 You know, it's crazy. Something that is very interesting to do, but also can be very dangerous to do, is looking back, reflecting. Thinking about different situations and what could have been, thinking about different possibilities on what you feel should have been and even some stuff that you feel should not have been. Because it's crazy because life, you can make a small decision, you can make a big decision, but those decisions, they have such an impact on just the trajectory of your life, how different things are going, how different things may not go, but your decisions, your choices that you make, they impact everything. And in this first question, on this special episode of Question From Subscribers, that came from my guy, Big Mill, he wants to go down memory lane and really wonder if Hollywood Brown, if he has some regret when it came to his decision to leave the Baltimore Ravens. Let's just get straight into it. He said, hey, engraving, I've been following the channel for a little over a year now. I appreciate that. He said, I will be asking my very first question. What are your thoughts with Hollywood Brown regretting ever leaving Baltimore? Thanks for all the work and time you put in to making great content on the team that we all love, wish you and your family the best and always keep it clean. Appreciate that, Big Mill, thank you, man. With Hollywood, that's a good question because I know right now, especially right now, the way that the Ravens have been moving, especially this off-season, new offensive coordinator, really putting it in there, why receiving and whatnot. I think a lot of Ravens fans have been thinking about, oh, Hollywood, you should have just stuck around. Oh, Hollywood, you should have stayed. Oh, Hollywood, you should still be here because this year, I believe, would be his fifth year. Because this would be his fifth year option year. So this would have been the final year of his deal or whatnot. But a lot of people are wondering like, did he regret leaving the Baltimore Ravens? And it's easy to think that, especially when you look at what happened with Hollywood, but at the same time, it's important that you actually look at what happened with Hollywood because it wasn't all bad. Now, of course, the Arizona Cardinals, they have not had success last year, but at the same time, Hollywood was doing its thing last year. He really was, he was going off last year, but then he got hurt. So I think that messed him up. He got hurt. Yeah, even he had a couple of drops. I know Raven, the bit of Ravens fans, because I know that when it comes to being a fan, and this happened with any football team. When you're a fan of a football team, and you got a player, whether it's one of your favorite players or not, but a player that was very impactful on that football team, that player wants to leave. Fans can feel some type of way. They can feel offended. They can feel upset. Like, hey, why do you want to leave my favorite football team? You should want to be here. You should want to play for this favorite football team. This is the team that drafted you. This is a team that gave you an opportunity. What are you doing want to leave? Why? So fans can take stuff personally. But that's, again, it's important to always separate business from personal, but with football it can be very, very hard, and I get it. But anyway, with Hollywood, with him requesting to have been trade, him asking for a trade for years, actually, before it happened, a lot of fans were like, ah, ha, ha, that's what you get. See what happens. That's what you left for, really, to go and do that, to be on that team and da, da, da, da. But again, Hollywood was doing his thing. He really was. He was doing his thing before he got hurt. And I don't think him leaving, it wasn't nothing to do with the city of Baltimore. It wasn't nothing to do with the fans, anything like that. It wasn't anything to do with Lamar. It was just all about the system. It was all about the system. And I think he just felt like the system that the Ravens were running, it wasn't the best for receivers. It didn't put his full talents on display. It didn't utilize him as he felt like he should have been utilizing. I know a lot of people, which is a good argument, a lot of people are like, hey, man, this dude had over 1,000 yards the last year. He had a bunch of targets, a bunch of catches and stuff, but he had the drops and all of that stuff is true. All of it is true. But maybe he also didn't see himself getting paid from the Baltimore Ravens. Because if he looked at recent history and I looked at recent history, I could think like, man, when the last time a Ravens receiver got a real second contract, I know Chris Moore, he got a second contract technically. But other than that, it's slim pickings. Like Ravens, I'm gonna be handing out money like that to these receivers, man. So he could have been looking at that and been like, yeah, I don't know about this one. Like I love this team. I love Lamar, love the city, love the fans, love all that stuff, but I don't know, man. I don't know if this is a good look for me. Because the way that I always took it for Hollywood wanting to leave is business. It's just business, business. He's thinking, all right, I'm in my third year, getting ready to go into my fourth. All right, money moves gotta be made, man. Because money moves gotta be made and it's time. I gotta figure this thing out. I gotta figure out what's gonna be best for me. Like best for me. And to go play with one of your real, real, real good friends and then have the opportunity to go play with another one of your real, real, real good friends in Calamari, go from Lamar to Calamari. It's like, oh, okay, I'm straight. And this is the guy that helped me get drafted in the first round in the first place. So why not? Why not? Oh, this is the offense where they really be passing that ball, okay, yeah, I'm straight, I'm set. And again, he was straight. He was set because he was doing a phenomenal job at the beginning of the year. But again, then he got hurt. Got hurt. Initially had the opportunity, well, he would have had the opportunity to play with DeAndre Hopkins. So you gotta be thinking, oh yeah, Calamari, DeAndre Hopkins, me, oh yeah, let's get it, baby. Then of course, DeAndre Hopkins, he got suspended in Hollywood doing this thing. Then he got hurt, so it just all got messed up. So we'll see how things are this year for him. Hopefully he can stay healthy. But as far as the answer to your question, do I think that he regrets his decision with leaving the Baltimore Ravens? No, I don't think he does. I don't think he does. Because I think he wanted to just set himself up to be in the best position to get paid. And with the Baltimore Ravens, he probably doesn't think it was gonna happen. Looking at Rashal Bateman right now, I know their careers started off and they've taken completely different turns and whatnot. Because when you think about Hollywood, he was available 99% of the time. I think I remember him missing maybe two games, maybe something like that. But it was not many at all for anything that he did miss. It was not many. He was somebody that was always out there, always out there. So with Rashal Bateman, where he is going into year three, I know he gotta be thinking about some stuff too, but it's been different because I know he done missed a significant amount of time with injury. But I just, with Hollywood, I don't think he regrets it. Because I do think he, I'm sure he'll be getting his information because he's very active on Twitter and social media and all that stuff. So I'm sure he'd be seeing what's going on with the Ravens and stuff. Obviously everybody know they got a new offensive coordinator and finally moved on from G-Royne. Sometimes when you think about certain situations, you may be like, man, you know what? I'm gonna put myself out there. This situation is hurting me right now, but I'm gonna be willing to put myself out there maybe for the greater good of somebody else. I may not reap all the benefits of this situation improving because I may be the one that has to suffer for a little bit. But if my people, if they could do better, if they could end up doing better for me doing it, okay, cool, cool, cool. So Hollywood called it out. He called it out plenty of times. Called it out publicly, called out the offense and whatnot. What's the point of having soldiers if you ain't gonna use them and whatnot? He was somebody that was a big advocate for change with the Baltimore Ravens offense. And while he was with the Ravens, it did not happen. Even the year that he left, it still did not happen. But it took a year, a year after he left, it took a year for them to finally be like, all right, we moving now, we moving now. So he may be looking back. I don't think we'll regret, but be looking back like, all right, I think I was a positive part of that change that happened with the Baltimore Ravens. I would think that I had a positive impact on just helping them move forward to get to something that could end up being good and being better for the receivers specifically, because he knows that they need it, they want it. So yeah, I don't think he regrets it at all. But yeah, he is a part, it's more than just Hollywood obviously, but he is a part of why things are different now. Why things are headed in a different direction with the offense now. Hollywood was definitely a part of that. So again, I don't think it's any regret whatsoever. I don't think it's one, I think it is one of them things where he may be thinking like, oh man, I wish they would have been like this when I was there, but I don't think there's regret. Cause again, he was doing just fine before he got hurt. But that is a really, really good question. It is really, really interesting to think about sometimes. Cause you think about like any player that requests to be traded. Just think about all the situations. All of the situations have been different. Hollywood went to Arizona. He was doing a great job and then he got hurt, unfortunately. Orlando Brown Jr. Brunch Super Bowl champion, Orlando Brown Jr. And now he got a big payday from the bingo. So he gonna get to see the Ravens two times a year now. And I mean, I don't think there's any ill will, anything like that, but, cause it's business, it's business. Orlando Brown Jr. was trying to get paid, Ravens paid Ronnie Stanley. He knew they weren't gonna pay him. Okay, go get your money. Get your bread, man. And he got a Super Bowl championship and his bread. So he won. Hayden Hurst. Hayden Hurst. Oh man, it's been rough for him. I forgot where he signed at this off season. I really did. But for Hayden Hurst, he was the first round pick from the Ravens. Asked to be traded cause it was playing time and stuff. It wasn't getting an opportunity like that. And I get it, okay, Mark Andrews took your spot. Which is tough. That's really tough. Mark Andrews took his spot. He was a backup, sharing the wealth with Mark Andrews and Nick Boyle. He asked to be traded. He got traded to the Falcons. They traded them to the Falcons, Falcons drafted Cowpits. So it's like, oh, really? You ask for a trade for more playing time, you got traded and then they ended up taking the tight end with their first pick. I said, oh. Then he goes to the Bengals. And he is, they're tight end, they're primary tight end or whatnot. Just to go to what the FC Championship I think. But that was that. I don't know where he is now. I know he got signed, but I cannot remember where he is now. Please y'all remind me where he is. I don't remember. Chuck Clark. Chuck Clark, who, I mean, can you blame him for requesting to be traded last year? After Ravens signed Marcus Williams and they drafted Kyle Henry. Like, can you blame him for requesting to be traded? I get it, man. Again, it's business, but I get it. Like, y'all brought in replacements for me. Yeah, okay, I want to be out. But he had to be traded last year. Ravens tried, didn't work. Then he finally got traded this year. Ravens like, all right, we ready to move on? Well, I mean, they were ready to move on last year because they tried, but it just didn't work. So what happened? Unfortunately, he did get traded, which was cool for him. Great new opportunity with the Jets. Great defense already. He could help and make them even better. But then unfortunately, he got hurt, man. And that sucks. That's really bad. That's really unfortunate, man. So yeah, when players, they request to be traded. Again, it's one of those life-altering decisions that they make. And it could go so many different ways. It can go so many different ways. And it's scary to think about. But at the same time, you got to be willing to take that risk if you want to try to better yourself. And that's what all these players were trying to do. They really just trying to better themselves. They were trying to better themselves for their business. They were trying to better themselves just for the trajectory of their careers. For some, it worked out. For others, it didn't quite work out as much. Next question came from my guy, Terrell B. He said, Lamarney's a nickname for Zay Flowers or is Isaiah likely? He said, is it safe to call Zay Flowers Zay and call likely Zaykly? I don't know, man, Zay, okay, yeah, I get that one. And I mean, Isaiah likely, that was his nickname too, Zay. But the whole Zaykly, I don't know, that sounded too close to calling him like. To me, it sounded too close to calling him like Zaddy. And I'm like, I ain't about to call him with no dudes, no Zaddy, man. I said, I don't know, call likely, call him like. Call him likely, call him, well, I can't call him Zay, because well, you could call him that, whatever. They gonna figure it out. Next question, oh, it looks like a comment came from my guy Howard. He said, what's happening in Graven? I just watched a video talking about the good time experience you had up here in Baltimore. First, I'm glad you and the fam had a great time. Well, it was just me, not the fam. But no, I appreciate it. Second, the guy you were talking about that's always standing next to Heartball on the sidelines, his name is Craig. He's a head of Raven Security. I've known him since 94 from playing in the basketball and rec leagues. He used to coach basketball. He's been a police officer for a very long time. Plus, we lived on the same block until a couple of years ago. I think you may be right. Let me look him up right now. Head of Raven Security, just to make sure, because there probably is gonna be him, which I'm pretty sure you're right. Yeah, yep, that's him. That's him. That's exactly who it is. And that's who I was talking about. Because I was telling the story of how when we went up there most recently to Baltimore, and that was for Tom Grosy thing, and because he had invited us up there. And so we got to go to the castle. We got to go to the stadium toward the M&T Bank Stadium, but then we got to go to the castle. And it was cool. But I was telling people that I had never been inside the castle before. To the training camp side here. But the closest I had been to inside the castle, like the office part, was just being right out in the front. But when we was out there, like I was telling them, the guy that's always on the sideline with hardball, he came and he kicked us out. He was like, no, you can't be here. You gotta move. And he ain't doing it no rude or disrespectful way and nothing like that. He just told us we had to move. We had to move. But yeah, I was like, man, that guy, that's the guy that's always on the sideline with hardball like all the time. I always see him. But yeah, that's exactly who that is. Next question came from my guy, John. He said, loha engraving from Raven's flock in Hawaii. What's up, baby? He said, we'll have to get you to take on the running back position. With all the uncertainty about JK Dobbins going around, it has put a spotlight on the position. It sure has. As much as I like Justice Hill and Gus Edwards, I just don't think either of them are as explosive as JK Dobbins. Since we are stacked at tight end with Mark Andrews and likely with trading Charlie Kolar for a running back, make sense. What do you think JK is just using social media to help himself get a better contract and there's nothing to worry about? No, I definitely think it's about the bread. It's about money, but he's in a tough position. But as far as trading Charlie Kolar, he ain't gonna get you anything. And then there ain't nothing against him, but just last year, he missed like 99% of last year. He was out and then like he'd like, nobody knows anything about Charlie Kolar on an NFL level yet. So you're not gonna be able to field, you're not gonna be able to trade for anything for him. Like you're not gonna get anything of significance for Charlie Kolar at this point in his career right now. So you wouldn't be able to trade him for a running back, but you got running backs out there on a free agent Mark. I mean, Dalvin Cook, he's obviously sitting right there. And I mean, nothing would happen until they figured out what's gonna happen with JK. I don't see them making a no move at running back until they figure out what's gonna happen with JK. But a lot of Ravens fame are talking about Keith Mitchell. So that, again, his name just keep buzzing. Everywhere we, he would keep hearing about him over and over and over and over. But as far as trading for a running back, no, I don't see them doing that at all. And as far as JK Dobbins, he said, is he using social media to help himself get a better contract and there's nothing to worry about? I mean, even necessarily, I don't think JK doesn't have right now, he doesn't have the power to use social media to get a better contract in my opinion because the leverage just isn't there for him right now. It's not there. And since the leverage is not there, then he don't have any. So we'll see what happens with him. I just got no clue where it's headed right now. I think we just had to wait till the training camp to see what happens then if he starts practicing and all that then. But it's just one of those things, we just got to wait it out. The last question on this special episode came from my guy, Cooper. He said, hey man, my name is Cooper. Love the V's and would love to be in one one day. My question is, what is your prediction for the record this year for the Baltimore Ravens? My answer is 12 and five. I believe it's valid. Thanks man and have a great day. Appreciate that, Koop. Ravens record this year. Koop put 12 and five. If they stay healthy, like I know not everybody gonna stay, well hopefully everybody will stay healthy but I know it's football so stuff happens but if they can majority of the Ravens and their key players stay healthy, I think a ceiling for them could be 14 and three, 15 and two. Like a ceiling, I guess the high. If they stay healthy. Because they got pieces man, they really do. Although I think would be 11 and six, 11 and six, 12 and five. Anywhere from 10 and seven. No, that don't make no sense though. 10 and seven, that's only if they got, if they healthy then no. 10 and seven just, that can't happen. The health, a low would be 11 and six, 12 and five I think. So that's the range that I'm thinking. A low of 11 and six for the high of 15 and two. Yeah, this feels like a dream. Oh, just what I mean. What I mean. You too, team, keep it clean. You see my boy, he like I done made it. I done made it. Oh, that's my home. He ain't that right engraving. Right engraving. Shout out to engraving.