John Harbaugh: Ravens Press Conference 11/10/25

SPEAKER_1 (0:02)

Welcome in to the Ravens Press Pass Podcast. The Ravens approved a four and five on Sunday, taking down the Minnesota Vikings, and they are now just one game out of first place in the AFC North. Today, we had a chance to hear from Head Coach John Harbaugh.

John Harbaugh (0:15)

Okay, appreciate everybody being here. Big win, proud of the guys, tough opponent, and on to the next game. So, we're four and five, have an opportunity to get back to 500 But we've got to win a game to do it in a tough environment against a tough opponent that we know each other very well. So, what questions you have?

SPEAKER_3 (0:38)

John, we've obviously seen the results of the past four games as far as the defense and how things have turned around there. With Zach, what have you seen as far as maybe adjustments of the scheme wise? What things have you seen as far as what he's done to help improve the defense?

John Harbaugh (0:52)

The biggest thing I've seen probably from Zach and all the coaches and the players has been just steadiness, you know. I haven't seen a lot of changes. I've seen steady commitment and consistency of approach, hard work.

You identify issues and things that need to improve and you try to work at them and have good drills and good meetings and good teaching sessions and players. I think as much as anything, it's just a two-way street. You know, it's a collaboration. You know, it's a partnership in the National Football League. Coaches, coaches, players, players, players, coaches, coaches, players. You know, that team thing is what really matters. And that's really what guys have been doing. So the results have been good, but we have a big, big challenge and a bunch of big challenges in front of us.

SPEAKER_4 (1:42)

John, after reviewing the tape, what did you see? What did you like from Draymond Jones making this?

John Harbaugh (1:47)

Yeah, yeah, boy, Draymond, he did well. You know, he didn't, he got all his assignments right and had all the terms right and was versatile along the line. I think we talked about that possibility during the week and was a factor. You know, physicality, quickness, knows how to play the game. You know, he added, he had a good flavor to it.

SPEAKER_4 (2:06)

John, Count Dray Jackson has had an impact, you know, with five games he's played and obviously a big one yesterday. What have you seen from him, just, you know, along this way that made you guys, okay, you know, he's the guy and we kind of believe in him to have an impact?

John Harbaugh (2:27)

You mean leading up to the last few weeks? Well, I just, you watch practice, you know, you're out there every day and you see how guys perform in practice. And he was bringing it, you know, he was showing us a lot of progress, a lot of development and improvement and all those things. And, you know, he's got some unique skills. He's a big, rangey, fast, explosive athlete who's certainly not afraid to throw it in there and mix it up, which he does at a high level. So, you know, those are, and I think he's a football player, you know, and he proves that. Infectious personality, high energy, and to see it show up on the field the way it has is really, is a great thing to see. And, you know, he's building a resume, but, you know, now the standard keeps going up for him, you know, and he's raising the bar for himself, which is awesome.

SPEAKER_5 (3:16)

John, we've seen Malachi now be able to start racking up a couple of these interceptions over the last two weeks. What's changing for him? Is it just a matter of him getting more comfortable now to try to make these plays, or these ones that were there before? Have you noticed just him looking more comfortable that's leading to these tournaments?

John Harbaugh (3:36)

Yeah, yeah, I do. I think he's starting to get a sense back there, you know. It's such a processing the game inside the game when you're a player is so much about just feel, you know. And you call it feel, call it what you want, but all the awareness of being able to calculate all the different crazy things that can happen inside of a play at the level of the NFL, I mean, I think you can only know, understand that if you've played in the NFL, which I haven't, you know, to know how fast it is in the inside of a play in the National Football League. And you can see him starting to start to click for him, you know, and he's reacting just a little bit faster and he's conscientious. He always wants to do things right. So it's coming together.