1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 1: Like the world you played to win the game. Jet 2 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: toucksdown your listening to the Official Jets podcast on Jets 3 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: three sixty production every New Year Jets Station. I'm Eric Ellen, 4 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: and we've also got Ethan Greenberg here at Vanderbilt Sports Expiras. Unfortunately, 5 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: this is our last show of the two thousand seventeen season, 6 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: but we promised to make it a good one to 7 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: Mario Davis and Josh Martin are here at the Windham 8 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 1: Hamilton's Park and we'll talk to them over the next hour, 9 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: but we have a lot to get to Green's. First off, 10 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,599 Speaker 1: the Jets clean out there lockers. Monday, Todd Bowls addressed 11 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: the media, and then today in Flora Park, general manager 12 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: Mike mccagnet talked as well as Jets CEO and Chairman 13 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 1: Christopher Johnson. Starting with Coach Bowls here because he was 14 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:06,479 Speaker 1: the first one to address the media for the final 15 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 1: time of the two thousand seventeen regular season. Here is 16 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,199 Speaker 1: that Coach had no more excuses and the Jets finished 17 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: five and eleven seven straight years, that the Jets will 18 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: not be postseason bound. But the narrative moving forward is 19 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: no more excuses, No would have no shadows, no cutives. 20 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: And that's something that Calvin Beacham reiterated in his season 21 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: ending press conference as well. Yeah, and top bowls. I 22 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: asked him about it on a follow up, you know, 23 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 1: he said, it's not that, guys main excuses this year, 24 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:37,119 Speaker 1: it's just he wants that mindset going into two thousand 25 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: and eighteen. The external narrative for the New York Jets 26 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: entering the two thousand seventeen season was this is the 27 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 1: worst roster in football. They're not gonna win a game. Well, 28 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: they came out, they won three of their first five 29 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: five games with three and two with a three game 30 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 1: winning streak. There were three and two at one point 31 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: during the season, and then there was a point there 32 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: right around to buy when the Jets beat the Buffalo 33 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: Bills and people were talking about potentially this team could 34 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: be a wild card contender. With all that being said, Greens, 35 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: nobody inside the building and we'll talk to Damaro Davis 36 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 1: and Josh Martin about just this. Nobody inside the building 37 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 1: was ever bought into what the external narrative was for 38 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: the New York Jets, and they made strides this year. 39 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: The record says five and eleven just like two thousand 40 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: and sixteen, this team had an incredibly different feel to 41 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: it in the locker room in New England when the 42 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: season came to a conclusion, I would say polar opposites. 43 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: And not only that, you talked about the external narrative, Well, 44 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: the internal narrative throughout the course of the season was 45 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: we're gonna stay together, We're gonna fight through adversity. And 46 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: in each and every game except maybe the Broncos game, 47 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: you could sense that this team was in every game 48 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: and that's really what you want to see. And I 49 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: know you spoke to Mike mccagnet earlier earlier today, he said, 50 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: we don't find solace and stuff like that. But if 51 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: you're a fan, you have to be someone excited to 52 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: at least see the progress that this team is based. 53 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: The foundation, the foundation of the team that's being created 54 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: as you move forward now into two thousand eighteen inside 55 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: the Jets is supported by selective insurance responses. Everything. Now, 56 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: how are the New York Jets going to respond to 57 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: the off season. They will have plenty of salary cap space. 58 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: It's an estimated right now anywhere between eighty million and 59 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: a hundred million dollars to spend. So Mike mcagnan was 60 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: asked about it today, he made it clear the Jets 61 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: will be very active in free agency. That's something that 62 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: Christopher Johnson said as well. And the only thing that 63 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: he said is, all right, so even though you have 64 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: all this money, we're not gonna go spend it in 65 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: one area or two areas because that's not what he 66 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: wants to do. And if you look at last season's 67 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: off season recipe, I understand the financial situation is a 68 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: little different this season. But Mike mccagnet went out there 69 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: and he made a selective signings when you look at 70 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: someone like Calvin Beecham who he brought in from Jacksonville 71 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: and Morris Clayborne along those lines. So he was selective 72 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: with the pieces that he brought in. But they were 73 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: very productive this season. Okay, So ideally, he continues to say, 74 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 1: the vision here for Mike mccagnan, Todd Bowls, and Christopher 75 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: Johnson is you want to build through the draft. So 76 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:25,239 Speaker 1: what happened in two thousand seventeen was the Jets added 77 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 1: a safety out of ls you in the first round, 78 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: a guy by the name of Jamal Adams. They took 79 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: a safety in the second round, Marcus May. They also 80 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: grabbed other pieces along the way. Mccagnan, you're starting to 81 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: see the vision come together. I talked about it last 82 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: week on Inside the Jets. The layers of the defense 83 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: right now are guys that he drafted. Okay, Leonard Williams, 84 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:51,720 Speaker 1: first draft pick of mcagnan, number six overall defensive lineman, 85 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: one of the better interior defensive lineman in the National 86 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 1: Football League. Darren Lee took strides in year two. He 87 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: was a first round pick number twenty over wrong in 88 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: two thousand sixteen. Then he comes back and addresses the 89 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: defensive backfield two thousand seventeen with the selection of Jamal Adams. 90 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: You could have made the argument after both in two 91 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: thousand fifteen and two thousand seventeen drafts that Leonard Williams 92 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 1: and Jamal Adams were the cleanest prospects in each of 93 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 1: those drafts. And then you think about other guys who 94 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: have made productors, who have made contributions along the way. 95 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 1: Coming at George Jenkins, the third round pick out of Georgia. 96 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: So you're seeing a lot of youthful infusion on the 97 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: defensive side of the ball. We're gonna talk to Damario Davis, 98 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 1: the guy that Mike mccagnet trafted, traded for in the 99 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: off season. Josh Martin is a guy who I think 100 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 1: he is symbolic of people you have to have on 101 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: your roster that you develop internally. He started on the 102 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: practice squad in two thousand fifteen and he was a 103 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: special teams creature here and now this year he led 104 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 1: the Jets defensively in terms of tackles for loss. So 105 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: you have to attack each in every avenue as far 106 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 1: as yes, the draft, but you have to add in 107 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 1: free agency and you have to end in um via 108 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 1: trades as well, and mckagnan has done that. And hey, 109 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: you gotta go to the other side of the ball. 110 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 1: You think about Robbie Anderson undrafted free agent. How about 111 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 1: your main Cursey came over in a trade from the 112 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: Seattle Seahawks, and the Jets got tremendous value there because 113 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 1: not only did they get Curse, they have a second 114 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: round selection in the two thousand seventeen NFL draft and all, 115 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 1: by the way, the Jets have three picks in the 116 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: top forty nine selections overall. So you know, I went 117 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: off I was gonna say, it's okay to take take 118 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 1: a deep breath there. But something that I want to 119 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: say is mccagnan has always said that this is gonna 120 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: be his vision, always leads through the draft, and he 121 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: said this to you, is that it's augmented through the 122 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: other channels like a trade, like pro free agency. But 123 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 1: the thing is is that the draft is where you 124 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: get the most youthful players, obviously, because these guys are 125 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: college jun years and college seniors trying to make a 126 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: name in the NFL. And you mentioned some of the 127 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: guys like Jordan Jenkins and Robby Anderson in the later rounds, 128 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: not your first and second round. Bobby wasn't drafted. So 129 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: you get three through let's say seven, and then you're 130 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: undrafted guys right there. And a lot of the guys 131 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: that Mike has drafted have played for this team and 132 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: gotten invaluable experience, especially this season. Look at a guy 133 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: like Brandon Shell, second year right tackle, started i'd say 134 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: the final four or so games of his rookie season 135 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: and then played in the majority of games this season 136 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: and did a pretty solid job. And he was going 137 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: up against guys like Von Miller, Khalil mac justin Houston. 138 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: I mean the list goes on and on. So the 139 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: experience that he's getting this year again to create that 140 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: foundation moving forward is gonna be key for this team 141 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: in nineteen as you continue to move down here. So 142 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: they're multiple layers on creating a team. I think we've 143 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: seen that you touched on it when you look at trades, 144 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: free agency, the draft, college free agency. So right now, 145 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: the first item number one is gonna be free agency 146 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: because that's first on the document. March. Yeah, inside the 147 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 1: Jets is supported by Victoria Knox, Swiss Army um yeah, 148 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: and a guy who's been a Swiss Army knife for 149 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: the Jets Josh Martin will join us in a few moments, 150 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: and also Damarrio Davis inside the building. How about that 151 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: trade in June as mcagnan acquires Tamario Davis, who had 152 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 1: a career high in terms of tackles, also had to 153 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:37,559 Speaker 1: lead the Jets in terms of sex with five. It 154 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,559 Speaker 1: was a one for one, a player for player swap 155 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: for Covin prior how about another player for players swap in? 156 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: Maybe not as flashy, but right before the fourth preseason game, 157 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:53,559 Speaker 1: Dexter McDougall was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for Terence Brooks, 158 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: who had a pretty good year on special teams. And 159 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: not only that, he was the a f C Defensive 160 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: Player of the Weekend the Week three against It All Fens, 161 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: he notched two interceptions at MetLife Stadium. So I think 162 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: a trade is kind of a lost art these days 163 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: because you look at free agency, look at the draft. 164 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 1: That's what's flashy. But then you're talking about trades, and 165 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 1: Mike mccagnet is not shy about trading. But you let's 166 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: talk about the Demario trade because that's what you brought up. 167 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: When you look at the return. I know this is 168 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 1: maybe a little financial, especially for me, but when you 169 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:27,959 Speaker 1: look at the return for what you gave up, Calvin 170 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 1: Prior is out in the league right now and listen 171 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: and tomorrow. Davis was one of the leaders on this 172 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 1: defense career year for Demario Davis here for the New 173 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: York Jets. And uh, you know one thing I took 174 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 1: away from Christopher Johnson, the Jets CEO. Today's said, I 175 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 1: got the best gig in the world. He's really loved. Uh. 176 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:51,599 Speaker 1: Taking over the reins from his brother Woody, who was 177 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: serving the United states over in Great Britain right now. 178 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 1: But Christopher said, you know what, I talked to a 179 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: lot of players exit interview. The guys each pointed to 180 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 1: something special is happening here with the Jets, and Christopher 181 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: has a great bond with this team. And the other 182 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: thing is Christopher Johnson had a message for the fan 183 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: base today. He said, I know you've experienced a lot 184 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,199 Speaker 1: of pain of late. The Jets have not made the 185 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: playoffs in seven seasons. He said, you deserve glory and 186 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:28,439 Speaker 1: I think we're well on our way to return to 187 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 1: proper glories. And that's the kind of thing you want 188 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 1: to hear from a fan, from from your owner, and 189 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: not mean that, not a fan from your owner. Not 190 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: only that, but Christopher Johnson said that he's seeing something 191 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: special starting to form here and that's not only a 192 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 1: message from him, that's a message that he received from 193 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: multiple people inside the building, including the players. So he 194 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,439 Speaker 1: said that he met with almost everyone on their way 195 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: out after they cleaned their lockers, and that he has 196 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: a good feeling about moving forward and he wanted to 197 00:10:56,360 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: have a sense of stability, which is why he ended 198 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: the contracts of both head coach Todd Bowls and general 199 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: manager Mike mccagnet, But he said that he knew he 200 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: was going to do that early on in the season 201 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 1: and even though it didn't come to fruition until right 202 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 1: before the Jets went to Foxboro this weekend. Well, I 203 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 1: gotta think that probably happened for Christopher Johnson when he 204 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:19,839 Speaker 1: saw the Jets takedown Miami Dolphins for the first win 205 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: in the season. Or you know what really jumped out 206 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 1: to me early in the year was the game against Jacksonville. Yes, 207 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:30,319 Speaker 1: they squandered a fourth quarter lead, but they also recovered 208 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 1: from that kind of a microcosm in this season. They 209 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 1: handled adversity the one that game and overtime. They also 210 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: ran for over two hundred yards against one of the 211 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 1: finer defenses in the National Football League Jackson Bell Team 212 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: who's will see next year. But uh, the Jets put 213 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: together a complete performance there against the Jaguars. I thought 214 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: that was one of their finest performances of the two 215 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 1: thousand seventeen season. The other game that really resonates with 216 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:01,959 Speaker 1: me was Buffalo Thursday night, a complete performance on both 217 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 1: sides of the football. I want to add one game 218 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 1: in the mix here is the Kansas City game is 219 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: because I think it has a lot of parallels to 220 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 1: Week four in Jacksonville. Just happened later in the season 221 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: because against the Jaguars you kind of saw, you saw 222 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: a lead, you saw a great football and then even though, 223 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: like you said, a fourth quarter lead was squandered, you're 224 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 1: still able to fight through adversity and come out with 225 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 1: a win. The Chiefs game was similar to me because 226 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: it's back and forth and back and forth, and all 227 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: cylinders are clicking and you're finally able to get over 228 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: that hump. And for much of the season all we 229 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: heard was the narrative about finishing, and in that game, 230 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: the Jets finished, and I think that you saw it 231 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 1: in Week four and Week nine against the Bills that 232 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 1: was a complete dominating perform, completely dominant. Yeah, it's a 233 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 1: different field, but I understand the feeling, the sense of 234 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: what you're saying as to if you're Christopher Johnson, why 235 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:57,080 Speaker 1: you get excited about the team moving forward and continuity 236 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: stability is very important in the National Football League. You 237 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: don't don't want to take a step forward and then 238 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: take two steps back. And what this allows you to 239 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: do right now with Todd Bowls, and Mike mccagnan, as 240 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: you're sending a message inside the locker room that I've 241 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:15,199 Speaker 1: confidence in these guys moving forward. We took some steps. 242 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:19,079 Speaker 1: Yes we did not see it in the victory total increasing, 243 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 1: but we're changing the culture here. We're getting younger, we're 244 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:27,320 Speaker 1: building through the draft, we're developing chemistry, we're getting pieces 245 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:31,080 Speaker 1: along the way, and the future is bright for the Jets. 246 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 1: But Christopher also said, hey, listen, this can't happen soon 247 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 1: enough for us. I want to go to the playoffs 248 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: right now. I want to go to the Super Bowl 249 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: right now. But the thing that Christopher Johnson, Mike mccagnan, 250 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:46,199 Speaker 1: and Todd Bowls no, is you can't go at this 251 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:50,079 Speaker 1: with a quick, fixed approach. You really want to become 252 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 1: a sustainable winner in the National Football League, and with 253 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 1: that you have to take a patient approach. You have 254 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:01,959 Speaker 1: to hit in the draft, you have to add complimentary 255 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: pieces in free agency, and occasionally you gotta land guys 256 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: like the Mario Davis in a draft or in a trade, 257 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: or a Germain Curse in a trade. And there's and 258 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:15,840 Speaker 1: you have to develop guys internally, like a Robbie Anderson 259 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: or a role player like Josh martin Um comes along 260 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: and he starts playing for you on a regular basis 261 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: on the defensive side of football. So I think the 262 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 1: Jets are doing a good job right now. I think 263 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: there's plenty of reason for optimism. I understand from a 264 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 1: fan perspective as you look at the Buffalo Bills right 265 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 1: now and say why not us, and I say, well, 266 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: maybe it is you next year, maybe it is you 267 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 1: in two thousand and eighteen. I don't think when you 268 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: look at the Jets roster and you look at Buffalo 269 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 1: Bill's roster or a couple of those other teams like 270 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans, I don't think there is this giant 271 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: talent discrepancy Greens. I don't think so at all. And 272 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: for what it's worth, I think the Jets are headed 273 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: in a very good direction. And I know that's all 274 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 1: we've heard, but I also understand the fans frustration. But 275 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 1: to your point is it's not a quick fix, because 276 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:06,520 Speaker 1: if you're going for a quick fix, there's probably a 277 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 1: higher chance that it falls. And I think what we've 278 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 1: seen in the past two seasons is when you look 279 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: at the regime of maccagnet and Bowls and twenty six 280 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 1: totally different than twenty seventeen and moving forward because last 281 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: year kind of you kind of felt the reset fund 282 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 1: because of all the guys that left in the end, 283 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: and this team is so young, gained so much experience, 284 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: and you're talking about the guys that you drafted finally 285 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 1: get in field time, they see the field, and then 286 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 1: you augment it with the trades that you mentioned and 287 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: free agency, and then you keep building through the draft. Well, remember, 288 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: like you said, to reiterate this point is the Jets 289 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 1: have three top fifty picks and this year's draft. And 290 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 1: the more young you get, the more players, the better 291 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: talent you get, the more the higher probability that probability 292 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: there is for long term sustainability. Yeah, and we're gonna 293 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 1: talk about this later. We're gonna talk about this later 294 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: here on inside the Jets. But one of the major 295 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 1: questions for the Jets heading in this offseason is the 296 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 1: quarterback position. Josh McCown came in here, he had a 297 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 1: career year. Mccagnan signed him a free agency and he 298 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: in his fifteenth NFL season with his tent NFL team, 299 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 1: He completed sixty seven percent of his passes he masked 300 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:25,520 Speaker 1: twenty three touchdowns in all. He was a leader inside 301 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: the locker room, and he did a lot of great 302 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 1: things for this team. In thirteen Stars, Brayce Petty made 303 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 1: three starts down the stretch. Christian Hackerberg did not see 304 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: the field in regular season action. Now, mccagnan was asked 305 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: about will you bring Josh McCown back today, and he said, 306 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: this is something we're gonna consider. Josh has to make 307 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: considerations himself, to talk to his family, see where he's 308 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 1: comfortable with. And the Jets are gonna explore every position 309 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: as far as adding competition. So the quarterback position, you 310 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 1: will look at pro free agency, you're gonna look at 311 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:05,679 Speaker 1: the draft. And mcagnan said he would not dismiss the 312 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 1: notion of adding a quarterback in free agency and or 313 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 1: the draft. My thing is that it's January second, okay, 314 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,440 Speaker 1: and free agency doesn't start till March. And I understand 315 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 1: teams have the opportunity to resign their players between now 316 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:23,639 Speaker 1: and March. But you know, if you're a fan, you 317 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 1: gotta take a deep breath just for a moment, because 318 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:27,639 Speaker 1: there are a lot of options on the tables and 319 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:35,160 Speaker 1: this the season just ended two days ago, So I'm 320 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:38,360 Speaker 1: ready for I'm ready for Toad. But it's not March yet, 321 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 1: that's the thing. It's January second. But when you look 322 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 1: at the quarterback landscape, there are options. They're always gonna 323 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 1: be options when you look at free agency, when you 324 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:48,439 Speaker 1: look at the draft, there are plenty of options. And 325 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: I know you want to talk about this later, so 326 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:52,639 Speaker 1: I'll bite my tongue for now and I'll consider that 327 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: it's ease. But but but the thing is that the 328 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 1: camp space jumps out at you because you can address 329 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 1: a number of different positions. But with that being said, 330 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 1: you're not gonna get a pro bowler everywhere. You have 331 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 1: to establish depth in the National Football League. Well, we 332 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: watch these teams in the playoffs. Now you see the 333 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:14,119 Speaker 1: best teams in the National Football League. Yes, they have 334 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 1: a marquee quarterback in most cases, but they also have 335 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:21,120 Speaker 1: depth down the roster. They have guys who can come in. 336 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: Because not at every position you're gonna have somebody who 337 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:28,680 Speaker 1: is starting sixteen games or is considered an elite player 338 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 1: at their position. The Jets are gonna have to address 339 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:34,120 Speaker 1: a number of holes in off season. And the other 340 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 1: thing is they're gonna have to look internally at their 341 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: own free agents. Uh, we're gonna talk to one who 342 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: has an expiring contract in Tomoro Davis, who at the 343 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:47,920 Speaker 1: hell of season, a Morris Clayborne, who I thought had 344 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: his best season in the National Football League. We had 345 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: him on inside the Jets a couple of weeks ago. 346 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:53,680 Speaker 1: He said, this is the best I've played in the 347 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: NFL so far. That's a former number six overall pick 348 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: out of LSU who went to the Dallas Cowboys, Austin 349 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,640 Speaker 1: Safarian Jack And how many times have we talked about him? 350 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: That's a waiver claim that mcagnan picked up from Tampa 351 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 1: in two thousand sixteen. He made so many strides and 352 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:10,919 Speaker 1: not only as a player, but as a man. He 353 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 1: had a career year this season for the Jets, and 354 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: that's a that is a position that will be in 355 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 1: demand on the free agent market. So the Jets have 356 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: to look at him, and then obviously Josh McCown as well, 357 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 1: and there are other guys down that list. So right now, 358 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: what the Jets are doing at their Atlantic Health Jets 359 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: Training Center is they're having pro free agency meetings. And 360 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 1: that's what mcagnan said. Right now, We're looking at everything, 361 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 1: and that includes your own guys. You do a self 362 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: scout and then you put up a pro free agency 363 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: board and say, well, hey, is this guy gonna be 364 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: a good fit? Here is the talent of match? Is 365 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: the chemistry match? Because Todd Bowl said it, record wise, 366 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: we are far away at five and eleven. Chemistry wise, 367 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 1: we are right now. Something that I thought it was 368 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:06,680 Speaker 1: very very interesting when Mike spoke today, he said, when 369 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:08,679 Speaker 1: we look at free agents, we we don't necessarily just 370 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 1: look at the people on the field. We look at 371 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:14,359 Speaker 1: the person off the field. And when you look at 372 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:16,880 Speaker 1: someone like Josh, he said, we did a deep, deep 373 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,920 Speaker 1: dive on Josh McCown the person, which is they knew 374 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:21,679 Speaker 1: who they were getting when he walked in the building. 375 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: And he said, obviously they had high expectations for him, 376 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 1: but he even exceeded those expectations to a degree. So 377 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 1: to me is this process is very exciting because it's unpredictable, 378 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 1: more so than anything else. And if you're a Jets fan, 379 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:37,399 Speaker 1: you have to be very excited because of what you said. 380 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:41,679 Speaker 1: The financial flexibility allows Mike mccagnan and the rest of 381 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:44,679 Speaker 1: his team to go in a number of different directions. 382 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: It's just a question of where do you spend that money, 383 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 1: who do you spend it on, and how do you 384 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 1: go about your free agency process compared to the draft 385 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: and trades and everything along that nature. But it's an 386 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: exciting time, especially for Jets fans. Right all right, we 387 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:02,080 Speaker 1: are live here at Vannabelle Sports and Spirits inside and 388 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: Windham Hamilton's Park Hotel. Eric Allen and Ethan Greenberg, let's 389 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:10,719 Speaker 1: come right back with linebacker Damario Davis. Back to inside 390 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 1: the Jazzerak Ellen and Ethan Greenberg here at Vannabelle Sports 391 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,359 Speaker 1: and Spirits Inside and Windham Hamilton's Park. Our Player guest 392 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 1: segment is presented by mt Bank, the official community bank 393 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 1: of your New York Jets. Greens is so excited about 394 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: free ancy tomorrow that we went long in that first segment. 395 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:31,480 Speaker 1: So without further ado, you're finally up here, Tomorroo Davis. 396 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us. Thank you guys for having me tomorrow. 397 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:37,639 Speaker 1: What was it like coming back here to the team 398 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 1: you were drafted by in June and then experienced the 399 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:47,720 Speaker 1: scene experiencing this season? Um, it was just amazing. Um. 400 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:49,440 Speaker 1: I think it was sort of a blissing to be 401 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: able to come back to the team that you know, 402 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: you get you got drafted too, and you know every 403 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:57,880 Speaker 1: players dream is to build their legacy in the place 404 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: that they got drafted to. And so, um, you know, 405 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:03,879 Speaker 1: to kind of go away, which was a great experience. 406 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: You know, I learned and I grew while I was away. 407 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 1: But to be able to come back and then to 408 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:11,119 Speaker 1: realize how rare that is that it happens, um, and 409 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 1: then be able to you know, come back and be 410 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:17,680 Speaker 1: implemented back into the system, you know, and uh, why 411 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: did it work so well for you? I'm looking at 412 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:21,640 Speaker 1: your stats right now. I was adding it up today. 413 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,159 Speaker 1: A hundred sixty five tackles you the loving tackles in 414 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:27,359 Speaker 1: New England, two tackles for loss and five sacks this 415 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:32,920 Speaker 1: here as well, pretty good numbers. Appreciate it. Appreciate it. 416 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:36,639 Speaker 1: What are you asking how? I just call it favor 417 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:41,119 Speaker 1: a favor from Um. I learned a lot while I 418 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 1: learned a lot while I was gone. Um, it was 419 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: a very humbling experience. I call it my Jesus in 420 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:50,400 Speaker 1: the Wilderness moment. And um, yeah, man, you know, in 421 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: in the toughest, in the toughest darkest places you learn 422 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 1: you grow the most. And so I was putting you know, uh, 423 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:58,439 Speaker 1: the most stressful situation you could be put in and 424 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 1: under and I made it through when um, I came 425 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: out the other end stronger. And so when I came back, 426 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:05,359 Speaker 1: when I came back to the Jets, you know, I was, 427 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:07,240 Speaker 1: I was ready for it. You know, I told I 428 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:11,199 Speaker 1: told coach when he you know, um, when Dave was 429 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:12,600 Speaker 1: released and he told me he was gonna make me 430 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 1: the middle linebacker. You know, I looked at him confidently 431 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,640 Speaker 1: said I'm ready. And so, uh it was. I didn't 432 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: know it was, you know what that season was going 433 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:22,640 Speaker 1: to entail, but you know it was a blessing. When 434 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 1: you first came back and you spoke to the media 435 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 1: for the first time. I remember you telling me and 436 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 1: everyone else that was there, Hey, I'm I'm coming back. 437 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: I'm a different player than what you may remember me 438 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: to be. So when you look at the stats that e. 439 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:38,640 Speaker 1: A Just mentioned, what's something to you that you're most 440 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: proud of? I think I'm I think I'm happy, um 441 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 1: that the recognition is happening. You know, I put I 442 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 1: put the work into my craft. You know, ever since 443 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:53,960 Speaker 1: I came in, but the recognition is finally happening to 444 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 1: have my name in the conversation with you know, the 445 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 1: top linebackers around the league usually got more Pro Bowl consideration. 446 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 1: I'm not just saying that because if you've been here, 447 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,200 Speaker 1: it's something. Part Scott and I look at the game 448 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 1: film every week, and part knows the position a little 449 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: bit more than I tell and you played with them, 450 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:14,879 Speaker 1: and he's also a heard greater and he said you 451 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: were one of the bettermental linebackers. Not a fella this year. 452 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,360 Speaker 1: Boy's gonna be a little biased because he mentored me, 453 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:23,880 Speaker 1: so uh, everything that I do kind of makes him 454 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: look good because he was he kind of mentored me 455 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 1: and and still does. But um, you know, it was 456 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 1: just amazing, you know, all the work that I put 457 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 1: in the off season. You know, I had to grade 458 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 1: myself hard, harshly, you know, and so and stop saying, 459 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 1: you know, it's unfair that they're not giving me the 460 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 1: respect I deserve and look at and say why aren't they? 461 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: And it was a lot of it was a lot 462 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:46,959 Speaker 1: of flaws in my game. I had to look at 463 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 1: it and I had to critique myself harshly, and that 464 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 1: was hard to do, um, But when I really looked 465 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:55,159 Speaker 1: at it and found out, Okay, these areas I can improve, 466 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:58,200 Speaker 1: I got really excited and I started to train specifically 467 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 1: in that, in that them and and in that mindset, 468 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:04,160 Speaker 1: you know, I tore down everything that I did, you know, previously, 469 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 1: and I designed my own workout regiment, I designed my 470 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:11,640 Speaker 1: own diet, and I designed um my own sleep schedule 471 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 1: based on what I needed to make those things happen. 472 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 1: And so UM, I took that approach all the way 473 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 1: through the off season into O T A S, into 474 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: training camp, into preseason and into the season. And I 475 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 1: never did look at like the stats, you know, I 476 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: never looked at that like that was my goal. My 477 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:30,680 Speaker 1: goal was just to be the best player that I 478 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 1: could be. And you know, to look up and see 479 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:35,199 Speaker 1: all this fruit, you know coming from it, you know, 480 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 1: it's amazing and it's a blessing. And the guy's gravitated 481 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:42,200 Speaker 1: towards you inside the locker room tomorrow now is we're 482 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:45,479 Speaker 1: sitting here at January second, in March, you have an 483 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:49,680 Speaker 1: expiring contract. So what goes on as far as you 484 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 1: just having an accident and view and having conversations and 485 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: you know, is it unsettling or is this an exciting 486 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 1: time for a player? At this point, it's an exciting 487 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 1: time for me. It's very exciting. Uh. I mean, you know, 488 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 1: I feel like I've done everything I can do, and 489 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:09,360 Speaker 1: so at this point, you know, it really comes down 490 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:11,639 Speaker 1: to um, the owner of the gym and the coaching 491 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,399 Speaker 1: staff and what they want and what they envisioned, you know, 492 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:17,000 Speaker 1: and we have a great organization, and UM, you know, 493 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:19,439 Speaker 1: I trust those guys, and you know, I have a 494 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:22,640 Speaker 1: good conversation with all of them. All my thoughts was positive, 495 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 1: and so I trust their playing going forward. And so UM, 496 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 1: you know, everything that happens at this time of year 497 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: is really more business and not football, you know, and 498 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 1: it's it's it's the ugly part of the business. Um. 499 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 1: You know, it's pretty, it's pretty when you're sitting in 500 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 1: the leverage seat, but it's it's it's really the ugly 501 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:45,680 Speaker 1: part of the business. And so UM, it's really up 502 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:47,639 Speaker 1: on them and what they want to do going forward. 503 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 1: But so I just to take this time just to 504 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 1: enjoy my family and relax and UM get my body 505 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 1: back and then I'll start training again. The third round 506 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:58,199 Speaker 1: pick out of Arkansas State two thousand and twelve. Tomorrow, 507 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:03,479 Speaker 1: Davis rejoined the Jets this offseason, had a tremendous yeer 508 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:06,119 Speaker 1: in green and white. You're a veteran, You've seen a 509 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: lot in this league. You came from Cleveland, a team 510 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: that has seen a share struggles. You only won five 511 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 1: games this year. But what's building right here? Because we 512 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:19,879 Speaker 1: talked about an opening segment to a man, including CEO 513 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:23,920 Speaker 1: Christopher Johnson, g M, Mike mcagnan, the head coach, Todd Bowles, 514 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:29,080 Speaker 1: everybody's very positive about, uh, the chemistry and also the 515 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:34,919 Speaker 1: accountability and also the talent that is starting to build. UM. 516 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:37,199 Speaker 1: I think I think the Jets in a unique place, 517 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 1: UM because a couple of things, for a couple of reasons, 518 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 1: is because a couple of things that the hardest to 519 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 1: build is um unity in the entire organization where everybody 520 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 1: from top to bottom is on the same page. And 521 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 1: I think we have that um with with with Chris, 522 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 1: Mike and Todd. I honestly feel like they're on the 523 00:27:57,840 --> 00:28:01,680 Speaker 1: same page. And UM, that doesn't always happen. It's very rare. 524 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 1: And then you know, having character and chemis street inside 525 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:07,440 Speaker 1: the locker room. You know, I love going to work 526 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:11,320 Speaker 1: every day because um, it's honestly, it's like a family 527 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:13,960 Speaker 1: in the locker room. You know, the good times the 528 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 1: bad time, we all stayed together. You know, it's like 529 00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:20,640 Speaker 1: a brotherhood and and all of us, um, we don't 530 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 1: all think alike, but we're all on the same page 531 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:25,280 Speaker 1: and kind of see it together. And and that's unique. 532 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 1: That doesn't happen all the time. And when you can 533 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:31,880 Speaker 1: have that, you know, Um, when and you go through 534 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:34,840 Speaker 1: the hard times like um or five and eleven season, 535 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 1: you know, it makes the easy times even better. And 536 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 1: so UM, great group of guys with great character, great core. Um, 537 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 1: I think you know, the organization is gonna help push 538 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 1: us in the right direction and bring it in the 539 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:53,080 Speaker 1: right pieces. And um, you know everything is set up, 540 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: Everything is set up with a great foundation to go forward. 541 00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:57,840 Speaker 1: And so if everything stays the way it is now, 542 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:00,000 Speaker 1: I think it's all on the up and up time 543 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:02,000 Speaker 1: times on the horizon. For you. We thank you so 544 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 1: much for joining us on inside the Jets, and we 545 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 1: wish you luck and we hope to be speaking soon. Hey, 546 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:08,960 Speaker 1: thank you guys, God blessed. We'll come right back with 547 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:13,280 Speaker 1: Josh Martin. Welcome back to Inside the Jets. Sarah kell 548 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 1: And and Ethan Greenberg live here from Vanderbilt Sports and 549 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 1: Spirits inside to Windham Hamilton's Park Hotel in Florida Park, 550 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 1: New Jersey. We're now joined by Josh Martin. Our player 551 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 1: guest segment is presented by M ANDT Bank, the official 552 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 1: community bank of your New York Jets. Josh, we were 553 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 1: just talking about it before we came on air. You 554 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 1: are a world traveler. What did you do last offseason 555 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:37,959 Speaker 1: and what are your plans this offseason? All the last offseason, 556 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:41,440 Speaker 1: me and my girlfriend traveled to Asia. We started in Tokyo, 557 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: worked our way down the eastern side of Asia, Shanghai, 558 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 1: Hong Kong, Bangkok. If you hollands in Thailand, how to bless? 559 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:51,160 Speaker 1: And what about this offseason? This offseason, we're going to 560 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 1: South America. We're gonna hit up Argentina and had a 561 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 1: going you down there and you are you are an 562 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 1: adventurous guy because you old us one way ticket. You 563 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:06,040 Speaker 1: go down there and then see where it takes exactly. Um, 564 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 1: we'll figure it out along the way. So what were 565 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:11,840 Speaker 1: some of your highlights of your trip to Asia last year? 566 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 1: The biggest highlight was probably this beach called Monkey Beach, right, 567 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 1: and so you you go up to this beach and 568 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 1: this this was a tour. I said, we didn't go 569 00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:25,040 Speaker 1: on tours, but we had the charter. You know, we 570 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 1: go with the group on this boat to this beach. 571 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 1: And we arrived to the beach and you know, they 572 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: says Monkey beach. But there are no monkeys when we 573 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 1: showed up, right, I guess it was early. They're still 574 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 1: sleeping or whatever. And uh, we're playing in the water, swimming, 575 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:41,440 Speaker 1: chasing fish, whatever, and all of a sudden you see, 576 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 1: well you hear the monkeys first, and then you can 577 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:51,720 Speaker 1: see this parade of monkeys, thirty forty monkeys, uh, walking 578 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:55,600 Speaker 1: along the beach. And as the day went on, people 579 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:58,000 Speaker 1: were kayaking to the different beaches around the island and they, 580 00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:01,880 Speaker 1: you know, dr kayaks on on the beach and uh, 581 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 1: the monkeys were going through their things. Oh yeah, they 582 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:09,320 Speaker 1: were not intimidated. But here they didn't care how big 583 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:12,120 Speaker 1: Josh Mark was. No, they didn't care. I was more 584 00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:15,080 Speaker 1: concerned about them than they were about me. Yeah, okay, 585 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:17,960 Speaker 1: I want to know is how do you decide where 586 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 1: to go? Do you have like a bucket list that 587 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:22,080 Speaker 1: you made or you just kind of close your eyes 588 00:31:22,120 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 1: and pen somewhere. I have an idea where I want 589 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 1: to go, and then just talk it over with my 590 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 1: girlfriend and she does a lot of research and we 591 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 1: just do everything that looks interesting to us. But what's 592 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 1: on the horizon the specifics of this trip. Uh so Argentina. 593 00:31:37,680 --> 00:31:41,280 Speaker 1: We're gonna go down to Patagonia and see the psykes, 594 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:44,840 Speaker 1: all the wildlife, eat some good food, maybe hit up 595 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:48,720 Speaker 1: the wine country, find a good malbec and what And 596 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:51,200 Speaker 1: how can people follow you? Because I know you posted 597 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 1: some stuff on Instagram last year and didn't why don't 598 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:55,760 Speaker 1: you throw that out there because I have a few ideas, 599 00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 1: So you can follow me on Instagram at Josh Martin 600 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:01,960 Speaker 1: Twitter as well, and uh I'll post plenty of picks, 601 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:05,600 Speaker 1: you know, my website, trying to get a video vlog 602 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 1: going to my travels this offseason to you know, share 603 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 1: with the fans. And how about some Instagram stories as well? 604 00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:14,280 Speaker 1: Some Instagram stories of course, yeah, tos those in there too. 605 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:17,000 Speaker 1: Are you are you gonna film with a GoPro or 606 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,520 Speaker 1: a camera or just your phone? Yeah? Phone, I got it. 607 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:21,720 Speaker 1: I got a great secrets and a gift from David 608 00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:26,360 Speaker 1: Bass a little uh camera. Okay, well not like a 609 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:28,480 Speaker 1: selfie stick, but I want to hold your phone and 610 00:32:28,520 --> 00:32:32,280 Speaker 1: record out so secret Santa. Was that just an outside 611 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:36,000 Speaker 1: linebacker thing? Or was everybody on the team involved in this? 612 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:40,120 Speaker 1: It's a usually position group by position group. Um. And 613 00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:41,920 Speaker 1: then who did you have to get a present? I 614 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:44,479 Speaker 1: had Freddie Bishop? What do you get Freddy? I got 615 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:47,760 Speaker 1: him a camera. He told me that he was going 616 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:50,840 Speaker 1: to do some traveling and he needed, you know, something 617 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:54,720 Speaker 1: to take pictures with. So came, did you cheat it? Though? Right? 618 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:57,680 Speaker 1: I didn't ask him specifically. We've been around a circle, 619 00:32:58,040 --> 00:33:01,440 Speaker 1: you know, we're at lunch, and everyone just said something 620 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:03,960 Speaker 1: that they'd be interested in. Where's Freddie? Where's Freddie going? 621 00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:07,240 Speaker 1: Not to Canada because he played there already, landscape, I 622 00:33:07,320 --> 00:33:09,560 Speaker 1: think Freddie might be headed down to South America to 623 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:13,800 Speaker 1: for the alright, so the Jets outside linebackers are really 624 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:16,520 Speaker 1: on the move. In the two thousand and seventeen off season. 625 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:20,320 Speaker 1: How about you this year? How different did it feel? 626 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:22,480 Speaker 1: I mean, you've been in the league for a few 627 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:25,800 Speaker 1: years now, but you became a defensive regular for the 628 00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:28,480 Speaker 1: first time in your career. It was great. Yeah, No, 629 00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:31,800 Speaker 1: I enjoyed it. You know, as an undrafted guy, you 630 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 1: understand that you have to work your way through the rinks. 631 00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:36,240 Speaker 1: You know, find yourself in a good situation. And when 632 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:38,360 Speaker 1: you're in that good situation, you just have to take 633 00:33:38,360 --> 00:33:41,280 Speaker 1: advantage of the opportunity. And I, uh, we're excited to 634 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:43,560 Speaker 1: get that chance this year. How fun was it to 635 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:46,600 Speaker 1: work with Kevin Green? Because I remember last off season 636 00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:48,400 Speaker 1: we talked about it for a second. You you said, 637 00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:50,600 Speaker 1: I mean, how could I not be back here when 638 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:53,240 Speaker 1: Kevin Green is here? So what was it like working 639 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:55,960 Speaker 1: with him day in and day out throughout the course 640 00:33:56,000 --> 00:34:01,400 Speaker 1: of the seasons? The man right the goat? Uh, it 641 00:34:01,480 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 1: was pretty It was a blast. Now he brings so 642 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:06,600 Speaker 1: much energy. Uh. I'm sure if you've ever been to practice, 643 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:09,399 Speaker 1: you've heard g G and Uh. You know he loves 644 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:11,000 Speaker 1: on your heart and you he'll coach you up hard, 645 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:12,920 Speaker 1: which I really appreciate. As a player, you know, you 646 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:15,040 Speaker 1: want a straight shooter, someone that's gonna help you improve 647 00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:16,879 Speaker 1: your game and get better day in and day out. 648 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:19,440 Speaker 1: You're a young guy, So did you when you heard 649 00:34:19,480 --> 00:34:22,279 Speaker 1: Kevin Green was gonna be your outside linebackers coach? Did 650 00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:25,480 Speaker 1: you yourself go, hey, listen, I'm going on YouTube. I'm 651 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:28,439 Speaker 1: gonna look out Kevin Green. Who's got the most sex 652 00:34:28,520 --> 00:34:31,200 Speaker 1: in NFL history from the linebacker position? Or is it 653 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:35,279 Speaker 1: something that he brought to you guys? Oh, I knew 654 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:36,920 Speaker 1: who Kevin Green was. I didn't have to look him up. 655 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:40,799 Speaker 1: You know, if you're an eggs rusher coming up and 656 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:43,359 Speaker 1: you study the game, you know who the best guys are. 657 00:34:43,600 --> 00:34:45,799 Speaker 1: And KG is certainly one of the best guys, if 658 00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:48,440 Speaker 1: not the best. And uh, you know, I was just 659 00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:50,319 Speaker 1: excited to work with him. You know, there's not much 660 00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:52,960 Speaker 1: research I had to do. You know what technique wise, 661 00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:56,000 Speaker 1: specifically did he help you out with this? Yere? No 662 00:34:56,080 --> 00:34:59,120 Speaker 1: specific technique, more of a mindset, you know, just increasing 663 00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:02,440 Speaker 1: my physical level of play, you know, being physical at 664 00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:06,239 Speaker 1: the point of attack. And that's just one of the 665 00:35:06,520 --> 00:35:10,680 Speaker 1: best everything everything starts with physicality. He talked about mindset 666 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:12,920 Speaker 1: all the time and one of his favorite expressions Hunter's 667 00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:15,239 Speaker 1: heart right, Oh yeah, Hunter sart. You know you have 668 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:17,799 Speaker 1: to be uh, relentless in your pursuit of you know, 669 00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:21,560 Speaker 1: the ball carrier, the quarterback, just your passion for football. 670 00:35:21,600 --> 00:35:25,040 Speaker 1: What's your favorite play that you made from tooth down 671 00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:27,439 Speaker 1: and seventeen and it doesn't necessarily have to be something 672 00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:31,240 Speaker 1: that pops up on the statue from an outside linebacker position. 673 00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:35,680 Speaker 1: I was really happy to play a reverse. Well, okay, 674 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:40,279 Speaker 1: versions are like my arch nemesis, like they because you 675 00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:42,080 Speaker 1: get so tied in and pursuing to the ball from 676 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:44,640 Speaker 1: the back side. You know, when you're at this little 677 00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:46,759 Speaker 1: it's very difficult to make plays and chase him down 678 00:35:46,760 --> 00:35:49,640 Speaker 1: from the back side. Every now and then you'll get lucky. Uh, 679 00:35:49,719 --> 00:35:53,200 Speaker 1: what I've learned to, you know, be patient and see 680 00:35:53,239 --> 00:35:57,760 Speaker 1: what happens. What about your success, um stopping guys behind 681 00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:00,360 Speaker 1: the line? You lead the team in turn terms of 682 00:36:00,520 --> 00:36:02,880 Speaker 1: tackles for loss this year with twelve, what do you 683 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:08,879 Speaker 1: attribute that success to? Oh, opportunity one. Then just being 684 00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:11,680 Speaker 1: physical at the point of attack. You know, I took 685 00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:15,680 Speaker 1: pride in and knocking people down. Yeah, you know, buckling 686 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:18,759 Speaker 1: tight ends and offensive guards, pulling you know, around the edge, 687 00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:22,600 Speaker 1: and uh, when you kno guys down, my eye blind 688 00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:24,960 Speaker 1: of scrimmage. But but but the other thing too is 689 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:27,919 Speaker 1: that you know, I know people say, hey, you didn't 690 00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:31,400 Speaker 1: have too many sacks, but you were around the quarterback. 691 00:36:31,480 --> 00:36:33,919 Speaker 1: You went back to play this year because I think 692 00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:37,200 Speaker 1: in all when you look at you over sixteen games, 693 00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:40,560 Speaker 1: you were second on the team in terms of quarterback hits. Yeah, 694 00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:43,920 Speaker 1: that's tough. You know, as an egg rusher outside linebacker, 695 00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:46,920 Speaker 1: all you can you know, all everyone talks about his 696 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:49,480 Speaker 1: sacks and uh, you know, I one and a half 697 00:36:49,480 --> 00:36:52,600 Speaker 1: sacks this year, which is very difficult for me to say, 698 00:36:52,920 --> 00:36:54,560 Speaker 1: like giving the amount of playing time that I had. 699 00:36:54,960 --> 00:36:56,600 Speaker 1: But then you know, you look at the quarterback hits 700 00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:58,640 Speaker 1: and how I was able to affect the quarterback in 701 00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:01,719 Speaker 1: other ways, and uh, you know, from that aspect, it 702 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:04,160 Speaker 1: was a productive season. Yeah, because you were around the 703 00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:06,200 Speaker 1: quarterback a lot, Josh, and the other thing that you 704 00:37:06,239 --> 00:37:10,000 Speaker 1: continue to do, You're you're a special team stalwart. You 705 00:37:10,040 --> 00:37:12,600 Speaker 1: don't come off the field. I mean you're playing all 706 00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:15,759 Speaker 1: the defense snaps some long games this year and then 707 00:37:16,640 --> 00:37:20,480 Speaker 1: you finished again right at the top in terms of 708 00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:23,319 Speaker 1: special teams tackles for this team. So, I mean, did 709 00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:26,759 Speaker 1: you have to do something differently this year as far 710 00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:31,759 Speaker 1: as um your cardial because you're you're you're in good shape. Ever, 711 00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:33,719 Speaker 1: everybody look at you right now saying this guy is 712 00:37:33,760 --> 00:37:36,279 Speaker 1: in good shape. But you know, like you said, I 713 00:37:36,360 --> 00:37:38,920 Speaker 1: knew going into the season, Uh I was gonna have 714 00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:41,239 Speaker 1: to be a contributor on special teams in defense, and 715 00:37:41,280 --> 00:37:43,759 Speaker 1: so I prepare for that my trading regiment and my 716 00:37:43,800 --> 00:37:46,719 Speaker 1: conditioning and uh, there's only so much you can do 717 00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:49,680 Speaker 1: to prepare. But you know, after you get those first 718 00:37:49,680 --> 00:37:52,240 Speaker 1: few games under your dought, you're good to go. Before 719 00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:54,279 Speaker 1: I ask you a question about special teams, I want 720 00:37:54,280 --> 00:37:56,960 Speaker 1: to bring something up real quick because I have to 721 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,279 Speaker 1: know before you leave for the two thousand eighteen or 722 00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:01,520 Speaker 1: seventeen off season two thus in eighteen off season, whatever 723 00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:03,320 Speaker 1: you want to call it. I'm not sure what what 724 00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:09,399 Speaker 1: would be two thousand seventeen off season. I'm still I'm 725 00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:13,759 Speaker 1: still started. I started the Happy New Year. I have 726 00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:15,799 Speaker 1: to know, because one day I'm in the locker room 727 00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:19,920 Speaker 1: and you're you're, you're on your phone whatever. Darrenly walks by. 728 00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:23,120 Speaker 1: He says, Hercules, he called you. He called you Hercules. 729 00:38:23,120 --> 00:38:24,719 Speaker 1: Is that a common nickname for you or is that 730 00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:28,480 Speaker 1: just a darren Ly nickname for you? O? Darrenly nickname? 731 00:38:28,840 --> 00:38:32,200 Speaker 1: You know, guys, because it's fit. It's a fitting nickname. 732 00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:35,239 Speaker 1: I was just you know, and but you said you 733 00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:37,080 Speaker 1: like to lift weight youd like to knock people over. 734 00:38:37,320 --> 00:38:39,879 Speaker 1: So I had to know. Yeah, it's a darrenly thing. 735 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:42,200 Speaker 1: Uh that that's one of the great things about this 736 00:38:42,239 --> 00:38:44,919 Speaker 1: locker room is the camaraderie we've able you know, we've 737 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:46,600 Speaker 1: been able to build over the last couple of years, 738 00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:51,280 Speaker 1: and that's, you know, something exciting. Are you the first 739 00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:56,040 Speaker 1: player in the NFL history to graduate from Columbia with 740 00:38:56,080 --> 00:39:00,319 Speaker 1: a degree in anthropology? I would think so, I would 741 00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:03,160 Speaker 1: think so as well. Anthropology. I know it's a study 742 00:39:03,160 --> 00:39:05,480 Speaker 1: of humans. But what can you tell me as far 743 00:39:05,520 --> 00:39:11,680 Speaker 1: as specifically that covered. I studied anthropology with an imphosisan 744 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:16,480 Speaker 1: socio cultural anthropology, so really the study of people and 745 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:20,560 Speaker 1: how they operate within the culture society. And uh, it 746 00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:22,720 Speaker 1: really just was an opportunity for me to learn about 747 00:39:22,760 --> 00:39:27,120 Speaker 1: different people and and uh, I really appreciate everyone for 748 00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:31,600 Speaker 1: their differences down the line after well, after your NFL 749 00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:34,840 Speaker 1: career is done. But do you think that that is 750 00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:38,240 Speaker 1: something that you would pursue professionally down the line getting 751 00:39:38,239 --> 00:39:42,480 Speaker 1: into that. No, Uh, I probably wouldn't pursue anything but anthropology, 752 00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:45,920 Speaker 1: But I do think it really has informed the way 753 00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:49,040 Speaker 1: that I like to live my life and understanding that 754 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:51,960 Speaker 1: we're all different and we all bring something to the table, 755 00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:55,040 Speaker 1: and uh, there's value in that. So that's just you know, 756 00:39:55,400 --> 00:39:57,880 Speaker 1: you're you're interested in finance, right because I remember speaking 757 00:39:57,880 --> 00:39:59,840 Speaker 1: to you last off season and you're going out to 758 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:05,480 Speaker 1: Florida to help out with an NFL initiative for finances. Right. Yeah. 759 00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:10,400 Speaker 1: I was the inaugural NFL Finance boot Camp player ambassador 760 00:40:11,320 --> 00:40:13,400 Speaker 1: the fast year. I was happy about that. You know, 761 00:40:13,719 --> 00:40:16,080 Speaker 1: I tell everyone, if you show up enough, I've gone 762 00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:17,759 Speaker 1: three years in a row, they give you a title 763 00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:22,200 Speaker 1: because I really appreciate them making it official. Uh, the 764 00:40:22,239 --> 00:40:27,719 Speaker 1: renaissance man here, Josh Martin, you're on the inside the Jets. Lastly, Uh, 765 00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:31,440 Speaker 1: would you echoed Mario sentiments that this team is in 766 00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:34,880 Speaker 1: a good position right now as you move forward, and 767 00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:37,839 Speaker 1: are you excited as a veteran to get back here 768 00:40:37,880 --> 00:40:42,440 Speaker 1: and see what's next. I'm I'm extremely excited. We're definitely 769 00:40:42,680 --> 00:40:45,160 Speaker 1: moving in the right direction. And and I think a 770 00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:47,319 Speaker 1: lot of what people don't see, you know, in the 771 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:52,000 Speaker 1: locker room, uh, a different social gatherings. There's really a 772 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:54,600 Speaker 1: sense of team, which is important when you build that 773 00:40:54,680 --> 00:40:58,080 Speaker 1: level of trust with guys. You know, on Sunday when 774 00:40:58,120 --> 00:41:00,200 Speaker 1: you're playing in the game, you know you of the 775 00:41:00,239 --> 00:41:03,279 Speaker 1: guy on a personal level. Oh and and that GI 776 00:41:03,440 --> 00:41:06,520 Speaker 1: allows you to communicate more effectively to to know that 777 00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:09,000 Speaker 1: he has your back and uh, you know, be able 778 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:11,200 Speaker 1: to play more freely if if that makes sense. Joshua, 779 00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:13,200 Speaker 1: thank you so much for joining us tonight and Inside 780 00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:15,640 Speaker 1: the Jets enjoy your travels. Will be right back with 781 00:41:15,680 --> 00:41:18,759 Speaker 1: their final section. Welcome back to Inside the Jets. Eric 782 00:41:18,800 --> 00:41:21,840 Speaker 1: Allen and Ethan Greenberg here at Vanderbilt Sports and Spirits 783 00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:26,160 Speaker 1: inside the Windham Hamilton's Park Hotel. Well two thousands seventeen 784 00:41:26,280 --> 00:41:30,120 Speaker 1: has gone way too quickly on the production and of things. 785 00:41:30,160 --> 00:41:32,680 Speaker 1: There's a lot of people who make Inside the Jets happen. 786 00:41:32,760 --> 00:41:37,240 Speaker 1: I want to thank uh Justin and Robert who helped 787 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:40,759 Speaker 1: us here on location in Floren Park throughout the year. 788 00:41:41,280 --> 00:41:48,200 Speaker 1: Brittany Ray Santiago back at ESPN Radio. Bart Scott started 789 00:41:48,320 --> 00:41:52,400 Speaker 1: as my co host this year. Obviously Ethan Greenberg finished 790 00:41:52,480 --> 00:41:55,799 Speaker 1: up in the co host seat and all our great 791 00:41:55,800 --> 00:41:58,520 Speaker 1: guests throughout the year. We've had a tremendous program tonight 792 00:41:58,920 --> 00:42:03,360 Speaker 1: with both Tomorrow Oh Davis and Josh Martin. Josh Martin 793 00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:07,000 Speaker 1: joining us and once again, Greens, let me tell you something, 794 00:42:07,160 --> 00:42:09,719 Speaker 1: um I do think the Jets are headed in the 795 00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:13,319 Speaker 1: right direction. I think a Jets fan has plenty to 796 00:42:13,400 --> 00:42:16,360 Speaker 1: be excited about this offseason. You got hit on some 797 00:42:16,520 --> 00:42:19,960 Speaker 1: of these free agency signings. With that being said, you 798 00:42:20,040 --> 00:42:23,040 Speaker 1: have a lot of money to spend, you have financial flexibility, 799 00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:26,080 Speaker 1: you can address holes because then you go into the 800 00:42:26,200 --> 00:42:29,719 Speaker 1: draft without your hands tied. And the Jets do have 801 00:42:29,800 --> 00:42:33,160 Speaker 1: the number six overall selection of two thousand eighteen NFL Draft, 802 00:42:33,320 --> 00:42:36,240 Speaker 1: and Mike mccagnan has hit with both of his sixes 803 00:42:36,600 --> 00:42:39,040 Speaker 1: so far. So let's make it a trifecta this year. 804 00:42:39,440 --> 00:42:43,480 Speaker 1: Leonard Williams in two thousand fifteen. Of course, Jamal Adams 805 00:42:43,520 --> 00:42:46,600 Speaker 1: with two thousand seventeen. I wonder how Jamal is doing 806 00:42:46,760 --> 00:42:50,880 Speaker 1: Greens right now after going out at Gillette Stadium in 807 00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:55,879 Speaker 1: pregame warmups with Yeah, that that was an interesting move, 808 00:42:55,920 --> 00:42:58,360 Speaker 1: to say the least. You could call it a bold move, Cotton, 809 00:42:58,760 --> 00:43:02,040 Speaker 1: if you get my reference there from dodgeball, but it 810 00:43:02,160 --> 00:43:04,960 Speaker 1: was I would never do that. For the record, I 811 00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:07,040 Speaker 1: thought that was crazy. But good for him. Good for him. 812 00:43:07,080 --> 00:43:10,719 Speaker 1: But but I'll tell you what, the kid loves playing football. 813 00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:14,160 Speaker 1: He brings a lot of passion to the game. I 814 00:43:14,200 --> 00:43:17,160 Speaker 1: think that's what we saw from the Jets throughout the year. 815 00:43:17,680 --> 00:43:21,120 Speaker 1: I think that uh, Mike mccagnan had to make a 816 00:43:21,200 --> 00:43:25,120 Speaker 1: number of offseason moves to change this roster. The Jets 817 00:43:25,160 --> 00:43:27,240 Speaker 1: got younger in the off season. I thought Todd Bowls 818 00:43:27,239 --> 00:43:30,160 Speaker 1: did a fine job coaching him up. Uh. With that 819 00:43:30,200 --> 00:43:34,160 Speaker 1: being said, nobody's celebrating the five victories here. I anticipate 820 00:43:34,400 --> 00:43:36,920 Speaker 1: the Jets have taken other stuff in two thousand and eighteen. 821 00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:40,439 Speaker 1: I mentioned it before, Greens. I think when you look 822 00:43:40,640 --> 00:43:42,919 Speaker 1: at some of the teams are playing a wild card 823 00:43:43,040 --> 00:43:46,520 Speaker 1: weekend Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills, things like that, teams 824 00:43:46,600 --> 00:43:50,239 Speaker 1: like that, there isn't a big talent scripancy here. There's not, 825 00:43:50,600 --> 00:43:53,320 Speaker 1: and Jets are gonna be very active in the off season. 826 00:43:53,400 --> 00:43:55,600 Speaker 1: It's if you're a Jets fan, tympically put, you have 827 00:43:55,680 --> 00:43:59,080 Speaker 1: to be excited. And that's it inside the Jets for 828 00:43:59,120 --> 00:44:03,239 Speaker 1: two thousand seven. See thank you so much everyone. M 829 00:44:03,480 --> 00:44:52,040 Speaker 1: hm m m m m m m m m hm