#179: Earl Thomas Stops By The Lounge

Safety Earl Thomas III talks about high-fiving and picking off Tom Brady (6:28), revisits the Seattle win (9:18), dishes on his relationship with Ed Reed (14:34) and more.

The new starting safety talks about his on-field communication (6:30), his film study (10:29), facing the Patriots (12:41), being a new father (16:30), his icy hot routine (19:09) and more.

Mink and Garrett break down the Seattle win, answer a bunch of questions (3:35) and hand out the hardware for MVP (15:56), biggest surprise (16:40) and more.

Anquan Boldin retired as a Raven, then joined us to talk about why he made that decision (2:40), reminisces on the Super Bowl run (4:44), why his physicality fit the Ravens (7:35) and more.

Inside linebacker Josh Bynes talks about his incredible debut in Pittsburgh (5:19), the long wait to return to the NFL (8:06), revisits his Super Bowl glory (15:54) and much more.

Defensive tackle/fullback Patrick Ricard talks about life as the NFL's only two-way player (5:20), his underdog path to the NFL (13:50), the difference of playing the Steelers (17:45) and more.

Linebacker 'Peanut' Onwuasor talks about the origin of his nickname (3:00), formation of 'The Council' (4:44), replacing C.J. Mosley (11:09), his tough road to the NFL (21:16) and more.

Mink and Downing break down what it's going to take to win in Kansas City (4:40), what to make of the hot start (11:25) and share their thoughts on Jalen Ramsey (20:49). Plus, John Eisenberg talks about his new podcast.

Tight end Mark Andrews talks about Baker Mayfield's wedding (3:41), his big start to the season (5:05), how he handles his Type-1 diabetes (17:20) and more.

Mink and Downing go through the full list, predicting final stat lines (3:12), defensive/offensive MVPs (20:28), breakout players (24:12) and more.

Lamar Jackson talks about his hate of losing (8:55), being heavily scrutinized (12:55), his faith in himself (19:12) and much more.

Mink and Garrett go through the roster to make their final selections. Plus they answer multiple questions from listeners looking for free T-shirts.

Garrett and Clifton Brown give the inside scoop from Philadelphia's joint practices and talk about where the team stands at this point of the preseason and training camp.

Inside linebacker Chris Board talks about his small-school roots (2:44), carrying on the undrafted LB torch (6:13) and his push to be a starter this year (11:52).

New veteran running back Mark Ingram talks about being compared to Mufasa (1:30), his departure from the Saints (4:26), his expectations for himself and the offense this year (10:42) and more.

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.

Mink, Garrett and Clifton Brown share the players they're most excited to see (9:30), best battles (14:00), players with the most at stake (21:03) and some of their favorite training camp stories (26:26).

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).

Mink and Downing break down the toughest positions to predict and have a fair amount of disagreements, especially on offense.

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.

Rookie quarterback Trace McSorley talks about the biggest adjustment from college (6:50), fielding punts (10:07), whether he can be the next Taysom Hill (12:10) and more.

Mink, Downing and Clifton Brown talk about Lamar Jackson (4:00), their top standouts (10:05), biggest concern (30:54), greatest strength (36:00) and more.

Safety Tony Jefferson gives us an update on his ankle (5:15), his reaction to Eric Weddle's departure (8:05) and his big goals for the 2019 season (10:42).

Ravens legend Haloti Ngata talks about playing elsewhere (7:05), the idea of being a Brown (9:45), playing with other defensive legends and his friendship with Terrell Suggs (14:08), hiking Kilimanjaro (20:28) and more.

The Ravens "new" linebacker talks about returning to Baltimore (6:00), what he learned from playing elsewhere (7:00) and what he'll bring this time around (14:06).