1 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: Welcome to another edition of the Official Jets Podcast, powered 2 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:10,399 Speaker 1: by Amazon Web Services. You Think Greenberg, Eric Allen breaking 3 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: down Coach Robert Sala's initial press conference. The introductory press conference, 4 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: you're actually gonna hear from coach Salo one on one 5 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: with e A. There's a website video, so if you've 6 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: seen that, it's about four minutes you're getting the full, raw, uncut, 7 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: ten minute interview coach solo one on one and e A. 8 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: I thought he was very impressive. I thought GM Joe 9 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: Douglas was very impressive. I thought Vice Chairman Christopher Johnson 10 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: was very impressive. But you know, if I were to 11 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: ask you, what are your initial takeaways from the press conference, 12 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: and if you were you know, let's just say you 13 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 1: were meeting a buddy and someone missed the press conference 14 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: and they're like, what do I need to know? What 15 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: do you think of him? What would you say? So 16 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 1: in the good old days, we'd be able to go 17 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: to a local watering hole and pull up a stool, 18 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: and I would have came away from that press conference 19 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: and said, Hey, Joe, all gas and no break, and 20 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: that's the philosophy here at One Jets Drive. Robert uh 21 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 1: Salo was very impactful. I thought, Uh, he's measured with 22 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:18,839 Speaker 1: his words, calculating. He is motivator, like we've talked about 23 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: multiple times in the past. But for him, it's all 24 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: about getting better every day. And the other keyword. I thought, 25 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: if we were at that watering hole, my next ship 26 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: would be about investment. He wants to invest in the 27 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: players so that the players in turn invest in the 28 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: coaching staff and in the organization. And when that happens, 29 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,559 Speaker 1: something special occurs. And that's why the New York Jets 30 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: brought him here. I think it's clear that this guy 31 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: has a special ability to communicate, relate to people, and 32 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: get the best out of him. Yeah, I agree with that. 33 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: I have to know what are the all Gas No 34 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: Breaks t shirts coming out, because now only will we 35 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: be wearing that, but I feel like that is a 36 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: hot commodity. If and when that does drop, Yeah, it's 37 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 1: got to happen relatively soon, and I'll contact our buddy 38 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: Chris Pierce in commerce and see if he's started to 39 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 1: work on those shirts. But I love it. I mean, 40 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: who wouldn't like that, that that whole mindset of hey, 41 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 1: make yourself better today when you go to bed at night. 42 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: Are you better than you were yesterday? Because this is 43 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: a process. Just want two and fourteen last year. They 44 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: haven't been in the playoffs in ten years. There's a 45 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: lot of building to do and it's gonna have to 46 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: be step by step. And Salem really knows how to 47 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: unite people, bring them together for a great cause. And 48 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: do you think it resonates with players when he says, hey, 49 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 1: I want you to have the ability to make the 50 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: most amount of money possible. How many coaches here talking 51 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,359 Speaker 1: like that? Yeah? I think players would like to hear 52 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: that maybe some pending free agents that the Jets have 53 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: expiring contracts of and we'll obviously we'll cover that at 54 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 1: a certain time. But you know, what stood out to 55 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: me also didn't happen in the introductory press conference that 56 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 1: came in the breakout sessions, where coach Solis said that 57 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: he had reached out via phone, call or text to 58 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 1: every single player on the roster. So, first of all, 59 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: that's very impressive. Second of all, like I have to know, 60 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: is that including free agents to be Is that not 61 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: like I I'm curious roster right? Yeah, I guess they 62 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: are until you know, until March whatever the new league year. 63 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: I guess they are on the roster. So and um, 64 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: I don't know if you heard this. McKay Beckton was 65 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: on Serious x M NFL radio and he said that 66 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: coach Slack called him, and McKay, you know, being the 67 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: twenty young what year old kid he is, saw it 68 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: didn't recognize the number. I was like, nah, you know, 69 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna answer this, probably spam. Turned out his 70 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: coach solids like, oh, I should probably call him back. 71 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: So yeah, I think Solo, we'll forgive him. That's one 72 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: of the building blocks of the future on both sides 73 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: of the ball, and Sala on the other side, said 74 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: I love Quinn and Williams. If we weren't gonna take 75 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: Nick bos So, we were gonna take Quinn and Williams. 76 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: And he thinks he's gonna fit in very well defensively 77 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: here under Jeff Albrioch. But uh, yeah, you know we 78 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 1: You actually had a great segment on our Jets Overtime 79 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:32,239 Speaker 1: special presented by bet Page Federal Credit Union when you 80 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: looked at some of the social media reaction once it 81 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 1: was clear or once it was official that the Jets 82 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 1: and SALA had agreed to terms and it stood out 83 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 1: when you're talking about Richard Sherman, a guy like that 84 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: who was very opinionated, very intelligent as well, or you 85 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: mentioned Joe staleley on the other side of the football, 86 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: and you even said Robbie Gold he's a kicker. For 87 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: God's sake, we we got all three phases covered. I mean, 88 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: Jets wanted write a leader of men and you get 89 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: reaction from I think people would expect someone like Richard 90 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 1: Sherman to have positive things to say because Solid coached 91 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:11,799 Speaker 1: the defense that Sherman played in same thing with Fred 92 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: Warner on Good Morning Football had great things to say 93 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: about him. But when you get guys like Joe Staley, 94 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: one of the most decorated players in recent forty Niners history, 95 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 1: and even like you mentioned Robbie Gould the kicker, when 96 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: you get all three phases tweeting about the defensive coordinator 97 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: and how excited they are, and then you get guys 98 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: like Russell Wilson and DeForrest Buckner. I mean, there's a 99 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: long list of people that had glowing reviews of coach Solid, 100 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 1: and I think he started to see why. Even though 101 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: it was a short, short introductory press conference, I think 102 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 1: if you're a player, Like if I were a player 103 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: and I'm watching the press conference and I'm hearing coach 104 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: solace at all these things. I mean, first of all, 105 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: you had me at all cast no break, and then 106 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 1: as you continue to go on and on, I mean, 107 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: it feels like that the Jets are the right path 108 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 1: and the the partnership between Salah, Douglas, Johnson, hi yal Hi, 109 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: the team president, it feels like that is now in 110 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: one breath, and I think that as a unit, now 111 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,480 Speaker 1: they're attacking this very important offseason. But the first domino 112 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: has fallen, and I think that Jets fans are excited, 113 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 1: and I think that coach Sala is very excited as 114 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: well as Douglas and Johnson and everyone else in the organization. 115 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,160 Speaker 1: It's a fantastic point. I think it should not go 116 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: under the radar when we're talking about this agreement. Is 117 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: that the first time Salah talked to Jets brass, he 118 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 1: came away thinking this is the place I want to 119 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 1: make my home. So there's all this. You know, sometimes 120 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:49,479 Speaker 1: you get a reputation out there and the Jets haven't 121 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: wanted a long time. Let's be frank, you know. Uh 122 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: So a lot of people from Afar saying, hey, what 123 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: have they been doing there? Well, when Solo met Christopher Johnson, 124 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:01,039 Speaker 1: when he met Joe doug Us, when he meant I 125 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: mean alahai, he said, these people feel like family to me. 126 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: And then, Uh, we're gonna get to it. The change 127 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: of the leadership structure. Uh, we'll talk about it here 128 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: in a minute. But Salo said it's not gonna matter 129 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: because we're all gonna be on the same page. I 130 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: think sometimes you're gonna have differences of opinion and that's good. 131 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: And I think he seems like a guy who's going 132 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: to welcome that. Uh. In the run up to this, 133 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: when we were talking about Sala, he said, I want 134 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: diversity on my staff. I want people to have different 135 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: strengths than me. But with the Jets leadership team in place, Uh, 136 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: if I'm a fan, I'm very excited about Joe Douglas 137 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: picking this roster and Sala coaching this team moving forward. Uh. 138 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 1: And the other word that stuck out to me, I 139 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 1: would say, it's humility, because how many guys would say, Hey, listen, 140 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: I'm a defensive coordinator. My defenses were really good in 141 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: San Francisco that's one of the reasons why I'm getting 142 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: this interview with you and all these other teams. And 143 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: I'm gonna call defensive place. No, he said, I'm not 144 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: going to call defensive plays. I'm gonna be the guy 145 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: overseeing the entire operation. So that takes a lot of humility. 146 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: And Joe dougasaud about Ethan. You know, he wants to 147 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: have a have an eagle list building, and I think 148 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: the Jets are on their way to building that. I 149 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 1: think it's really cool that Joe Douglas and Robert Sala 150 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:32,959 Speaker 1: had never met before this process. The first time they 151 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: met was over a Zoom conversations not too dissimilar to 152 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: how we're recording this podcast. So I think that's really 153 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,440 Speaker 1: cool and shows the kind of presence that Salo has. 154 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:47,079 Speaker 1: And Douglas said that everything that they had heard about 155 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: Sala was confirmed in the Zoom meeting, and then when 156 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,959 Speaker 1: they finally got to bring him into the facility, it 157 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: was just reiterated and further. And then of course, now 158 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 1: coach Salo is the twenty head coach of the New 159 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: York Jets, and you mentioned the organizational structure change well 160 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 1: in the past head coach and gm would both report 161 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: to Christopher Johnson. Now coach sala is gonna report to 162 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:13,679 Speaker 1: Joe Douglas, who will report to vice Chairman Christopher Johnson. 163 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 1: So that's all, and Chairman, what do you? And Chairman 164 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: what do Johnson? Of course yea. So so now that 165 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: that's in essentially a linear motion here, I think that 166 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: to your point. While a lot of people will say, well, 167 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: that's you know, the way it should be, and that's 168 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: the way it typically is, the way that coach sala 169 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:40,079 Speaker 1: and Joe Douglas view it is, well, you know, we're 170 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: still going to collaborate on everything. It's not like that 171 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 1: because Joe Douglas is technically on the reporting chain he's 172 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 1: gonna say, oh no, you have to do this, or 173 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:51,839 Speaker 1: Coach Sala is gonna, you know, not give his true 174 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: opinions on anything. I think that with the two of them, 175 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: you get too genuine, real dudes who want to have 176 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 1: or are open to having difficult, old conversations if they 177 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 1: disagree on something, and I think that at the end 178 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 1: of the day they'll come to a compromise and make 179 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: the best decision for the team. Yeah, I completely agree 180 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: with that, And then we just gotta go back to 181 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 1: you know, Salah. He does it a little bit differently 182 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:18,319 Speaker 1: than Pete Carroll. But you know how Pete Carroll that 183 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 1: was one of his big time mentors when he got 184 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 1: into the coaching business, you know, about halfway up the 185 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: ladder of right in Seattle. After that stopped with the 186 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:32,439 Speaker 1: Houston Texans and Gary Kobak and Pete Carroll's that Mr. 187 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 1: Energy guy. Yeah. I think Pete Carroll might be the 188 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 1: oldest or second oldest coach in the NFL. I don't 189 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 1: know who's older him or Belichick, but I think Okay, 190 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 1: so Pete Carroll. But Pete Carroll, you take him outside 191 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:48,199 Speaker 1: right now and say you're gonna play basketball. He's gonna 192 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: he's gonna beat your ass. You know, he's the kind 193 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:53,439 Speaker 1: of guy and he's gonna do it clapping and he's 194 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 1: gonna be jumping up and down the sideline. And that's 195 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: what we see from Sala on Sundays. But he's also 196 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 1: very calculated um and he's a great teacher, and I 197 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: think the guys really are drawn to him. And he 198 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 1: has a presence. You were there at once Jets Drive, 199 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: didn't you feel a little bit of an aura. He's 200 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: a big guy. Uh, Like you said, a dude he 201 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:19,559 Speaker 1: used to play college football was a tight end in 202 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: northern Michigan. Um. But with that being said, um, he 203 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 1: is just extremely intelligent and thoughtful and everything he says. 204 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: And Joe Douglas, you know, I kind of consider him 205 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:38,080 Speaker 1: a big teddy bear. But Joe d is a guy 206 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: who I don't think you'd ever want to be on 207 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 1: the wrong side of right, you know. And I think 208 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: Salad is the same kind of way. I think for 209 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: a player, You're like, this guy's investing in me. This 210 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: guy is gonna make me better. This guy has been 211 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:57,960 Speaker 1: involved in a turnaround, most recently with the San Francisco 212 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: forty Niners where they totally flipped script there. And this 213 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: guy has helped the young players all players alike, um, 214 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 1: improve and take their games to the next level. So 215 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: I don't think Salo is gonna have to be forceful 216 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 1: with people. I think he just has a presence about 217 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 1: him and people are going to follow him, and that's 218 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: the natural leadership that we've always talked about. I agree. 219 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: I think we've I think we've covered the press conference 220 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 1: very well, so I think we should hear from coach Salo, 221 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 1: right Now, Robert, you said it was clear to you 222 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: throughout the process that this was the right place to 223 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:37,079 Speaker 1: call home. Why. You know, I come from a city 224 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: where there's there's a where it's a very tight knit community, 225 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 1: where people communicate, people lift one another up, people have 226 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 1: each other's back. And so having the chance to meet 227 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: with Christopher and having a chance to meet with Joe 228 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: and him and just the collaboration, the communication and the 229 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:54,079 Speaker 1: whole entire process, the way they organized it, the way 230 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: they communicated throughout the process, the interview process, all of it, 231 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 1: Uh felt like home. It felt like I was talking 232 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: to my people, felt like I was back in back 233 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: at forts in high school, talking to my buddies, and 234 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 1: so um there that that click was was so apparent 235 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 1: to me through the process. And uh, not to say 236 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 1: anything bad about the other teams obviously, but this one 237 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:16,559 Speaker 1: just clicked. It clicked differently, and and it uh, it 238 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: was a no brainer in my opinion. What was that 239 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 1: moment like for you and your family and when it 240 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 1: became final, Uh, it was awesome. You know. Uh, my wife, 241 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 1: my kids obviously just pumped up. My brother, uh, who's 242 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: probably my biggest fan, crying on FaceTime. So mom and Dad. 243 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:41,319 Speaker 1: It was it was pretty cool. What did you sell 244 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 1: the Jets on as far as your vision is concerned, 245 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: and what kind of identity do you want your team 246 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 1: to have? Um, you know what, I don't know if 247 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 1: it was a cell job. It was just it was 248 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:56,839 Speaker 1: just communication. Um, I think they want to hear a plan. 249 00:13:56,960 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: We we talked about it. We talked about offense, Steve, 250 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 1: and we talked about everything, and uh, you know, and 251 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 1: so it was just a tremendous amount of communication and 252 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: sharing visions of what how they saw it, how we 253 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 1: how I saw it, and and how we saw it together. 254 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:13,439 Speaker 1: And that was that was the biggest thing. But uh, 255 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 1: but with regards to identity, you know, just talking about 256 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: this all gas, no break mantra um uh And and 257 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: like I said, you know, it's it's not about effort 258 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: on the football field, it's that all gas mentality. When 259 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 1: you wake up in the morning, are you stepping on 260 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 1: the gas and doing everything you can to be a 261 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: little bit better when you go to sleep, how your meetings, 262 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: how you approach practice, how you approach your teammates, how 263 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: you approach rehab. Everything every moment of every single day 264 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: is with the mindfulness to get a little bit better 265 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 1: and and that's what we're gonna represent. How did your 266 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 1: background prepare you for this opportunity. It's been a long 267 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 1: road since two thousand one. I you know, I've been blessed. 268 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 1: I've been you know, and uh, I've been able to 269 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 1: see a lot of different buildings. You know, the way 270 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: we built in Houston at Houston with Gary Kubiak, and 271 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: the way Pete and John Snyder didn't and uh uh Seattle, 272 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: the things that we learned in in Jacksonville. Because of 273 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 1: the different failures, we may or may out ahead, but 274 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: there's a lot of great things to take from that 275 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: building with Gus Bradley and Dave Caldow, and then the 276 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: way John John Lynch and Kyle Shannon and have done 277 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: it in San Francisco. There's been so many different ways 278 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: that it's been done, but there's been common themes on 279 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 1: why they've worked. And uh, and to be able to 280 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 1: have those experiences in different buildings and see different buildings 281 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: have success and go from the bottom run of the 282 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 1: league to the top run of the league, um all 283 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 1: in a couple of years time, that's been That's been 284 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: a great, great experience for me. With regards to learning 285 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: and why I feel like we'll all be prepared to 286 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: do the same thing here. What's the difference between what 287 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: we see on the sideline that motivator, the fiery man, 288 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: the passionate guy gets the best out of his players 289 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: compared to maybe during the week because people talk about 290 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: how calculated you are, how measured you are, and how 291 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: patient you are as a teacher. UM. You know what, 292 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 1: there's there's an investment that takes place, UM. You know, 293 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 1: I'm I'll equate it to to the communication a parent 294 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: has with their their child in terms of the amount 295 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 1: of work that's put in UM too. When you might 296 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 1: see your child ride a bike for the first time, 297 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 1: and the emotion and the jubilation because you you just 298 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: invested so much time in your child to ride that 299 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: bike and then they ride it and that feeling you 300 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: get UM amplifies. And so the amount of work and 301 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: the investment that players, coaches the organization put into one 302 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: another as we go through the week to get things 303 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 1: exactly the way we all wanted to be through tremendous 304 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: communication throughout the week. So when it does get to 305 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: that moment on Sunday and you've you've talked about it, 306 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 1: you've wrapped it, you've practiced it. Uh, you've gone back 307 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 1: and watched it again, and then it happens that happens 308 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 1: on game day and the play is made. You can't 309 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: help but feel an extreme amount of excitement for that 310 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 1: player because they're the ones that they're they're the ones 311 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 1: putting in the work. Also, they're the ones out there 312 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:04,880 Speaker 1: shooting the bullets. And to see them have that success 313 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: is the same exact feeling you'd get if you saw 314 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 1: your child ride a bike for the first time after 315 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: spending days trying to help them. And so, um, that's 316 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: what you see and so but there's a big build 317 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 1: up to that, and there's a big build up of 318 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: investment in love with the with the players and uh, 319 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,200 Speaker 1: and that's kind of what people see. New York is 320 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 1: a multipot. We all know that what does it mean 321 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: to you, a kid who grew up in Dearborn, Michigan, 322 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 1: to be the third Arab American head coach in NFL 323 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:35,199 Speaker 1: history and the first muzzle Um, you know, it's Uh, 324 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: it's an honor that the Jets have and the jatination 325 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 1: has has taken a shot on me and UH, and 326 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 1: I can't be more thankful for it. I know it's 327 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:48,119 Speaker 1: a really really big deal back home, and um, at 328 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 1: the end of the day, you know, it's uh, it's 329 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 1: it's still about going out and doing the best for 330 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 1: what's right for the organization. And uh, you know, I'm 331 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:59,400 Speaker 1: absolutely humbled by the opportunity and humbled by all those 332 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:03,159 Speaker 1: different things. But UM, you know, I'm just I'm excited 333 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: to be a part of it. So can you give 334 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: any insight on your staff? I know you're still finishing 335 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:11,880 Speaker 1: that as we speak. Um, you know what we we 336 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:15,400 Speaker 1: Michael la Floor uh will be our offensive coordinator. We're 337 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 1: really really excited about him bringing that Shanahan system. He's 338 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:20,679 Speaker 1: been a part of it for his entire time in 339 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:23,320 Speaker 1: this league. I think it's he's approaching eight years now 340 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 1: and so um, he's got a tremendous amount of experience 341 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:30,120 Speaker 1: and and just like we've all learned, he's he's gone 342 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 1: through Cleveland, Atlanta, San Francisco, He's been through a couple 343 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 1: of different rebuilds. So I know that he's ready to 344 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 1: take it on himself. And uh, um, you know, so 345 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 1: he's he's the big piece of this thing. And obviously 346 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: all the assistance that are gonna follow. But bringing that 347 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:45,919 Speaker 1: system over is gonna be a great thing for for 348 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 1: this entire organization and uh and really the entire city. 349 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:52,679 Speaker 1: How important will the next few months be for you 350 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:55,919 Speaker 1: in the entire organization when you look at the draft 351 00:18:56,000 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 1: capitol here also the financial flexibility. And as you went 352 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 1: bark on this partnership with Joe Douglas, you know, there's 353 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,960 Speaker 1: there's a lot of tape to watch. There's a lot 354 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: of discussions that we had and uh, and that's what 355 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 1: I love about Joe. He is just he is ready 356 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:14,679 Speaker 1: to uh talkball. He's uh you have walking up to 357 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: his office and vice versa, and we're already trying to 358 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: talk and just give ideas and and I can't wait 359 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: to really really sit down and and go over the 360 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: roster and and and the different plans that that he 361 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:26,640 Speaker 1: might have and and how we see it. And it's 362 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 1: a collaboration that's gonna take place. Uh. You know, with UH, 363 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 1: you can have all the draft capital in the world, 364 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: you can have all the money in the world. But 365 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: unless you do it together, and you and and unless 366 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:38,879 Speaker 1: you communicate and do do what's best for the organization, 367 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 1: it really won't matter. And uh, and having that mindset 368 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 1: that Joe has. Uh, I can't wait to get to 369 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,199 Speaker 1: work with him. It's gonna be awesome. What did you 370 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 1: tell these guys during the interview process about Sam Donald 371 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 1: and what you thought about the quarterback position here at 372 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:55,400 Speaker 1: the Jets. You know, Sam has been uh, he's he's 373 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 1: the third pick for a reason. He's extremely talented. You know, 374 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 1: I can only speak for when we a planned against 375 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 1: them way back earlier in the season. And and you 376 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 1: see a young man that's got tremendous arm talent. He's 377 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 1: a natural thrower, he's fearless in the pocket, he's got 378 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 1: great mobility, he's smart, um and uh, and so I 379 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 1: have an appreciation for his game and uh. You know 380 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:15,360 Speaker 1: there's a lot of things that we're going to talk 381 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: about moving forward and between Joe Staff and us and 382 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 1: uh uh and having all the necessary conversations that need 383 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:25,159 Speaker 1: to take place. But uh, but I have a lot 384 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 1: of respect for Sam. I know he's well loved in 385 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:31,199 Speaker 1: this locker room. And uh. And his talent is his 386 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:32,920 Speaker 1: talent still there. You can still see why he was 387 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 1: the third pick in the draft. And lastly, Robert, what 388 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 1: kind of message would you have that for this fan 389 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 1: base who's starving for a winner. I know the Jets 390 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: have not made the playoffs in ten seasons, but you 391 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:50,239 Speaker 1: said success has no shortcuts, you know. Um, the one 392 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:52,119 Speaker 1: thing you're gonna see, you know, there's there there's this 393 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 1: old there's this old saying. You know, in this profession, 394 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 1: people are motivated. They are they're they're motivated to get up, 395 00:20:57,840 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 1: They're motivated to get up, they're motivated to come of 396 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 1: the war. Um, they're motivated to go out in the 397 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:05,879 Speaker 1: football field, and they're motivated to watch tape. Everyone's motivated 398 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 1: to do their job. But I really think you're gonna 399 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 1: see a team that's inspired. It's gonna be a different 400 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: level of motivation. There's gonna be an inspiration that's built 401 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 1: within this organization and uh, from coaches to players, all 402 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 1: the way from top down, there's gonna be a little 403 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 1: different level of inspiration with regards to doing more than 404 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 1: what you thought you were capable of. And I can't 405 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:26,359 Speaker 1: wait to get started. Um. I know the coaching staff 406 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 1: is chomping at the bit. I know Joe and his 407 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 1: staff is chomping at the bit, and I know the 408 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: players are upcited. So together, we're excited to get this 409 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 1: thing going because together we're gonna go as far as 410 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: we possibly can. Great stuff from coach Solid, and I 411 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: think it's only fitting that we now turn the page 412 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:45,679 Speaker 1: as to what's this team gonna look like? Now you 413 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: mentioned he's not calling defensive plays. That's Jeff all Brick 414 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:52,159 Speaker 1: most recently the what the interim d C when Raheem 415 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: Morris or the interim DC of the Falcons, I should 416 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 1: probably say what team? That's pretty important, Dan Queen got 417 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: let go. Rahee Morris went from defensive coordinator the interim 418 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:04,399 Speaker 1: head coach and Jeff Albrick became the interim defensive coordinator, 419 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:07,200 Speaker 1: so he's the play caller. And I think the important 420 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: thing schematically here is that Coach Solid did say that 421 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: the Jets would primarily run what they did in San Francisco, 422 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 1: which was having a four down front. So how do 423 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:21,159 Speaker 1: you think that changes the landscape of the personnel that 424 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:24,320 Speaker 1: the Jets have or might be looking forward in free 425 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 1: agency or the draft. Well, it's interesting because Number one 426 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:32,440 Speaker 1: is the way offenses played in the National Football You're 427 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 1: you're you're a nickel predominantly all the time, anyway, right, 428 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:41,119 Speaker 1: But the four three that we became familiar with watching 429 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:44,120 Speaker 1: the San Francisco forty Niners was that wide, wide nine. 430 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:47,199 Speaker 1: And I think, you know, ultimately we're gonna have to 431 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 1: see this play out, but it changes from the sense 432 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 1: of I think if you watch the way the forty 433 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:59,440 Speaker 1: Niners were built, watched the way the Jacksonville Jaguars were 434 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 1: built when Gus Bradley was there, the way Seattle played it, Um, 435 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:08,440 Speaker 1: I think you need some speed rushers on the outside, right, uh. 436 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 1: And I think also the volume on um of defense 437 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 1: alignment is going to increase. You're just gonna I think 438 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: you're going to need a lot of bodies up front 439 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:24,400 Speaker 1: along that defensive line. And I also think that reiterating 440 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:28,159 Speaker 1: what Salo said, they're looking for speed at all positions. 441 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 1: And when you think about I mean, this is one 442 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 1: of my first thoughts when you think about the style 443 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:39,119 Speaker 1: of cornerback that Seattle had, or even San Francisco, when 444 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 1: you're talking about tall, lanky guys kind of like Richard Sherman, Well, 445 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 1: the Jets have a guy like that in Bryce Hall, 446 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:49,199 Speaker 1: who he's tall and lanky, Blessed Austin similar. So you know, 447 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:52,480 Speaker 1: I wonder if this system will suit them well. And 448 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 1: I think that it's been a while that the Jets 449 00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:59,920 Speaker 1: have I know, like you said, a lot of defenses 450 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 1: Roun Nickel predominantly throughout the course of the game, and 451 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 1: you mix up four three three four looks. But the 452 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,200 Speaker 1: Jets are gonna need to get fast, right, And I 453 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 1: think that's kind of what the the scouting process is 454 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: gonna look like in terms of defense. If you have 455 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 1: like a menu, that's how Daniel Jeremiah calls it before 456 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 1: the coaching staff gives the personnel a menu of traits 457 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 1: and stuff. So I think the Jets are on defense 458 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:28,639 Speaker 1: are gonna look to get faster. And when you have 459 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:32,639 Speaker 1: three linebackers, obviously you have the mic. But then typically 460 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 1: correct me if I'm wrong. The two outside guys are 461 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:41,159 Speaker 1: our speed guys, aren't they typically? Yeah, I mean yes, Listen, 462 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:45,359 Speaker 1: I think fast is you're looking for that in a 463 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: physical skill set. But I also think it's a mindset. 464 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:52,919 Speaker 1: But the way Solo and all Brick coach defense, meaning 465 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 1: they're not going to complicate these guys. They want them 466 00:24:56,600 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 1: moving to the football, playing aggressive, playing violent football within 467 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 1: the rules, and just not thinking too much get into 468 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:09,359 Speaker 1: the football. So you're right about the speed, physical skill set, 469 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:12,680 Speaker 1: especially on the outside with those ends. And I'm glad 470 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:15,879 Speaker 1: you brought up Bryce Hall because he's a guy who 471 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 1: was so active at the University of Virginia a couple 472 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 1: of years ago lead n ci A and pass defenses. 473 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: We talked about that. We saw him pick up his 474 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 1: first career interception against L. A. Rams. He showed some 475 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 1: things down the stretch. Yeah, he might be a guy 476 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:34,240 Speaker 1: who really benefits from playing in a new system. But yeah, 477 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:38,360 Speaker 1: four three, what you saw from the forty Niners. Yeah, 478 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 1: they were really talented up front, but they were decimated 479 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:45,800 Speaker 1: by injuries this year and they still responded and they 480 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 1: got to the football. And some of that is physical, 481 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 1: but a lot of that too was mental. It's the 482 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:56,840 Speaker 1: way it's coached up and they keeping it as simple 483 00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:00,960 Speaker 1: as possible and just getting the guys go out there 484 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 1: and react and set the tongue. I agree. Now let's 485 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: switch to the offensive side of the ball. Michael Laflour, 486 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 1: younger brother of Packers head coach Matt Lafleur, is the 487 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:13,680 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator and he's been with Kyle Shanahan, the forty 488 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 1: Niners head coach, since I believe he entered the league 489 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 1: in Cleveland. That was a short stint for both of 490 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 1: them in Cleveland. They both go to Atlanta, Matt Ryan 491 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:25,520 Speaker 1: becomes the league MVP. They go to the Super Bowl, 492 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:28,920 Speaker 1: they lose. Then Kyle Shanahan goes to San Francisco. Michael 493 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 1: Floor goes there because passing game coordinator, and then that 494 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 1: offense became a Super Bowl offense again and with Michael 495 00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:41,639 Speaker 1: la Floor, I think the biggest difference or not the 496 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:44,879 Speaker 1: biggest difference. I think one of the one of the 497 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 1: staple principles that coach Solo mentioned and that you've seen 498 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:53,400 Speaker 1: if you watch the forty Niners is pre staff movement 499 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 1: and how they want to mirror the run and pass game, 500 00:26:56,760 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 1: meaning if they want the run to look to say 501 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 1: him is the past, which keeps the defense on its toes. 502 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 1: So I think that's really what the Jets are gonna do. 503 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 1: And personnel wies, I mean, you know, we'll see that 504 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 1: the Jets have some players, I think, but Kay Beckton 505 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:13,159 Speaker 1: is gonna love me and in this offense especially, but 506 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:16,280 Speaker 1: the au gasts no Brake mentality. The big ticket is 507 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:20,840 Speaker 1: flooring it in Florhm Park. So the Fleur's offensive coordinator. 508 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:24,359 Speaker 1: It will be calling plays, but John Benton is actually 509 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:27,399 Speaker 1: gonna be the run game coordinator. So you're splitting up 510 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 1: the responsibilities there. And you know, very good point by 511 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:35,919 Speaker 1: you again by talking about the Fleur's background. It's not 512 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,560 Speaker 1: like he was just in San Francisco. He's been with 513 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:42,679 Speaker 1: Shanahan for seven eight years now. Um, so this is 514 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:47,080 Speaker 1: a guy who has been groomed for this job, and 515 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 1: this offense has been very successful wherever it's been, going 516 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:56,439 Speaker 1: back to the days of Pop Shanahan, Mike Shanahan, you know, 517 00:27:57,040 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 1: and Kyle Shanahan has done some tremendous uh stuff. So 518 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:05,440 Speaker 1: you have to look at the Fleur too and say, hey, 519 00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:07,960 Speaker 1: what did the forty Niners do with Jimmy Caroppolo a 520 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 1: couple of years ago when he was healthy. Well, he 521 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 1: played damn uh good football and they played with the 522 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:18,119 Speaker 1: physical mindset offensively. I love it because you know a 523 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:20,680 Speaker 1: lot of people sometimes they think, oh, well, you're doing 524 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:22,879 Speaker 1: a lot of shifts and motions and you're trying to 525 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:26,000 Speaker 1: be pretty. But you mentioned it. You want to mirror 526 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:28,920 Speaker 1: the run game to the past game the forty Niners 527 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:33,439 Speaker 1: when they were going offensively, they were a physical team, 528 00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:35,880 Speaker 1: and you didn't want to play them because next week 529 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:37,879 Speaker 1: it was gonna take a lot out of you because 530 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:40,760 Speaker 1: they're coming at you up front. They want to be 531 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:45,239 Speaker 1: nasty an offensive line and the defensive line. Who did 532 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 1: that sound like? It sounds like Joe Douglass. So we 533 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 1: get back to this partnership. This is why this partnership 534 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 1: makes a lot of sense. Joe Douglas is always omp 535 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 1: the size. Hey, I want to dictate the tone at 536 00:28:56,840 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage. Well, that's what we saw from 537 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: Sala defensively, and then we see what the forty Niners 538 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:06,240 Speaker 1: in Atlanta were able to do. I know a lot 539 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:09,280 Speaker 1: of people are looking at Matt Ryan and rightfully saw 540 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 1: you it's a passing lead. But still there is a 541 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 1: place for running the football and pounding away a teams. 542 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:20,520 Speaker 1: The forty Niners in their Super Bowl run, I mean, 543 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:23,440 Speaker 1: they were top three in the NFL and rushing yards 544 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:26,480 Speaker 1: per game, and they had that whole like quartette of 545 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 1: players between most third Coleman McKinnon I think was out. 546 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 1: I mean there was a a committee back there, and 547 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:35,480 Speaker 1: you know, we'll see what happens personel wise, Like we said, 548 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 1: the Jets have a lot of cap room, a lot 549 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 1: of draft capital, so there's a lot of time to 550 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 1: fill the roster here. But I think we have to 551 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 1: talk about before we wrap up, is what everyone said 552 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 1: about Sam Donald, because I think when everyone has their 553 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 1: take on Sam Donald, and I understand that Joe Douglas 554 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:56,160 Speaker 1: said that he wants to get to head coaching place 555 00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:58,880 Speaker 1: before any conversation about Sam and he knows that he 556 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 1: has to make a just vision there and reiterated that 557 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:04,920 Speaker 1: point in Solo was very complimentary of Donald and said 558 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 1: that it would be unfair to name him the starter 559 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 1: at this point in the off season because he wants 560 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 1: to go over everybody's tape. He wants to review everything, 561 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:19,080 Speaker 1: talk to everybody, and it's a long offseason. But I 562 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:23,800 Speaker 1: will say that this offense that the Jets are implementing 563 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:28,120 Speaker 1: does seem like it suits Sam Donald's strength of moving 564 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 1: thrown on the run, moving and eye deception and being 565 00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 1: able to use your legs, maybe not necessarily take off 566 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 1: and run, but to stretch the field horizontally. Listen, Solace 567 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:46,160 Speaker 1: said the quote on Sam Donald, fearless in the pocket, 568 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:50,400 Speaker 1: natural throwing motion, He's mobile, he's extremely intelligent, tough as 569 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 1: nails reputational locker room is unquestioned. He didn't have to 570 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:57,760 Speaker 1: go out of his way to talk about him that way, 571 00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:01,640 Speaker 1: but he just wasn't throwing flowers and Donald's way just 572 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 1: for the hock of it. He really respects him as 573 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:06,479 Speaker 1: a player, and Joe Douglas really respects Sam Donald as 574 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 1: a player. But you do have to go through the 575 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:12,240 Speaker 1: proper evaluation, not only just at the quarterback position, but 576 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:16,800 Speaker 1: every position on your team. And let's face it, the 577 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:21,840 Speaker 1: real landscape right now is the Jets do have options 578 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 1: because of the draft capital, because of the financial flexibility, 579 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:30,440 Speaker 1: so they do have options with the roster. But I 580 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:32,600 Speaker 1: think both of these guys, if you listen to them, 581 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 1: they think that Sam Donald is going to be a 582 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:39,680 Speaker 1: successful player in the National Football League. Yeah. I agree 583 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:42,320 Speaker 1: with that, and I think that's how we close out 584 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:45,680 Speaker 1: this episode of the Official Jets Podcast powered by Amazon 585 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:48,880 Speaker 1: Web Services. Will be back next week to break down 586 00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:50,920 Speaker 1: whatever we want to break down. I don't know what 587 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 1: it's gonna be, Probably little Senior Bowl action, because the 588 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 1: Senior Bowl will it's Monday, January. I mean the game 589 00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:01,959 Speaker 1: is this upcoming Saturday. He practices are this week, so 590 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:05,440 Speaker 1: we'll probably have a little Senior Bowl Senior Bowl breakdown 591 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 1: on the official Jetpod. Thank