WEBVTT - LISTEN | Draft Pick Profile - Braden Mann (5/20)

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to another edition of the Official Jets podcast, the

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<v Speaker 1>Draft Pick Profile series. Wrapping up here Ethan Greenberg Eric

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<v Speaker 1>Allen breaking down the jets sixth round pick. That's punter

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<v Speaker 1>Brandon Man out of Texas A and M. And on

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<v Speaker 1>this podcast, you're gonna hear from Joe Douglas and his

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<v Speaker 1>staff on why they like Bradon Man. You're gonna hear

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<v Speaker 1>from Braden Man himself. He caught up with Olivia Landis

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<v Speaker 1>right after he was drafted and Ea. The Jets originally

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<v Speaker 1>had two six round picks heading into the draft, and

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<v Speaker 1>with their first and there what became their only six

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<v Speaker 1>round pick, they elect to help out brandpoor your special

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<v Speaker 1>teams unit with Bradon Man. Yeah, you know what, Lachlan

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<v Speaker 1>Edwards last year was solid. He didn't approve his hang

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<v Speaker 1>time from his previous two seasons and had a few

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<v Speaker 1>twenty yard net kicks is are Randy Lang pointed out,

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<v Speaker 1>But you look at the numbers forty five point nine

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<v Speaker 1>yard gross, which is fourteen in the Nation Football League,

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<v Speaker 1>at forty one point six yard net, which was twelve

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<v Speaker 1>in the National Football League, and Edwards actually had the

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<v Speaker 1>second but inside twenty two touchback ratio in franchise history

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<v Speaker 1>nine point three to one. So I'm throwing all these

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<v Speaker 1>superlatives out about Lochlan Edwards. With that being said, I

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<v Speaker 1>think obviously says he entered the spring as a free

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<v Speaker 1>agent and the Jets thought they could upgrade the position.

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<v Speaker 1>This is not a knock on Edwards to me. It

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<v Speaker 1>speaks to just how highly they thought of Brandon Man.

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<v Speaker 1>And when you look at what he did at Texas

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<v Speaker 1>A and M over the course of four seasons, predominantly

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<v Speaker 1>the last two because he was planning the last two seasons,

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<v Speaker 1>this kid was the top pointer in all of college football.

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<v Speaker 1>And after he was drafted, a lot of the pundits,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it was Daniel Jeremiah or Mel Kuiper ever, all

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<v Speaker 1>thought that he had Pro Bowl or all Pro capabilities

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<v Speaker 1>in his first couple of seasons entering the NFL. And

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to hit this real quick before we

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<v Speaker 1>hear from Joe Douglas and his staff. You mentioned that

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<v Speaker 1>Brandon Man was punting the last two seasons. Well, what

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<v Speaker 1>does that mean he was doing his first two seasons

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<v Speaker 1>at A and M. Well, he was the kickoff specialist

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<v Speaker 1>there because the Aggies had a very good punter in

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<v Speaker 1>place when he arrived to College station. And we'll talk

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<v Speaker 1>about Brandon Man's career at A and M right after

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<v Speaker 1>we hear from Joe Douglas and his staff on what

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<v Speaker 1>they like about Brandon Man. Yeah, another another guy, highly

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<v Speaker 1>productive Ray Guy Ward winner and um, a guy that

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<v Speaker 1>Brandt was really excited about when when when we were

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<v Speaker 1>going over the special teams guy. That was a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that Coach Boy stood on the table for it and

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<v Speaker 1>it was an opportunity when we were able to acquire

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<v Speaker 1>the extra picks that we required to say, Okay, this

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<v Speaker 1>is a guy that can come here and come in

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<v Speaker 1>here at this point in the draft and really help

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<v Speaker 1>us and possibly can need to be a starter, you

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<v Speaker 1>know at that punter spot. So another young man that

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<v Speaker 1>is a high character guy and it's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a really good fit in the building. Brandon uh with

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<v Speaker 1>the tremendous leg strength and was the Rey Guy Award winner,

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<v Speaker 1>which is obviously the highest highest award that you can

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<v Speaker 1>receive as a putterer in college football. The guy's got

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<v Speaker 1>ability to directional kick and to hit deep balls, which

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<v Speaker 1>is going to flip the field for us. So in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of moving on for him and having him under

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<v Speaker 1>contract for the next four years. Will will be good

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<v Speaker 1>and significance for our special teams, especially for Brant Well.

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<v Speaker 1>He's another player who you know, obviously there was some

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<v Speaker 1>conviction on between coaching and scouting and Brant Bowyer and

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<v Speaker 1>Jeff Hammersmith had looked at him and thought he was

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<v Speaker 1>the top or in this class. And you know, one

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<v Speaker 1>thing about him, he's not your classics six ft four

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen pound potter. You know, he's shorter in stature, but

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<v Speaker 1>he's got a real strong leg. Obviously, Ineen, he had

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<v Speaker 1>a tremendous year where he was the Ray Guy Award winner.

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<v Speaker 1>But he's somebody that we think can flip the field

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<v Speaker 1>and obviously, with the hang time and the ability of

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<v Speaker 1>some of our cover people, hopefully we can start winning

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<v Speaker 1>some of the field position battles that will be you know,

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<v Speaker 1>really important this coming season in the future. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as we looked at our board, there was some interesting

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<v Speaker 1>prospects still available, but most we felt like we're a

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<v Speaker 1>year or two away, would be somewhat buried on the

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<v Speaker 1>depth chart as they try to fight their way to

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<v Speaker 1>a starting spot or even a serviceable backup. And with

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<v Speaker 1>brad Man just seem like it represented really good value

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<v Speaker 1>for us. He a Bradon man. His first year punting

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<v Speaker 1>came on the scene hot he won the Ray Guy Award,

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<v Speaker 1>which goes to the nation's top punter. It was his

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<v Speaker 1>first year starting. He was a unanimous All American and

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<v Speaker 1>he said the n c a a record with fifty

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<v Speaker 1>one yard per punt, and he put nineteen of his

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<v Speaker 1>fifty punts inside the twenty yard line, eleven fair catches

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<v Speaker 1>he forced. So he's really not only does he have

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<v Speaker 1>a leg that can boom the ball, but he's a

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<v Speaker 1>precision kicker as well or punter should I say as well, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you can say kicker because this is such an accomplished player.

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<v Speaker 1>He was one of the top players coming out of

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<v Speaker 1>high school from a kicking perspective. I think he was

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<v Speaker 1>the number two kicking recruit in the country before going

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<v Speaker 1>to Texas A and M. But you mentioned that two

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<v Speaker 1>thousand and eighteen year where he won the Ray Guy

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<v Speaker 1>Award against Alabama. He sat down CIA records an average

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<v Speaker 1>sixty point eight yards per point and also he had

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<v Speaker 1>fourteen points of sixty plus yards in two thousand and eighteen,

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<v Speaker 1>and all what happened last year uh, not too bad.

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<v Speaker 1>A second team, a p All American First team All

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<v Speaker 1>SEC performer, averaging forty seven point one yards per point,

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<v Speaker 1>which ranked in the top five nationally. And he also

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<v Speaker 1>plays the He also plays twenty six of fifty seven

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<v Speaker 1>points inside the twenty and speaking about his position of precision,

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<v Speaker 1>he had only four touchbacks. So this is a guy

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<v Speaker 1>who had a big leg and he also excelled in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of placement. And that's what you have to do

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<v Speaker 1>in order to be outstanding at the punting position. And

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<v Speaker 1>this guy, uh, he did it consistently at Texas, say

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<v Speaker 1>and him. You know, I know all eyes will be

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<v Speaker 1>on the top of this traff class with McKay, Beckton

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<v Speaker 1>and Denzel Mims, and rightfully so, or perhaps understandably so.

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<v Speaker 1>But Brandon Man might have the best chance to be

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<v Speaker 1>a high impact player at his position across the league

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<v Speaker 1>from day one. And we talked about his twenty eight

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<v Speaker 1>teen season, the Ray Guy Award winning season. Only one

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<v Speaker 1>player has averaged more than fifty one yards per punt,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's fellow Aggie and former NFL punter Shane Leckler,

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<v Speaker 1>who had a decorated NFL career. So Brandon Man, I

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<v Speaker 1>think there's a lot to be excited about if you're

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<v Speaker 1>a Jets fan, And I just want to clear up

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<v Speaker 1>this common misconception about punting. It's so much more than

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<v Speaker 1>just about how far you can kick the ball. Because

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<v Speaker 1>if you're a punter and you can kick at sixty yards,

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<v Speaker 1>that's great. But what if you have no hang time

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<v Speaker 1>and it doesn't allow your special teams guys to cover properly,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the return urs average I don't know, ten

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<v Speaker 1>to fifteen yards per return against you. That doesn't do

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<v Speaker 1>you any good. What's so great about Brandon Man is

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<v Speaker 1>that he can kick it, and he can kick it high.

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<v Speaker 1>And with the gunners that the Jets are probably gonna

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<v Speaker 1>line up, whether that's somebody like Vincent Smith or Trent

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<v Speaker 1>and Cannon if they were to line up tomorrow, those

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<v Speaker 1>guys can fly. So the Jets punting coverage unit might

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<v Speaker 1>be might very well be one of the best in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL next season. Listen, over the less two seasons,

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<v Speaker 1>you would put the Jets special teams up against anybody

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<v Speaker 1>in the National Football League at brand blowy Er is

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<v Speaker 1>a fantastic coordinator. With that being said, what happens on

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<v Speaker 1>special teams all the time is you're continually juggling your

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<v Speaker 1>lineups because it's not like a number one running back

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<v Speaker 1>or number one receiver that you know who's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be there for a long time. What you're doing is

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<v Speaker 1>you're relying on depth players to become your fixtures in

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<v Speaker 1>a short amount of time. But when you get a

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<v Speaker 1>punter like a man and you invest a six round

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<v Speaker 1>picking him, you're hoping that's a position that will stick

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<v Speaker 1>for a number of years. And that's what kind of

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<v Speaker 1>potential he certainly does have. And the Jets, again we

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<v Speaker 1>always think in terms of offense and defense. Well, you

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<v Speaker 1>can make the argument that Joe Douglas certainly improved his

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<v Speaker 1>special teams units, not just in free agency, but especially

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<v Speaker 1>in the draft. To go back to Ashton Davis, you

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<v Speaker 1>think about Lea, Michael p Ryan, and then in the

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<v Speaker 1>sixth round, uh, you add the punter and man. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>no knock on Lockland Edwards here. I think he's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be punting in the National Football League next year. And

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<v Speaker 1>he was a good person inside the locker room. The

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<v Speaker 1>Jets just thought, hey, we have a grade on this guy,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is great value at this point. And Bill

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<v Speaker 1>Parcels always used to talk about hidden yardage. Well, special teams.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't talk about special teams enough, and that can

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<v Speaker 1>get you over the hump. Remember the Jets finished seven

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<v Speaker 1>and nine last year after starting one and seven, so

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<v Speaker 1>they went six and two in the seasons. Uh second half. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>if you get a couple more games, and special teams

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<v Speaker 1>plays a prominent role in those with Paul games, you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be playing into January as a playoff team. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that something that I like about this pick,

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<v Speaker 1>not only because I'm excited about it, but this was

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<v Speaker 1>a guy that Joe Douglas told U E A that

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<v Speaker 1>brand Boyer stood on the table for Bradman. So Brandt

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<v Speaker 1>Boyer is clearly excited about adding Man to his special

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<v Speaker 1>teams unit. And let's hear from Brandon Man himself, who

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<v Speaker 1>caught up with Olivia Landis after he was drafted. Brandon,

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<v Speaker 1>you spent your collegiate career at Texas A and M,

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<v Speaker 1>and it actually took you until your third season to

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<v Speaker 1>earn that starting job. How much patience did you accumulating

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<v Speaker 1>during that time and what else did you learn having

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<v Speaker 1>to sit back before starting. I think it was a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of patience and a lot of competitiveness for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>I knew that going in I wasn't gonna just earn

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<v Speaker 1>just get the starting job right away. I had to

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<v Speaker 1>earn it um, and so I competed against Shane who

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<v Speaker 1>was our party at the time, who's great, a good

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<v Speaker 1>friend of mine. So UM. I think that competing against

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<v Speaker 1>him um with a lot of fun. I think that

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<v Speaker 1>was definitely that helped me in my junior and senior

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<v Speaker 1>year once I finally got in starting job that was

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<v Speaker 1>constantly competing and constantly being put pressure on. So I

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<v Speaker 1>think that helped me a little bit to handle with

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<v Speaker 1>my junior and senior year. UM. But it wasn't really

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<v Speaker 1>about just waiting to see when I would start. It was,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I thought I was gonna come in earn

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<v Speaker 1>as best I could my freshman year and just didn't

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<v Speaker 1>work out until my junior year. So what in your

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<v Speaker 1>skill set did you have to hone in on during

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<v Speaker 1>that time. I think for me it was situational punning. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>Coming out of high school, I pretty much just knew

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<v Speaker 1>how to hit a spiral um, which is just typical

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<v Speaker 1>one you hit. But it's the little things. It's the inside,

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<v Speaker 1>the fifty or inside the landing inside of twenty yard

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<v Speaker 1>Constil wanted to spend backwards all types of little stuff

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<v Speaker 1>and that something that Shoan is really good at. So

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's why my first two years is a

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<v Speaker 1>great learning opportunity to learn from him a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>um and then kind of put my own little twist

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<v Speaker 1>on it in some ways. So I think situationally, um,

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<v Speaker 1>college is waiting from high school in the same sense

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL is waiting from college. I think that's definitely

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<v Speaker 1>something gonna have to keep working at once I get

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<v Speaker 1>to New York. You know, it sounds like you developed

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<v Speaker 1>a lot then over those few years. As a matter

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<v Speaker 1>of fact, you earned all SEC honors, you are, earned

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<v Speaker 1>Associated Press, all American honors, and then of course won

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<v Speaker 1>the Ray Guy Winner. Of course that goes to the

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<v Speaker 1>nation's top punters. So when you think about all of

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<v Speaker 1>those accolades, what exactly do you take away from those honors.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I had a great team surrounding me, for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's number one. Um. You know, it's not

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<v Speaker 1>an individual sports loving people and field of time. So

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<v Speaker 1>I think that the team around me definitely helped with

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<v Speaker 1>all those Um, it was definitely not just me. It

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<v Speaker 1>was my you snapper with my cover guys, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think that just being able to play with those guys, um,

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<v Speaker 1>really just allowed me to have the opportunity to, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, kind of showcase a little bit and and

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<v Speaker 1>help them as well. You know, you know they're helping me,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I would help them as much as I

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<v Speaker 1>can't help our defense. So I think it wasn't so

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<v Speaker 1>much about the self accolades as it was that was

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<v Speaker 1>that was a team thing that year for sure. Well

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<v Speaker 1>along with Puny. I was looking up some of your

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<v Speaker 1>stats and it said that in twenty nineteen you had

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<v Speaker 1>seven open field tackles, which is above average for a hunter.

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<v Speaker 1>How much do you pride yourself on that ability? On

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<v Speaker 1>the ability? I like to think that I can tackle.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. It's say a lot of people think that

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<v Speaker 1>the kicking games is a ten man play because the

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<v Speaker 1>kickers not expect to make a tackle, But I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's an eleven man play. So um, obviously, if I

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<v Speaker 1>do my job well enough, I shouldn't have to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to make it. Taxles someone us I wish I

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<v Speaker 1>had back for sure, Um, But you know, if I

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<v Speaker 1>got to get in there, I'm moren't happy to do so.

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<v Speaker 1>I used to pull on backer, so it's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>in my nature a little bit looking forward to seeing

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<v Speaker 1>some of those tackles. But besides the tackling and the punching,

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<v Speaker 1>what else do you bring to the kickoff value of

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<v Speaker 1>the game? Well, I started the kickoffs for four years

0:14:09.920 --> 0:14:11.520
<v Speaker 1>A and M. I started for twice as long as

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<v Speaker 1>I started punning. So, UM, I think that I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>gonna come in and do whatever they need me to do.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm more than happy to kickoffs. I would love to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if theyiled me to come in and do

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<v Speaker 1>that and take a little pressure of the field kicker,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd love to do that. Anything that I can contribute

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<v Speaker 1>would be amazing. Special teams coordinator Brandt Boyer has had

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<v Speaker 1>one of the best ranked special teams in the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>for the past couple of years with the Jets. Have

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<v Speaker 1>you had any opportunity to speak to him, and if so,

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<v Speaker 1>what have you guys talked about as I'm definitely spoke

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<v Speaker 1>to him a lot during the whole process in this

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<v Speaker 1>whole spring, and um, I love talking to him. He

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<v Speaker 1>was He's obviously amazing at what he does. One of

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<v Speaker 1>the best in the business, and that's why I'm really

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<v Speaker 1>excited to get to New York for sure. Um, I

0:14:52.560 --> 0:14:54.640
<v Speaker 1>think it's gonna a great opportunity for me to get

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<v Speaker 1>there and being one of the best bush teams units

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<v Speaker 1>in the country. So UM, I think it's a cultural thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Then I'm excited to learn and grow from that. He

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<v Speaker 1>ain't something else about Brandon Man that He'll be the

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<v Speaker 1>first to tell you too. He's not necessarily your average

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<v Speaker 1>punter or your stereotypical punter. Just in terms of physique.

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<v Speaker 1>You think about guys in the NFL typically over six ft,

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<v Speaker 1>somewhat slender, maybe somewhat stocking depends. He's five. But this

0:15:23.680 --> 0:15:27.960
<v Speaker 1>guy can cover two e A and he is just

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<v Speaker 1>a very interesting hunter because he can kick off if

0:15:32.720 --> 0:15:34.880
<v Speaker 1>you want, he can punt, he can cover a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>Between him and Thomas Hennessy e A. That Jet might

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<v Speaker 1>have the best punter and long snapper in coverage WHOA

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<v Speaker 1>and Man hasn't even played it down in the National

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<v Speaker 1>Football League. You made me smiled just a little bit there.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the Jets fans should be excited about that. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>When I started thinking about you talking about what Man

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<v Speaker 1>can do in coverage, the number of one. UH at

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<v Speaker 1>my mind was hopefully he doesn't have to make too

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<v Speaker 1>many tackles in the National Football League level. And he

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<v Speaker 1>said that himself. I think when Live asked him about it,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, yeah, I consider myself a football player, but

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<v Speaker 1>if I'm making too many tackles, that means something's going wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>The other thing is, when you were talking right there,

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<v Speaker 1>the guy I thought of was Steve Weatherford. You see

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<v Speaker 1>what Steve Weatherford does in terms of his workouts, in

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<v Speaker 1>his physique, the former Jets potter, Yeah, you mean Armageddon

0:16:33.000 --> 0:16:35.800
<v Speaker 1>is not his workout program, and that is one of

0:16:35.840 --> 0:16:38.600
<v Speaker 1>his workout programs. There's a guy who got after it

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<v Speaker 1>big time. So no, but it's funny over the years,

0:16:44.120 --> 0:16:47.680
<v Speaker 1>and it goes all the way back is that the

0:16:47.760 --> 0:16:51.960
<v Speaker 1>punters and kickers UH tend to be isolated a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit from the rest of the team. And there are

0:16:55.120 --> 0:16:57.600
<v Speaker 1>guys like a Weatherford who used to be blasting the

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<v Speaker 1>music in the locker room and living in the way room,

0:17:01.440 --> 0:17:07.760
<v Speaker 1>who I think reached themselves out beyond that stigma, the

0:17:07.800 --> 0:17:10.959
<v Speaker 1>traditional stigma of the kickers. But man, it's coming in

0:17:11.040 --> 0:17:14.240
<v Speaker 1>here as a rookie Hayes, a punter Uh, but they

0:17:14.280 --> 0:17:20.040
<v Speaker 1>are the bottom line, his kickers are football players too. Okay, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's fair to say. I think it's good

0:17:22.720 --> 0:17:25.080
<v Speaker 1>you put that out there. I do want to hit

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<v Speaker 1>on real quick where Brandon Man fits in on this

0:17:29.600 --> 0:17:32.159
<v Speaker 1>roster a little bit, but more so just about the

0:17:32.160 --> 0:17:36.879
<v Speaker 1>special teams some somewhat overhaul here. So Brandon Man is

0:17:36.880 --> 0:17:39.200
<v Speaker 1>one of two punters on the roster, the other guys

0:17:39.240 --> 0:17:42.960
<v Speaker 1>Ian Berryman, who was signed to reserve future deal. Then

0:17:43.000 --> 0:17:46.000
<v Speaker 1>you look at the Jets kickers, Sam Fickens on the team.

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<v Speaker 1>The Jets also brought in at the end of last

0:17:48.119 --> 0:17:51.520
<v Speaker 1>season Brett Maherr, who used to kick for the Cowboys

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<v Speaker 1>and has a monster leg as well. And then you

0:17:54.480 --> 0:17:57.639
<v Speaker 1>think about where the Jets could be at kick returner. Well,

0:17:58.119 --> 0:18:01.160
<v Speaker 1>and last year was Trenton Cannon Vincent Smith, both who

0:18:01.160 --> 0:18:05.080
<v Speaker 1>returned in Braxton Barrios was the number two punt returner

0:18:05.119 --> 0:18:09.000
<v Speaker 1>in the NFL in terms of average per punt return.

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<v Speaker 1>So this Jets unit I think had a good core

0:18:12.760 --> 0:18:17.960
<v Speaker 1>and they could be again, they could be better in pashion.

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<v Speaker 1>Davis could get in the mix from the kick returner perspective. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he is very fast. He was not able to showcase

0:18:27.720 --> 0:18:30.880
<v Speaker 1>that speed at the combine in Indianapolis, but he would

0:18:30.880 --> 0:18:33.919
<v Speaker 1>have time very well. There's a kid who, as we

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<v Speaker 1>talked about in his profile, he actually started at California

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<v Speaker 1>as a track athlete, a sprinter or hurdler, so he

0:18:43.560 --> 0:18:46.800
<v Speaker 1>can do some damage with his legs, with his wheels.

0:18:47.240 --> 0:18:50.639
<v Speaker 1>And also you mentioned the gunner position. I would be

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<v Speaker 1>surprised at Off Davis is one of your guys out

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<v Speaker 1>there in the early weeks of the season where he's

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<v Speaker 1>playing on the outside, because he did that at calif

0:19:00.000 --> 0:19:04.240
<v Speaker 1>Moren as well, you mentioned the kicking position. That's the

0:19:04.320 --> 0:19:07.959
<v Speaker 1>kind of one where you're looking at it where Brandon

0:19:08.000 --> 0:19:12.920
<v Speaker 1>Man you take him and you know he's gonna compete.

0:19:13.000 --> 0:19:17.320
<v Speaker 1>Everybody's gonna have to earn their position. But in all likelihood,

0:19:17.359 --> 0:19:20.359
<v Speaker 1>do you think you're walking into twenty twenty and the

0:19:20.400 --> 0:19:22.640
<v Speaker 1>Brandon Man is on your roster and he's got all

0:19:22.720 --> 0:19:25.760
<v Speaker 1>the chance to be the guy opening day who's going

0:19:25.800 --> 0:19:29.840
<v Speaker 1>to be a kicker. You mentioned picking Um and Brett

0:19:29.840 --> 0:19:34.960
<v Speaker 1>Mayer is here as well. That is a special teams

0:19:35.080 --> 0:19:38.760
<v Speaker 1>battle that we could be talking about for a while

0:19:39.040 --> 0:19:42.520
<v Speaker 1>in training camp leading up to the regular season opener.

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<v Speaker 1>But I do think that on paper, the Jets have

0:19:48.240 --> 0:19:51.879
<v Speaker 1>improved their special teams units. Now it's going to be

0:19:51.920 --> 0:19:55.480
<v Speaker 1>the chemistry, the cohesion, and then also finding the spots

0:19:56.040 --> 0:20:00.200
<v Speaker 1>for some of these new guys, because special team is

0:20:00.960 --> 0:20:04.440
<v Speaker 1>not just specialists, as you know, who's gonna be part

0:20:04.480 --> 0:20:06.840
<v Speaker 1>of your coverage, who's part of your blocking units, and

0:20:06.880 --> 0:20:09.280
<v Speaker 1>things like that, because that changes each and every year.

0:20:09.320 --> 0:20:14.920
<v Speaker 1>But the Jets can Russia sure knowing, rest assured, knowing

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<v Speaker 1>that they have one of the best special teams coordinators

0:20:17.480 --> 0:20:21.080
<v Speaker 1>a whole football uh. And they've also set the standard

0:20:21.160 --> 0:20:25.720
<v Speaker 1>here um as being a lead special teams unit the

0:20:25.800 --> 0:20:29.160
<v Speaker 1>last couple of seasons. No reason not to believe that

0:20:30.920 --> 0:20:34.560
<v Speaker 1>they will be just as good as last year, or

0:20:35.119 --> 0:20:39.000
<v Speaker 1>maybe even better uh two seasons ago. I think widely

0:20:39.040 --> 0:20:43.240
<v Speaker 1>considered by Rick Goslin, who does the special teams rankings

0:20:43.240 --> 0:20:46.120
<v Speaker 1>each and every year, the number one special teams unit

0:20:46.160 --> 0:20:48.439
<v Speaker 1>of the National Football League. If you get that again,

0:20:48.800 --> 0:20:51.159
<v Speaker 1>you're gonna be in great shape. But I don't know

0:20:51.200 --> 0:20:54.679
<v Speaker 1>about you. I mean, we've been talking about Man on

0:20:54.720 --> 0:20:58.520
<v Speaker 1>this podcast, and we know the other thing that we

0:20:58.640 --> 0:21:01.440
<v Speaker 1>kind of glossed over a little bit is that he

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<v Speaker 1>didn't take over the punting duties until what is junior year.

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<v Speaker 1>But he's a kickoff specialist, so the Jets potentially could

0:21:08.840 --> 0:21:13.639
<v Speaker 1>use him in a kickoff specialist role as well, um

0:21:13.960 --> 0:21:17.119
<v Speaker 1>down the line or immediately while figuring out who their

0:21:17.160 --> 0:21:20.520
<v Speaker 1>field goal kicker is. Yeah, I think that Brandon Man

0:21:20.720 --> 0:21:24.240
<v Speaker 1>is more than just your stereotypical punter, even though will

0:21:24.280 --> 0:21:27.000
<v Speaker 1>be a rookie in and I'm very excited to see

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<v Speaker 1>not only how he punts in the NFL, but also

0:21:30.480 --> 0:21:33.399
<v Speaker 1>how this whole special team unit comes together, from the

0:21:33.600 --> 0:21:37.560
<v Speaker 1>kicker to the gunners to the core special teamers. And

0:21:38.160 --> 0:21:41.000
<v Speaker 1>you know, Brandt Blawyer has to deal you mentioned this,

0:21:41.119 --> 0:21:43.119
<v Speaker 1>Brandt Blawyer has to deal with a lot of moving

0:21:43.240 --> 0:21:45.719
<v Speaker 1>pieces throughout the course of the season, and he did.

0:21:45.840 --> 0:21:48.119
<v Speaker 1>He did a great job two years ago, he did

0:21:48.200 --> 0:21:50.360
<v Speaker 1>a great job last year. He's one of the top

0:21:50.480 --> 0:21:53.560
<v Speaker 1>special teams coordinators in the NFL. And he gets a

0:21:53.600 --> 0:21:56.919
<v Speaker 1>new toy and Brandon Man, So we'll see what happens.

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<v Speaker 1>But that was the final edition of the Draft Pick

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