WEBVTT - DC Steve Wilks Discusses Jets Potential On Defense (7/8) 0:00:00.160 --> 0:00:02.480 All right, we're gonna be talking defense, coming up with 0:00:02.560 --> 0:00:08.000 coordinator Steve Wilkes and former Jets receiver Quincy Newwah. Don't 0:00:08.000 --> 0:00:09.639 meet anybody in the world, and I think we're gonna 0:00:09.680 --> 0:00:10.600 win next Sundays. 0:00:19.120 --> 0:00:19.680 Can't wait. 0:00:20.040 --> 0:00:25.600 Put your Steve belts on and getting ready for the ride. 0:00:27.520 --> 0:00:30.600 Game day and every day. Score a jewelry touchdown with 0:00:30.680 --> 0:00:33.800 Kendrick Scott Shot Fashion and find jewelry fit for another 0:00:33.800 --> 0:00:38.519 winning season at your local store or Kendrick Scott dot com. 0:00:38.560 --> 0:00:41.080 When you got the call from a g about the 0:00:41.120 --> 0:00:44.199 defensive coordinator of vacancy here, what was your reaction? 0:00:44.600 --> 0:00:48.280 I was excited, you know, ag and I was in 0:00:48.320 --> 0:00:51.960 communication for a while throughout the process, and so he 0:00:52.080 --> 0:00:54.200 kept me in the looping exactly what was going on. 0:00:54.760 --> 0:00:56.240 And when it narrowed down. 0:00:56.040 --> 0:00:59.760 To the Jets, I got real excited because I understand 0:01:00.440 --> 0:01:02.840 the personnel that we have here. I was excited about 0:01:02.880 --> 0:01:05.000 the guys that we have on defense, a lot of 0:01:05.000 --> 0:01:08.880 pieces to work with, so and I knew his relationship 0:01:08.920 --> 0:01:11.119 with organization that it was going to be a great 0:01:11.160 --> 0:01:12.160 fit with ownership. 0:01:12.680 --> 0:01:14.960 Where did your pass cross before this? 0:01:15.680 --> 0:01:16.040 Oh? 0:01:16.120 --> 0:01:19.319 Really, we never worked together. A lot of tremendous respect 0:01:19.400 --> 0:01:22.040 for one another. We're in the same division when he 0:01:22.080 --> 0:01:24.759 was with the Saints, house with the Panthers. So as 0:01:24.880 --> 0:01:27.920 dB guys, we were always communicating talk, particularly when we 0:01:27.959 --> 0:01:31.880 got to the Combine. We were always fellowship there every year, 0:01:31.959 --> 0:01:34.600 and I think we just developed a relationship to where 0:01:35.000 --> 0:01:37.479 our philosophy and ideas were aligned with one another. 0:01:37.600 --> 0:01:40.399 Yeah, can you speak to that Your philosophies as far 0:01:40.440 --> 0:01:42.800 as defensive football and attack and the offense. 0:01:42.480 --> 0:01:45.600 Well, well, one just you know, being aggressive through our 0:01:45.600 --> 0:01:49.880 base fundamentals, you know, number one, starting with that having 0:01:49.880 --> 0:01:52.080 guys on the perimeter that can cover and play man 0:01:52.160 --> 0:01:56.120 the man. Just our identity, how the defense should be shaped. 0:01:56.160 --> 0:02:01.760 Everything starts up front with really an aggressive mentality, you know. So, uh, 0:02:01.840 --> 0:02:04.680 just those conversations over the years, man, we just you know, 0:02:05.280 --> 0:02:06.880 realize that we're on the same page. 0:02:07.520 --> 0:02:10.560 The last game you coached in in the National Football 0:02:10.600 --> 0:02:13.800 League was the Super Bowl. What was the year away 0:02:14.040 --> 0:02:16.760 like for you? And can you speak to how the 0:02:16.800 --> 0:02:21.280 fire still burns after thirty plus years of experience coaching? 0:02:22.360 --> 0:02:23.320 It was great, man. 0:02:23.400 --> 0:02:27.120 It was an opportunity for me to really reset, recharge. 0:02:27.880 --> 0:02:29.960 I was over at UNC Charlotte which was right there 0:02:29.960 --> 0:02:32.520 at home, so it was very convenient for me. Uh. 0:02:32.720 --> 0:02:37.280 Coach Biff Pogie was outstanding, you know to invite me over. 0:02:37.320 --> 0:02:40.560 We built a great friendship and they practice in the morning, 0:02:40.960 --> 0:02:44.040 so rich really all afternoon. I would just watch tape 0:02:44.560 --> 0:02:47.640 and I had every game from the NFL each week, 0:02:47.880 --> 0:02:51.400 so I would study different you know, teams, different defenses. 0:02:51.440 --> 0:02:53.560 I watched a lot of Detroit and what they were doing, 0:02:53.600 --> 0:02:56.360 but just different things throughout the year, what they were 0:02:56.360 --> 0:02:58.639 doing on third down and what the you know schematics were. 0:02:58.720 --> 0:03:01.760 So uh, they able to progress and grow there and 0:03:01.880 --> 0:03:03.919 we're excited to get the phone call to get back 0:03:03.919 --> 0:03:04.600 into the fold. 0:03:05.040 --> 0:03:07.040 Is this a fair assessment of the way you go 0:03:07.120 --> 0:03:10.920 about it? You are an aggressive play caller who is 0:03:10.960 --> 0:03:13.680 a guy who's going to emphasize takeaways at every turn. 0:03:14.840 --> 0:03:15.800 That's my foundation. 0:03:16.080 --> 0:03:17.919 And when I came in the league with Lovey Smith, 0:03:18.040 --> 0:03:21.240 you know, it was just really with Chicago taking the 0:03:21.240 --> 0:03:24.440 football away, you know, with Peanut Tom and the peanut punch. 0:03:24.840 --> 0:03:26.960 Chris Harris, who's on the staff right now as the 0:03:27.240 --> 0:03:30.280 secondary coach pass game coordinator, he was another guy on 0:03:30.320 --> 0:03:33.080 that team that believed in really stripping and taking the 0:03:33.120 --> 0:03:36.160 ball Away and everywhere I've been that's always been our mantra, 0:03:36.360 --> 0:03:39.360 you know. So that's something that we're going to continue 0:03:39.360 --> 0:03:42.520 to coach and emphasize here. I'm all about the fundamentals 0:03:42.520 --> 0:03:45.400 and technique, you know, Coach ag talks about it all 0:03:45.440 --> 0:03:47.600 the time. It's not about our scheme, it's about our 0:03:47.640 --> 0:03:49.880 play style. And that's the one thing that we want 0:03:49.920 --> 0:03:54.640 to continue to emphasize. Being physical, you know, being smart right, 0:03:54.680 --> 0:03:57.680 and understanding how to finish not only on the field right, 0:03:57.720 --> 0:03:58.640 but even in the building. 0:03:59.200 --> 0:04:02.000 How do you go about connecting the players. 0:04:02.560 --> 0:04:04.560 I think that's always been my strong suit. 0:04:04.880 --> 0:04:08.440 Is anything in life I believe is about building relationships 0:04:08.560 --> 0:04:12.320 and having an understanding that there's life beyond football. And 0:04:12.520 --> 0:04:15.680 when you can sit here and cultivate those relationships with 0:04:15.800 --> 0:04:18.000 your players, I think it's easier to be able to 0:04:18.000 --> 0:04:19.200 coach them on the field. 0:04:20.360 --> 0:04:20.600 You know. 0:04:20.920 --> 0:04:24.200 I said this back years ago with Josh Norman when 0:04:24.240 --> 0:04:27.520 he left us in Carolina, he went to Washington and 0:04:27.520 --> 0:04:29.800 people said, well, he was never really the same player, 0:04:30.320 --> 0:04:33.760 and I said, you know, it's easy to develop the 0:04:33.839 --> 0:04:36.720 player when you're taking time to develop the person. And 0:04:36.760 --> 0:04:39.240 that's what I did with him in Carolina. We built 0:04:39.279 --> 0:04:42.080 that relationship, so it was easy for me to coach 0:04:42.120 --> 0:04:43.440 him and teach him on the field. 0:04:43.640 --> 0:04:47.320 AG said the first thing when I asked him about 0:04:47.360 --> 0:04:49.360 you was a straight shooter. 0:04:49.640 --> 0:04:50.039 Yeah. 0:04:50.600 --> 0:04:54.560 Yeah, Yeah, that's what I believe in. And I believe 0:04:54.600 --> 0:04:58.159 in telling someone exactly what they need to hear, you know. 0:04:59.320 --> 0:05:01.359 I think that's so important. You know, we talk about 0:05:01.360 --> 0:05:03.280 all the time. You know, we want to act like 0:05:03.320 --> 0:05:06.320 a champion, and that's accountability, commitment, and trust. And that's 0:05:06.320 --> 0:05:08.040 what I'm trying to build with the team and that's 0:05:08.040 --> 0:05:09.560 what I want to be able to get back from them. 0:05:10.040 --> 0:05:11.880 And I'm always telling them the truth. You know. 0:05:12.000 --> 0:05:13.880 Sometimes they may not like it, but I think they're 0:05:14.080 --> 0:05:17.440 respected in the end. And I tell coaches all the time, 0:05:17.480 --> 0:05:20.320 we have to have grown men conversations. We can't shy 0:05:20.320 --> 0:05:23.760 away from things that we need to address. And I 0:05:23.800 --> 0:05:26.279 think that's so important, and that's where we are right now, 0:05:26.400 --> 0:05:29.680 you know, with Phase three, you know, talking about some 0:05:29.760 --> 0:05:32.760 of the discipline stuff, being consistent in how we operate 0:05:32.800 --> 0:05:34.760 on a day to day basis, and the guys are 0:05:34.760 --> 0:05:36.560 completely buying in which I appreciate. 0:05:36.880 --> 0:05:40.120 You've been a head coach in the National Football League. 0:05:40.200 --> 0:05:44.719 How can that experience help you with Aaron, who is 0:05:44.760 --> 0:05:48.000 an accomplished coach himself, but this is his first time 0:05:48.120 --> 0:05:49.960 as a head coach in the National Football League. 0:05:50.200 --> 0:05:52.400 I think it's just always trying to draw on past 0:05:52.480 --> 0:05:55.159 experiences when things come up, and a lot of those 0:05:55.200 --> 0:05:58.760 aren't really related to football, you know, So having an 0:05:58.760 --> 0:06:03.120 ear that one who's gone through it and you know, 0:06:03.279 --> 0:06:06.880 can really understand the situation that he's sitting in that seat. 0:06:07.240 --> 0:06:09.239 So I think that's so important to have that outlet 0:06:09.279 --> 0:06:11.360 and that have that guy because sometimes in that seat, man, 0:06:11.360 --> 0:06:13.520 you feel like there's no one you can talk to 0:06:14.440 --> 0:06:18.400 because you're you're really dealing with different things way beyond football. 0:06:18.480 --> 0:06:22.240 So I think, you know, I can be a sounding 0:06:22.279 --> 0:06:23.960 board for him in regards to that. 0:06:24.240 --> 0:06:26.880 Can you speak to the importance of the assistance on 0:06:26.920 --> 0:06:32.080 your staff, the assistant coaches on your stuff, Man. 0:06:32.000 --> 0:06:36.040 The assistant coaches are so huge. And I've said this 0:06:36.080 --> 0:06:40.240 for years, Like the head coach delivers the message, he 0:06:40.279 --> 0:06:44.120 says the foundation, and it's our responsibility as coordinators and 0:06:44.160 --> 0:06:46.920 assistant coaches to echo that. And I try to do 0:06:46.960 --> 0:06:48.880 the same thing as soon as I leave the team meeting, 0:06:49.240 --> 0:06:51.640 you know, emphasizing the stuff that we talked about as 0:06:51.680 --> 0:06:55.120 a staff and then now as assistant coaches, they have 0:06:55.400 --> 0:06:58.159 really the most influenced because they're around their guys once 0:06:58.160 --> 0:07:02.279 they go into those private, you know, individual rooms, it's about, 0:07:02.560 --> 0:07:04.880 you know, the presentation and how you teach it, how 0:07:04.920 --> 0:07:07.680 you present it, and guys man a phenomenal I bounced 0:07:07.680 --> 0:07:10.200 around to each room. We got great teaching. That's one 0:07:10.240 --> 0:07:12.560 of the things I truly believe in as coaches. You know, 0:07:14.040 --> 0:07:18.560 great teachers, outstanding communicators, and guys that can develop players. 0:07:19.240 --> 0:07:21.760 Speaking of players, what is it going to be what 0:07:21.840 --> 0:07:23.920 is it going to be like for some of these 0:07:23.960 --> 0:07:27.680 guys who are playing for is Steve Wilkes defense in 0:07:27.760 --> 0:07:32.239 the secondary? Because you mentioned Chris Harris before. Dre Bligh 0:07:32.320 --> 0:07:36.400 is here as well. Also, the head coach played the 0:07:36.520 --> 0:07:39.480 National Football League for fifteen years himself, was a position 0:07:39.600 --> 0:07:44.400 coach before he became defensive coordinator and now is at 0:07:44.400 --> 0:07:48.880 the top of the He's at the top of the ladder. 0:07:49.480 --> 0:07:49.800 Well. 0:07:50.480 --> 0:07:54.119 I always say this, right, everything we do starts up front. 0:07:54.560 --> 0:07:56.600 I mean, I don't care what is We have to 0:07:56.640 --> 0:07:59.240 do a great job of establishing the line of scrimmage 0:08:00.120 --> 0:08:02.480 up in the run. The second level right there, are 0:08:02.600 --> 0:08:06.760 called you know, Quincy and Sherwood right there, they're the glue, 0:08:07.200 --> 0:08:10.160 you know. And then on the back end, I emphasized 0:08:10.200 --> 0:08:12.400 we drive the bus from the back, the last line 0:08:12.400 --> 0:08:15.320 of defense, right we can't make a mistake back there. 0:08:15.560 --> 0:08:18.800 And our communication thus far throughout the process has been phenomenal. 0:08:18.840 --> 0:08:20.320 We're building on that each and every day. 0:08:20.640 --> 0:08:23.080 You know, when you look at Cisco, you look at 0:08:23.160 --> 0:08:26.000 Brandon Stevens, the guys that we picked up. Man, We've 0:08:26.120 --> 0:08:29.200 really got some great guys in free agency. I'm excited 0:08:29.200 --> 0:08:32.400 about Malaca, you know, the guys that we drafted. I 0:08:32.400 --> 0:08:35.400 think coach ag And and Darren Moosey has done a 0:08:35.400 --> 0:08:38.160 tremendous job the host out of the department and really 0:08:38.280 --> 0:08:44.400 nailing the draft. So our secondary man fundamentally sound aggressive 0:08:44.440 --> 0:08:47.080 in how we, you know, approach each and every day. 0:08:47.480 --> 0:08:50.360 You know, I think the identity you're a defense is 0:08:50.360 --> 0:08:53.600 how your DB's tackle. Right, We're going to be physical 0:08:53.720 --> 0:08:56.080 on the back end. You know, they block support and 0:08:56.080 --> 0:08:58.079 they say one on one right now that running back 0:08:58.120 --> 0:09:00.199 in your dB. I tell those guys all the time, 0:09:00.200 --> 0:09:03.120 we better show up. You know, that's our mentality right here. 0:09:03.280 --> 0:09:05.640 And as you mentioned earlier, Man it's about making plays 0:09:05.640 --> 0:09:06.959 on the ball and taking the ball away. 0:09:07.480 --> 0:09:10.320 What did you know about Sherwood before you got here 0:09:10.559 --> 0:09:14.040 and why was that an important resigning for this defense 0:09:14.440 --> 0:09:16.240 and the entire team? Well? 0:09:16.400 --> 0:09:20.160 Well, really, man, you go back and I'm hoping, and 0:09:20.880 --> 0:09:24.600 I don't like comparing, right, but when I look at 0:09:24.640 --> 0:09:27.160 Sherwood and I really look at Quincy, man, I go 0:09:27.240 --> 0:09:30.200 back over my tenure and you know Thomas and Luke, 0:09:30.400 --> 0:09:33.400 you know, Fred Warner and Greenlaw a. 0:09:33.120 --> 0:09:33.880 Few years ago. 0:09:34.240 --> 0:09:37.200 They have that ability, you know, for us playing together 0:09:37.320 --> 0:09:40.040 and being here in the off season and building that 0:09:40.120 --> 0:09:44.720 foundation is great. Sherwood was really you know, at that point, 0:09:46.000 --> 0:09:49.280 management AG decided to move on with mostly and I thought, 0:09:49.640 --> 0:09:51.840 you know, Sherwood, is your time to step up in 0:09:51.840 --> 0:09:53.640 that room and be that leader, not only in that 0:09:53.800 --> 0:09:55.880 room but on that side of the defense. 0:09:55.960 --> 0:09:56.200 You know. 0:09:56.559 --> 0:09:59.560 And I can't tell you how pleased and excited I 0:09:59.600 --> 0:10:03.680 am in the leadership role that he's taking, you know. 0:10:03.920 --> 0:10:06.960 And you know you see that, you know a guy 0:10:07.000 --> 0:10:09.720 that just got paid and it's like he's still hungry. 0:10:10.200 --> 0:10:12.440 He's still hungry, he's still trying to make sure that 0:10:12.480 --> 0:10:14.840 he does everything he can to help this defense. 0:10:15.440 --> 0:10:17.760 What do you think about some of the pieces up front, 0:10:18.000 --> 0:10:22.400 starting with a cornerstone defensive tackle in Quinn Williams Man. 0:10:22.440 --> 0:10:27.520 I love Quinny, I love him. He's phenomenal. Uh, this 0:10:27.600 --> 0:10:30.800 guy is one of the top the tackles in the NFL. 0:10:31.240 --> 0:10:34.120 You know, when you look at other guys we brought 0:10:34.160 --> 0:10:40.839 in Colen Byron, you know Jay, you know he is phenomenalus, 0:10:40.920 --> 0:10:43.319 quick off his feet, quick off the ball. I think 0:10:43.440 --> 0:10:46.640 those guys are really going to compliment Quinny, you know. 0:10:47.040 --> 0:10:49.600 And when even when you look outside and what we 0:10:49.720 --> 0:10:54.160 have with will Germaine, you know clym And I'm excited 0:10:54.200 --> 0:10:56.400 about Tyler Barron, you know, one of the guys that 0:10:56.400 --> 0:10:58.880 we drafted right here. So all those guys are looking 0:10:58.920 --> 0:11:01.400 good in their progression in the right direction. 0:11:01.160 --> 0:11:01.560 All right. 0:11:01.720 --> 0:11:06.720 Lastly, Sauce Garner, you mentioned your expectations for the secondary 0:11:06.760 --> 0:11:11.599 as a whole. What his coaching Sauce been like in 0:11:11.679 --> 0:11:15.040 the early going, and what is your expectation going to 0:11:15.120 --> 0:11:18.400 be from him as you get to these next stages, 0:11:18.440 --> 0:11:21.079 because right now you're instilling the system. You're out here 0:11:21.080 --> 0:11:23.520 in the spring and training camps on the horizon. 0:11:24.559 --> 0:11:27.520 The first thing I would say about him smart, he 0:11:27.679 --> 0:11:31.640 is tremendously smart, understands the game, sees it through a 0:11:31.679 --> 0:11:36.360 different lands, which is great. Our dialogue and communication is 0:11:36.480 --> 0:11:39.079 like I'm talking to one of the coaches and how 0:11:39.120 --> 0:11:44.920 I present things to him. Formation splits id in certain 0:11:44.960 --> 0:11:48.440 guys aligning at different positions. Therefore he can play fast 0:11:49.559 --> 0:11:52.600 the system, you know, as we implement and install different things. 0:11:52.600 --> 0:11:55.800 I think he's picking it up great. We're challenging him 0:11:55.840 --> 0:11:59.040 right now to be consistent, you know, and his technique 0:11:59.080 --> 0:12:01.559 and his approach. He can be one of the consistently 0:12:01.600 --> 0:12:03.240 one of the top players in this league. As we 0:12:03.280 --> 0:12:06.640 already know. I'm talking about, you know, a big time 0:12:06.800 --> 0:12:09.280 you know corner as we had one here years ago 0:12:09.400 --> 0:12:11.240 for as Revis. You know, he has that kind of 0:12:11.280 --> 0:12:14.480 potential and ability. So I'm excited to see what he's 0:12:14.520 --> 0:12:16.719 going to do this year. Thanks coach, Thank you, I 0:12:16.760 --> 0:12:17.400 appreciate it. 0:12:18.000 --> 0:12:20.520 Get ready for all the action energy of Jet's game 0:12:20.600 --> 0:12:23.960 day this season with twenty twenty five season tickets, lock 0:12:24.080 --> 0:12:26.240 in your seats to be there for every snap of 0:12:26.280 --> 0:12:30.120 exciting matchups at met Life Stadium at Andy Jets dot 0:12:30.160 --> 0:12:36.240 Com slash season tickets. Q Aaron Glenn takes over here 0:12:36.280 --> 0:12:40.920 with the Jets. Of course, defensive coordinator last four seasons 0:12:40.960 --> 0:12:44.120 in Detroit, they flip that thing. He makes a very 0:12:44.160 --> 0:12:49.840 important hire, I thought early on Steve Wilkes defensive coordinator. 0:12:49.920 --> 0:12:52.520 For him, Wilkes is going to be calling plays and 0:12:52.679 --> 0:12:56.320 also he brings that head coaching acumen to the table, 0:12:56.440 --> 0:12:59.600 so he'll be able to help ag out throughout the season. 0:12:59.760 --> 0:13:02.120 Yeah, and one thing I love about this defense is 0:13:02.160 --> 0:13:04.640 that all the coaches, well for the most part, are 0:13:04.679 --> 0:13:07.199 former players, right, So that's a different you know, you're 0:13:07.240 --> 0:13:09.360 you're you're talking about you know, guys that have been 0:13:09.400 --> 0:13:12.280 in the game understand it. So yeah, it'll be interesting 0:13:12.320 --> 0:13:15.080 to see, you know, how that relays onto the players 0:13:15.120 --> 0:13:16.720 because you know, this is going to be a defense 0:13:16.720 --> 0:13:19.360 that's bringing back some guys that obviously are really talented. 0:13:19.400 --> 0:13:22.000 And saw us in Quinny, right. MC two didn't have 0:13:22.000 --> 0:13:23.720 a great year last year. He was coming off an injury, 0:13:23.760 --> 0:13:25.280 so now we get to see him really come back 0:13:25.320 --> 0:13:27.800 and play well. So, uh, you know, I'm excited to see, 0:13:27.840 --> 0:13:29.120 you know how this kind of shapes up. 0:13:29.960 --> 0:13:33.599 I think people are sleeping on the Jets defensively a 0:13:33.679 --> 0:13:36.360 little bit because you just mentioned it. They do have 0:13:36.400 --> 0:13:40.000 elite players at every level. If you're really talking about 0:13:40.040 --> 0:13:42.240 you go to the secondary and you have the sauce Gardner. 0:13:42.320 --> 0:13:44.559 Then you go up a couple levels and you have 0:13:44.679 --> 0:13:48.199 that cornerstone piece a defensive tackle with Quinn Williams. Then 0:13:48.240 --> 0:13:51.280 at the linebacker and NAT tandem was sure Wood. Quincy 0:13:51.600 --> 0:13:52.920 Williams is dynamic. 0:13:53.040 --> 0:13:53.920 Definitely, definitely. 0:13:54.080 --> 0:13:57.839 I mean, listen, I think there's the question marks are understandable, 0:13:57.960 --> 0:14:00.480 right especially coming off of last year, you know, so 0:14:00.600 --> 0:14:02.640 it makes sense that people are like, you know, are 0:14:02.640 --> 0:14:04.280 they going to be good this year? You know, you 0:14:04.320 --> 0:14:06.400 still have another question mark DJ. You lose a guy 0:14:06.440 --> 0:14:08.400 like that, you know, you hope that the guy on 0:14:08.440 --> 0:14:10.800 the opposite side and Brandon Stevens can kind of pick 0:14:10.880 --> 0:14:13.880 up that slack or even do even more. So, you know, 0:14:13.960 --> 0:14:16.760 safety position was obviously a question mark Cisco. You know 0:14:16.920 --> 0:14:18.760 last year wasn't his best year, but prior to that, 0:14:18.840 --> 0:14:20.840 you know he was a great safety. So you know, 0:14:21.080 --> 0:14:23.160 I say this all the time now that you know 0:14:23.200 --> 0:14:26.280 Ag really wants his coaches to be able to coach right, 0:14:26.320 --> 0:14:27.880 to be able to really get the most out of 0:14:27.880 --> 0:14:28.280 his guys. 0:14:28.400 --> 0:14:31.000 Let me read you some stats from last year. The 0:14:31.120 --> 0:14:34.320 Jets were third and NFL yards per game three hundred 0:14:34.320 --> 0:14:38.080 and thirteen point eight, seventeenth in rush yards per game 0:14:38.080 --> 0:14:41.720 allowed one to twenty one point one, but sixth in 0:14:41.880 --> 0:14:45.760 rush yards per play it's just a little over four 0:14:46.440 --> 0:14:50.320 point zero. It's close to four point one. Interception rate 0:14:51.000 --> 0:14:53.040 that's been a problem for a little bit around here, 0:14:53.400 --> 0:14:56.000 twenty seventh in the National Football League one point three 0:14:56.120 --> 0:15:00.400 four percent. Where is sex per pass attempt They wanted 0:15:00.400 --> 0:15:05.160 to get to the quarterback with seventh seventeenth in the 0:15:05.200 --> 0:15:08.680 red zone, so about fifty eight point seventh three. Yeah, 0:15:08.760 --> 0:15:12.440 So in Detroit, the emphasis for Aaron Glynnen was stop 0:15:12.640 --> 0:15:15.880 the run and take the football way right. That's gonna 0:15:15.880 --> 0:15:16.680 be the same deal. 0:15:16.520 --> 0:15:18.600 Here, Oh absolutely, and you know it'll be. 0:15:19.560 --> 0:15:22.360 I think if they can make Bandon Stevens and Saws 0:15:22.360 --> 0:15:24.400 Gardener two guys that take the football away, I mean 0:15:24.440 --> 0:15:26.760 that's going to change the course of all the season, 0:15:26.800 --> 0:15:28.640 right because a guy like Bandon Steeds, I think he would, 0:15:28.720 --> 0:15:31.520 to be honest with you, in my opinion, he was 0:15:31.920 --> 0:15:34.000 in a lot of plays. He just wasn't always able 0:15:34.040 --> 0:15:36.400 to track the ball. And I heard Steve Wilks also 0:15:36.440 --> 0:15:38.480 say this himself that you know, one thing they want 0:15:38.520 --> 0:15:40.080 to work on with him is trying to find the 0:15:40.080 --> 0:15:42.400 ball a little bit better, you know, figuring out how 0:15:42.400 --> 0:15:44.840 to play the game like a receiver, you know, So 0:15:45.080 --> 0:15:47.160 it'll be good for them to get him on that track. 0:15:47.200 --> 0:15:48.480 And then saw us as a guy that we've been 0:15:48.480 --> 0:15:50.680 wanting him to get picked, you know, since he got here. 0:15:50.760 --> 0:15:53.040 So I think you're just kind of having a different 0:15:53.120 --> 0:15:54.880 view that this year and having a guy like ag 0:15:55.040 --> 0:15:57.000 just play the game's gonna be helpful, Andre Blig. 0:15:57.520 --> 0:16:01.560 The Jets had seven interceptions last season that was tied 0:16:01.600 --> 0:16:04.720 for twenty six. I mean they got to get the 0:16:04.720 --> 0:16:07.200 ball more. Yeah, and five of those picks were from 0:16:07.240 --> 0:16:10.680 guys who are no longer on the russ Right, you 0:16:10.720 --> 0:16:16.000 just mentioned Stevens being around the ball. The Gardner dynamic 0:16:16.080 --> 0:16:20.760 is very interesting because a lot of teams opposing quarterbacks 0:16:20.800 --> 0:16:23.560 are like, oh, Gardner's over there, I'm staying away from him. 0:16:24.200 --> 0:16:27.560 So how does he get more picks? How do the 0:16:27.680 --> 0:16:31.640 Jets schematically put him in a position where he'll had 0:16:31.640 --> 0:16:33.200 more opportunities to make plays in the ball. 0:16:33.320 --> 0:16:34.880 Well, So be honest with you, I think that there 0:16:34.960 --> 0:16:36.960 might be a little bit of a shift this year. 0:16:37.280 --> 0:16:39.880 I think that teams I don't think teams believe that 0:16:39.920 --> 0:16:42.000 they can beat Sauce, right, But I still think that 0:16:42.040 --> 0:16:43.960 there's going to be a little bit more challenging him, 0:16:44.000 --> 0:16:46.680 right You think about like Tennessee last year, they challenged him. 0:16:47.320 --> 0:16:49.120 There were a couple other teams that challenged him. You 0:16:49.160 --> 0:16:51.000 got to have a quarterback that's confident in himself or 0:16:51.080 --> 0:16:52.960 just kind of silly, you know, makes it, you know, 0:16:53.040 --> 0:16:56.160 desions that you don't really agree with. But you know, 0:16:56.200 --> 0:16:58.880 I think it's going to be up to the teams 0:16:58.880 --> 0:17:00.600 to say, listen, my receiver might not be able to 0:17:00.640 --> 0:17:02.360 get open, but can he catch the ball on Sauce 0:17:02.400 --> 0:17:04.680 Because right now, Sauce doesn't show that he's going to 0:17:04.720 --> 0:17:07.880 get the turnover, and so maybe I'll take the incompletion right, 0:17:08.040 --> 0:17:10.080 or I'll take the jump ball and give my guy 0:17:10.119 --> 0:17:12.720 an opportunity. So I think this year he might have more, 0:17:13.240 --> 0:17:15.239 you know, more times where teams will throw at him. 0:17:15.280 --> 0:17:17.119 You know, especially if for playing some receivers that you know, 0:17:17.160 --> 0:17:18.040 these teams have confidence. 0:17:18.200 --> 0:17:20.400 What do you see from him in terms of how 0:17:20.440 --> 0:17:23.280 can he how can he come down with it? 0:17:23.280 --> 0:17:26.600 It's tough, you know. I think he's usually in position 0:17:27.080 --> 0:17:30.480 and I think a lot of times he doesn't take, Well, 0:17:30.560 --> 0:17:32.320 he doesn't get a lot of opportunities. Let's start the Yeah, 0:17:32.359 --> 0:17:33.879 that's right, he doesn't get a lot of opportunities. But 0:17:33.880 --> 0:17:35.360 then the other part of it is, you know, when 0:17:35.400 --> 0:17:37.359 he does get those opportunities, he's not always in the 0:17:37.440 --> 0:17:39.720 right position, and so then that makes it also kind 0:17:39.720 --> 0:17:42.360 of challenging. So you know, I think as a as 0:17:42.400 --> 0:17:44.600 a cornerback, you're on an island, right, and so you 0:17:44.720 --> 0:17:48.160 have to keep yourself in the game as much as possible. 0:17:48.200 --> 0:17:50.639 And there was some decisions that were made, whether it 0:17:50.720 --> 0:17:52.879 was his fault or safety fault, that kind of made 0:17:52.920 --> 0:17:54.439 it where he couldn't get those interceptions. 0:17:54.600 --> 0:17:56.840 I like the Cisco dynamic, and I wrote about this 0:17:56.880 --> 0:18:01.440 the other day that him and Sauce really big. Now 0:18:01.480 --> 0:18:06.320 Cisco is playing the ballhawking safety spot. But I think 0:18:06.720 --> 0:18:10.040 having him on one side is going to allow Cisco 0:18:10.720 --> 0:18:13.680 to be what he is, a natural ballhawk and take 0:18:13.720 --> 0:18:14.800 some chances on it. 0:18:15.000 --> 0:18:16.000 Right, Yeah, definitely. 0:18:16.080 --> 0:18:17.960 You know, when you have that confidence on the other side, 0:18:17.960 --> 0:18:19.760 I think any safety is going to tell you like, Okay, 0:18:19.760 --> 0:18:21.600 I don't have to look at this side. I remember 0:18:22.480 --> 0:18:25.080 who was that play safety before. But they were speaking 0:18:25.119 --> 0:18:26.760 on revis and how you know, I don't really have 0:18:26.800 --> 0:18:28.600 to pay attention to that side as much, right I 0:18:28.640 --> 0:18:31.040 can kind of I can be rangy on this side, 0:18:31.160 --> 0:18:32.840 you know, and it allows me to make plays when 0:18:32.840 --> 0:18:33.239 I need to. 0:18:34.400 --> 0:18:37.520 What do you make of the other safety spot? You 0:18:37.560 --> 0:18:40.600 have Tony Adams, Isaiah Oliver is the kind of guy 0:18:40.640 --> 0:18:43.640 who can do it all right. He can play nickel four, 0:18:43.800 --> 0:18:49.240 he can play safety. Then you have Melchi Moore, a 0:18:49.359 --> 0:18:52.280 player the Jets are very high on. And I asked 0:18:52.320 --> 0:18:54.520 Cisco about him. He said, I really like his game. 0:18:54.720 --> 0:18:56.680 Yeah, Yeah, it's gonna be a good challenge. And I 0:18:56.720 --> 0:18:59.800 think you know, Tony Adams coming back. You know, he's 0:18:59.840 --> 0:19:02.960 the guy right now, right, so he's got it. He's 0:19:03.000 --> 0:19:04.840 got the target on his back, right He's the guy 0:19:04.880 --> 0:19:08.480 that's got the the the most experienced right now in 0:19:08.560 --> 0:19:10.760 terms of you know, this is my team. So you know, 0:19:10.800 --> 0:19:12.760 it's gonna be interesting to see who the team likes, 0:19:13.040 --> 0:19:15.800 you know, because ultimately, sometimes it's scheme fit. It's not 0:19:15.840 --> 0:19:17.640 always like are you the better players? Do you fit 0:19:17.640 --> 0:19:18.400 this scheme the best? 0:19:18.720 --> 0:19:19.040 Yeah? 0:19:19.160 --> 0:19:22.960 And the Jets definitely think that Malchi more fits that 0:19:23.560 --> 0:19:27.320 scheme because they traded up in order to get him. 0:19:27.720 --> 0:19:30.400 You at Aaron glenns Hawk in the branch about him, 0:19:30.440 --> 0:19:32.240