1 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: Welcome to another edition of the Official Jets Podcast, continuing 2 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: our Draft Calfdown series presented by Verizon. On today's episode, 3 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: e A and I recently caught up with mm qub's 4 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: Albert Brier, talked about the Jets Draft Ahead, looked back 5 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 1: a little bit to free agency, and also Albert had 6 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:23,159 Speaker 1: some great things to say about what Sam Donald is 7 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 1: doing right now during this quarantine time in California. E A, 8 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: another week of the pod. How you doing out there, 9 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,239 Speaker 1: I'm doing great, Greens. Yeah, Breer is so dialed in 10 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:34,840 Speaker 1: with so many things happened in the National Football League, 11 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:36,639 Speaker 1: and I think Jets fans are really gonna like this 12 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: one because you haven't heard too much about Sam Donald 13 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 1: this offseason, and rightfully so, a lot of things going 14 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: on and Sam back home in California, but he is 15 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 1: still working on his game. Greens. Yeah, we really covered 16 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: the full gamut here with Brier, and we had them 17 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: for about twenty minutes and without further ado, here's Albert Brier. 18 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: How do you view what Joe Douglas did free agency 19 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: and not only that, but how did that then set 20 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: him up for the Draft Ahead? Yeah? You know, I 21 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: think one of the nice things about what Joe did 22 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 1: is that he didn't tie himself down to too many guys. 23 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 1: And you know, I think that there's an inefficiency to 24 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: the free agent market where you know, in a lot 25 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: of cases, um, if you're really really aggressive with the 26 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 1: first wave, you wind up overspending and signing guys to 27 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: deals that don't look so good too and three years 28 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 1: down the line. So I think doing deals with some guys, 29 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: you know, taking swings at guys like Brashad Perriman or 30 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: Pierre d Seer who have had flashes in the past 31 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 1: who might be a little bit more um than than 32 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: than what we've seen to this point in their NFL careers, 33 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: I think those are worthy risks. They plug holes, and 34 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: I think the idea is, you know, you get a 35 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: receiver like that, you get a you know, you get 36 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: you get a corner like that, and then you sign 37 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: the amount of offensive line And they signed cover Connor 38 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: mcgovernor George Fan obviously the top of the list. And 39 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: you know, to me, it's just it allows you to 40 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: go into the draft without having to press one kneed 41 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: or the other two hard Albert, he's definitely rapping his 42 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: arms around Sam Darnold, he said. In fact, last preseason 43 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,359 Speaker 1: he told his parents, I'm gonna I'm gonna protect this guy. 44 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: And he's one out and done that. In free agency, 45 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: Ronney Anderson departs to Carolina, brings in Perryman, a guy 46 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: flourished down the stretch last year in Tampa. But I 47 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: wanted to further the conversation about Donald here. What can 48 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: you tell us about QB Quarantine School in California under 49 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: Jordan Palmer. Yeah, well, well Sam's still out there because 50 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: he has a house out there. But yeah, it was 51 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: an interesting circumstance where, um, you know, three guys and 52 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: these guys all trained for the draft together with Jordan Palmer, 53 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 1: Kyle Allen, Josh Allen and uh and Sam Donald. Um 54 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,839 Speaker 1: we're out there when you know the situation that we're 55 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:54,639 Speaker 1: all facing this country worseen and so really, um it 56 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: was I mean, for the most part, I think it 57 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: was an eight person, seven person quarantine and so it 58 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: was Josh Allen his girlfriend, it was Kyle Allen his girlfriend, 59 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: it was Sam, Sam's buddy from USC who was working 60 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: out with them, and then Jordan Palmer. So that's my 61 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: masks not great, but I think that's seven people and 62 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: they were all sort of kind of quarantined out there, 63 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 1: and they didn't have a place to throw, they didn't 64 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,239 Speaker 1: have a place to work out. So instead of being 65 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: on local parks or local fields which were all shut down, 66 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: they were throwing on the beach. And instead of going 67 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 1: to a gym, they were working out of the garage 68 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: of a buddy of their trainer who had like a 69 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: little makeshift forty square foot area to work out in. 70 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: So they definitely did their best to make the most 71 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: out of the situation they were each in. I know 72 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: Kyle Allen's gone back to Arizona. I know Josh Allen 73 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: was looking at either going home to Fresno or actually 74 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: maybe going all the way back to Buffalo. Obviously, all 75 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: that's a little difficult now. Um. I think Sam, as 76 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: far as I know, is still out there in Orange County. 77 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: But I guess there are worse places to be if 78 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: you're gonna be quarantined, right, I mean, right there on 79 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: the beach in California. Yeah, And it makes total sense 80 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: considering he's from San Clementi, so home for Sam Donald. 81 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: But e a mentioned Joe Douglas wrapping his arms around Donald. 82 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: I just wanted to ask you, what can you tell 83 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: us about somebody that the Jets have reportedly agreed to 84 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: turn with And you mentioned him to George Fan because 85 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: he played on the opposite side of the country. Feels 86 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:20,840 Speaker 1: like Jets fans don't know a lot about him other 87 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: than he's an athletic freak. Yeah, I mean, he's an 88 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: interesting player, obviously college basketball player. I'm sure you guys 89 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: are familiar with this backstory. And um, at one point 90 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: the Seahawks thought he was gonna be, you know, or 91 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 1: had a shot at least to be their long term 92 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: left tackle that obviously didn't work out. They wind up 93 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: pulling off the trade for Dwayne Brown a few years ago, 94 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 1: but at the very least like a valuable depth piece, 95 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:43,919 Speaker 1: the guy who can be a swing tackle for And 96 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: I think that was sort of the idea here. And 97 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: you look at what what Joe Douglas has done, uh, 98 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: you know, and I know he was saying this to 99 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 1: to other people in the league over the course of 100 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks, um in and around the combine. 101 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 1: You know, he wouldn't be he he went with it, 102 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: went with the idea that he was going to be 103 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 1: working with almost a totally blank slate on the offensive line, 104 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: and so, um, you know, I think there was this 105 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 1: feeling we're gonna have to start over a little bit, 106 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: and I think everybody who was looking for offensive lineman. 107 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: Things changed a little bit early on when you know, 108 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: you saw Joe Tuoney got tagged and Brandon Sheriff got tagged, 109 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: and I think both those guys would have been of 110 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: interest to the Jets. Um. You know, so you know, 111 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: you sort of reset a little bit, and I think 112 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: going in on these low risk deals with some guys 113 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: made sense for them. Again, George Fan at the very 114 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: least is your backup swing tackle Connor McGovern. You know 115 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: you're probably your starting center now. Um, so you at 116 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: least go into the draft with you know, a few 117 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: more pieces where if what you hope plays out, which 118 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: I think would be one of the tackles falling to 119 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: them at eleven. Um, you're not completely up a creek. 120 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: You're Monday Morning Quarterback column is a must read. And 121 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: also check out Albert's podcast because that's a good listen 122 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: as well, because you did have they fore mentioned Jordan 123 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: Palmer on recently. Um, you are stationed there right outside Boston, 124 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: So what Can you tell us about your take on 125 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: the changing landscape of the FC East with Tom Brady 126 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay buccaneer. Yeah, yeah, it's definitely weird. I mean, 127 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: I I grew up here, so I have, you know, 128 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: kind of an understanding of where the Patriots were before 129 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 1: all of this and sort of how their place in 130 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: the landscape up here has changed. And um, yeah, I 131 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:30,919 Speaker 1: mean it's it's definitely gonna be interesting. I think it's fascinating. 132 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: The idea we've always had that question, is it more Brady, 133 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 1: is it more Belichick? Well, you know we won't get 134 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 1: the full answer to that here because you know, Belichick's 135 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: dealing with three work roster and Brady is is forty 136 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 1: two years old. But um, I think at least getting 137 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: like an idea of what that's gonna look like, it's 138 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: gonna be really really interesting. And so the Patriots look 139 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,239 Speaker 1: like the last couple of years they got very old, 140 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: They've got cap issues, and so I think twenties very 141 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: much a retooling year. They signed a couple of guys 142 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: who are really programmed guys for them, and Devin mccordy 143 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: and Matt Slater to sort of carry the message on 144 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: but I think is very much gonna be a year 145 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 1: about a year, you know, dedicated to getting a little 146 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: bit younger. I think they're gonna give Jared's to them 147 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: a shot at the quarterback position. I would not rule 148 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 1: out them drafting another player at the position in April, 149 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: and so I think that, you know, that sort of 150 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: opens things up a little bit. And it's interesting too, 151 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: because they were in this position before in two Thousan 152 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: Brady created so much margin for air for them that 153 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: nobody really realized how much roster turnover they underwent at 154 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: that time. They were able to successfully do it with 155 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: Brady on the Roster's gonna be much more difficult without 156 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: Brady on the roster, and that opens up, that opens 157 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: the door for for everyone else. And I think in 158 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: particular the Buffalo Bills who were in the playoffs last year, 159 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: that made the playoffs two out of three years of 160 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott. I mean to me, it almost puts pressure 161 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: on the build where, um, they've they've had three years 162 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 1: to build. Now they've been in the playoffs, Um, you know, 163 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: two out of three years, they've got a young quarterback 164 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: and Josh Allen going into year three. Uh, you know, 165 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: there's there's a fair amount of press from the Buffalo 166 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: Bills to get it done. I think the people they 167 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: would telling you it's good pressure, but it's pressure on 168 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: the last you know, for the draft in a couple 169 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: of weeks here. Obviously, big storyline in terms of the 170 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: Jets is the offensive tackles and the big four with 171 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: Andrew Thomas, McCay backed and Jeddrick Wills and Tristan Worths. 172 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: I understand EA and I were talking about this too. 173 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: There's a belief and that none of those guys might 174 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: be on the board by the time the Jets pick 175 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: at eleven. So if you were wearing Joe Douglass shoes 176 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: in that standpoint, would you be a fan of trading 177 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: bat or would you just take a different position at eleven? 178 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: It's gonna be interesting because I think what you have 179 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 1: so like the way I look at it is if 180 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: the three quarterbacks go, um, then you know, beyond the 181 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: three quarterbacks I'm talking about Burrow to uh And and 182 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: Herbert of course, um, then you got the four elite tackles, 183 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: the guys you mentioned, Worth's, Wills, Beckton and Thomas, and 184 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,319 Speaker 1: then you got four elite defensive players in my mind, 185 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: and that's Derek Brown, Jeff Ocuda, Chase Young, and Isaiah Simmons. 186 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: And so the three quarterbacks go and neither one of 187 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: the elite defensive players or one of the tackles is 188 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: going to make it to you. And so if I'm 189 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 1: Joe Douglass, I'm looking at it and I'm saying to myself, 190 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: I'm sort of on the fringe right here where I 191 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: might not get that tackle, but do I want that 192 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: defensive player, Like if Derek Brown were to fall to me, 193 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 1: and I don't think Derrick Brown makes it there, Derry 194 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:21,559 Speaker 1: Brown and fault would fall were to fall to me, 195 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: then you know, maybe I snap him up. Here's the 196 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 1: other piece of it. All Right, Let's say the four 197 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: tackles and the four defensive players all go on the 198 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:30,079 Speaker 1: top ten. Well, that means then one of the quarterbacks 199 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 1: has slipt to you. So then are you a spot 200 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:33,599 Speaker 1: where somebody wants to trade up and get one of 201 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks. And so I think ideally Joe Joe Douglas 202 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: would love to have one of those tackles fall to him, 203 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: um and get a guy that they can kind of 204 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: put in place at the left tackle position ideally for 205 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 1: the next ten years. But failing that, I mean, you 206 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 1: either wind up with maybe an elite defensive player or 207 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 1: you're in a position to trade down and pick up 208 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 1: a lot of draft capital. But we live in an 209 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: unprecedented time right now, and you talked about some scouts 210 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: having the belief that, hey, this might be a big 211 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 1: guy draft. I mean, it's gonna be a little bit 212 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: safer to go in that direction as opposed to maybe 213 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: some of the skills guys in You said, Albert that 214 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 1: you wouldn't be surprised at all to see Josh Jones 215 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: from Houston and Austin Jackson from USC be part of 216 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,959 Speaker 1: that tech class in the first round. Yeah. And I 217 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:27,319 Speaker 1: mean even like a Lloyd Cushionberry or or Caesar Louise 218 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: the l s U Center of the Michigan Center. Uh, 219 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: maybe those guys sneak in the bottom of the round. 220 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I just I know this like that some 221 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 1: of the teams that I talked to over the last 222 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: few days. You know, we're saying that the bigger guys 223 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:42,199 Speaker 1: are a little bit of an easier projection for most teams, 224 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: you know, And so you know, if you haven't had 225 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: a chance to sit down the receiver, if you haven't 226 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:47,719 Speaker 1: had a chance to work him out and see how 227 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:49,599 Speaker 1: you rent run certain routes. If you haven't had a 228 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: chance to talk to a defensive back or a linebacker 229 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 1: about the scheme they played in college and how they 230 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: might fit, what they want, what what what the team 231 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: wants to do at the next level. If you're projecting 232 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 1: a little bit more and you haven't had the chance 233 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: to go through the pro day circuit, you haven't had 234 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: a chance to go through with thirty visits and all 235 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 1: of that sort of stuff, it is a little safer 236 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: to pick the big guys, right like it is a 237 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:14,199 Speaker 1: little safer to go ahead and say, you know, this 238 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 1: offensive tackle, maybe I look at him as as a 239 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:18,599 Speaker 1: high second round prospect, but we're at the bottom of 240 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:21,199 Speaker 1: the first round and I feel more comfortable about taking 241 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: him here, then maybe I would be about taking a 242 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: corner or receiver. So that's sort of the logic there. 243 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: That's why I think, you know, someone like Javon Kimlaw 244 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 1: could wind up going in that elite group that I'm 245 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:33,959 Speaker 1: talking about. You could see him go like ninth to 246 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:37,839 Speaker 1: Jacksonville because he's a safe pick in this circumstance, and 247 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: so I do think sort of the circumstance that our 248 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,319 Speaker 1: entire countries in right now that's created a different draft 249 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 1: cycle for all thirty two teams, will make this a 250 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 1: little bit more of a risk averse draft. That will 251 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 1: mean maybe less risks on character guys, less risks on 252 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 1: injured guys, and of course you know the lowest risk 253 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: guys and a lot of these scouts and UH and 254 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: coaches minds are the big guys. You written about this 255 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: in the past to the recent success of second round receivers, 256 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: and when you look at the receiver landscape right now, 257 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:09,439 Speaker 1: you think about Jerry, Judy, Ceedee Lamb, and Henry Rugged 258 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 1: at the top of this nest. But do you almost 259 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 1: is there a situation where those guys even slipped to 260 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 1: where they're projected to go based on what you just 261 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: said and the recent success and how rich of this 262 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 1: receiver classes. Yeah, you know, I think it's probably's two things. 263 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 1: It's the depth of the class, and I think it's 264 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: also the reality that there's no Julio in this year's class. 265 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 1: There's no ag agreeing in this year's classs nothing against Judy, 266 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:34,839 Speaker 1: who I've heard comparisons um to Margaret Harrison on there's 267 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: no nothing against Ceedee Lamb, who I've heard compared to 268 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins. So you know, those are two really good 269 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 1: players and guys who can be number one receivers and 270 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:44,680 Speaker 1: probably gonna be the first two receivers off the board. 271 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean a lot of these teams are 272 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 1: looking at the depth of the class and saying, there 273 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 1: are gonna be really good receivers available in the second round. 274 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: There's gonna be really good receivers available in the third round, 275 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: and maybe we should just sit here and take our tackle, 276 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:00,599 Speaker 1: or take our pass rusher, or take our corner and 277 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 1: wait and get a receiver in the second or third round. 278 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 1: And like you said with bolsters, that is a success 279 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 1: of second year, second round receivers over the last few years. 280 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: Michael Thomas, D J. Charcot, the tool of miss Kids 281 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 1: last year, d DK Metcalf and A. J. Brown. Uh, 282 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 1: there's a really, really good draft track record right now 283 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: for second round receivers, and so I think some teams 284 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 1: will look at that and say, you know what, maybe 285 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 1: we should wait for say Brandon Aiyuk or Justin Jefferson. 286 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 1: Maybe one of those guys falls to us in the 287 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: second round, and maybe that's a better play for us 288 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:34,959 Speaker 1: than going and getting a Jerry Judy or c. D 289 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: Lam in the first round when there's a little bit 290 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: more scarcity at some other positions like tackle on corner. 291 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: Earlier you mentioned desire. Obviously we can pencil them in 292 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 1: as one of your boundary corners. The Jets also resigned 293 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,680 Speaker 1: valuable nickel corner Brian Pool. But across the way a 294 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:55,319 Speaker 1: question mark is we head to the draft, you think 295 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: that the corners maybe are flying under the radar here 296 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 1: and there might be some value in the second round. Yeah, 297 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 1: you know, I was sort of surprised to hear about 298 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 1: this because I I'd always you know, and it's sort 299 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: of forever seemed like it was like Jeff o'cuda and 300 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 1: everybody else. And you know, so as I'm going through 301 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: some of my calls the last few days, like one 302 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: of the things that came up is like, you know, 303 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,320 Speaker 1: this is a corner class that's like, you know, maybe 304 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 1: you're not gonna find somebody in the fifth round, but 305 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: there are six or seven really good players, you know, 306 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 1: and so yeah, so Kuda is the best of them, 307 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 1: and Okuda probably goes in the first six or seven picks, right, 308 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: So Kuda's off the board for most people. But Um, 309 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: Christian Fulton, C. J. Anderson, Jeff Gladney, Damon Arnett. Um, 310 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: you know, there's like they're they're going to be good 311 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 1: corners available in the second round. And you know, to 312 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: your point, I'm sure this is sort of what you 313 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 1: guys are getting at. If you're Joe Douglas and you're 314 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 1: sort of gaming this a little bit, maybe you look 315 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 1: at it and you say, Okay, if we want to 316 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 1: get a tackle, if we want to get a corner, 317 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: if we want to get a receiver out of this 318 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 1: year's group, how do we do it. Well, the tackles 319 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 1: might all be gone by the time we get the 320 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 1: second round, so let's take a tack on the first round, 321 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: and maybe we get a good corner at the top 322 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: of the second round, but there won't be one available 323 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: in the third round, so let's take our corner there, 324 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 1: and then in the third round you get your receiver. 325 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: So I think just the idea of looking at it 326 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: global and looking at the class overall kind of gives 327 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 1: you a picture for how some teams might game all 328 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 1: of this. Let me ask you this as we start 329 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:24,360 Speaker 1: to wrap things up here. Not not related to the 330 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 1: draft at all, more and related to Sam Donald. I 331 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: just want to know your opinion on because I don't 332 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: think we've talked with you about this since the end 333 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 1: of the season. What can you expect from Sam Donald 334 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 1: if you're a Jets fan entering his second year under 335 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: the same system for the first time in his career. 336 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: And not to mention, he's twenty two years old. He's 337 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: six months younger than's Joe Burrow, who's projected to be 338 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: the number one overall pick and the longest tenure quarterback 339 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: in the a f C. East. Well, I'm a big 340 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 1: believer and and look like I I think that this 341 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:56,960 Speaker 1: is a huge part of it that goes overlooked a lot, 342 00:15:57,520 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 1: a lot like like when quarterbacks are young, they're sort 343 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: of at the mercy of what's around them. And that's 344 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: not saying that there's no one who can rise above it, 345 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 1: but I mean, look like, you know, we've talked about 346 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: the guys who've had like m v P type seasons 347 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 1: the last few years at the quarterback position, right, Like, 348 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 1: let's look at some commonalities. Okay, So Carson Wentz in Philadelphia, 349 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 1: you had a really good offensive line of premier left 350 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:24,280 Speaker 1: tackle and Jason Peters a like like a fantastic UH 351 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 1: quarterback situation from a coaching standpoint, Doug Peterson, Frank Reich 352 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 1: and John d. Filippo. The year after that, Patrick Mahomes, 353 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 1: great tackles there, Eric Fisher and Mit Schwartz, a legendary 354 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 1: quarterback guru, and Andy Reid. And then last year Lamar Jackson. Well, 355 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 1: what do we have. We got a left tackle and 356 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 1: Ronnie Stanley who was a top ten pick. We have 357 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 1: a head coach in John Harbaugh who's run a fantastic 358 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 1: program for over a decade, and we had an offensive 359 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: coordinator and Greg Roman who was perfect for what Lamar 360 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,200 Speaker 1: Jackson brought to the table. And so I think a 361 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 1: lot of cases, and look, that's not taking any credit 362 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 1: away from Carson Wentz or Lamar Jackson or Patrick Mahomes 363 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:08,200 Speaker 1: what they've accomplished, but a lot of times you can 364 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: trace early success for a lot of these guys, and 365 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 1: this can go all the way back to guys like 366 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 1: Brady and Manning the situations they've been put in, and 367 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:17,399 Speaker 1: so I think that sort of puts the pressure on 368 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 1: Adam Gates and Joe Douglas to create the right scheme 369 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: situation for him, create the right situation around him. He's 370 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 1: working on technical stuff out in California. There's been little 371 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 1: things that they've given him mechanically to clean up a 372 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,879 Speaker 1: little bit. Um. He wants to get better throwing the 373 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 1: deep ball. They've worked on that a little bit. I 374 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: think right now, so much of what he becomes in 375 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 1: twenties gonna be based on what's around him. And of course, 376 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 1: because you're in that window where you've got him on 377 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:42,679 Speaker 1: a rookie deal, that puts a fair amount of pressure 378 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:44,919 Speaker 1: on Adam Gaze and Joe Douglas to create the right 379 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:49,159 Speaker 1: environment for him. Final one for me, Um, Albert and 380 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:51,439 Speaker 1: you've been so generous with your time, and we're wishing 381 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 1: you and your family. Well, you've written about your wife 382 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: who's a nurse there and I know she is on 383 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 1: the front line. So um, you know we're sending money, 384 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:04,679 Speaker 1: blessings your way and your family's way. Um. But the 385 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: final thing is what is the two thousand twenty draft 386 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 1: actually going to look like from a fan's perspective, Because 387 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 1: we're sitting here two and a half weeks away and 388 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 1: we've never seen we've never lived through a time like this, 389 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 1: and we're talking about a virtual draft. What does that mean? Well, 390 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 1: the memo went out to NFL teams last week and 391 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,199 Speaker 1: it basically, you know, I think was and this was, 392 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 1: look the teams that are in states that are a 393 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 1: little more restricted, and you guys obviously are one of them. 394 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 1: Uh really pushed for this and said it should either 395 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 1: be everybody gets to go into their facility and work 396 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 1: from their facility, or everyone has to stay at home 397 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: like like one or the other. It camp be in between. Um, 398 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 1: and you know, obviously that was to try to strike 399 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:50,199 Speaker 1: competitive balance. I don't I'm not a doctor. You know, 400 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:52,920 Speaker 1: I'm not. You know, I'm not. I'm not in government. 401 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 1: But I find it pretty hard to believe that within 402 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 1: the next two and a half weeks that every one 403 00:18:57,640 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: of these team facilities is going to be open. So 404 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I think it's a pretty fair bet that 405 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: when we get to the end of April, everybody's been 406 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:08,760 Speaker 1: running the draft from home. And it's interesting, guys, I mean, 407 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 1: like the I T part of this, I gotta tell you, 408 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:14,159 Speaker 1: like that there are teams that are very, very concerned 409 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 1: about that that's sort of flown under the radar. But 410 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:18,199 Speaker 1: you think about like the sort of band what you 411 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 1: need in your house to run the Internet to run 412 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:22,399 Speaker 1: you know, like the cell phone service, all the different 413 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:25,679 Speaker 1: stuff that goes into communicating and working during the draft 414 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 1: that you would have in a team facility that's wired 415 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: and connected with business great Internet. Not having that's going 416 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 1: to be a problem. And it's funny because when I 417 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:37,880 Speaker 1: wrote about that last week, I actually had a number 418 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:40,400 Speaker 1: of various scouts reach out to me. One of them, uh, 419 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: national scout for one of these teams said to me, oh, well, 420 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 1: that's that's good. Now. I guess the the office cats 421 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 1: understand how all of us feral cats out there on 422 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: the road have to work. And he mentioned to me, 423 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:52,960 Speaker 1: and I think this was really interesting, he said that 424 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: just to run the software that's on his computer right 425 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:57,920 Speaker 1: like he like, because he's a road scout, he doesn't live. 426 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 1: He works for a team and one place and lives 427 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: somewhere else. Um. He basically explained to me that like 428 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: to to to to do his job, the Internet isn't 429 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 1: strong enough in his house and support the stuff that 430 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 1: they have video wise and everything else on the computer. 431 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: So he actually when he's at home has to work 432 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 1: out of a local Starbucks because they've got a stronger 433 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: internet connection there. So think about that. That's a single scout, right, 434 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:23,120 Speaker 1: Like that's one scout. Now, think about that. Think about 435 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:26,680 Speaker 1: that multiplied by however many people are out there, Like 436 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:28,639 Speaker 1: if you have five people in your house trying to 437 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:31,679 Speaker 1: run this equipment at once, whatever it is. There's a 438 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 1: huge challenge out there, and so I think the NFL 439 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,199 Speaker 1: is gonna try to do a lot of creative stuff, 440 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 1: but they've got a lot to work from the next 441 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:39,439 Speaker 1: two and a half weeks as far as how this 442 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 1: is functionally going to run. For the guys who are 443 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:46,360 Speaker 1: making these multimillion dollar decisions, it will definitely be fascinating, 444 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:51,120 Speaker 1: no doubt about April NFL draft. Albert Brier, m m QB, 445 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 1: thank you so much for joining us here on New 446 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 1: York Jets dot com. Awesome, thanks, guys, appreciate it. Very 447 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 1: interesting dynamic. What did you say e A with Josh 448 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 1: Allen and Sam Donald. Obviously, like Albert Brier said, Josh Allen, 449 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:07,919 Speaker 1: Sam Donald and Kyle Allen have been training together since 450 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:12,639 Speaker 1: before the draft in two thousand eighteen, and actually Kyle 451 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: Allen went to Dallas not to be selected there, but 452 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 1: as a guest of either Alan or Donald. I don't remember, 453 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: but I remember seeing something that said when Donald and 454 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:25,080 Speaker 1: Josh Allen trained together. Of course, both being in the 455 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 1: same division, they can't necessarily call out their plays because 456 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 1: they don't want to tip their hand to one another, 457 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,920 Speaker 1: even though they're really good friends. That's interesting. They're both 458 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:38,919 Speaker 1: the great competitors, very different players. You know, Donald of 459 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:43,640 Speaker 1: course the more accurate quarterback. Alan is a bigger guy 460 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 1: and he's more apt to tuck the ball and roun. 461 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:51,439 Speaker 1: They've had varying levels uh varying levels of success so 462 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 1: far in the National Football League. Of course, Allen can 463 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:57,359 Speaker 1: look at Donald and say, hey, I got the playoffs 464 00:21:57,520 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: last year for the first time leading my team. But 465 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 1: Donald was seven and six as a starter last year. 466 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:06,359 Speaker 1: A friendly competitors, no doubt about that. Knees are the 467 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 1: two guys who could be dominating, dominating the f C 468 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 1: East for maybe the next ten years. Miami might be 469 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: looking at a quarterback to their stable here in the 470 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:21,919 Speaker 1: two thousand and twenty draft and want to see what 471 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 1: happens with the Patriots. But when you're thinking about the 472 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:27,200 Speaker 1: FC East and when you think about quarterbacks, you're thinking 473 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:31,160 Speaker 1: about Sam Donald and Josh Allen. Yeah, I think the 474 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:33,679 Speaker 1: future of the a f C East at the quarterback position, 475 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 1: especially between those two guys, very exciting. And we've talked 476 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: about this before. Sam Donald just twenty two years old, 477 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,640 Speaker 1: six months younger than Joe Burrow that projected number one 478 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: overall pick here in a couple of weeks, and Sam 479 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: Donald is the longest tenured to a f C East 480 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:51,919 Speaker 1: quarterback by probably like a single game, because Josh Allen 481 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:54,360 Speaker 1: did not start in Week one of his rookie year. 482 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 1: That was actually Nathan Peterman and then Josh Allen got 483 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 1: the keys to the offense. And I'm excited to see 484 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:04,639 Speaker 1: Josh Allen and Sam Donald both healthy, both playing in 485 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:07,400 Speaker 1: two thousand and twenty. I mean, you think about Week one. 486 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 1: They squared off against each other in two thousand nineteen, 487 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:12,520 Speaker 1: but you know, Sam Donald has said this before, it 488 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:15,359 Speaker 1: didn't necessarily feel a hundred and he goes down with 489 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: mono and in Week seventeen they didn't play against each 490 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:23,160 Speaker 1: other because Josh Allen was basically resting for his playoff 491 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 1: game against the Houston Texans. So I'm excited to see 492 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:28,399 Speaker 1: what these two quarterbacks can do toe to toe in 493 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:31,920 Speaker 1: the future. Josh Allen's got a new toy in Stefandegs. 494 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: The Bills went out and got him a number one receivers. 495 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 1: So the Bills do quietly have a very impressive list 496 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:44,200 Speaker 1: of skill position talent around their young quarterback. We talked 497 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: about John Brown before Cole Beasley. Motor single terry, the 498 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 1: rookie last season was very impressive from a running back position. 499 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: But the Jets, listen. I think people are kind of 500 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: sleeping on what's around Sam Donald. You know, Joe Douglas 501 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:01,879 Speaker 1: has went to work on that offensive line and he 502 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 1: certainly is not done there. But Jamison Crowder, you like 503 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: him at the slot position, no doubt about that. Levian Bell, Yes, 504 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 1: he averaged a career low three point two yards per 505 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 1: carry last season, but he also pitched in on the 506 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 1: receiving side. He was second behind Crowder in receptions and 507 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 1: he is a dynamic blocker for his young quarterback. And 508 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:28,879 Speaker 1: if the Jets have this offensive line going in the 509 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:32,880 Speaker 1: right direction, expect Levian Bell to have better numbers, because 510 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:36,400 Speaker 1: I don't think the numbers did him justice last year. 511 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 1: Robbie Anderson gone to Carolina, but Brichard Perry Andan comes 512 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:43,160 Speaker 1: in and let's see if he can build off those 513 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 1: last five games when he really flourished for the Tampa 514 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:49,640 Speaker 1: Bay Buccaneers. Who's gonna be playing across the way. Who 515 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:52,399 Speaker 1: knows at this point, but the tight end position for 516 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 1: the New York Jets is stocked. So I think the 517 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:58,920 Speaker 1: Jets aren't that far away when you think about their 518 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:02,879 Speaker 1: skill position to but they're certainly gonna look to add 519 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:05,919 Speaker 1: to those positions, and Douglas can add either to the 520 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 1: old line, to receiver, even a running back in the 521 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,120 Speaker 1: draft under two weeks away now or a week at 522 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:14,680 Speaker 1: plus away April the first round. And that was another 523 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: edition of the Official Jets Podcasts are Draft Countdown series 524 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: presented by Verizon Back more with some more Jets related talk, 525 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:25,680 Speaker 1: not so much Draft tomorrow e A stay safe out 526 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:27,119 Speaker 1: there there, care Greens