Jesse Minter, Cam Jurgens, Nnamdi Madubuike, Ryan Neuzil, & Jaylinn Hawkins: Ravens Press Conferences 11/11/26

SPEAKER_1 (0:04)

Welcome to the Ravens Press Pass Podcasts. It is Wednesday, November 11th. The Ravens are back on the practice field today, preparing for the Monday Night Football matchup against the LA Chargers. As we get ready for that game today, we had a chance to hear from Head Coach, Jesse Minter.

Jesse Minter (0:19)

Excited about this next opportunity Monday night against the Hungry Chargers team. Great to be out here an extra day early, from a normal week. Had the guys back in yesterday, got a little recap of where we're at, and able to spend some time with them on some of our self-scout, obviously introducing some things offensively.

And then now we're full steam ahead, kind of get a day jump on our next game. So we're excited about that and open it up for questions.

SPEAKER_3 (0:51)

Jesse, I know you were trying out some kickers today. Has a decision been made on a kicker? And was there any kind of, you know, what happened with this for as far as the explanation on, you know, what you were told with Jake Moody going to open up?

Jesse Minter (1:04)

Yeah, we'll have some guys in. We'll figure out the best situation for us. We'll feel, obviously, feel great about our personnel department and us having a really good kicker available on Monday. Moody had a chance to be here, had a choice to make, went somewhere else. We'll leave it at that.

What kind of impact did Jacob bring to the locker room as far as experience and leadership at the same point? I think, I mean, you said it in the question, experience, leadership, you know, even just like in our walkthrough today, like this is a guy that, you know, has a commanding presence, commands the huddle, commands the whole operation, even with it being new, puts in all this extra time. And so just excited to have that and think it'll be really good for our football team and especially where we're at right now. Excited to add him to the roster.

SPEAKER_4 (1:54)

You guys added Ryan Neuzil, I hope I'm saying that right, at the deadline.

You know, obviously played some center, played some guard. What do you think he brings in terms of versatility, and could he figure into the starting lineup at some point?

Jesse Minter (2:08)

I think he brings versatility.

I don't anticipate anything changing with Cam and what position he plays, and we think he's like the future of our offensive line. I think it's just a piece that adds depth, that adds, I do think he'll have some position flexibility as he gets here and as he gets going. Wherever that leads, I think we'll see as we go.

SPEAKER_5 (2:34)

Jesse, with the defense, in terms of pass rush, what would you like to see more of that?

Jesse Minter (2:42)

Yeah, I mean, I think there's been times where we've affected quarterbacks. I think there's certainly an element of finishing those plays, getting the quarterback on the ground or getting the ball off of them.

A lot of times, it's, I still like, it's the coverage being married to the rush. And so we need to, I would say in general, play a little bit better coverage, which in turn, all the time, the good coverage teams, the quarterback holds the ball a little bit longer, makes the pass rush, produce more. Sometimes it's the other way. You got great rushers, obviously they don't have to hold the ball long, which, you know, I feel like we got a good mix of both, but getting those two things tied together in a really tight way will lead to us, I think, having a really productive rush, hopefully as we keep going here.

SPEAKER_4 (3:39)

What have you seen out of Declan these last few weeks? I mean, he's had to adjust obviously on the fly in games, had a short week for Thursday, and then here's another quarterback with a different skill set, he has to change the offense again. What has he shown you about his ability to plan and change?

Jesse Minter (3:57)

I think a lot of poise, first and foremost, like a very, very even keel, smart problem solving type of identity for him. And so it's never, oh my gosh, I can't believe this happened, what was me, man, we're on this, we're on that. It's always like, how do we adjust? How do we solve the problem? So I give him a ton of credit in that. I mean, I think it was the first time in nine years, a team ended up in game on the third quarterback, and it was early in the game, you know?