 You know, I'm not really somebody that's always got to keep up with the latest trends and watch what everybody's watching and be Into what everybody's into But one thing that I finally got into and I actually really liked it was the movie Frozen and I'm sure plenty of y'all have seen that already especially y'all with kids even some of y'all that don't got kids probably loved the movie, but I enjoyed it a lot and Of course, I had heard all the songs Do you want to build a snowman song? But one song that stuck out to me from that movie which everybody knows is a song let it go let it go and of course it's about honor and Elsa and them just dropping their beef that they had the issues that they had but I really wish that Calvin Austin would sit down and Watch the movie and put himself in the shoes of either honor or Elsa and then put the Baltimore Ravens in the shoes Of the one that he didn't choose because this is just this is overboard for me I really think this is a little overkill with Him maybe needing some motivation or something or him looking for retribution against the Baltimore Ravens This this is an article that's been floating around because we all know the story from before How the Ravens were apparently interested in Calvin Austin? They wanted to draft them, but the Steelers were a couple of spots ahead of them and the Steelers ended up taking him a In spite no to spite the Baltimore Ravens, but this article it's just Let's just get let's get to it and I'll link it in the description too It says one player who has been in the locker room for a year But has yet to put on the pass for a professional game is wide receiver and speedster Calvin Austin the third He appears to be almost 100% healthy after foot injury cost him his entire rookie season. So He is going into his second year. So keep that in mind the draft from two years ago To eat not this past two years ago, but anyway Let's let's keep it going it says The past catcher out of the University of Memphis ran a 4-3-2 and a 40 at the 2022 We don't need to read that part So fast forward to the 2023 NFL draft and division rival Baltimore Raven selected Boston College Wide receivers a flowers with the 23rd overall pick. I thought it was a 22nd overall pick But I guess they they had a little anyway flowers is smaller in stature and rough and at roughly 5 10 And 172 pounds He ran a 4-4-2 and a 40 at his respective compound flowers in Austin are very similar in size But they make up for it with a lead speed So here we go. We get into it now It came to light in 2022 after the draft that Baltimore wanted Austin with the 139th overall pick But the Steelers had 138 and Mike Tylen and company ended up stealing him away The Ravens clearly didn't think highly enough of Austin given the fact that they also had the 130th overall selection But they went on to draft Hunter Jordan stout now I remember being a little bit frustrated about that because I'm like y'all really like had an opportunity There's a receiver that y'all liked that y'all wanted and y'all chose to draft a punter instead And I get everybody got that draft boys everybody got that big board and who they like and who where they value them at it What not but it's like you really value the punter over receiver. Hey, I'm not a GM, right, but anyway so that part I He could feel disrespected like like y'all really took a punter over me y'all wondering but then I'm thinking hold up now Wait a minute. No, no, no, no, no, no because that was in the fourth round How many rounds passed before that first second and third So for this like I feel like it's almost like fake animosity toward the wreck Every team passed over you at least three times at least three at least three times So I just feel like he's maybe looking for like an edge or something looking for something Like sort of motivate him in at this point in his career. Hey look ain't nothing wrong with that We all need motivation in different ways, but I feel like this is like Let it go my friend But anyway, let's keep going says heading into the 2023 season the Raven decision to take stout can't be criticized So cannot be criticized He had a solid rookie season that included 26 punts inside the 20 for Pittsburgh Austin didn't make an impact and watch every game in street clothes. Oh It's rough how they put it, but it's true That doesn't mean the second year wide receiver won't prove Baltimore's front office wrong though Now here we go in a recent conversation with Brian backhoe of the Pittsburgh post-gazette Austin discussed the AFC North's rival decision to pass on him with the 130th overall pick in the hopes that he would be there at 139 and this is what he said man I'd be lying if I said I haven't been thinking about that. It's wild. It's one of those things where you know, obviously I'm blessing. I'm just so 100% glad that I came here I'd be lying if I said that that hasn't been on my mind since the draft since that came out and Again, like I get it's something that they think about We all think about the what ifs what could have been what you may feel should have been and whatnot but again, I Guess make I guess maybe since the Ravens are in the AFC North Then he's making it personal since they were actually interested in him Then he's making it personal with them, but at the same time. I'm like Well, isn't it personal with all 31 other teams? Because you play wire receiver and you can say hey like why didn't any of these teams pick me? That like that would be my thinking but I get it because you're gonna play Ravens at least twice a year So you may be a I'm gonna show y'all why y'all should have drafted me But a lot of times you hear why receive especially why receive you know why receivers are some of the most Emotional players on the team, but with wire receiver. I would think that What he would apply would be like alright I'm gonna show all all 31 other teams like that they should they should have drafted me They shouldn't have passed over me. They shouldn't have skipped over me They should have ran that caught up with my name on it way ahead of time But I mean I guess I get it why he's doing it to the Ravens because the whole thing came out They were interested in the Ravens end up moving in a different direction But I guess you want he's making it personal to him. So Ravens took a punter instead of him They had an opportunity to draft them, but again, I Again, and maybe my thinking is just I'm thinking too NFL in general because again, I just keep going back like hey 32 to include in the team that you on the stealer passed over you to like so It could be real personal with them like hey stealers. Let me show you why y'all should have been drafted me Y'all should have got me in the first or second or third something y'all should have been drafted me So if it's personal with the Ravens make it personal with the Steelers too Make it personal with the bingos make it personal with the brand make a personal with everybody because it should be this should apply to everybody But he also said it's personal Had even read that what ought to be it it said it's personal Austin admitted But that will all be settled out Lord willing this year and the times we see them. I just have it circled crazy a punter, huh? So again, hey look I Get it, but it's at the same time. I don't get it, but hey whatever works for you Works for you. So hopefully this does give Calvin Austin the third that extra motivation That it seems like he's looking for hopefully Hopefully he can't do his thing not against the Ravens, but just in general and he can have a nice Successful career. I think maybe when Ravens were interested in him Maybe they envisioned the Hollywood replacement because that was that draft, but they didn't even draft the receiver at all Like at all I get Ravens just for like, you know what we traded Hollywood away Receivers mush me bush. Well, ain't we ain't worried about no receivers this year Anyway, I don't even want to think about that, but yeah, so anyway, thank you for clean I love y'all I appreciate y'all and shout out to Calvin Austin the third man you that I'm glad you you you can find Motivation and something because seriously all jokes aside It is important that we we find ways to continue to keep ourselves motivated, especially If we may have not achieved what we want to achieve Especially if we're not where we want to be at in life It's important to stay motivated so we can continue to elevate and just get better that whatever it is that you're doing I love y'all. I appreciate y'all and we out To keep it clean you see my boy. He like out of made it Well, that's my homie ain't that right engraving right in