 Y'all know this offseason, I've been wanting Ravens to get guys who are like that, especially when it comes to the wide receiver position. I've been wanting them to add somebody who's established, not old, but established, still in their prime and approving guy to go along to all the guys that we already have. But the Ravens, this offseason, they've continued to go the opposite direction when it's come to that, because they traded away their most proven guy in Hollywood, Brown, and the Ravens seem to be this season banking on potential when it comes to the wide receiver position. We'll see if that continues, if it does cool, if it doesn't cool, we just gotta wait and see. But a name that has been buzzing, buzzing like crazy throughout OTAs and throughout Minicamp, has not been somebody who's like that, but somebody who's likely. And that will be tight end Isaiah, Isaiah likely. We have continued to hear his name go crazy, coming from the Ravens, and even coming from different players on the squad. You heard it from Tony Jefferson. You heard it from Lamar Jackson himself. And see, that's the thing with Lamar Jackson. He is a very team guy. He's a very big camaraderie guy. Hey, big ups to everybody, but he doesn't always call out people specifically. Now he was asked a question about a reporter, but he gave high praise to Isaiah likely. Tony Jefferson did too. John Harbaugh did as well. And that was in OTAs and that continued through Minicamp. And let's hope it continues through training camp. And then of course in the regular season as well. But with Isaiah likely, he's a tricky one. And the reason I say that is because could the Ravens all this time, especially me, I've been wanting them to really add a receiver like that, a big frame receiver who got some good speed, got good hands. Could they already have that on a team? Could they actually have Isaiah likely be that guy? See, and that's, it's exciting to think about. It's really exciting to think about. You think about, okay, he is taller, he's physical and he is a tight end, but when you watch film on him, you see this guy lying up everywhere. He's not just your average tight end, lining up next to the offensive line, just sitting there blocking, no, nope, that's not him. He's somebody that you have to move around. You have to get involved because he can stretch the field. And as a tight end, that's a beautiful thing. But as a wide receiver, it's a beautiful thing as well. And with his frame, could he be that other outside receiver that the Ravens are looking for? It seems likely that he could be a lot of weight to put on the shoulder, he's a rookie now. But there's one thing, one thing that I've been thinking about because I've been seeing everybody hyped about Isaiah likely and I love it, I love it. I will never tell you to get off the hype train for a player because again, the way I look at it, because I know there'll be some people like, oh man, they're just running around in shorts. They ain't even got on pads and that's true. But at the same time, that's where things start. If he was in shorts and it wasn't looking good, then he'd be like, oh, okay. Okay, man, imagine when they put the pads on. But the fact that he is looking good in shorts, it's like, oh, okay, good, that's a good start. And I liken it to when daddy's players in college and they play against these small schools and people are like, oh man, that guy, he ain't really that good. He was just going up against small schools. He ain't really gonna be like that. But then I think, okay, well, let's see what he does. But at the same time, if he was struggling and doing bad against the small schools, then that would be a problem. But the fact that he was doing good against them, that bodes well for him in the future. And that should set him up and put him in a better place and position for success moving forward. But anyway, would I say it likely, he is a very exciting player to think about. But the one thing that is my biggest concern when it comes to him, it's not if he can stretch the field. It's not that he couldn't be a receiver. It's not that he can't catch. It's not that he doesn't have a good amount of speed. It's none of those things. My biggest concern isn't even Isaiah likely himself, but it's how will he be used in Raven's offense. Because we've continued to see it time and time again to where we see, Draven's will draft somebody and we'll be like, oh, oh, that's what they did in college. Ooh, I like it. Oh, James Pro Shae, oh, he was snatching the ball out of the air like that. A lot of jump balls. And he's so short, but he go up and get it. Wow, look at James Pro Shae, aggressive. Devon Duvenay, oh, you saw him in Texas, catching all them little screen passes and stuff. Oh, then he took it to the distance. Oh, wow. Oh, they gave him passes in open space and then he did the work. Oh, okay. Oh, nice. Let's go, dude. But then they get to the pros and you just don't see that. Oh, Miles Boykin, big six, four, six, five receiver. They throw him a lot of jump balls. Wow, they gave him the one-on-one situations and they took advantage of it. Oh, let's go. What happened to it? What happened to it? So that's a big concern for me. How will they use Isaiah likely? Because we've seen it. Time and time again, we've seen it. Now I know that's where some people may say, but in Graven, hey, this is why it's no point in the Ravens getting an established prime wide receiver that you keep talking about. That's the reason that why they shouldn't get one because they weren't using the right way. But now my counter to that, the Ravens would actually be forced to because if they're getting somebody in their prime, they're getting a significant wide receiver. That means they gave up significant funds to acquire him. Whether that be salary cap, whether that be draft picks. So if they're not using him, ooh, somebody's gonna get it. Somebody's gonna get it. But anyway, when it comes to Isaiah likely, that's a big fear that I have. Now, something that helps that fear when it comes to him, something that helps that fear when it comes to the other guys too, like a Rashad Bateman, like a Tylen Wallace, James Proshay, a Devon Duvenay, something that really provides a lot of comfort, not only for me, but for a lot of us are T and K. And that's T Martin and Keith Williams. Because that was a move that I remember when the Ravens made it, I loved it. I loved it because it had been exactly what I had been asking for for a long time. And the Ravens had finally made that move because I had been saying it over and over. I just, I wanted the Ravens to get some young, offensive-minded coaches in the building, some coaches that can relate to the players on another level because when you can relate to somebody on another level, then that just makes the relationship that much deeper and y'all can understand each other that much more. They went and they did that and they got T Martin and Keith Williams. And these guys, their resumes spoke for themselves. And when you watched the impact last year that they had on this room, it was a beautiful thing. We didn't get to see it in full because injuries derailed a lot with last season. We didn't get to see it completely, but we certainly saw a lot of it. We saw a rookie Ravens, and that was the one of the craziest parts about last year with Rashad Bateman. One of the craziest parts about him last year was the fact that this guy, he's in OTAs, mini camp, all that good stuff, but he's in training camp. That's when everybody started getting hurt and whatnot, but so he missed the first, what, five, six games. But then when he came back, instant chemistry with his quarterback. Instantly, like that, immediately. And I will never forget that first game. And I had told y'all, I'm like, man, Rashad Bateman, his first NFL game. Yeah, he'll probably play like limited amount of snaps. If we got to put a percentage on it, maybe like 50, 60, something like that. No, he was out there that whole game. He was out there that whole game and Lamar was getting him that ball and he was getting them first downs. Immediately, immediate impact right away. We saw and improved Hollywood Brown. Hollywood Brown just had stepped up in his route running. He was open a lot of last year. He was open so much. There was some over those, there was some under those and there was everything in between. Of course, they were the drops as well. So that didn't help, but Hollywood Brown was open a lot. I felt like we saw him take another step forward as a wide receiver. Now there was some missed opportunities, but his season could have been even better than it was last year, but he took a step forward too. So when we watch stuff like that, it gives us hope for these guys that are coming up. And my thing with Isaiah likely, it's exciting just again, thinking about all the possibilities with an Isaiah likely is super exciting. But my thing is I just hope that, and this was from John, we said this from John. I just hope that T Martin and Keith Williams, their voice, I hope that their voice is really heard by the Ravens coaching staff. Like it's really heard. Of course, Greg Roman is the offensive coordinator. John Hardball is the head coach. John Hardball is the, he's the big ball of shot caller. He is the one that's running it, that's calling all the shots. We of course know he lets his offensive coordinator coordinate. He lets his defensive coordinators do their thing too. He don't really step in too much, but he is the one that makes the final decisions. He is the one that gives the okay, he'll override something, whatever it may be. So I just really hope, cause we know that those guys are certainly respected. They are definitely respected. But I just hope that the Ravens give those guys the respect and really give them the voice and give them some power too. It seems as if it's trending that way. Like they begin more and more power. Of course, because this will be, what, their second year with the team. So they'll be more familiar with Greg Roman and all the other coaches and stuff. Greg Roman and all the other coaches will be more familiar with them. So that should bold well for them moving forward. Now they have a year under their belt too. So they can see how the Ravens work, how the Ravens operate, how the Ravens move, and the Ravens have a year under the belt. So they can see how T. Martin and Keith Williams operate, how they move. So it's just another year to get familiar with each other about to provide and promote more opportunities for those two guys. So with Isaiah likely, I just hope that with him, when it comes to him and not just him, but really everybody. I just hope that they use his strengths. They play him to his strengths. They put him in positions to where his strengths are used. And again, this is not just for Isaiah likely. This is for a Rashal Bateman. This is for a Tylenwiler. This is for a Devon Duvenley. This is for a James Proce. Then this is for whatever other receivers, tight ends, pass catchers, the Ravens use. We know, we know when Mark Andrews, we ain't even gotta worry about it. He ain't gotta worry about nothing. We don't. Cause we know that they're gonna play him to his strengths. I mean, his strengths is just really all over the field. You can line him up anywhere. And you know Lamar, Lamar gonna look for him first. Over everybody, Lamar gonna look for him first. And he gonna get his opportunities for sure. And again, it's not all on coaching either. It's on Lamar too. It's on Lamar too. It's on him to get those guys, to give different guys opportunity. Of course, he's been building that rapport with Bateman and Proce, Benjamin Victor too. And then of course, he came through for the mini camp. So the rapport with all the other guys too, that will continue to be built as well. So that's a beautiful thing. And then come training camp. That's when y'all really go in. Because all the stuff before mini camp at OTA, he's like, ah, okay, cool, whatever. But training camp is when it really starts. That's when it really, really starts. And then Lamar did mention, John Hobba also mentioned, I think even James Urban talked about it too, but they did say Lamar and the receivers, they gonna be coming down here to Florida to get together. And I mean, what better place for all the receivers to get together? Maybe I need to go out there and catch some passes too. I could, maybe they give me a little trial. Maybe they slip a little note to John Hobba. Hey, let them try out. So I could be a Raven Luke fullback. I could be, I could maybe be offensive line. I'm too short to be offensive line. I could do something though. Ravens need me to do something. I got you, I got you. But anyway, so with Lamar coming down to Florida with all the rest of the guys, that should be good. And just another way to just build chemistry and get better. Use every day to get better. Of course, they gotta enjoy their vacation now too. Cause they got some time off. They gotta enjoy themselves. Take a break from all the football stuff. Cause don't nobody wanna be on football 24-7. Don't nobody wanna be thinking about football 24-7. They don't. So we all, all need breaks from football. It's okay. And they deserve breaks from football. It's okay. If you see them on social media, like Lamar, like last night, he was riding around in the city, in the middle of the ocean. He was on a boat that had a swimming pool in it. They were chilling to record a revival, relaxing. And that's what they deserve to do. All of them, every single play on every single roster, they deserve that relaxation time. They deserve time off from the game so they can take a breather, chill. And unwind. Cause that's the best, cause everybody needs that. So if you see them on social media, some they eating a meal, they laughing, they playing a video game, let them, let them enjoy themselves. It is okay. It's all right. So anyway, Team Keep It Clean, I love y'all. I appreciate y'all. I hope that all this excitement that we have for Isaiah likely, that it turns into something real. The promise is there. The potential is there, but it's a matter of the Ravens really tapping that potential. So hopefully they bring it out of them. I love y'all. Appreciate y'all and we out.