WEBVTT - Inside the Jets with TE Chris Herndon (10/29) 0:00:03.600 --> 0:00:06.960 Vive from vetter Bill Sports and Spirits inside the Windham 0:00:07.000 --> 0:00:10.880 Hamilton's Park Hotel. The Sea Inside the Jets brought to 0:00:10.920 --> 0:00:14.319 you by e Y Building a Better Working World and 0:00:14.600 --> 0:00:17.759 by M and T Bank, the official community bank of 0:00:17.880 --> 0:00:22.239 your New York Jets. No, here's Eric Allen and Eric Coleman. 0:00:22.560 --> 0:00:26.000 Welcome Inside the Jets were broadcasting live from Vanderbilt Sports 0:00:26.040 --> 0:00:29.800 and Spirits inside the Windham Hamilton's Park Hotel. Eric Allen 0:00:29.880 --> 0:00:33.160 and Eric Coleman. Here we will also be joined by 0:00:33.280 --> 0:00:36.920 Jets rookie Titan Chris Hernan, who is on quite a 0:00:37.040 --> 0:00:41.800 scoring terrory. But first things first, the Jets dropped to 0:00:42.000 --> 0:00:44.080 three and five at the midway point with the twenty 0:00:44.159 --> 0:00:49.000 four the ten loss to the Bears in Chicago. Overall, 0:00:50.000 --> 0:00:52.640 what were your major take with you know, this game 0:00:52.720 --> 0:00:54.880 was it was a frustrating game. You know, there obviously 0:00:54.880 --> 0:00:57.440 were the pre snap penalties. Uh, you know, I thought 0:00:58.240 --> 0:01:01.320 defensively they played strong, but they gave up a few plays. 0:01:01.800 --> 0:01:05.040 And when you're when you're struggling offensively, the defense can't 0:01:05.040 --> 0:01:07.480 give up big plays. So, uh, you know that's my 0:01:07.680 --> 0:01:10.200 that's my my side on it. From a defensive perspective 0:01:10.240 --> 0:01:13.000 of course you take that defensive perspective. I mean because listen, 0:01:13.000 --> 0:01:16.160 as a defensive player with the rookie quarterback, when when 0:01:16.160 --> 0:01:17.880 things aren't going well, you have a lot of injuries, 0:01:18.040 --> 0:01:19.760 you feel like you have to make up that time. 0:01:19.840 --> 0:01:22.920 You have to make up for the loss of players, 0:01:22.920 --> 0:01:24.960 of stars on the offensive side, so you have to 0:01:24.959 --> 0:01:28.080 play followers football, and those a couple of mistakes came 0:01:28.120 --> 0:01:30.360 back to hurt him, all right. So the Jets caught 0:01:30.560 --> 0:01:33.280 somewhat of a break when in the one of the 0:01:33.360 --> 0:01:37.520 NFL's premier defenders was declared an act of Khalil mcna 0:01:37.680 --> 0:01:40.199 in a lineup. But the Jets aren't gonna feel sorry 0:01:40.200 --> 0:01:45.040 for any ball club, especially offensively Sam Donald right now, 0:01:45.360 --> 0:01:49.720 he was operating Sunday afternoon that Soldier field without Quincy 0:01:49.720 --> 0:01:51.880 and Noon while I was still dealing with that sprain ankle. 0:01:52.240 --> 0:01:55.680 Robbie Anderson is top deep threat out with the quad injury. 0:01:55.800 --> 0:02:00.360 Blal Paul placed on injury reserve earlier that week with 0:02:00.400 --> 0:02:04.040 the bulging disc in his neck, and then finally Spencer Long, 0:02:04.120 --> 0:02:06.000 his center, was out of the line up. He's dealing 0:02:06.120 --> 0:02:10.000 with the finger injury right now. Jonathan Harrison started for 0:02:10.160 --> 0:02:13.280 the Jets so they total just two hundred and seven 0:02:13.360 --> 0:02:17.480 yards of offense. What do you think of Donald's performance 0:02:17.520 --> 0:02:20.840 and how difficult is it for a rookie quarterback who's 0:02:21.040 --> 0:02:25.040 eight games into his NFL career to be dealing with 0:02:25.600 --> 0:02:28.520 dealing with so many shuffling pieces out there. Yeah, it 0:02:28.520 --> 0:02:30.960 makes it tough. You know. You think of this rookie 0:02:31.000 --> 0:02:34.000 quarterback who spent his whole offseason working with these receivers, 0:02:34.040 --> 0:02:36.560 working with Robby Anderson, Quincy and noon While and just 0:02:36.800 --> 0:02:38.600 gaining a rapport with them, and then all of a 0:02:38.639 --> 0:02:40.639 sudden the middle of the season, they're out with injuries 0:02:40.760 --> 0:02:42.480 and you have to start working with guys who you 0:02:42.680 --> 0:02:46.000 who you don't have any experience with. And another tough 0:02:46.080 --> 0:02:48.760 part about that is that these are the second third 0:02:48.800 --> 0:02:53.000 string receivers. They're going against the other team's ones. Chances 0:02:53.040 --> 0:02:55.000 are when you have your ones going against the threes 0:02:55.040 --> 0:02:57.799 and twos of another team, they're gonna win. So they're 0:02:57.880 --> 0:03:00.640 challenging a lot of the short routes that Sam Donald 0:03:00.680 --> 0:03:02.720 loved to hit, so so you know so much what 0:03:02.880 --> 0:03:04.960 Quincy and done. While he hit a short route, Quincy 0:03:05.040 --> 0:03:08.000 break a tackle, make it a first down. Teams are 0:03:08.000 --> 0:03:10.919 starting to make Sam Donald play left handed. They're forcing 0:03:11.000 --> 0:03:14.000 his hand, trying to make him throw deeper routes and uh, 0:03:14.400 --> 0:03:17.840 with the receivers that he has right now without the rapport, 0:03:18.400 --> 0:03:21.359 it makes it tough. It certainly does. I mean, you 0:03:21.480 --> 0:03:24.200 got to think about what Donald's been dealing with lately. 0:03:24.639 --> 0:03:29.720 Richard Matthews into the lineup. Deonte Burnett was the Jets 0:03:29.800 --> 0:03:33.000 leading receiver. The guy was activated from the practice squad 0:03:33.120 --> 0:03:36.000 just last week. Your main curse has been a regular 0:03:36.000 --> 0:03:39.520 in the lineup, a fixture for him. But Andre Roberts, 0:03:39.680 --> 0:03:43.560 who's a special team's ace for this squad at returner, 0:03:43.880 --> 0:03:48.520 he's getting regular ERPs, as is Toron Peak. These are guys, 0:03:48.560 --> 0:03:51.320 a lot of these guys we're playing for Sam Donald 0:03:51.480 --> 0:03:53.640 to three weeks ago. Yeah, I mean, and it makes 0:03:53.640 --> 0:03:56.320 it tough. You know, the familiarity, and I think that's 0:03:56.320 --> 0:03:58.840 why you're seeing Chris Herndon gets so much love. I mean, 0:03:58.880 --> 0:04:01.160 he only had one catch yesterday, but three straight games 0:04:01.160 --> 0:04:04.600 with a touchdown. Sam feels comfortable with him, and he's 0:04:04.600 --> 0:04:07.200 gonna go in tough times when when he's facing pressure, 0:04:07.200 --> 0:04:09.240 when when you're losing games, you're gonna go to who 0:04:09.280 --> 0:04:11.240 you trust. And it's hard to trust someone who you 0:04:11.240 --> 0:04:13.800 haven't had many reps with a guy who just activated 0:04:13.800 --> 0:04:16.440 from practice squad, someone who you just signed. You know, 0:04:16.680 --> 0:04:19.040 it makes it extremely hard. But hopefully they can they 0:04:19.040 --> 0:04:21.080 can gain that back. They can gain that through practice, 0:04:21.240 --> 0:04:24.760 through film, study, understanding one another, where you know, Sam 0:04:24.760 --> 0:04:26.000 could tell him, you know, this is how I want 0:04:26.000 --> 0:04:27.600 you to run the route, and then you start to 0:04:27.640 --> 0:04:29.799 gain that trust with the players. I'm not worried about 0:04:30.320 --> 0:04:32.919 Donald's confidence, are you No, not at all. You know, 0:04:33.000 --> 0:04:35.840 this is a guy who when he faces adversity, he's 0:04:35.880 --> 0:04:37.560 on waivered. You know, when he when he goes through 0:04:37.560 --> 0:04:40.240 his highs, when he throws touchdowns, he's still the same guy. 0:04:40.440 --> 0:04:42.200 And that's what you love out of Sam Donald. He 0:04:42.240 --> 0:04:44.279 has that maturity where he's not gonna get too high, 0:04:44.520 --> 0:04:46.120 not gonna get too low when things aren't going well. 0:04:46.200 --> 0:04:49.280 You mentioned the defense or early on. I thought they 0:04:49.279 --> 0:04:51.440 played very well in the first half. They gave up 0:04:51.480 --> 0:04:54.960 the big screenplay to Drink calling right off the gut 0:04:55.120 --> 0:04:58.960 for seventy yard touchdown, But the Bearers had seven points 0:04:59.360 --> 0:05:01.520 at half high And this is the Chicago team that 0:05:01.640 --> 0:05:04.880 at average nearly thirty six points a game in their 0:05:04.920 --> 0:05:08.040 previous three games coming into that ball game. What changed 0:05:08.080 --> 0:05:10.520 in the second half when the Bears were able to 0:05:10.560 --> 0:05:15.000 score seventeen points and specifically when the Jets cut that 0:05:15.640 --> 0:05:19.600 ball game to a one possession contest on Herndon's touchdown 0:05:19.600 --> 0:05:23.360 at seventeen to ten. Why we were the Bears able 0:05:23.400 --> 0:05:24.960 to go right down the field? Well, you know that 0:05:24.960 --> 0:05:27.440 that was a frustrating drive. You know, the Jets come 0:05:27.440 --> 0:05:30.239 down to score touchdown, cut it to a one touchdown game, 0:05:30.440 --> 0:05:32.600 and you're you're you're waiting on your defense, who've been 0:05:32.600 --> 0:05:34.440 playing well for you the whole game and playing well 0:05:34.440 --> 0:05:36.960 with the whole season, and they let down. Uh, you know, 0:05:37.120 --> 0:05:39.520 penalties extend drives, you know, you give up plays on 0:05:39.600 --> 0:05:42.200 third down to to keep the change moving, keep that 0:05:42.279 --> 0:05:44.719 drive going, and it gets kind of frustrating. But at 0:05:44.760 --> 0:05:47.719 the end of the day, if the offense is getting 0:05:47.760 --> 0:05:50.200 off the field on three announced, they're doing six play drives, 0:05:50.480 --> 0:05:52.719 not getting not flipping the field, it puts a lot 0:05:52.760 --> 0:05:55.120 of pressure on that. Do you feel that How much 0:05:55.120 --> 0:05:57.159 do you feel that as a defender, Because now the 0:05:57.240 --> 0:06:00.840 last two weeks, the takeaways haven't been there for the Jets, 0:06:00.880 --> 0:06:04.480 those momentum changing plays haven't been there. Yeah, you know 0:06:04.760 --> 0:06:07.440 you feel it, but again that's your job as a 0:06:07.480 --> 0:06:10.120 defensive player. You go out there and and right the wrongs. 0:06:10.320 --> 0:06:12.120 You know, if your offensive struggling, you have to pick 0:06:12.160 --> 0:06:15.719 it up. And it's tough getting turnovers when you're playing 0:06:15.760 --> 0:06:18.360 behind because that team is not forced to throw the football, 0:06:18.520 --> 0:06:21.400 They're not forced into a certain situation. They're not one dimensional. 0:06:21.680 --> 0:06:23.520 So when your team puts up points and you have 0:06:23.680 --> 0:06:25.839 to lead, that's when you that's when the team is 0:06:26.040 --> 0:06:28.160 your Your defensive line can pin back their ears, the 0:06:28.320 --> 0:06:30.240 safeties in the in the corners can start jumping to 0:06:30.320 --> 0:06:32.680 routes and forcing those turnovers. It's tough to do when 0:06:32.680 --> 0:06:35.200 you're playing from behind. Inside. The Jets is supported by 0:06:35.279 --> 0:06:38.960 selective insurance responses everything. What do you think about the 0:06:39.000 --> 0:06:42.920 response from Marcus May yesterday comes out there with that 0:06:43.720 --> 0:06:47.000 damage thumb all wrapped up and he leads the Jets 0:06:47.000 --> 0:06:48.960 and tackles. Yeah, it was great to see. You know, 0:06:49.440 --> 0:06:52.480 Marcus May does a great job of tackling. H I 0:06:52.520 --> 0:06:55.240 love how he takes space from the ball carriers. You know, 0:06:55.279 --> 0:06:57.920 he makes those those tough tackles, those difficult tackles look 0:06:57.920 --> 0:07:00.680 easy when there when there's a big distance between the 0:07:00.720 --> 0:07:04.159 ball carrier and himself. He takes that grass, cuts off 0:07:04.200 --> 0:07:06.800 the angle, comes in with with force and does a 0:07:06.800 --> 0:07:09.039 great job of wrapping up. I love the way he 0:07:09.080 --> 0:07:11.000 plays the game. He's a great free safety for the Jets. 0:07:11.320 --> 0:07:14.320 We got about thirty seconds before our first break. What 0:07:14.360 --> 0:07:17.160 do you do about the pre snap penalties? The Jets aid, 0:07:17.520 --> 0:07:20.239 I believe seven against the Bears. Yeah, that that's something 0:07:20.280 --> 0:07:23.200 that the team has to handle within themselves. You know 0:07:23.240 --> 0:07:26.160 you have to take responsibility. You cannot continue. It's week eight. 0:07:26.440 --> 0:07:29.120 You know you can't continue to to take turns, making 0:07:29.160 --> 0:07:31.920 mistakes and putting your team in in situations where it's 0:07:31.960 --> 0:07:34.840 first and fifteen that there's not many plays that gets 0:07:34.840 --> 0:07:37.400 you out of first and fifteen. It stops to drive, 0:07:37.600 --> 0:07:39.800 It stops all your momentum, and it has to come 0:07:39.840 --> 0:07:41.440 to an end of the Jets want to have success, 0:07:42.040 --> 0:07:44.240 no doubt about that. Okay, the Jets have reached the 0:07:44.240 --> 0:07:47.640 midway point with a three and five record. We are 0:07:47.720 --> 0:07:52.000 just under way here at Vanderbroll Sports and Spirits inside 0:07:52.040 --> 0:07:56.120 and Windham Hamilton's Park, Coltal stay tunes and we'll be 0:07:56.200 --> 0:08:03.320 back with Jets. Ricky tight Ad, Chris Herndon, Sam Donald 0:08:03.360 --> 0:08:05.680 calls for the ball, takes the snap pulling man Rock 0:08:05.760 --> 0:08:09.600 steps up, looks left, Rose left the part on speaking 0:08:09.640 --> 0:08:11.880 into the front right quarter of the end zone, but 0:08:12.080 --> 0:08:15.640 touchdown for Chris Herndon. Welcome back to Inside the Jets 0:08:15.680 --> 0:08:18.680 were broadcasting live from Bannerbilt Sports and Spirits inside the 0:08:18.680 --> 0:08:22.040 Windham Hamilton's Park Hotel. As a reminder, Inside the Jets 0:08:22.040 --> 0:08:27.640 on November five will be closed for military appreciation event. 0:08:27.840 --> 0:08:30.400 We look forward to seeing you the following week on 0:08:30.560 --> 0:08:34.959 November twelve. Eric Allen and Eric Coleman here our player 0:08:35.040 --> 0:08:37.559 guest segment is presented by M ANDT Bank, the official 0:08:37.600 --> 0:08:40.760 community bank of your New York Jets. Let's bring in 0:08:40.840 --> 0:08:46.000 now somebody who is a scorching hot receiver for the Jets, 0:08:46.280 --> 0:08:54.720 and that is tight End Chris Herndon. Chris, the folks 0:08:54.920 --> 0:08:58.199 appreciate your contributions for the Green on White. How does 0:08:58.200 --> 0:09:02.760 it feel to be the first tighten enfranchise history in 0:09:02.960 --> 0:09:07.079 terms of a rookie to have touchdowns, scoring receptions and 0:09:07.160 --> 0:09:10.959 three consecutive games. Um, I actually didn't know that until 0:09:11.360 --> 0:09:14.679 my my mom and girlfriend told me. But it's a 0:09:14.920 --> 0:09:17.640 it's a huge honor and I'm so thankful and you know, 0:09:17.760 --> 0:09:20.679 thank God for the opportunity he's given me to be 0:09:20.840 --> 0:09:25.040 here and the the chances he's given me to you know, 0:09:25.840 --> 0:09:27.920 go out there and showcase and show that I can 0:09:28.000 --> 0:09:30.319 compete at the highest level. When did they say that 0:09:30.400 --> 0:09:33.000 to you? They had a conversation with them last night 0:09:33.080 --> 0:09:35.000 over the phone, or when did you find out? I 0:09:35.080 --> 0:09:38.760 found out all of this today around this morning afternoon time. 0:09:39.880 --> 0:09:42.319 That's special, man. So let me ask you this. You know, 0:09:42.400 --> 0:09:44.720 your rookie year, how has it been. You know, you're 0:09:44.720 --> 0:09:47.200 a Georgia boy, went to school in Miami. What has 0:09:47.240 --> 0:09:49.079 it been like being with the Jets in New Jersey 0:09:49.120 --> 0:09:52.720 in the New York area. Um, it's definitely a different environment, 0:09:53.280 --> 0:09:55.640 especially you know with the weather. It's getting real cold, 0:09:55.720 --> 0:09:59.439 and I still have yet to you know, get the 0:10:00.160 --> 0:10:03.320 the proper attire for up here, but I'm definitely gonna 0:10:03.360 --> 0:10:05.400 get on that. But as far as the environment, it's 0:10:05.760 --> 0:10:08.160 it's very welcoming. My teammates and when you know, the 0:10:08.240 --> 0:10:11.600 rookies came in, they they were very welcoming for us 0:10:11.640 --> 0:10:13.959 and you know, welcomed us with open arms and you know, 0:10:14.280 --> 0:10:17.360 told us, you know, just follow them. And UM, I've 0:10:17.440 --> 0:10:20.199 enjoyed ever since we talked about it today. Chris, that 0:10:21.040 --> 0:10:23.760 your roommate when you got here the flooring park was 0:10:24.000 --> 0:10:28.319 rookie quarterback to Sam Darnold. How did that relationship blossom 0:10:28.360 --> 0:10:33.719 in the springt um It's really hard to say. We 0:10:33.880 --> 0:10:36.480 kind of when we first moved in, we didn't really 0:10:36.480 --> 0:10:38.080 say much to each other. We just knew we were 0:10:38.120 --> 0:10:40.880 teammates and we kind of just jelled easily. Though we 0:10:40.960 --> 0:10:44.360 didn't talk much. We weren't very talkative guys, but you know, 0:10:44.480 --> 0:10:48.960 we both very studious, and you know, after practice, after 0:10:49.080 --> 0:10:51.040 rookie KMP, we'd come in and both get in our 0:10:51.120 --> 0:10:53.600 playbooks and if I had a question, you know, obviously 0:10:53.640 --> 0:10:55.280 he's the quarterback, so I went right to him and 0:10:55.400 --> 0:10:58.040 he was, you know, more than happy to help me 0:10:58.120 --> 0:11:01.200 with anything that I needed. So, Chris, I can ask 0:11:01.200 --> 0:11:03.440 you this, what is your forty times? Because you didn't 0:11:03.440 --> 0:11:05.480 get the run out the combine right, But when I 0:11:05.520 --> 0:11:07.760 see you out there on the field, you're separating from dbs, 0:11:07.760 --> 0:11:09.959 you're separating from the linebackers, and you have a ton 0:11:10.000 --> 0:11:12.160 of speed. If you had a gauge, what do you 0:11:12.200 --> 0:11:14.360 what do you think around about numbers for your forty 0:11:14.960 --> 0:11:19.199 I say about a four six nice Okay. Inside the 0:11:19.280 --> 0:11:22.280 Jets was presented by e Y Building a Better Working World, 0:11:22.520 --> 0:11:27.800 Eric Ellen, Eric Coleman, and Chris Hern and Soul the Bears. Um, 0:11:29.400 --> 0:11:31.720 you guys wearing that ball game in the fourth quarter, 0:11:32.200 --> 0:11:35.679 your touchdown brought it to a one possession game. Can 0:11:35.720 --> 0:11:38.319 you take me through the route? And did you know 0:11:39.000 --> 0:11:43.280 pre snap, good opportunity here I'm gonna get the football. Um, 0:11:43.400 --> 0:11:47.520 it was just the basic sideline route. Um. I saw 0:11:47.920 --> 0:11:50.599 once we got lined up in our formation that the 0:11:50.679 --> 0:11:54.440 guy planned me man was inside of me, and I immediately, 0:11:55.000 --> 0:11:57.000 you know, take advantage that. Once the ball snap, I 0:11:57.080 --> 0:11:59.760 just took off full speed, kind of took them vertical, 0:12:00.120 --> 0:12:02.640 stemmed it off and came flash. You know, he could 0:12:02.640 --> 0:12:05.480 have undercut it. And once I made my cut, the 0:12:05.520 --> 0:12:08.360 ball was already coming. I just you know, made a 0:12:08.440 --> 0:12:12.400 play on it. And that's that. And you, you and 0:12:12.640 --> 0:12:15.960 Donald are hooking up each and every week. What did 0:12:16.000 --> 0:12:19.319 you do with We talked about it earlier today. What 0:12:19.440 --> 0:12:22.079 did you do with that first ball? Your first career 0:12:22.160 --> 0:12:26.120 touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts. Tremendous play called by Jeremy Bates. 0:12:26.160 --> 0:12:29.120 There everybody's thinking screen and there goes Hernon on the 0:12:29.200 --> 0:12:32.599 boat on the Girl Rock. Oh, if you go and 0:12:32.720 --> 0:12:36.199 watch the play. I held on to the ball very tight. 0:12:36.280 --> 0:12:38.160 You know. I didn't want to let all the emotion 0:12:38.280 --> 0:12:41.000 from my first NFL touchdown make me do something like 0:12:41.160 --> 0:12:43.199 spike it or throw it in the stand, So I 0:12:43.280 --> 0:12:45.880 held it really tight. My teammates made fun of me, 0:12:46.480 --> 0:12:48.640 but I got to the sideline and I asked them to, 0:12:49.280 --> 0:12:51.000 you know, hold it for me, and you know, make 0:12:51.040 --> 0:12:53.000 sure I get it. But it's still in the equipment 0:12:53.080 --> 0:12:55.600 room right now. Right. Oh, yeah, they're decorated and they stay. 0:12:55.720 --> 0:12:57.839 So I'm waiting to see what it looked like when 0:12:57.840 --> 0:13:00.120 they finished up. And where are you gonna take that 0:13:00.240 --> 0:13:03.040 back to Georgia or what? Yeah, I probably take it 0:13:03.120 --> 0:13:05.599 back home. Let my parents do something with it. I 0:13:05.640 --> 0:13:07.559 probably I won't do much with it if I keep 0:13:07.559 --> 0:13:11.000 finding But how a lot of that baby type? Okay, 0:13:11.080 --> 0:13:15.080 how about the pre draft A process about a year ago, calendar, 0:13:15.120 --> 0:13:18.719 a year ago, Miami's playing Pittsburgh. You go down with 0:13:18.880 --> 0:13:23.160 the knee injury. At that point, what immediately goes in 0:13:23.280 --> 0:13:29.040 your mind? Um? It was weird. Uh, you know I 0:13:29.120 --> 0:13:31.600 told you earlier when it happened, I didn't really feel 0:13:31.600 --> 0:13:33.520 it happened. It just happened so quick. But I knew 0:13:33.559 --> 0:13:36.600 when I got up something was wrong because my legs 0:13:36.640 --> 0:13:39.120 felt loose and weaker than usual. So I kind of 0:13:39.200 --> 0:13:41.920 limped to the sideline, and once I got there, I 0:13:42.040 --> 0:13:44.400 just I kind of knew what was going on because 0:13:44.440 --> 0:13:46.920 my my leg was a little bit unstable, and I 0:13:47.040 --> 0:13:50.160 just let out a quick cry and I went back 0:13:50.200 --> 0:13:53.800 to the training area where they took me under the 0:13:53.920 --> 0:13:56.000 tent and started examining me, and they told me I 0:13:56.120 --> 0:13:58.800 was done for the game. Found the news the next 0:13:58.920 --> 0:14:00.800 day that it was a torn and yell, and you 0:14:00.880 --> 0:14:03.280 know that was that now? Now, Chris, I had a 0:14:03.320 --> 0:14:05.960 couple of spraying m cls and never toured all the way. 0:14:06.720 --> 0:14:09.520 How long did it take you to gain back that trust, because, 0:14:09.840 --> 0:14:11.839 like you mentioned, the m cls on the inside of 0:14:11.880 --> 0:14:14.720 your knee, it messages with your stability. How long did 0:14:14.760 --> 0:14:16.839 it take for you after that recovery to get back 0:14:16.880 --> 0:14:20.040 to just planting on the full speed running full go um, 0:14:20.160 --> 0:14:22.240 It took a while. I know when I was first 0:14:22.280 --> 0:14:24.920 able to run, I was really unsure about it and 0:14:24.960 --> 0:14:27.040 I didn't really trust it that much. And you know 0:14:27.120 --> 0:14:29.680 where I trained that they were you know, pushing me 0:14:29.800 --> 0:14:32.640 each and every day, making sure that I wasn't holding 0:14:32.720 --> 0:14:37.520 back either, and um, I'm so thankful for that. And 0:14:38.520 --> 0:14:40.320 you know, once I was able to run again, it 0:14:40.440 --> 0:14:44.720 probably took about the extra two or three months. You know, 0:14:44.800 --> 0:14:47.480 I got into rookie camp. They they helped me with 0:14:47.640 --> 0:14:49.680 it there and gave me a brace just to be 0:14:49.800 --> 0:14:53.040 safe and around the middle of campus. When I finally 0:14:53.080 --> 0:14:55.280 took the brace off and I felt good. Then were 0:14:55.320 --> 0:14:59.680 you ever frustrated during the pre draft process, because you're 0:14:59.680 --> 0:15:02.840 probably be thinking before that Pittsburgh game, Hey man, I'm 0:15:02.840 --> 0:15:04.920 gonna finish out the year with the Kynes. We're gonna 0:15:04.920 --> 0:15:06.520 go in, We're gonna take care of business in the 0:15:06.640 --> 0:15:10.080 ball and then I'm gonna be raring to go. Uh 0:15:10.280 --> 0:15:13.600 for all these workouts and things like that. Instead, your 0:15:13.680 --> 0:15:18.000 days were full of recovery and treatments. It was it 0:15:18.120 --> 0:15:19.960 was pretty frustrating at times. You know, there was a 0:15:20.000 --> 0:15:22.480 point where I couldn't even bend my knee from being 0:15:22.560 --> 0:15:25.360 in the brace for so long. And you know the 0:15:25.480 --> 0:15:27.600 process of you know, even being able to pedal on 0:15:27.680 --> 0:15:30.440 the bike and then getting on the treadmill and taking 0:15:30.480 --> 0:15:33.600 slow steps on that, it was really frustrating, But I 0:15:33.680 --> 0:15:36.360 don't think I really got to down because I knew, 0:15:36.360 --> 0:15:38.920 you know, the work ethic that I had, that I 0:15:39.000 --> 0:15:42.320 could overcome that and come back better. So you come 0:15:42.360 --> 0:15:46.680 from University of Miami, you know, a school tradition, has 0:15:46.760 --> 0:15:49.440 a lot of tradition at the tight end position, Jeremy Shocky, 0:15:49.520 --> 0:15:51.640 Kellen Winslow, you know a ton of guys came from 0:15:51.680 --> 0:15:53.320 before you. What does it mean to be in the 0:15:53.440 --> 0:15:56.480 NFL making a big difference coming from University of Miami 0:15:56.520 --> 0:15:59.480 and representing your school. Oh, it's pretty cool, you know 0:15:59.560 --> 0:16:01.720 when you get it there. Well, for me, I wasn't 0:16:01.760 --> 0:16:04.080 really a Miami fan growing up. That's what's weird about it. 0:16:04.120 --> 0:16:06.080 I didn't learn about the history until I got there. 0:16:06.440 --> 0:16:08.800 But once I did and start to understand it, you know, 0:16:08.920 --> 0:16:10.600 you take a lot of pride in it, and you 0:16:10.680 --> 0:16:13.480 just try to live up to that. And you know, 0:16:13.560 --> 0:16:15.680 you try to, you try your best to, you know, 0:16:15.840 --> 0:16:17.960 be your own self and not try to you know, 0:16:18.120 --> 0:16:19.560 you look up to him, but you don't want to, 0:16:20.360 --> 0:16:23.720 you know, do anything that's out of Europe, you know, play. 0:16:23.840 --> 0:16:26.280 But you know, I just I went in there each 0:16:26.320 --> 0:16:28.160 and every day gave my all to the team and 0:16:28.480 --> 0:16:32.080 worked hard and you know, now I'm up here playing 0:16:32.120 --> 0:16:34.080 with the grads and hopefully, you know, I'll get a 0:16:34.200 --> 0:16:36.440 chance to meet a few of them. That's go. So 0:16:36.520 --> 0:16:38.640 none of them came back to Shocky ever come back 0:16:38.720 --> 0:16:40.360 or any tidy ends in the NFL come back and 0:16:40.640 --> 0:16:42.560 kind of give you some knowledge about the position and 0:16:42.840 --> 0:16:44.440 you know, the ins and out of what it's gonna 0:16:44.480 --> 0:16:46.840 take to get to the next level. Yes, sir, um Shocky. 0:16:46.920 --> 0:16:52.080 He came back my sophomore summer leading into junior year. 0:16:52.200 --> 0:16:55.560 And you know at that time it was me, David 0:16:55.560 --> 0:16:58.480 and Joku and Standish dough Bar, we were all the 0:16:58.600 --> 0:17:00.400 tight ends there. And he came back, you know, helped 0:17:00.440 --> 0:17:03.760 us with blocking, told us about route running, and you know, 0:17:03.920 --> 0:17:07.160 just you know, talk to us afterwards for a little bit. Um, 0:17:08.000 --> 0:17:12.960 how have you made that impact over the last three weeks, 0:17:13.119 --> 0:17:17.320 Because it's to me, it's like it's a starting point 0:17:17.440 --> 0:17:19.879 for you and Sam Donald I tweeted this yesterday. So 0:17:20.040 --> 0:17:21.760 when you guys got in the red zone, I said 0:17:21.800 --> 0:17:26.119 herndon time question mark, and sure enough Sam dialed you 0:17:26.359 --> 0:17:30.160 up on the next play. But now it's three consecutive 0:17:30.720 --> 0:17:34.480 consecutive weeks, where is your confidence level now that you 0:17:35.240 --> 0:17:39.600 continue to get the football and you're scoring. Um, it's 0:17:39.640 --> 0:17:43.359 definitely slowly going up, you know, like a you know, 0:17:43.480 --> 0:17:46.920 tell everybody's just gonna come with you know, practice time, 0:17:47.040 --> 0:17:50.800 you know, studying film, learning my opponents, and also watching myself, 0:17:50.880 --> 0:17:53.440 you know, being very critical after games and you know, 0:17:53.520 --> 0:17:56.040 not just looking at what I do good and you know, 0:17:56.160 --> 0:17:57.800 going and see what I did wrong and try to 0:17:57.960 --> 0:18:01.520 capitalize on watching film and you know, just continue to 0:18:01.600 --> 0:18:04.560 put that into my work ethic and make sure I'm 0:18:04.760 --> 0:18:06.399 you know, trying to be the most complete tight end 0:18:06.400 --> 0:18:08.080 that I could be. Now, now you seem like a 0:18:08.160 --> 0:18:11.359 quiet guy, but you turned into a great receiver right now. 0:18:11.440 --> 0:18:13.520 All the great the great receivers are known to come 0:18:13.520 --> 0:18:15.760 back in the huddle and tell the quarterback listen, I'm 0:18:15.800 --> 0:18:18.720 open every time. At what point are you gonna start 0:18:18.760 --> 0:18:21.879 doing that with Sam? Um? He probably just la some 0:18:22.000 --> 0:18:24.760 notes under the time. I don't know, I've never really 0:18:24.840 --> 0:18:26.919 been that type. You know, it's kind of just let 0:18:27.160 --> 0:18:31.119 let the game really come to me. Um. You know, 0:18:31.200 --> 0:18:33.359 I definitely, like I said, I'm starting to feel my 0:18:33.640 --> 0:18:36.560 confidence continue to grow and you know, the faith in 0:18:36.640 --> 0:18:38.919 myself continue to grow. And seeing that I can compete 0:18:38.960 --> 0:18:41.639 with these guys at this level, is you know definitely 0:18:42.040 --> 0:18:45.040 you know, starting to show, and I'm just going to 0:18:45.560 --> 0:18:47.720 continue to you know, do the coaches are asking them me. 0:18:47.760 --> 0:18:49.960 I'm not gonna, you know, really force anything. So so 0:18:50.119 --> 0:18:52.560 this probably goes back to your college days. But has 0:18:52.600 --> 0:18:55.200 there been that time in the NFL game where you 0:18:55.280 --> 0:18:57.600 see who's gardening and you're like, man, this guy can't 0:18:57.640 --> 0:19:00.520 cover me. Have you Have you been through that? And 0:19:00.640 --> 0:19:02.879 if so, was it a safety or a linebacker? Do 0:19:02.920 --> 0:19:05.920 you prefer going against one or the other? Honestly, I 0:19:07.520 --> 0:19:10.280 it's hard to really say that. You know, before the play, 0:19:10.359 --> 0:19:13.960 I don't really necessarily sue who's guarding me. I just 0:19:14.040 --> 0:19:16.760 kind of get a peek of who's there, and you know, 0:19:16.840 --> 0:19:18.520 if I'm running a route, try to see how I 0:19:18.560 --> 0:19:20.760 can run that route. I don't I haven't really paid 0:19:20.800 --> 0:19:23.639 attention much to who's guarding me. But you know, not 0:19:24.320 --> 0:19:26.800 like a cocky way. I just, you know, some more 0:19:26.840 --> 0:19:30.000 of us get over against anybody. I tried to. How 0:19:30.119 --> 0:19:33.560 can you guys gain a more traction as a whole 0:19:34.000 --> 0:19:37.320 collectively offensively because I know that we're out a lot 0:19:37.400 --> 0:19:40.800 of three and outs against the Bears. The run game 0:19:41.400 --> 0:19:44.560 really wasn't there, and there were a bunch of pre 0:19:44.720 --> 0:19:48.320 snap penalties that help you guys back. Um, I feel 0:19:48.320 --> 0:19:51.000 like that's just gonna come with you know, practice time, 0:19:51.080 --> 0:19:54.440 you know, starting to you know, amp up how we practice, 0:19:54.520 --> 0:19:57.040 you know, don't come out you know flat, come out 0:19:57.080 --> 0:19:59.840 with energy even because that leads to the games as well. 0:20:00.040 --> 0:20:02.639 So I feel like, you know, the more we emphasize 0:20:02.680 --> 0:20:06.600 that practice and get reps and you know, film study, 0:20:06.760 --> 0:20:09.840 taking notes, asking questions and you know, just continue to 0:20:09.880 --> 0:20:12.960 gain that chemistry is when others gonna come. It's gotta 0:20:13.000 --> 0:20:15.119 be interesting of Lake Chris when you go to the 0:20:15.200 --> 0:20:18.520 huddle because you don't know it's gonna be lining up 0:20:18.560 --> 0:20:23.040 next to you. Uhau goes to into reserve. So Richard 0:20:23.160 --> 0:20:27.040 Matthews was added last week, you had Robby Anderson out 0:20:27.080 --> 0:20:31.119 of the lineup. Um, Deante Burnett comes up. It's a 0:20:31.280 --> 0:20:34.320 lot of pieces in and out right now for this team. Yeah, 0:20:34.359 --> 0:20:36.320 you know, it's just what comes with the game. Injury 0:20:36.480 --> 0:20:40.280 comes and you know, like you know Sam said earlier, 0:20:40.320 --> 0:20:42.320 you can't really make excuses because at the end of 0:20:42.359 --> 0:20:46.720 the day that they're not gonna stop the game. You're 0:20:46.720 --> 0:20:48.600 they're not gonna stop practice, and we gotta go out there. 0:20:48.640 --> 0:20:50.560 Nobody's gonna feel bad for you. Yeah, we gotta go 0:20:50.600 --> 0:20:52.480 out there with what we have and you know, trust 0:20:52.560 --> 0:20:55.000 that we practiced well enough and you know, got the 0:20:55.080 --> 0:20:57.080 reps and go out there and give your all to 0:20:57.160 --> 0:21:01.200 the team, and you know, every thing else come to you. Chris, 0:21:01.320 --> 0:21:04.119 what was your favorite sport growing up in Georgia? Because 0:21:04.280 --> 0:21:08.760 you were a state champion three times, three times doing 0:21:08.840 --> 0:21:14.719 football and wanting basketball. Um, that's funny. Um. Growing up, 0:21:15.000 --> 0:21:17.480 I actually used to swear that I wasn't gonna be 0:21:17.520 --> 0:21:20.760 a football player because basketball was really like my thing 0:21:20.840 --> 0:21:23.920 growing up. I started playing when I was four or five, 0:21:24.080 --> 0:21:28.800 and it was definitely my favorite compared to football. I 0:21:28.800 --> 0:21:31.560 didn't really like it. I was younger, I was weak, 0:21:31.640 --> 0:21:33.800 and I feel like basketball just came to me naturally 0:21:33.840 --> 0:21:38.119 at a younger age. But around freshman sophomore year in 0:21:38.200 --> 0:21:41.480 high school, you know, start getting the weight room, got 0:21:41.520 --> 0:21:43.280 my weight up, and saw that I was able to 0:21:43.280 --> 0:21:45.399 compete with the varsity guys, and that's when I started, 0:21:45.440 --> 0:21:48.600 you know, leading more towards football. Who was your team 0:21:48.680 --> 0:21:51.920 growing up as far as uh hoops? Did you like 0:21:52.040 --> 0:21:53.879 the Hawks or did you like some other team, and 0:21:53.920 --> 0:21:57.240 who were some guys you luked up to in terms 0:21:57.280 --> 0:21:59.440 of hoops? And also what position did you play in 0:21:59.520 --> 0:22:01.919 high school? Were you? Were you stretched four? I mean 0:22:02.000 --> 0:22:04.960 stretch three? What were you doing? I find a little 0:22:05.000 --> 0:22:07.840 bit of the three, four and five because I had 0:22:08.000 --> 0:22:10.200 a little jump shot, you know, not a lot I could. 0:22:10.560 --> 0:22:12.480 I could, you know, shoot it well here and there, 0:22:12.560 --> 0:22:16.120 but I could guard the the other teams big man, 0:22:16.280 --> 0:22:18.480 just because you know, football helped with that. So my 0:22:18.960 --> 0:22:21.040 coaches always used to, you know, let me guard them, 0:22:21.160 --> 0:22:25.080 and you know it's pretty successful against him. But as 0:22:25.160 --> 0:22:29.080 far as hoops went, my team was the Hawks, and 0:22:29.600 --> 0:22:32.280 I used to follow Joe Johnson heavy. You know, when 0:22:32.359 --> 0:22:34.400 he was there, he was the he was the guy there. 0:22:34.440 --> 0:22:37.000 He had to you know, the city alive when he 0:22:37.119 --> 0:22:39.280 was there, and you know, he just he just I 0:22:39.359 --> 0:22:42.200 like the way he bought. Now I'm gonna date myself here, Chris. 0:22:42.960 --> 0:22:45.440 I go back to thinking about the Hawks and say, 0:22:45.680 --> 0:22:48.440 Dominique Wilkins, you ever take a look at some of 0:22:48.480 --> 0:22:52.560 those sidelights I hear about him. Oh, come on, I 0:22:52.640 --> 0:22:56.119 mean it does sound bad, but I was more of 0:22:56.240 --> 0:23:01.720 a in my I'm a dinosaur. Yeah, I wasn't a 0:23:01.880 --> 0:23:03.960 type to go back and look at older highlights. And 0:23:04.280 --> 0:23:07.800 I kind of watched Michael Jordan before he you know, retired, 0:23:07.920 --> 0:23:10.280 but other than that, I didn't really go back too far, 0:23:10.480 --> 0:23:12.920 but I do I have seen highlights of him. So so, 0:23:13.000 --> 0:23:15.560 what about football wise, have you always played tight end? 0:23:15.560 --> 0:23:17.240 And if so, who were some of the guys that 0:23:17.280 --> 0:23:20.400 you looked up to growing up at that position? Um? 0:23:20.560 --> 0:23:23.840 Football wise, I actually haven't played tight in my whole life. 0:23:23.880 --> 0:23:27.200 I started off playing a center, which is another reason 0:23:27.240 --> 0:23:28.960 why I wasn't trying to play when I was younger. 0:23:29.640 --> 0:23:32.480 Then I worked my way to a little quarterback but 0:23:32.600 --> 0:23:35.920 not a lot, and then receiver just because you know, 0:23:35.960 --> 0:23:38.520 when I was younger, I was you know, skinnier. But 0:23:38.720 --> 0:23:40.359 when I finally put my weight on, that's when I 0:23:40.640 --> 0:23:44.880 started playing more tight end. But you know, being in Atlanta, 0:23:44.960 --> 0:23:48.879 you know I saw players like Algae Crumpler and Tony 0:23:48.920 --> 0:23:51.359 Gonzalez and I really looked up to them because, you know, 0:23:51.400 --> 0:23:53.879 they were great pass catchers and also could block and 0:23:54.240 --> 0:23:56.280 you know, get their nose dirty. And I really looked 0:23:56.320 --> 0:23:58.200 up to that because I, you know, I always wanted 0:23:58.240 --> 0:24:00.359 to be a complete tight end. Once I started playing that. 0:24:00.760 --> 0:24:02.760 How much pride do you take in your blocking. I'm 0:24:02.800 --> 0:24:05.760 glad you mentioned that because a lot of people are 0:24:05.840 --> 0:24:10.560 becoming aware of Chris Herndon's receiving skills. But if you 0:24:10.640 --> 0:24:13.520 watch the tape at Miami, you were a guy who 0:24:13.640 --> 0:24:17.160 didn't mind getting his nose dirty. Um. I've always taken 0:24:17.200 --> 0:24:19.160 a lot of pride in it because it's a way 0:24:19.240 --> 0:24:21.840 to not just show yourself what your team that you're 0:24:21.880 --> 0:24:24.720 selfless and you're willing to do whatever they need you 0:24:24.800 --> 0:24:28.359 to do too ultimately help your team win. And you know, 0:24:28.440 --> 0:24:31.600 when I was back in Miami, we emphasized blocking a lot. 0:24:31.720 --> 0:24:34.000 You couldn't or if you weren't willing to block, you 0:24:34.119 --> 0:24:36.960 really weren't gonna play. So you know, you just went 0:24:37.040 --> 0:24:39.760 to practice every day and that was one thing we 0:24:39.840 --> 0:24:42.159 worked on every single day. What do you think of 0:24:42.560 --> 0:24:45.800 the role the tight end in Jeremy Bates offense? Because 0:24:46.440 --> 0:24:49.200 I know j B likes the use of the tight 0:24:49.359 --> 0:24:52.400 ends Donald I've asked him about the tight ends here 0:24:52.600 --> 0:24:57.440 and he loves this group. And Bates specifically says, this 0:24:57.560 --> 0:25:00.000 is not a roster that has a fullback, so sometimes 0:25:00.000 --> 0:25:02.840 times you guys might be used as a fullback. Other 0:25:03.000 --> 0:25:06.639 times they'll take advantage of Chris Herningon's receiving skills and 0:25:06.680 --> 0:25:09.880 put your out why and then other times, of course 0:25:09.920 --> 0:25:12.119 you're gonna be asked to stay in line and be 0:25:12.200 --> 0:25:15.360 a blocker. Um. I feel like they use the tight 0:25:15.520 --> 0:25:17.879 ends in a very unique way in our offense, and 0:25:18.440 --> 0:25:21.119 it gives us a chance to to, you know, just 0:25:21.280 --> 0:25:23.560 expand our knowledge of the game, just because they're putting 0:25:23.640 --> 0:25:25.720 us in so many different places, and you know, we're 0:25:25.720 --> 0:25:28.480 having to watch film on different guys, different positions. So 0:25:29.000 --> 0:25:30.720 I feel like they do a good job of mixing 0:25:30.760 --> 0:25:32.880 it up with us. And you know, when they put 0:25:32.960 --> 0:25:35.280 us in, you know, it's our job to make a 0:25:35.320 --> 0:25:37.480 play when our name is called, our numbers called, and 0:25:37.920 --> 0:25:40.359 whether it's catching or blocking or even putting us on 0:25:40.480 --> 0:25:42.200 special teams, you know, we gotta go on there ready 0:25:42.320 --> 0:25:46.320 for whatever. So going down to Miami, how many ticket 0:25:46.359 --> 0:25:49.360 requests have you received? Are some of your boys gonna 0:25:49.400 --> 0:25:51.399 come watch you play or are they gonna be on 0:25:51.480 --> 0:25:55.200 the road still? You know, they actually have meetings and 0:25:55.320 --> 0:25:58.760 practice on Sundays, so most likely don't get to see them. 0:25:58.800 --> 0:26:01.280 But you know, my my family is gonna come down, 0:26:01.400 --> 0:26:04.680 and I have some friends down there that won't be 0:26:04.760 --> 0:26:09.240 in I mean football practice. But other than that, I'm 0:26:09.280 --> 0:26:11.480 not really you know, stressing out. I let my parents 0:26:11.600 --> 0:26:14.600 under the ticket. But how comfortable are you playing in 0:26:14.640 --> 0:26:17.240 the stadium. It's gonna be like a home game for you. Yeah. 0:26:17.680 --> 0:26:19.600 I got pretty comfortable while I was there, and it's 0:26:19.600 --> 0:26:21.399 gonna be different now because I've been playing in the 0:26:22.160 --> 0:26:25.639 chili Chili weather for about three weeks, so I know 0:26:25.760 --> 0:26:29.520 I've been hydrating already. Well, it is your first return 0:26:29.600 --> 0:26:33.040 matchup in the National Football Football League, and the Jets 0:26:33.080 --> 0:26:36.000 will have revenge on their mind because Miami took you 0:26:36.160 --> 0:26:39.760 guys down in week two in the home opener. But Chris, 0:26:40.240 --> 0:26:42.640 you're off to a great start with the New York Jets. 0:26:42.720 --> 0:26:45.639 We thank you so much for stopping by here tonight, 0:26:45.960 --> 0:26:48.120 and we'll be right back here on Inside the Jets. 0:26:48.240 --> 0:26:56.440 Thank you, thank you, thanks for having me. Welcome back 0:26:56.480 --> 0:26:59.880 to Inside the Jets. Eric Gallen and Eric Coleman here 0:27:00.240 --> 0:27:03.680 at Bannon Bilk's Sports and Spirits Decide the Windham Hamilton's 0:27:03.720 --> 0:27:07.840 Park Hotel. Our player guest segment was brought to you 0:27:07.920 --> 0:27:11.640 by Ivant Bank, official community bank of your New York Jets. 0:27:11.720 --> 0:27:15.880 We just heard from Chris hernon what have you thought 0:27:15.920 --> 0:27:19.119 about his play early on in his NFL career? The 0:27:19.240 --> 0:27:22.560 Jets might have found themselves a steel in the fourth 0:27:22.640 --> 0:27:24.400 round of the two thousand and eighteen draft. Yeah, I'm 0:27:24.400 --> 0:27:26.520 excited about Chris. You know, he's done a great job 0:27:26.800 --> 0:27:29.000 and you can tell by the interview he's very humble. 0:27:29.200 --> 0:27:31.320 You know, football is important to him. Uh. You know, 0:27:31.359 --> 0:27:32.879 I think that this is a kid who's going to 0:27:32.920 --> 0:27:35.880 continue to grow immature and become a star in this league. 0:27:35.920 --> 0:27:38.879 You know, with him and Sam having a great relationship 0:27:38.920 --> 0:27:40.800 with one another, things are only gonna get better for 0:27:40.840 --> 0:27:43.080 the two of them. Do you think it really does 0:27:43.200 --> 0:27:48.560 help that bond between a quarterback and a pass catcher 0:27:48.720 --> 0:27:51.920 that those guys room together in the spring, that they 0:27:52.040 --> 0:27:58.040 were Neither one of them are the most boisterous around 0:27:58.200 --> 0:28:02.120 when you're talking about guys, but very is studious. That's 0:28:02.160 --> 0:28:04.440 what hern It said that caught my ear, and you 0:28:04.560 --> 0:28:07.440 knew they were bouncing things off of each other each 0:28:07.480 --> 0:28:09.320 and every day. Yeah, you know, And and the Jets 0:28:09.359 --> 0:28:11.200 do it by design. You know, I'm gonna I'm gonna 0:28:11.200 --> 0:28:13.879 put my number one tight end with our quarterback, you know, 0:28:13.920 --> 0:28:16.440 because we want them to gain that relationship, and and 0:28:16.560 --> 0:28:18.719 it means something. You know, when you when you when 0:28:18.720 --> 0:28:21.120 you're going through practice, when you're going through games, situations, 0:28:21.440 --> 0:28:23.520 you're gonna lean on the guys who you spend time with, 0:28:23.680 --> 0:28:26.159 the guys who you like and and grew upon with. 0:28:26.359 --> 0:28:28.400 So I think that's very important for them to gain 0:28:28.480 --> 0:28:32.520 that relationship. Uh. You know, Chris can under get an understanding. Listen, 0:28:33.119 --> 0:28:35.000 run the routes. Run the routes this way. I want 0:28:35.000 --> 0:28:36.720 you to snap it off at ten yards this time. 0:28:36.960 --> 0:28:39.400 You know, they start to gain get little nuances in 0:28:39.480 --> 0:28:42.800 their routes, and uh, and great things happen. You asked 0:28:42.840 --> 0:28:45.360 him about his forty times. He is very athletic, is there? 0:28:45.440 --> 0:28:47.640 He is? He's you can see it in the way 0:28:47.680 --> 0:28:51.160 he plays. His game explodes on the top of his route. 0:28:52.120 --> 0:28:54.040 Tell me about the lee, So tell us about the 0:28:54.120 --> 0:28:56.920 challenges from safety. Okay, from a safety position. You know, 0:28:57.440 --> 0:28:59.400 I think about guy A guy who he mentioned in 0:28:59.440 --> 0:29:00.800 one of the player as he looked up to was 0:29:00.840 --> 0:29:02.840 Tony Gonzalez. You know, I got a chance to play 0:29:02.840 --> 0:29:06.080 against him in Atlanta for for three years. And Tony, 0:29:06.280 --> 0:29:07.800 when I'm telling you, at the end of his career, 0:29:08.480 --> 0:29:10.920 he was not the most explosive guy. But every single 0:29:11.000 --> 0:29:13.720 day before practice he worked at the top of his route, 0:29:13.960 --> 0:29:16.280 changing direction, and so he would work at the stem 0:29:16.560 --> 0:29:18.960 and every time in the game, everyone in the stadium 0:29:19.000 --> 0:29:20.680 will know it's third down and six, the balls going 0:29:20.720 --> 0:29:22.640 to Tony Gonzalez. He would find a way to make 0:29:22.720 --> 0:29:25.560 that separation and to get that catch. And I see 0:29:25.600 --> 0:29:27.400 a little bit of that. And Chris once he makes 0:29:27.440 --> 0:29:30.440 that break is when he's making defensive backs and the 0:29:30.520 --> 0:29:33.880 linebackers uncomfortable because he has so much explosion and it's 0:29:33.880 --> 0:29:38.040 only gonna get better when he learns the position. The 0:29:38.160 --> 0:29:40.560 Jets have reached the midway point in the two thousand 0:29:40.600 --> 0:29:45.440 and eighteen season. They are three and five. I mean, yes, 0:29:45.520 --> 0:29:47.480 they were there are three or five after eight games 0:29:47.560 --> 0:29:50.280 for a third consecutive year. What do you know about 0:29:50.320 --> 0:29:52.760 this team? What I know about this team is, uh, 0:29:53.360 --> 0:29:56.360 they're fighters. They're hard working, but they're young. You know that. 0:29:56.720 --> 0:29:58.680 You can see the youth in the way that they 0:29:58.720 --> 0:30:01.280 play from the mental mistake, but you also see it 0:30:01.480 --> 0:30:04.000 by the intensity at which they take the field. Uh. 0:30:04.040 --> 0:30:06.680 You know, these guys are hard workers. Defensively, they're flying 0:30:06.720 --> 0:30:10.400 around every play. Offensively, there's been some some shiny moments, 0:30:10.640 --> 0:30:13.240 but what they're gonna have to gain, what that experience, 0:30:13.360 --> 0:30:16.160 is that consistency. Because the consistent teams are the ones 0:30:16.200 --> 0:30:18.680 that have success throughout the year and that that are 0:30:18.720 --> 0:30:22.840 going on playoff runs and making these these big runs 0:30:22.880 --> 0:30:25.360 at the playoffs. So I think I think experience is 0:30:25.400 --> 0:30:27.160 gonna help with that. They're gonna continue to get that, 0:30:27.560 --> 0:30:30.880 and uh, I love the future for this, for this team. 0:30:31.000 --> 0:30:34.040 But what I want to ask you is, I think 0:30:34.080 --> 0:30:36.360 a lot of people were taken aback yesterday when Todd 0:30:36.520 --> 0:30:39.120 Bowl said he was very proud of the way the 0:30:39.240 --> 0:30:43.680 Jets fought, stayed together, fought collectively. Just the feeling there. 0:30:44.480 --> 0:30:47.440 And a head coach knows his team better than anybody. 0:30:47.560 --> 0:30:49.520 So a lot of people looked at that ballgame and 0:30:49.560 --> 0:30:53.280 said the Jets didn't really have too much, they didn't 0:30:53.320 --> 0:30:55.960 bring too much to the game. But the head coach said, 0:30:56.560 --> 0:30:59.400 I liked the way my group came together. Yeah. You know, 0:30:59.440 --> 0:31:03.480 when when there's a team with tension, you can feel it. 0:31:03.720 --> 0:31:06.760 You can feel the aggravation on the sidelines, you can 0:31:06.800 --> 0:31:08.520 feel in the in the locker room, on the flight 0:31:08.640 --> 0:31:11.440 home with this team, you can see on on on 0:31:11.560 --> 0:31:13.400 the film. You can see it by the way they play. 0:31:13.880 --> 0:31:15.680 They actually like each other. This is a bunch of 0:31:15.760 --> 0:31:18.080 a group of guys who are fighting for one another 0:31:18.320 --> 0:31:20.120 instead of for themselves. You know, I've been a part 0:31:20.160 --> 0:31:22.000 of teams where we have a ton of talent and 0:31:22.120 --> 0:31:24.800 there's a bunch of individuals out there playing. You never 0:31:24.920 --> 0:31:27.360 have success. But once you start to make that fist 0:31:27.400 --> 0:31:29.680 and start playing for the man next to you, that's 0:31:29.720 --> 0:31:31.800 when you start to have success. And and that's what 0:31:31.920 --> 0:31:34.160 Todd Bows was talking about. These guys like each other, 0:31:34.240 --> 0:31:37.240 they like fighting for one another, and they're missing a 0:31:37.280 --> 0:31:39.040 couple of pieces right now. But as you start to 0:31:39.040 --> 0:31:41.800 add those pieces, some of the younger players get experienced, 0:31:42.120 --> 0:31:44.440 they're gonna start winning and it's gonna be a long 0:31:45.080 --> 0:31:47.200 span of winning for the Jets. Well, the schedule is 0:31:47.200 --> 0:31:52.200 going to be different too, because going to Chicago being 0:31:52.480 --> 0:31:56.560 so banged up, that's the tough assignment. Now, this assignment 0:31:56.600 --> 0:31:59.760 against the Miami Dolphins. I'm not taking anything away from Miami, 0:31:59.840 --> 0:32:02.239 but this is a different kind of outfit. And then 0:32:02.320 --> 0:32:07.440 you host the Buffalo bill as a team was they're challenging, Uh, 0:32:07.600 --> 0:32:11.280 they're facing challenging times themselves. The rookie quarterbacks out, they 0:32:11.360 --> 0:32:14.080 can't score offensively. They have a good defense. But first 0:32:14.120 --> 0:32:18.760 things first, Morris Clayborne said, Miami, it is a must win. 0:32:19.680 --> 0:32:22.040 Is it a must win? Absolutely, it's a must win. 0:32:22.120 --> 0:32:24.440 And you look at the next five games. Four out 0:32:24.440 --> 0:32:26.880 of the next five games our division opponents down. So 0:32:26.960 --> 0:32:29.160 this is when the season really starts, and it starts 0:32:29.200 --> 0:32:31.520 with Miami, and it's gonna be all about the Jets. 0:32:31.760 --> 0:32:34.200 And I'm not really worried about the opponent who they 0:32:34.240 --> 0:32:36.920 play against. It's about the Jets beating themselves. If they 0:32:36.960 --> 0:32:40.400 can take care of business. Everybody, take care of your assignment, 0:32:40.640 --> 0:32:43.200 do your job, make that play when your number is called, 0:32:43.360 --> 0:32:45.360 They're gonna win a lot of games, all right. So 0:32:45.440 --> 0:32:46.880 if you go back to the start of the two 0:32:46.960 --> 0:32:51.080 thousand seventeen seasons, the Jets are just two and ten 0:32:51.400 --> 0:32:54.320 on the road. Now, they started this season with the 0:32:54.400 --> 0:32:59.280 Bank going into Detroit and blowing out the lines. But 0:32:59.480 --> 0:33:02.360 what is this team have to do to have consistent 0:33:02.520 --> 0:33:06.720 success away from MetLife Stadium? Because you know, weekend, week 0:33:06.760 --> 0:33:09.920 out at MetLife Stadium, the Jets are either gonna win 0:33:10.360 --> 0:33:12.640 or they're gonna be in the ball game. Late it's 0:33:12.680 --> 0:33:15.840 been a different kind of feel on the road over 0:33:15.960 --> 0:33:18.880 the over the course of the last year and a half. Yeah, 0:33:18.960 --> 0:33:21.240 you know, when you're playing at MetLife, it's like going 0:33:21.280 --> 0:33:23.120 into a fight and you got your big Brothers data 0:33:23.160 --> 0:33:25.120 behind you. You know, all those fans that MetLife are 0:33:25.160 --> 0:33:27.680 are really gonna impact the game. When you go on 0:33:27.720 --> 0:33:29.680 the road is different. You have to lock arms, you 0:33:29.800 --> 0:33:31.760 have to put your back against the wall and come 0:33:31.760 --> 0:33:34.320 out fighting. And that's what this team is gonna learn. 0:33:34.360 --> 0:33:36.600 That's what they're learning. You saw it in the Detroit game. 0:33:36.840 --> 0:33:39.200 I believe this week you'll see it at Miami. This 0:33:39.280 --> 0:33:41.480 is a different team. They're fighting for something, They're fighting 0:33:41.520 --> 0:33:44.440 for one another, which is more important than anything. Yeah, 0:33:44.560 --> 0:33:47.160 it really struck me in the locker room last night, 0:33:47.240 --> 0:33:50.440 the way the guys were talking. Leonard Williams I was 0:33:50.520 --> 0:33:52.640 in his media huddel. He said, it's not the same 0:33:52.720 --> 0:33:56.280 old Jets. We have each other's back. Yeah, it's different, 0:33:56.320 --> 0:33:58.000 and you can see it. You know, no one didn't 0:33:58.040 --> 0:33:59.920 work out. You can see it watching. Yeah, you can 0:34:00.000 --> 0:34:03.520 here watching. You know it's a completely different team you're 0:34:03.560 --> 0:34:06.120 not seeing. Yes, there are a couple of pre snap penalties. Yes, 0:34:06.200 --> 0:34:08.160 there were a couple of mistakes but you know, I 0:34:08.280 --> 0:34:11.200 take for example, the play with Cohen when he had 0:34:11.239 --> 0:34:14.080 that big screenplay. It was a mental mistake, but that 0:34:14.200 --> 0:34:16.000 was a tough position for any player to be in. 0:34:16.360 --> 0:34:18.719 You know, the linebacker at the time was covering him 0:34:18.719 --> 0:34:21.320 as all out blitz. His assignment is to cover the 0:34:21.400 --> 0:34:25.760 running back, Avery Williamson. If that running back blocks Avery 0:34:25.760 --> 0:34:28.640 Williamson adds onto the blitz. Now, if you watch the film, 0:34:28.880 --> 0:34:32.080 Tyreek Terek Cohen looked like he was gonna go block Avery. 0:34:32.280 --> 0:34:34.239 So right when when every saw him set up the block, 0:34:34.320 --> 0:34:37.000 he saw red and he's going he slipped him at 0:34:37.040 --> 0:34:39.080 the end, and right after he took that second step, 0:34:39.360 --> 0:34:41.719 you saw Avery turn around and say, oh man. But 0:34:41.800 --> 0:34:44.920 then it's too late because Tyreka Tarik is an explosive player. 0:34:45.200 --> 0:34:47.920 And that's not a mental mistake. That's just a lapse. 0:34:48.160 --> 0:34:51.480 That's just a lapsing in play that that can be corrected. 0:34:51.719 --> 0:34:53.680 And if you eliminate some of those big plays in 0:34:53.719 --> 0:34:56.840 that game, it's a much different game. What's the teaching 0:34:56.880 --> 0:35:00.120 point there for Williamson? Though? Do you be a the 0:35:00.200 --> 0:35:03.600 jet sent seven? Is it a complete bull rush? Do 0:35:03.719 --> 0:35:08.800 you go in there and knock Tarik Cohen on you 0:35:08.880 --> 0:35:11.320 know what, my big teaching point on that situation is 0:35:11.320 --> 0:35:14.279 awareness understanding that Tarik Cohen is not in there to 0:35:14.360 --> 0:35:16.759 block you. He's a small running back. He's one of 0:35:16.800 --> 0:35:19.000 those wild card players that they're gonna run reverses too, 0:35:19.160 --> 0:35:21.320 They're gonna throw trick plays too. He's in there for 0:35:21.400 --> 0:35:23.319 a reason to catch that ball. When you see him 0:35:23.360 --> 0:35:25.360 lining up in the backfield and you have him, go 0:35:25.520 --> 0:35:28.120 grab him, go grab, don't let him out. So in 0:35:28.200 --> 0:35:30.680 our final segment, I want to discuss the trade deadline 0:35:30.719 --> 0:35:34.680 with you because that occurs tomorrow across the National Football League. 0:35:34.840 --> 0:35:37.440 But first things first, I do think the Jets are 0:35:37.480 --> 0:35:41.279 gonna get some help from within. Robby Anderson deal with 0:35:41.400 --> 0:35:44.680 that spraying ankle. Will have to monitor his status. You know, 0:35:44.800 --> 0:35:47.120 he's a South Florida guy. He definitely liked to be 0:35:47.239 --> 0:35:50.719 in a line up against the Dolphins this week. Jeremaine Johnson, 0:35:51.239 --> 0:35:54.719 it seems like he's inching closer to a return as 0:35:54.800 --> 0:35:56.920 while he's been out for a number of games now 0:35:57.040 --> 0:35:59.640 with that quiet injury, Buster Screen was back in the 0:35:59.719 --> 0:36:03.319 line up last week uh Sunday against the Bears, as 0:36:03.520 --> 0:36:06.680 was Marcus may So. I do think the Jets are 0:36:06.680 --> 0:36:11.040 gonna get healthier. The Paul going into reserve, that's a 0:36:11.080 --> 0:36:13.239 tough blow. You're just gonna have to deal with it. Yeah, 0:36:13.280 --> 0:36:15.680 the the injuries guys coming back is gonna be big. 0:36:15.760 --> 0:36:17.759 I mean, you look at Spencer Long. He's in the 0:36:17.840 --> 0:36:20.640 center of that offensive line. He tells everybody where to go. 0:36:21.080 --> 0:36:23.680 And without that's like your quarterback for the offensive line. 0:36:23.719 --> 0:36:26.000 Without him, guys get kind of confused, and they were 0:36:26.040 --> 0:36:28.879 starting to gain that chemistry on the offensive line. Once 0:36:28.920 --> 0:36:31.160 you get him back, things change. Once you get Quincy 0:36:31.239 --> 0:36:34.120 back and Robbie back, the whole thing changes. But when 0:36:34.160 --> 0:36:36.440 you talk about the trade deadline, it's, uh, you know, 0:36:36.600 --> 0:36:39.759 I think the Jets for right now, they have the 0:36:39.800 --> 0:36:41.840 pieces they need. You know, Yes, they're gonna have to 0:36:41.880 --> 0:36:44.320 add something the draft and through free agency after the season, 0:36:44.600 --> 0:36:46.000 but I think this is a young team that has 0:36:46.000 --> 0:36:48.200 a great foundation. All Right, we'll hold that thought because 0:36:48.239 --> 0:36:50.359 we gotta get into the trade done line and our 0:36:50.400 --> 0:36:53.200 final segment, we will be right back here on Inside 0:36:53.200 --> 0:37:05.759 the Jets. Welcome back to Inside the Jets were broadcasting 0:37:05.880 --> 0:37:08.960 live from Vanderbilt Sports and Spirits inside the Windham Hamilton's 0:37:09.040 --> 0:37:13.080 Park Hotel. Inside the Jets is presented by e Y 0:37:13.239 --> 0:37:18.200 Building a Better Working World. Remember, next week, November five, 0:37:18.400 --> 0:37:22.600 will be a closed military appreciation event. We look forward 0:37:22.640 --> 0:37:25.280 to seeing you the following week right here at Vanderbilt. 0:37:25.400 --> 0:37:30.760 Vanderbilt's on November twelve, Eric Allen alongside Eric Coleman before 0:37:30.800 --> 0:37:35.000 we get to the trade deadline. Man the shirt tonight. 0:37:36.360 --> 0:37:39.319 I like it, but you're scaring me with the gun. 0:37:40.920 --> 0:37:43.200 I mean, people who are watching this right now and 0:37:43.280 --> 0:37:46.040 all the Jets platforms can check that out. Was today 0:37:46.320 --> 0:37:48.880 armed day in the gym? Today was not an armed day. 0:37:48.920 --> 0:37:51.520 It was chess day. But listen, I have two daughters 0:37:52.000 --> 0:37:54.160 and I have to make sure that when they come 0:37:54.200 --> 0:37:55.759 of age, I have to be able to knock one 0:37:55.760 --> 0:37:58.480 of these young guys out. Oh yeah, yeah. I have 0:37:58.600 --> 0:38:01.040 to stay ready for oh you're ready man, and my 0:38:01.080 --> 0:38:03.200 little guys coming up. He's probably gonna be bigger than me. 0:38:03.280 --> 0:38:06.400 So I gotta stay strong. Because fortunately for all of 0:38:06.520 --> 0:38:09.839 us here at Vanderbilts tonight and who have been at 0:38:09.960 --> 0:38:12.720 inside the Jets throughout the two thousand and eighteen season, 0:38:13.080 --> 0:38:15.239 we've gotten a chance to know Eric better and he 0:38:15.360 --> 0:38:18.920 is a nice guy. Because if Eric was me mugging anybody, 0:38:19.400 --> 0:38:24.120 everybody would be out of this restaurant right now. We'd 0:38:24.120 --> 0:38:30.000 all be running on the streets quickly. Okay. So I 0:38:30.160 --> 0:38:33.480 want to thank Justin who's helping us out here tonight, 0:38:33.520 --> 0:38:36.759 Brian back in the studio of course, breath, Jack and 0:38:36.960 --> 0:38:40.040 Frank who are here every every week. From the Jets 0:38:40.320 --> 0:38:42.719 trade deadline, do you want to see the Jets sit 0:38:42.880 --> 0:38:47.200 tight or Mike mccagnet should be working the phones as usual. 0:38:47.400 --> 0:38:49.640 I would like them to sit tight. Okay, listen, this 0:38:50.440 --> 0:38:52.840 trade the trade deadline is for teams that are in 0:38:52.920 --> 0:38:55.440 a situation to win right now, and not saying that 0:38:55.520 --> 0:38:57.960 Jets can't win right now, but they're not desperate for 0:38:58.120 --> 0:39:01.399 that for those pigs. Also, not having a second round 0:39:01.440 --> 0:39:03.839 draft pick. You need as many draft picks as you can. 0:39:03.920 --> 0:39:05.879 You can't be giving them away in trades. You're gonna 0:39:05.920 --> 0:39:08.880 need to develop this team from from the youth coming up. 0:39:09.080 --> 0:39:12.320 That's how you build consistency, and I think that's important 0:39:12.360 --> 0:39:14.560 that they hold onto that. The draft capital is very 0:39:14.640 --> 0:39:17.400 important when you're trying to build a team. Mike mccagnon 0:39:17.480 --> 0:39:20.600 has always said that he wants to build this thing 0:39:20.920 --> 0:39:23.040 through the draft. The Jets do have a lot of 0:39:23.120 --> 0:39:27.080 financial flexibility moving forward in terms of this spring and 0:39:27.160 --> 0:39:31.680 then beyond. So a guy like Levian Bell, if you're mccagnon, 0:39:32.120 --> 0:39:34.719 you just let things play out and maybe we'll see 0:39:34.760 --> 0:39:36.680 in the spring and yeah, yeah, well we'll see, you know, 0:39:36.719 --> 0:39:38.480 if there's a need for him. But you know, I 0:39:38.600 --> 0:39:41.839 think Isaiah Crowel Blau Palette have done a great job. 0:39:42.120 --> 0:39:44.560 Lebyan is gonna have a heavy price tag, so you're 0:39:44.600 --> 0:39:46.640 gonna have to you can get a couple of players 0:39:46.680 --> 0:39:49.000 for Lebian So you know, it's always tough, you know, 0:39:49.080 --> 0:39:52.200 And I do not want to be in Mike mccagnon's 0:39:52.360 --> 0:39:54.760 seat because that's a tough position. You have to balance 0:39:54.800 --> 0:39:57.239 out the finances with the skill set and how old 0:39:57.280 --> 0:39:59.000 they are. There's so many different things that go into 0:40:00.000 --> 0:40:02.920 And I say reinforcements are coming, I mean it because 0:40:03.000 --> 0:40:05.719 the Jets are very high. I Needlie McGuire now, Trent 0:40:05.840 --> 0:40:09.359 and Cannon has been forced into duty. He's gonna get 0:40:09.480 --> 0:40:14.000 valuable robs here with Isaiah Krol. But McGuire had a 0:40:14.160 --> 0:40:18.319 fantastic spring. He's answering his second season. Who'll be eligible 0:40:18.440 --> 0:40:21.879 to return off of injury reserve this week? He could 0:40:21.880 --> 0:40:24.759 provide that offensive spark and that's a much needed spark. 0:40:24.840 --> 0:40:27.240 You know, Elijah McGuire, as you mentioned, just a player 0:40:27.480 --> 0:40:29.719 similar to Bala Paw that can do at all. He 0:40:29.800 --> 0:40:31.640 can where, he can pass, block, he can run the ball, 0:40:31.640 --> 0:40:33.400 he can catch the ball out of the backfield, and 0:40:33.480 --> 0:40:36.880 he's very explosive. So that's gonna be a major upgrade 0:40:37.080 --> 0:40:40.279 for the Jets offense. Jack On Hide. In terms of 0:40:40.360 --> 0:40:43.160 the run game, what do you point to? Um, you 0:40:43.239 --> 0:40:47.040 know what I point to this week. Listen, the Chicago 0:40:47.120 --> 0:40:49.960 Bears have a great defensive line and Kim Hicks and 0:40:50.239 --> 0:40:52.759 was dominant down the middle of the offensive line. I'm 0:40:52.920 --> 0:40:56.680 losing Spencer Long for that week. You lose that chemistry 0:40:56.800 --> 0:40:58.480 and when you have that chemisy, you need that chemistry 0:40:58.520 --> 0:41:00.800 to get the run game going. You know. Also, you 0:41:00.880 --> 0:41:02.839 know when you're playing from behind, it's tough to run 0:41:02.880 --> 0:41:06.080 the football. So you know, I think that it'll come back, 0:41:06.680 --> 0:41:09.319 that the Jets will gain that run game back, and Uh, 0:41:09.400 --> 0:41:13.080 it's gonna be vital in helping Sam Donald. The Dolphins. 0:41:13.280 --> 0:41:16.319 They came to Mylife Stadium in Week two. They one 0:41:17.120 --> 0:41:19.560 twenty to twelve ball game. They came out of the 0:41:19.640 --> 0:41:23.520 gates hot. Uh, they kind of slowed down a little bit. 0:41:23.719 --> 0:41:26.800 Last time we saw that was national television against the 0:41:26.840 --> 0:41:32.120 Houston Texas. Deshaun Watson was finding a lot of open receivers. 0:41:32.480 --> 0:41:34.040 I don't know if you had an opportunity to watch 0:41:34.120 --> 0:41:36.160 that game, but what do you think is going on 0:41:36.360 --> 0:41:38.719 with Miami right now? You know, it's tough. You know, 0:41:38.840 --> 0:41:41.400 you are seeing a lot of blown coverage in that secondary, 0:41:41.640 --> 0:41:43.800 and which is something you're not really accustomed to, especially 0:41:43.800 --> 0:41:46.440 with guys like Rashad Jones back there, who's a Pro 0:41:46.560 --> 0:41:49.839 Bowl safety. Um. You know, I think losing Tannehill hurts 0:41:49.920 --> 0:41:52.239 them a lot, you know, and you go back to 0:41:52.400 --> 0:41:54.280 the to the fact that when you don't have Tannehill, 0:41:54.440 --> 0:41:56.080 a guy who can move the chains with his feet, 0:41:56.200 --> 0:41:59.480 he was throwing the ball pretty well, giving the defensive rest. 0:41:59.600 --> 0:42:02.759 I think that defense is broke, breaking down offensively, they're 0:42:02.760 --> 0:42:05.200 not putting up points. Brock Osweiler, you know, I listen, 0:42:05.280 --> 0:42:07.360 he's a talented player, but he has not found a 0:42:07.440 --> 0:42:10.960 way to have success in the NFL thus far. You know, 0:42:11.120 --> 0:42:12.600 I think the Jets are gonna have to continue to 0:42:12.640 --> 0:42:16.720 apply pressure to the Dolphins and uh and the biggest 0:42:16.760 --> 0:42:19.520 thing this week is no big plays. If you don't 0:42:19.560 --> 0:42:21.920 give up big plays. You give yourself an opportunity to 0:42:22.000 --> 0:42:24.200 win them. So I think that's one thing that they 0:42:24.200 --> 0:42:26.200 have to learn from the last matchup against the Dolphins. 0:42:26.400 --> 0:42:29.400 And Defonte Parker did have a big game against the Texans, 0:42:29.560 --> 0:42:31.880 but he is a guy who a lot of people 0:42:32.040 --> 0:42:35.279 think could be actually on the trading block himself for 0:42:35.320 --> 0:42:38.719 the Dolphins. Yeah, you know, for a team that for 0:42:39.560 --> 0:42:41.680 you've seen a lot more trades nowadays, you know, And 0:42:41.920 --> 0:42:44.560 I think it's because of the the younger gms, uh there. 0:42:44.680 --> 0:42:46.040 There are a lot of them are friends that grew 0:42:46.120 --> 0:42:49.520 up in this business together, and everybody's in the analytics. 0:42:49.560 --> 0:42:52.760 Everybody's into winning right now, and you're seeing more trades 0:42:52.760 --> 0:42:54.680 than ever. So it wouldn't surprise me to see him 0:42:54.680 --> 0:42:57.360 get traded because a lot of guys who who I 0:42:57.360 --> 0:42:59.880 thought we're gonna stay put have been traded to Marii Cooper. 0:43:00.160 --> 0:43:01.440 You know, there are a lot of people in a 0:43:01.480 --> 0:43:04.919 round this league, but the Raiders fire Cell. You don't 0:43:04.920 --> 0:43:07.520 know what's gonna happen there anybody, But if you're John Gruden, 0:43:07.600 --> 0:43:09.319 I kind of understand it. Be's you got a ten 0:43:09.400 --> 0:43:12.000 year deal and you want to build this baby. The 0:43:12.080 --> 0:43:14.560 way you want to build it. He's got five first 0:43:14.680 --> 0:43:18.439 round picks over the next uh two years. It's gonna 0:43:18.440 --> 0:43:21.160 be interesting to see what Oakland does. But this is 0:43:21.640 --> 0:43:24.680 inside the Jets. We talked about it before. You think 0:43:24.719 --> 0:43:27.799 it's a must win in Miami. What do you make 0:43:27.840 --> 0:43:30.919 of going down there in early November where it will 0:43:31.040 --> 0:43:33.800 be hot and you've been up here playing at cooler 0:43:33.880 --> 0:43:37.400 temperat the temperatures of late How do you prepare for that? 0:43:37.480 --> 0:43:40.640 Because there's nothing you really can do inside the facility 0:43:40.680 --> 0:43:42.320 for that. No, there's nothing you can do except for 0:43:42.840 --> 0:43:45.120 be hydrated, you know, just and you have to weather 0:43:45.200 --> 0:43:46.880 that storm when you get down there. You know, the 0:43:46.920 --> 0:43:49.000 first couple of drives are gonna be tough. You're gonna 0:43:49.000 --> 0:43:51.719 be gasping for air, You're gonna be acclimating to that heat. 0:43:52.000 --> 0:43:54.359 But I think the Jets caught a break going down 0:43:54.400 --> 0:43:56.880 there in in November, you know, I remember, I remember 0:43:56.880 --> 0:43:59.000 a couple of times playing them in December. That's when 0:43:59.000 --> 0:44:01.319 it's really tough. When when the snowing up here, when 0:44:01.360 --> 0:44:04.200 it's you know, below forty, below thirty degrees, then you 0:44:04.280 --> 0:44:06.480 gotta go down to eighty five degrees and play. That's 0:44:06.480 --> 0:44:09.320 when it's tough. But either way you weather the storm, 0:44:09.360 --> 0:44:12.200 you know, your body acclimates to it, continue to stay hydrated, 0:44:12.239 --> 0:44:16.319 and the Jets will be fine. Did you enjoy going 0:44:16.360 --> 0:44:19.720 down in South Florida to play the Dolphins? Because whenever 0:44:19.760 --> 0:44:23.400 you're going down there, there are big pockets of that 0:44:23.640 --> 0:44:27.200 stadium green and white. Absolutely. You know, I remember playing 0:44:27.239 --> 0:44:29.960 for the Jets and uh one great memory of playing 0:44:30.000 --> 0:44:32.719 down in Miami was Jonathan Film towards the end of 0:44:32.800 --> 0:44:35.239 the game leading the j e t s Jets chant 0:44:35.520 --> 0:44:37.239 and it was a great feeling. You know, New York 0:44:37.600 --> 0:44:40.000 UH travels well, but there's a lot of New Yorkers 0:44:40.040 --> 0:44:42.160 down in South Florida and they love the Jets and 0:44:42.480 --> 0:44:44.520 they continue that loyalty. So we're gonna need all the 0:44:44.600 --> 0:44:47.200 New York fans to either make that trip down there 0:44:47.239 --> 0:44:48.840 are the ones down there come to the game and 0:44:48.960 --> 0:44:51.840 represent the Jets. What changes for the young rookie quarterback 0:44:51.920 --> 0:44:54.320 Sam Donald as he'll be seeing a team for the 0:44:54.480 --> 0:44:58.000 second time for the first time in his professional career. 0:44:58.200 --> 0:45:00.640 You know, if you think, if you go back to 0:45:00.680 --> 0:45:03.759 the first game Sam Donald was was tricked into an interception. 0:45:04.040 --> 0:45:05.960 You know, I think that now that he's he's more 0:45:06.280 --> 0:45:10.000 he's more um acclimated to the NFL game and seeing 0:45:10.040 --> 0:45:12.440 how defenses are playing him. You get to look at 0:45:12.480 --> 0:45:15.360 see how the Dolphins all the different variances of the coverages. 0:45:15.520 --> 0:45:17.680 I don't think he'll be tricked into any coverages. I 0:45:17.800 --> 0:45:19.920 think that you'll see some big plays this week because 0:45:20.120 --> 0:45:22.200 he is a little bit more familiar with their defense. 0:45:22.640 --> 0:45:24.759 And it would be huge if the Jets were able 0:45:24.800 --> 0:45:27.200 to get the Robby Anderson back in this lineup. It 0:45:27.239 --> 0:45:29.960 would be you know, he changes the way a defense 0:45:30.000 --> 0:45:33.120 has to to play the game. His speed, it must 0:45:33.160 --> 0:45:36.880 be respected, allows teams to play more too high safeties. 0:45:37.080 --> 0:45:39.920 That's more run opportunities for Isaiah Kroel, you know. So 0:45:40.280 --> 0:45:42.319 he really changes the game when he's in there, even 0:45:42.360 --> 0:45:44.279 if he's not full speed. I think it's important that 0:45:44.400 --> 0:45:47.840 he's out in the field. 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