1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: Like games over the world. You played to win the 2 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: game a Jet touchdown. You're listening to the Official Jets podcast, 3 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: Jets three sixty production. Welcome inside the Official Jets Podcast. 4 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: Ethan Greenberg here alongside Eric Allen. Yeah, we got a 5 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: great show. We're bringing in the Hall of Fame running back. Huh, Yeah, 6 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 1: we certainly are. Ladanian Thomason. I had the pleasure of 7 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: covering Ladanian back in two thousand ten and two thousand 8 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: eleven one. He was a member of the Green of 9 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,160 Speaker 1: White and he was a key figure in that two 10 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: thousand ten team, the last Jets team who made the 11 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: playoffs as they advanced to a SC championship game. An 12 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: emotional game for Ladinian was that divisional playoff round contest 13 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: against the New England Patriots. They said, can be done, 14 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 1: They said, we have no chance. Hey, let me tell yourself. 15 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: Didn't make a B b oh any day. What a 16 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: fantastic career. Uh, And what a powerful speech he gave 17 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: as he got inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame 18 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: last summer. Green's I watched all twenty six minutes, as 19 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: did you, I'm pretty sure, and it is very inspiring 20 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: and just something that you touched on LT after the 21 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: game in two thousand and ten against the New England 22 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: Patriots in Foxborough. Well, I remember before the game him 23 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 1: walking out there to midfield for the coin tolls holding. 24 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 1: Dennis bur Jersey has an honorary captain because correct me 25 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: if I'm wrong. But didn't Dennis deliver a speech the 26 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: night before the team? He certainly did, um, you know. 27 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: And unfortunately we've lost Dennis uh he was killed in 28 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: an automobile accident. But that was certainly an emotional moment 29 00:01:55,760 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: for the Jets. But looking forward here to tall can 30 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: Ola Danny and you're talking about a five time Pro bowler, 31 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: a first team All Pro three times, the NFL's Most 32 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: Valuable Player in two thousand and six, the Walter Peyton 33 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: Man of the Year in two thousand and six. And 34 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: also when you think about Ladanian Thomason Green's you think 35 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: about a guy who got into the end zone. Is 36 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: twenty eight rushing touchdowns in two thousand and six, We're 37 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: an NFL record, as were his thirty one touchdowns from 38 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: scrimmage in that same season, and at eighteen consecutive games 39 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: with a touchdown. He was a dynamic football player. Unbelievably 40 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: explosive and he could catch it out of the backfield. 41 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: He ran hard, and when he came to the National 42 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 1: Football League out of TCU, he set the league. I 43 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: fired the first round of the two thousand one draft 44 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: of San Diego Charger. So like Ladanian Tomlinson running back 45 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: to TCU, Holt was instant offense, and I thought the 46 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: Jets got a lot out of him. As he finished 47 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: up his career here in New York, I remember LT 48 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: his staple halfback passed to Antonio Gates. That was That 49 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: was like my first memory of LT. And obviously he 50 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: then took the NFL by storm, thousand, six eighty four 51 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: yards career rushing, fifth in the NFL all time, right 52 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: behind Curtis Martin. Alrighty, A, I think it's I think 53 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: it's about that time. You're right, Greens. We've talked enough 54 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: about Ladani and let's talk to him, all right, Greens, 55 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: Let's bring in the A four mentioned Ladanyan Thomlinson. Ladany 56 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: And how are you this morning out in California? Down wonderful? 57 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: Just of course he's pretty early here. The first part 58 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: of the day is just getting started. So U dorn 59 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: Well but you are joining us here on the Jets 60 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: Official Podcast. And Uh, the first thing that I wanted 61 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: to talk about, Ladinian was the last time I saw 62 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: you in person was last winter, and that was before 63 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: you actually got officially inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. 64 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: What was the Hall of Fame induction weekend like as 65 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: you officially took your place among the mortals of our game. Well, 66 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: it was experienced like no other, of course. Um, you know, 67 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: it's it's one of those things that you kind of 68 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: envisioned one day happening, but you really don't know what 69 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: it's gonna feel like once you, you know, get the candle, 70 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: Ohio and see, you know, the Hall of Fame for 71 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: what it really is a place to celebrate excellence, um, 72 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 1: and the greatest football players in the world. Until just 73 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: going through that hole, um, you know, four or five 74 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: days that I was there, I mean, I tried to 75 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,359 Speaker 1: take it in as much as I could, but it 76 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,919 Speaker 1: was just so overwhelming. It really was, because we're talking 77 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: about all the history of pro football and the greatest 78 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 1: players to every play and then finding myself, you know, 79 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: amongst them. Um. And then one of the Polist teams 80 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: was one of the first meanings we had having Jim 81 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 1: Brown come over to me and sit right next to me, 82 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: and what he said. He said, you know, once you 83 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: get here, we're all equal. And I was thinking to myself, unbelievable. 84 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:37,840 Speaker 1: This is Jim Brownson next to me and he just 85 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 1: told me that we're all equal at the Pro Football 86 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame. And my first thought was, well, I 87 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: appreciate that, Mr Brown, but we're not all equal. Just 88 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 1: football Player of All Time six minute Hall of Fame 89 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: speech and in it you trace back your family's roots, 90 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 1: going act to your great great great grandfather George Thomlinson, 91 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: who came to this country on a slave ship some 92 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: a hundred and seventy years ago from West Africa. At 93 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 1: what point did you decide, Hey, I am going to 94 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:20,799 Speaker 1: share this with everybody my official story. I probably really 95 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: didn't come to say I'm absolutely doing it until about 96 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 1: maybe a month a month before the Hall of Fame. 97 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: So after my football life, you know, I had a 98 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 1: lot of people around this country coming up to me, 99 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 1: you know, saying how much day in joy my football life, 100 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: and it meant so much for them to see that story, 101 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: and you know it, it helped them and all the 102 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 1: great responses from that football. So you know, I started 103 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: to think, man, you know, I need to talk more 104 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: about this when it truly means to me, you know. 105 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: And so I had thought of abut it for a 106 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: long time, you know, uh, and going back and forth 107 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: in you know, I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna talk 108 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 1: about it, and then said, no, I don't think I 109 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: should talk about it. But I woke up one morning 110 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: I just had an overwhear and feeling that I had to, like, 111 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: I had to talk about it and say and tell 112 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: people what it actually meant to me, because I felt 113 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: like this was something that would help so many people, 114 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: and so many people in this country have the same 115 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: story I do and have struggled with that story. And 116 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: so it came out, and and I was really proud 117 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: of the way, um, you know, it came out, and 118 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: also the response that I got from it. Well, listen, 119 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: I encourage everybody in JAT nation who is listening, everybody 120 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: who subscribes to the podcast, and go back and listen 121 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: to your speech, because that was inspirational and and this 122 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: moment with this country struggling with a lot of issues, 123 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: I thought that was courageous of you to challenge everybody 124 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: to try to make this the best team by working 125 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: together and living together representing the highest ideals of mankind. 126 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: Those are your words. I thought. I thought that was 127 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 1: a fantastic speech, and you know, it was a time 128 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: and I still think people should It should resonate with 129 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: people more than ever Nowadayia, Yeah, I mean, I think, 130 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: you know, we need to understand in today's generation. You know, 131 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 1: this is a very important time in our country, UM, 132 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: and we need to come together as a country and 133 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: be strong. You know, we gotta look around and see 134 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: what's happening in the world and the other nations, and 135 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: you know, um, the different conflicts that our country has 136 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: happened with other countries. UM. And so that's why it's 137 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: more important now to to have you know, this team America, 138 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 1: so that we do represent the greatest ideas of mankind. 139 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:03,200 Speaker 1: And that's the most important thing for all about charity. 140 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: I know you touched on it a little bit. You 141 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 1: said that you've had this overwhelming feeling that you had 142 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 1: to tell your story and just a second what he said. 143 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: I watched the entirety of your speech, and I was 144 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: captivated from the minute it started to the minute and 145 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: it ended. But when you woke up, you know, can 146 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 1: you try to describe the emotions of what it was 147 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 1: that you felt like you need to tell the story 148 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: as opposed to just maybe I should maybe I shouldn't. 149 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 1: And then all of a sudden, I know you talked 150 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: about it, but what was the emotion like, Well, I'll 151 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: tell you what I'm You know, I'm a spiritual person. Um, 152 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 1: you know, I was raised you know, it's just you know, 153 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: to be a spiritual person. I believe in God. You know, 154 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:47,319 Speaker 1: I'm a Christian man, and so, um. You know I 155 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:52,320 Speaker 1: lost my father when I was you know, after my 156 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:55,679 Speaker 1: sixth year in the NFL. Uncle that all season, right 157 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: after the season, lost my father, seventy one years old 158 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 1: at the time. But you know I never met my grandfather. 159 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: You know, my dad's dad never met him. You know, 160 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 1: my dad never met his grandfather. And so but I 161 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 1: heard stories about my grandfather and my great grandfather, and 162 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 1: so when I woke up that morning, the spirit that 163 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: I had was from them saying, you know, speak speak 164 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:26,599 Speaker 1: for us. You know, this is what we want. I 165 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,719 Speaker 1: can't describe the feeling that you have inside when it's 166 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: overwhelming and something that's is weighing down on you to 167 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 1: do something, you know, to speak for them, uh, to 168 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:40,559 Speaker 1: speak for my father. That's that's the feeling I had. 169 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: That's when I knew I had to do it, um. 170 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: And that's kind of what I went through. I mean, 171 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 1: that was the overwhelming I'll tell you this. After I 172 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: got done with the speech, For one, I don't know 173 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: how I held it together turn that speech without shooting 174 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: the yeah yeah. But I'll tell you this, Eric, when 175 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 1: I walked off that stage and I got behind the stage, 176 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: I cried for fifteen minutes. I cried for fifteen minutes. 177 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 1: I could not I could not contain myself. You know. 178 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:12,559 Speaker 1: Lorenz O'Neil was there to you know, to to help, 179 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: you know, and and hugged me and and Antonio Gates 180 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: those guys. But I just it was like the spirit 181 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:22,959 Speaker 1: of my dad and my grandfather and my great grandfather 182 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,680 Speaker 1: and my great great they were all there with me 183 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:30,119 Speaker 1: at that time. Well listen, Uh, it was an awesome 184 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 1: celebration of your career. And the great thing now, Buddy, 185 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: is anybody's going to can't know how they go in there. 186 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: For generations to come, they'll be able to see you 187 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 1: in those football highlights, but also the words that you 188 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 1: put out there and talked about your family and the 189 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: unity that we needed this country, and I thought that 190 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 1: was really powerful. And speaking of powerful, you were a 191 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: passionate player, tremendous career with the Chargers. I don't want 192 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: to talk to much about the Chargers, but you're a 193 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:04,199 Speaker 1: couple of years a round here with the Jazz, did 194 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:07,319 Speaker 1: some really good things. How much do you enjoy playing 195 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 1: in New York during that time? I enjoyed it tremendously. 196 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 1: I tell people all the time. You know, I don't 197 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: think I could have went to a better place my 198 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 1: last two years. Um, you know, to go to a 199 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:25,680 Speaker 1: totally different coast, a totally different you know, kind of 200 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:29,199 Speaker 1: brand of football that if you will, on the East 201 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 1: Coast and with what those fans, you know, what they 202 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: mean to to the Jets, not only the Jets, but 203 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:38,360 Speaker 1: the East Coast period. The way the fans are on 204 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 1: the East Coast, they're very passionate. They're allowed, you know, 205 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:46,079 Speaker 1: and they're into it. They love it. Uh. They really represent, 206 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 1: you know, the passion of America. Where we talked about 207 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: football is America's passion. Where I see that on the 208 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: East Coast, you know, from those fans. So that was 209 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,839 Speaker 1: you know, that was incredible and they accepted me. And 210 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 1: even now I go back and it's the same. You know, 211 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 1: I fans around you know town when I was there, 212 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:10,200 Speaker 1: when I was there on um I got there last 213 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: Wednesday before the game. Obviously did the game on Thursday, 214 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 1: but I wrote the subway on Wednesday evening and and 215 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: you know, people started asking me for photos and you know, 216 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: signing autographs and they were just like, man, we enjoyed 217 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: your time with the Jets, you know, thank you for coming. 218 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:30,439 Speaker 1: And I'm like, no, thank you for accepting me. And 219 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: really your cheers inspired me. And that's that's the way 220 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: I felt when I first came. I felt to love 221 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:39,719 Speaker 1: but also I enjoyed the brand of football that we 222 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 1: played the Jets. I mean, we really had a good team. 223 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:46,079 Speaker 1: We you know, we got along, we challenged each other, 224 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,839 Speaker 1: and it was just a great situation. And I'll tell 225 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: you what, that's has something about you. You didn't have anybody, 226 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 1: You don't have a driver come pick you up or 227 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: even uber. Yeah, you know, when you're moving around the 228 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 1: city times it's hard to just have a job. You 229 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 1: might as well, just, um, you know, do what the 230 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 1: people are doing. You're about the subway and everybody must 231 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 1: have had their phones out. You know, it probably did 232 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: a couple of thousand photos during a three stop move 233 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: our city's transportation. We talked about it many times, but 234 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: I gotta bring it up because Jets fans will be 235 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 1: delighted to reminisce about this. The divisional playoff win against 236 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: New England. After you guys and went Indianapolis and beat 237 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 1: Petty Manning in his house a final week, you go 238 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 1: to New England, beat Tom Brady, Bill Belijack and company. 239 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: I'll never forget you walking in the tunnel with the 240 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: tears in your eyes. Just how much did that mean 241 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 1: to you? Uh? It meant a lot um too. You know. 242 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: I felt like my career at that point had come 243 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: full circle. Um, you know, one of the biggest games 244 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 1: of my life with the charges, the championship game, not 245 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: being able to play, you know, from a from a 246 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: spraying mcl um and and just feeling helpless at that moment, 247 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 1: you know, um, that I couldn't play two now here 248 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 1: at the end of my career, have another opportunity to 249 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 1: to help my team move on in one of the 250 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 1: biggest games of my career. To be able to do that, uh, 251 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 1: you know, it just felt like I, um, you know, 252 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: I just I don't even I can't even explain the feeling, 253 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 1: you know, the emotions that you go through because it 254 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: is a as a as a player, and we we 255 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 1: really do, um, you know, hurt with the losses. You know, 256 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 1: we we really do. When when we win, it's great, 257 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: but you're always thinking about the next one. And so 258 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 1: football is not just physically challenging, it's mentally challenging because 259 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: you've got to be able to overcome losses, tough losses, 260 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: and pick yourself up and think about next week when 261 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: in fact you're deal kind of thinking about last week. 262 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 1: And so to be able to get through that moment 263 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 1: where I felt so low, not being able to help 264 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: my achieve to ben being you know, at one of 265 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:12,480 Speaker 1: the highest moments of my life. But when we beat 266 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: the Patriots when I was with the Jets, I mean, 267 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 1: that's what to me, football is all about. And and 268 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: quite honestly, that's what life is all about, right because 269 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: you're gonna feel down sometimes, you're gonna feel you know, 270 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: like things are not going right, but you gotta pick 271 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 1: yourself up and find that that next challenge to be 272 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: able to overcome it. Yeah, listen, you rushed for yards 273 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: that first season with the Jets in two thousand ten, 274 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: and I remember it. The stats might not point it out, 275 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: but you could have went four thousand, but instead you 276 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 1: and Rex decided, hey, listen, it's gonna be better off 277 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 1: to get you ready for the playoffs. And that was 278 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: the right move to ever think about that SEC championship 279 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: game in Pittsburgh because speaking of full circle, Ladinian, you 280 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 1: were gonna you are destined to go back to Texas 281 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 1: and playing a super Bowl for the first time, you know, Yeah, 282 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 1: it did seem like that, and you know it, um, 283 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:13,919 Speaker 1: you know, it's funny because when you're going through you 284 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:17,120 Speaker 1: you really believe that it's supposed to happen, you know, 285 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: and I guess it's it's really kind of crushing when 286 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:23,880 Speaker 1: it doesn't happen, because you you know, you questioned, like, man, 287 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:26,919 Speaker 1: this was supposed to happen, Like what the heck? But 288 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:30,480 Speaker 1: I'll tell you it was. It was a great game 289 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:33,720 Speaker 1: that you know, against Pittsburgh there and I just think 290 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: about the start we had, you know, the start really 291 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: kind of heard us. We we didn't get off to 292 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,359 Speaker 1: a good start in Pittsburgh. Jumped out on us. But 293 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:45,199 Speaker 1: then we came rowing back, we did, and we falled 294 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 1: and just this came up a little short. I'll say, 295 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 1: we ran out of time. You know, that's what we 296 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: didn't get it. You're right about that. Listen. You're in 297 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: NFL analysts for the last couple of years and we 298 00:17:56,880 --> 00:18:00,439 Speaker 1: watch you out there in southern California. But about this 299 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 1: Jets team that was left for dead before the start 300 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 1: of the season, and what Todd Bulls has got working 301 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: for them right now because they've already we'll see what 302 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: the Ruttors have done in the year. They've already exceeded 303 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:18,359 Speaker 1: a lot of expectations externally, but internally, Ladinian, they're saying, 304 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 1: we haven't done anything yet in Todd Bowls, that we 305 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:25,440 Speaker 1: have another gear in us. Yeah, and I think this 306 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: is just kind of the coaching of Todd Bowls and 307 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 1: and how good he really is as a coach, you know, 308 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: And and you know, you look at Todd's demeanor, it's 309 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:40,880 Speaker 1: always the same, you know, It's always about business. It's 310 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: always about the next challenge, the next step, not getting 311 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 1: too high, not getting too low. And if you look 312 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: at all the great coaches in the past and even 313 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 1: in in in today's game, most of them they have 314 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:56,119 Speaker 1: that quality. You know, they're they're leader of men, but 315 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: they never allow themselves to get too higher, too low. 316 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: So in essence, you know, the locker room, your players there, 317 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 1: they all reflection of the coach. And so that's what 318 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: I've seen in this team, a team that's gonna keep balloting. 319 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: You know, they're they're not gonna worry about what they 320 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:15,159 Speaker 1: don't have and and other things that are going on. 321 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 1: They just focused on the task and that's why they're winning. 322 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: You know, that's why they're surprising some people and winning 323 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: games that most people probably don't think they should win. 324 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: It is because of the coaching, but also give credit 325 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 1: to those players who really believe in what they have 326 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,640 Speaker 1: right now, what they what they are building. So you're 327 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 1: here last week for Jetts Bills Thursday night football, and 328 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: you digest the game very differently than the average fan 329 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:45,680 Speaker 1: that I do. And so from your perspective, what are 330 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: some of the things that you like about this Jets team. Well, 331 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:52,159 Speaker 1: I think the strength of the team is the defensive line. 332 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:57,199 Speaker 1: Um you have guys. More Wilkinson is obviously, you know, 333 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: the premier player in the National Football League at defency 334 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 1: and position. You know, Uh, they move them all around 335 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 1: the line, and then you got Leonard Williams there. Those 336 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: two guys together, I mean that it's difficult for any 337 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:13,399 Speaker 1: offensive line to deal with them. But then you couple 338 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:17,120 Speaker 1: that with um, their ability to be around the football 339 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 1: and calls turnovers and and just keep grinding. Um, that's 340 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: what I like about them. They're always gonna be in 341 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:27,160 Speaker 1: the game because of that defense. But at the same time, 342 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:30,880 Speaker 1: Josh McCown has played some terrific football now and you're 343 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 1: starting to get the run game going, and to me, 344 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: the offense is so much better when they can have 345 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 1: the run game going and they have that balance. Um, 346 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:43,880 Speaker 1: they really can be difficult to stop. Those receivers boys 347 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:47,480 Speaker 1: have really done a great job. Emerson encouraged those guys 348 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: have been impressive. Uh. And so it's just it's a 349 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 1: team that's gonna continue to battle. They're gonna surprise a 350 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,879 Speaker 1: lot of people. How special relationship do you have with 351 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 1: bilal pol You just mentioned the running game, and I'm 352 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 1: not a pairing anybody to you. I would never do that. 353 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 1: But I'm just gonna talk about explosion and vision and 354 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 1: the way he presses the whole and has an opportunity 355 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 1: or has the patience and then the vision to bounce 356 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: things and to cut Um. You knew below early on 357 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:21,480 Speaker 1: in his career and he still to this day looks 358 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:24,360 Speaker 1: up to you. How special is your relationship with him? 359 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:29,160 Speaker 1: And how happy are you with the way he's developed 360 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 1: over the years. Yeah, with our relationship. He started his 361 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:36,920 Speaker 1: rookie year when he came in. We built the relationship then, 362 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 1: you know, because the Land was a kid that you know, 363 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: wanted to learn. You know, he wanted to know everything 364 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: that he that he had to know, um about playing 365 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:51,119 Speaker 1: the National Football League and how to sustain playing in 366 00:21:51,119 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 1: the National Football League and so um. You know, I 367 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 1: gave him as much advice as I could. I told 368 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:01,919 Speaker 1: him everything that that he wanted to know, um and so. 369 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 1: But the thing that he had was to work at 370 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:07,639 Speaker 1: you know, you can see him as a young he 371 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 1: would work on it. He would staff to practice, he 372 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 1: watched film, he would take notes, you know, and so 373 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 1: digesting all of all of that, you know, even seeing 374 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 1: high practice and some of the other guys on the 375 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:23,640 Speaker 1: team and the way. I guess I went a by 376 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:25,879 Speaker 1: my business. I'm sure it was. It was a great 377 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 1: learning experience for him. And now you see it all 378 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:31,639 Speaker 1: starting to come, you know, come to a head and 379 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 1: come to fruition his talent what he can do. Because 380 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 1: for one, he's an excellent football player, but he's smart 381 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 1: and so that's why he's able to to do so 382 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,399 Speaker 1: many things on the football too. He's able to handle 383 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,920 Speaker 1: bigs pick ups, he's able to run rout out the 384 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 1: back field, he's able to run the ball inside out. Um. 385 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 1: You know, he has a physical ability, but he's a 386 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:56,440 Speaker 1: smart player. And so I'm just so proud of it. 387 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: I've seen him progress over the years and just been 388 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:02,879 Speaker 1: so prowle that, Um, he's done the job that he 389 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 1: has done. Um, and you know, quite honestly, you know, 390 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 1: he just keeps on to me, he keeps getting better. 391 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 1: That run the other night was incredible when broke both 392 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 1: tackles and many people miss and almost got to the 393 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 1: end zone and it was it was just it was 394 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 1: just so nice to see it, you know. Yeah, And 395 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 1: I think he's an underrated downhill runner because he doesn't 396 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 1: fool around while she'll press that hole and if it's 397 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 1: not there, then whole bounce. But he gets downhill in 398 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 1: a hurry. What do you think about the committee? John 399 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:35,480 Speaker 1: Morton's got going in the way he's implementing all those 400 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: backs because we'd be remiss if we didn't match in 401 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 1: Matt Forte and Eli McGuire is a rookie in here. 402 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:46,159 Speaker 1: So John Morton has different backs to use at his 403 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: backing call. Yeah, and that Forte is a continent pro. 404 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: I mean, you love to have a guylike like him 405 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: in your locker room. You know who understands, um, what 406 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 1: it takes to prepare for game, and and and being 407 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 1: available as you know as a running back. Um. And 408 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:09,159 Speaker 1: then you know you gotta you gotta have you know, 409 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:13,359 Speaker 1: unselfish guys in the backfield that are willing to say, yeah, 410 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 1: I understand that. You know, I can't get every carry 411 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:18,880 Speaker 1: and I can't be in there every play. UM, So 412 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 1: I'm okay with sharing time. That's important because it helps 413 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: the locker room. But it also you know, it helps 414 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 1: that that backfield, It helps that that running back room. UM, 415 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 1: that everybody feels like, you know what I can contribute 416 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 1: and it's not just about one one guy. Why have 417 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: people slept on account. You know, I think a lot 418 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 1: of Jets fans, to be honest with you, data and 419 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 1: then you know what this guy was gonna be. You 420 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 1: see on these fifteen years in the NFL, he's played 421 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:48,440 Speaker 1: for ton of teams, but he's coming here and he's 422 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: played at such a high level. Yeah, I think it's 423 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: just that, it's just that, you know, the account has 424 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:57,200 Speaker 1: been uh for the most part. You know, he's been 425 00:24:57,240 --> 00:25:00,399 Speaker 1: a journeyman, but he hasn't you know, have been a 426 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:03,640 Speaker 1: guy that, um you know, that has been in one 427 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:06,760 Speaker 1: place for a long time as the starter. And so 428 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 1: you know, a lot of people really didn't get a 429 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 1: chance to to watch McCown and really don't know the 430 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 1: type of player he is because he has moved around 431 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 1: quite a dead. But anybody who knows football knows that 432 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:24,200 Speaker 1: he's a really sock quarterback and can make all the throws. Um, 433 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 1: you know, he's he's a leader, and he really will 434 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:31,400 Speaker 1: give you a chance every single game to win. Does 435 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 1: having a guy like that for such a young team, 436 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:38,719 Speaker 1: especially on offense. I mean, you mentioned Robbie Anderson just 437 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:41,960 Speaker 1: using his as an using him as an example, is 438 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:47,199 Speaker 1: having someone like Josh almost jump start the development for 439 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 1: someone like Robbie. Yeah. Absolutely, Um, it helps for a 440 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 1: young receiver to how it's veteran quarterback that that understands 441 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:59,439 Speaker 1: the game and can tell the young receiver how to 442 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 1: you know, the little nuances of of learning rouse and 443 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 1: how to get open and where they expect the ball 444 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 1: and where you know zone coverage, where the ship you know, 445 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 1: certain things like that. It benefits that you know a 446 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: young receiver to have a vetteran quarterback, And I think 447 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 1: that's exactly I believe why you seeing Robby Anderson have 448 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:22,120 Speaker 1: the success that he's having is because having a guy 449 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 1: like josh Ta can share those little nuances of quarterback 450 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: to why receiver relationships That helps a young guy. Do 451 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 1: you like the culture that's being built here? You praised 452 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 1: the Todd Bowls before about his coaching this year, and 453 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 1: obviously you've liked a lot of things this team has 454 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: done here. Do you think it's been imperative for them 455 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 1: as they move forward what you're seeing as far as 456 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:53,639 Speaker 1: the chemistry and building a positive environment. Oh? Absolutely, I 457 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:57,160 Speaker 1: think you know, you have to take an account of 458 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:00,719 Speaker 1: the job that the coach is doing with the talent 459 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: that he has. I mean you, you know, you think 460 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:05,679 Speaker 1: about it, will wait till will wait till the end 461 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:08,399 Speaker 1: of the year. But we'll see how many guys on 462 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:11,440 Speaker 1: that team are all pros or make the Pro Bowl. 463 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:14,119 Speaker 1: And to me, that's the way you can always gauge. 464 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 1: You know, if if you know a coach is doing 465 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:21,160 Speaker 1: a good job, meaning if he doesn't have all these 466 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 1: great players, Pro Bowl guys and all progods, and he's 467 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:27,159 Speaker 1: still able to win, then I should tell you something 468 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 1: because you know, I I know some teams that you know, 469 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:32,440 Speaker 1: we see it every year, and we see it every 470 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:35,639 Speaker 1: year they have ten eleven Pro Bowler, Pro Bowlers, you know, 471 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:39,680 Speaker 1: guys six seven on one team. That's easy to win 472 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 1: with those guys. It's easy to win when when when 473 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:46,800 Speaker 1: you have um tremendous players and and you know, guys 474 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:50,959 Speaker 1: that are just better you know sometimes and so you know, 475 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 1: I think Todd has done a terrific job. But just 476 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:57,399 Speaker 1: just the culture that he's he's building there, The chemis, 477 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:00,119 Speaker 1: like you said, the chemistry that he has now with 478 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:02,919 Speaker 1: that team, and they're only gonna get better, you know, 479 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:06,359 Speaker 1: They're gonna add pieces to this team. And and you know, 480 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:09,159 Speaker 1: I think what you're saying now they're just scratching the 481 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 1: surfers of what they can be to three years from now. 482 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 1: That's the great Ladinian Tomlinson, who got everything out of 483 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:23,240 Speaker 1: himself during his professional career and now rightfully so he 484 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:27,640 Speaker 1: is forever and can't know how with the NFL's all 485 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:30,959 Speaker 1: time great. So Ladanian, we're watching you on NFL Network, 486 00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:34,439 Speaker 1: We're following you on Twitter, and we look forward to 487 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 1: seeing me again real soon. Hey, thanks guys, Always a pleasure. 488 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:43,240 Speaker 1: That was Ladanian Tomlinson, a man that holds a number 489 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:46,120 Speaker 1: of NFL records. As e A said before, a great 490 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 1: guy not only on the field, but off the field 491 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:51,560 Speaker 1: as well. My favorite part about talking to Ladanion was 492 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:53,720 Speaker 1: the fact that when he can't when he comes back here, 493 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 1: he rides the subway. I think that's awesome. Dan, clear 494 00:28:56,880 --> 00:29:00,680 Speaker 1: of the closing doors. Please. You live in the city, 495 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: you gotta appreciate I grew up in the city, but 496 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:05,640 Speaker 1: you have to appreciate a guy it takes public transportation. 497 00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:08,160 Speaker 1: I'd love to get a camera on him when he 498 00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 1: is on the NYC subway. Well, if you're if you 499 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:14,480 Speaker 1: know your way around around the city, or you know 500 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 1: anything about the city, the quickest method of transportation is 501 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 1: by far the trade because you don't have to wait 502 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 1: for anybody. You don't have to wait for traffic. It's 503 00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 1: it's a to B. It's quick, it's easy. It's the 504 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:28,680 Speaker 1: same as the bus. You're underground. It's phenomenal. It's the 505 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: best method. Don't talk about the bus. We're talking about 506 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:36,480 Speaker 1: Ladinian Thomas. Yeah, so it was good. That's pretty good. Listen, 507 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 1: let me tell you something. Uh, it's always great catching 508 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 1: up with Ladinian. Uh, like he mentioned, Uh, you know, 509 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:50,520 Speaker 1: his experience in Canton was extremely, extremely memorable and his 510 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 1: speech was so profound, and I think people should go 511 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:57,720 Speaker 1: back and take a listen to that, but also YouTube 512 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:01,320 Speaker 1: some of his highlights. Oh my god, you get lost. 513 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 1: You would get lost watching him. I think that sometimes 514 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 1: we live in a moment so much on our phones 515 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:13,760 Speaker 1: and looking at what happened last second or right at 516 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: this moment, and everything becomes old. Ladiny and Tomlinson was 517 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 1: an amazing football player, an unbelievable talent. A guy could 518 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 1: take it to the house at any moment, and he 519 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:32,000 Speaker 1: played so hard and he helped the Chargers turn some 520 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:35,200 Speaker 1: things around. And he was, like I mentioned before, a 521 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:38,040 Speaker 1: key part of this team in two thousand and ten, 522 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:41,240 Speaker 1: and just jumping off your highlights point is I have 523 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:45,240 Speaker 1: been someone that sat down at my computer YouTube's highlights 524 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:48,560 Speaker 1: just because I wanted to see them one more time, 525 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 1: and I mean, oh my god, it's like every every 526 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:52,880 Speaker 1: play is better than the next one. And if anyone 527 00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:55,600 Speaker 1: that's listening is a Madden player and you have the 528 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 1: opportunity to go back and play as one of the 529 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:01,520 Speaker 1: NFL legends and Madden, you gotta put LT on your team. 530 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: The other thing I want people to keep in mind 531 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 1: and say, hey, what is Ladanian Thomlinson going into the 532 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame as well? It's not like baseball where 533 00:31:09,160 --> 00:31:12,280 Speaker 1: you gotta pick a hat. Your bus does not have 534 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:15,680 Speaker 1: a helmon on, so Ladanian Thomason obviously goes in and 535 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 1: it's both a Charger in the New York Jet obviously 536 00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:22,200 Speaker 1: is greatest days with the Chargers. But again, a phenomenal 537 00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:24,320 Speaker 1: run here with the Jets. And that's all we have 538 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:28,320 Speaker 1: for this week's installment of the Official Jets Podcast. Again 539 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 1: we had Ladanian Thomlinson. We're gonna be bringing in some 540 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 1: more people, whether they're former players, some celebrities. Rumor has 541 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:37,760 Speaker 1: what we might be getting the Karate Kid on the 542 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 1: Official Jets podcast, so make sure to take a look 543 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 1: for that. And that's all we have for this week. 544 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:44,240 Speaker 1: So for Eric Allen, I'm Ethan Greenberg.