1 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: Welcome to On the Runway. This is part of the 2 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: Jets official podcast network. Eric Ellen here at one Jet Stride, 3 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: joined by Ethan Greenberg who is in Hoboken, New Jersey, 4 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: and Anthony back down in Tampa, Florida. Throughout the year, 5 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 1: we will be joined by the Mad Backer Bart Scott 6 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: as well. But we are on the Runway, guys, and 7 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: the Jets are completing the first quarter of their season 8 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:32,279 Speaker 1: Thursday night. I got to Denver Broncos and we are 9 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: going to preview that matchup momentarily, but just to get 10 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: us out of the gate here, Anthony no pun intended. 11 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: This is a very unique season for so many reasons, 12 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: and we were reminded of that today as the National 13 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 1: Football League has postponed the game between the Tennessee Titans 14 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: and the Pittsburgh Steelers that was scheduled for Sunday, and 15 00:00:56,520 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: it could be moved back to Monday or Tuesday. Yeah, 16 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: it's a it's a real situation. There was no doubt 17 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: that I knew this was gonna happen at some point 18 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: at some week with some team. And you see how 19 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: it kind of works. I mean it it's not just 20 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: the players. It goes to you right, you're the staff, 21 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: if you're around the guys, the guys that the staff 22 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: that's actually allowed in the building. Um, everybody's being held 23 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: accountable for this because it only takes one person. And 24 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 1: you know, unfortunately for the Titans, it was the trip back, 25 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: so they have to contact trace that and they had 26 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: to uh, you know, check the opponents and who and 27 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: then you know, make sure they're good. And then they 28 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,479 Speaker 1: had to disinfect the buildings and shut them down and 29 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 1: and then you got to move the game. So and 30 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: that's just the hypothetical stuff they're talking about, which isn't 31 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: yet clear at the time we're taping this. So, uh, 32 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: you know, I think that you know, it's gonna be tough, 33 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: but there are parameters that have to be in place. 34 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: You have to not only protect the players on the 35 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 1: immediate team, but also the players that they are, how 36 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: to engage in the coaches, et cetera. So the league 37 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: has to be very firm on this. You've seen in 38 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks with the masks situation for 39 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: head coaches some pretty steep finds that they've applied. And 40 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 1: I think as you look at that moving forward, this 41 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: is a serious matter and if if your team like 42 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: the Titans, who can't get back in their building and 43 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: everything's done, you know, virtually through Saturday hypothetically, if that's 44 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: where they said it like, you are a serious disadvantage now. 45 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: So uh, you know, you have to reap those precautions. 46 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: And unfortunately it's not you know, it's not just because 47 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,399 Speaker 1: a player went out, or it could be a kid 48 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: his his son or daughter was at school and brought about. 49 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 1: It's just random things that happened. So it's this is 50 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: the like you said, this is what we're in, and 51 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: this is the kind of pandemic world we're in right now, 52 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: and they have to kind of work around that. Ethan 53 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: break it down for us, because you're at the facility 54 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 1: five six days a week, what it's been like for 55 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: you and what the differences are covering this football team 56 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: now then in the past. You know, I think just 57 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: from right. When you walk in the door, you stand 58 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: in front of almost like a it's not a robot, 59 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: but it's a little screen and it has it takes 60 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 1: your temperature, so you pull your mask down you kind 61 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: of go like this, and then it reads your temperature 62 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: and then you're admitted into the building. And you have 63 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: these little tabs that are I don't even know how 64 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: big I would describe it. The only way I can 65 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: describe it is if you've ever seen the game Rummy Cube. 66 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 1: It's like about the size of a Rummy Cube, and 67 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: you can wear it on your wrist, your neck, like 68 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: over in a lanyard whatever, And right there, that's exactly 69 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: what it looks like. There you go. And if I 70 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: get too close to you e A for example, they'll 71 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: start blinking red, letting you know that you're within six ft. 72 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: Now somebody's in a different tier, because the NFL has 73 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: three different tiers, if I crossed paths with somebody that's 74 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: in Tier one or two, which is rare. But let's 75 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: say even if you're like, there's a curtain that separates 76 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: tier one and two into your three. If we're too 77 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: close to the curtain, it'll start beeping at you, like 78 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: back up. And then from a team perspective, I mean, 79 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: as you would imagine everything's virtual, you don't really get 80 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: that one on one connection. Even if, for example, for 81 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: the podcast, if we were recording a podcast last year, 82 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: we would bring the player up into the studio. We 83 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: kind of have more of a fluid conversation because you're 84 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 1: next to the person as opposed to through a computer, 85 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: and obviously their technological problems here and there, and it's 86 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: just a different experience. But all things considered, I think 87 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: that from a content perspective, we've been doing a great job. 88 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: And I think the NFL up has been doing a 89 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 1: great job up to this point. And I think that 90 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: the what they've done with the Titans and Steelers in 91 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: that game, I think they're continuing to kind of set 92 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: the precedent moving forward. And if they feel bad even 93 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: addressing it, because a lot of people come to us 94 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: because they're able to have an outlet from the everyday 95 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: world they're deal with and they just want us to 96 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: talk football. But to me, we have to talk about 97 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: this because if you're a team, and you're a coaching 98 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:10,919 Speaker 1: staff and you're players, this is something that has to 99 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: be constantly on the front of your mind because if 100 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: you don't take care of yourself and you're not accountable, 101 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: this can impact the entire organization. So if you're Adam 102 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: Gaze right now, it's we're taping one day before the 103 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: Jets play against the Denver Broncos, do you bring up 104 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: the situation in Tennessee. Um, as far as the postponement 105 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: in the game, and just to remind the fellas, hey listen, 106 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: we bought on it so far, but this is an 107 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: everyday battle. Yeah. I mean, I think it's it's ingested, 108 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,239 Speaker 1: it's brought up as a reminder. I think everybody clearly, 109 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: like even saying you're walking and you're getting tested at 110 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: your tempt it's become a normalcy for a lot of 111 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: the players, where early on it's like what the heck 112 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: is going on here? But again, you talk about accountability 113 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: and unfortunately there are instances or it doesn't have anything 114 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: to do with accountability. It's just a random thing and 115 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:05,919 Speaker 1: that's just part of where we're at. And that's the 116 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: toughest thing to deal with. I think it's the teams 117 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 1: having a plan in place so that when it does happen, 118 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: how do they still become, you know, stay successful as 119 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 1: far as learning, teaching, game plans, uh, making sure guys 120 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 1: get some type of training in their body, and it's 121 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: got to be at home. Now, how how is that 122 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 1: set up? Do they have a banned program they've given 123 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 1: guys that's intact or something like that, and then you 124 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: have the injured guys, how are they getting treated? How 125 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: is the treatment process gonna be? Do they just gotta 126 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 1: go home and wrap a bag of ice around the lay? 127 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: Do they have any little mini mini stem units that 128 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: they can link up to the legs or the arms 129 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: wherever it's needed. So again, these have to be put 130 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: in place because when it happens, NFL is like shut 131 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 1: it down immediately, it's over and now okay, what's plan B, 132 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 1: Plan C? And how do you go in effects? So 133 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: it's a difficult deal, but you can prepare for work, 134 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 1: but it's never a smoother the way you dictated. Bottom 135 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 1: line is still jarring for me. Guys. When I see that, 136 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: it's like we're going forward here with the season and 137 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: the first quarter of the season will reach basically it's conclusion. 138 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: I know it's a seventeen week season, but all the 139 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: teams have played three games so far, but it's like, 140 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: you know that it's a possibility. But with that being said, 141 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: it's still like wow, Wow, they're closing down the facilities 142 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: now in Tennessee and then we'll have to see when 143 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: that game is moved to. It's such a fluid situation. 144 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 1: So um National Football League's Ethan set has done a 145 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 1: tremendous job so far. I think the Jets have a 146 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: good plan in place, and you need a little bit 147 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 1: of luck to I think you know all of it. Yeah, 148 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: I think so for sure. And I think the one 149 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: thing that in terms of the Titans, I think it's 150 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: applicable that more than football in the sense that you 151 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: just never know where or when you might come into 152 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: contact with somebody or something and contract the virus. Because 153 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: I like working in the facility five to six days 154 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: a week, you go through the motions, like Anthony said, 155 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: and it is pretty normal. But then let's say if 156 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: you want to get dinner because you're sick of cooking 157 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: or whatever, you don't want to get taken you want 158 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 1: to go outside and you want to enjoy a meal outside. 159 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: That's fine, but then you have to really be on 160 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: your p's and queues a percent of the time, come home, 161 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 1: wash their hands, make sure that you're taking care of yourself, 162 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: and that people that you're eating dinner with or you 163 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: interact with takes care of their selves or themselves. So 164 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:34,559 Speaker 1: I think it's just a good reminder that we're still 165 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: in it, you know what I mean, Like I know 166 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: the cases, especially in the Tri state area in New 167 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: York and New Jersey particular, continue to plummet in. That's 168 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: a great thing, but you never know when you might 169 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 1: interact or come into contact with somebody that might have 170 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:51,959 Speaker 1: the virus. I think it's just a good reminder. Is 171 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: the tracking unit that you guys get, is that just 172 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: telling you within the facility or is that saying yes, 173 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 1: you know what, we we drop them off at down 174 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:05,680 Speaker 1: to the day. The first thing we do, we come in, 175 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: we get our temperature screening to make sure that we're 176 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: good there, and then our next move is to actually 177 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 1: pick up the tracker, and then we move within the 178 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 1: facility throughout the day with the tracker. At the end 179 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: of the day or the night when we leave, we 180 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: dropped the tracker off. Yea, So let's talk some bay. 181 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: Let's talk some ball though, boys, it's Jets Broncos Thursday Night, Anthony. 182 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: Something stood out to me that Adam Gates said this week. 183 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,959 Speaker 1: He said, I want the guys to yes, come in 184 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:41,680 Speaker 1: and fix their mistakes, go over the film, but I 185 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: want them to play loose Thursday night and have some fun. Um. 186 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 1: Is that a good reminder to the players in the 187 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: locker room because there probably is a tendency right now 188 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: when things aren't going well for guys to get a 189 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:59,959 Speaker 1: little bit tight because they're trying too hard. Yeah, I mean, listen, 190 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: when you watch the film and you see the mistakes 191 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: that happen, clearly execution is part of it. I thought 192 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: Adams game plan was suffice for the football game to 193 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: at least bring a winning opportunity for the Jets versus 194 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: the Colts. And you know, again, the problem with that is, 195 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: you know, new receivers, right, new guys that normally don't 196 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: take the the reps in training camp or getting thrown 197 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 1: into the fire and it it you have to heighten 198 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 1: your own awareness as that player to execute. But let's 199 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: be honest, guys, even the starters throughout the league have 200 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: problems executing. So it's a high demand to put on 201 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 1: such a different collection of you know, a new tackle 202 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:48,719 Speaker 1: comes in, or a guy backs up, a guy who 203 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: doesn't get a lot of snaps, he has to, you know, 204 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 1: mentally get those reps. You know, we always talk as 205 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: players when you're the backup and the coaches, you know, 206 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: mentally you gotta take a rep, You gotta take a 207 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 1: rep by watching someone else take it. Well, that's all good, 208 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: but the actual competitive part is an issue for that 209 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 1: guy because he's not physically doing the rep. So it's 210 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 1: one thing to know how to do it and execute 211 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: and trying to execute it, But then are you actually 212 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:14,319 Speaker 1: getting that rep in practice, which a lot of these 213 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 1: guys haven't gotten multiple times. I mean, look at the 214 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,079 Speaker 1: you know, Cajor. Cajor, you know, ran a couple of 215 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: routes in the game that he probably had not run 216 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:23,319 Speaker 1: or even maybe I got, didn't even get the ball 217 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: in that route in practice, And all of a sudden 218 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 1: he finds himself in circumstances where, you know, if un 219 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:30,960 Speaker 1: thus he's on point, you know, and the ball's coming 220 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: his way because the coverage sticks take you better be 221 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 1: you better be right about it. So I think it's 222 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: just interesting, but it does come down to understanding and 223 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: eleven eleven guys executing the offense and unfortunately, uh, from 224 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: from that standpoint, you can say, you know, that's ultimately 225 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:50,719 Speaker 1: every week every team that the terrible plays or the 226 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: place that don't work usually have a component to it 227 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: that isn't working because of the lack of execution. So 228 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 1: if they can play it clean, they have a chance. 229 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 1: I mean, that's just what it is is, because that's 230 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: how football works. Ethan, what is your sense from the 231 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 1: players You talked to a couple of guys this week, 232 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 1: including Avery Williamson. Again, here's the guy who's just getting 233 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: back into the lineup himself. He missed all last season 234 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: and he's always got his head in the right spot. 235 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 1: What sense did he get from him when you had 236 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:26,359 Speaker 1: a conversation with him. He's hungry, and Avery in particular 237 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:30,680 Speaker 1: and this defense, they get the sense that they have 238 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 1: an understanding kind of what we've discussed earlier off camera, 239 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: that the Broncos are banged up and they have an 240 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 1: opportunity to close out this first quarter of the season 241 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 1: on a high note. And Avery said, we haven't had 242 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 1: that winning feeling in a long time. And that defense 243 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: in particular, going up against Brett Rippon, who's making his 244 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: first start. That offensive line is banged up, the team 245 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,679 Speaker 1: as a whole, the Broncos as a whole banged up. 246 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:57,319 Speaker 1: Their offensive statistics right towards the bottom of the NFL 247 00:12:57,360 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: and almost every category. So I get the sense that 248 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 1: the Jets are hoping for a rebound performance on the 249 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:05,960 Speaker 1: defensive side of the ball, which then should enable the 250 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: offense to play some complimentary football and get a lead 251 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: on the Broncos and then eventually win Thursday Night and 252 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 1: finish the first quarter of the season with a win 253 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 1: and then have that mini by before taking on the 254 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: Cardinals in Week five. Anthony short Week and the Broncos 255 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: are going to the third quarterback here in four games. 256 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,680 Speaker 1: Brett Ripping gets to start as his first career start, 257 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 1: and they might have confidence in him. And I know 258 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: the Jets have had difficulties at times with opposing passers 259 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: so far this year, But isn't this a tough spot 260 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: for Ripping? Short Week? I mean, it's a Thursday night game. 261 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 1: It probably had a couple of walk throughs out there 262 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 1: in the Rocky Mountains, then they had a fly out 263 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 1: here and and you're playing in a nationally televised game. 264 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:55,440 Speaker 1: I think this is a tough spot for young guy. Well, 265 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: I will say a couple of things about Brett Rippon. 266 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: You know, he's he was a fantastic call ledge player, 267 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 1: and he looked very prepared in the fifteen snaps that 268 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: he took against the Buccaneers last week. He was eight 269 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 1: of nine. You know, nothing big, but he stood the 270 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 1: progressions in the reads. And what they're gonna do is 271 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 1: they're gonna shrink down the playbook a little bit. They're 272 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: gonna sit there and say, Okay, Brett, what what fifteen 273 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: twenty past plays are you know? Do you feel real 274 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 1: good about? Because if if he doesn't go in feeling 275 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 1: good about the plan, you know, it doesn't mean anything 276 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: for the coordinator to show off and try to throw 277 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 1: all this stuff at him and say, well, you know, 278 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 1: we got all these different options, but yet we have 279 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: a guy that's making his first start that that's not smart. 280 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 1: And now I hope they do that because that's just 281 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 1: a terrible way to go about the game. And if 282 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 1: that's what he wants to do, then the Jets will 283 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 1: reap the benefits of that. But I think, to me, 284 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 1: what it does is you're gonna see a couple of 285 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: things in the game. You're gonna see a little bit 286 00:14:54,400 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 1: more quicker shorting passing opportunity. He tells me that as 287 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: a defensive coordinator, one I can be a little more aggressive. 288 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: I can get up in some of these receivers faces. 289 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 1: And you just look at what the offensive line did 290 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 1: versus the Buccaneers defense top bowls brought a lot of pressure, 291 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: a lot of impact upfront. That's something I think Greg 292 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 1: Williams may try to do in this football game because yeah, 293 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: he's young, it's his first start, but he's not gonna 294 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 1: have any sympathy for that. So you have to be 295 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 1: able to say, Okay, if you're gonna go out there 296 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 1: and beat us, then we're gonna We're gonna just say 297 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: you're not gonna have as many, you know, tents of 298 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 1: a second to do it. So what do they do? 299 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: They make that happen, Make them throw fast, and then 300 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 1: you take away the one thing you can lean on, 301 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: which is Melvin Gordon. And if you have multiple players 302 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: in the box now, because you're gonna bring some pressure 303 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: that potentially can take away the run game as well. 304 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: Now you become pretended on both sides of the stick 305 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 1: offensively and hopefully again in theory, that's an advantage for 306 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: the Jets. It is time for the Victoria Knocks Swiss 307 00:15:56,880 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 1: Army players to watch sag mint Ethan. Let's start with you, 308 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: who do you have your eye on? Who's gonna stand 309 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: out Thursday night in front time for the Jets. I'm 310 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 1: gonna go with Jordan Jenkins because Eli Wilkinson, who is 311 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 1: the Broncos starting right tackle, he got placed on injured 312 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: reserve last week. And Anthony can probably talk about Damar Dotson, 313 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: former buccaneer. He gets the start on the right side 314 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: in Wilkinson spot. But to your point, I know he's 315 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: a veteran. Dotson is, but on a short week traveling 316 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: across the country. Jordan Jenkins had one sack, but it 317 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 1: was more of just it's like a courtesy sack. I think, um, yeah, 318 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 1: Grappolo like fell down, he touched him, he didn't, he 319 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 1: didn't tackle him, So to me, that's like a courtesy sack. 320 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: And I think Jordan Jenkins is due. And the other 321 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 1: guy that I want to highlight is somebody up front. 322 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: It's Quinnon Williams. Again, Lloyd Cushionberry's a rookie, third round 323 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: rookie one to l s U. He was a good 324 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: player there to the Senior Bowl, had a nice showing there. 325 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 1: And I think that it's a tough task because Lloyd 326 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:07,919 Speaker 1: Cushionberry is gonna be playing a hundred percent of the 327 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: snaps that you would imagine for the Broncos. Well, the 328 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:13,199 Speaker 1: Jets have three guys up front that are difficult in 329 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:17,280 Speaker 1: their own right, Steve McClendon, Wiley, Vette Floronzo Vokasi, big 330 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:19,920 Speaker 1: strong dude, and then you have your three hundred pound 331 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 1: bar of soap and Quinnin Williams, who's more of a 332 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,679 Speaker 1: slippery player compared to those other two guys. So I 333 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: think those two guys up front can take advantage of 334 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 1: an offensive line that's given up thirteen sacks over the 335 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: last two weeks and their last in the NFL according 336 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 1: to ESPN, and pass block win rate and rush block 337 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 1: win rate. So I'm going up front for my players 338 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:45,639 Speaker 1: to watch. The cushion berry is angle is interesting because 339 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 1: he replaced now Jets center Connor McGovern mc governor of course, 340 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: snapped into Sam Donald. He was the Broncos center primarily 341 00:17:57,040 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: the last two seasons started thirty one games for the Broncos, 342 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 1: and during that time Philip Lindsay had back to back 343 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:08,440 Speaker 1: at thousand yards Russian seasons. But yes, Anthony, this Broncos 344 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: offensive line has struggled mightily the last two weeks. Where 345 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 1: are you going with your Victoria Knox Swiss Army player 346 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: or players to watch? Yeah, I got two guys. You know, 347 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 1: listen for all what we're hearing and seeing and what 348 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 1: you had said earlier and we talked about off the air. 349 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 1: If Jamison Crowder is back on the field and he's 350 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,639 Speaker 1: and everything looks good, I mean, that is just a 351 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 1: huge bonus for Sam. I mean, he's definitely gonna enjoy 352 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 1: the fact that he's out there. Uh and and I 353 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:38,639 Speaker 1: think that will be huge in the game. In the 354 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 1: game for Sam to just get a guy that he 355 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 1: can lean on, even though he may be reading other things. Okay, 356 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 1: there's that outlet feature, so they'll have the plays a 357 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,680 Speaker 1: feature Crowder and then he'll be that other guy as 358 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 1: a checkdown or you know, a guy sitting in the 359 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: in the hole of the defense, which you know, again 360 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 1: helps him feel better about his progressions. Number one. You know, 361 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 1: I think now after their two weeks of playing for 362 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 1: le Michael p. Ryan, you know, maybe this is a 363 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:06,959 Speaker 1: game where he can pop one out. You know. I 364 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:10,400 Speaker 1: think that usually with some young players that come in 365 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:12,639 Speaker 1: that you know, have a little juice, it takes them 366 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:14,399 Speaker 1: a little bit to get a feel if you'll have 367 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: a line is get the live reps. Even though they're 368 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:19,160 Speaker 1: getting the practice reps um. You know, he's gonna get 369 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 1: his chances. I think he had you know, seven or 370 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 1: so carries in the game. You know, again, at any 371 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 1: point one of those carries could be big. You know, 372 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:29,880 Speaker 1: maybe maybe he can spurt one out and pop one out. 373 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 1: I think they're close. You know, you see Gore clothes 374 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: tripped up a couple of times. Gets a big game. 375 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:37,200 Speaker 1: You know, I think that the feet where the footwork 376 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 1: of la Michael p Ryan and his quickness that may 377 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 1: help in his opportunities. So those are two players that 378 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 1: I'm looking at the you know, they got to make 379 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 1: impacts in this game for the Jets to win. Let's 380 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 1: be honest. Yeah, and I'll tell you what my Victoria 381 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 1: Knox was Army player to watch. McKay Beckton a no 382 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: doubt about that. When he was in the game in 383 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 1: the first half against the Indianapolis Colts, the Jets were 384 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: moving the football bull on the ground and through the air. 385 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 1: He has been the most impressive Jet to date. And 386 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: this is the first time the nation will get a 387 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:14,359 Speaker 1: chance to watch the number eleven overall selection in April's draft, 388 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: and he has been nothing short of impressive. What is ceiling? 389 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 1: So keep an eye on number seventies. So also a 390 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: last time the Jets played the Broncos at that Life Stadium, 391 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: didn't they run all over the yard? Isaama one yards 392 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:33,040 Speaker 1: Russian greens. There you go. So maybe maybe to both 393 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 1: your point and Anthony's point, McKay and Michael rookie rookie 394 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: connection here can help break one loose. I know this 395 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 1: sounds simple, but the Jets have not hold the lead 396 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:47,919 Speaker 1: so far this season. They need in this game to 397 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:51,200 Speaker 1: get a lead. You cannot play from behind in the 398 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 1: National Football League, especially with the injuries they were dealing 399 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: with early in the season. They they just need a 400 00:20:57,119 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 1: lead to feel good about themselves, to settle into a ballgame. Hey, follas, Uh, 401 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 1: let's move on. We're gonna do some weekly predictions here 402 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: across the National Football League. Yeah. I got about six 403 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 1: or seven games that I picked that I think are 404 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 1: gonna be the most intriguing matchups following the Jets and 405 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: Broncos game Thursday night, Let's start with the Chicago Bears, 406 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 1: who are three and all fellas hosting the Indianapolis Colts, 407 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 1: who looked very solid last week against the Jets and 408 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: a businessman like effort thirty six seven win over the Jets. 409 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:38,920 Speaker 1: The Colts are two and one, Anthony, how about you, 410 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 1: very quickly, let's roll through these games. Yeah, you know, 411 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:45,159 Speaker 1: I like, I'm gonna roll with the Bears. They're the 412 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:47,919 Speaker 1: ugliest three not team out there. But I but I 413 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:51,399 Speaker 1: also but I also understand. But I also understand that 414 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 1: Nick Foles is a pretty solid quarterback. Clearly in the 415 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:56,880 Speaker 1: game he she was the difference maker, and I think 416 00:21:56,920 --> 00:22:00,399 Speaker 1: guys will rally around him. They did lose tore Cohen. 417 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:02,719 Speaker 1: I believe he tours knee up in that game, so 418 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:05,879 Speaker 1: that that hurts them from a playmaker standpoint. But man, 419 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 1: Nick Foles, magic man, I think that's gonna be enough. 420 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 1: How about you? Yeah, that's tough. I think Anthony's right. 421 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 1: They are the ugliest three and no team. They could 422 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 1: very easily be one and two. And as much as 423 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 1: I want to take the Bears, I feel like I 424 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,359 Speaker 1: have to roll with the Colts, and we saw what 425 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:26,400 Speaker 1: they could do last week. I think that Philip Rivers 426 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 1: or Jonathan Taylor's a nice one to punch, and I 427 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:31,160 Speaker 1: know the Bears have a good defense, but it doesn't 428 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:34,720 Speaker 1: feel like they've been the same since. Ironically, Vic Fangio left, 429 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 1: Colts are gonna win this game. Fellas uh, Philip Rivers. 430 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:42,119 Speaker 1: He looked very comfortable in that pocket last week. They 431 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: got the run game gone. I like that offensive line, 432 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:48,360 Speaker 1: and their defense looks a lot better with the Forest Buckner. 433 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:51,199 Speaker 1: I got Indianapolis winning on the road in a close game. 434 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 1: How about Cleveland at Dallas the Cowboys. Nobody can stop 435 00:22:56,119 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: him Anthony, but they haven't been able to stop anybody either. Yeah, 436 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:03,840 Speaker 1: and you know, listen to what I like about the 437 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:06,640 Speaker 1: Browns is has nothing to do with their quarterback play. 438 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 1: It has everything to do with their run game. You know, 439 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:12,160 Speaker 1: Nick Chubb and and Hunt are very very good, talented 440 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:15,200 Speaker 1: running backs that clearly, week to week, no one has 441 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 1: an answer for. And what that does is it takes 442 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 1: away the opportunities of a Dak Prescott and the offense, 443 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 1: which can be you know, devastating at times. I don't 444 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: know if I love the flow of how Dallas offense looks. 445 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:31,199 Speaker 1: You know, they're kind of like, you know, not a 446 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:34,120 Speaker 1: lot going through Ezekiel Elliot right now, which is interesting. 447 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:36,360 Speaker 1: You know, Dak's arm is one thing, and they do 448 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:38,640 Speaker 1: have some weapons to throw too, clearly, but if they're 449 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 1: not on the field. That's a problem. But I think 450 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: at home, the Cowboys find a way to win this game. Yeah, 451 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: I'm I'm gonna agree with Anthony here, but I think 452 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: a lot of this will depend on if Tyrant Smith 453 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:53,400 Speaker 1: is playing, because against the Falcons and the Seahawks, neither 454 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:55,640 Speaker 1: one of those teams when they play the Cowboys don't 455 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:59,720 Speaker 1: have that edge presence. That's like Myles Garrett. So Myles 456 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:03,199 Speaker 1: it is going up against the Cowboys backup left tackle, 457 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 1: I think that's gonna be a real problem for them. 458 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 1: And last week Zack Martin, who's their right guard, they're 459 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 1: all pro right guard, took snaps at right tackle. So 460 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 1: if Myles Garrett is going up against the Cowboys backups, 461 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 1: I think it could be a different story. But I 462 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 1: am also rolling with the Dallas Cowboys. Yeah, I'll take 463 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:22,119 Speaker 1: the Cowboys at home. That was a tough one against 464 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:26,160 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson, who is the early MVP favorite. Last week 465 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:31,120 Speaker 1: Wilson two consecutive games, now fellows with five touchdown passes. 466 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 1: He's playing out of the world. Speaking of a guy 467 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: who is taking his game to another level, you gotta 468 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 1: go to Buffalo too, And we're talking about Josh Allen again, 469 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:44,199 Speaker 1: what do you think this week the Bills go to 470 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:48,399 Speaker 1: the Raiders Anthony uh cross country trip or Raiders a 471 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:50,879 Speaker 1: little bit banged up. They don't expect to have either 472 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:56,320 Speaker 1: Brian Edwards or Henry Ruggs in the lineup. Listen, man, 473 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:58,440 Speaker 1: you know, I like what the Bills are doing right now. 474 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 1: You know, they've done a nice but putting a team 475 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: and surrounding Josh Allen, you know, fairly quickly because they 476 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:07,560 Speaker 1: had some you know, areas that are tough to find 477 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 1: in place. You know, they bring in digs. He's become 478 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 1: a big weapon. And the one thing that Josh obviously 479 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 1: has done well is he's you know, able to extend plays. 480 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:18,880 Speaker 1: You know, they've made some really some bonehead plate mistakes 481 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 1: in that game last week versus the Rams, but they're 482 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: able to overcome it. You know, those third and longs 483 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:24,719 Speaker 1: that they were able to get through, and they did 484 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:28,440 Speaker 1: need a p I, a phantom p I to win 485 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:31,080 Speaker 1: that football game last week as well. But I really 486 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 1: think that what happens is you get through those things, 487 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:36,400 Speaker 1: it starts building confidence around your team. So I think 488 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 1: they go on the road and they beat the Raiders. 489 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 1: Uh in Vegas. Yep. I agree with Anthony simple as that. Yeah, 490 00:25:43,880 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 1: make it three for three. Uh. The Bills going against 491 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:49,880 Speaker 1: that Raiders defense, I think they're gonna ask some success 492 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 1: and those Raider injuries offensively, I think I would have 493 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 1: thought a little bit differently about this game if the 494 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:01,919 Speaker 1: Raiders were full strength. But they won't be Patriots at 495 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:09,200 Speaker 1: Kansas City. Uh, the Chiefs look ready to defend that title. Uh. 496 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 1: I didn't see that thorough domination of the Baltimore Ravens 497 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:16,239 Speaker 1: coming the play the Patriots, who are always ready to go. 498 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 1: But this is in Kansas City, Anthony, who do you 499 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:22,439 Speaker 1: have they can play this game in in Australia. It 500 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 1: doesn't matter. Listen, I'm telling you now, the Chiefs they're 501 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:28,920 Speaker 1: gonna be it's gonna be hard to beat them this year. 502 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 1: They may they may go undefeated. Uh. We just watched 503 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:35,679 Speaker 1: the receivers off the line of scrimmage is ridiculous, Like 504 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:37,920 Speaker 1: as soon as a snap is off, like they're gone. 505 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 1: It's just you could tell why there was confusion by 506 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 1: the Ravens secondary. You know, Look, I get it. The 507 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:45,919 Speaker 1: Patriots are disciplined their sound, but they will not have 508 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 1: answers for what the Chiefs. Do you look at what's 509 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,680 Speaker 1: saying what the Chargers tried to do against them, They 510 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:55,720 Speaker 1: probably gave them their best play period and they still 511 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 1: couldn't stop in you know, Mahomes was still able to 512 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 1: get it done. I just can't see it happen. Guys, 513 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:03,720 Speaker 1: I'm gonna pick them every week regardless, even if they 514 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:07,399 Speaker 1: lose the week before. There never there early in the two. 515 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:11,400 Speaker 1: If you just yeah, you bet them to win the game, 516 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:13,920 Speaker 1: you're winning money this year. So I think that's that's 517 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 1: the route I'm gonna go. The Chiefs might go on defeated. 518 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 1: Green's he taking Kansas City at home? Here, Yeah, I'm 519 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 1: taking Kansas City at home. I second essentially everything that 520 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:25,679 Speaker 1: Anthony said. The one thing that's been very impressive to 521 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:28,680 Speaker 1: me in terms of the Chiefs is we know all 522 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:31,199 Speaker 1: those players are in at least their second year of 523 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:33,720 Speaker 1: the system, so they're like a well oiled machine. But 524 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 1: to have Clyde Edwards a layer, the rookie running back 525 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:39,040 Speaker 1: just to pick up as quickly as he has it, 526 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:42,919 Speaker 1: it's really interested. Yeah, it's not fair. And the Patriots 527 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:45,400 Speaker 1: had a lot of guys opt out on defense, important 528 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:48,440 Speaker 1: defensive players prior to this year like Johnte High Tower 529 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 1: and Patrick Chung. So I'm rolling with Kansas City. Yeah, 530 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:55,639 Speaker 1: they really neutralize Lamar Jackson. You can talk hours about 531 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 1: what Kansas City he's doing right now. Yeah, I'll take 532 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 1: the Chiefs at him and finally, um, this one goes 533 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 1: onder the radar. But the Scenes are having some problems 534 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:08,440 Speaker 1: right now. They're one and two. They're playing a Detroit 535 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:11,320 Speaker 1: team who just won at Arizona. And what do you 536 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:15,399 Speaker 1: think could the Lions spring a possible upset here and 537 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:20,120 Speaker 1: could there be some real problems in New Orleans Anthony? Yeah, 538 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:22,959 Speaker 1: you know, I think there's uh, you know, clearly this 539 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:24,919 Speaker 1: is a little better team the Lions. I didn't think 540 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 1: they were good early on defensively, and then they pulled 541 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:30,879 Speaker 1: a great effort out against Kyler Murray to win that 542 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 1: football game. You know, look, Drew Brees isn't the same guy. 543 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:36,639 Speaker 1: You know, you don't see a lot of the downfield throws. 544 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 1: Uh what can he still do it? Yes? I don't 545 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 1: think he just trusts the guys out there. If Michael 546 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 1: Thomas is not on the field, he's not going to 547 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 1: take the risk of those kind of plays. And it's 548 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 1: a basically a dunk down Camara, get him the football 549 00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:52,360 Speaker 1: and let's see what he can do and clig Frankly, guys, 550 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:53,960 Speaker 1: he's pretty special with the ball in his hands. I 551 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 1: would do it as well. And I don't understand why 552 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:59,880 Speaker 1: defenses have such a hard time clamping him down at 553 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:02,520 Speaker 1: east at the catch point. You know, it seems like 554 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 1: every time he swings out or does it, he actually 555 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: has time to catch the ball. That's a problem because 556 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:09,959 Speaker 1: once he gets forward, he's gonna make you miss. I mean, 557 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 1: that's just what he does. So lock them down. I 558 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 1: would love to see some team just take a chance 559 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 1: and say we're gonna put two guys on him, track him, 560 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 1: and let's see who else can beat him. If Drew 561 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 1: Brees can do that for four quarters without throwing a 562 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:24,520 Speaker 1: pick or trying to force one in there, I'll live 563 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:26,760 Speaker 1: with that. So I think the Lions can win this 564 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:30,040 Speaker 1: football game. I'm gonna go with the Lions in this one. Wow. Yeah, 565 00:29:30,160 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 1: I like that pick. I'm gonna roll with the Saints. 566 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:35,680 Speaker 1: But I think when you look at the Lions roster, 567 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 1: I mean Jeff of Couda there, number three overall pick 568 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:42,520 Speaker 1: or whatever, he was, had an awesome game against the Cardinals, 569 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 1: and that team has the best receiver in football debatably, 570 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 1: and DeAndre Hopkins, and with no Mike Thomas, I think 571 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:51,880 Speaker 1: this is a different team, Anthony. The one thing about 572 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:56,959 Speaker 1: Camara that strikes me is he looks very slender on 573 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 1: your TV, but he rolls off people. He's just like 574 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:04,120 Speaker 1: have abnormally strong and deceivingly strong for a guy of 575 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:06,720 Speaker 1: his size. And I think I'm gonna roll with the 576 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: Saints because I still think that they're a good team, 577 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 1: and I think that they have to turn things around quickly. 578 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 1: I don't know if I just quite trust the Lions yet, 579 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:17,520 Speaker 1: but I would not be surprised if the Lions one 580 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:20,120 Speaker 1: that came at all. I'm gonna take Matt Stafford go home. 581 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 1: How about that. I'm going with Anthony on this one. 582 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:26,000 Speaker 1: I just I feel like Detroit is going to put 583 00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:30,920 Speaker 1: up points, and they are the better defense in this game. 584 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:34,440 Speaker 1: They have the better defense than the New Orleans Saints, 585 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 1: so I could see the Saints easily being one and 586 00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:42,440 Speaker 1: three here at the season's first quarter. Uh As the 587 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:45,840 Speaker 1: season's first quarter reaches his conclusion. But that is our 588 00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 1: first installment of on the Runway. I'm Eric Allen and 589 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:54,200 Speaker 1: he's up top Ethan Greenberg, and of course he's down 590 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 1: in Tampa, Florida. That's Anthony back then, the most little 591 00:30:57,360 --> 00:31:00,200 Speaker 1: size difference between me and the guy over here, right, 592 00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:05,560 Speaker 1: So making that mistake, that's right. Follow So I want 593 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:09,240 Speaker 1: to see how the picks come out and who was 594 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:12,400 Speaker 1: on target with therific more and doctor players for the game, 595 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 1: and see you next week.