Marshal Yanda

I can understand completely that when a player isn't on the field for their rookie year, they don't win the job right away, but by the second camp, I want them to be winning the job.

And actually, uh, uh, Marshall Yanda had some, uh, difficulty doing that.

The Ravens were incredibly stocked at offensive line when, when he joined the team in 2007, and then in 2008, he actually was still fighting Chris Chester to win the job.

Uh, good player, but-

[laughs] You know what I mean? And if you can be the guy...

And Bobby, I miss this so much with Marshal Yanda.

It was like, if you needed a couple yards, y- it's automatic with Marshal Yanda.

Run behind Marshal and the right side of the, the, the line.

And it feels so good bo- and remember I said, remember yesterday in the show I was talking about how I love seeing in overtime- They needed like a yard to get a first down, and, and the camera from up above caught it, and you just watch the pile moving.

And, and all Snoop has to do is follow 71.

I mean, he's that automatic in his rookie year.

Well, since Marshal Yanda retired, it's not like they haven't had really, really competent right guard play.

... for a lot of these guys that switch sides, that's what it is.

And I remember going to the Pro Bowl as a young player with not as many Pro Bowls as Marshall Yanda and all the guys that have been there, and they said, "Oh, you're a right guard? Me too.

You're playing left today."

[laughs]

Tyler, Tyler Lindenbaum just left for most money ever.

He had Marshall Yanda for years, then he had Ronnie Stanley at his apex.

Like, I mean, they've, they've had, like, some really good offensive linemen.

Mark Andrews can block the heck out of the football, like, when he, when he's on the offensive line as well.

But, you know, is there a way for that to get better? Sure.

Is it going to be good enough? That's where I kind of look at Er- Eric DeCosta and say, "Man, is there a move to be made?" Maybe not this week, but at some point over the next month before the trade deadline where you can pull the trigger and add a, a strong center and then you can move Awane back to guard, or add a really good guard that's going to fortify your interior front and then put less pressure on Awane adjusting to center, right? I mean, there, there are always moving parts to this, right? I mean, Awane is the modern-day Marshall Yanda for the Ravens right now in the sense that injuries have forced him to another position.

Now, Yanda-

Well, ideally, wouldn't they like to find, like, a real center, to your point? Like, find a real center-

Now he, he did so admirably, and he may very well have to again this weekend if Cam Jurgens continues to be in concussion protocol.

But they want him to be their future right guard, their Marshall Yanda.

And with Cam Jurgens and with their ability or their willingness to give up that kind of draft capital to get it done a month before the deadline.

We're still a month out.

[laughs]

But we remember all those years Marshall Yanda was kind of the one that would put the left arm out, "Okay, it's time," or that sort of thing, and-

Yeah

... um, so yeah, you would think it would improve it, but who knows? [laughs]

Also, I, I saw Skura out here at, uh, practice in training camp.

Uh, and he kinda had the Marshall Yanda post-career transformation.

Yeah.

So I don't think he's putting on any jersey anytime soon.