WEBVTT - EA Podcast: Episode 26 with Chad Pennington 0:00:00.120 --> 0:00:03.160 All right, let's bring in our quarterback, Chad Pennington. Chad. 0:00:03.200 --> 0:00:05.920 Bryce Petty made its second NFL started against the San 0:00:05.920 --> 0:00:09.520 Francisco forty Niners. Admitted he was nervous early through an 0:00:09.520 --> 0:00:13.720 interception on his first pass out on the West Coast. 0:00:14.080 --> 0:00:17.640 Was sacked four times in the first half, six times overall. 0:00:18.000 --> 0:00:20.360 But I'll tell you what, he was gritty in the 0:00:20.480 --> 0:00:23.840 end as the Jets overcame an eleven point fourth quarter deficit. 0:00:24.200 --> 0:00:27.600 What did you like most about pettis start as the 0:00:27.680 --> 0:00:31.639 Jets moved to fort nine Leric, I was happy to 0:00:31.680 --> 0:00:34.720 see the intangibles. I think the intangibles are things that 0:00:34.840 --> 0:00:38.720 as a staff their hearts to evaluate and and and 0:00:38.920 --> 0:00:42.800 certainly not only evaluate, but uh teach and coach. You 0:00:42.840 --> 0:00:47.040 can't coach those intangibles. And so you can coach fundamentals, 0:00:47.240 --> 0:00:50.160 you can coach scheme XS and the host. You can't 0:00:50.159 --> 0:00:54.520 coach intangibles. And so I was really proud to see 0:00:54.920 --> 0:00:58.840 how Bryce Petty fought through the adversity and fought through 0:00:59.160 --> 0:01:02.360 the ugly art um. The game couldn't have done any 0:01:02.400 --> 0:01:05.760 worse for the Jets as a team or for him. 0:01:05.800 --> 0:01:08.200 It reminded you of the Monday Night game against the 0:01:08.280 --> 0:01:13.200 Colt But Bryce showed moxie, he showed fire, he showed grid, 0:01:13.280 --> 0:01:16.720 he showed determination, and I think that energy and synergy 0:01:16.840 --> 0:01:20.080 from Bryce bled over into the team late into the 0:01:20.080 --> 0:01:22.840 game that allowed the Jets to come back and and 0:01:22.959 --> 0:01:26.080 score the victory, which I think is important. Yes, therefore 0:01:26.120 --> 0:01:28.200 and nine, Yes they're not going to the playoffs, but 0:01:28.720 --> 0:01:31.360 right now, from evaluation purposes, you want to see what 0:01:31.440 --> 0:01:34.360 your team has made up and how they're facing adversity. 0:01:34.840 --> 0:01:37.440 And it was good to see Bryce and the team 0:01:37.560 --> 0:01:41.319 face adversity and overcoming. I think that's a really big 0:01:41.360 --> 0:01:45.479 positive to build on. Everybody's got a different definition for it. 0:01:45.560 --> 0:01:48.440 But what does it mean? Do you want a guy 0:01:48.560 --> 0:01:52.520 a young quarterback says he was nervous? Is that just 0:01:52.720 --> 0:01:58.360 meaning uh, he wasn't seeing things very well they're early 0:01:58.400 --> 0:02:02.880 in the game because uh, emotionally he was on such 0:02:02.920 --> 0:02:05.240 a high and you wanted to do so many good things. 0:02:06.680 --> 0:02:10.400 I think, first of all, nerves come from the desire 0:02:10.800 --> 0:02:15.760 to play well and to impress. Bryce knows that he's 0:02:16.320 --> 0:02:20.880 on an audition right now and that his lifeline as 0:02:20.880 --> 0:02:24.880 a Jet quarterback, Uh is on audition, and and he's 0:02:24.919 --> 0:02:28.720 being evaluated for that, and so, uh, you have those 0:02:28.720 --> 0:02:31.000 nerves because first of all, you want to play well. 0:02:31.040 --> 0:02:33.880 I don't think it's something that where you're scared. You 0:02:34.000 --> 0:02:37.600 just want to play well. And sometimes having those nerves 0:02:38.200 --> 0:02:42.440 can make you tentative. Um, it can cause you to 0:02:42.480 --> 0:02:45.320 make a bad decision here or there because you're a 0:02:45.360 --> 0:02:49.040 little bit hesitant or your second guessing yourself. And then 0:02:49.080 --> 0:02:51.000 once you get into the flow of it, now you're 0:02:51.000 --> 0:02:54.839 just reacting and playing. And that's what happened to him. 0:02:54.880 --> 0:02:59.280 The newness of another start game day. It's all different. 0:02:59.320 --> 0:03:03.359 It's completely different than preseason, completely different than practice. It's 0:03:03.360 --> 0:03:06.840 just different because the adrenaline's pumping it now really really 0:03:06.919 --> 0:03:09.160 means something, and you're on the road for the first 0:03:09.200 --> 0:03:11.919 time as a starter. So all of those things just 0:03:12.040 --> 0:03:14.079 part of being a human being learning how to deal 0:03:14.120 --> 0:03:17.320 with those things and trying to settle down as quickly 0:03:17.360 --> 0:03:20.600 as possible and just realize that it's just another football 0:03:20.639 --> 0:03:24.359 game and it's just about executing your job. Where is 0:03:24.360 --> 0:03:26.639 he right now? In terms of pocket awareness, you know, 0:03:27.040 --> 0:03:30.240 when people say six secks, a lot of folks are 0:03:30.280 --> 0:03:33.280 just gonna say, well, it was offensive lines fault. You know, 0:03:33.400 --> 0:03:35.640 as a guy who's been out there, and I know 0:03:35.720 --> 0:03:37.560 since I've been in a locker room for so long, 0:03:37.680 --> 0:03:41.640 is that you know blocking extends beyond that guy's got 0:03:41.640 --> 0:03:44.520 to get open. The tight ends are part of this deal. 0:03:44.600 --> 0:03:48.160 So are the running backs and then ultimately the quarterbacks 0:03:48.200 --> 0:03:51.600 responsible for getting the ball out on time. What did 0:03:51.600 --> 0:03:55.800 you see from Patty in terms of pocket awareness? Well, 0:03:55.880 --> 0:04:00.000 from my perspective, I think those six secs were um 0:04:00.120 --> 0:04:05.000 combination of factors. Sometimes they recovered sacks, sometimes they were 0:04:05.040 --> 0:04:08.880 offensive line issues, sometimes they were quarterback issues. So uh, 0:04:09.120 --> 0:04:11.600 they all went hand in hand to produce a total 0:04:11.640 --> 0:04:15.360 of six sacks um. His ability to escape, we were 0:04:15.400 --> 0:04:18.160 able to see that he made some big plays, not 0:04:18.320 --> 0:04:21.599 necessarily with his feet down the field, but escaping the 0:04:21.680 --> 0:04:24.640 pocket and extending the play being able to make down 0:04:24.640 --> 0:04:27.720 the field throws. That was good to see. His pocket 0:04:27.720 --> 0:04:32.040 awareness for the most part, Uh, was good. It wasn't excellent, 0:04:32.120 --> 0:04:35.080 but it wasn't poor or terrible either. Some of those 0:04:35.360 --> 0:04:37.400 times that he was sacked, he didn't have a chance 0:04:38.040 --> 0:04:41.200 because it happened so fast and your your eyes are 0:04:41.240 --> 0:04:43.000 down the field. And the good thing is is that 0:04:43.040 --> 0:04:45.880 some of those sacks I would be more concerned if 0:04:45.880 --> 0:04:49.080 he was running away from those sacks early because I 0:04:49.160 --> 0:04:51.119 know that his eyes would not be down the field. 0:04:51.480 --> 0:04:53.680 Some of those sacks happened because it happens to you 0:04:54.160 --> 0:04:56.800 so quickly. Where you're focused down the field, you don't 0:04:56.800 --> 0:05:00.240 have a chance to react. And so when he's making 0:05:00.240 --> 0:05:02.360 a sack, because his eyes are down the field, he's 0:05:02.360 --> 0:05:05.039 really honed in on his read. That's okay to me. 0:05:05.240 --> 0:05:08.320 That's where the protection has to be better. That's where 0:05:08.400 --> 0:05:11.320 the route running has been better, uh, for the quarterback 0:05:11.360 --> 0:05:13.880 to get the ball out of his hands. So I 0:05:13.960 --> 0:05:17.560 did not see that as a glaring weakness. Let's talk 0:05:17.600 --> 0:05:22.160 about two plays here. Uh, how impressed were you by 0:05:22.360 --> 0:05:26.960 the running the two point conversion run Jets down seventeen 0:05:27.040 --> 0:05:28.960 twelve late in the ball game. Of course, they go 0:05:29.080 --> 0:05:31.960 for two and they ended up needing that because Nick 0:05:32.000 --> 0:05:36.360 Folks fifty yard or sent this game into overtime. But blah, 0:05:36.520 --> 0:05:40.880 Paul told Bryce before the snap, babe, you might have 0:05:40.920 --> 0:05:43.800 to be ready to tuck it here, and he certainly did. 0:05:43.880 --> 0:05:46.839 He got in. And then when we talk about Maxie, 0:05:46.839 --> 0:05:50.720 how about the throne overtime to Robby Anderson. Where As 0:05:50.760 --> 0:05:54.080 you just mention, if you watch the replay, Petty kept 0:05:54.080 --> 0:05:56.599 his eyes down the field the whole time, so when 0:05:56.640 --> 0:06:01.760 he's rolling left, he never took his is off the field. 0:06:01.839 --> 0:06:04.320 He never looked down rolls left. A lot of people 0:06:04.360 --> 0:06:07.680 staid threw across his body, but actually he threw it 0:06:07.720 --> 0:06:10.279 across his body a little bit. But he squared up 0:06:10.480 --> 0:06:12.960 when he threw that ball and on one on one 0:06:13.000 --> 0:06:16.760 situation to a guy he trust, and Robbie Anderson. I 0:06:16.839 --> 0:06:20.080 think that if that's a veteran making that play, everyone 0:06:20.160 --> 0:06:22.279 feels a little bit more comfortable. When it's a younger 0:06:22.320 --> 0:06:25.960 player making that play, they get nervous. I agree it 0:06:26.080 --> 0:06:30.120 was not technically a complete across the body, across the 0:06:30.160 --> 0:06:32.839 field throw. Bryce Petty's on the left sideline. That throws 0:06:32.880 --> 0:06:36.520 completed around the left numbers. That's only about twelve yards 0:06:36.520 --> 0:06:39.479 from sideline to number, So, um, that's not that big 0:06:39.520 --> 0:06:41.640 of a deal. I was impressed that he ended the 0:06:41.640 --> 0:06:44.760 play and then going to his left, he got his 0:06:44.800 --> 0:06:48.080 shoulders back around, set his feet and made an accurate 0:06:48.080 --> 0:06:51.960 throw to obviously a receiver that he trust. We've seen 0:06:52.000 --> 0:06:55.520 that now with the Rice band under center. He trust 0:06:55.640 --> 0:06:59.480 Robbie Anderson, and that's important, um. And that's where you 0:06:59.520 --> 0:07:02.360 can see. Uh, the game of football is about that 0:07:02.400 --> 0:07:04.920 trust that you have in your teammates. It's not about 0:07:05.279 --> 0:07:08.359 necessarily the exs and ohs. Sometimes it's just about I 0:07:08.440 --> 0:07:10.560 know this guy is going to make a play. And 0:07:10.680 --> 0:07:13.040 Robbie Anderson has made plays for Bryce and you can 0:07:13.040 --> 0:07:16.200 see that he trust him in that instance. Um, the 0:07:16.240 --> 0:07:18.680 other thing you're talking about with the two point conversion, 0:07:19.120 --> 0:07:22.720 that's the grit, that's the determination, that's the fire in 0:07:22.800 --> 0:07:26.080 your belly, so to speak. Um, that you have to have. 0:07:26.400 --> 0:07:29.360 And and he showed that and that was nice to see. 0:07:29.440 --> 0:07:31.680 And let's not forget Nick, folks that that was a 0:07:31.720 --> 0:07:34.720 big time field goal. Uh. To be able to make 0:07:34.720 --> 0:07:38.240 that in San Francisco with a game where most fans 0:07:38.280 --> 0:07:39.960 don't think that it matters, to be able to go 0:07:39.960 --> 0:07:41.920 on there and make that kick and put that game 0:07:41.960 --> 0:07:44.840 into overtime. Uh, you know, kudos to him for making 0:07:44.840 --> 0:07:46.920 that kick. Yeah, Putty made a number of plays that 0:07:47.000 --> 0:07:49.040 jumped out to me. I think in the first half 0:07:49.120 --> 0:07:52.360 his best throw was actually a little out route to 0:07:52.480 --> 0:07:56.160 Robbie Anderson where Chatty threw the ball before the receiver 0:07:56.360 --> 0:07:59.480 broke And as you know, that's what you have to 0:07:59.520 --> 0:08:02.560 do in the National Football League, uh is, get that 0:08:02.600 --> 0:08:05.560 ball out and have trust that your guys gonna be there. 0:08:06.080 --> 0:08:08.360 And as he settled into that ball game on that 0:08:08.480 --> 0:08:11.480 key drive when they were down seventeen to six, well 0:08:11.560 --> 0:08:13.920 before Bilal Paul gotten into the Enzo on the first 0:08:13.920 --> 0:08:17.160 time and Petty cashed in with the two point conversion. 0:08:17.480 --> 0:08:19.840 There was a third down, third and three where he 0:08:19.880 --> 0:08:23.200 picks up three to Robbie Anderson Dunner was the fourth 0:08:23.240 --> 0:08:25.480 down play that I think a lot of people forget 0:08:25.960 --> 0:08:29.080 that that pocket was closing in on him and he 0:08:29.160 --> 0:08:32.880 kind of used his feet, didn't panic and found tehron 0:08:33.000 --> 0:08:36.040 peak for a big fourth down conversion. And then finally, 0:08:36.320 --> 0:08:40.160 how about the Jets had five catches from their tight 0:08:40.280 --> 0:08:45.960 ends of Patty's twenty three completions, including that one on 0:08:46.000 --> 0:08:48.559 that same drive to Austin Sofari and Jacobs where he 0:08:48.600 --> 0:08:50.679 told me in the locker room, that'say, you know, I 0:08:50.720 --> 0:08:53.400 was mad I didn't score, but he actually converted a 0:08:53.480 --> 0:08:56.160 second and twelve. So I just threw a lot at 0:08:56.200 --> 0:08:58.840 you there. But there were there were a number of 0:08:58.880 --> 0:09:02.520 plays from Rice that I think you can look at 0:09:02.559 --> 0:09:05.080 and say, well, they stand out, and that has the 0:09:05.120 --> 0:09:09.200 looks of something you can build off of. It does. 0:09:09.280 --> 0:09:11.880 And the reason that it does is because it wasn't 0:09:11.880 --> 0:09:14.920 about the scheme or the xs and ohs. The fourth 0:09:14.920 --> 0:09:18.640 down play that was an extension play play and over 0:09:18.679 --> 0:09:22.200 time was an extension play. Um the grittiness with the 0:09:22.240 --> 0:09:26.120 two point play, all of those things. Uh. San Francisco 0:09:26.280 --> 0:09:30.160 had good defense on all of those plays. Yet Rice 0:09:30.280 --> 0:09:33.120 and his teammates were able to still make plays, and 0:09:33.200 --> 0:09:35.640 so that's important. That's what you're trying to find when 0:09:35.640 --> 0:09:39.440 you're evaluating the quarterback is can he help us out? 0:09:39.520 --> 0:09:42.440 Can he bail us out in situations where quite frankly, 0:09:42.800 --> 0:09:46.400 the defense does have us covered. They shouldn't in that down, 0:09:46.440 --> 0:09:50.120 but they don't because of the athleticism and the moxie 0:09:50.160 --> 0:09:53.440 of the quarterback. And that's what separates as you get 0:09:53.480 --> 0:09:55.920 older as a quarterback, that's what separates the great ones 0:09:56.000 --> 0:09:58.760 from the not so great ones. And so, uh, you know, 0:09:58.840 --> 0:10:01.880 no one including my self, is ready to crown him 0:10:02.120 --> 0:10:05.000 next year's starter or saying that he can play another 0:10:05.040 --> 0:10:07.640 ten years in this league. But at the same time, 0:10:08.679 --> 0:10:13.000 you were excited about what you did see a little 0:10:13.040 --> 0:10:15.120 bit in the in the in the game to be 0:10:15.160 --> 0:10:17.080 able to bring the Jets back to week. What do 0:10:17.120 --> 0:10:19.120 you want to see from him this week? Is he 0:10:19.160 --> 0:10:22.960 makes his third start now second at home against the 0:10:22.960 --> 0:10:25.920 Miami Dolphins. Chan Gailey, the Jets offensive coordinator, was asked 0:10:25.960 --> 0:10:29.240 about it yesterday, and you won't be surprised by this. Uh. 0:10:29.280 --> 0:10:33.120 He said, I want to get more comfortable, get more confident, 0:10:33.480 --> 0:10:38.040 read better basically, and then he said everything. So obviously 0:10:38.480 --> 0:10:43.040 that's where a coach is at. And Bryce would be 0:10:43.080 --> 0:10:44.840 the first one to tell you I can improve in 0:10:44.880 --> 0:10:49.360 every area, but specifically Chad. For Jets fan and the 0:10:49.440 --> 0:10:51.440 way you watch a game, what do you want to 0:10:51.440 --> 0:10:54.360 see from him now? Is he takes another step forward. 0:10:55.920 --> 0:10:58.320 I want to see two things. First of all, I 0:10:58.400 --> 0:11:01.560 want to see um Vice and the offense get off 0:11:01.559 --> 0:11:04.920 to a better start, because that will tell me that 0:11:05.000 --> 0:11:08.520 he is getting more comfortable. Uh. And then he is 0:11:08.559 --> 0:11:14.080 making progress and improvement on making those reads and and 0:11:14.200 --> 0:11:17.920 being in sync with the things he's being asked to do. 0:11:18.520 --> 0:11:21.600 UM that happen. If that happens earlier, now you can 0:11:21.720 --> 0:11:25.480 really see the progress being made. Secondly, I want to 0:11:25.520 --> 0:11:30.000 see him make more passes and not throws. You alluded 0:11:30.040 --> 0:11:32.920 to the one pass where he's let it go early 0:11:33.000 --> 0:11:35.360 through the Anderson on an out route. I want to 0:11:35.360 --> 0:11:38.560 see more of those type passes because that is a 0:11:38.679 --> 0:11:42.199 pass a throw and somebody's wide open, they've already broken, 0:11:42.200 --> 0:11:45.160 They're sitting down in a hole. Uh, even I can 0:11:45.160 --> 0:11:48.960 still get there. But a pass is one that has 0:11:49.000 --> 0:11:52.160 thrown on time with accuracy, may have to be over 0:11:52.240 --> 0:11:55.600 a defender early and the and the receiver comes into 0:11:55.640 --> 0:11:59.400 the whole. The anticipation of it all. Uh, taking a 0:11:59.440 --> 0:12:02.199 little bit of mustard off the ball and handing to 0:12:02.360 --> 0:12:04.800 some fit and some touch. All those little things that 0:12:04.880 --> 0:12:07.559 you want to see. That our true passes, and it's 0:12:07.600 --> 0:12:09.120 something that you have to be able to do as 0:12:09.120 --> 0:12:12.920 a quarterback to survive and throve in the NFL. Fascinating 0:12:13.000 --> 0:12:16.760 matchup this weekend as the Dolphins come to town Saturay night. 0:12:17.320 --> 0:12:21.320 They're in the playoff hunt. They're now going to matt 0:12:21.320 --> 0:12:25.400 More because Ryan Tannehill suffered knee injury and he's gonna 0:12:25.400 --> 0:12:27.200 be out at least a couple of weeks. We'll have 0:12:27.320 --> 0:12:30.000 to see if he's able to return this season. But 0:12:30.480 --> 0:12:34.040 the Jets feel like they let one slip away from 0:12:34.080 --> 0:12:36.559 them in Miami early in the year. But this is 0:12:36.559 --> 0:12:40.120 a totally different ball game. Both teams are playing different quarterbacks, 0:12:40.160 --> 0:12:45.559 with Bryce Petty and Matt Moore now the controls. Ironically, Chad, 0:12:45.720 --> 0:12:49.240 this is Matt Moore's first start since the final game 0:12:49.280 --> 0:12:53.720 of two thousand and eleven season. Who At that time 0:12:54.160 --> 0:12:57.680 he Matt Moore was playing for Miami Dolphins led team 0:12:58.280 --> 0:13:01.800 uh by Jets head coach Todd Bowls. It was an 0:13:01.800 --> 0:13:04.280 interim head coach in Miami two thousand eleven, and then 0:13:04.320 --> 0:13:08.680 earlier that season, uh Matt Moore actually started at MetLife Stadium. 0:13:08.720 --> 0:13:11.559 The Jets beat him twenty four to six. The Dolphins 0:13:11.600 --> 0:13:14.719 won that last game. But this guy hasn't started a 0:13:14.840 --> 0:13:18.679 ball game in uh five years. Todd Bowls definitely has 0:13:18.720 --> 0:13:21.400 a lot of respect for Matt More, like I said, 0:13:21.440 --> 0:13:26.120 lined up with him back in two thousand and eleven. UM. 0:13:26.200 --> 0:13:29.280 But before we talk about more, because you'll have some 0:13:29.360 --> 0:13:32.800 insight on him, I want to ask you about Blah 0:13:32.960 --> 0:13:37.760 Paul unbelievable game. No Denine a hundred forty five yards 0:13:37.760 --> 0:13:43.400 on ground, two touchdowns UM obviously the game winner and overtime. 0:13:43.800 --> 0:13:47.600 He also helped out on the receiving end. Right now, 0:13:47.640 --> 0:13:50.040 he's got seventy eight carry's on the year. He's averaging 0:13:50.120 --> 0:13:52.920 five point eight yards of pop and he's just teams 0:13:53.679 --> 0:13:57.679 the Jets third leading receiver in terms of receptions with 0:13:57.720 --> 0:14:01.120 forty two. What do you make of a lot of 0:14:01.120 --> 0:14:04.040 people now fancy and this guy is great. We got 0:14:04.040 --> 0:14:08.640 to get him the ball more. Well, he is great. 0:14:09.240 --> 0:14:11.800 Will not deny that at all, but I think you 0:14:11.880 --> 0:14:16.319 have to be very careful uh and underestimate the punishment 0:14:16.400 --> 0:14:19.920 that running backs take throughout their career. And the reason 0:14:20.000 --> 0:14:22.360 that he's been able to be so successful for the 0:14:22.440 --> 0:14:27.440 Jets for six years is because of the limited touches. 0:14:27.720 --> 0:14:32.320 And it's similar to Darren Sprowls, where you want to 0:14:32.480 --> 0:14:35.800 have just enough of Darren Sprowls, but not too much, 0:14:35.840 --> 0:14:38.960 not only for himself but also for who you're playing. 0:14:39.000 --> 0:14:41.320 Because the more you see of a player, the more 0:14:41.400 --> 0:14:44.600 accustomed and acclimated they get to that player. And so 0:14:44.680 --> 0:14:46.920 that's part of the X factor that a guy likes 0:14:47.080 --> 0:14:50.240 Rolls or pal brings to the table is that you 0:14:50.320 --> 0:14:53.280 don't see him every down, but when you look at 0:14:53.280 --> 0:14:57.400 his touches, his touches are extremely effective. You know, close 0:14:57.440 --> 0:15:00.920 to a hundred touches and rushing forty up in receptions 0:15:00.960 --> 0:15:03.880 and he's playing even more than that. That's just touches alone. 0:15:03.960 --> 0:15:09.040 So his presence is certainly being felt. He's been extremely productive, 0:15:09.560 --> 0:15:13.160 but you just cannot overuse a player like bal Plow 0:15:13.280 --> 0:15:17.800 because then you lose his productivity and effectiveness and you 0:15:17.800 --> 0:15:21.160 you use him up too quickly. Uh what do you 0:15:21.200 --> 0:15:24.120 anticipate we're gonna see from Matt Moore? And how you 0:15:24.160 --> 0:15:26.360 approach this if your tie bowls? You know this guy 0:15:26.520 --> 0:15:30.000 very well. Uh, he's a consummate professional and that's why 0:15:30.040 --> 0:15:32.600 he's been able to stay in the league for so long. 0:15:32.640 --> 0:15:36.760 But he is making a first start in five years, well, 0:15:36.840 --> 0:15:39.000 no question. Uh. You know, Matt Moore has been a 0:15:39.000 --> 0:15:41.520 staple in Miami for quite some time now, and he 0:15:41.600 --> 0:15:46.040 has actually provided some stability there with turnover and staff. 0:15:46.040 --> 0:15:48.960 He's been able to help Tanny Hill in the quarterback room, 0:15:49.040 --> 0:15:52.520 provides stability there as they went through different coordinators and coaches, 0:15:53.200 --> 0:15:56.480 and so that's that's been very important for the Dolphins 0:15:56.520 --> 0:15:59.080 and Matt Moore has brought that to the Dolphins. I 0:15:59.080 --> 0:16:01.920 think playing him that more, you have to understand that 0:16:01.960 --> 0:16:04.960 you're not going in playing against the young guy. Uh, 0:16:05.040 --> 0:16:07.840 You're not going to just completely confuse him or do 0:16:07.920 --> 0:16:10.000 any of that that you would against the young player. 0:16:10.680 --> 0:16:12.840 You have two approach as if you were playing against 0:16:12.840 --> 0:16:15.960 an everyday starter. But with Matt Moore, you know that 0:16:16.000 --> 0:16:18.880 he does have a gun fingerman talent. He may take 0:16:18.920 --> 0:16:21.760 a couple more chances than Ryan tanney Hill would take, 0:16:22.240 --> 0:16:25.960 and so the defense will have an opportunity to make 0:16:26.040 --> 0:16:28.680 some plays and possibly get some turnovers. And that's one 0:16:28.720 --> 0:16:31.640 thing that I'm looking for from the defense is to 0:16:32.240 --> 0:16:35.840 have a few turnovers. The turnover barrel has been dry, 0:16:36.160 --> 0:16:37.880 uh for the last few weeks and really for the 0:16:38.040 --> 0:16:40.320 entire season has not meant where you would want it 0:16:40.320 --> 0:16:42.840 to be, and so you would like to see that 0:16:42.920 --> 0:16:45.440 happen this week. Is there anything the high coach can do? 0:16:45.600 --> 0:16:47.280 You mentioned it with Patty. You want to see him 0:16:47.280 --> 0:16:49.680 in the offense come out and start faster. Well, both 0:16:49.680 --> 0:16:52.000 sides of the ball and special teams for that matter, 0:16:52.040 --> 0:16:55.080 got to start faster. If you're tied bowls who've seen 0:16:55.120 --> 0:16:58.640 it all as both as a player and as an assistant. 0:16:58.720 --> 0:17:02.000 Now he's in the second year as an NFL head coach. 0:17:02.880 --> 0:17:07.159 Is there anything you can say to the guys beyond 0:17:07.240 --> 0:17:10.040 repeating the importance of it. Is there anything you can 0:17:10.080 --> 0:17:14.439 do to help that process along. Absolutely. I think the 0:17:14.520 --> 0:17:19.119 focus this week is is building on the victory in 0:17:19.160 --> 0:17:24.199 San Francisco and showing consistency, not showing the roller coaster 0:17:24.359 --> 0:17:27.480 ride that this season has been. And these last four 0:17:27.560 --> 0:17:31.520 games can show uh, some of that consistency and and 0:17:31.840 --> 0:17:34.560 have players proved to the staff that they deserve to 0:17:34.600 --> 0:17:38.520 be there and that they're getting better, They're improving, they're 0:17:38.520 --> 0:17:41.919 creating more consistent play and a better product on the field. 0:17:42.400 --> 0:17:45.239 That to me, is what this game, as well as 0:17:45.280 --> 0:17:48.000 the next two after this game is all about. Is 0:17:48.520 --> 0:17:50.760 it's not even about me and a professional football player. 0:17:50.800 --> 0:17:53.119 It's just about being a man and men a professional 0:17:53.520 --> 0:17:56.240 and being as consistent as you can, be improved as 0:17:56.359 --> 0:17:59.760 much as you can, and not let any opportunity flip 0:17:59.800 --> 0:18:03.120 by to get a win. It's extremely important to win 0:18:03.440 --> 0:18:07.840 football games. Um. That builds confidence, it breeds success at 0:18:08.240 --> 0:18:11.840 builds momentum, and quite frankly, it puts good film out 0:18:11.880 --> 0:18:14.520 there for you as an individual. That is a good 0:18:14.560 --> 0:18:16.879 thing all the way around, even if you're not going 0:18:16.920 --> 0:18:19.239 to be a jet. So I think that's what this 0:18:19.320 --> 0:18:21.280 boils down to, and you would like to see this 0:18:21.400 --> 0:18:24.600 team capitalize upon the momentum that they gained in the 0:18:24.640 --> 0:18:27.720 fourth quarter against the forty Niners and take that into 0:18:27.720 --> 0:18:30.840 this game against the Dolphins and come away with a win. You, 0:18:30.920 --> 0:18:35.400 as a player, do you really think to yourself, it's 0:18:35.400 --> 0:18:37.560 somewhere in the back of your mind with the preparation 0:18:37.720 --> 0:18:41.000 and after the good feelings of getting a victory over 0:18:41.040 --> 0:18:43.840 the forty Niners and looking ahead so hopefully getting your 0:18:43.880 --> 0:18:47.520 second consecutive win, is it on your mind to knock 0:18:48.240 --> 0:18:53.560 the Dolphins out of this playoff phrase? Um? I think 0:18:53.560 --> 0:18:56.800 it's just on your mind to win. Um. Who cares 0:18:56.800 --> 0:18:58.919 about the other team or what they have going on. 0:18:59.040 --> 0:19:00.919 It's just on your mind and to win. It's just 0:19:00.960 --> 0:19:04.760 such a better feeling for the team, for yourself as 0:19:04.800 --> 0:19:08.560 an individual to come in Monday morning after a win 0:19:08.720 --> 0:19:10.879 and actually feels good about the hard work that you 0:19:11.000 --> 0:19:14.840 put in. It's so deflating to work so hard from 0:19:14.880 --> 0:19:17.720 Monday to Saturday and then you have to come back 0:19:17.720 --> 0:19:21.080 in the following Monday morning with the result that you 0:19:21.119 --> 0:19:24.680 didn't want. That's just deflating, and that's difficult for anybody 0:19:24.760 --> 0:19:28.360 to deal with, especially in the NFL, because that's all 0:19:28.400 --> 0:19:32.240 it is about, is wins and losses. We're talking about livelihoods. 0:19:32.240 --> 0:19:35.760 We're talking about families being fed here, and so you 0:19:35.800 --> 0:19:37.919 want to win and you want to have that feeling. 0:19:39.520 --> 0:19:44.680 And you know my argument here is I hosted Inside 0:19:44.680 --> 0:19:47.600 the Jets with Larry Harristy on ESPN Radio Monday night. 0:19:47.640 --> 0:19:51.400 We do that each and every week and we also 0:19:51.440 --> 0:19:53.680 stream a live in New York just dot com, and 0:19:53.720 --> 0:19:56.120 one of our guests was Quincy and Norta. I looked 0:19:56.160 --> 0:19:59.760 at the camera and I said, hey, and I look 0:19:59.800 --> 0:20:02.480 back Quincy. I say, Quincy, what round were you drafted it? 0:20:03.359 --> 0:20:05.520 And he said sixth And I'm like yeah, and you've 0:20:05.560 --> 0:20:07.240 going to copy for right and you went on a 0:20:07.280 --> 0:20:11.720 practice squad. So my point was the two captains, did 0:20:11.760 --> 0:20:14.720 you find it symbolic? The two captains he had out 0:20:14.880 --> 0:20:18.639 Todd Bowls had out in San Francisco were both a 0:20:18.800 --> 0:20:23.680 four mention Quincy Una and then Mike mccagnum's first overall pick, 0:20:24.440 --> 0:20:29.000 which was Leonard Williams. Of course, because those guys figure 0:20:29.040 --> 0:20:33.080 to be corner stones or your future, and they also 0:20:33.200 --> 0:20:36.199 bring a professional approach and their young players. But my 0:20:36.359 --> 0:20:39.960 point about the draft, uh bit to bring this all 0:20:40.000 --> 0:20:44.320 the way around is who cares about your draft order? 0:20:44.440 --> 0:20:48.000 Right now? You have to continue to develop guys like 0:20:48.119 --> 0:20:50.959 Quincy and Nona. Who is the next Quincy and Nona 0:20:51.359 --> 0:20:55.080 on this team? And I'm excited a little bit. I 0:20:55.119 --> 0:20:57.040 gotta tell you to be honest with you when I'm 0:20:57.040 --> 0:21:00.600 watching guys out there like Darrenly make some mistakes on 0:21:00.640 --> 0:21:03.200 some of those gashes early against the forty Niners, the 0:21:03.320 --> 0:21:06.000 first round pick last year. But he comes back in 0:21:06.040 --> 0:21:10.040 the game and he's learning from his mistakes. Uh, tremendous athleticism. 0:21:10.080 --> 0:21:14.040 Jordan Jenkins picked up his first career half sacked last week. 0:21:14.080 --> 0:21:17.359 A third round pick out at Georgia. Justin Burris got 0:21:17.359 --> 0:21:21.560 his first extended action on defense. He's also a draft pick, 0:21:21.640 --> 0:21:24.240 a guy who they want to see more this week, Chad. 0:21:24.320 --> 0:21:26.960 Then you go on the offensive side of the ball. Uh. 0:21:27.080 --> 0:21:29.600 You can talk about all these young guys who have 0:21:29.680 --> 0:21:32.760 been forced into action this year because the Jets have 0:21:32.960 --> 0:21:36.600 dealt with injuries. But now we're seeing some of them developed. 0:21:36.600 --> 0:21:39.680 Wass Lee Johnson playing at center doing a fine job. 0:21:39.760 --> 0:21:42.800 I think we might have to see Brandon Shell. He 0:21:42.840 --> 0:21:45.200 could start. He's a fifth round pick. He could start 0:21:45.240 --> 0:21:48.280 at right tackle this week and then at the wide 0:21:48.280 --> 0:21:52.160 receiver position. The Jets carried three rookies this year. Robby 0:21:52.240 --> 0:21:54.520 Anderson is the guy getting the big numbers right now. 0:21:54.520 --> 0:21:57.080 But don't forget about Peak, who made the fourth dunk conversion. 0:21:57.160 --> 0:22:00.520 So my point, then I've being a long winded and 0:22:00.560 --> 0:22:04.159 I have a lot of enthusiasm here is player development 0:22:04.240 --> 0:22:07.880 can come from a first round pick like Leonard Williams, 0:22:07.920 --> 0:22:11.040 wh was considered the top overall guy on many people's 0:22:11.119 --> 0:22:13.959 draft boards, but also can come from Quincy and Noonaw 0:22:14.040 --> 0:22:16.359 and it also can come from an undrafted free agent 0:22:16.480 --> 0:22:20.679 like Robbie Anderson. So these games are all important. And 0:22:21.000 --> 0:22:23.080