey They ain't when it was E.J. Mosey Even there I spent a minute with Daryl Smith. But anyway, let's keep going. He said We need that position the way the Ravens defense is built to succeed and win Well, yeah, he would certainly make the them a lot better I don't think that if the Ravens get a Bobby Wagner though That's the end all be honest all right Super Bowl on the way now I've seen a lot of Ravens or not actually not it not many but I've seen a couple Say hey The Ravens their culture is defense defense wins championships. I've seen a couple of people say that I disagree You can have and Ravens are a prime example Ravens have had good defenses What has that got them recently? nothing Just oh the the defense is ranked nice, which is great, but it's an it's an offensive league It's a passing league You gots to put up points. We know what the Ravens have been built on But the Ravens they got to make some changes They gots to make some changes in their whole philosophy moving forward if they are going to have any success like real success Not just oh, yeah, we went 10 and 6 11 and 6 Well, we went 12 and 5. Oh, we went 14 and 3 that that'd be nice and those are some pretty records and whatever But if they are going to have some significant success Philosophies have to get updated. You know how you got you got an iPhone and Raven Ravens are like An iPhone where you just like you know what you you keep getting these notifications. All right. Here goes um Software 1.3 Uh, you know what nah, I ain't gonna update it. No, it's probably just gonna mess up my phone And my phone's been working good. It can't do everything that all these other phones could do but my phone's been working good. Yo Software 1.4 came out an update. Um, no, I'm good off of that software 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Now we're on 2.1 You know what no, I'm gonna just leave everything the way it is my phone. It's it's working. Okay It's not working the best that it possibly could be but it's it's doing all right. I'm still getting by It ain't the worst, right But it's also not the best next two questions came from my guy bb He said engraving what we saw last year was just a preview of what Richard Bateman is as a wide receiver I agree. Uh, his limited play with Lamar due to his groin injury and then Lamar getting hurt with key issues I agree But also his limited time on the field as g-roll didn't use him as he should have I agree Bateman is that guy if Lamar has protection Bateman, Hollywood, Andrews can all be that number one if Lamar is given time Gotta focus and prioritize Lamar is on a different level, but he can't do it by himself This team in the draft and free agency has to retake the north and raise that limb body Thanks for the channel and the team keep it clean fam. Appreciate you bb now um Lamar Jackson seems I didn't even know that was Richard Bateman in the little video that Lamar posted yesterday I had no clue that that was him um, but it seems as if Lamar is working On his chemistry with everybody else You see him working with Richard Bateman and that and that's only the videos that we do see Who knows what's what else is going on from what we don't see? um So he's he posted video him and him and Richard Bateman throwing well him throwing to Richard Bateman Post the one with him throwing a crochet And it's like oh hold up now That's a good thing reason being because not to say he can't still work on stuff with them But he got all the chemistry in the world with Mark Andrews He got all the chemistry in the world with Hollywood those three they they got it But if he can build that confidence and chemistry and rapport with the other guys if he can build big trust With the other guys too That can make the offense go such a long way That can really progress the offense So much faster if he can really build trust with the other guys like he has it in man jews and in hollywood So hopefully uh that continues with Lamar Um now he bb also said the ravens are a center Well, maybe patrick mccary, but he's anyway He said the ravens are a center left tackle two defensive backs and an offensive coordinator away from the super bow He said the ravens are a center left tackle two defensive backs and an offensive coordinator away from a super bow I don't even know how to respond to that next question came from my boy. Daryl D He said why every year free agency his all out here is the baltimore ravens take over for the 99 and the 2000 Because I swear this team still thinks like we in the 2000s They go out and spend money every year on defense like that's the only phase of the game in 26 years They haven't spent top dollar on offensive weapons and when they had To they traded anquan bowden to the 49ers make it make sense Whoo, well, I mean like we've been saying we know like Like a lot of y'all been saying too. That's the ravens culture Their culture is defense. What they've been built on is defense. What they know is defense. So It's but that's what I say. It's time to upgrade this thing man. It's time to change it up and again It's not saying that defense would be neglected But offense needs to be much more respected And they really should really go in on offense quality over quantity because again, I don't want to hear that Oh, well ravens. They drafted the most wide receivers over the past couple of years or quality over quantity sami walkins There's bryant Seth Roberts they they like ravens they pick up these And there's no offense to the players at all, but they pick up these castoffs And they're like, there you go. Hey, see we did it. You guys keep talking about receiver this receiver that boom. There you go We got your receivers It's like, did you really get them receivers? Or did you just check off the box to say all right? Hey technically we got you one, right? It may not be the best, but we did it, right next question came from Here it is. He said ain't great and hope all is well with you and the fan This is actually my first question ever I was wondering how could the ravens benefit from signing a stephane gilmore patrick peterson on a short term deal Well, uh, well, let me read the read the rest first He said their best days might be behind them But they could really bring stability to our secondary with their veteran presence What do you think is the cost of bringing these players in worth it? P. S. Hello from sunny cypress appreciate you, um stephane gilmore patrick peterson We'll give the ravens and established veteran at the cornerback position who has had a lot of success Throughout both of their careers as a that's pretty good cornerbacks It will give the ravens some very very high quality depth When it came to their cornerback situation, it would allow them some flexibility and some What's the word i'm looking for? Just a little less pressure as they head into the season With marcus peterson coming back in malin Humphrey coming back from season ending injuries um and i But it It would not be a bad move for either one um And who knows was that like because I I I didn't even know Until like a couple days ago. I didn't even know that patrick peterson was even a free agent I thought like he was on like the vikings or something I don't remember where I thought he was at But I didn't know he was a free agent and i'm like man free agency like It's been some crazy trades and it's obviously been a lot of moves here and there but for a lot of veteran players It's been very quiet Here bobby wagner nothing yet Of course, he visited some players. You see julio jones nothing yet and then stephane gilmore patrick peterson nothing yet Well, at least as of this recording since 415 on saturday So, I mean, I don't know but I mean that that's what they could bring to the ravens though They could bring um stability They could bring like a nice just in case option Uh, because you know ravens secondary they always get tested every year So if you got a starter as a backup, then that will put you in pretty good shape as whoever you end up losing Could recover and you get them back. Hopefully hopefully you don't lose nobody really But that would give you like oh somebody went down. All right, you could step in next question came from a guy frank He said ain't great even hope you're in a family doing well Love watching your daily viz and keeping us in the loop with all things ravens related and now all the news Hey, I appreciate it, man So I'm really I'm really not understanding all the buzz right now about lamar needing a contract extension I thought lamar's fifth year option was still in play. It is Uh, I may be misunderstanding, but I don't know why the ravens and edc worry about his extension next off season Uh, I like to hear what you think. Thank you. No problem It's the the reason let me tell you just to be straight up, man Um, well, we always straight up. Anyway, the the reason the ravens want this contract extension done so bad It's because they want cap space They want more cap space this contract extension would And also too because the the sooner you do it the cheaper it's gonna be You you wait lamar waits. They keep waiting this thing out. The cheaper is gonna be But if If uh, yeah, I gotta put an if on that if the ravens do really want to sign him to a contract extension I know a lot of stuff has been said publicly. I I know that but Anyway, if the ravens do really want to sign him to a contract extension They want that cap space and again They want it to be as cheap as it possibly can right here right now because again every week Oh Every day every new contract that comes out lamar's price just keeps going crazy Expression came from my boy davin. He said not this is not so simple question Hey team keep it clean. Hope all is well with the fam and the dog as well This might be a long one I had what seemed to be a simple question when I thought of it But as it turned out the more I thought about it the more complicated it became Here we go So I am asking you when it comes to this off season What should be the main focus of the ravens offensive defense simple right? Oh, yeah for me It's simple. That's the question. Y'all already know my answer. It's offense straight up But let's see how it gets more difficult He said but not really my initial thought was to make offensive major focus to try to keep them all happy and healthy However, after thinking about it We really only need a few small pieces to fill holes in the offense And maybe a young gun free agent wide out to keep the other defenses honest Now on to defense we need an edge rusher on the opposite side of a way Well, they they do they do um because with bowser with him being injured Who knows how much time he's gonna miss uh with dylan haze dylan haze the jury's still out We don't know how he's gonna be on an nfl level yet Um, because we didn't really get to see him last year panel McPhee going derek wolf's coming back, but he Yeah, um, but panel McPhee's going jaylon furgusson. I think he'll probably end up being going too So, yeah, they do need an edge Um, he said uh, oh and interior line pressure. We need interior line pressure as well. Yep That's true because They have none of that none Um, he said all of which can be addressed but not necessary if the new scheme is one that adapts to opposing offenses and gets pressure It seems that both sides of the bar are in need of major help in key positions But what is more pressing and what is the more pressing and important issue? I'm not sure at this moment I am still leaning towards the offense just to keep lamar and baltimore and out of miami. Oh, I love that that ending for Sorry for the rant god bless. Hey, we don't apologize man. That wasn't no rain. You're just talking that talk um I would still say offense. I would say offense, um and The reason I say offense is because again not to say those other things that you mentioned are definitely important to They are definitely important But let's see. I wish the ravens would have that and again, we know culture But I wish the ravens would have that same attitude that they have on defense on offense It's like you got a special thing You got something that's that's really really special a special talent special players Just maximize on them really maximize on them And I just wish they would get that superstar On offense somebody in their prime On offense to to really just help take this team over the top I would love that But yeah, but yeah, like you mentioned as far as defense those are some some needs for sure Now what will help with those needs? Obviously addressing them But like you mentioned the scheme will be such a big part of that It will be such a big part of that how mike mcdonald runs this defense That can just change so much So fast, but yeah, we still need to play us to play count down to the blow up Uh-oh the last question on this episode came from my boy rhodale He said my guys always appreciate what you do not only regarding the ravens But also the positivity is spreading keep being great in life Your words have touched many including myself as far as all guys in purple. Please bear with me. Uh-oh I appreciate you for here we go, man First things first Would you rather make two superstars signings in free agency one on offense one on defense? Or would you rather take the ravens way and sign four to five cap cut guys? I do the superstars I do the superstars because if you get those superstars those superstars are game changes They are difference makers They make huge impacts on your team and on everybody around them and obviously on other teams too In a negative way for other teams, but a positive way for your team They can make everybody around them that much better I mean see superstars that the ravens have had in the past. I mean, I've been most on defense But lamar jackson, we know who we know about that guy, uh, but Guys like ray louis superstar edry superstar And then you think about guys that were next to them like denil eleby bought scott Uh delius top. He was nicer and boss got wasn't bad and then those guys weren't they weren't bad But they weren't superstars But their play was illa will dimps gary baxter like kerry williams The all these guys play was elevated due to them being around superstars So that would be my answer. But anyway, let's let's get back to the question He said I asked this because honestly, where is this team right now? Like when you really stop and think where are they? Well, maybe some of them may be in baltimore. Some of them may be down here in Miami Some of them may be in arizona. I but I don't know but anyway, he said uh When you really stop and think where are they? Are they elite? No, are they sub par? No, are they trash now? They're definitely not trash. Are they rebuilding? No more retooling Or is it a mix to me? I think um They are they are a good team not great though, but they are a good team Uh, hopefully they can be great this year, but right now they they are a good team. Uh, who's Who's right? Who's I mean, they they could be a couple of moves away from doing some great stuff But they would have to make those moves, but I'll say they're a good team Anyway, he said uh, to me it seems there's no clear answer and there may not be a clear direction either I mean you have a general Generational talent at quarterback. That's not even taking care of yet, which is cause to pause. I like that cause to pause Let's go. Anyway, he said the best tight end coming off of the 2021 season two top 15 cornerbacks yet The success don't ring like the names we have Boy, you dropping these one liners man. You got like 51 lines in here that So with this two par question, how far how far away are we? I mean, is it a player to coach or drop pass or is it time to blow it up? um No, I wouldn't say it's time to blow it up But I say um, well actually if philosophies didn't change, I would say it was time to blow it up But this year is a big proof of year for a lot of people um John Harbaugh A lot to prove Greg Roman, I think this is it for him regardless Uh, Lamar Jackson, uh, how is he gonna bounce back from last year from it ending to injury? The Ravens front office, how are they gonna construct this team? Given the situation and and everything that's happening around them in in the afc um It's just it's a lot and we can go through different players too and different coaches and whatnot But there's a lot of pressure on a lot of people this year within the Baltimore Ravens organization Front office personnel players coaches all that good stuff It's a lot of pressure on everybody um, so this year it's not time to blow it up right now But depending on how things go this year even I mean you could have said this after last year, but last year again the injury year the injuries but This is it man This is it Anyway, he said if we are healthy as 2019 and don't Make the playoffs or lose after one playoff game. How atomic should the roster blow up be? Hmm, would that be a mix of roster be a mix of coaching as well Yeah, so be a good mix of both But if they don't make if they don't make play if they don't make playoffs Oh, yeah, you you you can expect To see some people be escorted out ASAP. You know, that's happening Well, I mean actually you don't know but you kind of feel anyway um Who should stay and who should go? Now, this is why I say how far are we and is this consistent approach to free agency in the draft working? I don't think it is y'all but y'all know how I feel ain't gotta repeat it again But we talk about it all the time But no this the way that the Ravens have been doing things It's not they're not failing from it But they also aren't succeeding from it They're not They're not this losing sorry garbage team But they also aren't this great amazing team either So That's why I feel like things need to change Both on and off the field things need to change with how the Ravens just do this man Anyway, he said I feel like this team is just staying afloat. Oh They are content with relevancy and being competitive. I'm not sure contending is as important as being financially responsible and analytically correct Goodness gracious man. These one-liners boy And they spot on man They spot on he said the teams that had success recently are contending now and tomorrow The chiefs live in the championship games. The bills have more and more success every year The bingles took the league by storm and did what we were supposed to in 2019 and the rams as well Draft picks are a foreign language to them as of March 25th, 2022 I feel no move we have made or rumored to make is the move to contend and not just compete. Is it just me? No No No, now the Ravens again the moves that they have made are a start They are a start uh Marcus Williams getting a safety position uh solidified Michael Pierce having a good run stopper and I mean, you know crazy pass rush. We all know that but having a good run stopper um Morgan moses signing their right tackle and that's probably going to be the end of their offensive line acquiring Acquirements or is that even a word? No, that's going to be the end of the guys that they acquire for the offensive line and free agency Still think they draft some but um, because I think they're banking on Ronnie Stanley and then Patrick McCary probably at center, but um Who else who else did they get? That's it, right? I think that's it. Oh, they resigned Patrick card. Um, so yeah no No needle movers some difference makers as far as Marcus Williams Morgan moses because he's been really healthy Um, Patrick car. You're gonna have his role. Of course, uh, Michael Pierce. He'll have his role But no no true like oh man. All right. Now. That's the one That's the one Not yet. Um I still feel like for Ravens fans their expectations right now is probably I'll say divisional right now division around and of course again You still got a lot of guys that you got coming back healthier. I keep hearing a lot of people say oh man so many Fans of the team they they keep underestimating. How many guys we've got coming back to that are gonna be healthy this year Well, you hope that they're healthy this year Ravens do have a lot of guys coming back But even with all the guys that they have coming back Would that be enough to really push them over the top? Would that be enough for the Ravens to really even get to the AFC championship Because I feel like that's um That's a lot of people's well at least mine when you talk about success Um, that would be my definition of a successful. See now, of course Super Bowl ultimate success But for these Ravens for how they've been and where they've been recently For success to me Would be AFC championship AFC championship and I mean if you say Super Bowl, that's fine too I'm cool with that as well, but making it into the AFC championship And then a lot depends on the way that it goes from there if you win. Oh great. Let's go if you lose How did you lose? How did they lose? How was the effort? How was the play? How was the the play calling? How was the execution? How was all of that stuff even if they lose? But that would be a successful season to me We of course don't want that to happen to where they get to the AFC championship and they lose but That would be a successful season to me Ravens haven't even sniffed that for a long time Since this is since their Super Bowl They have not sniffed it Been to the playoffs multiple times. They've been playoffs with Flacco been to the playoffs with uh Lamar, but they have not sniffed an AFC championship at all They've been one game away I think what twice, right? Yeah Been one game away from the AFC championship game twice, but Couldn't deliver So oh and even What they doing 2014 2014? I think they was that the wild card game against the Steelers. Oh, yeah That was the yep. That was the game against the Steelers where they they Destroyed them and then there was a Patriots game them to 14 point leads That they blew No, that's what happened there. I was trying to remember but then oh, okay. Yeah, I remember now But yeah, man. So how far away are they though? I think they We're still missing like Who is that guy gonna be to really get like the offense over the top like that And I know we got some nice guys on the squad, man And I but I just wish they would get that guy to add to it to where it's like, oh, oh these ravens. They they serious Oh, they really trying to do this thing. They really trying to make this. Okay I see what these ravens talking about now I don't I haven't seen that in my personal opinion. I have not seen that yet I've seen it. I've seen it all over the afc But I just I haven't seen it with the ravens. So um I think When you ask the question, how far away are they? I think, um, their mindset changed away You