 When will we find out if Lamar Jackson can carry a team? Who's a dog horse that nobody's talking about on defense? If Jalen Ferguson wins a starting spot, can he win Rookie of the Year? This and much, much more on this episode of NFL Questions from subscribers. It's engraving and raving, putting up on us and raving, and I know that y'all been waiting. It's engraving beats, engraving beats, engraving beats. The two team keeping clean, what's going on, it's engraving 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, no matter who it is, and we answer in a video like this. If you want to be part of NFL Questions from subscribers, just send me a DM on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, or Facebook, or if you don't have either one of those four, you can send me an email at teamkeepingcleanatgmail.com. We got a lot of questions to answer, so let's get straight into it. First question came from my boy Ibrahim Rao. He said, since it was known after Flacco got a hefty contract for winning the Super Bowl in 2012, that in the following years he was a QB that could not carry a team and needed talent around him to play better, and when will we find out whether Lamar is a QB that can make anyone around him better, or a QB that needs others to make him better? So how long is it going to take for us to see if Lamar can carry a team and make other players around him better? I think even this year, he can start this year. But I would say over the next, between this year and next year, because these are years where I do expect him to make some big leaps, and he will be having a much larger workload. So we're going to see not only if he can carry a team, but if he can make other guys around him better, and we're really going to see what he can do as an NFL quarterback. Last year we got a small glimpse of it, but it was just a tiny sample size, but this year with a bigger playbook, more weapons, and just more time to get acclimated as a starting quarterback, we're really going to see a big difference then. Next question also came from my boy Ibrahim Rao. He said, how many years after Flacco retires, do you think the Ravens will wait to retire his number five jersey? I think they'll do it in its first season in retirement, because before Flacco, the Ravens had nothing at quarterback, and it wasted many championship-level teams like the 2001 and 2006 squads, because those defenses were lights out, and all they would have needed was an average quarterback to play in the playoffs. So, some of them I got nitrate actually pointed out to us in the videos that the Ravens don't retire numbers, and I hadn't even realized that, but they just stopped issuing them out. They don't officially retire them anything. I guess just in case they got a reach in their back pocket, if they get too many people, they're like, hey, you know what? We might need one of those numbers, but not even, because you know they're not going to give away 52. You know they're not going to give away 20, and for 55, I don't know about that one. We'll see. But 20, 52, and I was going to say 75, but what did Eugene Monroe wear? Did he wear 72 though? I forgot what Eugene Monroe wore. I don't think it was 75 though, but anyway, if they didn't retire or Ray Lewis or Ed Reed Jersey, then they're not retiring Flacco. That's not a shot at Flacco, but they're not going to retire that number. They just, I think with Flacco's number, they'll hold it down as long as they can, but if Push came to shove, and I mean it would actually, that would probably be impossible for Push to really come to shove and then give that number out, because the single digits only go to quarterbacks, kickers, and punters. And they can go to receivers and stuff in a preseason, but once regular season rolls around, you can't wear that. So it would take a lot for somebody to have to get his number. So I don't see it happening for a while unless somebody just comes out of college and they really love their number five and they play the position a quarterback, a kicker, or punter, and where the number was available and the position was available too for a permanent spot on the roster. Oh, speaking of uniforms, next question from subscriber came from a guy, Dorsey Hiller. He said, good afternoon, and keep up the great work. I'm sure that in due time, he will be the true face of the Ravens public relations team. Oh, hey, you never know. I know Ravens don't feel that way, but you never know. Anyway, he asked me, and he needs you on there from time to time as a guest correspondent. That would be cool. I would be down with that. But I appreciate you, man. Thank you. He said, my question to you is how difficult is it for teams to change their uniforms like the Jets just did? And if it's not complicated, what changes should the Ravens do to theirs? I like the all black uniforms the best. Thank you again for your videos and updates. God bless you and yours. Appreciate that, man. Thank you, Dorsey. Appreciate that a lot, man. I think the biggest difficulty comes from the NFL just approving it because with the NFL with any changes that are being done, even if they want to wear a special type of socks, you got to go through the NFL's approval. And you know, they can be super strict with stuff. So I don't think it's a big hassle to get a new design or anything like that. The biggest hassle is just, oh, man, is the NFL going to actually let us go through with this? Are they going to let us wear this? Are they going to let us? Are they going to approve of this? So that's the biggest part of it. With the Ravens uniforms, I wouldn't mind if they changed them. Somebody else had asked something similar to this a couple of weeks ago. But yeah, the all blacks are my favorite too. I like the, I mean, we're just so used to their jerseys. If they made a change, it would be so weird. I wouldn't mind them making a change, but I just wouldn't, I wouldn't want them to go like college style or like super, super in the future or something like that. But I don't know, man, I almost feel like with the Ravens jerseys, they're not like lookers or anything. But almost like if they changed it, then they might just try to do a little too much. Our next comment came from my boy, Don Will. He said, I love your vibe on football and can't wait to the regular season games. So listen to the comments. He says, oh man, I watch the videos every day. But oh, he wanted, he just wanted to shout out. He said, bless you and caught in the fan. So shout out to you, man. Shout out to Don Will, man. Appreciate you watching the videos. Next question came from, or it might just be a comment. He said, drip auto, drip auto. He said, team keeping clean. Big fan of the channel. So appreciate you watching, man. Thank you. He said, people bash Lamar Jackson for the wobbly passes, but they can't deny that those passes were crisp. I think he's going to have a breakout season. I can't wait. Hey, none of us can wait either. Well, actually we can, because we ain't got no choice but to. But yeah, Lamar, he'll be fine, man. I'm super excited to see just the growth, the progression, and all that good stuff, man. So we all on the same boat. Well, not all of us, you know, not all right. Not everybody's on the same boat with Lamar Jackson, but I'm super excited for him. I can't wait. And I'm looking forward to just watching what this dude does and watching what this whole offense does. So really the team period. But offense is everybody going to have all eyes on offense. Next question came from a guy, Jay Hamel, five. It might be actually Jamal, five. So either way, he said, if we signed Gerald McCoy, does that make Brandon Williams more expendable to the team and more of an asset in the potential Judevian clowning trade? If we signed Gerald McCoy, it could, but I think this year they may just be better off keeping them. If they got Gerald McCoy too, because that would be some tremendous depth along the defensive line. And Brandon McCoy, again, like I keep saying that he's very underappreciated by Ravens fans. He's very underappreciated. Because again, people just look for the numbers. And they be, oh, well, he's not a good pass rusher. So Michael Pierce can do more than him. While Michael Pierce is more versatile than Brandon Williams. What Brandon Williams is good at? It allows Michael Pierce to be that versatile. It allows the linebackers to roam free. It allows the corner, well, it does help with the cornerbacks a little bit. But more so with the linebackers. It lets them do their thing as far as blitzing. Because he eats up blockers. He eats up blockers. So that makes everybody around him that much better. So I would, if we could keep, or they would, they would be able to keep Brandon Williams. I mean, they already paying them. But if they kept Brandon Williams, I think that would make Gerald McCoy and Brandon Williams and Michael, that would make all of them even better because it would be a nice rotation. Now as far as him being a package for a Judevian clowning trade, it is possible. I don't think it's likely, but it is possible, that they could put him in a deal with the Texans. If the Texans were really looking to get rid of Judevian clowning, they could do that. But I think they would also want to pass Russia too. Because while they could just have one of their young guys try to step up, I think they would actually want to pass Russia too. Somebody who they wouldn't have to pay for a few years though. Oh, funny. Wow. The timing that you guys think with, man. Next question came from my guy, Dave42. He said, what about this for a trade scenario? We send Tyus Bowser or Tim Williams and Matt Judon. So either Bowser and Judon or Williams and Judon. And a third round pick to Houston. Is that enough compensation for Clowney? They would get two young pass rushes and a pick. What do you think? Wow. You are, wow. That would be a lot. They would get some pass rushes and a pick. They would get rid of Judevian clowning. But then with Matt Judon, he's a pass pressure too. And he can drop back and cover a little bit too. So is he as explosive as our Judevian clowning? No. But he is a whole lot healthier. When you look at that health, Matt Judon, he's been really healthy. That is, Matt Judon, for me, he's a very frustrating player because he has some potential. But it's just the bonehead of mistakes, the mistakes up here that he makes. And I just feel like there's a certain lack of maturity right there. But as far as health, he is always there, always ready to go on game day. You always see that number 99 ready. So I feel like that will be giving up a lot for Judevian clowning. Like, two young pass rushes and a third round pick for one pass rusher, I don't like it. Next question came from a guy based on 12. He said, can you beat this scenario? Hollywood Brown on one side, Wesley on the other, and in the slot, Jalen Smith with Justice Hill in the backfield and Lamar Jackson in quarterback. Or Miles Boykin with Jalen Smith in the slot. I mean, they can do some mixing matching depending on who makes the roster, who actually makes the team because some of these guys that you're naming, they might not even be there once the F-53 man roster comes to town. So, but yeah, I mean, the Ravens are definitely going to have some speed. They're going to have a very fast offense. And it should be a lot of fun to watch, so I can't wait. Next question came from a boy, Jason Veal. He said, what's up, bro? I was watching a video, and I think if we would assign McCoy that the Ravens could move on for Michael Pierce. Similar to Timmy Jernigan, it frees up over 3 mil with no dead cap money. Plus, I think Pierce will price out a free agency like Zadaria Smith and CJ Mosey did. If they were to trade Willie Snead not saying that they would, also those two would free up like 10 mil of money used towards McCoy. Two to three year deal for McCoy would be solid if he's healthy. I don't see him signing a multi-year deal. I don't see him signing a multi-year deal. I see him only signing a one-year deal, and then maybe next year he'd get a multi-year deal. But I just, I can't see it right now. I think it's going to be a one-year deal. But as far as moving on from Pierce, what I did tell my guy Jason, I wouldn't want them to, but it would make sense if they did. Not since as a fan, but since financially as far as when you compare moving on, moving Brandon Williams or moving Michael Pierce. Michael Pierce is his cap, the deal is for like three mil, something like that. And so it's super cheap. And he said no dead money. If you move Brandon Williams, it's going to be a bunch of dead money. So with that being said, it would make sense. It is not anything that I would want them to do, but if they were to move on from one of those two, moving on from Pierce would make the most sense. Capwise. The next question came from a boy Travis Case. He said, when were the Ravens fans who hate Lamar Jackson and worship Joe Flacco realized that since the Superbowl, we had Eli Manning in purple? I told him man. I said Flacco and Flacco, he never changed. He never changed as a quarterback. Cause what a lot of people have twisted, they think that after the Superbowl, Flacco all of a sudden he regressed, he changed the type of quarterback that he was, was so different after that. It wasn't. He's always been the same guy. Always put up similar type of numbers. He's the same day, day in, day out. Same type of quarterback every season. His numbers are very similar every season, for the most part. He didn't make any drastic jumps or leaps and bounds and he didn't make any drastic drops. He's pretty much been the same guy his entire career. About 25 touchdowns, about 15, 14, 15 interceptions. Those are usually where his numbers are around every single year. Sometimes a little better, sometimes a little worse, but that's about where Flacco has been. And that didn't change once they won the Superbowl. The only difference was that there was a lot more spotlight on him because they gave him the big money. And then they took away a couple of weapons. So that was the only thing, but Flacco, he's always been the same guy. Next question came from a boy, Joshua Rose. He said, do you think powers, Ben Powers could start a week one after the preseason? I do think he could. I do think he has a great chance at doing that, especially since the interior of the offensive line has some question marks at a left guard. That's where I could see him starting if all goes well. Next question also came from a boy, Joshua Rose. He said, who is the dark horse on defense, someone that nobody is talking about? So who's somebody on defense that nobody is talking about? I would say, I think Tony Jefferson. Tony Jefferson. Now while he makes his name known, most people when they talk about the defense, they talk about it on Thomas. And then they also talk about the linebacker, the question marks there. And they talk about the defensive line because that's been a hot topic recently. But I think a dark horse on defense would be Tony Jefferson. Tony Jefferson has been making his name known in the media this off season. He has become the leader, the spokesperson for that defense this off season. And he's sort of been thrust into that role. He sort of jumped into that role himself because whether who was the spokesperson left, the real sucks, who was one of the spokespeople, he left, CJ Mosley, who didn't really say too much, but he was one of the leaders, he left. So it's like, man, who's gonna be the guy now? Tony Jefferson kind of put himself in that role. So you being a leader, you not only have to lead the team vocally, you're gonna have to lead the team on the field too. So I think Tony Jefferson, the pre-game speeches, the pre-game motivation, I think a lot of that's gonna start coming from Tony Jefferson as he is, he's one of the vets on the defense now. He is one of the vets on the defense. And this will be his third year, I believe, with the Ravens. So he, I think, him being a little more comfortable as a safety, because he said he had to learn a new way to play safety over the past couple of years because he said he wasn't used to that. He wasn't used to that. So he said he's still been learning, but he's been getting better and better. So I would say a dark horse is Tony Jefferson, because I feel like nobody, nobody really talks about him on this defense. So that would be the guy that I would pick. Next question came from a guy, B underscore go live. He said, if Jalen Ferguson earns a starting Air Russia spot, can you see him winning defensive rookie of the year? I could see that. That's a possibility because you know Ravens, they're gonna put him in position to make plays. They're gonna play him to his strengths. They're gonna find out different ways how to use them. And you know the Ravens, Don Martindale, he ain't afraid to blitz, so he will be sending it. So I think he got a very good possibility, a chance of winning rookie of the year. Next question came from a guy, Wiley Coyote. He said, what's up bro? Do you think the Ravens should start doing a heavy rotation with their young wide receivers, kind of like New Orleans to get experience? And do you think Justice Hill will be rookie of the year? So, should they do a heavy rotation with the young wide receivers like New Orleans how they'll put this guy here, that guy here? I mean if Lamar got a good rapport with all of them, cool, if not, you never wanna mess up somebody's rhythm. You never wanna mess up what they've got going. You never wanna to just throw them off. And that was a big part of the reason why I did not, I was never a fan of those gimmicky plays when Joe Flacco would be on offense and he'd be moving down the field or whatever. Sometimes he wouldn't be moving down the field, but when Joe Flacco was a quarterback and then all of a sudden randomly, oh Lamar, go out there. Go out there. But you just know they were just itching to get Lamar on the field because they knew the potential that he had. But even though a lot of what they were doing with him was so obvious. But they were trying to accelerate, they were trying to accelerate his, just him with the game, him with the throwing of the football, him with the handling of the football, even though a lot of that handling was fumbled. They were trying to accelerate that, but it just reminds me that same situation with the wide receivers. It'd be a little bit different because the quarterback is the one throwing the ball. So the quarterback would always remain the same, but just the pass catchers would be different. But I mean, it wouldn't be too bad. It's not as bad as changing quarterbacks in the middle of a drive. But I mean, it could work out. As long as you got to report all those guys. So I think that would be fine. And as far as Justice Hill being rookie of the year, I don't think he'll have a big enough role to get rookie of the year. If he did get rookie of the year, I wouldn't be complaining because that would mean he made a lot of noise. But I don't think he'll have a big enough role to do that. Next question came from a boy, 2300 Drake. He said, is NFL Network sleeping on the Ravens? I have a strong feeling that the Ravens are gonna beat. They're gonna beat the team we need to beat and go ahead and dip in the playoffs and prove NFL Network wrong. Well, I hope they do. I hope they do. It's not even NFL Network sleeping on the Ravens. That's how it is every year. That's how it is every year. Even though for the past couple of years before this, they were a team to be slept on because they just couldn't get stuff done. They couldn't get it done when they're mad at the most. So let them keep sleeping and hopefully the Ravens will wake them up. Next question came from a boy, original saying 21. He said, do you trust in Lamar Jackson's passing ability and do you think he'll be consistent and accurate with his passing and his doing with the weapons that he has as far as the new wide receivers? Yeah, I, because we know he can pass. And with Lamar, the one of the things that I like about him the most, besides the fact that he's from Florida, is that he is his own biggest critic and he is really working to try to make this thing happen, try to make himself better and really try to step up his game. And I love that about him. I love that he is not settling. He is trying to evolve himself, trying to take himself to that next level and he's willing to do what it takes. So yeah, I trust that he's gonna get everything down pack. Next question came from my boy, original saying 21. He said, should the NFL make an NFL 2K game back in the day to go up against Madden games? Well, Madden is NFL. Now, 2K, I wish the NFL would do that. So they can, that would be better for both businesses, like WWE and now AEW. They going against each other, but with Madden and 2K, I would love if they did that cause that would make both of them step their games up. Next question came from my boy, Bissamon12. He said, what if undracted free agents outplayed Snead, Roberts and Chris Moore? What do you see happening? Well, I could see Seth Roberts not making it, but Chris Moore possibly, but for Willie Snead, and it all depends on when you're talking about. Cause he said, what if undracted free agents outplayed Snead, Roberts and Moore? If he talking about the pre-season, I wouldn't look into it too much because in the pre-season, Snead is gonna have a limited amount of snaps. He's already proven himself. They know what he can do. But Chris Moore, he's gonna play more than Snead and Seth Roberts is gonna play more than Snead, but those undracted free agents may play more than both of them, all three of those guys. So with them outplaying those guys, it doesn't really say much because those guys will have a far less amount of snaps than the undracted free agents do. Next question came from my boy, Kevin Kugel6. He said, should the Ravens sign this Brian to develop the rookie wide receivers? No. Next question came from my boy, Jack Gertz. He said, I was watching a video where you talked about how they will potentially return in kicks and you talked about Cyrus Jones and I had a thought, should we look to rotate Jones in that cornerback at all? He was drafted in cornerback in the second round a few years back and he was really good at Alabama. Would it be interesting to hear your thoughts, Seth? Thank you. No, because we have so much depth there at the cornerback position. So there's really no room for him at cornerback unless injuries happen, which of course we hope they don't. But there's really no room to really rotate him in there. So him being on punt return is just fine. Next question came from my boy, Mr. Maher. He said, if Trace McSawley makes a splash preseason against quality defenses, should we keep him as a backup and trade RG3? I don't see that happening. Not necessarily him making a splash against quality defense because he'll be playing some NFL guys, but he won't be playing the best of the best. And if Trace McSawley is playing, then that means Lamar is not playing, and RG3 is not playing. So your first and second string quarterbacks are not playing. Usually those first and second string quarterbacks are playing against the better defenses. And even with that, the defenses that they'll be going up against, they're not gonna be game planning for them. They just gonna be trying to see what their guys got and really analyze their own players. And they're not really trying to throw a bunch of schemes and stuff at the quarterbacks. So if Trace McSawley does go up against somebody makes a splash, it won't be really against a quality defense. But RG3 ain't going anywhere this year. Next year possibly, but this year no. Next question came from my boy, Wiley Coyote. He said, with the large contract CJ Mosey got as well as the Darius Smith. Do you have Patrick Wasu bailing on us next year without question? What are your thoughts? That is a great question because it all depends on this year. I think if he balls out this year, I think they'll pay him and because he's gonna command less money than CJ Mosey. And the salary cap is just gonna go up and their salary cap space is also gonna go up. So I think if he does end up being a good fit, then I think they'll end up paying him. Team keep it clean. Man, engraving always keep it a hundred. Ingraving videos. Team keep it clean. What's up, Team B? Team keep it clean. Team keep it clean. Y'all already know. To be right, bruh, huh. Shout out to Ungraving Finesse. It's your boy, Tico, it's your girl.