 Our beloved Baltimore Ravens, what an off-season it's been, right? They get to keep their quarterback, they add some nice new pieces, they have a solid draft, and hey, we're here now, and expectations are really high, but there's just a few positions where there's still some question marks. I know Cornerback has been one of them when you think about the top two cornerbacks, Marlon Humphrey and Rocky Scenic, like, okay, cool, but after that, it's like, ooh, I don't know who's going on yet. And I did see something that said, hold up. Don't buy your Marcus Peters Raiders jersey yet. So we'll see what happens with that. But another area of concern for these Baltimore Ravens is at pass rush. Justin Houston not returning, Kaleas Campbell not returning. Well, Justin Houston not returning for now, at least. So we'll see. But even still, even if he did return, there will still be that concern for the Ravens pass rush. But there's somebody out there. Well, in there, in the Baltimore Ravens, part of the Baltimore Ravens, because he's not a free agent, obviously, that is really sort of kind of, not technically, but it's kind of going into his rookie year now. And that is David Ajaubot. And somebody made a really good point on to it. I forgot who it was yesterday, but they were like, essentially David Ajaubot is like, it's like having a first round pick, because he's actually still younger than some of the top pass rushes that went this year. And I saw that I was like, well, that that's interesting. And that's something that I never really thought about. And I kind of forget, forget about because last year was his red shirt year. Last year, he played like a game and change because there was one game where you played a couple of snaps and then like the next couple of games you saw him for maybe like one snap. You didn't really see him too much because they took it super, super easy with David Ajaubot. Obviously, he had that injury that he suffered, the Achilles injury, I believe that he suffered at his pro day where everybody just looking around, standing around, sitting there, posted up, watching them. Didn't they like, oh, no, I'm not going to help him get up. But anyway, David Ajaubot is somebody that could hopefully really help this Baltimore Ravens pass rush because they need all the help that they can get. Last year was rough. It was really rough. They had injuries to guys. They brought in guys like Jason Pierre Paul and it just it was up and down. They had Stephen Means for a bit, but then he got hurt. Michael Pearson, Michael Pearson, not really a pass rusher, but as far as the defensive line, what he could have done and how he could have helped, it was just missing. It was missing. But anyway, he had a presser yesterday with the Baltimore Ravens. And it was funny, it was funny. Obviously, the most funny part was it was right at the end because he went through all those questions. They went through all the serious questions and what not asking about all this different stuff. But then somebody asked, hey, you trying to get your old number, get your college number, that 55 and he said, Tarell Sugg, shut that down. He said, Tarell Sugg say, nope, not at all, not happening. He said, Tarell Sugg was not going for it. And what got me with that is he said they've had conversations plural. So I'm like, they were the job who are really trying. And Tarell Sugg were really not buying it. He said, no, you ain't going for it. Because there'd be one thing if you say, oh, yeah, we talked about it. We had a conversation about it. But no, he said they had conversations plural, more than one, at least more than one. And then they even said Steve Boshani got involved, too. I'm like, man, y'all really took it that high to the highest level of the Baltimore Ravens that you took it to the owner about the number. Like, man, like, hey, those must have been some serious conversations, man, about that number. Because I'm like, wow, OK, like, but at the same time, like, I get it. If I was Tarell Sugg, I know it with Joe Flack. Joe Flack don't care about that number. Joe Flack don't care. Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl MVP, they don't care about that number. They gave it when they were, I remember when everybody was flipping about when Hollywood switched to five, they were, oh, Joe Flack don't care. They didn't care. And then they gave the number to, I think, Jalen Norma Davidson. So that five been floating around like crazy, man. But anyway, with Tarell Suggs, it's a little different. Two-time Super Bowl champion, Tarell Suggs now. Don't forget, don't forget, because he got that Super Bowl championship with the Chiefs, too, then. But anyway, I know some people like, oh, man, that's just a participation award, but regardless, he got it. Tarell Suggs, Hall of Fame career, did he even retire yet? I don't even think he retired yet. I don't remember hearing none about him retiring. But anyway, Hall of Fame career, former defensive player of the year. And obviously, Tarell Suggs has created so many memorable moments for the Baltimore Ravens. It's just crazy, man. It was crazy. And oh, yeah, he got signed by the Cardinals, right? Then he played for the Cardinals for like two seconds. Then that's when he got, they released him. And then he went to the Chiefs. Forget that he went to the Cardinals. It's so weird, man. But anyway, why would he give up the numbers? Like, there's some, like, Ravens don't officially retire numbers, but they kind of retire numbers because they got some numbers, some jersey numbers in the shed that they ain't taking out. They're not giving away. Like, I even be feeling bad. Like I'll be playing Madden. I'll be playing Madden. I'll be going through my connected franchise and I'll be drafting corners and stuff. Safeties, linebackers, all that stuff. And they can have whatever number they want, but I feel weird when I draft a linebacker and inside or outside linebacking, they got a 52 right there. I said, I got to change that. I got to change that because it just, it don't feel right. And then even when a cornerback or a safety that I draft, they get the number 20. I said, no, no, no, no, no, no, I just can't. Do y'all do the same thing? Because I be doing it every time. I'm like, it's so weird, man. And then it's like, man, me as the head coach slash owner slash Madden GM, whatever you want to call me, I take whatever title. But I'm like, man, my expectations will be higher when I see that number on them. Cause it's like, hey, those some guys right there. But anyway, anyway, let's get back to real life. But yeah, why would he get that number? Because again, there's some jersey numbers where Ravens just don't give them out. Obviously 75, Jonathan Ogden, Ray Lewis, 52, Air Reed, Air Reed being number 20. And Terrell Suggs is another one of them. He's another one of them. Now, Lody Natter number, like, and I know Lody Natter was nice. That man was a beast. He wasn't quite on the, he was nice. He was great. Again, not taking nothing away from Lody Natter now, but he wasn't on that level of those guys. Again, he's a beast. But I guess Ravens, sometimes they like, we can't retire every number. So that 92, they're like, hey, there you go. Madden BK, hey, do what you want with that. Do what you want with it. This mother nut like 21, that's Chris McAllister. There's that Ladaeus Webb and whatnot. I know those ain't Hall of Fame guys, or anything like that, but still. Then there was even 31 with Jamal Lewis, who actually could be a Hall of Famer. He got the numbers to be a Hall of Famer, but anyway. Cause Bonapala had 31, but anyway, so there's a certain set of numbers that Ravens just like, hey, y'all ain't touching it. Have they given out 74 for Marshal Yonder? What Marshal Yonder was 74? No, he was 73, he was 73. Are they giving that out? I don't think so. Anyway, regardless, I get why Tarell Suggs was like, no, no, you ain't getting that. Cause I mean, he hasn't even done anything in the league yet. And I get it, he want, like, you look good, feel good. I get it, cause it's true. When you look like, when you look good, you got on a certain, whether it's a hoodie, whether it's a shirt, whether it's a shoe, whether it's the whole thing. When you, and that's in anything, it ain't just in football. When you look good, that could give you a nice little confidence boost. That could give you a nice feeling. You feel like you got a little more swag and whatnot. And you're just feeling yourself a little bit, not in no cocky way and nothing like that. But you're like, oh, okay, hey, yeah, that'll just give you a nice little boost. And it's the same way in football too. Look good, feel good, play good. All three go together. But he hasn't accomplished anything yet in the league. Now he did say in the presser, he did talk about how, when he did get that sec, I think it was that face mask sec on Joe Burrow, but when he got that sec, he said, that's when he realized like, oh, okay, I'm here, I'm here. I'm playing with the big boys now, I'm playing with grown men now. It's real now. Something that I appreciated too, especially going into this year, with last year being his sort of red shirt year, he talked about how he already knows the defense. The defense, the playbook on defense is not an issue for him. And that's something that I forget about a lot too, because Mike McDonald, Ravens defensive coordinator, he was David Ajabo's coach, his defensive coach at Michigan. So it's just a continuation for Ajabo. It's just that continuity for him, that consistency. So it's nothing that he doesn't know already. So that'll make it even easier for him going into his technically second year, but more kind of like first year, but it'll make it easier for him just moving forward. And that's a beautiful thing, especially when you missed most of last season. He talked about the injury, he said he tired of talking about the injury, really. Say he ain't wanna hear about it no more, he ain't wanna talk about it no more, because he said he never got injured before. So it's just weird, it was different. Just having to sit there and do nothing. But he said he is over, he's past it. Now he, like again, we are much different. He said that he added 10 pounds. He had heavier, he had a little more muscle whatnot. If I add 10 pounds, it ain't gonna look the same as David and Jabba with 10 pounds now, man. Trust me, I done done it before. I done done it. So it's different, man. But he wanted to bulk up a little bit. I'm like, okay. I know what John Hardball called his legs last year. What he called them, like beach legs or something like that? I forgot. He was talking about David and Jabba with little legs last year. John Hardball had got on them. But anyway, man, I'm really looking forward to that. Because again, Past Rush is a big question mark this year. It's a big question mark. A lot of us have been wondering if the Ravens are gonna add somebody. What are they gonna do at the Past Rush position? He, of course, it was brought up about him in a daffy away. Them just their journey, playing high school ball together, them being friends, and them going their separate ways for college, and them reuniting. And David and Jabba both said, oh, it's just this guy was playing and then everything worked out. And he said that hopefully they just wanna be playmakers. They wanna be impact players. And he said they wanna make Hardball happy. Hey, that's a great answer. I see, hey, he trying to be slick. And he slipped them little hardball quotes in it and hardball compliments and all that. Hey, give me some more playin' time hard. Now, I know what you do. I know what you do. You know the game. We get it. There ain't no problem with that. You get your playin' time with Jabba. But yeah, I'm hoping that he can help unlock a daffy away. Because the potential's sittin' right there. You know, a daffy away is super, super raw. He started playin' football late. The potential's dead, though. He's close. And he even talked about it. He talked about how last year it was so many close sacks, so many almost sacks. And yes, we know, we've seen that. That is the Baltimore Ravens right there. A lot of almost sacks from their past rushes. But yeah, hopefully this year, they can turn a corner, especially a daffy away. And he can really just start sealin' the deal. Cause that would be nice. Cause again, the potential is there. And if those two opposite each other, they can help unlock each other. Man, the sky would be the limit, man. Past the sky would be the limit. It would just be a beautiful thing. Cause again, past rush, it's been an issue for the Ravens for a while. Just havin' consistency at past rush. Cause they just, they hadn't had it. They hadn't had it for a while. They've been trying all these different things, all these different ways. And I think last year was a little bit of an improvement. Over has been the previous years and whatnot, but still past rush was an issue. So we'll see how this thing goes, man. We'll see how it goes. Obviously still got Tyus Bowser as well. Trenton Simpson, we'll see how they work stuff out with him, Patrick Queen. He's still on the team for now. So you got him, who's an excellent Blitzer. And obviously Kyle Hamilton, hey, we said it a lot last year. Kyle Hamilton was the best past rusher last year. He is a safety. So I think that's an issue. But Kudos to Kyle, but somebody else got to be a good past rusher. I mean, Maulah Humphrey's a good Blitzer. I can't say past rush. It's a little different between past rushing and Blitzing and whatnot. But yeah, you get it. So yeah, man. This is something that hopefully they can unlock each other and really, they can help each other. And obviously coaching staff and everything, they can really tap into these guys' potential. Because again, potential is there, but potential is nothing if it isn't tapped into. So it's really important that the Ravens, they get the most out of these guys. So we'll see how it goes. Anyway, Team Keep It Clean, I love y'all so much. I appreciate y'all so much. And like Dave the job will won't be like he was last year. Well, for the majority of the year, we out. Love y'all.