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And I hope that, you know, people don't like look too much into it because we know that like for sure, I've maybe got nicked up in and practice. I think yesterday, but to me, this was more. This is more about depth than anything. So, you know, you welcome that type of situation. You want as many guys as you can try to compete and see if you can put the best team on the field. So I like it. Rita, we put out a poll on Twitter today varying degrees of concern in the edge group and offensive line group. Which of those two do you have more confidence in? I'd say the edge group, but not by much, right? And I say this because the offensive line had three new people, three new parts involved. That's 60% of the line. So for me, it's a number thing, right? And I just think that you do have Calvin, the other way back, so that's something that you have to look forward to. And then, you know, you do have the, what you think of the potential of a way as well as a job. But for me, the offensive line, because there's so many new moving parts, I think to me, that's the, that's, at least I know who the guys are over there. And I know, well, not necessarily a job. We mainly know his college record because he hasn't really played many snaps in the NFL. But, I mean, a way has so far had an outstanding camp. It seems we know what Calvin, the way he can do. So I at least had some familiarity with what they have going on on the, the path of our side. I'm not by any means saying that I'm okay with them. Like, do I think that they could use some depth there? Sure, but I don't have, it becomes down to those two groups. At least I know who those guys are. These are a lot of new players, a lot of young players that they got in the draft. So that's the part that I think that is, is the biggest question mark. We don't know what the transition for them will be like in the NFL. And that's something that we just have to watch out for. I'm talking to Rita Hubbard, it's inside access here on the fan reader. First preseason game is Friday. It's a hate watch for all of us. But what will you be looking at when you watch the game Friday? Biggest, I mean, two things we just talked about, right? Like, you know, what is your offensive line looking like? It feels like they're moving some stuff around. I saw that Ben Cleveland was going to be taking some snaps at center, which baffled me because there's a right guard position available. So I mean, what is exactly that they're going to be doing on this offensive line? How they're going to go about doing that? I think I'm interested in. And of course, we could potentially help with the pass rush. That's going to be, you know, something that we could see or hopefully see from some young guys and some new guys as well. So for me, those are the two things. There's a question that you asked me. The two things I think that we should be concerned about the most in terms of, you know, what the young guys are going to be able to do because you've got to assume that the majority of the vets aren't going to play. And if they do, they're not going to play a bunch of snaps anyway. So it's not for these young guys to get these reps then and see what, how they can contribute to their respect and respected positions and how they can help the football team. We're speaking to Rita Hubbard since I had access on the fan. Rita, let's go to the O's. We didn't talk to you last week. You were having a nice vacation, but your thoughts on the O's trade deadline moves. I'm not necessarily moved. I think, so I did go on with Glenn last week and I told him like, you know, I think that's a C minus. I probably just give it a C. Yeah, I stand by that at this moment. I mean, you like what Jimenez has been able to do because they do need a righty. So that that's absolutely been something that they that they've needed, right? So far, what we've seen for Rogers is I am, yeah. It's one star, I know, and so it's hard to say, right? Because I mean, coming in guys like Rogers guys like Evelyn didn't have like the best resume, but we tried to give them some grace because of the teams that they came for. And obviously, Evelyn came from Tampa, which at the end of the day, I mean, just a year ago, Tampa was was a contender of sorts. So it's not, you know, that far off. But the the situation with the Marlins is a little bit different, right? So, yes, it's only one start, but it wasn't a good one. So, you know, it's just, it's all playing itself out. I will say that him and that's what it is. And I for now, I think I think Evelyn was solid, particularly in his last start to have been good. So hopefully they can change my mind on this fee, but I think they did what we thought that they would do. They weren't going to do anything splashy. And to be quite honest, a lot of teams necessarily didn't. There were a lot of teams that were looking for pictures that, you know, essentially, guys weren't trying to give those guys up, not unless you were trying to get rid of the farm, your whole farm, and probably some other rights for those guys. So they did basically what we all thought that they would do, but also it's pretty consistent of what we saw other teams do around the league from a pitching perspective. What do you think of Jackson Holiday the second time around? Love it, man. I mean, sometimes, you know, people need a reset. And this is my issue with people wanting him to come on the opening day roster, guys, because I think sometimes we put pressure on these young players a little too prematurely, and it might affect, you know, their juju, their mojo or whatever, because now they're overthinking it, you know. Not only do they want to be good, but then, you know, you got the pressure of the media, you got the pressure of the fans, his dad was showing up every game until he had a hit. You know, that's a lot. You know what I'm saying? So now he has an opportunity to go back, do a hard reset. He's already played on a major league level. Now he can come up and then he's a little bit more comfortable because, you know, he had already been up prior. And it's not the same as when he got called up the first time with the hype and, you know, all the hoop fly about it. He was able to kind of, you know, slide in easily. And he has less pressure on him in terms of what he's able to do. And it's, to me, worked out perfectly. We saw it with, you know, Grayson last year when he struggled and he went down and came back up and he's been, you know, here ever since. And so I expect the same from Jackson holiday. I expect him to be a productive player because now the jitters and all have gotten out of the way. And now he can just focus on simply just playing baseball. Rita, we talked probably a month or so ago at this point where you were saying that you were hearing on the streets and maybe the O's were talking about, you know, contract negotiations with Anthony Santander wanting to extend him. Have you heard anything there? And also, if you're Michael Ayes, if you're a Ruby, would you look to extend Santander? I mean, to my understanding the consensus was that they were, they would like to bring him back. I don't know if they started actually having a conversation about it, but that they were interested in bringing him back. And I understand why. You know what I mean? He's a guy that's been on this team for four years and he's been down there for the back with the good. They could probably use a little bit more veteran guys on this team. I would love some time there to come back. I don't necessarily know how that fits into the future of their roster, but I honestly don't care. That's not my problem to figure out that's the old problem because that's a good problem to have. You know what I mean? As slow as a start that he had prior to June, you know, since June, he's been, you know, on fire and you want to keep that type of guy around, particularly because he knows the clubhouse well. He knows these guys well and he's, you know, a contributor to what it is that they want to do not only in regular season in the long run. So I hope that that happens for sure because I'm a huge fan of Santander. Rita, you and Glenn tonight? Yep, seven o'clock. So we'll be, we'll be talking, of course, more Orioles, more Ravens getting ready for, you know, preseason ball. So tune in. Awesome. Rita, always great. Thanks so much. We'll chat next week. All right, guys. Trying to figure out what to eat for dinner yet again with North sides. And bullion is your not so secret ingredient. You can skip the drive through and do dinner at home. 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