1 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: Ye from Venderbilt Sports and Spirits inside the Windham Hamilton's 2 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: Park Hotel. It's Inside the Jets, brought to you by 3 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: e Y building a better working World, and by him 4 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: and T Bank, the official community bank of your New 5 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: York Jets. No like Here's Eric Allen and Eric Coleman. 6 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: Welcome to Inside the Jets. We are broadcasting live from 7 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: Vanderbilt Sports and Spirits inside the Windham Hamilton's Park Hotel. 8 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 1: Eric Ellen alongside Eric Coleman. I can't believe it. E 9 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: it is already the last week of the regular season 10 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:41,639 Speaker 1: for the New York Jets. Man, that's crazy. I mean, 11 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: the season really did fly by, and and it's been uh. 12 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 1: In the season, we learned a lot about the team, 13 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 1: and I think that that that we can both agree 14 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: that the future is bright. You know, as much as 15 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: we've seen in these last couple of games out of 16 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: Sam Donald, I'm excited with the future holds. We have 17 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: a great show in store for you tonight because it 18 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: is running Back Central. Eli McGuire is here, as is 19 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: Trent and Cannon. Both of those guys are contributing to 20 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,399 Speaker 1: this team down the stretch and they figure to be 21 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: part of this team's plans in two thousand, nineteen and beyond. 22 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: But why does this future look so bright? Look at 23 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: the guy who's playing quarterback for the New York Jets 24 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: right now. Sam Donald continues to take steps each and 25 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: every week. Against the Green Bay Packers, he stared across 26 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: from him and saw Aaron Rodgers, perhaps one of the 27 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: most athletically gifted players to ever put on a uniform 28 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: in the National Football League. And what did Sam Donald do? 29 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: Thirty five for a career high three forty one yards, 30 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: three touch three touchdowns, and zero interceptions. He is getting 31 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: more and more efficient and effective by the weekly. I mean, 32 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: I love what I saw out of Sam Donald. He 33 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: was efficient with the ball. He he's really uh being 34 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: more decisive with his when he's throwing the football. You know, 35 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: at the beginning of the year, it was almost like 36 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:08,799 Speaker 1: he was waiting for receivers that come open before he 37 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: would throw it. Now he's anticipating the throws, he's understanding 38 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 1: the coverages, and he's becoming a much more efficient quarterback 39 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: because of it. His feet in the pocket are so 40 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: much better than when we saw him play the Miami Dolphins, 41 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: and he suffered that strained right foot, had four interceptions 42 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: and we were all wondering how he was going to 43 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: respond when he got back in the lineup. While he 44 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: became the youngest quarterback in NFL history to lead a 45 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: game winning drive in the fourth quarter in Buffalo. The 46 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 1: following week against the Houston Texans and NAT fearsome pass rush, 47 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: he was very good and then he followed it up 48 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 1: with perhaps I think this was his finest performance of 49 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: his rookie season. What do you think? I agree with you. 50 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 1: You know, these last couple of weeks and that since 51 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:59,119 Speaker 1: he's come off that injury, we've seen a different quarterback 52 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: in Sam Donald. And we've talked about it weeks before 53 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: that that time off for him to sit back and 54 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: watch Josh McCown run the offense, run practice. Uh, sit 55 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: back and watch how defenses are attacking uh this offense. 56 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: I think it really helps Sam. You know, it really 57 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: helped him grow as a player, helped him get a 58 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: better understanding of the process and and running managing a game. 59 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: And you're starting to see it, you know, you're starting 60 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: to see what this what his potential is. And I 61 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: think if you're a New York Jets fan, you have 62 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: to be excited about that. Hey, since we are on 63 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: live on ESPN Radio tonight for the first time in 64 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: a while, we will be taking calls nine one seven three, 65 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: seven seven six, So call in and uh join us 66 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: and we'll be taking your calls here in a segment 67 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: or two. But uh, Eric, I can't say enough about 68 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: this guy. And I'm disappointed that the season is ending 69 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: right now because when the Jets played in New England Patriots, 70 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: obviously they'll answer a very important and critical off season. 71 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: But um, with this guy playing so well, you're wondering 72 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: what's gonna happen with him next. And two of the 73 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: big developments for me offensively have been the emergence of 74 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: Robbie Anderson, a now healthy Robbie Anderson, and the continued 75 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: development of Chris Herndon. Because Sam Donald has such great 76 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 1: instincts and vision. That's the thing that separates elite quarterbacks 77 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: in the National Football League. Does the guy have instincts 78 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: and he is great feel and he also has a 79 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,919 Speaker 1: knack for finding the open receiver. And these two guys 80 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: are flourishing right now. Yeah, I mean, he does have 81 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: great instincts, he has great courage. You know, he doesn't 82 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: hesitate to to let it rip, and although he does 83 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: make mistakes, he never gets down about it. And I 84 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: like his his his his body language on the sidelines. 85 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: I like the way he approaches the game. I think 86 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: it's the right attitude for a successful quarterback. And you know, 87 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 1: me playing defensive back when I'm looking at a quarterback 88 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: and seeing how quick he's getting the ball out, how 89 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 1: efficient he's being, and he's starting to get scary for 90 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: for defenders because he doesn't mind taking those chances. And 91 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: now that he's taking those good, calculated risk and making 92 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: those big time throws to Chris Herndon, to Robby Anderson, 93 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: he's kind of found his way a bit. Uh, he's 94 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: just starting to get dangerous. So I agree it's a 95 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 1: tough time to end the season once he's starting to 96 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 1: play his best football inside the Jets is supported by 97 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 1: selective insurance responses everything. What do you think about Herndon 98 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: and what his possible ceiling is with that connection, because 99 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,280 Speaker 1: Donald was quite often on the mark against the Green 100 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: Bay Packers, but one of the times he wasn't was 101 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: a third down play there inside the red zone, and 102 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 1: Chris Herndon made an unbelievable one handed grab, unbelievable catch. 103 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: And Chris has really developed as a player. You know, 104 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,239 Speaker 1: everyone knows he's a good he's a good run blocker, 105 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 1: but his routes are are amazing. You know, coming into 106 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: the draft, no one had a forty time on Chris, 107 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: but he showed once he came off that injury. He 108 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:01,359 Speaker 1: can blaze. He can run past safeties. He's a mismatch 109 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:03,799 Speaker 1: for linebackers, and he has a great job of catching 110 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 1: the ball in the in the open field. And I 111 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: think that he and Sam's development and their relationship together 112 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: are just gonna continue to flourish, and he's gonna be 113 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: a great, great tight end for a long time to come. Well, 114 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: you have been a while since the Jets have had 115 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: a successful title. Well, yeah, he's within shouting distance of 116 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: dust and color for I believe the receiving tight end 117 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: rookie yards mark for the New York Jets and franchise history. 118 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,160 Speaker 1: You mentioned something very interesting that I want you to 119 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 1: lebrate on. You played safety in the National Football League. 120 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: You said, he's a great route runner. What does he 121 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: do that makes him different than other tight ends that 122 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: you see or you played against. Well, you know a 123 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: lot of the tight ends are are bigger and strong guys, 124 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:47,679 Speaker 1: so they want to you know, run up, get get 125 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: body contact with the smaller safety and then box him out. 126 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: Chris runs routes like a wide receiver. You know, he's 127 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 1: able to stem in his routes. He's able to change 128 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 1: the leverage of your coverage. You know where you might 129 00:06:57,880 --> 00:06:59,920 Speaker 1: want to start off as a as a safety playing 130 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 1: outside leverage because your help is inside. He's gonna press 131 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: your leverage, make you uncomfortable, and then and then run 132 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: his route get open on you, and he makes those 133 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: difficult catches and he has the speed to run past you. 134 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: So you have to respect it as a safety. And 135 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: how about the way he adjust when Donald gets out 136 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: of the pocket. There's been times when he's been pressured 137 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: outside the pocket. Herndon has shown the knack for finding 138 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: the open spot and the defense and that's not easy 139 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,679 Speaker 1: to do. Some guys don't have the ability. But he 140 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: knows when Sam Donald scram went out that sure, Donald 141 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: might talk it, but he's looking down the field and 142 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna find a spot for him and he's gonna 143 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: be comfortable throw on the football to man. Yeah, it's 144 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: not easy, especially for a young tight end to understand 145 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: the holes in the zones, to understand where to sit 146 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 1: down when your quarterback scrambles. But that all comes with growth, 147 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 1: That all comes with having that relationship of he and 148 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: Sam Donald in practice, understanding film study together. And I 149 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: think it's great that they came in his rookies together 150 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 1: because they have a lot of time to play together, 151 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: to grow together and become a great tandem. Yeah, because 152 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: people were wondering where are the Jets offensive weapons here 153 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: early in the two thousand and eighteen season, and Herndon 154 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: had that stretch there where three consecutive games with a 155 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: touchdown reception. Now he's coming into his own. Robbie Anderson, 156 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: I think was really bottled, uh bothered by that ankle 157 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: injury here earlier in the season, and now you're seeing 158 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: the Robbie Anderson that we expected prior to this season starting. 159 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: I mean I always talk about Robbie's development as a 160 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 1: wide receiver. I mean he came into the league as 161 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: a as a burner, a guy who can just run 162 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 1: deep routes, and he's worked on his game, He's worked 163 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: on his route running, coming in and out of breaks 164 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 1: and really become a complete receiver. You know he's a 165 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: slim guy, but he can't tell by the way he 166 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: runs routes. He runs across the middle. He's fearless. Uh. 167 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: And he's really becoming a matchup problem in the secondary. 168 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: And I love how he's continued to grow his game 169 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 1: and didn't get disgruntled when he wasn't getting the ball 170 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: early in the season, and now he's starting to pay 171 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: off and he's getting those targets. Jets Reward members, don't 172 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: forget to enter the code strong in your Jets Rewards 173 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:11,080 Speaker 1: portal during the show to earn a hundred points. Eric 174 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:15,320 Speaker 1: Allen and Eric Coleman here at Vanderbilt Sports and Spirits 175 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: inside the Windham Hamilton's Park Hotel. And how about the 176 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 1: young backfield who are here tonight, both Eli McGuire and 177 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 1: Trenton Cannon contributing as well. That's three consecutive games with 178 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 1: the touchdown for McGuire and he's got four over the 179 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,439 Speaker 1: same three game span. Oh man, it's been exciting watching 180 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: McGuire come in. Uh. You know, you know when he 181 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: gets the ball, every time he touches the ball, he 182 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:39,599 Speaker 1: has the opportunity to to hit his head on the 183 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:41,679 Speaker 1: field goal post. You know, he's one of those players 184 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: that can make you miss in a phone booth. He 185 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 1: can you know, he has the speed to outrun leverage 186 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: and you can't coach that. You know, he has a 187 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: great knack for running the football, and he does a 188 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 1: great job in pass protection. That's something else that you 189 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 1: that you appreciate as a football player. A lot of 190 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:57,679 Speaker 1: guys can run the ball, but can you protect your 191 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:00,719 Speaker 1: quarterback on third down? Releasing the flats at and move 192 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: the chains. And we'll talk to Eli about this here 193 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 1: in our next segment, but I think it's only a 194 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 1: matter of time before he breaks one like we saw 195 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: him do that against the Jacksonville Jaguars last year, because 196 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: he has that explosive ability. And a couple of alignment 197 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 1: had mentioned that to me, Oh yeah, you keep giving 198 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 1: them touches and hen keep giving them opportunities, and sooner 199 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: or later, he's gonna make that that safety miss, He's 200 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: gonna make that linebacker miss and take it the distance. 201 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: So you know, I like what he's he's done, especially 202 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 1: coming off the injury to start the year. He continued 203 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 1: to take care of his body and didn't really miss 204 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: a beat when he came back, and it's great to 205 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: see the future of the Jets running back situation be 206 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 1: so bright. Uh, speaking about the Jets future, we'd be 207 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: remiss if we didn't mention three Pro Bowlers, two veterans 208 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 1: on special teams. That's Andre Roberts, who's had an unbelievable season, 209 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: simply put the top return of the National Football League 210 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: wire to wires starting in Detroit, and then we saw 211 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 1: what he could do again last week against the Green 212 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:05,319 Speaker 1: Bay Packers. UM. Jason Myers just a tremendous story. A 213 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 1: waiver claim August twenty one, he was released from the 214 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: Seattle Seahawks. They decided to go with the future Hall 215 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: of Famer and Sebastian Janikowski, and the Jets had the 216 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 1: good fortune to picking them up off the waivers. And 217 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: he's had a heck of a season. And I finally, 218 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 1: when I speak about the youth, the corner stone pieces 219 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: with the New York Jets defensively, it starts with one guy. 220 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 1: That's a guy who played your position in the National 221 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: Football League, Number thirty three, Jamal Adams. Oh Man. I 222 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: get excited, you know, talking about Jamal because, uh, he 223 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 1: plays the game the right way, you know, He plays 224 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 1: with so much passion and energy and emotion that that 225 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:43,679 Speaker 1: it's infectious. You know, you see the rest of the 226 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 1: defense picking up on it. You can you can tell 227 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:48,680 Speaker 1: by the way that he approaches the game. When you 228 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: watch that game, thirty three stands out on the film. 229 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: You know, he's around every football He has great energy, 230 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 1: and I think that it's important for your team. You know, 231 00:11:57,720 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: he's a leader of this team. He's one of the 232 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 1: better players and he demands that from his teammates. So 233 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: great leadership for the future, and I'm excited what it holds. Well. 234 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: We got a lot to talk about regarding Jamal Adams 235 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: and we'll get to that later on in the program, 236 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 1: because I remember the first time he went up to 237 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 1: New England the Jets and the season this weekend at 238 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:20,439 Speaker 1: Gillette Stadium last year. Of course they did as well, 239 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: and Jamal Adams was greeted by some cold and he 240 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: decided to take his shirt off. And he always uh 241 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 1: takes his game up a notch when GB Robertnkowski and 242 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:33,959 Speaker 1: Tom Brady are involved. But uh, we got plenty of 243 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 1: time to talk about that. Uh, so many things to 244 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: get to here on inside the Jets. Remember the number 245 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: is eight nine one seven three seven seven six. But 246 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: we're gonna come right back. Oh excuse me, eight nine 247 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: one nine three seven seven six. It's been so long, 248 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: I'm a little rusty, so we're excited to get those calls. 249 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,840 Speaker 1: But we're gonna come right back with a four mentioned 250 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 1: Eli McGuire, want to take the snap, looks lap bros 251 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:07,680 Speaker 1: and left whet left. McGuire powers his way down the sideline, 252 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: polon ten the ends one for a touchdown. We now 253 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: welcome in Eli McGuire. How you're doing good? Many Christmas, 254 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: Merry Christmas, Eli, you are on quite the streak right now. Uh, 255 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 1: every game you're putting it in the end zone. What 256 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: do you think about that? And how you've been able 257 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:30,560 Speaker 1: to help your team with these contributions. That's three straight 258 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 1: games with the touchdown and four in the past three games. Well, 259 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: we've been committed to the run game, man, and the 260 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: old line is always tell him the old c let's 261 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 1: run the ball. I think it's it's a burning Desigon 262 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 1: side down that they want to run the ball so 263 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 1: bad to help the team move the ball on the field. So, um, 264 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: this is way. It's all starts at with the old 265 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: line and with myself as well. But but but those 266 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: guys just making blocks for me and find it finding 267 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 1: holes walking get through. Um. It's huge, man, it's really huge. 268 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: But you're not just doing it running the ball now 269 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: you're catching the ball at the backfield too. Can you 270 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 1: talk about being a multifaceted running back and being over 271 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 1: the pass block, run the football and catch the ball 272 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,199 Speaker 1: at the backfield? Man, it's hard to final type of 273 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 1: guys these days. Uh, They very hard to come by, Um, 274 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: and if you do find one, you blessed to have 275 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 1: one in your organization. So with me, Um, I think 276 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: without oc you DoD a great job of matching us 277 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: out with a linebacker. Um. That's every running back his 278 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 1: dream to get match up with a lineback because of 279 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 1: course it's a mission match for us. Um And as 280 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: far as the protection goes man, Um, that's big for 281 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 1: running back as well. If you can protect the quarterback, 282 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: you're planning to leave for a long time. So, Eli, 283 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: two hund thirty five yards rushing. We have the conversation 284 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 1: in the locker room last week. He said, you're running backs. 285 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 1: Coach Stump Mitchell said, Hey, Eli, how many guys rushing 286 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: did you have last year, and he said, I'm not 287 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: really sure he thought the three fifteen, So you're eighty 288 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 1: shoy of reaching the three fifteen. Uh goal? What did 289 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 1: you think about Stump saying that to you that, hey, listen, 290 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: you should aspire the passing your numbers your rookie season, 291 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 1: even though you missed your first eight games this season. Yeah, 292 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: it's crazy that you bring that up, because he told 293 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 1: me again today, but he told me I was seventy 294 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 1: one yard shot. Okay, I got you down to thirty five, 295 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: So Stumping, I are gonna have to check on that. Yeah, 296 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: y'all check on that. But um, and then he also 297 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 1: he also brought up my my my past catching. I 298 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 1: had seventeen last year and I have seventeen right now, 299 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 1: so I'm pretty sure I'm gonna pass pass that up. 300 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 1: But as far as the run game, man for for 301 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 1: the past what I had last year up, i'mna to 302 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: leave everything out there. So and that's my mindset going 303 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: into this game, just leaving everything out there. Um, just 304 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 1: playing hard for my team. Um, I want to play 305 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: so hard that they had to drag me off the field. 306 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: So that's my mindset going into this game. And just 307 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: just having fun. Can you talk about this matchup? You know, 308 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 1: playing against the Patriots obviously big rival you know you're 309 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: going up to to Gillette Stadium. Doesn't mean a little 310 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: more when you play the Patriots and have a chance. 311 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 1: Obviously the Jets are in the position that they want 312 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: to be, but you have an opportunity to spoil some 313 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: things for for the Patriots a little bit. Does Does 314 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 1: that give you any motivation? Yeah? I think from my understanding, man, 315 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: this organization hadn't been the pages in a long time. Uh. 316 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: And then for me, uh, and we put off this 317 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: win um in a few days. For me to be 318 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: a part of that, man, it would be huge, like 319 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: you said, as a big rivalry. Uh. Coach bow has 320 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: always said they know us and we know them. So um, 321 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 1: I think it would be a good game on Sunday. 322 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: How would you describe this season? Anybody who filed the 323 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 1: New York just throughout the spring knew Eli McGuire was 324 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: tearing it up. Everybody was talking about you. Then the 325 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: first day training camp you will injure your foot. Unfortunately 326 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: you missed the season's first DAID games. And now it's December. 327 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 1: Continue us. It's almost like you're just getting warmed up. Yeah, man, 328 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:06,639 Speaker 1: it was tough. Man. In first eight games, I didn't 329 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,959 Speaker 1: I didn't know how to handle it because, um, I 330 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: wasn't used to sitting on the sideline or not even traveling. 331 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 1: But the first eight games, I think it taught me something. 332 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 1: It taught me to stay strong. And when I came 333 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 1: back all I was thinking to myself that I'm making 334 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: enough for lost time. So, um, that's why I'm playing 335 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 1: a way I'm playing. Unfortunately, I didn't start the season 336 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 1: off like I wanted to um from game one. But uh, 337 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 1: I'm making enough for lost time and I'm doing everything 338 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: I can, UM for this team to win. Well, that's 339 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 1: what you're about, is battling through adversity. Your your Twitter 340 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 1: name is Mr Adversity. Can you can you talk about 341 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 1: your Twitter name and what you've gone through? Yeah, I 342 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 1: came over with the Twitter name missed adversity. UM a 343 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:53,679 Speaker 1: lot of years ago when my dad passed. Uh, he 344 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 1: passed when I was two years old. That's why I 345 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:58,360 Speaker 1: was his toy train and UM. When when that happened, man, 346 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 1: I just wanted to show everything down. I didn't want 347 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:02,680 Speaker 1: to play sports anymore. I wanted I didn't want to 348 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 1: go to school. But the people I had around me, 349 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 1: they uplift me and told him to get back on 350 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 1: my feet. You got a bright future head to me 351 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:11,440 Speaker 1: because my dad, he was he was a big part 352 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: of my life. He never missed a game, no matter 353 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 1: for a football and basketball. He was always there and 354 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 1: when he loved his world, man, it was it was tough. 355 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:20,240 Speaker 1: It was stuff for me, and I was only twelve 356 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:22,399 Speaker 1: years old. I didn't I didn't really know what was 357 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: going on. But not saying my dad, every day, I 358 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 1: knew someone's up. So that's why. Uh, well, I'm sure 359 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 1: he's proud of you right now, looking down on you 360 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 1: most definitely. That's why every time I score touched down 361 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:36,119 Speaker 1: across my heart the sky. So who were your dad's 362 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,199 Speaker 1: teams when you were growing up, because you grew up 363 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: in Louisiana obviously, and talk about the connection and some 364 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 1: of the lessons he gave you as well. Well, I don't. 365 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:47,639 Speaker 1: I don't really know that. But my dad he's from Charleston, 366 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 1: South Carolina, so I got focused out there. Uh, but 367 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:55,879 Speaker 1: he's been in Louisiana most of his life. But our connection, man's, 368 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 1: it was strong, like we knew each other very well. 369 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:02,879 Speaker 1: And I was a daddy's boy. Wherever he went, that's 370 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:05,400 Speaker 1: where I wanted to go. And I'm a baby or six. 371 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 1: I got four sisters and one brother. So when I 372 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 1: didn't get something, my dad made show it, got it, 373 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 1: got done. So that's that's what I missed the most 374 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:16,920 Speaker 1: about it. Well, you got a one year old. Now, 375 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: the lessons that your father taught you help you be 376 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:25,439 Speaker 1: a better father? Yes, most definitely, because it's there's a 377 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: lot of a lot of people in the world, a 378 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: lot of sons in the world that don't grow without 379 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: a father. And I grew with a father of toy 380 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:36,679 Speaker 1: years in my life. And after that I had to 381 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 1: turn of basketball and football coaches to be that that 382 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:43,199 Speaker 1: father figure type man and showed me the ropes and 383 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,480 Speaker 1: showed me how don't treat females and stuff like that. 384 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 1: But my one year old daughter, man, it's a blessing. 385 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 1: What's her name? And she she's one now. Um. I 386 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 1: had her last year during O t S. So I 387 00:19:57,040 --> 00:20:00,080 Speaker 1: had to leave votes to get back to Louisiana to 388 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 1: be there for the birth. But she's she's check like 389 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:07,399 Speaker 1: she's grown. Yeah, does it doesn't always ask people this 390 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: that that our new parents. Having your daughter changed the 391 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:12,920 Speaker 1: way you approach football? Did the approach the way you 392 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:17,680 Speaker 1: go to work? Yes, it did because now I had 393 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 1: a hy But now I got a bigger y. Like 394 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 1: she may not know now, but when she when she 395 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 1: gets older, I understand. Um, she's gonna know her dad 396 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 1: was in NFL or whatever. How do you wanna look 397 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: at it? But she's my wife, Like, I gotta key 398 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: food on the table for her so she could live 399 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:38,200 Speaker 1: every day. Love, What do you get her for first Christmas? Oh? 400 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: Well it's actually her second Christmas. That's that's right, is 401 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: actually a second Christmas. But I got I got a 402 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: facetimes call um from my mother. And she she got 403 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 1: a baby though, and she she's just so excited. She 404 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 1: treated like, don't she liked babies? So every time, like 405 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:57,680 Speaker 1: one time we was in the mall and we put 406 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:59,160 Speaker 1: it on a litter walk and she's seen a baby 407 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 1: in the scroller and she went ran and try to 408 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:03,719 Speaker 1: take the baby out the straight look. So she got 409 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 1: a baby doll man. And when I seen her on 410 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 1: face and opening the present man, it was it was unbelievable. 411 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:13,399 Speaker 1: That's awesome. Let's get back to two on the field 412 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:17,760 Speaker 1: real quickly. Um, people I talked to and we've talked 413 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 1: about this in the past, always discussed your pad level, 414 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,719 Speaker 1: the low pad level, And that's something Eric and I 415 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: discussed right here on this show. Where did you get 416 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: that from? Was that natural or is that something you 417 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 1: had to work on? It definitely wasn't natural. Something I 418 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:36,399 Speaker 1: had to work on. I think I told you a 419 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,160 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago. When I first got to college, 420 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 1: I was running high and I got welcome to a 421 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 1: college football but it was it wasn't the spring game. 422 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 1: It wasn't an actual game. It was in the spring game. 423 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 1: And from that moment, man, my coach told me, I 424 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: told you to get your pads down, and from and 425 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,160 Speaker 1: ever since then, where do we're do a drill? From 426 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: that moment with the a drill like the PBC pip 427 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 1: and it's standing up, So you ain't got no choice 428 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:06,359 Speaker 1: but to put your pass down when you running through 429 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 1: the hole. And that's as a running back, you want 430 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: to have your pass pass a little. That's how you 431 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 1: always fall forwarth for extra yards. So I think, uh, 432 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:19,400 Speaker 1: it's it's good where you where you definitely had your pass. 433 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:21,399 Speaker 1: So I just saw a highlight of you catching that 434 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 1: ball at the backfield and running through that defensive back 435 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 1: for a touchdown last week? What are you thinking when 436 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: you when you see a defenders one on one, he 437 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:31,119 Speaker 1: sees you, you see him. What's your mind set? And 438 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:33,840 Speaker 1: at that point in time, I'm not a big runover guy, 439 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: but you know, at times when you have to do it, 440 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:39,400 Speaker 1: you have to do it. But most of the times 441 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:41,879 Speaker 1: in the one on one situation, I probably make a 442 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:44,679 Speaker 1: guy missages by jukenal But in that situation we just 443 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:47,120 Speaker 1: saw there, I ain't had no choice because I had 444 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:50,439 Speaker 1: two guys, uh running towards me. Well, the guy that 445 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 1: was on the goal line, he was just sitting there, 446 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:54,479 Speaker 1: but the other guy was running towards me. So my 447 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 1: mind set was, I'm about to getting in his own, 448 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 1: So I had to load my pass, getting his own 449 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: and celebrate with my team. Let me ask, you're about 450 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 1: your teammate here? Who is here tonight? Trenton Cannon? You 451 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: were in his shoes last year? You were a sixth 452 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:10,440 Speaker 1: round pick out of Louisiana Lafia. He's a sixth round 453 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:12,800 Speaker 1: pick out of Virginia State. He's getting his feet what 454 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 1: in the National Football league. What has he been like 455 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: and what is his future in this lake? Trent has 456 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:22,159 Speaker 1: been a professional. Uh you know, like you said, I 457 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 1: was in a position last year. Um, but my situation 458 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: is different from him. Only one guy went down last 459 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:32,119 Speaker 1: year with me. Two guys went down with him. So 460 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,640 Speaker 1: and he's been throwing a lot. Man, this is crazy 461 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 1: how much uh they have been throwing that in like 462 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 1: all the plays. And to be a pro you have 463 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 1: to go home and study, and he's done that like 464 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: every day. So when he comes back the next day 465 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 1: for practice, the coaches know what he's doing. And I 466 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 1: think he will have a great career in this league. 467 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:55,680 Speaker 1: As you all can see, he a great special team 468 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 1: on Gunner. He made some good players at Gunner and 469 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 1: that was a big hit. Yeah. Us And in the league, 470 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: the guys that don't start, they mostly play special teams. 471 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:11,120 Speaker 1: So um, that's that's big man. Well, listen, you keep 472 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 1: on doing what you're doing. Let's see if you can 473 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:18,200 Speaker 1: end two thousand and eighteen off with another touchdown for 474 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 1: consecutive games. And let's see if he can make Stump 475 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 1: Mitchell happy, and you'll cross those rookie marks from a 476 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: year ago. But Eli making a lot of contributions down 477 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: the stretch for this team, and we appreciate you coming 478 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:33,640 Speaker 1: here to Inside the Jets and we're gonna come right 479 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 1: back with Trent and Ken. Welcome back to Inside the Jets. 480 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:44,120 Speaker 1: We are broadcasting live from Venderbilt Sports and Spirits inside 481 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 1: the Windham Hamilton's Park Hotel. Eric Allen alongside Eric Coleman. 482 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 1: Eli McGuire was up here just before and it is 483 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: running back night on Inside the Jets because rookie Trent 484 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 1: and Cannon joins us right now. Trent and thank you 485 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:04,880 Speaker 1: so much for joining us. Good Okay, let's not bury 486 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:10,120 Speaker 1: the lead. So there's a big hit Jets Packers. You 487 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:14,480 Speaker 1: play gunner position on special teams. Um, take me through 488 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 1: your vantage point, your perspective of what you're seeing going 489 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: down as the punt is in the air, you're locating 490 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 1: the return man and then what happens from there. Because 491 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:28,479 Speaker 1: people we were just talking about her off the air. 492 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:32,400 Speaker 1: People were crushing me on Twitter because I said, Trent 493 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 1: and Cannon is quick. He is fast. He got down 494 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 1: there in a hurry. They're gonna call that every week 495 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 1: in the National Football League because they're afraid of the 496 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 1: vicious hits. Even if it was legal. So that's why 497 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: take me through it from your perspective. UM. Some of 498 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:52,879 Speaker 1: my vengeance is, you know, like you said, the speed 499 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:56,680 Speaker 1: and quickness, UM help me out a lot. As far 500 00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 1: as UM running down the field and getting to the 501 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:03,440 Speaker 1: return to UM, like you said on that on that hit, 502 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: I feel like it was a clean hit. Well, I 503 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 1: know it was a clean hit, especially after UM watching 504 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 1: it over and UM the coaches said it too, you know, 505 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:14,200 Speaker 1: after they watched the film that it was a clean hit. UM, 506 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:17,000 Speaker 1: it was perfect form and UM I was low. It 507 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 1: wasn't helmet the helmet, my shoulder pass in him. But 508 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: as far as UM the penalty, I feel like I 509 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:27,640 Speaker 1: shouldn't have got it. Can the referee does a referee 510 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 1: UM at that time or one of the guys ever 511 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:33,639 Speaker 1: come over to you and be like, hey, we missed 512 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: that call or what was that interaction? Like do you 513 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:40,440 Speaker 1: say anything? UM? Actually, like when we came back from 514 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 1: I want to say, when we came back from halftime, 515 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 1: like the rat came over there and he had talked 516 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:47,720 Speaker 1: to me, he said, UM, he asked me, He asked 517 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 1: me was my head up or something like that, And 518 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 1: I was thinking like how you an't know that, and 519 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:55,199 Speaker 1: y'all made the call, you know what I mean. So 520 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 1: I was like, um, yeah, my head was up. It's 521 00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:00,040 Speaker 1: a perfect tackle. And he didn't ask you that. You 522 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: asked me that, and I was like, I was amazed. 523 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,879 Speaker 1: But right, well, we'll keep making those kind of plays, man, 524 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 1: because that's gonna keep you on on the on the 525 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,640 Speaker 1: NFL roster for a long time. Now. Can you talk 526 00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:13,119 Speaker 1: about the importance of special teams because I know, you know, 527 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 1: growing up in Virginia going to Virginia State, you've always 528 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:18,199 Speaker 1: probably been the star running back and now coming to 529 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:20,879 Speaker 1: the NFL, special teams are are your way to win 530 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 1: on the team and then you get the carries. Can 531 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:25,200 Speaker 1: you talk about the importance of being a special teamer 532 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 1: all right? Like you said, Um, I just played running 533 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:30,920 Speaker 1: back and um in college, I didn't. I didn't really 534 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 1: do special teams only um, kick return and what I 535 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 1: did special teams, but I didn't do as far as tackling, 536 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 1: but I did kick return. And I feel like special 537 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 1: teams very important and and UM in this league anyways, 538 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 1: because you know, we put the offense in certain field position, 539 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:54,880 Speaker 1: you know, in the good field position, and as well 540 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 1: as the defense. So you're listening to inside the Jets 541 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:02,920 Speaker 1: and we're gonna take your calls mintarily three seven seven 542 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:05,399 Speaker 1: six trying. But how you even made it look so 543 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:07,960 Speaker 1: easy on the outside. A lot of guys it takes 544 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:13,880 Speaker 1: um months years to become an effective and efficient gunner. Uh, 545 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:16,119 Speaker 1: you look like you've been doing this your whole life. 546 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:19,600 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess. I mean it's talent. I mean, 547 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:23,080 Speaker 1: like you said, my speed and quickness help help me out, 548 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 1: and um, I just used my athletic ability to you know, 549 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 1: to help me out. It's more than athletic ability. You 550 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:34,280 Speaker 1: gotta have the ticker. You gotta have the heart because 551 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:37,959 Speaker 1: you gotta embrace contact because you're getting that right at 552 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage. And now people aren't sleeping at 553 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 1: number forty anymore because they're often gonna double team you. 554 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: And you gotta beat that physicality on the line and 555 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 1: then go down and find the return man and make 556 00:28:51,800 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 1: that tackle. Yeah, it's the it's it's the ability. And um, 557 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 1: the want, you know, to get down there and make 558 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 1: a big play. And um that's how every play I 559 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 1: want to get down there. I want to make the 560 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:03,600 Speaker 1: tax I want to be the one that made the tackle, 561 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So that helps me, you know, 562 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 1: get that push. You know, what do you think about 563 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:12,000 Speaker 1: the guy opposite you? Oftentimes that's Geron Peak. A lot 564 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 1: of people are wondering, hey, how does Peak make the roster? Well, yes, 565 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 1: he is a receiver, but he is also one of 566 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:22,760 Speaker 1: the core special teams guys here and you too at 567 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 1: the gunner position. For my money, best combo in the 568 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:29,680 Speaker 1: National Football League. Um, yeah, you think that. I think 569 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:32,520 Speaker 1: that too. I think we're the best in the league also, 570 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:35,400 Speaker 1: and um like like you said, Ron, he's been here, 571 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 1: he's been already and um I learned um a lot 572 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 1: from him and this year from just watching him play gunning. 573 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 1: So he wanted the best in the league to me. Trent, 574 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 1: can you talk about uh playing running the running back position? Now, 575 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 1: you've been a special team at the beginning of the year, 576 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: you know, obviously played in preseason at the running back position. 577 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 1: A couple of injuries go down, a couple of guys 578 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 1: go down to injury, you're inserted into the line up 579 00:29:57,680 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 1: as a running back. Can you talk about some of 580 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 1: the challenges of the playbook, the defense of the blitz 581 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 1: packages that you have to face. Can you talk about 582 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 1: some of that. Yeah, yeah, like you said, a couple 583 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:10,000 Speaker 1: of a couple of guys went down or whatever. And UM, 584 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:12,200 Speaker 1: at the beginning of the season, I didn't really you know, 585 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 1: play on offensive love was just you know, a special team, 586 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 1: cool guy. And UM, once they went down, I knew 587 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 1: I had to, you know, step up and UM contribute 588 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:24,800 Speaker 1: to the team as far as on offense. And UM 589 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:28,720 Speaker 1: always co stump. You always told me, you know, UM, 590 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:30,560 Speaker 1: stay ready. You know what I'm saying. You know, you 591 00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:33,520 Speaker 1: never know what could go down. Um, injuries that happened 592 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:37,440 Speaker 1: in this league. So UM, I always stay ready and 593 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 1: UM that helped me, you know, contribute. You're getting those 594 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:44,880 Speaker 1: opportunities now. Actually, I think the Jets fell in love 595 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:48,240 Speaker 1: with you because of your return ability. Brand Boyer went 596 00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:50,640 Speaker 1: down there to Virginia, saw what you could do as 597 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: a kickoff returner. Um, you had saw a couple of miskews. Uh. 598 00:30:55,720 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 1: I would say learning experiences in in terms of punt 599 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 1: return But how can a guy like Andre Roberts help 600 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 1: you in your development? Um, because eventually in this league, 601 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:12,520 Speaker 1: I assume you are gonna be a team's returner, right, 602 00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:15,960 Speaker 1: I will be eventually, UM, like you said, it is 603 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:19,320 Speaker 1: a learning experience. Um, in college, I just did m 604 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:21,720 Speaker 1: kickoff return I lave the nation and kick off returns 605 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 1: um as far as Division two and so that was 606 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 1: then I knew how to do that. It's just, um, 607 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:30,400 Speaker 1: the punts, I didn't really do that in college. But 608 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:35,400 Speaker 1: it was definitely a learning experience from from the beginning 609 00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:38,440 Speaker 1: when I first got here. And now I've got way 610 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:41,560 Speaker 1: better at catching punts, and um, I'm still I'm continuing 611 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:44,720 Speaker 1: to get better, you know, so eventually I definitely be 612 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 1: returning punch. Yeah, because that that is the thing that 613 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 1: I want people to remember, is that they're not seeing 614 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:53,920 Speaker 1: practice every day, and you're taking those steps each and 615 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:57,880 Speaker 1: every day at practice, and the next time around, when 616 00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 1: you get those opportunities, you're gonna cash in because look 617 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,240 Speaker 1: at what you've been doing on the outside, and you 618 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:06,280 Speaker 1: also you're taking advantage of your opportunities on offense. Trent, 619 00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:08,920 Speaker 1: and we appreciate you so much for stopping by here 620 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 1: on inside the Jets. We're gonna come right back with 621 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:17,480 Speaker 1: your calls. It's eight hundred three seven seven six returnable 622 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:19,840 Speaker 1: kick for Roberts from a one runs right to the 623 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:22,200 Speaker 1: ten way to the fifteen across the twenties. He's hit 624 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:25,720 Speaker 1: me up at the party. He is gone, no flags. 625 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:32,600 Speaker 1: That's the Pockets starting ten five touchdown. Trey Roberts takes 626 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:35,760 Speaker 1: up the distance and the Jets have their two touchdown 627 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:40,920 Speaker 1: lead right back with an Andre Roberts nine yard touchdown 628 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:44,040 Speaker 1: return off the kickoff. Welcome back to inside. The Jets 629 00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:47,000 Speaker 1: were broadcasting live from Vanderbilt Sports and Spirits inside the 630 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 1: Windham Hamilton Park Hotel. Eric Allen alongside Eric Coleman has 631 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:55,800 Speaker 1: been running backs night here. Eli McGuire continues to produce 632 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:58,560 Speaker 1: for the Green and White, Trent and Cannon and under 633 00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 1: the radar story. As far as his special team's contributions, 634 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:05,760 Speaker 1: we just heard Bob White shoes with shoes and with 635 00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:08,680 Speaker 1: the call the ninety nine yard kickoff return for a 636 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:12,560 Speaker 1: touchdown against the Green Bay Packers. What has Andre Roberts 637 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:15,880 Speaker 1: not done in two thousand and eighteen. Jason Myers has 638 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:19,400 Speaker 1: been phenomenal. I'm glad we got Cannon up here. A 639 00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:23,040 Speaker 1: quiet kid, a nice kid, but he gets after it 640 00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:26,080 Speaker 1: on the football field. Tremendous job by him and Eli 641 00:33:26,160 --> 00:33:30,320 Speaker 1: McGuire on a nice run himself. Uh on a double 642 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:33,920 Speaker 1: edged sword. It's tough to see blow Paul and Isaac 643 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:37,560 Speaker 1: Role will go down to injury, but it is very 644 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:41,040 Speaker 1: rewarding on the other side of the spectrum to see 645 00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:44,560 Speaker 1: Eli McGuire and Trent and Cannon take advantage of their opportunities. Yeah, 646 00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:46,360 Speaker 1: this has been This has been a great opportunity for 647 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 1: the Jets to figure out who's in the future, you know, 648 00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:51,320 Speaker 1: the youth, the youth movement, giving them an opportunity to 649 00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:53,960 Speaker 1: come in here and contribute to the games. And you've 650 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:55,920 Speaker 1: seen a lot of these players step up. You know, 651 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,520 Speaker 1: we talked about Trenton Cannon stepping up and making plays 652 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:01,280 Speaker 1: on special teams, Eli mc wire showing that he can 653 00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:04,280 Speaker 1: handle a full workload as a running back, uh and 654 00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:05,640 Speaker 1: and you get to see that some of these young 655 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:08,359 Speaker 1: guys play different positions in the secondary. So it's it's 656 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 1: great for the future. You know, obviously we're not in 657 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:12,799 Speaker 1: the position that we would like to be making a 658 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:16,080 Speaker 1: playoff run, but you get to find out next year 659 00:34:16,600 --> 00:34:20,880 Speaker 1: and the future looks so bright, especially with Herndon, Sam Donald. 660 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:23,480 Speaker 1: You know, all these young players on this Jets roster, 661 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:25,960 Speaker 1: it's gonna be exciting. Don't give up on Trenton Cannon 662 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:28,440 Speaker 1: as a returner. I know he had some issues with 663 00:34:28,520 --> 00:34:31,320 Speaker 1: the punt returning. That's something he did not have experience 664 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:34,319 Speaker 1: with prior to coming to the New York Jets. I 665 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:36,239 Speaker 1: think he's got to find future doing that in the 666 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:40,000 Speaker 1: National Football League as well. Let's go to some calls. 667 00:34:40,040 --> 00:34:42,760 Speaker 1: It's been so long we haven't been on live because 668 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:46,200 Speaker 1: uh the New York Knicks and other sporting and events. 669 00:34:46,239 --> 00:34:48,359 Speaker 1: But we are on live right now, so let's go 670 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:58,240 Speaker 1: to IRA in Staten Island. Are you happy? Happy holiday? 671 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:02,640 Speaker 1: Hope everything is because with you're guys happy holidays. Brother. Hey, 672 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:04,400 Speaker 1: it's good to hear your back on the ERA and 673 00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:08,040 Speaker 1: live release and uh get two good guests and ericare 674 00:35:08,080 --> 00:35:11,000 Speaker 1: right with the youth movement. Um, there's a lot of 675 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:14,440 Speaker 1: promising things to look forward to next year. But you know, 676 00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:16,719 Speaker 1: how could I not talk about the quarterback, which is 677 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:19,680 Speaker 1: a good story and the thing that I've enjoyed most 678 00:35:19,719 --> 00:35:22,960 Speaker 1: about watching him, you know, developing this year. It's like 679 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:25,600 Speaker 1: you almost take a kid and you put him on 680 00:35:25,600 --> 00:35:28,960 Speaker 1: a bike with training wheels, and he's going along and 681 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:31,279 Speaker 1: he's doing fine, has a couple of bumps in the road, 682 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:33,840 Speaker 1: maybe falls off the bike points twice. Then all of 683 00:35:33,880 --> 00:35:36,120 Speaker 1: a sudden gets on that bike and then training wheels 684 00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:38,920 Speaker 1: come off and he takes off, and that is what 685 00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:44,040 Speaker 1: happened to Sam these last three games. And I just think, 686 00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:47,400 Speaker 1: I think the future is just the shield. There is 687 00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:50,240 Speaker 1: no feeling. I just think he has so much gifted 688 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:53,959 Speaker 1: athletic ability, especially you know, he makes places with his legs, 689 00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:57,600 Speaker 1: he buys time, and he had that uncanny talent to 690 00:35:58,040 --> 00:36:01,640 Speaker 1: roll to his left and of course his body. So 691 00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:05,480 Speaker 1: I I just I think the future for the Jets 692 00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 1: it build around this kid. Um, we finally got off 693 00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:12,799 Speaker 1: quarterback and I'm really looking forward for years to come 694 00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:17,280 Speaker 1: to watch this good play. He uh well said Byra. 695 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:19,799 Speaker 1: He's been watching the Jets for a long time, and uh, 696 00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:22,800 Speaker 1: you have reason to be excited. This is the first 697 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:25,920 Speaker 1: time I said this on the show last week. This 698 00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:29,719 Speaker 1: is the first time since two thousand two when your 699 00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:33,520 Speaker 1: former teammate Jeff Huntington took the NFL by storm, where 700 00:36:33,560 --> 00:36:37,239 Speaker 1: you can say we have a young quarterback who is 701 00:36:37,400 --> 00:36:42,480 Speaker 1: awfully talented and he is ready to excel on this level. 702 00:36:42,680 --> 00:36:45,279 Speaker 1: And Sam Donald is and oh, by the way, he's 703 00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:48,600 Speaker 1: twenty one. And the team you're facing this week, the 704 00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:51,560 Speaker 1: New England Patriots who have won five Super Bowl titles. 705 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:54,960 Speaker 1: Who Tom Brady's a four time Super Bowl MVP, a 706 00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:58,439 Speaker 1: three time NFL m v P. You know what, They've 707 00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:02,080 Speaker 1: dominated the division and all the accolades should go their way. 708 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:07,000 Speaker 1: Their quarterback is forty one years old. It's not going 709 00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:10,040 Speaker 1: to last forever. Yeah, I mean, you're starting to see 710 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:13,160 Speaker 1: a change with the guard in the a f C East, 711 00:37:13,239 --> 00:37:16,600 Speaker 1: you know, with Josh Allen and particularly Sam Donald. These 712 00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:19,040 Speaker 1: guys are the future of the division, future of the NFL. 713 00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:21,600 Speaker 1: And it's great that that the Jets have that quarterback. 714 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:24,000 Speaker 1: You know, it's so hard to get a franchise quarterback. 715 00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:25,640 Speaker 1: And when you look at the end of the year 716 00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:28,960 Speaker 1: in the in the conference championships, is typically four very 717 00:37:28,960 --> 00:37:31,680 Speaker 1: good quarterbacks, all pro quarterbacks who are in that hunt. 718 00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:34,400 Speaker 1: So uh, it definitely gives the Jet just a shot 719 00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:37,080 Speaker 1: and and it is a starting block for them to 720 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:38,640 Speaker 1: get to that to where they want to be, which 721 00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:41,279 Speaker 1: is another Super Bowl championship. He can't beat you from 722 00:37:41,280 --> 00:37:45,160 Speaker 1: the pocket, he can beat you outside the pocket. He 723 00:37:45,239 --> 00:37:48,880 Speaker 1: keeps his eyes down the field. And perhaps the most 724 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:53,080 Speaker 1: important thing about Sam Donald is he is natural leadership 725 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:58,960 Speaker 1: qualities and you have to have and uncanny, a different 726 00:37:59,120 --> 00:38:03,040 Speaker 1: temperament to succeed in New York. This kid may have 727 00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:07,319 Speaker 1: grown up in southern California, but he has the temperament, 728 00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:12,840 Speaker 1: the cool, collective poise to succeed in New York in 729 00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:17,320 Speaker 1: a big way. You have reason to be excited. Jets Nation. 730 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:22,560 Speaker 1: Let's go to Bob. Now, Bob, how are you? Oh yeah, 731 00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:25,240 Speaker 1: I'm great. I want to just talk about Lamar Jackson, 732 00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:29,600 Speaker 1: about how Lamar is a good running quarterback. Obviously is 733 00:38:29,600 --> 00:38:32,480 Speaker 1: he able to throw up maybe a little bit? You know, 734 00:38:32,600 --> 00:38:36,040 Speaker 1: we've seen in the past, have running quarterbacks haven't really 735 00:38:36,080 --> 00:38:38,560 Speaker 1: gone anywhere so much for example, like Michael Vick and 736 00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:40,879 Speaker 1: uh Cam Newton and I don't even know so much 737 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:44,120 Speaker 1: other quarterbacks, but just for an example of those two guys, 738 00:38:44,160 --> 00:38:47,799 Speaker 1: Like where have these guys gone? Okay, thanks, Bob, Yeah, 739 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:50,359 Speaker 1: I'll let you handle that one. Well, you know, it's tough. 740 00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:52,719 Speaker 1: You know, in the NFL, it's a different game. The 741 00:38:52,760 --> 00:38:55,680 Speaker 1: defensive linemen are much faster. The linebackers are are as 742 00:38:55,719 --> 00:38:59,040 Speaker 1: fast as the safety. So when you use your body, 743 00:38:59,120 --> 00:39:01,520 Speaker 1: when you use your legs to to gain all those 744 00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:04,279 Speaker 1: yard gain that yardage, it's gonna take his toll and 745 00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:06,680 Speaker 1: a lot of these quarterbacks aren't built for it. Typically, 746 00:39:06,719 --> 00:39:09,279 Speaker 1: you want your quarterback to be in the pocket or 747 00:39:09,440 --> 00:39:11,040 Speaker 1: you know, when you look at Sam Donald, he's a 748 00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:13,600 Speaker 1: guy who stays in the pocket. But when it when 749 00:39:13,600 --> 00:39:15,799 Speaker 1: the play breaks down, he extends a play. But like 750 00:39:15,880 --> 00:39:18,000 Speaker 1: you mentioned earlier, he keeps his eyes down the field. 751 00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:20,919 Speaker 1: He throw he's extremely accurate on the run. And that's 752 00:39:20,920 --> 00:39:24,120 Speaker 1: a special player. You know. You talk about uh looking 753 00:39:24,120 --> 00:39:26,000 Speaker 1: at a great quarterback, and when I when I look 754 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:28,879 Speaker 1: at a great quarterback, I'm asking myself, if there's two 755 00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:31,480 Speaker 1: minutes left in the game, we need to touchdown, can 756 00:39:31,600 --> 00:39:34,080 Speaker 1: this quarterback strike fear in the defense and lead his 757 00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:37,880 Speaker 1: team down pass? And Sam Donald has shown that he 758 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:39,719 Speaker 1: can be that. You're right now. I like all the 759 00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:42,000 Speaker 1: quarterbacks in the two thousand and eighteen class. I will 760 00:39:42,040 --> 00:39:44,040 Speaker 1: say that I know a lot of people are gonna 761 00:39:44,120 --> 00:39:48,040 Speaker 1: rank them uh certain ways here early in respective careers. 762 00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:51,320 Speaker 1: I like them all, including Lamar Jackson. But to your point, 763 00:39:51,360 --> 00:39:54,040 Speaker 1: thanks for to call Bob about Lamar, even though this 764 00:39:54,120 --> 00:39:56,839 Speaker 1: is inside the Jets, We'll handle it. I think he's 765 00:39:56,840 --> 00:39:59,879 Speaker 1: a phenomenal athlete. I think he does a lot of 766 00:40:00,200 --> 00:40:02,520 Speaker 1: good things with the football in his hands. I don't 767 00:40:02,520 --> 00:40:06,680 Speaker 1: know if you can run seventeen fifteen sixteen times a 768 00:40:06,760 --> 00:40:10,840 Speaker 1: game in the National Football League. Long term, let's continue 769 00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:15,960 Speaker 1: to roll on and go to t C t C. 770 00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:18,680 Speaker 1: How are you, hey, guys, I'm doing great. Thanks for 771 00:40:18,680 --> 00:40:20,839 Speaker 1: putting me on, and most importantly, thank you for doing 772 00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:22,960 Speaker 1: this show every week. It's awesome and Jet fans like 773 00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:26,080 Speaker 1: us love it, so thank you very much. UM. I 774 00:40:26,080 --> 00:40:28,200 Speaker 1: guess what I would say is, um, I know him 775 00:40:28,239 --> 00:40:30,200 Speaker 1: in the minority on this. I'd love to hear your opinion, 776 00:40:30,200 --> 00:40:32,960 Speaker 1: and I'll hang up and listen after. But I'm a 777 00:40:32,960 --> 00:40:35,279 Speaker 1: believer that we are really only in the second year 778 00:40:35,320 --> 00:40:37,840 Speaker 1: of the rebuild. You know. The ten and six and 779 00:40:38,040 --> 00:40:41,040 Speaker 1: fifteen sort of was a little ahead of schedule, and 780 00:40:41,080 --> 00:40:44,000 Speaker 1: it kind of my feeling was they sort of went 781 00:40:44,040 --> 00:40:45,839 Speaker 1: for it the following year and it didn't work out, 782 00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:49,279 Speaker 1: and then they rebooted, and now this is really only 783 00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:52,760 Speaker 1: year two, and unfortunately the record may cost our coaches 784 00:40:52,840 --> 00:40:55,239 Speaker 1: job if it does, that's life of the business. But 785 00:40:55,840 --> 00:40:58,880 Speaker 1: I think, like everyone has said ahead of me, better 786 00:40:58,960 --> 00:41:01,400 Speaker 1: days are definitely a It looks like the best player 787 00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:03,239 Speaker 1: and the team might be a quarterback. For the first 788 00:41:03,280 --> 00:41:07,080 Speaker 1: time in my life, I I think it's possible and 789 00:41:07,120 --> 00:41:09,720 Speaker 1: I and I'm excited for where we're going. But really, 790 00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:11,960 Speaker 1: this is only year two and we just gotta keep 791 00:41:11,960 --> 00:41:14,080 Speaker 1: this thing building and head in the right direction. Thanks 792 00:41:14,080 --> 00:41:18,000 Speaker 1: for everything you guys do. Good qualit t CE bottom line. Yeah, 793 00:41:18,080 --> 00:41:21,040 Speaker 1: if we go back the last four years, you go 794 00:41:21,080 --> 00:41:23,680 Speaker 1: a ten and six. You keep the band together, and 795 00:41:23,719 --> 00:41:26,879 Speaker 1: then some guys their bodies started to fall apart. Some 796 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:31,080 Speaker 1: guys got older before our eyes. Last year. Of course, UM, 797 00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:34,919 Speaker 1: you had to get uh fiscally responsible, and I think 798 00:41:34,920 --> 00:41:36,880 Speaker 1: you did that and he cleared some space off the 799 00:41:36,880 --> 00:41:42,560 Speaker 1: salary cap. Josh McCown came in, gave you some leadership abilities. Um, 800 00:41:42,719 --> 00:41:46,680 Speaker 1: and the team also function in terms of they were 801 00:41:46,880 --> 00:41:50,319 Speaker 1: competitive ball club while winning five games. But you got 802 00:41:50,360 --> 00:41:53,719 Speaker 1: your quarterback. You got your quarterback this offseason, and that 803 00:41:54,400 --> 00:41:57,880 Speaker 1: was step one for long term success in the National 804 00:41:57,920 --> 00:42:01,560 Speaker 1: Football League. You have to have a quarterback who you 805 00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:04,200 Speaker 1: can build around. The New York Jots have a young 806 00:42:04,280 --> 00:42:08,160 Speaker 1: quarterback they certainly can build around in two thousand nineteen 807 00:42:08,200 --> 00:42:10,520 Speaker 1: and beyond. I know a lot of people are gonna 808 00:42:10,520 --> 00:42:14,520 Speaker 1: talk about e and I've been victim of this myself. 809 00:42:14,960 --> 00:42:18,040 Speaker 1: Looking at the cap room, the financial flexibility in New 810 00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:21,360 Speaker 1: York Jets have in the off season. That's great, but 811 00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:23,400 Speaker 1: you still want to build this thing through the draft. 812 00:42:23,680 --> 00:42:26,840 Speaker 1: And oh, by the way, sometimes you gotta be a 813 00:42:27,040 --> 00:42:30,719 Speaker 1: smart shopper and free agency. That means not initially just 814 00:42:30,840 --> 00:42:34,080 Speaker 1: going out and getting the biggest names that first wave 815 00:42:34,120 --> 00:42:37,440 Speaker 1: of free agency. It's being smart along the way because 816 00:42:37,480 --> 00:42:41,000 Speaker 1: you build this thing through the draft. I believe that. 817 00:42:41,160 --> 00:42:43,799 Speaker 1: I know you believe as well. Absolutely, you have to 818 00:42:43,800 --> 00:42:45,799 Speaker 1: build it through the draft, and you've seen the Jets 819 00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:48,320 Speaker 1: in the past couple of years put those big building 820 00:42:48,320 --> 00:42:51,880 Speaker 1: blocks together. You know, you look at Leonard Williams, Jamal Adams, 821 00:42:52,320 --> 00:42:54,479 Speaker 1: the two men that were just here on our show, 822 00:42:55,040 --> 00:42:57,440 Speaker 1: and those guys six round draft packs, and that's where 823 00:42:57,440 --> 00:42:59,360 Speaker 1: the most value is later in the later rounds. And 824 00:42:59,400 --> 00:43:01,439 Speaker 1: Chris Herne is a fourth round pick. The later round 825 00:43:01,480 --> 00:43:03,279 Speaker 1: of the draft is when you build your team. You know, 826 00:43:03,360 --> 00:43:05,120 Speaker 1: you you you get these players in the draft, you 827 00:43:05,160 --> 00:43:08,160 Speaker 1: add some key key components in free agency, and that's 828 00:43:08,160 --> 00:43:10,200 Speaker 1: how you build your team. But you know, I think 829 00:43:10,239 --> 00:43:12,000 Speaker 1: that the Jets have done a great job of developing 830 00:43:12,080 --> 00:43:14,399 Speaker 1: young talent. I think that it's gonna it's a train 831 00:43:14,520 --> 00:43:16,960 Speaker 1: that's gonna continue to happen, and you're gonna start seeing 832 00:43:17,239 --> 00:43:20,239 Speaker 1: these younger guys get these opportunities and become big time 833 00:43:20,239 --> 00:43:22,840 Speaker 1: players in the league. And that's what the great organizations 834 00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:25,320 Speaker 1: have done in the past. They developed those free agents, 835 00:43:25,360 --> 00:43:28,239 Speaker 1: they developed the draft picks, and make them into big 836 00:43:28,239 --> 00:43:31,919 Speaker 1: time players. Okay, Jet's Patriots, Sunday, bring your white wrap 837 00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:34,400 Speaker 1: up the regular season for everybody. For Eric Coleman and 838 00:43:34,520 --> 00:43:35,480 Speaker 1: Eric Ellen Up, We're up.