1 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: Official Jets podcast is presented by Winning Bet Betting is 2 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: a team sport bet together at win Bet. Eric Allen 3 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: here at one Jets Drive, now joined by one of 4 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: the directors of Flight twenty three Ascension, Seth Bradley. Seth, 5 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 1: thanks so much for coming up here. I want to 6 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: take people behind the scenes. That was one of the 7 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: things I was thinking about, is you went through this 8 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: entire process throughout the offseason to get Ascension off the 9 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: ground literally figuratively. What was Thursday night like for you 10 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:45,200 Speaker 1: as far as when that starts streaming at eight pm? 11 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: Are you watching it because you spent countless hours going 12 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: through this process to get it ready. At like at 13 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: eight o'clock when everybody else is taking in for the 14 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: first time, what are you doing. 15 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 2: First of all, thanks for having me on here. I 16 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 2: really appreciate it. It's you know, Thursday night at eight pm. 17 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 2: I would say, you want to take a breath and 18 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 2: just kind of enjoy the reaction everyone's going to have 19 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 2: to the episode. But I think from our cru standpoint, 20 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 2: which you know, we put so many hours into it, 21 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 2: we watch it so many times, I think, by you know, 22 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 2: eight pm on Thursday, we just want to let the 23 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 2: fans enjoy it. You know, I probably won't watch it 24 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 2: till maybe like a day or two later. I caught 25 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 2: the episode actually on sn HY on Saturday. But the 26 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 2: reality is like, by the time it comes out, you're 27 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 2: just hoping there's not a mistake in it or something, 28 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 2: because you want the episode to be absolutely perfect, and 29 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 2: I think, you know, you just want to kind of 30 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 2: enjoy seeing that reaction for the fans, which that's the 31 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 2: best part for us. 32 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: What have you thought of the reaction from the fans 33 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 1: to date? 34 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 2: It's been awesome, you know. I think the whole thing 35 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 2: with you know, acquiring Aaron Rodgers and everything, you know, 36 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 2: I think throughout the off season it was just one 37 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 2: of those things where you didn't really ever feel like 38 00:01:57,440 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 2: it was really gonna happen or it was real, and 39 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 2: you kind of, you know, the Pat McAfee show happens, 40 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 2: and there's so many different moments throughout the offseason. You know, 41 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 2: we just really wanted to kind of capture that and 42 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 2: tell that story in a way that you know, hopefully 43 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 2: obviously the season is going to go the way everybody 44 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 2: wants it here, but I think, you know, twenty to 45 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 2: thirty years down the road. I would love for a 46 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 2: fan to be able to turn that on and say, like, 47 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 2: this is the story of you know, the Jets acquiring 48 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 2: a Hall of Fame quarterback, and you know, I think 49 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 2: to see such positive reaction, I'm just I'm really happy 50 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 2: for our crew because I think, you know, the the 51 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 2: reality is, it's not the most glamorous process to get 52 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 2: to eight pm on Thursday. You work so many hours, 53 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 2: you know, you're really working when nobody's watching, you know, 54 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 2: to get this done. And I think, you know, our 55 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 2: crew does such a great job of just putting their 56 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 2: head down and you know, putting so much passion and 57 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:52,399 Speaker 2: and effort into this that you know, I think it's 58 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 2: just it's very rewarding for us to see. And I'm 59 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 2: just glad the fans had such a positive reaction to it. 60 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: How much footage did you have to collect? And then also, 61 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 1: can you talk about the challenges of bringing that down 62 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: to forty six minutes and change? And then you mentioned 63 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: the S and Y airing. The other thing you have 64 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: to do is not just the forty six minutes and change, 65 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: is that you have to make it into a TV 66 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: show window. So if you're watching an S N Y 67 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 1: or CBS, you're more than nineteen fifty five range. 68 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, Well, one of our editors, Bobby Doherty's, you know, 69 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 2: one of the best in the business. He's the one 70 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 2: back there cutting it up for you know, so many 71 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 2: different platforms, and you know, he was here late on Friday, 72 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 2: you know, after the episode got on Thursday, you know, 73 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 2: delivering it for S and Y and CBS it runs 74 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 2: as well. So you know, I think there's just like 75 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 2: a lot of things people wouldn't see about, you know, 76 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 2: how that process even goes. But you know, I think, 77 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 2: you know, it's it's cool to see it, you know, 78 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 2: on the broadcast platform. You know, I think, you know, 79 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 2: it's great what's happened with YouTube and you know how 80 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 2: crazy goes. But and you turn on and you see 81 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 2: the guy says it's going to be on sn Y 82 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 2: and they'll run a ton and CBS as well. You know, 83 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 2: it's really kind of cool to see it on so 84 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 2: many different platforms. But you know, I think in terms 85 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 2: of the hours of footage, it's it's hundreds of hours 86 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 2: of footage that you know, we go through in the 87 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 2: course of an offseason, you know, So I think really 88 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 2: from the moment that you know, coach Salah and Joe 89 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 2: Douglas and you know what, he kind of come out 90 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 2: and say, hey, we're going to go after a veteran quarterback. 91 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 2: You know, we immediately know, like, you know, the quarterback 92 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 2: is going to be the number one story, you know, 93 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,119 Speaker 2: of the entire offseason, and it's it's pretty crazy to think, 94 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:39,840 Speaker 2: you know, this story kind of became bigger than the Jets, 95 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 2: It kind of became bigger than the NFL. I think 96 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 2: it was one of the historically one of the biggest 97 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 2: acquisitions in the history of sports in terms of the 98 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 2: amount of coverage it was getting. So it's more than 99 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 2: just you know, really like what we're shooting on a 100 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 2: daily basis, which are guys you know, are the best cinematographers. 101 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 2: But it's also kind of being aware of, you know, 102 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 2: who else is talking about us, what's being said. You know, 103 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 2: I can't tell you how many times I've fired off 104 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 2: a text to you know, Austin Seebot, one of our 105 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 2: main editors and producers, or Bobby or whoever, and just 106 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 2: said like, hey, like, you know this happened on Good 107 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 2: Morning Football. You know, I heard this on ESPN radio 108 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 2: and you know, you kind of like store things away 109 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 2: and you're you're not even sure if you're really going 110 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,600 Speaker 2: to get to use it or not. But it's you know, 111 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 2: I think if I walked a fan through what the 112 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,039 Speaker 2: show looks like in terms of our editing software and 113 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 2: things like that, they'd be pretty amazed at the amount 114 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 2: of stuff that's actually in there. 115 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 1: That's what I was going to ask you. As far 116 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: as using the external media, whether it's I'm like Greenberg 117 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: or Peter schreg or Colin Coward or maybe somebody from 118 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: esp on New York here ninety eight point seven and 119 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:53,119 Speaker 1: Dan graz how do you go about finding all those 120 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: clips or listening to those clips? Like do you ever 121 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: have a shut off valve? Or when you get in 122 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: your car, are you turning on ESPN ninety eight seven 123 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: and listen to Michael Kay much like the next morning, 124 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: are you watching Kellerman, Jay Will and Keishawn to see 125 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: if they have anything to say, because, like you just said, 126 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 1: everybody who's talking about Aaron Rodgers and the Jets from 127 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: the jump this offseason. 128 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's definitely kind of a needle in a haystack thing. 129 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 2: It's like I do try to shut it off sometimes 130 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 2: and not listen to the sports radio or you know, 131 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 2: turn on you know, get up in the morning or 132 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 2: Good Morning Football. But the reality is like, especially in 133 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 2: the case of this offseason, everybody was talking about the 134 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 2: Jets every single day. So I think, you know, if 135 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 2: we're trying to find something, I mean, for one, you know, 136 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 2: Ira from Staten Island's going to call into ESPN Radio 137 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 2: every single morning, so you're like, well, if we need 138 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 2: a fan, it's gonna call in. You know, it's gonna 139 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 2: be him, or you know, there's gonna be a ton 140 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 2: of you know, Boomer g O ESPN Radio wherever. It's 141 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 2: like the phone lines are are always going to be, 142 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 2: you know, popping, So you know, I think it's just 143 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 2: kind of having an awareness of saying like, hey, like 144 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 2: you know I heard something that you know, potentially we 145 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 2: could use down the road. A lot of times, it's 146 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 2: just you know, it's a it's a blessing and a curse. 147 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 2: I have a pretty good memory of like saying like, hey, 148 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 2: like somebody said this back in January, somebody said said 149 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 2: this in February. But you also kind of had to 150 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 2: be the one thing I didn't want to have happen 151 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 2: with this episode was just telling the story of the 152 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:25,680 Speaker 2: day Rogers came in. I wanted to build up of Okay, 153 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 2: like this is what happened from January, you know, to 154 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 2: that moment and then you know, obviously the moment he arrives. 155 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 2: So I think, you know that that's really what we 156 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 2: were trying to do. And I think it's you know, 157 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 2: I had a couple of people text me and say, like, 158 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 2: you guys, really build up the suspense, like I was 159 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 2: like reliving it again, and I know it kind of 160 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 2: probably brings back some anxious moments for fans, but I 161 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 2: think that was the whole idea is like, you know this, 162 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 2: I don't think I've ever been a part of a 163 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 2: moment here, and I don't know if you have either. 164 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 2: You know, you could you can relate to maybe like 165 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 2: the Brett Favre trade or things like that, but you know, 166 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 2: I think having the me talk about the Jets every 167 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 2: single day was something I've never really been a part 168 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 2: of here. 169 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, the far trade was incredible or incredible because you're 170 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: talking about that happening in August of two thousand and eight, 171 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 1: like the Jets were literally playing a preseason game against 172 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns, and here shows up Brett Favre in 173 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: Cleveland and literally the next day they had a news 174 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: conference at city Hall. Mike Bloomberg was the mayor and 175 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: far received the key to the city. But just think 176 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: about the timing on that is that he gets traded 177 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 1: in August, You're opening up the season September. So the 178 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: difference between that one too is the way people consume 179 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 1: in the media. Right. It used to be radio and newspaper, newspaper, 180 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 1: radio and television, and then cable TV was big with 181 00:08:56,000 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: ESPN and Sports Center. Now everybody's consuming content different diferently, 182 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: and they're taking it in at the moment. And then 183 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: you also have the birth of the long form documentary 184 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 1: that the league has always done a good job in. 185 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 1: I think when we talk about series like Hard Knocks 186 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: or Steve Sable what he's he did over the years. 187 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:25,320 Speaker 1: But you guys, historically, I think Joe Douglas said this 188 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 1: is a historical trade for the franchise, but you just 189 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 1: mentioned that, Hey, this is just an historical move that 190 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: kind of transcends sports. That you're getting a future Hall 191 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 1: of Fame quarterback here after eighteen years in Green Bay 192 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:45,679 Speaker 1: and then you have this merge of all these different 193 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: platforms covering it at the same time, Robert Salah, you 194 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: guys get into his car with him. How many people 195 00:09:56,160 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: are in that kind of shoot and can you talk 196 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: about setting that up and what time of day that 197 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: happened and how Salah was with you guys. 198 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, Now, Coach style has always been great. You know, 199 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 2: I think, you know, it's really been kind of cool 200 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 2: to see the way this thing has been built the 201 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 2: last couple of years with him and Joe. But in 202 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:21,080 Speaker 2: terms of you know, a car interview like that, we 203 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 2: had three people in the car. We have two shooters 204 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 2: and a producer. I'm in the back, and you know, 205 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 2: it's just it's pretty much like it seems. It's it's 206 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 2: an early morning ride to work. You know, Coach gets 207 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 2: up early, he gets here early, so you know we're 208 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:39,960 Speaker 2: there and ready to roll. But like I said, you know, 209 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 2: I think, you know, Coach from the day walked in. 210 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 2: He preached, you know, building this thing the right way 211 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 2: with you know, hiring the right people on his staff, 212 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 2: and the same with Joe, and I think we felt 213 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 2: that from a production standpoint, you know, I think everybody's 214 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 2: so great to work with. You know, I think you 215 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 2: want to root for everybody here because you know, you 216 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 2: feel it every day like it's just different, you know. 217 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 2: And I thought, you know, as you know, like it's 218 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:08,320 Speaker 2: from the day coach walked into building when he got hired, 219 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 2: it just everything seemed to kind of change with the 220 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 2: way everything felt. And then obviously to now seeing you know, 221 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,680 Speaker 2: Aaron come in, it's like man like it's because of 222 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 2: what they built. And I think you know, you felt 223 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 2: that from the beginning. 224 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 1: How do you determine as a storyteller when to use 225 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 1: your voice or a producer's voice as far as the 226 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 1: transition is concerned, and also when to use maybe that 227 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 1: external media voice that helps you weave the story together. 228 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 2: Yeah. No, I think it's a fine balance. 229 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 1: You know. 230 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 2: I think sometimes when you're telling a story like this, 231 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 2: you know, you feel like, okay, like for the viewer 232 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 2: to truly understand, you know, where this message is coming from, 233 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 2: you might need to hear the question, or you might 234 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:55,439 Speaker 2: need to hear a reporter question in a press conference, 235 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:59,439 Speaker 2: or it's just really kind of the art of storytelling, 236 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 2: you kind of have to you know, pick and choose, 237 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 2: like you know, obviously, like an ideal scenario, we might 238 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 2: not use my voice at all, you know, because we 239 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 2: use narration, which Rich Jhson's narrator in the show. But 240 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 2: in some cases, it just you feel like you need it. 241 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 2: You feel like you need to and to me, like 242 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 2: car interviews in particular, like I've always felt like there's 243 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 2: some of the best access you can get to somebody 244 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,560 Speaker 2: because I think like it's just a very intimate setting 245 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 2: to kind of hear somebody's thoughts, and you know, I 246 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 2: think hearing Coach Salad talk about Aaron Rodgers was you know, 247 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 2: one of the unique parts of the production process for me, 248 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:38,960 Speaker 2: because I think when you're talking about somebody with an 249 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:42,079 Speaker 2: incredible defensive mind, you know that came up through the 250 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:44,599 Speaker 2: league ranks as a defensive you know, defensive coach and 251 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 2: then a defensive coordinator in San Francisco, I think hearing 252 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 2: him talk about what he sees when he, you know, 253 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:54,960 Speaker 2: watches Aaron play is pretty special and I wanted to 254 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 2: make sure there was a moment in the show where 255 00:12:56,600 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 2: you had a chance to hear you know why, you know, 256 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,959 Speaker 2: what coach sala thinks about Aaron Rodgers in the way 257 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 2: he plays a game. So I think with a you know, 258 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 2: a producer question. Sometimes you just need to put it 259 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 2: in there to kind of say, like this really is 260 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:11,319 Speaker 2: going to set the scene, or it's going to be 261 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 2: a dramatic bite in the show, or but that's really 262 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 2: how we get to that point. 263 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, I thought it was really cool the way he 264 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 1: was talking about, like you, you were just mentioning that, Hey, 265 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: Salah for so many years saw the game through that 266 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:32,959 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator's eyes or the defensive assistant's eyes where he's 267 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: going toe to toe against Rogers. And he talked to 268 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: you about the two minute, how he's always run two minutes, 269 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: he's the guy calling the plays, and how much stress 270 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 1: that he puts on a defense. Now, speaking of Rogers, 271 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: so one of the things that you tweeted about recently 272 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 1: was his presence. Yeah, what was it like for you 273 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: day one when he comes in here, does the news 274 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: conference and then he sits down with sits down with 275 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: you guys in the fieldhouse. 276 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was really cool. You know, I think for 277 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 2: everybody in the building that day, it was such a 278 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 2: you know, a special day for you know, our entire 279 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 2: staff and really the whole organization. But you know, I 280 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 2: think for our crew in particular, it was such a 281 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 2: you know, unique moment when he was going to sit 282 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 2: down to do that first interview, and you know, I 283 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 2: think Jets fans and you know, really kind of got 284 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 2: to see will Han in terms of micing him up. 285 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 2: You know, he's one of our great producers, and Rogers 286 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 2: kind of says like, now, like I don't want to 287 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 2: be miked, and and then we all kind of just 288 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 2: take a moment and then we realize he's joking, and 289 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 2: he says like, you know, come on back. And it 290 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 2: was just such a cool moment. You know, we we 291 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 2: we kind of put that in the show because it 292 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 2: just really like it was like, man, like he's just 293 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 2: a cool dude. You know, like we just kind of 294 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 2: like sat down at that point we said like all right, 295 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 2: like this is We're really doing this. This is gonna 296 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 2: be great. But I think like it's a moment really 297 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 2: for me and I'm sure for the rest of our crew. 298 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 2: You're remember forever. You'll tell your kids about, you tell 299 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 2: your grandkids about like the day, you know, Aaron Rodgers 300 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 2: came into building. It was such a unique thing and 301 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 2: I think, you know, it's a few times in your 302 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:11,880 Speaker 2: life you'll be around somebody with a presence like that 303 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 2: that really just you know, you just feel it, like, man, 304 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 2: like this guy eighteen years in the NFL, you know, 305 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 2: Hall of Fame quarterback coming to the Jets. I just 306 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 2: it didn't even really like feel like it was real. 307 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 2: And then we kind of like watch the episode back 308 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 2: and then we kind of said, like, man, like, this 309 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 2: is kind of cool to like relive all of this 310 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 2: and have this documented this way. 311 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: I liked when he told you guys that, hey, listen, 312 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 1: when I'm in, I'm all in. So if I'm going 313 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 1: to do something, it's like f Yeah. I think it 314 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: was the phrase that he used. So you got that 315 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: sense on day one when he was speaking to you 316 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 1: guys or when he was down there in the auditorium 317 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: that he was genuinely exited to be here. This was 318 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: your first time meeting him. Yeah, how would you describe him? 319 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 2: Man, It like blew away any expectation I think I 320 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 2: even had, Like I guess, like you don't really know 321 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 2: really what to expect from somebody you know coming in 322 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 2: the building, you know, for the first time, and with 323 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 2: the pedigree of you know, someone like that. But I 324 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 2: think when you heard the conviction in his voice of 325 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 2: you know, wanting to play for the Jets and you know, 326 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 2: wanting to be here and you know, wanting to bring 327 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 2: another you know, super Bowl championship to the Jets. It's 328 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 2: just it's one of those things where I think, you know, 329 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 2: all fans really kind of just said like, wow, like 330 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 2: this is really like happening. And you know, I think 331 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 2: you got the sense when he was on Pat mcafeel like, 332 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 2: man like, he's all in on the Jets. But I 333 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 2: think you saw it that first day like man like, 334 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 2: this is really why, like he always truly wanted to 335 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 2: be a Jet, you know. And I think, you know, 336 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 2: it's it's such a cool thing, and it's such a 337 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 2: testament to Joe and Robert and everything they've kind of 338 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 2: build up that you know, he's coming in day one 339 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 2: and saying like, you know, this is what we're going 340 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:04,880 Speaker 2: to do. And I think I think fans really felt 341 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:06,679 Speaker 2: that during the press conference too. I think it was 342 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 2: such a it was just such a unique day, you know. 343 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 2: I think it's it's a day I always remember and 344 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:14,160 Speaker 2: I'm sure you know everybody in the organization will. 345 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,920 Speaker 1: Can you talk about the genesis of adding a lot 346 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:22,360 Speaker 1: of fans generated content in there, because there's a lot 347 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: of people out there now who are running their own 348 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 1: media sites per se, especially over social media. And with 349 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 1: that being said, not only that, but can you talk 350 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: about the genesis at Diehards. Yeah, because you're bringing I 351 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 1: think fans closer to the organization now. 352 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think, you know, Jets fans in particular, it's 353 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 2: like I've never been around a group quite like them. 354 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:48,520 Speaker 2: And you know, I think is the is the off 355 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 2: season kind of went on. I think we kind of 356 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 2: knew with the Jets going after a quarterback, it was 357 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 2: going to be a very unique offseason for the fans. 358 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:59,120 Speaker 2: You know. I think in a normal off season, there's 359 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:01,439 Speaker 2: so much hype around the team and you know, Jets 360 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:04,439 Speaker 2: Twitter and you know, our fans are just always at 361 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 2: a fever pitch, you know, they always have so much optimism, 362 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 2: and I think when we hit the off season, it 363 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 2: was like, man, like, there's a real unique opportunity here 364 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 2: to show some of this story through the eyes of 365 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:19,919 Speaker 2: a fan. And I think this Aaron Rodgers you know, 366 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:22,879 Speaker 2: pursuit is kind of embodies what this fan base is 367 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 2: all about. It was kind of cool to see, you know, 368 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 2: different pinpoints of the offseason where they really kind of 369 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 2: you know, you know, the Pat McAfee interview and you know, 370 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 2: different parts where you know, the Jets flying out to 371 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 2: California as a day I'll never forget in terms of 372 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 2: like the excitement and the build up to everything that 373 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 2: was going on because at that point in time, like 374 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 2: no one really knew what was happening, and it's like, hey, 375 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 2: the Jets are going to fly out there, and it 376 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 2: sends Twitter into a frenzy. So I think with you know, 377 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 2: Flight twenty three, you know, we did the We've done 378 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:53,680 Speaker 2: a couple episodes of the Dieards, and that series will 379 00:18:53,680 --> 00:18:56,360 Speaker 2: continue into the season. We'll have an opportunity to showcase 380 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 2: like a lot of unique fan personalities. But I think 381 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:01,600 Speaker 2: in in Flight twenty three, you know, we kind of 382 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 2: made the call like hey, like, you know, a lot 383 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 2: of this is still about the fans. You know, this 384 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,639 Speaker 2: is like such an exciting, exciting time and we kind 385 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 2: of wanted to give them their moment where it was like, hey, 386 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 2: like the day that you know, the trade broke the news, 387 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 2: I'll never forget where I was in that moment. I'm 388 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 2: sure you'll never forget where you were. It was like 389 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 2: it was one of those things where you want to 390 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 2: kind of capture like what that actual the emotion of 391 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 2: that moment, And I think that's why we wanted to 392 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:28,479 Speaker 2: kind of showcase some of those fans. 393 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:32,399 Speaker 1: Is it cool for you to not only feature the fans, 394 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: but feature some people within the organization. Like what I 395 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 1: liked about this recent episode, among many things, was you 396 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: talk into the ticketing and apartment kind of given like 397 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: a behind the scenes look how this all has impacted them. 398 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's like you know, as you know, yeah, it's 399 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 2: you know, this organization, regardless of how the team has 400 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 2: been performing over the years, there's a ton of people 401 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 2: that put everything they have into this organization every single day. 402 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:03,120 Speaker 2: And I think, you know, it's been kind of cool 403 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 2: to see just you know, the excitement in the building. 404 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 2: You know, with everything that's happened this offseason, you feel 405 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 2: it in the building. You know, everything was kind of 406 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 2: building to this trade, but it's like, you know, when 407 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 2: you have the realization like hey, like this is really 408 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 2: gonna happen, there's just so much excitement around it and 409 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 2: it affects everybody in here. So, you know, I think 410 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:25,879 Speaker 2: we really wanted to just kind of capture, you know, 411 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 2: what it's like for somebody working in here, because it, 412 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 2: you know, is it's a great day for not just 413 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 2: the fans, it's a great day for you know, the team. 414 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:35,919 Speaker 2: It's a great day for everybody working here as well. So, 415 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:38,640 Speaker 2: you know, we really just kind of wanted to shed 416 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 2: some light on you know how it kind of you know, 417 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 2: it can affect not just you know, the team and 418 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 2: the players and the coaching staff, it can affect like 419 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:50,119 Speaker 2: really everybody and the excitement around it. So it was 420 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 2: really cool to feature Fitsie and his crew and you know, 421 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 2: all the hard work. 422 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:58,439 Speaker 3: That they do Jets Vans. We're in our final push 423 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 3: and the clock is ticket. Win Bet is giving you 424 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:05,119 Speaker 3: a golden opportunity to win VIP prizes for the twenty 425 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 3: twenty three season. 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Because you 435 00:21:40,840 --> 00:21:44,159 Speaker 1: basically just slayed the dragon. You basically came out of 436 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:47,119 Speaker 1: the gate really hot. You just knocked out Mike Tyson. 437 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:49,920 Speaker 1: What's next? Can you talk about that challenge for you 438 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 1: and the fellas to okay, maybe not match the excitement 439 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 1: level of Rogers Rod because that's frankly that's impossible. Yeah, 440 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 1: but can you talk about how you still want to 441 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 1: tell the story the offseason while continuing to hammer home 442 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 1: that Rogers is here and he's part of OTA's but 443 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 1: also Flight twenty three Ascension is about the totality of 444 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 1: what's happening with the team. 445 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's honestly, it's a huge challenge. I mean you 446 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 2: just kind of summed it up. It's it's really hard 447 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 2: to kind of, you know, take a breath and say, like, okay, 448 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 2: like how are we gonna you know, matches or keep 449 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 2: keep the momentum of the show going, because it is 450 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 2: really a challenge when you think of a moment in 451 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 2: history like that, you know, documenting it. But I do 452 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:39,920 Speaker 2: think episode two is is very unique and a fan 453 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 2: is going to really enjoy it, you know, because it's 454 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 2: going to focus on the draft, which I think is 455 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:49,000 Speaker 2: kind of everything was happening with you know, the Aaron 456 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:52,440 Speaker 2: Rodgers trade, we were still documenting in the draft meetings. 457 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:54,959 Speaker 2: We were still you know, had a bunch of cameras 458 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 2: in the draft room on draft night. So I think, 459 00:22:57,960 --> 00:22:59,400 Speaker 2: you know, fans are going to get a really cool 460 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:02,919 Speaker 2: inside look get you know, Joe and his staff and 461 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 2: the coaching staff and and what kind of led to 462 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:09,640 Speaker 2: these selections of Will McDonald, Joe Tipman and the rest 463 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 2: of these picks. So I think, you know, I think 464 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:16,879 Speaker 2: for like people that really love the draft and the 465 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 2: inner workings and seeing you know, kind of like behind 466 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:22,399 Speaker 2: the curtain, I think this episode is really going to 467 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 2: do that justice. You know. I think the the unique 468 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 2: part about Flight is it last year, you know, it 469 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 2: was all about the draft, you know, with how many 470 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 2: draft picks we had in the in the big moment 471 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 2: was episode four when you know, the Jets get three 472 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 2: first round picks and then they ultimately get Breese and 473 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:41,800 Speaker 2: just you know, Joe working the phones and it all 474 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 2: kind of built up to that moment. This year, it's 475 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:46,119 Speaker 2: a little bit different because of you know, the quarterback search, 476 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 2: and we had to kind of cap you know, we 477 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:49,480 Speaker 2: wanted to make sure we hit everybody out of the 478 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 2: gate with you know, Aaron Rodgers. But I do think, 479 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 2: you know, one of the coolest parts about this show 480 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 2: is seeing the conviction you know, this staff has and 481 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 2: seeing these guys work. And I think there's some really 482 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 2: unique moments in the draft room with Joe, you know, 483 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 2: prior to pick fifteen and leading up to the Joe 484 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 2: Tipman pick that I think fans are really gonna like 485 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 2: because there's nothing quite like seeing Joe work on draft 486 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 2: right like he's in such as he's in his element 487 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 2: and he has such command of the room that I think, 488 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 2: you know, it's such a cool inside look for Fantasy. 489 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:26,719 Speaker 1: So episode two, you're taking us from Thursday to Saturday. 490 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 1: Is this entirely the twenty twenty three draft. 491 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's gonna pretty much take you through the draft 492 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:35,920 Speaker 2: in totality. You know, I think it's just going to 493 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 2: be you know, really really unique look and we we actually, 494 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 2: you know, one of my favorite parts about the episode 495 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:44,120 Speaker 2: is fans are going to get an inside look at 496 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:46,639 Speaker 2: you know, Kyle the kid who made you know, our 497 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:50,880 Speaker 2: first round selection. The day he did the press conference here, 498 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:53,199 Speaker 2: you know, he met a ton of the staff and 499 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:55,200 Speaker 2: he was he was in the building, and I think 500 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 2: fans are going to get a really unique look at 501 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:00,880 Speaker 2: who he is as a person and you know, his family, 502 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 2: and I think that's you know, gonna be It's just 503 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:06,760 Speaker 2: kind of you know, the the drama of the draft 504 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 2: and everything like that, it really provides perspective of you know, 505 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 2: what's you know important in life and you know, taking 506 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:14,879 Speaker 2: a moment to kind of learn who he is as 507 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:17,159 Speaker 2: a person before he made that pick, you know. And 508 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 2: you know, I think it's kind of cool to see 509 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:23,160 Speaker 2: everything come full circle because then you see Will at 510 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:25,920 Speaker 2: his house, you know, watching Kyle make the pick, and 511 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 2: there's there's some really cool moments in this episode. I think, 512 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:32,159 Speaker 2: I think fans will get a really unique look and 513 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:35,200 Speaker 2: you know, I think for me personally, as someone that 514 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 2: grew up loving the draft, I mean, seeing what is 515 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:39,679 Speaker 2: said in kind of draft meetings and the build up 516 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 2: to it is you know one of the coolest parts 517 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 2: of the process for us. And you know, credit to 518 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 2: Joe and his staff for kind of being comfortable with 519 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:49,440 Speaker 2: you know, cameras being in there to capture some of 520 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 2: these cool moments. 521 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:52,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, and make no mistake about it. Seth Bradley as 522 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 1: a football junkie, especially around college football, and you beloved 523 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 1: Penn State Nitney Lions. How cool is that for you 524 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:07,359 Speaker 1: when either you or one of the guys or a 525 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: few of the guys are in that room listening to Joe, 526 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:17,880 Speaker 1: the coaching staff, all the scouts, all the evaluators discuss 527 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 1: position groups and certain players. Because you know the game 528 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: inside and out, but just to hear the way the 529 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:27,880 Speaker 1: process works, how much do you enjoy it? And how 530 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 1: tough is it for you to be like, oh, man, 531 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,160 Speaker 1: well that was really great now, but we can't include 532 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 1: that in there. 533 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 2: It's definitely really cool, you know, because I think there's 534 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:39,920 Speaker 2: guys like you watch college football as just a fan 535 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 2: and you're like, man, I love that guy or I 536 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:43,840 Speaker 2: think I think he's great, and you start to hear, 537 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:47,719 Speaker 2: like a coach maybe start to dissect like what's you know, 538 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:49,879 Speaker 2: not so great about the player or a scout you know, 539 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 2: giving you know, their character evaluations or things like that, 540 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:56,239 Speaker 2: and you're like, man like, you know, we're not going 541 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 2: to take that guy for sure, you know so, but 542 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:01,320 Speaker 2: but I think it's really cool. And you know, I 543 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 2: was telling somebody this the other day. It's like the 544 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 2: best part about this process is you feel a conviction 545 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 2: in the room by the time they get to the 546 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:12,440 Speaker 2: draft and kind of seeing guys they like throughout the process. 547 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 2: And I'll never forget last year. You know, we were 548 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:18,960 Speaker 2: in the meeting when they talked about Jermaine and you know, 549 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 2: hearing Joe talk about him, and then the minute you know, 550 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:24,879 Speaker 2: it's past pick ten and we selected Garrett and you 551 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:26,639 Speaker 2: kind of see Joe start to talk to Robert and 552 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:28,399 Speaker 2: say like, hey, like we can go get Jermaine, and 553 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 2: we we we kind of had known how much they 554 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:34,480 Speaker 2: liked him throughout the process, and it was it was 555 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 2: one of those things from a storytelling standpoint, you're like, man, like, 556 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:38,480 Speaker 2: I hope this trade goes through. Like I'm kind of 557 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 2: like we're nervous like capturing the moments because we're like, 558 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 2: man like, if we somehow don't get them, like we 559 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 2: know kind of like how we can tell this story. 560 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:48,680 Speaker 2: But it's it's just really kind of cool to see 561 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:50,800 Speaker 2: the conviction these guys have, and I think by the 562 00:27:50,880 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 2: time you know, you get to the draft, fans might 563 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 2: not really know like who our number one targets are 564 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 2: and things like that. But I think you feel it 565 00:27:58,280 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 2: in the building like okay, like this is a guy, 566 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:01,360 Speaker 2: like they really want. 567 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:06,440 Speaker 1: How important is music in what you do? Because you're 568 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: just talking about Joe and the phone calls last year. 569 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 1: You guys epically put that together. But can you talk 570 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 1: about music and then also you're writing because is it 571 00:28:22,840 --> 00:28:26,119 Speaker 1: essentially you or is other people? As far as the 572 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:29,399 Speaker 1: staffs concern the writing, because you talked about the narration 573 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: with Rich Eison. 574 00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think the narration part of it is something 575 00:28:33,119 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 2: that you know, a lot of other productions won't necessarily 576 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:41,120 Speaker 2: tap into because writing for you know, documentaries is very challenging, 577 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 2: you know. I think NFL Films does it so well 578 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 2: with Leaf Shreiver, and you know, it's it's kind of 579 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 2: a signature to the way Hard Knocks does it and 580 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 2: things like that. And I think anytime you're gonna go 581 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 2: and you're gonna you know, write scripts for you know stuff, 582 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 2: the writing has to be good. 583 00:28:57,320 --> 00:28:57,480 Speaker 1: You know. 584 00:28:57,560 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 2: It's like I think you could you can get to 585 00:28:59,880 --> 00:29:02,160 Speaker 2: a spot where if it's bad writing, it becomes very 586 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 2: like jarring for a viewer to watch. So I think 587 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 2: our crew does a great job. It's really you know, 588 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:13,160 Speaker 2: me and two others, Austin Siebolt Bobby Doherty. You know, 589 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:15,480 Speaker 2: we work really, you know, hand in hand to write 590 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 2: these scripts. We kind of you know, as you're going 591 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:20,160 Speaker 2: through an episode, you kind of say like, okay, like 592 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 2: we really need a transition line here. We can write 593 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 2: creatively to this, we can write a monologue. You know. 594 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 2: The the end monologue with to episode one was something 595 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:35,959 Speaker 2: that we had really kind of designed specifically for Rich Eisen. 596 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:36,280 Speaker 1: You know. 597 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:38,160 Speaker 2: It was one of those things where we kind of said, like, hey, 598 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 2: like Rich is a diar jets Van. We hear it 599 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:43,680 Speaker 2: every day on his radio show. Let's have a moment 600 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 2: where he can kind of pay tribute to what this 601 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 2: moment is like through his eyes. So I think it 602 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 2: was it was one of those things where that had 603 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:52,440 Speaker 2: that couldn't be just anybody. It had to be Rich. 604 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:54,680 Speaker 2: And I think that, you know, that was kind of 605 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:56,240 Speaker 2: a really cool moment in the show. But our guys 606 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 2: do a great job, you know, writing these scripts, and 607 00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:02,080 Speaker 2: and to me, music is everything. Because you know, a 608 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:04,440 Speaker 2: piece of video is just is just video until it 609 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 2: comes to life with the you know, the emotion of music. 610 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:11,480 Speaker 2: So we'll spend a lot of time finding the perfect tracks, 611 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 2: you know, for an episode, and sometimes you might cut 612 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 2: a scene or you might do something. You might be like, 613 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:19,080 Speaker 2: the music just doesn't feel right here, like, you know, 614 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 2: we need to we need something it's a little more captivating, 615 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:23,480 Speaker 2: We need something it's a little bit of a different tone, 616 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 2: you know. I think even going back to we talked 617 00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:29,160 Speaker 2: about the Diehards before, it's like, you know, we use 618 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:32,600 Speaker 2: very unique music in that documentary. In particular, it had 619 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 2: to be different because it was a different tone of 620 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:40,240 Speaker 2: you know, a show. So I think everything's very calculated 621 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:42,440 Speaker 2: with this. You know, it takes a lot of time, 622 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:45,040 Speaker 2: you know, in terms of finding the perfect music for 623 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 2: an episode. But you know, I think at the end 624 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 2: of the day, you want to pull out the emotions 625 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:51,640 Speaker 2: of a viewer. You know, you want a viewer to 626 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 2: have an emotional connection to a piece, and I think 627 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:55,920 Speaker 2: music is is the key to all of it. 628 00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:02,400 Speaker 1: How painstaking can it be as far as setting up 629 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:05,840 Speaker 1: that perfect shot and can talk about dance Plakowski and 630 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:10,640 Speaker 1: his kind of lead as far as how meticulous and 631 00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:17,400 Speaker 1: how detailed. He is a perfectionist as far as getting 632 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:20,840 Speaker 1: those shots and the perfect lighting and the perfect angle, 633 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 1: and the way we have to switch some things up sometimes. 634 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:27,760 Speaker 1: If hey, maybe we did the interview with Joe in 635 00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:29,960 Speaker 1: the field House, that means we got to take Aaron 636 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:31,440 Speaker 1: and put him in a different place. 637 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, Dan's the most talented person I've ever worked with. 638 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:37,760 Speaker 2: You know, We've been fortunate to work together now on 639 00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:39,960 Speaker 2: you know a lot of these productions, even going back 640 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:44,920 Speaker 2: to like twenty sixteen we were on the Blall Palchhote together. 641 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 2: You were there, and you know, I think back to 642 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:50,800 Speaker 2: some of those original like documentaries we did and thinking 643 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:55,320 Speaker 2: about how far we've come production wise. You know, it's everything. 644 00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:58,480 Speaker 2: Every shot is very calculated to your point, you know, 645 00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 2: it's but you also kind of have to be able 646 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:04,200 Speaker 2: to run a gun and adapt them to fly with 647 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:06,880 Speaker 2: the nature of like how fast paced sports is. So 648 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 2: but when I think back to, you know, what we 649 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:12,560 Speaker 2: were able to do the day Aaron arrived at the 650 00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:15,120 Speaker 2: facility and the different shots we were able to capture, 651 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 2: and you know, our crew is so prepared and and 652 00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:20,959 Speaker 2: that's to dance credit you know. He he's really like 653 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:25,160 Speaker 2: overhauled our you know, production process over the over the years, 654 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 2: just to in terms of the cameras we use, in 655 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 2: terms of the equipment we use, and I think, you know, 656 00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:33,520 Speaker 2: putting our cinematographers in the best possible spot. And I think, 657 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:37,360 Speaker 2: you know, thinking to One Jets Drive and a fan watches, 658 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:40,560 Speaker 2: you know, one of our game scenes. You know, I 659 00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 2: think the amount of different cameras we have going in 660 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 2: one game, the location of each it's all very thought out, 661 00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:52,000 Speaker 2: it's all very planned, and I think our goal with 662 00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:54,520 Speaker 2: you know, a show like One Jets Drive is to 663 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:58,280 Speaker 2: give a fan a perspective of the game that they're 664 00:32:58,280 --> 00:33:00,480 Speaker 2: not going to get anywhere else. And I think you 665 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:03,120 Speaker 2: might not even realize it as you're watching it, like 666 00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:06,040 Speaker 2: how many unique camera angles and stuff we actually have 667 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:09,760 Speaker 2: and players miked up and cameras behind the bench and 668 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 2: players in the locker room. But it's there's so much 669 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:14,800 Speaker 2: that goes into that part of it, and it's just 670 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:19,400 Speaker 2: countless hours of planning and preparation. And I think but 671 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:21,320 Speaker 2: at the end of the day too, you also have 672 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 2: to have incredible talent in the building to kind of 673 00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:26,480 Speaker 2: do to pull this all off and our crew, like 674 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:28,640 Speaker 2: I said, is the best there is. You know, It's 675 00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:31,440 Speaker 2: like I think, you know, if somebody looks at a 676 00:33:31,480 --> 00:33:33,479 Speaker 2: production like Hard Knocks and they look at the credits 677 00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:35,160 Speaker 2: at the end, they're going to see probably you know, 678 00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:39,200 Speaker 2: over one hundred people in the credits, maybe more. But 679 00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:43,080 Speaker 2: with our crew, it's you know, seven or eight people 680 00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 2: that are really you know, punching above their weight every 681 00:33:45,280 --> 00:33:47,280 Speaker 2: single day to make this happen. And you know, you 682 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:51,520 Speaker 2: might go from one shoot to another on a moment's notice, 683 00:33:51,560 --> 00:33:53,960 Speaker 2: you might only have twenty minutes to prepare for a shoot, 684 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:55,840 Speaker 2: but you know, our goal all the time is to 685 00:33:55,840 --> 00:33:59,080 Speaker 2: have everyone ready for you know, whatever occurs, and to 686 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 2: do it to the best, you know, the highest possible 687 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:04,600 Speaker 2: production quality. So you know, I think when you look 688 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:08,239 Speaker 2: at our productions over the years, they've obviously like steadily improved, 689 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:12,000 Speaker 2: and you know we've been you know, more and more 690 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:15,920 Speaker 2: prepared for everything. But I think, you know, obviously, you know, 691 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:18,759 Speaker 2: you said it to Dan's credit, like we've really to 692 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:20,840 Speaker 2: me like we want to set the standard across the 693 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:22,799 Speaker 2: league in terms of what we're doing. I think this 694 00:34:22,840 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 2: production in particular, does that do. 695 00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:28,960 Speaker 1: You think about how far you've come and how far 696 00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:31,560 Speaker 1: the group has gone, like you've been to Jets since sixteen, 697 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:36,200 Speaker 1: and maybe give a backstory as far as how the 698 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:38,279 Speaker 1: long form was introduced here. 699 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:41,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, this is a will be my ten season with 700 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:44,520 Speaker 2: the Jets coming up, and I think the first couple 701 00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:47,200 Speaker 2: of years it was heavy focus on you know, short 702 00:34:47,239 --> 00:34:51,839 Speaker 2: form media. Yeah, and I think you know, come like 703 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:56,440 Speaker 2: twenty sixteen. You know, Chris Gargano was our executive producer 704 00:34:56,480 --> 00:34:58,360 Speaker 2: at the time, and he really kind of, you know 705 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:01,520 Speaker 2: said like when you des tryed to tell the stories 706 00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:03,839 Speaker 2: of who these guys are off the field and under 707 00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 2: the helmet, and you know, that's growing up. You know, 708 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:11,560 Speaker 2: my dream was to produce you know, sports documentaries. I 709 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:14,799 Speaker 2: love thirty for thirties. I love you know, ESPN films, 710 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:18,360 Speaker 2: you know, really hard knocks everything. And I think it 711 00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:20,120 Speaker 2: was just, you know, one of those things where like 712 00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 2: once we kind of open that can of worms, like 713 00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:26,239 Speaker 2: we're going to go down this path. It was you know, 714 00:35:26,680 --> 00:35:29,000 Speaker 2: I think it really helped build the brand of the organization. 715 00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:32,360 Speaker 2: You know, I was I was trying to tell somebody 716 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:34,239 Speaker 2: this the other day and they were wondering why, Like 717 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:38,560 Speaker 2: we flashed back to Joe and Roberts like first days 718 00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:41,080 Speaker 2: as a jet in this past episode and things like that, 719 00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:43,360 Speaker 2: and I was like, well, the story didn't start with Rogers. 720 00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:45,360 Speaker 2: It started, you know, a couple of years ago. And 721 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:48,480 Speaker 2: I think if you go through even what One Jets 722 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:51,080 Speaker 2: Drive is, you know for the past five or six seasons, 723 00:35:51,760 --> 00:35:54,560 Speaker 2: you kind of see the beginnings of the story. And 724 00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:57,240 Speaker 2: I think that's the really cool part about like documentaries 725 00:35:57,600 --> 00:36:01,680 Speaker 2: is it's it's not really like we won't document, we'll 726 00:36:01,719 --> 00:36:05,040 Speaker 2: document the twenty three season, but it really was it's 727 00:36:05,080 --> 00:36:07,600 Speaker 2: really been building to this, like the story kind of starts. 728 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:09,440 Speaker 2: If Sony went back and watched like the past two 729 00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:11,680 Speaker 2: years of One Just Drive or Flight twenty twenty one 730 00:36:11,719 --> 00:36:15,279 Speaker 2: and twenty twenty two, it's like you kind of see 731 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:18,279 Speaker 2: what's what's been happening here. And I think that's that's 732 00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:20,080 Speaker 2: kind of the cool thing is you know, we get 733 00:36:20,120 --> 00:36:22,200 Speaker 2: an opportunity to tell these stories, and you know, I 734 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:25,920 Speaker 2: really like my goal with one JD Films was to 735 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:29,160 Speaker 2: create like a thirty for thirty style umbrella here that 736 00:36:29,320 --> 00:36:31,480 Speaker 2: you know allowed us to tell, you know, do more 737 00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:33,640 Speaker 2: than just one Just Drive, do more than Flight, And 738 00:36:33,680 --> 00:36:35,800 Speaker 2: we have some really unique stories coming out around the 739 00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:38,920 Speaker 2: Hall of Fame and Breese Hall's you know, Road to 740 00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:41,920 Speaker 2: Recovery and things like that. So in the diards as 741 00:36:41,920 --> 00:36:45,319 Speaker 2: you mentioned, So there's there's just a lot coming and 742 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:47,800 Speaker 2: you know, I think, you know, it's for me growing 743 00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:50,160 Speaker 2: up a sports fan, this has been a dream for 744 00:36:50,200 --> 00:36:51,680 Speaker 2: me to like be able to kind of like tell 745 00:36:51,719 --> 00:36:54,640 Speaker 2: these stories and and help this organization kind of you know, 746 00:36:55,040 --> 00:36:55,960 Speaker 2: build this brand. 747 00:36:56,200 --> 00:37:00,239 Speaker 1: Give us a timetable on the Breeze Recovery episode, yeah, 748 00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:04,480 Speaker 1: because that's something new. Yeah, we haven't done that prior 749 00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:06,600 Speaker 1: as far as an organization, as far as the content 750 00:37:06,640 --> 00:37:10,600 Speaker 1: crew to kind of chronicle somebody's reheab process. 751 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:15,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, this project is probably the one I'm most excited 752 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:17,240 Speaker 2: about that we've ever done here because I think fans 753 00:37:17,239 --> 00:37:20,200 Speaker 2: are going to get a really unique look at, you know, 754 00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:24,000 Speaker 2: a recovery. And it's not just it's months and months 755 00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:25,880 Speaker 2: of shooting by our crew. You know. It's a credit 756 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:29,400 Speaker 2: to bree who honestly like we approached him, you know, 757 00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:31,479 Speaker 2: in the season and we said kind of like, hey, 758 00:37:32,120 --> 00:37:34,480 Speaker 2: would you be open to us kind of like documenting 759 00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:38,680 Speaker 2: your recovery and he said yeah, and it really kind 760 00:37:38,680 --> 00:37:40,480 Speaker 2: of started from there. You have to buy and from 761 00:37:40,480 --> 00:37:42,200 Speaker 2: the player, but then you also have to buy and 762 00:37:42,280 --> 00:37:45,799 Speaker 2: from the staff, you know, so Dave's aufalleto you know, 763 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:50,480 Speaker 2: his crew downstairs. The training staff has been all in 764 00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:55,439 Speaker 2: on us kind of showing Breee coming back, and it's 765 00:37:55,480 --> 00:37:57,759 Speaker 2: going to be a you know, a documentary that you know, 766 00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:00,400 Speaker 2: comes out when he returns to the field, because we 767 00:38:00,440 --> 00:38:03,399 Speaker 2: need to be able to tell the story fully. Yeah, 768 00:38:04,080 --> 00:38:07,680 Speaker 2: but I think you know, fans are gonna just it's 769 00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:11,680 Speaker 2: just gonna be more access than they've probably ever seen 770 00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:15,320 Speaker 2: in terms of what it's like, you know, the long days. 771 00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:19,440 Speaker 2: You know, a rehab session lasts you know, usually around 772 00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:21,359 Speaker 2: like three hours, and our crew will be in there 773 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:25,279 Speaker 2: the entire time. You capture the struggle, you capture you know, 774 00:38:25,320 --> 00:38:29,000 Speaker 2: the moments. But we're also gonna tell Breece's story, you know. 775 00:38:29,480 --> 00:38:31,319 Speaker 2: You know, I think that's the cool part is it's 776 00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:33,040 Speaker 2: not just gonna be the rehab. It's going to be 777 00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:34,959 Speaker 2: who he is as a player. And obviously we saw, 778 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:37,880 Speaker 2: you know, how great of a player Brese you know 779 00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:40,640 Speaker 2: is and can can be in the league last year, 780 00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:44,320 Speaker 2: and I think everyone was so devastated when he went down. 781 00:38:45,080 --> 00:38:47,359 Speaker 2: But I think seeing his road back I think it's 782 00:38:47,360 --> 00:38:49,440 Speaker 2: gonna be something very special for fans. 783 00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:53,759 Speaker 1: All right, Really gracious with your time, because you've got 784 00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:57,240 Speaker 1: to start getting after episode two. I got a couple 785 00:38:57,360 --> 00:39:00,719 Speaker 1: quick ones before we get out of here. A lot 786 00:39:00,719 --> 00:39:03,480 Speaker 1: of people are very interested in what you guys are 787 00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:07,880 Speaker 1: doing right now, from the long form, the documentary style 788 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:13,680 Speaker 1: content and what an elite level this is produced at. 789 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:18,839 Speaker 1: And they're very interested as far as college kids or 790 00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:21,319 Speaker 1: high school kids and saying, well, I want to get 791 00:39:21,360 --> 00:39:25,840 Speaker 1: into that kind of industry. I want to get involved 792 00:39:25,840 --> 00:39:29,719 Speaker 1: in production with ever changing content world. What kind of 793 00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:32,520 Speaker 1: advice do you give people who are in college right now, 794 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:35,319 Speaker 1: and maybe can you shed some light on your background 795 00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:37,319 Speaker 1: and how it helped you get to this point. 796 00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:41,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, so I graduated. I graduated from Penn Sdatey in 797 00:39:41,120 --> 00:39:43,840 Speaker 2: two thousand and eight and didn't really know what direction 798 00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:48,560 Speaker 2: my career was going to go. Was fortunate to, you know, 799 00:39:48,600 --> 00:39:52,160 Speaker 2: get hired by Guido Dliya, who you know at Penn Sades, 800 00:39:52,280 --> 00:39:55,120 Speaker 2: the the white al guru. He's kind of like the 801 00:39:55,160 --> 00:39:57,880 Speaker 2: marketing genius behind all of that, and he really was 802 00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:00,880 Speaker 2: a mentor to me and really kind of set my 803 00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:04,319 Speaker 2: career on the right path. But like once I you know, 804 00:40:04,520 --> 00:40:10,120 Speaker 2: kind of started to see what direction my career would 805 00:40:10,120 --> 00:40:11,880 Speaker 2: go in terms of you know, I always wanted to 806 00:40:11,880 --> 00:40:14,400 Speaker 2: work in sports. I always wanted to be around football, 807 00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:16,800 Speaker 2: you know. So I've you know, worked in college sports 808 00:40:16,800 --> 00:40:19,000 Speaker 2: for a couple of years in the SEC and Penn 809 00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:22,319 Speaker 2: State and you know, obviously, and then get a job 810 00:40:22,320 --> 00:40:25,520 Speaker 2: at the Jets in twenty fourteen. You know, I think 811 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:29,719 Speaker 2: for anybody let's coming out of college and you know, 812 00:40:29,960 --> 00:40:33,080 Speaker 2: looking for what's next, I think it's important to be 813 00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:35,919 Speaker 2: open minded. It's important to learn as much as you can. 814 00:40:36,040 --> 00:40:41,520 Speaker 2: It's important to you know, not necessarily be focused on 815 00:40:41,640 --> 00:40:43,840 Speaker 2: where you're working, but what you're doing. You know. I 816 00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:45,440 Speaker 2: think there's a lot you know, I worked for a 817 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:48,440 Speaker 2: lot of like smaller companies you know, prior to the Jets, 818 00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:50,160 Speaker 2: and I think that's an important part of it is. 819 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:52,160 Speaker 2: I think you can be like I want to work 820 00:40:52,200 --> 00:40:54,360 Speaker 2: for NFL Films or I want to work for ESPN, 821 00:40:55,120 --> 00:40:57,800 Speaker 2: but it you might be a you know, a small 822 00:40:57,800 --> 00:41:00,000 Speaker 2: fish in a big pond there. You might not necessary 823 00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:02,960 Speaker 2: be like learning all the skills you need to do it. 824 00:41:03,120 --> 00:41:06,040 Speaker 2: So I always tell people, like, look at what a 825 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:09,160 Speaker 2: job description is for, you know, a position you might 826 00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:11,160 Speaker 2: want five or six years down the road and start 827 00:41:11,160 --> 00:41:14,319 Speaker 2: to kind of think about the skills you're learning, you know, 828 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:16,239 Speaker 2: so by the time you get to a spot where 829 00:41:16,239 --> 00:41:18,879 Speaker 2: you want to apply somewhere that you can be doing 830 00:41:18,920 --> 00:41:22,319 Speaker 2: that job, you have all the necessary tools to do it. 831 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:25,879 Speaker 2: You know. I think, you know, first and foremost here 832 00:41:26,040 --> 00:41:28,640 Speaker 2: is like we're looking for, you know, ultimately, the most 833 00:41:28,680 --> 00:41:32,640 Speaker 2: creative people that are great storytellers, because I think you 834 00:41:32,680 --> 00:41:36,480 Speaker 2: know a lot of people are, you know, great editors, 835 00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:39,400 Speaker 2: great shooters, But I think combining all that to be 836 00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:40,960 Speaker 2: able to tell a story is what's going to be 837 00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:44,920 Speaker 2: the key, you know, And I think that's that's really 838 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:48,080 Speaker 2: the biggest thing. But I my biggest piece of advice 839 00:41:48,160 --> 00:41:49,759 Speaker 2: is be ready to get turned down for a lot. 840 00:41:49,800 --> 00:41:51,160 Speaker 2: I got to turn down for a lot of jobs 841 00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:53,000 Speaker 2: prior to you know, coming to the Jets. I can't 842 00:41:53,120 --> 00:41:56,320 Speaker 2: I can probably name most of them, you know, and 843 00:41:56,440 --> 00:41:57,879 Speaker 2: you know it was it was hard at the time 844 00:41:57,920 --> 00:42:01,000 Speaker 2: to take. But I think every less and you learn 845 00:42:01,080 --> 00:42:04,279 Speaker 2: from those is you know, ultimately you're gonna end up 846 00:42:04,280 --> 00:42:06,680 Speaker 2: where you're supposed to be. And I think for me, 847 00:42:06,880 --> 00:42:09,359 Speaker 2: like it's obviously it's just been a dream come true 848 00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:11,000 Speaker 2: for me to be able to like work in the NFL, 849 00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:14,160 Speaker 2: and you know, we we want people here, and you know, 850 00:42:14,200 --> 00:42:16,640 Speaker 2: I'm sure you feel the same way that their dream 851 00:42:16,719 --> 00:42:18,440 Speaker 2: is to be here. You know you want to you know, 852 00:42:18,560 --> 00:42:21,040 Speaker 2: to me, like every day driving in here, I still 853 00:42:21,080 --> 00:42:23,040 Speaker 2: feel a little a little bit like, man, like this 854 00:42:23,160 --> 00:42:24,919 Speaker 2: is pretty cool. Like I get to, you know, work 855 00:42:24,920 --> 00:42:27,000 Speaker 2: for the Jets and you have so many people that 856 00:42:27,080 --> 00:42:30,359 Speaker 2: will like tell you, you know, wow, like that must 857 00:42:30,360 --> 00:42:33,040 Speaker 2: be like the coolest job, and it, honestly is. It's 858 00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:36,920 Speaker 2: a lot of long hours. Sports is hard. You work nights, weekends, holidays. 859 00:42:37,480 --> 00:42:38,600 Speaker 2: But I think at the end of the day, you 860 00:42:38,640 --> 00:42:40,640 Speaker 2: have to love what you do, and I think that's 861 00:42:40,840 --> 00:42:44,640 Speaker 2: that's the biggest part of this. So I think anybody 862 00:42:44,640 --> 00:42:50,080 Speaker 2: that wants to be in sports, like just keep climbing, 863 00:42:50,120 --> 00:42:52,520 Speaker 2: you know, be ready to get turned down. But then ultimately, 864 00:42:52,600 --> 00:42:54,320 Speaker 2: like just try to get your foot in the door somewhere. 865 00:42:54,480 --> 00:42:58,120 Speaker 1: Your love shines through in your product favorite shoots of 866 00:42:58,160 --> 00:43:00,839 Speaker 1: all time as far as away from one, Jets Drive, 867 00:43:00,920 --> 00:43:04,000 Speaker 1: what's got to be up there maybe top two or three, 868 00:43:04,040 --> 00:43:09,520 Speaker 1: and then your favorite episodes does Rogers are already vault 869 00:43:09,560 --> 00:43:12,560 Speaker 1: to one at this point, so do shoots first and 870 00:43:12,600 --> 00:43:13,520 Speaker 1: then do episodes. 871 00:43:14,400 --> 00:43:16,480 Speaker 2: Spot caught me off guard with this one. You know, 872 00:43:16,520 --> 00:43:19,520 Speaker 2: I'm trying to think back. I mentioned the Blall Pal 873 00:43:19,560 --> 00:43:23,480 Speaker 2: shoot before. That was one of the first big documentaries 874 00:43:23,480 --> 00:43:26,239 Speaker 2: we did, where it was, you know, he had an 875 00:43:26,280 --> 00:43:28,560 Speaker 2: incredible backstory. He went through a lot as a kid, 876 00:43:28,640 --> 00:43:30,560 Speaker 2: and I think he was one of the first to 877 00:43:30,640 --> 00:43:32,560 Speaker 2: really kind of like opened up to us in terms 878 00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:35,600 Speaker 2: of telling his story. And I think that's really the 879 00:43:35,640 --> 00:43:38,839 Speaker 2: base of One. Jets Drive and everything else are kind 880 00:43:38,880 --> 00:43:42,719 Speaker 2: of those documentaries we did before before that. So it's 881 00:43:42,760 --> 00:43:44,319 Speaker 2: kind of cool for me to even look back, like 882 00:43:44,360 --> 00:43:46,759 Speaker 2: we did a shoot at Josh McCown's house, which was, 883 00:43:47,320 --> 00:43:49,600 Speaker 2: you know, somebody that's played for so many teams and 884 00:43:50,600 --> 00:43:52,680 Speaker 2: you know, things like that and had this crazy career. 885 00:43:53,360 --> 00:43:55,440 Speaker 2: You know, I think Dance mccowsi has a picture of 886 00:43:55,480 --> 00:43:57,320 Speaker 2: me holding all of his jerseys as a part of 887 00:43:57,360 --> 00:44:01,560 Speaker 2: the production. But it's Josh came up to us after 888 00:44:01,600 --> 00:44:03,160 Speaker 2: that came out. I said, I can't tell you how 889 00:44:03,160 --> 00:44:05,400 Speaker 2: I appreciate it if I am of of that, you know, 890 00:44:06,239 --> 00:44:12,560 Speaker 2: of you guys doing this piece. But favorite episodes, that's 891 00:44:12,560 --> 00:44:13,520 Speaker 2: a that's a hard one. 892 00:44:13,560 --> 00:44:17,560 Speaker 1: You picking your favorite children, right. I mean, but I'm 893 00:44:17,560 --> 00:44:18,640 Speaker 1: putting you on the spot here. 894 00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:22,640 Speaker 2: I'd probably say episode four of Flight twenty two, just 895 00:44:22,680 --> 00:44:25,520 Speaker 2: because you know, there was so obviously so much build 896 00:44:25,600 --> 00:44:29,880 Speaker 2: up to that draft and it really kind of we 897 00:44:30,000 --> 00:44:33,080 Speaker 2: got blessed by the doc Odds at Night where you know, 898 00:44:33,160 --> 00:44:34,960 Speaker 2: Joe trades up for Jermaine and we were able to 899 00:44:35,040 --> 00:44:38,600 Speaker 2: kind of tell that story full circle. It was so 900 00:44:38,680 --> 00:44:41,080 Speaker 2: cool to see and we had so many you know, 901 00:44:41,120 --> 00:44:44,800 Speaker 2: big personalities in that you know episode with Sauce and Garrett, 902 00:44:44,840 --> 00:44:48,239 Speaker 2: Jermaine and even national media Adam Schefter, you know, you 903 00:44:48,400 --> 00:44:50,120 Speaker 2: a rap report. There were so many others a part 904 00:44:50,160 --> 00:44:52,120 Speaker 2: of that you know production process. I think it was 905 00:44:52,120 --> 00:44:56,319 Speaker 2: really cool. But honestly, like there's probably so many like 906 00:44:56,360 --> 00:44:59,080 Speaker 2: one just drive episodes I can go back to and 907 00:44:59,080 --> 00:45:01,920 Speaker 2: and think about, you know, they were my favorite in 908 00:45:01,960 --> 00:45:05,840 Speaker 2: their own way, but obviously, like I think the you know, 909 00:45:05,920 --> 00:45:08,560 Speaker 2: the episode with with Aaron from this past weeks is 910 00:45:08,600 --> 00:45:10,920 Speaker 2: going to be up there just because of you know 911 00:45:10,960 --> 00:45:14,280 Speaker 2: what it meant for everybody in the excitement around the fans. 912 00:45:14,840 --> 00:45:16,960 Speaker 1: All right, man, well you got a lot of work 913 00:45:17,000 --> 00:45:21,200 Speaker 1: to get after episode two. It's gonna chronicle the twenty 914 00:45:21,320 --> 00:45:26,080 Speaker 1: twenty three New York Jets Draft and then ninety of 915 00:45:26,440 --> 00:45:30,920 Speaker 1: episode three, Flight twenty three Accession still yet to be shot, 916 00:45:31,080 --> 00:45:32,680 Speaker 1: so you. 917 00:45:32,760 --> 00:45:34,319 Speaker 2: Got a ways to go here. It's like I think 918 00:45:34,360 --> 00:45:36,400 Speaker 2: people probably think we take a breath after, you know, 919 00:45:36,480 --> 00:45:39,360 Speaker 2: episode one, but we're our crews grinding back there. So 920 00:45:39,440 --> 00:45:40,839 Speaker 2: there's two good episodes to come. 921 00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:42,439 Speaker 1: Thanks brother, Thanks Yeah,