 Whenever you've been working at a job for a while been putting in your time there and then you end up getting a significant promotion When you get that significant promotion and normally comes with a nice pay raise But also added responsibilities and added expectations And depending on what your job is depending on what the title is what department you in Whatever area of your company that you're covering that may also come with an added responsibility Leadership and that seems to be the case for Lamar Jackson with the Baltimore Ravens Now we already know and knew that Lamar Jackson was a leader We've seen that from his rookie year moving forward But it seems like with each year the leadership aspect has grown a bit because we remember before like when he was a rookie He was more of a quiet leader And not that now he's just rah rah rah and da da da type of leader because he doesn't have to be that but now with him especially being in more control of this Baltimore Ravens offense, it's expected that he becomes more of a Vocal leader now whenever we as Ravens fans talk about leadership And it's unfair to literally everybody every Ravens player who has taken on a role of leadership But it's had it happens. It's what we do is it's just ingrained in our minds Whenever we talk about leadership as Ravens fans first thing we think about is Ray Lewis It's first thing we think about and how Ray Lewis was Ray Lewis was the rah rah and get him hyped and all that you always heard Ray Lewis that was like Extremely vocal leadership and we loved it. We embraced it. It took it on and we got so used to it And that's all we always say when Ray Lewis left when he retired That's for me personally. That's when I realized. Oh leadership is something that's I Just didn't appreciate it enough But now with Lamar Jackson him getting ready to just take a significant role Just increase the Significant role that he already had because it's not like Lamar Jackson is going from not being a leader to all of a sudden being leader no, no, no because he's been a leader for this team for the longest but now things will be different and One of the ways that they'll be different It's tough to lead it makes it harder to lead in my opinion when you only have So much power depending on what the situation is because every situation is different, but with Lamar Jackson is like When with when the offense was under Greg Roman and whatnot He could still lead but at the same time he could only tell the guys a couple of things They couldn't really make adjustments like that. They couldn't really go no other like that as we learned before That it was very restricted. It was extremely restricted But now with freedom a lot of the guys will really be following his lead They'll be following his command. They'll be following what he says to do because now the restrictions are being taken off and Since there's not gonna be restrictions He's gonna have to hold this thing down and I'm looking forward to seeing Lamar Jackson hold this thing down for the Ravens offense It should be good But what I wanted to talk about in today's video besides the leadership. We never went over his presser You know this person like man that person was like almost it feel like go like three weeks ago We never go I know it wasn't that long ago. We never go his press and we're gonna do adjust that today But team keep it clean Make sure you subscribe to the channel Make sure you turn your notifications on because again, I want y'all to stay up to date with everything everything Leave a like on the video too because it helps out a lot more than you realize so I appreciate y'all supporting I love y'all so much and I really hope everything is going just great for y'all whatever's going on in your life I hope it's going great and if it's not keep going keep going Because you always got later on today, you always got late on tonight You always got tomorrow for stuff to really get turned around So I appreciate y'all but Lamar Jackson when he first came to the point He actually sound like he just woke up and I think it was actually before practice So yeah, he sounded tired man, but he talked about Odell Beckham, Jr. Said Odell looks smooth. He had crisp routes and he had great hands and that's what we like to hear because And I mean, I wasn't expecting to say hey, man. Oh, they look bad. He looked rough He looked all up, but no, that's what we're hoping for from Odell We know what he's capable of and with Odell Beckham, Jr. It's like when you think about it, it's like man this guy Just imagining a healthy Odell Beckham, Jr. Because we saw an unhealthy Odell Beckham, Jr. A couple years ago Tenor League I mean he tore the Ravens up He caught the Raven slip in a couple times scored on the Ravens I think what was it the two-point conversion that the Rams got No, not the two-point where there was a fourth downplay and it went to Odell ain't got it Like so that this may like he yeah He was doing this thing against the Ravens in that Rams were his Ravens game And then of course that same year the Rams won a Super Bowl and he was doing his thing Like he wasn't just along for the ride. No Odell was a big part of the ride So yeah, um, so just imagining seeing that on the Baltimore Ravens healthy. He wasn't even healthy and he was doing that So yeah, I can't wait to see it man But Lamar talked about how he believes it's very important to keep building their chemistry because the season it's like right there It's right there. It's close and I know a lot of fans the way we see it It's like man. No the season so far away. It's the middle of June. We got three months till the season starts for me I feel like it just been moving so fast it's been moving extremely fast and Yeah, we are three months away about like actually less than three months away, but it just It needs to slow down all season either slow down a bit. So anyway, I know most most of y'all probably disagree with that But for me, I it needs to slow down And he was asked are you feeling more comfortable making adjustments? And he said absolutely the more And I've been here it helps the both of us a lot Monkey giving us the keys to the offense and letting us do our thing is helping a lot And that's true because it opens stuff up It allows it puts more responsibility on Lamar's shoulders But he should have been had more responsibility Like he should have been had a lot more responsibility years ago Should have been more put on and I'm sure that was more and more put on his shoulders every year But like something like this having that freedom should have been given to him years ago Anyway, you got five former first-round picks at wide receiver. How much do you think? Of their expectations and Lamar said the guys just had to get out there and do what they do And somebody asked how long do you think it'll take to feel comfortable in Todd Monkin's offense? And Lamar just said that the sky is the limit and that it won't take long to learn the playbook It's just about studying. I said and putting the work in He was asked when he leaves how do how does he want to leave things after the last practice that the Ravens had? He said just let's make ourselves look good out there Somebody asked them that they told a monkey is very keen on small details And is that starting to rub off on you are you starting to be more vocal and Lamar said yeah He is he talked about how Nellie went out for a route that being um Nelson Aguilera Again, that's that's rapport right there. You still you start calling somebody by anything other than a government name Then that's rapport right there, but he said how he went out for a route And Lamar had sort of corrected them on something so and that's what it's about man That's part of the leadership right there just giving people direction And now it's a leader being a leader is not about being a tyrant It's not about oh, I'm better than you. I'm over you. I got more power and more authority over you No, it ain't nothing like that Because they are leaders that do that, but those are usually not good leaders Um, but good leaders are somebody who can be approachable um, who will they they'll come to you with uh fair criticism and whatnot and they'll talk about the But they'll give you both the good and the bad They're not just going to talk about all the bad and that's it. No, they're going to tell you they're going to give you constructive criticism They're going to help build you up. They're going to tell you what you do great They're going to tell you hey what you don't do so great and what you could improve on so That's that's important and with good leaders too. They can accept it as well They can take it Uh, because they know that they're not perfect They know that there's areas that they could improve on too so they're willing to listen So that's important. But anyway, let's get back to this. We're getting sidetracked um With uh with lamar one thing that I noticed when he talked about the offense um He didn't really he wasn't really going for the uh, the big comparisons That wasn't his thing like comparing monk's offense to giro's offense. He did say, yeah, we're getting the keys now But it's like lamar made sure to be very careful. Um, not to take a shot at greg roman Um, and I appreciated that I appreciated that because that's um, that's respect right there even even if he would have um, but that's That that's his character right there and that that was uh significant to me at least Uh, because somebody asked him get in the keys to the offense. Was that something that you were eager for in the past? Do you see? Anyway, he said that he was definitely eager And he said there would be things that they were seeing the game that they didn't see on film But he's glad monkey is letting them get that control um, so yeah So again talking about the past like a we we will see some things and But they just wouldn't be able to really address those things because of the limits of the offense previously So having this freedom is just it's huge in so many different ways um He said that the the goal because he said is how his uh His quote got taken out of context and we talked about that before Back in may or he said the goal is never about the yards when The whole 6000 yards thing came out But he said people blew it out of proportion and he said his goal is just a superbowl Uh, have it have it. They can get there and he said it don't matter man. That's just the goal and that goal never changed How important is it to go at a faster pace? Uh, he said it's very important because we got the play clock Going and we can see what the defense is in and we can make adjustments and again the freedom The the freedom is just going to go such a long way It really is Um, because again when he talked about the play clock, it's like, yeah, that was one of their biggest enemies last Well for the past couple years Is the play clock? Um, I know there were some people that feel like oh if the Ravens got to the line of scrimmage late then um Or not late, but with less time, uh, then that would uh help the that mean that would help their offense because the defense Wouldn't be able to see what they were in so the defense could make less adjustments Well, it's true, but a lot of there will be a lot of times where they just It some stuff will be sloppy. There'll be delayed games and then stuff could just be off um again not if It would just be frustrated me It would just be frustrating to see it like consistently to see that be an issue And to know that in that previous offense that had been an issue with other teams before too and it was just It's just really a great roman thing for that It's just really a great roman thing that had been an issue for the longest, but anyway Um, he says that he doesn't feel any added pressure Uh, as far as taking on more responsibility Being a quarterback being in a new offense. There's no added pressure anything like that um He said uh, hopefully some of the guys will come down to south florida with him and obj Sign i'm sure plenty of them will Because hey, it's lemar. It's obj. I'm trying to get on the same page as them to i'm sure nelson agilore be there Like he was before with with lemar. Um, so i'm i'm sure a lot of them will be down there and especially too because hey obj bateman um agilore Duvenay's a flowers. Maybe those five are locks. So if If i'm one of those five receivers, i'm still trying to go down But if i'm not one of those five receivers, then i'm definitely i'm definitely gonna be in south florida with with lemar and obj Definitely even if y'all don't invite me i'm showing up I'm gonna find a way y'all look man. I'm trying to make this team The best way i can i'm trying to do any and everything i possibly can to make it so I think it would be a good idea for especially anybody minus those five receivers Well, obviously with those five receivers too, but it would be a great idea for Whoever else to just go down there if they can if they get the opportunity to um He was asked is there someone in the offense that's going to be utilized a lot more Uh, and he said pretty much all the wire receivers in all the tight ends. So he kept it very very general um And uh, he somebody asked about him and uh, his cousin trevon muller like playing on the same team Like did you have any part in that and how did you that did that come about? Did you everything was gonna happen? I he said it'd be though if they go in the super bowl at the same team he said on the same team I mean he said they always uh Had been used to going up going up against each other all the time, but they never played on the same team So for them to actually be able to do it now. It's nice And then he was also asked if he was still working with that same private qb coach And he said he hadn't yet, but it's pretty much going to be the same Same this offseason and he'll be Working with him. So that was nice to hear And then I know Todd monk and he spoke after that. So, um, just basically just being ready And Todd monk was saying a lot of the same stuff. Um And the one thing I noticed with Todd monk in that he um Like he tell you like it is man From what we've seen so far Like he ain't with the small talk. He ain't with the um Sugarcoating stuff. That's what I say. He's he's not a sugarcoater. Like somebody asked him. Oh, do you uh Are you building a rapport with Lamar? And he was like He said something like I thought I think so. I mean Lamar the nice guy I mean, I think I would have to build a rapport with him. It is a quarterback, right? So but he like yeah, he tell you like it is man. So I appreciate that so I'm I'm really looking forward to it man. I'm looking forward to it I I hope with with Todd monk and and they've talked about like we've seen a lot of reporters talk about with Todd monk and how he He will correct a lot of stuff like if Ravens offense is doing something wrong He'll stop practice and call it out right then and they're like, hey, no, that's wrong And I love that. I hope that Todd monk in is hard on Lamar hard on the the receivers the tight ends the entire offense And I I and it seems like he is that way Because he just knows what they capable of he knows what he wants out of his offense. He knows what he wants to get done um and Because when when when you're hard on somebody Usually only hard on people who you really really got love for And you really really see a lot of potential in them if you're easy on somebody you'll be like, oh, no It's okay. I know they they can't take it and maybe maybe they may not improve so much anyway But if you hard on somebody then it's like, oh, no, no, I know what you can do Not just you got to be like that on them 24 seven, but y'all get what I'm saying So yeah, man, this should this should be fun, man. I'm I'm looking forward to it really really look I know a lot of us are looking forward to it And I know somebody brought up before like oh man I think Ravens fans got to slow down because it seems like they're so excited for this new offense Just because it's a new offense Um, we don't know what to expect and I mean, that's true But at the same time it's a new offense and it should be more I just wanted to be less predictable. I really don't want to be predictable at all, but less predictable More creative and just really using guys talents Utilizing their strengths playing them to their strengths consistently So We'll see how things go but thank you McLean. I love y'all. I appreciate y'all so much And we are out