its strange that when i first saw the snippet of joes presser about lamar, i IMMEDIATELY said "whoa... joes gonna fuck up the league this year" because he had a fire in his demeanor that he just hasnt had literally ever, and ive heard a million different people/outlets say the same. he was still cool and collected as ever, but he was hype, you could hear a sense of urgency in his voice, and a determination to show that this is his team. to say "im ok with whatever helps us win games, but i think me under center gives us the best chance" after we drafted a first round qb, speaks volumes to his confidence level and the fire thats been lit under his ass. hes basically saying "ill give lamar all the help he asks for, no skin off my ass, hes gotta take that job from me and thats not gonna happen".
i think were about to see the old ravens this year. 2015 was the last time i actually felt halfway decent about this team(lol, trestman) and the past 3 years i just didnt feel like we had the horses to make a real push, i always felt that if joe was playing well then we have a chance but otherwise we just dont have the talent or the coaching, this year i dont feel that "if" feeling, i think we have the talent and theres no "if" for joe this year, i think hes coming out guns blazing and hes gonna give bisciotti one hell of a decision next offseason, trade for a 2nd round pick or start him another year. im excited.
and yes i know this is a lot to draw from some bullshit presser, but in reality we ALL have speculated that joe lost his competitive streak a bit, and weve also speculated that lamar jackson is gonna light a fire under his ass and bring that streak back, and i dont think its a coincidence that the most dull, slow speaking, snore inducing qb at the podium is suddenly talking loud and fast and animated after we draft a first round qb to come for his job. that fire has been lit, AND hes healthy for the first time in 3 years. i feel good about this.
