 And keep it clean happy Friday. I hope y'all are doing really really good I'm doing good the family is doing good Appreciate y'all now. We are gonna get back to questions from subscribers tomorrow But something that I was thinking about and I wanted to get you all's feedback because right now We're not at the midpoint of the season, but we are on the bye week So we got some extra time to analyze some extra time to criticize and some extra time to realize exactly where the Ravens are at this point right here and right now and Of course with the injuries to J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards that did injustice here, too That did the Ravens absolutely no favors whatsoever in the running back department But something in a way that I felt I know some other people felt this way too But I can only speak for myself Well a way that I felt was that I those are big losses But running back with the Ravens. Yeah plug-and-play will be straight. Okay, cool the running game It'll it'll slack off a little bit, but ain't gonna be nothing too crazy, right? wrong We definitely see every week. We definitely feel every single week Just how much J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards are really missed with this Ravens offense So the Ravens like any team that's dealing with injuries They had to adjust they had to compensate and they had to replace So the way that they replaced them was by adding Latavius Murray They added Devonte Freeman and they also added a Levy on bail and somebody who was already on the roster was Tyson Williams now initially When I was thinking about this my initial thoughts were gonna be like how would how do I was Levy on bail? How has Levy on bail been this season because I felt like with Levy on bail out of all the running backs Like he was the one where I felt like the expectations would be the highest But then I thought wait a minute. We might as well talk about all four So while we dive into this sit back relax and Let's have a conversation. Well, we can start this conversation by looking at numbers now in my opinion The numbers for the running game They tell some of the story, but they don't really tell the whole thing if we look at Latavius Murray, obviously we're excluding Lamar Jackson He's not a running back. Well, it actually depends on who you ask cuz you know some people still this. Oh, he's running anyway No Latavius Murray He has a 59 rushes for 212 yards. He's averaging 3.6 yards carry Tyson Williams, he has 33 rushes for 180 yards. He's averaging 5.5 yards a carry Devontae Freeman. He has 20 what rushes for 109 yards. He's averaging 5.4 yards a carry Levy on bail. He has 17 rushes for 34 yards. He's averaging 2.2 yards a carry about say 2.0 yards per carry So just to start off with Levy on bail because like I said, I felt like the expectations for him Were the highest because of just who he is Because of what he's done in this league Because of the type of player that he is and we know Levy on bail We know he was a baller obviously more so with the Pittsburgh Steelers more than anybody Much more than he was with the Jetson way more than he was with the Chiefs But Levy on bail he used to be that dude. So when the Ravens brought him over Initially, I told y'all I did not feel like he was the best fit I I feel like and with his decision-making it was just he I just felt like he was just too patient I felt like he was just way too patient of a runner and it wasn't gonna be a good fit So then I just sat back I watched film on him and then I was like wait a minute He has the ability to make quick decisions because I saw him do that when I was watching film I was like, he's not just he is a patient runner, but he can also Move quickly. He can also make his decisions like that So I was like, okay, so we're gonna need the latter Levy on bail to show up for the Ravens and so far I mean just be straight up. It's been a disappointment so far It's been a disappointment with Levy on bail so far and and it has seemed as if the Ravens They they you could tell they really want to make this thing work And not saying that it can because there's still a lot of season left and right now I really got no choice anyway, but you could tell the Ravens They really value Levy on bail now blocking wise. Okay, Levy on bail You've been doing this thing for the most part, especially in the Broncos game But Levy on bail as a blocker. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah Running the ball. It just it hasn't been there so far It really hasn't in the Ravens have almost been like especially the last game It just felt like they were almost just force-feeding Levy on bail to where they're like, all right He got to make something. All right, we're gonna get that old Levy up. All right Levy off He gonna show okay. All right, this gonna be the play but it just it wasn't happening and I do commend them though because you want to Get a hot hand hot in the way that you get somebody's hand hot you keep giving them the ball You keep giving them opportunities. You keep giving them chances So I respect that the Ravens were doing that but with Levy on bail adjusts. It hasn't been working yet So it's to be determined and one thing that I've been really surprised about Something that we've all kind of expected But at the same time even though we expected I was still a little bit worried about it was Levy on bail as a receiver I was wondering oh man, okay We all expected the Ravens to really use Levy on bail more as a receiver But they hadn't really done it much and something that I was concerned about if the Ravens were to use him as a Receiver would be too. All right. Hopefully they don't do those things where like they used to do with Lamar Obviously different player different position, but in different value to the team But I remember when when Lamar used to come out on the field You knew the play before he was starting when Joe Flacco was still starting You knew every time you saw that number eight. He's keeping the ball. That's it. He's keeping the ball They ain't going to nobody a nine point nine times out of ten Lamar is gonna keep the ball So they could key in on him. So what I didn't want to happen with Levy on bail was I you never Every time you see that number 17 out there. That means Levy on bail is gonna get the ball That's that's what we didn't want to happen But he just he hasn't had it yet Every time he gets the ball it like it just feels like everything is going in slow motion It feels like just everything just slows way down. There was a play against the charges Actually a couple of them. Oh every time you touch the ball But there was one against the charges where I think Lamar pitched it to him And maybe I'm Bill got the ball and it was like Lamar was going going then he pitched it and then he's then leaving I'm Bill got and you just start moving slow But he just he doesn't have that same burst And maybe it could be because the blocks aren't developing properly in front of him Because we know the offensive line has not been a good offensive line this year especially run blocking they just a lot of Defensive linemen linebackers they'll be in the backfield quick I mean, they be in the backfield quick for a lot of passing plays too But certainly when it comes to run blocking it has been rough But again his style and we've seen the patient runs to we've seen the runs with Levy on bail He'll wait and he kind of like do that thing with his hand where he directs the offensive line He's like waiting waiting waiting waiting and then he waited a little bit too long You didn't linebacker. Oh tackle for a two-yard loss so my Analysis with Levy on bail at this point of the season it just It hasn't worked out so far With him in the Ravens and again, hopefully they get more comfortable with each other Hopefully their offensive line gets stronger. They could just become a unit Like really become a unit and really get this run game going because the passing game We know the passing game could do its thing but if you could get the run game because it's with the Ravens sometimes it can be one or the other and We will love it for it to be both But the fact that we have in this conversation right now in the running game has not been what it used to be and The Ravens are sitting at five and two That's a beautiful thing. That's a beautiful thing If you would have told me told a lot of us going into this season the Ravens running game They I mean outside of Lamar Ravens running game ain't really gonna be none. Ain't gonna be none special and And and and you would have told us that JK Dobbins and Gus Edward and Justice Hill all went down So what do you think the record is gonna be do seven games? Man, I I couldn't even tell you know, I don't even want to think about it But the fact that they're sitting at five and two right now despite that says a lot about this team Now moving on from Levy on bail Latavius Murray And he's been with the Ravens from the beginning of the season like right before the beginning of seasons because Saints were like All right, which we're gonna okie-dokie. We want you to take a pay cut We're gonna we're gonna make him take a pay cut right before the season starts. And you know what? He ain't gonna have any suitors because Most teams Ross is already set like oh, we good. We're gonna get him. He's about to get this pay cut We're gonna keep a Tavius Murray. Let's get it man. All right. Hey Latavius. What's up? Hey, what's going on champ? We need you to take a pay cut. Yeah, you just need to reduce the salary by a couple million died. How about that? No, I don't want to do it And then Saints are probably looking around like what you did you turn us that what? And nope, I don't want to do it and he didn't do it got released and When he got released he said he knew about the situation with the Ravens I mean he said he said he wanted to play for the Ravens. And when he said that I'm like No, this this stuff just don't work like that in the Ravens favor like that. It ain't gonna happen like nah It ain't gonna happen. It happened It happened And I was like, oh wow Wow And in no world did I ever think that the Ravens were gonna sign the Vonte Freeman and the Levy on bail and Latavius Murray He signed all three of them but with the Tavius Murray With his style His style I felt like his style. It was a decent fit. It was definitely wasn't what we had but it was like a Like Gus Edwards is north and south guy, I mean he can move a little east and west now too, but he's that's your north and south guy The Tavius Murray is very north himself. He's he's higher though He's high up cuz he's like six six two something like that six one six two So I want to say his style is similar to Gus Edwards, but it's like similar but not similar all at the same time If you get what I mean But so far I feel like with the Tavius Murray He just I feel like their expectations with him Although I feel like they don't really and maybe because it may be it's my expectations Cuz I feel like with the Ravens I feel like they don't really expect him to pop for some big run the pop for some big gain Or I don't know where I feel like that that's not the expectation with him I feel like when they hand him the ball they expect him to get like three four yards and they expect him to always fall forward Always just go that they don't expect him to do all the dancing around and stuff and all that straight up straight forward That's it. Hit the hole get what you can get and that's it But again, that might just be my expectations Cuz that's what we usually see from the Tavius Murray now you pop off like Seven eight yards sometimes here and there but nothing crazy. But again, that's the expectation Now one thing to keep in mind that we've seen a lot a lot less RPOs a lot less and I think a huge reason for that is because the Just them being familiar with the RPO them being familiar with Lamar Jackson Then the chemistry is just still off So it makes it a lot harder for the Ravens to run that RPO that is so used to running with JK They do so used to running with Gus Edwards He was even yet used to running with Justice It makes it harder because these guys they ain't come from offenses with that these guys They're not used to Lamar like JK again JK and Gus and Justice and so they missed big time They are missed big time because they knew Lamar Lamar knew them They knew like they know when Lamar puts it in their chest They knew if Lamar either gonna pull or he gonna he gonna get handed off They knew But now you got these guys that you just had to pick up off the street out of nowhere and They don't know him like that. So I think that's a huge reason why the RPO just has not been there because of That they don't know him like that. They're not familiar with this system yet So we'll see how that goes in the future now um But yeah, well the tabious Murray. He's uh, again, I think I feel like he's just done what's expected But again, I think I'm thinking of my own expectations Because I don't know what the Ravens expect from him But they do value him and they do really appreciate him because he came in and We was all like, alright Tyson Tyson Tyson this Tyson that But the tabious Murray came in and Ravens like oh, no Y'all see y'all saying tie we saying tape Tavius Murray So he definitely took it from Tyson Williams and just to transition from One running back to the next Tyson Williams Tyson Williams somebody that I defended heavy y'all already know cuz I wanted him to get the shot Because this was his opportunity because again injuries. They suck. They're the worst But what they do is provide opportunity for people who may not have gotten it out that opportunity It happens Injuries of the guy in front of you just hasn't been doing well stuff happens guys come up Look at Gus Edwards It happens Got stuff happens, man So with that being said Tyson Williams, I was like, this is his chance and what he showed us in the preseason. I'm like, all right. Let's go Let's go Then even in the Raiders game he had popped off for a couple of big runs early on He did have that fumble on the sideline You know how hard boy is about for me and really any coach about fumble You just put that ball on the ground and you not if you put that ball on the ground and you're not one of my top guys Oh, yeah to the doghouse you go Now he was a top guy. He fumbled the ball. How about be like, oh There was no fumble challenge that but you're not one of the top guys. So you can't drop the ball Well with Tyson Williams, I just felt like he was our best runner our most explosive runner our Runner who would hit the hole He could make somebody missing he had a good amount of speed to to where when he accelerates even when he makes a cut He doesn't decelerate. He still keeps that speed. I'm like, all right. This guy. Yes Okay, even though he lost cause even though he lost JK. He still got Tyson Ty Ty, let's go and In the Raiders game again early on I think the first half he had seven carries was doing this thing Then the second half he had two carries And I was like, whoa, what what happened? Where'd he go? disappeared and Then that's just that's how it would be throughout the remainder of the season till this point He would just be involved less and less and less and then he's got he was inactive for what two games, I believe He was inactive. I was like, oh, okay and I just knew that the Ravens they they they didn't they fell out of favor with him I mean, they were never really in favor with him, but they fell out of favor with him they fell out of love with him and It's just this is one of those situations right now It's like, all right, when are y'all gonna move on because that's the expectation for me right now I've said it in multiple videos that I don't expect him to be with the Ravens when they play the Vikings But I just I don't I just you can just tell actions speak louder than words and By the actions and their usage of Tyson Williams, you can tell like they like no this guy No, and It's hard for me to defend that to defend him and With what happened in the last game against the Bengals on that fourth We're really that I think it was the same series the same drive where it was the fourth down and And Lamar hit he was either calling the audible or he needed to tell Tyson to move so it's something It's just Tyson just didn't get it He didn't get it and Lamar was like telling him something da da da da and Tyson's like what? and That play clock is just going going going times ticking ticking ticking and That that was bad But then that wasn't even the worst part the worst part was on the fourth down play Where Lamar threw in the ball he made one man miss it's like okay even the game. It wasn't over It was close to being up, but it wasn't over yet, but Lamar threw in the ball. He made one guy miss then after that he ended up running out of bounds and If you are not given effort Despite what the Ravens are doing with you even if it's like man, these guys they trying me They ain't use me. They ain't giving me no PT. They got me right and pine man like come If you get an opportunity and you don't give effort It's tough to defend man It's tough Even if the game is over man. It's like That like cuz the Ravens cuz you just never know caravans. We've seen it this year They don't they done pull some crazy stuff, man They done pull some crazy stuff But if you you give up like it and he get just ran out of bounds didn't even get tackled just ran out of bounds Didn't try to cut up didn't try to pitch it back to just ran out of bounds And I was like wow I just It was creating those fourth down it was it was crazy So even though Tyson is the best runner still the most explosive He's got the most potential out of these guys in the Ravens offense. I Just I don't I don't see him remaining with the team and if by some chance somehow some way he does He's not gonna get the opportunities He's not and in order for him to get any opportunity something crazy would have to happen to all the guys in front of him But he is not going to be getting opportunities not at not especially not after that game like he was already not getting the opportunities But then for what happened in the last it's definitely not happening there And it's tough man. It's tough. It's tough So that's that for Tyson Williams now Devante Freeman Devante Freeman was somebody that I felt like I remember when on the Ravens when they had Latavius, I mean no that when they had Devante Freeman and Levy on Belling for a visit I Was like Devante Freeman is the better fit Because Devante Freeman He still got some burst left. He still got some juice left and he makes his decisions quick So in the mud put it in his chest. He'd go. Oh, he take off. That's it. Okay. Cool. That's what we need And then a like I said they signed both of them. Okay, bring them all on that's fine But he he started off. I think his first or second run of His Ravens career was it was a long one But then he started getting like like little happy feet got a little hesitant And maybe he just maybe it's cuz he don't trust the offensive line. He like man He's dudes like these guys not blocking And maybe it's just maybe he just had ended up being a hesitant runner, maybe he didn't trust himself Maybe he didn't trust whatever hole he thought he saw But then you saw as as the time has been going on he's been looking more and more comfortable as The season has been going on. He's been he's been trending up quite a bit So I've been loving that from Devante Freeman. So now right now at this point I feel like he is our best or our best runner that will get an opportunity like that's Devante Freeman and He's also been showing this stuff in the passing game too, especially in that comeback against the Colts He was eating man The model that he kept dumping it off to him over and over and over coach want to leave him open Okay, Lamar check down boom. He Devante Freeman But I've been he's been a running back. That's been trending up For me with the Ravens because I feel like with Levy on bail He's been trending down. It's not it's not like the arrow is like pointing straight down But it's like slowly slanting down with a tabious Murray. Um, it's been sort of just Not flat line. Let's use that time, but it's been just That just the arrow been straight like he hasn't been trending up. He hasn't been trending down for me It's just been boom like that Tyson Williams He trending like way down Only because of the situation and again that fourth down play and then of course the way that they didn't haven't used him But Devante Freeman, he he would be trending up for me So, yeah, so hopefully Ravens they can get more out of their running backs with again a big part of it is the offensive line for sure But it's also the running backs to It's also them The offensive line can't be perfect every single play. We wish they could be but we know they're not and we definitely know They're not So if these running backs, they just they got to do a little bit more a little bit more Of course the tabious Murray when he comes back healthy He'll be featured a bit more Nate McCrary who's on a practice squad Would not be surprised if he got a shot Really wouldn't wouldn't be surprised if he got a shot. He ended up getting like a call-up or something Just so they could see a little bit so We'll see me Anyway, team keep it clean. I appreciate y'all. I love y'all. Thank you all for listening And of course, I already know y'all will but let me know how you feel about all these running backs that the Ravens got How they've been doing how they've been fitting in and if you think they will continue to fit in a little bit better Well, you think there's some relationships are just not a match. We out