 So the injury bug has crepest way into the Baltimore Ravens, unfortunately. And Nick Moore, they're starting special team and starting long snapper. He told his Achilles Jeff Zribick reported that he toys Achilles while in training for preparation this season. So the Ravens, they moved quickly. They had a trial for long snappers and that trial was won by former Seattle Seahawk and 2020 Pro Bowl selection, Tyler Ott. So that's unfortunate, man. It's unfortunate when, again, biggest thing I've been saying this off season, man. Biggest thing that could get in the way of the Baltimore Ravens is health. Health is wealth. And this is like, I know there are gonna be some people that say, oh, it's just a long snapper. But I disagree with that because when you think about it and while the Ravens have been able to get it done, they've got it done. So that's a good thing, but this is a big part of what they do. Let me explain that. Justin Tucker, remember the Wolfpack? Justin Tucker, Morgan Cox, Sam Cooke. Well, Morgan Cox was a long snapper. Sam Cooke was the holder and Justin Tucker was the kicker. And then on punts, of course, Morgan Cox was the long snapper and Sam Cooke was the punner. So it takes a great chemistry, a great connection to make that happen. But then we remember while Morgan Cox was still on the roster, on their practice squad, Baltimore Ravens, they had signed a long snapper, Nick Moore. And they kept this guy around for years. And I'm like, why would they have a long snapper on a practice squad? Like, what would be the, why would they keep a long snapper on a practice squad? You got so many other valuable positions that you could have on a practice squad. But you keeping a long snapper? I just didn't get that. But then when Morgan Cox left and he went to the Titans, it was like, oh, no, no, no. We ain't gotta look around for the long snappers. We've had one here this entire time, Nick Moore, he ended up replacing him. And that's one thing I was worried about. Like, how is the chemistry gonna be? And Nick Moore, it was a smooth, seamless transition. And a lot of times when a player is replacing somebody else, especially somebody else that's so important to the team and so crucial to one of the biggest things that can happen on a football team with these kicks and these field goals, it can be scary. It can be scary, but when it's a smooth transition like it was, it's like, okay, nice. Ravens made the right decision. That's why, and it made everything that the Ravens did with Nick Moore, them keeping him around on a practice squad, it made it make sense. But this is different because this, them signing odd, this is not somebody that they were preparing to sign. This wasn't somebody that they were keeping around on a practice squad for years before they decided, all right, it's his time now. No, no, no, no. This happened because Nick Moore, unfortunately, tore his Achilles and is most likely gonna be out for the season. It's not officially official yet, but most likely he's gonna be out for the season. So we'll see how that goes. Now, wonder, wonder if he could make a late comeback. Now, I know with David Ajabo like last year, he tore his Achilles, what that was in, I think February, yeah, I think it was in February. And he came back toward the end of the season. But with his position, there's a lot less, I mean, there's a lot more stress on your leg and whatnot, obviously as a pass rusher, but as a long snapper, you just snap and evolve. So while you still do need your full body, there's a lot less pressure and a lot less extensive just activity going on with your legs and with your Achilles specifically, but you obviously want to be healthy first and foremost. So that's the most important. So we'll see, we'll see how this goes. Obviously they did have some other guys in for trials and they like what they saw from Ought and they decided to go with him. So hopefully he can just go in there and everything will be smooth sailing. What will be big for him? Not only the training camp, but pre-season, pre-season. Let him get in there. Let him do the long snaps with Jordan Stout. Let him do the long snaps with Justin Tucker doing the field goals. Let him get in all of that. Let him get in all of that because he'll need that repetition. He'll need that practice. They'll need to start really, obviously they're gonna do it in practice with forming that chemistry, but that repetition in real game action and live game action. Because when you think about it, like I know there'll be some people that will be like, oh kickers jobs are so easy. Like I know even my brother-in-law, my brother, he ain't really been in the football like that, like really at all. Well, at least American football, but he is like, man, that's all his job is to do. It's just a kick. Man, that's so easy. All he has to do is kick, but he doesn't understand like that is his job, but there's so much pressure on that because if you're a great kicker, it's like, all right, you're expected and whatnot, but if you're a bad kicker, then it can make so many bad things happen on the team. Think about if you're a bad kicker and you put the opponents in great position for them when you're doing a kickoff, on a kickoff. They get big kick returns on you, you kick into the return man and you set him up nice to get a big return. And I mean, sometimes some stuff just happens, but what if you're consistently doing that? Like every, oh, every time somebody plays your team, they're getting big kick returns. It's like, oh man, come on now. Who are you kicking to? What are you doing? Oh, what if that kicker kicks it out of bounds and the team, they start at the 40 yard line instead of the 25 yard line? What if that kicker, who's his only job to kick, but what if a game-winning field goal time and that pressure is on and he just can't face it? So it's like a kicker's job is to kick, but it is still a very, very tough job. And again, football continues to show why it is the ultimate team sport. Everybody gotta be on point together. Everybody does. Because if there's one week link, that one week link, it can break the entire chain. Every time, like again, you go to offense. Say for offense, the offensive line is blocking wonderfully. Quarterback drops back, he getting protection. The running back is dropping back in protection too. Just to give the quarterback an extra wall around him. So he got the offensive line and he got the running back, staying back to block. Wild receivers out there running their routes. They get open and tight and get open. Oh man, quarterback got options. So the quarterback throws to that receiver, quarterback throws the ball, perfect ball. Receivers running, receivers wide open. Receiver goes to catch the ball, he drops it, ooh. All of that for nothing. All of that great protection. All of the quarterback reading the field wonderfully. The perfect throw, all for nothing because the receiver dropped it. So football again, the ultimate team sport. You flip it to defense. Defense, they getting pressure. Well, say for instance, they not even getting pressure. Say for instance, the defensive line, they trying to, they engaging with the offensive line, they trying to push them back, but they not just not getting there. Posing quarterback drops back. He throws in the middle of coverage. And the lineback, he throws it right to the lineback. Ooh, interception, here we go on the linebacker drops it. Ooh, that could have changed the game. Could have changed so much. And say for instance, everybody around the linebacker, all the corners were locking down the receivers. Another linebacker was locking down the tight end. Nobody was open. So the defense was doing that job. Everybody was on point. Quarterback through the ball and the linebacker dropped the easy interception. It's like, oh man. So again, ultimate team sport. So hopefully with Ott, again, like I said, he can just, he can fit right in. Tyler Ott. I, this came out yesterday. This news came out yesterday, but I was just like, no, I'm tired because again, yesterday was crazy. As y'all know, it's gonna get crazy and it's already crazy. Everybody's gonna be reporting today though. Everybody should be showing up today for training camp today is the 25th. And I believe they aren't taking the field till tomorrow. Don't quote beyond that though. But we'll see. So yeah, everybody's supposed to be back in the building today. I'm sure by the time you see this video, you'll have seen the Ravens post some clips of some guys coming back, some guys maybe working out, some guys walking around or whatnot. You know how they do. Just give us a little taste. Give us, give us, give us a little hype or whatnot. But yeah, it should be good, man. But this, it sucks for Nick Moore. Cause you just, it's annoying. It's gotta be super frustrating. Cause again, you, you train for this. You work hard for this. And like imagine that something that you, you work hard for every year, something that you train for every year. Imagine it being taken away from you like that. Try to put yourself in their shoes. It's taken away like that in a second. So, and I'm sure when, when it happened, however it happened and wherever it happened, I'm sure he was like, he was probably in pain. And I'm sure he was like, it was hopeful pain though. Like, oh man, I don't know what this is. I hope it's not this. I hope it's not that. Hopefully it'll be something that'll go away. Hopefully it'll be something minor. But then when he got it checked out and got it confirmed, it was like, man. And that's a big blow. Cause that's a big blow to him physically, obviously. Cause he toys the killies, but that's a big blow to him mentally too. So hopefully for Nick Moore's sake, he'll get his physical right. Cause they have the surgery and everything get it fixed. But hopefully his mentors can be right as well. Cause that's a big challenge to face. Because especially with NFL, cause we know what NFL stands for, not for long. It really does. And like we always talk about this, always somebody waiting to take your job. Cause always somebody waiting. And not that people are hoping that you go down with an injury or whatnot, but people want an opportunity for themselves. So they're sitting back salivating, just waiting. Like, man, when am I gonna get my shot? When am I gonna get my time? And while there was nobody behind Nick Moore in this situation, now with Tyler Ott stepping in, he's not gonna look back. He's not gonna, of course, I'm sure he feels bad for Nick Moore, but he knows this is business. So he gonna step in there and try to go do his thing. And he's gonna hope that he sticks. Cause he was obviously a free agent. That's why Ravens had the availability to sign him. So yeah, man, it's tough business, man. We get reminded how tough of a business it is every single year, every single month, every single season, every single day. But anyway, team, keep it clean. I love y'all. I appreciate y'all. Again, make sure you subscribe to the channel and turn your notifications on. And leave a like on the video. Cause like I keep saying that let YouTube know that, yeah, you look crazy cause you watch this crazy person's channel. But I love how crazy y'all are. I appreciate y'all and we out.