 That today was July 20th, but then I looked in this July 21st time be going by way too fast Anyway first question came from my boy George K and he said Wiley and I Joe may be on to something Oh It must be one of the other because they usually not on the same page when it comes to a lot of the stuff And we obviously about the axon about the Raven so it's kind of scares me anyway He said what's up in gravy and hope you and the fam are doing well I just seen a second of Wiley and I showed and they were discussing that QBs that when a Super Bowl with the Team that drafted them do so within the first five years of that quote quarterback being on the team Yeah, we have seen that a lot recently from quarterbacks who won the Super Bowl Obviously minus Matt Stafford because he went to the Rams obviously minus Tom Brady because he did it on the Bucks Minus Nick foals because he did it with the Eagles but Normally, that's how it goes down I mean Raven's got experience with Joe Flacco, but anyway continuing He said they were saying it would be smart business Don't excuse me. They were saying smart business would be not to give Lamar an extension and well if we don't get to the Super Bowl then to franchise tag him for the next two years and That if it doesn't happen within seven years, then it's not going to happen You really need to hit a full segment to get the full context, but they may be on to something Just curious of your thoughts on this. Oh, yeah, I did see that whole thing That was I Joe I Joe has this weird thing right now Well, he just really does not want a lot of quarterbacks to get paid Okay, I saw you saying something different context, of course in different argument But for Kyle Murray, he's like, you know, Kyle Murray, he shouldn't get paid either. But anyway, um, I disagree I don't even think this should even be a conversation that there should be no question on Lamar Jackson getting paid Have have have we not do we need reminders of everything that he's done for these Baltimore Ravens? And even though yeah, they haven't made it to the Super Bowl yet, um like What what what does he need to do to show how valuable he is to the Ravens in order for people to really be like No, no, no to not even like and attain that that that he should maybe shouldn't get paid He definitely should get paid that that there is no doubt in my mind That Lamar Jackson should get his bread For everything and and that's another thing too for everything that he's already done And of course he ain't no perfect quarterback He got his flaws. He got his issues. He got his thing that that he got to get better at for sure But even with that for everything that he's done for this franchise for the city for the team All the bread that he's brought in the prime time that Just the success just changing the trajectory Of the Ravens because they were headed down a slippery slope in 2018 Because we can go to the year before and the year before and in the year before in the year like or not 2014 but 2015 and 16 and 17 and the way that 18 was headed It was not pretty my friends It was not pretty In 2018 it was headed down that same path. It was ugly But then Lamar came in The Ravens have been resuscitated. They got life again and He the life hasn't come out the Ravens ever since And again, I just No, so no, they they are not onto anything Yeah, QB's do usually win it within the first five years. Hey, hopefully Lamar gets it in the fifth But no, he there's no reason to doubt That No, I think I worded that wrong You should not doubt That I think I worded it wrong again Lamar should get paid bottom line. He should get paid He has earned his money. He deserves his money and he will get his money eventually I just hope that it comes from the Ravens now He also said sarah ellison was saying she believes bateman can turn into an alpha dog receiver similar to jamar chase I also think she's onto something Your thoughts my friend love what you do and you are appreciated. Hashtag team keep it clean. I appreciate that, george Uh, and yeah, I think he definitely can. Um, he got the the physical tools. He got Uh, the the size of speed. Um, he got hands He'd go up and get it. So yeah, I think he came for sure. It's just a matter of opportunity. Um, and help too Next questions came from a boy marco g he said a was good engraving this your boy mg back with another annoying question Actually a two ball question first Since the ravens will most likely bring five tight ends including ricard And probably four running backs into the season Do you see them going light at inside linebacker with possibly three and maybe two on the practice squad? um I could see them Going light at because obviously patrick queen and josh binds. I think those two Excuse me or locks to make the roster malik harrison He is somebody that I think They may have him as sort of one of those Not necessarily do it all type of guys but sound kind of like a do it all like inside and outside lineback I think they will have him as somebody Slotted to play both positions Um, so that would allow them a little more flexibility Uh, when it came to the roster and then of course, you're gonna have chuck clark there A little bit you're gonna have kyle hamilton there a little bit You got possibly tony jefferson if he makes the roster He could be there a little bit So I think that um, yeah, they could end up going light at inside linebacker He said reason I say that is because I don't know any other position We can go light on given our solid depth at those other positions. And secondly With patrick queen being the only locket inside linebacker to play almost every down I don't see anyone locked into that second inside linebacker position Bynes has a great mind But by the time it's catching up to him when it comes to speed and agility And I don't think molly karrison is proven is a proven every down guy Well, yeah, he he just he hasn't had the opportunity to really be out there every down um rookie season he was out there a good amount, uh, then uh last year, you know to remember the unfortunate situation So he just hasn't really been able to be out there, uh too much He said with that said given harrison binds and versatility We have at safety position with clock jefferson. I should have just read this whole thing before I start talking Could we say the same thing? Do you see the second inside linebacker position being done by committee? I hope you and your family are doing well in peace. Yeah, see that I gotta I gotta start reading a whole thing before I answer because We end up saying the same thing a lot of times top five top five top five next question came from our boy Thomas he said ain't graven Hope you're well and hope you have the time to cover this top five lists I made uh in one of your videos number one top five ravens tight ends list Uh, he said number one shannon sharp number two mark andrew's number three Todd heat number five denis peter. I mean excuse me number four denis peter uh and number five Dallas clock Yikes, no no no no take take him off take him off right now Remove that um Dallas clock was he was a yikes for the ravens that that was in 2013. Oh, that was so nasty I remember watching him. It just felt like when you were watching him run It was so sad man And he of course had a lot of successful pain man in over the years and whatnot But um, I'll put on daniel's over him like on daniel's was much better than dallas clock For the ravens that tighten. I don't even put for something shankle Like but now put a dixon over him as well. Um Who else man? Like, I don't know. Yeah, take I'm cool with the list all except for number five Exu questions came from my guy gold morano He said ain't graven had to come back with yet another question as you all well aware Former ravens and other former players pimps predictors and prognosticators A voice in their lack of faith in lima's ability to win a superbowl under the current scheme or his style of play Hollywood told us that lima would be great under any system and that he's going or he's doing what he's asked to do Under greg rome system and that all the receivers who have played with lima would attest to the same I hope it isn't true, but the negative voices seem to be Beginning to affect lima. Are you concerned as mi that lima may want a one-way ticket to the To the miami dolphins in 2023 just to prove to the naysayers in the whole nfl world that he is In fact a winning quarterback while throwing from the pocket. Um, my my saying with that um We know that lima he hears everything that people say about him and what i'm hoping that he Doesn't go out there and do this year and i'm hoping the ravens don't go out and do this year because we've seen it in A past where they've let the outside noise get in And they've responded to it on the field and it has gone both good and bad um And i just like obviously remember 2019 that dolphins game first game of the season first week one start for a little more through five touchdown Which was great. He didn't even hardly run the ball. Um, but after that, he's like, oh not bad for running back So he's good. He's obviously listening had had it on his mind a lot that people have been saying about him um, but then there was a Oh, no actually the year before that Um, so ravens have been letting a lot of noise get in from jump, but the year before that His first game was against andy dawning the bingles. I believe Then and he had obviously run a lot in that game. Um But then the second game before the second game so many, uh, analysts and commentators They were like, oh man, look more jackson running the ball too much. He shouldn't run the ball nearly that much And da da da da. He needs to stop running as much He needs to be throwing the ball a lot more. He need came to be running as much What did the ravens come out and do that first half? They were forcing themselves to throw the ball even though the runner was working They were forcing themselves to throw the football and again that that was lamar's rookie year Um, I remember he did say that he had been still adjusting to the size of the NFL football He also didn't really have chemistry with the guys that he was out there with because he wasn't the starter He was a backup and the backups they practice with the backups. Uh, they don't practice with the starters. So, um, anyway, uh They were forcing in the first half of that Raiders game I remember they just forced them past running here and there but really forcing them past And then something clicked and it was like, oh, wait a minute. Who are we? What do we do and what what have we had success with that's really the the question right there And then they end up changing it up. Um, so my point is that I hope that both lamar jackson and the ravens They don't go out there trying to play provable Like, all right, we got to do this to shut these people up now We know lamar can throw we know lamar can throw from the pocket now in order to throw from the pocket He got to have a pocket Uh, so hopefully all the investments that the ravens put in the offensive line pay off I think they will especially if ronnie stanley is healthy um But yeah, so I just as far as him to going to miami um Oh, that would be heartbreaking, uh for Many ravens fans included myself. I've already said plenty of times if that happened I would cry now if he did go that if if there was one place where he did go If he if he ever didn't end up playing for the ravens That would be the only place that I would Not even want him to go but I would uh, if he didn't play for the ravens That would be the only place that I would choose For him to go because I know they would they will go all out in order to make him happy In order to provide him with weapons. That's what I'm hoping the ravens do it I'm hoping the ravens do it. Um, but We'll see um But I don't think lamar is like right now like oh, yeah, I want to go down to miami. I don't think he's on that right now I don't um So anyway, uh, and because he said that Lamar may want a one-way ticket to the dolphins in 2023 Just to prove the naysayers in the whole NFL world that he is in fact a winning quarterback While throwing from the pocket. He's already proved that He proved that in 2019 I was already proving So, um, yeah, he said if our quarterback believes that roman is cemented into his position for the foreseeable future Uh, could lamar's only opportunity to play a more traditional quarterback style come by playing with a different offense or coordinated with a different scheme Ah now that that's a question right there. Um, and maybe I should have read that before I start going um, but that that's That's that's where it goes to ravens philosophy and What what their plans are? um, because it feels like with roman he There's just been limitations With this scheme. It seemed like this scheme has sort of held lamar jackson back and I know so many people Oh, but look he won unanimous MVP in 2019. How could this scheme hold him back? Where has the the growth been? Where has the Evolvement been where have the adjustments been where have the in-game situations the consistent in-game situations Been to where if plan a is not working then they got a plan b But plan a isn't working temporarily they go to plan b Hey plan b ends up stopping the work and they go to plan a again or they go to plan c Where has that been and that's not just with greg roman that falls on john harbore too It's not just g a g-roll thing. This this whole thing is not just a g-roll thing So a lot of it was has to do with just ravens philosophy as a whole But anyway, he said what would fans think of say or do to harbore if they felt that he chose roman over lamar A lot of fans already feel like he did do that He said surely you remember the tweet that lamar sent to hollywood stating that he Lamar looks forward to playing with hollywood again in the future. He knows that hollywood will never dawn a black and purple Uh ever again and kyla murray isn't going anywhere anytime soon The only way I see two floridians playing together again would be in miami or the pro bowl But that can't happen with them playing in different conferences I'm growing concerned about the way that harbore and acosta are not Handling the situation somebody in the front office needs to place a call to all former ravens who want to make illicit comments about current players Any concerns in graven? I don't remember that tweet. I I don't I don't remember that one. Um About lamar saying that he looked forward to playing with hollywood in the future Uh, yeah, I don't I don't remember that one at all um but anyway, uh Yeah, hey, I mean anything possible to the name possible no more Uh, so much just depends on so much man Like and I know that's so vague, but it does so much depends on so much I I know a lot of people whenever you hear people talk about uh, Lamar jackson to the dolphins and any like rumors or or Not even conspiracy, but when people just bring that up a lot of people immediately shoot it down Oh, and that'll never happen. It ain't happening. Stop saying it. Don't talk about that Lamar ain't got no contract yet from the ravens You got no deal from the ravens He's on a 50 option from the ravens. That's it There is no deal Until lamar jackson signs a deal with the baltimore raven signs that contract extension and they present him a contract extension That's a good one and he signs it Then there's no deal until that point So anything's possible As much as people don't want to hear about it much people don't want to talk about it Much people don't want to think about it Anything is possible And you can say what you want about oh man, it's crazy. It's far fetched. It's wild. It's it's it's atrocious. It's this is that It's not impossible You could deny so much stuff about lamar to the dolphins lamar to really wherever But I know specifically the dolphin could you from down here south lord and the dolphins I think a bigger reason that so many people see like see it as a possibility Is because they know the dolphins are willing to do whatever They are willing to throw whatever at whatever team for whoever they want to that they are willing they first round picks They don't care about those They say hey take it take it I think so many fans are trying to shoot it down because they don't want to be true But they know in the back of their minds the dolphins would be willing And I think they also know in in their minds too that you know how much the ravens love them draft picks We've seen it so much times where the ravens won't come off of draft picks in order to acquire people But what if somebody threw a bunch of draft picks at them to take somebody off their hands? Especially depending on how this whole contract thing goes All the ravens willing to pay lamar jackson like top top dollar not just topped up a top top dollar real money So, I mean We'll see hopefully the ravens and lamar. They they they get this thing sorted out And they also get him another nice weapon at wire see but hopefully they they they get this thing sorted out And we ain't even got to worry about none of this but until Until the raid until we get that announcement. Oh the ravens and lamar jackson agreed on a contract extension anything's possible As much as you don't want to hear it or what don't want to admit it or don't want to believe it anything is possible His next question he said in graven I've heard you say that uh with the current roster you have the ravens rated at an afc championship game level I want to share your sentiment But i'm not quite as generous with the upgrades made by las vegas miami and denver the charges cleveland Cincinnati etc. I see climbing that mounting as a daunting task. Oh, it is it is It would be tough very very tough lot afc is stacked man afc is stacked They got so many good teams in the afc. So many will put together rosters or so many playmakers on both sides of the ball So it is a tough task. He said all things are possible But I have our team Scrapping to finish at 10 and 7 with a wild card based on the opposing teams on the schedule Yeah, the raven got a really tough schedule very very tough schedule Very tough schedule All right, he said jk isn't expected to start the season according to nfl network. Oh, yeah jk Hold okay. I know when he sent this then Um, because jk he he shut that down. I mean now he got approved like You came out and said that so now the pressure's on jk jk put a lot of pressure on himself by coming out and doing that Like hey, I'm tired of all the noise. I'm tired of people talking. I'm tired of being quiet I'll be ready for week one. I might not even go on pup All right now you do now you got to follow through Uh, something we all should have been able to predict based on his his date of injury and the severity I don't see superbowl in our future unless Eric Dacosta gets aggressive about dk maccav or debo who are still unhappy with their contracts And we kid there's a couple days a couple rumors were going around about um Debo uh with his trainer said oh, he's about to get paid Uh, then some reporters came out and they were like, oh, no, he ain't about to get paid. So, I mean, we'll see Nobody ever knows well, some people do but we'll see what happens with that because stories could change situations could change in an instant um He said would you just close your eyes with me for five seconds and just imagine either receivers out there with our tight ends Our running backs our supporting cast of wire receivers and our quarterback Just imagine the havoc our offense were causing the afc. Those other teams wouldn't know what hit them Oh my goodness our 10 year wait would finally Be over wouldn't you agree? He said 10 and 7 right now But 14 and 3 with dk or debo I love it I love it and Yeah, I've said it like I feel like ravens right now. They're they're ceiling um Is is afc championship? But if they got uh, If they got a significant receiver to go along with everything that they got now I would say super bow I would say super bow. I would say their ceiling would be super bow Um, because I feel like they're close I feel like they're they're close. I feel like they're not there yet, but I feel like they're very very close But hey, hopefully either way Whether they get somebody or not, hopefully they prove me wrong We'll see I got my doubts, but let's see Hopefully the guys that whoever ends up being on the team ends up stepping up and just ascending and going off um Because again, I'm not Because I don't want anybody to get it twisted. I don't think anybody does get it twisted Um, I'm definitely not rooting against the guys that the ravens have at all We're not doing that We're definitely going for them and hoping that they do very well In their careers as baltimore ravens and then whatever happens after that too. I hope they all go off um, but I just I would love if if The ravens went into this thing with more proven talent at the wider seed position in addition to all the guys that they got now It would just just to make everybody's job that much easier make lamar's job that much easier make greg roman's job Even easier make everybody's job that much easier, man And what the more talent the better why who wouldn't want to add more talent?