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Can you believe it's already here football season? No, no, I mean, this off season seem to go quicker than most. And, you know, obviously, I think they're reporting early. Seems like it feels like practice is starting a good five, six days earlier than last year. I don't remember the exact date. But yeah, I mean, I just kind of remember watching fireworks. It seemed like only a couple of days ago. And then now we'll be out there sweating. Well, some of us will and we'll see about you. Yes, awesome. We'll be out there sweating, watching some football in very short period of time. Harb is a guy who generally seems to frown upon sort of deadlines or putting, you know, number of days or he doesn't usually seem to want to delve into those waters. So when he kind of threw out there that we think we could have the offensive line sorted out in the first two weeks of camp. Do you think that was just sort of him just, you know, saying it to say it? Or do you think that's realistic? Yeah, you know, it's interesting you said that because I agree. I was surprised you because I've asked that question so many times over the years. Yeah. And usually the answer is we'll know when you know, right, right, right. We're going to let all these guys compete and that was a pretty strong answer for if he thinks there's a decent shot, they know where their offensive line is before the preseason even starts and they start being able to evaluate game reps from these games, then that pretty much tells you that they know who they want to start and they know who they want to, you know, so it did surprise me a little bit on that end. I think, you know, if Andrew Voorhees is a starter at the left guard, it's going to be surprised. Clearly, the guy they want to do it, they think he's one of the most physical guys they have already. He kind of remade his body last year. Yeah, it's a rookie, essentially. But if you look at it, he was in every meeting last year. He was on the practice field throughout the year. So I don't think they looked at it as a strict rookie situation. And then at a right tackle, they drafted Roger Rosengarten to be a story right tackle. I mean, that seems pretty clear. And he's going to really have to show a lack of progress not to win that job. So I think those two spots, they have a pretty good sense of, it's a third spot at right guard. I wouldn't even know who to label the favorite. You know, if you asked me a couple of months ago, I would have probably been Cleveland were not at Liberty, discussed Brett's wear in the various camps. But I feel comfortable saying there was no indication based on what we're watching that he's the leader in the clubhouse. So and then you go file a lay or, you know, and I think the situation is they want one of those guys to win the job. And if they don't, they know, you know, Josh Jones could probably be serviceable there. And if they have to play the veteran there for a handful of games that while the younger guys continue to develop, they could get away with that. So, but yeah, I think the two though, though I've been right in three spots available in reality. I think it's probably in their mind. It's more like one. Yeah, we're talking to Jeff's Rebecca. It's inside access here on the fan. The big free agent move they made was Derek Henry. We all know the story they tried to get into the deadline a year ago. They didn't so they've had a Henry fetish for a while bones out, but I'll speak for him and I are more optimistic about his impact on this team. Jason's concerned about the wear and tear 30 year old running back. Where are you on the impact Henry's going to have? Yeah, I think he's, you know, I think I'm probably somewhere between you, both you guys, I think he's going to be a productive running back. And I think they're going to be pretty pleased what they get from him in terms of what they're going to ask him to do. I don't think they're going to ask him to shoulder the burden that he shoulder in Tennessee. I don't think that's in the cards and they shouldn't. Let's face it at the stage of his career and what they've done elsewhere and where Lamar Jackson's at. I don't think they need Derek Henry to be dominating Tennessee Derek Henry. I think he could be plenty productive, getting fewer carries and just what he's going to mean from being out on the field. But that's not to say I don't think there are questions. You know, it'll be interesting to see. I think it's one of the more interesting stories. Like what do they do? What kind of play designs they haven't involved in? Are they going to say, you know, look, you're going to need to run out of shotgun. He's going to have to do some of that. Some of the things he didn't do in Tennessee. He's going to have to do some of that. 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Well, to that end, Jeff, could it, could it be that just his presence and his, because they're keeping them on a pitch count and there's the threat that, you know, he, he is still vibrant, um, that they might not even run the ball, right, as much as well yards per carry wise as they did a year ago, but his presence and the way teams have to defend them and getting maybe that defender sneaking into the box a little more helps them become such a better team throwing out a 12 and 13 personnel that the gains they make in passing efficiency outweigh maybe even if they do lose a little bit, even at yards per carry, because again, they've been running the ball at a pretty ridiculous clip for a long time. Like that ain't exactly been a problem. Yeah. No, I agree with you. Totally. I do think, um, uh, in a sense, they would save Lamar Jackson under center. They're going to be able to run the ball. I mean, we've seen that with, uh, you know, those little, uh, LaTavia is Murray and Devonta Freeman. Uh, we've seen Gus Edwards do what he did. We've seen Justice Hill, uh, get chunks. So they're going to be able to run the ball. But yeah, I think it's what else it does, how he, uh, you know, the defense is going to have to honor his presence back there. Um, and if they're going to go a light box, I think the Ravens will be, or if people are going to go small on them, which we've seen in the past, I think the Ravens will be plenty content. Yeah. Okay. Here's the heavy dose of Eric Henry. So, uh, yeah, I think it's going to, in that sense, even if he's not the same productive guy, I think he's plenty of productive enough to take advantage of some of the looks that they may get, and he's going to be enough to force defenses to honor, uh, what he can do. And you know, let's face it. I mean, JK Dobbins has had his moments, um, you know, when he was healthy, just wasn't often enough. Otherwise they just haven't had a guy in a while that I think scares defenses from a running perspective beyond the quarterback. Jeff will finish with this. How concerned are you about unlocking likely and Andrews together? Cause that's one thing we haven't seen. I feel like that's job one for Monk in this year. We even Roman when Andrews out a year before likely look good without Andrews, but when they're together, we don't see him. Um, I don't know, I, I think from a, uh, uh, must standpoint and from, uh, okay, this needs to be a focus this off season standpoint, I think that's got to be high in the list for Todd Monkey. I'm concerned, I, I wouldn't say I'm there yet only because I think in the last half season last year, I think Isaiah likely found another level and I don't think we've seen a confident, uh, Isaiah likely with a healthy Mark Andrews yet we just haven't seen it. And I think that's going to be the case this year. So I think the Lamar Jackson has a whole lot more face than Isaiah likely after what happened last year when Andrews was down. Um, I think the coaching staff have more faith in him. So, uh, I think he's emerged now. I don't think they're, they don't, I don't think there's any question of what they have in him. So, yeah, I, I, I 100% expect that to be a focus this off season and then, you know, Jason brought up 12 person now, you know, I don't know how much we'll see that'll give stuff away. Right. You know, like how much are they going to show us? You know how that is. They're not going to want to give, uh, teams a head star for scound form, but when it comes down to week one, I think that's going to be one of the key questions, how much are like yours on the field at the same time. And I think they can be plenty, it is something they're going to need to figure out. Most importantly is the tan ready for training camp because, uh, unlike me, you, you like the sun. Uh, are you ready for Daryl, for the daily stand outside is the base ready. Yeah. Oh, it's tremendous right now, okay, and I'm feeling really good about that. I'm going to make sure I'm well, uh, stocked in the SPF 15, uh, suntan lotion to kind of accentuate that as they always say, if you're going to work, you might as well get a tan while you're doing it. There you go. Yeah. My skin doesn't allow it, but that's just me. Uh, Jeff's Rebek covers. Thank you. For the athletic. Jeff, always great, man. Thank you. Take quick care guys. Look forward to seeing you in the coming days. Yes, sir. Thank you. We'll see you soon. Good job covering the Ravens coming up next. I, uh, put together some potential trades with teams. Hmm. Jason, you will hypothetically be, I guess you'll be Michael Aias in these, in situation. I might call in beltway Ben to be my sigma. Okay. And, and you'll decide whether or not you, I have multiple hypothetical trades here. Okay. 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