ESPN 30 for 30 co-directors for “Bullies of Baltimore” movie on 2000 Ravens discuss timing of manufacturing
The 2000 Baltimore Ravens had one among (if not the) finest defenses of all time, and ESPN introduced through the Summer time of 2022 {that a} “30 for 30” documentary known as “Bullies of Baltimore” could be within the works. In November, the trailer for the doc was launched to quite a lot of buzz. Lastly, on January nineteenth, ESPN introduced the official launch date of the documentary, which might be on Sunday February fifth at 8:30.
Ravens Wire Managing Editor and Host of the Locked on Ravens Podcast Kevin Oestreicher was capable of interview the “Bullies of Baltimore” co-directors Ken Rodgers and Jason Weber. When requested how the 2 found out the storyline since that crew doesn’t get an excessive amount of recognition, Rodgers talked about how the timing felt “prepared” and “absolutely baked”.
“There comes a sure time when a movie is prepared, it’s absolutely baked. You understand 10-years in the past this crew would have been sort of across the 2012 Ravens time and issues have been in rebuild after (Brian) Billick left and you bought a brand new coach and the NFL was nonetheless sort of the identical. Now, 22-years later it performs in another way as a result of this crew is so totally different than what groups are at present and what they’re allowed to be at present on the sphere and off the sphere so we form of received to the purpose the place we mentioned that is value revisiting now as a result of this crew doesn’t exist anymore, any such crew, all these personalities and that’s the place it began after which it went to the very fact of okay, how can we really inform the story and the way can we need to get them collectively and that’s the place Jason (Weber) began placing collectively this unimaginable stage present in entrance of 200 folks in Baltimore”
The documentary goes to deliver again quite a lot of reminiscences for gamers, coaches, followers and extra. The NFL has modified drastically since 2000, however the movie is certain to make clear how dominant the crew was. “Bullies of Baltimore” premieres on ESPN at 8:30 pm EST on Sunday February fifth, 2023.