 If you know the Baltimore Ravens, you know on offense, they pride themselves on running the ball That is their bread and butter. That's where everything starts and a lot of times everything finishes So last year was an anomaly for the Ravens while statistically they were still Technically a good rushing team. It wasn't the same as it's been in years before One of those reasons was because the offensive line was just big yikes But an even bigger reason was because they lost JK Dobbins They lost Gus Edwards and they lost Justice Hill I'm a probably even bigger reason because they lost Lamar Jackson But this year going into 2022 season the expectation is that JK Dobbins He can come back at full strength Gus Edwards He can come back at full strength Justice Hill can come back at full strength And maybe they sprinkle in a little bit of Tyson Williams. Hey, who knows but with that being said There's a lot of unknown Because even though you expect somebody to be back you expect somebody to be healthy Especially since all three of those running backs. They missed the entire year Not one of all three of them were done before week four the preseason. So with that being said Stay ready. So you ain't got to get ready. You always need to have a contingency plan You always need to have a backup plan in place just in case Even if rehab is going great, even if the surgery went clean, even if right now those guys are looking good You still just don't know So that's why I wasn't mad when I saw the report that we all did this morning That the Ravens are talking to Melvin Gordon about a deal Let's read the report from Ian Rappaport He said a free agent running back Melvin Gordon the top player available at his position is in discussions with the Ravens on a Potential deal. So it said the Broncos starter is a person of interest in Baltimore Don't don't make it sound like he like a criminal So don't don't make it sound like a criminal person of interest. Anyway, um Which still has a need at running back So the Ravens are talking to Melvin Gordon about a potential deal And so that's legitimate interest But I hope you don't get a chance to go play in LA again cuz Anyway So I'm not mad at this and Melvin Gordon is somebody who I was looking at his numbers I was like, okay Okay, I was like, he's surprisingly still very productive over these past couple of years with the Broncos He had 986 Russian yards in 2020 and had nine touchdowns to go along with it then last year He had 918 yards and got eight touchdowns to go with and his average is he averaged 4.6 yards in 2020 and 4.5 yards in 2021 So it's not and again last year you it was hard to um be over overly critical of the Ravens attempts to just salvage their running game or salvage their running backs because It just all it's like it all happened all at once and it was it was so sad to see But I was very upset with the lack of use of one of their younger running backs who showed the best flashes But anyway, not another topic for another day But when they sign a Devontae Freeman's like, oh, okay, but when they sign Levee on bail I was like, oh, okay. Oh, they sign Latavius Merz Okay, it could be like Augusta it was or something like that, but it just It didn't work out It didn't work out and I think one of the biggest reasons for that was because there was just a lack of Familiarity with the system lack of familiarity with Lamar Jackson and that was a big reason I think a lot of those RPOs they were gone last year They were not a part of the Ravens game last year because those guys weren't there in training camp They got picked up right before the season started So they had to have a lot of OJT that on the job training They had to learn as they went they had to learn as the season went and we saw it worked for Devontae Freeman He started off Oh He got a little something left in the tank, but that tank might be running on he soon But he said no, no, no, no, let me fill it up And he let let it be known that he could still play and I was actually I was for sure Confident that he was gonna be somebody that they brought back. I thought that he'll be somebody that they brought back on like a Cheap deal like and a deal that wouldn't have like no real guarantees in it And I thought he was gonna be sort of like a camp body at running back so they could really see what they had in a Gus Edwards and JK Dobbins and Justice Hill to see if their guys were all the way back yet Or if they still needed some time because again, like we said earlier, the expectation is that they're gonna be ready but at the same time you just You got to play it smart and you got to play it safe And now you don't you don't want to necessarily act like they won't be ready But again, you got to have a plan in place and you know what I do respect this plan because This is quality over quantity It is because this is somebody that can still start It's somebody that's there's still a starter And we know um, I believe it was a Givante Williams that is the Broncos young up and coming running back that cuz that was the one that dread drug Marlon Humphrey like 20 yards What that boys that boys in Marlon Humphrey for a ride last year man, he took him for a ride man like 20 yards up the field I was like, oh, that was so nasty, but Raven they they tightened up after that. They really did But yeah, Melvin Gordon again quality man quality So you looked at a Devontae Freeman last year and then you look at Melvin Gordon now and in last year too And you compare the two and it's like, okay, he still got some good legs up under me You know Devontae Freeman there too now but I'm not mad at this move at all now couple things to watch for Because when we find out the details of the con well, hold up He even he got to even get a contract first and this is a running back. It's not a receiver. It's not a Offensive but it's a running back. So, you know, like you gotta feel like this deal is gonna get done for sure Because it's a running back. But anyway, um Let's see if this deal gets done, which I do expect it to The details of the deal will tell us a lot about how they feel about Melvin Gordon And how they feel about J. K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards as well. The reason I say that The terms of the deal the length of the deal And with the Ravens cap room since the Ravens, they always strap for cash With their cap room You could expect it to be like a two-year deal Maybe a two-year deal with an option. Maybe a two-year deal with all the guarantees on the first year And not much in the second year so they can sort of stretch out the cap hit a bit But as far as the money The money will tell me if they really do plan on keeping him on the roster For this season if they really plan on him being there for the entirety Of the season now with the timing of well the possibility of the timing of this possible deal This this deal's done right now around this time They're usually guys that are there for the for the season Usually if a guy is signed like after the draft, maybe a like in june july Those guys they it could be a little bit shaky But if they were to sign him now It would tell me it would let me know that they probably want to keep him around But another thing too If they do sign Melvin Gordon, that'll probably be the end of justice hill And with justice hill I remember last year they And I Should have done research on it because I've been meaning to for the longest but I always forget Last year when they put justice hill on injured reserve, they put them on like this It was called like waved injured reserve. It was something like that. It was not regular injured reserve It was like waved injured reserve So I figured what that meant was that they were waving him from the team like cutting him from the team And if nobody claimed him then he would revert back to injured reserve for the ravens And then maybe the following season he might be a free agent But I don't know what the status is on it because Whenever I would see like ravens, uh, their cap numbers and different people on the team's cap hits I would always see justice hill on there. So I'm not sure what the wave injured reserve was but Regardless if they with them signing Melvin Gordon if I keep saying the wind But if they signed Melvin Gordon because again, sometimes some of these things fall through I mean extra ravens. They know all about it. They've been getting turned down all summer But well all spring ain't summertime yet, uh, but If um, if this does go according to their plan, um, then that will probably mark The end of justice hill Uh, so That would be something to think about So we'll see Anyway team keep it clean. I appreciate y'all. I love y'all. We got a very busy Friday coming up Uh, so y'all make sure you turn your notifications on So you could stay up to date with whatever it is that's going on with the ravens And anything else that we may have in store too. I love y'all and again, I appreciate you all Thank you for 53,000 subscribers Um, that's that's a lot of people and a lot of crazy people that made the decision to click that subscribe button But I appreciate you all for sticking it out with me. Um, I appreciate you all for supporting And thank you for allowing us to be so much fun for you. 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