 The team keeping clean, the Ravens had a presser today that featured offensive coordinator, Greg Roman, special teams coordinator, Chris Horton, a defensive coordinator, Mike McDonald and Ravens new safety, Marcus Williams. And Greg Roman in this press conference, when speaking about the offense, well obviously he talks about the offense, he's an offensive coordinator, but he said that they need to adapt, evolve and adjust. And when he said that I was thinking, I just, I hope this is not one of those things where it's like another one of those sound bites in those clips that, you know, the Ravens fans, because Ravens fans, they remember everything. When Greg Roman said, hey, we about to forge a new identity, Ravens fans, they reminded him of that every single week. When Greg Roman said, hey, we got some stuff in the vault, Ravens fans, they still talking about that vault till this day. So I just hope that this is one of those things that we see it, we see that promise delivered. But we'll see how this thing goes because Ravens have definitely built this Greg Roman offense. They got the offensive line, right? They got about 23 tight ends on the squad right now. Lamar should be back. They got about 16 running backs. So they like, hey, G-Roll, we got you. So anyway, it started off, it like cut it, the press has started off like cutting into Greg Roman. He was already speaking, but anyway, he was asked about Lamar Jackson not being there and we know that's a hot topic right now. I think Ravens only got like four more days left for OTA, something like that. But anyway, talked about Lamar Jackson not being there. He said he not gonna get into Lamar, not being there. He said their job as coaches is to develop everybody to their fullest when they're here, we can do that. And I'm sure Lamar is working hard, but I'm sure he'll also have a chance to talk to you guys sometime about him not being at OTAs. And I don't know, man. I don't know. I'm not trying to like start anything, but hearing the way that John Harbaugh spoke about Lamar Jackson say, oh, he'll tell you about that when he does or whatever, I'll let him tell you about that. And then hearing and seeing the way Greg Roman responded to that question too, just really thrown it on Lamar. It was like, it just, it seemed like it's something, but I don't know. I don't know, but it just seems a little bit off. The vibe just seems off. I don't know if it's only me. And if y'all don't feel that way, hey, let me know. But if you caught that same kind of vibe from Harbaugh and Greg Roman, it just seemed like the vibe is off. Anyway, he said about the young wide receivers that they are diligent. Said the core guys are taking another step like Bateman, Proshay, Duvenay, and Tyler Wallace. But he said that, he said they're still seeing progress. And he said they're not doing any game planning right now. You know, OTAs, they don't do none of the game planning stuff yet. He talked about Charlie Caller. He said that he's a really big target. A good all-around player. Said Isaiah likely is good at doing things unscripted. And he does good as a receiver. Now, I don't know if he was mentioning like a wide receiver or just a receiving tight end as in a pass catcher. So anyway, he says that when they envision what they can do, it'll be different from last year and different from the year before as well. So those differences, anyway. He said Boyle looks like a completely new guy than he did before. And that's cool. We hope that he is. We just hope that Boyle stays, we really hope that everybody stays healthy, really. Cause that's been, we hope everybody stays healthy. Cause I mean, you ain't even got to get into it. Now he talked about Tyler Lindenbaum, him taking reps with the ones and whatnot. And Greg Roman said that it's his goal to have Lindenbaum laying in bed, shaking, worrying about the next thing. And by training camp for him not to be worried about it anymore. So as far as his assignments, his techniques, all that good stuff that he wanted him to be like sweating over all that stuff right now, but then come training camp, it'd be like, oh, okay. I remember those days back when I was sweating and I was worried about that, but I ain't worried about it no more. So I was like, okay, good. I'm glad you explained that G-Roll. Cause we ain't want to have another one of those Michael Pittman, Junior Matt Ryan comments. But anyway, he also reiterated that they are getting a lot done, but that they only have on shorts and it's no pads. And he wanted to really make that clear. And I appreciated that about Greg Roman's part of the presser because we know like right now we are all fiends for football. We all just want some, we want to see more and more. And of course as we draw closer and closer to football being here, it's like, oh man, we just want to see something. So if you see somebody get master and OTA is like, oh, they got more, it can be really exciting. And it's nothing wrong with being excited over it, but we still got to remember that there are no pads on. So they not out there tackling, they not hitting, they barely even pressing. So yeah, gotta keep that in mind. He said as far as Lamar Jackson, they are going to be some new things that he'll need to learn, but most of it he already knows, said Lamar should know about 80% of it. And the other 20% that he'll need to learn is sort of play catch up. And he said they want to have more production out of the passing game from the running backs too. And that's something that was expected definitely last year, but then literally everybody got hurt. Now he was asked about, he was asked how his job with it coming with so much public scrutiny, which it does, it really does. I give it to Greg Roman, man, because I'm sure him, his family, they be seeing all this different stuff that people be seeing and they probably like, ooh, yikes. But hey, he still got a job. He still got his job. So he's smiling, everybody faces right now. But he was asked, how do you handle whether it's a former player on NFL network? They didn't say no names, but we knew who they were talking about, Steve Smith senior or a current player. They didn't say no names, but we knew we were talking about Hollywood Brown. What is your philosophy on dealing with it? And he said, we have to stay focused on what we stay focused on. And he said, you're usually your own harshest critic and you know the truth about stuff. And this was it. He said, you shouldn't get set in your ways. You have to adapt, evolve and adjust and don't worry about a thing. So just let's deliver on that. Again, obviously health, that's the biggest thing, but if health is right, let's really deliver on that. You shouldn't get set in your ways. You have to adapt, evolve and adjust. He said it, not me. Moving on, next up was Chris Horton, special teams coach. He said Sam Cooke retired and now he's standing next to him, coach and players. And he said Jordan Stout is a good young player. Said he can do all three kickoffs, punts and he can hold. Now when he said all three, I thought he was gonna be talking about kicking field goals, but he's talking about holding, but he did throw in that he could kick field goals in it as well. He said that he'll be coached to the max and he said with Sam, and I appreciate this a lot, with Sam Cooke, he can give Stout that in-game experience coaching that some of the coaches can't. And that's true. That's why guys like Zachary Orr, the linebacker's coach, he can help out a lot and show these players something that a lot of the coaches can't. Because when you've actually, and this is really with anything, whether it's a job, whether it's football, whatever it may be, if you can have somebody that can be your manager or whatever, your coach or whatever, and they can teach you a lot, but there can be a bit of a disconnect where there's some areas that they just, they've never done it before. They've never done it before. But then you have these people that have been there done that in whatever area or field it is and they can show you things in a completely different way. And a lot of times you find yourself appreciating their teaching to you that much more simply because they have been there done that. They've been in your shoes before so they know exactly what it's like to be in your position. So you can gain a lot of knowledge and wisdom from them because they're no longer in your position, but they're coaching you now, they're training you now, they're managing you now. So you appreciate what they have to say that much more. He talked about this month, just about finding a small little details and fine-tuning them. Said that Stout, he doesn't have to be Sam Cook, he just gotta be Jordan Stout. And he talked about timing and rhythm for Stout with working with Justin Tucker. Talked about timing being everything. I'm saying, yeah, for sure. Especially when it comes to the kicking game. He said that they did give up a kickoff return that he won't ever let go, but said for them to be a top unit, top special teams unit, they just have to be better than the team that they played the previous week. Now, I'm trying to, when he said that, I didn't look it up because I thought this way was more fun. But I was really trying to remember when, what kickoff return did the Ravens give up last year? Was it the Vikings, was it the Vikings game? Was it a joy? I feel like it was the Vikings game because I think the Vikings game was when they, they gave it a big touchdown to Justin Jefferson. And I think they gave up a kick return. But I don't remember for sure, but y'all please, please let me know. Cause I'm not gonna look it up. I rather sit, it's more fun this way to look for it in the comments section. But he said that coaching is about keeping it simple. He said, you can actually over coach guys and give them too much. And I appreciate it when he said that. He said, you don't want to do that. Take it just one play at a time. Then up next was Mr. Mike McDonald, the Ravens new defensive coordinator. He said the system is coming along fine. And he said it's taking him a bit of time, really getting used to going from coaching one position group like he was before with the Ravens to coaching the entire defense. There's a lot of responsibility right there. He said the game is slowing down for Patrick Queen. And this, again, this is another big year for Patrick Queen. Big year. If Patrick Queen can just maintain a level of consistency, Patrick Queen can do some really nice things. He can do some really, really nice things. And we hope that Patrick Queen can just, because again, the flashes were there. The promise was there. He did have some hiccups here and there too. But it's about showing more flashes than hiccups. That's all. Because there's always gonna be hiccups from everybody. No matter how great, no matter how good a player, they're always gonna have the hiccups, but it's about showing the good stuff a lot more. So we just hope that Patrick Queen goes and kills it this year. Because again, this is the year where Ravens have to decide, all right, after this season, if they're gonna pick up Patrick Queen's fifth year option or not. So we'll see what happens with that. He said with Kyle Hamilton, he is as advertised. He said with the rookies, they have to keep finding things to mess up on. Because if they doing everything perfect, then like, what are you gonna coach them on? Not that you can't coach them, but if they doing everything perfect, then like, where's the critiquing gonna come from? Where's the, like, so you get what he's saying. He was asked, what will Chuck Clark's role be? He said it's too early to tell. He said they aren't really asking them to play positions all the time. He said things will change by situation and game plan. So he is very, very vague on Chuck Clark. And it started getting me to wonder. But anyway, he was asked, how do you anticipate the pass rush developing? And he said with the pass rush, it'll be as they figure out who can do what. What does this guy specialize in? Oh, okay, what's his specialty and whatnot? And he said the pass rush is really married to what you're doing in coverage. He's like, oh, well, that's a really great answer. And it makes sense. So then last but not least, and I think actually he had the least amount of time up here because Marcus Williams, when he came on and he was off, when he first stepped up there though, I got hype because I can't lie, I got hype. I saw the hoodie and that like that style of hoodie. I saw the arms cut off. And I said, hold up, just do a little bigger than I thought. But I saw the arms cut off. I said, hold on, is that Marcus Peters or Marcus Williams? Cause for a quick second, he looked like Marcus Peters. I was like, oh, he's back, but it was Marcus Williams. But still shout out to Marcus Williams them. But again, it was really, really quick. He said the Ravens practice is good, really fast pace. Said Mike McDonald puts the defense in a way where they can learn it fast and efficiently. He said that they don't just play one position on the defense, but they can play each position. And that's been a constant that we've been hearing all off season, that it's almost gonna be, you know how they like to say positionless basketball? It's almost sounds like it's gonna be positionless football, not necessarily to that extent, but to where a guy, yeah, he's a safety, but okay, he coming down to play some corner a little bit. They may give you different looks, have guys all over the field and you just don't know what's going on. That kind of remind me of Rex Ryan a little bit. Shout out to Rex, man. He said that OTAs have been good for him to get to know his new teammates. And that's true, cause he had been in New Orleans for the past like four or five years. He said, always adding extra pieces to your defense and adding depth is good. Cause that's when they asked him about how he felt when they drafted Kyle Hamilton. And he was also asked, how much is Chuck Clark helping you? He said that he asked Chuck a lot of questions. And he's definitely a leader and someone that he latched on to. So this was a cool little quick presser. I feel like, again, I don't think they have any more OTAs for the rest of this week, but I'm not 1,000% sure on that, but we'll of course, we'll see how it goes. But anyway, team keeping clean, appreciate y'all. Shout out to G-Roll, Chris Horton, Mike McDonald and Marcus Williams for giving us fans some of that time with this presser. And shout out to the Ravens for even presenting in the first place. I love y'all, I appreciate y'all and we out.