1 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Official Jets Podcast. We were presented by 2 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: win Bett Betting is a team sports bet together at 3 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: win Bet. We joined momentarily as always by the mad backer, 4 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: Bart Scott. But we start in the studio with Jets 5 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:21,760 Speaker 1: center Connor McGovern five and two. Who would have thought 6 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: before the year. I think you would have thought that 7 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: because I looked back at a couple of quotes from 8 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: you last December and you said, this thing is changing 9 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: the culture, here is flipping. What did you see that 10 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,560 Speaker 1: maybe people now outside didn't see. Uh. It starts off 11 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: with you know the guys that uh, Joe Douglas and 12 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: and and the Johnson's have brought in. You know, you 13 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: could tell when guys are buying into what coach Solo 14 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: was was preaching. And then it goes as to Coach Solo, 15 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: who I've always said as a true leader of men. 16 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: And when you get the locker room to buy into 17 00:00:56,440 --> 00:01:00,279 Speaker 1: to the common goal to exactly what he's preaching, Um, 18 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: you can feel the ties start to turn. Um. Every 19 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: good team I've been on, whether it's you know, high school, college, NFL, 20 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: it's when the locker room comes together, starts playing for 21 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: each other and everybody starts buying into what the coaches 22 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: are saying. So, um, I started feeling that you can 23 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: just you can see it on the field and how 24 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,919 Speaker 1: guys are playing. Um, And now we're kind of reaping 25 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: the benefits of that. But this is your six year 26 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: in the National Football League. You've never made the postseason before. 27 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: Have you thought about the potential? Yeah, you know, it's 28 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: it's something We're still early in the season. There's a long, 29 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: long season to go, but you know it is it 30 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,119 Speaker 1: is something that you know, you kind of start letting 31 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: your mind go if you're sitting there on the couch 32 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: one day and thinking about your like, man, we have 33 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: a we have an opportunity in front of us. So, um, 34 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: you know, I haven't been in this position all other 35 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 1: but maybe once or twice in my career at at 36 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: week seven where you know, have a solid chance at 37 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: you know, really getting into the playoffs and making a 38 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: nice run. Um. So to to be in this position, 39 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: it's special and definitely don't want to take it for granted. 40 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: What was it like for you on the field on Sunday, 41 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: you guys traveled to Denver without Elijah More Then Breece 42 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: Hall goes down Corey Davis is out, Elijah air Tucker 43 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: goes out offensively. I mean, you guys had to basically 44 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: tape it together. Yeah, you know we we were without 45 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: you know, some of our biggest playmakers. Um, you know, 46 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 1: our best offensive lineman, and um, you know we were 47 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: able to pull out the win. It's tough to have 48 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: those guys who were down on the field. You know, 49 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: you hate to see it. You know it's your your 50 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: brothers and arms, and it's it's never easy. But um, 51 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: it just kind of shows that how this whole teams 52 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: bought in and how the whole team has that common goal. 53 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: Um that no matter whoever's out there, you know, they're 54 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: willing to do what it takes to win and and 55 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: fight for that common goal. How did Cedric play come 56 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: and pay? Well, yeah, he's he's a freak Gathley, he's 57 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: a he's a first round pick. He's a um you know, 58 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: he's he's he's got the length, he's got the speed, 59 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 1: he's got the size. Um. So yeah, he came in 60 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: and definitely handled it and and uh was played definitely 61 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: good enough to win and in a little bit than that. So, 62 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 1: have you ever been involved in a situation before where 63 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: you've had so much line juggling, specifically at the tackle position. 64 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: If you go all the way back to the spring, yeah, 65 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 1: you know it. I don't know if I've ever been around, 66 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: um around this much shuffling. You know, you're always gonna 67 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 1: have some shuffling. Um, but to have this much from 68 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: the spring to camp into the early seasons. We're still 69 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: in the you know, the first half of the season, 70 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: it's early. Um, to have this much shuffling, it's it's 71 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: it's a challenge that you know, you don't want to have, 72 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: but um, it's kind of what we're done with right now. 73 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: And UM, you know, I have no doubt that whoever's 74 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: out there playing is is going to handle you know, 75 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: rise to the occasion. And and uh, you look at Nate, 76 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: you know he's been absolutely playing, playing out of his mind. 77 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: And Dwayne's out there with you know, a bum shoulders, 78 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: playing awesome. And so everybody that's come in is has 79 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: done a really good job. Um. And it kind of 80 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: goes back to the lot the way this locker room 81 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: is built, the way guys are buying in, um, that 82 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: where they're willing to do what it takes. What do 83 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: you think about Dwayne's mentality, Like you said, he could 84 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: have cashed cash Dan and said, you know what, I 85 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: don't feel that good. I get my paycheck and it 86 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 1: just didn't work out here. But he comes back and 87 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:25,479 Speaker 1: he seems like people are gravitating towards him in the 88 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: side of the locker room. One you know, he remember 89 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 1: the day after he did it, came into the locker room, 90 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 1: um or into the training room. I was like, you know, 91 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: what's the word one of the docs saying. He's like, oh, 92 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: they all want me to get surgery. I was like, 93 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: how many opinions have you guy? He's like like three 94 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: or four. It's like everyone surgery is like yeah. I 95 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 1: was like that season and he's like yeah, season ending ending. 96 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:48,799 Speaker 1: And then I just kept seeing him in the training 97 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: room no surgery, no surgery, and all the things on 98 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 1: the field, and uh So, I don't think people realize 99 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: when you know, shoot more than nine times out of ten, 100 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: if if through two, three, four doctors sorry to get surgery, 101 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 1: the guy gets surgery. So for him to, you know, 102 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: at that point, not know us very well, not know 103 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 1: the team very well, You've just gotten here. Really, it's 104 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: just started to Mesh and for him to be willing 105 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: to sacrifice like that, it's huge. And it just goes 106 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: back to the testament of you know, what guys are 107 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: willing to do to get this team roll and get 108 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 1: get to get some wins on the board, and and 109 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 1: and it's something that you know, you see a guy 110 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:27,159 Speaker 1: sacrifice something like that, it's easy to get behind. It's 111 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,239 Speaker 1: interesting because we talked in the spring and you said 112 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: after free agency the early stages that you thought Joe 113 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: Douglas should be like the executive of the year already 114 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: because he liked the group of players that brought in 115 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: that was prior to the draft. This draft class has 116 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: been something else. The last I've been telling me, the 117 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: last two draft classes have been you know, remarkable. Um. 118 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: And when you hit two drafts like that, you know, 119 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: there's no read, there's no wonder. You're winning a lot 120 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: if you can, if you can win on draft in 121 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: and free agency the way we want. I mean, we 122 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: went from you know, you know, one of the youngest 123 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: if not the youngest team. So now our middle of 124 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: the pack, um, then then not only are we the 125 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 1: middle of the pack on guy like age group, but 126 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 1: our young guys are just playing out of their minds. 127 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: So you know, when you can win free agency and 128 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 1: win the draft. And then obviously your head coaches is 129 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 1: doing a great job, you know, developing guys. This is 130 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: the kind of the spot you're putting your team in, 131 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: so they've done a phenomenal job. Bruce Hall had a 132 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: sixty two yards scoring run against the Broncos. He was 133 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 1: well on his way to his second consecutive hundred yard 134 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: effort four consecutive games with a rushed touchdown. How bad 135 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: do you feel for him personally now that he's gonna 136 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 1: miss the rest of the year. How special of a 137 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: player is seeing? How much are you looking forward to 138 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: what's ahead for him? Yeah, he's remarkable. He's an absolute playmaker. Um, 139 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:53,479 Speaker 1: a guy where you can you can see where I 140 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: think he's a two time All American or whatever it is, 141 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: uh so you can see that come through. He's just 142 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: an absolute ball player. He makes play has happened, and 143 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 1: you know, you feel bad, You feel terrible for him. 144 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: And I talked to him after the game and I 145 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: told him, I was like, you're you're grid and good 146 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: enough athlete. You'll come back better than ever. I mean, 147 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: you're gonna he took a lot of hits in college. 148 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 1: He you know, he's I think he was Iowa State's 149 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: the only guy that ever touched the ball at Iowa State. 150 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: So for him to take that many reps and then 151 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: come to the NFL, you know, he's gonna rehab the 152 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: knee really well. He's a freak athlete, he's young, healthy, 153 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 1: He'll come back fast, He'll be able to rest his 154 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: body and while he's doing it, and uh, next year 155 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: he'll be even better than he was this year. Can 156 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: you talk about the faith and belief that you guys 157 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: have in the other guys in the backfield, starting of 158 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: course from Michaelter. I mean, Michael Carter is a freak 159 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 1: to you know, he's a he's an amazing player. Um. 160 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 1: You know, obviously this year, you know, Breecee has kind 161 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: of got gotten a little bit of the spotlight um 162 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: over MC. But now it's MC's time time to kind 163 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 1: of take that back. And you know, like everyone saw 164 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: it last year, he does he does really well on 165 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: the spotlight. So um, and then you got Ty Johnson, 166 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: who I think so phenomenal running back. You know, he 167 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: has some unmatched speed, the way he can come out 168 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,239 Speaker 1: of the backfield and and make plays in the past 169 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: game as well. Um, you know, we have a we 170 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: have a really good running backs room and um so 171 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: it'll be exciting to see those guys get a little 172 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 1: bit more opportunity. But MC is the real deal as well. Yeah, 173 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: no doubt about that. Is it weird for you to 174 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: go back to Denver? He started your career there three 175 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: years now, it's your third season with the Jets. You 176 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: did it last year in Week three, so is the 177 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: old hat? I know? Yeah, So last year is definitely 178 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: a little bit more weird. This year, wasn't. It just 179 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: kind of felt like another road game where I knew 180 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: a little bit more people on the sidelines than before. So, um, 181 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 1: this year it wasn't wasn't quite as different. But I 182 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: will say last year it was a little weird to 183 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: be back in that stadium on the other side for sure. Yeah. Um, 184 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 1: you would family in attendance, right because they're not too 185 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: far away. And can we talk about where you grew 186 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 1: up and how people continue to support you. Yeah, growing 187 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: up in far North Dakota. Um, so my my parents 188 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: have been inly supportive. Um, you know, my dad's about 189 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: half retired now. So they get My parents love to travel, 190 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:08,719 Speaker 1: so they enjoyed going to the games and coming out 191 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: here and seeing family on the East Coast and then 192 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:13,319 Speaker 1: going to Denver se and some um lifelong friends that 193 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 1: have in Denver, and um yeah, my parents have really 194 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: been really been supported my whole career. They came to 195 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: every home college game, and then my senior year they 196 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: kind of did the same thing with with traveling and 197 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: kind of seeing you know, there's so many cool places 198 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:29,680 Speaker 1: to visit for the college atmosphere. Um, so my parents 199 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: have really really been huge, huge supporters. And then you know, 200 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: going back to Green Bay, my wife grew up about 201 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: forty five minutes south of Green Bay, so we had 202 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: about thirty family members at the Green Bay game. UM 203 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: so yeah, my i uh um definitely have the most 204 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: supportive family on both sides. My family and my wife's 205 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: family are are extremely supportive. So to have you know, 206 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 1: about thirty lifelong Green May Packers fans all in jet 207 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,680 Speaker 1: skiar when you're playing the Packers is uh is definitely 208 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 1: test went to their support. That's awesome. How cool is 209 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 1: it when you guys pack up get on the charter 210 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 1: like that? Feeling right now Sauce Gardener after the game said, 211 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 1: road Warriors, you guys have went into some very good 212 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: environments and come home with victories four and all on 213 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 1: the road so far. Yeah, we've played in some of 214 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: the most hostile environments and and been coming out, you know, victorious, 215 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 1: which is which is nice. You know, Pittsburgh notoriously top 216 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: five hardest places, Mile High notorious top five, um, and 217 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 1: then uh, Cleveland's got a very good the Dog Pound Cleveland, 218 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 1: and then you know, Lambo's Lambo. So um. You know, 219 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 1: I think all we're missing in the top five is 220 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 1: is Seattle, which we have that one at the end 221 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: of the year, and then Kansas City. So um. You know, 222 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: it's been remarkable and it just kind of it goes 223 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: back to that the testament of this team and the 224 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: resilience that this this locker room has and and the 225 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:59,680 Speaker 1: way we've bought in and um, you know, there's not 226 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 1: a day that that that happens that we didn't we 227 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 1: didn't think we're gonna win. So um. You know, everybody's 228 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:08,439 Speaker 1: confidence is high, and um, my opinion, confidence is key. 229 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 1: You know, if you you have to go into every 230 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,080 Speaker 1: game believe you're gonna win and you can just feel 231 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: in the locker room that you know, it's more than 232 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: a belief. Everybody is pretty is extremely confident. This is 233 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: your sixth professional season. How important is legacy for you? 234 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: Because the thing that struck me also about some of 235 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 1: your comments last year is you said, in ten fifteen years, 236 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: I want to look back and say I put in 237 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 1: the work in this team eventually got over the hump. Yeah, 238 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: it's something that you know, it would you know, I 239 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: mean a lot to me. It's something I got to 240 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:45,440 Speaker 1: be a part of UM in high school. It's something 241 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: that you know, we kind of got to do in college, 242 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 1: had a couple of rough seasons when we first got 243 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:52,560 Speaker 1: to the SEC, and then we kind of bumped it up. 244 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: And then to do it here and in New York 245 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: and you know, the biggest city, the biggest the one 246 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:00,120 Speaker 1: of the best fan bases. To be able to ring 247 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: that back, it would be huge and you know, more 248 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 1: than anything, would just be fun. You know, it's it's 249 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: it's a place where you know, when the people are 250 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:12,719 Speaker 1: behind you, they're incredibly supportive UM. And to be able 251 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: to go into this this you know market and this 252 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 1: team and start winning UM, it is special. We're doing 253 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: it so, um, it's it's it's been a lot of fun. 254 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 1: What's the difference in Zack Wilson in year two four? 255 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 1: And oh is a starter. Everybody points to the passing 256 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 1: statistics and right now, obviously you guys are gonna need 257 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:35,080 Speaker 1: more balanced down the line, but you're playing winning football. 258 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:39,680 Speaker 1: And you went into a Denver building yesterday the Broncos 259 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 1: were giving up ten points a game at home no 260 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 1: matter who you lost on the field. I thought they 261 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 1: were gonna be at times. You knew that. Hey, listen, 262 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: we gotta be patient, we gotta keep on grinding. Yeah, 263 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 1: you know, I you know, there's a lot of different 264 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: ways to win a football game. And you know, Zach 265 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: has has been playing phenomenal. He has been playing, he's 266 00:12:58,000 --> 00:12:59,839 Speaker 1: been doing what it takes to win, you know, whether 267 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: it and he hasn't had to throw for three yards 268 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: to win football games. And um, you know, I think 269 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: when people start looking at stats, you know, they're just 270 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:11,560 Speaker 1: kind of digging for ways to to to kind of 271 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: split split the locker room or whatever. You know, as 272 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 1: long as the only thing that matters and the one 273 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: goal that we all have is to win. And if 274 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: you're winning, you're doing you're doing it right now? Is there? 275 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:23,440 Speaker 1: There's always things you can do to get better, and 276 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 1: you can always improve. UM. But you know one thing 277 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 1: about Zach is he's not worried about his stats. The 278 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: only stat that Zach cares about his winning UM and 279 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 1: and he knows that the other stuff will come. You know, 280 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: our formula right now is kind of wear people down 281 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 1: and then in the fourth quarters score more points than 282 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: the other team. And UM, you know that the way 283 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:46,440 Speaker 1: A huge part about that is the run game, obviously, 284 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 1: but our defense allows us to do that. You know, 285 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 1: our defense is holding us in every game so that 286 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 1: when when we finally have kind of you know, given enough, 287 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:57,440 Speaker 1: body blows and the the other team's defense starts to 288 00:13:57,520 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 1: kind of give us an inch and we can take 289 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 1: a mile it. You know, without our defense playing the 290 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:03,320 Speaker 1: way they're playing, we wouldn't be able to do that. 291 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: So you know, this formula has been working for us 292 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 1: right now. UM. You know, who knows what it's gonna 293 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 1: take next Sunday, on the Sunday after that. UM. But 294 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: I have you know, the confidence that Zach has in himself, UM, 295 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 1: and the confidence we have in Zach. I have no 296 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 1: doubt if if there needs to be a game where 297 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 1: he has to throw, you know, thirty forty times, I 298 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 1: really hope he doesn't because that makes my life a 299 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: lot harder. But if if that's what it takes, that's 300 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: what it takes, UM, I have no doubt he can 301 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 1: do it. And I know the old line can can 302 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 1: hold up and do that as well. How impressive is 303 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: it for you guys as a unit though? That's three 304 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: consecutive games without a turnover. That's pretty rare in the 305 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: National Football League that type. Yeah, you know, it's something 306 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 1: that UH coach Saul also preaches, and and every every 307 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 1: coach I've ever been around talks about how important the 308 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: ball is obviously and ball security, um. But to have 309 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 1: the guys buy in and do everything they possibly can 310 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: to make sure that ball stays in our hands and 311 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: our defense is doing everything they possibly can to make 312 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 1: sure the ball gets back in our hands. Um. You know, 313 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 1: that's that's another another good recipe for winning football. If 314 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: you can be positive in the turnover margin. I don't know, 315 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: I think the stats are like six, just just being 316 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: plus one in the turnover margin to win, let alone 317 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:17,400 Speaker 1: plus two or plus three, which you know, I think 318 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: last week growing plus one, but the weeks before we're 319 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 1: plus two or whatever. So um, the statistics, you know, 320 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:26,400 Speaker 1: every turnover you get and the positive like the percentage 321 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: wise it jumps is huge. So you are a workout fanatics, 322 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: So do you like the mentality of this team? Like 323 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 1: you talked about the body blows, the body blows. Stale 324 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: always talks about taking other teams into deep water. Right now, 325 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: it seems like the New York Jets for sixty minutes 326 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: they're gonna be standing total toll in the ring swinging. Yeah, 327 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's it's the type of boxing matches 328 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: I like to watch, and it's so to be able 329 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: to go out and and do the comparable thing and 330 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: in a football game, it's pretty fun. And uh, it's 331 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: it's it's you know, if I could the any alignment, 332 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 1: I think would pick that way to win football games. 333 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 1: Just grinded out, make sure that the coaches have trust 334 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: in the old line that you know, you know, you 335 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: maybe hit the first couple of runs are one to 336 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: three yards, but just have the trust in us and 337 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 1: the confidence in us that we're gonna keep going. We're 338 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 1: gonna keep at We're gonna keep pounding. And then those 339 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: three runs turned into six yards, the four yards turn 340 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 1: into ten and so on and so forth. And um, 341 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 1: you know, especially as the Solilways preaches, is the season 342 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: goes on and the weather gets cold, you know, those 343 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 1: body blows hurt even more and and you know, you 344 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: you see when you know they were in this staff 345 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: was in San Francisco. Um, that's kind of what the 346 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: mentality that they had. I mean, obviously San Francisco is 347 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: still head coached in the same system, but you know, 348 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 1: they go in and they go to Lambeau and whatever 349 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: it was nineteen or one, I don't remember the year, 350 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: but they ran almost rushed for three yards and the 351 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers in in um whatever it was late December, 352 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 1: early January or what a mid January in Lambeau to 353 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: be able to do that. So, you know, that's kind 354 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:08,399 Speaker 1: of mentality we have and um, what we want to 355 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 1: be able to do. And I think old Jets fans 356 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 1: are thinking about teams in OH nine and No. Ten, 357 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: they used to say ground and pound and then the 358 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: Jets hit an elite defense. Different teams, different rosters, different players, obviously, 359 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 1: but there's similarities there. Yeah, for sure, and then I 360 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:29,120 Speaker 1: you know that formula has won a lot of football 361 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: games for a long time in the NFL. Um, the 362 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:34,680 Speaker 1: big flashy you know, five hundred yards of offense wins 363 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:38,360 Speaker 1: as well. But this is, you know, the other way 364 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 1: to win. And you know, I think that this fan 365 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 1: base kind of would would buy in on this kind 366 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 1: of way to win. It kind of seems to fit 367 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 1: the Jets Moniker, So I love that. Um, how are 368 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 1: you going to take in Patriots Bears tonight? Patriots? You 369 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:55,919 Speaker 1: guys have at home next week? First time this season. 370 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:59,160 Speaker 1: And actually as far as a three game stretch, you've 371 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:01,199 Speaker 1: got three games come and up inside the division, two 372 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 1: of them against the Patriots. Yeah, it's it's huge these 373 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 1: next three games are you know, every game is big. 374 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: Divisional games are really big, but to have three divisional 375 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: games all back to back, um, you know that are 376 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 1: really gonna, you know, affect how this division plays out 377 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:21,399 Speaker 1: when it comes to the postseason. I think these are 378 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 1: the biggest three games stretch we have. So, um it's 379 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 1: it's it's big for us these next three games. And UM, 380 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: so you know nobody's taking them lightly by any means. Um, 381 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: everyone's really excited that's something. The style is stressed you 382 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:36,920 Speaker 1: guys throughout the offseason, right, we gotta close the gap 383 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 1: inside the ANFC East to get took care of business already. 384 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 1: Against Miami is such an interesting spot in the schedule 385 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: because three home games against division teams prior to the bye, 386 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 1: and then you see all those guys after the by 387 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:52,360 Speaker 1: on the road. Yeah, yeah, you know, I think you know, 388 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:55,360 Speaker 1: our schedule has been you know, a lot more favorable 389 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: this year than it has been in the past. Um, 390 00:18:57,560 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 1: we're not going out west a bunch where. Um, you know, 391 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:02,600 Speaker 1: we kind of got some couple of home games in 392 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 1: a row here and get the divisional teams at home 393 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 1: first so we can try to use that home field 394 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 1: advantage and get a leg up. So, um, we have 395 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 1: a favorable schedule and and you know we've been capitalizing 396 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:16,400 Speaker 1: on it and for um, capitalizing on it for for now, 397 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 1: and we just gotta keep using it to our advantage 398 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,920 Speaker 1: and um, you know, just keep pounding alright. Lastly, let's 399 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 1: end here a couple of personal notes the Able games. 400 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: How are things going there? And again you give us 401 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:31,879 Speaker 1: a refresher because I think some people are familiar with it, 402 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: but for those who aren't. I want people to know 403 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: that what you're doing and what you're involved in, how 404 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 1: many years you've been doing it. Yeah, the Able Games 405 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:41,440 Speaker 1: is going awesome. Um, you know the big thing now 406 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 1: is is kind of what we've you know, more of 407 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 1: the Able Games into and is now ABLE and it's 408 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:49,440 Speaker 1: it's the school curriculum. And we're actually coming out and 409 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 1: having a day on November fifteenth, I believe is the 410 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:57,399 Speaker 1: exact date. Um, we're gonna try to start bringing it 411 00:19:57,480 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 1: into schools out here. So we're kind of doing it 412 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 1: MO at a at a local high school out here. 413 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: And UM, it's been going awesome. You know, we have 414 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:09,160 Speaker 1: uh you know there's state where adding states every day 415 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 1: and and so it's it's been huge and the amount 416 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 1: of support we've gotten um ABLE has been just absolutely 417 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 1: taken off. And then with that that just lays the 418 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: foundation for the Able Games to be bigger and better 419 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:23,399 Speaker 1: than than ever. So you know, ABLE is a school 420 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 1: curriculum that goes in. It's it's a physical education credit 421 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 1: UM towards UM the high school. And it's where it 422 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 1: would be like a p class where a person without 423 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: special needs and then a student or a student without 424 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 1: special needs and a student with special needs partner up 425 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 1: and they do a lot of It's kind of like 426 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: physical fitness and just getting more more than just like 427 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: playing dodgeball in your class. There's some fun, there's a 428 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:50,359 Speaker 1: lot of fun aspects, but it's more of a working 429 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:53,399 Speaker 1: out together and um, you know. One of the remarkable 430 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:56,639 Speaker 1: things I saw was the high school and Morehead, Minnesota 431 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 1: has been doing this for a while before ABLE had started, 432 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 1: so to see how their students interacted with the special 433 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 1: needs students versus a school that had just started this 434 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 1: program was remarkable. And I think that's an aspect. Not 435 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:13,679 Speaker 1: only are we helping people with special needs, you know, 436 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 1: get healthier, move around more, um, you know, learn be 437 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: able to be physically fit, to do a vocation. UM, 438 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,919 Speaker 1: you're also allow It's a it's a two way street 439 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: to get because the ultimate goal is to help people 440 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 1: especial needs get into the workforce. So it starts it's teaching. 441 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: We are in high school. We give them an outlet 442 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,800 Speaker 1: to go compete with the ABLE Games because I'm a 443 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 1: big believer in competition. And then they get to compete, 444 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:41,879 Speaker 1: they get to show off their ability, and then they 445 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: get to train into a vocation and when you have 446 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:49,119 Speaker 1: people that feel extremely comfortable with working with people especial 447 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: needs and especial needs person it allows them to have 448 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 1: the most success they possibly can in any aspect of life, 449 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:58,040 Speaker 1: whether it's a vocation or sports or what have you. So, 450 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 1: UM it's a two way street because UM, you know, 451 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 1: people that don't have a lot of familiarity with working 452 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 1: with the people especial needs, it can be a little 453 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: bit stressful. It takes a little bit of a different 454 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: UM skill set than UM something else. So it's it's 455 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:14,680 Speaker 1: something that you know, we hope to build UM through 456 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:18,399 Speaker 1: ABLE and then yeah, there's a million things going on 457 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 1: right now, but it's all going really really getting into 458 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,679 Speaker 1: the schools because that is huge in But the ABLE 459 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: games themselves, yep, what are they and when did they happen? 460 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: So they happen in the springtime so that I can 461 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:34,160 Speaker 1: be a part of it and you can get as 462 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:37,919 Speaker 1: many football guys there. But it's a it's a physical 463 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 1: fitness competition UM that helps all UH. It encompasses every person. 464 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 1: It's it's fully scalable from somebody that you know it 465 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 1: could compete in the CrossFit games to somebody that UM 466 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 1: has is bound to a wheelchair. UM where you're able 467 00:22:56,560 --> 00:23:00,119 Speaker 1: to scale every workout, and that the trainers there and 468 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 1: the people that write the programs. It's remarkable how well 469 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:06,399 Speaker 1: they can tie in. And on the same floor you 470 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:10,719 Speaker 1: see somebody you know that's a uh could be across 471 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 1: the games competitive walking hands like doing handstand walks. And 472 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 1: then on the other end of the floor there's somebody 473 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 1: in a wheelchair throwing a medball and then going after 474 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 1: it throwing the medball and doing the same length. UM. 475 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: But you know they're matching what muscles they are using. 476 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: You know, it's using their shoulders and their arms to 477 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:30,879 Speaker 1: throw the medball, just like the person that's doing the 478 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:33,640 Speaker 1: handstand walk is is using to do the handstand walk. 479 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:36,639 Speaker 1: So UM to see the ABLE games and you know, 480 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 1: hopefully we can we can have an event out here eventually. UM. 481 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,719 Speaker 1: Right now there's only one in North Dakota, but it's growing. 482 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:45,960 Speaker 1: You know, I think where ABLE spreads into the schools, 483 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:50,400 Speaker 1: ABLE games will come and UH. It's it's truly life 484 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: changing to see and then to see the smiles on 485 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:57,399 Speaker 1: um everybody's faces, and the camaraderie and and the people 486 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:00,280 Speaker 1: cheering everybody on and you know there's somebody that just 487 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:03,480 Speaker 1: you know, gave everything they had on a dead left workout, 488 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:05,679 Speaker 1: but they crawl their way down the floor to go 489 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 1: cheer that last person on as they finished their workout. 490 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:12,160 Speaker 1: It's it's something really special and and uh, I hope 491 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 1: to bring to to everybody that is awesome. Um, you 492 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:19,919 Speaker 1: are a gym rat. You've always been. You've always been 493 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 1: a gym right. As as far as the cross fit 494 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:25,919 Speaker 1: is concerned, how have you been able to keep weight on? 495 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:28,720 Speaker 1: You know, because a lot of people cross fit they're 496 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:34,199 Speaker 1: jacked up, but they don't have the mass because a 497 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: cross fit you have so many workouts and a lot 498 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:39,400 Speaker 1: of his fast and explosive right, Yeah, so I I 499 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: definitely modify a lot of it um and kind of 500 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:45,359 Speaker 1: tweak it to to what an old line does A 501 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 1: low lineman does. You know, we have such a weird job. 502 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 1: It's you know, a wide out. They they run a lot, 503 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 1: they're still running and you know, for us it's you know, 504 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 1: it's kind of like you're doing a three second burst 505 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:00,679 Speaker 1: of pushing a car or something. So it's hard to 506 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 1: train for and and going on. You obviously need a 507 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:07,359 Speaker 1: good cardiovascular base, but just going out and running, you're building, 508 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:10,359 Speaker 1: you're using different energy systems and stuff. So CrossFit I 509 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:14,360 Speaker 1: kind of found in in that kind of realm weighs 510 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 1: some more mimic um, you know what we do every 511 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:20,680 Speaker 1: day as an offensive linemen um, and then so stay 512 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: strong in that way, but also train that. You know, 513 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: it's a lot of I do a lot of like 514 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:28,680 Speaker 1: repetitions of something that takes like three to six seconds 515 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:30,359 Speaker 1: and just do a lot of them with like a 516 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:34,160 Speaker 1: forty five second break, and um, so I really enjoy it. Um. 517 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: It's been fun trying to tweak UM. I've been really 518 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 1: blessed me around a lot of amazing UH strength conditioning coaches. 519 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 1: And to be able to tweak everything that I've learned 520 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 1: in all the UH newspaper magazine articles and internet articles 521 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 1: now that I've read and kind of try to make 522 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:54,120 Speaker 1: it my own is really fun and I really enjoy that. Well, 523 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:57,640 Speaker 1: you're freak, So if anybody's seasy at the GM, they 524 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:00,639 Speaker 1: could be like, oh my god. That. So let's end 525 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 1: here with a little fun all time top bench. My 526 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 1: all time top bench was only four because I was 527 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 1: going for the school record. Me and Mitch Morris, We're 528 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:15,359 Speaker 1: going head to head for the school record Buffalo Bill Center, 529 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 1: going head to head for the the record of Uh, 530 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:21,719 Speaker 1: we're gonna try to both hit five twenty because of record, 531 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: or maybe it was records five twenty or we're going 532 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:27,679 Speaker 1: for five twenty and the record was five fifteen and 533 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 1: at four, uh, I had toward my pack and so 534 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:35,879 Speaker 1: we both had to shut it down. So Mitch blames 535 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 1: me for not having the school bench record. Um, but 536 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: I think I've asked you that before. Obviously he doesn't 537 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 1: do that anymore, but I have way back in the day. Yeah, 538 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 1: back in the day we were going head to head. 539 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:49,760 Speaker 1: So the best I've ever hit was one other time. 540 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 1: So my best squad, my single best squad was a 541 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 1: seven twenty UM. But like for the numbers thing, the 542 00:26:57,680 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: best squad ever hit, which is a school record, that 543 00:26:59,920 --> 00:27:04,639 Speaker 1: was it was I did six nine for five. Get video, Yeah, summer, 544 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:07,600 Speaker 1: it's an old video, bads, you know before camera phones 545 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:10,199 Speaker 1: are really good. It's it's grainy and everyone's yelling. You 546 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: could barely see what's going on. But what about lift? 547 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: My best dead lift is about I think I pulled 548 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:18,640 Speaker 1: a seven fifty one time or seven forty somewhere in there. 549 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:22,439 Speaker 1: So at the end of the day, when you're not 550 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 1: playing anymore, you can be crushing in the gym. Still, yeah, 551 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 1: I think I will. My we're the house rebuilding right 552 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: now back in front of Dakota. We have a big 553 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:34,400 Speaker 1: gym set up. My wife is also wait in a 554 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 1: U physical fitness. She was when we were in Denver, 555 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:43,920 Speaker 1: she was a fitness instructure at instructor at three different places. So, um, 556 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:46,360 Speaker 1: she's way into it. I know. When you know life 557 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 1: kind of slows down a little bit, she wants to 558 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 1: get back into um, instructing stuff. So it's designing the 559 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: gym you were, So it's it's uh, it's attached to 560 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:58,200 Speaker 1: the garage and so there's two floors, so the bottom 561 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 1: floor is mine and on the top floor as hers. 562 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:03,119 Speaker 1: So that's pretty sweet up and so uh, you know, 563 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:06,359 Speaker 1: we're gonna have to come out there and do a feature. Yeah, 564 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:10,680 Speaker 1: it'll be fun. It'll be fun when it's done. 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We're presented 581 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:13,800 Speaker 1: by win bat Bettings, the team sports bet Together when Beat. 582 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: As I mentioned at the top of the pod, we 583 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 1: are now joined by Bart Scott. In fact, this is 584 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:24,400 Speaker 1: the second time we're taping this because the New York 585 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:29,080 Speaker 1: Jets went out and made a trade Monday night. What 586 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:32,240 Speaker 1: did you think about the acquisition by Joe Douglas getting 587 00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:37,479 Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jaguars back James Robinson. I think is as symboled 588 00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 1: to the locker room that we're trying to win now. 589 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:42,120 Speaker 1: And you know, we understand that this is a season 590 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:44,480 Speaker 1: where we could, you know, maybe make some noise and 591 00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:46,240 Speaker 1: compete for the playoffs, and it would be great for 592 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 1: a young group. I'm gonna go in and a wide open, 593 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 1: not only just a f C wide open, NFL altogether 594 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:57,360 Speaker 1: and bringing the gully James Robinson, who's only years old, 595 00:29:57,360 --> 00:30:00,040 Speaker 1: I believe, you know, means that you're you're getting a 596 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:02,520 Speaker 1: good player, proven player, Pro Bowl player or not a 597 00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:05,200 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl player, Rookie of the Year player, and you 598 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: know he replaces not the speed of Breece Hall, but 599 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 1: the physicality, you know, being five nine and twenty pounds, 600 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:15,440 Speaker 1: you know, he's a guy that you know that can 601 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:18,200 Speaker 1: move the sticks. You know. Michael Carter is a lighter 602 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:20,680 Speaker 1: back of smaller back, just gives you kind of that 603 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:23,960 Speaker 1: thunder lightning type of dynamic. And of course, moving Thy 604 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:26,240 Speaker 1: Johnson into there, we know that he's a guy that 605 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:28,480 Speaker 1: can play at a high level. So I mean, I 606 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:31,280 Speaker 1: think it's a win win. Cam Akers is to me 607 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 1: pretty much almost like uh like Michael Carter and Kareem 608 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:40,080 Speaker 1: Hunt probably would have cost you a boatload and Cleveland 609 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 1: still holding on to hope. I believe that they can 610 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:44,080 Speaker 1: still make a run if they stay close enough. With 611 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson coming off, you know of suspension the level week. 612 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:50,440 Speaker 1: How do you think this is gonna develop over time? 613 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:54,560 Speaker 1: What you have in the backfield with Carter, with Robinson, 614 00:30:54,760 --> 00:30:59,800 Speaker 1: with Ty Johnson, uh Breece Hall. He's spectacular of core 615 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: of late. They had the sixty two yard touchdown run 616 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:06,960 Speaker 1: against the Broncos, the Jets only touchdown in that game. 617 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:10,240 Speaker 1: He's had four consecutive games with rush touchdown. Such a 618 00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 1: threat out of the backfield as a receiver, and also 619 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:17,000 Speaker 1: he gives you that dimension of being a home run hitter. Now, 620 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: what is that backfield going to look like in terms 621 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:23,720 Speaker 1: of distribution? In your eyes? Park Well, I think you 622 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 1: always have to keep Michael Carter hits down, and we 623 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:28,440 Speaker 1: know that he's had a history of concussions and you 624 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 1: don't want to over expose him that way as well. 625 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 1: Um I think thy Johnson, it means that you have 626 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 1: to keep three running backs up lively. You know, I 627 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:39,000 Speaker 1: don't know if Robinson has any experience and really playing 628 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:41,040 Speaker 1: special teams, but if he was coming in as an 629 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 1: undrafted free agent. I'm assuming that he played forms of 630 00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:46,040 Speaker 1: special teams. You don't want to be able to get 631 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:48,520 Speaker 1: players that can do multiple things to help you in 632 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:50,840 Speaker 1: different areas. You know, who knows if he can return 633 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:53,840 Speaker 1: kickoffs or anything like that as well. You don't try 634 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:55,600 Speaker 1: and just get all the talent that he has and 635 00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 1: put him in position to be successful. I know that 636 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 1: thy Johnson catch the ball fluid, I know Michael Carter can. 637 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:03,720 Speaker 1: I'm not sure if Robinson is a natural catch of 638 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:06,040 Speaker 1: the ball um, but that was a huge part of 639 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 1: what Briest did. You know, being able to, you know, 640 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:11,560 Speaker 1: win the one on one matchups with linebackers and receiver, 641 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 1: many linebackers and safeties. You know, his presence will be 642 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:16,920 Speaker 1: missed in the passing game just as much as it 643 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,240 Speaker 1: is in the running game. What does that offense have 644 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:22,880 Speaker 1: to do moving forward, not only this week against the Patriots, buddy, 645 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:26,520 Speaker 1: but over the course of these final ten games, Because 646 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:29,280 Speaker 1: you could make an argument that these were the two 647 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:33,600 Speaker 1: best offensive players the Jets had on the roster in 648 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:37,280 Speaker 1: brief Hall and then Elijah Vera Tucker who's done everything 649 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:40,560 Speaker 1: for this team along that offensive line. Here in the 650 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:43,920 Speaker 1: five and five and to start well. For me, like 651 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:45,480 Speaker 1: I said all the time, some time, it's better to 652 00:32:45,520 --> 00:32:47,760 Speaker 1: have a bunch of good players and a few great 653 00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:50,400 Speaker 1: players because you talk about the depth and everybody in 654 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:52,360 Speaker 1: the NFL. Depth is going to be tested at some 655 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:55,400 Speaker 1: point this year. And you know, because the Jets have 656 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:57,680 Speaker 1: a bunch of good players, I think they'll be able 657 00:32:57,720 --> 00:33:00,440 Speaker 1: to withstand because, yeah, you lose the very Tucker is tough, 658 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:02,800 Speaker 1: but he was filling in for no for George Fant, 659 00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:05,720 Speaker 1: who may be returning you know sometimes, So we'll see 660 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:08,880 Speaker 1: after the you know, after the bye week, but you 661 00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:11,120 Speaker 1: know he should be getting closer. You know, he didn't 662 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:13,320 Speaker 1: have a season in the injury. And then Max Mitchell, 663 00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:15,320 Speaker 1: I mean, so you still have an opportunity to have 664 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:19,040 Speaker 1: good pieces. You know, you can't replace vera Tucker, but 665 00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:22,320 Speaker 1: you know Fant and and Max Mitchell would be you know, 666 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:26,520 Speaker 1: still a substantial increase. And what the Jets have, you know, 667 00:33:26,560 --> 00:33:28,800 Speaker 1: maybe going this week against the Patriots, you know, just 668 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 1: having experience and having you know, guys that were filling 669 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 1: in to go back to their natural roles and be 670 00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:35,479 Speaker 1: swing guys. That's the that's the beauty of being able 671 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:38,880 Speaker 1: to have versatility and and players that can play on 672 00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 1: the inside, play on the outside rather this receiver, running back, safety, linebacker. 673 00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:46,480 Speaker 1: You know, it's important because this game nowadays is about 674 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:49,040 Speaker 1: who can last the longest with the best quality pe 675 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:53,280 Speaker 1: pieces and be able to try and win. What's next 676 00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:56,520 Speaker 1: for Zach Wilson four and all as a starter? Uh 677 00:33:56,720 --> 00:34:00,280 Speaker 1: Robert Sala being asked this week if he's con cern 678 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:03,840 Speaker 1: about the past game the Jets, I should say, have 679 00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:07,920 Speaker 1: faced Dona Felts, two top past defenses over the last 680 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:11,040 Speaker 1: two weeks in the Green Bay Packers and the Denver Broncos, 681 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:13,879 Speaker 1: So we have to take that into consideration. And there's 682 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:16,560 Speaker 1: that alement the ground and pound working for this team 683 00:34:16,600 --> 00:34:21,359 Speaker 1: that has great defense paired with excellent special teams. Right now, 684 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 1: I mean, listen, they found it formula. But I think 685 00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:26,799 Speaker 1: you're gonna act Za Wilson to do a little bit 686 00:34:26,880 --> 00:34:28,839 Speaker 1: more now, right because you can't just say, hey, we're 687 00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:31,520 Speaker 1: gonna get a hundred and fifty yards, you know, a 688 00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:35,440 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty yards you know from breeze in big place, right, 689 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:37,839 Speaker 1: so now you may have the ground upon it. You'll 690 00:34:37,880 --> 00:34:40,000 Speaker 1: remember in this town. You know, it's a team that 691 00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 1: had three good running backs. They used it to wear 692 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:45,719 Speaker 1: the opponents defense down. They were consistent with running the ball. 693 00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:48,400 Speaker 1: When you think about you know, Brandon Jacobs, I believe 694 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:51,360 Speaker 1: Ward and Bradshaw, I mean, I think they have that dynamic. 695 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:54,240 Speaker 1: They have two big bruising backs, you know, Ty Johnson, 696 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:57,839 Speaker 1: you know Robinson and now you know Michael Carter. You're 697 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:00,400 Speaker 1: just trying to break them down and like, see what 698 00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:03,000 Speaker 1: if Zach can make plays behind. I think Garrett Wilson 699 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:05,960 Speaker 1: and Lazare Moore and and MAM's everybody kind of steps up, 700 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:08,360 Speaker 1: and everybody's gonna get more of an opportunity to get touches, 701 00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:10,440 Speaker 1: you know. So if you're complaining about touches or you 702 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:13,120 Speaker 1: weren't satisfied with the touches you were getting with those, 703 00:35:13,239 --> 00:35:15,839 Speaker 1: you know, eighteen and nineteen touches are not available. Who's 704 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:19,239 Speaker 1: gonna step up, you know from a playmaking standpoint and say, hey, 705 00:35:19,320 --> 00:35:21,040 Speaker 1: give those to me. I can, I can, I can 706 00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:24,360 Speaker 1: do something with those. This is the first time since 707 00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:28,920 Speaker 1: two thousand and one, twenty one years, the Jets have 708 00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:33,040 Speaker 1: a two game lead in the division over the New 709 00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:35,319 Speaker 1: England Patriots. Yes, the Jets aren't in first place in 710 00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:38,080 Speaker 1: the division, but with that being said, they're gonna face 711 00:35:38,480 --> 00:35:41,040 Speaker 1: a Patriots team that is three and four, and you 712 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:45,280 Speaker 1: have an opportunity ahead of you Sunday at MetLife Stadium 713 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:49,360 Speaker 1: to increase that gap even the three games. Bart, what 714 00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:51,960 Speaker 1: do you think about the situation, the dynamic with the 715 00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:54,759 Speaker 1: Jets and the Patriots right now? I mean, a game 716 00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:56,520 Speaker 1: plan is really right. There is a team that's had 717 00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:59,120 Speaker 1: their number and they're rebuilding, They're trying to figure out 718 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:01,640 Speaker 1: who they're gonna be going forward after they lost your 719 00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:04,160 Speaker 1: arguably the greatest quarterback of all time. So you wanna 720 00:36:04,280 --> 00:36:06,840 Speaker 1: you wanna. You want to put all that pressure on 721 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 1: them that they put on you for over the years, 722 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:10,239 Speaker 1: and you want to try and make sure that you 723 00:36:10,239 --> 00:36:11,879 Speaker 1: can go up about three games and then you see 724 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:13,600 Speaker 1: him a couple of weeks, you go about four games, 725 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:15,760 Speaker 1: and then that's one less thing you have to worry about. 726 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:18,560 Speaker 1: You bury them right, and you make sure that hey, man, 727 00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:21,239 Speaker 1: like all the teams that were beating us here on 728 00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:23,839 Speaker 1: in twelve in the division the last couple of years 729 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:25,880 Speaker 1: or in six, you take care of business and you 730 00:36:25,880 --> 00:36:28,600 Speaker 1: you inflict that pain and that disappointment that they inflicted 731 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:31,200 Speaker 1: on you for the last couple of seasons. And that's 732 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:33,600 Speaker 1: about maturity, right. You can't go in there emotionally. You 733 00:36:33,600 --> 00:36:35,400 Speaker 1: gotta go in there to get the job done, and 734 00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:37,680 Speaker 1: you understand that it's a doable and it's a task 735 00:36:37,719 --> 00:36:41,800 Speaker 1: that is doable. You saw yesterday, you know the Chicago Bears, 736 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:44,160 Speaker 1: you know who is a team that's on the rebuild. 737 00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:46,360 Speaker 1: Come up and take advantage and punch this team in 738 00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:48,719 Speaker 1: the mouth. So now you understand that it's gonna be 739 00:36:48,719 --> 00:36:50,759 Speaker 1: a little bit more personal because it's a rivalry game, 740 00:36:50,920 --> 00:36:53,399 Speaker 1: is a divisional game. They know you, you know them, 741 00:36:53,840 --> 00:36:56,480 Speaker 1: but reintroduce yourself to him because they may think that 742 00:36:56,520 --> 00:36:59,719 Speaker 1: you are a certain way and that things are still compactic, 743 00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:02,440 Speaker 1: that they have your number, swim that you think different. 744 00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:05,520 Speaker 1: Can they have a lasting impact the way they lost 745 00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:08,960 Speaker 1: on Monday Night Football thirty three to fourteen. A lot 746 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:12,080 Speaker 1: of people would say that game wasn't as close as 747 00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:14,880 Speaker 1: the score would indicate. The Bears at an opportunity to 748 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:17,319 Speaker 1: put it in a touchdown at the end and they 749 00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:20,440 Speaker 1: kneeled the ball down. Uh. The reason why I ask 750 00:37:20,520 --> 00:37:25,200 Speaker 1: you that is because it's interesting. Last year in New England, 751 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:31,000 Speaker 1: the Patriots hung fifty plus on the Jets. The tide 752 00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:35,560 Speaker 1: is totally turned when you're looking at these teams. Yeah, 753 00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:37,719 Speaker 1: if if I'm the Jets, I'm trying to inflict that pain. 754 00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:39,440 Speaker 1: If I have an opportunity to run to score up. 755 00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:41,160 Speaker 1: You know, I remember running the score up right, And 756 00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:45,279 Speaker 1: like I said, there's no there's no sportsmanship among rivals. 757 00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:47,680 Speaker 1: Like they hate you, you hate them. You know when 758 00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:50,239 Speaker 1: they were they're up, they take advantage. When you're up, 759 00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:52,359 Speaker 1: you take advantage. Make them feel some of that pain 760 00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:55,120 Speaker 1: used that its motivation, how they embarrass you last year, 761 00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:58,120 Speaker 1: And make sure that they feel embarrassed. But more more 762 00:37:58,160 --> 00:37:59,800 Speaker 1: than that, make sure that you walk out with the 763 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:02,320 Speaker 1: big three right, because that's the best way to to 764 00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:04,879 Speaker 1: kind of serve that revenge is cold. If you can 765 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:06,360 Speaker 1: put up fifty, you put up fifty. But if you 766 00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:08,840 Speaker 1: can win three zero, that's three zero. You do what 767 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:10,920 Speaker 1: you have to do. And I will put the challenge 768 00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:12,960 Speaker 1: on the defensive line to step up, because last week 769 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:15,760 Speaker 1: gives the defensive backs that stepped up and really carry 770 00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:18,879 Speaker 1: the carry the water, so to speak. So it's time 771 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:20,319 Speaker 1: for this d line to step up and have a 772 00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:23,680 Speaker 1: great game. And a quarterback that's mobile, but not Lamar 773 00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:26,560 Speaker 1: Jackson or Jalen Hurts type of mobile. You should better 774 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:28,480 Speaker 1: get to him and win at the line of scrimmage. 775 00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:31,000 Speaker 1: You know, look at Troy Brownie struggled yesterday. You know 776 00:38:31,040 --> 00:38:32,600 Speaker 1: you try and make sure that he doesn't get right 777 00:38:32,640 --> 00:38:34,560 Speaker 1: because you know that practice is going to be tough 778 00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:36,040 Speaker 1: for them on a short week. But it's gonna be 779 00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:39,040 Speaker 1: tough for them because you're looking at you know, Bill 780 00:38:39,080 --> 00:38:41,920 Speaker 1: Belichick being embarrassed, guys getting called out in film study. 781 00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:43,960 Speaker 1: You know they're gonna come out there. You're gonna get 782 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,120 Speaker 1: their best effort because they were embarrassed in front of 783 00:38:46,120 --> 00:38:49,160 Speaker 1: the national television and they're gonna try and come back 784 00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:52,880 Speaker 1: and get retribution and really against the team that people 785 00:38:52,920 --> 00:38:55,080 Speaker 1: think are there Darling, you know, good story to have 786 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:57,799 Speaker 1: in the Jets. What's the biggest surprise in NFL right now? 787 00:38:57,880 --> 00:39:01,200 Speaker 1: You got the New New York team who have combined, 788 00:39:01,239 --> 00:39:03,759 Speaker 1: I believe, with an eleven and three record. You have 789 00:39:03,920 --> 00:39:08,719 Speaker 1: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tom Brady struggling to put 790 00:39:08,760 --> 00:39:11,720 Speaker 1: any kind of points on the board. You have Aaron 791 00:39:11,840 --> 00:39:16,200 Speaker 1: Rodgers uh under five hundred and they're facing the Buffalo 792 00:39:16,280 --> 00:39:19,719 Speaker 1: Bills this week. When you look at you got the 793 00:39:19,719 --> 00:39:22,040 Speaker 1: Patriots who are three and four. Biggest surprise in I 794 00:39:22,160 --> 00:39:24,840 Speaker 1: file right now, I mean the biggest surprise to me 795 00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:28,799 Speaker 1: is Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks are first in 796 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:32,120 Speaker 1: the division. Uh. You know, Kenneth Walker, somebody who I'm 797 00:39:32,200 --> 00:39:34,560 Speaker 1: very familiar with, you know, got a late start, but 798 00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:36,800 Speaker 1: you know he was gonna push Breefe, you know for 799 00:39:36,880 --> 00:39:39,279 Speaker 1: a Rookie of the Year. Anyway, He's a dynamic back. 800 00:39:39,320 --> 00:39:41,400 Speaker 1: You know, they were one and two in the draft, 801 00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:43,879 Speaker 1: one and two in the Big ten, and he's playing 802 00:39:43,880 --> 00:39:46,239 Speaker 1: at a high level hundred six yards. Gino Smith is 803 00:39:46,239 --> 00:39:49,000 Speaker 1: one of the most accurate quarterbacks PBR rating top five, 804 00:39:49,080 --> 00:39:51,279 Speaker 1: I believe. And we thought this was a rebuild year 805 00:39:51,320 --> 00:39:54,800 Speaker 1: where maybe Seattle was gonna play for a future quarterback 806 00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:57,120 Speaker 1: and high draft pick. But it looks to me like 807 00:39:57,160 --> 00:39:59,320 Speaker 1: they're right where they need to be. And it's crazy 808 00:39:59,360 --> 00:40:02,840 Speaker 1: the fact that maybe Seattle's pick is gonna be lord 809 00:40:02,920 --> 00:40:04,680 Speaker 1: than the one that they're they're gonna get from Denver, 810 00:40:05,080 --> 00:40:07,640 Speaker 1: the one from Denver, maybe the one that allows him 811 00:40:07,719 --> 00:40:09,400 Speaker 1: to get a quarterback if they want to get a 812 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:11,880 Speaker 1: premium player that can be a top eye pick, and 813 00:40:11,920 --> 00:40:15,200 Speaker 1: they're pick maybe a top fifteen pick or twenty that 814 00:40:15,520 --> 00:40:18,400 Speaker 1: would be crazy. Uh, And the Jets do meet the 815 00:40:18,480 --> 00:40:22,920 Speaker 1: Seahawks out in the Pacific Northwest week seventeen, and both 816 00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:26,319 Speaker 1: those teams could figure into the playoff picture. I don't 817 00:40:26,320 --> 00:40:28,800 Speaker 1: think a lot of people thought that before the season final. 818 00:40:28,840 --> 00:40:32,360 Speaker 1: Thought here to British Shaw Ferguson entering the Ring of 819 00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:36,320 Speaker 1: Honor Sunday at MetLife Stadium, a former teammate of yours, 820 00:40:36,520 --> 00:40:40,040 Speaker 1: A kid who grew up in Freeport on Long Island. 821 00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:43,640 Speaker 1: I think he missed one snap due to a trick 822 00:40:43,680 --> 00:40:46,759 Speaker 1: play throughout his career, the anchor at left tackle for 823 00:40:46,840 --> 00:40:50,080 Speaker 1: ten seasons for this team. Your thoughts, yeah, are man 824 00:40:50,080 --> 00:40:52,560 Speaker 1: in class of centified. I think he's very deserved and 825 00:40:52,560 --> 00:40:54,879 Speaker 1: I'm happy for him. I wish I could be there, 826 00:40:54,920 --> 00:40:56,839 Speaker 1: but unfortunately I'm gonna be covering the game, but I'll 827 00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:59,360 Speaker 1: be there in spirit. One of the best teammates have 828 00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:02,000 Speaker 1: ever been around, not only a champion on the field, 829 00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:03,560 Speaker 1: but off the field and what he did around his 830 00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:09,400 Speaker 1: neighborhood and Covenant House, you know, to really attack teenage homelessness. 831 00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:11,560 Speaker 1: You know, I was part of you know, his work 832 00:41:11,719 --> 00:41:15,320 Speaker 1: sometimes within the community. UM, I couldn't be more proud 833 00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:18,279 Speaker 1: of him and happy that he gets his award, he 834 00:41:18,280 --> 00:41:21,439 Speaker 1: gets to get his flowers. All right, brother, you remain 835 00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:23,600 Speaker 1: a champion in our eyes as well. We'll see you 836 00:41:23,640 --> 00:41:25,359 Speaker 1: next week. I appreciate it.