1 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: Welcome to another edition of the Official Jets Podcast powered 2 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: by Amazon Web Services. Ethan Greenberg Eric Allen talking about 3 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: the Jets free agents players who have expiring contracts. Free 4 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: agency doesn't start for another month, but it's never too 5 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: early to talk about players that the Jets can resign 6 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: and players that might hit the open market. And I 7 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: think it's only fitting we start on the defensive side 8 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: of the ball with Marcus May, the team m v 9 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 1: P from last season, because Joe Douglas was specifically asked 10 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: about him, do you want Marcus May have part of 11 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: your team in the future, and he said that is 12 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 1: one of the offseason priorities for the Jets. Yeah. I 13 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: think he's a fan favorite. I think he's a favorite 14 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: of the guys in the locker room. He just brings 15 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:52,840 Speaker 1: a study approach, um understated leader. Uh, not a guy 16 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: who's jumping up and down all the time, but a 17 00:00:55,800 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: professional work ethic. And he's asked to do so much 18 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: on this team. If you think about where Marcus May 19 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: has come from after being drafted at Florida, Obviously those 20 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: first couple of seasons he's paired up with Jamal Adams, 21 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: so he's the free safety remember at the start of 22 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: this season he was the strong safety, but ultimately he 23 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 1: had to switch back to free safety as well. And 24 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 1: he's always been the guys has been rolled eyed upon 25 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: being the quarterback of the secondary. But more than that, 26 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: we've thought in terms of him being the quarterback of 27 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: the secondary, he's one of the central figures in the 28 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: command of this entire team. So the Jets not only 29 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: want him back because what he does on the field, 30 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: but also the intangibles he brings. And Marcus May, I 31 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: think he really hit the nail on the head, is 32 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: very versatile piece last season for the Jets, playing both 33 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: a little more in the box and we've seen in 34 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: the past, and of course going back to be the 35 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: quarterback or the center fielder more so of the secondary. 36 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: And I don't think that there's a system that Marcus 37 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: wouldn't fit. I know that there's a new system that 38 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: coach Sala and Jeff all Brick are employing here in 39 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: Floram Park, but I think Marcus May fits any system. 40 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: And I think it is also important to note that 41 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: the Jets also can franchise tag Marcus May if they choose, 42 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: and that the money on the reported money about ten 43 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: million dollars and you know, we'll see what happens, because 44 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: I do think that both sides are interested in a 45 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: long term deal. You spoke to Marcus May after he 46 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: won the m v P Award for the Jets, and 47 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: didn't you get the sense that he really likes being 48 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: in New York Jet. I think he considers this place home. Yeah, 49 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: he grew up in Florida. He went to the University 50 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,399 Speaker 1: of Florida, but this was the team that drafted him. 51 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: And I don't know, Ethan, would you say that you 52 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: sensed the change in him after Jamal Adams was traded. 53 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: I think, uh, a lot of the times throughout his 54 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: early career in another bothered him because he's an Eagle 55 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: list player, he really is. And when Joe Douglas says 56 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: he wants to build an Eagle Lists structure at the Jets, 57 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: here's a guy comes out who's confident in his abilities. 58 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: But I think he was kind of kept in the 59 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: shadows when Jamal Adams, who was a fantastic player, um 60 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 1: grabbed a lot of the headlines for a lot of 61 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:23,639 Speaker 1: the things that he did on the field and maybe 62 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: sometimes what he did off the field, but without Jamal 63 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: Adams in there. Uh what happened? In Week one? Jets 64 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: are playing Buffalo. Marcus May is playing strong safety for 65 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: the first time in his NFL career. Two sacks to 66 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: Sex in the first time playing down in the box. 67 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: But I think that people took note of the way 68 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: other guys talked about him. I think in years past, 69 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: Ethan myself and you would talk to guys and they 70 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: always say, yeah, he's the guy in the secondary. But 71 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: like I mentioned before, I think he's really become one 72 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: of the guys on this entire team that people look 73 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: up to. Yeah, I think I agree with you. And 74 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: did I sense a change? I got the sense maybe 75 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: that Marcus knew that more was gonna be put on 76 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: his shoulders, especially with a young secondary, a lot of 77 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: new faces joining the Jets in the off season last offseason, 78 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: so I got the sense that he put a little 79 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: more on his plate and he was clearly rewarded with 80 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: the team m v P and Marcus May. The decision 81 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: there is going to be one that I think a 82 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: lot of Jets fans will have their eyes on. It 83 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: is an important decision for the Jets, and I we 84 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 1: know just hearing Joe Douglas talk about Marcus May, how 85 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: much Marcus means to the team, to the locker room, 86 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:41,040 Speaker 1: on and off the field. I mean you talk about culture. 87 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: Marcus May has been a great culture guy for this 88 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: Jets team since he was drafted in the second round 89 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: in two thousand seventeen. And then you think about other 90 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: free agents, unrestricted free agents for the Jets, there's a 91 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,599 Speaker 1: lot of starters on defense. You think about guys like 92 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: Neville Hewitt, you think about guys like Brian Pool, Jordan Jenkins. 93 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: There is a pretty there's nineteen total unrestricted free agents, 94 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: and on the defensive side of the ball, it feels 95 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: like there's a little more, a little more of a 96 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: pool there that started and and over played meaningful staff 97 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: for the Jets this past season. Pun intended or no unintended, 98 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: But as I said it, I thought, you know, that 99 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: could be an intention, but no unintended. So Marcus May 100 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: last year finished second on the defense with a D 101 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: eight tackles. He also had eleven p d s. And 102 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: then how about those two interceptions, unbelievable plays if you 103 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:37,840 Speaker 1: think about both of them against the Buffalo Bill against 104 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins. Excuse me down there, in South Florida. 105 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 1: That was one of the plays of the year in 106 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,359 Speaker 1: the National Football League. Then he came back against the 107 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: Seattle Seahawks and Russell Wilson and d k mcfe another 108 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: outstanding play. And then I think about the Jets first 109 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 1: win that p D against the L A. Rams. I 110 00:05:56,880 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: thought it was fitting that Marcus May comes up with 111 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:04,239 Speaker 1: the critical uh game saver late in the fourth quarter. 112 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: But to your point nineteen on restricted free agents, the 113 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: Jets do have the financial flexibility. We're gonna see a 114 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:15,160 Speaker 1: lot of roster change bottom line um. But the players 115 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,279 Speaker 1: that you mentioned, let's just start, I guess with Neville Hewitt. 116 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: We talked all off season about how deep the inside 117 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: linebacker position was going to be for the Jets. Well, 118 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: it didn't turn out that way. But the one consistent 119 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 1: force at the inside linebacker position was Neville Hewett. In 120 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: a career year, hundred thirty one tackles, two sacks, four 121 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 1: quarterback curries, four p d s, one force fumble, one 122 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,679 Speaker 1: formal recovery. He was a guy who was going all 123 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: the time for this team. But again system changed now 124 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: the Jets going from a three four front to a 125 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: fourth three front, and I think the other part of 126 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: the linebacker story that we have to monitor, and there's 127 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: really been no word on this yet, is c J. 128 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,840 Speaker 1: Moseley status He was one that opted out before the season. 129 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: Is he going to be a part of the Jets? 130 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: Is he basically gonna opt in. I don't know how 131 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: that works now, like if players are gonna have another 132 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: opt out decision depending on what the world looks like. 133 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: But at the time that we heard Joe Douglas talk, 134 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: he had not discussed or he had not spoken to 135 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: c J. Mosley yet. But you know, for sake of 136 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: this argument, let's assume c J. Mosley is a part 137 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: of his team in two thousand twenty one. He wants 138 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: to play for the Jets, I would assume he is 139 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: the middle of that fourth three front. So what does 140 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: that mean for someone like Neville Hewitt moving forward if 141 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: the Jets want to retain him. I think that's gonna 142 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: be something that the personnel staff is probably having those 143 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: meetings right now, right in mid February about potential free 144 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: agents and so on and so forth. And yeah, I 145 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: think that there are two other players that come to 146 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: mind when I think of the system change and Jordan 147 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: Jenkins and Terrell Basham, who played that outside linebacker role 148 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: in the three four. What does their four three projection 149 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: looked like? And Jordan Jenkins is an unrestricted free agent. 150 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,239 Speaker 1: He was an unrestricted free agent last year. The Jets 151 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 1: brought him back for one year. He's the longest tenure 152 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: jet or I don't know at this point would you 153 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: say was the longest tenure jet because the roster, I mean, 154 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 1: all these guys are still on the roster until March seventeen, 155 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: So I'd say he is the longest tenure jet, which 156 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: is amazing. That just gives you a glimpse as far 157 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: as how quickly things changed in the National Football League. Uh. 158 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 1: He talked about it a little bit at the end 159 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: of the year, but I think Jordan's was banged up 160 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:40,679 Speaker 1: most of the season and he tried to play the 161 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: best he could under the circumstances. He was always a 162 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 1: tough guy and a team player. Uh, you know, and 163 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: I'm not talking about him in past tense, but like 164 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:54,719 Speaker 1: you just said, it's it's fascinating when you look at this, Okay, 165 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:58,959 Speaker 1: four three, what's the prototypical four three and and the 166 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: salad all break system compared to what Jordan Jenkins and 167 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:08,559 Speaker 1: Terrell Basham had been playing in the past few years 168 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 1: here with the Jets. I think it's gonna be another 169 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: one of those conversations that are probably happening right now 170 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 1: at One Jets Drive or maybe through Microsoft teams however 171 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 1: they're communicating. There's also when you look at the list 172 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: of unrestricted free agents, and Arthur Mallette ended up playing 173 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: meaningful snaps down the stretch. But there's two players that 174 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: we're both in their first years with the Jets last year, 175 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:33,080 Speaker 1: and they both really didn't see the field a whole 176 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 1: lot because of injury. The first one is Bradley McDougald, 177 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: who was the safety that got traded in the Jamal 178 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: Adams traded the Seahawks that Jets got McDougald. It's originally 179 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: May and McDougald in the back of the secondary, but 180 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 1: McDougal ends up getting hurt. And then the other guy 181 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: who we really didn't see take any snaps on defense. 182 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: I don't think he took a single snap on defense 183 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: because of injury, was Patrick Owasso Peanut, the linebacker. He 184 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 1: was active for one game, then he got hurt in 185 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: that game, and I believe it was on a special 186 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: team snap. So those are two players where you don't 187 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: really know much about them and you have to rely 188 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: on two thousand, nineteen or eighteen tape whatever you want 189 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: to evaluate. But it's a I feel like that's a 190 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 1: more challenging evaluation because you didn't see him play a 191 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: whole lot. I know, But like you said, this is 192 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:23,839 Speaker 1: what is taking place right now, this is what's trans 193 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,440 Speaker 1: priory right now. You've got that new coaching staff and 194 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: I'm sure they're sitting with the personnel department and they're 195 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: discussing each and every player on the Jets roster and 196 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,319 Speaker 1: focusing on guys who have the expiring contracts, and then 197 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:42,319 Speaker 1: they have to look elsewhere because you've got to come 198 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 1: up with a plan. Joe Douglas and company are gonna 199 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: come up with a plan as far as targets in 200 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: free agency, those guys on teams with expiring contracts elsewhere, 201 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: who are all going to hit the market here on St. 202 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:01,199 Speaker 1: Patrick's Day, And then you gotta juggle the draft and 203 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 1: all this what I would say, you just brought up 204 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 1: two names in particular, so I'm not gonna go off 205 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: topic too much here. Greens Ashton Davis after that, you 206 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 1: would figure that he UH is a big talking point 207 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: there because he was part of Joe douglas first draft class. 208 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 1: He did some good things. He was paired up with 209 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:23,080 Speaker 1: Marcus May late before he went to injured reserve. UH. 210 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 1: The Jets like his athleticism. Um so is does that 211 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:33,959 Speaker 1: impact the way you view the safety position? Because if 212 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: you get a Marcus mayback, do you like that pairing 213 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:40,720 Speaker 1: at safety with the Marcus May and Ashton Davis. McDougald 214 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: unfortunately UH banged up a little bit last year. But 215 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: again you gotta go back to that trade. Joe Douglas 216 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: made a fantastic trade and I think that's gonna pay 217 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:53,319 Speaker 1: off in the years to come. Get McDougald back from 218 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 1: the Seahawks, the third round pick, a pair of first 219 00:11:56,160 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: round UH picks, one one too for Jamal Adams of course, 220 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: and sending some late draft change back to Seattle and 221 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:09,680 Speaker 1: then alas to me when he was signed. The initial 222 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: thought all along was a reserve and who can possibly 223 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,839 Speaker 1: help you on special teams? Brandt boy or back as 224 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: Jets special teams coordinator this year. But there's different layers 225 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: of free agency when you look at guys like a wostle. Right, 226 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 1: there's the first tier, the second tier, and then you 227 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 1: know third tier, and the third tier basically extends until whenever. 228 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: But you mentioned special teams to restricted free agents who, uh, 229 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: but we're not really gonna discuss a whole lot. Is 230 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: Harvey Long and Frankie Luvu both ended up playing Long. 231 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: You played meaningful snaps for the Jets defense last year. 232 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 1: Luvu played a couple of games down the stretch. But 233 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: those two guys are special teams stalwarts for the Jets. 234 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:55,959 Speaker 1: And before we talk about the offense, let's actually hear 235 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:59,719 Speaker 1: from some NFL analysts on what they think about this 236 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: upcoming free agency and the money that they have to spend. 237 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: You have flexibility, um, and that's what's huge is that 238 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 1: you can, um, you know, with free agency you can 239 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 1: probably go get you know, the guy who was number 240 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 1: one or number two at you on your list at 241 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 1: a couple of positions because they have that much space. 242 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: So you can target kind of those those blue ship 243 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: top tier players. And what that does then frees you 244 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: up in the draft, um, where if you do want 245 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 1: to go in another direction, you've you've you've filled some 246 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 1: other spots. You also have the ability to be able 247 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 1: to trade down UM if you can fill some of 248 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 1: those needs in free agency. So again, it gives you 249 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 1: just tremendous flexibility here as they go into the offseason. 250 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: You look at the free agency last year, I thought 251 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:42,079 Speaker 1: it really tried to spread their money out around UH 252 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 1: to a bunch of guys and tried to fill a 253 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: bunch of roster holes. I don't know they necessarily got 254 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 1: the impact players you would hope for, UM, but I 255 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 1: think a lot of that was done with the with 256 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 1: salary cap in mind for this offseason being maybe a 257 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 1: little more aggressive when it comes to free agency, trying 258 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 1: to get some blue players, some blue ship talents, some 259 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:02,559 Speaker 1: premier guy guys UM to add to that mix. So 260 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:04,320 Speaker 1: you know, I think if you're just kind of grading 261 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:06,079 Speaker 1: it on the past, you'd say, man, the draft was 262 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 1: an a UM, the free agency was probably an incomplete 263 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: But the hope is going forward now, I think they'll 264 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 1: be able to shop on a different price range here 265 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: when it comes to free agency. Well, I mean, this 266 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: is where it's gonna be a collaboration with Joe Douglas 267 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: and Robert Salot. What is Robert salo want? What does 268 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: Joe Douglas want, and then they have to work together. 269 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: For Joe Douglas came in where there was already established 270 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: head coach. Now he is the established figure and all 271 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: of this, and then with all the draft picks, the 272 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 1: free agency money that the money they have spend a 273 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 1: free agency, they can build a roster a certain way. 274 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: I am thinking they're gonna continue to build along the 275 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 1: offensive and defensive lines. You see how Joe Douglas knocked 276 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: it out of the park with McKay beckon a tackle. 277 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna continue that way. I think they're 278 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 1: gonna absolutely add a running back probably through the draft. 279 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: They've got to get explosive players. I mean, if Sam 280 00:14:57,440 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 1: Donald or whoever is good, the quarterback is gonna be, 281 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 1: they've got to get some explosive playmakers. They've got to 282 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 1: continue to build therein the main priority in establishing an identity. 283 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 1: Knowing Robert Salo that is a very tough identity. Uh, 284 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: Knowing Joe doug is a tough identity. The offensive and 285 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: defensive lines is where everything is going to start. There's 286 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,360 Speaker 1: a lot of flexibility salary cap wise, and I think 287 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: you sacrifice the twenty off season and free agency for 288 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:24,360 Speaker 1: one one. I mean, a lot of things open up 289 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: now and the Jets are gonna have money to spend. 290 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 1: And I think with Sali you have have a very 291 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: attractive place as far as a coach goes, that players 292 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 1: want to play for, and that might be defensive players, 293 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: but also might be offensive players. You think some of 294 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 1: the former players that he's played with that his coach 295 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: has been a bunch. And I look at like Kyle 296 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,720 Speaker 1: us Check in San Francisco is a free agent love Salo. 297 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 1: That would be a great fit for the Jets. That 298 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 1: could be another offensive weapon that they have. Um. I 299 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: would also say that because they didn't spend crazy money 300 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 1: in any free agents last year and didn't break the bank, 301 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: they set themselves up for this year. You've got the 302 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 1: draft capital, You've got the free agent spending now. And 303 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 1: I think Joe Douglas, although I don't think this was 304 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 1: a home run off season last year, the preparation and 305 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 1: the resistance and the planning and the patients will lead 306 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 1: to a home run off season. Well. It's beneficial any year. 307 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 1: It's especially beneficial this year because the expectation is the 308 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 1: salary cap is going to come down because of the 309 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: pandemic and the drop in revenue UM. So that puts 310 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 1: many teams um tight against the salary cap and so 311 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: to have salary cap space this year is going to 312 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: be an especially special bonus because so many other teams 313 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 1: are are going to be scrambling um again again like 314 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: the Jacksonville jab wars to have lots of salary cap 315 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 1: space and all those draft picks at the same time 316 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 1: again gives them the chance to really reshape the roster 317 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 1: if that's what they choose to do. UM. And you know, 318 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: Joe Douglas showed I think some draft acumen in the 319 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 1: first go around, right, He hit on some some picks 320 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 1: and so that gives you, you know, quite a bit 321 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: of excitement as you go into another off season where 322 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 1: he's picking players um and and to have all of 323 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:08,959 Speaker 1: this just gives you So there's so many avenues that 324 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:12,920 Speaker 1: the Jets have available to them too to change their 325 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 1: roster if if that's the direction they go in, and 326 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:18,160 Speaker 1: again with a new head coach, you know, he's us 327 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: presumably gonna want to chart a path with the roster 328 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 1: that he likes, and so so much of this is 329 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:27,199 Speaker 1: going to depend on what Robert Sala thinks of the 330 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: players who are on the roster now, and that will 331 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:32,719 Speaker 1: certainly be important as they decide how much roster turnover. 332 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 1: There's going to be great stuff as always, as we know, 333 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 1: the Jets have a lot of money to spend, and 334 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 1: we'll see what they do come March in about a 335 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: month from now. I believe March seventeenth is when it 336 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: officially opens, but you can negotiate two days prior to that. 337 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 1: So there's gonna be a lot of moves in the NFL, 338 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 1: and a lot of moves for the Jets, not only 339 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: in the first wave, in the second wave, but there's 340 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: gonna be a ton of moves around. And now I 341 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:58,440 Speaker 1: think it's we should talk about the offensive side of 342 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:02,880 Speaker 1: the ball. And one player that stands out is Breshad 343 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 1: Perrimant because he was a starting receiver also battled injury, 344 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: and he was on a one year deal. Someone at 345 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: the Jet sign last offseason and the Jets of course 346 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:17,919 Speaker 1: undergoing a change in terms of scheme, So that's another 347 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 1: talking point behind closed doors. Does somebody like Breshote Perriman, 348 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 1: who has speed, which I would assume the Jets would 349 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: be in the market for, but does he fit the 350 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: system and would he be willing to come back and 351 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:32,439 Speaker 1: for what price? Uh? Yeah, it's gonna be an interesting 352 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: decision because Perryman last year what he finished up with 353 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 1: thirty catches but for five five yards receiving average sixteen 354 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: point eight yards of pop had the three touchdowns. Most notably, 355 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:47,160 Speaker 1: I think was the Monday night game against the New 356 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:50,399 Speaker 1: England Patriots when he was just flying by dudes left 357 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: and right. Um Rainy Lang wrote about this in New 358 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:58,639 Speaker 1: Rots dot com and again a plug for a guy Langer. 359 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: When the Jet had their three top receivers on the field, 360 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:05,880 Speaker 1: the average like twenty points a game. Now, that wasn't 361 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 1: the greatest show on turf, but compare that too when 362 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 1: they weren't on the field together, Ethan, they were averaging 363 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:17,360 Speaker 1: like ten points a game. So what really was disappointing 364 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,959 Speaker 1: for Jets fans and I think people inside the organization, 365 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:24,639 Speaker 1: of course, was these guys didn't see the field together 366 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: until like week nine, so it was hard to really 367 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: get a good gauge UH as far as what they 368 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:37,159 Speaker 1: could have been. Denzel Mims, of course, missing an entire 369 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:42,160 Speaker 1: training camp and then basically missing his entire UH first 370 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:45,160 Speaker 1: half of his rookie season. But Perriman is a guy 371 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:47,920 Speaker 1: who can take the top off the defense and in 372 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: bottom line. So that's gonna be a fit in most systems. 373 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:55,160 Speaker 1: But what the Jets have to determine is who are 374 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 1: going to be our outside guys. If in fact, Jamison 375 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:01,679 Speaker 1: Crowder's under con tract and still remains one of the 376 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,879 Speaker 1: top slot receivers in the NFL, if he's back. You 377 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 1: got Mims, you loved his production. I think it is 378 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 1: a big question for the Jets. What are you gonna 379 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:13,439 Speaker 1: do opposite of Mims? And of course, not only do 380 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:16,160 Speaker 1: the Jets have a lot of money to spending free agency, 381 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: they also have, to your point, which you alluded to earlier, 382 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:21,359 Speaker 1: a lot of draft capital, five picks in the first 383 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:25,119 Speaker 1: three rounds. So there's definitely opportunities not only to add 384 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 1: wide receivers like we're talking about, but you want to 385 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 1: add any position there. It's gonna be an interesting balance 386 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:33,040 Speaker 1: to see what the plan of attack is between free 387 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:36,400 Speaker 1: agency and the draft and something that it's a little 388 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 1: a little segue here, because you're all in the draft 389 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 1: up to your neck right now. Domes Ol Mims was 390 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: the thirteenth receiver I believe taking in the draft in 391 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:51,240 Speaker 1: two thousand twenty. Now here we are two thousand twenty one. 392 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:54,480 Speaker 1: What are the early fields you're getting from guys like 393 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 1: Dame Brugler right now as far as the depth of 394 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:59,360 Speaker 1: the wide receiver class, because I know fans are excited 395 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 1: about to bind Day Smith and Jamaar Chase and Wory 396 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 1: and company. But what about the depth here in the 397 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 1: first couple rounds. From my understanding speaking of guys like Dane, 398 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 1: is that the depth is right up there with the 399 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: depth of the two thousand twenty class. So I think 400 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 1: that there will be opportunities and maybe if they don't 401 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: prevent present themselves in the first round rounds two through 402 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 1: four to add a quality receiver in the draft. I 403 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 1: mean that you made a great point with Denzel Mims, 404 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 1: the thirteenth receiver drafted last year, was considered one of 405 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: the best in recent memories in terms of the depth 406 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 1: of receiver, and I think this class is right up 407 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: there with that class. Maybe not the same, but definitely 408 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:47,119 Speaker 1: in the same ballpark. So we'll see what happens in April. 409 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: But another player that I'm interested in is Pat elf 410 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: Line and Joe Douglas took a flyer on him, claimed 411 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: him in the middle of the season, comes in immediately 412 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: arts at left guard, and just stays there the rest 413 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:05,640 Speaker 1: of the season. And I thought that he played pretty well. 414 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 1: So what does his future hold with the Jets as 415 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,640 Speaker 1: an unrestricted free agent. I think that's gonna be very 416 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 1: interesting to see because by all accounts, it seemed like 417 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 1: Pat Alfline is a versatile player that would definitely fit 418 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: what the Jets are doing. He did some nice things. Uh, 419 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,199 Speaker 1: you know when the Jets first brought him on board, 420 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:27,439 Speaker 1: you remember the coaching staff talking about he's a center 421 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 1: who can play guard. Well. Ultimately lined up next to 422 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:35,240 Speaker 1: McKay Beckton and McKay Beckton, I thought Alffline was solid, 423 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about that. I think it also helps 424 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:39,400 Speaker 1: in the run game when you do have a guy 425 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: like back to next to you, right, I think, uh, 426 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 1: you probably Ethan at times could help out in the 427 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 1: run game if you head back to next to you. 428 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: And that's that. Really, that's no shot at Alfine because 429 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:56,959 Speaker 1: I think the guys liked his approach. Uh, he was 430 00:22:57,000 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 1: a maller. He got after it. Good work at But again, 431 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 1: what's gonna happen on the interior for the Jets moving 432 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 1: forward at at the guard position, because you know Connor Regoverned, 433 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 1: you got your center, you know who you're left tackle 434 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: is George Phanted a lot of good things for the 435 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:16,640 Speaker 1: Jets at tackle last year. So I think the question 436 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 1: now for the Jets becomes more on the interior right 437 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 1: as we move forward. I definitely think so. And to 438 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:25,879 Speaker 1: your point, I think Pat elf Line was brought in 439 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: to be a reserve piece that could play center or 440 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:33,399 Speaker 1: either guard if needed, and from day one he just started. 441 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 1: He just played at guard and just stuck there next 442 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 1: to McKay Beckton. So it was very definitely was definitely 443 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 1: a whirlwind for elf Line. But that's just one player 444 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 1: that I have my eye on. And then when you 445 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 1: think about the other guys on offense, there's really not 446 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:51,439 Speaker 1: a ton of players who took meaningful staffs last season 447 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: for the Jets, except for a pair of Grizzly Vets. 448 00:23:55,600 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 1: Will put it that way, with Frank Gore and Joe Flacco. Yeah, 449 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 1: Frank Gore amazingly at thirty seven years old, he led 450 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 1: the Jets in rushing three point five yards pop two touchdowns. Uh. 451 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 1: For me, I'll never forget that first Jets win, because 452 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:18,440 Speaker 1: I know Jets Nation wanted the number one overall pick 453 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 1: a lot of people, but you know, for the guys 454 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 1: inside the locker room and inside the organization we're putting 455 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 1: on the line each and every week, they just wanted 456 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 1: to taste victory. That's why you play the game. As 457 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 1: he Herm I would say, you play the win the game. 458 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:38,199 Speaker 1: Third and five, Donald looking can't find anything, There's Gore yelling, 459 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: and he checks down. He gets the five yards. So, uh, 460 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:47,440 Speaker 1: Frank Gore sixteen thousand rush yards third all time. I 461 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 1: think you said it, You've said it in the past 462 00:24:51,119 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 1: that if you watch Gore a training camp, he acts 463 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:55,880 Speaker 1: like he's twenty five because he's doing gas ers while 464 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:59,960 Speaker 1: everybody else is watching other guys take rops. I think 465 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:03,440 Speaker 1: the fire still burns for Frank Gore. But if this 466 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: is it, uh, unbelievable career, Hall of Fame career, bottom line, 467 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 1: no doubt. And then you think about other free agents 468 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: that are on the Jets. Daniel Brown special team stalwart 469 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 1: really for the Jets last season. You think about guys 470 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:25,240 Speaker 1: like who else is there Ross Travis depth at the 471 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 1: tight end room, and then two receivers who are not 472 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 1: unrestricted free agents. But Vincent Smith is a restrictive free agent, 473 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 1: and then Jeff Smith is an exclusive rights free agent. 474 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:38,520 Speaker 1: So there's just some decisions there and we'll see what happens. 475 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:41,159 Speaker 1: But is there anyone else before we wrap up that 476 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 1: catches your eye in terms of who's a free agent 477 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:48,479 Speaker 1: on the Jets roster right now? Well, you mentioned before 478 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 1: and I just didn't get to it, you know, and 479 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:52,919 Speaker 1: I'd like to get your thoughts on this too, just 480 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:57,880 Speaker 1: from uh personally and also um watching him go through 481 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 1: this because we visited with Joe Flack on podcast last year. 482 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:06,400 Speaker 1: I felt awfully good for the dude after having next surgery, 483 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 1: wondering if he's ever gonna play again. He comes in 484 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 1: and starts for the Jets four games last year as 485 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:17,000 Speaker 1: Sam Donald's backup. So, uh, the Jets about on the record, 486 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: they said multiple times are excited about Sam Donald. So 487 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:22,119 Speaker 1: we know that, and we also know that Jets do 488 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:25,440 Speaker 1: have options at the quarterback position, but that also extends 489 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 1: to the backup position. Because Flaco last year came in. 490 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 1: I thought his best game was against the Patriots. He 491 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 1: was he was outstanding against the Patriots. That was one 492 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:38,680 Speaker 1: of the better performances by a Jet and two thousand, 493 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: uh twenty. So I feel um, I feel good for 494 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:46,199 Speaker 1: a guy like that who it was well liked in 495 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:48,439 Speaker 1: the locker room. We came in, he gave it us 496 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 1: all and we'll have to see what lies I had 497 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 1: for him. But just get your thoughts on Flaco. I 498 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 1: thought Joe Flacco listening to his media availabilities when he 499 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: was starting that week and coming on the Pie cast, 500 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:01,879 Speaker 1: I just thought he was a genuine dude, and he 501 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,399 Speaker 1: gave you a little peek behind the curtain as to 502 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:07,359 Speaker 1: what goes between his ears as a quarterback when either 503 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:11,040 Speaker 1: breaking down defense talking about his own team in terms 504 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:13,879 Speaker 1: of which receivers may or may not be playing. I mean, 505 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 1: there were a lot of It was a juggling act 506 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:19,080 Speaker 1: for all the quarterbacks that played this season, and Joe 507 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:21,160 Speaker 1: Flacco kind of gave a peek behind the curtain there. 508 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:23,360 Speaker 1: And I think he has a cool perspective because he's 509 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,360 Speaker 1: been a Super Bowl m v P, he's had success 510 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 1: in the league, and he's he's taken a backseat last year. 511 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:34,399 Speaker 1: But I thought that his perspective was refreshing. And the Jets, 512 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 1: we know, have a laundry list of moves that they're 513 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 1: going to execute between free agency, the draft, maybe trades. 514 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 1: You know, we'll see what happens. But there's a lot 515 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:46,719 Speaker 1: of moves to be made. The Jets, this is what 516 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:48,679 Speaker 1: we know, have a lot of money to have a 517 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:51,159 Speaker 1: lot of draft capital. This is gonna be an overhaul, 518 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,520 Speaker 1: so we would assume because there are a lot of 519 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:57,080 Speaker 1: unrestricted and restricted free agents. But that was this edition 520 00:27:57,160 --> 00:28:00,720 Speaker 1: of the Official Death Podcast powered by AWS. Stay safe 521 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 1: and we'll see you next week. M