Hi everybody. Today I am going to talk about MRI soldier imaging protocol. We will have a brief introduction followed by a little bit discussion about the hardware and then detailed discussion about the imaging sequences. Like in any other areas of MSK imaging in soldier also, our motto is to demonstrate anatomy as well as to pick up the pattern. For adequate demonstration of the anatomy, you need to see these structures around the shoulder joints like ligaments, tendons, cartilages, separately well from each other and that is best done by non-fatset images, PD and G1 weighted images. In these sequences, fat has a higher signal which helps to enhance the tissue contrast so that the high point in structures like ligaments and the tendons are better seen.  So, the pathologies are better identified in these sequences. For better quality images, you need a higher SNR that is signal noise ratio and better spatial resolution. These can be achieved by using thinner sequences, using high imaging metrics and increased number of excitations. But problem is, if you employ all of these, then there will be increased imaging time and that might result into increased patient movement and thus the SNR will ultimately be reduced. So, you have to strike a balance between the quality and the timing of your image. Unlike other areas of joint, shoulder is unique because it is close to the chest wall and thus the images can be affected by the respiratory movement. So, if you use a saturation band, then your image quality will be better. Now, little bit about the hardware. You need two image shoulder in 1.5 or 3 Tesla machine. Higher field strength is preferable because it will increase the SNR. You need a dedicated shoulder coil. If you don't have it, then you can image with a surface coil. But a dedicated coil is preferable because it will also improve the SNR. For routine shoulder joint imaging, the patient position is supine with head first imaging. The arms by the side of the body, parallel to the body. Humerus can be neutral or little externally rotated which is preferable. If you externally rotate the humerus more, then it can induce pasm and the resulting movement can reduce the image quality. It is better to immobilize the hand with the help of a sandbag. For special sequences like abduction and external rotation scans, the hands should be placed behind the head. The sequences are usually a combination of PD non-fat set and fat set sequences. I prefer to have a T1 sequence in sagittal plane instead of a PD sequence and you should go through the clinical indication before starting imaging because your choice of sequence might be affected by the clinical indications. For example, if you are dealing with a tumor or an infection, then you need to have fat set T1 sequences in your imaging protocol and also use contrast. The same is true for inflammatory arthropathias.  All the sequences are turbo spin echo sequence. Now I want to stress two things. Firstly, in coronal oblique images, you need to add a T2 weighted sequences that is T2 fat set sequence because of the obliquity of the course of the supraspinatus tendon and it will cause a magic angle effect with resultant increased signal within the tendon. These are evident in low T sequences like the PD sequence and the T1 sequence. So you can have a spuriously high signal in coronal oblique PD sequence or PD fat set sequence. If you add a T2 fat set sequence, then with higher T the magic angle effect will be minimized. Another important thing is about the sagittal oblique sequences. You need to comment about the supraspinatus and the infaspinatus muscle atrophy in your report. So you have to cover up to muscle belly. So you have to go more medially in the sagittal T1 oblique sequences. So routine scanning will start with a 3-pin localizer followed by axial images upon which you will plan your oblique imaging planes. The coronal oblique imaging plane is parallel to the supraspinatus tendon. It is important to note that the even imaging should be parallel to the tendon not the muscle and the sagittal oblique images these are parallel to the glenohumeral joint plane. For axial images it is important to cover a few slices above the AC joint and you should image through the glenohumeral joint to the level of the upper humerus. Now why oblique plane is important? Because it will help you to orient the structures like supraspinatus in such a way that its full length can be seen in at least one or two images in coronal oblique plane. So you can better evaluate the signals within the tendon and it will also minimize the parcel volume effect. The usual slice thickness is between 3 to 4 millimeter preferably with no gap or with minimal gap. The matrix should be at least 256 into 256 that is in frequency and the phase direction. The field of view should be small between 12 to 14 centimeter. We do not need to use 14 centimeter. So you need a total of six sequences or soldering joint imaging. Two in each orthogonal plane one for the anatomy that is PD or T1 and one for the ethnology that is fluid sensitive sequences either PD fat set or T2 fat set sequence. A PD sequence is an intermediate weighted sequence with a low T and high tier. In MSK imaging particularly in solder we have to adjust the TE and the tier values in such a way that we get a better SNR and you can tweak this intermediate weighted sequences with a little bit of higher side T like in 40s or 60s. The higher T in PD sequences will result in increased fluid sensitivity and this will help to differentiate between the tendinosis and the tier. To minimize scan time we use routinely the TSE sequences but it is important to know that this images has inherited blurring and to minimize blurring we have to use less equitent length. If we use longer TE the blurring will be minimal and the higher resolution matrix will also reduce the blurring. Now we have already talked about the routine sequences now some additional sequences like fat set T1 and post-gadolinium fat set sequences when we suspect infection or tumor and also in inflammatory orthopedics to seek the enhancement of the synovium. The T2 GRI sequences are helpful for intralabial degeneration and for calcific tendinosis. For GRI sequences we usually use a still smaller field of view like a 10 centimeter field of view. A marathogram with injection of either saline or gadolinium into the joint is used for specific indications like chronic solder pain with negative routine MR. In post-operative cases with capsulolabial repair recurrent rotator cuff tear and when there is injury to the inferior guino-humeral ligament. And finally abduction and external rotation imaging which is usually done along with MR orthogram. There are very few indications like a post-operative labram evaluation, non-dispressed labral tears particularly pathese tears for anterior or multidirectional instabilities. In this position the anterior band of the IgHL is taut so it is better seen and thus any tear or laxity is better evaluated. And occasionally flap type of under surface tear which may be missed in tauts or presparinatus tendon in usual coronal oblique imaging. It is better seen in this position of course with orthogram images. Another thing is that the type 2 slab pillback injury of the biceps labral complex sometimes can be better demonstrated in ABAR positioning. That's all for today. Thanks for watching this video.


Paul if you're there you know could you you know begin with the word of prayer Not sure if you're there or not But Paul I can just see you on the screen So if you're there, you know, could you just say a word of prayer and we can get started No, okay fine, then I'll just pray God we just thank you so much for today's class We pray you a lot that it would be meaningful helpful To everyone who attends and we pray oh Lord that you would help us to Apply all that we are learning in our actual practical lives or Lord. So we pray that Even as you minister to us this day We would take away lessons that will change and transform our lives be with us or Lord and guide us Thank you Lord in Jesus name. Amen All right, then we'll get started So last class actually we will these we focused on Overcoming the flesh we looked at very practical points Things that we can practice in overcoming the flesh and we Covered three points. The third one was walking in the spirit And crucifying the flesh. So under that Point we looked at various things That we can do we looked at some scriptures which talk about these things and we kind of began to touch upon the know the topic of prayer and We could not deal with this whole point of prayer in detail So that's basically what we're going to be doing now. So we look at the Importance of prayer in Overcoming the flesh and then from there we will move on to another couple of points, you know that we can probably Talk about when we are dealing with this whole idea of overcoming the flesh And After that we can move into the next main, you know Chapter in your notes which be overcoming the world. Okay, so we'll take a little time to look into this Into the remaining points regarding overcoming the flesh and then we'll move into our next chapter now Not particularly sure whether, you know The two persons on my screen Paul and Rosalind whether they're there or not But then if you are there if you are present, you know, if you could really help me in reading out the scriptures That would be like a big help. All right. So Last Session even as we were ending we kind of looked at Matthew 26 41 Where it says watch and pray So that you will not fall into temptation the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak and so over here Jesus is speaking to the disciples and he says, you know in your spirit you may be longing and willing to obey me and you know And and to honor God But the flesh is weak and over here. He's not really talking about sinful flesh You know the term flesh as we know is used in four different senses By Paul when he's using this term in in the New Testament So over here When he or when the word flesh is being used, it's not really Talking about flesh as in as in sin Sinful desires the way it is generally mentioned by Paul But over here Jesus is just talking about humanness the the weakness of humans The limitations that human beings have to be able to bear To be able to fight certain things So here Jesus is saying we need to watch and pray because in our inner man You know, which is now you are renewed by God and you're knighted with him We are very very willing to serve him But when it comes to our humanness, we are weak. There are things that we are unable to do you know, so in our flesh because of our limitations and so he says because the flesh is weak we must watch and pray and Jesus actually sets the example even as he's speaking these words He also sets the example by you know himself getting down on his knees and praying Because he knows that He's very soon going to you know have to go and be crucified on the cross and he knows that his flesh is weak in the sense that Humanly what he is going to be asked to do by the Lord is going to be too difficult for him to bear on his own and so If he were to try and do it in his own human strength He would fail he would in fact back out in the last minute and say no no This is not something I'm willing to do. It's not something I'm able to bear So if he were to strengthen himself in the Lord by praying then he would be actually able to You know face what was coming or what would be coming very soon and he would have the Inner strength to be able to go through with it So we need to remember that Jesus chose to become our Representative in every way so he did not hold on to any super strengths and super powers He continued to be fully divine But he never used his divinity in any way while he was on this earth as our human Representative so that he could be a perfect Representative and so that he would be able to make a sacrifice on the cross on our behalf He chose to stay completely human. So when he had to go through this again to the Through this terrible trial of having to face the cross He did not use his divine power to be able to go through that he chose to stay Human and in his humanness he chose to completely submit to the Lord and Overcome and because he did this in his humanness now We who place ourselves under his covering and who plays our trust in him He enables us he gives us the same power which he used you know to to to use to to overcome the The the temptation that he faced you know in the Garden of Gethsemane So in the Garden of Gethsemane, he strengthens himself through prayer and when he sees you know the disciples sleeping That is when he says in Matthew 26 verse 40 and 41 you know is where he says these things if we could just have one person read out Matthew 26 versus 40 and 41, please Matthew 26 40 and 41 But he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping Couldn't you men keep watch with me for one hour? He asked Peter watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak He says couldn't you keep men keep watch with me for one hour, so he is keeping watch He's keeping watch in the sense He's Watching out for what is coming and he's preparing himself for it And he wants them to join him in watching out for what is approaching and prepare themselves So the thing that we see over here the interesting thing that we see in this passage is that there are two sets of people who are overcome with sorrow and troubled, you know and Because when we look at Matthew chapter 26, this is how Jesus is described in verse 37 Matthew 26 37 It says he began to be sorrowful and troubled and then he says to his disciples in verse 38 My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death And so here we have Jesus being very sorrowful very troubled Because he knows the immensity of the temptation That's going to come you know because when the soldiers approach and then he He can use his divine power to escape from the situation But he must not do that and in his flesh it is just in his humanness He's limited and so he knows that he's going to be needing the enabling power of God And so he you know watches and prays and that is why he says in verse 38 You know my soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death Stay here and keep watch with me is what he says now the other set of sorrow people For sorrowful people over here are the disciples themselves because when we look in Luke chapter 22 We see something very interesting mentioned about them So you know if we could have someone read out for us Luke 22 verse 45 to 46 Luke 22 45 to 46 Luke 22 45 to 46 when he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples He found them asleep exhausted from sorrow Why are you sleeping he asked them get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation So here we see that disciples are also Exhausted from sorrow. That's the term that is used you see because in the past few weeks Jesus has started telling them about his death and they don't understand They they wonder maybe he's maybe he's maybe he's using symbolic language Maybe he's metaphorically trying to say something but the way he's saying it it almost sounds like as if Something very very bad is going to happen and they don't quite understand You see they have given up everything in their lives to follow him because their hope is that this is the messiah And he's going to overthrow the Romans and establishes his kingdom and they are going to play an important part in this kingdom So for that for this hope which they have placed in Jesus They gave up everything and now here is Jesus talking about things which don't sound anything like the messiah whom they imagined in their mind So they were wondering what is going on. So over the weeks who knows how many sleepless nights They've been spending wondering what is going on Why is Jesus saying the things that he is and so here, you know, in fact and just before this passage We see that, you know, they they say, you know, we've got we've got a few swords.  So the in fact I think they say, you know, we have two swords among us and then Jesus says no, no No, this is not the time for violence. And so they don't understand what's happening Why doesn't Jesus want to defend himself? Wow, why is he saying the things that he is and they are exhausted from sorrow? So you see even as we've been talking covering this chapter on overcoming the flesh We are talking about overcoming the sinful desires of the flesh We are talking about the sinful urges of the mind and our unrenewed mind and how to overcome all of that But there's also another factor involved just the humanness of who we are the human flesh The limitedness of who we are, you know, we were meant to always Live this life in connection with the Almighty God because he would enable us he would cause us to go beyond our limitations and Be who he wants us to be so we were never so we are addressing the sinful desires of the flesh But we are also looking at just the flesh itself Just the humanness of us the limitations of who we are and so in this situation Where these people are exhausted from sorrow now This is really a time when they should have been watching and praying to prepare for them themselves for what is ahead But they fail to do that Jesus on the other hand who is also Exhausted from sorrow. He doesn't lie down and sleep the way they are sleeping. He Prepares himself in prayer. So a very very vital Important lesson that comes across for us over here is that When we are fighting against the sinful desires of the flesh when we are, you know overcoming the unrenewed mind which is telling us to live To compromise, you know, so even as we are facing all of these things There will be times when even in our natural flesh, we are just tired, you know We are just exhausted because of all the demands of life things which have not been going well Unanswered prayers which have left us feeling so, you know low Wondering what is going on and when when we are in this state It's not only sinful desires that we are fighting against. We are also fighting against just The limitations of who we are as people and at this time when we are vulnerable Satan attacks So we need to watch and pray. We need to prepare ourselves for what is ahead But we do not know what what is ahead. We do not know what is in the future So we choose to make it a regular practice to pray The way Jesus was doing over here the way he did every day early in the morning long before anyone else got up Why was he always constantly in prayer because he understood that his flesh is Limited he's just human He has chosen to be human like us and so he needs the Lord's enabling and that is why we have this lovely verse, you know Which talks about how, you know, the Holy Spirit himself Strengthens us and that would be Romans 8 26. So, you know, if someone could please read out for us Romans 8 26 Romans 8 26 in the same way the spirit helps us in our weakness We do not know what we ought to pray for but the spirit himself intercedes for us through word Through wordless groans Yeah So we it says we do not know what we ought to pray for you see when Things are getting tough in our life and we don't even know exactly What to pray regarding the situation Those are times especially when we should be on our guard because that is when we are Vulnerable and Satan can take advantage and so we choose in those times not just to curl up You know in a corner and and and go to sleep the way the disciples did but rather Even though we are so tired in the flesh we choose to you know spend time in prayer Because we are preparing ourselves and the Holy Spirit who can see the future Who knows how we are going to be attacked? What's going to happen? He will You know pray through us Even as we are spending time on our knees using whatever words we know or if we you know have the gift of tongues We choose to pray in tongues Even as we are doing that the Holy Spirit prays through us and he Strengthens us so actually if these disciples had taken you know Jesus advice because Jesus repeatedly said this to them again and again He was praying on his knees and he was urging them to do the very same thing if they had done that They would not have betrayed him and left him and run away. They would have stayed with him you know in during that time of trial but unlike Jesus they chose to you know curl up And lie down in a corner and just sleep because they were exhausted But Jesus who was even more exhausted than them? He did not do that He prepared himself in prayer and so we see how important and essential it is for us to watch and pray Especially when we are feeling down in our humanness, you know in our in our flesh because When the temptation comes it tends to be very strong Let's take the example, you know, let us say of anger I mean just think about what in all is involved, you know in a person who struggles with anger issues um Because they have this area of weakness, you know for them anger is an area of weakness Where they're easily given to their temper Imagine when something happens and the anger is triggered Literally in their flesh, they can they can feel the anger surging, right?  It's not something that you can do in that in that in that in that moment If you have prepared yourself in prayer If you know, you have prayed in the spirit and prepared your inner man Even, you know, even as you pray the lord, you know, um Strengthens you in your mind in your thinking If you have been doing that then in that moment when your body is going against you when your body is, you know, getting ready to sin You will be able to stay under the control and leading of the holy spirit Simply because you have tuned your mind. You have tuned your feelings You have tuned your inner man to him and then he is able to take over So it's the same not just anger. It can be any other, you know, sinful physical urges it could be You know addictions it can be, you know, this This greed it can be so many things connected to the flesh So if we have spent time regularly in prayer And if we have tuned our thinking our feelings our inner man, you know And and we have brought it in line with the holy spirit Then when that time of temptation comes the holy spirit is able to take control because we have already You know aligned ourselves with him So prayer becomes very very important It's not just something that we are going to be doing as a duty We do it because we need his help In our own flesh, we will not be able to overcome Jesus himself understood that and he prayed So when he did that and he set an example for us We cannot choose to be like the disciples who used the excuse of feeling sorrowful and said oh, we are exhausted with sorrow So let's sleep No The time of exhaustion and sorrow is not the time for sleep That's the time when you actually get down on your knees and pray Okay, so this is one very very important point that we need to keep in mind when we are thinking of overcoming the flesh The other aspect of the third point Crucifying the flesh. That's something that we've talked about earlier I mean, you know, we have we there are one of the main Passages that we looked at was matthew chapter five versus 29 to 30 Where it says if your right eye causes you to stumble goug it out and throw it away And then in verse 30 it says it is better for you to lose one part of your body Than for your whole body to go into hell. And of course, we looked at how this is, you know symbolic language because you know Bouching out your eye It's not going to make you stop thinking sinful things in your mind I know because after all, why why do your eyes watch something sinful? That's because your mind Unrenewed mind is urging you to watch something sinful So we we understood that this is metaphoric. So whatever is causing those You know the sinful urges to stay strong in your mind. That is what needs to be cut off That needs to be gouged out.  You know, I get tired at the end of the day. So I need entertainment So yes, I know it's true that sometimes it leads me into temptation But it's okay, you know And so if we have that kind of an attitude and we are pampering the flesh No, that would uh, you know when you pamper the flesh when you feed it Then obviously it gets stronger and stronger on the other hand If you cut off the things which are pampering the flesh and you say no I will rather spend time in God's presence and feed my inner man You know my spirit then it's your spirit which gets stronger So whatever we choose to feed that is what becomes stronger Which is why point four in your notes. It says put on Jesus and make no provision for the flesh That's the wording that's used over there actually in the in the passage You know, which is given for that particular point So point number four put on Jesus and make no provision for the flesh and that point is based on roman's 13 Versus 13 and 14 If we could have no, I think rosalyn is the one who's doing the reading. Thank you so much. You know god bless you So if you could or if someone else, you know anyone else It's good when when multiple people, you know read out because it kind of keeps them alert, you know So because you don't switch on your cameras and you know, you're just sitting over there in your homes It's very easy to tune out to stop listening to stop paying attention So if you're reading the verses it kind of keeps you alert It kind of helps you to stay, you know connected with the class So if we could have someone read out for us roman's 13 13 and 14 Yeah Let us be here decently as in the daytime not in Corousing and term drunkenness Not in sexual immorality and debauchery not in dissension and jealousy Rather clothe yourselves With the lord jesus christ and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh Yeah, you know, so this is niv and it says over here put on the, you know Jesus and it says do not Think about how to gratify the desires of your flesh NKJV It says make no provision for the flesh So you see when you consciously choose to keep putting on jesus Putting on what pleases him putting on Being like him. So even as you start doing that there's no Space left for the flesh. You're not making any provision for the flesh You're not giving it any space to develop and become stronger So by putting on one thing you're cutting off the other thing. It's not getting any chance, you know to to to do anything evil So in that sense, uh, so we choose to feed Our inner man We choose to feed our spirit, you know by spending time in god's presence By spending time with people who love godly things so that uh, you know, they they only Encourage us in in things which are fun things which are good Uh, you know things which will benefit us and our families and our friends So we we surround ourselves with things which will make us grow in our inner man You know, so by uh, so when I say, um things which make us grow in in the inner man I'm not over here talking about just simply reading our bible and praying. You know, it's just interactions You know, we go out we interact with people who Have similar values as us and we enjoy the company, you know, we we go out and we do activities together Um, it's just that you're in the company of people who share the same Uh, biblical values that you do and so even as you're doing all of these things you are strengthening yourself in your inner man So we don't spend the entire day only praying and only reading the bible because most of our day is in fact involved in You know, either our you know our work in our in our workplace and the rest of the time in our interactions with different people So regarding our workplace, that's our responsibility. So we do that for the rest of the time goes in In with people so we get to decide what kind of people do I want to be with? Because the fire which is in them will also spark the fire in you the passion which they have for god will will rub off on to you So it really makes a big difference when we go out into the world actively involve ourselves, you know in in ha in hobbies and uh having an In having a good social life and and doing all the things, you know, which bring joy and laughter and fun But you're doing it with people who have the right values So it nowhere in the bible does it say that we need to cut off cut cut ourselves off from life No, you aren't meant to go out and enjoy all aspects of life But you're doing it with people who have the same values as you do and so you're not Allowing any provision to be made for the flesh and um So it says, you know in first john chapter 2 versus 15 to 16 first john 2 15 to 16 first john 2 15 to 16 Do not love the world or anything in the world If anyone loves the world Love for the father is not in them For everything in the world The lust of the flesh the lust of the eyes And the pride of life comes not from the father, but from the world so we Are actively involved in all that god has created for us to have We are not denying ourselves anything But we choose not to love the worldly system You see which is why it becomes very very important What kind of people i'm choosing to interact with if they are people who love the world Then all the conversations will be will be about Worldly material things alone if i'm interacting only with people who are concerned about You know the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life I'll be thinking about status about making money about the things that I can purchase and then Then I would be making provision for the flesh You see i'm feeding that aspect of me. So that aspect of me starts getting more and more active I long for the things which my friends are talking about I too would like to you know Earn that kind of a salary and collect all those things which they are collecting and be able to show to society How great I am you know and all of that so Um When we choose to Stay In in godly company it makes a big difference We are interacting with people who love the father in the same way We love the father and when we are doing that because we love the father We will in fact follow godly things it says over here if anyone loves the world Love for the father is not in them And once we start you know having a love for the world That is when this lust of the flesh lust of the eyes and the pride of life comes in What exactly is the lust of the flesh lust of the flesh is basically I will do whatever I need to do to make my five senses very very happy You know your your sight your hearing And um What what are what are the what are the other five senses? Yeah, you know the the the the the feelings that we have all of that So the the the the lust of the flesh is just about making yourself feel good Oh, I'll watch whatever makes me happy. I will listen to whatever makes me happy You know, uh, I will I will go out and um, you know, um do activities that make me happy So the whole focus becomes making myself happy that basically is the lust of the flesh the main Goal of the of the lust of the flesh is Making myself happy not making the father happy. No The goal becomes me. How do I satisfy myself? How do I make myself happy? So, um Which is why we choose to be careful not to make any provision for the flesh by putting on Jesus by choosing choosing to be with people who are trying to become like Jesus and when we do that then, you know There is no chance for this for these fleshly material worldly desires to go on increasing so Lust of the flesh is mainly the focus becomes Making myself happy rather than making the Lord happy Lust of the eyes It is all the things which are attractive and beautiful in the world And God does not have anything against the attractive and beautiful things in the world But then lust for those things. Oh, that's a terrible thing because you see your main focus is now those things You're worshiping those things you want to acquire those things You're willing to maybe even start compromising, you know, even as that lust increases You are willing to compromise to get those things because those things have become your idols And that is very very sinful and then the pride of life It's all about, you know, impressing people showing off how how you have arrived in life and so you are even you reach if you if you're able to acquire that kind of a status You may reach a point where you start saying. Oh, I don't really need God I mean God is there. That's nice. You know, it's good to pray to him once in a while But I do I can and I'm a self-made person So all of this comes in and all of this is part of the flesh the sinful flesh So We choose to stay with people who have godly values We choose to put on God and be like him on a daily basis So that we will make no provision for the flesh and even as we are living in that way Our love for God increases because we are feeding our spirit man and Because we are not feeding the flesh the the the the pull of the flesh becomes You know less strong so in that way we guard ourselves and we protect ourselves and That is why we have Hebrews 10 25, you know, which is actually the The worst for your last point If someone could read out Hebrews 10 25, please Hebrews 10 25 Not giving up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing But encouraging one another and all the more as you see the day approaching Yeah back then in those days the writer of Hebrews. He said, you know, even as we see the day approaching It's talking about the second coming of the Lord the time when we all will be judged So even as you're seeing the day approaching You should it should make you more eager to associate with people who are, you know Godly minded because then you can encourage each other to stay strong to not give in to these urges of the flesh Not to give in to the lust of the flesh, you know, so He says do not give up meeting each other Because some people have gotten to the habit of doing that They're too busy interacting with the people of the world, you know pursuing career pursuing status pursuing power and So they are they have no time for interacting with godly people And so their mind constantly is being fed, you know on on material things And so because the flesh is becoming stronger and stronger and that's what they are feeding their spirit man is being underfed And so it is so important that that should not happen and how can we avoid that When we actively choose to have fellowship with other believers not just on sunday But even during the week maybe once a week when you know when you go for a cell group or you go for a bible study That is when you get to interact with other believers And then in case you have started backsliding you will notice, you know, you'll you'll immediately observe that It has happened for me so many times, you know the People of god are such a blessing I sit over there in the in the in that bible study or in that cell group, you know And I look at someone and and the way they are so enthusiastically talking about something You know that god did during that week and I think oh my this week I didn't spend time with the lord the way this person has I know immediately that thing is there in the heart, you know, and I think oh my I need to be like that person Look at them. Look how excitedly they're talking about you know, what what jesus said, you know to them that particular day and And what happened after that and I think you know, oh, I think I should go back home and spend more time So I have again and again and again It is being with people of god that has pointed out to me my own lack and it has made me Desire to you know get back on track And so it is absolutely vital With whom we are spending time Is most of our time spent with um, you know unbelievers Of course, like I said, you know in the workplace, there is no other choice We we go over there We fulfill our responsibility and we do it honorably in a way that will you know bring glory to god Yes, but the rest of the time The people that we wish to interact with that's in our hands We get to choose and the kind of people that we are interacting with It'll either build up the fire in us It'll build up the passion for god in us or it will you know Make us focus on just the world and and the worldly values and what the world is Is is you know, uh placing on the pedestal as the most important things in life So, uh, it becomes very very important these things if we have the right approach You know these matters if we keep them in mind it can help us in overcoming the flesh So we've kind of looked in detail, uh, you know over last week and uh today On how to overcome the flesh and we will get into the next point Uh, the next chapter in fact in your notes, which is overcoming the world How do we overcome the uh world and uh when we talk about the world We are mainly talking about three things uh The worldly attractions the things which seem so attractive and you know, um, uh Important in our human eyes. So, uh, that would be the worldly influences and worldly attractions. Um, and It is true that the flesh sometimes goes after that but over here We're not just thinking about the sinful desires of the flesh here. We are talking about um Priorities as in, you know, uh, the world is saying that this is important and this is attractive And this is basically what will really make your life Okay on the other hand the bible is is pointing in in another direction and saying no no follow these things Actually, these things are more attractive and these things will make your life for eternity Okay, so, uh, there are two systems the world system and god's system and uh, so When we are overcoming the world We are basically fighting against the world system and everything it stands for and we are saying no Rather than being sucked into this world system. I'm going to go down the narrow path You know, which very few people want to go down because it looks unnot unattractive to their human eyes So they choose not to go down this narrow path But this narrow path is going to lead to um This new Jerusalem one day where our life will be Just amazingly abundant and full So these people who are right now, you know, so attracted by the things of the world They don't realize it's so temporary And it's not going to last We on the other hand who choose the narrow path which does which seems so narrow and not very attractive If we faithfully keep walking down that we one day end up in this eternal place Where you know, the rest of the world will just be longing that they could even spend five minutes over there And we in fact will get to spend eternity over there. So, um Rather than You know being sucked into this world system, which right now appears so influential and attractive We choose the narrow way. So overcoming the world mainly involves Overcoming this world system overcoming the attractions of the world The second thing when we say overcoming the world, we're talking about the cares and responsibilities and pressures You know and the time crunch that we have that we face Living in this world, you know, because we have responsibilities here and we only have 24 hours And there are so many things to be done and there are people depending on us our families need us All of that. So then, you know in that process sometimes Spiritual things get pushed into the corner. We say no, there's no time for that when I become 70 years old And I have retired at that time I think about those things right now I have no time for all of that and so we are pushing away something of eternal value Which can make our future, you know So the second thing about overcoming the world Is about the the pressures and cares and responsibilities that we have which can you know Take over our entire life and block out the things which god is trying to do And the third thing that we generally think about when we talk about overcoming the world The other difficulties the hardships the trials Maybe even the persecutions that we face because we are believers all of that okay, so so In this chapter which deals with overcoming the world These are the three main things that we would you know look at How to overcome the world system and what it declares is the important thing in life And second how to overcome the The this whole you know mad Rush that we have on a daily basis to get the jobs done to take care of responsibilities to pay the bills to to you know Meet all the demands that the family is making and and all of that This whole pressure that we are under this time crunch that we are under You know how to overcome that and make sure that spiritual things are not just Pushed into the corner and the third thing is How do we overcome these trials and difficulties and hardships? I know of being here in this world Okay, so so those are the three main things that we would very briefly Touch upon so the first one is worldly Influences influences and attractions. How do we deal with this particular challenge? How do we overcome it? Maybe we can start off with a little introduction to this If we could have you know someone read out for us Philemon chapter one versus 23 and 24 Philemon 23 and 24 versus 23 and 24 if Epaphorus my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus sends you greetings and so do mark Maristarchus Demis and Luke my fellow workers The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ Yeah, be with you. Yeah, sorry. Yes. So here in this In these two verses We have many big names mentioned. These are all big big people.  He's the one actually who established the church at Colosseum So he's the one who actually planted that church. So he probably was an apostle You have mark who is mentioned over here mark is the person, you know, who wrote the gospel And he's the one who was actively involved in ministry with paul and with barnabas Then you have aristarchus about whom nothing is mentioned So we don't really know anything about him. Luke is mentioned over here. Luke. We know is the one who wrote two books of the new testament So these are all big people and among these big people is another big name demis It's so sad, right? that all these people they went on to to To reap the eternal reward for which they had fought and they you know, one day we are going to be With them will rub shoulders with them in the new Jerusalem But this man demis so sad He's not going to be there in that crowd Because he chose I know to go back into the world and it's very very sad because he too must have made so many sacrifices for the gospel You know he to travel with these people from place to place and he ministered with them He knew the he knew the word of god He's a man who must have prayed spent time in prayer. So he knew the lord personally He must have experienced the touch of the holy spirit And after all this it's so sad This man he goes back into the world. I mean, it's it's it's terrible, you know that When we look at people like this, we should you know Be warned that we can actually fall into the same danger It's not talking about some man who just you know Never really knew the lord or when the number was never really active in ministry or never even knew the word of god No, we're talking about a man who fought shoulder to shoulder with other spiritual giants But this man He goes back into the world And we will not even see him in heaven It's such a really sad thing And so we see that over here in second timothy 4 9 to 10 where it talks about him second timothy chapter 4 Versus 9 and 10 if someone could read out please Do your best to come to me quickly for dimus Because he loved this world has deserted me and gone to tazilonica christen's has gone to galatia and titus to dalmatia Yeah, so this is the last phase of paul's earthly life Uh, now things are getting really bad because the earlier time when he was arrested and placed in Rome Uh, you know things kind of worked out and then he was released from prison And all of that but this time things are not looking good for him this time. In fact, uh, um It looks like the death sentence is going to come through So now people are feeling feeling very delicate about associating with him Because you now you go and sit with him and talk to him and spend time with him The roman authorities are going to start looking at you as well So now actually most people don't even want to be anywhere near paul So one by one they're all kind of moved off, you know to other places and nobody's actually staying with him And so at this time, you know, he actually requests timothy and he says no, please come to me because nobody's standing here with me And I need somebody to help me Uh, you know because these are like literally his last days and so he requests timothy to come And this is what he says about dimus. It's very sad He says dimus because he loved this world has deserted me and gone to thessalonica So here is a man who was pulled away by the attractions of the world Now this should be a warning to us here is a man who had fought for the gospel I mean, you know today doing ministry is not that difficult We have christian organizations with good structures and we operate through those organizations You know, we have funds on our side We have modern travel, you know to to go about from place to place in those days when they were doing ministry That was like literally the first phase of ministry when absolutely no No infrastructure was in place and these guys must have gone through a lot, you know to do the ministry And dimus was someone who made sacrifices knew the lord personally and you know Did all of those things along with the other Other ministers of god a man like that Allowed his he started feeding his flesh to such an extent Where the pull of the world became so strong that he could no longer resist it Must have been a gradual fall and he must have been continuously kept ignoring the warning of the holy spirit And one day the pull of the world was so strong that he just made his break and he said no no more I cannot I don't want to be with this Jesus anymore. I want to go back to the world It can happen, you know to people in full time ministry people who fought for god People who knew the gospel who knew the scriptures it can happen to anyone. So this This should be a warning to us that the you know, when we think of worldly attractions We think I'm definitely not one of those people.  It's so dangerous. So which is why you know, we need to Keep this in mind. So when we come back from the break, we will look at how we can avoid, you know Getting pulled into the world the way dimus was pulled into the world Okay, so we will look at those things when we come back from our break So if we can all log back in at 11 o'clock, please. Thank you


How can Ravens right all of their wrongs that they committed against the Dolphins this week? And not even just this week, but moving forward. We have a very special jam-packed episode of questions from subs, and we're gonna talk about everything. We got a lot of questions from a lot of people, so y'all sit back, relax, and try to enjoy yourselves as best you can. This will be sort of like a therapy session for a lot of Ravens fans. But let's get it started. First question came from Simeon. Said, is it a good thing we lost to the Dolphins? Me, from jump, I never feel like a loss is good. But to take the positive out of the negative, better that you lose now than later.  But better be now than later because you have an opportunity to sort of correct some things. Because, hey, come late on in the season, especially if Ravens make the playoffs, which I mean, I expect them to still. This loss doesn't change that. And this loss doesn't even change my overall view of them. Like somebody, one of my guys hit me up on Instagram and it's like, oh, does this loss change how you feel about the Ravens and your expectations for them overall this season? I said, no, it doesn't. But this loss is better that it happened now rather than it happened in the playoffs because you're losing the playoffs. You at the crib for the rest of the year. But anyway, Simeon said, ain't gravy and hope you and the family are good. Just wanted to get your thoughts on the identity of our beloved Baltimore Ravens going forward after that awful fourth quarter defensive collapse on Sunday. I don't think they have the identity yet. I think it's way too early to know what the identity is. They don't even know it. But anyway, he said, I know it's too early in the season to really tell how this team is going to be. But to me, with our run game struggling in both games so far and our defense letting us down against Miami, could this be a catalyst to a much needed shift in philosophy to prioritizing our passing game and relying on Lamar and our offense to win games, not our run game or defense. So far, we've stuck with what worked despite most fans knowing Lamar had such potential in the past game, but if this season we struggled to run the ball and give up a lot of points in most games, Lamar leading us to high scoring victories through necessity could make the front office sit up and take notice and hopefully decide to join most of the rest of the league in creating a past first offense. I love Lamar, but he won't be here much longer unless we pay him what he wants. And Raven should already have the right offer for him just waiting for the season to finish so he can stay true to his word and sign once it's over. PS, if Brady does truly retire at the end of the season, we all know he loves rings and loves Lamar. Do you think he could be persuaded to become Raven's QB coach if the spot opens up? Never. I don't ever see that happening. Tom Brady being a quarterback coach for the Ravens and he said he could perfect Lamar's game and win himself some more rings in the process if he sees it as his best shot at doing so. I could see him taking the job. Love to you and the family. Appreciate it, Simeon. No, he said for Brady to sign up to be Lamar's QB coach for the Ravens, I mean, Ravens would have to keep Lamar first. But anyway, as far as the philosophy, yeah, they should have been on this. They should have been on this with emphasizing the passing game a lot more. And the thing is, it's not like with the passing game like the defense, they're gonna be bad every single game. No, no, I think Marlon Humphrey, his value to the Ravens just went up a lot. It just went up a lot. Because when Marlon Humphrey was off the field, that's when dolphins were crazy. Coincidence? Hey, I don't know. But when he was on the field, dolphins weren't doing much of anything. Marlon Humphrey left, dolphins went off. They went off and that's smart of the dolphins to take advantage of one of the Ravens' best corners being out of the game. But they certainly took all of the advantage. It was like Marlon Humphrey went out and then everything went out the window. So I'm not like looking at the rest of the season like, oh man, I should expect that we should expect the Ravens' defense to give up 47 points every game. No, that shouldn't be expectation. Last game, Marlon Humphrey was hurting. Obviously couldn't even play the whole game. Marcus Peters is on the pitch council. You're two best corners. They weren't fully available. So we gotta look at context with everything. And I don't think that this should just change the way that our expectations for the defense moving forward. Yeah, this feels like a dream. Oh, just what I made. You two team keep it clean. You see my boy, he like, I done made it. Boy, that's my homie. Ain't that right in Raven? Dolphins' loss was an anomaly. Next question came from Marlon. Said, I ain't Raven, hope you're doing well. I wanna quell some fears Ravens' fans have been expressing online since tour stopped our defense. So as we all know, Marlon Humphrey was playing through a groin injury, right? Hobba also admitted Marcus Peters was on the pitch count. Brandon Stephens was out and we just lost Kyle for the last week for the season. So during the second half of the game, we had Pepe Williams, Jaylen Armand Davis, Kyle Hamilton all on the field at the same time alongside Daryl Worley. Oh, he played? I didn't know that he played. But anyway, where did we see this amount of injury in the secondary come back to bite us? When Borough put 500 yards up on us last season. Marlon is healing up. He'll likely be limited in practice this week. Marcus seemed like he was just shaking the rest off and enjoy being back out there. You think Brandon Stephens is gonna be all right come Sunday against New England. So immediately back up three cornerbacks. True. This isn't a play calling issue. It's a play execution issue with players and Hobba both citing miss communication as the number one explanation for blown coverages. That's understandable when you have three rookies trying to card Gisiki wide on Tyreek Hill. Two under through Tyreek on one of those TDs. If even just that one TD never happened, we win. Hey, but it did. It did. So anyway, if Humphrey and Peters are on the field for that play, we win. This loss was a fluke everyone. What are you thinking Graven? Do you agree? Honestly thinking angry Lamar who was putting up amazing passing number so far in a defense that can only get healthier will play the lot with the largest chip on their shoulder going forward. This is the loss to motivate everyone in so long as we patch up on outside linebacker. Get well Steven means we should be good to go on a tear. Now, the part that I disagree with I agree with most of what you said except this isn't a play calling issue. It's a play execution issue. I think it's a bit of both obviously because yeah, they just left Tyreek Hill wide open and Jaylen Amor Davis, he just the route was a simple route by the game winning one, a simple route by Jaylen Waddell and Jaylen Waddell just made the play Jaylen Amor Davis didn't but as far as that last play the Tyreek Hill one that play that's like that's inexcusable especially from the coaches like for rookies and like you mentioned there's a lot of rookies out there Pepe, Jaylen, Kyle, yeah, I get that. They're young, they're inexperienced. This dolphins job to take advantage of them. So shout out to the dolphins for being smart but that's up to coaching to recognize like hold up. This dudes one on one with Tyreek Hill. Okay, time out, time out, but they didn't. You called it during my last question. Next question came from my guy Elijah. He said, ain't graven hope you're in a family and good health. I also hope your blood pressure is back under control after Sunday's game against the dolphins. You know what, they didn't really, the game didn't really get my blood pressure going crazy like that. It was just like one of those things where Ravens they built up this big lead and I was calm but then the dolphins like they kept creeping back and I was like, man, it ain't over. And then I remember it was funny because during the game we were having a conversation about like, oh man, could the Ravens sit Lamar? And I was like, ah, now it's to do with the 14 point game. And I was like, oh, if the Ravens score again, then they could sit Lamar, but they never scored it again. But anyway, he said, you definitely called it in my last question from subs about Hoboff's fourth down calls. It didn't take long before last year's decision making the rear is ugly head. I believe that us Ravens fans are accepting of the aggressive play calls and risk taking because of who we have at the helm for now or like I put for now. But I don't think the Ravens coaching staff realize that this isn't the Ravens from the 19 and 20 seasons. We don't have the same offensive line nor do we have the line up of healthy running backs that we did in 2019 and 2020. All of our big chunk running plays not from Lamar have been to the outside. Our defense isn't the same as it once was during our glory years. Our front may be solid, but it's old and fatigue will show sooner than it would if we were younger. I didn't really have a question more of a rant and observations on what we need to do to improve our chances this year.  I can understand how people did though. I can understand how people be like, hey, take your points. But I just, I don't think it, I mean, it contributed but I don't feel like in this game it was the fourth down calls that caused the loss. I just feel like it was the defense giving up everything. Like Ravens offense put up 31 points. The offense put up 31 points. Then the special teams, or unless you wanna give the special teams to the three points to the special teams too. Then offense put up 28, the special teams put up 10 because Devon Duvenay with a kick return then Justin Tucker with the field goal. That should be plenty enough points to win the game. But again, yeah, Raven just gotta make some small little fixes here and there so they don't end up having to set out for the rest of the season come crunch time. Next question came from my guy, Joel. He said, I apologize. You were right. I wanna give a huge shout out to everyone in Team Keep It Clean. I wanna apologize to everyone who said that the Ravens, specifically Harbaugh, DeCosta and Bishadi have a philosophy that is holding us back. I wanna apologize to you all because you have been saying this for a while and I was stubborn. I work for PFF so obviously I am a numbers guy. For the first time yesterday I tuned into the live stream and he's shout out to everyone in the live stream. Appreciate you. And the Ravens are one of, if not the most analytically driven teams in the NFL. Each fourth down they went for was the correct call analytically but clearly it was not the correct call because it did not work out. As I watched the game with you all, I realized the numbers just tell a story of what happened and sure they can help predict some outcomes but they are not the end all, be all. I agree with that part. I agree. Cause I feel like if you just in football, if you just look at numbers, numbers, numbers and that's it and then you're like, all right, it's like, you could be so focused on those numbers you can get lost in the game. But anyway, analytics don't account for a fumble at the one yard line or a bad play caller who calls the same play every fourth and one or the defense having dogs who also want to win. Even with the 21 point fourth quarter lead I learned that you guys had an uneasy feeling about the game and in my mind I was like there is a 98% chance they win this game. I don't understand why y'all are tripping. In the analytics world we claim that rushers don't matter and if you have a good secondary that is all that matters and obviously every other Ravens except me did not agree with that and y'all are correct. Y'all said G-Roy is not a great running game coordinator it's just that the quarterbacks carried that run game and again y'all were right. Y'all said Lamar can throw with the best of them and obviously again y'all were right. I know this is long but I wanted to let you all know it doesn't matter what some guy at PFF tells you about some analytics or draft or coach. Fans know way more about the game than some of these gurus and he put it in quotation marks. We know our team better than anyone and we know what our eyes are telling us. Shout out to everyone on Team Cupid Clean and I apologize to everyone. Well that was deep and shout out to you for having a job at PFF that's cool man. But I do appreciate that. I appreciate you acknowledging fans because a lot of people like to discredit fans just because fans are fans and fans are not professionals. I know a lot of people are like oh well if you know so much why are you not in the league? If you know so much why are you not working for the team? If you know so much why are you not working for the NFL? So I appreciate that a lot. But yeah I mean that's what it's about man because this is why and again I know with media guys they gotta cover so many different teams and whatnot so they may have vague info on teams specifically. So they just look at a bunch of numbers. So with them looking at a bunch of numbers that doesn't allow them to take the eye test like you mentioned when they talk about or analyze or criticize different teams. So it's so important that, because stats are not everything. Stats are part of it. Stats show what technically happened but it's important that with your eyes use really like you really see. Like a good example of that the Cardinals Raiders game. We see, oh the Cardinals they got, they converted a two point conversion. Kyle LaMurray ran it in for what? Two y'all play five y'all run whatever it will have along your way. I forget how far the two point conversion is away from the end zone. And that's what you see on a stat sheet but if you actually look at that actual two point conversion this dude was running around with the ball for like 20 seconds and he did the impossible. So the numbers will tell you, Kyle LaMurray ran it in two point conversion. All right, cool, good job. But when you actually look at it it's like, whoa, he actually got that two point conversion. That's crazy. The Baltimore Falcons. Next question came from my guy Nicholas. He said, they ain't great and I hope all is well with you and the fam. Unfortunately I haven't been able to make the live streams. They always add a fun addition to the game. I appreciate that man and it's all good man. He said, I'm sure by the time you get to this question the subject will have already been covered but it's honestly the elephant in the room. Honestly I think 38 points means the offense did their job. We have played better on our third and fourth downs of course. Sure we have had extended drives to tie out the defense. Yes, but points are points and 30 plus against a playoff caliber team is all we should expect. Giving up 28 in the fourth is obviously unacceptable. Our zone coverage was Swiss cheese. If the quarterback had time and the wide receivers are good they're gonna find the holes. Our man coverage was okay at times but fast or not. Alma Davis is a rookie. Tyreek and Waddle are big names to cover and you need that safety help over the top which has some communication issues. Peters and Humphreys didn't look 100 especially when they got tied in the fourth. Not to mention when you can only afford to rush forward they need to be fresh and get pressure. What was your takeaway from this loss? I hate to say it but coaching was a question at times. Yeah, I agree with that, it was. It was. QB power is becoming predictable on fourth and short. Yes, yes, yes, yes.  It really is. It really is. I understand you know who Lamar is and you know he's such a great runner of the football but he can throw and it's okay not to be predictable on fourth down my friends. It's okay, it really is but anyway. He said QB power is becoming predictable on fourth and short and sometimes we should have just punted. If Giro is the best run game coordinator in the league why is our run game not existent? I also think our defensive depth is exciting and has potential but is young and inexperienced. I think we need to sign a trade for a solid number three corner to eventually take over for Peters. Oh, you talking business now. You talking a business side now? Cause that's gonna be something. Cause it's, yeah, we're gonna see. But anyway, he said and we need to get an edge Russia. Even if Bowser and the job will come back we shouldn't rush them in. We could use a vet like JPP or Robert Quinn coming in on third down or to relieve Houston on long drives who play well but look tired quickly. But who knows? Our roster is talented. Maybe we were just caught sleeping after building the league. Sorry for the long question. Didn't mean to write a novel in his hole. He's keep up the good work. Oh, no, Nicholas, it's all good. I ain't heard from Ryder's back y'all barbecue in a long time. See losses like that they'll bring people back. Rob, my guy said hello and straight forward. Is this safe to save? The Ravens philosophy has not changed. No, I don't think it's safe to say that. I think they just need to accept what it should be now. The run game is not what you hoped it would be so far but the past game is looking good. Lamar, he said it himself. Hey, these ain't the same old Ravens. Shout out to Eric Guetta. It is not the same old Ravens. He's not the old Ravens. These the new Ravens. So Ravens need to accept it, man, and just get with it. And these new Ravens on offense, they were doing their thing. Yeah, in the fourth quarter, they stopped. They just stopped. They were like, okay, we good for now. Some was a play calling, some was execution, but they just stopped in the fourth quarter. So, but they did enough though. They did enough to win. So it's just a little defense, some defensive hiccups. They just need to drink a little bit of water. Again, Marcus Peters and Marlon Humphrey, they'll be healthy soon. So I just, I don't want everybody to sort of overreact to the loss because context is important. But again, there were some blunders on there, especially from coaching side with the wide open people that just can't happen. That can't happen. That those are rookie coaching mistakes because they're literally rookie mistakes too because those are rookies out there. So the rookies are gonna make rookie mistakes, but we don't have first year head coaches. We don't have first year defensive, oh, we got a first year defensive coach. So I think that's a little different. But Hobbs, that's rookie stuff, man. And we know he's not a rookie. He's better than what he showed on Sunday. So let's see better. I finally understand you. Next question came from my guy Steven. He said, hey, what's up engraving? My mind has been boggling since this. Mine boggling lost to the Miami Dolphins. Definitely a hard pill to swallow. Not really a question, but a rant. First off, I wanna let you know I'm finally on the move on from John Hardball Train. Sorry, it took a while, but I fell in love with some John Hardball's leadership and ability to have us in the hunt every year. Had to fight hard, but we were in the hunt. But after watching yesterday's game, it was just so obvious of Hardball's ineffectiveness in a 60 minute football game setting. Week two against the Miami team that destroyed us last year in their crib. Oh, they sure did. The biggest pet pee for him is his timeout management. Some games we use our timeouts at the worst time and don't have them when we absolutely need them. And other times, like yesterday, for example, we saved timeouts at the end of the first half like they carry over to the second half. Then in the second half, save all timeouts while Miami has all the momentum of a game. We were leading the entire game unheard of. Then worst of all, his timeout management saved us a whopping 14 seconds to score with two timeouts. Impossible, no. But clearly, Hardball is not a defensive coach to adjust anything. And he's definitely not an offensive guru. So why would you save two timeouts thinking you could get the ball in the end zone after having only scored three points in the fourth? Makes me feel like we should have went for it after the offside penalty on Justin Tucker's kick. Maybe just wishful thinking, though. With that, with the offensive coaching and the defensive coaching, no, Hardball's not either one of those things. He obviously takes part in the game plan and stuff. But a lot of times, Hardball just lets his guys do what they do. He usually doesn't really micromanage them like that.  If he has the defensive coordinator, he's like, hey, you the defensive coordinator, you got it. His job is to oversee all that stuff, but he really doesn't dip his hand in what they're doing. But anyway, he said, without Lamar doing something magical, I'm all for John Hardball, just like a young coach that gets excited about getting playmakers to ball. And maybe I could live with these boneheaded decisions from a young coach, he put that in all caps, who hasn't been doing this for 15 plus years. Same for Greg Roman, with the most conventional play calls I've ever seen with a team running back. This is the NFL. So what if you were up 35, 14 going into the fourth? Keep your foot on the neck, no matter how many points go on the board. Honestly, with Lamar being as proficient, calm and game controlling as he has become, I don't see a need for Giro especially with the run game, looking pathetic for the second straight year. Did Lamar cover up for a weak QB run-based offense that Giro has? With Lamar not doing as many design runs, it seems more and more likely. Speaking of likely, oh, look what you did there. I feel like they are not even using likely in the same way they did in the preseason. But hey, maybe that's what you're thinking as well. What do I know after base 75 yard touchdown at the beginning of the second quarter? He caught one pass for eight yards. Ooh, you have to create plays to get your playmakers to football. And if four yard outs, which one late was almost picked six, ooh, yeah, that was scary. So glad Xavier Howard dropped that. If that was your only idea of getting Bateman the ball in space, it'll continue to be this way. Lastly, Mike McDonald, how? That was worse than we ain't grabbing folks off the street.  Hashtag speed killed. Woo, oh boy, Steven wasn't playing, man. But yeah, I feel like with yesterday's game, I don't even feel like it's got to be like, fire this, fire that. But it does put people on notice and it should put people on notice. People got to fix stuff. People need to be accountable. They need to be accountable.  They just need to right their wrongs. They got 15 more games to do it. Let's hope that they do. Next question came from my guy, G-Star. He said, OMGD's Ravens. Can we use this as a reason why you don't just overpay for defenses and don't get more weapons on offense?  And Grave, can you please tell me your thoughts on who was to blame for this collapse of the defense? Both health, health and coaching. Again, Hump and Peters, they were out a lot, especially in the fourth quarter.  And that's important, like as the coaches, you're the leaders, you're the people that put the young players, no players too, in positions to hopefully make them have success.  My thoughts on the Ravens, the offense game. Next question came from your mind. He said, I ain't Graven, I hope you're doing well. I wanted to share my thoughts on what actually happened during the game. It's a controversial opinion, but I really think offense instead of the defense lost us the game. I think Mike McDonald had to make a decision in the fourth quarter to weather, whether or not to keep our two best cornerbacks, where one was having his first game after injury and the other having a groin injury during this week. Each of them just had one training day leading up to the game. So I kind of get why the coaching staff wanted to put the rookies on and not risk losing the top corners for the year. Again, at this point, you're up 21 points with one quarter left to play. I see what you're saying there. It's like, hey, if one of my guys just came back, other one dealing with the groin injury, we up big, all right, cool. Let me let these guys rest, but let's keep going. I believe the defense decided to ball put their trust on the offense and specifically the offensive coordinator. And what did the Giro do? He ran cheap run concepts with a running back room that he is at most times not capable of having a run more than five yards. Most of our fourth quarter drives were short and we punted the ball very quickly. Not to mention the fourth and ones that we could have converted into field goals but decided not to. I think the loss is all on Greg Roman and John Harbaugh. Moving on from the game, I believe the current offensive personnel is really good for a pass heavy offense. Giro just isn't the guy to run it. What do you think? It's crazy that this is even a conversation right now. How he said, hey, I think the offensive personnel is really good for a pass heavy offense. Giro just isn't the guy to run it. Because, yeah, they obviously can pass the ball. They can pass it well. But this is something that we've known for a long time now. But it seems like the Ravens are just sort of catching up a little bit. But it's all good. You were saying that you feel like the loss is on, the offense, the loss is on Giro. The offense definitely contributed to the loss but I disagree with them being the reason for the loss. Even with Marcus Peters and Marlon Humphrey being out. No, I just, no, I do agree to part about it being on Harbaugh and coaching and stuff. I disagree with it about it being on Giro in the offense. And as far as moving on from Giro or saying Giro isn't the guy for it. Let's see what happens when, I don't know when Ronnie Stanley's coming back. I would think it would be this week, but hey, who knows. Let's see what happens when JK comes back. Let's just see. And let's just really see over these next two weeks. I say we revisit all of this after the Bills game because that way we'll have four games to really know a lot more about who the Ravens identity is, what they can do, what they can do, where they really struggle at what they do well and all that stuff. So I would say let's revisit this in a couple of weeks. Next question came from Coach White. He said, hey, nobody is saying this but as a defensive coordinator myself, the best or worst depends on what side you're looking at. When you have a fullback instead of an extra wide receiver you bring in two extra bodies alone. Worse than that, you have two tight ends and a fullback bringing in an extra defender. It'll be hard to block an eight or nine man front. Until they officially get rid of the tight end and run the sprayer, the run will suffer no matter who's back there. Now you might ask what the difference is with the sprayer. Easy. You take the linebackers and safety's out the box leaving just the mic backer to defend the run on the read option. Oh, cause it's spread out a bit more and you got more receiving options. Okay. So that puts more pressure on that defense with the pass. Okay, okay, okay. He said, now you'll have lane. Those were the plays that Justice Hill had. The running back ran against an eight or nine man front. Now they call QB run, I blame Jiro. Not for the calls because he don't know his players like I or we do. LJ two years ago those runs would have been an easy touchdown in the first down. Now Lamar is not rambling his body through those hits anymore. And I don't blame him. He's a QB. Now QB run on a sprayer with less traffic, cool. But don't call those power runs anymore because Lamar will ensure it's sacrifice his body because no other QB will be called to do that. Or I think you meant Lamar shouldn't sacrifice his body. Or the other QBs that are worth over 200 mil. They ain't doing that. So yeah, I appreciate the breakdown, Coach White. And yeah, hey, that makes a lot of sense. Yeah, that fourth down, it was stacked, man. It was stacked. It was so congested too. And with it being congested and they had them having Lamar run right up the gut, it's like the offensive line has been, they've been bad at run blocking these past two games. And as a coach, you gotta recognize that. So like you mentioned, if they were to run in more of a spread offense, then yeah, that would create more lanes and just really spread the defense out that much more. Oh, and this other question also came from Coach White. He said, the blown coverage, everybody blaming Hamilton for me was a DC's fault. I agree. But anyway, he said everybody blaming Hamilton, but nobody knows what covers they were in. 95% of the time, the DB on the single wide receiver has a deep third because all the wide receivers are on the other side. Now, with that said, the sidelines saw that both safeties were on the other side of the formation. Mike McDonald should have recognized they were not in the right coverage. Yes, yes. That's what I've been saying too. The coaching staff should have recognized that they should have seen that and been like, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Time out, time out. We can't have this happen. Next question came from my boy Raymond L and appreciate you being a patron, my friend. He said, ain't great. And first of all, I hope you and the family are doing well. Are we doing good? Appreciate it. I watched the game on Sunday and was feeling good. How things are going in the first half and then in the second half, boom. Our defense could not stop them. And what can we do on defense to get back on track? I think it just really starts with getting healthier. Getting healthier because once you get healthier, Marlon Humphrey, Marcus Peters, those guys should be out there more. And they obviously got the experience. They'll know a lot better where to be. And even how to get guys lined up. I think a lot is on Chuck Clark too. Chuck Clark is supposed to be the one who's getting guys lined up. He's supposed to be the one that's relaying the information, calling the plays and stuff, getting everybody set. So a lot of that is on him too. But then really ultimately it's up to the coaching. Coaching gotta be the main ones to recognize what's going on. Next question came from my guy, DJ Vertex. He said, hello, I just started watching the show on the regular this year. I enjoyed the show and your intake on the Ravens. Appreciate that, DJ. How many times have you seen the Ravens team blow a three touchdown lead? I can't remember. I don't know, man. That's a great question. I just, have they ever, I'm sure they've done it before maybe, but I can't recall off the top of my head, man. That was just crazy. It was historically crazy. Next question came from my guy Eugene. He said, what's good in Raven? Hope you and the family doing good. I got some thoughts about what just happened in the Dolphin's game. Number one, EDC needs to bring in more pass rush help.  So we look to bring in JPP or someone like that to have him help. After the D line look great in a week, one match up. Yeah, and part of that is Travis Jones too, but you need some exterior pass rush help too because the other boys gonna be gassed. Number two, Greg Roman showed me some improvement on his play calling in the first half but second half was kind of suspect to me. Passing game look great, but I can see that they were badly missing a running game. Yes, that's true. That's why it's important. Hey, running game ain't working. Keep going to what is working. And don't be like, all right, we did the passing game, we showed that it worked, but now let's just rely heavily on a running game. Yeah, it was later on in the game and you were up, but if it wasn't working, you gotta adjust. You gotta make adjustments. And yeah, don't get too conservative. Anyway, Ravens are known to be a running team and they could have really chewed the clock late in the fourth and then kick the field goal maybe with leaving them with maybe 30 or 40 seconds on the clock. Number three, here we go again with the analytics, LOL, I believe with, we left 10 to 13 points on the field from going for it on fourth down. Once at the goal line, either seven or three points and got stopped twice on Lamar Keepers. Man, if you're going for it on fourth down, they have to do something different. That part right there. That part right there. It feels like with their fourth down, they got their sort of bread and butter play that they go, all right, Lamar gonna keep it. And it's like, what's crazy about is that everybody knows Lamar is gonna keep it. Everybody expects Lamar to keep it, but then sometimes some of us are thinking, like me, myself, like, oh, nah, they ain't gonna have Lamar keeping it, not this time, not again, but they have Lamar keeping it. So everybody knows what's coming. Everybody expects what's coming to happen. And then when it still happens, it's like, oh, okay. They actually really still did it. So yeah, he said, oh, yeah, if you're gonna go for it on fourth, you gotta do something different. The whole globe, he said, nah, the whole universe knew Lamar would keep the ball. Sorry for the long post, but we can't keep doing the same old thing. And the last question on this episode came from my boy, KD. He said, hello and great. And I hope you and your family and the whole team keeping clean community are doing well. Hope yesterday's loss didn't leave tools out of a taste. We still got the whole season ahead of us. That's true. And a long season at that. Now, to the take I had in mind, I was having a discussion with my best friend about our Superman quarterback after the game. He asked for my opinion on Lamar and his whole contract situation. And I told him, it's not all about the money. Here's my thoughts that I love your opinion on. Yes, Lamar is holding out for a better deal and rightfully so because the price keeps going up annually. Dude deserves every penny. Even though money is big, I think there's more to it. When Lamar got drafted, what did he tell Dion on the stage? They gonna get a Super Bowl out of me. Year after year, we've watched this man continuously work on his craft every off season you see and hear him going to work and improving his game. We're constantly seeing him grow and progress. Yes, the money is big, but to Lamar Jackson, so is winning. If it was just about the money, he would have held out. The dude is a megastar and he just strolls around in a Toyota Corolla hatchback. Money is not the only factor. Lamar is simply looking at the supporting cast around him to determine if he should stay or not. It's hardball's mismanagement of games going to hinder his goals of winning. Is Greg Roman holding him back from maximizing his full potential as a weapon? I think not just Greg Roman, but the whole philosophy is. But anyway, another conversation for another time. Is he being put in the best scenarios to ensure that he'll win? In the end, I think Lamar will tell Edgar Costa and Steve B it's either him or Giro, maybe even hardball. They'll let him walk and it'll be the worst mistake this franchise will ever make. I don't think they would ever let Lamar just walk. I think they would trade him. They would never just let him walk. Cause Ravens are gonna, they're gonna try to make the most of the situation for them. If it happens where the two sides just can't come to an agreement and they know that they're not gonna budge and Lamar's not gonna budge, they're gonna make the most out of the situation for them. So I would see the Ravens them trading him, not letting him walk though. And I think they would trade him to the team in NFC. And that would be that. And they would try to recoup and get as many draft picks and all that form and whatnot. And yeah, I think it would be a terrible decision if that happens. Hopefully it doesn't, but it's business, so we'll see. Anyway, he said Lamar is humble. He leads by great example. He's actively helping the community. He plays his heart out. He wins, he brings in revenue and he stays out of the massage policy. He's a real deal and Baltimore Ravens will be fools to let him go. Sorry for the long take and stay blessed. Man, yeah, man, you made some great points. And yeah, Lamar, I think it is definitely about money, but it doesn't stop at him getting paid. It's obviously like you mentioned, it's more than that. So with that being said, it's like, what's gonna happen? When is it gonna happen? We just, we gotta wait and see. Let's see how this team, how they do this year. I think a lot of that could have an impact on it. And sometimes I wonder like, sometimes I wonder if his mind's been made up already. Now, I don't think so. I just think he is very, he's very set on the way that he wants to do things. Obviously, because like with him saying that the contract talks, they weren't doing that anymore. Once the season started and he's continued to reiterate that, hey, no, I ain't talking about the contract no more, season started, let's focus on football. Talk about it last week with the Jets and then I remember leading up to this week, they kept asking about it. He said, no, it's dolphins week. We talking about the dolphins. So it's gonna be something to see how everything unfolds this off season. But yeah, it's certainly not just about money. I think money is obviously a huge factor, but legacy is definitely a huge part of the whole thing. Yeah, this feels like a dream. Oh, just what I made. You too, team, keep it clean. You see my boy, he like automated, automated. Well, that's my homie, ain't that right engraving? Right engraving.