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Speaker 1: Anthony Beck, Eric Coleman. The two thousand NFL Draft is underway,
Speaker 1: and it's underway in a big way for the New
Speaker 1: York Jets. How about today where in the first round
Speaker 1: they draft Sauce Gardner with number four selection. They come
Speaker 1: back at number ten get Garrett Wilson from While State,
Speaker 1: the dynamic playmaking receiver, and then Joe Douglas trades up
Speaker 1: in round one Anthony and gets Jermaine Johnson, a pass
Speaker 1: rusher out of Florida State, at number overall. I really
Speaker 1: think they got three players that were top ten players.
Speaker 1: I mean, honestly, when you look at the hall that
Speaker 1: they got. You know, Joe Douglas talked about they started
Speaker 1: making calls of fifteen, which means that there was you
Speaker 1: gotta have value for a guy to make calls of fifteen.
Speaker 1: So to me, they had him in a top ten
Speaker 1: and I think a lot of people across the league,
Speaker 1: you know, for whatever reason, I don't know it was
Speaker 1: just because of a need thing, but you look at
Speaker 1: those three players right there, you could have easily picked
Speaker 1: Johnson at ten and just some there was some mock
Speaker 1: drafts that having you know, four, I mean, so, uh,
Speaker 1: it's impressive. Man. You know, I'm excited. I'll be honest
Speaker 1: with you. You You know, usually you know when you when
Speaker 1: you go through the draft and the process and you
Speaker 1: know you're trying to find the right pieces and you're
Speaker 1: trying to get excited about different things. Well, you know,
Speaker 1: one pick, you get it, and that's it. A lot
Speaker 1: of teams just have one pick in the first round.
Speaker 1: You're like, all right, I got a guy. But to
Speaker 1: get three guys like that that are, to me, should
Speaker 1: make instant impacts for your football team, I mean instant
Speaker 1: like it, they better because that's what they've shown. I mean,
Speaker 1: you're talking about the best defensive player in the A
Speaker 1: c C. You're talking about arguably the best arguably the
Speaker 1: best receiver in the entire draft. And then quarterwise, you know,
Speaker 1: again the number one corner on the board, and in
Speaker 1: a lot of people's minds, that's a heck of the hall.
Speaker 1: How about this at the beginning of that day, ending
Speaker 1: news conference should be night. Ending news conference is nearly midnight. Here,
Speaker 1: Robert Sala looked at the reporters, and he gave a
Speaker 1: nod towards Joe Douglas and said, he's awesome. Oh man,
Speaker 1: it is wonderful to see the chemistry that those two have,
Speaker 1: in the bond that they have and how they're on
Speaker 1: the same page. You talk about what kind of players
Speaker 1: that you need, uh to to change your organization. They're
Speaker 1: bringing those guys in. They've been bringing them in. They're
Speaker 1: changing the culture. They're bringing in playmakers, guys who love
Speaker 1: the game of football. Uh. You know, listening to the
Speaker 1: Sauce Gardner on his interviews, how humble he is, how
Speaker 1: thankful he is to be in this position, and how
Speaker 1: he can't wait to get inside the locker room and
Speaker 1: learn from his teammates. That's the kind of guys that
Speaker 1: you need in your locker room. Hard workers, big time playmakers.
Speaker 1: You know Garrett, you know Garrett Wilson. You know another
Speaker 1: big time playmaker, guy who can run every route, who's
Speaker 1: played inside, he's played outside, he has great leaping ability. Uh.
Speaker 1: Then you bring Johnson, uh edge rusher. You know this.
Speaker 1: It was just an all around win for the Jets.
Speaker 1: A plus today they won the first round. A plus.
Speaker 1: You can't give him an ayah, it's got to be
Speaker 1: an A plus plus. If anybody, yeah and Guru's out
Speaker 1: there don't give him an A plus, then they're they're clear.
Speaker 1: They're mistake there. I don't even care if I were.
Speaker 1: It's not about working for the Jets or being on
Speaker 1: They get an A plus. That's what they did. Joe
Speaker 1: Dougas did a great job, his staff did a great job.
Speaker 1: And and to get Johnson at the end and make
Speaker 1: those moves, I think that's all. It's wild to me
Speaker 1: that they started making those calls at fifteen and they
Speaker 1: eventually got it done with that trade with Tennessee at
Speaker 1: twenty six and he was still there. I mean, look,
Speaker 1: they got a bunch, and tells anybody else, I mean,
Speaker 1: the kid is the best player in the a SEC. Defensively,
Speaker 1: he is the most when you look at what he
Speaker 1: did from from a pass rusher standpoint, outside of Hutchinson,
Speaker 1: he was the most productive with TFLs and sacks. H aggressive, violent.
Speaker 1: I think he's the most violent pass rusher of all
Speaker 1: the guys that are that are in this draft. And
Speaker 1: you know he's got a lot of production. I think
Speaker 1: that's important. You talk about the corners have production, interceptions,
Speaker 1: past defending tackles. You talk about getting a receiver that
Speaker 1: has touchdowns and big time plays in a big time division, right,
Speaker 1: and then you also look at a guy that can pass, rush,
Speaker 1: go get the quarterback, sacks, TFLs, make it, tackles behind
Speaker 1: a lot of scrimmage. These guys check every box you want.
Speaker 1: That's why I just feel like they got three top
Speaker 1: ten players in this draft. All right, we want live
Speaker 1: after the first two picks for our Jets over time special,
Speaker 1: but we weren't able to get in an interview that
Speaker 1: Caroline hundershot head with Jermaine Johnson after the six pick.
Speaker 1: But fortunately for us here on the podcast, we're gonna
Speaker 1: take a look at that right now here with Jermaine Johnson,
Speaker 1: the New York Jets twenty six pick overall. Jermine, how
Speaker 1: does it feel to know you got into the first
Speaker 1: round with pick number twenty six? It feels amazing. And
Speaker 1: the best part about is the Jets came and got me. Um,
Speaker 1: Like I told everyone, it was my favorite visit on
Speaker 1: my thirty visits and we just clicked. So I'm excited
Speaker 1: to bring everything I have to offer to the Jets.
Speaker 1: What does that mean? To you that the Jets traded
Speaker 1: up to come and get you. It means everything. It
Speaker 1: means that you're going with where you're wanted. You're not
Speaker 1: just well you're the best thing left. They're like, no,
Speaker 1: we want him, right, So I'm going somewhere where I'm wanted,
Speaker 1: and you know, vice versa. I know this has been
Speaker 1: a long journey for you. You started it at Independence
Speaker 1: Community College, went to Georgia, finally found your home at
Speaker 1: Florida State. How much does it mean to you that
Speaker 1: you've finally gotten to this point. Uh, it's it's like
Speaker 1: kind of hitting right now. Uh So I don't know,
Speaker 1: I'm sure to hit while I'm flying back. Um, but
Speaker 1: it means so much, man, It's so much has been
Speaker 1: poured into this goal, of this journey of mine. And
Speaker 1: it's not just me either. You know, I got my
Speaker 1: beautiful family here as well, and obviously the one up above.
Speaker 1: So um, it's just it means a lot and it's
Speaker 1: coming full circle. If you could look back and tell
Speaker 1: younger Jermaine what this journey would be like and how
Speaker 1: would ended up, what would you tell him? Buckle up?
Speaker 1: But um, it's definitely gonna be worth it. So don't
Speaker 1: ever give up. Now, when you did your pre draft visits,
Speaker 1: you mentioned you loved the Jets the most. What did
Speaker 1: Joe Douglas and Roberts Hollis say how you could fit
Speaker 1: in with the Jets and what you could bring to
Speaker 1: this team. It's just, uh, they really loved me at
Speaker 1: my position. I'm not gonna lie, um, but they knew.
Speaker 1: They see how I play football. It's very evident on
Speaker 1: film and them the Jets being uh, one of the
Speaker 1: only organizations running that defensive scheme they run in the
Speaker 1: league today, I fit it, and you know they're just
Speaker 1: raving about it. And you know they're raving about not
Speaker 1: only that in my play on the field, but me
Speaker 1: as a person, you know what I mean as a man?
Speaker 1: That that meant everything. And I can't I can't wait
Speaker 1: to just come here and give everything I got to
Speaker 1: the Jets. When you think of New York, what comes
Speaker 1: to mind? Uh? You know, my dad's from New York. Yeah,
Speaker 1: my dad and my dad's had of families from Brooklyn,
Speaker 1: so just kind of home. It's home now. Really, what's
Speaker 1: the most the biggest thing you're most excited about m
Speaker 1: build a relationship with my teammates for sure doing relationship
Speaker 1: in that locker room with my coaches, you know, everybody
Speaker 1: in the organizations, even yourself. Um, just just becoming a
Speaker 1: true tight knit family. Awesome, congratulations. We can't wait to
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Speaker 1: Jermaine Johnson's dad's family Brooklyn, Brooklyn Base, so he's got
Speaker 1: New York connections already, coming back home, coming, back home
Speaker 1: to the roots, all right, So he said the system
Speaker 1: was perfect form. Great job on the interview there by
Speaker 1: Carol Line, who did a fantastic job for us throughout
Speaker 1: the night one here. But the wide nine. When he's
Speaker 1: talking wide nine scheme, he's talking about the shade of
Speaker 1: the defensive ends outside. So when you play a wide nine,
Speaker 1: when you're lined up against the tight end, most of
Speaker 1: the time you're in a seven technique, which is the
Speaker 1: outside shoulder pad of that tight end. The wide nine,
Speaker 1: you step out a whole another man and you and
Speaker 1: you're out there wide and we played it in Detroit.
Speaker 1: It gives a pass rusher a great angle to get
Speaker 1: to the ball. It also forces forces the defense the
Speaker 1: offense's hand. If you're a tight end and you're blocking
Speaker 1: the defensive end, you have to go do it now
Speaker 1: so now everyone else can play fast. As the safety,
Speaker 1: I'm watching the tight end, he goes and blocks, I
Speaker 1: know I'm coming up and run support and there's no hesitation.
Speaker 1: So you know, it really does help you play faster
Speaker 1: if you have the right eyes and uh. And I
Speaker 1: think with a player like Jamaine Johnson playing that technique,
Speaker 1: he's gonna make a lot of plays. See that stats
Speaker 1: seventy tackles for a d end like that Plar five player.
Speaker 1: That's off the charts. Like that's a linebacker, Like you know,
Speaker 1: a decent linebacker. Number seventy seventy tackles, Like, seriously, kid,
Speaker 1: the kids a pass rusher, he could play the run.
Speaker 1: That's a lot of production, man, I mean you can't
Speaker 1: fake seventy tackles, you know. And and you know there's
Speaker 1: there's a lot of talent in the A C. C.
Speaker 1: So it's a big pick. Man. I'm telling this kid
Speaker 1: could be special. I hope he is. All these guys
Speaker 1: are potential the number one pick all the way down
Speaker 1: to the last pick of the draft. But man, these
Speaker 1: guys showed up in college and and this kid's gonna
Speaker 1: be fun to watch. Well, can we talk big picture
Speaker 1: along at the front of the line. Now, you add
Speaker 1: Jermaine Johnson to the mix. We did not see Carl
Speaker 1: Lawson play last year. He's coming off the Achilles, but
Speaker 1: he was the bust player on the field here throughout
Speaker 1: the summer. Oh yeah, so you add him on the outside.
Speaker 1: You got John Franklin Myers. You extended him during the year.
Speaker 1: The guy can play outside, the shift inside, and those
Speaker 1: sub packages. You do have Quinn and Williams one of
Speaker 1: the most talented young defensive tackles and football. Sheldon Rankin's
Speaker 1: here as well. I mean third should be right. I
Speaker 1: mean having those guys pass rushing and then and then
Speaker 1: you've got guys. I mean as a defensive back, you
Speaker 1: got those guys pass rushing. I know, if I'm Sauce,
Speaker 1: I'm playing corner. I'm jumping everything because the quarterback only
Speaker 1: has a little bit of time to make that decision.
Speaker 1: And and it works hand to hand. The coverage, the
Speaker 1: pass rush, they're gonna help each other out. Yeah, but
Speaker 1: how about the upgrades in the secondary? Beautiful? You get
Speaker 1: DJ Read free agency, your draft, Sauce Gardener, you had
Speaker 1: some young cornerbacks get valuable time. Last year. We saw
Speaker 1: Bryce Hall take some strides, Brandon Knuckles, the Jets love
Speaker 1: Michael Carter, Javelin Gidgerey's there as a death piece as well.
Speaker 1: I mean Jordan Whitehead signs of the safety position. You
Speaker 1: bring back LaMarcus Joyner. Um, Yeah, folks, I'm just telling
Speaker 1: you Whitehead was one of the best safeties in football
Speaker 1: last year. I don't care what you the money doesn't matter,
Speaker 1: whatever it is. I watched the kid every week. He's
Speaker 1: one of the better safeties in the league last year.
Speaker 1: From a great standpoint, there's a lot of great additions.
Speaker 1: I'm excited to see this young man. And clearly, you
Speaker 1: know we talked six three, but to have the speed,
Speaker 1: to have the the the instincts and the ability that
Speaker 1: he has coming from a program that, quite honestly, alls
Speaker 1: they've done is win. It's all he's done is win
Speaker 1: since he's been there. And he's a football player. He
Speaker 1: loves to come up and tackle, run support. He plays
Speaker 1: every facet of the game, bumping and bumping, run, he
Speaker 1: plays off coverage. You know, he comes up and run support.
Speaker 1: He can blitz off the corner. I mean, this is
Speaker 1: this is the guy. There's a lot of tools, there's
Speaker 1: a lot of pieces here. People should not be sleeping
Speaker 1: on the Jets. Maybe it's good if they're sleeping on
Speaker 1: the Jets. I think we're going back to Vegas now
Speaker 1: because Caroline hander Shot talked to Garrett Wilson after he
Speaker 1: was selected here with the New York Jets number ten
Speaker 1: overall pick. Garrett will say and Garrett, it's been a
Speaker 1: long journey to get to this point. How does it feel?
Speaker 1: What are the emotions running through your head right now? Yeah?
Speaker 1: I mean it's so much emotion. It's honestly hard to describe. Um,
Speaker 1: you know, it took me a while to to really
Speaker 1: you know, think about what what was going on and
Speaker 1: put some good thoughts to you know. It's it's just
Speaker 1: such a blessing. And um, you know I really haven't
Speaker 1: as at him me yet, is what I mean by that.
Speaker 1: So yeah, what do you think got you to this
Speaker 1: point and has allowed you to fulfill your dream of
Speaker 1: playing in the NFL? Yeah, I mean the people around me. Um,
Speaker 1: you know, I was blessed with a you know, an
Speaker 1: ability and you know it takes a whole family to
Speaker 1: to get someone here, and um, you know, I was
Speaker 1: blessed to have a family that that did that for me.
Speaker 1: So you know, to have them here on that night
Speaker 1: as well, Um, it was really special. But um, you
Speaker 1: know a lot of a lot of long days, you know,
Speaker 1: and the family was was there for all of it.
Speaker 1: The bracelets you're wearing today, say, humble over hype, why
Speaker 1: do you wear these? Yeah? Because, um, you know, I
Speaker 1: think I think it's what I it's what I want
Speaker 1: to live by. It's what I, um, you know, want
Speaker 1: to embody. And you know, I feel like if you're humble,
Speaker 1: you know, that can take you a long way itself.
Speaker 1: And um, you know, I feel like I do a
Speaker 1: pretty good job of being humble. What would you tell
Speaker 1: the young Garrett Wilson who just fell in love with
Speaker 1: the game of football from a young age about your
Speaker 1: journey up until this point. Yeah, I mean I would
Speaker 1: tell him keep going. It only gets wilder. Um. You
Speaker 1: know I was, like, I said, I've been blessed to
Speaker 1: play football since I was five years old, and um,
Speaker 1: you know that this has always been my dream. And uh,
Speaker 1: if I would guess where I was at, you know this,
Speaker 1: this is where I would be at and it's just
Speaker 1: such so awesome to think about. Um, I would have
Speaker 1: told him keep going. When you talk to Joe Douglas
Speaker 1: and Robert Saul in the pre draft process, what did
Speaker 1: they say that you could bring to the Jets. Yeah,
Speaker 1: you know, they liked my tape, but that they also
Speaker 1: liked the way I approached the game. And you know,
Speaker 1: they like the way that I that I thought about
Speaker 1: the game. And I feel like, you know that that
Speaker 1: had a lot to do with it. They could tell
Speaker 1: that I was a football guy, and um, you know,
Speaker 1: I think that that had a lot to do with
Speaker 1: you know, them them taking me at ten. Maybe are
Speaker 1: you excited to play and coach Michael Flour's offense. I'm
Speaker 1: really excited. Um, you know, spending some time in the
Speaker 1: mediing room with him, you could tell, you tell that
Speaker 1: he really loves the game. You know, he eats, eat
Speaker 1: sleeves and drinks the game. And uh, you know, I
Speaker 1: just can't wait to get in this offense see, you know,
Speaker 1: and learn and just be a part of the team. Now,
Speaker 1: how excited are you for some Wilson to Wilson receptions
Speaker 1: from quarterback Zach Wilson. Yeah, No, I'm really excited to
Speaker 1: meet Zach Wilson and you know, start building up some chemistry.
Speaker 1: You get out there, run some routes and um, you know,
Speaker 1: but like I said, built our chemistry and you know,
Speaker 1: hopefully carries into the season. You know. So I'm really
Speaker 1: excited to to meet him. And what's the biggest thing
Speaker 1: you're looking forward to about playing on the New York Jets. Uh,
Speaker 1: the fans and just the the energy that's that's in
Speaker 1: the uh, you know, the MetLife Stadium. I can already
Speaker 1: tell that, you know, um, the fans. Jet fans are
Speaker 1: really passionate about the Jets, and um that they really
Speaker 1: love their players, and I just can't wait to, you know,
Speaker 1: bring them some some good, good memories. Congratulations. Were so
Speaker 1: happy to have you in New York. Thank you. I'm
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Speaker 1: zero seven one one seven. Good stuff from Caroline and
Speaker 1: New Jets receiver Garrett Wilson. What are you thinking tonight.
Speaker 1: If you're Zach Wilson, you gotta stud coming your way,
Speaker 1: another weapon, another piece. Uh you know, Elijah Moore I
Speaker 1: think is excited to get on the field and put
Speaker 1: in another big year. But I think the biggest thing
Speaker 1: for me with Wilson is you know that the kid
Speaker 1: finds ways to get open. Not a lot of contested
Speaker 1: catches in his game, very sharp, his receiver routes his
Speaker 1: movements coming out of his breaks. He's getting he gets
Speaker 1: to the end zone, which is huge. I think touchdowns,
Speaker 1: touchdowns and thirty three games. Yeah, I mean that's I mean,
Speaker 1: come on, man, like that's that's pretty good. So, uh
Speaker 1: you know, he's he's he's the best receiver in the draft.
Speaker 1: He's got to be. I mean, Jamison wins we talked
Speaker 1: about him, if he didn't have the injury, be there,
Speaker 1: but he's injured. So now you get a guy right
Speaker 1: now comes on the field. Yards per catch for almost
Speaker 1: a hundred and fifty catches over fifteen yards. That's pretty good.
Speaker 1: So he was a study. Had a bunch of stud
Speaker 1: receivers and tight ends on that team with him, but man,
Speaker 1: he was the go to guy, and um, you know,
Speaker 1: I think he's a very gifted player, and you think
Speaker 1: he's gonna do a good job. What do you think
Speaker 1: about what he does to this receiver group that includes
Speaker 1: a four men of Elijah More. You got Corey Davis,
Speaker 1: got Breakston Burials back in the mix. Denzel Mims has
Speaker 1: been We've heard good reports from Joe Douglas about what
Speaker 1: he's doing this offseason, but they talk about not only frontline,
Speaker 1: but also the depth. Yeah, I mean there's a ton
Speaker 1: of depth. Now you have an excellent route runner, another
Speaker 1: third down weapon who can move the chains, but a
Speaker 1: playmaker who can catch a quick slam. They can take
Speaker 1: an eighty, a guy who can go in the red
Speaker 1: zone and make the tough catches. Uh, someone who's just
Speaker 1: going to who's gonna be another spark plug. And I
Speaker 1: think that's just gonna motivate everyone to continue to get better.
Speaker 1: You bring back Braxton Burrios. You know, Elijah Moore is
Speaker 1: a young receiver who showed a ton of potential and
Speaker 1: showed a lot of great plays that he can make.
Speaker 1: When you add in the Garrett Wilson, it's just gonna
Speaker 1: make everyone's game pick up and it's just gonna be
Speaker 1: dynamic as far as what Zack Wilson can do, the
Speaker 1: ross is really coming together because you have Linkel Thomlinson,
Speaker 1: who's gonna play left guard for you as a pro bowler.
Speaker 1: Last year with the San Francisco forty Niners, you move
Speaker 1: Elijah Vera Tucker over the right guard, you had had
Speaker 1: a pair of tight ends. So in this offense is
Speaker 1: predicated on the run game. Correct, Yes, security blankets, Um.
Speaker 1: You know Zack can take some big strides. I think
Speaker 1: it's key for him to continue to put it in
Speaker 1: the work in the off season. Like we talked about
Speaker 1: this on some of the shows lading under the draft,
Speaker 1: we need see a big jump. You know. It's not
Speaker 1: pressures on it's just that's the expectation level when you're
Speaker 1: a top PIC and you're a quarterback. And there's a
Speaker 1: lot of quarterbacks in the league right now that are young,
Speaker 1: that are playing well. So he has now that this
Speaker 1: offensive line they don't do another thing moving forward. Is
Speaker 1: the top eleven twelve offensive line they should be in
Speaker 1: my opinion. So and then it only should enhance the
Speaker 1: run game, like you said, And let's see what else
Speaker 1: they do in the draft here. The next couple of
Speaker 1: days but man, if they just ended today, you'd be happy, right,
Speaker 1: you'd be happy. Yeah? How much pressure getting this offense
Speaker 1: put on you now? Because you do have Sama Conklin
Speaker 1: at the tight end position, so you can you got flexibility,
Speaker 1: versatility options from Michael Fleur, but then you got all
Speaker 1: these receivers. And the other thing about Garrett Wilson I
Speaker 1: love is that he played slot two thousand and twenty.
Speaker 1: He played outside last year and he took it up
Speaker 1: another level playing outside. But if you ever want to
Speaker 1: move them, it's a hey, yeah, I mean you have
Speaker 1: a ton of versatility as far as what you can
Speaker 1: do in your offense. You can go twelve personnel, split
Speaker 1: Conklin out as a receiver because he's that athletic and
Speaker 1: he does a great job running routes. You know, you
Speaker 1: have Garrett Wilson, Elijah More, Uh, Corey Davis. You know,
Speaker 1: there's so many weapons out there that you can get versatile.
Speaker 1: And what you're doing offensively motions keep defenses on their
Speaker 1: heels and just continue to attack. So I think you know,
Speaker 1: you keep that run game going. You start off with
Speaker 1: the run game, then you ask some sprinkles of flavor
Speaker 1: in there, take some deep shots with all these talented receivers,
Speaker 1: and the defenses are gonna be on their heels. Quarterback
Speaker 1: is quarterbacks, Yeah, you keep just listen. He's gotta have
Speaker 1: a big He's gotta have a big off season. I
Speaker 1: mean it's gonna be big. You know, the timing getting
Speaker 1: these guys in working with him thrown. We know he's
Speaker 1: doing that. And I always talk about that classroom side,
Speaker 1: you know, just you know, understanding the mistakes and the
Speaker 1: things that you need to get better on and limiting
Speaker 1: those things and then hit the layoups. They're gonna be
Speaker 1: a lot of layups with these with this crew, the
Speaker 1: layups and this is a totally different situation than when
Speaker 1: Robert Sala took over last January. This team hasn't taken
Speaker 1: the strides in terms of the wins and losses, but
Speaker 1: you're seeing the roster really come together and now the
Speaker 1: ws are gonna fall absolutely. I mean, it takes time
Speaker 1: to build a culture, It takes time to put the
Speaker 1: right pieces in position, and they're slowly doing it. You know.
Speaker 1: Joe Douglas has done a great job building this offensive line,
Speaker 1: and that's where it starts at the line of scrimmage.
Speaker 1: You know, offensively, can you dominate the line of scrimmage? Defensively?
Speaker 1: Can you play in the opposing team's backfield? And then
Speaker 1: you add the other weapons and they've got them. Uh,
Speaker 1: I'm gonna ask you. We're gonna end today, Sauce Gardner,
Speaker 1: but before we get to Caroline one final time in Vegas.
Speaker 1: That's how we're gonna close this pot. What do you
Speaker 1: think about tomorrow? Now you have the overall selection, let
Speaker 1: me throw some names at you. See if anything pops out.
Speaker 1: The Kobe Dean from Georgia, undersize linebacker, very good player,
Speaker 1: Maleek Willis. Obviously the Jets aren't looking for a quarterback,
Speaker 1: running back from stop right there? I mean, look, running back, safety, linebacker.
Speaker 1: Who who's the best highest guy that's there? Uh? And
Speaker 1: I really think if if let's just say, okay, Breece
Speaker 1: Hall Dean, they are better than that. They're better than that.
Speaker 1: So you're getting a better player there with all three
Speaker 1: of those guys. Now, what do you need the most?
Speaker 1: I mean, you know, Breese can do it all. Now,
Speaker 1: he can run any scheme, he can catch. Uh, just
Speaker 1: a super super productive and you know the last couple
Speaker 1: of running backs has come out I was eight, are
Speaker 1: still playing at a high level in the league. Uh
Speaker 1: Montgomery and oh boy, the other guy's slipping my name,
Speaker 1: slipping my mind right now. But you know they've they've
Speaker 1: been really Uh. You know, these guys come in ready
Speaker 1: to run because of the style of offense that they
Speaker 1: have at Iowa State. Uh Nakobe Dean is like a
Speaker 1: bio engineer, scientists, whatever it is. You gotta check it out.
Speaker 1: The guy's super smart and he's got instincts like out
Speaker 1: the wazoo. I mean, I've watched him live. I mean,
Speaker 1: the guy is literally he was the leader of the
Speaker 1: best defense in the country. He was the leader, right
Speaker 1: and then you got let me throw these names at you.
Speaker 1: Be a b jumped on the guys in the positions
Speaker 1: of need. Here you have Jaquan Brisker, impress of safety
Speaker 1: from pun State. Breece Hall, the running back from Iowa State,
Speaker 1: Chad MoMA the linebacker ultra athletic linebacker from Wyoming still
Speaker 1: out there also Troy Anderson's speaking of great athlete from
Speaker 1: Montana State. The kids just ran a ridiculous number and
Speaker 1: you played multiple positions there in Montana State. Um, what
Speaker 1: do you think? What do you, what do you think
Speaker 1: about some of those names. Jalen Petrie from Baylen. Yeah,
Speaker 1: you're gonna looking at five guys that can help. I
Speaker 1: remember your guy Christian Harrison. Christian Harris is still out there.
Speaker 1: They're gonna get They're gonna get four guys that are
Speaker 1: that that should be starting next year. Yeah. I mean
Speaker 1: when you talk about you look at guys like like
Speaker 1: Fred Warner and Bobby Wagner, just great athletes who play
Speaker 1: with reckless, abandoned who do a great job in the
Speaker 1: middle of this defense. I mean, we got a good
Speaker 1: one is c. J. Mosey. But you could always do
Speaker 1: some help from a partner, give him a partner. But
Speaker 1: Joe Douglas is going to sleep well tonight most times.
Speaker 1: I think. I think most times after draft you're probably
Speaker 1: a little bit charged up, and he has the right
Speaker 1: to be charged up. But I watched him during that
Speaker 1: news conference in it it wasn't a cocky smile, but
Speaker 1: you could tell he was feeling pretty good because he
Speaker 1: just added some big time pieces to this team. I mean, yeah,
Speaker 1: that's a home run over run. You know, he had
Speaker 1: a home run draft last year, and that's the quarterback.
Speaker 1: Now's turn to really complete it. But talking about a
Speaker 1: lot of guys on the field now that we're draft picks,
Speaker 1: and I really feel great about these three players stepping
Speaker 1: on the field ready to rock and roll and making
Speaker 1: contributions week one. I mean, that's that's the confidence I had,
Speaker 1: all right. Eklmost tired. He's gotta get some sleep. We
Speaker 1: gotta beauty Ross. My man's going out there and playing
Speaker 1: eighteen holes in the morning. That's how he's getting ready
Speaker 1: for day two. Uh. An unbelievable night for the New
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Speaker 1: We're gonna be back here throughout the weekend and we're
Speaker 1: gonna end. Actually, how this night started. The New York
Speaker 1: Jets got this evening, a wonderful evening underway with the
Speaker 1: selection of Ahmad Sauce Gardener to Cincinnati and Caroline talked
Speaker 1: to him. That's how we're signing off here with the
Speaker 1: number four overall pick for the New York Jets, A
Speaker 1: mods sauce Gardener. Sauce, how does it feel It's been
Speaker 1: a long journey to get to this point. What are
Speaker 1: the emotions running through your head right now? Man? It
Speaker 1: feels so unreal, like my body. I got the butterflies deal,
Speaker 1: so I don't even know how to you know, adjust
Speaker 1: to it. You know, it's a blessing though. Man, I'm
Speaker 1: excited to be a New York Jacob for sure. During
Speaker 1: the pre draft process, when you were speaking with Joe
Speaker 1: Douglas and Robert Sala, did they give you any inclination
Speaker 1: you were gonna go this early at number four? Now,
Speaker 1: they weren't saying that, you know, that was just expressing
Speaker 1: how much they liked me, you know, how much they
Speaker 1: like watching me on film and what kind of how
Speaker 1: much they like the kind of guy that I am,
Speaker 1: you know, So it wasn't really any point they're saying,
Speaker 1: we're gonna get you at for what did they say
Speaker 1: would be your fit in this team? Uh? You know,
Speaker 1: just being able to come and be a slum, to
Speaker 1: be able to take information from other people first of all,
Speaker 1: and be a I'm a great person. So they felt
Speaker 1: that I would be a great teammate, you know, being
Speaker 1: able to set the top guys. Now, you know that
Speaker 1: that's the kind of defense they played. They're like playing
Speaker 1: a lot of man, you know, so they felt like
Speaker 1: I was a great fit, a great scheme fit, you know,
Speaker 1: and I feel that way as well. You've spoken a
Speaker 1: lot about growing up in Detroit and overcoming that adversity.
Speaker 1: What got you to this point? Man, Like you said,
Speaker 1: at adversity that intrinsic motivation. You know, I've been through
Speaker 1: a lot of my past, you know, but I don't
Speaker 1: forget about it, you know, and I just keep me going. Uh.
Speaker 1: I just want to always be able to take care
Speaker 1: of my mom. And the fact that I just got
Speaker 1: drafted to the New York Jets. You know, I'm gonna
Speaker 1: be able to accomplish that. You call yourself the chosen One?
Speaker 1: Why is that? You know? Because I was always at
Speaker 1: the bottom of the barrel, you know, since Little League
Speaker 1: I didn't have anything. Well little League I was cool.
Speaker 1: High School I was at the bottom of the depth chart.
Speaker 1: Got through throughing the fire, made the most of the opportunity. College,
Speaker 1: bottom of the depth chart during the fire, made the
Speaker 1: most out of opportunity. And throughout that whole time, I
Speaker 1: just kept a snarl relationship with God, you know, and
Speaker 1: I feel like it just paid off. What would you
Speaker 1: tell young sauce who just fell in love with the
Speaker 1: game of football and just wanted to play football. About
Speaker 1: the journey you've been on so far. It was a
Speaker 1: long journey, a long, tough, bumpy journey, bumpy road, you know,
Speaker 1: but I just stay focused, stay dedicated, and this as
Speaker 1: the result. And what are you most excited about? Probably
Speaker 1: playing with the New York Jets or what's what are
Speaker 1: you most looking forward to? Yeah, getting to New York,
Speaker 1: being able to meet my teammates, my future brothers, you know,
Speaker 1: and just been able to show them the type of guy,
Speaker 1: you know, what I can bring to the team. Congratulations,
Speaker 1: We can't wait to see you in the green and white.
Speaker 1: Appreciate it. I can't wait either,