John Harbaugh: Monday Press Conference (10/16)

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

This is Rob Parker from The Odd Couple with Chris Bussard and Rob Parker. The only thing better than watching basketball is watching basketball with a burger. And the only thing better than watching basketball with a burger is watching basketball with the best rated burger in fast food. The new Smashed Jack from Jack in a Box is the best rated burger in fast food. It's got a quarter pound smash patty with melty cheese on a soft brioche bun, and it even has their new ball sauce. Try it today. Participation may vary based on a taste test compared to fast food companies like McDonald's and Wendy's.

SPEAKER_2 (0:39)

Hey, it's Ryan Seacrest for Albertsons and Safeway. Now through April 23rd, head into your local store and check out the great new personal care products. Shop now and discover new arrivals like Secrets, Aluminum, Free Whole Body Spray, Shea Moisture Deodorant Cream and Hello Deodorant. Start the season with new and refreshing spring scents. You don't want to miss out on these great new products. Discover what's new in store today. Offer expires April 23rd. Restrictions apply, promotions may vary. Visit Albertsons or safeway.com for more details.

SPEAKER_3 (1:12)

Welcome in to Ravens Press Pass. Today, you'll hear from head coach John Harbaugh following the Ravens 24 to 16 win over the Tennessee Titans in London.

Here's coach Harbaugh.

John Harbaugh (1:27)

Okay, good to see everybody here. Appreciate that. I noticed some journalists aren't here. They're probably traveling back from London, so we appreciate those that were there and appreciate you guys back here for being here. First of all, just congrats to our players and our coaches for a great win. It's a tough win over there against a very good football team, but our guys got the job done. I'm proud of them for that. To the fans that were there, there was a lot of great fans in London, Ravens fans from really all over the world and a lot from Baltimore, too. I can't tell you how many fans after the game we saw and they're like, from Baltimore, coach, from Baltimore.

So and also fans from different places. It's really cool to see how many Ravens fans are all over the world. It was exciting. And then a salute to our staff, Simon, Keith, people that you don't even know, that just did such a great job. Joan, Megan, all the different people that did such an amazing job to make the trip out there.

As best as it could be for the players and the coaches to focus on football and getting ready to play the game. So just really happy about that. And for Steve Bishadi, Steve and Renee, both, for what they do for us in terms of doing everything first class. So we can do things in a way that just gives us the best chance to be as good as we can possibly be. So it really shows up on a trip like that.

With that, what questions you have?

SPEAKER_5 (2:53)

John, you just acknowledged all the work that goes into that trip, and there's so much discussion about going earlier, going later in the week.

But the other side of that, for the most part over the years, teams have generally had their buy, with some exceptions, including you, six years ago. What do you do differently this week, if anything, to try to get guys re-activated to be back in Eastern time?

John Harbaugh (3:15)

Well, that's a great question. I don't really know that we have any definitive science on that, but we're gonna just get back to business as usual. We're gonna try to get back on our schedule. I think coming this way is kind of a good thing.

You're used to getting up because you're ahead of time there. So we'll be back at it tomorrow afternoon with our guys doing what we do. They're gonna get a chance to sleep all day today if they want. They'll get a good night's rest tonight. They don't have to come in till 12, 15 on Tuesday. And then we'll be pointed toward the Lions.

SPEAKER_6 (3:44)

There's been a lot of interest among fans about the ejection call on Kyle. You know, kind of wondering what the standard is, I guess. Is that something that you've given more thought to, or is it something you're gonna ask the league about?

John Harbaugh (3:58)

Well, yeah, I mean, she certainly will ask the league about it because you just want to understand what the parameters are.

I think, really, basically, generally, it was definitely a flaggable penalty. I mean, there's no doubt about that. It was helmet to helmet. The one thing I do know is that Kyle certainly didn't intend to do that. He was coming over trying to play the ball, and their helmets hit, you know, so, and it was forcible, so it should have been flagged. Beyond that, it's really a judgment call, whether the officials on the field make it or whether it goes back to New York, which is my understanding it did in that particular case.