 So team keep it clean. What's going on the same graven here with another video and today we got formally introduced to Raven's new offensive coordinator Todd Monkin And I would say that his press conference it went as expected. There were little surprises here and there I felt like with some of the pettiness that Todd Monkin got I say, oh man He fits right in with John Harbaugh on them Like this dude would he took a shot at james winston because he talked about His quarterbacks that he had in Tampa Bay. He said, oh, yeah, we love to throw the ball there We couldn't really run it so much. Maybe we love to throw the ball there sometimes We we threw so much we end up throwing to the other team too, but we love to throw the ball there. I said, whoa All right now and then um, he also talked about the how the full back position How is is being diminished is not the same as it once was you don't really see full backs like that as much anymore And I said, uh-oh I hope pat ricard not watching this and then he he he took a shot He didn't take a shot at pat ricard necessarily, but he took a shot at greg roman And he said we're gonna be we're gonna ask in our offense We're gonna ask players to do what we know they can do we're not gonna ask somebody something that they can't do We're not gonna ask them to do something that they can't do And then he talked about we're not gonna ask a full back to be What do you say a matchup problem against a lineback? He said something like that. I said, oh Whoa, oh you you came through taking shots. That's what it is. Todd is munkin time, baby. But anyway, um He also talked about he was asked about odell beckham jr. Uh, he was like, hold up. Can can can I speak on him? Can I speak on him? Oh, yeah, he's not under contract. So I can speak on him. He said he loved odell beckham jr And it felt like when we were listening to Todd munkin speak It sound like obviously he's a professional or whatnot He's been offensive coordinated and whatnot for a long time been to a lot of different places on both A professional and a collegiate level. I mean both are professional levels, but he's been to quite a few different places But it also sounded like we were listening to a fan as well And that's not a bad thing and what I mean when I say that is When he spoke about like he spoke about odell beckham jr When he was speaking about him said, oh, yeah, I would love to have him and whatnot So hey, maybe that maybe ravens will make him. We'll see but anyway He said I would love to have him because he obviously coached him before Uh, but he talked about how with odell beckham jr. Uh him as a face He said with with mba players. They are they are faces because they obviously don't have any helmets on you see them all the time But in nfl it's harder to be a face It comes with a lot more pressure and whatnot and with odell beckham jr being a face in the league Um and and a playmaker too like so many people like portray him one way But he said I don't think there's anything wrong with a playmaker wanting the ball And I'm like man, I I've been saying the exact same things Specifically about odell beckham jr. Two for a long time because I agree Like playmakers want to make plays especially why I receive with people I hate that that word old diva. He's a diva. He's a diva They call this receiver diva that receiver diva We don't want any divas on our team. No, I want receivers who want the ball On a team Oh, I want that So I like how he spoke about that. Um, he spoke as not only a fan, but he also spoke as a as a friend too Talked about mark andrews He said a long time ago with him and uh, I forgot who his colleague was They were riding to go see mark andrews as a sophomore in high school He said mark andrews probably don't remember but we were riding to go see him He said he was he was upset. He was cursing up a storm on the way there Uh, but he said they went to go see mark andrews. They went to go see this Quarterback in wire receivers throwing catch passes. I think the quarterback was a cow trash or cow allen I forgot who the quarterback was cow something. Uh, but the wire receiver was mark andrews So he got ties. Um, and then speaking of ties We always talk about how with the hardballs. They, you know, family ties the hardball hashtag hood hardball he always gonna put his people on and That's a question that I just I hadn't thought about and I hadn't wondered about because I kind of forgot about it for a Little bit, but the question like man, it went whenever the hardball hired somebody, you know, they all got they got ties And I hadn't thought about that until uh hardball brought it up and hardball said I think his sister He said his sister Went to george or something like that his sister knew Munkin and what I forgot exactly what it was because while I was listening to his press conference I wasn't fully engaged with it I didn't take notes like I normally do because I got like a lot of significant stuff on my mind that's just really been bothering me since about uh, 12 today And it's just it's been stressing me out like crazy. I know it's a big side note But it's just been stressing me out like crazy, man So because it it it just impacts so much family is good health is good everything But it's just it's some other stuff. But anyway, um, I love y'all and I appreciate you all sort of being an outlet for that, um, but anyway, uh Well munkin he spoke about that. Uh, he spoke about using uh playmakers Of course, he was asked the question about lamar jackson. Um, if Like him knowing the uncertainty of lamar jackson, but him still taking a job And we all knew that question was gonna be asked and he said that a well Eric the constant hardball they're the best in the business and I know they're gonna take care of it Uh, he was asked why he wanted to why he joined the ravens. Why why he came here and he said well I wanted to go somewhere where it was a good, uh, organization good franchising whatnot Where they had a culture established already. He said, um, the ravens are very similar to georgia Okay, now you all right. You already got the job. You he ain't gotta sell yourself. You already got the job You got it. But anyway, he said the ravens are really similar to georgia. Um But yeah, he it was it was a cool presser It was a cool presser. There was one part where he wasn't so team keeping clean I know there was some of y'all that shared that y'all appreciated that Um, but yeah, the the the presser when he spoke about lamar. He talked about oh, that was another thing When I talked about him like speaking Not just as a coach, but as a fan as well because you don't really hear Coaches speak like that Um, especially coaches for the baltimore ravens because he talked about how he felt like lamar jackson Was underrated as a passer And I was like, oh, what up, man? You You got a youtube channel to talk like let me know man. But anyway, um, he he talked about that and and he said that He spoke about narratives. He spoke about narratives that have been being put out When it's come to lamar jackson From when he came in the league And I was like, oh, oh you you saying some stuff now, Todd. All right Um, but I appreciated that He talked about how the nfl the game. It's a game of space. He said you got to use all 53 and a half yards of the field or what wide how wide it is. He said you got to use all of that Uh, it's a game about spacing. He talked about uh passing concepts You got to have passing concepts that that match your running concepts and whatnot and he he just talked about How things got to just they got to flow They got to flow He talked about uh, the time that gets spent because somebody asked, oh, what if lamar jackson He misses or skips out on all the training camp and da da da da Because we know how this contract thing could possibly go He got a lot of different routes it could take but if that was one of the routes that it took they asked them Well, how would that affect them? He said, well, he would be behind But at the same time it's football like he knows football And he said I feel like sometimes we we make this like bigger or more complicated than it needs to be And I was like, well All right, that's true, but he also did talk about uh repetition He also did talk about just doing stuff over and over and getting more acclimated with it Uh, he talked about the passing game. He talked about the run game. Um, he just talked about Well, he talked about different schemes and the players and stuff and and again Everything that he said was great. Uh, but now it's just about action It's about action Uh, it's it's about putting it together it's about making it happen Um, it's it's about using your guys. He talked about how he wanted his offense to be Not player-centric what what was the phrase that he used? But he said he said he wanted it to be about the players I forgot the exact terminology that he used for it But basically what he was saying is that He wants the players to be featured in it and the players be used to their specialties He wants the players abilities to be showcased and he said that's what players want to Players want to know that they want to know a how are you going to feature me? How am I going to get my opportunities? How am I going to get my chances? How am I going to be able to show off my skills? He spoke about that and again Everything sounded good so now Introductory press conference is done. We got to know you a little bit more cool And I saw some people say hey top monger for head coach. I said, oh boy, okay, man, but That was great now It's time to get to it Well, I mean, you don't even know What team you're fielding out there. You don't know who your quarterback is going to be You don't know who you receive. Yeah, there's a lot that you don't know So maybe it ain't time to get to it yet, but It's it's it's time to start settling in you do got some players who you know are going to be there But you got a lot of unknowns too So yeah, that and that's what we want from this office, man Obviously, we all know that the ravens got improved in the passing game. We know that Um, but ravens also need to improve and and he talked about They talked about scoring more points talked about scoring in the red zone Because that's big too Because there were times ravens will move the ball Then they get into the red zone. It's like they go in reverse. They just stop everything stops But now it's it's really time for ravens to open this thing up. He talked about um quarterbacks. He said well You sometimes you got to give a little you got to get a little he talked about um, what are you willing to not sacrifice? But what are you willing to give off? I forgot exactly what phrase he used but He talked about do you want to have this this six six quarterback? Who's just who's a statue? Or do you want to have somebody who's uh, maybe the little bit shorter but just got crazy athletic ability? And he said it's a it's a different game now The game is different. It's changing And it's he said it's about scoring points. He was like, hey, that's you see fantasy football Fantasy football is all about points He said you can look at a game where the score is 40 You can look at two teams and the score is 41 to 40 and then you look at another two teams and the score is uh What do you say seven to Seven or three or seven seven? I forgot what he said, but it's super low scoring game And he was like we people would look at the two teams where it's 41 40 and you say oh those those guys are killing it Because he knows it's all about points. It's all about scoring and that's true So I I appreciated how he took us through his mindset not just as a coach But also as a fan of the game too It was nice hearing that perspective when you heard him speak So again now it's about actions and again, we we won't be able to see actions until The first game of the season And then even then we won't be able to really know like all right Is this Ravens offense really improving until like I say week four five or six Around there because then they will have built up a level of consistency by then They will have more of an identity by weeks five or six Because week one could be great week two could be terrible week three could be right in the middle And we we won't know consistency early on Preseason I can't count that because that's when stuff will just be super basic They just sort of going through the motions there And training camp and all that you know training camp you're gonna hear the stories about oh man This offense looks great. Oh man. They're installing this that in the third. Oh man They're doing this they're doing that. Oh man. This guy. He's really been killing it all training camp Because we always it's always somebody who we hear about they kill it in training camp then regular season comes around And they know where to be found And that could be for a variety of reasons, but that it happens every year every year and That's why it's important. I I can't even say it's important not to buy into the hype Because I mean we fans and around that time of the off season It's slow. We like we feeding for football. So when we hear something training camp or we actually go to the training camp You get all how you see a big play you go. Yeah, let's go And then you you envision what that could look like in a regular season game He said oh man this this guy could be something But now it's all about how you're gonna incorporate those players in the regular season How you're gonna get them involved? He also talked about how with his offense He wants it to be where you got to worry about all five guys All five because of course you got the five offensive linemen. So those guys are set But then you got your quarterback. So that's six guys But then you got five more people Five more weapons whether it's receivers whether it's running backs whether it's tight ends you got five more people So I think he should actually say you got to worry about six people Well, depending on who your quarterback is. Okay, I get why he said five He don't know his quarterback gonna be but anyway, we we get what you was saying So again shout out the top monkey All right, let's just hope that this offense it takes off. Let's just hope that he does a phenomenal job Let's just hope that this thing goes even better than expected I'm another question that somebody asks and my apologies that we all over the place because Some of these questions are just coming to my head off of memory Um, another question that somebody asked was um, how do you deal with all that pressure? How do you deal with all that pressure? Especially uh being being a Ravens offensive coordinator because these fans are very passionate And they they want this offense to be fixed And he said, uh, he said well, it's it's it's pressure. It's pressure with anything He said at Georgia, uh with all the great talent that we had we were expected to go at least 10 and 2 every year At least so there was pressure there And he said uh here with with with the Ravens. He said, uh, I bet nobody was asking that question in 2019 I said, oh, okay monkey. All right now Hey, I mean you ain't lying. We did we did ask like all right. How are you gonna build off of that? And how they gonna evolve off of that after that season, but That you got it monkey. So yeah, we're gonna see we're gonna see Uh, but anyway, team keep it clean. I appreciate y'all I really love y'all and really really really really really love y'all. Thank you for everything. Thank you for helping out Thank you for uh being a listening ear All the time man. I appreciate y'all. We out