1 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: Welcome to another edition of the Official Jets Podcast. Ethan Greenberg, 2 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: Eric Allen here in the bed MGM studios. Today Braxon 3 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: Barrios joins the pod, and I want to put an 4 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: emphasis on the Official Jets podcast. E A and I 5 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: are donning the blazers in the studio today. I feel 6 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,440 Speaker 1: like we're really dressed up, funny guy, because today is 7 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: the day where we do our television shots as well, 8 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:33,160 Speaker 1: so heavy day inside the studio. And I don't feel 9 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: bad because Braxon Burrios, he dresses up for the occasion, 10 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: so we mentioned them fair enough. Except Braxon Barrios today 11 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: was in T shirt and I don't know what he 12 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: was wearing for his pants. I assume just pair shorts 13 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 1: or something like that. Although it is getting no I 14 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 1: have no idea. Yeah you know, you see guidelines. We're 15 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: not even in the same side of the building. Yeah, yeah, 16 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: we're lucky to be in the same zip code as 17 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: Braxon Barrios. And I think you're really gonna enjoy this 18 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,919 Speaker 1: episode because Braxon Barrows is a very interesting guy, decorated 19 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 1: career at Miami, and I don't know, he just kind 20 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: of pegs me as a guy that if he wasn't 21 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: in the NFL, would kind of live in Brooklyn and 22 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: just go to his local coffee shop and grind his 23 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: own coffee beans. He just kind of has that vibe 24 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: to him. I think you'd be living in Miami if you, yeah, 25 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 1: Miami guy. Maybe he'd be in Miami going to his 26 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: local local coffee shop there and going to the gym 27 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: and getting after it. And the guy. Anybody who played 28 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: college athletics at a Division one program football nonetheless at 29 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: the U who had a four point oh it was 30 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: a dual major and a veiled victorian. Oh my god, 31 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: you're talking about somebody who is multidimensional. Yeah, And Braxon 32 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: Barrios multidimensional for the Jets last year primary kicker or 33 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: punt returner should I say second in the NFL L 34 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: and punt return average. Deante Johnson beat him out like 35 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: the final game week seventeen as well. Yeah, less attempts 36 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 1: as well. He just qualified. Deante Johnson did in Week seventeen, 37 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: and then of course he started his first game against 38 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: the forty niners. Braxton Barrios did this past weekend. So 39 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: let's hear from Braxton Barrios and then we'll get into it. 40 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: After Braxton, thanks a lot for doing this, thank you 41 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 1: for having me. So I want to start off with this. 42 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: You know, just following you on Instagram seeing what you post, 43 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: I feel like you're real coffee snob? Is that true 44 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: to say? Is that fair to say? Is that the way? 45 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 1: Is that the way we treat our guests here? We 46 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 1: call you a snob right out of the gate here today, 47 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 1: But you think it's fair to say you're a big 48 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: coffee stop? Like, where does that start from? And I 49 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: get the sense that maybe in a post NFL world, 50 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: I can see Braxton Barrios just sipping some espresso over 51 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: the Amalfi Coast or something. There's no doubt. I mean 52 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: you you kind of you painted a beautiful picture there. 53 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: Uh be. It started, I guess honestly in Miami. Um 54 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: you know, in high school, I didn't really drink coffee. 55 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: When I went to Miami, uh you know, they have 56 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: a bunch of Cuban coffee and you know coladas, quote 57 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: the Dito's, And from there it was just, uh yeah, 58 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: it became a thing. What's your coffee by choice? If 59 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: I'm in Miami, it's a Colada? Absolutely? And what is that? 60 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: It's uh it's espresso with um with sugar basically, I 61 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: mean it's it's it's pure electricity. Are you Puerto Rican 62 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: practon I heard that you were Puerto Rican, but yes, 63 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: to my dad's side, um grandfather from there. My dad, 64 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: you can absolutely tell he's half. I'm a quarter. Um. 65 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: My mom is blonde hair, blue eyed, and that's that's 66 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: what happened here. And so do you speak Spanish or 67 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: do you not speak Spanish a little bit? Um? You know, 68 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: I took it in school and my whole Puerto Rican 69 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: side speaks it. My dad ad was one of the 70 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: only ones who didn't. Um didn't continue the tradition, so 71 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: I didn't learn it in house or anything. I've studied 72 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: it a little bit. And you know, whoever speak Spanish 73 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: in the facility, I try to talk to talk it 74 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: as as much as I can. And you know, you 75 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: just pick up here and there in Miami. How much 76 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: time as a kid did you spend down at South 77 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: Florida because he went to high school and Raleigh, North Carolina. 78 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: And I know you were a huge Miami Hurricane fan 79 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: growing up. Yeah, huge, My like my dad is from Miami. 80 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: That really the whole side of the family is, so 81 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: he obviously was a Hurricanes fan. So whenever I knew 82 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,840 Speaker 1: what football was, I knew who the Miami Hurricanes were. 83 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 1: And you know, from then on I was I was 84 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: a huge Miami Hurricanes fan. And you know, I kind 85 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: of let it be known, and I let it be 86 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 1: known that that was my dream to go there and 87 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:53,600 Speaker 1: play there. Who were your guys growing up? Um, Jonathan 88 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 1: Filmer just called your game the other day. Devin Hester 89 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: was like hero, Um, yeah, I mean he's He's number 90 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 1: one favorite Kane ever to to watch? Was was that? 91 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: Devin Hester? Absolutely? And can you take us through the 92 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: day when you knew you were going to Miami and 93 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: what that was like for you and for your family 94 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: having your dad be from there, growing up a fan 95 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: of the Hurricanes. Yeah, it was. It was awesome, you know. 96 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: And so I was an early in role lee. So 97 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: I actually made my commitment in October of my senior 98 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: year and then you know, left and you know, enrolled 99 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: in January. But honestly, my and both my parents they 100 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:37,040 Speaker 1: didn't care where I went. Obviously I was a Miami fan, 101 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: so I was biased, but I also wanted to make 102 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: the best decision for me. Uh, and if it wasn't Miami, 103 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 1: it would have you know, hurt one part of me. 104 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: But obviously I would have thought it was what was 105 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:49,719 Speaker 1: best for me, so I would have been okay. But 106 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: to be honest, my dad thought that I was going 107 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 1: to Tennessee. Um, that was yeah, because we we had 108 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: visited there right before, right after we visited Miami, and 109 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: it was the weekend before I committed, and so my 110 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:04,719 Speaker 1: dad kind thought I was I was going to Tennessee 111 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: or leaning that way. And then you know when I 112 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: you know, kind of told them before I made my announcement, 113 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: it Uh, it was awesome. I mean truly it was. 114 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: It was a dream come true. And um, you know, 115 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 1: really one of probably my first major dreams in life 116 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 1: that I could say that, you know, I I accomplished. 117 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 1: How the hell did NC State let you get out 118 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: of Raleigh, North Carolina doesn't make any sense to me, honestly, 119 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 1: you wouldn't. See it was my first offer, but NC 120 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 1: State was one of my last. Every school in North 121 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: Carolina had, you know, eventually offered me, and NC State 122 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,600 Speaker 1: was probably I think the summer red before committed. Um, 123 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 1: they were yeah, they were the last school in North Carolina. 124 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: To to offer me and yeah, I don't know. How 125 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: would you describe your career to you because the first 126 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 1: couple of years you're making contributions, especially on special teams, 127 00:06:56,200 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: but that final year you really took off. Yeah uh uh. 128 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:04,719 Speaker 1: You know it's football is a game of opportunities, and 129 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: that's kind of what it came down to. And obviously 130 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: I was I was patient enough to uh to wait 131 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: it out and when I finally got those opportunities, Um, 132 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: you know, my my senior year especially, I mean you 133 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: go to you know, Braxton, I'm just gonna project you 134 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: for a minute. I feel like you're somebody that takes 135 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: pride and not only coffee, but in fashion. Just based 136 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: on seeing arrival photos and whatnot, how would you describe 137 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: your fashion style? You know, every day, for the most part, 138 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: I'm in workout clothes. I'm in sweats. You know, that's 139 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: just that's that's my that's my lifestyle. So when I 140 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: get a chance to dress up, I try to take 141 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: some some bit of pride into it. Um, you know, 142 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: I don't know, I don't know how I describe it. 143 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: You know, I'm I guess I'm I'm going for g Q, 144 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: you know, at some point in my life that type 145 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: of level. But you know, I just I kind of 146 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: figure it out day by day. Do you watch Peaky Blinders? 147 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 1: I feel like you got some Peaky Blinders dial And 148 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: I know I've been told to watch it. I heard 149 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 1: it's an unreal series, but but I haven't yet. But 150 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: I have gotten that that that that comment as well. 151 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: All right, let's go back to Miami. I want to 152 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 1: talk to some ball. What what was your last game 153 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: like against Florida State in that series and describe, Um, 154 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: you went viral before the game because you're going back 155 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: and forth in that tunnel. I've never seen anybody shake 156 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: like that before a game. Yeah, well, I mean going 157 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,440 Speaker 1: into it, I was owing three. You know, our our 158 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,679 Speaker 1: class was owing three against Florida State, and um, you know, 159 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:40,959 Speaker 1: obviously Florida State is Miami's rival, Miami's biggest rival, and 160 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's vice versa, and so it's kind 161 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 1: of like, you know, in that brotherhood of Miami. You know, 162 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: it's funny when you know, we talked to Frank Gore, 163 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: it's that's that's what we talked about. We talked about 164 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: Miami f s you and which you did in those games. 165 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: Uh so, I just had a had an attitude that 166 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: I wasn't gonna leave there, know, I really wasn't. I 167 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: wasn't gonna leave there without a without a win, and um, 168 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 1: you know it was. It was an incredible game both sides, 169 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: and you know, it came down to that last possession 170 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 1: and at the end of the day we found a 171 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: way and many dias picked you up after the game. 172 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: Is that great signature shot? Yeah, my guy, it was. 173 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: I mean it's my favorite game of my career in 174 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: college by far, just because of how it all played out, 175 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 1: and you know, kind of what would let up to 176 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 1: it and then I guess you know that kind of 177 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: catapulted the rest of our season that year. What does 178 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: that rivalry mean to you? Because this weekend, you guys 179 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 1: are headed to Indianapolis on Saturday, But do you plays 180 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: Florida State once again? Yeah? Yeah, I'll do all I 181 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 1: can to watch it. I think I'll be able to 182 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: since it's a later game. Um yeah, I mean that. 183 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 1: I think that we're gonna go for four in a row. Hey, 184 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 1: I think we figured some things out and I'm excited. Braxton. 185 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: Can you tell us about Chris Herning in college. Do 186 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: you have any podcast acceptable stories for us podcast acceptable? 187 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 1: I did not come prepared with that's fair. Great teammate, 188 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 1: you know, he's a great friend, a great student. You know. 189 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: I can't say enough enough good about Chris Hernmond. Oh hey, 190 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: what did you major in at Miami? And were you 191 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 1: always in the books taking care of business as far 192 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 1: as going way back to early days in elementary school. Yeah, 193 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: so I majored, So I double majored. Um. I came 194 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: in as an entrepreneurship major with you know, looking to 195 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: actually add another major and then um, honestly, the story 196 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: behind adding finance as my second major was, I guess 197 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: it was after my first semester in college. You know, 198 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 1: we had a team meeting as a team Um that 199 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: was rhetorical or we're doneant and uh and basically, uh, 200 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: they announced grades and had I had a straight had 201 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: straight a's at first semester. And there's this kid in 202 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 1: my wide receiver room who was a senior UM and 203 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: you know, we're we're friends for sure. We hung out 204 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: and I was one of the kids who made straight 205 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: a's And we walked out that day from the team 206 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 1: meeting room and he kind of had a snarky comment, 207 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: and he said, he said, yeah, try getting all a's 208 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:27,680 Speaker 1: and upper finance level classes, upper level of finance classes. 209 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: I said, you know what, that's a great idea. And 210 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 1: so that we got. I went out finance as a major, 211 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: and and you know, I ended up kind of doing 212 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 1: exactly what he said I probably couldn't do and getting 213 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 1: straight a's and upper finance level classes. You were a 214 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 1: valid dictorian, weren't you at Miami? Yeah? Yeah, And you know, 215 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: and after saying that, I always say I was. I 216 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: was never the smartest man in any room. I was 217 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: ever in, I promise you. Um, but my kind of 218 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: I guess my outlook is, um, I'm a competitor and 219 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:03,960 Speaker 1: it really doesn't matter and what's setting them in. You know, 220 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 1: I didn't want anybody in that business school, anybody in 221 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: my class, to walk out and say that they beat 222 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: me in anything. Um, So you know, I did what 223 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: I had to do to to win, I guess, and 224 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: it kind of I guess it turned out like that. 225 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 1: You are a competitor, and now you're getting some opportunities 226 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: out there in the National Football League. Six catches fifty 227 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:28,560 Speaker 1: nine yards against the San Francisco forty Niners, your first 228 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: scoring reception of your career. What did you do with 229 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 1: the game ball? I kept it, obviously, I kept it. Um, Yeah, 230 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: I don't know exactly what I'm gonna do with it. Yeah, 231 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: but you know it'll definitely, uh, it'll definitely have a 232 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 1: place in my home. Did you watch the all twenty 233 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: two footage of it yet? Because I know the Jets well, 234 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: the Twitter account just put out the slowm angle from 235 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:54,439 Speaker 1: behind Sam, kind of like a low angle, and then 236 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 1: you see yourself come into the frame and it is 237 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: sick when you really see what happened with Sam then 238 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 1: to deliver a ball on time to hit you in 239 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 1: stride who just scampered right in there? No, it was. 240 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 1: It was an incredible a escape from the pocket and 241 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: be um, you know, throw across his body, you know, 242 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: across his momentum. But no, I haven't seen that angle. 243 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 1: And I guess after this and then go and try 244 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: to find what are you thinking when you see him 245 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 1: scrambling out there? You're running your original route? Take us 246 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 1: through your head and what are maybe the rules on 247 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: that play? Yeah, at the end of the day, you 248 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:30,719 Speaker 1: know the scrambled drill um, you know it's it's it's 249 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: about getting open and it's about being friendly to the quarterback. Uh. 250 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: You know one of the things normally you don't do is, uh, 251 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,199 Speaker 1: you don't go back across the middle or kind of 252 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: away from momentum. But you know, I think there's ah 253 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:45,319 Speaker 1: at some level you play ball in the middle of 254 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:47,080 Speaker 1: the field was open and he saw what I saw 255 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:49,680 Speaker 1: and like I said, I mean, he made an incredible throw. 256 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 1: What have you taken from Jamison Crowder here? Uh, you know, 257 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 1: you've been here for a couple of years now, but 258 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 1: obviously he's hurt, but he's one of the better slot 259 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 1: targets in the National Football Lee. How much have you 260 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: enjoyed working with him? A ton? I mean, he's more 261 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: more than a teammate. He's a friend and we really 262 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 1: we we have open dialogue every day about, you know, everything, 263 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: We're watching, everything we're doing and kind of just picking 264 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: up and learning from each other and seeing how the 265 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: other person sees it. Because obviously he's been in this 266 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: league for I guess this is years six for him, 267 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: and he's had a lot of success in it. So 268 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: obviously there's a lot of things that he has experienced 269 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: and he knows that I can learn from and so 270 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 1: it is it's an open dialogue and it's been a 271 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 1: great relationship. Braxton, What can you tell us about your 272 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 1: rookie year in New England? What was that year like 273 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: for you? You spent most of it on i R. 274 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 1: If correct me if I'm wrong there, But was there 275 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 1: a learning experience there that you take away and look 276 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 1: upon now and say, you know what that actually might 277 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: have kind of helped me? Yeah? You know, obviously you 278 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 1: you play football to play football, you know, and so 279 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: being on i R, it's, uh, you know, for for 280 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 1: a year, for an extended amount of time, it's you 281 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 1: get a lot of time to kind to uh you know, 282 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 1: reflect and you know, figure a few things out and 283 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 1: kind of slows down and it's a weird it's a 284 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 1: very weird time. And um, at the end of the day, 285 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 1: I did, I I made I made the best of it, 286 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 1: and I did. I learned so much just from I mean, 287 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 1: from so many different standpoints, you know, just taking a 288 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 1: step back and being able to to watch a lot 289 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: of different things and how they happen, and um, you know, 290 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 1: there was there was a load of lessons that I 291 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 1: walked out of that year with how about some system 292 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: of uh similarities. Adam Gates always talked about, Yeah, what 293 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: Josh runs there in New England, it's similar to some 294 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: of the concepts we have here. Yeah, you know, I'm 295 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 1: not wanted to compare and contrast offenses. It's a little 296 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: about my pay grade, but uh, but yeah, there there 297 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: are some similarities. And at the end of the day, 298 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: this is a this is a copycat league, and I think, 299 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 1: you know, everybody takes pieces from everybody's offense and figure 300 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:56,960 Speaker 1: out what's works and um, and then that's what you 301 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: see kind of across level league as somebody that's one 302 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: of the best punt returners last year from an average tampoint, 303 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 1: you had a great year last year, no sugarcoating it. 304 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 1: What's the biggest misconception about special teams in particular punt 305 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: return You know, I I don't really know. I think 306 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: that I think we make it a priority here. I 307 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 1: think every every team I've done on has made it 308 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: a priority. Um, you know, and talking about Miami as well. 309 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: So you know, I don't know what misconception is that 310 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: really could be. It's I mean, it's a third of 311 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 1: the game. It's a crucial part of the game, and 312 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 1: it's a part that affects field position, and you know, 313 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: you see the statistics on field position, and if you 314 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: win that battle, uh, you know, it's it's a higher 315 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: percentage chance that you win the game. So I mean, 316 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 1: we we take it, we take it to heart. But 317 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: do you have to be a little bit crazy to 318 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 1: say I'm gonna be a returner? I think there has 319 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: to be one of two screws lose absolutely to self 320 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 1: inflict that that that role on yourself. But I mean, 321 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: truly I love it. It's it's it's in an adrenaline 322 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 1: rush that I've never been able to replicate, and um, 323 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: you know I love doing it. Braxton, What do you 324 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 1: want to do after your NFL career? Because to your 325 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: points earlier, valid diictorian. Very smart guy, even though you 326 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 1: you'll say that you're never the smartest guy in the room. 327 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: Do you have any post career aspirations that you know 328 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,920 Speaker 1: of right now? Before you answer that, I just gotta 329 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 1: say you probably are the smartest guy in the room 330 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 1: right now, because I think our producer Frank Lazar's about 331 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 1: eight feet away from in this room I'm in. I'm 332 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:36,879 Speaker 1: actually the only person in person in this room. Um, 333 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:40,399 Speaker 1: but no, I truly believe doors open when you need 334 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:43,199 Speaker 1: them to in life. And uh, you know, I have 335 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:45,680 Speaker 1: a lot of ideas that that I float around that 336 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 1: um you know I talked about here there and that 337 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 1: I can see myself. But you know, this is my 338 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: my my dream in life has been to go into 339 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 1: the NFL and play in the NFL, and I'm living 340 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: it right now. So I think it'd be a disservice 341 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:01,680 Speaker 1: to kind of um, you know, too far ahead right now. 342 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:04,359 Speaker 1: And you know I'm in year three and uh, you know, 343 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 1: getting the chances and opportunities that you know, I'm you know, 344 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: blessed to have right now. So I have a few ideas, 345 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: but you know, nothing nothing saidence done, nothing that I'm 346 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 1: really working on at the time. For a kid who 347 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 1: grew up in Carolina, I know you spent a lot 348 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,400 Speaker 1: of time in Miami. What are the most significant differences 349 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 1: between Miami and New York? Oh? Boy, wow? Um, the 350 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: weather for sure. Yeah, whether exactly the weather is is 351 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:34,719 Speaker 1: a big one. And I mean it's both are you know, 352 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 1: in our international cities. But there's a famous saying that 353 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 1: we always used to say in Miami. It's like if 354 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:43,440 Speaker 1: you don't like Miami, go back to America, because it's true, 355 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: it's it's its own little world. Um, but obviously I 356 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:51,119 Speaker 1: love New York as well. You know, the the snow 357 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,879 Speaker 1: is great, Uh the first one at least, you know, 358 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: it's pretty, it's nice, and then uh then it starts 359 00:18:56,840 --> 00:18:59,600 Speaker 1: to get a little too cold for me. Um. But 360 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 1: you know there's there's special things about them both, and 361 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:04,959 Speaker 1: you know, I like me in between the two cities. 362 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:08,160 Speaker 1: You're would you consider yourself more of an urban guy though, 363 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:12,240 Speaker 1: like you like different cities in America and internationally. If 364 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: you've been over the sea year have I been? You 365 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: said overseas? Yeah, Like do you just enjoy cities in general, 366 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:23,639 Speaker 1: like whether it's Miami, New York and then whatever, if 367 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:26,960 Speaker 1: you've ever been overseas Being from Raley, North Carolina, you know, 368 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 1: I also kind of love that that's slower, you know, 369 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:34,239 Speaker 1: suburban living as well. Um, but I do. I I 370 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:37,160 Speaker 1: love I love traveling and getting out and experienced new 371 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 1: new things, new people, new cultures. You know. I think 372 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: that's uh, that's a big part of life, just um, 373 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 1: you know, expanding your horizon. And we talked about your 374 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:47,120 Speaker 1: style a little bit, so who's bringing on game day 375 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 1: from a Jets perspective as far as styles in your 376 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:55,240 Speaker 1: opinion other than brags and burials. I I saw Joe Flacco, 377 00:19:55,680 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 1: um sleeper, we want Joe Flacco for all it brought it. 378 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 1: He brought it, plaid, sue well put together. Yeah, he 379 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 1: brought it. So there wasn't a huge sample size of 380 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:11,679 Speaker 1: that week. And then you know home games is a 381 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 1: little bit different. Um, you don't see everybody walking in 382 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 1: or what they're wearing. So it'll be interesting to see 383 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 1: home week three. What who brings the What was he wearing? 384 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 1: It was? It was it was like a plaid suit 385 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:26,119 Speaker 1: and it was pretty. It was like a it was 386 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:28,199 Speaker 1: like a purple. He had nice brown dress shoes. I 387 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 1: mean he did it right, Joe Flacco, he did it right. 388 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 1: That's a thirty five year old quarterback of former Super 389 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 1: Bowl m v P. So you know he brings it. Yeah, 390 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:41,119 Speaker 1: you know he's got a good closet. Yeah you know something. Okay, 391 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: I got one last question for you on my end 392 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:47,159 Speaker 1: before we wrap things up. I have to ask you 393 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:51,119 Speaker 1: about your Instagram post where one you kind of chirped 394 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 1: at mad and saying that they gave you fifty and 395 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 1: strength and two. We had somebody else on the podcast 396 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: earlier this year, I don't remember who, and we were 397 00:20:58,119 --> 00:21:00,160 Speaker 1: talking to him and he said that you just look 398 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,199 Speaker 1: like a different person from the end of last season 399 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:06,440 Speaker 1: to the start of this offseason. So, what the hell 400 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: did you do this offseason? Well? I did think it 401 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 1: was disrespectful, Like I'm making a fifty and I'm not 402 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 1: saying it should be an eighty by any means, but 403 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: a fifty is tough. Uh. But honestly, I did the 404 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 1: same thing that I normally do in the off season, 405 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:26,119 Speaker 1: but the difference was COVID. Right. So normally you go 406 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 1: into an off season, you kind of you know, you 407 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:29,680 Speaker 1: take a few weeks one month off of your body, 408 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:31,719 Speaker 1: recover a little bit, and then you get into it. 409 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:34,439 Speaker 1: But then you have to report back to your team, 410 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 1: you know, mid April, and then you go through that 411 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 1: O t A process and you have five weeks and 412 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 1: then you enter into camp. So there's a lot of 413 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 1: like different blocks and things that you have to do. 414 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: So when your report pro t A s, you're on 415 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: the team's schedule and you know the team strength program 416 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: and like all those other things, which are great, absolutely, 417 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: but this was a little bit different because of COVID. 418 00:21:56,680 --> 00:22:00,359 Speaker 1: I had from January to late July to work on 419 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,640 Speaker 1: exactly what I needed to work on for myself. And 420 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 1: I was fortunate enough to where, you know, I had 421 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 1: access to whatever I needed at any point in time 422 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:11,119 Speaker 1: throughout that whole thing, which a lot of people didn't, 423 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:13,360 Speaker 1: and I took. I took full advantage of it. So, 424 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: you know, I had had seven months to to work 425 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,880 Speaker 1: on myself and figure out where I needed to improve 426 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: on and um to work out essentially and to be 427 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:25,200 Speaker 1: in better conditions. So that's that's what I did. And 428 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:29,439 Speaker 1: I've never had seven months of straight training to the 429 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 1: way I needed to and the way I believed I 430 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,479 Speaker 1: needed to, And I think that was a product of that. 431 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:38,360 Speaker 1: Well that all sounds well and good, but what is 432 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:42,239 Speaker 1: your favorite gym day? Which is the gym day that 433 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 1: you had the most motivation? And also conversely, what is 434 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:51,320 Speaker 1: the one that you dread You know, I love leg day, 435 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: I really do. Um. You know, football is played from 436 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 1: the ground obviously, you know it's especially in my position. 437 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 1: You know, I'm not no lineman. I'm not a d lineman, 438 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:05,120 Speaker 1: don't press people off, So I'm a big leg day guy. 439 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:09,639 Speaker 1: I hate any conditioning on like an assault bike or 440 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 1: like stationary like I'll run, I'll sprint, I'll do all 441 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 1: that all day with any like the salt bike is 442 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 1: by far the worst, most miserable conditioning of all um. 443 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: And then I love Cardio as like I love boxing 444 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 1: for Cardio. That was a big thing that that I 445 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: did last offseason, and this one as well, that that 446 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: I think made a made a difference. All right, Well, 447 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: get after some coffee and get after the gym, and 448 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:37,679 Speaker 1: thanks a lot for joining us here on the podcast. 449 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:42,199 Speaker 1: Thanks want to have fun. E A Braxen Barrios on 450 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 1: that touchdown, his first pro touchdown. I know we talked 451 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 1: about it, but that throw, I don't think he's getting 452 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,159 Speaker 1: enough attention from Sam Donald. I know that at the 453 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: time it was blowout, that Jets were losing by a lot, 454 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:58,360 Speaker 1: but that throw is sick and should be getting more attention. Well, 455 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 1: it's amazing Jets are only average and fifteen points a 456 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: game right now, and unfortunately oh and two so and 457 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:08,160 Speaker 1: they got a lot to fix. But yeah, there aren't 458 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 1: a lot of guys who can move to the loft 459 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:13,919 Speaker 1: after escape in a sack and throw a rope thirty 460 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,640 Speaker 1: yards down the field. He's moving to his left. He's 461 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 1: a right handed quarterback and Barrios makes a nice adjustment there, 462 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:26,119 Speaker 1: but you can't throw it any better. Adam Gates has 463 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 1: always told me there's a difference between accuracy and ball place. 464 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:31,159 Speaker 1: Where it was ball place when I was off the 465 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 1: chart there, Yeah, I think do you think that was 466 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: if you had to say, off the top of your 467 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: head without looking at every single sam Donald prow is 468 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,200 Speaker 1: that top two throw of his career? Maybe top three? 469 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 1: I don't know, because there was an incompletion against the 470 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:47,479 Speaker 1: forty Niners that was pretty damn impress of as well, 471 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 1: and that happened inside the red zone where I had 472 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: visions of Baltimore last year when he threw that strike 473 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:59,920 Speaker 1: to Jameson Crowder and this one specifically, I'm talking about 474 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:06,640 Speaker 1: he's pressured rights, springing right and he threw a laser 475 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 1: to Chris Herndon. Chris Herndon makes that catch nine times 476 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:12,399 Speaker 1: out of ten, but that was fantastic and that was 477 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 1: an incompletion. Yeah. I think. Also that throw the Barrios 478 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:20,760 Speaker 1: touchdown kind of reminded me last year against the Raiders. 479 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 1: Roll into his left, he had some room to run 480 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 1: and then he threw it. But then on the flip side, 481 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 1: I think this is where you will like to see 482 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 1: the growth of Sam Dart moving forward. Week one against 483 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:33,160 Speaker 1: the Bills, he kind of did the same thing that 484 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:38,719 Speaker 1: but unfortunately resulted in Matt Milano interception, forcing the issue 485 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: to Jameson Crowder. I think what Jets fans are gonna 486 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 1: see right now, not only against the forty niners, but 487 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 1: moving forward if Jamison Crowder continues to be out, is 488 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:53,320 Speaker 1: that Braxton Barrios is a good football player, and we 489 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:55,920 Speaker 1: watched him throughout camp. He had a very good camp. 490 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 1: The reason why he wasn't on the field in Week 491 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:01,960 Speaker 1: one is because Jameson crowd is getting seven catches from 492 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 1: the slot position for a hundred plus yards. The Jets 493 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 1: have dealt with so many injuries that why receiver position 494 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:14,680 Speaker 1: you go back to camp? Vincent Smith, Jeff Smith, Denzel Mims, 495 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 1: Brishad Perryman. Who else am I missing here? I'm missing somebody? 496 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: Well the names escaping me to Chris Hogan went out 497 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 1: of the line up just for a little bit in 498 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:30,160 Speaker 1: Week two. Um, but you thought early on this season 499 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:34,120 Speaker 1: that it was gonna be Denzel Mims, Brashott, Perryman, Jameson 500 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 1: Crowder and then never came to Fruition. So now you're 501 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:41,360 Speaker 1: gonna go in Indianapolis and see what happens. But Burials 502 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:43,639 Speaker 1: made some plays against the forty niners, and so did 503 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:46,879 Speaker 1: Chris Hogan. So uh, let's see what the Jets have 504 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: in store for in Indianapolis. Defense that you told me 505 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:53,159 Speaker 1: before we came on the air. Here your number one 506 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:55,920 Speaker 1: in the NFL as far as yards along. Yeah, their 507 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,720 Speaker 1: number one against the past two and we'll see. We'll 508 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 1: monitor their status. Obvious lee of powerman Hogan, I think 509 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: is supposed to be fine. Uh. Crowder of course a 510 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 1: big one there. But to Adam Gates's point, let's just 511 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 1: wrap up on Barrios in particular. Adam Gates says that 512 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 1: he feels extremely lucky that he has two players that 513 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:17,960 Speaker 1: he feels could start in the NFL. But to your point, 514 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,720 Speaker 1: it's tough to get them both on the field at 515 00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 1: the same time. Adam Gate said this. I thought it 516 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 1: was very interesting that he said, we developed plays for 517 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 1: Braxton every week, but it's just difficult to get Crowder 518 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 1: and Burrios on the field at the same time. Listen, 519 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:35,200 Speaker 1: and you could say some of those catches came late. 520 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:38,400 Speaker 1: But bottom line is heat six catches against the forty eighters. 521 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 1: Donald already has a good rapport with him, I would say, 522 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:45,760 Speaker 1: and he's tough to there was there were a couple 523 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 1: of catches against San Francisco where you would think a 524 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 1: small guy is gonna catch the ball and get down. 525 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: He's always looking to go up field and get more yards. 526 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 1: And you heard it from him during the interview. I 527 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:04,400 Speaker 1: hope he bool at home appreciated that he's got an edge. 528 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 1: He's a nice guy, but he is also the guy 529 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:11,720 Speaker 1: who's carried this with him throughout his life, that Braxon 530 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:15,760 Speaker 1: Burrios just a small guy, plays slot receiver whatever, and 531 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:20,120 Speaker 1: he just has continued to prove people wrong throughout his life. 532 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:23,080 Speaker 1: I love that story about him walking out of a 533 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:26,480 Speaker 1: meeting and a fellow Hurricane telling him, yeah, well, oh yeah, 534 00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:29,440 Speaker 1: well that major is not that difficult, and he's like, well, 535 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:33,200 Speaker 1: I'll pick up your major too. I think that gives 536 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:36,879 Speaker 1: good insight as to the competitor of Braxon Barrios and 537 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 1: who he is. And that's all we have here on 538 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 1: this edition of the Official Jets Podcast powered by Amazon 539 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 1: Web Services. We'll see you next week.