THIS RAVENS SITUATION ISN’T OVER YET…THE NFL STILL HAS A BIG DECISION TO MAKE!

While we were all following along the Baltimore Ravens put together their 53-man roster, and then as we watched them assemble the 16-man practice squad, Adam Schefter slipped in some information in the background while nobody was paying attention that could still potentially impact the Baltimore Ravens, specifically one of their top wide receivers. And that is Rashod Bateman. Now, we know the allegations that were against Rashod Bateman from a few weeks ago. We also know about his girl recanting her statements, but the NFL is basically saying like, "Look, we heard all that, but the legal system still got to play out and our system still got to play out as well. Let's read what Adam Schefter said." He said, "No other players will be placed on the commissioner exempt list today." And that was Sunday. He said, "Other matters still remain under the league's review." And that is significant. And he said, "Puka Nacua and Alaric Jackson in Los Angeles and Rashod Bateman in Baltimore." So, Adam Schefter is letting it be known that while we haven't heard any updates on the Rashod Bateman and the allegation, that whole ordeal, which is great, in my opinion, >> [snorts] >> is still not over yet. So, this is still something that we need to watch for. You know how there are certain things that you know you need to take care of, but you just keep putting them off? For me, it could be just going to get a normal checkup cuz a lot of times I don't feel like it. I got this, that, and the third to do, and I just keep pushing it off and pushing it back like crazy. You're busy, you got to figure out who takes your insurance, who's actually available. Then you're calling around and sometimes you'll even wait in weeks just to get an appointment. So, you tell yourself, "I'll handle it later." And then later turns into even later. And I know I'm not the only one. So, if there's something that you've been putting off, don't keep doing that. 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I think we, us Ravens, will beat" and she's put beat and b e a t all caps. "We will beat the Rams in SoFi." Hey, that's not a prediction. That's a spoiler. Anyway, continuing she said, "Uh I have to be honest, though. If he still if we still had Harbaugh with the same team, I think we lose. If we even made it that far." Oof. Well, I Anyway, continuing and she said, "I got faith in Minter, though. He's a winner. Let's not forget his resume with Michigan. I'm so excited for this season more so than I ever have been doing this decade." Oof. 10 years is a long time. So, she took it back to 2016. There was no Lamar Jackson on this team back then, obviously. He wasn't even in the in the NFL yet. Um that was the year before we got Marlon Humphrey. Uh that was the year after we went what, 5 and 11? Oof. >> [laughter] >> That was ugly, but 2016, man, wow. Um so, but hey, I if this is the most excited that you've been since in the past decade, like even over 2019, even over 2023, like that's that's some real excitement right there. And I can't be mad at it because it's a breath of fresh air. Things are brand new. Expectations, though, they still remain high. Uh she said, "Uh side note, we got a new Joe Cool. He's calm under pressure and shows up when he's needed, except that one interception in the first preseason of the game, but he's got right since. Even that interception, um I got to look at it again cuz I thought the receiver might have slowed up a bit, but water under the bridge now. Josh Feeney Yano is that guy at third-string quarterback. So, shout out to him. And then she also said, side note, "Moody, like for real?" Yeah, for real. Next question came from Melo. He said, "The schedule." Okay, let's see what he's talking about. He said, "What's up, Ingraven?" What's happening, Melo? How you doing? He said, "First, I just want to say on behalf of team keep it clean, we appreciate you. You give us an avenue to voice opinions respectfully while providing your own intake on situations, and it's good to hear what others have to say." Oh man, yeah, that's my favorite part. Like for real. I love that you said that it's good to hear what others got to say cuz to sit here, I couldn't even listen to me talking for 2 minutes alone. That's why we love getting to y'all questions because we hear what y'all say about the Ravens and the NFL in general, and we love it. So, I appreciate y'all. Anyway, he said, "Sometimes I'm like, man, I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels that way." Yes. Yeah, and that happens a lot. Like that'd be happening a whole lot. He said, "I catch your videos every morning here in Japan, and it's like morning motivation to the day. I'll be traveling to Indy for the first game, my first live Ravens game in 6 years." Why you traveling from Japan to Indianapolis, Indiana? That's a beautiful thing, man. Congrats to you. I'm glad you're getting to go. Hope Jesse meant to put a extra extra 23 points just for you. Extra, I said. Extra. That's the bonus on top of whatever else we going to score. Anyway, all right, he said, "And I'm just wondering what key match-up currently on the schedule would you say to someone that has never seen a live Ravens game that this is it, this is the one you need to be at?" Peace and blessings from the Far East. I appreciate you, Melo. Ooh, that's a that's an interesting question right there. That's a different one. Mhm. I'd say, "Hey, this is the one that you you got to see it. You guys too." Um I would say really all of them, but division games, uh the Bengals cuz they are headache. We've been getting the best of them, but they're still a headache. Uh the the Steelers, like hopefully this this new era can just bring us wins against the Steelers. We ain't been winning against Pittsburgh. It's been some funny business going on, but still we ain't been winning against Pittsburgh. Um the Bills Oh man, get me started on them Bills. Bills games. Um Well, I don't think we play the Chiefs this Do we play the Chiefs this year? Oh Chargers. Chargers and Ravens games are always fun. Not the playoff game from 2018, but all the other Chargers Ravens games they they be a lot of fun. So those would be some of the ones that I I mean there's a million that you could choose from. Really any Ravens game cuz if you get the literally just seeing Lamar Jackson in person like you look on TV. You watch Lamar Jackson on TV. It's like, "Oh man, that guy he is really like that. Wow, he's fast. He's quick. That man can do everything. Look at that pa- Oh my goodness, that man got a arm. His arm is very very underrated." But then if you see him in person, you're like, "Oh Oh my goodness, that man is flying. That man makes so much happen out of nothing." But now with this new system, with this new scheme, with this new offense, he shouldn't have to do all that creating like he had to do in previous offenses because this offense should create opportunities for him and everybody else that much more. Next question came from my guy Michael. He said, "Hey Engraven, this is Mike Hurd again." He said, "This Ravens versus Commanders I'm loving Jesse Minter's defensive schemes. We putting belt to behind." Oh, next time I I Mike was just he was heavy into the game. He was hyped. He was excited. So he didn't say belt to behind. He didn't keep it so clean. I'm going to let y'all use your imagination for what he put, but it's what it's the meaning of that word is is also called a donkey. But anyway, he He "We putting belt to behind on these dead skins, lol. They just need to go back to DC already. This Deckland Doyle offense, two words, very impressive. They had a few mistakes, but overall, we playing good football. But, I'm not going to hold you up, but we won this game a long time ago." Okay, so yeah, he was definitely hyped cuz he sent this in the middle of the game. So, yeah, that game was over before it even started. And and the again, the consistency from what we heard happened at the joint practices, they said the Ravens were whooping the Commanders. Like, it was it was ugly. He said the Commanders, they did make some plays on the Ravens now, too, but overall, it said the Ravens were whooping up on them Commanders. And then, we saw what happened in the preseason game, so they weren't lying. Next question came from Billy. He said, "Josh Funyuns." I believe Joe can start for multiple teams in the NFL. I don't know if this makes me delusional, but I low-key think that since Josh Funyuns was playing out of his mind, a team in the NFL will bite the cheese and send multiple draft picks for him. And the fact that he is our third-string quarterback is insane to believe. You never know. Ravens kept him on the roster for a reason. I think one, because he looked nice. He looked really, really good. But, I think two, and probably two before one, especially for the Ravens, especially for EDC, I think they want to see who does exactly what you say. If somebody's going to send an offer for Josh Funyuns, because teams are always looking for quarterbacks. And for Josh Funyuns being an undrafted rookie free agent, really anything that the Ravens get for him would be a win. Anything would, because they didn't use a draft pick to get him. He was undrafted. So, if they got a sixth-round pick, that would be a win. If they got a fifth, that would really be a win. If they got a fourth, that would really be a win. So, that's one of the other reasons I think Ravens kept him on the roster, because they want teams to offer something, rather than them being like, "All right, Josh Funyuns, you can just go for nothing." Cuz somebody got to bite, right? Next question came from my guy Russell. He said, "Uh from a mindset standpoint, who are the Ravens under Jesse Minter? I'm excited to see what his mindset will be in game. His mental prowess is what he truly brings." And that's what we need. The mentality because they're going to go as he goes. And he's continuing to instill whatever his mentality is with this current team right now. So far from what we've seen, the evidence that's been presented to us at this point in the season, sound defense, um or just really sound football in general. Uh not being penalized, but just confidence, um assurance in what they have to do. Uh an understanding of their responsibilities. And those things like they sound cliche, they sound so generic, but they're not and we can't take them for granted as Ravens fans because we've seen previous teams where guys were looking lost. Guys didn't know what to do. Guys would like Even Odafe Oweh said it. And he said it after week one. He said it to I forgot to he's to somebody in the media after week one. He said, "Hey, yeah, we were up on the Bills. We thought the game was over. We thought that was a wrap. We thought it was done." So that was the mentality previously. But obviously that mentality it ain't cut it, my friends. So Steve Bisciotti, he ended up cutting Justin Tucker. Cut the cord on him. So with Jesse Minter, yeah, like you said, the the mental that he brings to this team, that's going to make such a big diff and it already has made such a big difference. And we saw like you would expect backups, depth guys, rookies, inexperienced players to be looking lost out there. It's preseason. That's their opportunity to look lost. That's their opportunity to look like they don't know exactly what's going on. We ain't see that at all. Three games, new head coach, never been a coach before. Three games. We ain't nobody was looking lost. And to give up 13 total points. You're a new coach, buddy. Act like one. Jesse Minter said, "Nah, I'm not." I'mma act like I've been here before. So, that makes us more excited for this season. Thank you all for watching this video. I appreciate it very much. Make sure you subscribe to the channel and leave a like on the video. Click that thumbs up button. If you would ever like your question to be a part of the video, send me an email to teamkeepitclean@gmail.com. Or if you want to show the channel extra love, you can go to patreon.com/engravenvids and become a team keep it clean patron and see your question on there. I love you so much. I appreciate you more than you realize. I seriously do. And on that note, I'll catch you in the next video and we out. >> [music] [music] >> The flock [music] flies to the wise. It's a wonderful thing. Look what vision and commitment and some discipline [music] brings when eight becomes one. The move swings and the flock sings for [music] another ring. Man, we tuning in to Engraven Vids. Said that scene tonight. 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