#101: Our Pre-Draft Ravens Thoughts

In the debut episode, John Eisenberg talks to legendary Super Bowl XXXV returner Jermaine Lewis, who fell out of love with football, and in love with alcohol, before finding the sport again.

Legendary safety Ed Reed talks about his emotions as he prepares to go into the HOF (3:50), what ran through his head when he made INTs (11:58), his relationship with Ray Lewis (21:20) and much more.

Institutional Baltimore sports broadcaster Keith Mills is partially retiring from WBAL. He talks about journalism's changes (6:22), his rebound story (12:53) and shares some of his favorite stories from the job (18:32).

Rookie running back Justice Hill talks about his adjustment to the NFL (3:48), comparisons to Alvin Kamara (5:43), his role in the offense and special teams (7:08) and more.

The Ravens became much more explosive after the draft. Garrett Downing and Cliff Brown discuss how many rookies will start and what to make of this year's draft strategy.

Mink and Downing talk about all the recent news with Eric DeCosta's introduction and more (4:42), who they're rooting for in Super Bowl LIII (13:50), and Ed Reed's pending HOF induction (19:45).

Mink and Downing break down which free agents they'd bring back and which they'd let go, plus who they would target in the NFL draft.

Mink, Downing and Cliff talk about the playoff loss (2:01), Lamar Jackson's rookie season (7:46), how to judge the season (15:30), and look back on their predictions (21:58). Plus, "The Boss" Michelle Andres joins to keep us in line (33:09).

Wide receiver Willie Snead IV talks about nearly playing Pop Warner with Lamar Jackson (8:40), transitioning to a run-heavy offense (11:23), Michael Crabtree locking in (24:46) and much more.

Mink and Downing are joined by Clifton Brown and Eddie Coughlan to talk about Lamar Jackson (of course), what it's going to take to beat the Chargers and get the behind-the-scenes info on the team's Santa video.

The guys are finally back together after time off and they're excited for training camp (4:21). They talk about the best position battles (11:52), under-the-radar players to watch (23:51) and much more.

Mink and Downing talk about the loss of two practices (4:44), who stood out most on offense (8:10) and why the defense deserves more attention (21:12). Plus, they hold their annual travel draft and Mink unfortunately sings (22:38).

The former All-Pro linebacker talks about coming to grips with the surprising end of his career (10:35), reaching out to Ozzie Newsome after his retirement (16:15), and how he uses his story as an example to young players (23:33).

Director of Player Development Harry Swayne stops in to discuss the lessons he's teaching the rookies (6:30), money talks (10:55), the influence of social media (20:05), Lamar Jackson's personality (25:14) and more.

With Garrett Downing still in Europe, we use the hour-long Q&A Terrell Suggs held with PSL season-ticket holders as this week's episode. Suggs talks about the rookie class (4:16), his NFL future (9:58), his favorite memories (15:10) and more.

Assistant General Manager Eric DeCosta talks about the emotions in Ozzie's last draft (5:28), trading back twice in the first round (16:28), choosing between Hurst and Ridley (20:30), the decision to pick Lamar Jackson (25:40) and much more.

NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah gives his take on the Ravens' overall draft (5:33), the Lamar Jackson pick (6:42) and how soon he'll play and his favorite Day 3 picks (12:36). Mink and Garrett also share their draft thoughts.

Senior VP Kevin Byrne has been a fly on the wall in every Ravens draft since 1996. He tells the stories from drafting Ogden (9:19), Reed (17:28) and Flacco (20:27), as well as a very tense moment (25:57). Byrne gives insight into Ozzie Newsome and his last draft (40:22).

Mink and Garrett make their final predictions and explain why on each of the Ravens' eight draft picks. For the first time ever, they kinda agree on some stuff but still find a way to argue.

With the Ravens' strength and conditioning program kicking off Monday, Coach Steve Saunders joins us to talk about his approach (6:50), injury prevention (11:10), the biggest weight room beasts (16:08) and more. Plus, reviews are in on the cereal draft.

Mink is back from vacation and the guys dive into your questions (2:44), talk about drafting WRs (15:30), TEs (20:47), QBs (25:26) and more. Most importantly, they hold a breakfast cereal draft (32:42).

It's a milestone episode and the guys welcome in a huge guest in Assistant General Manager Eric DeCosta, who talks about his change to GM next year (4:55), free agency thus far (17:18), getting pass-catchers in the draft (26:45), drafting a quarterback (35:44) and much more.

This podcast may be outdated by the time you listen to it. Sorry, but things happen fast! Mink and Garrett talk about the hunt for wide receivers (3:30), the offensive line (11:45), Baltimore's cap casualties (17:02) and more.

Garrett is back from Indianapolis and is ready to talk about wide receivers (4:08), Orlando Brown Jr. (9:17), possibly drafting a quarterback in Round 1 (12:30) and much, much more.

Ravens Director of College Scouting Joe Hortiz previews the combine (3:22), talks about the wide receiver (24:29) and offensive tackle (33:29) classes, discusses the change at general manager (40:30) and much more.