 So today is national hate on her stay not hating her stay, but hate on her stay for the Ravens because Within what hasn't even been an hour yet. I don't think maybe a little more than an hour or whatever But they just traded Hayden Hurst to the Atlanta Falcons And now they ended up releasing James Hurst so Ravens the guard position is That the offensive line is taking some hits today It's taking some hits today, but again Don't panic because you know, they have a plan in place You know, they got a plan in place and man, I was just um Today has been so hectic. It's been crazy. I'm I've been loving it, but it's been crazy Um, I was literally just took caught on a bike ride. I say, you know what? Let's let's let's let's go outside for a little bit get some fresh air what not and I'm like, okay Things will die down a little bit and then what when we want all the way back to the house boom James Hurst gets released I'm like, oh man. Well timing is everything because we were done with it, but anyway He's out of there This is a move that I remember when he initially does the news came out about him being suspended for the first four games of the season I Was like, okay It's not good. Obviously, but I didn't think that he was gonna be released. I really didn't Like no, they ain't gonna release hate it I mean James Hurst because he's their swing man and come in play God come in play tackle come in whatever He's a swing man. He can do whatever But I guess Raven decided, you know what? not worth it not worth it and I know a lot of Ravens fans still held this grudge with James Hurst over the whole flakko thing And they they refuse to let it go But I mean it is what it is so now You've released James Hurst You marshal yonder retired You you put a low tender on Matt scurra and he's coming back from injury anyway And so if somebody again like I explained earlier in the Matt scurra video if somebody is to sign him to an office sheet The Ravens have I believe two days because my boy Ravens elite He let me know in the comments section the Ravens would have two days to match And if they don't match up to them two days than that the whoever signs Matt scurra to the office sheet He would be gone and Ravens will get absolutely no compensation Except for him to be removed from the books That's it So I would say they are Then sort of a little mini limbo on the offensive line nothing too crazy But something that definitely needs to be taken care of but again I'm not worried about it at all because Eric the cost they're shown like hey trust me. I got it. I Got it. I got it Whenever there seems to be any doubt that creeps in all minds about what the Ravens may have been what is what they're doing Whenever we have we seem to have questions about some of the moves that they make And we may be scratching our heads a little later on We have some light Shined on whatever the situation is and it's like oh That's why he did that Okay, okay. Oh, oh, that's oh, that's what oh, I got it. I get it. Oh, you did. Oh, okay I understand So I ain't messing with them. I ain't complaining. I'm all these moves that they've been making. I'm cool The only one that I had my reservations about was the Hayden Hurst one But again, when you look at the business side of things you can understand why Slightly older guy and Somebody in the comment section put it perfectly. I think his name was Jordan My apologies if I said the name wrong because there were some people that were questioned I think it was my guy major bull that question like what like I love he said I love Eric the cost of But why are we trade Hayden Hurst? I think my guy's name was Jordan who explained it perfectly. He was like He said it's better to get something good for him now You got to trade him why his value is at his highest Why his values at his highest because he said what would happen next year if Hayden Hurst was in the Ravens in the same system and Then he still didn't produce So then that will be another year on his contract or whatever that his value drops Because he's not producing in the Raven system and everybody knows the Raven system is supposed to be super tight and friendly So why wouldn't it be being friendly to Hayden Hurst? But now Ravens don't even have to worry about that since they got a second round draft pick and a fifth round draft pick now They gave up a fourth But they got a second round draft pick for Hayden Hurst So You know, they got a plan in place for tight end and again We talked about this before they can either go to free agency or they can go to the draft to get that third tight end But it has to be somebody that's ready ready to contribute ready to come in and help out You got to be somebody that's ready And as far as the offensive line, I know somebody in the comment section asked about KO earlier Colletio Simile. He's still out there. We don't know how healthy or unhealthy he is and of course, this is This is a brand new free agency So there's so many options out there and then of course you got the draft coming up next month, too And apparently it still will be on either. I guess they're gonna do it like Connected franchise mode with the draft because they're gonna be doing it right right from the Xboxes or from their computers or whatever It's not gonna be in person. Everything's probably gonna be digital So sure they're gonna do have like a live stream set up Roger Goodell. Maybe going to the podium I don't know how they're gonna do it. We'll see but they said right now. They said the draft is still on It's still on But James Hurst being released Now I think he'll get picked up. He should get picked up Maybe after the first four games of the season because unfortunately one of the worst parts about football is that injuries happen So after the first four games of the season, everybody's offensive linemen aren't gonna stay healthy Unfortunately, I mean, I wish they could but that's that's the life of the NFL So James Hurst, I think he'll definitely get an opportunity because he can do he can play multiple positions on the offensive line And he's not as bad as he once was He's not as bad as a lot of people make him out to be So with that being said, I think he will definitely get an opportunity. I don't think it's gonna come I mean it could come now. It is good that they releasing him now instead of way later because that helps him get sort of a jump since this is still the first day of free agency but He um, I don't know man. It's gonna be tricky man Because if somebody signs them now and he's on that roster week one He is suspended for them first four games, so it doesn't count But the rest of his salary will be guaranteed for the entire year That'd be good for him Now for the team. I wouldn't be too bad. I mean, he's not gonna sign to no crazy deal But this you know what I didn't even think about it This comes about what two years after he signed that 18.5 million dollar extension two years after right? So yeah, and now he's um being released So some of y'all actually called this one man I remember when we first did the video about him being suspended for the first four games It was people in the comment section like oh cut him cut him get rid of him release him get him out of here Now I was like no, they can't do that Because he's a depth guy. He's not just starter. He can come in and start but he's not just starter He's a depth guy You want depth along the offensive line cuz stuff happens but Now they cut him So that's that anyway team keep it clean. I appreciate y'all. I love y'all and we will continue to monitor everything. Oh Okay, nevermind So this uh, oh they just came out with the cap savings for this move So, okay Cutting Hearst it creates 2.7 miles 2.7 meal in cap space. So that's good, but it leaves 2.5 meal in dead money So um, and that's all this year. So that's just a savings of uh, what 0.25 0.25 meal But it says if there's a post june 1st designation Used to cut them Which they only have used on a rare occasion. There would be four million dollars in savings this year But it would push uh 1.25 of the dead money into the 2021 cap So I could see them doing that because 1.25 meal It's not much and the salary cap is gonna go up So that 1.25 meal if that's all the dead money that you were getting you would actually be able to save four meals this year then that's a I think it's kind of a no-brainer unless you just you just really wanted him off the not necessarily off the books But you just really wanted him off the team and you don't really care about the savings with james hearst Then you could do the uh, you could do the first one where you only save 0.25 meal But I think they will go they would go with that uh, june 1st, uh, that post june 1st designation Uh, so they can get that four meal, um, then but one thing I'm not 100% sure on this. I gotta do more research, but I do believe I do believe for the post june 1st designation if they use that So they could save the four meal and the 1.25 meal would be pushed on to next year's salary cap and dead money If they were to save that four meal I believe you can't I believe you don't get that until june 1st Like that doesn't go on your salary cap until june 1st. I believe But y'all can clear that up in the comment section because I i'm not 100% sure on that I do not remember But either way, it's all good. So look at that timing is everything. I'm I'm glad that news came out while we were Still doing this video so That's that so just like hayden and just like james Just like the herds brothers. They weren't technically brothers because I know it's going to be somebody. Oh, they were brothers No, they weren't But just like the herds brothers with the ravens I'm out