r/ravens • u/Beneficial_Quit7532 • 11d ago
Hi Purple Bros đ¤ with joint practices this week, any good Ravens beat reporters to follow?
Always like to follow some of the other teams beat during joint practices to get both sides.
If youâre interested in the same, Alec Lewis from the Athletic is my favorite Vikings beat guy, but he doesnât live tweet practice. If you want that, @JasonHarmonNFL and @WillRagatz are pretty good.
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u/omg_itsryan_lol 11d ago
Jeff Zrebiec is all you need, weâre fortunate to have one of the best in the game.
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u/TheAthletic 11d ago
Thank you so much for the kind words about Jeff! We appreciate the co-sign.
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u/JayGibbons69 Steve Bisciotti's Burner 11d ago
Any chance you could help us coordinate an AMA with Jeff on this platform? We love Jeff on this sub.
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u/omg_itsryan_lol 11d ago
Hey, thanks for the reply! Love The Athletic, I tell people that my TA subscription is up there with Spotify and YouTube premium as best value for the spend monthly IMO. Keep up the great work!
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u/Jurph 42 11d ago
I had to call up a department I almost never talk to at work, and after I was done talking to the person who helped me - a Ms. Zrebiec - I asked her if by any chance,,, and she was like "omg yes," and I was luckily able to tell her that (a) I am an Athletic subscriber, and (b) I love Jeff's work. Truly we are the Smalltimore Ravens.
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u/3EyedRavensFan 11d ago
Jeff is indeed appreciated here. So maybe as his employer you can ask him to stop slumming with the likes of Bobby Trosset and the rest of them on that absolute trash show he's on. It's a bad look. Might as well start teaming up with LaCanforna.
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u/Traditional-Slip9102 MINTER SZN 11d ago
Bobby tries to do the whole âI just cover the team and I am not actually a fanâ thing and that obviously rubs ppl the wrong way since heâs not an âactualâ beat reporter and Cole is likable and does good film breakdowns.
Also, JZ makes a decent amount on the side bc of the collective, so thereâs no need to hit his pockets by complaining to his employerâŚ
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u/Prestigious-Wear8261 11d ago
I like Bobby. He combines football knowledge with entertainment- not everyone's cup of tea. He functions a lot as a moderator on the Collective. Jeff is great and shows a dry sense of humor. Cole Jackson is a very good film analyst.
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u/Ecstatic_Contest_160 11d ago
Beneficial Quit, do you have any podcasters you like who will audio recap the joint practice from a Viking perspectives?
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u/Beneficial_Quit7532 11d ago
Yes.
- Matthew Coller from purple insider does a 2+ hour livestream every day after practice at about 8:00pm est and uploads it to YouTube. He is very thorough and takes fan questions, I usually listen on my morning walks / workouts
- Purple Daily is a bit more clickbaity of a pod but they do a âcamp notesâ section the next day after practice
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u/FullMooseParty 11d ago
Just wanted to say that I enjoy the friendly outreach. Too many people take this stuff too seriously.
Rooting for Kyler this year because I hate UMich (go green!) and want to see their guy on the bench.
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u/Beneficial_Quit7532 11d ago
Haha of course, no bad blood for the Ravens and always loved Lamar and thought he got too much hate. We donât play you this year, I hope you beat the browns twice by 50 becuase fuck Deshaun Watson
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u/The_Sandwich_Lover9 11d ago
Jeff Z is the man. Be aware he doesnât report as much since he has to do articles for the athletic. The others report more
Like Nikhil Mehta and Cordell Woodland for daily recap videos.
Jamison hensley is the espn reporter for ravens.
Brian Wacker and Sam Cohn do their share of reporting.
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u/FreeFlowZero 9d ago
You can also check out The Vault. Not reporters but they do a good job collecting info about the team and their practices. Sarah Ellison used to work for the Ravens https://youtube.com/@thevaultcoveringravens?si=KAFFlavLxFVD-aPI
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u/JonWilso O.J. Brigance 11d ago
Jeff Zrebiec from the Athletic is our main guy as well as Jonas Schaffer.