 We as Ravens fans clearly know who the starting running back is on this team at the moment and this is of course Mark Ingram. Mark Ingram was somebody who the Ravens signed last season and I always talk about it. Initially when they first signed Mark Ingram I was a little bit underwhelmed because I felt like hey we got a Mark Ingram and Gus Edwards already like what was the point and it was a cheap deal it was a three year fifteen million dollar deal but I was like but still we we got Gus Edwards he can do the stuff that Mark Ingram can do he's the same type of running back but oh I was wrong and that's no offense to Gus Edwards at all but Mark Ingram brought a lot more than just play on the field. He brought leadership he brought accountability he brought just a good excuse me he brought a great vibe to this Ravens team and again he got the whole world saying big trust. This dude brought support to the team and he just brought chemistry energy and just like I said just pure leadership man and that's the stuff that was off the field he didn't even talk about the numbers that he put up he had about I think eleven hundred yards I think like eight Russian touchdowns and he was a very big part of this offense he helped in the running game obviously he helped in the passing game because he caught passes out of the backfield got very reliable hands Mark Ingram he was real deal and I expect him to continue to do what he did to pick up right where he left off last year but there's something that happened during this off season that kind of make you just scratch your head and wonder a little bit how long Mark Ingram is gonna really remain the starter for and that's something that happened was when the Ravens selected JK Dobbins in the second round of this year's NFL draft. JK Dobbins from the early eye test he looks like he can do it all he is he got speed he's strong he got hands he is a complete like complete complete running back and it's been a question that's come up so many times throughout this offseason especially after the drafts of course but when is JK Dobbins gonna end up taking over that starting role when are the Ravens gonna announce that he is the starter some people envision it early on in the season I've seen some people say hey after like week 3-4 expect them to give it to JK now me I don't have a definitive timetable on when I expect JK Dobbins to be the starter I do expect him to end up being the starter eventually because you don't just draft a running back in the second round when your current running backs are not tied to you for too long in the future Mark Ingram for this year next year Gus Edwards for this year and possibly next year and then Justice Hill he's tied up for a couple more years as of right now now of course we got roster cut down so that could end up changing but we'll see how that goes but you don't just draft a running back in the second round to have him just pulse it up chilling just vibing relax no oh no because the last running back that they drafted in the second round at that exact same spot that they drafted JK Dobbins in who wears the exact same number that JK Dobbins wears he ended up becoming a star for these Ravens and not saying that JK Dobbins is going to follow those footsteps on the field I mean we would hope so he would actually exceed him that would be nice but we know that they are going to use this guy JK Dobbins is definitely gonna have a big role on this offense and I mean hey don't take it from me coach Harbaugh said it himself at a presser a few days ago and it said while boy Mark Ingram remains and starting running back for the Ravens coach Harbaugh said that rookie JK Dobbins is probably going to have a significant role and if it's John Harbaugh saying that like Harbaugh's backing you up in front of the public like putting it out there in front of the public if Harbaugh backing you then you in a pretty good spot on this team because if Harbaugh gives those answers was like oh well we'll see oh well we'll think about it oh well we'll look into it could be like oof and we all know about that doghouse we all know about that doghouse some players done got in there and never came back but JK seems to be in a good spot and he also said confidence plus coach ability plus talent that's a pretty good combination and he's got all of that and that's what Harbaugh said about JK Dobbins so how long is it gonna be me I said toward the end of this season and if not toward the end of this season to certainly at the beginning of next is when I think JK Dobbins will end up being a starter now I think it's gonna be one of those things where it could end up being one of them situations where of course Mark Ingram will start and again this is no offense to Mark Ingram at all cuz we all love Mark Ingram Ravens man cuz Saints Saints fans told us Saints or I remember when Ravens first signed Mark Ingram so many Saints fans were hurt but at the same time they were happy because he was going to the Ravens you know Ravens and Saints is this bond between Ravens and Saints that just cannot and will not ever be broken but when Ravens first signed Mark Ingram Saints were Saints fans they were very upset but they were happy but they let us know you can check the comment section of those videos check the comment section of the video we signed Mark Ingram that we did Saints fans came through like crazy and they were like oh this hurts but we glad that he went to y'all cuz we know y'all gonna treat him right and you see how that went so but I think it's gonna be one of those cases where Mark Ingram is doing this thing but when JK Dobbins comes in to spell him to give him a break it could end up being one of those things where he just he just seems like he just ready to like blow up man ready to take off ready to explode ready to make a big play man that's that's just how he looks and of course he did his thing in college of course but now we have to see how that translates to the NFL he definitely got to prove himself on the NFL level but I just I don't know I'm just I'm not worried about that at all like there's not one piece of me that feels like oh man I'm worried if JK Dobbins is gonna be able to hang with the big boys in the NFL no I'm not I'm not concerned about that like whatsoever like at all so we just gonna have to wait and see we're just gonna have to wait and see but then you also got Gus Edwards Gus Edwards of course always looking like a giant looking like just big strong and ready that's how Gus Edwards looks ready that's the best word to explain his physical condition he's ready so what happens with him this and again Ravens did say this early on they said it's a good problem to have because it is because you got three quality running backs for Justice Hill to now can't forget about Justice Hill and we're gonna see what happens with in at that fourth running back spot because again Mark Ingram lock JK Dobbins lock Gus Edwards pretty much a lock everybody else is up in the air and that's why it's just such a tough tough tough business man the decisions that have to be made on the daily the moves oh it's tough man and you feel bad for people you really do because this is their livelihood it's such a cut-throat business it's a business to where you just never know what's gonna happen next it's a business to where every everything you do is in the public eye everything about your job is in the public eye how long you've been at your job if you then moved around to multiple jobs if you've had problems at your job how much you get paid at your job your performance at your job all of that is public it's on public display and if anybody ever forgets about your performance at your job they can just go on YouTube and look it up they can go to the all 22 and look it up they can see all of that so it's like there's nothing private about it and that's another reason why it makes it so tough but anyway again this they have a good problem but it is a problem I hope it doesn't turn into a problem because I would say I don't think it's going to you never know but I hope it doesn't hope Raven still just have that continue that that winning culture and everybody everybody eats everybody ain't gonna get to eat every game there but hopefully they can divvy up that ball in the running game a good amount to everybody it's not gonna be even it's not gonna be fair so to speak but you got to go with your hot hands go what's working and please don't fix a what's broken what's not broken excuse me so we'll see how this whole thing works out man but again JK Dobbins is in a really good spot because hardball got his back and if hardball got your back oh you you said so anyway team keep it clean I appreciate y'all I love y'all and I'm out