The Ravens Lounge

Ravens writers John Eisenberg and Clifton Brown talk about the recent release of their two books, 'The League,' and 'Bearing the Cross,' respectively.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They guys share their thoughts after the Ravens split their first two games of the year. They also discuss the struggle of getting visitors to The Lounge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Ravens tight end/WBAL announcer Dennis Pitta talks about Joe Flacco's mindset (6:47), throws cold water on Mink and Downing's excitement (10:05), points to the biggest change in the offense (16:37) and gives his take on the rookie tight ends (19:09).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's time to make final preseason predictions. Mink and Downing are joined by new staff writer Clifton Brown, who judges their picks for receiving leaders (4:40), whether Joe Flacco will top 4,000 yards (14:48), whether Alex Collins will top 1,000 yards (17:37), final record (20:06) and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mink and Downing go position-by-position to make their roster predictions and discuss their reasoning. Plus, it's time to start talking about pumpkin beer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Ravens wide receiver John Brown talks about choosing Baltimore (3:15) and proving his doubters wrong (6:08). He shares his underdog story (7:00) and talks about how the death of his brother still drives him (12:00).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of training camp's top performers, wide receiver Chris Moore talks about his love of soccer (1:39), what's clicked for him this year (3:30), whether people should buy into the offense (6:30) and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rookie tackle Orlando Brown Jr. talks about how he dealt with a bad combine (5:30), what it meant to be drafted by the Ravens (9:25), how the death of his father changed him (12:30), being overweight (18:02) and his battle for a starting job (24:39).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ravens PR executives Kevin Byrne and Chad Steele have been extremely close with Ray Lewis over the years. As Lewis prepares to go into the Hall of Fame, they talk about what he was like away from work, how he impacted his community, how he grew as a man/player and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John and father Jack Harbaugh talk about the callusing of young players (2:20), 'Chase the Lion' (5:20), what's misunderstood about Joe Flacco (13:16), how analytics has changed (15:30), fatherhood and coaching (20:16), keeping the message fresh (26:20) and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.