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Good stuff, thanks "That trust is going to be earned through time," Doyle said. "It's not like I can call up Lamar and say, 'Hey, I need you to trust me.' We'll earn that over time, and it's really going to be a two-way street. He's got to earn my trust [and] I have to earn his trust, and that goes for every player that we have. "It's a huge piece of what we envision here. Trust is built off communication and accountability to that communication. Accountability is us saying something and doing what we say."

He did the best anyone could do with that hot mess of a roster. I expect great stuff on defense here with him and Minter collaborating.

Anthony Weaver is no stranger to instilling a cutthroat mindset. He did it in Miami, where he was the Dolphins' defensive coordinator for the past two seasons and made headlines for his honest assessment at a press conference. "I'm old school - I may sit up here, I'm a nice guy, I smile, I do all those things - but all of our problems that we need to solve can be solved through violence," Weaver said. "Defensive football, at some point you draw a line in the sand, and you say, 'I'm going to set the edge. I'm going to stick my helmet under this guy's chin and I'm going to set the edge.'" Weaver is now returning to Baltimore with that same mentality, only this time as the Ravens' defensive coordinator. Ahead of his introductory press conference on Wednesday, Weaver sat down with "The Lounge" podcast. He said, "It means everything" to return to Baltimore after spending four seasons as a defensive lineman and three seasons as a coach with the Ravens. Weaver also described what he wants the Ravens defense to look like this fall. "I want out guys, when they finish the game, to [give] 60 minutes of hell," Weaver said. "When you play us, you're going to know you left a fight. We're going to try and hit everything, fly around, play connected, play together, and just do all we can to make sure that you play a game that was 60 minutes of hell." The Ravens defense was often on the losing end of those fights last season, giving up multiple fourth-quarter leads. None were more costly than the Week 18 AFC North title game against the Steelers, when the Ravens allowed two go-ahead touchdowns in the final four minutes. Weaver said he'll talk about the late-game miscues with his unit, but the only way to prevent them is repeated preparation and execution. He's taking the same approach as new Head Coach Jesse Minter, who said in his introductory press conference that the Ravens "will be at our best when the best is needed." "From a situational standpoint, we'll be so locked in in what we need to get done at those particular points in the game, that it'll become habitual," Weaver said. "When we're in it, we won't feel that pressure. We won't rise to the occasion, we're just going to be what we are, which will be plenty good enough." Weaver turned around the Dolphins' defense in his first year. Miami went from 22nd in points allowed and 10th in yards allowed in 2023 to 10th in points and fourth in yards in 2025. Miami took a step back in 2025, but that downfall was partially due to trades that shipped out some of the best players on the Dolphins defense. Weaver will hope to provide the same spark for the Ravens defense, which allowed the 24th most yards and tied for the third-fewest sacks last season. Minter will be the defensive play-caller, but Weaver will be a valuable asset for the first-year head coach. The partnership between the two defensive savants is already beginning to bud. https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/anthony-weaver-ravens-defense-coordinator-punish-jesse-minter-return

Phins released Bradley Chubb and Hill, though Hill is still nursing his blown out knee and is aging quickly. Frankly, he is not worth the headache, Chubb could be interesting

Thanks! Yeah, like papa said, I doubt it

Yeah, Ive got friends your age, the call me a teenage old man

I'm with oldman, turn 60 in a few days. Try this- you sign a deal worth $60 mil, with a signing bonus of $15mil. The deal is set for 3 years, so that is $5 mil per year on the team's books for the bonus and $20 mil per year for the salary =$25 mil on the books. But, the league allows the team to add up to 5 years onto that contract, so now its 8 years on the books, $2.5 mil now for bonus, $7.5 mil for salary total each year, again, on the books, $10 mil. But, here is the rubber, you are only really under contract for 3 years. Most players redo the deal, some do not. Either way, you will get your full contract monies of $60 mil, but, the team, if you don't resign, has to count the what money is left over on the books, in those extra 5 years. In real world, it is like politicians who say they saved us money, what they don't tell us is that they didn't really save us money in our pocket. What they did was cut job openings for say 20 vacant jobs. When you add up the salaries and benefits package those jobs would have had, it adds up to millions. So by not filling those positions, and putting a freeze on new hires in those positions, they can clear their books of money, while not spent, might have been sometime in the next decade.

Not immediately, that is why some teams use them. It gives you cap relief now, by spreading the money over a longer period of time, max is 5 years of void, fake, years. The downside is, all of this dead cap money. Either way you pay the piper, but it gives you a little longer window of win now. Eagles & Cowboys use it most, but as you see, many other teams are starting to do it. The Ravens have always been against this, until now when the Biscuit says they will use with Lamar is they cant get a new deal done

Im not so worried about Bank's foot, his quickness, size and strength are exactly what the defensive line needs, as youve said, with Mads likely gone. Howell has a lot of questions to answer, look at Green, same type player, his size has held him back in the NFL, I fear the same for Howell. Lemon, like him a lot, but he is likely a a slot guy, not a 1st round home run hitter

He is one of the rare ones, but he did sit behind some very good College qbs at Ohio St, thus transferring to LSU

With a good chunk of players the Ravens need taken early in the 1st, of these 3, who would you choose? Caleb Banks, dt Florida, huge is an understatement, 6'-6", 330 pounds and long arms. Cassius Howell, de Texas A&M Won SEC defensive player of the year this past season with 11.5 sacks. Speed, quickness, power. Maki Lemon wr USC Not the biggest and 5'-11" 195, nor the fastest, but this is a big jitter bug of a playmaker. Great hands and big catch radius, electric with the ball in his hands is an understatement

Of note, the Ravens only have 2, Wallace and Hopkins, here are the top team totals in dead cap money from sportrac Browns: $67M Saints: $48M Eagles: $33M Bills: $32M 49ers: $29M

No, hell no, nada, I hate very few things, onions, commercials, and games in another country. Stoopid, stupid, dunces

It's a nice, real nice collection, collaboration of young, smart, crafty minded coaches. Quite impressive

Ravens add Lou Espisito, from Michigan, to their line coaching staff, great move

Maybe, look again at Seatle, no lineman, starters, over 310, not the nt, nor either dt. Scheme can be a big factor. A lot is going to hinge on how Minter & Weaver view the line. From the injured returning to the free agents. I think it is safe to say that Mads is not coming back. While no official word, it is pretty clear from his weight loss alone that retirement suits him fine

Washington was that monster in training before he tore his achilles, now, can he come back from that? Can Jones, another monster who clearly fought through injuries last season but made some great plays, continue to grow? Under Minter and Weaver, I think yes to both. Let's not forget about Olajiga, going into just his 2nd year, with a full year of weight training nfl style, 6'-3", 310 now with two very good defensive coaches. Add a draft pick or two and maybe they can/will make this a monster defensive line

The real question is, who decided, Harbs or Eric? They likely felt that while Pierce was outstanding, they had pieces in place like Washington, who they felt would take the next step. He got hurt as well. But guys like Bryan, People's, etc just never took the next step in production. So, was that coaching? Just like the offensive line that fell back in their skills, did the same happen to these and a few others?

Just as they were here until Mads and Jones got hurt

They would be in the rotation. I do agree, this d line needs new blood in the rotation

Neither do they, they just have guys who play with the system and win as a team. With timely stunts, combined with blitzes and dbs knowing a team's tendency for hot reads, they play as one unit. Remind you of how the Ravens defense used to play, especially when a certain coach who just won the Super Bowl used to coach here. The same type of mentality Minter has

So, Seahawks won the Super Bowl with a defense, one that did not have a true edge rusher. They played suffocating defense with a strong front 4 rotation, and blitzing quickly in ways that confused the line of rhe Pats, allowed free reign of the blitzes. It was a very good effort against a subpar offensive line. It was not, as the broadcasters claimed, one of the greatest defensive efforts in NFL history, palease

https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/kyle-hamilton-new-coaches-jesse-minter-anthony-weaver-plan-greg-roman-derrick-henry One of the trademarks of Jesse Minter's defenses with the Los Angeles Chargers was that he maximized All-Pro safety Derwin James' versatility. As the new head coach of the Ravens, Minter inherits arguably the most talented and versatile safety in the NFL in Kyle Hamilton. Understandably, the three-time All-Pro is "super excited" about working with Minter and his staff. "I think he's hired a great staff so far for us," Hamilton said on NFL Network’s “The Insiders” at Super Bowl Radio Row. "I've had sparingly conversations with him and some people around the building, and they have a plan for me, which is really cool." Minter is equally as excited to work with Hamilton "He is a positionless defensive player that I would classify as a weapon on defense," Minter said at his introductory press conference. "As much as you can do to get a guy like Kyle near the point of attack, I think, is what you try to do as a designer [or] playcaller. I could not be more thrilled to be able to work with Kyle." Hamilton also said he is looking forward to the team getting a fresh start after a disappointing season. "I think everybody on the team's excited for the future," Hamilton said. "Obviously appreciative of the past, but I think we're ready to move forward and hopefully next year will turn out a little different for us. … Obviously, last season didn't go the way that we wanted it to, and to kind of do the same thing over again, it's just like banging your head against the wall just expecting a different result." Regarding the Ravens' decision to part ways with Head Coach John Harbaugh after 18 seasons, Hamilton said: "Obviously, it was a tough decision for our front office to make, letting Harbs go. Very emotional decision for sure because it's kind of like family at that point. "But I think it is somewhat needed – but for both sides. I think he's going to do a great job in New York and I think we're going to be great as well. I think everyone kind of won."

Swart resigned giving up 2 years of his remaining contract

Ozzie still advises, Eric learned from Ozzie. What changed from the drafts aside from losing some key scouts? Harbs, so with him gone and a fresh new eye to joing Ozzie and Eric, hope springs anew