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Speaker 1: Welcome to another edition of the Official Jets Podcast, powered

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Speaker 1: by Amazon Web Services. We're breaking down Jared Davis, the

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Speaker 1: new Jets linebacker. We have Dave Burkett on from the

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Speaker 1: Detroit Free Press. He covers the Lions. He's a beat

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Speaker 1: writer there. The Jets added some speed on defense with Davis.

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Speaker 1: It seems like yesterday that he was coming out and

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Speaker 1: he was drafted in the first round by the Detroit Lions.

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Speaker 1: Played four seasons there in the Motor City mixed results,

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Speaker 1: but the bottom line we talked about on our free

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Speaker 1: agency previews across the board on all our platforms, what

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Speaker 1: were the Jets looking for at the linebacker position, Long

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Speaker 1: limb players who can play fast, and of course Davis

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Speaker 1: can play fast. He's got a NonStop motor. Davis ran

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Speaker 1: a four point six to forty yard dash at his

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Speaker 1: pro day in the pre draft process. That would have

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Speaker 1: been the second fastest among linebackers at the combine where

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Speaker 1: he did not run. I think he was recovering from

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Speaker 1: an ankle injury suffered late in the year, So you know,

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Speaker 1: he has speed. And there's also been this narrative since

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Speaker 1: Davis has signed with the Jets or agreed to terms.

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Speaker 1: The narrative has been that Davis maybe was misused in Detroit,

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Speaker 1: or maybe misuses a harsh word, but in a four

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Speaker 1: three he could flourish a little more than he did

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Speaker 1: with the Lions. Well, no matter what system Davis is

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Speaker 1: gonna be in, he's gonna be a running hit linebacker,

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Speaker 1: right and if your favorite speed. This guy has great athleticism.

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Speaker 1: And we've talked about the mantra that Robert Sale has

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Speaker 1: brought here, and Davis fits the mold of the mantras

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Speaker 1: that he's gonna get off the field in a hurry

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Speaker 1: and he's gonna pack a punch. Uh. It's gonna be

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Speaker 1: interesting to see ultimately where he winds up in the

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Speaker 1: four three. But I think you're right. I think most

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Speaker 1: people would say he fits better in a four three

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Speaker 1: than the three four. Let's hear from Detroit Free Press

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Speaker 1: beat writer for the Lions, Dave Burkett, a new Jets

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Speaker 1: lineback packer Jared Davis, now joined by Lions beat writer

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Speaker 1: for the Detroit Free Press, Dave Burquette. Dave, thanks for

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Speaker 1: joining us here on the Official Jets Podcast. Yeah, happy

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Speaker 1: to be here. How are you guys doing pretty well?

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Speaker 1: You know the Jets somewhat active in the beginning parts

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Speaker 1: of free agency. Jared Davis now officially a member of

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Speaker 1: the Green and White, a former Lion, of course, and

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Speaker 1: you know a lot of Jets fans know that he

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Speaker 1: was drafted in the first round in two thousand seventeen,

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Speaker 1: but other than that, not really a whole lot about him.

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Speaker 1: So what can you tell us about Jared Davis? Well, look,

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Speaker 1: I think clients fans would tell you he was a

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Speaker 1: little bit of a disappointing pick um, maybe didn't quite

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Speaker 1: live up to that the draft pick status. But I'll

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Speaker 1: tell you what I thought, he started to show some

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Speaker 1: things last year. They reduced his role a little bit. Um.

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Speaker 1: He seemed to really thrive doing some of those things

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Speaker 1: that early on in his career when they rushed him

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Speaker 1: a pass rusher. I thought he did some good things

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Speaker 1: there too. Beyond the football stuff. Anyone in Alliance building

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Speaker 1: Fiery football means a lot to him. So I think

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Speaker 1: he checks off all those boxes that you want in

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Speaker 1: the player off the field Dave. We all know football

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Speaker 1: is football, but it could a scheme change help him.

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Speaker 1: Not only is he getting a change of addresses here,

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Speaker 1: but he's gone from a three four system in Detroit

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Speaker 1: to four three defensive scheme under Robert Salo and Jeff Allbrook. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I think that's sort of what the thought around the

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Speaker 1: the demand that there was for Jared's surprising people. But look,

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Speaker 1: he's a talented player and he's still pretty young, and

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Speaker 1: really what happened you think about it. He was drafted

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Speaker 1: for one scheme when when Jim called what was the

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Speaker 1: two thou eighteen, it's a different scheme and it's a

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Speaker 1: it's either he's being asked to do different things, and

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Speaker 1: that's where he was at the last three seasons. So

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Speaker 1: I think that would be the hope, right that that

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Speaker 1: the tenacity that he plays with. He will absolutely lay

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Speaker 1: when you look at what he did at Florida, even

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Speaker 1: Ten and a half sacks over the course of his

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Speaker 1: didn't see him do that a little bit more, you know,

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Speaker 1: are some things that really frustrate some fans and I

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Speaker 1: people are wondering what ultimately is going to happen with

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Speaker 1: Dave across the board, A tough year for the lines,

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Speaker 1: given COVID, you know, we uh, there just was not

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