 Baltimore Ravens fans we have come such a long way So I need y'all to patch yourselves on the back first and foremost and when I say we have come a long way I mean that in several different ways now something that we touched on briefly in a previous video was with Eric The Casa he was talking about how it was crazy that people were actually calling the Baltimore Ravens Calling them Asking about their wide receivers trying to trade for their wide receivers and even some other offensive players but he specifically focused on wide receiver and You know how big that is? Especially for Ravens fans cuz think think about this remember these days and for some people they still living in these days But remember these days where if there was a disgruntled wide receiver on another team If there was a receiver on another team who had just been cut even if they weren't even that good. Oh We were ready for we were ready for we were like hey bring them on bring them to our team come through Let's get it. Let's go But with the current state of the Baltimore Ravens and their wide receivers We have not been doing that as much nearly as much as they still be doing it sometimes still But we haven't been doing it nearly as much like even recently Mike Evans Mike Evans one of the best receivers and most consistent receivers in the league now. Hey look look now. I Still wouldn't mind a but Mike Evans one of the best most consistent wide receivers in the league Apparently he's disgruntled with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and apparently him and his agent They gave the Bucks a deadline of I believe September 9th for them to get a contract done or else We break it off contract talks break it off now normally normally On a regular day us Ravens fans will be all over that be like a bring me Mike Evans You will see 50 million different pictures and edits of Mike Evans in the Ravens Jersey but I Didn't see not one when that news first broke. I really didn't not one not a single one Now that of course see some Ravens fans talking by a Mike Evans welcome to Baltimore and whatnot But not nearly as much as we're used to so the fact that the Baltimore Ravens are at this point With this team that says a whole lot to me. It really does because It lets us know that wow. We actually got something special we really do and If you go down piece by piece by piece by just set the receiver alone Because that's what we're focusing on and it's crazy. We mentioned this in another video And I know other people have mentioned this before but it's crazy to think about the Baltimore Ravens and why receiver being a position of strength for them They got Odell Beckham, Jr. First round draft pick former first round draft pick came out broken So many different breaking so many different rookie records and whatnot. His impact was immediate Yeah, he has dealt with some injury history throughout the course of his career But he has also on more than one year multiple years been considered one of the best wide receivers in the league And it's not just based off of one catch but Odell Beckham, Jr. had established himself and He was looking real good before he this ACL came completely apart and well, I mean it wasn't even there in the first place But with before he got his surgery. He was looking nice with the Rams. He was looking really good with the Rams He's like, oh, oh, Odell's back So not saying that okay, he's gonna be the Odell of old even though Lamar Jackson said a little they're looking like Odell So hey Lamar, I'm gonna take your word for it. He ain't ever live before. So We looking forward to that but Odell Beckham, Jr. Special receiver. He's been a special receiver Then you got an up and coming receiver in Rashad Bateman Who he can be special, but it's just a matter of time for me with Rashad Bateman It's not and if it's more like a win if he's gonna be special and The reason I say that is because we've seen it. We've seen the flashes. We've seen him run that whole route tree So he got the route running down, but then along with the route running he got good speed too And he got such underrated speed Rashad Bateman speed is slept on for the longest I slept on it, but after last year. No, I stopped I woke up So Rashad Bateman got it all he got to do if he's on the field, he plays all 16 17 games We good to go Rashad Bateman will be good to go. I guarantee it say flowers first round pick we heard so much hype about him in Many camps and OTA's and whatnot some some people are saying though. He looked like the best receiver on the Ravens Okay, really, but then we heard more about him in training camp. They said he really getting some Ravens cornerbacks He really doing them nasty. It's like, oh, okay. Well, those are his teammates So maybe they taking it easy Washington commanders. They did join practices He lined every single one of those corners up and did every one of them nasty and then it was like, okay Maybe he's just a really good practice. Maybe practice. That's his thing. He'd be killing it in practice Let's see about the real games Very his very first NFL game very first one. Oh It was nasty filthy in a good way that is say flowers was like that man He looked really really really good and then he played again and he's still look good So he just continued that consistency and again, we know his preseason, but If he did bad in those games, we'd be having a whole another conversation, but we're not we don't have to Nelson Aguilera another first round pick they fly the first round picked with Nelson Aguilera another first round pick and His career has been up and down which is yes. It is what it is Um, does he need to be the number one guy? No number two got no he could be number three number four But what Nelson Aguilera for him to be him to be your number three number four wide receiver So that's a beautiful thing Because I'm sure it's going to be Rashad Bateman or the Beckham juniors. They flowers and then boom Nelson Aguilera big play guy Then you got Devon Duvenay, too Devon Duvenay somebody who hasn't even reached his maximum potential in the NFL yet Somebody who has been slowly ascending Especially after last year when they really started using him as a wide receiver a lot more than they had before Devon Duvenay got something to do now Don't sleep on Devon Duvenay But the fact that he is a wide receiver He's the jet sweep king even though he's trying to throw away that crown He can be this gadget type of guy. He's also a return man. So he's on special teams, too Devon Duvenay can do so many different things So with the Baltimore Ravens, they're five Locks at receiver. Obviously you got Tyler Wallace as well Who probably only dropped to the fourth round in the year of his draft because of injuries But when you think about the Baltimore Ravens and their current state of wire receivers We're not trying to hype them up at all We're not trying to hype them up They they are we've seen a lot of them have already shown us who they are what they can do And was they flowers we look forward to seeing it on a more consistent basis in regular season games Because he's shown us on every single level in the NFL that he's been on As far as like mini camp and practice and training camp and preseason He showed us then he showed us that he can do it now. Okay. Just keep doing what you're doing doing Show us in regular season two and I am sure that he will show that he will so Ravens fans we've come such a long way such a long way in the receiver department and I should be grateful We should be grateful because the reason we should be grateful is because we we know what it's like not to be in this position We know what it's like to be one of the teams that's looking for a receiver wanting our team to trade for a receiver Needing a receiver being like, oh man. What are we doing at wide receiver? We know what that's like. We don't been there for years for literal years It's always seemed like man, they just don't do enough. They don't invest into the position They don't care about receivers like that. I mean, how about even said hey We ain't going back for no receiver. We ain't doing that But shawty said, hey, forget what he said. Oh, damn. I'm calling you directly So I love it I love the state of the Baltimore Ravens wide receivers right now. And that's something that's crazy to say It's really crazy to say Now in the year where they had Hollywood Sammy Watkins and Rashad Bateman I didn't think it was bad. I thought they should have done a bit more because I was just scared that Sammy Watkins might get hurt because of his injury history Um and that injury history showed itself Because he got hurt and he ended up missing through Rashad Bateman. He and he ended up getting hurt and missing some time too Um and with Hollywood And that's the thing with Hollywood, man. Say what you want about Hollywood, but he was always there He's always available I think with the Ravens, he might have missed like maybe one game something like that But nothing crazy. You cannot count on more than you can't count on one hand the number of games that he missed with the Ravens So he's been available. But anyway, um I know some could say a Odell Beckham Jr. He got that injury history too. He certainly does He does But you're bringing Rashad Bateman back. Well, you could say Rashad Bateman. He got injury history too He does Well, you guys they flowers you got Nelson now you got Devin Duvenay So again with the guys that have the injury history it is the top two receivers. So that is concerning So that's a legitimate concern. I got no issue with that Um, but that's why it's important that you have quality depth and the Ravens actually have quality depth. Oh, we came such a long way, man We really did Another way Off the receivers for now Another way we came such a long way Uh, just this offseason because remember this time last year We all think okay, it's Lamar going to get the contract. Is he going to get the deal? Is he going to sign what's going to happen? Nothing They came in with But now that's behind us That's behind us. I've said it before it felt it feels like the whole Lamar Jackson and Baltimore Ravens contract saga It feels like that was so long ago, but that was just months ago Like literally it's september now That was going down back in March and it ended in april And of course all the months prior to then it was going down too, but it ended in april it just ended Not even five months ago Less than five because it was the end of april was the very first night of the draft That's when Lamar Jackson signed his contract very first night of the draft That's when it went down So That was recent But that the whole process just feel like it was so long ago and it it was such a long process all at the same time too, but We way past that now So that's behind them and I heard a commentator mention Um, so I don't know if it's ESPN or whatever show it was but somebody mentioned how with the Baltimore Ravens In their chemistry And the report that they got with each other right now just the vibe right now Um, they didn't have that last year And I think the contract part was a big part of that and I do believe it would be Because if I if I love my job if I enjoy my job, but I'm having money issues at my job. Oh I ain't gonna be the most friendly co-worker I'm not and I'm not saying that Lamar was like me to people or anything like that But I may not be in the best of spirits. I may not be in the best of moves if my money ain't right Because that that a mess with you. Hey, trust me. I know from experience remember The whole demonetization thing. Oh that that drained me man That drained me like crazy Because I was working not getting paid and youtube was so unclear on everything unclear on their rules Their policies their procedures all that stuff. So that was extremely frustrating for me But I can imagine being in another position. I'm getting paid now, but If my money's not right if I feel like I should be getting paid more But then I got to work with a big group of people too And we all got to depend on each other So I'm thinking about the money and I'm frustrated about that and I'm wondering but when is it going to get fixed But I still got to go go out there and do a job I'm gonna do the job now, but still gonna be on the back of my mind So I just ain't gonna be in the same space the same headspace that I would be if that situation was taking care So I'm not saying that's what it was with Lamar Jackson It could be a possibility of that's maybe what it was with Lamar Jackson, but now they ain't got to think about that So everybody can move forward And that's why it seems like this team just they just been having so much fun. They've been on just just They've been on some other stuff man in a good way So we excited for the ride man team can be clean. I love y'all so much I appreciate y'all. Hey, it's it's a lot to come It's a whole lot on the way This is the First week of NFL season and that's how we really came a long way Of course, we got the Chiefs in the Lions this Thursday night But then on Sunday at 1 p.m. We got them Ravens in them, Texas. So it's gonna be a fun way I'm excited for I know y'all excited for it too. This should be a really fun season. I'm excited to see just what happens With the Baltimore Ravens or just the NFL as a whole but with team keeping clean too I'm excited to see uh any growth with the small growth large growth We'll see I'm just I'm just excited for everything that's to come And I'm excited that y'all are part of it and I appreciate y'all team keeping clean Just like we are when it comes to being in the off season We are officially out