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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to an own edition of the official Jet podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>The Draft Podcast, presented by PEPSI. The Draft is over

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<v Speaker 1>Ethan E. A. Becktam Coleman on the other side of

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<v Speaker 1>the bed MGM studio. The Jets started with ten picks.

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<v Speaker 1>They shuffled around. They still have ten picks. That's how

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<v Speaker 1>they end up the two thousand twenty one NFL Draft.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just curious what everyone thinks of the draft class

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<v Speaker 1>as a whole. Let's start with I'm worried about your

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<v Speaker 1>mental well being. What you love the draft. I love

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<v Speaker 1>that this is one of your favorite weekends of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>Might be the top weekend of all. The draft. The

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<v Speaker 1>first padded practice of training camp is right up there, too,

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<v Speaker 1>but the draft is definitely I think it's up there.

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<v Speaker 1>It's gotta be one a for me. Yeah, listen, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's an exhausting weekend. But for the New

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<v Speaker 1>York Jets in their France base, they should be enthused

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<v Speaker 1>about what actually transpired over the course of three days.

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<v Speaker 1>Starts with Zach Wilson at number two overall. He will

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<v Speaker 1>be the headliner. He will be the person that we

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<v Speaker 1>will come back to in five, in ten years and

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<v Speaker 1>say how do the Jets do in the draft. While

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be largely based on what happens with this

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<v Speaker 1>guy who wore number one at b y you so

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<v Speaker 1>he comes in there and Joe Douglas adds around him

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<v Speaker 1>with the next three picks, and then here on day three,

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<v Speaker 1>we're finishing it up. Here the Jets go final six

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<v Speaker 1>picks with the defensive flavor. I think in all, Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Douglas was very active three trades and like you mentioned,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of wheeling and dealing, but the Jets still

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<v Speaker 1>finished with ten picks. Another good thing is the Jets

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of capital for next year's draft that

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<v Speaker 1>you're already looking forward to Green's two first round picks

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<v Speaker 1>in two second round picks, Anthony, your thoughts, Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>think they got a lot of production out of their

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<v Speaker 1>draft this year. I think that, you know, the players

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<v Speaker 1>that they felt like they got have more value than

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<v Speaker 1>the spots that they actually drafted them in, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's great, you know, so they really feel good

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<v Speaker 1>as an organization. Uh, I'm gonna make an early prediction.

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's gonna be at least five starters out

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<v Speaker 1>of least ten. Uh in in in week one. How

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<v Speaker 1>about that? So that would be unprecedented if you can

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<v Speaker 1>figure that one out and get those guys going. So

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<v Speaker 1>um listen, this team needs competition. Robert Sale has been

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<v Speaker 1>talking about that pretty much all weekend. These guys are

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get a chance to compete. And you know, depending

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<v Speaker 1>on who else comes in undrafted free agents. Uh, this

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<v Speaker 1>could be a really, really, really good job by Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Douglas and his staff putting this draft class together. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought they did an excellent job. And when I

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<v Speaker 1>look at the overall draft, I mean, obviously you have

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<v Speaker 1>Zack Wilson, Elijah Vera Tucker, but from then on, it's speed, speed, speed,

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<v Speaker 1>and and that's what Robert Salad likes. He loves that speed.

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<v Speaker 1>And you look at the defensive side of the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>Two former safeties in Sherwood and uh in nationally. Two

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<v Speaker 1>guys who are big, they're six three, their their long arms,

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<v Speaker 1>they're they're physical, they come down in the box. They

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<v Speaker 1>can cover tight ends. But at the same time they're

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<v Speaker 1>not afraid to come down in the box and lower

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<v Speaker 1>the boom. These guys are gonna transition the linebackers covering

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<v Speaker 1>from sideline to sideline. Then you have the defensive backs

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<v Speaker 1>who who are very agile. You know, they can play

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<v Speaker 1>multiple positions, cornerback, nickel, safety. All these guys are versatile. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>They added a lot of speed this weekend and it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be exciting to see them. You know, Coleman, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna pinball it back to you and we'll go in

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<v Speaker 1>reverse order. The Jets had seven picks on Day three.

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<v Speaker 1>Is there one person that stands out to you, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>not even as a player, but a pick that you

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<v Speaker 1>particularly like and you kind of alluded to it, I

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<v Speaker 1>think with Sherwood and Nasrel Dean. But if you used

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<v Speaker 1>to go in a different direction, that's fine. If you

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<v Speaker 1>want to go in the same direction, that's fine as well. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a love Sherwood. I well, I like Jason Pinnock

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<v Speaker 1>as well. You know, the corner out of pit this

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<v Speaker 1>is a great cover corner. Hey, he did a great

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<v Speaker 1>job of of getting stops getting off the field. He

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<v Speaker 1>traveled around the field covering their best receiver. They played

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of man to man coverage. We all know,

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<v Speaker 1>and this defense, there's gonna be a lot of single

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<v Speaker 1>high You're gonna play a lot of man to man.

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<v Speaker 1>There's gonna be some cover three. Uh, you know, they're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have to mix things up. So getting a cornerback

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<v Speaker 1>like Jason Pinnock is gonna be a big addition to

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<v Speaker 1>your defense. What about you, Anthony? Yeah, man, look it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be Surewood. I just listen. I think he's a

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<v Speaker 1>Day one starter. I really do believe that. Uh there,

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<v Speaker 1>there's was a lot of buzz about him, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>not today, like before the draft started, and they got

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<v Speaker 1>him right, So, uh, they know something about this kid

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<v Speaker 1>that's gonna fit, and it's all about fit. It's all

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<v Speaker 1>about what they can what a kid can do for

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<v Speaker 1>the system. And uh so listen, you know he played

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<v Speaker 1>as much as two thirty at Auburn, you know, playing

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<v Speaker 1>his position. He you're gonna come down and play a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of that hybrid backer whatever you want to

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<v Speaker 1>call it. But uh, power strength, heavy hitter. I mentioned it,

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<v Speaker 1>you know earlier today. You know, thirty four inch arms,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the longest arm length in fifteen years of

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<v Speaker 1>the draft of any dB. So you know he's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be able to go up and contest balls versus you

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<v Speaker 1>know some of these bigger athletic basketball style tight ends.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, that are in the league right now, and um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, look, I want to see what he's got.

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<v Speaker 1>What you know we need. We need those components on

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<v Speaker 1>the field speed side to side, coming downhill and be

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<v Speaker 1>able to cover. You have to have that package because

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<v Speaker 1>that's the kind of defense that you know this team

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<v Speaker 1>wants and needs. I think I know who he's gonna say,

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<v Speaker 1>but go for it. I'm going Michael curR Yeah. Just

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<v Speaker 1>for the record, I'm also going Michael Carter. Yeah, but

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<v Speaker 1>you might be taking the guy from Duke. I will say,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna go right in the research triangles, staying right

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<v Speaker 1>there and say Michael car because I see parallels to

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<v Speaker 1>what happened to the Jets on Day two of the

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<v Speaker 1>draft where they were crossing their fingers. Elijah Moore was

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<v Speaker 1>there and sure enough was it thirty four. Then we

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<v Speaker 1>enter day three and here we go again and they

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<v Speaker 1>get Michael Carter in. You need offensive weapons to win

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<v Speaker 1>in the National football it does start up front, but

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<v Speaker 1>this guy can do it in all phases. He fellas

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<v Speaker 1>this stat is just ridiculous. Thirty three abated tackles, third

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<v Speaker 1>most in the FBS. Last year, he rushed for more

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<v Speaker 1>than yards eight yards per carry. He made it happen

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<v Speaker 1>big time. Um, maybe he's not the fastest guy in

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<v Speaker 1>the forty yard dash, but he is a big play

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<v Speaker 1>waiting to happen. And he is an a depth receiver.

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<v Speaker 1>He's also sturdy as a blocker as well. He's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>fit in awfully well in this outside zone running schemes. So,

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<v Speaker 1>Zack Wilson, were you gonna add while you had a

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<v Speaker 1>piece up front and Elijah vera tucker, then you get um,

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<v Speaker 1>Elijah Moore, Elijah squared and then Michael Carter coming back

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<v Speaker 1>in the fourth round and Michael Carter square else. That

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<v Speaker 1>was one of my favorite Joe Douglas lines. He said,

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<v Speaker 1>we're really cornering the market on Elijah's and Michael Carter's

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<v Speaker 1>and and you're right, the Jets did draft another Michael Carter.

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<v Speaker 1>But my favorite selection of Day three was the U

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<v Speaker 1>n C running back. I mean we saw he saw

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<v Speaker 1>the highlights just a moment ago. I mean you can

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<v Speaker 1>really see the vision and the stop startability, that's what

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<v Speaker 1>he talked about. And I think you hit the nail

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<v Speaker 1>on the head. I think he fits what the Jets

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<v Speaker 1>want to run here extremely well. And this this game

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<v Speaker 1>UNC against Miami is when Javonte Williams and Michael Carter

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<v Speaker 1>both ran extremely wild and six point three yards of pop.

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<v Speaker 1>For his career at U n C, he has an

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<v Speaker 1>outstanding career there, and he's a solid receiver out of

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<v Speaker 1>the actfield. But this is really what I would consider

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<v Speaker 1>like chapter two. In the off season. There's chapter one,

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<v Speaker 1>which is free agency, the draft is chapter two. Now

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<v Speaker 1>comes chapter three, which is, you know a little more

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<v Speaker 1>trickle of free agency here and there, and then training

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<v Speaker 1>camp and developing your players. So Anthony, let's start with you,

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<v Speaker 1>then we'll go to e C. What do you think

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<v Speaker 1>about the way that this roster is coming together when

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<v Speaker 1>you think about where it was before free agency. Now

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<v Speaker 1>we're two thirds of the way home to training camp,

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<v Speaker 1>and it seems like this roster has been overhauled by

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<v Speaker 1>a considerable amount, more than I think a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people thought could be possible. Yeah, you know, uh another

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about Michael Carter, Guys, he's split the carries. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he may have had over two thousand yards rushing by

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<v Speaker 1>himself if he was the lead back. But yeah, the

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<v Speaker 1>roster is great. I mean, listen, Carl Lawson, he's a

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<v Speaker 1>unicorn pass rusher. He can do a lot of things.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh led one of the leaders in the NFL and

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback pressures. Corey Davis. You know, he's a top five

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<v Speaker 1>draft pick, blew up last year, earned his spot. Now

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna be a one. Uh. Jared Dave this. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's another guy that you know. He's an into box

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<v Speaker 1>linebacker that's aggressive, speed, fast. He's gonna be able to

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<v Speaker 1>control the inside, and he's gonna add a presence there

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<v Speaker 1>at the linebacker position. Rankings. Uh. Coming coming back from

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<v Speaker 1>the injury two years ago, bouncing back last year, getting

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<v Speaker 1>back to form, they feel like they got a home

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<v Speaker 1>run in him at the d line position. And you

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<v Speaker 1>go on and on and on. I mean, even from

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<v Speaker 1>a standpoint of Justin Hardy just a tremendous You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a corner. He's feisty to do like literally loves

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<v Speaker 1>special teams like he he even said it in his

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<v Speaker 1>president He's like, man, you just he just loves playing it.

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<v Speaker 1>And you gotta have those kind of guys. Man, boy's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna love to have him. You're gonna need a spark plug.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of us other players are gonna feed off him

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<v Speaker 1>because he's he plays it at such a high level.

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<v Speaker 1>So again I'm excited and we have you know, we're

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<v Speaker 1>just talking in the draft picks altogether. I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a brand new team. It's a brand new team. It

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<v Speaker 1>all starts, of course with a quarterback, but again, it

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<v Speaker 1>takes some of the pressure off the quarterback when you

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<v Speaker 1>start adding those pieces and put them in place. Absolutely,

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<v Speaker 1>and you you talk about the rest of the roster,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, everyone, it's easy to forget about C. J. Mosley.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, listen, this guy was one of the most

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<v Speaker 1>dominant linebackers a couple of years ago. Played We talked

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<v Speaker 1>about it over the week and played some of the

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<v Speaker 1>three of the best quarters. We see that a linebacker

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<v Speaker 1>in two thousand nineteen. But you know he's coming back

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<v Speaker 1>into the fold. You know, you you have a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of young guys. You have Quentin Williams, who was dominant

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<v Speaker 1>last year, should have been a pro bowler. Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you're adding these other pieces. LaMarcus Joiner is the safety

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<v Speaker 1>who can come down in the box, cover slot receivers.

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<v Speaker 1>You add him with Marcus May and the secondary. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I just you just can't help but get excited about

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<v Speaker 1>all the speed that you see, all the agility that

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<v Speaker 1>you have in this defense. And then on the offensive

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<v Speaker 1>side of the ball, of course you got backed in already.

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<v Speaker 1>Then you had vera Tucker. You you know, the offensive

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<v Speaker 1>line is getting solidified. It's gonna be very exciting to

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<v Speaker 1>see how this team comes out, especially once coach Sala

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<v Speaker 1>starts to get his mentality, trying to get that aggression

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<v Speaker 1>into the players. Team is really young, which is good.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's a double edged sword. It can be good,

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<v Speaker 1>but you're also going to have a learning process. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>The Jets, of course won two games last year, and

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<v Speaker 1>Anthony talked about an infusion of talent and how this

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<v Speaker 1>roster has been We've seen a complete overhaul. I'm wondering

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<v Speaker 1>as I listened to you guys talk, and then we

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<v Speaker 1>take into consideration everything that's changed on the roster, do

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<v Speaker 1>you start thinking about what this team is capable of.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not talking third team wins all this stuff, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know, seventeen games schedule next year, we don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>we know the opponents, we don't know what that's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be looking like. But why can't this team, if it

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<v Speaker 1>all comes together, um be in the mix as far

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<v Speaker 1>as being around more like five. Is that jump so

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<v Speaker 1>significant international football nowadays, where you see teams make the

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<v Speaker 1>turn every year. Can the Jets be one of those

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<v Speaker 1>teams that can get themselves into more in the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of wrong in the National Football League as opposed to

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<v Speaker 1>where they ended the season last year. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>it's far fetched, especially when you consider the caliber of

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<v Speaker 1>players the Jets abroad. And I will say, like for

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<v Speaker 1>someone like Carl Lawson, he only had five and a

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<v Speaker 1>half sacks last year, but he had a he led

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL and quarterback pressures among defensive linemen. So for

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<v Speaker 1>a guy like that, you're hoping you buy stock before

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<v Speaker 1>they really take off. No Jet pun intended. And so

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<v Speaker 1>with guys like that, I mean, Corey Davis hasn't had

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<v Speaker 1>in a thousand yards season, but you look at his

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<v Speaker 1>track record, seems like he's an ascending player. Seems like

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<v Speaker 1>all the players the Jets signed are ascending players, except

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<v Speaker 1>for maybe somebody like Vinny Curry who's later on in

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<v Speaker 1>his career. But I really think that the Jets have

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<v Speaker 1>completely overhauled this auster and it feels like Joe Douglas

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<v Speaker 1>really putting his imprint on this team more so than

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<v Speaker 1>last season because he didn't quite have the financial flexibility

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<v Speaker 1>in the Capitol in the draft that he did this year.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm I'm excited to see to see what happens

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<v Speaker 1>and the last thing that I want to say and

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<v Speaker 1>or the last thing I want to do before we

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<v Speaker 1>wrap up here. And I'm curious because we have two

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<v Speaker 1>former NFL players across the way here. This is a

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<v Speaker 1>draft recap. What's next for all these rookies. I know

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<v Speaker 1>there's rookie Minicamp, but you know, can you kind of

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<v Speaker 1>take us through, Let's start with Coleman, what happens when

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<v Speaker 1>you get the playbook, and then take us through what

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<v Speaker 1>is a rookie season and what many college players consider

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<v Speaker 1>and rookies consider the longest years of their lives. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, as a rookie, it is the longest year.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you finish your college season, you go to

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<v Speaker 1>your bowl, and then you start preparing for the Combine

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<v Speaker 1>for your pro day, and then you get if you're

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<v Speaker 1>fortunate enough, you get drafted, you get signed as a

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<v Speaker 1>free agent, and then this rookie minicamp. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>heard coach talking about earlier rookie Minicamp is next week.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you come in here, you learn the fundamentals

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<v Speaker 1>of the defense or the offense. You get your playbook.

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<v Speaker 1>You're doing nothing but studying. You're you're diving into that

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<v Speaker 1>book because if you don't know, you can't go and

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<v Speaker 1>you have to know what you want to You have

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<v Speaker 1>to know what you're doing once you get out here,

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<v Speaker 1>once the veterans come in, listen, if you're a rookie

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<v Speaker 1>right now, this is your this is your time to

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<v Speaker 1>take advantage of it. Because everyone's starting off in the

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<v Speaker 1>same area. You know, the veterans, they don't know this defense,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't know the offense. It's a new scheme for everyone.

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<v Speaker 1>And so if you're a rookie, if you put your

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<v Speaker 1>mind to it, you study now you can start playing

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<v Speaker 1>with the big boys. You get in there and get

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<v Speaker 1>your opportunities to start making a difference in training camp,

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<v Speaker 1>in mini camp, and next thing you know, you're in

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<v Speaker 1>the season, going full speed and uh and you're in

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<v Speaker 1>the mix. College is over right. I mean it's literally,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like it's a it's a punch you on a

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<v Speaker 1>phase kind of moment. I talked about it earlier, but

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<v Speaker 1>it really is like you have to mature yourself at

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<v Speaker 1>a different level. You have to be ready to become

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<v Speaker 1>a pro now because there are expectation levels on younger players.

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<v Speaker 1>The league right now is a younger league, and and

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<v Speaker 1>you see younger players having a lot of success across

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL. The Jets have to have that kind of

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<v Speaker 1>output from their younger players, and at their most key position.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, there's been a tremendous amount of rookie quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 1>coming in playing some good ball, and I'll be quite

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<v Speaker 1>honest with you, I expect that out of Zach Wilson,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, you know that that that's gonna be the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest play on this is getting these guys have to

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<v Speaker 1>make a commitment to professionalism. Because a coach can coach,

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<v Speaker 1>They can give you everything, all the information you need.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you aren't dialed in to say, Okay, I

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<v Speaker 1>got all this money in the bank, put that here.

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<v Speaker 1>Get dialed in on the field, note after note, detail

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<v Speaker 1>after detail, put it all into play. If you don't

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<v Speaker 1>do it like like Eric was talking about, you will fail.

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<v Speaker 1>Bottom line, you cannot cut corners, in particular when you're

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<v Speaker 1>a younger player, because if you do, you fall behind

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<v Speaker 1>and if you start falling behind it. Every single day,

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<v Speaker 1>somebody's gaining on you. Somebody's getting and it may not

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<v Speaker 1>be the guy in the building. It may be the

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<v Speaker 1>guy in Miami and maybe the guy in New England

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<v Speaker 1>or wherever team that those guys are. So it's just

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<v Speaker 1>so critical for for young players to really just you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta grow up, period. And Joe talked about the character

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<v Speaker 1>of these guys. I expect those kind of guys. You

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<v Speaker 1>hear about work ethic, you hear about leadership from these players,

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<v Speaker 1>then I would expect them to do those small things

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<v Speaker 1>and learn how to get better at those things from

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<v Speaker 1>some of the veteran players in the building, so that

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<v Speaker 1>this team, like you said our e A, can be

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<v Speaker 1>much better than than last year in the year before.

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<v Speaker 1>But I look more of a three year outlook for

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<v Speaker 1>this team, Okay, because for me, it's the first year

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<v Speaker 1>get growing. Next year all those draft picks, and now

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<v Speaker 1>another year for them to grow. I look at a

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<v Speaker 1>three year window with this could be honestly the most

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<v Speaker 1>improved team in the NFL. Yeah. The sobering thought and

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<v Speaker 1>all this is that I think every team in the

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<v Speaker 1>NFC East has gotten better this offseason. We saw that

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<v Speaker 1>what the Buffalo Bills did last year. They were thirteen

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<v Speaker 1>and three, I believe, and they want to defeat in

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<v Speaker 1>the division. The Patriots spend a boatload. They spend a

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<v Speaker 1>boatload of money in free agency, um, so I think

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<v Speaker 1>they definitely improved as well. And then Miami speaking about assets,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a team that had assets that was on parallel

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<v Speaker 1>with the New York Jets. So I think all those teams,

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<v Speaker 1>on paper, at least are did not take a step

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<v Speaker 1>back here this offseason. And we've talked about this in

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<v Speaker 1>the pre draft process. Was every team the National Football

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<v Speaker 1>League feels better after draft weekend. But I think from

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<v Speaker 1>a Jet perspective Anthony just mentioned it is that you

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<v Speaker 1>are installing new systems. But the great thing defensively is

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<v Speaker 1>Robert Sale Jeff Albert's gonna keep it simple. They're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>attack the quarterback. They're gonna play that four or three,

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<v Speaker 1>and they want those guys running all over the place.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw that attack in free agency along that defensive line,

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<v Speaker 1>namely Carl Lawson. But they added strength in numbers. Now

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<v Speaker 1>we see what they're looking for in the linebackers. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>we saw that in the draft. You're good at safety cornerbacks.

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<v Speaker 1>You added an infusion of talent here on Day three

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<v Speaker 1>of the draft. On the offensive side of the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>All the talk is gonna be about Zack Wilson, but

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<v Speaker 1>I think the system that Michael Flour is going to

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<v Speaker 1>run is going to be very helpful for a rookie

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback because the Jets are gonna try to pound you

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<v Speaker 1>with the run game. Then do the boots and the

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<v Speaker 1>rolls and get this athletic kid out on the move

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<v Speaker 1>and he's comfortable doing that, and you've gotten a lot

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<v Speaker 1>better around him with at the receiver position starting at

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<v Speaker 1>free agency. Then you had Elijah More in the draft.

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<v Speaker 1>You're bringing Michael Carter in the draft behind you in

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<v Speaker 1>the offensive backfield, and it all starts up front and

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<v Speaker 1>you have two pieces infected and Elijah Vera Tucker. Elijah

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<v Speaker 1>Vera Tucker. As as I was looking at my phone,

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<v Speaker 1>I think my wife just called me here on the podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>But um, big time pieces in front of your young quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>So right now it's getting it on the field and

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<v Speaker 1>then absorbing those new systems and Robert sala Era is

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<v Speaker 1>is taken off right now. The NFL Draft came, it

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<v Speaker 1>went the Jets got ten players, headlined by Zach Wilson,

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<v Speaker 1>of course at the number two overall, pick E A

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<v Speaker 1>and I will be back. We can't thank Anthony and

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<v Speaker 1>Eric Coleman enough for being here live all three days

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<v Speaker 1>in the bed MGM studio. That's all we have on

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<v Speaker 1>this episode of the official Jets podcast, The Draft Podcast,

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