Odell Beckham Jr. is gonna finish between 600-700 yards and will have been well freaking worth the $15 million. It's tough to explain to anyone who hasn't been in this town.
.
@JustinMadubuike
on why he'd like to re-sign with the
#Ravens
: "I've grown so much as player, as a person and as a teammate here. I feel like I'm a Baltimorean. It would definitely be great."
Chuck Pagano on the Harbaugh 'player safety' accusation: "[I haven't known that to be the case] at all. That's the gold standard, the Baltimore
#Ravens
...They do everything the right way from the top down."
.
@PRic508
on Todd Monken offense: “He makes a scheme based on players…I do see a role for myself in this offense. I’m excited for it, it may not be as much as with Greg Roman, but I’m OK with that. As long as we’re winning games, I do my part. That’s all I care about.”
#Ravens
Ken Francis on Lamar Jackson and the
#Ravens
: "I have never heard Lamar speak negative of John Harbaugh or Eric DeCosta. They are a first class org and they'll do what's right. He loves the city of Baltimore. His
#1
priority is to win a Super Bowl for whoever he's playing for."
Buck Showalter's advice to new
#Orioles
ownership: "Understand the fanbase. There's such pure love, deep-rooted fandom passed down. Be sincere and open. Let them know you care just as much about being good as them. They just want you to put a product on the field they can trust."
.
@LRiddickESPN
on Kyle Hamilton: "Remember what people said when they drafted Kyle Hamilton? They said Eric [DeCosta] was insane, 'why are you drafting a safety that high?' This is why. Because he's the closest thing to Sean Taylor since Sean Taylor."
#Ravens
.
@CalRipkenJr
on becoming an
#Orioles
co-owner: "I didn't think I'd be this emotional about it... I'm watching every pitch. There's a re-newed enthusiasm in my life."
.
@Patrickqueen_
on if he's comfortable with
@Lj_era8
dubbing him 'Ray Lewis Jr.'": "I guess I don't really have a choice now that he called me that."
#Ravens
.
@R_bateman2
on if he doubted future in Baltimore: “For sure. Has to do with my inj history, nothing to do w/ Baltimore…I don’t blame anybody for how they feel, the fans, the coaches.They have a right to feel. I was a first rd draft pick, there’s expectations with that.”
#Ravens
.
@jacobyjones12x2
just now on GCR:
"I'll be in Baltimore tomorrow."
Any chance you'll be waving a banner around on the field pregame, firing people up?
"Something like that."
#Ravens
#Ravens
DL
@JustinMadubuike
on any superstitions they keep during this stretch of wins: "We've been playing a lot of
@ChiefKeef
in the locker room lately, and we've been winning, so..."
.
@R_bateman2
: "Lamar trusts me. Last year, we didn't have that connection. And that’s due to me, my injury, I wasn’t able to work out with him in the offseason. I missed all of training camp. For a QB that’s tough. You gotta feel your receivers."
#Ravens
John Smoltz: "The Baltimore
#Orioles
will win multiple championships if they can sustain a starting rotation. Much like the way Atlanta did... This is not a fluke. You asked the 'experts' who was gonna win the AL East, no one was saying the Orioles."
Why does
@OfficialShon_4
wear
@Orioles
gear? "I kind of just fell in love with the city of Baltimore...They're not the best team but they're gonna get there."
Arthur Maulet on
#Ravens
fans not knowing anything about him before arriving in Baltimore: "Look, I don't hold grudges. I'm not a superstar, you don't have to know me. But when I do strap on the helmet, I make sure you're going to know who
#10
is. The underdog gets his bone too."
So watching Josh Jacobs tonight I think to myself "man, that would really be a nice fit with the
#Ravens
."
So I reach out to a source with direct knowledge of Jacobs' thinking who tells me "Josh would love to play with Lamar and the Ravens."
That's...really enticing.
.
@kzeit70
on if he consulted anybody: "I actually reached out to Marshal Yanda, asked him a bunch of questions about the o-line and everything...He thought it would be a great fit...[RG] in Baltimore Ravens history is a v good spot...I'm excited to carry on tradition."
The era of "just take the lead and cruise" in the
#NFL
has been dead for years. The
#Ravens
have a serious problem with keeping their foot on the gas. It's starting to become defining for John
#Harbaugh
. It has to change...like...now.
Jadeveon Clowney on this
#Ravens
team: “I told the guys when I got here, I’ve been on 5 teams. This team right here is special. This group of guys, we can go all the way. I remind them that, every time we practice, every game, we’re a special group let’s go show the world why."
As CBS protected next Sunday's Commanders/Ravens game from being flexed, that also means they're sending their top crew (Jim Nantz and Tony Romo) to Baltimore for the game.
Their first Ravens game this season.
Really kinda hilarious having Steratore suggest the contact was after the interception as we watched it be...absolutely not that.
Doesn't forgive the throw though.
We introduced the Lamar-O-Meter (Lamometer) today. Every day we'll monitor where our confidence is that Lamar will be the
#Ravens
' QB for 2023. Based on yesterday's conversation with
@RavensSalaryCap
, we're up to 70% for our first reading.
The "Buffalo Bills folks are so obsessed with Lamar Jackson for some reason that they just Tweet out stuff like this that has no bearing on anything" portion of Twitter is one I only recently discovered and it is as bizarre as you think.
.
@MBordick
: "Santander needs to be a priority. Switch-hitter. Dependable and reliable in RF. And you just don't find guys like Anthony Santander. At some point the Orioles have to reward their players, let them know you appreciate what they're doing."
.
@mspears96
on
#Ravens
-
#Chiefs
: "The Ravens have to beat themselves to lose a game the rest of the way... For the Ravens, if they play to their level, relatively mistake-free football, nobody can beat them."
Former
#Ravens
TE Nick Boyle on Lamar Jackson: "I'm almost tired of looking at twitter. I love Lamar as a dude. The way he treats everyone in the locker room. And I love the org...I want both sides to be happy, if they come to an agreement, great. If not, then it's just the NFL."
Buck Showalter on
#Orioles
struggles: "They've fought through a lot injuries that a lot of clubs wouldn't have survived. And they're right there with the
#Yankees
still, Orioles fans are going to have a lot of fun in September."
.
@Kurkjian_ESPN
on Anthony Santander: “He’s gonna have 90 HRs in 3 yrs. That’s hard to find, especially in a switch-hitter, who plays the OF... It works with Santander. I’d be hesitant to just let him go. I would go great lengths to sign him short-term at least."
#Orioles
Sonsy Gaba had a chance to talk to Trey Mancini before the throwing out the first pitch yesterday, this is what she said: "I don't know if it means anything, but please don't go."
Something else I feel like I should share. While we were talking this day, I asked Jacoby why he kept taking low pay coaching jobs. He got really emotional. "I didn't have anything. And these kids don't have anything either. I just want to do anything I can for them."
When
@GlennClarkRadio
and I saw Jacoby at the Ed Block Courage Awards earlier this year, he refused to let Glenn leave. He made Glenn sit and talk to him. Then i came down shortly thereafter and the foolishness began. You were the best person, Jacoby. You’ll be missed 💔
.
@theNFLchick
on
#Ravens
: "This is a pass happy league. You have to have WRs on the outside to create mismatches...
You have to adapt. Whether that's you Steve Bisciotti, whether that's you John Harbaugh. You have to change the philosophy."
Kevin Harlan on
#Ravens
Lamar Jackson and how media/fans portray him: "He has unbelievable talents, the gifts he has with his eyes, mind, physical gifts...He is an outlier. All he does is win, look at his numbers...Just let the kid breath."
.
@wingoz
on John Harbaugh: "Here's the criticism I would have... With the
#Rams
, Dick Vermeil every now and then would get on the headset to Mike Martz and say 'Quit dicking around and give it to
#28
' (Marshal Faulk). Harbaugh needed to tell Monken, 'Run the damn ball.'"
#Ravens
.
@keithlaw
on Jackson Holliday: "Players like Holliday tend to reach the peak pretty quickly... Mike Trout was like that, Ronald Acuna, Bryce Harper... If they give him 500 ABs, he's a ROY candidate. A year or two from now, we'll be talking about him as a top 15 player."
#Orioles
.
@ProFootballDoc
on Andrews: "I wouldn't necessarily rule him out the playoffs. May be definitively done for the regular season, but not postseason. He's a big-bodied guy. It'd be tougher for Zay Flowers coming back from this bc of how he moves. Andrews can do a lot even at 80%."
.
@ProFootballDoc
on Mark Andrews: "We knew it was a high-ankle sprain. We couldn't tell to what degree. A high-level sprain would have a fracture, a milder one is like Mahomes during the Super Bowl run last year... What was interesting was how forth-coming Harbaugh was."
#Ravens
.
@R_bateman2
on Lamar Jackson: "He gets so much hate and negativity no matter what he does. He’s a 2x MVP and people are still talking shit about how he still hasn’t done this or that. It takes 11 people to win the game... [1/2]"
#Ravens
As broadcasters, we want to be absolutely certain before making a declarative call.
Because of that, Brad Brach is perfect here. He saw what he saw and couldn't control his reaction for confirmation.
Just wonderful all around.
Great weekend for Kevin Brown to return to the Orioles broadcast booth. First, this great call of Cedric Mullins' amazing home run saving catch in the Bottom of the 9th in Seattle.
Kevin Harlan on Lamar Jackson: "This kid from the very beginning has felt like, 'Well...They say I can't be a traditional [QB]. Well, I'm going to prove them wrong'...[He's] showing all the trademarks of being a top-level [QB]...& he is still the single most elusive runner in fb"
.
@JimBowdenGM
on '24
#Orioles
: "This kid, [Jackson Holliday], is gonna hit .300 his rookie year. The team is ready. Grayson Rodriguez should be a 1, Kyle Bradish looked like a 1 last year, John Means could be comeback Player of the Year. This team is ready."
.
@mikepierce_97
: "Brandon [Williiams] was playing out of position so we could play on the field at the same time. I think he'll have an amazing year now that he'll be back at nose [tackle]."
#Ravens
.
@CorbinBurnes
on
#Orioles
: "It's all about who gets hot at the end of the season. This is a really good baseball team. Showed that least yr with 100 wins... We're a team you can put up there with any team in the league. It's putting it together, getting hot at the right time."
.
@jareddiamond
on David Rubenstein/
#Orioles
: "It's important to understand the Orioles are not being bought the Carlyle Group. it's private equity money, but it's a personal investment for David Rubenstein. He is a life-long Orioles fan."
"It's a cop-out. You have a $200M payroll, $30M goes to your QB. You still have $170M for the rest of your team, half of which are on rookie contracts. It's a cop-out."
@AndrewBrandt
on the idea that a large QB contract hinders your team
Orioles owner
@DM_Rubenstein
speaking
@livingclassroom
about "sprinting to the finish line."
"I'm 74. Too young to be President of the United States..."
.
@wyche89
on
#Ravens
: "Lamar Jackson has played his tail off... Last week they were clearly trying not to have him run as much. And the way the Raiders were rushing him, it wasn't creating natural running lanes... Lamar Jackson is the least of their worries right now."
Coach Marty Mornhigweg on Lamar Jackson: "These quarterbacks always get their money. You have an MVP QB and you're gonna let him go?! I would be highly surprised to see the Baltimore
#Ravens
allow one of the highest level QBs leave."
I like Tyler Huntley and think that what he's done is really fun and cool.
I cannot put into words how disrespectful it is to Lamar Jackson for people to say things like "I think he's just as good as Lamar Jackson."
It's Bill Polian levels of disrespectful.
.
@R_bateman2
on playing with Odell Beckham Jr: "I had never idolized a WR until he came into the league... Me and O are tight now. Just called me to congratulate me and check in on me... He's been through injuries, gave me advice, how to get through it all."
#Ravens
.
@R_bateman2
on contract ext.: “It feels good, definitely didn’t see it coming. It means a lot… Knowing that they want me here, having them in my corner, the team trust me, having some security. It’s kinda like a fresh start for me. I’m excited. I’ve got a lot to prove.”
#Ravens
.
@SharpFootball
on
#Ravens
: "They're not investing in WR like they did with Joe Flacco...Lamar Jackson hasn't been given the same...Bottom 10 offensive line in salary cap and bottom 10 WRs every year. This year: dead last in receiver dollars."
Baker Mayfield is the latest QB trying to pass a lot to get hurt. It’s pretty consistent around the league. Should inform future decision making around the league
Lamar Jackson is the latest QB trying to run a lot to get hurt. It’s pretty consistent around the league. Should inform future decision making around the league
.
@BuckyBrooks
: "Everyone is worried about Lamar Jackson's playoff wins and not Matt Stafford's. Matt Stafford has none...A lot of it is just perception and how people perceive him."
#Ravens
.
@CodyJBenjamin
on what a potential
#Ravens
-DJ Moore trade would cost: "There's a real comparison to be made to the AJ Brown trade...That was a 1st and a 3rd. He's a young guy and should be there for a half-decade at least if it works out. Are you willing to surrender a 1 and 3?"
.
@R_bateman2
on what he has to prove: “I want to prove to myself that I can be a star. Be a player, be someone the team can depend on. Reliable. There’s been ups and downs in my career. I’m in a good spot right now, feel good, I’m healthy. Should be a good year.”
#Ravens
Has
@Patrickqueen_
touched base with Ray Lewis? "Last year I was about to hit the rookie wall, panicking, trying to figure out how to get my body back in shape. I called Ray. He was telling me his routine, got me in touch with his people. It was incredible."
.
@RavensSalaryCap
on Lamar Jackson: "Unfortunately it might be a sit and wait game. By adding these void years--which [the
#Ravens
] have never done before--they're showing teams that they're going to do whatever it takes to match... By doing this they're saying: 'Don't bother.'"
There's going to be a recognition of Peter Angelos before the first game. Let's not embarrass ourselves. Even a handful of people choosing to "boo" would be a reflection on the entire city. It's beneath us. If your idiot friend thinks it would be funny, stop them.
@GlennClarkRadio
said this on our show yesterday so i want to reiterate it.
Please. When it comes up about Peter’s passing, don’t. Even if you want to. Don’t.
Because we can criticize him as an owner but Peter helped a LOT of people in the city. So please. Don’t.
"According to my sources, yes, they put an offer on the table. 10 years, top-heavy the first two years where they offer around $44M/season the first two, and around $29M the next eight. I'm not saying they're going to get him, but they have interest."
@RamosRauli
on O's/Correa
.
@MBordick
on DL Hall debut: "I've been scratching my head about this since DL got the call...
Why wouldn't Adley Rutschman catch him in his debut?...And to call him up to pitch in a game against Tampa in arguably the most important game of the year and then to send him back."
.
@jeffzrebiec
on whether
#Ravens
would trade for a WR: "My understanding is they are considering those trade type scenarios...Who could that be? And then the secondary questions is, what would you have to give up?" Mentions
#Cowboys
WR Michael Gallup
.
@ChuckPaganoNFL
on if leadership affects
#Ravens
blown leads: "Absolutely not. It comes down to execution. Throwing, running, tackling, blocking, all the things they do well, Need to do it consistently for 60 minutes. I'm not worried about it-It's any given Sunday in the
#NFL
."
I've now been told my multiple sources that Tyler Huntley's availability wasn't even certain yesterday because he had been sick. Was apparently his own "flu game."
I don't have pictures from the majority of the times I spent with Brooks Robinson. I just realized there was one good thing that came from my former place of employment.
"Kind" doesn't begin to describe it. "Mr. Oriole" barely does.
I'm eternally grateful to have known him.
I'll never get over how many batshit insane things were said during the Lamar Jackson contract experience.
Like "I'd take Derek Carr as a bridge quarterback."
You know who you are.
Norby and Stowers is an awful lot to pay for someone who hasn't been a very good MLB pitcher but if you want to feel better, he's been much better the last two months and after seeing what Kikuchi cost, this was the price of pitching.
.
@_KeatonMitchell
on ending up w/
#Ravens
: "Talked to the Ravens at the Combine... And during the Draft, had a teams calling, asking if I'd be interested as a UDFA... My agent was on the phone with the Ravens. And After that my Dad was saying 'Baltimore, Baltimore, Baltimore...'"
Scott Garceau: "[At
#Orioles
FanFest] Manny [Machado] asked him, 'Mo, what would you like to see me do this year?' And Mo, without missing a beat, he said, 'I'd like to see you hit 35 home runs and not get suspended.'"