Sheil Kapadia

that they had some, I don't know what the word is, an epiphany, an awakening.

But after the way last season went, whether it was Steve Bishotti, the owner, whether it was Eric DaCosta, the GM, whether it was a feeling in the building, they said,

Whatever happens, we need to give ourselves the best shot possible to win a Super Bowl with Lamar Jackson in like the next three years.

And if we need to make drastic moves and shake this thing up to its core, that's what we're going to do.

Because this would be a disaster if we have a two-time MVP quarterback who's played very well for us for the most part, and we don't win a Super Bowl.

And we don't want to have regrets 10 years from now going, let's look back at that era.

We should have done this.

So they fire John Harbaugh.

They bring in Jesse Minter.

And then they make this un-Ravens-like move, trading two first round picks for a guy, Max Crosby, entering his age 29 season, who there's some statistical evidence that has his production.

Is it dipping a little bit?

Was that just an injury?

And I added all that up.

And I think I would have been a yes.

I think I would have been a yes.

I would have said, listen, three years from now, this might look stupid because anytime there's back to the matter is anytime you trade two first round picks for like a non elite quarterback, it's kind of a,

The history is not in your favor, sort of.

It's like the team that's going to come out on top is the team getting the two first-round picks.

Even having said that, if I have a smart defensive coach and I'm adding an impactful player who has not had a chance to play in any big games...

And I can say, hey, Max, instead of playing 95% of the snaps, you're going to play 70% of the snaps.